---
type: "Bill"
title: "EDUCATION-TECH"
description: "Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning teacher certification."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "SB 862"
citation: "Illinois SB 862 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 57
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2005-02-18"
last_action: "2007-02-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e901a542-cf92-4c12-809c-75ebbbe92e6a"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=862&GAID=8&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=17896&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "eaf576b4e231f5f2091fc241578b1a3c21e1618585409c11e38ede52dfed6595"
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 862 (94th) — EDUCATION-TECH

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

## 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=09400SB0862&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=17896&DocNum=862&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB0862eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=17896&DocNum=862&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB0862enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=17896&DocNum=862&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **54–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **115–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Harry Osterman — cosponsor (person)
- Miguel del Valle — 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`
- **2006-11-15** Approved for Consideration Rules
- **2006-11-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading November 16, 2006
- **2006-11-15** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Miguel del Valle
- **2006-11-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Miguel del Valle `amendment-introduction`
- **2006-11-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2006-11-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Education
- **2006-11-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Education; 009-000-000
- **2006-11-15** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. John J. Millner
- **2006-11-16** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2006-11-16** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; del Valle `amendment-passage`
- **2006-11-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2006-11-16** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Munoz
- **2006-11-16** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2006-11-16** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2006-11-16** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2006-11-16** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
- **2006-11-16** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2006-11-16** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2006-11-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Osterman
- **2006-11-28** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-01-07** Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-01-07** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-01-07** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-01-07** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-01-08** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
- **2007-01-08** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
- **2007-01-08** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Luis Arroyo
- **2007-01-08** Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Luis Arroyo
- **2007-01-08** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel J. Burke
- **2007-01-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-01-08** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-01-08** Passed Both Houses
- **2007-01-08** Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Monique D. Davis
- **2007-01-08** Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
- **2007-01-08** Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Luis Arroyo
- **2007-01-08** Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Daniel J. Burke
- **2007-01-08** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Richard T. Bradley
- **2007-01-08** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen A. Ryg
- **2007-01-08** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen May
- **2007-01-08** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
- **2007-01-24** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2007-02-23** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2007-02-23** Effective Date February 23, 2007
- **2007-02-23** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-1110 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e901a542-cf92-4c12-809c-75ebbbe92e6a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).