---
type: "Bill"
title: "SCH CD-K ENROLLMNT-MUST ATTEND"
description: "Amends the School Code. Requires a person having custody or control of a child who is below the compulsory school age and who is enrolled in kindergarten in a public school to cause the child to attend the public school. Includes in the definition of \"dropout\" a child enrolled in kindergarten. Effective June 30, 2007."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "SB 543"
citation: "Illinois SB 543 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 45
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2007-02-08"
last_action: "2007-08-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/189f54e9-dff7-4120-b76c-dfe30b568185"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=543&GAID=9&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=28364&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "f7e73eab4221c06e3500dab5a0dfec4d88e62086e8707c837d4d7167aa27729f"
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 543 (95th) — SCH CD-K ENROLLMNT-MUST ATTEND

Amends the School Code. Requires a person having custody or control of a child who is below the compulsory school age and who is enrolled in kindergarten in a public school to cause the child to attend the public school. Includes in the definition of "dropout" a child enrolled in kindergarten. Effective June 30, 2007.

## 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=09500SB0543&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=28364&DocNum=543&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0543eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=28364&DocNum=543&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0543enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=28364&DocNum=543&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **49–3** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **84–31** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Cynthia Soto — cosponsor (person)
- Elizabeth Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
- Karen A. Yarbrough — cosponsor (person)
- Kwame Raoul — primary (person)
- Luis Arroyo — cosponsor (person)
- Maria Antonia Berrios — cosponsor (person)
- Patrick J Verschoore — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2007-02-08** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kwame Raoul `filing`
- **2007-02-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-02-08** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-02-21** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-08** Do Pass Education; 008-001-001 `committee-passage`
- **2007-03-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 13, 2007
- **2007-03-22** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-03-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 27, 2007
- **2007-03-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kwame Raoul `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-03-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Education
- **2007-03-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Education; 007-000-000
- **2007-03-29** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-03-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Raoul `amendment-passage`
- **2007-03-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2007-03-29** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- **2007-03-29** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. James T. Meeks
- **2007-03-29** Third Reading - Passed; 049-003-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-03-30** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2007-03-30** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-03-30** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Deborah L. Graham
- **2007-04-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-04-09** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-04-30** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-18** Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 25, 2007
- **2007-05-25** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2007
- **2007-05-29** Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 014-007-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-05-29** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-05-29** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-05-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-05-30** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith
- **2007-05-31** Removed from Short Debate Status
- **2007-05-31** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Standard Debate
- **2007-05-31** Third Reading - Standard Debate - Passed 084-031-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2007-05-31** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
- **2007-05-31** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- **2007-05-31** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios
- **2007-05-31** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Luis Arroyo
- **2007-05-31** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
- **2007-05-31** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J Verschoore
- **2007-06-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2007-08-24** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2007-08-24** Effective Date August 24, 2007
- **2007-08-24** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0417 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/189f54e9-dff7-4120-b76c-dfe30b568185`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).