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type: "Bill"
title: "SCH CD-PRESCH FOR ALL-HEAD ST"
description: "Amends the School Code. Requires grantees under the Preschool for All Children program to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the appropriate local Head Start agency no later than 3 months after the award of a grantee's grant under the program and, in the case of the 2009-2010 program year, no later than the deadline set by the State Board of Education for applications to participate in the program in fiscal year 2011. Sets forth certain issues that the memorandum must address. Suspends the memorandum of understanding requirement if the local Head Start agency is unable or unwilling to enter into the memorandum. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "SB 79"
citation: "Illinois SB 79 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 39
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2009-01-30"
last_action: "2009-08-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/69ef65f8-2124-4a19-a1c6-d6e644035e98"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=79&GAID=10&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=40367&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "25b8911ae87b9036df7faa401718f832c3dc6f9f99ffb8eb39e583f9d13715e1"
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 79 (96th) — SCH CD-PRESCH FOR ALL-HEAD ST
Amends the School Code. Requires grantees under the Preschool for All Children program to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the appropriate local Head Start agency no later than 3 months after the award of a grantee's grant under the program and, in the case of the 2009-2010 program year, no later than the deadline set by the State Board of Education for applications to participate in the program in fiscal year 2011. Sets forth certain issues that the memorandum must address. Suspends the memorandum of understanding requirement if the local Head Start agency is unable or unwilling to enter into the memorandum. 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=09600SB0079&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=40367&DocNum=79&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB0079eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=40367&DocNum=79&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB0079enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=40367&DocNum=79&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **590** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1160** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Elizabeth Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
- Esther Golar — cosponsor (person)
- Lisa M. Dugan — cosponsor (person)
- Marlow H. Colvin — cosponsor (person)
- Robert W. Pritchard — cosponsor (person)
- Terry Link — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2009-01-30** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link `filing`
- **2009-01-30** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-01-30** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-04** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-06** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2009-02-11** Do Pass Education; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-02-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 18, 2009
- **2009-02-25** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2009-02-27** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-02-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 4, 2009
- **2009-03-10** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Noland
- **2009-03-25** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
- **2009-03-25** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
- **2009-03-25** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- **2009-03-25** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Susan Garrett
- **2009-03-25** Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-03-25** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2009-03-25** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-03-25** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Daniel J. Burke
- **2009-03-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-03-25** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-14** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-22** Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 019-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-04-22** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-04-22** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Marlow H. Colvin
- **2009-04-22** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
- **2009-04-22** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Esther Golar
- **2009-04-22** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
- **2009-04-23** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah Mell
- **2009-05-06** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-05-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-05-07** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-05-07** Passed Both Houses
- **2009-05-07** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
- **2009-05-07** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- **2009-06-05** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2009-08-04** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2009-08-04** Effective Date August 4, 2009
- **2009-08-04** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0119 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/69ef65f8-2124-4a19-a1c6-d6e644035e98`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).