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type: "Bill"
title: "SCH CD-EARLY CHILDHOOD CERT"
description: "Amends the Teacher Certification Article of the School Code. With respect to an early childhood certificate, provides that the student teaching portion of the practical experience requirement may involve supervised work with children under 6 years of age or with children in kindergarten through grade 3 or both. Provides that persons who have been employed for at least one year in their current early childhood program in a public or private school or a community-based entity, including paraprofessionals enrolled in teacher preparation programs, may be paid and receive credit while student teaching with their current employer, provided that their student teaching experience meets the requirements of their teacher preparation program."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "SB 2202"
citation: "Illinois SB 2202 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 57
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2006-01-11"
last_action: "2006-07-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b04c65a3-f645-45d7-9550-b5d699a8dcfb"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2202&GAID=8&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=22618&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "d877311e64762e6c4699d089ef1db585241942ef1ae8df8241d93dc10270e4b9"
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 2202 (94th) — SCH CD-EARLY CHILDHOOD CERT
Amends the Teacher Certification Article of the School Code. With respect to an early childhood certificate, provides that the student teaching portion of the practical experience requirement may involve supervised work with children under 6 years of age or with children in kindergarten through grade 3 or both. Provides that persons who have been employed for at least one year in their current early childhood program in a public or private school or a community-based entity, including paraprofessionals enrolled in teacher preparation programs, may be paid and receive credit while student teaching with their current employer, provided that their student teaching experience meets the requirements of their teacher preparation program.
## 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=09400SB2202&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=22618&DocNum=2202&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB2202eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=22618&DocNum=2202&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB2202enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=22618&DocNum=2202&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1010** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence — **580** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **550** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Edward J. Acevedo — cosponsor (person)
- Esther Golar — cosponsor (person)
- Harry Osterman — cosponsor (person)
- Miguel del Valle — primary (person)
- Monique D. Davis — cosponsor (person)
- William Delgado — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2006-01-11** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Miguel del Valle `filing`
- **2006-01-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2006-01-11** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2006-01-12** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2006-01-18** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kwame Raoul
- **2006-01-18** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Carol Ronen
- **2006-01-18** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg
- **2006-01-18** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2006-01-19** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. John J. Millner
- **2006-01-31** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Munoz
- **2006-02-01** Do Pass Education; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2006-02-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 2, 2006
- **2006-02-01** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Cronin
- **2006-02-02** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2006-02-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading February 7, 2006
- **2006-02-08** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2006-02-08** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2006-02-08** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2006-02-08** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2006-02-09** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
- **2006-02-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2006-02-09** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2006-02-16** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Osterman
- **2006-02-22** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Roger L. Eddy
- **2006-02-22** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
- **2006-02-22** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Marlow H. Colvin
- **2006-02-27** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Deanna Demuzio
- **2006-02-28** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr.
- **2006-03-08** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2006-03-14** Re-assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2006-03-15** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
- **2006-03-15** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. William Delgado
- **2006-03-15** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Edward J. Acevedo
- **2006-03-15** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Esther Golar
- **2006-03-24** Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2006-04-17** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) April 30, 2006
- **2006-04-17** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2006-04-18** Motion to Suspend Rule 25 - Prevailed
- **2006-04-19** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2006-04-19** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2006-04-19** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 014-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2006-04-19** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2006-04-19** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2006-04-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2006-04-25** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 101-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2006-04-27** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01
- **2006-04-27** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01-May 2, 2006
- **2006-04-27** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Miguel del Valle `filing`
- **2006-04-27** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2006-05-02** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Education `referral-committee`
- **2006-05-03** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Education; 011-000-000
- **2006-05-03** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 058-000-000
- **2006-05-03** Passed Both Houses
- **2006-06-01** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2006-07-14** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2006-07-14** Effective Date January 1, 2007
- **2006-07-14** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-1034 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b04c65a3-f645-45d7-9550-b5d699a8dcfb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).