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type: "Bill"
title: "SCH CD-ALTERNATIVE EDU LICENSE"
description: "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."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "101st"
identifier: "SB 1901"
citation: "Illinois SB 1901 (101st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 47
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-02-15"
last_action: "2019-08-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7af9487a-cc04-48d7-886e-39f28adb0d36"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1901&GAID=15&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=119696&SessionID=108&GA=101"
source_hash: "31af13416801c8a979e0ebf841f71fc8799013aed57994c076421f00b5b382ed"
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 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](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100SB1901&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=119696&DocNum=1901&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100SB1901eng&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=119696&DocNum=1901&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100SB1901enr&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=119696&DocNum=1901&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **590** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **540** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **9221** (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](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7af9487a-cc04-48d7-886e-39f28adb0d36`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).