---
type: "Bill"
title: "SCH CD-CONSUMER ED PROF TEST"
description: "Amends the School Code. Removes a provision requiring a consumer education proficiency test to be administered that allows a pupil to be excused from the requirement that he or she have consumer education instruction. Effective July 1, 2010."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "SB 3608"
citation: "Illinois SB 3608 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 30
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2010-02-11"
last_action: "2010-07-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a87a3bef-8572-4336-aef5-846ff67f789c"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3608&GAID=10&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=51774&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "7134b0340689a3b5ded4a35d1dee8033cea7cb4ebc9b0fec7ad51b4a18d51c55"
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 3608 (96th) — SCH CD-CONSUMER ED PROF TEST

Amends the School Code. Removes a provision requiring a consumer education proficiency test to be administered that allows a pupil to be excused from the requirement that he or she have consumer education instruction. Effective July 1, 2010.

## 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=09600SB3608&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=51774&DocNum=3608&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB3608eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=51774&DocNum=3608&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB3608enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=51774&DocNum=3608&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **42–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **110–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Deanna Demuzio — primary (person)
- Monique D. Davis — cosponsor (person)
- William B. Black — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2010-02-11** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Deanna Demuzio `filing`
- **2010-02-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-02-11** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-02-24** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-03** Do Pass Education; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-03-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 4, 2010
- **2010-03-11** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2010-03-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 12, 2010
- **2010-03-15** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2010-03-15** Third Reading - Passed; 042-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-03-15** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2010-03-16** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe
- **2010-03-16** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-03-16** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-03-16** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-08** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-14** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Roger L. Eddy
- **2010-04-21** Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 020-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-04-21** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-04-21** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne Bassi
- **2010-04-22** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
- **2010-04-22** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-04-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-04-23** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. William B. Black
- **2010-04-23** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-04-23** Passed Both Houses
- **2010-05-21** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2010-07-14** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2010-07-14** Effective Date July 14, 2010
- **2010-07-14** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1061 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a87a3bef-8572-4336-aef5-846ff67f789c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).