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type: "Bill"
title: "SCH CD-FIRST GRADE-AGE 5"
description: "Amends the School Code. Provides that children who have attended a State-certified, private preschool and continued their education at that school through kindergarten and who will attain the age of 6 years on or before December 31 of the year of the 2009-2010 school term and each school term thereafter may attend first grade upon commencement of such term. Makes related changes. Effective July 1, 2009."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 806"
citation: "Illinois HB 806 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 70
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2009-02-09"
last_action: "2010-01-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a1b27f76-a98d-4873-a36f-e84abd3192e6"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=806&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=42273&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "b5ec6a51df1a1b300dce92268cef1006427c48fa81f30490dce2a2c1c7069784"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
---
# Illinois HB 806 (96th) — SCH CD-FIRST GRADE-AGE 5
Amends the School Code. Provides that children who have attended a State-certified, private preschool and continued their education at that school through kindergarten and who will attain the age of 6 years on or before December 31 of the year of the 2009-2010 school term and each school term thereafter may attend first grade upon commencement of such term. Makes related changes. Effective July 1, 2009.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB0806&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=42273&DocNum=806&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB0806eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=42273&DocNum=806&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB0806enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=42273&DocNum=806&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **1113** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **1142** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **540** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Mike Fortner — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2009-02-09** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Mike Fortner `filing`
- **2009-02-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-02-09** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-11** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-11** Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 020-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-03-11** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-03-11** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
- **2009-03-24** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Mike Fortner `amendment-introduction`
- **2009-03-24** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-26** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2009-03-26** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-03-26** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2009-03-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-04-01** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-002-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-04-02** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2009-04-02** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 3, 2009 `reading-1`
- **2009-04-14** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
- **2009-04-14** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
- **2009-04-14** Sponsor Removed Sen. Don Harmon
- **2009-04-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-04-15** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-22** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-23** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Don Harmon
- **2009-04-29** Do Pass Education; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-04-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 30, 2009
- **2009-05-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2009
- **2009-05-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon `amendment-introduction`
- **2009-05-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-18** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education
- **2009-05-18** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon `amendment-introduction`
- **2009-05-18** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-18** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Education; 010-000-000
- **2009-05-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Be Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2009-05-22** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2009 `reading-3`
- **2009-08-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Re-referred to Assignments; Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b). `referral-committee`
- **2009-08-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Re-referred to Assignments; Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b). `referral-committee`
- **2009-08-15** Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-10-14** Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2009-10-14** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As December 31, 2009 `reading-3`
- **2009-10-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading October 15, 2009
- **2009-10-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Be Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2009-10-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Be Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2009-10-15** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2009-10-15** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
- **2009-10-15** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kwame Raoul
- **2009-10-15** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-10-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Harmon `amendment-passage`
- **2009-10-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Harmon `amendment-passage`
- **2009-10-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2009-10-15** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2009-10-15** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-10-16** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2009-10-16** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1, 2
- **2009-10-21** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Mike Fortner
- **2009-10-21** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Mike Fortner
- **2009-10-21** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-10-21** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-10-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-10-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-10-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 012-000-000
- **2009-10-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 012-000-000
- **2009-10-28** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
- **2009-10-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 111-003-000
- **2009-10-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 House Concurs 111-003-000
- **2009-10-28** Passed Both Houses
- **2009-11-25** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2010-01-21** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2010-01-21** Effective Date January 21, 2010
- **2010-01-21** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0864 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a1b27f76-a98d-4873-a36f-e84abd3192e6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).