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type: "Bill"
title: "EDUCATION-TECH"
description: "Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning regional superintendents of schools."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "SB 538"
citation: "Illinois SB 538 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 37
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2007-02-08"
last_action: "2007-08-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/141823e9-0586-4cad-9fd9-9e26eb854690"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=538&GAID=9&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=28354&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "fae99b1eeaf0d9ae8e10e432c14ae4141b104b14c4f5baa8800437c56ea71894"
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 538 (95th) — EDUCATION-TECH
Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning regional superintendents of schools.
## 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=09500SB0538&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=28354&DocNum=538&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0538eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=28354&DocNum=538&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0538enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=28354&DocNum=538&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **4610** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **10013** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Kwame Raoul — primary (person)
- Linda Chapa LaVia — cosponsor (person)
- Monique D. Davis — cosponsor (person)
- Renée Kosel — cosponsor (person)
- Suzanne Bassi — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2007-02-08** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kwame Raoul `filing`
- **2007-02-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-02-08** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-07** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-15** Do Pass Education; 006-000-004 `committee-passage`
- **2007-03-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 20, 2007
- **2007-03-22** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-03-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 27, 2007
- **2007-03-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kwame Raoul `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-03-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Education
- **2007-03-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Education; 007-000-000
- **2007-03-29** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-03-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Raoul `amendment-passage`
- **2007-03-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2007-03-29** Third Reading - Passed; 046-010-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-03-30** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2007-03-30** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-03-30** Chief House Sponsor Rep. William Davis
- **2007-04-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-04-09** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-04-30** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-08** Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 021-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-05-09** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-05-10** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne Bassi
- **2007-05-10** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2007-05-10** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Renée Kosel
- **2007-05-10** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
- **2007-05-22** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-05-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-05-23** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
- **2007-05-23** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 100-013-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-05-23** Passed Both Houses
- **2007-06-21** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2007-08-20** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2007-08-20** Effective Date August 20, 2007
- **2007-08-20** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0308 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/141823e9-0586-4cad-9fd9-9e26eb854690`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).