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Bill SCH CD-CLASS SIZE GOALS Amends the School Code. Provides that, no later than day 60 of instruction in each school year, a school board shall report to the State Board of Education for kindergarten through grade 12 classes certain information about actively employed teachers, pupil-teacher ratios, class instructors, and class sections; defines terms. Requires the State Board of Education to publish the information contained in the reports on its Internet website no later than December 1, 2020 and annually thereafter. Sets forth class size goals to be achieved by the 2021-2022 school year. us/states/il Illinois General Assembly 101st HB 254 Illinois HB 254 (101st)
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Illinois HB 254 (101st) — SCH CD-CLASS SIZE GOALS

Amends the School Code. Provides that, no later than day 60 of instruction in each school year, a school board shall report to the State Board of Education for kindergarten through grade 12 classes certain information about actively employed teachers, pupil-teacher ratios, class instructors, and class sections; defines terms. Requires the State Board of Education to publish the information contained in the reports on its Internet website no later than December 1, 2020 and annually thereafter. Sets forth class size goals to be achieved by the 2021-2022 school year.

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, Amendment 1 — 8632 (pass) · lower
  • Third Reading — 4212 (pass) · upper
  • Third Reading — 8430 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Don Harmon — cosponsor (person)
  • Jacqueline Y. Collins — cosponsor (person)
  • Natalie A. Manley — cosponsor (person)
  • Robert Peters — primary (person)
  • Will Guzzardi — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2019-01-09 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Will Guzzardi filing
  • 2019-01-09 First Reading reading-1
  • 2019-01-09 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2019-01-29 Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter School referral-committee
  • 2019-03-12 Moved to Suspend Rule 21 Rep. Gregory Harris
  • 2019-03-12 Suspend Rule 21 - Prevailed
  • 2019-03-21 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Will Guzzardi amendment-introduction
  • 2019-03-21 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2019-03-26 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter School
  • 2019-03-27 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter School; by Voice Vote amendment-passage
  • 2019-03-27 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter School; 005-003-000 committee-passage
  • 2019-03-29 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2019-04-01 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Fiscal Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Tom Demmer
  • 2019-04-01 House Committee Amendment No. 1 State Mandates Fiscal Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Tom Demmer
  • 2019-04-02 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2019-04-02 Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2019-04-08 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Fiscal Note Filed as Amended
  • 2019-04-11 House Committee Amendment No. 1 State Mandates Fiscal Note Filed as Amended
  • 2019-04-11 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2019-04-11 Removed from Short Debate Status
  • 2019-04-11 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Standard Debate
  • 2019-04-11 Third Reading - Standard Debate - Passed 084-030-000 reading-3, passage
  • 2019-04-12 Arrive in Senate introduction
  • 2019-04-12 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 30, 2019 reading-1
  • 2019-04-24 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Robert Peters
  • 2019-04-24 First Reading reading-1
  • 2019-04-24 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
  • 2019-04-24 Assigned to Education referral-committee
  • 2019-05-09 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
  • 2019-05-10 Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 17, 2019
  • 2019-05-15 Do Pass Education; 012-003-000 committee-passage
  • 2019-05-15 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 16, 2019
  • 2019-05-16 Second Reading reading-2
  • 2019-05-16 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 17, 2019
  • 2019-05-17 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Robert Peters amendment-introduction
  • 2019-05-17 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
  • 2019-05-21 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education
  • 2019-05-22 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Education; 011-003-000
  • 2019-05-22 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
  • 2019-05-23 Recalled to Second Reading reading-2
  • 2019-05-23 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Peters amendment-passage
  • 2019-05-23 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
  • 2019-05-23 Third Reading - Passed; 042-012-001 reading-3, passage
  • 2019-05-23 Arrived in House introduction
  • 2019-05-23 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
  • 2019-05-27 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Will Guzzardi
  • 2019-05-27 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2019-05-28 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley
  • 2019-05-28 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
  • 2019-05-29 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 086-032-000
  • 2019-05-29 House Concurs
  • 2019-05-29 Passed Both Houses
  • 2019-06-27 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
  • 2019-08-23 Governor Approved executive-signature
  • 2019-08-23 Effective Date January 1, 2020
  • 2019-08-23 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0451 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/03b4f89f-dc00-49d3-921a-0b49cff24e9d. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).