republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/96th/sb-3705.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "COMM COLLEGES-CAREER READINESS"
description: "Amends the Public Community College Act. In provisions concerning the College and Career Readiness Pilot Program, provides that beginning July 1, 2010, the Illinois Community College Board shall extend the current pilot project for 3 years to include an additional 7 sites as evidenced by the effectiveness of the current program. Changes the criteria for the State Board's selection of 4 community colleges to participate in the original pilot program and 7 additional sites as part of the extension. Provides that each participating community college shall establish an agreement with a high school or schools to include the creation of a Readiness Plan (rather than Readiness Prescription) for each student. Changes provisions concerning the State Board's work with participating community colleges and high schools to develop an appropriate evaluation process to measure effectiveness of intervention strategies. Changes provisions concerning the second and third year duties of the State Board. Provides that at the end of the 3 year extension, the State Board shall prepare and submit a report outlining its findings and recommendations to the Senate and the House of Representatives by filing a copy of its report with the Secretary of the Senate and Clerk of the House of Representatives no later than December 31, 2013. Effective July 1, 2010."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "SB 3705"
citation: "Illinois SB 3705 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 40
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2010-02-11"
last_action: "2010-07-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cb49721a-0241-4272-ad90-9160d8a2c94d"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3705&GAID=10&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=51913&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "aa43dea47ac81b08d7f4821846e9a2080166f30caf55ad9353242610ec75f7bd"
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 3705 (96th) — COMM COLLEGES-CAREER READINESS

Amends the Public Community College Act. In provisions concerning the College and Career Readiness Pilot Program, provides that beginning July 1, 2010, the Illinois Community College Board shall extend the current pilot project for 3 years to include an additional 7 sites as evidenced by the effectiveness of the current program. Changes the criteria for the State Board's selection of 4 community colleges to participate in the original pilot program and 7 additional sites as part of the extension. Provides that each participating community college shall establish an agreement with a high school or schools to include the creation of a Readiness Plan (rather than Readiness Prescription) for each student. Changes provisions concerning the State Board's work with participating community colleges and high schools to develop an appropriate evaluation process to measure effectiveness of intervention strategies. Changes provisions concerning the second and third year duties of the State Board. Provides that at the end of the 3 year extension, the State Board shall prepare and submit a report outlining its findings and recommendations to the Senate and the House of Representatives by filing a copy of its report with the Secretary of the Senate and Clerk of the House of Representatives no later than December 31, 2013. Effective July 1, 2010.

## 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=09600SB3705&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=51913&DocNum=3705&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB3705eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=51913&DocNum=3705&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB3705enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=51913&DocNum=3705&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **82–30** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Al Riley — cosponsor (person)
- Edward D. Maloney — primary (person)
- Jehan A. Gordon — cosponsor (person)
- Michael K. Smith — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Boland — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2010-02-11** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Edward D. Maloney `filing`
- **2010-02-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-02-11** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-02-24** Assigned to Higher Education `referral-committee`
- **2010-02-24** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Frerichs
- **2010-02-24** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2010-02-24** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
- **2010-02-25** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Edward D. Maloney `amendment-introduction`
- **2010-02-25** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-02** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Higher Education
- **2010-03-02** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2010-03-03** Do Pass as Amended Higher Education; 007-000-001 `committee-passage`
- **2010-03-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 4, 2010
- **2010-03-10** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2010-03-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 11, 2010
- **2010-03-11** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-03-11** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2010-03-12** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
- **2010-03-12** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-03-12** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-03-12** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-22** Assigned to Higher Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-23** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
- **2010-04-20** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland
- **2010-04-20** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. William B. Black
- **2010-04-21** Do Pass / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-04-22** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-04-22** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
- **2010-04-23** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-04-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-04-23** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith
- **2010-04-23** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan A. Gordon
- **2010-04-28** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 082-030-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-04-28** Passed Both Houses
- **2010-04-28** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William B. Black
- **2010-04-28** Alternate Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. William B. Black
- **2010-05-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2010-07-26** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2010-07-26** Effective Date July 26, 2010
- **2010-07-26** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1300 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cb49721a-0241-4272-ad90-9160d8a2c94d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).