Illinois Senate Bill 2354 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 4-2)
Status: Passed on August 20 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-08-20 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0551
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Amends the Courses of Study Article of the School Code. Adds forensic speech (speech and debate) to the music, art, foreign language, or vocational education elective that a pupil may choose to satisfy the one year prerequisite that each pupil entering the 9th grade is required to successfully complete to receive a high school diploma. Provides that a forensic speech course used to satisfy the course requirement in language arts may not be used to satisfy a forensic speech course chosen as an elective course.

SCH CD-FORENSIC SPEECH COURSE

Sen. Susan Rezin [R]	Sen. Karina Villa [D]	Sen. Rachelle Crowe [D]	Rep. Tony McCombie [R]
Sen. Seth Lewis [R]	Rep. Norine Hammond [R]

2021-05-27 - House - Third Reading in House (Y: 116 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-04-22 - Senate - Third Reading in Senate (Y: 56 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-08-20	Senate	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0551
2021-08-20	Senate	Effective Date January 1, 2022
2021-08-20	Senate	Governor Approved
2021-06-25	Senate	Sent to the Governor
2021-05-27	Senate	Passed Both Houses
2021-05-27	House	Third Reading - Consent Calendar - Passed 116-000-000
2021-05-26	House	Third Reading - Consent Calendar - First Day
2021-05-26	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine K. Hammond
2021-05-25	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Consent Calendar
2021-05-24	House	Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Consent Calendar
2021-05-24	House	Second Reading - Consent Calendar
2021-05-12	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Consent Calendar
2021-05-12	House	Do Pass / Consent Calendar Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; 023-000-000
2021-05-05	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Seth Lewis
2021-05-04	House	Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee
2021-04-27	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2021-04-27	House	First Reading
2021-04-26	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. Tony McCombie
2021-04-23	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachelle Crowe
2021-04-23	House	Arrived in House
2021-04-22	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000
2021-04-21	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 22, 2021
2021-04-21	Senate	Second Reading
2021-04-20	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 21, 2021
2021-04-20	Senate	Do Pass Education; 014-000-000
2021-04-16	Senate	Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 23, 2021
2021-03-23	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa
2021-03-23	Senate	Assigned to Education
2021-02-26	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2021-02-26	Senate	First Reading
2021-02-26	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Sue Rezin

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
105	5	27-22	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2354&GAID=16&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=110&GA=102
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/10200SB2354.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/10200SB2354eng.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/10200SB2354enr.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/102/102-0551.htm
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/102/senate/10200SB2354_04222021_068000T.pdf
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/102/house/10200SB2354_05272021_056053T.pdf