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HB2521 - 104th General Assembly
SCH CD-CRIMINAL HISTORY CHECK
House Sponsors
Rep. Jeff Keicher - Joyce Mason - Janet Yang Rohr - Nicole La Ha - Kevin Schmidt, Charles Meier, Dan Ugaste, Hoan Huynh and Thaddeus Jones
Senate Sponsors
(Sen. Mary Edly-Allen, Javier L. Cervantes and Graciela Guzmán)
Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
105 ILCS 5/10-21.9from Ch. 122, par. 10-21.9
105 ILCS 5/34-18.5from Ch. 122, par. 34-18.5
Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the School Code. Includes game officials in provisions requiring applicants for employment with a school district to undergo a fingerprint-based criminal history records check and check of the Statewide Sex Offender Database and Statewide Murderer and Violent Offender Against Youth Database.
House Floor Amendment No. 1
Deletes reference to:
Adds reference to:
105 ILCS 25/1.3 new
Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Interscholastic Athletic Organization Act. Provides that an association or other entity that has, as one of its purposes, promoting, sponsoring, regulating, or in any manner providing for interscholastic athletics or any form of athletic competition among schools and students within the State shall require applicants for licensure as an official to authorize a fingerprint-based criminal history records check to determine if such applicants have been convicted of any disqualifying, enumerated criminal or drug offenses or have been convicted, within 7 years of the application for employment with the school district, of any other felony under the laws of the State or of any offense committed or attempted in any other state or against the laws of the United States that, if committed or attempted in the State, would have been punishable as a felony under the laws of the State. Requires the Illinois State Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall furnish, pursuant to a fingerprint-based criminal history records check, records of convictions, forever and hereafter, until expunged, to the executive director for the association or entity that requested the check. Provides that the association executive shall further perform a check of the Statewide Sex Offender Database and the Statewide Murderer and Violent Offender Against Youth Database for each applicant once every 5 years that an applicant remains licensed by the association. Provides that pending full clearance of all background check requirements, the prospective official must be supervised at all times by an individual who received a qualifying result on all background check components. Effective July 1, 2026.
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1
Deletes reference to:
105 ILCS 25/1.3 new
Adds reference to:
105 ILCS 25/1.30 new
Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Interscholastic Athletic Organization Act. Provides that the Illinois High School Association shall be responsible for licensing all game officials. Provides that each applicant for licensure is required, as a condition of licensure, to authorize a fingerprint-based criminal history records check to determine if such applicant has been convicted of any disqualifying, specified criminal or drug offenses. Provides that the Illinois State Police shall charge applicants a fee for conducting the criminal history records check, which shall be deposited into the State Police Services Fund and shall not exceed the actual cost of the records check. Requires the Illinois High School Association to perform a check of the Statewide Sex Offender Database and the Statewide Murderer and Violent Offender Against Youth Database for each applicant once every 5 years that an applicant remains licensed by the Illinois High School Association. Provides that pending full check clearance, a prospective game official must be supervised at all times by an individual who has received full check clearance.
Actions
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/03/2025 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Laura Faver Dias |
| 2/03/2025 | House | Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Joyce Mason |
| 2/04/2025 | House | First Reading |
| 2/04/2025 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 3/04/2025 | House | Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools |
| 3/19/2025 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; 009-000-000 |
| 3/20/2025 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 3/26/2025 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 3/26/2025 | House | Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/07/2025 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Joyce Mason |
| 4/07/2025 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 4/08/2025 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools |
| 4/09/2025 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr |
| 4/09/2025 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; 008-000-000 |
| 4/10/2025 | House | Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Jeff Keicher |
| 4/10/2025 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason |
| 4/10/2025 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicole La Ha |
| 4/10/2025 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Schmidt |
| 4/10/2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles Meier |
| 4/10/2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul Jacobs |
| 4/10/2025 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted |
| 4/10/2025 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/10/2025 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-000-000 |
| 4/10/2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Ugaste |
| 4/10/2025 | House | Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul Jacobs |
| 4/10/2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Hoan Huynh |
| 4/14/2025 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| 4/14/2025 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading |
| 4/14/2025 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen |
| 4/14/2025 | Senate | First Reading |
| 4/14/2025 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 5/06/2025 | Senate | Assigned to Criminal Law |
| 5/06/2025 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mary Edly-Allen |
| 5/06/2025 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments |
| 5/07/2025 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Criminal Law |
| 5/09/2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thaddeus Jones |
| 5/09/2025 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 23, 2025 |
| 5/13/2025 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted |
| 5/13/2025 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes |
| 5/14/2025 | Senate | Do Pass as Amended Criminal Law; 009-000-000 |
| 5/14/2025 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 15, 2025 |
| 5/15/2025 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 5/15/2025 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 20, 2025 |
| 5/21/2025 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 |
| 5/21/2025 | House | Arrived in House |
| 5/21/2025 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1 |
| 5/27/2025 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Graciela Guzmán |
| 7/01/2025 | House | Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee |