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Bill COMM COLL-ENGLISH INITIATIVE Amends the Public Community College Act. Requires the Illinois Community College Board to establish and administer a We Want to Learn English Initiative to provide resources for immigrants and refugees in this State to learn English in order to move towards becoming full members of American society. Provides that each fiscal year, the Board shall include in its budget proposal $25,000,000 in funding for the Initiative. Provides that no less than half of the funds appropriated for the Initiative each fiscal year shall be disbursed to community-based, not-for-profit organizations, immigrant social service organizations, faith-based organizations, and on-site job training programs. Effective immediately. us/states/il Illinois General Assembly 95th SB 1446 Illinois SB 1446 (95th)
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Illinois SB 1446 (95th) — COMM COLL-ENGLISH INITIATIVE

Amends the Public Community College Act. Requires the Illinois Community College Board to establish and administer a We Want to Learn English Initiative to provide resources for immigrants and refugees in this State to learn English in order to move towards becoming full members of American society. Provides that each fiscal year, the Board shall include in its budget proposal $25,000,000 in funding for the Initiative. Provides that no less than half of the funds appropriated for the Initiative each fiscal year shall be disbursed to community-based, not-for-profit organizations, immigrant social service organizations, faith-based organizations, and on-site job training programs. 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 — 959 (pass) · lower
  • Concurrence, Amendment 2 — 510 (pass) · upper
  • Third Reading — 492 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Cynthia Soto — cosponsor (person)
  • Elizabeth Coulson — cosponsor (person)
  • Martin A. Sandoval — primary (person)
  • Richard T. Bradley — cosponsor (person)
  • Susana A Mendoza — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2007-02-09 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Martin A. Sandoval filing
  • 2007-02-09 First Reading reading-1
  • 2007-02-09 Referred to Rules referral-committee
  • 2007-02-21 Assigned to Higher Education referral-committee
  • 2007-03-08 Do Pass Higher Education; 011-000-000 committee-passage
  • 2007-03-08 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 13, 2007
  • 2007-03-14 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Martin A. Sandoval amendment-introduction
  • 2007-03-14 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules referral-committee
  • 2007-03-21 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to State Government and Veterans Affairs
  • 2007-03-22 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt State Government and Veterans Affairs; 008-000-000
  • 2007-03-22 Second Reading reading-2
  • 2007-03-22 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Sandoval amendment-passage
  • 2007-03-22 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 27, 2007
  • 2007-03-30 Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2007 reading-3
  • 2007-05-10 Third Reading - Passed; 049-002-000 reading-3, passage
  • 2007-05-14 Arrived in House introduction
  • 2007-05-14 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
  • 2007-05-14 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
  • 2007-05-15 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios
  • 2007-05-15 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
  • 2007-05-15 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Luis Arroyo
  • 2007-05-15 First Reading reading-1
  • 2007-05-15 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2007-05-15 Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios
  • 2007-05-15 Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Luis Arroyo
  • 2007-05-18 Assigned to Higher Education Committee referral-committee
  • 2007-05-18 Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 25, 2007
  • 2007-05-23 Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
  • 2007-05-23 Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
  • 2007-05-23 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
  • 2007-05-24 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin A. McCarthy
  • 2007-05-25 Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2007
  • 2007-05-29 Motion Do Pass - Lost Higher Education Committee; 005-003-001 committee-failure
  • 2007-05-29 Remains in Higher Education Committee
  • 2007-05-29 Do Pass / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 008-005-000 committee-passage
  • 2007-05-29 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2007-05-29 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2007-05-29 Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2007-05-31 Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) June 8, 2007
  • 2007-06-01 Fiscal Note Filed
  • 2007-06-05 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez amendment-introduction
  • 2007-06-05 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2007-06-07 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez amendment-introduction
  • 2007-06-07 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2007-06-07 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Higher Education Committee
  • 2007-06-08 Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) June 15, 2007
  • 2007-06-13 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000 committee-passage-favorable
  • 2007-06-13 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote amendment-passage
  • 2007-06-13 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2007-06-13 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
  • 2007-06-13 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
  • 2007-06-15 Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) June 22, 2007
  • 2007-06-20 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 095-009-000 reading-3, passage
  • 2007-06-20 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40(a) amendment-failure
  • 2007-06-20 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Richard T. Bradley
  • 2007-06-27 Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 02
  • 2007-06-27 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 02-June 28, 2007
  • 2007-06-28 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Martin A. Sandoval filing
  • 2007-06-28 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules referral-committee
  • 2007-06-29 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Susana A Mendoza
  • 2007-07-10 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Higher Education referral-committee
  • 2007-07-11 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Higher Education; 007-000-000
  • 2007-07-11 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Senate Concurs 051-000-000
  • 2007-07-11 Passed Both Houses
  • 2007-08-09 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
  • 2007-10-05 Governor Approved executive-signature
  • 2007-10-05 Effective Date June 1, 2008
  • 2007-10-05 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0638 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/c2de20bc-8df5-470a-a759-0213c59aff20. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).