---
type: "Bill"
title: "SCH CD-SCH REPORT CARD-TEACHER"
description: "Amends the School Code. Requires the State Board of Education's school report cards to include the number of teachers who are National Board Certified Teachers. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "102nd"
identifier: "HB 2438"
citation: "Illinois HB 2438 (102nd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cristina H. Pacione-Zayas", "Katie Stuart"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 63
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-02-17"
last_action: "2021-08-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c7300c3c-1924-475b-aa6e-ab372c163b59"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2438&GAID=16&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=131213&SessionID=110&GA=102"
source_hash: "e1738da88b85fd020a6d9531962ef83dcf089c7d3af83c6deae71f1bad2945dd"
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 2438 (102nd) — SCH CD-SCH REPORT CARD-TEACHER

Amends the School Code. Requires the State Board of Education's school report cards to include the number of teachers who are National Board Certified Teachers. Effective immediately.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB2438.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB2438eng.pdf)
3. **Senate Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB2438sam001.pdf)
4. **Senate Amendment 002** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB2438sam002.pdf)
5. **Senate Amendment 003** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB2438sam003.pdf)
6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB2438enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Concurrence — **115–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Cristina H. Pacione-Zayas — primary (person)
- Katie Stuart — primary (person)
- Carol Ammons — cosponsor (person)
- Karina Villa — cosponsor (person)
- Maura Hirschauer — cosponsor (person)
- Michelle Mussman — cosponsor (person)
- Patricia Van Pelt — cosponsor (person)
- Seth Lewis — cosponsor (person)
- William Davis — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-17** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Katie Stuart `filing`
- **2021-02-18** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
- **2021-02-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-19** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-22** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
- **2021-02-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer
- **2021-03-09** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-17** Do Pass / Consent Calendar Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-18** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Consent Calendar
- **2021-04-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
- **2021-04-15** Second Reading - Consent Calendar `reading-2`
- **2021-04-15** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Consent Calendar `reading-2`
- **2021-04-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Seth Lewis
- **2021-04-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Consent Calendar
- **2021-04-21** Third Reading - Consent Calendar - First Day `reading-3`
- **2021-04-22** Third Reading - Consent Calendar - Passed 108-005-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-23** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2021-04-23** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-04-23** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Cristina H. Pacione-Zayas
- **2021-04-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-04-23** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-04** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-10** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Cristina H. Pacione-Zayas `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-10** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-11** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education
- **2021-05-11** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Cristina H. Pacione-Zayas `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-11** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-12** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Education
- **2021-05-12** Postponed - Education
- **2021-05-12** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Education
- **2021-05-18** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2021-05-19** Do Pass as Amended Education; 010-001-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 20, 2021
- **2021-05-20** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-05-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 21, 2021
- **2021-05-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Cristina H. Pacione-Zayas `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Assignments Refers to Education
- **2021-05-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommend Do Adopt Education; 013-000-000
- **2021-05-26** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-05-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted; Pacione-Zayas `amendment-passage`
- **2021-05-26** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-26** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2021-05-26** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa
- **2021-05-26** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
- **2021-05-26** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2021-05-26** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 2, 3
- **2021-05-26** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Katie Stuart
- **2021-05-26** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Katie Stuart
- **2021-05-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-27** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-27** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; 006-000-000
- **2021-05-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; 006-000-000
- **2021-05-30** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 House Concurs 115-000-000
- **2021-05-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 House Concurs 115-000-000
- **2021-05-30** House Concurs
- **2021-05-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2021-06-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-08-27** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2021-08-27** Effective Date July 1, 2022
- **2021-08-27** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0594 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c7300c3c-1924-475b-aa6e-ab372c163b59`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).