---
type: "Bill"
title: "EDUCATION-TECH"
description: "Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning employment."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "SB 861"
citation: "Illinois SB 861 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 53
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2005-02-18"
last_action: "2006-07-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3744910e-d022-4c35-bca5-ba5add474e35"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=861&GAID=8&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=17895&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "aa8b49e89a762097b51c1ce53664809673826af8c227b23e38c937165bd1dffa"
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 861 (94th) — EDUCATION-TECH

Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning employment.

## 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=09400SB0861&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=17895&DocNum=861&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB0861eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=17895&DocNum=861&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB0861enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=17895&DocNum=861&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Concurrence — **58–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **102–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Don Harmon — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2005-02-18** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford `filing`
- **2005-02-18** Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, Jr.
- **2005-02-18** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-02-18** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-24** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2005-03-17** Do Pass Education; 007-004-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 6, 2005
- **2005-04-06** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-04-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 7, 2005
- **2005-04-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** April 13, 2005
- **2005-04-15** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Extended to December 31, 2005 `reading-3`
- **2005-07-01** Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-11-04** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Extended to January 9, 2007 `reading-3`
- **2006-03-28** Approved for Consideration Rules
- **2006-03-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 29, 2006
- **2006-03-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon `amendment-introduction`
- **2006-03-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2006-03-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Education
- **2006-03-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Education; 006-000-000
- **2006-03-29** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Don Harmon
- **2006-04-04** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2006-04-04** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Harmon `amendment-passage`
- **2006-04-04** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2006-04-04** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2006-04-04** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2006-04-04** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2006-04-06** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Terry R. Parke
- **2006-04-06** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2006-04-06** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2006-04-10** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur L. Turner
- **2006-04-25** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) April 30, 2006
- **2006-04-25** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2006-04-25** Motion to Suspend Rule 25 - Prevailed
- **2006-04-25** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2006-04-25** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2006-04-25** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 020-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2006-04-25** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2006-04-25** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2006-04-25** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2006-04-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2006-04-26** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 102-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2006-04-27** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01
- **2006-04-27** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01-May 2, 2006
- **2006-05-02** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Don Harmon `filing`
- **2006-05-02** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2006-05-02** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Education `referral-committee`
- **2006-05-03** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Education; 011-000-000
- **2006-05-03** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 058-000-000
- **2006-05-03** Passed Both Houses
- **2006-06-01** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2006-07-31** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2006-07-31** Effective Date July 31, 2006
- **2006-07-31** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-1060 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3744910e-d022-4c35-bca5-ba5add474e35`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).