Illinois House Bill 3237 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Passed on August 23 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-08-23 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0503
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Reinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill with the following changes. Requires the State Board of Education to adopt guidelines for English language proficiency for eligibility to receive a State Seal of Biliteracy. Requires the State Board to allow a student to provide his or her school district with evidence of completion of (i) an AP English Language and Composition Exam (rather than an AP English Language and Composition Exam with a score of 4 or 5), (ii) an English language arts dual credit course (rather than an English language arts dual credit course with a final grade point average of 2.0 or higher), or (iii) transitional coursework in English language arts articulated in partnership with a community college as an ESSA College and Career Readiness Indicator (rather than transitional coursework in English language arts articulated in partnership with a community college as an ESSA College and Career Readiness Indicator with a final grade point average of 2.0 or higher). Effective immediately.

SCHCD-STATE SEAL OF BILITERACY

Rep. Barbara Hernandez [D]

Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez [D]

Sen. Iris Martinez [D]

2019-05-30 - House - Concurrence in House (Y: 116 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2019-05-22 - Senate - Third Reading in Senate (Y: 59 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-04-04 - House - Third Reading in House (Y: 112 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-08-23	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0503
2019-08-23	House	Effective Date August 23, 2019
2019-08-23	House	Governor Approved
2019-06-28	House	Sent to the Governor
2019-05-30	House	Passed Both Houses
2019-05-30	House	House Concurs
2019-05-30	House	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 116-000-000
2019-05-23	House	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; 017-000-000
2019-05-23	House	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee
2019-05-23	House	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
2019-05-23	House	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Barbara Hernandez
2019-05-22	House	Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
2019-05-22	House	Arrived in House
2019-05-22	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000
2019-05-17	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
2019-05-17	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Martinez
2019-05-17	Senate	Recalled to Second Reading
2019-05-15	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Education; 014-000-000
2019-05-14	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2019
2019-05-14	Senate	Second Reading
2019-05-14	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education
2019-05-14	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
2019-05-14	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
2019-05-08	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 9, 2019
2019-05-08	Senate	Do Pass Education; 011-000-000
2019-04-24	Senate	Assigned to Education
2019-04-09	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2019-04-09	Senate	First Reading
2019-04-09	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
2019-04-04	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 9, 2019
2019-04-04	Senate	Arrive in Senate
2019-04-04	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000
2019-04-03	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
2019-04-03	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
2019-04-01	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
2019-03-29	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2019-03-27	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; 019-000-000
2019-03-21	House	Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Barbara Hernandez
2019-03-05	House	Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee
2019-02-15	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2019-02-15	House	First Reading
2019-02-15	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
105	5	2-3.159	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3237&GAID=15&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=108&GA=101
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/101/HB/10100HB3237.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/101/HB/10100HB3237eng.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/101/HB/10100HB3237enr.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/101/101-0503.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/101/HB/10100HB3237sam001.htm
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/101/house/10100HB3237_04042019_036000T.pdf
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/101/senate/10100HB3237_05222019_007000T.pdf
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/101/house/10100HB3237sam001_05302019_054000C.pdf