---
type: "Bill"
title: "EDUCATION-TECH"
description: "Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning alternative public schools."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "HB 5562"
citation: "Illinois HB 5562 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 34
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2004-02-06"
last_action: "2004-08-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a4156223-bac5-4855-9936-4281f0d771eb"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5562&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=10574&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "2fe8f78d8c439b0206bc3bfcd2854ae6fc65ab7d4fde1fd36516eb004754b226"
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 5562 (93rd) — EDUCATION-TECH

Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning alternative public schools.

## 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=09300HB5562&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=10574&DocNum=5562&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB5562eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=10574&DocNum=5562&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB5562enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=10574&DocNum=5562&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **116–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **46–10** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Lovana Jones — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2004-02-06** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Madigan `filing`
- **2004-02-06** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2004-02-06** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-02-24** Assigned to Elementary and Secondary Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-03-02** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Lovana Jones
- **2004-03-02** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Annazette Collins
- **2004-03-02** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur L. Turner
- **2004-03-02** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
- **2004-03-02** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Calvin L. Giles
- **2004-03-03** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Elementary and Secondary Education Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2004-03-04** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elementary and Secondary Education Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2004-03-04** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elementary and Secondary Education Committee; 018-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2004-03-04** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2004-03-23** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2004-03-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2004-03-24** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2004-03-25** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2004-03-25** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 26, 2004 `reading-1`
- **2004-03-26** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2004-03-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2004-03-26** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2004-03-30** Fiscal Note Filed As Amended by House Amendment No. 1, from the Illinois State Board of Education.
- **2004-03-30** State Mandates Fiscal Note Filed As Amended by House Amendment No. 1, from the Illinois State Board of Education.
- **2004-04-15** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2004-04-21** Do Pass Education; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2004-04-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 22, 2004
- **2004-04-22** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2004-04-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 27, 2004
- **2004-05-11** Third Reading - Passed; 046-010-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2004-05-11** Passed Both Houses
- **2004-06-09** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2004-08-04** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2004-08-04** Effective Date January 1, 2005
- **2004-08-04** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0861 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a4156223-bac5-4855-9936-4281f0d771eb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).