# Illinois SB2773: PARAPROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR Illinois SB2773, PARAPROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR, is a 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) Senate bill sponsored by Meg Loughran Cappel (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-07-24 (Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0631); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB2773-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Illinois SB2773 - State: Illinois - Session: 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) - Title: PARAPROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-13 - Last action: 2026-07-24, Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0631 - Sponsor: Meg Loughran Cappel (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 19 - Subjects: assignments, education, elementary & secondary education: administration, licensing & charter schools - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 4 (189 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary Amends the Educator Licensure Article of the School Code. Allows the State Superintendent of Education to issue a short-term approval for a paraprofessional educator to an individual who does not meet the requirements necessary for issuance of an Educator License with Stipulations with a paraprofessional educator endorsement. Provides that the short-term approval authorizes an individual to serve as a paraprofessional educator in a school district, including a charter school, or a State-operated program, with the short-term approval expiring on June 30 immediately following the third full fiscal year after the approval was issued without renewal. Provides that upon expiration of the short-term approval, the State Superintendent of Education shall issue an Educator License with Stipulations with a paraprofessional educator endorsement to the individual if the individual meets specified requirements. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Five-year licenses for substitute teachers: benefit, low. Short-Term Substitute Teaching Licenses issued under this section last five years. The license is available from July 1, 2018, through June 30, 2028. The provision does not state a renewal process or fee. - More routes to paraprofessional credentials: mixed, medium. Applicants must be at least 18. They can qualify with a high school diploma or equivalent and a passing competency test, or with an associate degree or at least 60 semester hours. A State Board short-term approval is another route; it requires paraprofessional work during each approval year, a rene… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Meg Loughran Cappel (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Adriane L. Johnson (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Chris Balkema (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Dale Fowler (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Dave Severin (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Dave Vella (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jil Tracy (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Joyce Mason (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lakesia Collins (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Laura Faver Dias (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mary Edly-Allen (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Mary Gill (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Matt Hanson (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mattie Hunter (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Michael J. Kelly (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Natalie A. Manley (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Nicole La Ha (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Sara Feigenholtz (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Steve Stadelman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Tracy Katz Muhl (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-05-21 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed | pass | 111 | 0 | | | 2026-05-06 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; | pass | 8 | 0 | | | 2026-04-16 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; | pass | 56 | 0 | | | 2026-03-11 | Senate | Do Pass Education; | pass | 14 | 0 | | ## Actions (52) - 2026-07-24: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0631 (Senate) - 2026-07-24: Effective Date January 1, 2027 (Senate) - 2026-07-24: Governor Approved (Senate) - 2026-06-30: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen (Senate) - 2026-06-18: Sent to the Governor (Senate) - 2026-05-21: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Severin (House) - 2026-05-21: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicole La Ha (House) - 2026-05-21: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Tracy Katz Muhl (House) - 2026-05-21: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Vella (House) - 2026-05-21: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Matt Hanson (House) - 2026-05-21: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Kelly (House) - 2026-05-21: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Gill (House) - 2026-05-21: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason (House) - 2026-05-21: Passed Both Houses (Senate) - 2026-05-21: Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000 (House) - 2026-05-19: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2026-05-19: Second Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2026-05-07: Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2026-05-07: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Steve Stadelman (Senate) - 2026-05-07: House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled (House) - 2026-05-06: Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; 008-000-000 (House) - 2026-05-05: House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2026-05-05: House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Natalie A. Manley (House) - 2026-04-29: Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias (House) - 2026-04-27: Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools (House) - 2026-04-17: Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2026-04-17: First Reading (House) - 2026-04-17: Chief House Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley (House) - 2026-04-17: Arrived in House (House) - 2026-04-16: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Lakesia Collins (Senate) - 2026-04-16: Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale Fowler (Senate) - 2026-04-16: Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 (Senate) - 2026-04-16: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading (Senate) - 2026-04-16: Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Loughran-Cappel (Senate) - 2026-04-16: Recalled to Second Reading (Senate) - 2026-04-16: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale Fowler (Senate) - 2026-04-16: Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Be Approved for Consideration Assignments (Senate) - 2026-04-15: Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2026-04-15: Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel (Senate) - 2026-04-14: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Chris Balkema (Senate) - 2026-04-14: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jil Tracy (Senate) - 2026-04-13: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sara Feigenholtz (Senate) - 2026-03-31: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane L. Johnson (Senate) - 2026-03-24: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 25, 2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-24: Second Reading (Senate) - 2026-03-16: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 12, 2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Do Pass Education; 014-000-000 (Senate) - 2026-02-03: Assigned to Education (Senate) - 2026-01-13: Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2026-01-13: First Reading (Senate) - 2026-01-13: Filed with Secretary by Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel (Senate) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB2773eng.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB2773enr.pdf) - House Amendment 1: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB2773ham001.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB2773.pdf) - Senate Amendment 1: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB2773sam001.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/SB/PDF/10400SB2773eng.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB2773enr.pdf) - [House Amendment 1 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB2773ham001.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB2773.pdf) - [Senate Amendment 1 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB2773sam001.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-SB2773-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).