SB3598 - 104th General Assembly (2025-2026)

SCH CD-TEACH EXCELLENC PROGRAM
Last Action
2/17/2026 - Senate: Assigned to Appropriations- Education
Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
105 ILCS 5/21B-70  
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
DateChamberAction
2/05/2026SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel
2/05/2026SenateFirst Reading
2/05/2026SenateReferred to Assignments
2/17/2026SenateAssigned to Appropriations- Education
2/25/2026SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa