Illinois House Bill 2793

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Introduced on February 5 2025 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2025-03-21 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the School Code. Provides that, on and after September 1, 2026, all teacher evaluation ratings on record as "excellent", "proficient", or "needs improvement" are considered "effective" and all teacher evaluation ratings on record as "unsatisfactory" are considered "ineffective" for the purposes of the Employment of Teachers Article. Makes other changes concerning the waiver or modification of mandates; school report cards; license suspension or revocation; contractual continued service; removal or dismissal of teachers; an optional alternative evaluative dismissal process; the content of evaluation plans; the appointment and promotion of teachers in Chicago; and alternative procedures for teacher evaluation, remediation, and removal in Chicago. Effective immediately.

SCH CD-TEACHERS-EVALUATIONS

Rep. Nicholas Smith [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-03-21	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2025-03-04	House	Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools
2025-02-06	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2025-02-06	House	First Reading
2025-02-05	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Nicholas K. Smith

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
105	5	10-17a	Amended Code	Citation Text
105	5	2-3.25g	Amended Code	Citation Text
105	5	21B-75	Amended Code	Citation Text
105	5	24-11	Amended Code	Citation Text
105	5	24-12	Amended Code	Citation Text
105	5	24-16.5	Amended Code	Citation Text
105	5	24-9.5	New Code	See Bill Text
105	5	24A-5	Amended Code	Citation Text
105	5	24A-5.5	Amended Code	Citation Text
105	5	34-84	Amended Code	Citation Text
105	5	34-85c	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=2793&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=160859&SessionID=114
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus/FullText?LegDocId=200646&DocName=10400HB2793&DocNum=2793&DocTypeID=HB&LegID=160859&GAID=18&SessionID=114&SpecSess=&Session=