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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 5416         </title>
<shortdesc>SCH CD-ATTENDANCE-MEDICAL NOTE</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Christopher "C.D." Davidsmeyer</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/7/2025</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>105 ILCS 5/26-1</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 122, par. 26-1</aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Compulsory Attendance Article of the School Code. Provides that a school, school board, or school district shall require a medical note for an absence to be excused only after 9 unexcused absences. Provides that if a student's medical note states that the student should be excused for a specific period of time or if the illness stated in the medical note has a recommended isolation period issued by the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, then a school, school board, or school district shall excuse all days listed in the note or for the amount of days of the recommended isolation period set by the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/9/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Christopher "C.D." Davidsmeyer</action>
<statusdate>2/9/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/9/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/28/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Elementary &amp; Secondary Education: School Curriculum &amp; Policies  Committee</action>
<statusdate>4/5/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/7/2025</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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