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type: "Bill"
title: "SCH CD REPEALS/CLEAN UP"
description: "Amends the School Code. Makes changes concerning the Professional Development Block Grant; a census for special education; the missing child program; the school technology program; special education transition goals, supports, and services; the definition of \"children of limited English-speaking ability\"; a school board's power to levy a tax or to borrow money and issue bonds for fire prevention, safety, energy conservation, disabled accessibility, school security, and specified repair purposes; tuition of children from orphanages and children's homes; renewal of a standard teaching certificate; a course dealing with the content of the Illinois Vehicle Code; and driver education reimbursement. Repeals provisions concerning remitting the forfeiture of the school fund by a township that has failed to make required reports, summer school grants for remedial education, arts program grants, recognition of drug-free schools and communities, grants for drug-free schools, scientific literacy, young parents program grants, liability coverage for certificated school employees, supplementary State aid for districts with an increasing weighted average daily attendance, a fee for a life teaching certificate, teacher education trend and certification studies, and a curriculum for reduction of self-destructive behavior."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "SB 2482"
citation: "Illinois SB 2482 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 59
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2008-02-15"
last_action: "2008-08-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3a4031d1-f802-49b2-9c65-fe665d1f48ce"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2482&GAID=9&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=36656&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "8b9c15b18b6d1de610efa1a4b2f49994875f50ec8d519a63e282cb2075b56e17"
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 2482 (95th) — SCH CD REPEALS/CLEAN UP
Amends the School Code. Makes changes concerning the Professional Development Block Grant; a census for special education; the missing child program; the school technology program; special education transition goals, supports, and services; the definition of "children of limited English-speaking ability"; a school board's power to levy a tax or to borrow money and issue bonds for fire prevention, safety, energy conservation, disabled accessibility, school security, and specified repair purposes; tuition of children from orphanages and children's homes; renewal of a standard teaching certificate; a course dealing with the content of the Illinois Vehicle Code; and driver education reimbursement. Repeals provisions concerning remitting the forfeiture of the school fund by a township that has failed to make required reports, summer school grants for remedial education, arts program grants, recognition of drug-free schools and communities, grants for drug-free schools, scientific literacy, young parents program grants, liability coverage for certificated school employees, supplementary State aid for districts with an increasing weighted average daily attendance, a fee for a life teaching certificate, teacher education trend and certification studies, and a curriculum for reduction of self-destructive behavior.
## 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=09500SB2482&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=36656&DocNum=2482&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB2482eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=36656&DocNum=2482&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB2482enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=36656&DocNum=2482&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Concurrence, Amendment 2 — **560** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **550** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1130** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence — **560** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Jack D. Franks — cosponsor (person)
- Kimberly A. Lightford — primary (person)
- Linda Chapa LaVia — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2008-02-15** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford `filing`
- **2008-02-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-02-15** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2008-02-27** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2008-03-06** Held in Education
- **2008-03-13** Do Pass Education; 006-000-001 `committee-passage`
- **2008-03-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 1, 2008
- **2008-04-08** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2008-04-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 9, 2008
- **2008-04-08** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford `amendment-introduction`
- **2008-04-08** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2008-04-09** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Education
- **2008-04-10** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Education; 006-000-000
- **2008-04-10** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2008-04-10** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Lightford `amendment-passage`
- **2008-04-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 15, 2008
- **2008-04-16** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2008-04-17** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2008-04-17** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-04-17** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Roger L. Eddy
- **2008-04-17** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-04-17** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-22** Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 23, 2008
- **2008-05-22** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-23** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2008
- **2008-05-28** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Executive Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2008-05-28** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Executive Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2008-05-28** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Executive Committee; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2008-05-28** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2008-05-28** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2008-05-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2008-05-29** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2008-05-29** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2008-05-29** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Roger L. Eddy `amendment-introduction`
- **2008-05-29** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2008-05-30** Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2008-05-30** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2008-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2008-05-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2008-05-30** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
- **2008-05-30** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2008-05-30** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01,02
- **2008-05-30** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01,02-May 31, 2008
- **2008-05-30** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford `filing`
- **2008-05-30** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford `filing`
- **2008-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-30** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Education `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Education `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-31** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Education; 008-000-000
- **2008-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Education; 008-000-000
- **2008-05-31** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 056-000-000
- **2008-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Senate Concurs 056-000-000
- **2008-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2008-06-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2008-08-08** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2008-08-08** Effective Date August 8, 2008
- **2008-08-08** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0793 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3a4031d1-f802-49b2-9c65-fe665d1f48ce`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).