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SB2953 • 2026
PEN CD-TEACHERS-RE-EMPLOYMENT
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Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Third Reading/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) June 2, 2026
Third Reading/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2026
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy Elik
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
Second Reading - Short Debate
Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
Do Pass / Short Debate Personnel & Pensions Committee ; 011-000-000
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
Pension Note Filed
Assigned to Personnel & Pensions Committee
Arrived in House
Chief House Sponsor Rep. Gregg Johnson
First Reading
Referred to Rules Committee
Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Steve McClure
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** April 15, 2026
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Doris Turner
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert Peters
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Paul Faraci
Second Reading
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading February 26, 2026
Do Pass Education ; 012-000-000
Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 25, 2026
Assigned to Education
Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael W. Halpin
First Reading
Referred to Assignments
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Full Text of SB2953 Home Legislation Full Text SB2953 - 104th General Assembly Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Select Menu Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Printer Friendly Version Introduced Engrossed Printer Friendly Version Introduced Engrossed Open PDF SB2953 Engrossed LRB104 18684 RPS 32127 b 1 AN ACT concerning public employee benefits. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Illinois Pension Code is amended by 5 changing Section 16-118 as follows: 6 (40 ILCS 5/16-118) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 16-118) 7 Sec. 16-118. Retirement. "Retirement": Entry upon a 8 retirement annuity or receipt of a single-sum retirement 9 benefit granted under this Article after termination of active 10 service as a teacher. 11 (a) An annuitant receiving a retirement annuity other than 12 a disability retirement annuity may accept employment as a 13 teacher from a school board or other employer specified in 14 Section 16-106 without impairing retirement status, if that 15 employment: 16 (1) is not within the school year during which service 17 was terminated; and 18 (2) does not exceed the following: 19 (i) before July 1, 2001, 100 paid days or 500 paid 20 hours in any school year; 21 (ii) during the period beginning July 1, 2001 22 through June 30, 2011, 120 paid days or 600 paid hours 23 in each school year; SB2953 Engrossed - 2 - LRB104 18684 RPS 32127 b 1 (iii) during the period beginning July 1, 2011 2 through June 30, 2018, 100 paid days or 500 paid hours 3 in each school year; 4 (iv) beginning July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2029 5 2026 , 120 paid days or 600 paid hours in each school 6 year, but not more than 100 paid days in the same 7 classroom; 8 (v) (blank); and 9 (vi) beginning July 1, 2029 2026 , 100 paid days or 10 500 paid hours in each school year. 11 Where such permitted employment is partly on a daily and 12 partly on an hourly basis, a day shall be considered as 5 13 hours. 14 (b) Subsection (a) does not apply to an annuitant who 15 returns to teaching under the program established in Section 16 16-150.1, for the duration of his or her participation in that 17 program. 18 (Source: P.A. 102-537, eff. 8-20-21; 102-709, eff. 4-22-22; 19 103-88, eff. 6-9-23; 103-525, eff. 8-11-23.) 20 Section 99. 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