---
type: "Bill"
title: "SCH CD-DIPLOMA PREREQUISITES"
description: "Amends the School Code. Resolves conflicts with versions of provisions concerning prerequisites to receiving a high school diploma from Public Acts 101-654 (Sections 50-5 and 60-5), 102-366, and 102-551. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "102nd"
identifier: "SB 3902"
citation: "Illinois SB 3902 (102nd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Carol Ammons", "Kimberly A. Lightford"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 25
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-01-21"
last_action: "2022-05-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f5c06db2-7c2e-49e8-8e92-5b81b0de3dc5"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3902&GAID=16&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=138988&SessionID=110&GA=102"
source_hash: "93d7a2196f49bbbf87d7077223160f8d020428374bc880d5e33c1ca4cca32c9d"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
---

# Illinois SB 3902 (102nd) — SCH CD-DIPLOMA PREREQUISITES

Amends the School Code. Resolves conflicts with versions of provisions concerning prerequisites to receiving a high school diploma from Public Acts 101-654 (Sections 50-5 and 60-5), 102-366, and 102-551. Effective immediately.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB3902.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB3902eng.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB3902enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **108–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **54–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Carol Ammons — primary (person)
- Kimberly A. Lightford — primary (person)
- Mattie Hunter — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2022-01-21** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford `filing`
- **2022-01-21** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-01-21** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-01** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-09** Do Pass Education; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2022-02-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 10, 2022
- **2022-02-24** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2022-02-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading February 25, 2022
- **2022-02-24** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2022-02-25** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-02-25** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2022-03-01** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
- **2022-03-01** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-03-01** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-09** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-16** Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; 021-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-16** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2022-03-23** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2022-03-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2022-04-01** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 108-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-04-01** Passed Both Houses
- **2022-04-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2022-05-13** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2022-05-13** Effective Date May 13, 2022
- **2022-05-13** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0864 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f5c06db2-7c2e-49e8-8e92-5b81b0de3dc5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).