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+type: "Bill"
+title: "SCH CD-SUPERINTENDENT MENTOR"
+description: "Amends the School Code. Provides that any individual, with exceptions, who begins serving as a superintendent in this State on or after July 1, 2009 and has not previously served as a school district superintendent in this State shall participate in a new superintendent mentoring program, established by the State Board of Education, for the duration of his or her first 2 school years as a superintendent. Contains provisions concerning program requirements, who may apply to be a mentor, mentoring training, assignment of a mentor by a provider selected by the State Board, identification of areas for improvement, a survey of progress, an annual report to the State Board, and a verification form. Provides that mentors of certified staff are protected from suit. Effective immediately."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
+legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
+session: "96th"
+identifier: "SB 1276"
+citation: "Illinois SB 1276 (96th)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: []
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 31
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2009-02-10"
+last_action: "2009-07-23"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1fa4cfea-10bf-4077-be4e-343e45fd3cfc"
+source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1276&GAID=10&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=42244&SessionID=76&GA=96"
+source_hash: "ee5bf0c42e857d331622b8ed35c974f798bb490d8270da8c58ba0a1454b1eac2"
+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 SB 1276 (96th) — SCH CD-SUPERINTENDENT MENTOR
+
+Amends the School Code. Provides that any individual, with exceptions, who begins serving as a superintendent in this State on or after July 1, 2009 and has not previously served as a school district superintendent in this State shall participate in a new superintendent mentoring program, established by the State Board of Education, for the duration of his or her first 2 school years as a superintendent. Contains provisions concerning program requirements, who may apply to be a mentor, mentoring training, assignment of a mentor by a provider selected by the State Board, identification of areas for improvement, a survey of progress, an annual report to the State Board, and a verification form. Provides that mentors of certified staff are protected from suit. 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=09600SB1276&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=42244&DocNum=1276&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB1276eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=42244&DocNum=1276&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
+3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB1276enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=42244&DocNum=1276&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Third Reading — **116–0** (pass) · lower
+- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Deanna Demuzio — primary (person)
+- Jil Tracy — cosponsor (person)
+- Ron Stephens — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2009-02-10** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Deanna Demuzio `filing`
+- **2009-02-10** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2009-02-10** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
+- **2009-02-18** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
+- **2009-02-25** Do Pass Education; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
+- **2009-02-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 26, 2009
+- **2009-02-27** Second Reading `reading-2`
+- **2009-02-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 4, 2009
+- **2009-03-26** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2009-03-26** Arrived in House `introduction`
+- **2009-03-26** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2009-03-26** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Jim Watson
+- **2009-03-26** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2009-03-26** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2009-04-14** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2009-04-22** Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 018-000-000 `committee-passage`
+- **2009-04-22** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2009-04-23** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith
+- **2009-04-23** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne Bassi
+- **2009-04-23** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry L. Mitchell
+- **2009-04-23** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
+- **2009-04-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2009-04-28** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2009-04-28** Passed Both Houses
+- **2009-04-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Ron Stephens
+- **2009-04-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jil Tracy
+- **2009-04-28** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
+- **2009-05-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2009-07-23** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
+- **2009-07-23** Effective Date July 23, 2009
+- **2009-07-23** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0062 `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1fa4cfea-10bf-4077-be4e-343e45fd3cfc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
+