Illinois · House Bill 1247 · 103rd General Assembly

PEN CD-TEACHERS-FORFEITURE

HB 1247 Sponsored by Steven Reick Died in committee

  1. Introduced Jan 18, 2023
  2. In committee Jan 31, 2023
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Amends the Downstate Teacher and Chicago Teacher Articles of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that none of the benefits provided for in either Article shall be paid to a person if the person first becomes a member on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act and a board, after an administrative hearing, determines that the person sexually abused a student. Provides that an employer must notify a board if…

Read the full title (179 words)

Amends the Downstate Teacher and Chicago Teacher Articles of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that none of the benefits provided for in either Article shall be paid to a person if the person first becomes a member on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act and a board, after an administrative hearing, determines that the person sexually abused a student. Provides that an employer must notify a board if a retiring member has been accused of sexually abusing a student. Provides that a board may, through an administrative hearing, review the claim of sexual abuse and may order that benefits be forfeited. Provides that the changes made by the amendatory Act shall not operate to impair any contract or vested right acquired before the effective date of the amendatory Act nor to preclude the right to a refund. Provides that all teachers entering service on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act shall be deemed to have consented to the provisions of the amendatory Act as a condition of membership. Makes conforming changes. Effective immediately.

Every action

12 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Steven Reick
  2. HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Adam M. Niemerg
  3. HouseFirst Reading
  4. CommitteeReferred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  5. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Ryan Spain
  6. CommitteeAssigned to Personnel & Pensions Committee · House Personnel & Pensions
  7. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Travis Weaver
  8. CommitteeRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  9. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin McLaughlin
  10. CommitteeAssigned to Personnel & Pensions Committee · House Personnel & Pensions
  11. CommitteeRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  12. HouseSession Sine Die

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 4 cosponsors: 4 Republicans.

All 4 cosponsors

From Illinois's official records (www.ilga.gov), checked Nov 13, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.