---
type: "Bill"
title: "SCH CD-DRIVER EDUCATION FEE"
description: "Amends the School Code. In a provision concerning driver education, removes the $50 limit on the amount that a school district may charge a participant."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "SB 69"
citation: "Illinois SB 69 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 46
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2005-01-26"
last_action: "2005-08-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a90b4243-34bc-4239-9d8e-f4a9419b8434"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=69&GAID=8&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=14704&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "2bf7bfbcc6569c09320911a39c58216f283999ab9c9830d32587abffd7141ebf"
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 69 (94th) — SCH CD-DRIVER EDUCATION FEE

Amends the School Code. In a provision concerning driver education, removes the $50 limit on the amount that a school district may charge a participant.

## 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=09400SB0069&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=14704&DocNum=69&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB0069eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=14704&DocNum=69&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB0069enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=14704&DocNum=69&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **99–14** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **51–7** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence — **57–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bill Brady — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2005-01-26** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Bill Brady `filing`
- **2005-01-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-01-26** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-03** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-16** Do Pass Education; 009-002-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-02-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 17, 2005
- **2005-03-01** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-03-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 2, 2005
- **2005-03-10** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Adeline Jay Geo-Karis
- **2005-03-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Bill Brady `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-03-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-06** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Education
- **2005-04-08** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Be Adopted Education; 008-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2005-04-11** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-04-11** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Brady `amendment-passage`
- **2005-04-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 12, 2005
- **2005-04-14** Third Reading - Passed; 051-007-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-04-14** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2005-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-04-14** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
- **2005-04-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-04-14** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-20** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-26** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Dan Brady
- **2005-04-26** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
- **2005-05-11** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
- **2005-05-17** Committee/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 17, 2005
- **2005-05-17** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-05-17** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2005-05-17** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 017-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-05-18** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-05-19** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-05-20** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 099-014-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-05-23** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01
- **2005-05-23** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01-May 24, 2005.
- **2005-05-23** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Bill Brady `filing`
- **2005-05-23** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-25** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Education `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-25** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Education; 010-000-000
- **2005-05-27** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 057-000-000
- **2005-05-27** Passed Both Houses
- **2005-06-24** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2005-08-02** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2005-08-02** Effective Date January 1, 2006
- **2005-08-02** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0426 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a90b4243-34bc-4239-9d8e-f4a9419b8434`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).