---
type: "Bill"
title: "EDUCATION-TECH"
description: "Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning charter schools."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "SB 315"
citation: "Illinois SB 315 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 64
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2009-02-06"
last_action: "2010-01-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/14bd86f3-7f2d-41ca-ba46-ec00dadaeebe"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=315&GAID=10&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=41104&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "0e454905ecc63855621ed521b5e425911ed128f2cbd7c45ee1a5123d0b36b2ff"
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 315 (96th) — EDUCATION-TECH

Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning charter schools.

## 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=09600SB0315&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=41104&DocNum=315&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB0315eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=41104&DocNum=315&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB0315enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=41104&DocNum=315&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **74–37** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence — **48–4** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence, Amendment 2 — **48–4** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Kimberly A. Lightford — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2009-02-06** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Iris Y. Martinez `filing`
- **2009-02-06** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-02-06** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-05** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-12** Do Pass Executive; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-03-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 17, 2009
- **2009-03-12** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Iris Y. Martinez `amendment-introduction`
- **2009-03-12** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-30** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-03-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 31, 2009
- **2009-04-02** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Linda Holmes
- **2009-04-02** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2009-04-02** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-04-02** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2009-04-02** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2009-04-02** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-04-02** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2009-04-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-04-02** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-20** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-08** Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-09-30** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) November 30, 2009
- **2009-09-30** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-12-01** Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-01-05** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-01-11** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. LaShawn K. Ford
- **2010-01-11** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2010-01-11** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2010-01-11** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 015-004-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-01-11** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-01-11** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-01-11** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-01-12** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia `amendment-introduction`
- **2010-01-12** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-01-12** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2010-01-12** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2010-01-12** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Washington
- **2010-01-12** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
- **2010-01-12** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- **2010-01-12** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2010-01-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-01-12** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 074-037-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-01-12** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 2
- **2010-01-12** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 2 - January 13, 2010
- **2010-01-12** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford `filing`
- **2010-01-12** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-01-12** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford `filing`
- **2010-01-12** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-01-13** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Education `referral-committee`
- **2010-01-13** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Education `referral-committee`
- **2010-01-13** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. James T. Meeks
- **2010-01-13** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2010-01-13** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. William Delgado
- **2010-01-13** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
- **2010-01-13** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Education; 010-001-000
- **2010-01-13** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Education; 010-001-000
- **2010-01-13** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2010-01-13** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 048-004-000
- **2010-01-13** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Senate Concurs 048-004-000
- **2010-01-13** Passed Both Houses
- **2010-01-15** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2010-01-15** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2010-01-15** Effective Date January 15, 2010
- **2010-01-15** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0861 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/14bd86f3-7f2d-41ca-ba46-ec00dadaeebe`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).