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SB 1307 Illinois Senate · 98th Regular Session

SCH CD-LOWER COMPULSORY AGE

Summary
Amends the School Code. Lowers the compulsory school age from 7 years to 5 years; makes a related change. Requires all school districts to establish kindergarten for the instruction of children who are 5 years of age or older. Effective July 1, 2013.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2013
Committee Review
May 2013
Senate Passage
May 2013
House Passage
May 2013
Signed into Law
Aug 2013
Introduced May 17, 2013 Signed Aug 26, 2013
Floor votes · Senate May 30, 2013 · House May 27, 2013

How they voted

36–17
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 54
May 30, 2013
D Democratic36
35 Yea 1 Nay
97% Yea
R Republican18
1 Yea 16 Nay 1
88% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
74
Key actions
10
Committee
13
Amendments
13
Aug 26, 2013
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 30, 2013
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
May 30, 2013
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 039-018-000
upper
May 29, 2013
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Education; 010-004-000
upper
May 28, 2013
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Education
upper
May 28, 2013
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
upper
May 27, 2013
Introduced
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 28, 2013
upper
May 27, 2013
Introduced
Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
upper
May 27, 2013
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (57-47-2)
house
May 26, 2013
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
lower
May 26, 2013
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-002-000
lower
May 23, 2013
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 23, 2013
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
lower
May 22, 2013
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 008-005-000
lower
May 21, 2013
Lower · Passed
Motion Filed to Suspend Rule 21 Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
lower
May 20, 2013
Committee
Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
lower
May 17, 2013
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 17, 2013
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
May 17, 2013
Upper · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Lightford
upper
May 17, 2013
Upper · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Lightford
upper
May 17, 2013
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Be Approved for Consideration Assignments
upper
May 17, 2013
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
upper
May 17, 2013
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
upper
May 16, 2013
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Executive; 009-002-003
upper
May 16, 2013
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive
upper
May 15, 2013
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
upper
May 15, 2013
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
upper
Feb 27, 2013
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Education; 008-005-000
upper
Feb 14, 2013
Committee
Assigned to Education
upper
Feb 5, 2013
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
0 primary · 4 co-sponsors

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