Date	Chamber	Action
8/10/2004	Senate	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0904

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

30 ILCS 105/5.625 new

105 ILCS 5/2-3.135 new

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the School Code and the State Finance Act. Requires the State Board of Education to establish a 3-year technology immersion pilot project to provide a wireless laptop computer to each student, teacher, and relevant administrator in a participating school and implement the use of software, on-line courses, and other appropriate learning technologies that have been shown to improve academic achievement and specified progress measures. Creates the Technology Immersion Pilot Project Fund as a special fund in the State treasury, with moneys being used by the State Board for the pilot project. Requires participating school districts to send an annual progress report to the State Board. Effective immediately.

Senate Committee Amendment No. 1
Makes a technical correction.

Senate Floor Amendment No. 2
Provides that the State Board of Education shall select 7 (instead of 8) school districts to participate in the pilot project, one located in the City of Chicago, 3 located in the area that makes up of the counties of DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, Will, and that portion of Cook County that is located outside of the City of Chicago, and 3 located in the remainder of the State. Provides that the State Board shall, if possible, select at least 9 (instead of 8) schools to participate in the pilot project, with at least 3 from the school district located in the City of Chicago and one from each of the other school districts selected.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/4/2004	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Vince Demuzio
2/4/2004	Senate	First Reading
2/4/2004	Senate	Referred to Rules
2/9/2004	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Cronin
2/18/2004	Senate	Assigned to Education
2/23/2004	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Vince Demuzio
2/23/2004	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
2/24/2004	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Education
2/24/2004	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
2/24/2004	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
2/24/2004	Senate	Do Pass as Amended Education; 008-002-001
2/24/2004	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 25, 2004
2/26/2004	Senate	Second Reading
2/26/2004	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 2, 2004
3/24/2004	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. George P. Shadid
3/24/2004	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules
3/24/2004	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Executive
3/24/2004	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Be Adopted Executive; 011-001-000
3/25/2004	Senate	Recalled to Second Reading
3/25/2004	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Shadid
3/25/2004	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 26, 2004
3/25/2004	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 042-013-000
3/26/2004	House	Arrived in House
3/26/2004	House	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
3/26/2004	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith
3/29/2004	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Constance A. Howard
3/29/2004	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Watson
3/29/2004	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Calvin L. Giles
3/29/2004	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carolyn H. Krause
3/29/2004	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Annazette Collins
3/29/2004	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
3/29/2004	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Gary Hannig
3/29/2004	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
3/29/2004	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. George Scully, Jr.
3/29/2004	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles G. Morrow, III
3/29/2004	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland
3/29/2004	House	First Reading
3/29/2004	House	Referred to Rules Committee
4/2/2004	House	Assigned to Elementary and Secondary Education Committee
4/22/2004	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary and Secondary Education Committee; 017-000-000
4/22/2004	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
4/29/2004	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
4/29/2004	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
5/13/2004	Senate	Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Emil Jones, Jr.
5/13/2004	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 097-006-012
5/13/2004	Senate	Passed Both Houses
5/13/2004	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
5/13/2004	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Marlow H. Colvin
5/13/2004	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Wyvetter H. Younge
5/13/2004	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah L. Graham
5/13/2004	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robin Kelly
5/13/2004	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
5/13/2004	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
5/13/2004	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios
5/13/2004	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Susana Mendoza
5/13/2004	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Holbrook
6/11/2004	Senate	Sent to the Governor
8/10/2004	Senate	Governor Approved
8/10/2004	Senate	Effective Date August 10, 2004
8/10/2004	Senate	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0904

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