---
type: "Bill"
title: "SCH CD-BILINGUAL INSTRUCTIONAL"
description: "Amends the School Code. In provisions concerning the account of expenditures for programs in transitional bilingual education, provides that at least 60% of bilingual funding must be used for instructional costs."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "SB 3635"
citation: "Illinois SB 3635 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 41
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2010-02-11"
last_action: "2010-07-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c58839ea-a2ff-4496-a350-65ce2ee26093"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3635&GAID=10&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=51822&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "dcd79399c039cc485450dd8fe223f626cfd244b5a64117dc8fd05c1cbcc41a95"
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 3635 (96th) — SCH CD-BILINGUAL INSTRUCTIONAL

Amends the School Code. In provisions concerning the account of expenditures for programs in transitional bilingual education, provides that at least 60% of bilingual funding must be used for instructional costs.

## 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=09600SB3635&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=51822&DocNum=3635&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB3635eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=51822&DocNum=3635&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB3635enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=51822&DocNum=3635&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **45–0** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **53–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **114–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Michael Noland — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2010-02-11** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael Noland `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
- **2010-03-10** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2010-03-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 11, 2010
- **2010-03-15** Third Reading - Passed; 045-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-03-15** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2010-03-15** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2010-03-15** 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** Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 013-005-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-04-14** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-04-14** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Esther Golar
- **2010-04-20** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-04-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-04-23** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
- **2010-04-27** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia `amendment-introduction`
- **2010-04-27** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-28** Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-04-28** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-04-28** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2010-04-29** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2010-04-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-04-30** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-04-30** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
- **2010-04-30** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 3, 2010
- **2010-05-03** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Michael Noland `filing`
- **2010-05-03** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-05-03** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Education `referral-committee`
- **2010-05-04** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Education; 009-000-000
- **2010-05-04** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 053-000-000
- **2010-05-04** Passed Both Houses
- **2010-06-02** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2010-07-22** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2010-07-22** Effective Date January 1, 2011
- **2010-07-22** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1170 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c58839ea-a2ff-4496-a350-65ce2ee26093`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).