SB 3651 Illinois Senate · 104th Regular Session

SCH CD-SUB TEACHING LICENSE

Summary
Amends the Educator Licensure Article of the School Code. Provides that an applicant for a Substitute Teaching License who holds a valid paraprofessional educator endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations and who has been working in the capacity of a paraprofessional in this State for a minimum of 5 school years does not need to hold a bachelor's degree or higher from a regionally accredited institution of higher education or be enrolled in an approved educator preparation program in this State and have earned at least 90 credit hours to be issued a Substitute Teaching License.
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Feb 2026
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Introduced Feb 5, 2026 Last action May 14, 2026
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