Illinois legislation · 104th General Assembly
Illinois HB5552: EDUCATION-VARIOUS
Status: Signed into law, August 7, 2026
Amends the School Code. Makes changes to provisions regarding departments and functions of the State Board of Education, the teacher supply and demand report, waivers and modifications of mandates and administrative rules, audits of a school district's accounts, statements of affairs, the Illinois Purchased Care Review Board, evidence-based funding, the State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, qualifications of educators, provisional educator endorsements on Educator Licenses with Stipulations, educator testing exemptions, the Teacher Performance Assessment Advisory Committee, teacher and principal model evaluation templates, children and students who are parents, expectant parents, or victims of domestic or sexual violence, the advisory committee under the Critical Health Problems and Comprehensive Health Education Act, and charter school renewals. Changes the following terms: "Teacher Certificate Fee Revolving Fund" to "Teacher Licensure Fee Revolving Fund"; "foreign countries" to "countries other than the United States"; "ethnic school" to "community-based heritage language school"; "foreign language" to "world language"; and "epinephrine injector" to "epinephrine delivery system". Repeals the Community Service Education Act, and makes changes in the Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness Act. Makes other and conforming changes in the School Code, the State Finance Act, and various Acts relating to the governance of public universities. Effective immediately.
What the bill says
An act concerning education.
From the enrolled text, May 27, 2026:
AN ACT concerning education. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: Section 5. The State Finance Act is amended by changing Section 5.375 as follows: (30 ILCS 105/5.375) Sec. 5.375. The Teacher Licensure Certificate Fee Revolving Fund. ( 88-670, eff. 12-2-94.) Section 10. The School Code is amended by changing Sections 1A-10, 2-3.11c, 2-3.25g, 2-3.39, 2-3.44, 2-3.45, 2-3.65a, 2-3.159, 3-7, 3-15.12, 10-17, 10-17a, 10-20.44, 10-20.52, 10-22.43, 10-22.43a, 14-7.02, 18-8.15, 21B-10, 21B-15, 21B-20, 21B-30, 21B-32, 21B-35, 21B-40, 22-30, 24A-20, 26A-20, 26A-25, 26A-35, 27-225, 27-605, 27-1070, 27A-6, 27A-9, 30-15.25, 34-1.01, 34-18, and 34-18.44 as follows: (105 ILCS 5/1A-10) Sec. 1A-10. Departments of Board. The State Board of Education shall have, without limitation, the following departments within the Board: (1) Educator Effectiveness. HB5552 Enrolled - 2 - LRB104 20645 LNS 34142 b (2) Improvement and Innovation. (3) Fiscal Support Services. (4) (Blank). (5) Internal Auditor. (6) Human Resources. (7) Legal. (8) Special Education, Nutrition, and Wellness. (9) Multilingual or Language Development and Early Childhood Development. The State Board of Education may add, remove, or otherwise change any departments or functions of to the Board that it deems appropriate and consistent with Illinois law. (Source: P.A. 104-261, eff. 1-1-26.) (105 ILCS 5/2-3.11c) Sec. 2-3.11c. Teacher supply and demand report. Through January 1, 2009, to report …
Sponsors
- Laura Faver Dias (D, 62) · primary sponsor
- David Koehler (D, 46) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0803
- : Effective Date August 7, 2026
- : Governor Approved
- : Sent to the Governor
- : Passed Both Houses
- : House Concurs
- : Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 074-037-000
- : Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Education Policy Committee; 009-003-000
- : Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Education Policy Committee
- : Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
Votes
- Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs (May 27, 2026): 74 yea, 37 nay, passed
- Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Education Policy Committee (May 21, 2026): 9 yea, 3 nay, passed
- Third Reading - Passed (May 20, 2026): 43 yea, 14 nay, passed
- Do Pass as Amended Education (May 6, 2026): 10 yea, 4 nay, passed
- Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed (April 9, 2026): 71 yea, 34 nay, passed
- Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Education Policy Committee (March 19, 2026): 9 yea, 4 nay, passed
Subjects: ILCS 110 - Higher Education, H.B. 3772, 104th G.A., Sec. 99, ILCS 105 - Schools, ILCS 30 - Finance
Common questions
- What is HB5552?
- HB5552 is a bill in the Illinois Legislature (104th General Assembly): EDUCATION-VARIOUS.
- What does HB5552 do?
- In its own words: An act concerning education.
- What is the status of HB5552?
- Signed into law as of August 7, 2026. Latest action: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0803 (August 7, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB5552?
- Laura Faver Dias (D, 62), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB5552?
- On the Illinois Legislature website: https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=5552&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=114
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