---
type: "Bill"
title: "SCH CD-ST AID-SUPPLEMENTARY GR"
description: "Amends the State aid formula provisions of the School Code. Removes provisions concerning supplementary grants in aid. Effective July 1, 2011."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 3539"
citation: "Illinois HB 3539 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 28
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2011-02-24"
last_action: "2011-08-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e058156a-586f-4480-a60a-2f6205bab5d0"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3539&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=60905&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "fb47045dc2df4bd1d1ea2396ec0bcda3503d4cab38f4801c0981ef3fe89385af"
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 3539 (97th) — SCH CD-ST AID-SUPPLEMENTARY GR

Amends the State aid formula provisions of the School Code. Removes provisions concerning supplementary grants in aid. Effective July 1, 2011.

## 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=09700HB3539&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=60905&DocNum=3539&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB3539eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=60905&DocNum=3539&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB3539enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=60905&DocNum=3539&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **50–2** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **73–37** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Thomas Morrison — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2011-02-24** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Thomas Morrison `filing`
- **2011-02-24** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-02-24** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-01** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-16** Motion Do Pass - Lost Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 010-010-000 `committee-failure`
- **2011-03-16** Remains in Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
- **2011-03-17** Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 013-005-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-03-17** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-04-01** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-04-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-04-07** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 073-037-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-04-07** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2011-04-07** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 8, 2011 `reading-1`
- **2011-04-08** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Matt Murphy
- **2011-04-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-04-11** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-04** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-10** Do Pass Education; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-05-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 11, 2011
- **2011-05-12** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Kotowski
- **2011-05-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2011
- **2011-05-17** Third Reading - Passed; 050-002-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-05-17** Passed Both Houses
- **2011-06-15** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2011-08-12** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2011-08-12** Effective Date August 12, 2011
- **2011-08-12** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0351 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e058156a-586f-4480-a60a-2f6205bab5d0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).