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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 3144         </title>
<shortdesc>SCH CD-CLASSROOM PLACEMENT</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Brad Halbrook-Darren Bailey</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/13/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>105 ILCS 5/10-20.69 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>105 ILCS 5/34-18.61 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the School Code. Requires a school district to allow the parent or guardian of twins or higher order multiples to request that his or her children be placed in the same classroom or in separate classrooms if the children are in the same grade level at the same school. Provides that the principal of the school may request a meeting with the parent or guardian to recommend classroom placement and if the parent or guardian and the principal, in consultation with the children's assigned classroom teacher or teachers, do not agree on classroom placement after the meeting is held, the principal may request a school board hearing to determine classroom placement. Provides that if the principal does not request a meeting with the parent or guardian or does not request a school board hearing to determine classroom placement, the school must provide the classroom placement requested by the parent or guardian. Provides for the school board to make a classroom placement determination during the school year, after a hearing, if the principal determines that the original placement is disruptive to the classroom environment or is otherwise academically, behaviorally, or mentally not beneficial to the children. Effective immediately.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/15/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Brad Halbrook</action>
<statusdate>2/15/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/15/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/5/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Elementary &amp; Secondary Education: School Curriculum &amp; Policies  Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/20/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary &amp; Secondary Education: School Curriculum &amp; Policies  Committee;  016-000-000</action>
<statusdate>3/21/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>4/2/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Darren Bailey</action>
<statusdate>4/5/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Brad Halbrook</action>
<statusdate>4/5/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>4/9/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Elementary &amp; Secondary Education: School Curriculum &amp; Policies  Committee</action>
<statusdate>4/9/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted - Lost Elementary &amp; Secondary Education: School Curriculum &amp; Policies  Committee;  004-007-000</action>
<statusdate>4/9/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Floor Amendment No. 1 Remains in Elementary &amp; Secondary Education: School Curriculum &amp; Policies  Committee</action>
<statusdate>4/10/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Second Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>4/10/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>4/12/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>4/12/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/13/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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