HB3039 - 104th General Assembly (2025-2026)
SCH CD-HIGH SCHOOL CREDITS
Last Action
08/15/2025 - 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 02/06/2025 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Janet Yang Rohr |
| 02/06/2025 | House | First Reading |
| 02/06/2025 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 03/04/2025 | House | Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools |
| 03/11/2025 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Janet Yang Rohr |
| 03/11/2025 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 03/12/2025 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools |
| 03/12/2025 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; 009-000-000 |
| 03/12/2025 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled |
| 03/13/2025 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 03/25/2025 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 03/25/2025 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 04/07/2025 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Janet Yang Rohr |
| 04/07/2025 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 04/08/2025 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools |
| 04/09/2025 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; 008-000-000 |
| 04/10/2025 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Tracy Katz Muhl |
| 04/10/2025 | House | Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 04/10/2025 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted |
| 04/10/2025 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 04/10/2025 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 106-000-000 |
| 04/14/2025 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| 04/14/2025 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading |
| 04/14/2025 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam |
| 04/14/2025 | Senate | First Reading |
| 04/14/2025 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 04/29/2025 | Senate | Assigned to Education |
| 05/02/2025 | Senate | Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Laura Ellman |
| 05/07/2025 | Senate | Do Pass Education; 013-001-000 |
| 05/07/2025 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 8, 2025 |
| 05/08/2025 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 05/08/2025 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2025 |
| 05/21/2025 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison |
| 05/22/2025 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 055-002-000 |
| 05/22/2025 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| 06/20/2025 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| 08/15/2025 | House | Governor Approved |
| 08/15/2025 | House | Effective Date January 1, 2026 |
| 08/15/2025 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0267 |
