IL SB2909 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 19-1)
Status: Passed on July 10 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-07-10 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0565
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Sponsorship: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 19-1)
Status: Passed on July 10 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-07-10 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0565
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Summary
Amends the Evaluation of Certified Employees Article of the School Code. Prohibits an evaluator from using an artificial intelligence tool to assign a numerical score or qualitative rating for any component of a teacher's evaluation or any evaluation task that requires professional judgment. However, allows an artificial intelligence tool to be used to support the evaluator in administrative tasks.
Title
SCH CD-TEACHER EVALUATION-AI
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2026-05-27 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 113 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-05-06 - House - House Elem Sec Ed: Adm., Lic. & Charter Committee (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-04-16 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 55 N: 0 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-03-03 - Senate - Senate Education Committee (Y: 12 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-02-17 - Senate - Senate Education Committee (Y: 12 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-05-06 - House - House Elem Sec Ed: Adm., Lic. & Charter Committee (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-04-16 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 55 N: 0 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-03-03 - Senate - Senate Education Committee (Y: 12 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-02-17 - Senate - Senate Education Committee (Y: 12 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-10 | Senate | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0565 |
| 2026-07-10 | Senate | Effective Date January 1, 2027 |
| 2026-07-10 | Senate | Governor Approved |
| 2026-06-30 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen |
| 2026-06-25 | Senate | Sent to the Governor |
| 2026-05-27 | Senate | Passed Both Houses |
| 2026-05-27 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 |
| 2026-05-25 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse |
| 2026-05-25 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias |
| 2026-05-25 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 2026-05-22 | House | Third Reading/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2026 |
| 2026-05-20 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason |
| 2026-05-19 | House | Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 2026-05-19 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 2026-05-07 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 2026-05-07 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer |
| 2026-05-06 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; 009-000-000 |
| 2026-05-05 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Anthony DeLuca |
| 2026-04-27 | House | Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools |
| 2026-04-17 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2026-04-17 | House | First Reading |
| 2026-04-17 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Lakesia Collins |
| 2026-04-17 | House | Chief House Sponsor Rep. Mary Beth Canty |
| 2026-04-17 | House | Arrived in House |
| 2026-04-16 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 |
| 2026-04-13 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sara Feigenholtz |
| 2026-03-27 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Graciela Guzmán |
| 2026-03-26 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons |
| 2026-03-26 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr. |
| 2026-03-26 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Porfirio |
| 2026-03-26 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading |
| 2026-03-26 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Belt |
| 2026-03-26 | Senate | Recalled to Second Reading |
| 2026-03-24 | Senate | Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura |
| 2026-03-19 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam |
| 2026-03-04 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Education; 012-000-000 |
| 2026-02-27 | Senate | Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert Peters |
| 2026-02-25 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading February 26, 2026 |
| 2026-02-25 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 2026-02-24 | Senate | Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Doris Turner |
| 2026-02-24 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education |
| 2026-02-18 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments |
| 2026-02-18 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Christopher Belt |
| 2026-02-18 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Doris Turner |
| 2026-02-18 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes |
| 2026-02-18 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 19, 2026 |
| 2026-02-18 | Senate | Do Pass Education; 012-000-000 |
| 2026-02-17 | Senate | Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Chapin Rose |
| 2026-02-03 | Senate | Assigned to Education |
| 2026-01-27 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 2026-01-27 | Senate | First Reading |
| 2026-01-27 | Senate | Filed with Secretary by Sen. Christopher Belt |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 105 | 5 | 24A-5 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
