Illinois House Bill 4688

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Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on January 29 2026 - 25% progression
Action: 2026-05-27 - Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine K. Hammond
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Employment of Teachers Article of the School Code. Provides that in fixing the salaries of employees, a school board or the governing board of a joint agreement shall pay to employees an hourly rate of not less than (i) $20 for the 2027-2028 school year, (ii) $21 for the 2028-2029 school year, and (iii) $22 for the 2029-2030 school year. Provides that the minimum hourly rate for each school year thereafter shall equal the minimum salary rate for the previous school year increased by a percentage equal to the percentage increase, if any, in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers for all items published by the United States Department of Labor for the previous school year. Provides that "employee" means any employee of a school district or joint agreement who provides educational support services to the district or joint agreement, including, but not limited to, custodial employees, transportation employees, food service providers, classroom assistants, administrative staff, or paraprofessional educators. Provides that an employee's salary shall include any amount paid by the school district or joint agreement on behalf of the employee, as employee contributions, to the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund. Effective immediately.

SCH CD-MINIMUM EMPLOYEE SALARY

Rep. Maura Hirschauer [D]

Rep. Norine Hammond [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-05-27	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine K. Hammond
2026-02-06	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2026-02-06	House	First Reading
2026-01-29	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Maura Hirschauer

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
105	5	24-8.2	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=4688&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=114&GA=104
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus/FullText?LegDocId=207020&DocName=10400HB4688&DocNum=4688&DocTypeID=HB&LegID=165673&GAID=18&SessionID=114&SpecSess=&Session=