SCH CD-FORENSIC SPEECH COURSE Senate SponsorsSen. Sue Rezin, Karina Villa and Rachelle Crowe House Sponsors(Rep. Tony McCombie, Seth Lewis and Norine K. Hammond) 8/20/2021SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0551 105 ILCS 5/27-22from Ch. 122, par. 27-22Amends the Courses of Study Article of the School Code. Adds forensic speech (speech and debate) to the music, art, foreign language, or vocational education elective that a pupil may choose to satisfy the one year prerequisite that each pupil entering the 9th grade is required to successfully complete to receive a high school diploma. Provides that a forensic speech course used to satisfy the course requirement in language arts may not be used to satisfy a forensic speech course chosen as an elective course. 2/26/2021SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Sue Rezin 2/26/2021SenateFirst Reading 2/26/2021SenateReferred to Assignments 3/23/2021SenateAssigned to Education 3/23/2021SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa 4/16/2021SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 23, 2021 4/20/2021SenateDo Pass Education; 014-000-000 4/20/2021SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 21, 2021 4/21/2021SenateSecond Reading 4/21/2021SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 22, 2021 4/22/2021SenateThird Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 4/23/2021HouseArrived in House 4/23/2021SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachelle Crowe 4/26/2021HouseChief House Sponsor Rep. Tony McCombie 4/27/2021HouseFirst Reading 4/27/2021HouseReferred to Rules Committee 5/4/2021HouseAssigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee 5/5/2021HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Seth Lewis 5/12/2021HouseDo Pass / Consent Calendar Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; 023-000-000 5/12/2021HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Consent Calendar 5/24/2021HouseSecond Reading - Consent Calendar 5/24/2021HouseHeld on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Consent Calendar 5/25/2021HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Consent Calendar 5/26/2021HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine K. Hammond 5/26/2021HouseThird Reading - Consent Calendar - First Day 5/27/2021HouseThird Reading - Consent Calendar - Passed 116-000-000 5/27/2021SenatePassed Both Houses 6/25/2021SenateSent to the Governor 8/20/2021SenateGovernor Approved 8/20/2021SenateEffective Date January 1, 2022 8/20/2021SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0551