republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/98th/hb-5288.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "SCH CD-COUNSELING SERVICES"
description: "Amends the School Code. Deletes existing provisions regarding school counseling services in public schools. Provides that school counseling services in public schools may be provided by school counselors, as defined under the Code, or by individuals who hold a Professional Educator License with a school support personnel endorsement in the area of school counseling under the Code. Sets forth a list of school counseling services. Provides that school districts may employ a sufficient number of school counselors to maintain the national and State recommended student-counselor ratio of 250 to 1. Further provides that school districts may have counselors spend at least 80% of their work time in direct contact with students. Provides that none of the provisions added by the amendatory Act prohibits other qualified professionals, including other endorsed school support personnel, from providing the listed services. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "HB 5288"
citation: "Illinois HB 5288 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 28
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2014-02-06"
last_action: "2014-08-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ebf33530-198e-467b-b7cb-a5c693ed1483"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5288&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=80039&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "0098214d41263682199f16defaaec969c724943254830564e12a321a3fcdfb4e"
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 5288 (98th) — SCH CD-COUNSELING SERVICES

Amends the School Code. Deletes existing provisions regarding school counseling services in public schools. Provides that school counseling services in public schools may be provided by school counselors, as defined under the Code, or by individuals who hold a Professional Educator License with a school support personnel endorsement in the area of school counseling under the Code. Sets forth a list of school counseling services. Provides that school districts may employ a sufficient number of school counselors to maintain the national and State recommended student-counselor ratio of 250 to 1. Further provides that school districts may have counselors spend at least 80% of their work time in direct contact with students. Provides that none of the provisions added by the amendatory Act prohibits other qualified professionals, including other endorsed school support personnel, from providing the listed services. 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=09800HB5288&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=80039&DocNum=5288&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB5288eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=80039&DocNum=5288&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB5288enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=80039&DocNum=5288&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **113–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Linda Chapa LaVia — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2014-02-06** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia `filing`
- **2014-02-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-02-07** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-02-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John D'Amico
- **2014-03-03** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-03-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- **2014-03-18** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan A. Gordon-Booth
- **2014-03-20** Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-03-20** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-03-24** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2014-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-04-01** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-04-01** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2014-04-01** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 2, 2014 `reading-1`
- **2014-04-02** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2014-04-03** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-04-03** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-23** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-29** Do Pass Education; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-04-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 30, 2014
- **2014-05-07** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2014-05-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 8, 2014
- **2014-05-21** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-05-21** Passed Both Houses
- **2014-06-19** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2014-08-15** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2014-08-15** Effective Date August 15, 2014
- **2014-08-15** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0918 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ebf33530-198e-467b-b7cb-a5c693ed1483`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).