2025-2026 Regular Session • Illinois Legislature
SB1605: SCH CD-REQ HIGH SCHOOL COURSE
Legislative Summary
Amends the School Code. Provides that a school district may apply for an agriculture education teacher grant to fund an amount not to exceed 50% of the personal services cost for an agriculture education teacher and the teacher shall receive 100% of the compensation for 60 additional days. Provides, in a provision concerning prerequisites to receiving a high school diploma, that each pupil entering the 9th grade must successfully complete one year chosen from (A) music, (B) art, (C) foreign language, which shall be deemed to include American Sign Language, (D) career and technical education (rather than vocational education), or (E) forensic speech (speech and debate). Effective immediately.
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Bill History
2/4/2025
Filed with Secretary by Sen. Doris Turner
Senate
2/4/2025
First Reading
Senate
2/4/2025
Referred to Assignments
Senate
2/11/2025
Assigned to Education
Senate
2/19/2025
Do Pass Education; 012-000-000
Senate
2/19/2025
Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 20, 2025
Senate
3/5/2025
Second Reading
Senate
3/5/2025
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 6, 2025
Senate
4/3/2025
Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Sally J. Turner
Senate
4/3/2025
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Chris Balkema
Senate
4/4/2025
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
Senate
4/4/2025
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading **
Senate
4/4/2025
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson
Senate
4/9/2025
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
Senate
4/9/2025
Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000
Senate
4/9/2025
Arrived in House
House of Representatives
4/10/2025
Chief House Sponsor Rep. Jay Hoffman
House of Representatives
4/10/2025
First Reading
House of Representatives
4/10/2025
Referred to Rules Committee
House of Representatives
4/17/2025
Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart
House of Representatives
4/17/2025
Assigned to Education Policy Committee
House of Representatives
4/21/2025
Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Mary Gill
House of Representatives
4/21/2025
Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jay Hoffman
House of Representatives
5/6/2025
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer
House of Representatives
5/7/2025
Do Pass / Short Debate Education Policy Committee; 012-000-000
House of Representatives
5/7/2025
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
House of Representatives
5/7/2025
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias
House of Representatives
5/7/2025
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy Elik
House of Representatives
5/7/2025
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Kelly
House of Representatives
5/7/2025
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
House of Representatives
5/15/2025
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Mary Gill
House of Representatives
5/15/2025
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
House of Representatives
5/16/2025
Second Reading - Short Debate
House of Representatives
5/16/2025
Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
House of Representatives
5/16/2025
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Mary Gill
House of Representatives
5/16/2025
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
House of Representatives
5/20/2025
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Education Policy Committee
House of Representatives
5/20/2025
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Education Policy Committee
House of Representatives
5/21/2025
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Education Policy Committee; 012-000-000
House of Representatives
5/21/2025
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Vella
House of Representatives
5/21/2025
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jason Plummer
Senate
5/23/2025
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted
House of Representatives
5/23/2025
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
House of Representatives
5/23/2025
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-000-000
House of Representatives
5/23/2025
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled
House of Representatives
5/23/2025
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick Sheehan
House of Representatives
5/23/2025
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jason R. Bunting
House of Representatives
5/23/2025
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Wayne A. Rosenthal
House of Representatives
5/23/2025
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Swanson
House of Representatives
5/23/2025
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles Meier
House of Representatives
5/23/2025
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Steven Reick
House of Representatives
5/23/2025
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Bradley Fritts
House of Representatives
5/23/2025
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar
House of Representatives
5/23/2025
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Rick Ryan
House of Representatives
5/26/2025
Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 2
Senate
5/26/2025
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 2 - May 27, 2025
Senate
5/27/2025
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Doris Turner
Senate
5/27/2025
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
Senate
5/27/2025
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Education
Senate
5/27/2025
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Education; 013-000-000
Senate
5/31/2025
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Senate Concurs 056-000-000
Senate
5/31/2025
Senate Concurs
Senate
5/31/2025
Passed Both Houses
Senate
Amendments
House Amendment 002
House Amendment 002
5/16/2025Not Adopted
House Amendment 001
House Amendment 001
5/15/2025Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Concurrence in Senate
5/31/2025
56
Yea
0
Nay
3
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Third Reading in House
5/23/2025
109
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Motion in Senate
4/9/2025
56
Yea
0
Nay
3
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Enrolled(5/31/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Sponsors
Democrat: 12
Republican: 12
Primary Sponsor
Doris Turner
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (23)
Sally Turner
Republican
Chris Balkema
Republican
Kimberly Lightford
Democrat
Adriane Johnson
Democrat
Jason Plummer
Republican
Mary Gill
Democrat
Jay Hoffman
Democrat
Katie Stuart
Democrat
Sue Scherer
Democrat
Marcus Evans
Democrat
Jeff Keicher
Republican
Amy Elik
Republican
Michael Kelly
Democrat
Dave Vella
Democrat
Patrick Sheehan
Republican
Jason Bunting
Republican
Wayne Rosenthal
Republican
Daniel Swanson
Republican
Charles Meier
Republican
Steven Reick
Republican
Bradley Fritts
Republican
Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar
Democrat
Rick Ryan
Democrat