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type: "Bill"
title: "HIGH SCH GRAD REQUIREMENT PROG"
description: "Amends the Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness Act. With respect to the State Board of Education's competency-based, high school graduation requirements pilot program, provides that a school district may participate in the program for some or all of its schools (instead of for some or all of its schools serving grades 9 through 12). Allows school districts to collaboratively apply to participate in the pilot program; sets forth provisions governing a collaborative of districts."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "SB 2941"
citation: "Illinois SB 2941 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 48
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-02-14"
last_action: "2018-06-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d28d62f8-6f7c-4913-b82e-aae562e27445"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2941&GAID=14&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=110266&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "97f8d08621a2f9e1c7455f9a18f3aff2207741cf83e65a130dfeeefe48e205f6"
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 2941 (100th) — HIGH SCH GRAD REQUIREMENT PROG
Amends the Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness Act. With respect to the State Board of Education's competency-based, high school graduation requirements pilot program, provides that a school district may participate in the program for some or all of its schools (instead of for some or all of its schools serving grades 9 through 12). Allows school districts to collaboratively apply to participate in the pilot program; sets forth provisions governing a collaborative of districts.
## 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=10000SB2941&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=110266&DocNum=2941&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB2941eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=110266&DocNum=2941&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB2941enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=110266&DocNum=2941&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1090** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence — **560** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **460** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Katie Stuart — cosponsor (person)
- La Shawn K. Ford — cosponsor (person)
- LaToya Greenwood — cosponsor (person)
- Pat McGuire — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-02-14** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Pat McGuire `filing`
- **2018-02-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-02-14** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-21** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-26** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2018-02-27** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Chuck Weaver
- **2018-02-27** Do Pass Education; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2018-02-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 28, 2018
- **2018-03-09** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Pat McGuire `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-03-09** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-13** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education
- **2018-04-10** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2018-04-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 11, 2018
- **2018-04-11** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Education; 011-000-000
- **2018-04-23** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2018-04-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; McGuire `amendment-passage`
- **2018-04-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2018-04-23** Third Reading - Passed; 046-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-04-24** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2018-04-24** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
- **2018-04-24** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-04-24** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-02** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-08** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Rita Mayfield `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-05-08** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-14** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee
- **2018-05-17** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; 018-000-000 `amendment-passage`
- **2018-05-17** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; 018-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2018-05-18** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2018-05-21** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2018-05-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2018-05-25** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-05-25** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. LaToya Greenwood
- **2018-05-25** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
- **2018-05-25** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart
- **2018-05-25** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
- **2018-05-25** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 29, 2018
- **2018-05-28** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Pat McGuire `filing`
- **2018-05-28** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-28** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Education `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-29** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Education; 008-000-000
- **2018-05-30** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 056-000-000
- **2018-05-30** Senate Concurs
- **2018-05-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2018-06-18** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-06-29** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2018-06-29** Effective Date June 29, 2018
- **2018-06-29** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0599 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d28d62f8-6f7c-4913-b82e-aae562e27445`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).