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Bill SCH CD-CHI-BASIC SKILLS CLASS Amends the Chicago School District Article of the School Code. Requires the Chicago Board of Education to establish a basic skills class for students in each of grades 4, 5, and 6. Provides that if a 3rd grade student is at least 2 grade levels behind in reading or mathematics, based on an assessment of the student's reading and mathematics skills, the student must be placed in a basic skills class when he or she is in the 4th, 5th, and 6th grades until he or she completes 6th grade or attains reading or mathematics skills that are at or above the 6th grade level, whichever occurs first. Requires the State Board of Education to create the appropriate curriculum for the basic skills class, establish learning objectives for students in a basic skills class, and provide lesson plans for the basic skills class. us/states/il Illinois General Assembly 97th HB 139 Illinois HB 139 (97th)
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Illinois HB 139 (97th) — SCH CD-CHI-BASIC SKILLS CLASS

Amends the Chicago School District Article of the School Code. Requires the Chicago Board of Education to establish a basic skills class for students in each of grades 4, 5, and 6. Provides that if a 3rd grade student is at least 2 grade levels behind in reading or mathematics, based on an assessment of the student's reading and mathematics skills, the student must be placed in a basic skills class when he or she is in the 4th, 5th, and 6th grades until he or she completes 6th grade or attains reading or mathematics skills that are at or above the 6th grade level, whichever occurs first. Requires the State Board of Education to create the appropriate curriculum for the basic skills class, establish learning objectives for students in a basic skills class, and provide lesson plans for the basic skills class.

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 — 550 (pass) · upper
  • Third Reading — 1080 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Ira I. Silverstein — cosponsor (person)
  • La Shawn K. Ford — primary (person)
  • Mattie Hunter — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2011-01-13 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford filing
  • 2011-01-18 First Reading reading-1
  • 2011-01-18 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2011-02-08 Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee referral-committee
  • 2011-02-17 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford amendment-introduction
  • 2011-02-17 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2011-02-22 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
  • 2011-02-23 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; by Voice Vote amendment-passage
  • 2011-02-23 Remains in Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
  • 2011-03-16 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 024-000-000 committee-passage
  • 2011-03-16 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2011-03-31 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford amendment-introduction
  • 2011-03-31 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2011-04-04 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
  • 2011-04-06 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 024-000-000 committee-passage-favorable
  • 2011-04-07 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2011-04-07 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote amendment-passage
  • 2011-04-07 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2011-04-08 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 108-000-000 reading-3, passage
  • 2011-04-08 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
  • 2011-04-08 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
  • 2011-04-08 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol A. Sente
  • 2011-04-08 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
  • 2011-04-08 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
  • 2011-04-08 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios
  • 2011-04-08 Arrive in Senate introduction
  • 2011-04-08 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 11, 2011 reading-1
  • 2011-04-08 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Annazette R. Collins
  • 2011-04-11 First Reading reading-1
  • 2011-04-11 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
  • 2011-04-27 Assigned to Education referral-committee
  • 2011-05-05 Do Pass Education; 009-000-000 committee-passage
  • 2011-05-05 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2011
  • 2011-05-06 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
  • 2011-05-06 Second Reading reading-2
  • 2011-05-06 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 10, 2011
  • 2011-05-12 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
  • 2011-05-12 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
  • 2011-05-12 Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 reading-3, passage
  • 2011-05-12 Passed Both Houses
  • 2011-06-10 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
  • 2011-07-08 Governor Approved executive-signature
  • 2011-07-08 Effective Date January 1, 2012
  • 2011-07-08 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0086 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/0193a291-6abb-4396-95fb-2acf65a50f81. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).