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Bill SCH CD-EDUCATOR LICENSURE Amends the School Code. Authorizes the State Superintendent of Education to use moneys in the institute fund and the State Board of Education to use funds available in the Teacher Certificate Fee Revolving Fund to support the recruitment and retention of educators, to support educator preparation programs as they seek national accreditation, and to provide professional development; specifies dedication of moneys. Makes changes concerning a provisional educator or career and technical educator endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations, a Substitute Teaching License, a general administrative endorsement on a Professional Educator License, out-of-state applicants and applicants trained in another country receiving a Professional Educator License, and professional development activities. Provides that an Educator License with Stipulations with only a paraprofessional endorsement does not lapse. Removes the requirement that an alternative educator licensure program for teachers or a principal preparation program offered by a not-for-profit entity be approved by the Board of Higher Education. In provisions concerning the conviction of certain offenses as grounds for revocation of a license, adds the offense of unauthorized video recording and live video transmission (under certain circumstances) to the definition of "sex offense". Makes changes concerning the training of teachers to teach physical education and safety education. Effective July 1, 2015. us/states/il Illinois General Assembly 99th HB 2657 Illinois HB 2657 (99th)
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Illinois HB 2657 (99th) — SCH CD-EDUCATOR LICENSURE

Amends the School Code. Authorizes the State Superintendent of Education to use moneys in the institute fund and the State Board of Education to use funds available in the Teacher Certificate Fee Revolving Fund to support the recruitment and retention of educators, to support educator preparation programs as they seek national accreditation, and to provide professional development; specifies dedication of moneys. Makes changes concerning a provisional educator or career and technical educator endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations, a Substitute Teaching License, a general administrative endorsement on a Professional Educator License, out-of-state applicants and applicants trained in another country receiving a Professional Educator License, and professional development activities. Provides that an Educator License with Stipulations with only a paraprofessional endorsement does not lapse. Removes the requirement that an alternative educator licensure program for teachers or a principal preparation program offered by a not-for-profit entity be approved by the Board of Higher Education. In provisions concerning the conviction of certain offenses as grounds for revocation of a license, adds the offense of unauthorized video recording and live video transmission (under certain circumstances) to the definition of "sex offense". Makes changes concerning the training of teachers to teach physical education and safety education. Effective July 1, 2015.

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 — 1100 (pass) · lower
  • Third Reading — 540 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Christine Winger — primary (person)
  • Kimberly A. Lightford — cosponsor (person)
  • Patricia Van Pelt — cosponsor (person)
  • Sue Rezin — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2015-02-19 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Robert W. Pritchard filing
  • 2015-02-19 First Reading reading-1
  • 2015-02-19 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2015-02-19 Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Christine Winger
  • 2015-03-02 Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: Licensing Oversight referral-committee
  • 2015-03-10 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tom Demmer
  • 2015-03-12 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore
  • 2015-03-17 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Robert W. Pritchard amendment-introduction
  • 2015-03-17 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2015-03-18 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education: Licensing Oversight
  • 2015-03-25 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elementary & Secondary Education: Licensing Oversight; by Voice Vote amendment-passage
  • 2015-03-25 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: Licensing Oversight; 003-000-000 committee-passage
  • 2015-03-25 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2015-03-26 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David Harris
  • 2015-03-27 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sam Yingling
  • 2015-04-07 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dwight Kay
  • 2015-04-10 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
  • 2015-04-17 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2015-04-17 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2015-04-20 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000 reading-3, passage
  • 2015-04-21 Arrive in Senate introduction
  • 2015-04-21 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
  • 2015-04-21 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant
  • 2015-04-21 First Reading reading-1
  • 2015-04-21 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
  • 2015-04-23 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Tim Bivins
  • 2015-04-28 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Sue Rezin
  • 2015-04-29 Assigned to Education referral-committee
  • 2015-04-30 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kyle McCarter
  • 2015-05-06 Do Pass Education; 010-000-000 committee-passage
  • 2015-05-06 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2015
  • 2015-05-07 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Melinda Bush
  • 2015-05-13 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
  • 2015-05-13 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
  • 2015-05-14 Second Reading reading-2
  • 2015-05-14 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2015
  • 2015-05-19 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
  • 2015-05-19 Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 reading-3, passage
  • 2015-05-19 Passed Both Houses
  • 2015-06-17 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
  • 2015-07-16 Governor Approved executive-signature
  • 2015-07-16 Effective Date July 16, 2015
  • 2015-07-16 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0058 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/cbdd61c3-d26e-4ed6-b45c-2ce9c8d0e6ae. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).