Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB2075

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the School Code. Lowers the compulsory school age from 6 to 5 years of age beginning with the 2020-2021 school year. Requires all school districts to establish kindergarten for the instruction of children who are 5 years of age or older.

Senate Floor Amendment No. 1

	Adds reference to:
	105 ILCS 5/10-20.12	from Ch. 122, par. 10-20.12

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill, but provides that the compulsory school age beginning with the 2020-2021 school year applies to a child who is 5 years of age on or before May 31 (rather than on or before September 1). Makes a related change.

Actions

Date	Chamber	Action
2/15/2019	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
2/15/2019	Senate	First Reading
2/15/2019	Senate	Referred to Assignments
3/5/2019	Senate	Assigned to Education
3/12/2019	Senate	Postponed - Education
3/20/2019	Senate	Do Pass Education; 011-005-000
3/20/2019	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 21, 2019
3/20/2019	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
3/20/2019	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Omar Aquino
3/26/2019	Senate	Second Reading
3/26/2019	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 27, 2019
4/5/2019	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
4/5/2019	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
4/9/2019	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education
4/9/2019	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Education; 010-002-000
4/11/2019	Senate	Recalled to Second Reading
4/11/2019	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Lightford
4/11/2019	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
4/11/2019	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 039-016-000
4/11/2019	House	Arrived in House
4/12/2019	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. Kambium Buckner
4/12/2019	House	First Reading
4/12/2019	House	Referred to Rules Committee
4/12/2019	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II
4/25/2019	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
4/30/2019	House	Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee
5/2/2019	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas M. Bennett
5/9/2019	House	Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Thomas M. Bennett
5/10/2019	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
1/2/2021	House	Assigned to Higher Education Committee
1/9/2021	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Carol Ammons
1/9/2021	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
1/10/2021	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Higher Education Committee
1/13/2021	Senate	Session Sine Die

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