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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.
Votes
- Third Reading — 56–0 (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — 116–0 (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).