SCH CD-LICENSURE-PARAPROFESS Senate SponsorsSen. Meg Loughran Cappel, Mattie Hunter and Adriane Johnson 3/24/2026SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 25, 2026 105 ILCS 5/21B-20Amends the Educator Licensure Article of the School Code. Allows the State Superintendent of Education to issue a short-term approval for a paraprofessional educator to an individual who does not meet the requirements necessary for issuance of an Educator License with Stipulations with a paraprofessional educator endorsement. Provides that the short-term approval authorizes an individual to serve as a paraprofessional educator in a school district, including a charter school, or a State-operated program, with the short-term approval expiring on June 30 immediately following the third full fiscal year after the approval was issued without renewal. Provides that upon expiration of the short-term approval, the State Superintendent of Education shall issue an Educator License with Stipulations with a paraprofessional educator endorsement to the individual if the individual meets specified requirements. 1/13/2026SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel 1/13/2026SenateFirst Reading 1/13/2026SenateReferred to Assignments 2/3/2026SenateAssigned to Education 3/11/2026SenateDo Pass Education; 014-000-000 3/11/2026SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 12, 2026 3/16/2026SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter 3/24/2026SenateSecond Reading 3/24/2026SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 25, 2026 3/31/2026SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson