---
type: "Bill"
title: "SCH CD-CHI-BLK GRNT-BILINGUAL"
description: "Amends the Block Grants for Chicago Article of the School Code. Removes a provision that requires the educational services block grant to include the Bilingual Program. Effective July 1, 2011."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 1831"
citation: "Illinois HB 1831 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 49
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2011-02-16"
last_action: "2011-08-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/83249949-bf9f-4520-98de-43c477de24ab"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1831&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=59020&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "710e93a3a959c65079a27bb9b2a0429e57092289dedcc558b506623ffaa64f97"
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 HB 1831 (97th) — SCH CD-CHI-BLK GRNT-BILINGUAL

Amends the Block Grants for Chicago Article of the School Code. Removes a provision that requires the educational services block grant to include the Bilingual Program. Effective July 1, 2011.

## 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=09700HB1831&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=59020&DocNum=1831&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB1831eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=59020&DocNum=1831&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB1831enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=59020&DocNum=1831&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **115–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Elizabeth Hernandez — primary (person)
- Michael W. Frerichs — cosponsor (person)
- William Delgado — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2011-02-16** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez `filing`
- **2011-02-16** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-02-16** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-02-22** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-02** Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 022-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-03-02** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-03-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
- **2011-03-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
- **2011-03-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore
- **2011-03-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Bost
- **2011-03-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Reitz
- **2011-03-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
- **2011-03-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Edward J. Acevedo
- **2011-03-09** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2011-03-09** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Roger L. Eddy
- **2011-03-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Luis Arroyo
- **2011-03-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel J. Burke
- **2011-03-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
- **2011-03-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios
- **2011-03-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marlow H. Colvin
- **2011-03-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz
- **2011-03-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
- **2011-03-10** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
- **2011-03-17** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-03-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann Williams
- **2011-03-30** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-03-31** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2011-03-31** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-03-31** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Susan Garrett
- **2011-03-31** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-03-31** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-12** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2011-04-13** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Frerichs
- **2011-04-13** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. William Delgado
- **2011-04-13** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Noland
- **2011-04-13** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. John J. Millner
- **2011-04-13** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2011-05-04** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-10** Do Pass Education; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-05-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 11, 2011
- **2011-05-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2011
- **2011-05-17** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-05-17** Passed Both Houses
- **2011-06-15** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2011-08-12** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2011-08-12** Effective Date August 12, 2011
- **2011-08-12** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0324 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/83249949-bf9f-4520-98de-43c477de24ab`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).