---
type: "Bill"
title: "BD OF HIGHER ED-ASSESSMENTS"
description: "Amends the School Code. Provides that the State Board of Education shall assess high school students using a college and career ready determination that shall be accepted by this State's public institutions of higher education for the purpose of student application or admissions consideration."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "SB 1455"
citation: "Illinois SB 1455 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 70
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2015-02-20"
last_action: "2015-07-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b86c6cd0-5528-47ad-9174-0a077f43412f"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1455&GAID=13&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=88027&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "45174a73eeb90f529242bba0c7dc1b935141600983977fc53c20d4588972e999"
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 1455 (99th) — BD OF HIGHER ED-ASSESSMENTS

Amends the School Code. Provides that the State Board of Education shall assess high school students using a college and career ready determination that shall be accepted by this State's public institutions of higher education for the purpose of student application or admissions consideration.

## 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=09900SB1455&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=88027&DocNum=1455&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB1455eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=88027&DocNum=1455&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB1455enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=88027&DocNum=1455&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **53–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **108–2** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence, Amendment 3 — **51–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Cynthia Soto — cosponsor (person)
- Daniel J. Burke — cosponsor (person)
- Elizabeth Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
- John C. D'Amico — cosponsor (person)
- La Shawn K. Ford — cosponsor (person)
- Rita Mayfield — cosponsor (person)
- Silvana Tabares — cosponsor (person)
- William Delgado — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2015-02-20** Filed with Secretary by Sen. William Delgado `filing`
- **2015-02-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-02-20** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-03** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-11** Postponed - Education
- **2015-03-18** Postponed - Education
- **2015-03-20** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. William Delgado `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-03-20** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-24** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education
- **2015-03-24** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2015-03-24** Do Pass as Amended Education; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 25, 2015
- **2015-04-21** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2015-04-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 22, 2015
- **2015-04-22** Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-04-23** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2015-04-23** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Esther Golar
- **2015-04-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-04-23** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-04** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-08** Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 15, 2015
- **2015-05-12** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Esther Golar `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-05-12** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-13** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Esther Golar `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-05-13** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-13** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee
- **2015-05-13** Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; 020-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-05-13** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
- **2015-05-13** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
- **2015-05-13** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-05-13** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Esther Golar `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-05-13** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-19** House Floor Amendment No. 4 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Esther Golar `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-05-19** House Floor Amendment No. 4 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-19** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2015-05-19** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2015-05-20** House Floor Amendment No. 4 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee
- **2015-05-22** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2015
- **2015-05-25** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee
- **2015-05-27** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; 020-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2015-05-27** House Floor Amendment No. 5 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Esther Golar `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-05-27** House Floor Amendment No. 5 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-28** House Floor Amendment No. 5 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-002-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2015-05-29** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2015-05-29** House Floor Amendment No. 5 Tabled `amendment-failure`
- **2015-05-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-05-29** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
- **2015-05-29** House Floor Amendment No. 4 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
- **2015-05-30** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 108-002-003 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-05-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
- **2015-05-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- **2015-05-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
- **2015-05-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel J. Burke
- **2015-05-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Silvana Tabares
- **2015-05-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. John C. D'Amico
- **2015-05-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
- **2015-05-30** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 3 - May 31, 2015
- **2015-05-30** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 3
- **2015-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. William Delgado `filing`
- **2015-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Be Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2015-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Senate Concurs 051-000-000
- **2015-05-31** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kyle McCarter
- **2015-05-31** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2015-05-31** Senate Concurs 051-000-000
- **2015-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2015-06-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2015-07-29** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2015-07-29** Effective Date January 1, 2016
- **2015-07-29** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0185 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b86c6cd0-5528-47ad-9174-0a077f43412f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).