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type: "Bill"
title: "SCH CD-TEACHERS-EVALUATIONS"
description: "Amends the School Code and the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act. Provides that, on and after September 1, 2019, all teacher evaluation ratings on record as \"excellent\", \"proficient\", or \"needs improvement\" are considered \"effective\" and all teacher evaluation ratings on record as \"unsatisfactory\" are considered \"ineffective\" for the purposes of the Employment of Teachers Article. Makes other changes concerning the waiver or modification of mandates; school report cards; license suspension or revocation; contractual continued service; removal or dismissal of teachers; an optional alternative evaluative dismissal process; evaluation plans; a local appeal process for ineffective ratings; rules; the appointment and promotion of teachers in Chicago; alternative procedures for teacher evaluation, remediation, and removal in Chicago; and the Open Meetings Act. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "101st"
identifier: "HB 2272"
citation: "Illinois HB 2272 (101st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 45
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-02-07"
last_action: "2019-07-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/67f4c631-42dc-4478-b739-993de4f4754c"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2272&GAID=15&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=118108&SessionID=108&GA=101"
source_hash: "c30632654458bad4f431682dced2e2fcc3367f6c9ab2de4f7287d9cc2ea47293"
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 2272 (101st) — SCH CD-TEACHERS-EVALUATIONS
Amends the School Code and the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act. Provides that, on and after September 1, 2019, all teacher evaluation ratings on record as "excellent", "proficient", or "needs improvement" are considered "effective" and all teacher evaluation ratings on record as "unsatisfactory" are considered "ineffective" for the purposes of the Employment of Teachers Article. Makes other changes concerning the waiver or modification of mandates; school report cards; license suspension or revocation; contractual continued service; removal or dismissal of teachers; an optional alternative evaluative dismissal process; evaluation plans; a local appeal process for ineffective ratings; rules; the appointment and promotion of teachers in Chicago; alternative procedures for teacher evaluation, remediation, and removal in Chicago; and the Open Meetings Act. 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=10100HB2272&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=118108&DocNum=2272&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100HB2272eng&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=118108&DocNum=2272&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100HB2272enr&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=118108&DocNum=2272&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **6939** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **520** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Aaron M. Ortiz — cosponsor (person)
- Barbara Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
- Celina Villanueva — cosponsor (person)
- Delia C. Ramirez — primary (person)
- Jacqueline Y. Collins — cosponsor (person)
- Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Justin Slaughter — cosponsor (person)
- Marcus C. Evans, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Omar Aquino — primary (person)
- Robert Martwick — cosponsor (person)
- Sue Scherer — cosponsor (person)
- Theresa Mah — cosponsor (person)
- Yehiel M. Kalish — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-02-07** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Robert Martwick `filing`
- **2019-02-13** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-02-13** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-14** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Justin Slaughter
- **2019-02-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Yehiel M. Kalish
- **2019-02-19** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter School `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-12** Moved to Suspend Rule 21 Rep. Gregory Harris
- **2019-03-12** Suspend Rule 21 - Prevailed
- **2019-03-26** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Justin Slaughter `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-03-26** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-26** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Delia C. Ramirez
- **2019-03-27** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter School
- **2019-03-27** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter School; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2019-03-27** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter School; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-29** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2019-04-02** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2019-04-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2019-04-03** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Aaron M. Ortiz
- **2019-04-03** Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Aaron M. Ortiz
- **2019-04-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Slaughter
- **2019-04-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez
- **2019-04-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Celina Villanueva
- **2019-04-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah
- **2019-04-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
- **2019-04-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.
- **2019-04-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Martwick
- **2019-04-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer
- **2019-04-04** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 069-039-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-04-04** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2019-04-04** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-04-04** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Omar Aquino
- **2019-04-04** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-04-04** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-24** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-02** Do Pass Judiciary; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2019-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2019
- **2019-05-14** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2019-05-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2019
- **2019-05-16** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2019-05-16** Third Reading - Passed; 052-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-05-16** Passed Both Houses
- **2019-06-14** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-07-19** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2019-07-19** Effective Date January 1, 2020
- **2019-07-19** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0088 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/67f4c631-42dc-4478-b739-993de4f4754c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).