---
type: "Bill"
title: "SCH CD-ST AID- PAR/TEACHR CONF"
description: "Amends the School Code. In provisions concerning the compilation of average daily attendance under the State aid formula and allowing a session of 3 or more clock hours but less than 5 clock hours to be counted as a day of attendance, makes changes with respect to days that are used for an in-service training program for teachers and parent-teacher conferences. Effective July 1, 2009."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "SB 1956"
citation: "Illinois SB 1956 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 39
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2009-02-20"
last_action: "2009-08-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d0302138-a342-4fdd-bddf-8ac6011d65a1"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1956&GAID=10&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=44859&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "c0c31d69ad8e8b7c9ac1c8afe8581b4784b77012bb24edb38f48b4fc7c7d5ca7"
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 1956 (96th) — SCH CD-ST AID- PAR/TEACHR CONF

Amends the School Code. In provisions concerning the compilation of average daily attendance under the State aid formula and allowing a session of 3 or more clock hours but less than 5 clock hours to be counted as a day of attendance, makes changes with respect to days that are used for an in-service training program for teachers and parent-teacher conferences. 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=09600SB1956&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=44859&DocNum=1956&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB1956eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=44859&DocNum=1956&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB1956enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=44859&DocNum=1956&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Concurrence — **59–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **105–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **59–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Deanna Demuzio — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2009-02-20** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Deanna Demuzio `filing`
- **2009-02-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-02-20** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-04** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-11** Do Pass Education; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-03-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 12, 2009
- **2009-03-30** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-03-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 31, 2009
- **2009-04-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** April 2, 2009
- **2009-04-02** Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-04-03** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2009-04-03** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-04-07** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Roger L. Eddy
- **2009-04-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-04-08** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-20** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-29** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2009-04-29** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2009-04-29** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 020-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-04-29** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-04-29** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
- **2009-04-30** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-04-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-05-18** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 105-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-05-18** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
- **2009-05-18** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
- **2009-05-18** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2009-05-19** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
- **2009-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 20, 2009
- **2009-05-21** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Deanna Demuzio `filing`
- **2009-05-21** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-22** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Education `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-26** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Education; 010-000-000
- **2009-05-27** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 059-000-000
- **2009-05-27** Passed Both Houses
- **2009-06-25** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2009-08-24** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2009-08-24** Effective Date August 24, 2009
- **2009-08-24** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0640 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d0302138-a342-4fdd-bddf-8ac6011d65a1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).