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type: "Bill"
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title: "SCH CD-HIGH SCH EQUIVALENCY"
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description: "Amends the School Code. With respect to the High School Equivalency Testing Program, requires a regional superintendent of schools to waive required fees for an applicant who (i) qualifies as a homeless person, child, or youth as defined in the Education for Homeless Children Act, (ii) has not attained 25 years of age as of the date of the scheduled test, and (iii) can verify his or her status as a homeless person, child, or youth. Provides that a homeless services provider that is qualified to verify an individual's housing status, as determined by the Illinois Community College Board, and that has knowledge of the applicant's housing status may verify the applicant's status."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "99th"
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identifier: "SB 2840"
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citation: "Illinois SB 2840 (99th)"
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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: 50
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2016-02-17"
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last_action: "2016-08-05"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/456e5a2a-5113-4223-b701-537fada028fb"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2840&GAID=13&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=96152&SessionID=88&GA=99"
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source_hash: "4f6943e3d05734696b52e301b3acfda155e170c9dd9f84899befbd921512fde8"
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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 SB 2840 (99th) — SCH CD-HIGH SCH EQUIVALENCY
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Amends the School Code. With respect to the High School Equivalency Testing Program, requires a regional superintendent of schools to waive required fees for an applicant who (i) qualifies as a homeless person, child, or youth as defined in the Education for Homeless Children Act, (ii) has not attained 25 years of age as of the date of the scheduled test, and (iii) can verify his or her status as a homeless person, child, or youth. Provides that a homeless services provider that is qualified to verify an individual's housing status, as determined by the Illinois Community College Board, and that has knowledge of the applicant's housing status may verify the applicant's status.
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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=09900SB2840&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=96152&DocNum=2840&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB2840eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=96152&DocNum=2840&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB2840enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=96152&DocNum=2840&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **110–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Carol Sente — cosponsor (person)
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- Fred Crespo — cosponsor (person)
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- Ira I. Silverstein — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2016-02-17** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein `filing`
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- **2016-02-17** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2016-02-17** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2016-03-02** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
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- **2016-03-09** Postponed - Education
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- **2016-03-09** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. William Delgado
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- **2016-03-09** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
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- **2016-03-16** Postponed - Education
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- **2016-04-06** Do Pass Education; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2016-04-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 7, 2016
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- **2016-04-14** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2016-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 18, 2016
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- **2016-04-14** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein `amendment-introduction`
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- **2016-04-14** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2016-04-19** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education
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- **2016-04-19** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Education; 012-000-000
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- **2016-04-21** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2016-04-21** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Silverstein `amendment-passage`
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- **2016-04-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
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- **2016-04-21** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2016-04-22** Arrived in House `introduction`
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- **2016-04-22** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
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- **2016-04-22** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2016-04-22** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2016-05-09** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2016-05-13** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 27, 2016
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- **2016-05-18** Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; 026-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2016-05-18** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2016-05-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Lee Jackson, Sr.
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- **2016-05-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
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- **2016-05-19** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2016-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2016-05-25** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jack D. Franks `amendment-introduction`
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- **2016-05-25** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2016-05-26** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee
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- **2016-05-27** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2016-05-27** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Litesa E. Wallace
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- **2016-05-27** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper
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- **2016-05-27** Alternate Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Eddie Lee Jackson, Sr.
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- **2016-05-27** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Lee Jackson, Sr.
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- **2016-05-27** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
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- **2016-05-27** Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Eddie Lee Jackson, Sr.
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- **2016-05-27** Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Sonya M. Harper
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- **2016-05-27** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Sente
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- **2016-05-27** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled `amendment-failure`
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- **2016-05-27** Passed Both Houses
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- **2016-06-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2016-08-05** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2016-08-05** Effective Date January 1, 2017
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- **2016-08-05** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0742 `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/456e5a2a-5113-4223-b701-537fada028fb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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