SB3598 - 104th General Assembly

SCH CD-TEACH EXCELLENC PROGRAM
Last Action
5/22/2026 - Senate: Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
Senate Sponsors
Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel and Karina Villa
Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Educator Licensure Article of the School Code. In a provision regarding the Illinois Teaching Excellence Program, changes the definition of "hard-to-staff school" to mean a public school that either (i) is identified as hard-to-staff based on data reported on its school report card or (ii) does not have a school report card but serves a student population in which 30% or more of the student enrollment is considered low-income as determined by the State Board of Education using available enrollment or funding data, and provides that the State Board may not deny a National Board certified teacher a retention bonus solely because the public school at which the teacher is employed does not have a school report card.
Actions
Date Chamber Action
2/05/2026 Senate Filed with Secretary by Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel
2/05/2026 Senate First Reading
2/05/2026 Senate Referred to Assignments
2/17/2026 Senate Assigned to Appropriations- Education
2/25/2026 Senate Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa
3/13/2026 Senate Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 24, 2026
4/24/2026 Senate Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 15, 2026
4/30/2026 Senate Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel
4/30/2026 Senate Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
5/05/2026 Senate Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Appropriations- Education
5/15/2026 Senate Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 22, 2026
5/22/2026 Senate Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
5/22/2026 Senate Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments