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| Bill | SCH CD-ALTERNATIVE CREDENTIALS | Amends the School Code. Provides that the Illinois Community College Board shall establish alternative methods of credentialing for the issuance of high school equivalency certification throughout the State. Allows the Board to offer the credentialing on or after January 1, 2018 based on high school credit, post-secondary credit, foreign diplomas, and completion of a competency-based program as approved by the Board. Makes technical and conforming changes. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 100th | HB 2740 | Illinois HB 2740 (100th) |
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enacted | 3 | 27 | 2 | 2017-02-08 | 2017-08-18 | openstates | ocd-bill/bd5c14db-997f-47cb-a3ca-f137ebb8246f | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2740&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=104055&SessionID=91&GA=100 | c91da99b8b23ba63e562cafe9d9b3ff4325a68ee31c1ed256029244bd7e3a41c | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois HB 2740 (100th) — SCH CD-ALTERNATIVE CREDENTIALS
Amends the School Code. Provides that the Illinois Community College Board shall establish alternative methods of credentialing for the issuance of high school equivalency certification throughout the State. Allows the Board to offer the credentialing on or after January 1, 2018 based on high school credit, post-secondary credit, foreign diplomas, and completion of a competency-based program as approved by the Board. Makes technical and conforming changes.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 108–0 (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — 58–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Donne E. Trotter — cosponsor (person)
- Emanuel Chris Welch — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2017-02-08 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
filing - 2017-02-08 First Reading
reading-1 - 2017-02-08 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2017-02-22 Assigned to Community College Access & Affordability Committee
referral-committee - 2017-03-08 Do Pass / Short Debate Community College Access & Affordability Committee; 008-000-000
committee-passage - 2017-03-09 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2017-03-10 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
- 2017-03-15 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2017-03-15 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2017-03-16 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 108-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2017-03-17 Arrive in Senate
introduction - 2017-03-17 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 28, 2017
reading-1 - 2017-04-07 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Sue Rezin
- 2017-04-20 First Reading
reading-1 - 2017-04-20 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2017-05-02 Assigned to Higher Education
referral-committee - 2017-05-09 Do Pass Higher Education; 007-000-000
committee-passage - 2017-05-09 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 10, 2017
- 2017-05-12 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2017-05-12 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2017
- 2017-05-23 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
- 2017-05-23 Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2017-05-23 Passed Both Houses
- 2017-06-21 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2017-08-18 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2017-08-18 Effective Date January 1, 2018
- 2017-08-18 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0130
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/bd5c14db-997f-47cb-a3ca-f137ebb8246f. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).