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type: "Bill"
title: "SCH CD-RENEW EDUCATOR LICENSE"
description: "Amends the Educator Licensure Article of the School Code. With respect to the renewal of a Professional Educator License, provides that if a license holder's electronic mail address is available, the State Board of Education shall send him or her notification electronically that his or her license will lapse if not renewed, to be sent no more than 6 months prior to the license lapsing. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "HB 655"
citation: "Illinois HB 655 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-01-25"
last_action: "2017-08-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/df51df35-dd44-4bf2-99a9-b42cae1a0321"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=655&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=100881&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "ac94cf4ef1c678731b2bdef8dc3a40878f8644b4ba48898622e965575e9c57ec"
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 655 (100th) — SCH CD-RENEW EDUCATOR LICENSE
Amends the Educator Licensure Article of the School Code. With respect to the renewal of a Professional Educator License, provides that if a license holder's electronic mail address is available, the State Board of Education shall send him or her notification electronically that his or her license will lapse if not renewed, to be sent no more than 6 months prior to the license lapsing. 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=10000HB0655&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=100881&DocNum=655&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB0655eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=100881&DocNum=655&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB0655enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=100881&DocNum=655&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1050** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **560** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- John Cavaletto — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2017-01-25** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. John Cavaletto `filing`
- **2017-01-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-01-25** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-08** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: Licensing, Administration & Oversight `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-16** Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: Licensing, Administration & Oversight; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-16** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-03-07** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2017-03-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-03-09** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
- **2017-03-09** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 105-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-03-09** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2017-03-09** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 14, 2017 `reading-1`
- **2017-03-09** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Dale Fowler
- **2017-03-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-03-14** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-25** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-03** Do Pass Education; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-05-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 4, 2017
- **2017-05-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2017-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2017
- **2017-05-26** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2017 `reading-3`
- **2017-05-29** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-05-29** Passed Both Houses
- **2017-06-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-08-25** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2017-08-25** Effective Date August 25, 2017
- **2017-08-25** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0339 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/df51df35-dd44-4bf2-99a9-b42cae1a0321`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).