---
type: "Bill"
title: "SCH CD-CAREER & TECH EDUCATOR"
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: "98th"
identifier: "SB 587"
citation: "Illinois SB 587 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 48
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2013-01-24"
last_action: "2014-07-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4cfc4a04-0b24-4b21-8b2c-102d5c8b007b"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=587&GAID=12&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=69914&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "38e9a495e4ba375f1a559d79fe38895bc73e6fe0b7024fb1371880b438ccb3be"
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 587 (98th) — SCH CD-CAREER & TECH EDUCATOR

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=09800SB0587&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=69914&DocNum=587&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB0587eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=69914&DocNum=587&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB0587enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=69914&DocNum=587&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **115–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **53–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Esther Golar — cosponsor (person)
- La Shawn K. Ford — cosponsor (person)
- Marcus C. Evans, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Toi W. Hutchinson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2013-01-24** Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton `filing`
- **2013-01-24** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-01-24** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-13** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-20** Do Pass Executive; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-03-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 21, 2013
- **2013-04-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2013-04-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 16, 2013
- **2013-04-16** Re-referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-01** Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2014-04-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 2, 2014
- **2014-04-01** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson
- **2014-04-01** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson `amendment-introduction`
- **2014-04-01** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-07** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education
- **2014-04-08** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Education
- **2014-04-11** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 1, 2014 `reading-3`
- **2014-05-05** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 8, 2014 `reading-3`
- **2014-05-07** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Education; 011-000-000
- **2014-05-07** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2014-05-07** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Hutchinson `amendment-passage`
- **2014-05-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2014-05-07** Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-05-07** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2014-05-07** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Emily McAsey
- **2014-05-08** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lawrence M. Walsh, Jr.
- **2014-05-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-05-08** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-12** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-16** Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 23, 2014
- **2014-05-20** Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-05-20** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-05-21** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2014-05-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-05-22** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-05-22** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
- **2014-05-22** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Esther Golar
- **2014-05-22** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
- **2014-05-22** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Unes
- **2014-05-22** Alternate Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
- **2014-05-22** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
- **2014-05-22** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
- **2014-05-22** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2014-05-22** Passed Both Houses
- **2014-06-20** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2014-07-16** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2014-07-16** Effective Date January 1, 2015
- **2014-07-16** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0751 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4cfc4a04-0b24-4b21-8b2c-102d5c8b007b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).