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+type: "Bill"
+title: "EDUCATION-TECH"
+description: "Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning a high school equivalency testing program."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
+legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
+session: "95th"
+identifier: "SB 853"
+citation: "Illinois SB 853 (95th)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: []
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 52
+vote_count: 3
+first_action: "2007-02-08"
+last_action: "2007-09-11"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0701b62e-23a3-428e-8e05-e2b64ae580b8"
+source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=853&GAID=9&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=28837&SessionID=51&GA=95"
+source_hash: "ea1c11f7a5472632bd460dd21e1282d83bac3300c54f832aa73a47730dbc9d3d"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
+---
+
+# Illinois SB 853 (95th) — EDUCATION-TECH
+
+Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning a high school equivalency testing program.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0853&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=28837&DocNum=853&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0853eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=28837&DocNum=853&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
+3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0853enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=28837&DocNum=853&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Concurrence — **52–0** (pass) · upper
+- Third Reading — **114–0** (pass) · lower
+- Third Reading — **55–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Arthur L. Turner — cosponsor (person)
+- David E. Miller — cosponsor (person)
+- Edward D. Maloney — primary (person)
+- Esther Golar — cosponsor (person)
+- Monique D. Davis — cosponsor (person)
+- Roger L. Eddy — cosponsor (person)
+- Suzanne Bassi — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2007-02-08** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford `filing`
+- **2007-02-08** Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, Jr.
+- **2007-02-08** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2007-02-08** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
+- **2007-03-07** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
+- **2007-03-15** Do Pass Executive; 007-005-000 `committee-passage`
+- **2007-03-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 20, 2007
+- **2007-03-21** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Edward D. Maloney `amendment-introduction`
+- **2007-03-21** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
+- **2007-03-21** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Education
+- **2007-03-22** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Edward D. Maloney
+- **2007-03-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Education; 010-000-000
+- **2007-03-22** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
+- **2007-03-22** Second Reading `reading-2`
+- **2007-03-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Maloney `amendment-passage`
+- **2007-03-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 27, 2007
+- **2007-03-30** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
+- **2007-03-30** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
+- **2007-03-30** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Rutherford
+- **2007-03-30** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2007-03-30** Arrived in House `introduction`
+- **2007-03-30** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2007-04-26** Chief House Sponsor Rep. William B. Black
+- **2007-04-26** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2007-04-26** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2007-04-30** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2007-05-08** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
+- **2007-05-08** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. David E. Miller
+- **2007-05-08** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Roger L. Eddy
+- **2007-05-08** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne Bassi
+- **2007-05-08** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Esther Golar
+- **2007-05-08** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `amendment-introduction`
+- **2007-05-08** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
+- **2007-05-08** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 017-001-001 `committee-passage`
+- **2007-05-09** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2007-05-25** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
+- **2007-05-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2007-05-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur L. Turner
+- **2007-05-31** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2007-05-31** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Aaron Schock
+- **2007-05-31** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01
+- **2007-05-31** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01 - June 1, 2007
+- **2007-05-31** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Edward D. Maloney `filing`
+- **2007-05-31** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
+- **2007-06-05** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Education `referral-committee`
+- **2007-06-07** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Education; 006-000-000
+- **2007-06-14** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 052-000-000
+- **2007-06-14** Passed Both Houses
+- **2007-07-13** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2007-09-11** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
+- **2007-09-11** Effective Date June 1, 2008
+- **2007-09-11** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0609 `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0701b62e-23a3-428e-8e05-e2b64ae580b8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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