Bill Title: Amends the Educator Licensure Article of the School Code. Provides the additional requirement of successfully completing at least one foundational course on English learners for a person to be issued a Professional Educator License. Effective January 1, 2028.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2026-03-27 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB5050 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

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