--- type: "Bill" title: "SCH CD-INTERNET SAFETY" description: "Amends the School Code. In a Section concerning an Internet safety education curriculum, provides that beginning with the 2009-2010 school year, a school district must incorporate into the school curriculum a component on Internet safety to be taught at least once each school year to students in grade 3 or above. Requires the State Board of Education to develop a model curriculum for educating children regarding child online safety. Requires the State Board of Education to provide to each school district educational materials for parents regarding child online safety." jurisdiction: "us/states/il" legislature: "Illinois General Assembly" session: "95th" identifier: "SB 2512" citation: "Illinois SB 2512 (95th)" classification: ["bill"] subjects: [] status: "enacted" primary_sponsors: [] version_count: 3 action_count: 61 vote_count: 3 first_action: "2008-02-15" last_action: "2008-08-21" source: "openstates" source_identifier: "ocd-bill/85e68966-8fd2-478f-bf48-f8af82d11358" source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2512&GAID=9&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=36886&SessionID=51&GA=95" source_hash: "1d7ffd41feed028b94469d8d8629f581f0a182eb4cb0006a4cbb4b561b2299b6" 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 2512 (95th) — SCH CD-INTERNET SAFETY Amends the School Code. In a Section concerning an Internet safety education curriculum, provides that beginning with the 2009-2010 school year, a school district must incorporate into the school curriculum a component on Internet safety to be taught at least once each school year to students in grade 3 or above. Requires the State Board of Education to develop a model curriculum for educating children regarding child online safety. Requires the State Board of Education to provide to each school district educational materials for parents regarding child online safety. ## 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=09500SB2512&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=36886&DocNum=2512&GAID=9&Session=&print=true) 2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB2512eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=36886&DocNum=2512&GAID=9&Session=&print=true) 3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB2512enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=36886&DocNum=2512&GAID=9&Session=&print=true) ## Votes - Third Reading — **106–8** (pass) · lower - Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **55–1** (pass) · upper - Third Reading — **48–8** (pass) · upper ## Sponsors - Elizabeth Coulson — cosponsor (person) - Mark H. Beaubien, Jr. — cosponsor (person) - Sandy Cole — cosponsor (person) - Terry Link — primary (person) ## Timeline The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote. - **2008-02-15** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link `filing` - **2008-02-15** First Reading `reading-1` - **2008-02-15** Referred to Rules `referral-committee` - **2008-02-28** Assigned to Education `referral-committee` - **2008-03-06** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Susan Garrett - **2008-03-06** Held in Education - **2008-03-11** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link `amendment-introduction` - **2008-03-11** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee` - **2008-03-12** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Education - **2008-03-12** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage` - **2008-03-13** Do Pass as Amended Education; 009-002-000 `committee-passage` - **2008-03-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 1, 2008 - **2008-04-01** Second Reading `reading-2` - **2008-04-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 2, 2008 - **2008-04-02** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg - **2008-04-03** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Edward D. Maloney - **2008-04-03** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Kotowski - **2008-04-03** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford - **2008-04-03** Third Reading - Passed; 048-008-000 `reading-3, passage` - **2008-04-04** Arrived in House `introduction` - **2008-04-04** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1` - **2008-04-04** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Tom Cross - **2008-04-07** First Reading `reading-1` - **2008-04-07** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee` - **2008-04-10** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias - **2008-05-01** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `referral-committee` - **2008-05-09** Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 23, 2008 - **2008-05-16** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Roger L. Eddy - **2008-05-20** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein - **2008-05-21** Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 013-007-000 `committee-passage` - **2008-05-21** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate - **2008-05-21** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2` - **2008-05-21** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2` - **2008-05-23** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2008 - **2008-05-28** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2` - **2008-05-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate - **2008-05-29** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Tom Cross `amendment-introduction` - **2008-05-29** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee` - **2008-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable` - **2008-05-30** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Rosemary Mulligan - **2008-05-30** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen A. Ryg - **2008-05-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark H. Beaubien, Jr. - **2008-05-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson - **2008-05-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandy Cole - **2008-05-30** Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2` - **2008-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage` - **2008-05-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate - **2008-05-30** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 106-008-000 `reading-3, passage` - **2008-05-30** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01 - **2008-05-30** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01-May 31, 2008 - **2008-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Terry Link `filing` - **2008-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules `referral-committee` - **2008-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Education `referral-committee` - **2008-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Education; 008-000-000 - **2008-05-31** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes - **2008-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 055-001-000 - **2008-05-31** Passed Both Houses - **2008-06-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt` - **2008-08-21** Governor Approved `executive-signature` - **2008-08-21** Effective Date January 1, 2009 - **2008-08-21** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0869 `became-law` ## Source OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/85e68966-8fd2-478f-bf48-f8af82d11358`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).