---
type: "Bill"
title: "SCH CD-PRINCIPAL ENDORSEMENT"
description: "Amends the School Code. Provides that 4 years of working in the capacity of school support personnel shall be counted towards a principal endorsement for a Professional Educator License. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "HB 5286"
citation: "Illinois HB 5286 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 36
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2014-02-06"
last_action: "2014-08-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a9c99562-0cd5-4190-90ad-bd69693bf963"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5286&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=80031&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "b786cfda9919c6130d8b6c532f08273fbfd998dfc5ce89e8235148f77fde0623"
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 5286 (98th) — SCH CD-PRINCIPAL ENDORSEMENT

Amends the School Code. Provides that 4 years of working in the capacity of school support personnel shall be counted towards a principal endorsement for a Professional Educator License. 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=09800HB5286&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=80031&DocNum=5286&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB5286eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=80031&DocNum=5286&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB5286enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=80031&DocNum=5286&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **107–6** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- David S. Luechtefeld — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Bost — primary (person)
- Sue Rezin — cosponsor (person)
- William Delgado — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2014-02-06** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Mike Bost `filing`
- **2014-02-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-02-07** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-03-03** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-03-21** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Mike Bost `amendment-introduction`
- **2014-03-21** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-03-24** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
- **2014-03-24** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
- **2014-03-24** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2014-03-24** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-03-25** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-03-25** Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
- **2014-03-27** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2014-03-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-04-01** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 107-006-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-04-01** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2014-04-01** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 2, 2014 `reading-1`
- **2014-04-01** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant
- **2014-04-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-04-02** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-03** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Christine Radogno
- **2014-04-23** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-29** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. David S. Luechtefeld
- **2014-04-29** Postponed - Education
- **2014-05-07** Do Pass Education; 014-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-05-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 8, 2014
- **2014-05-07** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. William Delgado
- **2014-05-07** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Sue Rezin
- **2014-05-08** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2014-05-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 12, 2014
- **2014-05-21** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-05-21** Passed Both Houses
- **2014-06-19** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2014-08-15** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2014-08-15** Effective Date August 15, 2014
- **2014-08-15** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0917 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a9c99562-0cd5-4190-90ad-bd69693bf963`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).