---
type: "Bill"
title: "EDUCATION-TECH"
description: "Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning State goals and assessment."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "SB 1951"
citation: "Illinois SB 1951 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 67
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2003-02-20"
last_action: "2003-08-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3e7df2bd-97b5-43b7-bdf8-1f95d719201d"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1951&GAID=3&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=5093&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "bf000488623cc93a42533a2ad87ce1ef2f256a2e5e7c81f51a472a93fb449b25"
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 1951 (93rd) — EDUCATION-TECH

Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning State goals and assessment.

## 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=09300SB1951&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=5093&DocNum=1951&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB1951eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=5093&DocNum=1951&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB1951enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=5093&DocNum=1951&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **32–16** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **115–1** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **56–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Carolyn H. Krause — cosponsor (person)
- Ed Sullivan, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Elaine Nekritz — cosponsor (person)
- Jack D. Franks — cosponsor (person)
- James D. Brosnahan — cosponsor (person)
- James H. Meyer — cosponsor (person)
- John J. Millner — cosponsor (person)
- Kathleen A. Ryg — cosponsor (person)
- Larry McKeon — cosponsor (person)
- Linda Chapa LaVia — cosponsor (person)
- M. Maggie Crotty — primary (person)
- Maria Antonia Berrios — cosponsor (person)
- Patricia Bailey — cosponsor (person)
- Robin Kelly — cosponsor (person)
- Rosemary Mulligan — cosponsor (person)
- Sandra M. Pihos — cosponsor (person)
- Sara Feigenholtz — cosponsor (person)
- Susana Mendoza — cosponsor (person)
- William Delgado — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2003-02-20** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Vince Demuzio `filing`
- **2003-02-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-02-20** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-05** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-13** Do Pass Executive; 008-005-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-03-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 18, 2003
- **2003-03-18** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2003-03-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** March 19, 2003
- **2003-03-27** Verified
- **2003-03-27** Third Reading - Passed; 032-016-002 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-03-27** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2003-03-27** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-03-27** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Madigan
- **2003-03-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-03-27** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-31** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-02** Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-14** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-14** Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b); May 31, 2003
- **2003-05-29** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 007-005-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-05-29** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-05-29** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-05-29** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-05-29** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Julie Hamos `amendment-introduction`
- **2003-05-29** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-29** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-05-29** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2003-05-30** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Julie Hamos
- **2003-05-30** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
- **2003-05-30** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2003-05-30** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
- **2003-05-30** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang
- **2003-05-30** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Annazette Collins
- **2003-05-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. James D. Brosnahan
- **2003-05-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Rosemary Mulligan
- **2003-05-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Larry McKeon
- **2003-05-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2003-05-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
- **2003-05-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. John J. Millner
- **2003-05-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. James H. Meyer
- **2003-05-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Susana Mendoza
- **2003-05-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
- **2003-05-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2003-05-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Ed Sullivan, Jr.
- **2003-05-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. William Delgado
- **2003-05-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen A. Ryg
- **2003-05-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Carolyn H. Krause
- **2003-05-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz
- **2003-05-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robin Kelly
- **2003-05-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia Bailey
- **2003-05-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios
- **2003-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2003-05-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-05-30** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-05-30** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01
- **2003-05-30** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01 - May 31, 2003
- **2003-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. M. Maggie Crotty `filing`
- **2003-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Be Adopted Executive; 013-000-000
- **2003-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 056-000-000
- **2003-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2003-06-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2003-08-08** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2003-08-08** Effective Date August 8, 2003
- **2003-08-08** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0495 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3e7df2bd-97b5-43b7-bdf8-1f95d719201d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).