---
type: "Bill"
title: "SCH CD-PROGRAMS-EFFICIENCY"
description: "Amends the Chicago School District Article of the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the application of the Article and definitions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "SB 2134"
citation: "Illinois SB 2134 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 44
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2011-02-10"
last_action: "2011-08-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0f18ce5b-afcd-4840-b39b-806a2c1abdf4"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2134&GAID=11&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=58327&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "0b61e3da74e19e6a8c47c9e52ba5c4f288d5c232346da6f2e02d7f101b3dee22"
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 2134 (97th) — SCH CD-PROGRAMS-EFFICIENCY

Amends the Chicago School District Article of the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the application of the Article and definitions.

## 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=09700SB2134&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=58327&DocNum=2134&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB2134eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=58327&DocNum=2134&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB2134enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=58327&DocNum=2134&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **50–2** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **101–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Carol A. Sente — cosponsor (person)
- Jack D. Franks — cosponsor (person)
- Sandy Cole — cosponsor (person)
- Sidney H. Mathias — cosponsor (person)
- Susan Garrett — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2011-02-10** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Susan Garrett `filing`
- **2011-02-10** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-02-10** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-09** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-14** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Susan Garrett `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-03-14** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-14** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education
- **2011-03-15** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2011-03-15** Do Pass as Amended Education; 006-004-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-03-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 16, 2011
- **2011-04-06** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Susan Garrett `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-04-06** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-07** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Education
- **2011-04-11** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-04-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 12, 2011
- **2011-04-12** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Education; 010-000-000
- **2011-04-14** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-04-14** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Garrett `amendment-passage`
- **2011-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2011-04-14** Third Reading - Passed; 050-002-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-04-15** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2011-04-15** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-04-15** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Roger L. Eddy
- **2011-04-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-04-15** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-25** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-27** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Pam Roth
- **2011-05-04** Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 015-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-05-04** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-05-05** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2011-05-05** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
- **2011-05-05** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
- **2011-05-10** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-05-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-05-16** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandy Cole
- **2011-05-16** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 101-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-05-16** Passed Both Houses
- **2011-05-16** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2011-05-16** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol A. Sente
- **2011-05-16** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2011-06-14** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2011-08-12** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2011-08-12** Effective Date January 1, 2012
- **2011-08-12** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0357 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0f18ce5b-afcd-4840-b39b-806a2c1abdf4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).