SCH CD-CHI-BASIC SKILLS CLASS
Summary
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.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2011
Committee Review
May 2011
House Passage
May 2011
Senate Passage
May 2011
Signed into Law
Jul 2011
Introduced Apr 8, 2011
Signed Jul 8, 2011
Floor votes · Senate May 12, 2011 · House Apr 8, 2011
How they voted
52–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 56
May 12, 2011
D
Democratic33
96% Yea
R
Republican23
86% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
46
Key actions
12
Committee
12
Amendments
4
Jul 8, 2011
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 12, 2011
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 12, 2011
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (52-0-4)
senate
May 5, 2011
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Education; 009-000-000
upper
Apr 27, 2011
Committee
Assigned to Education
upper
Apr 11, 2011
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 8, 2011
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Apr 8, 2011
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (98-0-9)
house
Apr 7, 2011
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote
lower
Apr 6, 2011
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 024-000-000
lower
Apr 4, 2011
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
lower
Mar 31, 2011
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 31, 2011
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
lower
Mar 16, 2011
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 024-000-000
lower
Feb 23, 2011
Lower · Passed
Remains in Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
lower
Feb 23, 2011
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; by Voice Vote
lower
Feb 22, 2011
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
lower
Feb 17, 2011
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Feb 17, 2011
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
lower
Feb 8, 2011
Committee
Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
lower
Jan 18, 2011
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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