# Illinois SB3070: EDUC-FOREIGN LANG ALTERNATIVE Illinois SB3070, EDUC-FOREIGN LANG ALTERNATIVE, is a 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) Senate bill sponsored by Willie Preston (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-08-07 (Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0814) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB3070-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Illinois SB3070 - State: Illinois - Session: 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) - Title: EDUC-FOREIGN LANG ALTERNATIVE - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-29 - Last action: 2026-08-07, Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0814 - Sponsor: Willie Preston (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 57 - Subjects: assignments, education, education policy - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 5 (264 yes, 39 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary Amends the Courses of Study Article of the School Code. Provides that, as a prerequisite to receiving a high school diploma, each pupil entering the 9th grade beginning with the 2028-2029 school year must successfully complete either 2 years of foreign language courses or at least 2 years of career-focused coursework that has been authorized by the State Board of Education as meeting the requirements for a College and Career Pathway Endorsement under the Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness Act (rather than requiring the successful completion of 2 years of foreign language courses). Amends various Acts relating to the governance of public universities in Illinois. Provides that a public university may not require State public high school graduates, as a condition of acceptance, to have completed any years of foreign language courses unless the university permits, as an alternative to completion of a foreign language course, attainment of a College and Career Pathway Endorsement under the Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness Act. Effective immediately. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Willie Preston (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Adam M. Niemerg (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Amy Elik (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Andrew S. Chesney (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Anthony DeLuca (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Blaine Wilhour (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Brad Stephens (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Bradley Fritts (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Brandun Schweizer (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Charles Meier (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Chris Balkema (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Chris Miller (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Christopher "C.D." Davidsmeyer (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Christopher Belt (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Dan Swanson (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Daniel J. Ugaste (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Darby A. Hills (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Dave Severin (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Dave Vella (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: David Friess (Republican), House - Cosponsor: David Koehler (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Debbie Meyers-Martin (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Erica Harriss (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Fred Crespo (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Gregg Johnson (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jackie Haas (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jason Plummer (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Jason R. Bunting (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jay Hoffman (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: John M. Cabello (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Karina Villa (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Kevin Schmidt (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Kimberly A. Lightford (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Kyle Moore (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Martin McLaughlin (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Meg Loughran Cappel (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Michael J. Coffey, Jr. (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Natalie A. Manley (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Norine K. Hammond (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Patrick Sheehan (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Patrick Windhorst (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Paul Faraci (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Regan Deering (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Rick Ryan (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Rita Mayfield (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Ryan Spain (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Seth Lewis (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Sharon Chung (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Stephanie A. Kifowit (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Steven Reick (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Suzanne M. Ness (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Suzy Glowiak Hilton (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Tom Weber (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Tony M. McCombie (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Travis Weaver (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Wayne A. Rosenthal (Republican), House - Cosponsor: William "Will" Davis (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: William E Hauter (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-05-31 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed | pass | 107 | 0 | 4 | | 2026-05-29 | House | Motion to Suspend Rule 21 - Prevailed | pass | 74 | 38 | 1 | | 2026-05-29 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Education Policy Committee; | pass | 12 | 1 | | | 2026-05-28 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; | pass | 58 | 0 | | | 2026-05-19 | Senate | Do Pass as Amended Education; | pass | 13 | 0 | | ## Actions (100) - 2026-08-07: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0814 (Senate) - 2026-08-07: Effective Date August 7, 2026 (Senate) - 2026-08-07: Governor Approved (Senate) - 2026-06-29: Sent to the Governor (Senate) - 2026-05-31: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit (House) - 2026-05-31: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Brad Stephens (House) - 2026-05-31: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jay Hoffman (House) - 2026-05-31: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Ryan Spain (House) - 2026-05-31: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Christopher "C.D." Davidsmeyer (House) - 2026-05-31: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Coffey, Jr. (House) - 2026-05-31: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine K. Hammond (House) - 2026-05-31: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. John M. Cabello (House) - 2026-05-31: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kyle Moore (House) - 2026-05-31: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Tom Weber (House) - 2026-05-31: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jackie Haas (House) - 2026-05-31: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Blaine Wilhour (House) - 2026-05-31: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Bradley Fritts (House) - 2026-05-31: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Travis Weaver (House) - 2026-05-31: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin McLaughlin (House) - 2026-05-31: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Schmidt (House) - 2026-05-31: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Steven Reick (House) - 2026-05-31: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Chris Miller (House) - 2026-05-31: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandun Schweizer (House) - 2026-05-31: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel J. Ugaste (House) - 2026-05-31: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony M. McCombie (House) - 2026-05-31: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Adam M. Niemerg (House) - 2026-05-31: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. William E Hauter (House) - 2026-05-31: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick Sheehan (House) - 2026-05-31: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. David Friess (House) - 2026-05-31: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Severin (House) - 2026-05-31: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick Windhorst (House) - 2026-05-31: Passed Both Houses (Senate) - 2026-05-31: Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 107-000-004 (House) - 2026-05-31: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2026-05-30: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley (House) - 2026-05-30: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Anthony DeLuca (House) - 2026-05-29: Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2026-05-29: Second Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2026-05-29: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin (House) - 2026-05-29: Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2026-05-29: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne M. Ness (House) - 2026-05-29: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo (House) - 2026-05-29: Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregg Johnson (House) - 2026-05-29: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield (House) - 2026-05-29: Do Pass / Short Debate Education Policy Committee; 012-001-000 (House) - 2026-05-29: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Rick Ryan (House) - 2026-05-29: Motion to Suspend Rule 21 - Prevailed 074-038-001 (House) - 2026-05-29: Motion Filed to Suspend Rule 21 Education Policy Committee; Rep. Katie Stuart (House) - 2026-05-29: Committee/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2026 (House) - 2026-05-29: Assigned to Education Policy Committee (House) - 2026-05-29: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Wayne A. Rosenthal (House) - 2026-05-29: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Regan Deering (House) - 2026-05-29: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles Meier (House) - 2026-05-29: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Swanson (House) - 2026-05-29: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jason Plummer (Senate) - 2026-05-29: Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Vella (House) - 2026-05-28: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford (Senate) - 2026-05-28: Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2026-05-28: First Reading (House) - 2026-05-28: Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy Elik (House) - 2026-05-28: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jason R. Bunting (House) - 2026-05-28: Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sharon Chung (House) - 2026-05-28: Chief House Sponsor Rep. William "Will" Davis (House) - 2026-05-28: Arrived in House (House) - 2026-05-28: Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) (Senate) - 2026-05-28: Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 (Senate) - 2026-05-26: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt (Senate) - 2026-05-22: Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2026 (Senate) - 2026-05-22: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Andrew S. Chesney (Senate) - 2026-05-21: Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Chris Balkema (Senate) - 2026-05-21: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 25, 2026 (Senate) - 2026-05-21: Second Reading (Senate) - 2026-05-21: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton (Senate) - 2026-05-20: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Paul Faraci (Senate) - 2026-05-20: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Darby A. Hills (Senate) - 2026-05-19: Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 20, 2026 (Senate) - 2026-05-19: Do Pass as Amended Education; 013-000-000 (Senate) - 2026-05-19: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted (Senate) - 2026-05-19: Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Sen. Karina Villa (Senate) - 2026-05-19: Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa (Senate) - 2026-05-19: Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Erica Harriss (Senate) - 2026-05-19: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Seth Lewis (Senate) - 2026-05-19: Waive Posting Notice (Senate) - 2026-05-15: Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 22, 2026 (Senate) - 2026-05-14: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler (Senate) - 2026-05-12: Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-8(b-1), the following amendments will remain in the Committee on Assignments (Senate) - 2026-05-07: Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2026-05-07: Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Willie Preston (Senate) - 2026-04-24: Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 15, 2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-27: Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 24, 2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-24: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education (Senate) - 2026-03-13: Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As March 27, 2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Willie Preston (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Chris Balkema (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Assigned to Education (Senate) - 2026-02-02: Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel (Senate) - 2026-01-29: Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2026-01-29: First Reading (Senate) - 2026-01-29: Filed with Secretary by Sen. Willie Preston (Senate) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB3070eng.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB3070enr.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB3070.pdf) - Senate Amendment 1: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB3070sam001.pdf) - Senate Amendment 2: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB3070sam002.pdf) ## Related bills - HB5198: AFFORDABLE HOUSING-CILAS (passed house) - SB1937: PENSION CODE-VARIOUS (passed senate) - HB2563: CONDO-RESERVE STUDY (in committee) - HB4701: LIMITATIONS FACILITY FEES ACT (in committee) - SB3008: DHS-ABLE PROGRAM INFO MATERIAL (passed senate) - SB3484: VEH CD-PLATES-REGISTRATION (signed) ## Sources - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB3070eng.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB3070enr.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB3070.pdf) - [Senate Amendment 1 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB3070sam001.pdf) - [Senate Amendment 2 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB3070sam002.pdf) ## Related - [HB5198: AFFORDABLE HOUSING-CILAS](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB5198-2025-2026) - [SB1937: PENSION CODE-VARIOUS](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB1937-2025-2026) - [HB2563: CONDO-RESERVE STUDY](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB2563-2025-2026) - [HB4701: LIMITATIONS FACILITY FEES ACT](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB4701-2025-2026) - [SB3008: DHS-ABLE PROGRAM INFO MATERIAL](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB3008-2025-2026) - [SB3484: VEH CD-PLATES-REGISTRATION](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB3484-2025-2026) - [Illinois bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/illinois/bills) - [Illinois state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/illinois) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB3070-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).