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type: "Bill"
title: "SCH CD-SCI BLOCK PROGRAM"
description: "Amends the School Code. Creates the Mathematics and Science Block Grant Program in order to provide greater flexibility and efficiency in the distribution and use of State funds and ensure that students meet or exceed Illinois Learning Standards in mathematics and science. Provides that the program is to be administered by the State Board of Education, which is to award program funds to eligible recipients from available appropriations. Specifies the manner in which program funds may be used by the local education agencies receiving those funds. Adds other related provisions. Effective July 1, 2003."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "SB 201"
citation: "Illinois SB 201 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 36
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2003-02-05"
last_action: "2003-06-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/846ea7e7-0217-4c3a-8b89-042463c8fdc0"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=201&GAID=3&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=1789&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "4379d3bbe3e31b070b9e8570046b5040afa2f77e136b0ad25cdf23da9bbe1090"
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 201 (93rd) — SCH CD-SCI BLOCK PROGRAM
Amends the School Code. Creates the Mathematics and Science Block Grant Program in order to provide greater flexibility and efficiency in the distribution and use of State funds and ensure that students meet or exceed Illinois Learning Standards in mathematics and science. Provides that the program is to be administered by the State Board of Education, which is to award program funds to eligible recipients from available appropriations. Specifies the manner in which program funds may be used by the local education agencies receiving those funds. Adds other related provisions. Effective July 1, 2003.
## 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=09300SB0201&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=1789&DocNum=201&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB0201eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=1789&DocNum=201&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB0201enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=1789&DocNum=201&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **3616** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **6528** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Kimberly A. Lightford — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2003-02-05** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford `filing`
- **2003-02-05** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-02-05** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-02-06** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2003-02-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford `amendment-introduction`
- **2003-02-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-04** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Education
- **2003-03-04** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2003-03-05** Do Pass as Amended Education; 006-004-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-03-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 6, 2003
- **2003-03-05** Fiscal Note Requested by Sen. Dan Cronin
- **2003-03-18** Fiscal Note Filed
- **2003-03-21** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2003-03-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 24, 2003
- **2003-03-24** Third Reading - Passed; 036-016-002 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-03-24** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2003-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-04-04** Chief House Sponsor Rep. William Davis
- **2003-04-04** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-04-04** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-08** Assigned to Elementary and Secondary Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-01** Do Pass / Standard Debate Elementary and Secondary Education Committee; 010-003-002 `committee-passage`
- **2003-05-01** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Standard Debate
- **2003-05-08** Second Reading - Standard Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-05-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Standard Debate
- **2003-05-08** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah L. Graham
- **2003-05-16** Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b); May 23, 2003
- **2003-05-20** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robin Kelly
- **2003-05-20** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David E. Miller
- **2003-05-20** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia Bailey
- **2003-05-20** Third Reading - Standard Debate - Passed 065-028-022 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-05-20** Passed Both Houses
- **2003-06-18** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2003-06-30** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2003-06-30** Effective Date July 1, 2003
- **2003-06-30** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0050 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/846ea7e7-0217-4c3a-8b89-042463c8fdc0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).