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type: "Bill"
title: "SCH CD-GRAD REQ-COMP SCIENCE"
description: "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."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "HB 3695"
citation: "Illinois HB 3695 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 56
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2013-10-08"
last_action: "2014-08-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0b765342-5404-4730-aefa-66d2d6eb140d"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3695&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=77115&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "b7bc8b838935ae908bce33a31baaa1837dbe2b37f3eebdbc227ac540a81cc77c"
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 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](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB3695&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=77115&DocNum=3695&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB3695eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=77115&DocNum=3695&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB3695enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=77115&DocNum=3695&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
## 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](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0b765342-5404-4730-aefa-66d2d6eb140d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).