Illinois House Bill 3402

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 19-1)
Status: Passed on June 9 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-06-09 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0046
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Amends the School Code. Provides that, when hiring or assigning physical education, music, and visual arts educators, a school district must prioritize the hiring or assigning of educators who hold an educator license and endorsement in those content areas. Provides that a professional educator licensure applicant must pass the licensure content area test for the content area he or she is assigned to teach or complete at least 9 semester hours of coursework in the content area prior to his or her employment start date. Provides that, in order to retain his or her employment for subsequent school years, the employee must complete the remaining hours of coursework in the content area in which he or she is teaching and apply for a license endorsement within 3 calendar years after his or her employment start date. Provides that, in the case of a reduction in force, a school district may follow its employee contract language for filling positions.

SCH CD-HIRING PRIORITIES

Rep. Sharon Chung [D]	Rep. Joyce Mason [D]	Rep. Kevin Olickal [D]	Rep. Katie Stuart [D]
Rep. Harry Benton [D]	Rep. Gregg Johnson [D]	Rep. Camille Lilly [D]	Rep. Rita Mayfield [D]
Rep. Laura Faver Dias [D]	Rep. Michelle Mussman [D]	Rep. Jenn Ladisch Douglass [D]	Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin [D]
Rep. Emanuel Welch [D]	Rep. Marcus Evans [D]	Rep. Aaron Ortiz [D]	Sen. Linda Holmes [D]
Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel [D]	Sen. Laura Murphy [D]	Sen. Emil Jones [D]	Sen. Jil Tracy [R]

2023-05-04 - Senate - Third Reading in Senate (Y: 53 N: 0 NV: 6 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-03-24 - House - Third Reading in House (Y: 71 N: 32 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-06-09	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0046
2023-06-09	House	Effective Date January 1, 2024
2023-06-09	House	Governor Approved
2023-06-02	House	Sent to the Governor
2023-05-04	House	Passed Both Houses
2023-05-04	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000
2023-05-02	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 3, 2023
2023-05-02	Senate	Second Reading
2023-04-27	Senate	Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Jil Tracy
2023-04-26	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 27, 2023
2023-04-26	Senate	Do Pass Education; 013-000-000
2023-04-18	Senate	Assigned to Education
2023-04-10	Senate	Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
2023-03-31	Senate	Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel
2023-03-28	Senate	Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
2023-03-27	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2023-03-27	Senate	First Reading
2023-03-27	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
2023-03-27	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
2023-03-27	Senate	Arrive in Senate
2023-03-24	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 071-032-000
2023-03-24	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
2023-03-24	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
2023-03-24	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Aaron M. Ortiz
2023-03-23	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
2023-03-23	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; 006-002-000
2023-03-22	House	Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
2023-03-22	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
2023-03-21	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools
2023-03-20	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
2023-03-20	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sharon Chung
2023-03-20	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch
2023-03-16	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin
2023-03-15	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jenn Ladisch Douglass
2023-03-13	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
2023-03-13	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias
2023-03-13	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
2023-03-13	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
2023-03-13	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregg Johnson
2023-03-13	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Benton
2023-03-10	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart
2023-03-10	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2023-03-08	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; 006-003-000
2023-03-08	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal
2023-03-08	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
2023-02-28	House	Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools
2023-02-17	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2023-02-17	House	First Reading
2023-02-17	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Sharon Chung

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
105	5	22-95	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3402&GAID=17&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=112&GA=103
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/HB/10300HB3402.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/HB/10300HB3402eng.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/HB/10300HB3402enr.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/103/103-0046.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/HB/10300HB3402ham001.htm
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/103/house/10300HB3402_03242023_085000T.pdf
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/103/senate/10300HB3402_05042023_061000T.pdf