SCH CD-BOARD MEMBER TRAINING Senate SponsorsSen. Meg Loughran Cappel, Laura M. Murphy and Mary Edly-Allen House Sponsors(Rep. Amy Elik-Jennifer Sanalitro-Diane Blair-Sherlock-Kevin Schmidt-Brandun Schweizer and Martin McLaughlin) 8/2/2024SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0771 105 ILCS 5/10-16aAmends the School Boards Article of the School Code. Provides that, in addition to required professional development leadership training, every voting member of a school board of a school district elected or appointed for a term beginning after the effective date of the amendatory Act shall complete a minimum of 3 hours of training every 2 years on continuous improvement planning and leveraging instruction, funding, and support to improve student outcomes. Provides that this training must be completed within one year after the effective date of the amendatory Act or the first year of a school board member's term and must be completed at least every 2 years thereafter. Provides that, subject to the requirements of the Open Meetings Act, school board members may take this training together. Provides that the training may be provided by an association established under the Code for the purpose of training school board members or by other qualified providers approved by the State Board of Education, in consultation with an association so established.Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the School Boards Article of the School Code. Provides that a school board member's required professional development and leadership training (rather than professional development leadership training), shall cover the topic of improving student outcomes. Provides that the training regarding improving student outcomes must include information that is relevant to and within the scope of the duties of a school board member. Provides that the required training shall (instead of may) be provided by a statewide association (instead of an association) established under the Code for the purpose of training school board members or by other qualified providers approved by the State Board of Education, in consultation with an association so established. Effective June 1, 2025. 1/31/2024SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel 1/31/2024SenateFirst Reading 1/31/2024SenateReferred to Assignments 2/6/2024SenateAssigned to Education 2/20/2024SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel 2/20/2024SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments 2/21/2024SenatePostponed - Education 2/28/2024SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education 3/5/2024SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted 3/6/2024SenateDo Pass as Amended Education; 011-000-000 3/6/2024SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 7, 2024 3/14/2024SenateSecond Reading 3/14/2024SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 20, 2024 4/10/2024SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** 4/10/2024SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy 4/11/2024SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen 4/12/2024SenateThird Reading - Passed; 058-001-000 4/12/2024HouseArrived in House 4/12/2024HouseChief House Sponsor Rep. Amy Elik 4/15/2024HouseFirst Reading 4/15/2024HouseReferred to Rules Committee 4/24/2024HouseAssigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools 5/1/2024HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; 008-000-000 5/2/2024HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 5/9/2024HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Sanalitro 5/9/2024HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock 5/9/2024HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Schmidt 5/9/2024HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandun Schweizer 5/9/2024HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin McLaughlin 5/13/2024HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 5/13/2024HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 5/16/2024HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 105-006-000 5/16/2024SenatePassed Both Houses 6/14/2024SenateSent to the Governor 8/2/2024SenateGovernor Approved 8/2/2024SenateEffective Date June 1, 2025 8/2/2024SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0771