Illinois legislation · 104th General Assembly
Illinois HB3250: SCH CD-GLOBAL SCHOLAR CERTIFY
Status: Signed into law, July 24, 2026
Amends the School Code. Provides that if the provider of the micro-credential or digital badge determines and can demonstrate that a student meets all of the criteria required to earn State Global Scholar Certification, then the school district or nonpublic school shall designate that the student has earned State Global Scholar Certification on the student's diploma and transcript.
What the bill says
A bill FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026HB3250Introduced 2/18/2025, by Rep. Janet Yang RohrSYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: ILCS 5/2-3.169 105 ILCS 5/2-3.169 ILCS 5/2-3.169 Amends the School Code. Provides that if the provider of themicro-credential or digital badge determines and can demonstrate that astudent meets all of the criteria required to earn State Global ScholarCertification, then the school district or nonpublic school shalldesignate that the student has earned State Global Scholar Certificationon the student's diploma and transcript…
From the introduced text, February 6, 2025:
A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026HB3250Introduced 2/18/2025, by Rep. Janet Yang RohrSYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: ILCS 5/2-3.169 105 ILCS 5/2-3.169 ILCS 5/2-3.169 Amends the School Code. Provides that if the provider of themicro-credential or digital badge determines and can demonstrate that astudent meets all of the criteria required to earn State Global ScholarCertification, then the school district or nonpublic school shalldesignate that the student has earned State Global Scholar Certificationon the student's diploma and transcript. LRB104 09284 LNS 19342 b LRB104 09284 LNS 19342 b LRB104 09284 LNS 19342 b A BILL FOR HB3250LRB104 09284 LNS 19342 b HB3250 LRB104 09284 LNS 19342 b HB3250 LRB104 09284 LNS 19342 b AN ACT concerning education. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: Section 5.The School Code is amended by changing Section 2-3.169 as follows: (105 ILCS 5/2-3.169) Sec. 2-3.169.State Global Scholar Certification. (a) The State Global Scholar Certification Program is established to[ADDED: recognize][DELETED: recognized]public and nonpublic high school graduates who have attained global competence. State Global Scholar Certification shall be awarded beginning with the 2017-2018 school year. School district or nonpublic school participation in this certification is voluntary. (b) The purposes of State Global Scholar Certification are as follows: (1) To recognize the value of a global …