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Bill	POSTSECOND/WORKFORCE READINESS	Creates the Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness Act. Sets forth provisions concerning postsecondary career expectations; a competency-based, high school graduation requirements pilot program; transitional mathematics courses; reading and communication transitional competencies; College and Career Pathway Endorsements and State Distinction programs; and administrative rules. Effective immediately.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	99th	HB 5729	Illinois HB 5729 (99th)	bill		enacted		3	83	3	2016-02-10	2016-07-29	openstates	ocd-bill/4b5382aa-dca5-46f3-93ec-a61c253c26f1	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5729&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=95183&SessionID=88&GA=99	65c741456cde0bab10abc1f4b509883dd915e48a15e1d76a8569bce567317abd	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 5729 (99th) — POSTSECOND/WORKFORCE READINESS

Creates the Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness Act. Sets forth provisions concerning postsecondary career expectations; a competency-based, high school graduation requirements pilot program; transitional mathematics courses; reading and communication transitional competencies; College and Career Pathway Endorsements and State Distinction programs; and administrative rules. 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

• Concurrence, Amendment 2 — 117–0 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 58–0 (pass) · upper
• Third Reading — 108–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Andy Manar — cosponsor (person)
• Bill Cunningham — cosponsor (person)
• Gary Forby — cosponsor (person)
• Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant — cosponsor (person)
• Kelly M. Burke — primary (person)
• Linda Holmes — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2016-02-10 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Kelly M. Burke filing
• 2016-02-10 First Reading reading-1
• 2016-02-10 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2016-03-23 Assigned to Higher Education Committee referral-committee
• 2016-04-05 Do Pass / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 017-000-000 committee-passage
• 2016-04-06 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2016-04-15 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kelly M. Burke amendment-introduction
• 2016-04-15 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2016-04-15 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2016-04-15 Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2016-04-18 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Higher Education Committee
• 2016-04-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen Willis
• 2016-04-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark Batinick
• 2016-04-19 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
• 2016-04-19 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
• 2016-04-19 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Deb Conroy
• 2016-04-19 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Sente
• 2016-04-20 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kelly M. Burke amendment-introduction
• 2016-04-20 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2016-04-20 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Higher Education Committee; 015-000-000 committee-passage-favorable
• 2016-04-20 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
• 2016-04-20 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael D. Unes
• 2016-04-20 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joe Sosnowski
• 2016-04-21 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 committee-passage-favorable
• 2016-04-21 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
• 2016-04-21 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner
• 2016-04-21 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted amendment-passage
• 2016-04-21 Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2016-04-21 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang
• 2016-04-21 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael W. Tryon
• 2016-04-21 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted amendment-passage
• 2016-04-21 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2016-04-22 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 108-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2016-04-22 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Lee Jackson, Sr.
• 2016-04-22 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper
• 2016-04-22 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Litesa E. Wallace
• 2016-04-22 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Silvana Tabares
• 2016-04-22 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
• 2016-04-22 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
• 2016-04-25 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2016-04-25 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
• 2016-04-25 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Daniel Biss
• 2016-04-25 First Reading reading-1
• 2016-04-25 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2016-04-27 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Andy Manar
• 2016-05-03 Assigned to Higher Education referral-committee
• 2016-05-03 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
• 2016-05-06 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Daniel Biss amendment-introduction
• 2016-05-06 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2016-05-10 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Higher Education
• 2016-05-11 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Higher Education
• 2016-05-11 Do Pass Higher Education; 010-000-000 committee-passage
• 2016-05-11 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 12, 2016
• 2016-05-11 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Daniel Biss amendment-introduction
• 2016-05-11 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2016-05-12 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Gary Forby
• 2016-05-13 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2016-05-16 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pat McGuire
• 2016-05-17 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Higher Education
• 2016-05-17 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Melinda Bush
• 2016-05-18 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Higher Education; 009-000-000
• 2016-05-18 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Bill Cunningham
• 2016-05-18 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
• 2016-05-18 Second Reading reading-2
• 2016-05-18 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Biss amendment-passage
• 2016-05-18 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 19, 2016
• 2016-05-25 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Chapin Rose
• 2016-05-25 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant
• 2016-05-25 Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2016-05-25 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) amendment-failure
• 2016-05-25 Arrived in House introduction
• 2016-05-25 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 2
• 2016-05-25 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Kelly M. Burke
• 2016-05-25 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2016-05-26 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Higher Education Committee referral-committee
• 2016-05-30 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Higher Education Committee; 012-000-000
• 2016-05-31 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 House Concurs 117-000-000
• 2016-05-31 House Concurs
• 2016-05-31 Passed Both Houses
• 2016-06-27 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2016-07-29 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2016-07-29 Effective Date July 29, 2016
• 2016-07-29 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0674 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/4b5382aa-dca5-46f3-93ec-a61c253c26f1. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).