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Bill	SCH CD-ALTERNATIVE EDU LICENSE	Amends the Educator Licensure Article of the School Code. With regard to the fee Section, moves and changes a provision concerning the license renewal fee for an Educator License with Stipulations with a paraprofessional educator endorsement. With regard to the alternative educator licensure program, provides that, in addition to other requirements, an individual must pass the State Board of Education's teacher performance assessment (rather than pass the assessment of professional teaching) no later than the end of the first semester of his or her second year of residency (rather than before entering the second residency year). Effective immediately.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	101st	SB 1901	Illinois SB 1901 (101st)	bill		enacted		3	47	3	2019-02-15	2019-08-23	openstates	ocd-bill/7af9487a-cc04-48d7-886e-39f28adb0d36	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1901&GAID=15&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=119696&SessionID=108&GA=101	31af13416801c8a979e0ebf841f71fc8799013aed57994c076421f00b5b382ed	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois SB 1901 (101st) — SCH CD-ALTERNATIVE EDU LICENSE

Amends the Educator Licensure Article of the School Code. With regard to the fee Section, moves and changes a provision concerning the license renewal fee for an Educator License with Stipulations with a paraprofessional educator endorsement. With regard to the alternative educator licensure program, provides that, in addition to other requirements, an individual must pass the State Board of Education's teacher performance assessment (rather than pass the assessment of professional teaching) no later than the end of the first semester of his or her second year of residency (rather than before entering the second residency year). Effective immediately.

Version chain

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

1. Introduced (filed) — source
2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
3. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Concurrence, Amendment 1 — 59–0 (pass) · upper
• Third Reading — 54–0 (pass) · upper
• Third Reading — 92–21 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Chuck Weaver — primary (person)
• Darren Bailey — cosponsor (person)
• Emanuel Chris Welch — cosponsor (person)
• Laura M. Murphy — cosponsor (person)
• Sue Scherer — cosponsor (person)
• Thomas M. Bennett — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2019-02-15 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Chuck Weaver filing
• 2019-02-15 First Reading reading-1
• 2019-02-15 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2019-02-27 Assigned to Education referral-committee
• 2019-03-20 Do Pass Education; 014-000-000 committee-passage
• 2019-03-20 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 21, 2019
• 2019-03-26 Second Reading reading-2
• 2019-03-26 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 27, 2019
• 2019-03-27 Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2019-03-27 Arrived in House introduction
• 2019-03-29 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
• 2019-05-02 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Thomas M. Bennett
• 2019-05-02 First Reading reading-1
• 2019-05-02 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2019-05-07 Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter School referral-committee
• 2019-05-10 Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2019-05-14 Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter School referral-committee
• 2019-05-14 Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2019
• 2019-05-14 Motion Filed to Suspend Rule 21 Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter School; Rep. Gregory Harris
• 2019-05-14 Motion to Suspend Rule 21 - Prevailed
• 2019-05-15 Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter School; 007-000-000 committee-passage
• 2019-05-16 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2019-05-17 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Thomas M. Bennett amendment-introduction
• 2019-05-17 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2019-05-20 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter School
• 2019-05-21 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Darren Bailey
• 2019-05-21 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
• 2019-05-21 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer
• 2019-05-22 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2019-05-22 Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2019-05-22 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter School; 006-000-000 committee-passage-favorable
• 2019-05-28 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted amendment-passage
• 2019-05-28 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2019-05-28 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 092-021-002 reading-3, passage
• 2019-05-29 Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
• 2019-05-29 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 30, 2019
• 2019-05-29 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Chuck Weaver filing
• 2019-05-29 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2019-05-29 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Education referral-committee
• 2019-05-30 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Education; 013-000-000
• 2019-05-30 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 059-000-000
• 2019-05-30 Senate Concurs
• 2019-05-30 Passed Both Houses
• 2019-06-28 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2019-08-23 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2019-08-23 Effective Date August 23, 2019
• 2019-08-23 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0570 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/7af9487a-cc04-48d7-886e-39f28adb0d36. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).