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type: "Bill"
title: "SCH CD-RENEW EDUCATOR LICENSE"
description: "Amends the Educator Licensure Article of the School Code. Provides that for any 5-year renewal cycle that includes the 2021-2022 school year, each professional educator licensee shall complete a total of 100 hours of professional development during the 5-year renewal cycle in order to renew the license (rather than being required to complete a total of 120 hours). For the 2021-2022 school year only, provides that a licensee with an administrative endorsement who is working in a position requiring such endorsement or an individual with a Teacher Leader endorsement serving in an administrative capacity at least 50% of the day is not required to complete an Illinois Administrators' Academy course (rather than being required to complete one course). Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "102nd"
identifier: "HB 4257"
citation: "Illinois HB 4257 (102nd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Terri Bryant", "Tony McCombie"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 45
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-12-03"
last_action: "2022-05-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6bf47d17-ac5c-4596-bcfb-7053b4f5fbcd"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4257&GAID=16&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=137284&SessionID=110&GA=102"
source_hash: "ed6fab21415ac8ecbf97ce19424e2a01cdc20e65704c2faf9f74755ff29093c0"
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 4257 (102nd) — SCH CD-RENEW EDUCATOR LICENSE
Amends the Educator Licensure Article of the School Code. Provides that for any 5-year renewal cycle that includes the 2021-2022 school year, each professional educator licensee shall complete a total of 100 hours of professional development during the 5-year renewal cycle in order to renew the license (rather than being required to complete a total of 120 hours). For the 2021-2022 school year only, provides that a licensee with an administrative endorsement who is working in a position requiring such endorsement or an individual with a Teacher Leader endorsement serving in an administrative capacity at least 50% of the day is not required to complete an Illinois Administrators' Academy course (rather than being required to complete one course). Effective immediately.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB4257.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB4257eng.pdf)
3. **Senate Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB4257sam001.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB4257enr.pdf)
## Votes
- Concurrence — **1130** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **898** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **540** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Terri Bryant — primary (person)
- Tony McCombie — primary (person)
- Fred Crespo — cosponsor (person)
- Katie Stuart — cosponsor (person)
- Norine K. Hammond — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas M. Bennett — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2021-12-03** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Tony McCombie `filing`
- **2021-12-07** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas M. Bennett
- **2022-01-05** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-01-05** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-19** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-02** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
- **2022-02-02** Do Pass / Consent Calendar Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2022-02-09** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Consent Calendar
- **2022-02-17** Second Reading - Consent Calendar `reading-2`
- **2022-02-17** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Consent Calendar `reading-2`
- **2022-02-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine K. Hammond
- **2022-02-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart
- **2022-03-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Consent Calendar
- **2022-03-02** Removed from Consent Calendar Status Rep. Greg Harris
- **2022-03-02** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2022-03-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2022-03-03** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 089-008-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-03-04** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2022-03-04** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-03-04** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Terri Bryant
- **2022-03-04** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-03-04** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-16** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-18** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terri Bryant `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-03-18** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-22** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education
- **2022-03-22** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2022-03-23** Do Pass as Amended Education; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading
- **2022-03-24** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2022-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 25, 2022
- **2022-03-29** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-03-29** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2022-03-29** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2022-04-01** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Tony McCombie
- **2022-04-01** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-04-03** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools `referral-committee`
- **2022-04-06** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; 009-000-000
- **2022-04-07** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 113-000-000
- **2022-04-07** House Concurs
- **2022-04-07** Passed Both Houses
- **2022-04-20** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2022-05-06** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2022-05-06** Effective Date May 6, 2022
- **2022-05-06** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0730 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6bf47d17-ac5c-4596-bcfb-7053b4f5fbcd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).