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| Bill | SCH CD-LOWER COMPULSORY AGE | Amends the School Code. Lowers the compulsory school age from 7 years to 5 years; makes a related change. Requires all school districts to establish kindergarten for the instruction of children who are 5 years of age or older. Effective July 1, 2013. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 98th | SB 1307 | Illinois SB 1307 (98th) |
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enacted | 3 | 73 | 3 | 2013-02-05 | 2013-08-26 | openstates | ocd-bill/5c74552f-32ee-4a28-ac87-91575d411e3e | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1307&GAID=12&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=71797&SessionID=85&GA=98 | 8623d8be0de66b23cab3d4a6df93c00c47da05ca01438cd0e08e98cd24d650cb | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois SB 1307 (98th) — SCH CD-LOWER COMPULSORY AGE
Amends the School Code. Lowers the compulsory school age from 7 years to 5 years; makes a related change. Requires all school districts to establish kindergarten for the instruction of children who are 5 years of age or older. Effective July 1, 2013.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 37–19 (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — 64–52 (pass) · lower
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — 39–18 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Camille Y. Lilly — cosponsor (person)
- Elgie R. Sims, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Kenneth Dunkin — cosponsor (person)
- Kimberly A. Lightford — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2013-02-05 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
filing - 2013-02-05 First Reading
reading-1 - 2013-02-05 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2013-02-14 Assigned to Education
referral-committee - 2013-02-27 Do Pass Education; 008-005-000
committee-passage - 2013-02-27 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 28, 2013
- 2013-02-28 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kwame Raoul
- 2013-02-28 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2013-02-28 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 1, 2013
- 2013-03-01 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Noland
- 2013-03-01 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- 2013-03-07 Fiscal Note Requested by Sen. Kyle McCarter
- 2013-04-29 Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 3, 2013
reading-3 - 2013-05-02 Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2013
reading-3 - 2013-05-15 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
amendment-introduction - 2013-05-15 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2013-05-16 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive
- 2013-05-16 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Executive; 009-002-003
- 2013-05-17 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
amendment-introduction - 2013-05-17 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2013-05-17 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Be Approved for Consideration Assignments
- 2013-05-17 Recalled to Second Reading
reading-2 - 2013-05-17 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Lightford
amendment-passage - 2013-05-17 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Lightford
amendment-passage - 2013-05-17 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- 2013-05-17 Third Reading - Passed; 037-019-000
reading-3, passage - 2013-05-17 Arrived in House
introduction - 2013-05-17 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
- 2013-05-17 First Reading
reading-1 - 2013-05-17 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2013-05-17 Alternate Chief Sponsor Removed Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
- 2013-05-17 Chief House Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
- 2013-05-17 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
- 2013-05-20 Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 24, 2013
- 2013-05-20 Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
referral-committee - 2013-05-20 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer
- 2013-05-20 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
- 2013-05-20 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
- 2013-05-21 Motion Filed to Suspend Rule 21 Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- 2013-05-21 Motion to Suspend Rule 21 - Prevailed
- 2013-05-22 Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 008-005-000
committee-passage - 2013-05-22 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2013-05-23 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- 2013-05-23 Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
- 2013-05-23 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2013-05-23 Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2013-05-23 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
amendment-introduction - 2013-05-23 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2013-05-24 Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2013
- 2013-05-24 Fiscal Note Filed
- 2013-05-26 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-002-000
committee-passage-favorable - 2013-05-26 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
amendment-passage - 2013-05-26 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2013-05-26 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
- 2013-05-27 Chair Rules to be placed on Unlimited Debate
- 2013-05-27 Representative Reis Requested a Verified Roll Call
- 2013-05-27 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Unlimited Debate
- 2013-05-27 Third Reading - Unlimited Debate - Passed 064-052-000
reading-3, passage - 2013-05-27 Verified
- 2013-05-27 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
- 2013-05-27 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
- 2013-05-27 Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
- 2013-05-27 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 28, 2013
- 2013-05-28 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
filing - 2013-05-28 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2013-05-28 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Education
referral-committee - 2013-05-29 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Education; 010-004-000
- 2013-05-30 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 039-018-000
- 2013-05-30 Passed Both Houses
- 2013-06-28 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2013-08-26 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2013-08-26 Effective Date July 1, 2014
- 2013-08-26 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0544
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/5c74552f-32ee-4a28-ac87-91575d411e3e. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).