---
type: "Bill"
title: "SCH CD-AFTER SCHOOL GRANTS"
description: "Amends the School Code to require the State Board of Education to provide after-school program grants to qualifying school districts for the purpose of providing academic assistance at the end of the regular day of instruction or on non-school days for students and their families at school sites. Provides that a school district qualifies and may apply for a grant if the district contains one or more schools in which at least two-fifths of the students at the school fail to meet State academic standards. Establishes requirements for the grants. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "SB 66"
citation: "Illinois SB 66 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 54
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2003-01-22"
last_action: "2003-07-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9b642a32-996f-4798-967a-7a3d6c6ecbcc"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=66&GAID=3&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=498&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "981790520e302d9cd3f1e495c1ab4b8bf5832c206e87a99222e19d307e9463f4"
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 66 (93rd) — SCH CD-AFTER SCHOOL GRANTS

Amends the School Code to require the State Board of Education to provide after-school program grants to qualifying school districts for the purpose of providing academic assistance at the end of the regular day of instruction or on non-school days for students and their families at school sites. Provides that a school district qualifies and may apply for a grant if the district contains one or more schools in which at least two-fifths of the students at the school fail to meet State academic standards. Establishes requirements for the grants. Effective immediately.

## 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=09300SB0066&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=498&DocNum=66&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB0066eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=498&DocNum=66&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB0066enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=498&DocNum=66&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **36–16** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **114–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Brandon W. Phelps — cosponsor (person)
- Calvin L. Giles — cosponsor (person)
- Cynthia Soto — cosponsor (person)
- Deborah L. Graham — cosponsor (person)
- Gary Forby — cosponsor (person)
- Lovana Jones — cosponsor (person)
- Miguel del Valle — primary (person)
- Monique D. Davis — cosponsor (person)
- Patricia Bailey — cosponsor (person)
- Richard T. Bradley — cosponsor (person)
- Robert F. Flider — cosponsor (person)
- Robert Rita — cosponsor (person)
- Wyvetter H. Younge — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2003-01-22** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Miguel del Valle `filing`
- **2003-01-22** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-01-22** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-01-29** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2003-01-29** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- **2003-01-29** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2003-01-29** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Munoz
- **2003-01-29** Sponsor Removed Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- **2003-02-05** Postponed - Education
- **2003-02-14** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Miguel del Valle `amendment-introduction`
- **2003-02-14** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-02-18** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
- **2003-02-18** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Education
- **2003-02-18** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2003-02-19** Do Pass as Amended Education; 008-000-003 `committee-passage`
- **2003-02-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 26, 2003
- **2003-03-05** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2003-03-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 6, 2003
- **2003-03-06** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Barack Obama
- **2003-03-06** Third Reading - Passed; 036-016-003 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-03-06** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2003-03-06** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-03-10** Chief House Sponsor Rep. William Delgado
- **2003-03-10** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-03-11** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-11** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- **2003-03-12** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2003-03-31** Assigned to Elementary and Secondary Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-03** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robin Kelly
- **2003-04-09** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Marlow H. Colvin
- **2003-04-09** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Osterman
- **2003-04-09** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Constance A. Howard
- **2003-04-09** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia Bailey
- **2003-04-09** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
- **2003-04-10** Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary and Secondary Education Committee; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-04-10** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-04-10** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
- **2003-04-14** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-04-15** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Flider
- **2003-04-15** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lovana Jones
- **2003-04-16** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Gary Forby
- **2003-05-07** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah L. Graham
- **2003-05-07** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita
- **2003-05-07** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Wyvetter H. Younge
- **2003-05-07** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-05-07** Passed Both Houses
- **2003-05-07** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
- **2003-05-07** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Calvin L. Giles
- **2003-05-07** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Richard T. Bradley
- **2003-06-05** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2003-07-24** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2003-07-24** Effective Date July 24, 2003
- **2003-07-24** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0374 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9b642a32-996f-4798-967a-7a3d6c6ecbcc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).