All Roll Calls
Yes: 170 • No: 23
IllinoisHB4397104th General Assembly (2025–2026)House
SCH CD-SCH PSYCHOLOGIST-DEGREE
Sponsored By: Michael Crawford (Democratic)
Passed
Summary
Amends the Children with Disabilities Article of the School Code. Provides that "school psychologist" means a psychologist who, along with other qualifications, has graduated with a specialist degree, an equivalent degree with the completion of a minimum of 60 graduate semester hours, or a higher degree in school psychology (rather than a master's degree or higher degree in psychology or educational psychology) from an institution of higher learning and has had at least 1,200 clock hours of supervised experience (rather than one school year of full-time supervised experience) in the delivery of school psychological services. Makes changes to provide that school psychological services provided by qualified specialists who hold a Professional Educator License endorsed for school psychology may include, but are not limited to: (1) providing assessments; (2) creating and implementing prevention and intervention services that support student learning; (3) providing mental and behavioral health services; (4) acting as liaisons between public schools and community agencies; (5) evaluating program effectiveness; (6) providing crisis prevention, response, and intervention within the school setting; (7) providing consultation and collaboration; (8) supervising school psychologist interns enrolled in school psychology programs; (9) screening school enrollments to identify children who should be referred for individual study; and (10) developing any other necessary programs and services. Provides that a school psychologist may not provide school psychological services outside of his or her employment to any student in any school district that employs the school psychologist. Makes other changes.
elementary & secondary education: administration, licensing & charter schoolsassignmentseducation
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Bill Overview
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Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Michael Crawford
Democratic • House
Cosponsors
David Koehler
Democratic • Senate
Julie A. Morrison
Democratic • Senate
Karina Villa
Democratic • Senate
Kimberly Du Buclet
Democratic • House
Laura M. Murphy
Democratic • Senate
Lisa Davis
Democratic • House
Mark L. Walker
Democratic • Senate
Maurice A. West, II
Democratic • House
Sara Feigenholtz
Democratic • Senate
Yolonda Morris
Democratic • House
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 5/19/2026
Third Reading - Passed;
Yes: 46 • No: 12
Senate vote • 5/6/2026
Do Pass Education;
Yes: 13 • No: 1
House vote • 4/17/2026
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed
Yes: 94 • No: 9
House vote • 4/16/2026
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools;
Yes: 9 • No: 0
House vote • 3/25/2026
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools;
Yes: 8 • No: 1
Actions Timeline
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Sara Feigenholtz
5/19/2026SenatePassed Both Houses
5/19/2026HouseThird Reading - Passed; 046-012-000
5/19/2026SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2026
5/14/2026SenateSecond Reading
5/14/2026SenateAdded as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
5/7/2026SenateAdded as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
5/6/2026SenateAdded as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
5/6/2026SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2026
5/6/2026SenateDo Pass Education; 013-001-000
5/6/2026SenateAdded as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mark L. Walker
4/30/2026SenateAssigned to Education
4/28/2026SenateAlternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Karina Villa
4/23/2026SenateReferred to Assignments
4/21/2026SenateFirst Reading
4/21/2026SenateChief Senate Sponsor Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel
4/21/2026SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading
4/21/2026SenateArrive in Senate
4/21/2026SenateAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kimberly Du Buclet
4/17/2026HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Yolonda Morris
4/17/2026HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa Davis
4/17/2026HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 094-009-000
4/17/2026HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
4/17/2026HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted
4/17/2026HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; 009-000-000
4/16/2026House
Bill Text
Engrossed
Enrolled
House Amendment 1
House Amendment 2
Introduced
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