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type: "Bill"
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title: "SCH CD-SUMMER KINDERGARTEN"
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description: "Amends the School Code. Allows a school board to establish, maintain, and operate a summer kindergarten program that begins 2 months before the beginning of the regular school year and a summer kindergarten program for grade one readiness for those pupils making unsatisfactory progress during the regular kindergarten session that will continue for 2 months after the regular school year. Provides that the summer kindergarten program may be held within the school district or, pursuant to a contract that must be approved by the State Board of Education, may be operated by 2 or more adjacent school districts or by a public or private university or college. Effective immediately."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "93rd"
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identifier: "SB 903"
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citation: "Illinois SB 903 (93rd)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: []
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 60
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2003-02-19"
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last_action: "2003-08-08"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1dffa38b-2086-4af1-8a73-4b6b2bba22ec"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=903&GAID=3&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=3792&SessionID=3&GA=93"
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source_hash: "c5f8780fa071bc4f414b9fccc4425da1145648e83eef07bb4f0042657790afa9"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
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---
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# Illinois SB 903 (93rd) — SCH CD-SUMMER KINDERGARTEN
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Amends the School Code. Allows a school board to establish, maintain, and operate a summer kindergarten program that begins 2 months before the beginning of the regular school year and a summer kindergarten program for grade one readiness for those pupils making unsatisfactory progress during the regular kindergarten session that will continue for 2 months after the regular school year. Provides that the summer kindergarten program may be held within the school district or, pursuant to a contract that must be approved by the State Board of Education, may be operated by 2 or more adjacent school districts or by a public or private university or college. Effective immediately.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB0903&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=3792&DocNum=903&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB0903eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=3792&DocNum=903&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB0903enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=3792&DocNum=903&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **32–25** (pass) · upper
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- Third Reading — **41–14** (pass) · upper
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- Third Reading — **98–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Annazette Collins — cosponsor (person)
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- Charles G. Morrow, III — cosponsor (person)
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- Constance A. Howard — cosponsor (person)
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- Jack D. Franks — cosponsor (person)
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- Kathleen A. Ryg — cosponsor (person)
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- Kevin Joyce — cosponsor (person)
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- Linda Chapa LaVia — cosponsor (person)
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- Lovana Jones — cosponsor (person)
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- Mary E. Flowers — cosponsor (person)
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- Robert Rita — cosponsor (person)
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- Susan Garrett — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2003-02-19** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Susan Garrett `filing`
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- **2003-02-19** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2003-02-19** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2003-02-26** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
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- **2003-03-05** Do Pass Education; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2003-03-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 6, 2003
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- **2003-03-07** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
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- **2003-03-10** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
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- **2003-03-18** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2003-03-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 19, 2003
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- **2003-03-20** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Barack Obama
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- **2003-03-20** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
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- **2003-03-20** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
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- **2003-03-20** Third Reading - Passed; 041-014-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2003-03-20** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Julie Hamos
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- **2003-03-20** Arrived in House `introduction`
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- **2003-03-20** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2003-03-20** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2003-03-20** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2003-03-21** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
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- **2003-03-21** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Monique D. Davis
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- **2003-03-25** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
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- **2003-03-25** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Annazette Collins
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- **2003-03-25** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita
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- **2003-03-31** Assigned to Elementary and Secondary Education Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2003-04-04** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David E. Miller
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- **2003-04-04** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Calvin L. Giles
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- **2003-04-04** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry L. Mitchell
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- **2003-04-04** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Annazette Collins
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- **2003-04-04** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
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- **2003-04-04** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita
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- **2003-04-09** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Joyce
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- **2003-04-09** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Constance A. Howard
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- **2003-04-09** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lovana Jones
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- **2003-04-10** Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary and Secondary Education Committee; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2003-04-10** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2003-04-10** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Monique D. Davis `amendment-introduction`
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- **2003-04-10** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2003-04-15** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen A. Ryg
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- **2003-05-13** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2003-05-14** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2003-05-14** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
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- **2003-05-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2003-05-14** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles G. Morrow, III
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- **2003-05-16** Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b); May 23, 2003
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- **2003-05-20** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
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- **2003-05-20** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
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- **2003-05-20** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 098-000-016 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2003-05-21** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01
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- **2003-05-21** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01 - May 22, 2003.
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- **2003-05-21** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Susan Garrett `filing`
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- **2003-05-21** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2003-05-22** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Education `referral-committee`
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- **2003-05-23** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Be Adopted Education; 007-004-000
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- **2003-05-29** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 032-025-001
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- **2003-05-29** Passed Both Houses
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- **2003-06-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2003-08-08** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2003-08-08** Effective Date August 8, 2003
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- **2003-08-08** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0472 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1dffa38b-2086-4af1-8a73-4b6b2bba22ec`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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