---
type: "Bill"
title: "EDUCATION-TECH"
description: "Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the State Board of Education."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "HB 1254"
citation: "Illinois HB 1254 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 43
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-01-31"
last_action: "2017-08-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/982b9c64-84d4-4352-bb3c-70471fe97f50"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1254&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=101734&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "13c321ae9f6e9e32c1148ad460f940970634eb23f85c27fd83c05e065d94966e"
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 1254 (100th) — EDUCATION-TECH

Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the State Board of Education.

## 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=10000HB1254&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=101734&DocNum=1254&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB1254eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=101734&DocNum=1254&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB1254enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=101734&DocNum=1254&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **111–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **54–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jerry Costello, II — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-31** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Madigan `filing`
- **2017-01-31** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-01-31** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-22** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-24** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jerry Costello, II `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-03-24** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-27** Re-assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: Licensing, Administration & Oversight `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-27** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education: Licensing, Administration & Oversight
- **2017-03-28** Motion Filed to Suspend Rule 21 Elementary & Secondary Education: Licensing, Administration & Oversight; Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2017-03-28** Motion to Suspend Rule 21 - Prevailed
- **2017-03-28** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Jerry Costello, II
- **2017-03-29** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elementary & Secondary Education: Licensing, Administration & Oversight; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2017-03-29** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: Licensing, Administration & Oversight; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-29** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-04-05** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jerry Costello, II `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-04-05** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-06** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-04-07** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2017-04-07** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2017-04-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-04-07** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles Meier
- **2017-04-07** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John Cavaletto
- **2017-04-07** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Terri Bryant
- **2017-04-07** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
- **2017-04-24** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-04-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Brady
- **2017-04-25** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2017-04-25** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-04-25** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
- **2017-04-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-04-25** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-02** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Paul Schimpf
- **2017-05-02** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-09** Do Pass Education; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-05-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading
- **2017-05-09** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2017-05-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 10, 2017
- **2017-05-12** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-05-12** Passed Both Houses
- **2017-06-09** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-08-04** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2017-08-04** Effective Date August 4, 2017
- **2017-08-04** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0028 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/982b9c64-84d4-4352-bb3c-70471fe97f50`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).