---
type: "Bill"
title: "SCH CD-TEACHER DISMISSAL LIST"
description: "Amends the Employment of Teachers Article of the School Code. Provides that a school board's sequence of honorable dismissal list shall include the race or ethnicity of a teacher if provided by the teacher. Effective January 1, 2024."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "103rd"
identifier: "SB 2218"
citation: "Illinois SB 2218 (103rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Marcus C. Evans, Jr.", "Willie Preston"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 37
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-02-10"
last_action: "2023-07-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9af63379-73d6-428c-a6c4-62b783bb5dd5"
source_url: "https://beta.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=2218&GAID=17&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=147102&SessionID=112"
source_hash: "7e474d2f1ee5b46c74a656c0f2ed5f30fb04db458e5c419b5f46435bc5f24a5e"
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 2218 (103rd) — SCH CD-TEACHER DISMISSAL LIST

Amends the Employment of Teachers Article of the School Code. Provides that a school board's sequence of honorable dismissal list shall include the race or ethnicity of a teacher if provided by the teacher. Effective January 1, 2024.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB2218.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB2218eng.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB2218enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **51–6** (pass) · lower
- Education — **13–0** (pass) · lower
- Elem Sec Ed: Adm., Lic. & Charter — **8–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **95–14** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Marcus C. Evans, Jr. — primary (person)
- Willie Preston — primary (person)
- Adriane Johnson — cosponsor (person)
- Cristina H. Pacione-Zayas — cosponsor (person)
- Cyril Nichols — cosponsor (person)
- Javier L. Cervantes — cosponsor (person)
- Jay Hoffman — cosponsor (person)
- Katie Stuart — cosponsor (person)
- Mary Edly-Allen — cosponsor (person)
- Matt Hanson — cosponsor (person)
- Mattie Hunter — cosponsor (person)
- Michelle Mussman — cosponsor (person)
- Paul Faraci — cosponsor (person)
- Rachel Ventura — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-10** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Willie Preston `filing`
- **2023-02-10** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-10** Referred to Assignments
- **2023-02-28** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-08** Do Pass Education; 013-000-000
- **2023-03-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 9, 2023 `reading-2`
- **2023-03-08** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2023-03-08** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura
- **2023-03-08** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson
- **2023-03-08** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes
- **2023-03-09** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
- **2023-03-10** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Paul Faraci
- **2023-03-21** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina H. Pacione-Zayas
- **2023-03-21** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 22, 2023
- **2023-03-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** March 24, 2023
- **2023-03-29** Third Reading - Passed; 051-006-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-30** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2023-03-30** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
- **2023-03-30** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-30** Referred to Rules Committee
- **2023-04-10** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Matt Hanson
- **2023-04-18** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-20** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jay Hoffman
- **2023-04-20** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
- **2023-04-24** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart
- **2023-04-26** Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; 008-000-000
- **2023-04-27** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2023-05-02** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2023-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2023-05-12** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 095-014-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-05-12** Passed Both Houses
- **2023-05-12** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Cyril Nichols
- **2023-06-09** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-07-28** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2023-07-28** Effective Date January 1, 2024
- **2023-07-28** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0398 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9af63379-73d6-428c-a6c4-62b783bb5dd5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).