The Illinois General Assembly offers the Google Translate™ service for visitor convenience. In no way should it be considered accurate as to the translation of any content herein.
Visitors of the Illinois General Assembly website are encouraged to use other translation services available on the internet.
The English language version is always the official and authoritative version of this website.
NOTE: To return to the original English language version, select the "Show Original" button on the Google Translate™ menu bar at the top of the window.
Synopsis As Introduced Amends the Illinois Grant Funds Recovery Act to make a change concerning school maintenance project grants. Amends the Soybean Ink Act to make a change concerning school districts. Amends the School Code. Removes outdated provisions regarding social science learning standards and provisions regarding meeting minimum higher education preparation and admission requirements. Removes language providing that students who do not take the State's final accountability assessment or its approved alternate assessment may not receive a regular high school diploma unless the student is exempted from taking the State assessments. Prohibits a school board from discriminating against, punishing, or penalizing a student because the student's parents or guardians are unable to pay any required fees or fines for the loss of school property. Removes the requirement that all paper purchased by a board of education, public schools, and attendance centers for publication of student newspapers be recycled newsprint. Increases the age for when an individualized education program must include transition services. Removes the minimum hour requirements for training on concussions and on issues related to domestic and sexual violence. Removes the requirement that a police training academy job training program be open to all students and that participation be tracked. Creates the School Code Mandate Reduction Council. Makes changes concerning commemorative holidays. Renumbers and reorganizes the Course of Study Article and other provisions. Makes conforming and other changes in various Acts. Repeals various Sections of the School Code, the Voting by Minors Act, and the Critical Health Problems and Comprehensive Health Education Act. Effective immediately.
In the provisions amending the Illinois Grant Funds Recovery Act, removes a reference to grants in excess of $25,000. In the provisions amending the School Code, restores current law regarding State goals and assessments and special education transition services. Requires the School Code Mandate Reduction Council to meet no less than 4 times between October 1, 2025 and September 1, 2026 (rather than between July 1, 2025 and December 1, 2025). With respect to online safety and media literacy, requires the State Board of Education, subject to appropriation, to prepare and make available multidisciplinary instructional resources and professional learning opportunities for educators (rather than requiring the State Board, by July 1, 2026, to create online safety education curriculum resource materials for all public schools); makes related changes. In a provision regarding general permissive education, changes references from "school", "eligible entity", and "entity" to "school or school board". Further amends the School Code to change (rather than repeal) a Section regarding final grades and promotion. Removes language from that Section providing that no public high school of a school district shall withhold a student's grades, transcripts, or diploma because of an unpaid balance on the student's school account and that at the end of each school year, the school district shall catalogue and report to the State Board the total amount that remains unpaid by students due to the prohibition.
Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Provides that a school board may not discriminate against, punish, or penalize a student in any way because of an unpaid balance on the student's school account. Includes age and developmentally appropriate consent education (rather than consent education) as part of the comprehensive health education program; makes related changes.
House Committee Amendment No. 1 In the School Code, adds additional members to the School Code Mandate Reduction Council. Provides that, on and after January 1, 2027, the members of the Council shall be reduced by 4 members.
This site is maintained for the Illinois General Assembly
by the Legislative Information System, 705 Stratton Building, Springfield, Illinois 62706
Contact ILGA Webmaster