---
type: "Bill"
title: "EDUCATION-TECH"
description: "Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the members of the State Board of Education."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 2397"
citation: "Illinois HB 2397 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 48
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2011-02-18"
last_action: "2011-07-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d17cefd5-233e-4a11-9e53-ed65b8a39919"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2397&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=59678&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "d863256b536d158814b2dd3f32616116ff33ed3e828d76854f3286972389712c"
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 2397 (97th) — EDUCATION-TECH

Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the members of the State Board of Education.

## 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=09700HB2397&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=59678&DocNum=2397&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB2397eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=59678&DocNum=2397&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB2397enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=59678&DocNum=2397&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **116–0** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **116–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Rita Mayfield — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2011-02-18** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Tom Cross `filing`
- **2011-02-18** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-02-18** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-07** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-17** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-03-17** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-04-04** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Tom Cross `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-04-04** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-06** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
- **2011-04-11** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Roger L. Eddy
- **2011-04-11** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 017-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2011-04-12** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-04-12** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2011-04-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-04-13** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-04-14** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2011-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-04-14** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Heather A. Steans
- **2011-04-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-04-14** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-27** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-05** Do Pass Education; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-05-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2011
- **2011-05-06** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Linda Holmes
- **2011-05-09** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Linda Holmes `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-05-09** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-10** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education
- **2011-05-10** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Education; 009-000-000
- **2011-05-12** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2011-05-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-05-12** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Holmes `amendment-passage`
- **2011-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2011
- **2011-05-17** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2011-05-17** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-05-17** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2011-05-17** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2011-05-18** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Rita Mayfield
- **2011-05-19** Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Roger L. Eddy
- **2011-05-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Rita Mayfield
- **2011-05-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 022-000-000
- **2011-05-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 116-000-000
- **2011-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2011-06-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2011-07-08** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2011-07-08** Effective Date July 8, 2011
- **2011-07-08** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0088 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d17cefd5-233e-4a11-9e53-ed65b8a39919`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).