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Bill SCH CD-GRAD REQ-COMP SCIENCE Amends the School Code. Provides that one of the 3 years of mathematics that a pupil must successfully complete as a prerequisite to receiving a high school diploma may be an Advanced Placement computer science course. Provides that one of the 2 years of science that a pupil must successfully complete as a prerequisite to receiving a high school diploma may be an Advanced Placement computer science course. Provides that if a school district offers an Advanced Placement computer science course to high school students, then the school board must designate that course as equivalent to a high school mathematics or science course and must denote on the student's transcript that the Advanced Placement computer science course qualifies as a mathematics-based, quantitative course for students. Effective immediately. us/states/il Illinois General Assembly 98th HB 3695 Illinois HB 3695 (98th)
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Illinois HB 3695 (98th) — SCH CD-GRAD REQ-COMP SCIENCE

Amends the School Code. Provides that one of the 3 years of mathematics that a pupil must successfully complete as a prerequisite to receiving a high school diploma may be an Advanced Placement computer science course. Provides that one of the 2 years of science that a pupil must successfully complete as a prerequisite to receiving a high school diploma may be an Advanced Placement computer science course. Provides that if a school district offers an Advanced Placement computer science course to high school students, then the school board must designate that course as equivalent to a high school mathematics or science course and must denote on the student's transcript that the Advanced Placement computer science course qualifies as a mathematics-based, quantitative course for students. Effective immediately.

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 — 1130 (pass) · lower
  • Third Reading — 570 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Julie A. Morrison — cosponsor (person)
  • Kenneth Dunkin — primary (person)
  • Pamela J. Althoff — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2013-10-08 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Kenneth Dunkin filing
  • 2013-10-22 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine Hammond
  • 2013-10-22 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
  • 2013-10-22 First Reading reading-1
  • 2013-10-22 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2013-11-08 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joe Sosnowski
  • 2014-01-22 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Derrick Smith
  • 2014-02-27 Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee referral-committee
  • 2014-03-04 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kenneth Dunkin amendment-introduction
  • 2014-03-04 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2014-03-13 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
  • 2014-03-20 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; by Voice Vote amendment-passage
  • 2014-03-20 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 011-000-000 committee-passage
  • 2014-03-20 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2014-03-20 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ed Sullivan, Jr.
  • 2014-03-20 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Morrison
  • 2014-03-20 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
  • 2014-03-21 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John D. Anthony
  • 2014-03-21 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Christian L. Mitchell
  • 2014-03-21 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner
  • 2014-03-21 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. David Harris
  • 2014-03-25 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Darlene J. Senger
  • 2014-03-25 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tom Demmer
  • 2014-03-25 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Scott Drury
  • 2014-03-25 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Fine
  • 2014-03-25 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
  • 2014-03-25 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Esther Golar
  • 2014-03-25 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
  • 2014-03-25 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John D. Cavaletto
  • 2014-03-25 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Unes
  • 2014-03-25 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
  • 2014-03-25 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
  • 2014-03-25 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
  • 2014-03-27 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2014-03-27 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2014-04-01 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 reading-3, passage
  • 2014-04-01 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Derrick Smith
  • 2014-04-01 Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Derrick Smith
  • 2014-04-02 Arrive in Senate introduction
  • 2014-04-02 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
  • 2014-04-02 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Terry Link
  • 2014-04-02 First Reading reading-1
  • 2014-04-02 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
  • 2014-04-22 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
  • 2014-04-23 Assigned to Education referral-committee
  • 2014-04-29 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
  • 2014-04-29 Do Pass Education; 011-000-000 committee-passage
  • 2014-04-29 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 30, 2014
  • 2014-05-07 Second Reading reading-2
  • 2014-05-07 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 8, 2014
  • 2014-05-23 Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 reading-3, passage
  • 2014-05-23 Passed Both Houses
  • 2014-06-20 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
  • 2014-08-15 Governor Approved executive-signature
  • 2014-08-15 Effective Date August 15, 2014
  • 2014-08-15 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0885 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/0b765342-5404-4730-aefa-66d2d6eb140d. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).