103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
SB1659

 

Introduced 2/8/2023, by Sen. Andrew S. Chesney

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
105 ILCS 5/10-20.85 new
105 ILCS 5/34-18.82 new

    Amends the School Code. Provides that school districts may regulate and restrict access to public restrooms, locker rooms, dressing rooms, and other similar places on the basis of biological sex and may also adopt a policy that provides for gender neutral or alternative facilities for students, staff, and members of the public, as the school district deems appropriate. Provides that school districts are not required to: (1) adopt a policy that restricts or regulates access to public restrooms, locker rooms, dressing rooms, and other similar places on the basis of biological sex; (2) adopt a policy that includes the facilitation of gender neutral or alternative facilities for students, staff, and members of the public; (3) limit access by a minor accompanied by an adult guardian of the opposite sex into a specified facility appropriate for the adult guardian; (4) prohibit a person with disabilities from using a specified facility appropriate to the biological sex of either the person with disabilities or of an adult caretaker providing assistance; (5) prohibit access to these facilities by custodial staff, school staff, or other persons in an emergency situation; or (6) alter their current policies on access to public restrooms, locker rooms, dressing rooms, and other similar places.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning education.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Sections
510-20.85 and 34-18.82 as follows:
 
6    (105 ILCS 5/10-20.85 new)
7    Sec. 10-20.85. School restroom access.
8    (a) In this Section, "biological sex" means the physical
9condition of being male or female, as determined by a person's
10chromosomes, assigned at birth.
11    (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a school
12district may regulate and restrict access to public restrooms,
13locker rooms, dressing rooms, and other similar places on the
14basis of biological sex and may adopt a policy that provides
15for gender neutral or alternative facilities for students,
16staff, and members of the public, as the school district deems
17appropriate.
18    (c) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to in any
19way require a school district to:
20        (1) adopt a policy that restricts or regulates access
21    to public restrooms, locker rooms, dressing rooms, and
22    other similar places on the basis of biological sex;
23        (2) adopt a policy that includes the facilitation of

 

 

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1    gender neutral or alternative facilities for students,
2    staff, and members of the public;
3        (3) limit access by a minor accompanied by an adult
4    guardian of the opposite sex into a specified facility
5    appropriate for the adult guardian;
6        (4) prohibit a person with disabilities from using a
7    specified facility appropriate to the biological sex of
8    either the disabled person or of an adult caretaker
9    providing assistance;
10        (5) prohibit access to these facilities by custodial
11    staff, school staff, or other persons in an emergency
12    situation; or
13        (6) alter its current policies on access to public
14    restrooms, locker rooms, dressing rooms, and other similar
15    places.
 
16    (105 ILCS 5/34-18.82 new)
17    Sec. 34-18.82. School restroom access.
18    (a) In this Section, "biological sex" means the physical
19condition of being male or female, as determined by a person's
20chromosomes, assigned at birth.
21    (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the school
22district may regulate and restrict access to public restrooms,
23locker rooms, dressing rooms, and other similar places on the
24basis of biological sex and may adopt a policy that provides
25for gender neutral or alternative facilities for students,

 

 

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1staff, and members of the public, as the school district deems
2appropriate.
3    (c) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to in any
4way require the school district to:
5        (1) adopt a policy that restricts or regulates access
6    to public restrooms, locker rooms, dressing rooms, and
7    other similar places on the basis of biological sex;
8        (2) adopt a policy that includes the facilitation of
9    gender neutral or alternative facilities for students,
10    staff, and members of the public;
11        (3) limit access by a minor accompanied by an adult
12    guardian of the opposite sex into a specified facility
13    appropriate for the adult guardian;
14        (4) prohibit a person with disabilities from using a
15    specified facility appropriate to the biological sex of
16    either the disabled person or of an adult caretaker
17    providing assistance;
18        (5) prohibit access to these facilities by custodial
19    staff, school staff, or other persons in an emergency
20    situation; or
21        (6) alter its current policies on access to public
22    restrooms, locker rooms, dressing rooms, and other similar
23    places.