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type: "Bill"
title: "SCH CD-ACCELERATED PLACEMENT"
description: "Amends the Gifted and Talented Children and Children Eligible for Accelerated Placement Article of the School Code. Provides that a school district's accelerated placement policy may allow for the waiver of a course or unit of instruction completion requirement if (i) completion of the course or unit of instruction is required by the Code or rules adopted by the State Board of Education as a prerequisite to receiving a high school diploma and (ii) the school district has determined that the student has demonstrated mastery of or competency in the content of the course or unit of instruction. Provides that the school district shall maintain documentation of this determination of mastery or competency for each student, which must include identification of the learning standards or competencies reviewed, the methods of measurement used, student performance, the date of the determination, and identification of the district personnel involved in the determination process. Provides that a school district must provide notification to a student's parent or guardian that the student will receive a waiver. Makes a corresponding change in the Courses of Study Article of the Code. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "103rd"
identifier: "HB 5250"
citation: "Illinois HB 5250 (103rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Carol Ammons", "Kimberly A. Lightford"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 41
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2024-02-08"
last_action: "2024-08-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e4aa456f-7cc6-460d-86e2-59836fe86fcd"
source_url: "https://beta.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=5250&GAID=17&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=153461&SessionID=112"
source_hash: "f4ab3c8cea763521d90e517ceba7a19a6a0681d74ee956c49b2443a91bbb9584"
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 5250 (103rd) — SCH CD-ACCELERATED PLACEMENT
Amends the Gifted and Talented Children and Children Eligible for Accelerated Placement Article of the School Code. Provides that a school district's accelerated placement policy may allow for the waiver of a course or unit of instruction completion requirement if (i) completion of the course or unit of instruction is required by the Code or rules adopted by the State Board of Education as a prerequisite to receiving a high school diploma and (ii) the school district has determined that the student has demonstrated mastery of or competency in the content of the course or unit of instruction. Provides that the school district shall maintain documentation of this determination of mastery or competency for each student, which must include identification of the learning standards or competencies reviewed, the methods of measurement used, student performance, the date of the determination, and identification of the district personnel involved in the determination process. Provides that a school district must provide notification to a student's parent or guardian that the student will receive a waiver. Makes a corresponding change in the Courses of Study Article of the Code. Effective immediately.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB5250.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB5250eng.pdf)
3. **House Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB5250ham001.pdf)
4. **House Amendment 002** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB5250ham002.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB5250enr.pdf)
## Votes
- Elem Sec Ed: School Curric Policies — **130** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **580** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **1070** (pass) · lower
- Elem Sec Ed: School Curric Policies, Amendment 2 — **150** (pass) · lower
- Education — **120** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Carol Ammons — primary (person)
- Kimberly A. Lightford — primary (person)
- Adriane Johnson — cosponsor (person)
- Meg Loughran Cappel — cosponsor (person)
- Michelle Mussman — cosponsor (person)
- Sue Rezin — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-02-08** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Carol Ammons `filing`
- **2024-02-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2024-02-09** Referred to Rules Committee
- **2024-03-12** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-13** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Carol Ammons `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-03-13** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
- **2024-03-20** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee
- **2024-03-21** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2024-03-21** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; 013-000-000
- **2024-03-21** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2024-04-15** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Carol Ammons `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-04-15** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
- **2024-04-16** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee
- **2024-04-17** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
- **2024-04-17** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; 015-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-17** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2024-04-17** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2024-04-18** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2024-04-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2024-04-18** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 107-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-04-19** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2024-04-19** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2024-04-19** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2024-04-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2024-04-19** Referred to Assignments
- **2024-04-30** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2024-04-30** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 10, 2024
- **2024-05-07** Do Pass Education; 012-000-000
- **2024-05-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 9, 2024 `reading-2`
- **2024-05-09** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-05-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2024-05-14** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Sue Rezin
- **2024-05-17** Rule 2-10 Third Reading/Passage Deadline Established As May 24, 2024
- **2024-05-23** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-05-23** Passed Both Houses
- **2024-05-23** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson
- **2024-05-24** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel
- **2024-06-21** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-08-02** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2024-08-02** Effective Date August 2, 2024
- **2024-08-02** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0743 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e4aa456f-7cc6-460d-86e2-59836fe86fcd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).