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| Bill | SCH CD-BILINGUAL ED-ALT PROG | Amends the Transitional Bilingual Education Article of the School Code. Adds as a purpose of the Article the establishment of approved alternative programs in public schools. Provides that an approved alternative program means a full-time program of instruction (1) in all of those courses or subjects that a child is required by law to receive and that are required by the child's school district; (2) that consists of a structured English immersion program in which school districts may immerse qualified children into regular education courses of mathematics, English, and science if it is determined through proficiency assessments that the children have achieved sufficient English proficiency; and (3) that does not require children in the immersion program to be taught by teachers with a Bilingual Education and English as a Second Language endorsement. Makes other changes. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 97th | HB 3109 | Illinois HB 3109 (97th) |
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enacted | 3 | 39 | 2 | 2011-02-23 | 2011-08-11 | openstates | ocd-bill/c1d23a7f-26ef-49d1-884f-e60669a54161 | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3109&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=60465&SessionID=84&GA=97 | a913a3613aaa1d0edff51f592aef286c87a296c96bbae4aeab1fa040f08deb90 | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois HB 3109 (97th) — SCH CD-BILINGUAL ED-ALT PROG
Amends the Transitional Bilingual Education Article of the School Code. Adds as a purpose of the Article the establishment of approved alternative programs in public schools. Provides that an approved alternative program means a full-time program of instruction (1) in all of those courses or subjects that a child is required by law to receive and that are required by the child's school district; (2) that consists of a structured English immersion program in which school districts may immerse qualified children into regular education courses of mathematics, English, and science if it is determined through proficiency assessments that the children have achieved sufficient English proficiency; and (3) that does not require children in the immersion program to be taught by teachers with a Bilingual Education and English as a Second Language endorsement. Makes other changes.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 109–0 (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — 56–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Sandy Cole — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2011-02-23 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Mike Fortner
filing - 2011-02-23 First Reading
reading-1 - 2011-02-23 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2011-02-28 Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
referral-committee - 2011-03-15 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Mike Fortner
amendment-introduction - 2011-03-15 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2011-03-16 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
- 2011-03-16 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
- 2011-03-16 Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 024-000-000
committee-passage - 2011-03-16 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2011-03-16 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40
amendment-failure - 2011-03-16 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Mike Fortner
amendment-introduction - 2011-03-16 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2011-03-16 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
- 2011-03-17 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 024-000-000
committee-passage-favorable - 2011-03-30 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Darlene J. Senger
- 2011-04-05 Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Sandy Cole
- 2011-04-05 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner
- 2011-04-06 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2011-04-06 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote
amendment-passage - 2011-04-06 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2011-04-08 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2011-04-08 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- 2011-04-08 Arrive in Senate
introduction - 2011-04-08 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 11, 2011
reading-1 - 2011-04-15 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- 2011-04-22 First Reading
reading-1 - 2011-04-22 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 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2011-05-06 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 10, 2011
- 2011-05-17 Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2011-05-17 Passed Both Houses
- 2011-06-15 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2011-08-11 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2011-08-11 Effective Date January 1, 2012
- 2011-08-11 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0305
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/c1d23a7f-26ef-49d1-884f-e60669a54161. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).