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type: "Bill"
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title: "SCH CD-CHI-BASIC SKILLS CLASS"
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description: "Amends the Chicago School District Article of the School Code. Requires the Chicago Board of Education to establish a basic skills class for students in each of grades 4, 5, and 6. Provides that if a 3rd grade student is at least 2 grade levels behind in reading or mathematics, based on an assessment of the student's reading and mathematics skills, the student must be placed in a basic skills class when he or she is in the 4th, 5th, and 6th grades until he or she completes 6th grade or attains reading or mathematics skills that are at or above the 6th grade level, whichever occurs first. Requires the State Board of Education to create the appropriate curriculum for the basic skills class, establish learning objectives for students in a basic skills class, and provide lesson plans for the basic skills class."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "97th"
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identifier: "HB 139"
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citation: "Illinois HB 139 (97th)"
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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: 44
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2011-01-13"
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last_action: "2011-07-08"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0193a291-6abb-4396-95fb-2acf65a50f81"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=139&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=54701&SessionID=84&GA=97"
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source_hash: "4c8204ee35cf85872d11ddca50bdf4d0f1e305395f0cdc4fcb4a8b26c7de0879"
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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 139 (97th) — SCH CD-CHI-BASIC SKILLS CLASS
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Amends the Chicago School District Article of the School Code. Requires the Chicago Board of Education to establish a basic skills class for students in each of grades 4, 5, and 6. Provides that if a 3rd grade student is at least 2 grade levels behind in reading or mathematics, based on an assessment of the student's reading and mathematics skills, the student must be placed in a basic skills class when he or she is in the 4th, 5th, and 6th grades until he or she completes 6th grade or attains reading or mathematics skills that are at or above the 6th grade level, whichever occurs first. Requires the State Board of Education to create the appropriate curriculum for the basic skills class, establish learning objectives for students in a basic skills class, and provide lesson plans for the basic skills class.
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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=09700HB0139&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=54701&DocNum=139&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB0139eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=54701&DocNum=139&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB0139enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=54701&DocNum=139&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **55–0** (pass) · upper
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- Third Reading — **108–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Ira I. Silverstein — cosponsor (person)
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- La Shawn K. Ford — primary (person)
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- Mattie Hunter — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2011-01-13** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford `filing`
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- **2011-01-18** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2011-01-18** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2011-02-08** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2011-02-17** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford `amendment-introduction`
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- **2011-02-17** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2011-02-22** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
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- **2011-02-23** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
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- **2011-02-23** Remains in Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
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- **2011-03-16** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 024-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2011-03-16** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2011-03-31** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford `amendment-introduction`
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- **2011-03-31** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2011-04-04** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
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- **2011-04-06** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 024-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2011-04-07** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2011-04-07** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
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- **2011-04-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2011-04-08** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 108-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2011-04-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
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- **2011-04-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
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- **2011-04-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol A. Sente
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- **2011-04-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
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- **2011-04-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
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- **2011-04-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios
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- **2011-04-08** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
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- **2011-04-08** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 11, 2011 `reading-1`
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- **2011-04-08** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Annazette R. Collins
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- **2011-04-11** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2011-04-11** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2011-04-27** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
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- **2011-05-05** Do Pass Education; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2011-05-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2011
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- **2011-05-06** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
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- **2011-05-06** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2011-05-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 10, 2011
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- **2011-05-12** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
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- **2011-05-12** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
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- **2011-05-12** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2011-05-12** Passed Both Houses
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- **2011-06-10** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2011-07-08** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2011-07-08** Effective Date January 1, 2012
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- **2011-07-08** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0086 `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/0193a291-6abb-4396-95fb-2acf65a50f81`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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