Illinois House Bill 6128 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Introduced on February 11 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-04-22 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the educator licensure provisions of the School Code. Allows persons who have completed a comparable preparation program in another state to earn a Professional Educator License. Requires that certain required testing under the Code for applicants for a Professional Educator License who are holders of an Educator License with Stipulation includes an evidence-based assessment of teacher effectiveness, approved by the State Superintendent of Education in consultation with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, and requires that testing to be completed by the end of the second year of employment as a teacher of record. Requires applicants for an Educator License with Stipulations to satisfy the requirements for a Professional Educator License.

SCH CD-EDUCATOR PREP

Rep. Linda LaVia [D]

Rep. Kelly Burke [D]

Rep. Louis Lang [D]

Rep. Jay Hoffman [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-04-22	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2016-04-21	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jay Hoffman
2016-04-15	House	Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
2016-04-15	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
2016-04-05	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2016-04-05	House	Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: Licensing Oversight; 003-001-000
2016-04-05	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elementary & Secondary Education: Licensing Oversight; by Voice Vote
2016-04-05	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang
2016-04-04	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education: Licensing Oversight
2016-03-29	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
2016-03-29	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
2016-03-28	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Burke
2016-03-23	House	Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: Licensing Oversight
2016-02-11	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2016-02-11	House	First Reading
2016-02-11	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
105	5	21B-20	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=6128&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=88&GA=99
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/99/HB/09900HB6128.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/99/HB/09900HB6128ham001.htm