republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/96th/hb-1148.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "PENS CD-TRS-PRIVATE SCHOOL"
description: "Amends the Downstate Teacher Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Allows a member to establish optional credit for up to 2 years of service as a teacher or administrator employed by a private school recognized by the Illinois State Board of Education, provided that the teacher (i) was certified under the law governing the certification of teachers at the time the service was rendered, (ii) applies in writing on or before June 30, 2014, (iii) supplies satisfactory evidence of the employment, (iv) completes at least 10 years of contributing service as a teacher, and (v) pays the required contribution. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 1148"
citation: "Illinois HB 1148 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 37
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2009-02-11"
last_action: "2009-08-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8d3f7370-efc7-41ae-a009-e97e9c1a45b0"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1148&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=42839&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "67fef6eaf1a7243c9cdf3445a2721033be56eef2fd42b1675f09248c7081371b"
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 1148 (96th) — PENS CD-TRS-PRIVATE SCHOOL

Amends the Downstate Teacher Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Allows a member to establish optional credit for up to 2 years of service as a teacher or administrator employed by a private school recognized by the Illinois State Board of Education, provided that the teacher (i) was certified under the law governing the certification of teachers at the time the service was rendered, (ii) applies in writing on or before June 30, 2014, (iii) supplies satisfactory evidence of the employment, (iv) completes at least 10 years of contributing service as a teacher, and (v) pays the required contribution. 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=09600HB1148&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=42839&DocNum=1148&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB1148eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=42839&DocNum=1148&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB1148enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=42839&DocNum=1148&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **115–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bill Brady — cosponsor (person)
- Kevin Joyce — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2009-02-11** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Kevin Joyce `filing`
- **2009-02-11** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. James D. Brosnahan
- **2009-02-11** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin A. McCarthy
- **2009-02-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-02-11** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-18** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-23** Re-assigned to Personnel and Pensions Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-05** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Personnel and Pensions Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2009-03-05** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Personnel and Pensions Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2009-03-05** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Personnel and Pensions Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-03-05** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-03-17** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-03-25** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland
- **2009-03-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack McGuire
- **2009-03-25** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-03-26** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2009-03-26** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 30, 2009 `reading-1`
- **2009-03-27** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
- **2009-03-27** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
- **2009-03-30** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-03-30** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-01** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Edward D. Maloney
- **2009-04-22** Assigned to Pensions and Investments `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-23** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
- **2009-04-30** Do Pass Pensions and Investments; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-04-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 5, 2009
- **2009-04-30** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Bill Brady
- **2009-05-15** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 17, 2009
- **2009-05-20** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
- **2009-05-20** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-05-20** Passed Both Houses
- **2009-06-18** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2009-08-17** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2009-08-17** Effective Date August 17, 2009
- **2009-08-17** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0546 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8d3f7370-efc7-41ae-a009-e97e9c1a45b0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).