republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/99th/sb-2505.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "EDUC-INTL BACCALAUREATE EXAM"
description: "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."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "SB 2505"
citation: "Illinois SB 2505 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 36
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2016-02-09"
last_action: "2016-07-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/705d28e4-cd3e-4d3a-8d40-403821797306"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2505&GAID=13&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=94685&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "e6e8fd020fbda828e17760a262933af7dbab911758021e8580d977bd8bb8c90b"
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 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](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB2505&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=94685&DocNum=2505&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB2505eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=94685&DocNum=2505&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB2505enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=94685&DocNum=2505&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)

## 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](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/705d28e4-cd3e-4d3a-8d40-403821797306`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).