---
type: "Bill"
title: "SCH CD-SCH BOARD-SEX OFFENDER"
description: "Amends the School Code. Provides that in order to be eligible for election to a school board (or in Chicago to be eligible for appointment), a person must not be a child sex offender."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "HB 338"
citation: "Illinois HB 338 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 42
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2003-01-24"
last_action: "2003-07-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/255878f5-c5fe-44d9-a151-d83b41fd438e"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=338&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=669&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "d637474b316fb9c71d7a36b5a56eaa32795f1486f169a4f9c0f01814d26e229e"
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 338 (93rd) — SCH CD-SCH BOARD-SEX OFFENDER

Amends the School Code. Provides that in order to be eligible for election to a school board (or in Chicago to be eligible for appointment), a person must not be a child sex offender.

## 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=09300HB0338&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=669&DocNum=338&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB0338eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=669&DocNum=338&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB0338enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=669&DocNum=338&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **106–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Antonio Munoz — cosponsor (person)
- Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson — cosponsor (person)
- Donne E. Trotter — cosponsor (person)
- Iris Y. Martinez — cosponsor (person)
- James T. Meeks — cosponsor (person)
- M. Maggie Crotty — cosponsor (person)
- Martin A. Sandoval — cosponsor (person)
- Mattie Hunter — cosponsor (person)
- Patrick Welch — cosponsor (person)
- Renee Kosel — primary (person)
- Susan Garrett — cosponsor (person)
- Terry Link — cosponsor (person)
- William R. Haine — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2003-01-24** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Renee Kosel `filing`
- **2003-01-29** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-01-29** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-01-29** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Roger L. Eddy
- **2003-01-30** Assigned to Elementary and Secondary Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-02-05** Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary and Secondary Education Committee; 014-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-02-05** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-02-06** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-02-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-02-20** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
- **2003-02-21** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 106-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-02-21** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Joe Dunn
- **2003-02-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. James D. Brosnahan
- **2003-02-26** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2003-02-26** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading February 27, 2003 `reading-1`
- **2003-02-26** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Christine Radogno
- **2003-02-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-02-27** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-26** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Edward D. Maloney
- **2003-04-10** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-29** Do Pass Education; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-04-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 30, 2003
- **2003-04-30** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2003-04-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 1, 2003
- **2003-05-01** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Munoz
- **2003-05-01** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2003-05-01** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-05-01** Passed Both Houses
- **2003-05-16** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson
- **2003-05-16** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. James T. Meeks
- **2003-05-16** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Susan Garrett
- **2003-05-16** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. William R. Haine
- **2003-05-16** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Terry Link
- **2003-05-16** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
- **2003-05-19** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- **2003-05-19** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Patrick Welch
- **2003-05-20** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2003-05-20** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
- **2003-05-30** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2003-07-23** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2003-07-23** Effective Date January 1, 2004
- **2003-07-23** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0309 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/255878f5-c5fe-44d9-a151-d83b41fd438e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).