---
type: "Bill"
title: "EDUCATION-TECH"
description: "Amends the Chicago School District Article of the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the application of the Article and definitions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "SB 2688"
citation: "Illinois SB 2688 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 64
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2008-02-15"
last_action: "2008-12-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dc269273-cc30-4c69-a21b-f7b7421efc31"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2688&GAID=9&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=37147&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "ad013b52418f82095e9825372225be8215b024fca3baa2fd853570b2d93053c1"
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 2688 (95th) — EDUCATION-TECH

Amends the Chicago School District Article of the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the application of the Article and definitions.

## 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=09500SB2688&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=37147&DocNum=2688&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB2688eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=37147&DocNum=2688&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB2688enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=37147&DocNum=2688&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence, Amendment 2 — **56–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **114–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Dan Kotowski — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2008-02-15** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Emil Jones, Jr. `filing`
- **2008-02-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-02-15** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2008-03-05** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2008-03-12** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. James A. DeLeo
- **2008-03-13** Do Pass Executive; 008-005-000 `committee-passage`
- **2008-03-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 1, 2008
- **2008-04-01** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2008-04-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 2, 2008
- **2008-04-09** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dan Kotowski `amendment-introduction`
- **2008-04-09** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2008-04-09** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Education
- **2008-04-10** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Education; 007-002-001
- **2008-04-15** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Dan Kotowski
- **2008-04-16** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Bond
- **2008-04-16** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. J. Bradley Burzynski
- **2008-04-16** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. John J. Millner
- **2008-04-16** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. James T. Meeks
- **2008-04-16** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2008-04-16** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Kotowski `amendment-passage`
- **2008-04-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2008-04-16** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2008-04-17** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2008-04-17** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-05-22** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Edward J. Acevedo
- **2008-05-22** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-05-22** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-27** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2008
- **2008-05-27** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-28** Moved to Suspend Rule 25 Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2008-05-28** Motion to Suspend Rule 25 - Prevailed
- **2008-05-28** Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 022-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2008-05-28** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2008-05-28** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2008-05-28** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2008-05-29** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Edward J. Acevedo `amendment-introduction`
- **2008-05-29** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-29** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Edward J. Acevedo `amendment-introduction`
- **2008-05-29** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2008-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2008-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2008-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed to Table Rep. Edward J. Acevedo
- **2008-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Table Amendment - Prevailed
- **2008-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled `amendment-failure`
- **2008-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2008-05-31** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2008-05-31** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2008-05-31** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 02
- **2008-05-31** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 02-May 31, 2008
- **2008-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Dan Kotowski `filing`
- **2008-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2008-07-01** Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2008-11-12** Approved for Consideration Rules
- **2008-11-12** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) November 13, 2008; 02
- **2008-11-12** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Education `referral-committee`
- **2008-11-13** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Education; 010-000-000
- **2008-11-13** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2008-11-13** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Senate Concurs 056-000-000
- **2008-11-13** Passed Both Houses
- **2008-12-12** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2008-12-15** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2008-12-15** Effective Date December 15, 2008
- **2008-12-15** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-1015 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/dc269273-cc30-4c69-a21b-f7b7421efc31`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).