SCH CD-TEACHER EVALUATION PLAN
Summary
Amends the Evaluation of Certified Employees Article of the School Code. Provides that, beginning July 1, 2026, if a school district and its teachers cannot reach agreement over the decision on whether to incorporate the use of data and indicators on student growth as a factor in rating teaching performance into a teacher evaluation plan and there is no collective bargaining agreement that includes or incorporates by reference the teacher evaluation plan, then the student growth component shall be removed from the teacher evaluation plan. Effective immediately.
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 15, 2026
Signed Jul 24, 2026
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The bill text was updated from its 'Engrossed' version to the final 'Enrolled' version, which is the official text signed into law. The content of the legislation regarding teacher evaluations and student growth components remains substantively unchanged; the differences are purely formatting updates to the document headers and page markers.
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The document title was updated to reflect the final 'Enrolled' status, and page break markers were adjusted to match the final legislative numbering.
Floor votes · Senate Apr 15, 2026 · House May 21, 2026
How they voted
43–6
Passed · 9 other
Total votes 58
Apr 15, 2026
D
Democratic39
92% Yea
R
Republican19
36% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
37
Key actions
9
Committee
9
Amendments
2
Jul 24, 2026
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 21, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
May 21, 2026
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 078-031-000
lower
May 6, 2026
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; 006-003-000
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 15, 2026
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Apr 15, 2026
Upper · Passed
Third Reading - Passed; 044-006-000
upper
Mar 11, 2026
Upper · Passed
Do Pass as Amended Education; 011-002-000
upper
Mar 10, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
upper
Mar 3, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Education
upper
Mar 3, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education
upper
Feb 25, 2026
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
upper
Feb 25, 2026
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
upper
Feb 3, 2026
Committee
Assigned to Education
upper
Jan 27, 2026
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
2 primary · 5 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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