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Bill	SCH CD-LICENSE-FAMILY THERAPST	Amends the School Code. In the Teacher Certification Article, provides that a person who holds an active license issued by the State as a marriage and family therapist shall be deemed to have satisfied the continuing professional development requirements to renew a school service personnel certificate. In the Educator Licensure Article, includes marriage and family therapist as a school support personnel endorsement area that may be affixed to a Professional Educator License. Effective immediately.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	98th	HB 2420	Illinois HB 2420 (98th)	bill		enacted		3	52	2	2013-02-20	2013-08-16	openstates	ocd-bill/d0442c36-b870-4200-b82c-7820dd9dc862	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2420&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=74206&SessionID=85&GA=98	0d463417678d45b0a8edd501f080b1790f0392de26263a95f1513b0741a38418	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 2420 (98th) — SCH CD-LICENSE-FAMILY THERAPST

Amends the School Code. In the Teacher Certification Article, provides that a person who holds an active license issued by the State as a marriage and family therapist shall be deemed to have satisfied the continuing professional development requirements to renew a school service personnel certificate. In the Educator Licensure Article, includes marriage and family therapist as a school support personnel endorsement area that may be affixed to a Professional Educator License. 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 — 52–0 (pass) · upper
• Third Reading — 76–38 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• James F. Clayborne, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
• Kimberly A. Lightford — cosponsor (person)
• Linda Chapa LaVia — primary (person)
• Michael E. Hastings — cosponsor (person)
• Sue Rezin — cosponsor (person)
• Toi W. Hutchinson — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2013-02-20 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia filing
• 2013-02-20 First Reading reading-1
• 2013-02-20 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2013-02-25 Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee referral-committee
• 2013-02-28 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang
• 2013-02-28 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
• 2013-03-06 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
• 2013-03-07 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
• 2013-03-08 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
• 2013-03-08 Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
• 2013-03-08 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
• 2013-03-08 Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
• 2013-03-13 Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 012-000-000 committee-passage
• 2013-03-13 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2013-03-14 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Esther Golar
• 2013-03-14 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Wheeler
• 2013-03-15 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Brady
• 2013-03-15 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2013-03-15 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2013-03-21 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Bill Mitchell
• 2013-03-22 Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Brady
• 2013-04-04 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Martwick
• 2013-04-04 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah Conroy
• 2013-04-04 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
• 2013-04-04 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley
• 2013-04-04 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol A. Sente
• 2013-04-10 Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
• 2013-04-16 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 076-038-001 reading-3, passage
• 2013-04-16 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2013-04-16 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 17, 2013 reading-1
• 2013-04-16 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
• 2013-04-17 First Reading reading-1
• 2013-04-17 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2013-04-23 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. William Delgado
• 2013-04-24 Assigned to Education referral-committee
• 2013-04-30 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. William E. Brady
• 2013-05-01 Postponed - Education
• 2013-05-08 Do Pass Education; 014-000-000 committee-passage
• 2013-05-08 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 9, 2013
• 2013-05-09 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr.
• 2013-05-10 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings
• 2013-05-14 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Sue Rezin
• 2013-05-14 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson
• 2013-05-16 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
• 2013-05-20 Second Reading reading-2
• 2013-05-20 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 21, 2013
• 2013-05-22 Third Reading - Passed; 052-000-001 reading-3, passage
• 2013-05-22 Passed Both Houses
• 2013-06-19 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2013-08-16 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2013-08-16 Effective Date August 16, 2013
• 2013-08-16 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0413 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/d0442c36-b870-4200-b82c-7820dd9dc862. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).