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+type: "Bill"
+title: "SCH CD-GIFTED/TALENTED CHILD"
+description: "Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the members of the State Board of Education."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
+legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
+session: "99th"
+identifier: "SB 2970"
+citation: "Illinois SB 2970 (99th)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: []
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 54
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2016-02-18"
+last_action: "2016-07-29"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/79e147f4-2d48-442a-8738-e76b5ac93b57"
+source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2970&GAID=13&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=96297&SessionID=88&GA=99"
+source_hash: "315aee848dc3e0182bee1bd1fb8b8b9461e79ed2a2af2bcded2ba8bc1482931f"
+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 2970 (99th) — SCH CD-GIFTED/TALENTED CHILD
+
+Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the members of the State Board of Education.
+
+## 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=09900SB2970&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=96297&DocNum=2970&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB2970eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=96297&DocNum=2970&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
+3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB2970enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=96297&DocNum=2970&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper
+- Third Reading — **112–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Barbara Wheeler — cosponsor (person)
+- Carol Sente — cosponsor (person)
+- Elgie R. Sims, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
+- Emanuel Chris Welch — cosponsor (person)
+- Kimberly A. Lightford — primary (person)
+- Mike Smiddy — cosponsor (person)
+- Sue Scherer — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2016-02-18** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford `filing`
+- **2016-02-18** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2016-02-18** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
+- **2016-03-04** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
+- **2016-03-16** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
+- **2016-03-16** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford `amendment-introduction`
+- **2016-03-16** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
+- **2016-03-30** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education
+- **2016-04-01** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford `amendment-introduction`
+- **2016-04-01** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
+- **2016-04-05** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Education
+- **2016-04-05** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
+- **2016-04-06** Do Pass as Amended Education; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
+- **2016-04-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 7, 2016
+- **2016-04-07** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sue Rezin
+- **2016-04-08** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
+- **2016-04-12** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Heather A. Steans
+- **2016-04-13** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
+- **2016-04-13** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Karen McConnaughay
+- **2016-04-14** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jason A. Barickman
+- **2016-04-14** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant
+- **2016-04-20** Second Reading `reading-2`
+- **2016-04-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 21, 2016
+- **2016-04-21** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
+- **2016-04-21** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
+- **2016-04-21** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2016-04-21** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
+- **2016-04-21** Arrived in House `introduction`
+- **2016-04-21** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
+- **2016-04-21** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2016-04-21** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2016-05-02** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2016-05-04** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
+- **2016-05-04** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth
+- **2016-05-04** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Wheeler
+- **2016-05-04** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Smiddy
+- **2016-05-05** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Joe Sosnowski
+- **2016-05-11** Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; 024-000-000 `committee-passage`
+- **2016-05-11** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2016-05-18** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
+- **2016-05-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2016-05-19** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Sente
+- **2016-05-19** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer
+- **2016-05-19** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
+- **2016-05-19** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper
+- **2016-05-23** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2016-05-23** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth
+- **2016-05-23** Alternate Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth
+- **2016-05-23** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Litesa E. Wallace
+- **2016-05-23** Passed Both Houses
+- **2016-06-21** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2016-07-29** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
+- **2016-07-29** Effective Date July 29, 2016
+- **2016-07-29** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0706 `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/79e147f4-2d48-442a-8738-e76b5ac93b57`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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