HB 3039 Illinois House · 104th Regular Session

SCH CD-HIGH SCHOOL CREDITS

Summary

Amends the School Code. Allows a student enrolled in grade 7 or 8 to enroll in a required high school course if the course is offered by the high school that the student would attend and the student participates in the course where the student attends school as long as the student passes the end of course exam given at the high school granting the credit for the same course, demonstrating proficiency at the high school level (course is taught by a teacher who holds a professional educator license issued under Article 21B of this Code and endorsed for the grade level and content area of the course).

Issues: ✓ Education

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Apr 2025

Committee Review

May 2025

House Passage

May 2025

Senate Passage

May 2025

Signed into Law

Aug 2025

Introduced Apr 14, 2025 Signed Aug 15, 2025

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What changed between versions

Engrossed → Enrolled · 1 edit · Aug 15, 2025

MINOR

The bill has progressed from its 'Engrossed' version to the final 'Enrolled' version, which is the text signed into law. The primary change is a technical formatting update to the document header, changing the status label from 'Engrossed' to 'Enrolled'. No substantive policy changes, such as new funding, eligibility rules, or legal requirements, were made in this transition.

TECHNICAL

The document header was updated to reflect the bill's final status as 'Enrolled' instead of 'Engrossed', indicating it has completed the legislative process and is ready for signing.

Floor votes · Senate May 22, 2025 · House Apr 10, 2025

How they voted

54–2

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 58

May 22, 2025

D Democratic39

37 Yea 2

94% Yea

R Republican19

17 Yea 2 Nay

89% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Aug 15, 2025

Signed into law

Governor Approved

lower

May 22, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed Both Houses

lower

May 22, 2025

Upper · Passed

Third Reading - Passed; 055-002-000

upper

May 7, 2025

Upper · Passed

Do Pass Education; 013-001-000

upper

Apr 29, 2025

Committee

Assigned to Education

upper

Apr 14, 2025

Committee

Referred to Assignments

upper

Apr 14, 2025

Introduced

Arrive in Senate

upper

Apr 10, 2025

Lower · Passed

Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 106-000-000

lower

Apr 10, 2025

Lower · Passed

House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted

lower

Apr 9, 2025

Lower · Passed

House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; 008-000-000

lower

Apr 8, 2025

Introduced

House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools

lower

Apr 7, 2025

Committee

House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee

lower

Apr 7, 2025

Introduced

House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Janet Yang Rohr

lower

Mar 12, 2025

Amended

House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled

lower

Mar 12, 2025

Lower · Passed

Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; 009-000-000

lower

Mar 12, 2025

Lower · Passed

House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools

lower

Mar 11, 2025

Committee

House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee

lower

Mar 11, 2025

Introduced

House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Janet Yang Rohr

lower

Mar 4, 2025

Committee

Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools

lower

Feb 6, 2025

Committee

Referred to Rules Committee

lower

2 primary · 2 co-sponsors