---
type: "Bill"
title: "SCH CD-SCH BOARD MEMBER-OATH"
description: "Amends the School Code. Adds to the oath of office required of a school board member before taking his or her seat on the board."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "HB 4768"
citation: "Illinois HB 4768 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 64
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2018-02-13"
last_action: "2018-08-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/689ff6ae-84c2-448b-b397-987424664d45"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4768&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=110065&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "058c55be0b592063f216a296180e73ef3a5a87ba32aef310190d35a430cc5d69"
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 HB 4768 (100th) — SCH CD-SCH BOARD MEMBER-OATH

Amends the School Code. Adds to the oath of office required of a school board member before taking his or her seat on the board.

## 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=10000HB4768&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=110065&DocNum=4768&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB4768eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=110065&DocNum=4768&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB4768enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=110065&DocNum=4768&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Concurrence, Amendment 3 — **105–3** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **97–4** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **55–0** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence — **105–3** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Barbara Wheeler — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2018-02-13** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Barbara Wheeler `filing`
- **2018-02-13** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-02-13** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-19** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: Licensing, Administration & Oversight `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-19** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2018
- **2018-04-25** Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: Licensing, Administration & Oversight; 006-002-000 `committee-passage`
- **2018-04-25** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2018-04-25** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2018-04-25** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2018-04-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2018-04-27** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 097-004-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-05-01** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2018-05-01** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-05-01** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
- **2018-05-01** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-05-01** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-02** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-03** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2018-05-04** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Linda Holmes `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-05-04** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-08** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education
- **2018-05-08** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Linda Holmes `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-05-08** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-08** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 To Subcommittee on Special Issues (ED)
- **2018-05-09** To Subcommittee on Special Issues (ED)
- **2018-05-09** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Education
- **2018-05-09** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 To Subcommittee on Special Issues (ED)
- **2018-05-10** Re-referred to Education `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-10** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Re-referred to Education `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-10** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Re-referred to Education `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-10** Waive Posting Notice
- **2018-05-11** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 31, 2018
- **2018-05-15** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Education
- **2018-05-15** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2018-05-16** Do Pass as Amended Education; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2018-05-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 17, 2018
- **2018-05-17** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2018-05-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2018
- **2018-05-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Linda Holmes `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-05-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-21** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Assignments Refers to Education
- **2018-05-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommend Do Adopt Education; 012-000-000
- **2018-05-24** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2018-05-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted; Holmes `amendment-passage`
- **2018-05-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2018-05-24** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-05-24** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2018-05-24** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2018-05-24** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 2, 3
- **2018-05-24** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Barbara Wheeler
- **2018-05-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Barbara Wheeler
- **2018-05-24** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
- **2018-05-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
- **2018-05-31** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 House Concurs 105-003-000
- **2018-05-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 House Concurs 105-003-000
- **2018-05-31** House Concurs
- **2018-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2018-05-31** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
- **2018-06-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-08-24** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2018-08-24** Effective Date January 1, 2019
- **2018-08-24** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-1055 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/689ff6ae-84c2-448b-b397-987424664d45`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).