---
type: "Bill"
title: "ST BD ED-NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND"
description: "Amends the School Code. Requires the State Board of Education to implement the provisions of the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "HB 2352"
citation: "Illinois HB 2352 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 57
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2003-02-19"
last_action: "2003-08-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/585bae9e-41ec-4a74-a07a-ada631ae5355"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2352&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=3626&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "5e38fc8323b8a8406d875535980798bbedc93ea660e1045e70aec549933cdd35"
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 2352 (93rd) — ST BD ED-NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND

Amends the School Code. Requires the State Board of Education to implement the provisions of the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001.

## 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=09300HB2352&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=3626&DocNum=2352&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB2352eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=3626&DocNum=2352&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB2352enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=3626&DocNum=2352&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **55–1** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence, Amendment 2 — **116–0** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **116–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **113–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Jerry L. Mitchell — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2003-02-19** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jerry L. Mitchell `filing`
- **2003-02-19** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2003-02-19** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Calvin L. Giles
- **2003-02-19** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Renee Kosel
- **2003-02-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-02-19** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-02-21** Assigned to Elementary and Secondary Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-06** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Elementary and Secondary Education Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2003-03-06** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elementary and Secondary Education Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2003-03-06** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elementary and Secondary Education Committee; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-03-06** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-03-18** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-03-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-03-27** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-002 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-04-02** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2003-04-02** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 3, 2003 `reading-1`
- **2003-04-02** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Miguel del Valle
- **2003-04-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-04-02** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-16** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-29** Postponed - Education
- **2003-05-01** Do Pass Education; 006-001-002 `committee-passage`
- **2003-05-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2003
- **2003-05-01** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2003-05-06** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Miguel del Valle `amendment-introduction`
- **2003-05-06** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-07** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Education
- **2003-05-08** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Be Adopted Education; 008-002-001 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2003-05-08** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2003-05-08** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; del Valle `amendment-passage`
- **2003-05-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 9, 2003
- **2003-05-08** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2003-05-09** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2003-05-09** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Miguel del Valle `amendment-introduction`
- **2003-05-09** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-13** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Education
- **2003-05-14** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Be Adopted Education; 009-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2003-05-15** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2003-05-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; del Valle `amendment-passage`
- **2003-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 16, 2003
- **2003-05-16** Third Reading - Passed; 055-001-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-05-16** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2003-05-16** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1 and 2
- **2003-05-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Jerry L. Mitchell; Motion #1
- **2003-05-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Jerry L. Mitchell; Motion #1
- **2003-05-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-23** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2003
- **2003-05-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted
- **2003-05-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted
- **2003-05-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 116-000-000
- **2003-05-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 House Concurs 116-000-000
- **2003-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2003-06-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2003-08-05** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2003-08-05** Effective Date August 5, 2003
- **2003-08-05** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0426 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/585bae9e-41ec-4a74-a07a-ada631ae5355`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).