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SB 2075 Illinois Senate · 101st Regular Session

SCH CD-COMPULSORY SCHOOL AGE

Summary
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.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2019
Committee Review
Jan 2021
Senate Passage
Apr 2019
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 11, 2019 Last action Jan 10, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Apr 11, 2019

How they voted

33–15
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 51
Apr 11, 2019
D Democratic33
33 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican18
15 Nay 3
83% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
34
Key actions
4
Committee
10
Amendments
5
Jan 10, 2021
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Higher Education Committee
lower
Jan 9, 2021
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Jan 9, 2021
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Carol Ammons
lower
Jan 2, 2021
Committee
Assigned to Higher Education Committee
lower
May 10, 2019
Committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 30, 2019
Committee
Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee
lower
Apr 12, 2019
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 11, 2019
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Apr 11, 2019
Upper · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Lightford
upper
Apr 11, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (33-15-3)
senate
Apr 9, 2019
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Education; 010-002-000
upper
Apr 9, 2019
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education
upper
Apr 5, 2019
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 5, 2019
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
upper
Mar 20, 2019
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Education; 011-005-000
upper
Mar 5, 2019
Committee
Assigned to Education
upper
Feb 15, 2019
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
0 primary · 5 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.