---
type: "Bill"
title: "SCH CD-TEACHER CERTIFICATE FEE"
description: "Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning State goals and assessment."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 2871"
citation: "Illinois HB 2871 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 43
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2009-02-23"
last_action: "2009-08-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a80d6e9f-41d1-439f-bc88-a3df89284106"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2871&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=45619&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "7d425413bcc7695acfe0d78f16ec08367b9832ee89c733839af676f916662767"
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 2871 (96th) — SCH CD-TEACHER CERTIFICATE FEE

Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning State goals and assessment.

## 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=09600HB2871&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=45619&DocNum=2871&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB2871eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=45619&DocNum=2871&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB2871enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=45619&DocNum=2871&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **106–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Suzanne Bassi — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2009-02-23** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Tom Cross `filing`
- **2009-02-24** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-02-24** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-03** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-03** Moved to Suspend Rule 25 Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2009-03-03** Suspend Rule 25 - Prevailed
- **2009-03-04** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-03-04** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-03-27** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Suzanne Bassi `amendment-introduction`
- **2009-03-27** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-27** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Suzanne Bassi
- **2009-03-31** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Suzanne Bassi `amendment-introduction`
- **2009-03-31** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-01** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
- **2009-04-01** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry L. Mitchell
- **2009-04-01** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-04-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-04-02** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
- **2009-04-02** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 019-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2009-04-02** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 019-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2009-04-03** Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-04-03** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2009-04-03** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2009-04-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-04-03** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 106-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-04-15** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2009-04-15** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-04-15** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
- **2009-04-15** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
- **2009-04-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-04-15** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-22** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-22** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. James T. Meeks
- **2009-04-29** Do Pass Education; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-04-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 30, 2009
- **2009-05-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** May 18, 2009
- **2009-05-19** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-05-19** Passed Both Houses
- **2009-06-17** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2009-08-13** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2009-08-13** Effective Date August 13, 2009
- **2009-08-13** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0403 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a80d6e9f-41d1-439f-bc88-a3df89284106`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).