SCH CD-SUMMER KINDERGARTEN
Summary
Amends the School Code. Allows a school board to establish, maintain, and operate a summer kindergarten program that begins 2 months before the beginning of the regular school year and a summer kindergarten program for grade one readiness for those pupils making unsatisfactory progress during the regular kindergarten session that will continue for 2 months after the regular school year. Provides that the summer kindergarten program may be held within the school district or, pursuant to a contract that must be approved by the State Board of Education, may be operated by 2 or more adjacent school districts or by a public or private university or college. Effective immediately.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2003
Committee Review
May 2003
Senate Passage
May 2003
House Passage
May 2003
Signed into Law
Aug 2003
Introduced Mar 20, 2003
Signed Aug 8, 2003
Floor votes · Senate Mar 20, 2003 · House May 20, 2003
How they voted
32–9
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 45
Mar 20, 2003
D
Democratic25
88% Yea
R
Republican20
50% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
62
Key actions
9
Committee
10
Amendments
5
Aug 8, 2003
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 29, 2003
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
May 29, 2003
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 032-025-001
upper
May 23, 2003
Upper · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Be Adopted Education; 007-004-000
upper
May 22, 2003
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Education
upper
May 21, 2003
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules
upper
May 21, 2003
Introduced
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01 - May 22, 2003.
upper
May 21, 2003
Introduced
Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01
upper
May 20, 2003
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (75-0-19)
house
May 14, 2003
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote
lower
May 13, 2003
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000
lower
Apr 10, 2003
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 10, 2003
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Monique D. Davis
lower
Apr 10, 2003
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary and Secondary Education Committee; 016-000-000
lower
Mar 31, 2003
Committee
Assigned to Elementary and Secondary Education Committee
lower
Mar 20, 2003
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 20, 2003
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Mar 20, 2003
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (32-9-4)
senate
Mar 5, 2003
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Education; 011-000-000
upper
Feb 26, 2003
Committee
Assigned to Education
upper
Feb 19, 2003
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
0 primary · 10 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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