SCH CD-VOCATIONAL/MANDATES Senate SponsorsSen. Martin A. Sandoval-Don Harmon-Iris Y. Martinez 1/9/2019SenateSession Sine Die 20 ILCS 3975/4.5105 ILCS 5/27-22.05Amends the School Code. Provides that a school board may allow students to substitute the entirety of grades 11 and 12 with vocational or technical education courses. Requires substituted courses to be approved jointly by the State Board of Education and the Illinois Workforce Investment Board (instead of requiring the course to contain at least 50% of the content of the course to be substituted). Amends the Illinois Workforce Investment Board Act to make conforming changes. 2/1/2017SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Martin A. Sandoval 2/1/2017SenateFirst Reading 2/1/2017SenateReferred to Assignments 2/8/2017SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon 2/8/2017SenateAssigned to Education 2/16/2017SenatePostponed - Education 2/21/2017SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez 3/8/2017SenatePostponed - Education 3/15/2017SenatePostponed - Education 3/17/2017SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 7, 2017 4/7/2017SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 5, 2017 5/5/2017SenateRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments 1/9/2019SenateSession Sine Die