---
type: "Bill"
title: "SCH CD-TEACHR INST-SUP PERSONN"
description: "Amends the School Code. Provides that of the 4 days annually that a regional superintendent may arrange for or conduct district, regional, or county institutes, 2 days may be used as a teacher's and educational support personnel workshop (instead of just a teacher's workshop). Provides that the days in any school year spent by educational support personnel during the term time spent in attendance upon a teachers' institute shall be considered time expended in the service of the school district and no deduction of wages shall be made for such attendance. Allows a school board to make a pro-rata deduction from the salary of any educational support personnel who fail or refuse to attend the teachers' institute."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "SB 1578"
citation: "Illinois SB 1578 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 58
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2011-02-09"
last_action: "2011-08-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cf2081ed-3cac-4cc7-b79a-1e8efca0a060"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1578&GAID=11&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=57474&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "f6d931dd45cb74c30cc19ae62a4dec3265cd286726e8fc91bc4a961520483201"
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 1578 (97th) — SCH CD-TEACHR INST-SUP PERSONN

Amends the School Code. Provides that of the 4 days annually that a regional superintendent may arrange for or conduct district, regional, or county institutes, 2 days may be used as a teacher's and educational support personnel workshop (instead of just a teacher's workshop). Provides that the days in any school year spent by educational support personnel during the term time spent in attendance upon a teachers' institute shall be considered time expended in the service of the school district and no deduction of wages shall be made for such attendance. Allows a school board to make a pro-rata deduction from the salary of any educational support personnel who fail or refuse to attend the teachers' institute.

## 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=09700SB1578&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=57474&DocNum=1578&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB1578eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=57474&DocNum=1578&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB1578enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=57474&DocNum=1578&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Concurrence — **57–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **118–0** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence — **57–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **55–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Linda Chapa LaVia — cosponsor (person)
- Linda Holmes — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2011-02-09** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Linda Holmes `filing`
- **2011-02-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-02-09** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-02-23** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-01** Held in Education
- **2011-03-09** Postponed - Education
- **2011-03-10** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Linda Holmes `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-03-10** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-14** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education
- **2011-03-15** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2011-03-15** Do Pass as Amended Education; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-03-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 16, 2011
- **2011-03-16** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Christine J. Johnson
- **2011-04-08** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-04-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 11, 2011
- **2011-04-14** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-04-14** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2011-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-04-14** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
- **2011-04-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-04-14** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-21** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-28** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Michelle Mussman `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-04-28** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2011-05-02** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
- **2011-05-04** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2011-05-04** Motion Do Pass as Amended - Lost Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 010-000-006 `committee-failure`
- **2011-05-04** Remains in Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
- **2011-05-10** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Michelle Mussman `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-05-10** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-13** Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 20, 2011
- **2011-05-16** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
- **2011-05-18** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted in Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2011-05-18** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 021-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-05-18** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-05-18** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
- **2011-05-18** Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Monique D. Davis
- **2011-05-20** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-05-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-05-24** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 118-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-05-24** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 2
- **2011-05-24** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 2 - May 25, 2011
- **2011-05-25** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Linda Holmes `filing`
- **2011-05-25** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-25** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Linda Holmes `filing`
- **2011-05-25** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-25** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-25** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-26** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Executive; 012-000-000
- **2011-05-26** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Executive; 015-000-000
- **2011-05-27** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 057-000-000
- **2011-05-27** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Senate Concurs 057-000-000
- **2011-05-27** Passed Both Houses
- **2011-06-24** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2011-08-23** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2011-08-23** Effective Date January 1, 2012
- **2011-08-23** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0525 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cf2081ed-3cac-4cc7-b79a-1e8efca0a060`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).