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Bill	SCH CD-CLASS SIZE REDUCTION	Amends the School Code. Creates a pilot class size reduction grant program, to be implemented and administered by the State Board of Education. Provides that grants shall be awarded to schools to defray the costs and expenses of operating and maintaining classes of no more than 15 pupils per teacher per class. Effective July 1, 2006.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	94th	SB 2882	Illinois SB 2882 (94th)	bill		enacted		3	59	2	2006-01-20	2006-06-21	openstates	ocd-bill/b7738737-dd34-4387-9a4d-a13e2410e730	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2882&GAID=8&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=23991&SessionID=50&GA=94	6a34f2c219df77994d1be221064ee3a708a93b6f8c682ae5dfe4942682059fd0	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois SB 2882 (94th) — SCH CD-CLASS SIZE REDUCTION

Amends the School Code. Creates a pilot class size reduction grant program, to be implemented and administered by the State Board of Education. Provides that grants shall be awarded to schools to defray the costs and expenses of operating and maintaining classes of no more than 15 pupils per teacher per class. Effective July 1, 2006.

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 — 98–12 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 34–22 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Brandon W. Phelps — cosponsor (person)
• Calvin L. Giles — cosponsor (person)
• Charles E. Jefferson — cosponsor (person)
• Deborah L. Graham — cosponsor (person)
• Esther Golar — cosponsor (person)
• Gary Hannig — cosponsor (person)
• Harry Osterman — cosponsor (person)
• Jack D. Franks — cosponsor (person)
• Jack McGuire — cosponsor (person)
• John A. Fritchey — cosponsor (person)
• John E. Bradley — cosponsor (person)
• Karen A. Yarbrough — cosponsor (person)
• Kurt M. Granberg — cosponsor (person)
• Linda Chapa LaVia — cosponsor (person)
• Lou Lang — cosponsor (person)
• Naomi D. Jakobsson — cosponsor (person)
• Patrick J Verschoore — cosponsor (person)
• Robert F. Flider — cosponsor (person)
• Robin Kelly — cosponsor (person)
• Terry Link — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2006-01-20 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link filing
• 2006-01-20 First Reading reading-1
• 2006-01-20 Referred to Rules referral-committee
• 2006-02-01 Assigned to Education referral-committee
• 2006-02-08 Postponed - Education
• 2006-02-08 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link amendment-introduction
• 2006-02-08 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules referral-committee
• 2006-02-14 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Education
• 2006-02-14 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted amendment-passage
• 2006-02-15 Do Pass as Amended Education; 007-000-004 committee-passage
• 2006-02-15 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 16, 2006
• 2006-02-16 Second Reading reading-2
• 2006-02-16 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading February 22, 2006
• 2006-02-16 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
• 2006-02-24 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Carol Ronen
• 2006-02-24 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kwame Raoul
• 2006-02-24 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
• 2006-02-24 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
• 2006-03-02 Third Reading - Passed; 034-022-002 reading-3, passage
• 2006-03-02 Arrived in House introduction
• 2006-03-02 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
• 2006-03-02 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith
• 2006-03-02 First Reading reading-1
• 2006-03-02 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2006-03-08 Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee referral-committee
• 2006-03-15 Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 017-001-002 committee-passage
• 2006-03-15 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2006-03-15 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
• 2006-03-15 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland
• 2006-03-15 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Holbrook
• 2006-03-15 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
• 2006-03-15 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang
• 2006-03-16 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah L. Graham
• 2006-03-23 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robin Kelly
• 2006-03-24 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles E. Jefferson
• 2006-03-24 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kurt M. Granberg
• 2006-03-24 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Esther Golar
• 2006-03-24 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2006-03-24 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2006-03-27 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. John E. Bradley
• 2006-03-28 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
• 2006-03-29 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Flider
• 2006-03-30 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Gary Hannig
• 2006-03-30 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J Verschoore
• 2006-03-30 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack McGuire
• 2006-03-30 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
• 2006-03-30 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
• 2006-03-30 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
• 2006-03-30 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Calvin L. Giles
• 2006-03-30 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Osterman
• 2006-03-30 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. John A. Fritchey
• 2006-03-30 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 098-012-002 reading-3, passage
• 2006-03-30 Passed Both Houses
• 2006-04-06 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. James T. Meeks
• 2006-04-25 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
• 2006-04-28 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2006-06-21 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2006-06-21 Effective Date July 1, 2006
• 2006-06-21 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0894 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/b7738737-dd34-4387-9a4d-a13e2410e730. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).