---
type: "Bill"
title: "SCH CD-ADMIN CERT-PUBLIC ADMIN"
description: "Amends the School Code. Provides that a chief school business official endorsement shall be affixed to the administrative certificate of any holder who qualifies by having a Master's Degree in Public Administration from a regionally accredited higher education institution. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 3222"
citation: "Illinois HB 3222 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 28
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2011-02-24"
last_action: "2011-08-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0f13770e-3330-4038-9373-83d56965b7b3"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3222&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=60587&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "baafb6667bb7fcd91fe39bf2337719bc29e662084e70b4f60bb1d24fd7bf0997"
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 3222 (97th) — SCH CD-ADMIN CERT-PUBLIC ADMIN

Amends the School Code. Provides that a chief school business official endorsement shall be affixed to the administrative certificate of any holder who qualifies by having a Master's Degree in Public Administration from a regionally accredited higher education institution. 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=09700HB3222&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=60587&DocNum=3222&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB3222eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=60587&DocNum=3222&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB3222enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=60587&DocNum=3222&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **55–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **113–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Ron Stephens — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2011-02-24** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Ron Stephens `filing`
- **2011-02-24** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-02-24** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-02-28** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-07** Re-assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-16** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Roger L. Eddy
- **2011-03-16** Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 024-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-03-16** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-03-29** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-03-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-03-30** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-002-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-03-30** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Darlene J. Senger
- **2011-03-31** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2011-03-31** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 6, 2011 `reading-1`
- **2011-03-31** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Thomas Johnson
- **2011-04-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-04-07** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-27** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-05** Do Pass Education; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-05-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2011
- **2011-05-06** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-05-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 10, 2011
- **2011-05-12** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-05-12** Passed Both Houses
- **2011-06-10** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2011-08-04** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2011-08-04** Effective Date August 4, 2011
- **2011-08-04** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0255 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0f13770e-3330-4038-9373-83d56965b7b3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).