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HB4553 - 104th General Assembly
SCH ATHLETICS-OFFICIAL-CHECK
Last Action
Hearings
Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools Hearing Mar 19 2026 2:00PM Capitol Building Room 115 Springfield, ILStatutes Amended In Order of Appearance
105 ILCS 25/1.3 new
Synopsis As Introduced
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 licensure, of any other felony under the laws of this 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 this State, would have been punishable as a felony under the laws of this State. Contains provisions concerning the fingerprint-based criminal history records check and a check of the Statewide Sex Offender Database and the Statewide Murderer and Violent Offender Against Youth Database. Provides that pending full clearance of all check requirements, the prospective official must be supervised at all times by an individual who received a qualifying result on all check components. Effective July 1, 2027.
Actions
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/23/2026 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Joyce Mason |
| 1/30/2026 | House | First Reading |
| 1/30/2026 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 3/12/2026 | House | Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools |