HB5552 Amends School Code - Teacher Licensure, Educator Qualifications, Charter Renewals
Summary
Illinois House Bill HB5552 passed the House on April 9, 2026, amending the Illinois School Code with comprehensive changes to educator licensure, qualifications, and testing; teacher and principal evaluation templates; charter school renewals; children who are parents or victims of domestic violence provisions; and terminology updates throughout. The bill also repeals the Community Service Education Act and makes conforming changes to the State Finance Act and public university governance statutes.
What changed
HB5552 makes substantive amendments to the Illinois School Code affecting multiple areas including the State Board of Education, teacher supply and demand reporting, educator licensure and qualifications, teacher and principal evaluation templates, charter school renewals, and provisions for students who are parents or victims of domestic/sexual violence. The bill updates terminology throughout (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, epinephrine injector to epinephrine delivery system) and repeals the Community Service Education Act.
For affected parties including public schools, school districts, charter schools, educator preparation programs, and the State Board of Education, HB5552 will require updates to internal policies, procedures, and forms to reflect new terminology and requirements. Educational institutions should monitor the bill's progress through the Senate and prepare for implementation of new educator qualification standards, evaluation template requirements, and charter school renewal provisions once enacted.
What to do next
- Monitor HB5552 for Senate passage and gubernatorial action
- Review internal policies for updated terminology required by HB5552
- Assess implications for educator qualification requirements and evaluation templates
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ChangeBridge / Illinois / HB5552 Passed HB5552 House Bill Passed 2026-04-09
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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 Details
State Illinois
Session 104th General Assembly
Chamber House
Official Source www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum...
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Sponsors
Laura Faver Dias (Rep - D)
Action History
2026-04-09 H Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 071-034-000 2026-04-07 H Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 2026-04-07 H Second Reading - Short Debate 2026-03-19 H Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 2026-03-19 H Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Education Policy Committee; 009-004-000 2026-03-19 H House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Education Policy Committee; by Voice Vote 2026-03-18 H House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Education Policy Committee 2026-03-06 H House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee 2026-03-06 H House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Laura Faver Dias 2026-03-04 H Assigned to Education Policy Committee 2026-02-13 H Referred to Rules Committee 2026-02-13 H First Reading 2026-02-06 H Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Laura Faver Dias
Committee Referrals
2026-02-13 H Rules 2026-03-04 H Education Policy 2026-03-06 H Rules 2026-03-18 H Education Policy
Amendments
2026-03-06 House Amendment 001
Bill Text Versions
2026-02-06 Introduced 2026-04-07 Engrossed Legislative data powered by LegiScan (CC BY 4.0)
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