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2025-2026 Regular Session • Illinois Legislature

SB1672: SCH CD-EARLY LITERACY-SCREEN

Legislative Summary

Amends the School Boards Article of the School Code. Provides that, on or before July 1, 2026, each school district that serves students in any of grades kindergarten through 3 shall report specified information to the State Board of Education regarding the use of early literacy screeners. Provides that, on or before January 1, 2027, the Illinois State Board of Education shall file a report with the General Assembly outlining the data received. Requires the report to be posted publicly on the State Board of Education's Internet website no later than January 1, 2027. Repeals the provisions on July 1, 2027.

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Bill History

2/5/2025
Filed with Secretary by Sen. Christopher Belt
Senate
2/5/2025
First Reading
Senate
2/5/2025
Referred to Assignments
Senate
2/5/2025
Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
Senate
2/11/2025
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson
Senate
2/18/2025
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Porfirio
Senate
2/18/2025
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine
Senate
2/25/2025
Assigned to Education
Senate
3/4/2025
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert Peters
Senate
3/4/2025
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton
Senate
3/13/2025
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Christopher Belt
Senate
3/13/2025
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
Senate
3/18/2025
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education
Senate
3/18/2025
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura
Senate
3/18/2025
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
Senate
3/19/2025
Do Pass as Amended Education; 011-000-000
Senate
3/19/2025
Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 20, 2025
Senate
3/19/2025
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mark L. Walker
Senate
3/20/2025
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
Senate
4/1/2025
Second Reading
Senate
4/1/2025
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 2, 2025
Senate
4/4/2025
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa
Senate
4/4/2025
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading **
Senate
4/4/2025
Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
Senate
4/9/2025
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
Senate
4/9/2025
Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000
Senate
4/9/2025
Arrived in House
House of Representatives
4/10/2025
Chief House Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
House of Representatives
4/10/2025
First Reading
House of Representatives
4/10/2025
Referred to Rules Committee
House of Representatives
4/11/2025
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris, III
Senate
4/11/2025
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
Senate
4/11/2025
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
Senate
4/11/2025
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel
Senate
4/16/2025
Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jay Hoffman
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Tracy Katz Muhl
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Morgan
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
House of Representatives
4/17/2025
Assigned to Education Policy Committee
House of Representatives
4/21/2025
Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Jay Hoffman
House of Representatives
4/21/2025
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jay Hoffman
House of Representatives
4/21/2025
Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kam Buckner
House of Representatives
4/21/2025
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
House of Representatives
4/25/2025
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Margaret Croke
House of Representatives

Amendments

Senate Amendment 001

Senate Amendment 001

3/13/2025Not Adopted
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Roll Call Votes

Motion in Senate
4/9/2025
56
Yea
0
Nay
3
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(4/9/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Education Policy(House of Representatives)

Sponsors

Democrat: 25

Primary Sponsor

Christopher Belt
Christopher Belt
Democrat

Documents

Engrossed
Bill Text • 4/9/2025 • 5.2 KB
LegiScanState Site
Introduced
Bill Text • 2/5/2025 • 59.0 KB
LegiScanState Site

External Links

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