---
type: "Bill"
title: "SCH CD-ALTERNATIVE EDUCATOR"
description: "Amends the State Universities Civil Service Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning temporary appointments."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "SB 638"
citation: "Illinois SB 638 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 41
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2011-02-08"
last_action: "2012-06-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e029177c-cccf-456a-87af-5cba5a1ddaf9"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=638&GAID=11&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=55467&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "6ad1ef1110025d5d4d7cb309b9c40df5313eb82aa7e2e831c20867400b7c3fcf"
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 638 (97th) — SCH CD-ALTERNATIVE EDUCATOR

Amends the State Universities Civil Service Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning temporary appointments.

## 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=09700SB0638&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=55467&DocNum=638&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB0638eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=55467&DocNum=638&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB0638enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=55467&DocNum=638&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **117–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Esther Golar — cosponsor (person)
- Heather A. Steans — primary (person)
- Robyn Gabel — 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`
- **2011-03-09** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-17** Do Pass Executive; 015-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 17, 2011
- **2011-03-17** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 29, 2011
- **2011-04-15** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 4, 2011 `reading-3`
- **2011-07-23** Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-03-08** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Heather A. Steans
- **2012-03-08** Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2012-03-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 21, 2012
- **2012-03-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Heather A. Steans `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-03-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-03-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education
- **2012-03-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Education; 010-000-000
- **2012-03-28** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2012-03-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Steans `amendment-passage`
- **2012-03-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2012-03-28** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-03-28** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2012-03-28** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Daniel Biss
- **2012-03-28** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-03-28** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-03-28** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-16** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-19** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Durkin
- **2012-04-19** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2012-04-25** Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 020-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-04-25** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-04-26** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Esther Golar
- **2012-05-02** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-05-08** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
- **2012-05-09** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-05-09** Passed Both Houses
- **2012-05-16** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2012-06-25** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2012-06-25** Effective Date June 25, 2012
- **2012-06-25** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0702 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e029177c-cccf-456a-87af-5cba5a1ddaf9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).