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type: "Bill"
title: "SCH CD-QUALIFIED TEACHERS-NCLB"
description: "Amends the School Code. Provides that if a school district has an overall shortage of highly qualified teachers, as defined by the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, or a shortage of highly qualified teachers in the subject area of mathematics, science, reading, or special education, then the school board must spend at least 40% of the money it receives from Title 2 grants under the Act on professional development for teachers (in a specific subject area if applicable) until there is no longer a shortage of highly qualified teachers (in a specific subject area if applicable). Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "HB 6906"
citation: "Illinois HB 6906 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 40
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2004-02-09"
last_action: "2004-08-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d4d716d7-4a73-48ee-9beb-665493584aaf"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=6906&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=12112&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "9d1976e64f5bbd17a37c14f7128f3a5cf44a9f886773c508c5cacd378bf47083"
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 6906 (93rd) — SCH CD-QUALIFIED TEACHERS-NCLB
Amends the School Code. Provides that if a school district has an overall shortage of highly qualified teachers, as defined by the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, or a shortage of highly qualified teachers in the subject area of mathematics, science, reading, or special education, then the school board must spend at least 40% of the money it receives from Title 2 grants under the Act on professional development for teachers (in a specific subject area if applicable) until there is no longer a shortage of highly qualified teachers (in a specific subject area if applicable). 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=09300HB6906&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=12112&DocNum=6906&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB6906eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=12112&DocNum=6906&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB6906enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=12112&DocNum=6906&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Concurrence — **1140** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **1120** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **3621** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Jerry L. Mitchell — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2004-02-09** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Renee Kosel `filing`
- **2004-02-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2004-02-09** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-02-20** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Jerry L. Mitchell
- **2004-02-26** Assigned to Elementary and Secondary Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-03-04** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Elementary and Secondary Education Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2004-03-04** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elementary and Secondary Education Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2004-03-04** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elementary and Secondary Education Committee; 018-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2004-03-04** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2004-03-25** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2004-03-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2004-03-26** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2004-03-26** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2004-03-26** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 30, 2004 `reading-1`
- **2004-03-31** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg
- **2004-03-31** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2004-03-31** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2004-04-15** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2004-04-21** Postponed - Education
- **2004-04-21** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg `amendment-introduction`
- **2004-04-21** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2004-04-27** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Education
- **2004-04-27** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2004-04-28** Do Pass as Amended Education; 006-003-001 `committee-passage`
- **2004-04-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 29, 2004
- **2004-04-29** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2004-04-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 4, 2004
- **2004-05-12** Third Reading - Passed; 036-021-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2004-05-13** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2004-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2004-05-18** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Jerry L. Mitchell
- **2004-05-18** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-05-18** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Elementary and Secondary Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-05-20** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Elementary and Secondary Education Committee; 018-000-000
- **2004-05-26** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 114-000-000
- **2004-05-26** Passed Both Houses
- **2004-06-24** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2004-08-23** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2004-08-23** Effective Date August 23, 2004
- **2004-08-23** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0997 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d4d716d7-4a73-48ee-9beb-665493584aaf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).