SB 1351 Illinois Senate · 103rd Regular Session

SCH CD-TEACHER EVAL-LAST YEAR

Summary
Amends the Evaluation of Certified Employees Article of the School Code. Provides that in a teacher evaluation plan, teachers who are due to be evaluated the year they are set to retire shall be offered the opportunity to waive their evaluation and to retain their most recent rating, unless the teacher was last rated as "needs improvement" or "unsatisfactory". Provides that the school district may still reserve the right to evaluate a retired teacher provided the district gives notice to the retired teacher at least 14 days before the evaluation and a reason for evaluating the retired teacher. Effective immediately.
Bill status signed all 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Signed into Law
Jun 2023
Introduced Mar 31, 2023 Signed Jun 9, 2023
Floor votes · House May 8, 2023

How they voted

1030
Passed · 14 other
Total votes 117
May 8, 2023
D Democratic77
65 Yea 12
84% Yea
R Republican40
38 Yea 2
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
33
Key actions
7
Committee
7
Amendments
4
Jun 9, 2023
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 8, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 8, 2023
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 104-000-000
lower
Apr 26, 2023
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; 009-000-000
lower
Apr 18, 2023
Committee
Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools
lower
Apr 11, 2023
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 31, 2023
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Mar 30, 2023
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000
lower
Mar 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Lightford
lower
Mar 22, 2023
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Education; 008-000-000
lower
Mar 8, 2023
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education
lower
Mar 7, 2023
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
lower
Mar 7, 2023
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
lower
Feb 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
Do Pass Education; 013-000-000
lower
Feb 14, 2023
Committee
Assigned to Education
lower
Feb 6, 2023
Committee
Referred to Assignments
lower
2 primary · 4 co-sponsors

Sponsors