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type: "Bill"
title: "TEACHERS-RETURN TO EMPLOYMENT"
description: "Amends the Downstate Teacher Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Allows certain retired teachers to remain in retirement status and continue to receive their retirement annuities while engaging in employment in a designated subject shortage area. Amends the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971 to provide that health insurance benefits under the State and TRIP plans are suspended while the annuitant is covered as an active teacher. Amends the School Code to require regional superintendents of schools to certify school district compliance with certain requirements of the program. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "SB 195"
citation: "Illinois SB 195 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 57
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2003-02-04"
last_action: "2003-07-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/aec3c037-cfb9-40a6-8359-3ee019b16c83"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=195&GAID=3&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=1693&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "22eeeaefb918c8fc0a16b4983007c1760c7b817b620f2946fe554fd926dc1de8"
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 195 (93rd) — TEACHERS-RETURN TO EMPLOYMENT
Amends the Downstate Teacher Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Allows certain retired teachers to remain in retirement status and continue to receive their retirement annuities while engaging in employment in a designated subject shortage area. Amends the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971 to provide that health insurance benefits under the State and TRIP plans are suspended while the annuitant is covered as an active teacher. Amends the School Code to require regional superintendents of schools to certify school district compliance with certain requirements of the program. 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=09300SB0195&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=1693&DocNum=195&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB0195eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=1693&DocNum=195&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB0195enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=1693&DocNum=195&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **560** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1130** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Calvin L. Giles — cosponsor (person)
- Deborah L. Graham — cosponsor (person)
- Denny Jacobs — primary (person)
- Elaine Nekritz — cosponsor (person)
- Gary Forby — cosponsor (person)
- Kevin Joyce — cosponsor (person)
- Mary K. O'Brien — cosponsor (person)
- Naomi D. Jakobsson — cosponsor (person)
- Raymond Poe — cosponsor (person)
- Ricca Slone — cosponsor (person)
- Rich Brauer — cosponsor (person)
- Sidney H. Mathias — cosponsor (person)
- William Davis — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2003-02-04** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Denny Jacobs `filing`
- **2003-02-04** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-02-04** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-02-06** Assigned to Insurance & Pensions `referral-committee`
- **2003-02-11** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. George P. Shadid
- **2003-02-19** Do Pass Insurance & Pensions; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-02-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 26, 2003
- **2003-02-19** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Todd Sieben
- **2003-02-19** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Cronin
- **2003-02-19** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Richard J. Winkel, Jr.
- **2003-02-19** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale E. Risinger
- **2003-02-19** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. John O. Jones
- **2003-02-19** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Larry K. Bomke
- **2003-02-19** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2003-02-20** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Bill Brady
- **2003-02-20** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Rutherford
- **2003-02-21** Pension Note Filed As Introduced
- **2003-02-26** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Christine Radogno
- **2003-02-28** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Wendell E. Jones
- **2003-03-05** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2003-03-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 6, 2003
- **2003-03-05** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dave Sullivan
- **2003-03-18** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
- **2003-03-19** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-03-19** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2003-03-19** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-03-20** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
- **2003-03-20** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Dan Reitz
- **2003-03-20** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
- **2003-03-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-03-20** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-26** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland
- **2003-03-31** Assigned to Personnel and Pensions Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-03** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Flider
- **2003-04-04** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz
- **2003-04-04** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
- **2003-04-10** Do Pass / Short Debate Personnel and Pensions Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-04-10** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-04-10** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Rich Brauer
- **2003-04-10** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Raymond Poe
- **2003-04-14** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-04-14** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick Verschoore
- **2003-04-14** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2003-04-14** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Joyce
- **2003-04-14** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
- **2003-04-14** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Ricca Slone
- **2003-04-16** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Gary Forby
- **2003-04-16** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary K. O'Brien
- **2003-05-07** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah L. Graham
- **2003-05-07** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-05-07** Passed Both Houses
- **2003-05-07** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Calvin L. Giles
- **2003-06-05** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2003-07-23** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2003-07-23** Effective Date July 23, 2003
- **2003-07-23** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0320 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/aec3c037-cfb9-40a6-8359-3ee019b16c83`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).