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type: "Bill"
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title: "SCH CD-ALTERNATIVE CREDENTIALS"
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description: "Amends the School Code. Provides that the Illinois Community College Board shall establish alternative methods of credentialing for the issuance of high school equivalency certification throughout the State. Allows the Board to offer the credentialing on or after January 1, 2018 based on high school credit, post-secondary credit, foreign diplomas, and completion of a competency-based program as approved by the Board. Makes technical and conforming changes."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "100th"
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identifier: "HB 2740"
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citation: "Illinois HB 2740 (100th)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: []
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 27
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2017-02-08"
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last_action: "2017-08-18"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bd5c14db-997f-47cb-a3ca-f137ebb8246f"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2740&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=104055&SessionID=91&GA=100"
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source_hash: "c91da99b8b23ba63e562cafe9d9b3ff4325a68ee31c1ed256029244bd7e3a41c"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
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---
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# Illinois HB 2740 (100th) — SCH CD-ALTERNATIVE CREDENTIALS
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Amends the School Code. Provides that the Illinois Community College Board shall establish alternative methods of credentialing for the issuance of high school equivalency certification throughout the State. Allows the Board to offer the credentialing on or after January 1, 2018 based on high school credit, post-secondary credit, foreign diplomas, and completion of a competency-based program as approved by the Board. Makes technical and conforming changes.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB2740&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=104055&DocNum=2740&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB2740eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=104055&DocNum=2740&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB2740enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=104055&DocNum=2740&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **108–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Donne E. Trotter — cosponsor (person)
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- Emanuel Chris Welch — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2017-02-08** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch `filing`
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- **2017-02-08** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2017-02-08** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2017-02-22** Assigned to Community College Access & Affordability Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2017-03-08** Do Pass / Short Debate Community College Access & Affordability Committee; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2017-03-09** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2017-03-10** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
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- **2017-03-15** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2017-03-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2017-03-16** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 108-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2017-03-17** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
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- **2017-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 28, 2017 `reading-1`
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- **2017-04-07** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Sue Rezin
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- **2017-04-20** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2017-04-20** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2017-05-02** Assigned to Higher Education `referral-committee`
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- **2017-05-09** Do Pass Higher Education; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2017-05-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 10, 2017
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- **2017-05-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2017-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2017
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- **2017-05-23** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
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- **2017-05-23** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2017-05-23** Passed Both Houses
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- **2017-06-21** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2017-08-18** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2017-08-18** Effective Date January 1, 2018
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- **2017-08-18** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0130 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bd5c14db-997f-47cb-a3ca-f137ebb8246f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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