---
type: "Bill"
title: "SCH CD-TRUSTEES OF SCHOOLS"
description: "Amends the Board of Higher Education Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the creation of the Board."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "SB 634"
citation: "Illinois SB 634 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 46
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2011-02-08"
last_action: "2011-12-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9cd6f793-1c09-401b-af3b-57e72c3eca78"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=634&GAID=11&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=55463&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "efa076137112f5492762539ae0954d91ad32807b7f29654b42f9b0d8bbeeeb83"
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 634 (97th) — SCH CD-TRUSTEES OF SCHOOLS

Amends the Board of Higher Education Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the creation of the Board.

## 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=09700SB0634&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=55463&DocNum=634&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB0634eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=55463&DocNum=634&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB0634enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=55463&DocNum=634&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **54–1** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **94–19** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- M. Maggie Crotty — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2011-02-08** Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton `filing`
- **2011-02-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-02-08** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-09** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-17** Do Pass Executive; 015-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 17, 2011
- **2011-03-17** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 29, 2011
- **2011-04-15** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 4, 2011 `reading-3`
- **2011-07-23** Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-09-13** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
- **2011-10-12** Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2011-10-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading October 25, 2011
- **2011-10-12** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. M. Maggie Crotty `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-10-12** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-10-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. M. Maggie Crotty `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-10-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-10-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive
- **2011-10-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Executive
- **2011-10-24** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As November 10, 2011 `reading-3`
- **2011-10-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Executive
- **2011-10-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Executive; 014-001-000
- **2011-10-26** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-10-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Crotty `amendment-passage`
- **2011-10-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2011-10-26** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2011-10-26** Third Reading - Passed; 054-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-10-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2011-10-26** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2011-10-26** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-10-26** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Kevin A. McCarthy
- **2011-10-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-10-26** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-11-02** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) November 10, 2011
- **2011-11-02** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-11-08** Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 015-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-11-08** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-11-08** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-11-08** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-11-09** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2011-11-09** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 094-019-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-11-09** Passed Both Houses
- **2011-11-14** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2011-12-08** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2011-12-08** Effective Date December 8, 2011
- **2011-12-08** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0631 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9cd6f793-1c09-401b-af3b-57e72c3eca78`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).