Bill Sponsors: IL HB3402 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly
Bill Title: 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.
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 19-1)
Status: (Passed) 2023-06-09 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0046 [HB3402 Detail]
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 19-1)
Status: (Passed) 2023-06-09 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0046 [HB3402 Detail]
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Sponsors
Name | Type | Sponsorship | District | Financial | Encyclopedia | Biography |
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Representative Sharon Chung [D] | Primary | Sponsored Bills | HD-091 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | N/A |
Representative Joyce Mason [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-061 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Kevin Olickal [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-016 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Katie Stuart [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-112 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Harry Benton [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-097 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Gregg Johnson [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-072 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Camille Lilly [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-078 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Rita Mayfield [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-060 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Laura Faver Dias [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-062 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Michelle Mussman [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-056 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Jenn Ladisch Douglass [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-045 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | N/A |
Representative Debbie Meyers-Martin [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-038 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Emanuel Welch [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-007 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Marcus Evans [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-033 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Aaron Ortiz [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-001 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Senator Linda Holmes [D] | Primary | Sponsored Bills | SD-042 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Senator Meg Loughran Cappel [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | SD-049 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Senator Laura Murphy [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | SD-028 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Senator Emil Jones [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | SD-014 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Senator Jil Tracy [R] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | SD-050 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |