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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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enacted | 3 | 56 | 2 | 2013-10-08 | 2014-08-15 | openstates | ocd-bill/0b765342-5404-4730-aefa-66d2d6eb140d | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3695&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=77115&SessionID=85&GA=98 | b7bc8b838935ae908bce33a31baaa1837dbe2b37f3eebdbc227ac540a81cc77c | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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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.
Votes
- Third Reading — 113–0 (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — 57–0 (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).