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HB4239 • 2026
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This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.
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Sent to the Governor
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Celina Villanueva
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Steve Stadelman
Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000
Passed Both Houses
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading **
Second Reading
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 5, 2026
Do Pass Education ; 013-000-000
Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 30, 2026
Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Laura Ellman
Assigned to Education
Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam
First Reading
Referred to Assignments
Arrive in Senate
Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 14, 2026
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 101-000-000
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Margaret A. DeLaRosa
Second Reading - Short Debate
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd 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
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Full Text of HB4239 Home Legislation Full Text HB4239 - 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 HB4239 Enrolled LRB104 16868 LNS 30278 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 27-615 as follows: 6 (105 ILCS 5/27-615) (was 105 ILCS 5/27-22.10) 7 Sec. 27-615. Course credit for high school diploma. 8 (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code, the 9 school board of a school district that maintains any of grades 10 9 through 12 is authorized to adopt a policy under which a 11 student enrolled in grade 7 or 8 who is enrolled in the unit 12 school district or would be enrolled in the high school 13 district upon completion of elementary school, whichever is 14 applicable, may enroll in a course required under Section 15 27-605 of this Code, provided that the course is offered by the 16 high school that the student would attend and (i) the student 17 participates in the course at the location of the high school 18 and the elementary student's enrollment in the course would 19 not prevent a high school student from being able to enroll, or 20 (ii) the student participates in the course where the student 21 attends school as long as the student passes the course and the 22 end-of-course examination given at the high school granting 23 the credit for the same course, demonstrating proficiency at HB4239 Enrolled - 2 - LRB104 16868 LNS 30278 b 1 the high school level, or (iii) the student participates in 2 the course where the student attends school as long as the 3 course is taught by a teacher who holds a professional 4 educator license issued under Article 21B of this Code and 5 endorsed for the grade level and content area of the course. 6 (b) A school board that adopts a policy pursuant to 7 subsection (a) of this Section must grant academic credit to 8 an elementary school student who successfully completes the 9 high school course, and that credit shall satisfy the 10 requirements of Section 27-605 of this Code for that course. 11 (c) A school board must award high school course credit to 12 a student transferring to its school district for any course 13 that the student successfully completed pursuant to subsection 14 (a) of this Section, unless evidence about the course's rigor 15 and content shows that it does not address the relevant 16 Illinois Learning Standard at the level appropriate for the 17 high school grade during which the course is usually taken, 18 and that credit shall satisfy the requirements of Section 19 27-605 of this Code for that course. 20 (d) A student's grade in any course successfully completed 21 under this Section must be included in his or her grade point 22 average in accordance with the school board's policy for 23 making that calculation. 24 (Source: P.A. 104-267, eff. 1-1-26; 104-391, eff. 8-15-25; 25 revised 9-24-25.) 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