republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/92nd/sb-1953.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "SCH CD-TEACHER PREP-CERT TEST"
description: "SCH CD-TEACHER PREP-CERT TEST"
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "92nd"
identifier: "SB 1953"
citation: "Illinois SB 1953 (92nd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 48
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2002-02-06T00:00:00-06:00"
last_action: "2002-07-25T00:00:00-05:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b5b8c0d1-fcf8-4516-b494-8112146ec497"
source_url: "http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/legisnet92/92gatoc.html"
source_hash: "d775379ede82aa2f78d256455aba6e69ecc6b9795d232b5b2cbe756c84f9376b"
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 SB 1953 (92nd) — SCH CD-TEACHER PREP-CERT TEST

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **SB1953** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/legisnet92/sbgroups/sb/920SB1953LV.html)

## Sponsors

- CRONIN — cosponsor (person)
- DAVIS,MONIQUE — cosponsor (person)
- FRANKS — cosponsor (person)
- GARRETT — cosponsor (person)
- HALVORSON — cosponsor (person)
- MADIGAN,L — cosponsor (person)
- MCGUIRE — cosponsor (person)
- O'DANIEL — cosponsor (person)
- SCULLY — cosponsor (person)
- SHADID — cosponsor (person)
- VIVERITO — cosponsor (person)
- WELCH — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2002-02-06T00:00:00-06:00** FIRST READING `reading-1`
- **2002-02-06T00:00:00-06:00** REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES `referral-committee`
- **2002-02-20T00:00:00-06:00** ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE EDUCATION `referral-committee`
- **2002-02-27T00:00:00-06:00** HELD IN COMMITTEE
- **2002-02-28T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR HALVORSON
- **2002-03-01T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR SHADID
- **2002-03-01T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR O'DANIEL
- **2002-03-06T00:00:00-06:00** AMENDMENT NO. 01-EDUCATION S
- **2002-03-06T00:00:00-06:00** ADOPTED `passage`
- **2002-03-06T00:00:00-06:00** DO PASS AS AMENDED 009-000-000 SESE
- **2002-03-06T00:00:00-06:00** PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 2ND READING 02-03-07
- **2002-03-06T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR MADIGAN,L
- **2002-03-07T00:00:00-06:00** SECOND READING `reading-2`
- **2002-03-07T00:00:00-06:00** PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 02-03-20
- **2002-04-03T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR OBAMA
- **2002-04-03T00:00:00-06:00** THIRD READING - PASSED 057-000-000 `reading-3`
- **2002-04-03T00:00:00-06:00** ARRIVE IN HOUSE
- **2002-04-03T00:00:00-06:00** HOUSE SPONSOR GARRETT
- **2002-04-03T00:00:00-06:00** FIRST READING `reading-1`
- **2002-04-03T00:00:00-06:00** REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES `referral-committee`
- **2002-04-04T00:00:00-06:00** ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE ELEM SCND ED `referral-committee`
- **2002-04-11T00:00:00-05:00** DO PASS/SHORT DEBATE 017-000-000 HELM
- **2002-04-11T00:00:00-05:00** PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **2002-04-11T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR DAVIS,MONIQUE
- **2002-04-16T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR MCGUIRE
- **2002-04-17T00:00:00-05:00** SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE `reading-2`
- **2002-04-17T00:00:00-05:00** PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **2002-04-23T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS AN ALTERNATE CO-SPONSOR BRADLEY
- **2002-04-23T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS AN ALTERNATE CO-SPONSOR BUGIELSKI
- **2002-04-23T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS AN ALTERNATE CO-SPONSOR CAPPARELLI
- **2002-05-02T00:00:00-05:00** 3RD RDG. DEADLINE EXTENDED-RULE 9(B) TO 05/17/02
- **2002-05-02T00:00:00-05:00** CALENDAR ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **2002-05-08T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS AN ALTERNATE CO-SPONSOR MCCARTHY
- **2002-05-08T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS AN ALTERNATE CO-SPONSOR LYONS,JOSEPH
- **2002-05-08T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS AN ALTERNATE CO-SPONSOR GILES
- **2002-05-08T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR FRANKS
- **2002-05-08T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR SCULLY
- **2002-05-08T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS AN ALTERNATE CO-SPONSOR DART
- **2002-05-08T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS AN ALTERNATE CO-SPONSOR HAMOS
- **2002-05-08T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS AN ALTERNATE CO-SPONSOR CURRIE
- **2002-05-08T00:00:00-05:00** THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 112-004-000 `reading-3`
- **2002-05-08T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR VIVERITO
- **2002-05-08T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR WELCH
- **2002-05-08T00:00:00-05:00** PASSED BOTH HOUSES
- **2002-06-06T00:00:00-05:00** SENT TO THE GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2002-07-25T00:00:00-05:00** GOVERNOR APPROVED `executive-signature`
- **2002-07-25T00:00:00-05:00** EFFECTIVE DATE 02-07-25
- **2002-07-25T00:00:00-05:00** PUBLIC ACT.............................. 92-0734

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b5b8c0d1-fcf8-4516-b494-8112146ec497`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).