---
type: "Bill"
title: "SCH CD-REQ HIGH SCH COURSES"
description: "Amends the School Code. Provides that if a pupil successfully completes one or more of the courses required as a prerequisite to receiving a high school diploma before entering high school, then the pupil shall be given high school credit for that course. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "SB 424"
citation: "Illinois SB 424 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 42
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2007-02-07"
last_action: "2007-08-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/35a4925b-0ac1-4dbc-acb4-ac0e1cc7f1b2"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=424&GAID=9&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=28102&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "ae725732567ea54586f76d95438a5ab45b9d3894e14fbbd6fc3711c520b29696"
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 424 (95th) — SCH CD-REQ HIGH SCH COURSES

Amends the School Code. Provides that if a pupil successfully completes one or more of the courses required as a prerequisite to receiving a high school diploma before entering high school, then the pupil shall be given high school credit for that course. Effective immediately.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0424&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=28102&DocNum=424&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0424eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=28102&DocNum=424&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0424enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=28102&DocNum=424&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **114–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- William Delgado — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2007-02-07** Filed with Secretary by Sen. William Delgado `filing`
- **2007-02-07** Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Cronin
- **2007-02-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-02-07** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-02-21** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2007-02-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dan Cronin `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-02-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-01** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Education
- **2007-03-02** Postponed - Education
- **2007-03-08** Postponed - Education
- **2007-03-14** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2007-03-15** Do Pass as Amended Education; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-03-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 20, 2007
- **2007-03-22** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-03-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 27, 2007
- **2007-03-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. William Delgado `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-03-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Education
- **2007-03-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Education; 007-000-000
- **2007-03-29** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-03-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Delgado `amendment-passage`
- **2007-03-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2007-03-29** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- **2007-03-29** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Edward D. Maloney
- **2007-03-29** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-03-30** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2007-03-30** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-04-18** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Dave Winters
- **2007-04-18** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-04-18** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-04-30** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-08** Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 021-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-05-09** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-05-22** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-05-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-05-23** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
- **2007-05-23** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-05-23** Passed Both Houses
- **2007-06-21** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2007-08-20** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2007-08-20** Effective Date August 20, 2007
- **2007-08-20** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0299 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/35a4925b-0ac1-4dbc-acb4-ac0e1cc7f1b2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).