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type: "Bill"
title: "SCH CD-CONVERT/FORM DISTRICTS"
description: "Amends the School Code. Makes changes in the Conversion and Formation of School Districts Article with respect to voting on a bond issuance, information in the petition filing notice, the presentation of evidence at a hearing, approval or denial of an amended petition, supplementary State aid reimbursement after the deactivation of a school facility or following formation of a new unit district, and references to a school district conversion. Makes changes to the State aid formula provisions concerning the calculation of local property tax revenues per pupil for partial elementary unit districts. Makes changes concerning free transportation for pupils in optional elementary unit districts, combined high school - unit districts, and newly created elementary or high school districts resulting from a high school - unit conversion, a unit to dual conversion, or a multi-unit conversion and the calculation of State reimbursement for transportation costs for optional elementary unit districts and combined high school - unit districts. Makes technical changes. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "SB 2487"
citation: "Illinois SB 2487 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 36
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2008-02-15"
last_action: "2008-08-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9a239520-047c-4069-b017-868baaa55025"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2487&GAID=9&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=36685&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "f1c1e7efbbd064db1effbc1308fd952fd83d90ac4ff296159eab1b933611cf23"
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 2487 (95th) — SCH CD-CONVERT/FORM DISTRICTS
Amends the School Code. Makes changes in the Conversion and Formation of School Districts Article with respect to voting on a bond issuance, information in the petition filing notice, the presentation of evidence at a hearing, approval or denial of an amended petition, supplementary State aid reimbursement after the deactivation of a school facility or following formation of a new unit district, and references to a school district conversion. Makes changes to the State aid formula provisions concerning the calculation of local property tax revenues per pupil for partial elementary unit districts. Makes changes concerning free transportation for pupils in optional elementary unit districts, combined high school - unit districts, and newly created elementary or high school districts resulting from a high school - unit conversion, a unit to dual conversion, or a multi-unit conversion and the calculation of State reimbursement for transportation costs for optional elementary unit districts and combined high school - unit districts. Makes technical changes. Effective immediately.
## 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=09500SB2487&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=36685&DocNum=2487&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB2487eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=36685&DocNum=2487&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB2487enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=36685&DocNum=2487&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **470** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1140** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Gary Forby — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2008-02-15** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Gary Forby `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** Do Pass Education; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2008-03-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 11, 2008
- **2008-03-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2008-03-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 13, 2008
- **2008-04-03** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Gary Forby `amendment-introduction`
- **2008-04-03** 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; 011-000-000
- **2008-04-15** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2008-04-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Forby `amendment-passage`
- **2008-04-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2008-04-15** Third Reading - Passed; 047-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2008-04-15** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2008-04-15** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-04-16** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Roger L. Eddy
- **2008-04-16** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-04-16** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-12** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-21** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
- **2008-05-21** Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 014-004-001 `committee-passage`
- **2008-05-21** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2008-05-21** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2008-05-21** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2008-05-23** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2008
- **2008-05-28** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2008-05-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2008-05-30** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2008-05-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2008-06-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2008-08-25** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2008-08-25** Effective Date August 25, 2008
- **2008-08-25** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0903 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9a239520-047c-4069-b017-868baaa55025`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).