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+type: "Bill"
+title: "SCH CD-SCH PSYCHOLOGIST DEFN"
+description: "Amends the School Code. In the Article governing children with disabilities, provides that, amongst other meanings, a \"school psychologist\" means a person who holds a valid Nationally Certified School Psychologist credential (rather than certificate). Removes from the definition of \"school psychologist\" the requirement that a psychologist have additional qualifications as may be required by the State Board of Education. Effective immediately."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
+legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
+session: "100th"
+identifier: "HB 4409"
+citation: "Illinois HB 4409 (100th)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: []
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 29
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2018-01-30"
+last_action: "2018-08-10"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dd6708ce-87c7-475d-8760-47949420681d"
+source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4409&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=109179&SessionID=91&GA=100"
+source_hash: "67b90d11b4ab9f8077ee20398ba8e637c782139d9b114e62595d258ef1354145"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
+---
+
+# Illinois HB 4409 (100th) — SCH CD-SCH PSYCHOLOGIST DEFN
+
+Amends the School Code. In the Article governing children with disabilities, provides that, amongst other meanings, a "school psychologist" means a person who holds a valid Nationally Certified School Psychologist credential (rather than certificate). Removes from the definition of "school psychologist" the requirement that a psychologist have additional qualifications as may be required by the State Board of Education. Effective immediately.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB4409&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=109179&DocNum=4409&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB4409eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=109179&DocNum=4409&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
+3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB4409enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=109179&DocNum=4409&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Third Reading — **55–0** (pass) · upper
+- Third Reading — **107–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Robert W. Pritchard — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-01-30** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Robert W. Pritchard `filing`
+- **2018-01-30** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2018-01-30** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2018-02-12** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: Licensing, Administration & Oversight `referral-committee`
+- **2018-02-14** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
+- **2018-02-28** Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: Licensing, Administration & Oversight; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
+- **2018-02-28** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2018-02-28** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart
+- **2018-03-01** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
+- **2018-03-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2018-03-07** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 107-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-03-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John Cavaletto
+- **2018-03-09** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
+- **2018-03-09** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2018-03-09** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
+- **2018-03-09** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2018-03-09** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
+- **2018-04-25** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
+- **2018-05-02** Do Pass Education; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
+- **2018-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 3, 2018
+- **2018-05-08** Second Reading `reading-2`
+- **2018-05-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 9, 2018
+- **2018-05-25** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2018 `reading-3`
+- **2018-05-29** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-05-29** Passed Both Houses
+- **2018-06-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2018-08-10** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
+- **2018-08-10** Effective Date August 10, 2018
+- **2018-08-10** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0750 `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/dd6708ce-87c7-475d-8760-47949420681d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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