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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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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.

  1. Introduced (filed) — source
  2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
  3. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • Third Reading — 580 (pass) · upper
  • Third Reading — 1130 (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).