---
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: "SB 878"
citation: "Illinois SB 878 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 68
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2003-02-19"
last_action: "2003-08-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/db388fd3-6c07-4074-8b48-78d7b639ed50"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=878&GAID=3&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=3731&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "3d424ce16b813f1539dff1fae3ab257064c0f353eedf7e027245902a2cbc98c7"
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 878 (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=09300SB0878&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=3731&DocNum=878&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB0878eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=3731&DocNum=878&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB0878enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=3731&DocNum=878&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **54–1** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence, Amendment 2 — **54–1** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **116–0** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence, Amendment 3 — **54–1** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **40–9** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Miguel del Valle — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2003-02-19** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Miguel del Valle `filing`
- **2003-02-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-02-19** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-02-26** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-12** Do Pass Education; 008-000-003 `committee-passage`
- **2003-03-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 13, 2003
- **2003-03-18** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2003-03-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 19, 2003
- **2003-04-01** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Miguel del Valle `amendment-introduction`
- **2003-04-01** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-02** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Education
- **2003-04-02** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled in Education `amendment-failure`
- **2003-04-04** Third Reading Deadline Extended - Rule 2-10(e) to April 9, 2003. `reading-3`
- **2003-04-08** Third Reading - Passed; 040-009-008 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-04-09** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2003-04-09** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Jerry L. Mitchell
- **2003-04-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-04-09** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-10** Assigned to Elementary and Secondary Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-01** Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary and Secondary Education Committee; 015-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-05-01** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-05-09** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jerry L. Mitchell `amendment-introduction`
- **2003-05-09** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-15** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jerry L. Mitchell `amendment-introduction`
- **2003-05-15** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-16** Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b); May 23, 2003
- **2003-05-21** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jerry L. Mitchell `amendment-introduction`
- **2003-05-21** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-23** Third Reading/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2003 `reading-3`
- **2003-05-27** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Elementary and Secondary Education Committee
- **2003-05-27** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Elementary and Secondary Education Committee
- **2003-05-27** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Elementary and Secondary Education Committee
- **2003-05-28** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Elementary and Secondary Education Committee; 013-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2003-05-28** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Elementary and Secondary Education Committee; 013-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2003-05-28** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Elementary and Secondary Education Committee; 013-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2003-05-29** House Floor Amendment No. 4 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jerry L. Mitchell `amendment-introduction`
- **2003-05-29** House Floor Amendment No. 4 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`
- **2003-05-29** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-05-29** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2003-05-29** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2003-05-29** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2003-05-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 4 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2003-05-30** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-05-30** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01,02,03
- **2003-05-30** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01,02,03 - May 31, 2003
- **2003-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Miguel del Valle `filing`
- **2003-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Miguel del Valle `filing`
- **2003-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Miguel del Valle `filing`
- **2003-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 3 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. 2 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Be Adopted Executive; 011-000-000
- **2003-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Be Adopted Executive; 011-000-000
- **2003-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Be Adopted Executive; 011-000-000
- **2003-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 054-001-001
- **2003-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Senate Concurs 054-001-001
- **2003-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Senate Concurs 054-001-001
- **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 . . . . . . . . . 93-0470 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/db388fd3-6c07-4074-8b48-78d7b639ed50`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).