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Bill SCH CD-FORENSIC SPEECH COURSE Amends the Courses of Study Article of the School Code. Adds forensic speech (speech and debate) to the music, art, foreign language, or vocational education elective that a pupil may choose to satisfy the one year prerequisite that each pupil entering the 9th grade is required to successfully complete to receive a high school diploma. Provides that a forensic speech course used to satisfy the course requirement in language arts may not be used to satisfy a forensic speech course chosen as an elective course. us/states/il Illinois General Assembly 102nd SB 2354 Illinois SB 2354 (102nd)
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Illinois SB 2354 (102nd) — SCH CD-FORENSIC SPEECH COURSE

Amends the Courses of Study Article of the School Code. Adds forensic speech (speech and debate) to the music, art, foreign language, or vocational education elective that a pupil may choose to satisfy the one year prerequisite that each pupil entering the 9th grade is required to successfully complete to receive a high school diploma. Provides that a forensic speech course used to satisfy the course requirement in language arts may not be used to satisfy a forensic speech course chosen as an elective course.

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 — 560 (pass) · upper
  • Third Reading — 1160 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Sue Rezin — primary (person)
  • Tony McCombie — primary (person)
  • Karina Villa — cosponsor (person)
  • Norine K. Hammond — cosponsor (person)
  • Rachelle Crowe — cosponsor (person)
  • Seth Lewis — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2021-02-26 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Sue Rezin filing
  • 2021-02-26 First Reading reading-1
  • 2021-02-26 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
  • 2021-03-23 Assigned to Education referral-committee
  • 2021-03-23 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa
  • 2021-04-16 Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 23, 2021
  • 2021-04-20 Do Pass Education; 014-000-000 committee-passage
  • 2021-04-20 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 21, 2021
  • 2021-04-21 Second Reading reading-2
  • 2021-04-21 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 22, 2021
  • 2021-04-22 Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 passage, reading-3
  • 2021-04-23 Arrived in House introduction
  • 2021-04-23 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachelle Crowe
  • 2021-04-26 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Tony McCombie
  • 2021-04-27 First Reading reading-1
  • 2021-04-27 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2021-05-04 Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee referral-committee
  • 2021-05-05 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Seth Lewis
  • 2021-05-12 Do Pass / Consent Calendar Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; 023-000-000 committee-passage
  • 2021-05-12 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Consent Calendar
  • 2021-05-24 Second Reading - Consent Calendar reading-2
  • 2021-05-24 Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Consent Calendar reading-2
  • 2021-05-25 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Consent Calendar
  • 2021-05-26 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine K. Hammond
  • 2021-05-26 Third Reading - Consent Calendar - First Day reading-3
  • 2021-05-27 Third Reading - Consent Calendar - Passed 116-000-000 passage, reading-3
  • 2021-05-27 Passed Both Houses
  • 2021-06-25 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
  • 2021-08-20 Governor Approved executive-signature
  • 2021-08-20 Effective Date January 1, 2022
  • 2021-08-20 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0551 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/907d78c3-2d34-45c2-a3d0-b8c34b9141cb. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).