| Date | Chamber |  Action | 
  2/23/2009 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Tom Cross |   2/24/2009 | House | First Reading |   2/24/2009 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |   3/3/2009 | House | Assigned to Executive Committee |   3/3/2009 | House | Moved to Suspend Rule 25 Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie |   3/3/2009 | House | Suspend Rule 25 - Prevailed |   3/4/2009 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee;  010-000-000 |   3/4/2009 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |   3/27/2009 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Suzanne Bassi |   3/27/2009 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |   3/27/2009 | House | Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Suzanne Bassi |   3/31/2009 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Suzanne Bassi |   3/31/2009 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee |   4/1/2009 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee |   4/1/2009 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry L. Mitchell |   4/1/2009 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |   4/1/2009 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |   4/2/2009 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee |   4/2/2009 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Elementary & Secondary Education Committee;  019-000-000 |   4/2/2009 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Elementary & Secondary Education Committee;  019-000-000 |   4/3/2009 | House | Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate |   4/3/2009 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote |   4/3/2009 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote |   4/3/2009 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |   4/3/2009 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 106-000-000 |   4/15/2009 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |   4/15/2009 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading |   4/15/2009 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton |   4/15/2009 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon |   4/15/2009 | Senate | First Reading |   4/15/2009 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |   4/22/2009 | Senate | Assigned to Education |   4/22/2009 | Senate | Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. James T. Meeks |   4/29/2009 | Senate | Do Pass Education;  007-000-000 |   4/29/2009 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 30, 2009 |   5/12/2009 | Senate | Second Reading |   5/12/2009 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** May 18, 2009 |   5/19/2009 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 |   5/19/2009 | House | Passed Both Houses |   6/17/2009 | House | Sent to the Governor |   8/13/2009 | House | Governor Approved |   8/13/2009 | House | Effective Date August 13, 2009 |   8/13/2009 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0403 |