---
type: "Bill"
title: "SCH CD-ENSURING SUCCESS IN SCH"
description: "Amends the School Code. Requires the Ensuring Success in School Task Force to submit a report to the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2009 (instead of January 1, 2009). Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 605"
citation: "Illinois HB 605 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 30
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2009-02-05"
last_action: "2009-08-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c1e39dd3-2da4-4397-bafc-13d143602d11"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=605&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=41034&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "717dd20a3e856ce5f6b97550d7b2eff0d9bd993bb57c9636d8eca29d86644de6"
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 605 (96th) — SCH CD-ENSURING SUCCESS IN SCH

Amends the School Code. Requires the Ensuring Success in School Task Force to submit a report to the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2009 (instead of January 1, 2009). Effective immediately.

## 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=09600HB0605&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=41034&DocNum=605&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB0605eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=41034&DocNum=605&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB0605enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=41034&DocNum=605&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **116–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Karen A. Yarbrough — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2009-02-05** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough `filing`
- **2009-02-06** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-02-06** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-11** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-19** Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 020-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-02-19** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-02-24** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-02-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-02-25** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
- **2009-02-25** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan A. Gordon
- **2009-02-25** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
- **2009-02-25** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah L. Graham
- **2009-03-12** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-03-17** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2009-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 18, 2009 `reading-1`
- **2009-03-23** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2009-03-24** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-03-24** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-22** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-29** Do Pass Education; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-04-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 30, 2009
- **2009-05-07** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-05-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** May 18, 2009
- **2009-05-19** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2009-05-19** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-05-19** Passed Both Houses
- **2009-06-17** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2009-08-13** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2009-08-13** Effective Date August 13, 2009
- **2009-08-13** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0364 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c1e39dd3-2da4-4397-bafc-13d143602d11`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).