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Bill	SCH CD-HS GRAD ACHIEVEMENT	Amends the School Code. Increases the compulsory school age from 17 to 18 years of age; makes related changes. Effective July 1, 2012.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	97th	SB 3259	Illinois SB 3259 (97th)	bill		enacted		3	56	2	2012-02-01	2012-08-08	openstates	ocd-bill/49bbd48c-b0bc-480e-8a45-053760de3399	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3259&GAID=11&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=64349&SessionID=84&GA=97	912e317ab87e62d96a2d7cb7ba8ea25c5e79294f8f8e2d0ead51c0e614d00896	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois SB 3259 (97th) — SCH CD-HS GRAD ACHIEVEMENT

Amends the School Code. Increases the compulsory school age from 17 to 18 years of age; makes related changes. Effective July 1, 2012.

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 — 117–0 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 31–18 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Kimberly A. Lightford — primary (person)
• Mike Fortner — cosponsor (person)
• Monique D. Davis — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2012-02-01 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford filing
• 2012-02-01 First Reading reading-1
• 2012-02-01 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2012-02-07 Assigned to Education referral-committee
• 2012-02-22 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Annazette R. Collins
• 2012-02-22 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
• 2012-02-24 Postponed - Education
• 2012-02-29 Do Pass Education; 006-004-000 committee-passage
• 2012-02-29 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 1, 2012
• 2012-03-07 Fiscal Note Requested by Sen. David S. Luechtefeld
• 2012-03-22 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
• 2012-03-23 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
• 2012-03-26 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford amendment-introduction
• 2012-03-26 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2012-03-26 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education
• 2012-03-27 Fiscal Note Filed from the Illinois State Board of Education
• 2012-03-27 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Education; 006-004-000
• 2012-03-28 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
• 2012-03-28 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
• 2012-03-30 Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As April 26, 2012 reading-3
• 2012-04-23 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford amendment-introduction
• 2012-04-23 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2012-04-24 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Education
• 2012-04-25 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Education; 006-004-000
• 2012-04-26 Second Reading reading-2
• 2012-04-26 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Withdrawn by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
• 2012-04-26 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Lightford amendment-passage
• 2012-04-26 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 1, 2012
• 2012-04-26 Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 11, 2012 reading-3
• 2012-05-01 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Edward D. Maloney
• 2012-05-10 Third Reading - Passed; 031-018-000 reading-3, passage
• 2012-05-10 Arrived in House introduction
• 2012-05-10 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
• 2012-05-10 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
• 2012-05-10 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
• 2012-05-10 First Reading reading-1
• 2012-05-10 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2012-05-11 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
• 2012-05-11 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
• 2012-05-11 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
• 2012-05-14 Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 18, 2012
• 2012-05-14 Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee referral-committee
• 2012-05-15 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
• 2012-05-18 Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 29, 2012
• 2012-05-22 Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 018-000-000 committee-passage
• 2012-05-22 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2012-05-22 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2012-05-22 Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2012-05-23 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2012-05-23 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner
• 2012-05-24 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2012-05-24 Passed Both Houses
• 2012-06-22 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2012-08-08 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2012-08-08 Effective Date August 8, 2012
• 2012-08-08 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0911 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/49bbd48c-b0bc-480e-8a45-053760de3399. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).