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| Bill | EDUC-INTL BACCALAUREATE EXAM | Amends the College and Career Success for All Students Act. Provides that scores of 4 or higher on International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme examinations shall be accepted for credit to satisfy degree requirements by all public institutions of higher education. Provides that each institution shall determine for each International Baccalaureate test whether credit will be granted for electives, general education requirements, or major requirements and the International Baccalaureate scores required to grant credit for those purposes. Effective immediately. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 99th | SB 2505 | Illinois SB 2505 (99th) |
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enacted | 3 | 36 | 2 | 2016-02-09 | 2016-07-22 | openstates | ocd-bill/705d28e4-cd3e-4d3a-8d40-403821797306 | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2505&GAID=13&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=94685&SessionID=88&GA=99 | e6e8fd020fbda828e17760a262933af7dbab911758021e8580d977bd8bb8c90b | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois SB 2505 (99th) — EDUC-INTL BACCALAUREATE EXAM
Amends the College and Career Success for All Students Act. Provides that scores of 4 or higher on International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme examinations shall be accepted for credit to satisfy degree requirements by all public institutions of higher education. Provides that each institution shall determine for each International Baccalaureate test whether credit will be granted for electives, general education requirements, or major requirements and the International Baccalaureate scores required to grant credit for those purposes. Effective immediately.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 58–0 (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — 113–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Fred Crespo — cosponsor (person)
- Heather A. Steans — primary (person)
- Jack D. Franks — cosponsor (person)
- Linda Chapa LaVia — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2016-02-09 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Heather A. Steans
filing - 2016-02-09 First Reading
reading-1 - 2016-02-09 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2016-02-17 Assigned to Higher Education
referral-committee - 2016-03-03 Postponed - Higher Education
- 2016-03-09 Postponed - Higher Education
- 2016-03-16 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Heather A. Steans
amendment-introduction - 2016-03-16 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2016-03-16 Postponed - Higher Education
- 2016-03-30 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Higher Education
- 2016-03-31 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris, III
- 2016-04-05 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
amendment-passage - 2016-04-06 Do Pass as Amended Higher Education; 010-000-000
committee-passage - 2016-04-06 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 7, 2016
- 2016-04-18 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2016-04-18 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 19, 2016
- 2016-04-21 Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2016-04-21 Arrived in House
introduction - 2016-04-21 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
- 2016-04-21 First Reading
reading-1 - 2016-04-21 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2016-05-02 Assigned to Higher Education Committee
referral-committee - 2016-05-11 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
- 2016-05-11 Do Pass / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 014-000-000
committee-passage - 2016-05-12 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2016-05-17 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2016-05-17 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2016-05-19 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2016-05-19 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- 2016-05-19 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- 2016-05-19 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
- 2016-05-19 Passed Both Houses
- 2016-06-17 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2016-07-22 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2016-07-22 Effective Date July 22, 2016
- 2016-07-22 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0624
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/705d28e4-cd3e-4d3a-8d40-403821797306. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).