Illinois House Bill 139 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-0)
Status: Passed on July 8 2011 - 100% progression
Action: 2011-07-08 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0086
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

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.

SCH CD-CHI-BASIC SKILLS CLASS

Rep. LaShawn Ford [D]	Rep. Jack Franks [D]	Rep. Keith Farnham [D]	Rep. Carol Sente [D]
Rep. Linda LaVia [D]	Rep. Fred Crespo [D]	Rep. Maria Berrios [D]	Rep. Annazette Collins [D]
Sen. Kimberly Lightford [D]	Sen. Ira Silverstein [D]	Sen. Mattie Hunter [D]

2011-05-12 - Senate - Third Reading in Senate (Y: 55 N: 0 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2011-04-08 - House - Third Reading in House (Y: 108 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 3) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-07-08	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0086
2011-07-08	House	Effective Date January 1, 2012
2011-07-08	House	Governor Approved
2011-06-10	House	Sent to the Governor
2011-05-12	House	Passed Both Houses
2011-05-12	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000
2011-05-12	Senate	Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
2011-05-12	Senate	Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
2011-05-06	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 10, 2011
2011-05-06	Senate	Second Reading
2011-05-06	Senate	Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
2011-05-05	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2011
2011-05-05	Senate	Do Pass Education; 009-000-000
2011-04-27	Senate	Assigned to Education
2011-04-11	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2011-04-11	Senate	First Reading
2011-04-08	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Annazette R. Collins
2011-04-08	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 11, 2011
2011-04-08	Senate	Arrive in Senate
2011-04-08	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios
2011-04-08	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
2011-04-08	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
2011-04-08	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol A. Sente
2011-04-08	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
2011-04-08	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
2011-04-08	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 108-000-000
2011-04-07	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
2011-04-07	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote
2011-04-07	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
2011-04-06	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 024-000-000
2011-04-04	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
2011-03-31	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
2011-03-31	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
2011-03-16	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2011-03-16	House	Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 024-000-000
2011-02-23	House	Remains in Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
2011-02-23	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; by Voice Vote
2011-02-22	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
2011-02-17	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
2011-02-17	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
2011-02-08	House	Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
2011-01-18	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2011-01-18	House	First Reading
2011-01-13	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
105	5	34-18.45	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=139&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=84&GA=97
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/97/HB/09700HB0139.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/97/HB/09700HB0139eng.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/97/HB/09700HB0139ham002.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/97/HB/09700HB0139enr.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/97/HB/09700HB0139ham001.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/97/097-0086.htm
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/97/house/09700HB0139_04082011_018000T.pdf
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/97/senate/09700HB0139_05122011_011000T.pdf