Illinois legislation · 104th General Assembly
Illinois SB2909: SCH CD-TEACHER EVALUATION-AI
Status: Signed into law, July 10, 2026
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.
What the bill says
A bill FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026SB2909Introduced 1/27/2026, by Sen. Christopher BeltSYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: ILCS 5/24A-5from Ch. 122, par. 24A-5 105 ILCS 5/24A-5 from Ch. 122, par. 24A-5 ILCS 5/24A-5 from Ch. 122, par. 24A-5 Amends the Evaluation of Certified Employees Article of the SchoolCode. Prohibits an evaluator from using an artificial intelligence tool toassign a numerical score or qualitative rating for any component of ateacher's evaluation or any evaluation task that requires professionaljudgment…
From the introduced text, January 27, 2026:
A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026SB2909Introduced 1/27/2026, by Sen. Christopher BeltSYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: ILCS 5/24A-5from Ch. 122, par. 24A-5 105 ILCS 5/24A-5 from Ch. 122, par. 24A-5 ILCS 5/24A-5 from Ch. 122, par. 24A-5 Amends the Evaluation of Certified Employees Article of the SchoolCode. Prohibits an evaluator from using an artificial intelligence tool toassign a numerical score or qualitative rating for any component of ateacher's evaluation or any evaluation task that requires professionaljudgment. However, allows an artificial intelligence tool to be used tosupport the evaluator in administrative tasks. LRB104 17520 LNS 30947 b LRB104 17520 LNS 30947 b LRB104 17520 LNS 30947 b A BILL FOR SB2909LRB104 17520 LNS 30947 b SB2909 LRB104 17520 LNS 30947 b SB2909 LRB104 17520 LNS 30947 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 24A-5 as follows: (105 ILCS 5/24A-5)(from Ch. 122, par. 24A-5) Sec. 24A-5.Content of evaluation plans.This Section does not apply to teachers assigned to schools identified in an agreement entered into between the board of a school district operating under Article 34 of this Code and the exclusive representative of the district's teachers in accordance with Section 34-85c of this Code. Each school …