SB2913 - 104th General Assembly

SCH CD-TEACHER EVALUATION PLAN
Last Action
3/11/2026 - Senate: Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 12, 2026
Senate Sponsors
Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
105 ILCS 5/24A-4from Ch. 122, par. 24A-4
Synopsis As Introduced
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.

Senate Committee Amendment No. 1
Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following change. Provides that if the parties cannot reach agreement over the decision on whether to incorporate a student growth component into the teacher evaluation plan and there is no collective bargaining agreement that includes or incorporates by reference the use of a student growth component in the teacher evaluation plan (rather than 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.
Actions
Date Chamber Action
1/27/2026 Senate Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
1/27/2026 Senate First Reading
1/27/2026 Senate Referred to Assignments
2/03/2026 Senate Assigned to Education
2/17/2026 Senate Postponed - Education
2/25/2026 Senate Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
2/25/2026 Senate Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
3/03/2026 Senate Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education
3/03/2026 Senate Postponed - Education
3/03/2026 Senate Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Education
3/10/2026 Senate Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
3/11/2026 Senate Do Pass as Amended Education; 011-002-000
3/11/2026 Senate Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 12, 2026