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HB3026 - 104th General Assembly
SCH CD-DUAL LANGUAGE EDUCATION
Last Action
House Sponsors
Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid and Hoan Huynh
Senate Sponsors
(Sen. Graciela Guzmán - Christopher Belt)
Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
105 ILCS 5/Art. 14D heading new
105 ILCS 5/14D-5 new
105 ILCS 5/14D-10 new
105 ILCS 5/14D-15 new
105 ILCS 5/14D-20 new
Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the School Code by adding the Dual Language Education Article. Requires the State Board of Education to adopt comprehensive guidance for school districts on starting new dual language education programs and expanding existing programs. Provides that the guidance shall cover a comprehensive program structure, curriculum, instruction, assessment and accountability, staff quality and professional development, family and community engagement, and support and resources. Provides that the State Board of Education's Equity Journey Continuum shall integrate: (1) dual language education into the broader framework of student learning to ensure it is considered an essential part of educational equity and excellence; and (2) specific provisions for dual language teachers, focusing on recruitment, professional development, and retention of bilingual educators. Requires a school district to establish recognition pathways for biliteracy at various levels before high school. Requires each school district to: (1) create an intuitive and resource-rich online platform that provides comprehensive information and tools for potential bilingual educators; (2) develop strategies to ensure bilingual educators remain in the profession; and (3) launch a marketing campaign that aligns with the U.S. Department of Education's "Being Bilingual is a Superpower" initiative, focusing on the benefits of bilingualism and highlighting inspiring stories of bilingual educators and students.
House Floor Amendment No. 2
Deletes reference to:
105 ILCS 5/14D-20 new
Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the School Code by adding the Dual Language Education Article. Requires, by December 15, 2026, the State Board to adopt comprehensive guidance for school districts regarding the establishment of new dual language education programs and the expansion of existing dual language education programs. Requires, by July 1, 2029, the State Board of Education's Equity Journey Continuum to integrate into the comprehensive strategic plan dual language education into the broader framework of student learning to ensure it is considered an essential part of educational equity and excellence and specific provisions for dual language teachers, focusing on recruitment, professional development, and retention of bilingual educators. Requires, by July 1, 2027, the State Board to establish recognition pathways for biliteracy at various levels before high school. Allows school districts to choose to participate in the pathways to biliteracy program.
Actions
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/06/2025 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid |
| 2/06/2025 | House | First Reading |
| 2/06/2025 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 3/04/2025 | House | Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools |
| 3/19/2025 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid |
| 3/19/2025 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 3/19/2025 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; 009-000-000 |
| 3/19/2025 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled |
| 3/20/2025 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 3/21/2025 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid |
| 3/21/2025 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 3/25/2025 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools |
| 3/26/2025 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 3/26/2025 | House | Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/07/2025 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; 006-002-000 |
| 4/08/2025 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted |
| 4/08/2025 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/08/2025 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 077-035-000 |
| 4/08/2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Hoan Huynh |
| 4/09/2025 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| 4/09/2025 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading |
| 4/09/2025 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Graciela Guzmán |
| 4/09/2025 | Senate | First Reading |
| 4/09/2025 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 4/23/2025 | Senate | Assigned to Education |
| 4/30/2025 | Senate | Do Pass Education; 012-001-000 |
| 4/30/2025 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 1, 2025 |
| 5/01/2025 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 5/01/2025 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 6, 2025 |
| 5/01/2025 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt |
| 5/22/2025 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 043-012-000 |
| 5/22/2025 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| 6/20/2025 | House | Sent to the Governor |