{"slug": "illinois-senate-bill-2909-school-teacher-evaluation-using-ai", "title": "Illinois Senate Bill 2909: School Teacher Evaluation Using AI", "summary": "Illinois Senate Bill 2909, titled 'SCH CD-TEACHER EVALUATION-AI,' was recorded as Public Act 104-0565 on July 10, 2026, but its effective date has not been announced. The legislation, which applies statewide, requires employers to notify employees when AI assists in hiring, reviews, promotions, or discipline, and prohibits AI that discriminates against protected classes, including via ZIP-code proxies.", "body_md": "Illinois Senate Bill 2909, titled “SCH CD-TEACHER EVALUATION-AI,” was recorded as Public Act 104-0565 on July 10, 2026. The bill’s effective date has not been announced.\n\nSenate Bill 2909, identified as SB 2909, carries the title “SCH CD-TEACHER EVALUATION-AI” and applies statewide in Illinois. The bill was recorded on July 10, 2026 and is listed as Public Act 104-0565.\n\nThe legislation has been signed, but no effective date is provided, so it is not known when the provisions will take effect. Until an effective date is set, the bill’s requirements are not yet operative.\n\n## Illinois — what the law requires\n\nThe figures AI Law Tracker holds for Illinois — tracked jurisdiction-wide, not derived from this story. [See every source on the Illinois law page →](/laws/illinois)\n\n**Key requirement. **Employers must notify employees when AI assists in hiring, reviews, promotions, or discipline, and may not use AI that discriminates against protected classes (including via ZIP-code proxies).\n\nJurisdiction record last verified Jul 11, 2026\n\n## Sources & citations\n\n- Senate Bill 2909, identified as SB 2909, carries the title “SCH CD-TEACHER EVALUATION-AI” and applies statewide in Illinois.\n[ilga.gov](https://ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=2909&GAID=18&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=165259&SessionID=114) - The bill was recorded on July 10, 2026 and is listed as Public Act 104-0565.\n[ilga.gov](https://ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=2909&GAID=18&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=165259&SessionID=114) - No effective date is provided, so it is not known when the provisions will take effect.\n[ilga.gov](https://ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=2909&GAID=18&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=165259&SessionID=114)\n\n## See the full AI law picture for Illinois\n\nStatuses, deadlines, penalties, and primary sources — kept current on AI Law Tracker.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/illinois-senate-bill-2909-school-teacher-evaluation-using-ai", "canonical_source": "https://ai-law-tracker.com/news/illinois-sb-2909-illinois-senate-bill-2909-school-teacher-evaluation-using-ai", "published_at": "2026-07-31 11:40:01+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-07-31 11:42:00.306991+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-policy"], "entities": ["Illinois Senate Bill 2909", "Public Act 104-0565", "AI Law Tracker"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/illinois-senate-bill-2909-school-teacher-evaluation-using-ai", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/illinois-senate-bill-2909-school-teacher-evaluation-using-ai.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/illinois-senate-bill-2909-school-teacher-evaluation-using-ai.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/illinois-senate-bill-2909-school-teacher-evaluation-using-ai.jsonld"}}