---
type: "Bill"
title: "SCH CD-STUDENT TEACHER-TEST"
description: "Amends the Teacher Certification Article of the School Code. Removes a provision prohibiting a preservice education teacher from student teaching until he or she has passed the subject matter test in the discipline in which he or she will student teach."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "HB 384"
citation: "Illinois HB 384 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 36
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2005-01-25"
last_action: "2005-07-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d69fd3a5-05fe-44b0-aec9-61637b1865c0"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=384&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=14632&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "c9adfc5e12234b5547fd25e37d7ce3881be3a286cb1b3a948c9649604a2e2a54"
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 384 (94th) — SCH CD-STUDENT TEACHER-TEST

Amends the Teacher Certification Article of the School Code. Removes a provision prohibiting a preservice education teacher from student teaching until he or she has passed the subject matter test in the discipline in which he or she will student teach.

## 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=09400HB0384&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=14632&DocNum=384&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0384eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=14632&DocNum=384&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0384enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=14632&DocNum=384&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **34–23** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **110–5** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Mattie Hunter — cosponsor (person)
- Monique D. Davis — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2005-01-25** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Monique D. Davis `filing`
- **2005-01-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-01-26** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-02** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-24** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-02-24** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2005-02-24** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 014-004-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-02-24** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Constance A. Howard
- **2005-02-24** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah L. Graham
- **2005-02-24** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Roger L. Eddy
- **2005-02-24** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry L. Mitchell
- **2005-02-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Calvin L. Giles
- **2005-02-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lovana Jones
- **2005-02-25** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-03-02** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-03-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-03-03** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-005-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-03-08** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2005-03-08** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-03-08** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2005-03-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-03-08** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-13** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-20** Held in Education
- **2005-05-04** Do Pass Education; 007-002-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-05-04** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 5, 2005
- **2005-05-17** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-05-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2005
- **2005-05-17** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
- **2005-05-19** Third Reading - Passed; 034-023-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-05-19** Passed Both Houses
- **2005-05-29** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2005-06-17** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2005-07-14** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2005-07-14** Effective Date July 14, 2005
- **2005-07-14** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0208 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d69fd3a5-05fe-44b0-aec9-61637b1865c0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).