| Date | Chamber |  Action | 
  2/20/2009 | Senate | Filed with Secretary by Sen. Deanna Demuzio |   2/20/2009 | Senate | First Reading |   2/20/2009 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |   3/4/2009 | Senate | Assigned to Education |   3/11/2009 | Senate | Do Pass Education;  010-000-000 |   3/11/2009 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 12, 2009 |   3/13/2009 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Muņoz |   3/30/2009 | Senate | Second Reading |   3/30/2009 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 31, 2009 |   4/1/2009 | Senate | Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter |   4/1/2009 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 |   4/1/2009 | House | Arrived in House |   4/1/2009 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading |   4/2/2009 | House | Chief House Sponsor Rep. Roger L. Eddy |   4/2/2009 | House | First Reading |   4/2/2009 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |   4/3/2009 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard |   4/20/2009 | House | Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee |   4/29/2009 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee;  020-000-000 |   4/29/2009 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |   4/29/2009 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos |   4/30/2009 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis |   4/30/2009 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |   4/30/2009 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |   5/18/2009 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 102-000-003 |   5/18/2009 | Senate | Passed Both Houses |   5/18/2009 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley |   5/18/2009 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson |   5/18/2009 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. LaShawn K. Ford |   5/18/2009 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Constance A. Howard |   6/16/2009 | Senate | Sent to the Governor |   8/7/2009 | Senate | Governor Approved |   8/7/2009 | Senate | Effective Date August 7, 2009 |   8/7/2009 | Senate | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0158 |