SCH CD-CLASSROOM SIZE-LITERACY
Summary
Amends the School Code. Requires the State Board of Education to study a way to use funds from gambling to reduce classroom size in grades K through 3 to no more than 15 students per classroom and to increase student literacy.
Bill status
failed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2003
Committee Review
May 2003
House Passage
Mar 2003
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 11, 2003
Last action Jan 11, 2005
Floor votes · House Mar 6, 2003
How they voted
68–20
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 94
Mar 6, 2003
D
Democratic50
92% Yea
R
Republican44
50% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
28
Key actions
2
Committee
6
May 2, 2003
Committee
Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Rules
upper
Apr 10, 2003
Committee
Assigned to Education
upper
Mar 11, 2003
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
Mar 11, 2003
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Mar 6, 2003
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (68-20-6)
house
Feb 21, 2003
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary and Secondary Education Committee; 018-000-000
lower
Feb 5, 2003
Committee
Assigned to Elementary and Secondary Education Committee
lower
Feb 4, 2003
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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