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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 4257         </title>
<shortdesc>ADVANCED PLACEMENT EXAM-CREDIT</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia, Barbara Flynn Currie, Cynthia Soto, Elizabeth Hernandez, Maria Antonia Berrios and Fred Crespo</sponsors>
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<lastaction>
<statusdate>12/3/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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<synopsis>
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<reference>105 ILCS 302/30 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the College and Career Success for All Students Act. Provides that a student who takes a College Board Advanced Placement examination and receives a score of 3 or higher on the examination is entitled to receive postsecondary level course credit at a public institution of higher education. Requires each public institution of higher education to comply with the same standard of awarding course credit to any student receiving a score of 3 or higher on a College Board Advanced Placement examination and applying the credit to meet a corresponding course requirement for degree completion at that institution of higher education. Effective immediately.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>1/21/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia</action>
<statusdate>1/22/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>1/22/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/18/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie</action>
<statusdate>2/18/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Higher Education Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/26/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto</action>
<statusdate>2/26/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez</action>
<statusdate>2/26/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios</action>
<statusdate>2/26/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo</action>
<statusdate>3/28/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>12/3/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</actions>
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