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type: "Bill"
title: "SCH CD-GLOBAL SCHOLAR CERT"
description: "Amends the School Code. In provisions concerning State Global Scholar Certification, provides that 6 units of credit shall be required to achieve State Global Scholar Certification (instead of not specifying how many units of credit are required). Provides for global collaboration or (instead of and) dialogue. Provides that the State Board of Education shall adopt such rules as may be necessary to provide students attending schools that do not currently offer State Global Scholar Certification the opportunity to earn State Global Scholar Certification remotely beginning with the 2026-2027 school year. Sets forth what those rules shall include and other requirements. Provides that a student enrolled in a school district or nonpublic school that awarded State Global Scholar Certification prior to the 2026-2027 school year and offered a course to complete the capstone project requirement prior to the 2026-2027 school year may not earn State Global Scholar Certification remotely."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "103rd"
identifier: "SB 3349"
citation: "Illinois SB 3349 (103rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Janet Yang Rohr", "Laura Ellman"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 47
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2024-02-07"
last_action: "2024-08-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/eb164026-f808-4a70-9e03-8f9fa7a21d75"
source_url: "https://beta.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=3349&GAID=17&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=152823&SessionID=112"
source_hash: "159c889607082f0e2c0d4e3e1695d5848c074b25e40c498d68b225c5c9a54e1c"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
---
# Illinois SB 3349 (103rd) — SCH CD-GLOBAL SCHOLAR CERT
Amends the School Code. In provisions concerning State Global Scholar Certification, provides that 6 units of credit shall be required to achieve State Global Scholar Certification (instead of not specifying how many units of credit are required). Provides for global collaboration or (instead of and) dialogue. Provides that the State Board of Education shall adopt such rules as may be necessary to provide students attending schools that do not currently offer State Global Scholar Certification the opportunity to earn State Global Scholar Certification remotely beginning with the 2026-2027 school year. Sets forth what those rules shall include and other requirements. Provides that a student enrolled in a school district or nonpublic school that awarded State Global Scholar Certification prior to the 2026-2027 school year and offered a course to complete the capstone project requirement prior to the 2026-2027 school year may not earn State Global Scholar Certification remotely.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB3349.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB3349eng.pdf)
3. **House Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB3349ham001.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB3349enr.pdf)
## Votes
- Elem Sec Ed: School Curric Policies — **105** (pass) · lower
- Education — **120** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **8330** (pass) · lower
- Elem Sec Ed: School Curric Policies, Amendment 1 — **94** (pass) · lower
- Education, Amendment 1 — **111** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **4612** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **4710** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Janet Yang Rohr — primary (person)
- Laura Ellman — primary (person)
- Adriane Johnson — cosponsor (person)
- Carol Ammons — cosponsor (person)
- Diane Blair-Sherlock — cosponsor (person)
- Doris Turner — cosponsor (person)
- Laura Faver Dias — cosponsor (person)
- Robert Peters — cosponsor (person)
- Willie Preston — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-02-07** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura Ellman `filing`
- **2024-02-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2024-02-07** Referred to Assignments
- **2024-02-20** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson
- **2024-02-20** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-23** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Doris Turner
- **2024-03-06** Do Pass Education; 012-000-000
- **2024-03-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 7, 2024 `reading-2`
- **2024-03-22** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Willie Preston
- **2024-04-09** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-04-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 10, 2024
- **2024-04-10** Third Reading - Passed; 047-010-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-04-10** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2024-04-12** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard
- **2024-04-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2024-04-15** Referred to Rules Committee
- **2024-04-16** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-04-25** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Janet Yang Rohr
- **2024-05-01** Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; 010-005-000
- **2024-05-01** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2024-05-02** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias
- **2024-05-02** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
- **2024-05-02** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock
- **2024-05-08** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Janet Yang Rohr `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-08** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
- **2024-05-13** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee
- **2024-05-14** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert Peters
- **2024-05-15** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; 009-004-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-05-16** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2024-05-16** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2024-05-17** Third Reading/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 24, 2024
- **2024-05-21** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2024-05-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2024-05-21** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 083-030-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-05-21** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
- **2024-05-21** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 21, 2024
- **2024-05-23** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Laura Ellman `filing`
- **2024-05-23** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
- **2024-05-23** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Education
- **2024-05-23** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Education; 011-001-000
- **2024-05-24** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 046-012-000
- **2024-05-24** Senate Concurs
- **2024-05-24** Passed Both Houses
- **2024-06-21** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-08-09** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2024-08-09** Effective Date January 1, 2025
- **2024-08-09** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0979 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/eb164026-f808-4a70-9e03-8f9fa7a21d75`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).