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type: "Bill"
title: "SCH CD-EMPLOYEE EVALUATIONS"
description: "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 Removes and changes outdated provisions.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."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "104th"
identifier: "SB 28"
citation: "Illinois SB 28 (104th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kimberly A. Lightford", "Laura Faver Dias"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 37
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2025-01-13"
last_action: "2025-06-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1784d026-ad1d-4d4d-909d-56fd4117177e"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=28&GAID=18&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=157127&SessionID=114"
source_hash: "53802615d56e7ffae870b7a433f1db96813f0b99224b0dc705950615ceea7c7b"
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 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](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB0028.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB0028eng.pdf)
3. **Senate Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB0028sam001.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB0028enr.pdf)
## Votes
- Education — **100** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **9221** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **540** (pass) · upper
- Education, Amendment 1 — **140** (pass) · upper
- Elem Sec Ed: Adm., Lic. & Charter — **70** (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](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1784d026-ad1d-4d4d-909d-56fd4117177e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).