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type: "Bill"
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title: "SCHCD-STATE SEAL OF BILITERACY"
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description: "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."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "101st"
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identifier: "HB 3237"
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citation: "Illinois HB 3237 (101st)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: []
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 42
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2019-02-15"
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last_action: "2019-08-23"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/127d8060-3e74-4809-822b-308589fe469f"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3237&GAID=15&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=119679&SessionID=108&GA=101"
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source_hash: "ede48894ac62c1bfaf3aa202a7e801bc72798d4ca796fd12d24644b5014b0b69"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
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---
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# Illinois HB 3237 (101st) — SCHCD-STATE SEAL OF BILITERACY
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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.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100HB3237&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=119679&DocNum=3237&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100HB3237eng&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=119679&DocNum=3237&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100HB3237enr&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=119679&DocNum=3237&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **116–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **112–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **59–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Barbara Hernandez — primary (person)
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- Elizabeth Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
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- Iris Y. Martinez — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2019-02-15** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia `filing`
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- **2019-02-15** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2019-02-15** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2019-03-05** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2019-03-21** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Barbara Hernandez
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- **2019-03-27** Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; 019-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2019-03-29** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2019-04-01** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
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- **2019-04-03** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2019-04-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2019-04-04** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2019-04-04** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
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- **2019-04-04** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 9, 2019 `reading-1`
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- **2019-04-09** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
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- **2019-04-09** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2019-04-09** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2019-04-24** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
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- **2019-05-08** Do Pass Education; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2019-05-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 9, 2019
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- **2019-05-14** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Iris Y. Martinez `amendment-introduction`
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- **2019-05-14** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2019-05-14** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education
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- **2019-05-14** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2019-05-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2019
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- **2019-05-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Education; 014-000-000
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- **2019-05-17** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2019-05-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Martinez `amendment-passage`
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- **2019-05-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
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- **2019-05-22** Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2019-05-22** Arrived in House `introduction`
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- **2019-05-22** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
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- **2019-05-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Barbara Hernandez
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- **2019-05-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2019-05-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2019-05-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; 017-000-000
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- **2019-05-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 116-000-000
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- **2019-05-30** House Concurs
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- **2019-05-30** Passed Both Houses
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- **2019-06-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2019-08-23** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2019-08-23** Effective Date August 23, 2019
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- **2019-08-23** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0503 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/127d8060-3e74-4809-822b-308589fe469f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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