Bill Status of HB 1891   104th General Assembly

Short Description:  SCH CD-COMPUTER SCIENCE REQ

House Sponsors
Rep. Nabeela Syed

Last Action  View All Actions

DateChamber Action
  3/21/2025HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
105 ILCS 5/10-20.88 new
105 ILCS 5/27-22from Ch. 122, par. 27-22
105 ILCS 5/34-18.88 new

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the School Code. Requires, beginning with the 2026-2027 school year, school boards to report specified data to the State Board of Education regarding computer science courses in schools maintaining any of grades kindergarten through 8. Requires the State Board to make the data publicly available. In provisions concerning required high school courses, provides that a computer science course (rather than an Advanced Placement computer science course) qualifies under the mathematics requirement. Requires each pupil entering the 9th grade beginning with the 2027-2028 school year to successfully complete one year of high school computer science as a prerequisite to receiving a high school diploma, which may be taken in any of grades 7 through 12 and shall count toward the fulfillment of certain other high school graduation requirements. Requires the State Board to create guidelines for school districts. Provides that the computer science course requirement does not apply to a pupil transferring to a high school in this State from another state after the pupil's 11th grade year. Allows a school to enter into a cooperative resource sharing agreement to ensure that its students can enroll in a computer science course. Makes other and conforming changes.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  1/29/2025HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Nabeela Syed
  1/29/2025HouseFirst Reading
  1/29/2025HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  2/25/2025HouseAssigned to Education Policy Committee
  3/18/2025HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Nabeela Syed
  3/18/2025HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
  3/19/2025HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Education Policy Committee
  3/21/2025HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
  3/21/2025HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

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