---
type: "Bill"
title: "SCH CD-TECH IMMERSION PROJECT"
description: "Amends the School Code and the State Finance Act. Extends the technology immersion pilot project established by the State Board of Education for another 3 years. Extends the repeal of provisions concerning the technology immersion pilot project to August 31, 2010 (instead of August 31, 2007). Effective August 30, 2007."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "SB 746"
citation: "Illinois SB 746 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 35
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2007-02-08"
last_action: "2007-08-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c87e67af-e955-4db1-be1f-a9a353ac2cc1"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=746&GAID=9&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=28652&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "2ade5198ce68f100b12f13ce89180fb86d21174f2bc9b5d5ed7ac23a3657b540"
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 746 (95th) — SCH CD-TECH IMMERSION PROJECT

Amends the School Code and the State Finance Act. Extends the technology immersion pilot project established by the State Board of Education for another 3 years. Extends the repeal of provisions concerning the technology immersion pilot project to August 31, 2010 (instead of August 31, 2007). Effective August 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=09500SB0746&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=28652&DocNum=746&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0746eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=28652&DocNum=746&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0746enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=28652&DocNum=746&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **53–4** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **115–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Deanna Demuzio — primary (person)
- Patrick J Verschoore — cosponsor (person)
- Wyvetter H. Younge — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2007-02-08** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Deanna Demuzio `filing`
- **2007-02-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-02-08** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-02-21** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-01** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Cronin
- **2007-03-02** Do Pass Education; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-03-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 2, 2007
- **2007-03-02** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2007-03-02** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-03-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 6, 2007
- **2007-03-02** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
- **2007-03-05** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. John J. Millner
- **2007-03-15** Third Reading - Passed; 053-004-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-03-15** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2007-03-15** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-03-15** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith
- **2007-03-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-03-15** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-21** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Raymond Poe
- **2007-04-30** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-08** Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 021-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-05-09** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-05-24** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-05-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-05-25** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
- **2007-05-29** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. LaShawn K. Ford
- **2007-05-29** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
- **2007-05-29** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Wyvetter H. Younge
- **2007-05-29** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J Verschoore
- **2007-05-29** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-05-29** Passed Both Houses
- **2007-06-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2007-08-23** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2007-08-23** Effective Date August 30, 2007
- **2007-08-23** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0387 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c87e67af-e955-4db1-be1f-a9a353ac2cc1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).