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type: "Bill"
title: "SCH CD-BILINGUAL STU-ST TESTS"
description: "Amends the School Code. Provides that for elementary school students who are in a State-approved transitional bilingual education program or transitional program of instruction, the time allotted to take State tests may be extended as determined by the State Board of Education by rule."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "HB 678"
citation: "Illinois HB 678 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 74
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2005-01-31"
last_action: "2005-08-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e54a87f0-d1fe-48ce-a7c7-41942a94e4a5"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=678&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=15105&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "75cc0774e01e28840883b48b19a24e0cf0e1dca98bccf468c90c6eebeee86165"
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 HB 678 (94th) — SCH CD-BILINGUAL STU-ST TESTS
Amends the School Code. Provides that for elementary school students who are in a State-approved transitional bilingual education program or transitional program of instruction, the time allotted to take State tests may be extended as determined by the State Board of Education by rule.
## 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=09400HB0678&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=15105&DocNum=678&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0678eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=15105&DocNum=678&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0678enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=15105&DocNum=678&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **570** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1140** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **1141** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Adeline Jay Geo-Karis — cosponsor (person)
- Dale E. Risinger — cosponsor (person)
- Dave Sullivan — cosponsor (person)
- Jacqueline Y. Collins — cosponsor (person)
- John O. Jones — cosponsor (person)
- Larry K. Bomke — cosponsor (person)
- Linda Chapa LaVia — primary (person)
- Peter J. Roskam — cosponsor (person)
- Richard J. Winkel, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2005-01-31** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia `filing`
- **2005-01-31** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-01-31** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-03** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-10** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Edward J. Acevedo
- **2005-02-17** Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 021-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-02-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne Bassi
- **2005-02-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
- **2005-02-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
- **2005-02-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
- **2005-02-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
- **2005-02-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith
- **2005-02-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Flider
- **2005-02-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
- **2005-02-18** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-02-18** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-02-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-02-24** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ruth Munson
- **2005-02-24** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-02-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios
- **2005-02-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel J. Burke
- **2005-02-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rosemary Mulligan
- **2005-02-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2005-02-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
- **2005-02-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Chavez
- **2005-02-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William Delgado
- **2005-02-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Susana A Mendoza
- **2005-02-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
- **2005-02-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Richard T. Bradley
- **2005-02-25** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2005-02-25** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 1, 2005 `reading-1`
- **2005-02-25** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Miguel del Valle
- **2005-03-01** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-03-01** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-06** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Cronin
- **2005-04-07** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
- **2005-04-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles E. Jefferson
- **2005-04-08** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2005-04-13** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-20** Do Pass Education; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-04-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 21, 2005
- **2005-04-20** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Adeline Jay Geo-Karis
- **2005-04-20** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Dave Sullivan
- **2005-04-20** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. John O. Jones
- **2005-04-21** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale E. Risinger
- **2005-04-21** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Larry K. Bomke
- **2005-04-21** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Richard J. Winkel, Jr.
- **2005-05-11** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Miguel del Valle `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-05-11** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-16** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Education
- **2005-05-16** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-05-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 17, 2005
- **2005-05-17** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2005-05-18** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Be Adopted Education; 010-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2005-05-19** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-05-19** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; del Valle `amendment-passage`
- **2005-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2005-05-19** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2005-05-19** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Peter J. Roskam
- **2005-05-19** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-05-20** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2005-05-20** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2005-05-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2005-05-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 015-000-000
- **2005-05-24** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
- **2005-05-24** Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
- **2005-05-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 114-001-001
- **2005-05-27** Passed Both Houses
- **2005-06-24** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2005-08-22** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2005-08-22** Effective Date January 1, 2006
- **2005-08-22** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0642 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e54a87f0-d1fe-48ce-a7c7-41942a94e4a5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).