---
type: "Bill"
title: "EDUCATION-TECH"
description: "Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning special education classes for children from orphanages, foster family homes, children's homes, or State housing units. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "SB 1856"
citation: "Illinois SB 1856 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 60
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2005-02-25"
last_action: "2007-02-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f6d7e1c2-64e9-43bc-83d0-68e47284297c"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1856&GAID=8&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=20230&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "eca1b33879b2224c9f4bdc831eab1dc446fca0a3a9d8c45b30befa078a1f74a2"
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 1856 (94th) — EDUCATION-TECH

Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning special education classes for children from orphanages, foster family homes, children's homes, or State housing units. 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=09400SB1856&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=20230&DocNum=1856&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB1856eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=20230&DocNum=1856&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB1856enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=20230&DocNum=1856&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **88–23** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Calvin L. Giles — cosponsor (person)
- Kimberly A. Lightford — primary (person)
- Robert W. Pritchard — cosponsor (person)
- Suzanne Bassi — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2005-02-25** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford `filing`
- **2005-02-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-02-25** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-03-02** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2005-03-10** Postponed - Education
- **2005-03-17** Do Pass Education; 007-004-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 6, 2005
- **2005-04-11** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-04-11** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-11** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Education
- **2005-04-12** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Held in Education
- **2005-04-13** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-04-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 14, 2005
- **2005-04-15** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Extended to May 31, 2005 `reading-3`
- **2005-05-13** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-05-13** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-16** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Education
- **2005-05-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-05-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Education
- **2005-05-18** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Be Adopted Education; 010-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2005-05-18** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Be Adopted Education; 010-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2005-05-19** Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-05-19** Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Rules Refers to Education
- **2005-05-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Be Adopted Education; 011-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2005-05-24** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-05-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Lightford `amendment-passage`
- **2005-05-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted; Lightford `amendment-passage`
- **2005-05-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Adopted; Lightford `amendment-passage`
- **2005-05-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2005-05-24** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-05-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2005-05-25** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2005-05-25** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-05-25** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang
- **2005-05-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-05-25** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2006-11-02** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) January 9, 2007
- **2006-11-02** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2006-11-15** Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 012-007-000 `committee-passage`
- **2006-11-15** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2006-11-15** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne Bassi
- **2006-11-15** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
- **2006-11-15** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Calvin L. Giles
- **2006-11-15** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2006-11-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2006-11-15** Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2006-11-15** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2006-11-28** Fiscal Note Filed
- **2006-11-28** State Mandates Fiscal Note Filed
- **2006-11-28** Pension Note Filed
- **2006-11-28** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2006-11-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2006-11-28** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 088-023-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2006-11-28** Passed Both Houses
- **2006-12-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2007-02-09** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2007-02-09** Effective Date June 1, 2007
- **2007-02-09** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-1105 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f6d7e1c2-64e9-43bc-83d0-68e47284297c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).