SCH CD-FULL DAY KINDERGARTEN
Summary
Amends the School Code. In a provision concerning kindergartens, provides that, beginning with the 2023-2024 school year, each school board must establish a kindergarten with full-day attendance (instead of allowing a school board to establish a kindergarten with half-day attendance or with full-day attendance); makes related changes. Repeals another provision concerning kindergartens on July 1, 2023. Effective immediately.
Bill status
signed
all 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Signed into Law
Aug 2023
Introduced Mar 27, 2023
Signed Aug 2, 2023
Floor votes · House Mar 23, 2023
How they voted
86–23
Passed · 7 other
Total votes 116
Mar 23, 2023
D
Democratic76
90% Yea
R
Republican40
55% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
100
Key actions
18
Committee
24
Amendments
18
Aug 2, 2023
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 19, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 19, 2023
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 House Concurs 085-024-000
lower
May 19, 2023
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 House Concurs 085-024-000
lower
May 19, 2023
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 House Concurs 085-024-000
lower
May 18, 2023
Lower · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education Committee; 009-003-000
lower
May 18, 2023
Lower · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education Committee; 010-002-000
lower
May 18, 2023
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education Committee; 010-002-000
lower
May 18, 2023
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Motion to Concur Referred to Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education Committee
lower
May 18, 2023
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Referred to Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education Committee
lower
May 18, 2023
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education Committee
lower
May 17, 2023
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 17, 2023
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 17, 2023
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 17, 2023
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Mary Beth Canty
lower
May 17, 2023
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Mary Beth Canty
lower
May 17, 2023
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Mary Beth Canty
lower
May 17, 2023
Introduced
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 2, 3, 4
lower
May 17, 2023
Introduced
Arrived in House
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May 17, 2023
Amended
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)
lower
May 17, 2023
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Passed; 052-001-000
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May 17, 2023
Lower · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Adopted; Lightford
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May 17, 2023
Lower · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted; Lightford
lower
May 16, 2023
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Recommend Do Adopt Education; 012-000-000
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May 10, 2023
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Assignments Refers to Education
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May 10, 2023
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Referred to Assignments
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May 10, 2023
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
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May 10, 2023
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommend Do Adopt Education; 013-000-000
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May 9, 2023
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Assignments Refers to Education
lower
May 5, 2023
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Assignments
lower
May 5, 2023
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
lower
May 3, 2023
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended Education; 014-000-000
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May 2, 2023
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Education
lower
May 2, 2023
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Education
lower
May 2, 2023
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Education
lower
May 2, 2023
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
lower
May 2, 2023
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
lower
May 2, 2023
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education
lower
May 1, 2023
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
lower
May 1, 2023
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
lower
Apr 28, 2023
Lower · Passed
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 6, 2023
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Apr 18, 2023
Committee
Re-assigned to Education
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Apr 18, 2023
Committee
Re-referred to Assignments
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Apr 12, 2023
Committee
Assigned to Appropriations- Education
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Mar 27, 2023
Committee
Referred to Assignments
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Mar 27, 2023
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
lower
Mar 23, 2023
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 087-023-000
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Mar 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote
lower
2 primary · 73 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Kimberly Lightford
DDemocratic
P
Mary Beth Canty
DDemocratic
Co
Abdelnasser Rashid
DDemocratic
Co
Adriane Johnson
DDemocratic
Co
Ann Gillespie
DDemocratic
Co
Ann Williams
DDemocratic
Co
Anne Stava
DDemocratic
Co
Bob Morgan
DDemocratic
Co
Brad Stephens
RRepublican
Co
Camille Lilly
DDemocratic
Co
Carol Ammons
DDemocratic
Co
Chris Welch
DDemocratic
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