---
type: "Bill"
title: "SCH CD-MATH CURRICULUM MODELS"
description: "Amends the School Code. Provides that as a prerequisite to receiving a high school diploma, each pupil entering the 9th grade in the 2012-2013 school year or a subsequent school year must successfully complete 4 (instead of 3) years of mathematics. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "SB 3244"
citation: "Illinois SB 3244 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 51
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2012-02-01"
last_action: "2012-06-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f596a168-7626-4dcc-9bb5-2aeb27f7c918"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3244&GAID=11&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=64294&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "651b15a72ccd27ed52b867ed86dd19a2e4810874aa192defc42b8f1ba1cb82b7"
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 3244 (97th) — SCH CD-MATH CURRICULUM MODELS

Amends the School Code. Provides that as a prerequisite to receiving a high school diploma, each pupil entering the 9th grade in the 2012-2013 school year or a subsequent school year must successfully complete 4 (instead of 3) years of mathematics. 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=09700SB3244&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=64294&DocNum=3244&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB3244eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=64294&DocNum=3244&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB3244enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=64294&DocNum=3244&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **113–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **50–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Karen A. Yarbrough — cosponsor (person)
- Marcus C. Evans, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Michael W. Frerichs — primary (person)
- Mike Fortner — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2012-02-01** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael W. Frerichs `filing`
- **2012-02-01** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-02-01** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-07** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-24** Do Pass Education; 006-004-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-02-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 27, 2012
- **2012-03-07** Fiscal Note Requested by Sen. David S. Luechtefeld
- **2012-03-21** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael W. Frerichs `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-03-21** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-03-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael W. Frerichs `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-03-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-03-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education
- **2012-03-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Education
- **2012-03-27** Fiscal Note Filed from the Illinois State Board of Education
- **2012-03-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Education
- **2012-03-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Education; 010-000-000
- **2012-03-28** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2012-03-28** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2012-03-28** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2012-03-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Frerichs `amendment-passage`
- **2012-03-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 29, 2012
- **2012-03-29** Third Reading - Passed; 050-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-03-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2012-03-29** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2012-03-29** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2012-03-29** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-03-29** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-03-29** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-16** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-25** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Chad Hays
- **2012-04-25** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
- **2012-04-25** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
- **2012-04-25** Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 020-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-04-25** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-04-25** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
- **2012-04-25** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
- **2012-04-25** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
- **2012-04-25** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
- **2012-04-25** Alternate Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
- **2012-04-26** Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2012-04-30** Fiscal Note Filed
- **2012-05-02** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-05-10** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner
- **2012-05-10** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-05-10** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2012-05-10** Passed Both Houses
- **2012-06-08** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2012-06-25** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2012-06-25** Effective Date January 1, 2013
- **2012-06-25** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0704 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f596a168-7626-4dcc-9bb5-2aeb27f7c918`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).