---
type: "Bill"
title: "SCH CD-CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER"
description: "Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a provision concerning promoting students to the next higher grade level."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "SB 242"
citation: "Illinois SB 242 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 48
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2015-01-28"
last_action: "2016-08-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fb4c078f-2336-4b17-93ac-b389e80b1aa6"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=242&GAID=13&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=84203&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "ce12c99c75242272ce54bd719233a1df9865255915a2ebb0b69aa168580a59bb"
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 242 (99th) — SCH CD-CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a provision concerning promoting students to the next higher grade level.

## 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=09900SB0242&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=84203&DocNum=242&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB0242eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=84203&DocNum=242&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB0242enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=84203&DocNum=242&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **53–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **100–11** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Michael Noland — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2015-01-28** Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton `filing`
- **2015-01-28** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-01-28** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-18** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-26** Do Pass Executive; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-03-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 14, 2015
- **2015-04-15** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2015-04-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 16, 2015
- **2015-04-21** Re-referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2016-04-14** Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2016-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 18, 2016
- **2016-04-19** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael Noland `amendment-introduction`
- **2016-04-19** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2016-04-19** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-8(b-1), this amendment will remain in the Committee on Assignments
- **2016-04-19** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Michael Noland
- **2016-04-19** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael Noland `amendment-introduction`
- **2016-04-19** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2016-04-19** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Education
- **2016-04-19** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Education; 012-000-001
- **2016-04-20** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Andy Manar
- **2016-04-21** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2016-04-21** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Noland `amendment-passage`
- **2016-04-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2016-04-21** Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2016-04-21** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2016-04-22** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2016-04-22** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
- **2016-04-22** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
- **2016-04-22** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2016-04-22** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-03** Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Anna Moeller
- **2016-05-03** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Anna Moeller
- **2016-05-31** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: Licensing Oversight `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-31** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) June 30, 2016
- **2016-06-29** Motion Filed to Suspend Rule 21 Elementary & Secondary Education: Licensing Oversight; Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2016-06-29** Motion to Suspend Rule 21 - Prevailed
- **2016-06-29** Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: Licensing Oversight; 005-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2016-06-29** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2016-06-29** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2016-06-29** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2016-06-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2016-06-30** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
- **2016-06-30** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 100-011-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2016-06-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2016-07-01** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-08-19** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2016-08-19** Effective Date June 1, 2017
- **2016-08-19** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0846 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fb4c078f-2336-4b17-93ac-b389e80b1aa6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).