SCH CD-HIGH SCH COURSE CREDIT
Summary
Amends the Courses of Study Article of the School Code. Provides that the school board of a school district that maintains any of grades 9 through 12 is authorized to adopt a policy under which a student enrolled in grade 7 or 8 who is enrolled in the unit school district or would be enrolled in the high school district upon completion of elementary school may enroll in a required high school course, provided that 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 course is taught by a teacher who holds a professional educator license and endorsed for the grade level and content area of the course (instead of just as long as the course is taught by a teacher who holds a professional educator license and endorsed for the grade level and content area of the course).
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2026
Committee Review
Apr 2026
House Passage
May 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
Signed into Law
Jul 2026
Introduced Apr 10, 2026
Signed Jul 24, 2026
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The bill was finalized and approved for enactment, changing its status from 'Engrossed' to 'Enrolled'. This indicates the legislative process is complete and the bill is ready to be signed into law.
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The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; no substantive policy, funding, or eligibility criteria were modified.
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Updated the document header to reflect the final enrolled version of the bill, confirming it has passed all legislative stages.
Floor votes · Senate May 21, 2026 · House Apr 9, 2026
How they voted
58–0
Passed
Total votes 58
May 21, 2026
D
Democratic39
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
33
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Jul 24, 2026
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 21, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 21, 2026
Upper · Passed
Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000
upper
Apr 29, 2026
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Education; 013-000-000
upper
Apr 22, 2026
Committee
Assigned to Education
upper
Apr 16, 2026
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 10, 2026
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Apr 9, 2026
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 101-000-000
lower
Feb 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; 009-000-000
lower
Feb 17, 2026
Committee
Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools
lower
Jan 14, 2026
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
2 primary · 5 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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