# Illinois HB2970: SCH CD-REMOVE/DISMISS TEACHERS Illinois HB2970, SCH CD-REMOVE/DISMISS TEACHERS, is a 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status passed house, last action 2025-12-01 (Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB2970-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Illinois HB2970 - State: Illinois - Session: 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) - Title: SCH CD-REMOVE/DISMISS TEACHERS - Status: passed house - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-06 - Last action: 2025-12-01, Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 18 - Subjects: elementary & secondary education: administration, licensing & charter schools, assignments, labor - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 4 (103 yes, 44 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary Amends the School Code. Allows a teacher to grieve the issuance of a warning regarding causes that are considered remediable pursuant to the applicable collective bargaining agreement to determine whether the school district had just cause in issuing the warning. Requires notice of remedial warnings to be narrowly specify the nature of the alleged misconduct that needs to be remedied. Provides that general allegations of unprofessional conduct are insufficient to link together otherwise unrelated offenses as related. Provides that under no circumstances shall a notice of remedial warning remain effective or within a teacher's personnel file or record for longer than 3 years from the date of the occurrence which gave rise to the issuance of the notice of remedial warning. Effective immediately. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Aarón M. Ortíz (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Anna Moeller (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Carol Ammons (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Celina Villanueva (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Gregg Johnson (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Hoan Huynh (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Joyce Mason (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kelly M. Cassidy (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Laura Faver Dias (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mary Beth Canty (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Michael Crawford (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Norma Hernandez (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Rita Mayfield (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Robyn Gabel (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Stephanie A. Kifowit (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Sue Scherer (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Thaddeus Jones (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-27 | Senate | Do Pass as Amended Labor; | pass | 13 | 5 | | | 2025-04-10 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed | pass | 78 | 34 | 1 | | 2025-04-09 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; | pass | 6 | 2 | | | 2025-03-19 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; | pass | 6 | 3 | | ## Actions (63) - 2025-12-01: Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2025-10-28: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading October 29, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-10-28: Approved for Consideration Assignments (Senate) - 2025-06-02: Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2025-05-27: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 28, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-05-27: Second Reading (Senate) - 2025-05-27: Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading (Senate) - 2025-05-27: Do Pass as Amended Labor; 013-005-000 (Senate) - 2025-05-27: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted (Senate) - 2025-05-27: Rule 2-10 Third Reading/Passage Deadline Established As June 1, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-05-27: Waive Posting Notice (Senate) - 2025-05-27: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Labor (Senate) - 2025-05-27: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2025-05-27: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Celina Villanueva (Senate) - 2025-05-27: Assigned to Labor (Senate) - 2025-05-27: Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As June 1, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-05-27: Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Celina Villanueva (Senate) - 2025-04-14: Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2025-04-14: First Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-14: Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Doris Turner (Senate) - 2025-04-14: Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-14: Arrive in Senate (Senate) - 2025-04-14: Motion to Reconsider Vote - Withdrawn Rep. Ann M. Williams (House) - 2025-04-10: Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias (House) - 2025-04-10: Motion Filed to Reconsider Vote Rep. Ann M. Williams (House) - 2025-04-10: Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 078-034-001 (House) - 2025-04-10: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-04-10: House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted (House) - 2025-04-09: Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Kyle Moore (House) - 2025-04-09: Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Tom Weber (House) - 2025-04-09: Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick Sheehan (House) - 2025-04-09: House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; 006-002-000 (House) - 2025-04-09: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kyle Moore (House) - 2025-04-09: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tom Weber (House) - 2025-04-09: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick Sheehan (House) - 2025-04-09: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez (House) - 2025-04-09: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thaddeus Jones (House) - 2025-04-09: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield (House) - 2025-04-09: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit (House) - 2025-04-08: Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias (House) - 2025-04-08: House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools (House) - 2025-04-08: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Norma Hernandez (House) - 2025-04-08: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias (House) - 2025-04-08: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Beth Canty (House) - 2025-04-08: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason (House) - 2025-04-08: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Crawford (House) - 2025-04-08: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons (House) - 2025-04-08: House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-04-08: House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Anna Moeller (House) - 2025-04-07: Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregg Johnson (House) - 2025-04-07: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy (House) - 2025-04-07: Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Aarón M. Ortíz (House) - 2025-03-26: Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-03-26: Second Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-03-20: Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-03-19: Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; 006-003-000 (House) - 2025-03-18: Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer (House) - 2025-03-04: Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools (House) - 2025-03-04: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Hoan Huynh (House) - 2025-02-21: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel (House) - 2025-02-06: Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-02-06: First Reading (House) - 2025-02-06: Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Anna Moeller (House) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2970eng.pdf) - House Amendment 1: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2970ham001.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2970.pdf) - Senate Amendment 1: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2970sam001.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/10400HB2970eng.pdf) - [House Amendment 1 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2970ham001.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2970.pdf) - [Senate Amendment 1 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2970sam001.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-HB2970-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).