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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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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.

  1. Introduced (filed) — source
  2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
  3. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • Third Reading — 1007 (pass) · lower
  • Concurrence, Amendment 1 — 10214 (pass) · lower
  • Third Reading — 530 (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).