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Bill	SCHOOL WIND/SOLAR GENERATION	Amends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, the State Finance Act, the School Code, and the Public Community College Act. Creates the School Wind and Solar Generation Program to fund wind generation projects and solar generation projects for school districts and community college districts. Requires the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to implement and administer the program; allows the Department to award full or partial grants for, without limitation, engineering studies, feasibility studies, research studies, and construction costs. For each of the fiscal years 2010 through 2014, requires the State Comptroller to order transferred and the State Treasurer to transfer $5,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the School Wind and Solar Generation Fund, a special fund in the State treasury. Provides that all money in the Fund must be used for the purposes of the program. Allows school districts and community college districts to own and operate solar generation turbine farms (not just wind generation turbine farms) that directly or indirectly reduce energy or other operating costs. Effective immediately.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	96th	SB 1570	Illinois SB 1570 (96th)	bill		enacted		3	77	3	2009-02-19	2009-08-25	openstates	ocd-bill/1411716d-b9c1-478b-9931-e1f7b4c32fc5	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1570&GAID=10&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=44146&SessionID=76&GA=96	e78af85dd233d4469c8709dc372f4a0c78b7c83cdcfef41cd28ad4da908c3ab5	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois SB 1570 (96th) — SCHOOL WIND/SOLAR GENERATION

Amends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, the State Finance Act, the School Code, and the Public Community College Act. Creates the School Wind and Solar Generation Program to fund wind generation projects and solar generation projects for school districts and community college districts. Requires the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to implement and administer the program; allows the Department to award full or partial grants for, without limitation, engineering studies, feasibility studies, research studies, and construction costs. For each of the fiscal years 2010 through 2014, requires the State Comptroller to order transferred and the State Treasurer to transfer $5,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the School Wind and Solar Generation Fund, a special fund in the State treasury. Provides that all money in the Fund must be used for the purposes of the program. Allows school districts and community college districts to own and operate solar generation turbine farms (not just wind generation turbine farms) that directly or indirectly reduce energy or other operating costs. 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 — 54–0 (pass) · upper
• Third Reading — 113–0 (pass) · lower
• Concurrence — 56–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Carole Pankau — primary (person)
• Cynthia Soto — cosponsor (person)
• Darlene J. Senger — cosponsor (person)
• David Reis — cosponsor (person)
• Dennis M. Reboletti — cosponsor (person)
• Donald L. Moffitt — cosponsor (person)
• Elizabeth Coulson — cosponsor (person)
• Franco Coladipietro — cosponsor (person)
• Fred Crespo — cosponsor (person)
• Jil Tracy — cosponsor (person)
• John D. Cavaletto — cosponsor (person)
• Kay Hatcher — cosponsor (person)
• Mark H. Beaubien, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
• Michael G. Connelly — cosponsor (person)
• Michael W. Tryon — cosponsor (person)
• Mike Fortner — cosponsor (person)
• Monique D. Davis — cosponsor (person)
• Raymond Poe — cosponsor (person)
• Rich Brauer — cosponsor (person)
• Robert W. Pritchard — cosponsor (person)
• Ron Stephens — cosponsor (person)
• Ronald A. Wait — cosponsor (person)
• Rosemary Mulligan — cosponsor (person)
• Sandra M. Pihos — cosponsor (person)
• Sandy Cole — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2009-02-19 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Carole Pankau filing
• 2009-02-19 First Reading reading-1
• 2009-02-19 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2009-03-04 Assigned to Energy referral-committee
• 2009-03-12 Do Pass Energy; 013-000-000 committee-passage
• 2009-03-12 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 17, 2009
• 2009-03-19 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Carole Pankau amendment-introduction
• 2009-03-19 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2009-03-25 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Energy
• 2009-03-30 Second Reading reading-2
• 2009-03-30 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 31, 2009
• 2009-03-31 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Energy; 012-000-000
• 2009-03-31 Recalled to Second Reading reading-2
• 2009-03-31 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Pankau amendment-passage
• 2009-03-31 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
• 2009-03-31 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
• 2009-03-31 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Noland
• 2009-03-31 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
• 2009-03-31 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
• 2009-03-31 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. John J. Millner
• 2009-03-31 Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2009-04-01 Arrived in House introduction
• 2009-04-01 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
• 2009-04-01 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
• 2009-04-01 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
• 2009-04-01 First Reading reading-1
• 2009-04-01 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2009-04-02 Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Renée Kosel
• 2009-04-02 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
• 2009-04-02 Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
• 2009-04-14 Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee referral-committee
• 2009-04-29 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Elementary & Secondary Education Committee amendment-introduction
• 2009-04-29 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; by Voice Vote amendment-passage
• 2009-04-29 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 018-000-000 committee-passage
• 2009-04-29 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2009-04-30 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith
• 2009-04-30 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry L. Mitchell
• 2009-04-30 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
• 2009-04-30 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Darlene J. Senger
• 2009-04-30 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
• 2009-04-30 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
• 2009-04-30 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2009-04-30 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2009-04-30 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
• 2009-05-14 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2009-05-14 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kay Hatcher
• 2009-05-14 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael G. Connelly
• 2009-05-14 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
• 2009-05-14 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jil Tracy
• 2009-05-14 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. David Reis
• 2009-05-14 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. John D. Cavaletto
• 2009-05-14 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Ron Stephens
• 2009-05-14 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
• 2009-05-14 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandy Cole
• 2009-05-14 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
• 2009-05-14 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Ronald A. Wait
• 2009-05-14 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Raymond Poe
• 2009-05-14 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Rich Brauer
• 2009-05-14 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti
• 2009-05-14 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Franco Coladipietro
• 2009-05-14 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner
• 2009-05-14 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael W. Tryon
• 2009-05-14 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark H. Beaubien, Jr.
• 2009-05-14 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Rosemary Mulligan
• 2009-05-15 Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
• 2009-05-15 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 17, 2009
• 2009-05-15 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Carole Pankau filing
• 2009-05-15 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2009-05-15 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Frerichs
• 2009-05-22 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Energy referral-committee
• 2009-05-29 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Energy; 011-000-000
• 2009-05-30 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 056-000-000
• 2009-05-30 Passed Both Houses
• 2009-06-26 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2009-08-25 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2009-08-25 Effective Date August 25, 2009
• 2009-08-25 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0725 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/1411716d-b9c1-478b-9931-e1f7b4c32fc5. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).