Hirschauer backs HB2564 to revise teacher salary contribution requirements

Rep. Maura Hirschauer (D-49th) supported HB2564, aiming to revise employer contribution requirements for certain teacher salary increases, during the 104th General Assembly on May 31, 2026, according to the Illinois House. The bill was approved in the House with a 92-25 vote.

The official summary identifies the measure as: "PEN CD-TRS-SALARY INCREASES."

Following is our summary based on the bill text, with explanatory notes to clarify its contents.

This legislation updates the Illinois Pension Code to change the rules for additional employer contributions when teacher salary increases exceed 6%. The amendment exempts pay raises awarded from July 1, 2025, onward for overload teaching assignments—such as summer classes—from these extra contributions. Eligibility requires school districts to certify, and obtain approval, that such overload work is exclusively for classroom instruction outside the usual full-time schedule, and that raises granted do not exceed teachers' regular pay rates calculated from their existing salaries and work hours. The new law takes immediate effect.

The official action recorded for HB2564 was 'Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs'.

Hirschauer holds a BA from Colby College.

She was first elected as a Democrat to the Illinois State House in 2021 and represents the 49th House District, taking over from Karina Villa.

Illinois legislation follows a multi-stage process that begins with introduction, continues through committee evaluation, floor debate and votes in both House and Senate, and ultimately proceeds to the governor for approval or veto. The General Assembly operates on a biennial cycle. While thousands of bills are introduced each session, relatively few pass through every stage to become law.