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type: "Bill"
title: "SCH CD-DYSLEXIA DEFINITION"
description: "Amends the School Code. Sets forth the definition of dyslexia that the State Board of Education must incorporate in both general education and special education (instead of requiring the State Board of Education to adopt rules that incorporate an international definition of dyslexia). Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "HB 4352"
citation: "Illinois HB 4352 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 45
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2015-12-02"
last_action: "2016-07-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6824b3f9-d2be-4775-9027-01d833750ed7"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4352&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=92973&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "3c4924db3f365b494e3375602f6d8b9ff197e61f87c47d3ddd8cae1a887f73ea"
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 4352 (99th) — SCH CD-DYSLEXIA DEFINITION
Amends the School Code. Sets forth the definition of dyslexia that the State Board of Education must incorporate in both general education and special education (instead of requiring the State Board of Education to adopt rules that incorporate an international definition of dyslexia). Effective immediately.
## 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=09900HB4352&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=92973&DocNum=4352&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB4352eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=92973&DocNum=4352&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB4352enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=92973&DocNum=4352&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **560** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1130** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Patricia R. Bellock — primary (person)
- William Delgado — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2015-12-02** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Patricia R. Bellock `filing`
- **2015-12-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-12-02** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-02-11** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
- **2016-02-23** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-01** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sheri Jesiel
- **2016-03-01** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2016-03-02** Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; 024-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2016-03-02** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2016-03-02** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
- **2016-03-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
- **2016-03-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Sente
- **2016-03-18** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
- **2016-04-07** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2016-04-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2016-04-12** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2016-04-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Frances Ann Hurley
- **2016-04-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley
- **2016-04-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Lee Jackson, Sr.
- **2016-04-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2016-04-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
- **2016-04-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
- **2016-04-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel J. Burke
- **2016-04-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Edward J. Acevedo
- **2016-04-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- **2016-04-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Luis Arroyo
- **2016-04-12** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2016-04-12** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2016-04-12** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Melinda Bush
- **2016-04-12** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2016-04-12** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2016-04-12** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2016-04-26** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Bill Cunningham
- **2016-04-27** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-03** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. William Delgado
- **2016-05-03** Do Pass Education; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2016-05-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 4, 2016
- **2016-05-10** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2016-05-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 11, 2016
- **2016-05-19** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2016-05-19** Passed Both Houses
- **2016-06-17** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-07-22** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2016-07-22** Effective Date July 22, 2016
- **2016-07-22** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0602 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6824b3f9-d2be-4775-9027-01d833750ed7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).