---
type: "Bill"
title: "SCHOOL-PERFORMANCE EVALUATION"
description: "Amends the Higher Education Veterans Service Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "SB 449"
citation: "Illinois SB 449 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 37
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-01-24"
last_action: "2017-08-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c22ac641-5924-4862-a7d9-ff523e577b77"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=449&GAID=14&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=100390&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "d6c740a9038042584c63364a04384e03a35b1ec0e6349018ca033eed6e1f7459"
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 449 (100th) — SCHOOL-PERFORMANCE EVALUATION

Amends the Higher Education Veterans Service Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

## 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=10000SB0449&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=100390&DocNum=449&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB0449eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=100390&DocNum=449&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB0449enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=100390&DocNum=449&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **111–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Kimberly A. Lightford — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-24** Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton `filing`
- **2017-01-24** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-01-24** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-09** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-16** Do Pass Executive; 014-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 28, 2017
- **2017-03-28** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2017-03-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 29, 2017
- **2017-04-28** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2017 `reading-3`
- **2017-05-02** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2017-05-02** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-05-02** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-05** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education
- **2017-05-09** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Education
- **2017-05-16** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Education; 010-000-000
- **2017-05-18** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2017-05-18** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Lightford `amendment-passage`
- **2017-05-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2017-05-18** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-05-18** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2017-05-18** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2017-05-18** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-05-18** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-22** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: Licensing, Administration & Oversight `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-22** Motion Filed to Suspend Rule 21 Elementary & Secondary Education: Licensing, Administration & Oversight; Rep. Lou Lang
- **2017-05-22** Motion Prevailed
- **2017-05-24** Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: Licensing, Administration & Oversight; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-05-24** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-05-24** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2017-05-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-05-26** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-05-26** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2017-05-26** Passed Both Houses
- **2017-06-23** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-08-18** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2017-08-18** Effective Date August 18, 2017
- **2017-08-18** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0211 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c22ac641-5924-4862-a7d9-ff523e577b77`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).