republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/104th/sb-28.md

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Bill	SCH CD-EMPLOYEE EVALUATIONS	Amends the School Code. In a provision regarding an optional alternative evaluative dismissal process for teacher evaluations, removes the definition of and references to "student growth components". Makes the following changes in the Evaluation of Certified Employees Article: Removes the definitions of and references to "implementation date", "Race to the Top Grant", and "School Improvement Grant". Provides that, beginning July 1, 2025, each school district may incorporate the use of data and indicators on student growth as a factor in rating teaching performance into its evaluation plan for all teachers in contractual continued service and teachers not in contractual continued service (now, a school district is required to incorporate student growth data and indicators as a significant factor). Makes other changes concerning student growth. Changes the components of an evaluation plan for a teacher's performance. Makes changes concerning a principal's or assistant principal's evaluation. With respect to the types of rules the State Board of Education may adopt, removes the inclusion of rules that (i) define the term "significant" factor" for purposes of including consideration of student growth in performance ratings and (ii) establish a model evaluation plan for use by school districts in which student growth shall comprise 50% of the performance rating. Allows a school district (rather than only a school district with 500,000 or more inhabitants) to use an annual State assessment as a measure of student growth for purposes of teacher or principal evaluations. Removes and changes outdated provisions. Makes other and conforming changes. Effective July 1, 2025.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	104th	SB 28	Illinois SB 28 (104th)	bill		enacted	Kimberly A. Lightford Laura Faver Dias	4	37	5	2025-01-13	2025-06-30	openstates	ocd-bill/1784d026-ad1d-4d4d-909d-56fd4117177e	https://ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=28&GAID=18&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=157127&SessionID=114	53802615d56e7ffae870b7a433f1db96813f0b99224b0dc705950615ceea7c7b	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois SB 28 (104th) — SCH CD-EMPLOYEE EVALUATIONS

Amends the School Code. In a provision regarding an optional alternative evaluative dismissal process for teacher evaluations, removes the definition of and references to "student growth components". Makes the following changes in the Evaluation of Certified Employees Article: Removes the definitions of and references to "implementation date", "Race to the Top Grant", and "School Improvement Grant". Provides that, beginning July 1, 2025, each school district may incorporate the use of data and indicators on student growth as a factor in rating teaching performance into its evaluation plan for all teachers in contractual continued service and teachers not in contractual continued service (now, a school district is required to incorporate student growth data and indicators as a significant factor). Makes other changes concerning student growth. Changes the components of an evaluation plan for a teacher's performance. Makes changes concerning a principal's or assistant principal's evaluation. With respect to the types of rules the State Board of Education may adopt, removes the inclusion of rules that (i) define the term "significant" factor" for purposes of including consideration of student growth in performance ratings and (ii) establish a model evaluation plan for use by school districts in which student growth shall comprise 50% of the performance rating. Allows a school district (rather than only a school district with 500,000 or more inhabitants) to use an annual State assessment as a measure of student growth for purposes of teacher or principal evaluations. Removes and changes outdated provisions. Makes other and conforming changes. Effective July 1, 2025.

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

• Education — 10–0 (pass) · upper
• Third Reading — 92–21 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 54–0 (pass) · upper
• Education, Amendment 1 — 14–0 (pass) · upper
• Elem Sec Ed: Adm., Lic. & Charter — 7–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Kimberly A. Lightford — primary (person)
• Laura Faver Dias — primary (person)
• Jawaharial Williams — cosponsor (person)
• Lakesia Collins — cosponsor (person)
• Martha Deuter — cosponsor (person)
• Meg Loughran Cappel — cosponsor (person)
• Michael Crawford — cosponsor (person)
• Nicolle Grasse — cosponsor (person)
• Paul Faraci — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2025-01-13 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford filing
• 2025-01-13 First Reading reading-1
• 2025-01-13 Referred to Assignments
• 2025-01-22 Assigned to Education referral-committee
• 2025-01-23 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel
• 2025-01-23 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel
• 2025-02-05 Do Pass Education; 010-000-000
• 2025-02-05 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 18, 2025 reading-2
• 2025-02-14 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford amendment-introduction
• 2025-02-14 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
• 2025-02-18 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education
• 2025-02-26 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Education; 014-000-000
• 2025-02-26 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Paul Faraci
• 2025-03-05 Second Reading reading-2
• 2025-03-05 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Lightford amendment-passage
• 2025-03-05 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 6, 2025
• 2025-04-03 Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 passage, reading-3
• 2025-04-03 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Lakesia Collins
• 2025-04-04 Arrived in House introduction
• 2025-04-04 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias
• 2025-04-07 First Reading reading-1
• 2025-04-07 Referred to Rules Committee
• 2025-04-17 Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools referral-committee
• 2025-04-23 Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; 007-000-000
• 2025-04-24 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2025-05-13 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2025-05-13 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2025-05-20 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 092-021-000 passage, reading-3
• 2025-05-20 Passed Both Houses
• 2025-05-20 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse
• 2025-05-20 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Martha Deuter
• 2025-05-20 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Crawford
• 2025-05-20 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jawaharial Williams
• 2025-06-16 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2025-06-30 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2025-06-30 Effective Date July 1, 2025
• 2025-06-30 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0020 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/1784d026-ad1d-4d4d-909d-56fd4117177e. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).