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type: "Bill"
title: "CHICAGO TEACHERS-EVALUATION"
description: "Amends the Open Meetings Act and the School Code. Provides that the term \"public body\" under the Open Meetings Act does not include a teacher peer assistance board or peer evaluation governing board established by a school district and the exclusive representative of its teachers under the Chicago School District Article of the School Code or a professional personnel leadership committee organized under the Chicago School District Article of the School Code. Authorizes the Chicago Board of Education and the exclusive representative of the school district's teachers to enter into an agreement to establish alternative procedures for teacher evaluation, remediation, and removal for cause after remediation, including an alternative system for peer evaluation and recommendations, for teachers who have completed their probationary period. Makes related changes. Makes technical changes having a revisory function. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "SB 1474"
citation: "Illinois SB 1474 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 42
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2007-02-09"
last_action: "2007-08-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/da26783c-984d-4b46-942d-e58900ebfc53"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1474&GAID=9&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=29566&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "623f335b30d379c14f671dda51e08e10f97a47cde4c1de9d9fe3b8ca6c6d8b3d"
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 1474 (95th) — CHICAGO TEACHERS-EVALUATION
Amends the Open Meetings Act and the School Code. Provides that the term "public body" under the Open Meetings Act does not include a teacher peer assistance board or peer evaluation governing board established by a school district and the exclusive representative of its teachers under the Chicago School District Article of the School Code or a professional personnel leadership committee organized under the Chicago School District Article of the School Code. Authorizes the Chicago Board of Education and the exclusive representative of the school district's teachers to enter into an agreement to establish alternative procedures for teacher evaluation, remediation, and removal for cause after remediation, including an alternative system for peer evaluation and recommendations, for teachers who have completed their probationary period. Makes related changes. Makes technical changes having a revisory function. 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=09500SB1474&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=29566&DocNum=1474&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB1474eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=29566&DocNum=1474&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB1474enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=29566&DocNum=1474&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1160** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **590** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Kimberly A. Lightford — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2007-02-09** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford `filing`
- **2007-02-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-02-09** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-02-21** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-08** Postponed - Education
- **2007-03-13** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-03-13** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-13** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-03-13** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-14** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Education
- **2007-03-14** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Education
- **2007-03-14** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2007-03-14** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2007-03-15** Do Pass as Amended Education; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-03-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 20, 2007
- **2007-03-20** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-03-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 21, 2007
- **2007-03-21** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2007-03-21** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2007-03-21** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
- **2007-03-21** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
- **2007-03-21** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Edward D. Maloney
- **2007-03-21** Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-03-21** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2007-03-21** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-04-05** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2007-04-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-04-09** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-04-30** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-08** Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 021-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-05-09** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-05-24** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-05-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-05-31** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2007-05-31** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elga L. Jefferies
- **2007-05-31** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
- **2007-05-31** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. LaShawn K. Ford
- **2007-06-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2007-08-28** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2007-08-28** Effective Date August 28, 2007
- **2007-08-28** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0510 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/da26783c-984d-4b46-942d-e58900ebfc53`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).