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type: "Bill"
title: "SCH CD-STIPEND-HARD TO STAFF"
description: "Amends the School Code. Requires the State Board of Education to establish and administer a program that provides stipends to teachers who choose to teach at hard-to-staff public schools in this State. Provides that under the program, if a teacher agrees to teach at a hard-to-staff school for 5 years, the teacher is entitled to a $20,000 stipend each year for those 5 years. Provides that the stipend may be paid out each year that the teacher teaches at a hard-to-staff school or may be paid as a lump sum after the teacher has completed 5 years of teaching at a hard-to-staff school."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "HB 1141"
citation: "Illinois HB 1141 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 57
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2007-02-09"
last_action: "2008-08-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a3045d72-753f-47e9-8364-0d4cc3870866"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1141&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=29892&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "7f11e903dae5c023209ed80220b6cef7ec1ba1f31ab0f6ebb315ed2db8dbf521"
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 1141 (95th) — SCH CD-STIPEND-HARD TO STAFF
Amends the School Code. Requires the State Board of Education to establish and administer a program that provides stipends to teachers who choose to teach at hard-to-staff public schools in this State. Provides that under the program, if a teacher agrees to teach at a hard-to-staff school for 5 years, the teacher is entitled to a $20,000 stipend each year for those 5 years. Provides that the stipend may be paid out each year that the teacher teaches at a hard-to-staff school or may be paid as a lump sum after the teacher has completed 5 years of teaching at a hard-to-staff school.
## 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=09500HB1141&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=29892&DocNum=1141&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB1141eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=29892&DocNum=1141&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB1141enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=29892&DocNum=1141&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **570** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1150** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence, Amendment 2 — **1150** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence — **1150** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Charles E. Jefferson — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2007-02-09** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Charles E. Jefferson `filing`
- **2007-02-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-02-09** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-02-15** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-21** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-03-21** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2007-03-21** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 013-002-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-03-21** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-04-18** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Charles E. Jefferson `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-04-18** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-04-23** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2007-04-26** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-04-26** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2007-04-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-04-27** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-04-27** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
- **2007-05-01** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2007-05-01** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading May 2, 2007 `reading-1`
- **2007-05-09** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2007-05-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-05-15** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2008-04-17** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-01** Postponed - Education
- **2008-05-14** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford `amendment-introduction`
- **2008-05-14** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-14** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Education
- **2008-05-14** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2008-05-15** Do Pass as Amended Education; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2008-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 20, 2008
- **2008-05-22** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2008-05-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 23, 2008
- **2008-05-23** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2008 `reading-3`
- **2008-05-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford `amendment-introduction`
- **2008-05-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Education
- **2008-05-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Education; 010-000-000
- **2008-05-29** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2008-05-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Lightford `amendment-passage`
- **2008-05-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 30, 2008
- **2008-05-30** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
- **2008-05-30** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2008-05-30** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2008-05-30** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1,2
- **2008-05-31** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. JoAnn D. Osmond
- **2008-05-31** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Charles E. Jefferson
- **2008-05-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Charles E. Jefferson
- **2008-05-31** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-31** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-001-000
- **2008-05-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-001-000
- **2008-05-31** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 115-000-000
- **2008-05-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 House Concurs 115-000-000
- **2008-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2008-06-30** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2008-08-29** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2008-08-29** Effective Date August 29, 2008
- **2008-08-29** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0938 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a3045d72-753f-47e9-8364-0d4cc3870866`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).