republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/97th/hb-3819.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "SCH CD-BILINGUAL ED-COUNCIL"
description: "Amends the School Code in the Article concerning transitional bilingual education. Provides that by no later than January 1, 2013, the Advisory Council on Bilingual Education shall submit a report to the State Superintendent of Education, the Governor, and the General Assembly addressing certain questions concerning the modification of bilingual education programs. Sets forth definitions for \"parent academies\" and \"cultural competency program\"."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 3819"
citation: "Illinois HB 3819 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 35
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2011-09-27"
last_action: "2012-08-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/435b19fb-ba84-4db3-b929-81dd2c5a997f"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3819&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=62088&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "f181ce08a5121c8f5b61d05bfb49b7cc07785f76abe915417a62a3abb2899a85"
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 HB 3819 (97th) — SCH CD-BILINGUAL ED-COUNCIL

Amends the School Code in the Article concerning transitional bilingual education. Provides that by no later than January 1, 2013, the Advisory Council on Bilingual Education shall submit a report to the State Superintendent of Education, the Governor, and the General Assembly addressing certain questions concerning the modification of bilingual education programs. Sets forth definitions for "parent academies" and "cultural competency program".

## 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=09700HB3819&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=62088&DocNum=3819&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB3819eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=62088&DocNum=3819&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB3819enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=62088&DocNum=3819&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **53–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **117–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Linda Chapa LaVia — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2011-09-27** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia `filing`
- **2011-10-05** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-10-05** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-01-24** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-01** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner
- **2012-02-03** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-02-03** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-06** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-02-06** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-06** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
- **2012-02-07** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
- **2012-02-07** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted in Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2012-02-07** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 019-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-02-08** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-02-08** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
- **2012-02-21** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-02-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-02-22** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-02-23** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2012-02-23** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading February 24, 2012 `reading-1`
- **2012-03-08** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2012-03-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-03-08** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-11** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-18** Do Pass Education; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-04-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 19, 2012
- **2012-05-02** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2012-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 3, 2012
- **2012-05-15** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
- **2012-05-15** Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-05-15** Passed Both Houses
- **2012-06-13** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2012-08-09** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2012-08-09** Effective Date January 1, 2013
- **2012-08-09** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0915 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/435b19fb-ba84-4db3-b929-81dd2c5a997f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).