HB3039 - 104th General Assembly

SCH CD-HIGH SCHOOL CREDITS
Last Action
8/15/2025 - House: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0267
House Sponsors
Rep. Janet Yang Rohr - Tracy Katz Muhl

Senate Sponsors
(Sen. Laura Ellman and Julie A. Morrison)
Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the School Code. Allows a student enrolled in grade 7 or 8 to enroll in a required high school course if the course is offered by the high school that the student would attend and the student participates in the course where the student attends school as long as the student passes the end of course exam given at the high school granting the credit for the same course, demonstrating proficiency at the high school level (course is taught by a teacher who holds a professional educator license issued under Article 21B of this Code and endorsed for the grade level and content area of the course).

House Floor Amendment No. 2
Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the School Code. Allows a student enrolled in grade 7 or 8 to enroll in a required high school course if the course is offered by the high school that the student would attend and the student participates in the course where the student attends school as long as the student passes the course and the end-of-course examination given at the high school granting the credit for the same course, demonstrating proficiency at the high school level.
Actions
Date Chamber Action
2/06/2025 House Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Janet Yang Rohr
2/06/2025 House First Reading
2/06/2025 House Referred to Rules Committee
3/04/2025 House Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools
3/11/2025 House House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Janet Yang Rohr
3/11/2025 House House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
3/12/2025 House House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools
3/12/2025 House Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; 009-000-000
3/12/2025 House House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled
3/13/2025 House Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
3/25/2025 House Second Reading - Short Debate
3/25/2025 House Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
4/07/2025 House House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Janet Yang Rohr
4/07/2025 House House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
4/08/2025 House House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools
4/09/2025 House House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; 008-000-000
4/10/2025 House Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Tracy Katz Muhl
4/10/2025 House Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate
4/10/2025 House House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted
4/10/2025 House Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
4/10/2025 House Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 106-000-000
4/14/2025 Senate Arrive in Senate
4/14/2025 Senate Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
4/14/2025 Senate Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam
4/14/2025 Senate First Reading
4/14/2025 Senate Referred to Assignments
4/29/2025 Senate Assigned to Education
5/02/2025 Senate Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Laura Ellman
5/07/2025 Senate Do Pass Education; 013-001-000
5/07/2025 Senate Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 8, 2025
5/08/2025 Senate Second Reading
5/08/2025 Senate Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2025
5/21/2025 Senate Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
5/22/2025 Senate Third Reading - Passed; 055-002-000
5/22/2025 House Passed Both Houses
6/20/2025 House Sent to the Governor
8/15/2025 House Governor Approved
8/15/2025 House Effective Date January 1, 2026
8/15/2025 House Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0267