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type: "Bill"
title: "SCH CD-EDUCATOR QUALIFICATIONS"
description: "Amends the School Code. Provides that no one may be licensed to teach or supervise in the public schools of this State who has been convicted of certain drug offenses until 7 years following the end of the sentence for the offense. Makes changes to provisions relating to the conviction of certain offenses as grounds for revocation of an educator license, including changing the definitions of terms, providing for disqualification for licensure, and providing that suspension of a license or denial of an application for a license of a person who has been convicted of certain drug offenses shall last until 7 years following the end of the sentence for the offense. Makes technical corrections in provisions requiring a criminal history records check to be performed with regard to applicants for employment with a school district. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "HB 4360"
citation: "Illinois HB 4360 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 59
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2015-12-11"
last_action: "2016-07-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a2955ab7-6741-4c44-8f26-b6f5f49406c8"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4360&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=93079&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "816b7f1d5e4ba747da5a74d9db315943aae117c50316d4a9c1ce36a96637e184"
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 4360 (99th) — SCH CD-EDUCATOR QUALIFICATIONS
Amends the School Code. Provides that no one may be licensed to teach or supervise in the public schools of this State who has been convicted of certain drug offenses until 7 years following the end of the sentence for the offense. Makes changes to provisions relating to the conviction of certain offenses as grounds for revocation of an educator license, including changing the definitions of terms, providing for disqualification for licensure, and providing that suspension of a license or denial of an application for a license of a person who has been convicted of certain drug offenses shall last until 7 years following the end of the sentence for the offense. Makes technical corrections in provisions requiring a criminal history records check to be performed with regard to applicants for employment with a school district. 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=09900HB4360&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=93079&DocNum=4360&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB4360eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=93079&DocNum=4360&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB4360enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=93079&DocNum=4360&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **3117** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **6447** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- David Koehler — cosponsor (person)
- Donne E. Trotter — cosponsor (person)
- Emil Jones, III — cosponsor (person)
- John G. Mulroe — cosponsor (person)
- Kelly M. Cassidy — primary (person)
- Kwame Raoul — cosponsor (person)
- Michael Noland — cosponsor (person)
- Napoleon Harris, III — cosponsor (person)
- Pamela J. Althoff — cosponsor (person)
- Steven M. Landek — cosponsor (person)
- William Delgado — cosponsor (person)
- Wm. Sam McCann — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2015-12-11** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy `filing`
- **2016-01-11** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz
- **2016-01-11** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth
- **2016-01-11** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
- **2016-01-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2016-01-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Smiddy
- **2016-01-13** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2016-01-13** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-01-14** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
- **2016-01-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2016-01-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Fine
- **2016-01-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. André Thapedi
- **2016-01-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
- **2016-01-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregory Harris
- **2016-01-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang
- **2016-01-26** Assigned to Restorative Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-01-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper
- **2016-01-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2016-01-29** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
- **2016-02-10** Do Pass / Short Debate Restorative Justice Committee; 007-002-000 `committee-passage`
- **2016-02-11** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2016-02-16** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
- **2016-02-16** Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. William Davis
- **2016-02-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Pamela Reaves-Harris
- **2016-04-07** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2016-04-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2016-04-12** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 064-047-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2016-04-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
- **2016-04-12** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2016-04-12** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 13, 2016 `reading-1`
- **2016-04-12** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
- **2016-04-13** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2016-04-13** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2016-04-27** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-04** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2016-05-04** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2016-05-05** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2016-05-05** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2016-05-11** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2016-05-12** Do Pass Executive; 010-003-000 `committee-passage`
- **2016-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 17, 2016
- **2016-05-12** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Steven M. Landek
- **2016-05-12** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Noland
- **2016-05-13** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Kwame Raoul
- **2016-05-17** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2016-05-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2016
- **2016-05-17** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
- **2016-05-17** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
- **2016-05-17** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Wm. Sam McCann
- **2016-05-18** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. John G. Mulroe
- **2016-05-19** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris, III
- **2016-05-25** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
- **2016-05-25** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. William Delgado
- **2016-05-25** Third Reading - Passed; 031-017-003 `reading-3, passage`
- **2016-05-25** Passed Both Houses
- **2016-06-23** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-07-29** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2016-07-29** Effective Date July 29, 2016
- **2016-07-29** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0667 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a2955ab7-6741-4c44-8f26-b6f5f49406c8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).