---
type: "Bill"
title: "EDUCATION-TECH"
description: "Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning alternative public schools."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "SB 613"
citation: "Illinois SB 613 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 47
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2009-02-06"
last_action: "2009-08-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/558fa144-92ab-4cc0-be7a-472f3ea50ec0"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=613&GAID=10&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=41510&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "e6995c03ac1a8eec983f7e9a4e606debe036a9f53e9d1d1218c3d64b4642d74b"
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 613 (96th) — EDUCATION-TECH

Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning alternative public 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=09600SB0613&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=41510&DocNum=613&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB0613eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=41510&DocNum=613&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB0613enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=41510&DocNum=613&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **56–1** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **112–4** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Anthony DeLuca — cosponsor (person)
- Jehan A. Gordon — cosponsor (person)
- Michael Bond — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2009-02-06** Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton `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** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Michael Bond
- **2009-03-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael Bond `amendment-introduction`
- **2009-03-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-18** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education
- **2009-03-19** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Education
- **2009-03-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael Bond `amendment-introduction`
- **2009-03-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 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
- **2009-03-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Education
- **2009-03-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Education; 008-001-000
- **2009-03-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Education; 008-001-000
- **2009-03-31** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
- **2009-04-02** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
- **2009-04-02** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2009-04-02** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-04-02** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Bond `amendment-passage`
- **2009-04-02** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Bond `amendment-passage`
- **2009-04-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2009-04-02** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. James T. Meeks
- **2009-04-02** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson
- **2009-04-02** Third Reading - Passed; 056-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **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. Constance A. Howard
- **2009-04-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-04-02** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-20** Assigned to Computer Technology Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-23** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Anthony DeLuca
- **2009-04-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan A. Gordon
- **2009-04-30** Do Pass / Short Debate Computer Technology Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-04-30** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-04-30** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Julie Hamos
- **2009-05-12** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-05-19** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-004-000 `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 . . . . . . . . . 96-0421 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/558fa144-92ab-4cc0-be7a-472f3ea50ec0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).