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Bill	SCHCD-STATE SEAL OF BILITERACY	Amends the School Code. Provides that to demonstrate sufficient English language proficiency for eligibility to receive the State Seal of Biliteracy, the State Board of Education shall allow a student to provide his or her school district with evidence of completion of (i) an AP English Language and Composition Exam with a score of 4 or 5, (ii) an English language arts dual credit course with a final grade point average of 2.0 or higher, or (iii) transitional coursework in English language arts articulated in partnership with a community college as an ESSA College and Career Readiness Indicator with a final grade point average of 2.0 or higher. Effective immediately.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	101st	HB 3237	Illinois HB 3237 (101st)	bill		enacted		3	42	3	2019-02-15	2019-08-23	openstates	ocd-bill/127d8060-3e74-4809-822b-308589fe469f	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3237&GAID=15&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=119679&SessionID=108&GA=101	ede48894ac62c1bfaf3aa202a7e801bc72798d4ca796fd12d24644b5014b0b69	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 3237 (101st) — SCHCD-STATE SEAL OF BILITERACY

Amends the School Code. Provides that to demonstrate sufficient English language proficiency for eligibility to receive the State Seal of Biliteracy, the State Board of Education shall allow a student to provide his or her school district with evidence of completion of (i) an AP English Language and Composition Exam with a score of 4 or 5, (ii) an English language arts dual credit course with a final grade point average of 2.0 or higher, or (iii) transitional coursework in English language arts articulated in partnership with a community college as an ESSA College and Career Readiness Indicator with a final grade point average of 2.0 or higher. Effective immediately.

Version chain

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

1. Introduced (filed) — source
2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
3. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Concurrence, Amendment 1 — 116–0 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 112–0 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 59–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Barbara Hernandez — primary (person)
• Elizabeth Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
• Iris Y. Martinez — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2019-02-15 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia filing
• 2019-02-15 First Reading reading-1
• 2019-02-15 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2019-03-05 Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee referral-committee
• 2019-03-21 Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Barbara Hernandez
• 2019-03-27 Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; 019-000-000 committee-passage
• 2019-03-29 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2019-04-01 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
• 2019-04-03 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2019-04-03 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2019-04-04 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2019-04-04 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2019-04-04 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 9, 2019 reading-1
• 2019-04-09 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
• 2019-04-09 First Reading reading-1
• 2019-04-09 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2019-04-24 Assigned to Education referral-committee
• 2019-05-08 Do Pass Education; 011-000-000 committee-passage
• 2019-05-08 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 9, 2019
• 2019-05-14 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Iris Y. Martinez amendment-introduction
• 2019-05-14 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2019-05-14 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education
• 2019-05-14 Second Reading reading-2
• 2019-05-14 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2019
• 2019-05-15 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Education; 014-000-000
• 2019-05-17 Recalled to Second Reading reading-2
• 2019-05-17 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Martinez amendment-passage
• 2019-05-17 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
• 2019-05-22 Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2019-05-22 Arrived in House introduction
• 2019-05-22 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
• 2019-05-23 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Barbara Hernandez
• 2019-05-23 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2019-05-23 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee referral-committee
• 2019-05-23 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; 017-000-000
• 2019-05-30 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 116-000-000
• 2019-05-30 House Concurs
• 2019-05-30 Passed Both Houses
• 2019-06-28 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2019-08-23 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2019-08-23 Effective Date August 23, 2019
• 2019-08-23 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0503 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/127d8060-3e74-4809-822b-308589fe469f. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).