Illinois legislation · 104th General Assembly
Illinois SB2773: PARAPROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR
Status: Signed into law, July 24, 2026
Amends the Educator Licensure Article of the School Code. Allows the State Superintendent of Education to issue a short-term approval for a paraprofessional educator to an individual who does not meet the requirements necessary for issuance of an Educator License with Stipulations with a paraprofessional educator endorsement. Provides that the short-term approval authorizes an individual to serve as a paraprofessional educator in a school district, including a charter school, or a State-operated program, with the short-term approval expiring on June 30 immediately following the third full fiscal year after the approval was issued without renewal. Provides that upon expiration of the short-term approval, the State Superintendent of Education shall issue an Educator License with Stipulations with a paraprofessional educator endorsement to the individual if the individual meets specified requirements.
What the bill says
A bill FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026SB2773Introduced 1/13/2026, by Sen. Meg Loughran CappelSYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: ILCS 5/21B-20 105 ILCS 5/21B-20 ILCS 5/21B-20 Amends the Educator Licensure Article of the School Code. Allows theState Superintendent of Education to issue a short-term approval for aparaprofessional educator to an individual who does not meet therequirements necessary for issuance of an Educator License withStipulations with a paraprofessional educator endorsement…
From the introduced text, January 13, 2026:
A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026SB2773Introduced 1/13/2026, by Sen. Meg Loughran CappelSYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: ILCS 5/21B-20 105 ILCS 5/21B-20 ILCS 5/21B-20 Amends the Educator Licensure Article of the School Code. Allows theState Superintendent of Education to issue a short-term approval for aparaprofessional educator to an individual who does not meet therequirements necessary for issuance of an Educator License withStipulations with a paraprofessional educator endorsement. Provides thatthe short-term approval authorizes an individual to serve as aparaprofessional educator in a school district, including a charterschool, or a State-operated program, with the short-term approval expiringon June 30 immediately following the third full fiscal year after theapproval was issued without renewal. Provides that upon expiration of theshort-term approval, the State Superintendent of Education shall issue anEducator License with Stipulations with a paraprofessional educatorendorsement to the individual if the individual meets specifiedrequirements. LRB104 16580 LNS 29979 b LRB104 16580 LNS 29979 b LRB104 16580 LNS 29979 b A BILL FOR SB2773LRB104 16580 LNS 29979 b SB2773 LRB104 16580 LNS 29979 b SB2773 LRB104 16580 LNS 29979 b AN ACT concerning education. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: Section 5.The School Code is amended by changing Section 21B-20 as follows: (105 ILCS 5/21B-20) Sec. 21B-20.Types of licenses.The State Board of …