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Bill	TEACHERS-RETURN TO EMPLOYMENT	Amends the Downstate Teacher Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Allows certain retired teachers to remain in retirement status and continue to receive their retirement annuities while engaging in employment in a designated subject shortage area. Amends the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971 to provide that health insurance benefits under the State and TRIP plans are suspended while the annuitant is covered as an active teacher. Amends the School Code to require regional superintendents of schools to certify school district compliance with certain requirements of the program. Effective immediately.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	93rd	SB 195	Illinois SB 195 (93rd)	bill		enacted		3	57	2	2003-02-04	2003-07-23	openstates	ocd-bill/aec3c037-cfb9-40a6-8359-3ee019b16c83	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=195&GAID=3&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=1693&SessionID=3&GA=93	22eeeaefb918c8fc0a16b4983007c1760c7b817b620f2946fe554fd926dc1de8	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois SB 195 (93rd) — TEACHERS-RETURN TO EMPLOYMENT

Amends the Downstate Teacher Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Allows certain retired teachers to remain in retirement status and continue to receive their retirement annuities while engaging in employment in a designated subject shortage area. Amends the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971 to provide that health insurance benefits under the State and TRIP plans are suspended while the annuitant is covered as an active teacher. Amends the School Code to require regional superintendents of schools to certify school district compliance with certain requirements of the program. 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. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Third Reading — 56–0 (pass) · upper
• Third Reading — 113–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Calvin L. Giles — cosponsor (person)
• Deborah L. Graham — cosponsor (person)
• Denny Jacobs — primary (person)
• Elaine Nekritz — cosponsor (person)
• Gary Forby — cosponsor (person)
• Kevin Joyce — cosponsor (person)
• Mary K. O'Brien — cosponsor (person)
• Naomi D. Jakobsson — cosponsor (person)
• Raymond Poe — cosponsor (person)
• Ricca Slone — cosponsor (person)
• Rich Brauer — cosponsor (person)
• Sidney H. Mathias — cosponsor (person)
• William Davis — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2003-02-04 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Denny Jacobs filing
• 2003-02-04 First Reading reading-1
• 2003-02-04 Referred to Rules referral-committee
• 2003-02-06 Assigned to Insurance & Pensions referral-committee
• 2003-02-11 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. George P. Shadid
• 2003-02-19 Do Pass Insurance & Pensions; 010-000-000 committee-passage
• 2003-02-19 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 26, 2003
• 2003-02-19 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Todd Sieben
• 2003-02-19 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Cronin
• 2003-02-19 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Richard J. Winkel, Jr.
• 2003-02-19 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale E. Risinger
• 2003-02-19 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. John O. Jones
• 2003-02-19 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Larry K. Bomke
• 2003-02-19 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
• 2003-02-20 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Bill Brady
• 2003-02-20 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Rutherford
• 2003-02-21 Pension Note Filed As Introduced
• 2003-02-26 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Christine Radogno
• 2003-02-28 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Wendell E. Jones
• 2003-03-05 Second Reading reading-2
• 2003-03-05 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 6, 2003
• 2003-03-05 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dave Sullivan
• 2003-03-18 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
• 2003-03-19 Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2003-03-19 Arrived in House introduction
• 2003-03-19 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
• 2003-03-20 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
• 2003-03-20 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Dan Reitz
• 2003-03-20 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
• 2003-03-20 First Reading reading-1
• 2003-03-20 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2003-03-26 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland
• 2003-03-31 Assigned to Personnel and Pensions Committee referral-committee
• 2003-04-03 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Flider
• 2003-04-04 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz
• 2003-04-04 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
• 2003-04-10 Do Pass / Short Debate Personnel and Pensions Committee; 007-000-000 committee-passage
• 2003-04-10 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2003-04-10 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Rich Brauer
• 2003-04-10 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Raymond Poe
• 2003-04-14 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2003-04-14 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2003-04-14 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick Verschoore
• 2003-04-14 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
• 2003-04-14 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Joyce
• 2003-04-14 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
• 2003-04-14 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Ricca Slone
• 2003-04-16 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Gary Forby
• 2003-04-16 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary K. O'Brien
• 2003-05-07 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah L. Graham
• 2003-05-07 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2003-05-07 Passed Both Houses
• 2003-05-07 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Calvin L. Giles
• 2003-06-05 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2003-07-23 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2003-07-23 Effective Date July 23, 2003
• 2003-07-23 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0320 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/aec3c037-cfb9-40a6-8359-3ee019b16c83. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).