---
type: "Bill"
title: "SCH CD-EARLY CHILDHOOD GRANT"
description: "Amends the School Code with respect to block grants for school districts other than the Chicago school district. Provides that not less than 14% (instead of 11%) of the Early Childhood Education Block Grant shall be used to fund programs for children ages 0-3, which percentage shall increase to at least 20% by Fiscal Year 2016 (instead of 2015). Effective July 1, 2014."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "HB 4440"
citation: "Illinois HB 4440 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 64
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2014-01-29"
last_action: "2014-06-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/351ae8ab-daca-47c6-aecf-d1b21c4710e0"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4440&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=78743&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "53e140a98e338d08af3283ba32b3832a03f07de50b0f75ee9c6706d245d1f2f6"
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 4440 (98th) — SCH CD-EARLY CHILDHOOD GRANT

Amends the School Code with respect to block grants for school districts other than the Chicago school district. Provides that not less than 14% (instead of 11%) of the Early Childhood Education Block Grant shall be used to fund programs for children ages 0-3, which percentage shall increase to at least 20% by Fiscal Year 2016 (instead of 2015). Effective July 1, 2014.

## 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=09800HB4440&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=78743&DocNum=4440&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB4440eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=78743&DocNum=4440&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB4440enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=78743&DocNum=4440&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **101–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Daniel Biss — cosponsor (person)
- Iris Y. Martinez — cosponsor (person)
- Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant — cosponsor (person)
- Linda Chapa LaVia — primary (person)
- Melinda Bush — cosponsor (person)
- Toi W. Hutchinson — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2014-01-29** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia `filing`
- **2014-01-29** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-01-29** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-02-05** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
- **2014-02-05** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
- **2014-02-05** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
- **2014-02-14** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
- **2014-02-18** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-02-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2014-02-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Esther Golar
- **2014-02-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- **2014-02-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
- **2014-02-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
- **2014-02-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
- **2014-02-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Fine
- **2014-02-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Lee Jackson, Sr.
- **2014-02-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
- **2014-02-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sam Yingling
- **2014-02-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
- **2014-02-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tom Demmer
- **2014-02-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Wheeler
- **2014-02-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ron Sandack
- **2014-02-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Bill Mitchell
- **2014-02-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann Williams
- **2014-02-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
- **2014-02-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios
- **2014-02-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
- **2014-02-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
- **2014-02-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Martwick
- **2014-02-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Christian L. Mitchell
- **2014-02-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
- **2014-03-05** Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-03-05** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-03-06** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2014-03-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-03-19** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 101-000-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-03-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.
- **2014-03-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Edward J. Acevedo
- **2014-03-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly Burke
- **2014-03-19** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2014-03-19** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 20, 2014 `reading-1`
- **2014-03-19** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2014-03-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-03-20** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-03-25** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. William Delgado
- **2014-03-27** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Chapin Rose
- **2014-04-01** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2014-04-01** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant
- **2014-04-01** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson
- **2014-04-02** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2014-04-02** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Daniel Biss
- **2014-04-08** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Melinda Bush
- **2014-04-09** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
- **2014-04-23** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-29** Do Pass Education; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-04-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 30, 2014
- **2014-05-13** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2014-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 14, 2014
- **2014-05-20** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-05-20** Passed Both Houses
- **2014-06-10** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2014-06-11** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2014-06-11** Effective Date July 1, 2014
- **2014-06-11** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0645 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/351ae8ab-daca-47c6-aecf-d1b21c4710e0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).