---
type: "Bill"
title: "SCH CD-PRINCIPAL ENDORSEMENT"
description: "Amends the Educator Licensure Article of the School Code. Removes the date (of June 30, 2021) until which a principal endorsement may be affixed to the Professional Educator License of a person who has, among other qualifications, at least 4 total years of experience working in the capacity of school support personnel. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "HB 2898"
citation: "Illinois HB 2898 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 29
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-02-09"
last_action: "2018-05-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1ab1ee41-08ed-40e1-8477-a9fea7dce689"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2898&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=104388&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "60f61784bfe4b7575b72a89a0e5f6f462cc54ebee2b6085114f6b06d1584be07"
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 2898 (100th) — SCH CD-PRINCIPAL ENDORSEMENT

Amends the Educator Licensure Article of the School Code. Removes the date (of June 30, 2021) until which a principal endorsement may be affixed to the Professional Educator License of a person who has, among other qualifications, at least 4 total years of experience working in the capacity of school support personnel. 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=10000HB2898&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=104388&DocNum=2898&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB2898eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=104388&DocNum=2898&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB2898enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=104388&DocNum=2898&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **90–1** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Fred Crespo — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-02-09** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Fred Crespo `filing`
- **2017-02-09** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
- **2017-02-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-02-09** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-22** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: Licensing, Administration & Oversight `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-29** Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: Licensing, Administration & Oversight; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-29** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-04-24** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2017-04-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-04-28** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 090-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-05-02** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2017-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-05-02** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
- **2017-05-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-05-02** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-05** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-12** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 19, 2017
- **2017-05-16** Do Pass Education; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-05-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 17, 2017
- **2017-05-19** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2017-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 22, 2017
- **2017-05-26** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2017 `reading-3`
- **2017-05-30** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-05-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2017-06-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-08-22** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2017-08-22** Effective Date August 22, 2017
- **2017-08-22** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0267 `became-law`
- **2018-05-25** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Tom Demmer

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1ab1ee41-08ed-40e1-8477-a9fea7dce689`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).