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type: "Bill"
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title: "COMM COLL-ENGLISH INITIATIVE"
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description: "Amends the Public Community College Act. Requires the Illinois Community College Board to establish and administer a We Want to Learn English Initiative to provide resources for immigrants and refugees in this State to learn English in order to move towards becoming full members of American society. Provides that each fiscal year, the Board shall include in its budget proposal $25,000,000 in funding for the Initiative. Provides that no less than half of the funds appropriated for the Initiative each fiscal year shall be disbursed to community-based, not-for-profit organizations, immigrant social service organizations, faith-based organizations, and on-site job training programs. Effective immediately."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "95th"
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identifier: "SB 1446"
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citation: "Illinois SB 1446 (95th)"
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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: 68
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2007-02-09"
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last_action: "2007-10-05"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c2de20bc-8df5-470a-a759-0213c59aff20"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1446&GAID=9&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=29535&SessionID=51&GA=95"
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source_hash: "cd7d9c16b9d69b946860c9f865cf4093305cbeb98ce65f0f23675266652915b5"
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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 1446 (95th) — COMM COLL-ENGLISH INITIATIVE
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Amends the Public Community College Act. Requires the Illinois Community College Board to establish and administer a We Want to Learn English Initiative to provide resources for immigrants and refugees in this State to learn English in order to move towards becoming full members of American society. Provides that each fiscal year, the Board shall include in its budget proposal $25,000,000 in funding for the Initiative. Provides that no less than half of the funds appropriated for the Initiative each fiscal year shall be disbursed to community-based, not-for-profit organizations, immigrant social service organizations, faith-based organizations, and on-site job training programs. 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=09500SB1446&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=29535&DocNum=1446&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB1446eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=29535&DocNum=1446&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB1446enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=29535&DocNum=1446&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **95–9** (pass) · lower
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- Concurrence, Amendment 2 — **51–0** (pass) · upper
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- Third Reading — **49–2** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Cynthia Soto — cosponsor (person)
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- Elizabeth Coulson — cosponsor (person)
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- Martin A. Sandoval — primary (person)
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- Richard T. Bradley — cosponsor (person)
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- Susana A Mendoza — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2007-02-09** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Martin A. Sandoval `filing`
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- **2007-02-09** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2007-02-09** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2007-02-21** Assigned to Higher Education `referral-committee`
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- **2007-03-08** Do Pass Higher Education; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2007-03-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 13, 2007
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- **2007-03-14** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Martin A. Sandoval `amendment-introduction`
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- **2007-03-14** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2007-03-21** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to State Government and Veterans Affairs
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- **2007-03-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt State Government and Veterans Affairs; 008-000-000
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- **2007-03-22** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2007-03-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Sandoval `amendment-passage`
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- **2007-03-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 27, 2007
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- **2007-03-30** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2007 `reading-3`
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- **2007-05-10** Third Reading - Passed; 049-002-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2007-05-14** Arrived in House `introduction`
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- **2007-05-14** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2007-05-14** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
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- **2007-05-15** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios
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- **2007-05-15** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
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- **2007-05-15** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Luis Arroyo
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- **2007-05-15** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2007-05-15** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2007-05-15** Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios
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- **2007-05-15** Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Luis Arroyo
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- **2007-05-18** Assigned to Higher Education Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2007-05-18** Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 25, 2007
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- **2007-05-23** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
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- **2007-05-23** Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
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- **2007-05-23** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
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- **2007-05-24** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin A. McCarthy
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- **2007-05-25** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2007
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- **2007-05-29** Motion Do Pass - Lost Higher Education Committee; 005-003-001 `committee-failure`
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- **2007-05-29** Remains in Higher Education Committee
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- **2007-05-29** Do Pass / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 008-005-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2007-05-29** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2007-05-29** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2007-05-29** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2007-05-31** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) June 8, 2007
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- **2007-06-01** Fiscal Note Filed
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- **2007-06-05** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez `amendment-introduction`
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- **2007-06-05** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2007-06-07** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez `amendment-introduction`
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- **2007-06-07** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2007-06-07** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Higher Education Committee
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- **2007-06-08** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) June 15, 2007
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- **2007-06-13** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2007-06-13** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
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- **2007-06-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2007-06-13** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
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- **2007-06-13** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
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- **2007-06-15** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) June 22, 2007
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- **2007-06-20** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 095-009-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2007-06-20** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40(a) `amendment-failure`
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- **2007-06-20** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Richard T. Bradley
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- **2007-06-27** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 02
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- **2007-06-27** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 02-June 28, 2007
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- **2007-06-28** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Martin A. Sandoval `filing`
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- **2007-06-28** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2007-06-29** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Susana A Mendoza
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- **2007-07-10** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Higher Education `referral-committee`
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- **2007-07-11** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Higher Education; 007-000-000
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- **2007-07-11** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Senate Concurs 051-000-000
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- **2007-07-11** Passed Both Houses
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- **2007-08-09** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2007-10-05** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2007-10-05** Effective Date June 1, 2008
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- **2007-10-05** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0638 `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/c2de20bc-8df5-470a-a759-0213c59aff20`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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