---
type: "Bill"
title: "EDUCATION-TECH"
description: "Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the School Code's construction."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "SB 575"
citation: "Illinois SB 575 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 73
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2005-02-18"
last_action: "2005-08-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3f5f2aaa-7971-4efc-bd98-42c508f972e4"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=575&GAID=8&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=17483&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "7fac4fde4e70697ad0eeec8397664a0d68e5bcf0ef54c9096bc2ddbd3b6d043b"
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 575 (94th) — EDUCATION-TECH

Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the School Code's construction.

## 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=09400SB0575&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=17483&DocNum=575&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB0575eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=17483&DocNum=575&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB0575enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=17483&DocNum=575&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **104–10** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Annazette Collins — cosponsor (person)
- Arthur L. Turner — cosponsor (person)
- Daniel J. Burke — cosponsor (person)
- David E. Miller — cosponsor (person)
- Deborah L. Graham — cosponsor (person)
- Edward J. Acevedo — cosponsor (person)
- James D. Brosnahan — cosponsor (person)
- John A. Fritchey — cosponsor (person)
- John D'Amico — cosponsor (person)
- John E. Bradley — cosponsor (person)
- Joseph M. Lyons — cosponsor (person)
- Karen A. Yarbrough — cosponsor (person)
- Kenneth Dunkin — cosponsor (person)
- Kevin A. McCarthy — cosponsor (person)
- Kurt M. Granberg — cosponsor (person)
- Linda Chapa LaVia — cosponsor (person)
- Lovana Jones — cosponsor (person)
- Michelle Chavez — cosponsor (person)
- Miguel del Valle — primary (person)
- Mike Boland — cosponsor (person)
- Milton Patterson — cosponsor (person)
- Richard T. Bradley — cosponsor (person)
- Robert Rita — cosponsor (person)
- Robin Kelly — cosponsor (person)
- Susana A Mendoza — cosponsor (person)
- William Delgado — cosponsor (person)
- Wyvetter H. Younge — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2005-02-18** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Miguel del Valle `filing`
- **2005-02-18** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-02-18** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-23** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2005-03-02** Postponed - Education
- **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
- **2005-04-08** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Miguel del Valle `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-04-08** 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** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2005-04-12** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Be Adopted Education; 009-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2005-04-13** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-04-13** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; del Valle `amendment-passage`
- **2005-04-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 14, 2005
- **2005-04-14** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
- **2005-04-14** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2005-04-14** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-04-15** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2005-04-15** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-04-15** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Calvin L. Giles
- **2005-04-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-04-15** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-27** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-04** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
- **2005-05-04** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios
- **2005-05-04** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
- **2005-05-04** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2005-05-11** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-05-11** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Lost in Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 010-009-002
- **2005-05-11** Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 015-005-001 `committee-passage`
- **2005-05-12** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-05-17** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Milton Patterson
- **2005-05-17** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. John D'Amico
- **2005-05-17** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland
- **2005-05-17** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin A. McCarthy
- **2005-05-17** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. James D. Brosnahan
- **2005-05-17** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
- **2005-05-17** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah L. Graham
- **2005-05-17** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robin Kelly
- **2005-05-17** Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Roger L. Eddy
- **2005-05-17** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur L. Turner
- **2005-05-17** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Wyvetter H. Younge
- **2005-05-17** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita
- **2005-05-17** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Annazette Collins
- **2005-05-17** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lovana Jones
- **2005-05-17** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. John A. Fritchey
- **2005-05-17** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. John E. Bradley
- **2005-05-17** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
- **2005-05-17** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kurt M. Granberg
- **2005-05-17** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. William Delgado
- **2005-05-17** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Chavez
- **2005-05-17** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Susana A Mendoza
- **2005-05-17** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel J. Burke
- **2005-05-17** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Edward J. Acevedo
- **2005-05-20** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2005
- **2005-05-24** Fiscal Note Filed
- **2005-05-26** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-05-26** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-05-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-05-27** Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2005-05-27** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2005-05-27** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Marlow H. Colvin
- **2005-05-31** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Richard T. Bradley
- **2005-05-31** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Joseph M. Lyons
- **2005-05-31** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. David E. Miller
- **2005-05-31** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 104-010-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2005-06-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2005-08-24** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2005-08-24** Effective Date August 24, 2005
- **2005-08-24** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0676 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3f5f2aaa-7971-4efc-bd98-42c508f972e4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).