---
type: "Bill"
title: "SCH CD-SERVICE EVALUATION COMM"
description: "SCH CD-SERVICE EVALUATION COMM"
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "90th"
identifier: "SB 709"
citation: "Illinois SB 709 (90th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 84
vote_count: 0
first_action: "1997-02-07T00:00:00-06:00"
last_action: "1997-08-18T00:00:00-05:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2930cf41-7473-4d12-a95f-b2b3b8defc57"
source_url: "http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/legisnet90/90gatoc.html"
source_hash: "edf3498c65ba2a612aa9d6d1baf09a69ae8629339a93844c246a425f2cde2f1a"
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 709 (90th) — SCH CD-SERVICE EVALUATION COMM

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **SB0709** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/legisnet90/sbgroups/sb/900SB0709LV.html)

## Sponsors

- BIGGERT — cosponsor (person)
- COWLISHAW — cosponsor (person)
- DILLARD — cosponsor (person)
- MAUTINO — cosponsor (person)
- MEYER — cosponsor (person)
- PARKER — cosponsor (person)
- RADOGNO — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **1997-02-07T00:00:00-06:00** FIRST READING `reading-1`
- **1997-02-07T00:00:00-06:00** REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES `referral-committee`
- **1997-02-19T00:00:00-06:00** ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE EDUCATION `referral-committee`
- **1997-03-05T00:00:00-06:00** POSTPONED
- **1997-03-12T00:00:00-06:00** DO PASS 006-004-000 SESE
- **1997-03-12T00:00:00-06:00** PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 2ND READING 97-03-13
- **1997-03-17T00:00:00-06:00** SECOND READING `reading-2`
- **1997-03-17T00:00:00-06:00** PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 97-03-18
- **1997-03-19T00:00:00-06:00** THIRD READING - PASSED 048-003-002 `reading-3`
- **1997-03-19T00:00:00-06:00** ARRIVE IN HOUSE
- **1997-03-19T00:00:00-06:00** PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING
- **1997-03-20T00:00:00-06:00** HOUSE SPONSOR COWLISHAW
- **1997-03-21T00:00:00-06:00** FIRST READING `reading-1`
- **1997-03-21T00:00:00-06:00** REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES `referral-committee`
- **1997-04-08T00:00:00-05:00** ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE ELEM SCND ED `referral-committee`
- **1997-05-07T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT NO. 01-ELEM SCND ED H
- **1997-05-07T00:00:00-05:00** ADOPTED `passage`
- **1997-05-07T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT NO. 02-ELEM SCND ED H
- **1997-05-07T00:00:00-05:00** ADOPTED `passage`
- **1997-05-07T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT NO. 03-ELEM SCND ED H
- **1997-05-07T00:00:00-05:00** ADOPTED `passage`
- **1997-05-07T00:00:00-05:00** DO PASS AMENDED/SHORT DEBATE 020-000-000 HELM
- **1997-05-07T00:00:00-05:00** PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **1997-05-08T00:00:00-05:00** FISCAL NOTE FILED AS AMENDED
- **1997-05-08T00:00:00-05:00** STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE FILED AS AMENDED
- **1997-05-08T00:00:00-05:00** CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **1997-05-09T00:00:00-05:00** HOME RULE NOTE REQUESTED AS AMENDED/FLOWERS
- **1997-05-09T00:00:00-05:00** SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE `reading-2`
- **1997-05-09T00:00:00-05:00** HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE
- **1997-05-09T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR BIGGERT
- **1997-05-12T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR RADOGNO
- **1997-05-12T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT NO. 04-FLOWERS
- **1997-05-12T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT REFERRED TO HRUL
- **1997-05-12T00:00:00-05:00** HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE
- **1997-05-13T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT NO. 04-FLOWERS
- **1997-05-13T00:00:00-05:00** RULES REFERS TO HELM
- **1997-05-13T00:00:00-05:00** HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE
- **1997-05-14T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT NO. 04-FLOWERS
- **1997-05-14T00:00:00-05:00** MOTION-BE ADOPTED
- **1997-05-14T00:00:00-05:00** LOST 004-012-002
- **1997-05-14T00:00:00-05:00** REMAINS IN COMMITTEE ELEM SCND ED
- **1997-05-14T00:00:00-05:00** HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE
- **1997-05-15T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT NO. 05-STEPHENS
- **1997-05-15T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT REFERRED TO HRUL
- **1997-05-15T00:00:00-05:00** HOME RULE NOTE FILED AS AMEND. BY HA 3
- **1997-05-15T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT NO. 05-STEPHENS
- **1997-05-15T00:00:00-05:00** RULES REFERS TO HELM
- **1997-05-15T00:00:00-05:00** HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE
- **1997-05-16T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT NO. 05-STEPHENS
- **1997-05-16T00:00:00-05:00** BE ADOPTED HELM/019-000-000
- **1997-05-16T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR MAUTINO
- **1997-05-16T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR MEYER
- **1997-05-16T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT NO. 05-STEPHENS
- **1997-05-16T00:00:00-05:00** ADOPTED `passage`
- **1997-05-16T00:00:00-05:00** PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **1997-05-16T00:00:00-05:00** TABLED PURSUANT TO RULE 40(A) HFA 4
- **1997-05-16T00:00:00-05:00** THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 117-001-000 `reading-3`
- **1997-05-16T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR DILLARD
- **1997-05-19T00:00:00-05:00** SECRETARYS DESK - CONCURRENCE 01,02,03,05
- **1997-05-20T00:00:00-05:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY `introduction`
- **1997-05-20T00:00:00-05:00** MOTION TO CONCUR - HOUSE AMENDMENT NO 01,02,03,05
- **1997-05-20T00:00:00-05:00** -FITZGERALD
- **1997-05-20T00:00:00-05:00** MOTION REFERRED TO SRUL
- **1997-05-20T00:00:00-05:00** MOTION TO CONCUR - HOUSE AMENDMENT NO 01,02,03,05
- **1997-05-20T00:00:00-05:00** -FITZGERALD
- **1997-05-20T00:00:00-05:00** RULES REFERS TO SESE
- **1997-05-22T00:00:00-05:00** MOTION TO CONCUR - HOUSE AMENDMENT NO 01,02,03,05
- **1997-05-22T00:00:00-05:00** -FITZGERALD
- **1997-05-22T00:00:00-05:00** BE ADOPTED SESE/009-000-000
- **1997-05-22T00:00:00-05:00** SPONSOR REMOVED FITZGERALD
- **1997-05-22T00:00:00-05:00** CHIEF SPONSOR CHANGED TO DILLARD
- **1997-05-31T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR PARKER
- **1997-05-31T00:00:00-05:00** MOTION TO CONCUR - HOUSE AMENDMENT NO 01,02,03,05
- **1997-05-31T00:00:00-05:00** DILLARD
- **1997-05-31T00:00:00-05:00** SEN CONCURS IN HSE AMENDMENTS (NO.) 01,02,03,
- **1997-05-31T00:00:00-05:00** SEN CONCURS IN HSE AMENDMENTS (NO.) 05/056-001-000
- **1997-05-31T00:00:00-05:00** PASSED BOTH HOUSES
- **1997-06-27T00:00:00-05:00** SENT TO THE GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **1997-08-18T00:00:00-05:00** GOVERNOR APPROVED `executive-signature`
- **1997-08-18T00:00:00-05:00** GENERALLY
- **1997-08-18T00:00:00-05:00** EFFECTIVE DATE 97-08-18
- **1997-08-18T00:00:00-05:00** SOME PARTS
- **1997-08-18T00:00:00-05:00** EFFECTIVE DATE 98-01-01
- **1997-08-18T00:00:00-05:00** PUBLIC ACT.............................. 90-0498

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2930cf41-7473-4d12-a95f-b2b3b8defc57`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).