---
type: "Bill"
title: "SCH CD-EDUCATOR TEST-CONTENT"
description: "Amends the Educator Licensure Article of the School Code. Removes a provision that prohibits a candidate for licensure from beginning an internship or residency required for licensure until he or she has passed the applicable content area test. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "SB 2199"
citation: "Illinois SB 2199 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 36
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2013-02-15"
last_action: "2013-08-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a9b9302c-bd41-407b-8de3-31715386f632"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2199&GAID=12&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=73791&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "63284f8e85648313afef8c06d191ec2f914028fff77c47849f43eb7559e819f6"
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 2199 (98th) — SCH CD-EDUCATOR TEST-CONTENT

Amends the Educator Licensure Article of the School Code. Removes a provision that prohibits a candidate for licensure from beginning an internship or residency required for licensure until he or she has passed the applicable content area test. 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=09800SB2199&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=73791&DocNum=2199&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB2199eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=73791&DocNum=2199&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB2199enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=73791&DocNum=2199&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **52–0** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence — **57–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **114–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Michael W. Frerichs — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2013-02-15** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael W. Frerichs `filing`
- **2013-02-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-02-15** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-05** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-12** Do Pass Education; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-03-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 13, 2013
- **2013-03-13** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2013-03-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 14, 2013
- **2013-04-11** Third Reading - Passed; 052-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-04-11** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2013-04-11** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
- **2013-04-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-04-11** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-24** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-30** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson `amendment-introduction`
- **2013-04-30** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-01** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
- **2013-05-02** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2013-05-02** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-05-02** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-05-07** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2013-05-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-05-21** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-05-21** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
- **2013-05-21** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
- **2013-05-21** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 22, 2013
- **2013-05-22** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Michael W. Frerichs `filing`
- **2013-05-22** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-23** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Education `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-24** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Education; 009-000-000
- **2013-05-30** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 057-000-000
- **2013-05-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2013-06-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2013-08-27** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2013-08-27** Effective Date August 27, 2013
- **2013-08-27** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0581 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a9b9302c-bd41-407b-8de3-31715386f632`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).