SCH CD-STATE SEAL BILITERACY House SponsorsRep. Barbara Wheeler-Cynthia Soto-Linda Chapa LaVia-Mark Batinick-Carol Sente and Sheri Jesiel Senate Sponsors(Sen. Iris Y. Martinez-Pamela J. Althoff, William Delgado and Kimberly A. Lightford) 7/22/2016HousePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0600 105 ILCS 5/2-3.159 Amends the School Code. For admissions purposes, requires each public university in this State to accept the State Seal of Biliteracy as equivalent to 2 years of foreign language coursework taken during high school if a student's high school transcript indicates that he or she will be receiving or has received the State Seal of Biliteracy. Provides that each public community college and public university in this State shall establish criteria to translate a State Seal of Biliteracy into course credit based on foreign language course equivalencies identified by the community college's or university's faculty and staff and, upon request from an enrolled student, the community college or university shall award foreign language course credit to a student who has received a State Seal of Biliteracy. Requires the State Board of Education's rules to ensure that the criteria that pupils must achieve to earn a State Seal of Biliteracy meet the course credit criteria. Requires students enrolled in a public community college or public university who have received a State Seal of Biliteracy to request course credit for their seal within 3 academic years after graduating from high school. 11/5/2015HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Barbara Wheeler 11/9/2015HouseFirst Reading 11/9/2015HouseReferred to Rules Committee 3/23/2016HouseAssigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee 4/5/2016HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto 4/5/2016HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia 4/5/2016HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark Batinick 4/5/2016HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sheri Jesiel 4/5/2016HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; 019-000-000 4/5/2016HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 4/6/2016HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Sente 4/6/2016HouseRemove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sheri Jesiel 4/6/2016HouseRemoved Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Sente 4/6/2016HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Sente 4/6/2016HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Sheri Jesiel 4/12/2016HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 4/12/2016HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 4/14/2016HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 4/14/2016SenateArrive in Senate 4/14/2016SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading April 18, 2016 4/14/2016SenateChief Senate Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff 4/18/2016SenateFirst Reading 4/18/2016SenateReferred to Assignments 4/21/2016SenateAlternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Iris Y. Martinez 4/21/2016SenateAdded as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff 4/27/2016SenateAssigned to Education 5/3/2016SenateAdded as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. William Delgado 5/3/2016SenateDo Pass Education; 013-000-000 5/3/2016SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 4, 2016 5/17/2016SenateSecond Reading 5/17/2016SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2016 5/18/2016SenateAdded as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford 5/18/2016SenateThird Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 5/18/2016HousePassed Both Houses 6/16/2016HouseSent to the Governor 7/22/2016HouseGovernor Approved 7/22/2016HouseEffective Date January 1, 2017 7/22/2016HousePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0600