# Illinois HB1375: STUDENT TEACHING STIPEND Illinois HB1375, STUDENT TEACHING STIPEND, is a 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status passed house, last action 2026-03-04 (Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB1375-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Illinois HB1375 - State: Illinois - Session: 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) - Title: STUDENT TEACHING STIPEND - Status: passed house - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-15 - Last action: 2026-03-04, Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 26 - Subjects: higher education, assignments, appropriations- education - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (88 yes, 24 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary Amends the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. Creates emergency rulemaking procedures for the student teaching stipend program. Amends the Downstate Teacher Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Authorizes a person to establish optional credit for periods of service as a student teacher under a specified provision of the Board of Higher Education Act. In provisions requiring an additional employer contribution for certain salary increases greater than 6%, provides that the System shall exclude any stipends paid to an eligible cooperating teacher under the Board of Higher Education Act. Provides that any benefit increase that results from the amendatory Act is excluded from the definition of "new benefit increase". Amends the Board of Higher Education Act. Creates the student teaching stipend program. Defines terms. Provides that an educator preparation program shall notify the Board of Higher Education of all eligible students and eligible cooperating teachers who qualify for the stipend program. Creates requirements for the disbursement of stipend funds under the program. Provides that an educator preparation program may not prohibit an eligible student from participating in the stipend program or from receiving a stipend from the stipend program. Requires an eligible cooperating teacher who receives a stipend to complete specific training. Requires the Board to issue a report in collaboration with the State Board of Education evaluating the impact of the stipend program. Permits the Board to adopt emergency rules regarding the administration of the stipend program in certain circumstances subject to the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. Effective immediately. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Aarón M. Ortíz (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Abdelnasser Rashid (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Adriane L. Johnson (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Anna Moeller (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Barbara Hernandez (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Christopher Belt (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Dagmara Avelar (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Daniel Didech (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: David Koehler (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Diane Blair-Sherlock (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Hoan Huynh (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Joyce Mason (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Karina Villa (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Kelly M. Cassidy (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kevin John Olickal (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lilian Jiménez (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mattie Hunter (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Michael Crawford (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Michelle Mussman (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mike Porfirio (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Mike Simmons (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Nicolle Grasse (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Rachel Ventura (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Sharon Chung (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Sue Scherer (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Tracy Katz Muhl (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-07 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed | pass | 78 | 23 | | | 2025-03-05 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; | pass | 10 | 1 | | ## Actions (43) - 2026-03-04: Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Porfirio (Senate) - 2026-02-24: Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane L. Johnson (Senate) - 2025-06-23: Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura (Senate) - 2025-06-02: Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2025-05-23: Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As June 1, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-05-20: Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter (Senate) - 2025-05-12: Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons (Senate) - 2025-05-09: Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 23, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-05-07: Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. David Koehler (Senate) - 2025-04-23: Assigned to Appropriations- Education (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer (House) - 2025-04-08: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason (House) - 2025-04-08: Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2025-04-08: First Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-08: Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons (Senate) - 2025-04-08: Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-08: Arrive in Senate (Senate) - 2025-04-07: Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 078-023-000 (House) - 2025-04-07: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse (House) - 2025-03-26: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Crawford (House) - 2025-03-26: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal (House) - 2025-03-25: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock (House) - 2025-03-18: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-03-18: Second Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-03-07: Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid (House) - 2025-03-06: Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-03-06: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tracy Katz Muhl (House) - 2025-03-06: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez (House) - 2025-03-05: Do Pass / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 010-001-000 (House) - 2025-02-28: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Didech (House) - 2025-02-26: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman (House) - 2025-02-18: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy (House) - 2025-02-18: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Hoan Huynh (House) - 2025-02-18: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Aarón M. Ortíz (House) - 2025-02-18: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller (House) - 2025-02-18: Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sharon Chung (House) - 2025-02-18: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar (House) - 2025-02-11: Assigned to Higher Education Committee (House) - 2025-01-28: Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-01-28: First Reading (House) - 2025-01-15: Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Barbara Hernandez (House) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1375eng.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1375.pdf) ## Related bills - HB5198: AFFORDABLE HOUSING-CILAS (passed house) - SB1937: PENSION CODE-VARIOUS (passed senate) - HB2563: CONDO-RESERVE STUDY (in committee) - HB4701: LIMITATIONS FACILITY FEES ACT (in committee) - SB3008: DHS-ABLE PROGRAM INFO MATERIAL (passed senate) - SB3484: VEH CD-PLATES-REGISTRATION (signed) ## Sources - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1375eng.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1375.pdf) ## Related - [HB5198: AFFORDABLE HOUSING-CILAS](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB5198-2025-2026) - [SB1937: PENSION CODE-VARIOUS](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB1937-2025-2026) - [HB2563: CONDO-RESERVE STUDY](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB2563-2025-2026) - [HB4701: LIMITATIONS FACILITY FEES ACT](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB4701-2025-2026) - [SB3008: DHS-ABLE PROGRAM INFO MATERIAL](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB3008-2025-2026) - [SB3484: VEH CD-PLATES-REGISTRATION](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB3484-2025-2026) - [Illinois bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/illinois/bills) - [Illinois state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/illinois) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB1375-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).