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Bill ACCELERATED PLACEMENT ACT Creates the Accelerated Placement Act. Provides that any student in a school district may be referred by a teacher, administrator, gifted education specialist, guidance counselor, school psychologist, or parent or legal guardian to the principal for evaluation for possible accelerated placement. Allows accelerated placement to include, but not be limited to, early entrance to kindergarten or first grade, accelerating a student in a single subject, compacting curriculum, concurrent enrollment, credit by examination, online learning courses, Advanced Placement courses, International Baccalaureate programs, grade acceleration, grade telescoping, and early high school graduation. Sets forth evaluation and appeal guidelines. Provides for the creation of an acceleration evaluation committee to evaluate a child for accelerated placement. Sets forth procedures for accelerated placement and evaluation of the placement. Requires school districts to report certain statistics to the State Board of Education, and for the State Board to create reports regarding accelerated placement. Provides that the State Board may adopt rules to implement the Act. Effective immediately. us/states/il Illinois General Assembly 100th SB 1223 Illinois SB 1223 (100th)
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Illinois SB 1223 (100th) — ACCELERATED PLACEMENT ACT

Creates the Accelerated Placement Act. Provides that any student in a school district may be referred by a teacher, administrator, gifted education specialist, guidance counselor, school psychologist, or parent or legal guardian to the principal for evaluation for possible accelerated placement. Allows accelerated placement to include, but not be limited to, early entrance to kindergarten or first grade, accelerating a student in a single subject, compacting curriculum, concurrent enrollment, credit by examination, online learning courses, Advanced Placement courses, International Baccalaureate programs, grade acceleration, grade telescoping, and early high school graduation. Sets forth evaluation and appeal guidelines. Provides for the creation of an acceleration evaluation committee to evaluate a child for accelerated placement. Sets forth procedures for accelerated placement and evaluation of the placement. Requires school districts to report certain statistics to the State Board of Education, and for the State Board to create reports regarding accelerated placement. Provides that the State Board may adopt rules to implement the Act. Effective immediately.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

  1. Introduced (filed) — source
  2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
  3. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • Concurrence — 531 (pass) · upper
  • Third Reading — 9911 (pass) · lower
  • Third Reading — 570 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Al Riley — cosponsor (person)
  • Kathleen Willis — cosponsor (person)
  • Kimberly A. Lightford — primary (person)
  • Nick Sauer — cosponsor (person)
  • Sonya M. Harper — cosponsor (person)
  • Stephanie A. Kifowit — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2017-02-07 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford filing
  • 2017-02-07 First Reading reading-1
  • 2017-02-07 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
  • 2017-02-10 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Chuck Weaver
  • 2017-02-15 Assigned to Education referral-committee
  • 2017-03-01 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford amendment-introduction
  • 2017-03-01 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
  • 2017-03-07 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education
  • 2017-03-08 Postponed - Education
  • 2017-03-08 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Education
  • 2017-03-09 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sue Rezin
  • 2017-03-14 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Melinda Bush
  • 2017-03-15 Postponed - Education
  • 2017-03-15 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Education
  • 2017-03-15 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
  • 2017-03-15 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Karen McConnaughay
  • 2017-03-17 Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 7, 2017
  • 2017-03-29 Postponed - Education
  • 2017-03-29 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Education
  • 2017-03-30 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
  • 2017-03-30 Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford amendment-introduction
  • 2017-03-30 Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
  • 2017-04-04 Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Education
  • 2017-04-04 Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted amendment-passage
  • 2017-04-05 Do Pass as Amended Education; 012-000-000 committee-passage
  • 2017-04-05 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 6, 2017
  • 2017-04-05 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan McConchie
  • 2017-04-05 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
  • 2017-04-06 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
  • 2017-04-06 Second Reading reading-2
  • 2017-04-06 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 25, 2017
  • 2017-04-07 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments referral-committee
  • 2017-04-28 Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2017 reading-3
  • 2017-05-03 Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 reading-3, passage
  • 2017-05-03 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) amendment-failure
  • 2017-05-03 Arrived in House introduction
  • 2017-05-03 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
  • 2017-05-09 First Reading reading-1
  • 2017-05-09 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2017-05-09 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
  • 2017-05-10 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper
  • 2017-05-11 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner
  • 2017-05-11 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen Willis
  • 2017-05-11 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
  • 2017-05-15 Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee referral-committee
  • 2017-05-19 Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 26, 2017
  • 2017-05-23 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Camille Y. Lilly amendment-introduction
  • 2017-05-23 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2017-05-23 Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Fred Crespo
  • 2017-05-24 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee
  • 2017-05-24 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; by Voice Vote amendment-passage
  • 2017-05-24 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; 015-000-000 committee-passage
  • 2017-05-24 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2017-05-24 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2017-05-24 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2017-05-26 Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2017
  • 2017-05-28 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 099-011-000 reading-3, passage
  • 2017-05-28 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
  • 2017-05-28 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
  • 2017-05-28 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Litesa E. Wallace
  • 2017-05-28 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Nick Sauer
  • 2017-05-29 Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
  • 2017-05-29 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 30, 2017
  • 2017-05-29 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford filing
  • 2017-05-29 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments referral-committee
  • 2017-05-30 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Education referral-committee
  • 2017-05-30 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Education; 008-000-000
  • 2017-05-31 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 053-001-000
  • 2017-05-31 Senate Concurs
  • 2017-05-31 Passed Both Houses
  • 2017-06-29 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
  • 2017-08-25 Governor Approved executive-signature
  • 2017-08-25 Effective Date July 1, 2018
  • 2017-08-25 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0421 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/935c2349-8f6f-45e1-a0e1-bab6539dec83. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).