Bill Title: Amends the Courses of Study Article of the School Code. Provides that, as a prerequisite to receiving a high school diploma, each pupil entering the 9th grade beginning with the 2028-2029 school year must successfully complete either 2 years of foreign language courses or at least 2 years of coursework that has been authorized by the State Board of Education as meeting the requirements for an approved career and technical education course (rather than requiring the successful completion of 2 years of foreign language courses). Provides that a pupil who satisfies either course requirement is deemed to have satisfied the requirement for one year of music, art, foreign language, career and technical education, or forensic speech. Effective immediately.

Sponsorship: Broadly Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Enrolled) 2026-06-29 - Sent to the Governor [SB3070 Detail]

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Bill Drafts

Revision	Date	Format	Source	View
Enrolled	2026-06-01	HTML/Text	Link	View
Engrossed	2026-05-28	HTML/Text	Link	View
Introduced	2026-01-29	HTML/Text	Link	View

Amendments

Amendment	Date	Disposition	Format	Source	View
Senate Amendment 002	2026-05-07	Proposed	HTML/Text	Link	View
Senate Amendment 001	2026-03-11	Proposed	HTML/Text	Link	View

Supplemental Documents

Title	Description	Date	Format	Source	View
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