SB 2909 Illinois Senate · 104th Regular Session

SCH CD-TEACHER EVALUATION-AI

Summary

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.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Apr 2026

Committee Review

May 2026

Senate Passage

May 2026

House Passage

May 2026

Signed into Law

Jul 2026

Introduced Apr 17, 2026 Signed Jul 10, 2026

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What changed between versions

Engrossed → Enrolled · 1 edit · Jul 10, 2026

MINOR

The bill text was finalized from its 'Engrossed' version to the 'Enrolled' version, which is the official text signed into law. No substantive policy changes, such as new requirements, funding amounts, or eligibility criteria, were made during this final stage. The only modifications were the removal of draft headers and the standardization of page numbering and formatting.

TECHNICAL

Removed draft headers identifying the text as 'Engrossed' and replaced them with 'Enrolled' to reflect the bill's final status.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 16, 2026 · House May 27, 2026

How they voted

54–0

Passed · 4 other

Total votes 58

Apr 16, 2026

D Democratic39

37 Yea 2

94% Yea

R Republican19

17 Yea 2

89% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Jul 10, 2026

Signed into law

Governor Approved

upper

May 27, 2026

Upper · Passed

Passed Both Houses

upper

May 27, 2026

Lower · Passed

Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000

lower

May 6, 2026

Lower · Passed

Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; 009-000-000

lower

Apr 27, 2026

Committee

Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools

lower

Apr 17, 2026

Committee

Referred to Rules Committee

lower

Apr 17, 2026

Introduced

Arrived in House

lower

Apr 16, 2026

Upper · Passed

Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000

upper

Mar 26, 2026

Upper · Passed

Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Belt

upper

Mar 4, 2026

Introduced

Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Education; 012-000-000

upper

Feb 24, 2026

Introduced

Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education

upper

Feb 18, 2026

Committee

Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments

upper

Feb 18, 2026

Introduced

Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Christopher Belt

upper

Feb 18, 2026

Upper · Passed

Do Pass Education; 012-000-000

upper

Feb 3, 2026

Committee

Assigned to Education

upper

Jan 27, 2026

Committee

Referred to Assignments

upper

2 primary · 18 co-sponsors