---
type: "Bill"
title: "PROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR LICENSE"
description: "Amends the Vocational Academies Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "SB 2693"
citation: "Illinois SB 2693 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 33
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-02-13"
last_action: "2018-08-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9296df31-fe7d-4991-aaae-88a8f1c3526f"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2693&GAID=14&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=109811&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "12bcc7a541e882e3b4a06b873a1b5c66c1e4ba6e8882d3f45049f3344a256f08"
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 2693 (100th) — PROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR LICENSE

Amends the Vocational Academies Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

## 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=10000SB2693&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=109811&DocNum=2693&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB2693eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=109811&DocNum=2693&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB2693enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=109811&DocNum=2693&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **98–8** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Chuck Weaver — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-02-13** Filed with Secretary by Sen. William E. Brady `filing`
- **2018-02-13** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-02-13** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-20** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-01** Do Pass Executive; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2018-03-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 13, 2018
- **2018-04-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2018-04-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 17, 2018
- **2018-04-18** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Chuck Weaver
- **2018-04-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Chuck Weaver `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-04-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education
- **2018-04-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Education; 013-000-000
- **2018-04-25** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2018-04-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Weaver `amendment-passage`
- **2018-04-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2018-04-25** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-04-26** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2018-04-26** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
- **2018-04-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-04-26** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-07** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: Licensing, Administration & Oversight `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-16** Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: Licensing, Administration & Oversight; 006-002-000 `committee-passage`
- **2018-05-17** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2018-05-23** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2018-05-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2018-05-24** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 098-008-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-05-24** Passed Both Houses
- **2018-05-24** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John Cavaletto
- **2018-06-22** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-08-17** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2018-08-17** Effective Date August 17, 2018
- **2018-08-17** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0932 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9296df31-fe7d-4991-aaae-88a8f1c3526f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).