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type: "Bill"
title: "PEN CD-TRS-RETURN TO TEACHING"
description: "Amends the Downstate Teacher Article of the Illinois Pension Code. In the provision defining \"eligible employment\" for the purpose of allowing a teacher to return to teaching in subject shortage areas without impairing his or her retirement status or retirement annuity, changes the ending date of the employment from no later than June 30, 2021 to no later than June 30, 2026. Removes language requiring a school to advertise its vacancies in the subject shortage area in a newspaper of general circulation in the area in which the school is located. Provides that certain requirements related to advertising the vacancy in the subject shortage area and searching for teachers legally qualified to fill those vacancies through the Illinois Education Job Bank shall not apply to a school district replacing a teacher who is unable to continue employment with the school district because of illness, injury, or disability after being hired by a school district. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "102nd"
identifier: "HB 2569"
citation: "Illinois HB 2569 (102nd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dale Fowler", "Patrick Windhorst"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 43
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-02-17"
last_action: "2021-08-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2b6507c3-90e8-4d4f-8e1d-28d8dce173ff"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2569&GAID=16&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=131389&SessionID=110&GA=102"
source_hash: "70b8acc991cc14c39d070b6314846bdbdd445f0b73d1b9564ceb9b5de7fd8a88"
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 2569 (102nd) — PEN CD-TRS-RETURN TO TEACHING
Amends the Downstate Teacher Article of the Illinois Pension Code. In the provision defining "eligible employment" for the purpose of allowing a teacher to return to teaching in subject shortage areas without impairing his or her retirement status or retirement annuity, changes the ending date of the employment from no later than June 30, 2021 to no later than June 30, 2026. Removes language requiring a school to advertise its vacancies in the subject shortage area in a newspaper of general circulation in the area in which the school is located. Provides that certain requirements related to advertising the vacancy in the subject shortage area and searching for teachers legally qualified to fill those vacancies through the Illinois Education Job Bank shall not apply to a school district replacing a teacher who is unable to continue employment with the school district because of illness, injury, or disability after being hired by a school district. 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/10200HB2569.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB2569eng.pdf)
3. **House Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB2569ham001.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB2569enr.pdf)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **590** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1130** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Dale Fowler — primary (person)
- Patrick Windhorst — primary (person)
- Chapin Rose — cosponsor (person)
- Chris Miller — cosponsor (person)
- Dan Ugaste — cosponsor (person)
- David Koehler — cosponsor (person)
- Doris Turner — cosponsor (person)
- Jason A. Barickman — cosponsor (person)
- Jil Tracy — cosponsor (person)
- Laura M. Murphy — cosponsor (person)
- Patrick J. Joyce — cosponsor (person)
- Terri Bryant — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas Cullerton — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2021-02-17** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Patrick Windhorst `filing`
- **2021-02-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-19** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-09** Assigned to Personnel & Pensions Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-22** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Patrick Windhorst `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-03-22** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-23** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Personnel & Pensions Committee
- **2021-03-26** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Personnel & Pensions Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2021-03-26** Do Pass as Amended / Consent Calendar Personnel & Pensions Committee; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-08** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Consent Calendar
- **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** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Consent Calendar
- **2021-04-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Chris Miller
- **2021-04-21** Third Reading - Consent Calendar - First Day `reading-3`
- **2021-04-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Ugaste
- **2021-04-22** Third Reading - Consent Calendar - Passed 113-000-000 `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. Dale Fowler
- **2021-04-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-04-23** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-06** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Doris Turner
- **2021-05-11** Assigned to Pensions `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-19** Do Pass Pensions; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 20, 2021
- **2021-05-19** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Jason A. Barickman
- **2021-05-19** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Terri Bryant
- **2021-05-19** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Jil Tracy
- **2021-05-20** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Thomas Cullerton
- **2021-05-20** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Patrick J. Joyce
- **2021-05-20** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-05-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 21, 2021
- **2021-05-27** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
- **2021-05-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** May 28, 2021
- **2021-05-28** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
- **2021-05-29** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Chapin Rose
- **2021-05-29** Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-29** Passed Both Houses
- **2021-06-25** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-08-20** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2021-08-20** Effective Date August 20, 2021
- **2021-08-20** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0440 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2b6507c3-90e8-4d4f-8e1d-28d8dce173ff`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).