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Bill SCH CD - BILITERACY SEAL Amends the State Board of Education - Powers and Duties Article of the School Code. Makes the State Seal of Biliteracy available to both public and non-public high school graduates (rather than public high school graduates only) who have attained a high level of proficiency in one or more language in addition to English and have met the criteria to obtain the State Seal of Biliteracy. Makes conforming changes. us/states/il Illinois General Assembly 101st HB 37 Illinois HB 37 (101st)
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Illinois HB 37 (101st) — SCH CD - BILITERACY SEAL

Amends the State Board of Education - Powers and Duties Article of the School Code. Makes the State Seal of Biliteracy available to both public and non-public high school graduates (rather than public high school graduates only) who have attained a high level of proficiency in one or more language in addition to English and have met the criteria to obtain the State Seal of Biliteracy. Makes conforming changes.

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

  • Third Reading — 580 (pass) · upper
  • Third Reading — 1120 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Camille Y. Lilly — cosponsor (person)
  • Rita Mayfield — primary (person)
  • Terry Link — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2018-11-30 Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. Rita Mayfield filing
  • 2019-01-09 First Reading reading-1
  • 2019-01-09 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2019-01-29 Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee referral-committee
  • 2019-02-06 Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; 020-000-000 committee-passage
  • 2019-02-07 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2019-02-26 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2019-02-26 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2019-03-19 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000 reading-3, passage
  • 2019-03-19 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
  • 2019-03-20 Arrive in Senate introduction
  • 2019-03-20 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
  • 2019-03-20 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Terry Link
  • 2019-03-20 First Reading reading-1
  • 2019-03-20 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
  • 2019-04-24 Assigned to Education referral-committee
  • 2019-05-02 Do Pass Education; 011-000-000 committee-passage
  • 2019-05-02 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2019
  • 2019-05-09 Second Reading reading-2
  • 2019-05-09 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 14, 2019
  • 2019-05-23 Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 reading-3, passage
  • 2019-05-23 Passed Both Houses
  • 2019-06-21 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
  • 2019-08-09 Governor Approved executive-signature
  • 2019-08-09 Effective Date January 1, 2020
  • 2019-08-09 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0222 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/82899cb2-6e58-4c84-bb9a-fc06bf59e2c2. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).