--- type: "Bill" title: "SCH CD-4 YEAR OLDS-ATTEND SCH" description: "Amends the School Code. Allows children who have attended preschool and will attain the age of 5 years on or before December 1 of the year of the 2009-2010 school term and each school term thereafter to attend school upon commencement of such term (now, a child must attain age 5 on or before September 1). Makes related changes. Effective July 1, 2009." jurisdiction: "us/states/il" legislature: "Illinois General Assembly" session: "96th" identifier: "HB 16" citation: "Illinois HB 16 (96th)" classification: ["bill"] subjects: [] status: "enacted" primary_sponsors: [] version_count: 3 action_count: 71 vote_count: 3 first_action: "2008-12-09" last_action: "2010-05-17" source: "openstates" source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1cd37a07-e9a5-48ca-800a-3c62f27228a1" source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=16&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=39899&SessionID=76&GA=96" source_hash: "7713f5fe34c012a7a8a2d570b12cf31f383451fe116cd276bfa70571516c3ec6" 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 HB 16 (96th) — SCH CD-4 YEAR OLDS-ATTEND SCH Amends the School Code. Allows children who have attended preschool and will attain the age of 5 years on or before December 1 of the year of the 2009-2010 school term and each school term thereafter to attend school upon commencement of such term (now, a child must attain age 5 on or before September 1). Makes related changes. Effective July 1, 2009. ## 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=09600HB0016&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=39899&DocNum=16&GAID=10&Session=&print=true) 2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB0016eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=39899&DocNum=16&GAID=10&Session=&print=true) 3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB0016enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=39899&DocNum=16&GAID=10&Session=&print=true) ## Votes - Third Reading — **39–14** (pass) · upper - Concurrence — **103–14** (pass) · lower - Third Reading — **94–22** (pass) · lower ## Sponsors - Elaine Nekritz — primary (person) ## Timeline The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote. - **2008-12-09** Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. Mary E. Flowers `filing` - **2009-01-14** First Reading `reading-1` - **2009-01-14** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee` - **2009-02-04** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. LaShawn K. Ford - **2009-02-04** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `referral-committee` - **2009-03-11** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `amendment-introduction` - **2009-03-11** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage` - **2009-03-11** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 012-004-000 `committee-passage` - **2009-03-12** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate - **2009-03-17** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2` - **2009-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate - **2009-03-25** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis - **2009-03-25** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah Mell - **2009-03-25** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 094-022-000 `reading-3, passage` - **2009-03-26** Arrive in Senate `introduction` - **2009-03-26** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 30, 2009 `reading-1` - **2009-03-27** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton - **2009-03-27** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon - **2009-03-30** First Reading `reading-1` - **2009-03-30** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee` - **2009-04-22** Assigned to Education `referral-committee` - **2009-04-29** Held in Education - **2009-05-06** Held in Education - **2009-05-08** Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments `referral-committee` - **2010-04-13** Assigned to Education `referral-committee` - **2010-04-14** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. M. Maggie Crotty - **2010-04-14** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. M. Maggie Crotty `amendment-introduction` - **2010-04-14** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee` - **2010-04-20** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education - **2010-04-20** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. M. Maggie Crotty `amendment-introduction` - **2010-04-20** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee` - **2010-04-20** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Education - **2010-04-20** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage` - **2010-04-20** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage` - **2010-04-20** Do Pass as Amended Education; 008-002-001 `committee-passage` - **2010-04-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 21, 2010 - **2010-04-21** Second Reading `reading-2` - **2010-04-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 22, 2010 - **2010-04-27** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg - **2010-04-27** Third Reading - Passed; 039-014-001 `reading-3, passage` - **2010-04-27** Arrived in House `introduction` - **2010-04-27** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1, 2 - **2010-04-27** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Elaine Nekritz - **2010-04-27** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Elaine Nekritz - **2010-04-27** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Elaine Nekritz - **2010-04-27** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee` - **2010-04-27** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee` - **2010-04-27** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich - **2010-05-03** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Elections & Campaign Reform Committee `referral-committee` - **2010-05-03** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Elections & Campaign Reform Committee `referral-committee` - **2010-05-03** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Elections & Campaign Reform Committee; 006-000-000 - **2010-05-03** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Elections & Campaign Reform Committee; 006-000-000 - **2010-05-04** Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. LaShawn K. Ford - **2010-05-04** Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis - **2010-05-04** Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah Mell - **2010-05-04** Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich - **2010-05-04** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Durkin - **2010-05-04** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland - **2010-05-04** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen May - **2010-05-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. LaShawn K. Ford - **2010-05-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis - **2010-05-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah Mell - **2010-05-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich - **2010-05-04** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 103-014-000 - **2010-05-04** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 House Concurs 103-014-000 - **2010-05-04** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael G. Connelly - **2010-05-04** Passed Both Houses - **2010-05-13** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt` - **2010-05-17** Governor Approved `executive-signature` - **2010-05-17** Effective Date July 1, 2010 - **2010-05-17** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0893 `became-law` ## Source OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1cd37a07-e9a5-48ca-800a-3c62f27228a1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).