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Bill SCH CD-DUAL LANGUAGE EDUCATION Amends the School Code by adding the Dual Language Education Article. Requires the State Board of Education to adopt comprehensive guidance for school districts on starting new dual language education programs and expanding existing programs. Provides that the guidance shall cover a comprehensive program structure, curriculum, instruction, assessment and accountability, staff quality and professional development, family and community engagement, and support and resources. Provides that the State Board of Education's Equity Journey Continuum shall integrate: (1) dual language education into the broader framework of student learning to ensure it is considered an essential part of educational equity and excellence; and (2) specific provisions for dual language teachers, focusing on recruitment, professional development, and retention of bilingual educators. Requires a school district to establish recognition pathways for biliteracy at various levels before high school. Requires each school district to: (1) create an intuitive and resource-rich online platform that provides comprehensive information and tools for potential bilingual educators; (2) develop strategies to ensure bilingual educators remain in the profession; and (3) launch a marketing campaign that aligns with the U.S. Department of Education's "Being Bilingual is a Superpower" initiative, focusing on the benefits of bilingualism and highlighting inspiring stories of bilingual educators and students. us/states/il Illinois General Assembly 104th HB 3026 Illinois HB 3026 (104th)
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Illinois HB 3026 (104th) — SCH CD-DUAL LANGUAGE EDUCATION

Amends the School Code by adding the Dual Language Education Article. Requires the State Board of Education to adopt comprehensive guidance for school districts on starting new dual language education programs and expanding existing programs. Provides that the guidance shall cover a comprehensive program structure, curriculum, instruction, assessment and accountability, staff quality and professional development, family and community engagement, and support and resources. Provides that the State Board of Education's Equity Journey Continuum shall integrate: (1) dual language education into the broader framework of student learning to ensure it is considered an essential part of educational equity and excellence; and (2) specific provisions for dual language teachers, focusing on recruitment, professional development, and retention of bilingual educators. Requires a school district to establish recognition pathways for biliteracy at various levels before high school. Requires each school district to: (1) create an intuitive and resource-rich online platform that provides comprehensive information and tools for potential bilingual educators; (2) develop strategies to ensure bilingual educators remain in the profession; and (3) launch a marketing campaign that aligns with the U.S. Department of Education's "Being Bilingual is a Superpower" initiative, focusing on the benefits of bilingualism and highlighting inspiring stories of bilingual educators and students.

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. House Amendment 001 (committee substitute) — source
  4. House Amendment 002 (committee substitute) — source
  5. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • Third Reading — 4312 (pass) · upper
  • Education — 121 (pass) · upper
  • Third Reading — 7735 (pass) · lower
  • Elem Sec Ed: Adm., Lic. & Charter, Amendment 2 — 62 (pass) · lower
  • Elem Sec Ed: Adm., Lic. & Charter — 90 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Abdelnasser Rashid — primary (person)
  • Graciela Guzmán — primary (person)
  • Christopher Belt — cosponsor (person)
  • Hoan Huynh — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2025-02-06 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid filing
  • 2025-02-06 First Reading reading-1
  • 2025-02-06 Referred to Rules Committee
  • 2025-03-04 Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools referral-committee
  • 2025-03-19 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid amendment-introduction
  • 2025-03-19 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
  • 2025-03-19 Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; 009-000-000
  • 2025-03-19 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled amendment-failure
  • 2025-03-20 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2025-03-21 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid amendment-introduction
  • 2025-03-21 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
  • 2025-03-25 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools
  • 2025-03-26 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2025-03-26 Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2025-04-07 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; 006-002-000 committee-passage-favorable
  • 2025-04-08 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted amendment-passage
  • 2025-04-08 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2025-04-08 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 077-035-000 passage, reading-3
  • 2025-04-08 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Hoan Huynh
  • 2025-04-09 Arrive in Senate introduction
  • 2025-04-09 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
  • 2025-04-09 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Graciela Guzmán
  • 2025-04-09 First Reading reading-1
  • 2025-04-09 Referred to Assignments
  • 2025-04-23 Assigned to Education referral-committee
  • 2025-04-30 Do Pass Education; 012-001-000
  • 2025-04-30 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 1, 2025 reading-2
  • 2025-05-01 Second Reading reading-2
  • 2025-05-01 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 6, 2025
  • 2025-05-01 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt
  • 2025-05-22 Third Reading - Passed; 043-012-000 passage, reading-3
  • 2025-05-22 Passed Both Houses
  • 2025-06-20 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
  • 2025-08-15 Governor Approved executive-signature
  • 2025-08-15 Effective Date January 1, 2026
  • 2025-08-15 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0266 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/88f66e75-f68a-44d2-bbed-aa545a88a231. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).