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Bill SCH CD-RENEW EDUCATOR LICENSE Amends the Educator Licensure Article of the School Code. Provides that for any 5-year renewal cycle that includes the 2021-2022 school year, each professional educator licensee shall complete a total of 100 hours of professional development during the 5-year renewal cycle in order to renew the license (rather than being required to complete a total of 120 hours). For the 2021-2022 school year only, provides that a licensee with an administrative endorsement who is working in a position requiring such endorsement or an individual with a Teacher Leader endorsement serving in an administrative capacity at least 50% of the day is not required to complete an Illinois Administrators' Academy course (rather than being required to complete one course). Effective immediately. us/states/il Illinois General Assembly 102nd HB 4257 Illinois HB 4257 (102nd)
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Illinois HB 4257 (102nd) — SCH CD-RENEW EDUCATOR LICENSE

Amends the Educator Licensure Article of the School Code. Provides that for any 5-year renewal cycle that includes the 2021-2022 school year, each professional educator licensee shall complete a total of 100 hours of professional development during the 5-year renewal cycle in order to renew the license (rather than being required to complete a total of 120 hours). For the 2021-2022 school year only, provides that a licensee with an administrative endorsement who is working in a position requiring such endorsement or an individual with a Teacher Leader endorsement serving in an administrative capacity at least 50% of the day is not required to complete an Illinois Administrators' Academy course (rather than being required to complete one course). 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. Senate Amendment 001 (committee substitute) — source
  4. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • Concurrence — 1130 (pass) · lower
  • Third Reading — 898 (pass) · lower
  • Third Reading — 540 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Terri Bryant — primary (person)
  • Tony McCombie — primary (person)
  • Fred Crespo — cosponsor (person)
  • Katie Stuart — cosponsor (person)
  • Norine K. Hammond — cosponsor (person)
  • Thomas M. Bennett — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2021-12-03 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Tony McCombie filing
  • 2021-12-07 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas M. Bennett
  • 2022-01-05 First Reading reading-1
  • 2022-01-05 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2022-01-19 Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools referral-committee
  • 2022-02-02 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
  • 2022-02-02 Do Pass / Consent Calendar Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; 009-000-000 committee-passage
  • 2022-02-09 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Consent Calendar
  • 2022-02-17 Second Reading - Consent Calendar reading-2
  • 2022-02-17 Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Consent Calendar reading-2
  • 2022-02-24 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine K. Hammond
  • 2022-02-25 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart
  • 2022-03-01 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Consent Calendar
  • 2022-03-02 Removed from Consent Calendar Status Rep. Greg Harris
  • 2022-03-02 Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2022-03-03 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2022-03-03 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 089-008-000 passage, reading-3
  • 2022-03-04 Arrive in Senate introduction
  • 2022-03-04 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
  • 2022-03-04 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Terri Bryant
  • 2022-03-04 First Reading reading-1
  • 2022-03-04 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
  • 2022-03-16 Assigned to Education referral-committee
  • 2022-03-18 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terri Bryant amendment-introduction
  • 2022-03-18 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
  • 2022-03-22 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education
  • 2022-03-22 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted amendment-passage
  • 2022-03-23 Do Pass as Amended Education; 012-000-000 committee-passage
  • 2022-03-23 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading
  • 2022-03-24 Second Reading reading-2
  • 2022-03-24 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 25, 2022
  • 2022-03-29 Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 passage, reading-3
  • 2022-03-29 Arrived in House introduction
  • 2022-03-29 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
  • 2022-04-01 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Tony McCombie
  • 2022-04-01 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2022-04-03 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools referral-committee
  • 2022-04-06 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; 009-000-000
  • 2022-04-07 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 113-000-000
  • 2022-04-07 House Concurs
  • 2022-04-07 Passed Both Houses
  • 2022-04-20 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
  • 2022-05-06 Governor Approved executive-signature
  • 2022-05-06 Effective Date May 6, 2022
  • 2022-05-06 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0730 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/6bf47d17-ac5c-4596-bcfb-7053b4f5fbcd. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).