SCH CD-PRIMARY SCH TEACH TEST
Summary
Amends the Educator Licensure Article of the School Code. Provides that the State Board of Education shall establish a content area test for applicants seeking a State license to teach in any of grades kindergarten through 8. Provides that the test shall include foundational teaching skills and methods that are developmentally and educationally appropriate for students in grades kindergarten through 8. Provides that, in addition to this test, the State Board of Education shall establish specialty content area tests in mathematics, music, and science that are optional for applicants seeking an endorsement in mathematics, music, or science.
Bill status
signed
all 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2024
Committee Review
May 2024
House Passage
May 2024
Signed into Law
Aug 2024
Introduced Apr 24, 2024
Signed Aug 9, 2024
Floor votes · House Apr 19, 2024
How they voted
84–20
Passed · 13 other
Total votes 117
Apr 19, 2024
D
Democratic77
87% Yea
R
Republican40
50% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
82
Key actions
18
Committee
23
Amendments
15
Aug 9, 2024
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 28, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 28, 2024
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 House Concurs 102-000-000
lower
May 25, 2024
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; 008-000-000
lower
May 24, 2024
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools
lower
May 24, 2024
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 24, 2024
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Sue Scherer
lower
May 24, 2024
Introduced
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 3
lower
May 24, 2024
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
May 23, 2024
Amended
Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)
lower
May 23, 2024
Amended
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)
lower
May 23, 2024
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Passed; 055-002-000
lower
May 21, 2024
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended Education; 009-000-000
lower
May 21, 2024
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 Adopted
lower
May 20, 2024
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-8(b-1), the following amendment will remain in the Committee on Assignments:
lower
May 20, 2024
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 Assignments Refers to Education
lower
May 17, 2024
Lower · Passed
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 24, 2024
lower
May 17, 2024
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 Referred to Assignments
lower
May 17, 2024
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel
lower
May 16, 2024
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
lower
May 16, 2024
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel
lower
May 14, 2024
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education
lower
May 14, 2024
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
lower
May 14, 2024
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel
lower
May 14, 2024
Committee
Assigned to Education
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Apr 24, 2024
Committee
Referred to Assignments
lower
Apr 24, 2024
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
lower
Apr 19, 2024
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 085-020-000
lower
Apr 19, 2024
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted
lower
Apr 19, 2024
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted
lower
Apr 17, 2024
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; 008-000-000
lower
Apr 16, 2024
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools
lower
Apr 15, 2024
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 15, 2024
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sue Scherer
lower
Mar 21, 2024
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; 009-000-000
lower
Mar 20, 2024
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools
lower
Mar 13, 2024
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 13, 2024
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sue Scherer
lower
Mar 6, 2024
Amended
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled
lower
Mar 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; 008-000-000
lower
Mar 6, 2024
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 6, 2024
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sue Scherer
lower
Feb 28, 2024
Committee
Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools
lower
Feb 8, 2024
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
2 primary · 18 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Meg Loughran Cappel
DDemocratic
P
Sue Scherer
DDemocratic
Co
Ann Williams
DDemocratic
Co
Diane Blair-Sherlock
DDemocratic
Co
Gregg Johnson
DDemocratic
Co
Harry Benton
DDemocratic
Co
Jaime Andrade
DDemocratic
Co
Jenn Ladisch-Douglass
DDemocratic
Co
Jennifer Sanalitro
RRepublican
Co
Joe Sosnowski
RRepublican
Co
Katie Stuart
DDemocratic
Co
La Shawn Ford
DDemocratic
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