republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/98th/hb-2583.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "PENCD-CHGO CHARTER SCHOOL"
description: "Amends the Chicago Teacher Article of the Illinois Pension Code. In the definition of \"member\", specifies that an employer may not reclassify a non-hourly employee as an hourly employee for the purpose of evading or avoiding its obligations. Provides that any certified teacher or staff employed by a corporate or non-profit entity engaged in the administration of a charter school shall presumptively be a participant in the Fund, unless the organization establishes to the satisfaction of the Board of Trustees of the Fund that an individual certified teacher or staff member is not working as a teacher or administrator directly or indirectly with the Charter School. Changes and imposes penalties for failure to submit payroll records and pension contributions on time. Provides that an employer in possession of member contributions deducted from payroll checks is holding Fund assets, and thus becomes a fiduciary over those assets. Requires each Charter School to appoint a Pension Officer. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "HB 2583"
citation: "Illinois HB 2583 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 28
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2013-02-21"
last_action: "2013-08-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0d926d73-3088-44ad-9106-01f0a2a2b7fb"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2583&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=74385&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "aadff261df810aa268eb7ec7a838d178eaca548c3f053d238d665828e3b48010"
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 2583 (98th) — PENCD-CHGO CHARTER SCHOOL

Amends the Chicago Teacher Article of the Illinois Pension Code. In the definition of "member", specifies that an employer may not reclassify a non-hourly employee as an hourly employee for the purpose of evading or avoiding its obligations. Provides that any certified teacher or staff employed by a corporate or non-profit entity engaged in the administration of a charter school shall presumptively be a participant in the Fund, unless the organization establishes to the satisfaction of the Board of Trustees of the Fund that an individual certified teacher or staff member is not working as a teacher or administrator directly or indirectly with the Charter School. Changes and imposes penalties for failure to submit payroll records and pension contributions on time. Provides that an employer in possession of member contributions deducted from payroll checks is holding Fund assets, and thus becomes a fiduciary over those assets. Requires each Charter School to appoint a Pension Officer. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. 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=09800HB2583&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=74385&DocNum=2583&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB2583eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=74385&DocNum=2583&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB2583enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=74385&DocNum=2583&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **65–50** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **47–9** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Daniel J. Burke — primary (person)
- Martin A. Sandoval — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2013-02-21** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Daniel J. Burke `filing`
- **2013-02-21** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-02-21** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-04** Assigned to Personnel and Pensions Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-13** Pension Note Filed
- **2013-03-21** Do Pass / Short Debate Personnel and Pensions Committee; 008-002-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-03-22** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-04-11** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2013-04-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-04-16** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 065-050-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-04-17** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2013-04-17** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 18, 2013 `reading-1`
- **2013-04-17** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Antonio Muñoz
- **2013-04-18** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-04-18** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-24** Assigned to Licensed Activities and Pensions `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-01** Do Pass Licensed Activities and Pensions; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-05-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 2, 2013
- **2013-05-09** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- **2013-05-20** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2013-05-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 21, 2013
- **2013-05-24** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2013 `reading-3`
- **2013-05-28** Third Reading - Passed; 047-009-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-05-28** 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 . . . . . . . . . 98-0427 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0d926d73-3088-44ad-9106-01f0a2a2b7fb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).