SCH CD-TEACH EXCELLENC PROGRAM House SponsorsRep. Laura Faver Dias and Katie Stuart 3/26/2026HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 105 ILCS 5/21B-70 Amends the Educator Licensure Article of the School Code. In a provision regarding the Illinois Teaching Excellence Program, changes the definition of "hard-to-staff school" to mean a public school that either (i) is identified as hard-to-staff based on data reported on its school report card or (ii) does not have a school report card but serves a student population in which 30% or more of the student enrollment is considered low-income as determined by the State Board of Education using available enrollment or funding data, and provides that the State Board may not deny a National Board certified teacher a retention bonus solely because the public school at which the teacher is employed does not have a school report card. 2/2/2026HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Laura Faver Dias 2/6/2026HouseFirst Reading 2/6/2026HouseReferred to Rules Committee 3/4/2026HouseAssigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools 3/12/2026HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart 3/25/2026HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; 009-000-000 3/26/2026HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate