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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB5532

Introduced 2/13/2026, by Rep. Chris Miller

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

105 ILCS 5/2-3.53a
105 ILCS 5/21A-5
105 ILCS 5/21A-10
105 ILCS 5/21A-15
105 ILCS 5/21A-20
105 ILCS 5/21A-25
105 ILCS 5/21A-30
105 ILCS 5/21A-20.5 rep.
105 ILCS 5/21A-25.5 rep.

Amends the School Code by restoring certain provisions concerning
mentoring and other matters to the form in which they existed before their
amendment by Public Act 102-521.
LRB104 19441 LNS 32889 b

A BILL FOR

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AN ACT concerning education.

2

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3
represented in the General Assembly:

4

Section 5.
The School Code is amended by changing Sections
5
2-3.53a, 21A-5, 21A-10, 21A-15, 21A-20, 21A-25, and 21A-30 as
6
follows:

7

(105 ILCS 5/2-3.53a)
8

Sec. 2-3.53a.
New principal mentoring program.
9

(a) Beginning on July 1, 2007, and subject to an annual
10
appropriation by the General Assembly, to establish a new
11
principal mentoring program for new principals. Any individual
12
who is first hired as a principal on or after July 1, 2007
13
shall participate in a new principal mentoring program for the
14
duration of his or her first year as a principal and must
15
complete the program in accordance with the requirements
16
established
under this Section and
by the State Board of
17
Education by rule or, for a school district created by Article
18
34 of this Code, in accordance with the provisions of Section
19
34-18.33

34-18.27
of this Code. School districts created by
20
Article 34 are not subject to the requirements of subsection
21
(b), (c), (d), (e), (f),
or
(g)
, (i), (j), (k), (l), or (m)
of
22
this Section. Any individual who is first hired as a principal
23
on or after July 1, 2008 may participate in a second year of

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mentoring if it is determined by the State Superintendent of
2
Education that sufficient funding exists for such
3
participation. The new principal mentoring program shall match
4
an experienced principal who meets the requirements of
5
subsection (b) of this Section with each new principal in
6
order to assist the new principal in the development of his or
7
her professional growth and to provide guidance.
8

(b) Any individual who has been a principal in Illinois
9
for 3 or more years and who has demonstrated success as an
10
instructional leader, as determined by the State Board by
11
rule, is eligible to apply to be a mentor under a new principal
12
mentoring program.
Eligible mentors

Mentors
shall
be selected
13
by approved entities and shall
complete mentoring training
14
provided by an approved entity

by entities approved by the
15
State Board and meet any other requirements
set forth by the
16
State Board
by rule

and by the school district employing the
17
mentor
.
18

(c)
Subject to annual appropriation by the General
19
Assembly, the State Board shall establish a competitive grant
20
program to support the new principal mentoring program and
21
shall approve one or more eligible entities to provide
22
services to new principals under the program. Approval of
23
eligible entities shall be valid for 3 years. Eligible
24
entities are defined as regional offices of education,
25
intermediate service centers, Illinois higher education
26
institutions, statewide organizations representing

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principals, and school districts. Approved entities shall be
2
responsible for mentor training, pairing mentors and new
3
principals, and all other administrative aspects of providing
4
mentoring services as provided by the State Board by rule.

The
5
State Board shall certify an entity or entities approved to
6
provide training of mentors.
7

(d) A mentor shall be assigned to a new principal based on
8
(i) similarity of grade level or type of school, (ii) learning
9
needs of the new principal, and (iii)
accessibility

10
geographical proximity
of the mentor to the new principal. The
11
principal, in collaboration with the mentor, shall identify
12
areas for improvement of the new principal's professional
13
growth, including, but not limited to,
professional growth in
14
the areas addressed in the Illinois Performance Standards for
15
School Leaders.

each of the following:
16

(1) Analyzing data and applying it to practice.
17

(2) Aligning professional development and
18

instructional programs.
19

(3) Building a professional learning community.
20

(4) Observing classroom practices and providing
21

feedback.
22

(5) Facilitating effective meetings.
23

(6) Developing distributive leadership practices.
24

(7) Facilitating organizational change.
25
The mentor shall not
be required to
provide
input into a new
26
principal's

an
evaluation
that is completed in accordance with

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Article 24A of this Code

of the new principal on the basis of
2
the mentoring relationship
.
3

(e) On or before July 1, 2008 and on or after July 1 of
4
each year thereafter, the State Board shall
facilitate a
5
review and
evaluate the
new principal
mentoring training
6
program in collaboration with the approved
entities

providers
.
7
Each new principal and his or her mentor must complete a
8
verification form developed by the State Board in order to
9
certify their completion of a new principal mentoring program.
10

(f) The requirements of this Section do not apply to any
11
individual who has previously served as an assistant principal
12
in Illinois acting under an administrative
endorsement

13
certificate
for 5 or more years and who is hired
, on or after
14
July 1, 2007,
as a principal by the school district in which
15
the individual last served as an assistant principal, although
16
such an individual may choose to participate in this program
17
or
may

shall
be required to participate
in the program
by the
18
individual's employing
school district.
19

(g) The State Board may adopt any rules necessary for the
20
implementation of this Section.
21

(h) On an annual basis, the State Superintendent of
22
Education shall determine whether appropriations are likely to
23
be sufficient to require operation of the
new principal

24
mentoring program for the coming year.
In doing so, the State
25
Superintendent of Education shall first determine whether it
26
is likely that funds will be sufficient to require operation

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of the mentoring program for individuals in their first year
2
as principal and shall then determine whether it is likely
3
that funds will be sufficient to require operation of the
4
mentoring program for individuals in their second year as
5
principal.
6

(i) If the State Superintendent of Education determines
7
that appropriations are not likely sufficient to serve all
8
anticipated first year principals in any given year, then the
9
new principal mentoring program shall be voluntary and
10
priority access to mentoring services shall be given to first
11
year principals in the highest need schools, as determined by
12
the State Superintendent of Education. The new principal
13
mentoring program shall only be available to second year
14
principals if the State Superintendent of Education first
15
determines that appropriations are likely sufficient to serve
16
all anticipated first year principals. If mentoring services
17
are extended to second year principals and if appropriations
18
are not sufficient to serve all second year principals who
19
wish to participate in the new principal mentoring program,
20
priority access to mentoring services shall be given to second
21
year principals who are in the highest need schools, as
22
determined by the State Superintendent of Education.
23

(j) The State Superintendent of Education may determine on
24
a yearly basis the number of mentoring hours required for
25
first year principals and the number of mentoring hours
26
required for second year principals.

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(k) The State Superintendent of Education may determine on
2
a yearly basis the amount of compensation to be provided to
3
first year principal mentors, second year principal mentors,
4
and approved entities.
5

(l) Contact hours for mentors and principals may be in
6
person, by telephone, online, or by any other mechanism that
7
allows for synchronous communication between the mentor and
8
new principal. The State Board may, by rule, require a minimum
9
number of in-person contact hours.
10

(m) Using funds from the new principal mentoring program,
11
the State Board may contract with an independent party to
12
conduct a comprehensive evaluation of the program.

13
(Source: P.A. 96-373, eff. 8-13-09; 102-521, eff. 8-20-21.)

14

(105 ILCS 5/21A-5)
15

Sec. 21A-5.
Definitions.
In this Article:
16

"New teacher" means the holder of a professional educator
17
license, as set forth in Section 21B-20 of this Code, who is
18
employed by a public school and who has not previously
19
participated in a new teacher induction and mentoring program
20
required by this Article, except as provided in Section 21A-25
21
of this Code.
22

"Eligible applicant" or "eligible entity" means a regional
23
office of education, an intermediate service center, an
24
Illinois institution of higher education, a statewide
25
organization representing teachers, a local education agency,

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or a public or private not-for-profit entity with experience
2
providing professional learning, including mentoring, to early
3
childhood educators.

4

"Public school" means any school operating pursuant to the
5
authority of this Code, including without limitation a school
6
district, a charter school, a cooperative or joint agreement
7
with a governing body or board of control, and a school
8
operated by a regional office of education or State agency.
9
(Source: P.A. 101-643, eff. 6-18-20; 102-521, eff. 8-20-21.)

10

(105 ILCS 5/21A-10)
11

Sec. 21A-10.
Development of program required.
12

(a) Each eligible applicant shall develop a new teacher
13
induction and mentoring program for first and second-year
14
teachers that meets the requirements set forth in Section
15
21A-20 to assist new teachers in developing the skills and
16
strategies necessary for instructional excellence, provided
17
that funding is made available by the State Board of Education
18
from an appropriation made for this purpose.
19

(b) A public school that has a new teacher induction and
20
mentoring program in existence before the effective date of
21
this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly that does
22
not meet the requirements set forth in Section 21A-20 may
23
modify the program to meet the requirements of Section 21A-20
24
and may receive funding as described in Section 21A-25,
25
provided that funding is made available by the State Board of

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Education from an appropriation made for this purpose.
2

(c) Each school district shall decide, in conjunction with
3
its exclusive bargaining representative, if any, whether to
4
forgo modifications to a new teacher induction and mentoring
5
program in existence before the effective date of this
6
amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly.
7

If a district does not have a new teacher induction and
8
mentoring program in existence before the effective date of
9
this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly or if a
10
district and the exclusive bargaining representative, if any,
11
agree that an eligible entity would better serve the
12
district's needs, the district and the exclusive bargaining
13
representative, if any, shall jointly decide which eligible
14
entity offers the most suitable program. The eligible entity
15
shall include representatives from both the district and the
16
exclusive bargaining representative in the program development
17
discussions to ensure the program captures local need.

18
During the 2003-2004 school year, each public school or 2 or
19
more public schools acting jointly shall develop, in
20
conjunction with its exclusive representative or their
21
exclusive representatives, if any, a new teacher induction and
22
mentoring program that meets the requirements set forth in
23
Section 21A-20 of this Code to assist new teachers in
24
developing the skills and strategies necessary for
25
instructional excellence, provided that funding is made
26
available by the State Board of Education from an

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appropriation made for this purpose. A public school that has
2
an existing induction and mentoring program that does not meet
3
the requirements set forth in Section 21A-20 of this Code may
4
have school years 2003-2004 and 2004-2005 to develop a program
5
that does meet those requirements and may receive funding as
6
described in Section 21A-25 of this Code, provided that the
7
funding is made available by the State Board of Education from
8
an appropriation made for this purpose. A public school with
9
such an existing induction and mentoring program may receive
10
funding for the 2005-2006 school year for each new teacher in
11
the second year of a 2-year program that does not meet the
12
requirements set forth in Section 21A-20, as long as the
13
public school has established the required new program by the
14
beginning of that school year as described in Section 21A-15
15
and provided that funding is made available by the State Board
16
of Education from an appropriation made for this purpose as
17
described in Section 21A-25.
18
(Source: P.A. 93-355, eff. 1-1-04; 102-521, eff. 8-20-21.)

19

(105 ILCS 5/21A-15)
20

Sec. 21A-15.
Program establishment and implementation.

21
When program is to be established and implemented.

22

(a) The State Board of Education shall establish a
23
competitive State grant program to support new teacher
24
induction and mentoring programs. The program shall be
25
available to eligible entities not less than every 3 years,

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subject to appropriation. The State Board shall prioritize
2
funding based on the needs of students and school districts as
3
it relates to teacher retention.
4

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code, by
5
no later than the beginning of the 2022-2023 school year or by
6
no later than the beginning of the 2023-2024 school year for
7
eligible applicants that have been given an extension of time
8
to develop a program under Section 21A-10, each eligible
9
entity or 2 or more eligible entities acting jointly shall
10
establish and implement a new teacher induction and mentoring
11
program required to be developed under Section 21A-10.

12
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Code, by the
13
beginning of the 2004-2005 school year (or by the beginning of
14
the 2005-2006 school year for a public school that has been
15
given an extension of time to develop a program under Section
16
21A-10 of this Code), each public school or 2 or more public
17
schools acting jointly shall establish and implement, in
18
conjunction with its exclusive representative or their
19
exclusive representatives, if any, the new teacher induction
20
and mentoring program required to be developed under Section
21
21A-10 of this Code, provided that funding is made available
22
by the State Board of Education, from an appropriation made
23
for this purpose, as described in Section 21A-25 of this Code.
24
A public school may contract with an institution of higher
25
education or other independent party to assist in implementing
26
the program.

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(Source: P.A. 93-355, eff. 1-1-04; 102-521, eff. 8-20-21.)

2

(105 ILCS 5/21A-20)
3

Sec. 21A-20.
Program requirements.
Each new teacher
4
induction and mentoring program must
align with the standards
5
established under Section 21A-20.5 and shall
be based on a
6
plan that at least does all of the following:

7

(1) Assigns a mentor teacher to each new teacher for a
8

period of at least 2 school years.

9

(2) Aligns with the
Illinois Culturally Responsive
10

Teaching and Leading Standards in Part 24 of Title 23 of
11

the Illinois Administrative Code

Illinois Professional
12

Teaching Standards
, content area standards, and applicable
13

local school improvement and professional development
14

plans, if any.

15

(3)
(Blank).

Addresses all of the following elements
16

and how they will be provided:

17

(A) Mentoring and support of the new teacher.

18

(B) Professional development specifically designed
19

to ensure the growth of the new teacher's knowledge
20

and skills.

21

(C) Formative assessment designed to ensure
22

feedback and reflection, which must not be used in any
23

evaluation of the new teacher.

24

(4) Describes the role of mentor teachers, the
25

criteria and process for their selection, and how they

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will be trained, provided that each mentor teacher shall
2

demonstrate the best practices in teaching his or her
3

respective field of practice. A mentor teacher may not
4

directly or indirectly participate in the evaluation of a
5

new teacher pursuant to Article 24A of this Code or the
6

evaluation procedure of the public school.
7

(5) Is designed to be available for both in-person and
8

virtual participation.

9
(Source: P.A. 93-355, eff. 1-1-04; 102-521, eff. 8-20-21.)

10

(105 ILCS 5/21A-25)
11

Sec. 21A-25.
Funding.

12

(a)
From a separate appropriation made for the purposes of
13
this Article, for each new teacher participating in a new
14
teacher induction and mentoring program that meets the
15
requirements set forth in Section 21A-20 of this Code or in an
16
existing program that is in the process of transition to a
17
program that meets those requirements, the State Board of
18
Education shall pay the
eligible entity for the duration of
19
the grant

public school $1,200 annually for each of 2 school
20
years
for the purpose of providing
one or more of
the
21
following:

22

(1) Mentor teacher compensation
and new teacher
23

compensation
.

24

(2) Mentor teacher
professional learning

training
or
25

new teacher
learning

training
or both.

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(3)
(Blank).

Release time.
2

(b) Each school district shall decide, in conjunction with
3
its exclusive bargaining representative, if any, which
4
eligible applicant offers the most suitable program. If a
5
mentor teacher receives release time to support a new teacher,
6
the total workload of other teachers regularly employed by the
7
public school shall not increase in any substantial manner. If
8
the appropriation is not included in the State budget, the
9
State Board of Education is not required to implement programs
10
established by this Article.

11
However, if a new teacher, after participating in the new
12
teacher induction and mentoring program for one school year,
13
becomes employed by another public school, the State Board of
14
Education shall pay the teacher's new school $1,200 for the
15
second school year and the teacher shall continue to be a new
16
teacher as defined in this Article. Each public school shall
17
determine, in conjunction with its exclusive representative,
18
if any, how the $1,200 per school year for each new teacher
19
shall be used, provided that if a mentor teacher receives
20
additional release time to support a new teacher, the total
21
workload of other teachers regularly employed by the public
22
school shall not increase in any substantial manner. If the
23
appropriation is insufficient to cover the $1,200 per school
24
year for each new teacher, public schools are not required to
25
develop or implement the program established by this Article.
26
In the event of an insufficient appropriation, a public school

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or 2 or more schools acting jointly may submit an application
2
for a grant administered by the State Board of Education and
3
awarded on a competitive basis to establish a new teacher
4
induction and mentoring program that meets the criteria set
5
forth in Section 21A-20 of this Code. The State Board of
6
Education may retain up to $1,000,000 of the appropriation for
7
new teacher induction and mentoring programs to train mentor
8
teachers, administrators, and other personnel, to provide best
9
practices information, and to conduct an evaluation of these
10
programs' impact and effectiveness.
11
(Source: P.A. 93-355, eff. 1-1-04; 102-521, eff. 8-20-21.)

12

(105 ILCS 5/21A-30)
13

Sec. 21A-30.
Evaluation of programs.
The State Board of
14
Education shall contract with an independent party, using
15
funds from the relevant appropriation for new teacher
16
induction and mentoring programs, to conduct a comprehensive
17
evaluation of the new teacher induction and mentoring programs
18
established pursuant to this Article. Reports from the
19
evaluation shall be made available to stakeholders after 3
20
years of program implementation.

The State Board of Education
21
and the State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board shall
22
jointly contract with an independent party to conduct a
23
comprehensive evaluation of new teacher induction and
24
mentoring programs established pursuant to this Article. The
25
first report of this evaluation shall be presented to the

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General Assembly on or before January 1, 2009. Subsequent
2
evaluations shall be conducted and reports presented to the
3
General Assembly on or before January 1 of every third year
4
thereafter.
5
(Source: P.A. 101-643, eff. 6-18-20; 102-521, eff. 8-20-21.)

6

(105 ILCS 5/21A-20.5 rep.)
7

(105 ILCS 5/21A-25.5 rep.)
8

Section 10.
The School Code is amended by repealing
9
Sections 21A-20.5 and 21A-25.5.

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