---
type: "Bill"
title: "SCH CD-SCIENCE MAGNET SCHOOL"
description: "Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the members of the State Board of Education."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "SB 621"
citation: "Illinois SB 621 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 46
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2011-02-08"
last_action: "2011-07-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5a420e85-479f-4d04-80ba-c29013783337"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=621&GAID=11&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=55450&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "c0d8e311e0189ea874a7af3702a4ff2acbfdec0abe6435e17b7622fb0c9bf3e2"
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 621 (97th) — SCH CD-SCIENCE MAGNET SCHOOL

Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the members of the State Board of Education.

## 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=09700SB0621&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=55450&DocNum=621&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB0621eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=55450&DocNum=621&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB0621enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=55450&DocNum=621&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **54–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **113–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Eddie Lee Jackson, Sr. — cosponsor (person)
- Linda Holmes — primary (person)
- Mike Fortner — cosponsor (person)
- Robert W. Pritchard — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2011-02-08** Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton `filing`
- **2011-02-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-02-08** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-02-18** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Linda Holmes
- **2011-03-02** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-02** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Linda Holmes `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-03-02** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-08** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education
- **2011-03-09** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Education
- **2011-03-09** Postponed - Education
- **2011-03-15** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2011-03-15** Do Pass as Amended Education; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-03-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 16, 2011
- **2011-04-08** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Linda Holmes `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-04-08** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-11** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Education
- **2011-04-11** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-04-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 12, 2011
- **2011-04-12** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Education; 010-000-000
- **2011-04-12** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-04-12** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Holmes `amendment-passage`
- **2011-04-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 12, 2011
- **2011-04-12** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-04-12** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2011-04-12** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-04-12** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2011-04-12** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Tom Cross
- **2011-04-12** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Darlene J. Senger
- **2011-04-12** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kay Hatcher
- **2011-04-12** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Timothy L. Schmitz
- **2011-04-12** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-04-12** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-02** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-11** Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 024-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-05-11** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-05-17** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-05-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-05-18** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-002 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-05-18** Passed Both Houses
- **2011-05-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner
- **2011-05-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
- **2011-05-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Lee Jackson, Sr.
- **2011-06-16** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2011-07-13** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2011-07-13** Effective Date January 1, 2012
- **2011-07-13** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0097 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5a420e85-479f-4d04-80ba-c29013783337`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).