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Bill	SCHOOL CD-MASTER CERT-COUNSLR	Amends the School Code. Provides for a Master Certificate for guidance counselors who have successfully achieved National Board certification through the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, valid for 10 years. In provisions concerning the Illinois Teaching Excellence Program, provides for an annual payment of $3,000 to be paid to each guidance counselor who receives a Master Certificate and is employed as a guidance counselor by a school district. Effective immediately.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	94th	SB 1676	Illinois SB 1676 (94th)	bill		enacted		3	38	2	2005-02-24	2005-07-01	openstates	ocd-bill/f31ae440-a038-44c2-a3ec-6f15601558e7	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1676&GAID=8&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=19863&SessionID=50&GA=94	cc27ee86b647fb8fd9043fc07aa6c38692614400970377506b64d9ceb697f60d	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois SB 1676 (94th) — SCHOOL CD-MASTER CERT-COUNSLR

Amends the School Code. Provides for a Master Certificate for guidance counselors who have successfully achieved National Board certification through the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, valid for 10 years. In provisions concerning the Illinois Teaching Excellence Program, provides for an annual payment of $3,000 to be paid to each guidance counselor who receives a Master Certificate and is employed as a guidance counselor by a school district. 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 — 59–0 (pass) · upper
• Third Reading — 115–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Dan Cronin — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2005-02-24 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dan Cronin filing
• 2005-02-24 Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Frank C. Watson
• 2005-02-24 First Reading reading-1
• 2005-02-24 Referred to Rules referral-committee
• 2005-03-02 Assigned to Education referral-committee
• 2005-03-10 Do Pass Education; 010-000-000 committee-passage
• 2005-03-10 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 15, 2005
• 2005-03-16 Second Reading reading-2
• 2005-03-16 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 17, 2005
• 2005-04-07 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dan Cronin amendment-introduction
• 2005-04-07 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules referral-committee
• 2005-04-11 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Education
• 2005-04-12 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Be Adopted Education; 009-000-000 committee-passage-favorable
• 2005-04-15 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Edward D. Maloney
• 2005-04-15 Recalled to Second Reading reading-2
• 2005-04-15 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Cronin amendment-passage
• 2005-04-15 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
• 2005-04-15 Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2005-04-15 Arrived in House introduction
• 2005-04-15 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
• 2005-04-15 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
• 2005-04-26 First Reading reading-1
• 2005-04-26 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2005-04-27 Assigned to Executive Committee referral-committee
• 2005-05-10 Re-assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee referral-committee
• 2005-05-10 Committee/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 27, 2005
• 2005-05-17 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Aaron Schock
• 2005-05-17 Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 017-000-000 committee-passage
• 2005-05-18 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2005-05-19 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2005-05-19 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2005-05-20 Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2005
• 2005-05-24 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2005-05-24 Passed Both Houses
• 2005-06-22 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2005-07-01 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2005-07-01 Effective Date July 1, 2005
• 2005-07-01 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0105 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/f31ae440-a038-44c2-a3ec-6f15601558e7. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).