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type: "Bill"
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title: "PEN CD-RETURN TO TEACHING"
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description: "Amends the Downstate Teacher Article of the Illinois Pension Code. In provisions concerning retired teachers returning to teach in a subject shortage area, makes changes concerning when the school district must advertise its vacancies and search for teachers. Effective immediately."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "94th"
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identifier: "HB 741"
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citation: "Illinois HB 741 (94th)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: []
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 26
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2005-02-01"
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last_action: "2005-07-07"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2effa768-d495-4fa9-b317-f7d3f8a44edd"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=741&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=15228&SessionID=50&GA=94"
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source_hash: "34134fbfa3397bfb24ac445ddc7a323921946a2700a397b5f3056bdb7ff3f525"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
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---
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# Illinois HB 741 (94th) — PEN CD-RETURN TO TEACHING
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Amends the Downstate Teacher Article of the Illinois Pension Code. In provisions concerning retired teachers returning to teach in a subject shortage area, makes changes concerning when the school district must advertise its vacancies and search for teachers. Effective immediately.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0741&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=15228&DocNum=741&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0741eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=15228&DocNum=741&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0741enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=15228&DocNum=741&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **115–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **59–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Roger L. Eddy — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2005-02-01** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Roger L. Eddy `filing`
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- **2005-02-01** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2005-02-01** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2005-02-08** Assigned to Personnel and Pensions Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2005-02-25** Do Pass / Short Debate Personnel and Pensions Committee; 005-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2005-02-28** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2005-03-02** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2005-03-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2005-03-03** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William B. Black
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- **2005-03-03** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2005-03-08** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
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- **2005-03-08** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2005-03-08** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Dale A. Righter
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- **2005-03-08** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2005-03-08** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2005-04-13** Assigned to Pensions & Investments `referral-committee`
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- **2005-04-20** Do Pass Pensions & Investments; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2005-04-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 21, 2005
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- **2005-05-05** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2005-05-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 10, 2005
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- **2005-05-11** Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2005-05-11** Passed Both Houses
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- **2005-06-09** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2005-07-07** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2005-07-07** Effective Date July 7, 2005
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- **2005-07-07** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0129 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2effa768-d495-4fa9-b317-f7d3f8a44edd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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