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type: "Bill"
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title: "VOCATIONAL ACADEMIES ACT"
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description: "Creates the Vocational Academies Act. Allows a school district, in partnership with community colleges, local employers, and community-based organizations, to establish a vocational academy that is eligible for a grant from the State Board of Education if the vocational academy meets specified requirements. Effective immediately."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "94th"
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identifier: "HB 3646"
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citation: "Illinois HB 3646 (94th)"
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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: 30
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2005-02-24"
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last_action: "2005-07-14"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/748bbc26-5ddb-4dec-9109-2865ea38f648"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3646&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=20082&SessionID=50&GA=94"
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source_hash: "94c99424e1bfbf9d60c152bcb2733467176b43e51bf1076903a1d069af79c316"
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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 HB 3646 (94th) — VOCATIONAL ACADEMIES ACT
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Creates the Vocational Academies Act. Allows a school district, in partnership with community colleges, local employers, and community-based organizations, to establish a vocational academy that is eligible for a grant from the State Board of Education if the vocational academy meets specified requirements. 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=09400HB3646&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=20082&DocNum=3646&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB3646eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=20082&DocNum=3646&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB3646enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=20082&DocNum=3646&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **113–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **53–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Robert W. Pritchard — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2005-02-24** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Robert W. Pritchard `filing`
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- **2005-02-24** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2005-02-24** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2005-03-01** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2005-03-09** Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 020-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2005-03-10** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2005-03-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
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- **2005-03-15** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2005-03-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2005-03-16** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2005-03-16** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Rosemary Mulligan
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- **2005-03-16** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ruth Munson
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- **2005-03-16** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carolyn H. Krause
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- **2005-03-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. James H. Meyer
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- **2005-03-17** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
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- **2005-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 6, 2005 `reading-1`
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- **2005-04-13** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John M. Sullivan
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- **2005-04-14** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2005-04-14** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2005-04-21** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
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- **2005-05-04** Do Pass Education; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2005-05-04** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 5, 2005
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- **2005-05-10** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2005-05-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 11, 2005
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- **2005-05-16** Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2005-05-16** Passed Both Houses
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- **2005-06-14** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2005-07-14** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2005-07-14** Effective Date July 14, 2005
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- **2005-07-14** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0220 `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/748bbc26-5ddb-4dec-9109-2865ea38f648`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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