---
type: "Bill"
title: "SCH CD-PARAPROFESSIONAL-FEE"
description: "Amends the Educator Licensure Article of the School Code. Provides that, beginning July 1, 2018, a licensee who holds a paraprofessional educator endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations is not required to pay a license renewal fee. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "HB 5196"
citation: "Illinois HB 5196 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 39
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-02-15"
last_action: "2018-08-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f952c932-0edf-4407-9c83-63de43e49ffe"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5196&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=110860&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "658efb8b23d01ed27d6f234a046fbbeedf7aa1f4adc16206a35b4caba6e1a5c9"
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 5196 (100th) — SCH CD-PARAPROFESSIONAL-FEE

Amends the Educator Licensure Article of the School Code. Provides that, beginning July 1, 2018, a licensee who holds a paraprofessional educator endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations is not required to pay a license renewal fee. 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=10000HB5196&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=110860&DocNum=5196&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB5196eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=110860&DocNum=5196&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB5196enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=110860&DocNum=5196&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **109–1** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **43–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- LaToya Greenwood — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-02-15** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. LaToya Greenwood `filing`
- **2018-02-16** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-02-16** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-21** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: Licensing, Administration & Oversight `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-10** Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: Licensing, Administration & Oversight; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2018-04-10** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2018-04-13** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. LaToya Greenwood `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-04-13** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-16** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education: Licensing, Administration & Oversight
- **2018-04-19** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Elementary & Secondary Education: Licensing, Administration & Oversight; 005-004-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-20** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. LaToya Greenwood `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-04-20** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-23** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education: Licensing, Administration & Oversight
- **2018-04-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deb Conroy
- **2018-04-25** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Elementary & Secondary Education: Licensing, Administration & Oversight; 007-001-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-25** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2018-04-25** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2018-04-26** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
- **2018-04-26** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
- **2018-04-26** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2018-04-26** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2018-04-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2018-04-26** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-05-01** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2018-05-01** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-05-01** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr.
- **2018-05-01** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-05-01** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-02** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-09** Do Pass Education; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2018-05-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 10, 2018
- **2018-05-15** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2018-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 16, 2018
- **2018-05-18** Third Reading - Passed; 043-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-05-18** Passed Both Houses
- **2018-06-15** 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 . . . . . . . . . 100-0772 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f952c932-0edf-4407-9c83-63de43e49ffe`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).