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Bill	DHS-GREAT START	Amends the Department of Human Services Act. Deletes a provision that includes beginning and ending dates for the operation of a Great START (Strategy to Attract and Retain Teachers) program. Deletes provisions (i) requiring a working committee of the Child and Development Advisory Council of the Department of Human Services to make certain recommendations concerning the Great START program by October 1, 2000 and (ii) requiring the Department to evaluate the Great START program, gather data on the program, and submit a report to the General Assembly by December 31, 2002. Effective immediately.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	93rd	SB 2171	Illinois SB 2171 (93rd)	bill		enacted		3	86	2	2004-01-14	2004-07-12	openstates	ocd-bill/80e5df73-8e1a-4f25-8ad3-bdee42f11e26	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2171&GAID=3&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=8016&SessionID=3&GA=93	8127670840d4e3ee4f253b40e32d4f251f8c98e764a1f6ef38f35ae5bb24f892	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois SB 2171 (93rd) — DHS-GREAT START

Amends the Department of Human Services Act. Deletes a provision that includes beginning and ending dates for the operation of a Great START (Strategy to Attract and Retain Teachers) program. Deletes provisions (i) requiring a working committee of the Child and Development Advisory Council of the Department of Human Services to make certain recommendations concerning the Great START program by October 1, 2000 and (ii) requiring the Department to evaluate the Great START program, gather data on the program, and submit a report to the General Assembly by December 31, 2002. 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

• Third Reading — 118–0 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 56–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Annazette Collins — cosponsor (person)
• Art Tenhouse — cosponsor (person)
• Arthur L. Turner — cosponsor (person)
• Carol Ronen — primary (person)
• Chapin Rose — cosponsor (person)
• Cynthia Soto — cosponsor (person)
• Deborah L. Graham — cosponsor (person)
• Eddie Washington — cosponsor (person)
• Elaine Nekritz — cosponsor (person)
• Harry Osterman — cosponsor (person)
• Jack D. Franks — cosponsor (person)
• Joseph M. Lyons — cosponsor (person)
• Julie Hamos — cosponsor (person)
• Karen May — cosponsor (person)
• Kathleen A. Ryg — cosponsor (person)
• Kenneth Dunkin — cosponsor (person)
• Kevin Joyce — cosponsor (person)
• Linda Chapa LaVia — cosponsor (person)
• Lisa M. Dugan — cosponsor (person)
• Lovana Jones — cosponsor (person)
• Maria Antonia Berrios — cosponsor (person)
• Michael K. Smith — cosponsor (person)
• Mike Boland — cosponsor (person)
• Patricia R. Bellock — cosponsor (person)
• Patrick Verschoore — cosponsor (person)
• Ralph C. Capparelli — cosponsor (person)
• Renee Kosel — cosponsor (person)
• Ricca Slone — cosponsor (person)
• Richard P. Myers — cosponsor (person)
• Robert W. Pritchard — cosponsor (person)
• Rosemary Mulligan — cosponsor (person)
• Sandra M. Pihos — cosponsor (person)
• Shane Cultra — cosponsor (person)
• Sidney H. Mathias — cosponsor (person)
• Susana Mendoza — cosponsor (person)
• Suzanne Bassi — cosponsor (person)
• William Davis — cosponsor (person)
• William Delgado — cosponsor (person)
• Wyvetter H. Younge — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2004-01-14 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Carol Ronen filing
• 2004-01-14 First Reading reading-1
• 2004-01-14 Referred to Rules referral-committee
• 2004-01-29 Assigned to Health & Human Services referral-committee
• 2004-02-03 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dave Sullivan
• 2004-02-04 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Christine Radogno
• 2004-02-04 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
• 2004-02-04 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
• 2004-02-04 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Barack Obama
• 2004-02-04 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
• 2004-02-04 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
• 2004-02-04 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson
• 2004-02-04 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Susan Garrett
• 2004-02-04 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Richard J. Winkel, Jr.
• 2004-02-05 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
• 2004-02-05 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. John M. Sullivan
• 2004-02-06 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
• 2004-02-09 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg
• 2004-02-09 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale A. Righter
• 2004-02-10 Do Pass Health & Human Services; 010-000-000 committee-passage
• 2004-02-10 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 18, 2004
• 2004-02-20 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kathleen L. Wojcik
• 2004-02-20 Second Reading reading-2
• 2004-02-20 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading February 24, 2004
• 2004-03-03 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
• 2004-03-03 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Edward D. Maloney
• 2004-03-03 Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2004-03-03 Arrived in House introduction
• 2004-03-03 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
• 2004-03-04 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr.
• 2004-03-04 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
• 2004-03-04 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Flider
• 2004-03-04 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Careen Gordon
• 2004-03-04 First Reading reading-1
• 2004-03-04 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2004-03-24 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lovana Jones
• 2004-03-24 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. William Delgado
• 2004-03-26 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David E. Miller
• 2004-03-26 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carole Pankau
• 2004-03-26 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
• 2004-03-26 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
• 2004-03-29 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen May
• 2004-03-29 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen A. Ryg
• 2004-03-30 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Art Tenhouse
• 2004-03-30 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Chapin Rose
• 2004-03-30 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Richard P. Myers
• 2004-03-30 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Rosemary Mulligan
• 2004-04-02 Assigned to Human Services Committee referral-committee
• 2004-04-21 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Osterman
• 2004-04-22 Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 006-000-000 committee-passage
• 2004-04-22 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2004-04-22 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Joseph M. Lyons
• 2004-04-22 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz
• 2004-04-22 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah L. Graham
• 2004-04-22 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Joyce
• 2004-04-22 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland
• 2004-04-27 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2004-04-27 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2004-04-27 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
• 2004-04-28 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios
• 2004-04-28 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Susana Mendoza
• 2004-04-28 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Ralph C. Capparelli
• 2004-04-28 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
• 2004-04-28 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Wyvetter H. Younge
• 2004-04-28 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur L. Turner
• 2004-04-28 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
• 2004-04-28 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
• 2004-04-29 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Washington
• 2004-04-29 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Renee Kosel
• 2004-04-29 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Ricca Slone
• 2004-04-29 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
• 2004-04-29 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Annazette Collins
• 2004-04-29 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick Verschoore
• 2004-04-29 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
• 2004-05-04 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 118-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2004-05-04 Passed Both Houses
• 2004-05-04 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Julie Hamos
• 2004-05-04 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Shane Cultra
• 2004-05-04 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
• 2004-05-04 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith
• 2004-05-11 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
• 2004-05-11 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne Bassi
• 2004-06-02 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2004-07-12 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2004-07-12 Effective Date July 12, 2004
• 2004-07-12 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0711 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/80e5df73-8e1a-4f25-8ad3-bdee42f11e26. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).