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| Bill | SCH CD-COMPUTER SCIENCE EDUC | Amends the School Code. Requires the State Board of Education to establish a Task Force on Computer Science Education. Sets forth provisions concerning the members of the Task Force, Task Force voting, meetings of the Task Force, support for the Task Force, reporting to the General Assembly, and dissolution of the Task Force. Requires the Task Force to (1) analyze the current state of computer science education in this State; (2) analyze current computer science education laws in other jurisdictions, both mandated and permissive; (3) identify best practices in computer science education in other jurisdictions; (4) make recommendations to the General Assembly focused on substantially increasing computer science education and the capacity of youth to obtain the requisite knowledge, skills, and practices to be educated in computer science; and (5) make funding recommendations, if the Task Force's recommendations to the General Assembly would require a fiscal commitment. Repeals these provisions on July 1, 2018. Effective immediately. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 99th | HB 5720 | Illinois HB 5720 (99th) |
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enacted | 3 | 41 | 3 | 2016-02-10 | 2016-07-28 | openstates | ocd-bill/f6dcc38b-c989-4e1c-99f9-03e28c51b859 | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5720&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=95174&SessionID=88&GA=99 | cfc527d45e1b1d5f4037e767e378ee91cebd2e114366fbf3e2dddb4233e6df37 | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois HB 5720 (99th) — SCH CD-COMPUTER SCIENCE EDUC
Amends the School Code. Requires the State Board of Education to establish a Task Force on Computer Science Education. Sets forth provisions concerning the members of the Task Force, Task Force voting, meetings of the Task Force, support for the Task Force, reporting to the General Assembly, and dissolution of the Task Force. Requires the Task Force to (1) analyze the current state of computer science education in this State; (2) analyze current computer science education laws in other jurisdictions, both mandated and permissive; (3) identify best practices in computer science education in other jurisdictions; (4) make recommendations to the General Assembly focused on substantially increasing computer science education and the capacity of youth to obtain the requisite knowledge, skills, and practices to be educated in computer science; and (5) make funding recommendations, if the Task Force's recommendations to the General Assembly would require a fiscal commitment. Repeals these provisions on July 1, 2018. Effective immediately.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 100–7 (pass) · lower
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — 102–14 (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — 53–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2016-02-10 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.
filing - 2016-02-10 First Reading
reading-1 - 2016-02-10 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2016-03-23 Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee
referral-committee - 2016-04-05 Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; 025-000-000
committee-passage - 2016-04-05 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 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 100-007-000
reading-3, passage - 2016-04-12 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner
- 2016-04-13 Arrive in Senate
introduction - 2016-04-13 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 14, 2016
reading-1 - 2016-04-14 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Scott M. Bennett
- 2016-04-14 First Reading
reading-1 - 2016-04-14 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2016-04-27 Assigned to Education
referral-committee - 2016-05-03 Postponed - Education
- 2016-05-11 Do Pass Education; 008-003-000
committee-passage - 2016-05-11 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 12, 2016
- 2016-05-13 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Scott M. Bennett
amendment-introduction - 2016-05-13 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2016-05-17 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2016-05-17 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2016
- 2016-05-17 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education
- 2016-05-18 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Education; 008-000-000
- 2016-05-25 Recalled to Second Reading
reading-2 - 2016-05-25 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Bennett
amendment-passage - 2016-05-25 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- 2016-05-25 Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2016-05-25 Arrived in House
introduction - 2016-05-25 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- 2016-05-26 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.
- 2016-05-26 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2016-05-26 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-001-000
- 2016-05-31 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 102-014-000
- 2016-05-31 House Concurs
- 2016-05-31 Passed Both Houses
- 2016-06-27 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2016-07-28 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2016-07-28 Effective Date July 28, 2016
- 2016-07-28 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0647
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/f6dcc38b-c989-4e1c-99f9-03e28c51b859. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).