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type: "Bill"
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title: "EDUCATION-TECH"
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description: "Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning a high school equivalency testing program."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "95th"
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identifier: "SB 853"
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citation: "Illinois SB 853 (95th)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: []
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 52
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2007-02-08"
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last_action: "2007-09-11"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0701b62e-23a3-428e-8e05-e2b64ae580b8"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=853&GAID=9&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=28837&SessionID=51&GA=95"
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source_hash: "ea1c11f7a5472632bd460dd21e1282d83bac3300c54f832aa73a47730dbc9d3d"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
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---
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# Illinois SB 853 (95th) — EDUCATION-TECH
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Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning a high school equivalency testing program.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0853&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=28837&DocNum=853&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0853eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=28837&DocNum=853&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0853enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=28837&DocNum=853&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Concurrence — **52–0** (pass) · upper
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- Third Reading — **114–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **55–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Arthur L. Turner — cosponsor (person)
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- David E. Miller — cosponsor (person)
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- Edward D. Maloney — primary (person)
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- Esther Golar — cosponsor (person)
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- Monique D. Davis — cosponsor (person)
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- Roger L. Eddy — cosponsor (person)
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- Suzanne Bassi — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2007-02-08** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford `filing`
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- **2007-02-08** Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, Jr.
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- **2007-02-08** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2007-02-08** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2007-03-07** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
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- **2007-03-15** Do Pass Executive; 007-005-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2007-03-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 20, 2007
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- **2007-03-21** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Edward D. Maloney `amendment-introduction`
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- **2007-03-21** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2007-03-21** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Education
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- **2007-03-22** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Edward D. Maloney
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- **2007-03-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Education; 010-000-000
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- **2007-03-22** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
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- **2007-03-22** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2007-03-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Maloney `amendment-passage`
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- **2007-03-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 27, 2007
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- **2007-03-30** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
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- **2007-03-30** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
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- **2007-03-30** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Rutherford
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- **2007-03-30** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2007-03-30** Arrived in House `introduction`
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- **2007-03-30** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2007-04-26** Chief House Sponsor Rep. William B. Black
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- **2007-04-26** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2007-04-26** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2007-04-30** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2007-05-08** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
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- **2007-05-08** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. David E. Miller
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- **2007-05-08** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Roger L. Eddy
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- **2007-05-08** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne Bassi
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- **2007-05-08** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Esther Golar
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- **2007-05-08** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `amendment-introduction`
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- **2007-05-08** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
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- **2007-05-08** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 017-001-001 `committee-passage`
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- **2007-05-09** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2007-05-25** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2007-05-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2007-05-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur L. Turner
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- **2007-05-31** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2007-05-31** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Aaron Schock
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- **2007-05-31** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01
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- **2007-05-31** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01 - June 1, 2007
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- **2007-05-31** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Edward D. Maloney `filing`
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- **2007-05-31** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2007-06-05** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Education `referral-committee`
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- **2007-06-07** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Education; 006-000-000
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- **2007-06-14** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 052-000-000
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- **2007-06-14** Passed Both Houses
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- **2007-07-13** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2007-09-11** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2007-09-11** Effective Date June 1, 2008
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- **2007-09-11** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0609 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0701b62e-23a3-428e-8e05-e2b64ae580b8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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