EDUCATION-VARIOUS
Summary
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.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2026
Committee Review
May 2026
House Passage
May 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
Signed into Law
Aug 2026
Introduced Apr 10, 2026
Signed Aug 7, 2026
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What changed between versions
Engrossed
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Enrolled
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1 edit
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Aug 7, 2026
MINOR
The transition from the Engrossed to the Enrolled version of HB 5552 involved no substantive policy changes. The only differences are minor formatting updates to the document headers and page footers, which serve to finalize the text for official printing and signing.
TECHNICAL
Updated the document title and page footer text to reflect the bill's final 'Enrolled' status, replacing the previous 'Engrossed' status.
Floor votes · Senate May 20, 2026 · House Apr 9, 2026
How they voted
42–14
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 58
May 20, 2026
D
Democratic39
97% Yea
R
Republican19
73% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
43
Key actions
14
Committee
16
Amendments
5
Aug 7, 2026
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 27, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 27, 2026
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 074-037-000
lower
May 21, 2026
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Education Policy Committee; 009-003-000
lower
May 21, 2026
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Education Policy Committee
lower
May 21, 2026
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 21, 2026
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Laura Faver Dias
lower
May 20, 2026
Introduced
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
lower
May 20, 2026
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
May 20, 2026
Upper · Passed
Third Reading - Passed; 043-014-000
upper
May 6, 2026
Upper · Passed
Do Pass as Amended Education; 010-004-000
upper
May 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
upper
Apr 28, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Education
upper
Apr 28, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education
upper
Apr 27, 2026
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 27, 2026
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. David Koehler
upper
Apr 22, 2026
Committee
Assigned to Education
upper
Apr 10, 2026
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 10, 2026
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Apr 9, 2026
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 071-034-000
lower
Mar 19, 2026
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Education Policy Committee; 009-004-000
lower
Mar 19, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Education Policy Committee; by Voice Vote
lower
Mar 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Education Policy Committee
lower
Mar 6, 2026
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 6, 2026
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Laura Faver Dias
lower
Mar 4, 2026
Committee
Assigned to Education Policy Committee
lower
Feb 13, 2026
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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