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HB3250 • 2026
SCH CD-GLOBAL SCHOLAR CERTIFY
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SCH CD-GLOBAL SCHOLAR CERTIFY
Sent to the Governor
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
Third Reading - Passed; 058-001-000
Passed Both Houses
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading **
Second Reading
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2026
Do Pass Education ; 014-000-000
Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2026
Assigned to Education
Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Laura Ellman
Arrive in Senate
Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam
First Reading
Referred to Assignments
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 108-001-000
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
Approved for Consideration Rules Committee ; 005-000-000
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Second Reading - Short Debate
Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools ; 009-000-000
Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools
First Reading
Referred to Rules Committee
Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Janet Yang Rohr
SCH CD-GLOBAL SCHOLAR CERTIFY
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Full Text of HB3250 Home Legislation Full Text HB3250 - 104th General Assembly Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Select Menu Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Printer Friendly Version Introduced Engrossed Enrolled Printer Friendly Version Introduced Engrossed Enrolled Open PDF HB3250 Enrolled LRB104 09284 LNS 19342 b 1 AN ACT concerning education. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section 5 2-3.169 as follows: 6 (105 ILCS 5/2-3.169) 7 Sec. 2-3.169. State Global Scholar Certification. 8 (a) The State Global Scholar Certification Program is 9 established to recognize recognized public and nonpublic high 10 school graduates who have attained global competence. State 11 Global Scholar Certification shall be awarded beginning with 12 the 2017-2018 school year. School district or nonpublic school 13 participation in this certification is voluntary. 14 (b) The purposes of State Global Scholar Certification are 15 as follows: 16 (1) To recognize the value of a global education. 17 (2) To certify attainment of global competence. 18 (3) To provide employers with a method of identifying 19 globally competent employees. 20 (4) To provide colleges and universities with an 21 additional method to recognize applicants seeking 22 admission. 23 (5) To prepare students with 21st century skills. HB3250 Enrolled - 2 - LRB104 09284 LNS 19342 b 1 (6) To encourage the development of a globally ready 2 workforce in the STEM (science, technology, engineering, 3 and mathematics), manufacturing, agriculture, and service 4 sectors. 5 (c) State Global Scholar Certification confirms attainment 6 of global competence, sufficient for meaningful use in college 7 and a career, by a graduating public or nonpublic high school 8 student. 9 (d) The State Board of Education shall adopt such rules as 10 may be necessary to establish the criteria that students must 11 achieve to earn State Global Scholar Certification, which 12 shall minimally include attainment of 6 globally focused 13 courses, service learning experiences, global collaboration or 14 dialogue, and passage of a capstone project demonstrating 15 global competency, as approved by the participating school 16 district or nonpublic school for this purpose. 17 (e) The State Board of Education shall do both of the 18 following: 19 (1) Prepare and deliver to participating school 20 districts or nonpublic schools an appropriate mechanism 21 for designating State Global Scholar Certification on the 22 diploma and transcript of a student indicating that the 23 student has been awarded State Global Scholar 24 Certification by the State Board of Education. 25 (2) Provide other information the State Board of 26 Education deems necessary for school districts or HB3250 Enrolled - 3 - LRB104 09284 LNS 19342 b 1 nonpublic schools to successfully participate in the 2 certification. 3 (f) A school district or nonpublic school that 4 participates in certification under this Section shall do both 5 of the following: 6 (1) Maintain appropriate records in order to identify 7 students who have earned State Global Scholar 8 Certification. 9 (2) Make the appropriate designation on the diploma 10 and transcript of each student who earns State Global 11 Scholar Certification. 12 (g) No fee may be charged to a student to receive the 13 designation pursuant to the Section. Notwithstanding this 14 prohibition, costs may be incurred by the student in 15 demonstrating proficiency. 16 (h) The State Board of Education shall adopt such rules as 17 may be necessary to provide students attending schools that do 18 not offer State Global Scholar Certification the opportunity 19 to earn State Global Scholar Certification remotely beginning 20 with the 2026-2027 school year. These rules shall include, but 21 are not limited to, a list of all school courses and course 22 codes derived from the State Board of Education's Illinois 23 State Course Catalog and Illinois Virtual Course Catalog that 24 are designated as and qualify as globally focused coursework. 25 If the provider of the online course , micro-credential, or 26 digital badge determines and can demonstrate that a student HB3250 Enrolled - 4 - LRB104 09284 LNS 19342 b 1 meets all of the criteria required to earn State Global 2 Scholar Certification, then the school district or nonpublic 3 school shall designate that the student has earned State 4 Global Scholar Certification on the student's diploma and 5 transcript. 6 A school district or nonpublic school shall provide, upon 7 the request of a student, evidence to the student that the 8 student has completed at least 6 globally focused courses 9 required to earn State Global Scholar Certification for the 10 student to submit to the provider of the online course. 11 A student enrolled in a school district or nonpublic 12 school that awarded State Global Scholar Certification prior 13 to the 2026-2027 school year and offered a course to complete 14 the capstone project requirement prior to the 2026-2027 school 15 year may not earn State Global Scholar Certification remotely 16 under this subsection (h). 17 (Source: P.A. 103-352, eff. 7-28-23; 103-979, eff. 1-1-25; 18 revised 11-26-24.) 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