House Floor Amendment No. 2 - Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Creates the Language Equality Acquisition for Deaf, Hard of Hearing, or DeafBlind Children Act. Provides that the Act applies to children from birth to 5 years of age and is subject to appropriation. Provides that the Department of Human Services, in consultation with various State agencies, shall establish a language needs and monitoring program for deaf, hard of hearing, or DeafBlind children. Provides that an advisory committee on language needs and monitoring shall be established. Provides that the Department, in consultation with various State agencies, shall publish a joint action plan that considers the recommendations of the advisory committee and may propose legislation and rules necessary to implement the Act. Provides for reporting, information sharing, and rulemaking. Effective immediately.

  RECENT STATUS

7/30/2026 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0658

7/30/2026 - Effective Date July 30, 2026

7/30/2026 - GOVERNOR APPROVED

Amends the Downstate Teacher Article of the Illinois Pension Code. In provisions requiring an additional employer contribution for certain salary increases greater than 6%, provides that the System shall exclude salary increases given on or after July 1, 2025 resulting from overload work, including summer school, when the school district has certified to the System, and the System has approved the certification, that (i) the overload work is for the sole purpose of classroom instruction in excess of the standard number of classes for a full-time teacher in a school district during a school year and (ii) the salary increases are equal to or less than the rate of pay for classroom instruction computed on the teacher's current salary and work schedule. Effective immediately.

Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 - Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill with the following changes. In provisions requiring an additional employer contribution for certain salary increases greater than 6%, provides that the System shall exclude salary increases given on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act resulting from overload work, summer school, or stipend work when the school district has certified to the System, and the System has approved the certification, that the overload work, summer school, or the stipend work is for the sole purpose of classroom instruction in excess of the standard number of classes for a full-time teacher in a school district during a school year (instead of shall exclude salary increases given on or after July 1, 2025 resulting from overload work, including summer school, when the school district has certified to the System, and the System has approved the certification, that (i) the overload work is for the sole purpose of classroom instruction in excess of the standard number of classes for a full-time teacher in a school district during a school year and (ii) the salary increases are equal to or less than the rate of pay for classroom instruction computed on the teacher's current salary and work schedule). Effective immediately.

  RECENT STATUS

7/10/2026 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0544

7/10/2026 - Effective Date July 10, 2026

7/10/2026 - GOVERNOR APPROVED

Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. In a provision concerning the prosecution of a person for an offense of criminal sexual assault, predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, aggravated criminal sexual assault, criminal sexual abuse, aggravated criminal sexual abuse, aggravated battery, or aggravated domestic battery, deletes which states that there is provision a rebuttable presumption that the testimony of a victim who is a child under 13 years of age shall occur outside the courtroom and the child's testimony shall be shown in the courtroom by means of a closed circuit television. Deletes that this presumption may be overcome if the defendant can prove by clear and convincing evidence that the child victim will not suffer severe emotional distress. Provides that, if the court denies the State's request for the child victim's testimony to be taken outside the courtroom, the court shall toll the speedy trial requirements for 30 days to allow the State to present the motion to the court again before trial requesting the child's testimony to be taken outside the courtroom by means of a closed circuit television.

Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 - In the provision that provides that before the court permits the testimony of a victim outside the courtroom that is to be shown in the courtroom by means of a closed circuit television, the court must make a finding that the testimony by means of closed circuit television does not unduly prejudice (rather than prejudice) the defendant. Deletes a provision that states that if the court denies the State's request for the child victim's testimony to be taken outside the courtroom, the court shall toll the speedy trial requirements for 30 days to allow the State to present the motion to the court again before trial requesting the child's testimony to be taken outside the courtroom by means of a closed circuit television.

  RECENT STATUS

8/7/2026 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0760

8/7/2026 - Effective Date January 1, 2027

8/7/2026 - GOVERNOR APPROVED

Amends the School Boards Article of the School Code. Provides that the length of a contract between a deactivating school district that is seeking to send its students to more than one district and the receiving district shall be for 4 (rather than 2) school years, but the districts may renew the contract for a length of time that is mutually agreed upon by the districts (rather than for additional one-year or 2-year periods).

  RECENT STATUS

7/24/2026 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0592

7/24/2026 - Effective Date January 1, 2027

7/24/2026 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0592

House Floor Amendment No. 4 - Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the School Code. In provisions concerning the administration of asthma medication, epinephrine injectors, opioid antagonists, and oxygen, provides that "trained personnel" includes coaches and athletic trainers. Defines "coach" as a volunteer or employee of a school who is responsible for organizing and supervising students to teach or train them in the fundamental skills of an interscholastic athletic activity, and provides that "coach" refers to both a head coach and an assistant coach. Defines "athletic trainer" as a licensed athletic trainer hired by or contracted by a school district or the governing body of a charter school or nonpublic school to aid a school in the evaluation, prevention, or physical reconditioning of injuries and the management of asthma, the prevention of asthma symptoms, and emergency asthma response in a school setting. Provides that a school district, public school, charter school, or nonpublic school may maintain a supply of asthma medication in a practice field or gym. Provides that the changes made by the amendatory Act are subject to appropriation or available grant funding.

  RECENT STATUS

6/26/2026 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0484

6/26/2026 - Effective Date January 1, 2027

6/26/2026 - GOVERNOR APPROVED

House Floor Amendment No. 1 - Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Creates the Higher Education Student Support and Academic Freedom Act. Provides that public institutions of higher education shall strive to foster an environment that is free from unlawful discrimination or harassment based on any protected characteristic under applicable law, to maintain clear, content-neutral conduct standards and reporting channels designed to address unlawful discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and retaliation, and to have clear policies describing how students with disabilities can request and receive reasonable accommodations to enable equal academic and campus participation. Prohibits public institutions of higher education from unlawfully infringing on students' constitutional rights to free speech, press, assembly, and petition. Provides that public institutions of higher education shall have the ability to allow students to form and join associations and to allow students to engage in lawful, peaceful protest. Provides that public institutions of higher education shall strive to publish clear, accurate, and timely information regarding courses, degree pathways, credit evaluation and transferability, and graduation criteria and to assess academic performance based on demonstrated learning and achievement and pursuant to published standards. Provides that students have the right to inspect, review, and request corrections to higher educational records. Provides that public institutions of higher education shall have the ability to ensure academic programs are guided by professional and disciplinary standards and academic integrity. Provides that public institutions of higher education shall strive to provide students with information and opportunities in pertinent academic programs that promote workforce-relevant skills, career exploration, and stackable or recognized credentials of value, to provide independently accredited education that integrates broad learning, cultivates transferable skills, and prepares students for engaged citizenship, to provide students with a fair disciplinary process appropriate to the nature of the applicable disciplinary charge, to follow published policies and provide internal appeal routes for adverse educational actions as appropriate or required by applicable law, and to clearly disclose tuition, fees, and applicable, material financial obligations prior to and during enrollment. Provides that public institutions of higher education shall have the ability to publish transparent policies on tuition refunds, withdrawals, and cancellations and shall strive to provide a timely, transparent, and consistent evaluation of transfer credits using published criteria. Sets forth provisions concerning construction of the Act.

  RECENT STATUS

8/7/2026 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0768

8/7/2026 - Effective Date January 1, 2027

8/7/2026 - GOVERNOR APPROVED

Amends the School Code. Extends the time period during which a school district other than the Chicago school district may transfer moneys from specified funds for any purpose from June 30, 2026 to June 30, 2029. Effective immediately.

  RECENT STATUS

7/24/2026 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0602

7/24/2026 - Effective Date July 24, 2026

7/24/2026 - GOVERNOR APPROVED

Amends the Regional Superintendent of Schools Article of the School Code. With respect to the requirement that institutes provide instruction on trauma-informed practices and include the definitions of trauma, trauma-responsive learning environments, and whole child before the first student attendance day of each school year, makes changes to the definitions of "trauma" and "trauma-responsive learning environments". Defines "trauma-informed practices" to include awareness of populations for whom trauma may be ongoing, relational, and developmentally expressed over time. Effective immediately.

  RECENT STATUS

7/24/2026 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0612

7/24/2026 - Effective Date July 24, 2026

7/24/2026 - GOVERNOR APPROVED

Amends the Child Care Act of 1969. Provides that a licensed day care center may hire an individual who is in the process of completing the educational requirements set forth in administrative rules as an Interim Conditional Child Care Director for a period of 12 months. Requires the hired individual to provide documentation that shows that the individual is enrolled in courses that meet the requirements set forth in administrative rules. Provides that the individual shall be enrolled in an accredited college or university. Provides that during the 12-month employment period, an Interim Conditional Child Care Director with specified qualifications is exempt from the educational requirements set forth in administrative rules.

House Floor Amendment No. 2 - Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Sets forth the educational requirements for child care directors hired on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Makes changes to the qualifications for interim conditional child care directors. Provides that only licensed day care centers that have already employed at least one fully qualified and credentialed child care director may hire an interim conditional child care director. Provides that any licensed day care center that employs an interim conditional child care director is restricted to hiring no more than 2 interim conditional child care directors for every employed credentialed and qualified child care director. Effective immediately.

Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 - Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill with the following changes. Provides that a licensed day care center may employ (rather than hire) an individual who is in the process of completing the educational requirements set forth in the Illinois Administrative Code as an interim conditional child care director for the period of 12 months if they meet the conditions outlined in specific provisions. Provides that an individual employed under the provision shall comply with the process established by the Department of Early Childhood. Requires the licensed day care center, at the time of the individual's employment, to provide documentation that shows that the individual is enrolled in courses at an accredited college or university that satisfy those requirements. Provides that any licensed day care center that employs an interim conditional child care director is restricted to hiring no more than one interim conditional child care director (rather than 2 interim conditional child care directors) for every credentialed and qualified child care director employed. Provides that if an interim conditional child care director leaves the position of interim conditional child care director during the 12-month period, the licensed day care center may employ a new interim conditional child care director to replace the previous interim conditional child care director. Provides that a day care center shall ensure direct supervision on an ongoing basis by a fully qualified child care director practicing in the State of Illinois, with a minimum of monthly on-site check-ins, unless the supervising director determines that more frequent check-ins are required, which shall continue for the entire duration of any interim conditional child care director's appointment. Provides that an interim conditional child care director shall not be scheduled during any hours when an interim conditional teacher is on duty. Provides that parents and caregivers shall be notified if an interim conditional child care director is employed by a day care center, and that this information shall be posted in a common area that is visible to parents and caregivers for the duration of the interim period. Provides that failure to comply with the provisions shall result in a violation and the issuance of a corrective action plan. Provides that the Department shall adopt rules to implement the provisions in accordance with the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. Provides that the provision is repealed on June 30, 2032. Effective July 1, 2027.

  RECENT STATUS

8/7/2026 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0773

8/7/2026 - Effective Date July 1, 2027

8/7/2026 - GOVERNOR APPROVED

Amends the School Code. Allows a school district to comply with provisions concerning school unused food sharing plans by implementing a share table. Provides that the school district may develop and follow a policy on standard operating procedures for share tables. Effective August 1, 2027.

  RECENT STATUS

7/31/2026 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0684

7/31/2026 - Effective Date August 1, 2027

7/31/2026 - GOVERNOR APPROVED

House Floor Amendment No. 1 - Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Employment of Teachers Article of the School Code. Provides that beginning with continuing education coursework completed on or after July 1, 2026, a school district, special education cooperative, or other public educational employer that provides for salary advancement for classroom teachers and administrators based on the completion of graduate-level, continuing education credit may recognize continuing education coursework for purposes of salary advancement only if the continuing education coursework meets specified requirements. Provides that nothing in the provisions impairs the ability of the parties to a collective bargaining agreement to negotiate salary schedules or compensation structures, as long as any continuing education coursework recognized for salary advancement complies with the provision requirements beginning with collective bargaining agreements entered into, modified, extended, or renewed on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Provides that nothing in the provisions requires a school district, special education cooperative, or other public educational employer to create a salary schedule or salary advancement pathway where one does not otherwise exist. Provides that implementation of the provisions shall be determined by each school district, special education cooperative, or other public educational employer. Effective immediately.

  RECENT STATUS

8/7/2026 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0795

8/7/2026 - Effective Date August 7, 2026

8/7/2026 - GOVERNOR APPROVED

Amends the School Code. Makes changes to provisions regarding departments and functions of the State Board of Education, the teacher supply and demand report, waivers and modifications of mandates and administrative rules, audits of a school district's accounts, statements of affairs, the Illinois Purchased Care Review Board, evidence-based funding, the State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, qualifications of educators, provisional educator endorsements on Educator Licenses with Stipulations, educator testing exemptions, the Teacher Performance Assessment Advisory Committee, teacher and principal model evaluation templates, children and students who are parents, expectant parents, or victims of domestic or sexual violence, the advisory committee under the Critical Health Problems and Comprehensive Health Education Act, and charter school renewals. Changes the following terms: "Teacher Certificate Fee Revolving Fund" to "Teacher Licensure Fee Revolving Fund"; "foreign countries" to "countries other than the United States"; "ethnic school" to "community-based heritage language school"; "foreign language" to "world language"; and "epinephrine injector" to "epinephrine delivery system". Repeals the Community Service Education Act, and makes changes in the Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness Act. Makes other and conforming changes in the School Code, the State Finance Act, and various Acts relating to the governance of public universities. Effective immediately.

House Committee Amendment No. 1 - Makes conforming changes in the School Code with respect to changing the term "foreign language" to "world language" and the term "foreign citizen" to "citizen of a country other than the United States".

Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 - Amends House Bill 3772 of the 104th General Assembly, if and only if that bill becomes law, to specify that the amendatory provisions regarding the suspension or expulsion of students in the School Code and the amendatory provisions regarding grants for preschool educational programs in the Department of Early Childhood Act take effect July 1, 2028 (rather than 2027).

  RECENT STATUS

8/7/2026 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0803

8/7/2026 - Effective Date August 7, 2026

8/7/2026 - GOVERNOR APPROVED

House Floor Amendment No. 4 - Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the School Code. Provides that on or before the beginning of the 2027-2028 school year, each school board and charter school shall adopt and implement a wireless communication device policy. Requires the policy and administrative responses for violations of the policy to be published in a student handbook, if one exists. Establishes exceptions for the use of a wireless communication device during school time. Prohibits a school district or charter school from enforcing the wireless communication device policy through fees, fines, suspensions, expulsions, or the deployment of a school resource officer or local law enforcement officer. Sets forth how the policy shall be developed. Provides that a school board, the governing body of a charter school, and any school personnel are immune from any liability resulting from damage to a wireless communication device if the device is stored in good faith and in accordance with the wireless communication device policy. Provides that the wireless communication device policy shall be posted on the school district's or charter school's publicly accessible Internet website. Requires, by September 1, 2026, the State Board of Education to post on its website a template for a model wireless communication device policy. Provides that if a school district or charter school has an existing wireless communication device policy in place before the effective date of the amendatory Act that limits wireless communication devices during a majority of or the entirety of the school day, the district or charter school may keep its existing policy in place through the 2030-2031 school year, at which point the district or charter school must adopt a wireless communication device policy meeting the requirements the amendatory Act. Makes other and conforming changes. Effective immediately.

  RECENT STATUS

7/28/2026 - Effective Date July 28, 2026

7/28/2026 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0657

7/28/2026 - GOVERNOR APPROVED

Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 - Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the School Boards Article of the School Code. In provisions concerning in-service training programs, provides that the instruction on the federal Americans with Disabilities Act, as it pertains to the school environment, includes, without limitation, service animals.

  RECENT STATUS

7/24/2026 - Effective Date January 1, 2027

7/24/2026 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0628

7/24/2026 - GOVERNOR APPROVED

Amends the County Shelter Care and Detention Home Act, the Illinois Local Library Act, the Public Library District Act of 1991, the Village Library Act, the Libraries in Parks Act, the Assisted Living and Shared Housing Act, the Nursing Home Care Act, the Child Care Act of 1969, the Illinois Public Aid Code, the Unified Code of Corrections, and the Probation and Probation Officers Act to require the placement of contact information for the 9-8-8 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. Amends the School Code. With respect to the comprehensive health education program, provides that a school board shall require each public school serving students in any of grades 6 through 12 to assess courses and seminars available to those students through their regular academic experiences and implement age-appropriate, evidence-based suicide prevention curricula if opportunities for integration exist. Further amends the Unified Code of Corrections. In provisions concerning an inmate's successful transition to the community, provides that release planning shall include access to suicide prevention resources.

Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 - Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Provides that the Act may be referred to as Tammurra's Act. Amends the Public Higher Education Act, the University of Illinois Hospital Act, and the Hospital Licensing Act. Requires a public institution of higher education to place contact information for the 9-8-8 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline in each of its facilities in a prominent location that is visible to and accessible by students and staff. Requires a hospital to conspicuously post contact information for the 9-8-8 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline in the hospital, either by physical or electronic means, for display in an area of its offices accessible by patients, employees, and visitors. Removes the provisions amending the Illinois Public Aid Code.

House Floor Amendment No. 1 - In the provisions of the School Code concerning the comprehensive health education program, removes the amendatory language requiring a school board, in implementing suicide prevention curricula, to require each public school serving students in any of grades 6 through 12 to assess courses and seminars available to those students through their regular academic experiences. Allows the State Board of Education to make resource materials available to support school districts and educators with evidence-based, developmentally appropriate resources regarding student instruction in the topics of mental health and illness and to make these resource materials available on the State Board's Internet website.

  RECENT STATUS

8/7/2026 - Effective Date January 1, 2027

8/7/2026 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0808

8/7/2026 - GOVERNOR APPROVED

Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 - Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Educator Licensure Article of the School Code. Changes the requirements for issuance of a paraprofessional educator endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations as follows: Requires the applicant to be at least 18 years of age and using the Educator License with Stipulations exclusively for grades prekindergarten through 8 until the individual reaches the age of 19 years or be 19 years of age or older and otherwise meet the criteria for a paraprofessional educator endorsement. Requires the applicant to also meet at least one of the following requirements: (i) hold a high school diploma or its recognized equivalent and pass a paraprofessional competency test; (ii) hold an associate degree or a minimum of 60 semester hours of credit from a regionally accredited institution of higher education; or (iii) if applicable, have been issued a short-term approval for paraprofessionals and have been employed as a paraprofessional educator for each year the short-term approval is valid, have paid the required license renewal fee, and have been determined by the school district to have met specified competencies. Makes other changes.

  RECENT STATUS

7/24/2026 - Effective Date January 1, 2027

7/24/2026 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0631

7/24/2026 - GOVERNOR APPROVED

Amends the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF) Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Increases, except for persons who first retired prior to the effective date of the amendatory Act, the amount of the death benefit from $3,000 to $8,000. Makes conforming changes. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement.

Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 - Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following change. Further amends the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF) Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Adds regional water commissions under the Illinois Municipal Code to the list of participating instrumentalities. Effective immediately, except that certain changes to the Illinois Pension Code are effective January 1, 2027.

  RECENT STATUS

8/7/2026 - Effective Date January 1, 2027; Some Provisions

8/7/2026 - Effective Date August 7, 2026; Some Provisions

8/7/2026 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0810

Amends the Evaluation of Certified Employees Article of the School Code. Prohibits an evaluator from using an artificial intelligence tool to assign a numerical score or qualitative rating for any component of a teacher's evaluation or any evaluation task that requires professional judgment. However, allows an artificial intelligence tool to be used to support the evaluator in administrative tasks.

Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 - Replaces everything after the enacting clause with the provisions of the introduced bill, and makes the following changes: Provides that a teacher is prohibited from using an artificial intelligence tool to generate evidence of professional practice that will be used by an evaluator to evaluate the teacher's performance; however, an artificial intelligence tool may be used by a teacher to support the teacher in administrative tasks. Makes changes concerning the joint committee requirement. Provides that if a teacher uses an artificial intelligence tool, the name and specific purpose of the artificial intelligence tool must be disclosed to the evaluator evaluating the teacher.

  RECENT STATUS

7/10/2026 - Effective Date January 1, 2027

7/10/2026 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0565

7/10/2026 - GOVERNOR APPROVED

Amends the Evaluation of Certified Employees Article of the School Code. Provides that, beginning July 1, 2026, if a school district and its teachers cannot reach agreement over the decision on whether to incorporate the use of data and indicators on student growth as a factor in rating teaching performance into a teacher evaluation plan and there is no collective bargaining agreement that includes or incorporates by reference the teacher evaluation plan, then the student growth component shall be removed from the teacher evaluation plan. Effective immediately.

Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 - Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following change. Provides that if the parties cannot reach agreement over the decision on whether to incorporate a student growth component into the teacher evaluation plan and there is no collective bargaining agreement that includes or incorporates by reference the use of a student growth component in the teacher evaluation plan (rather than that includes or incorporates by reference the teacher evaluation plan), then the student growth component shall be removed from the teacher evaluation plan. Effective immediately.

  RECENT STATUS

7/24/2026 - Effective Date July 24, 2026

7/24/2026 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0646

7/24/2026 - GOVERNOR APPROVED

Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 - Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Employment of Teachers Article of the School Code. In a provision requiring a school board, before setting a hearing on charges stemming from causes that are considered remediable, to give a teacher reasonable warning, in writing, stating specifically the causes that, if not removed, may result in charges, requires the written warning to specify the nature of the alleged misconduct that needs to be remedied. Provides that nothing in the provisions precludes a board from asserting that the specific conduct alleged in the original warning is part of an alleged pattern of behavior, but any subsequent action must be reasonably related to the specific conduct alleged in the original warning. Allows the teacher to request and requires the teacher to be granted an opportunity to respond to the findings in the written warning, either in person or in writing before the board, prior to the board's formal vote to approve the warning. Provides that if the teacher is in disagreement with the final action of the board, the teacher may take the written warning to binding arbitration. Provides that the arbitrator shall have the power to render a decision on the written warning, which shall be final and binding on both parties. Provides that each party shall pay one-half of the cost of the arbitration proceedings and each party is entitled to representation of the party's choosing at all stages in this process. Effective immediately.

  RECENT STATUS

7/24/2026 - Effective Date July 24, 2026

7/24/2026 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0647

7/24/2026 - GOVERNOR APPROVED

Amends the School Code. In a provision related to student discipline policies and the establishment of a parent-teacher advisory committee, defines "parent-teacher advisory committee" and requires teachers to be selected for a parent-teacher advisory committee in cooperation with the school district's teachers or, if applicable, the exclusive bargaining representative of the district's teachers. In a provision regarding the suspension or expulsion of a student, provides that gross disobedience or misconduct shall be defined by school board policy, in collaboration with the school district's parent-teacher advisory committee.

Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 - Replaces everything after the enacting clause with the provisions of the introduced bill, and makes the following changes: Makes a change to the definition of "parent-teacher advisory committee". Provides that policy review includes the impact of student behavior on students and school personnel. Provides that the criminal and civil offenses committed by students that are reported under the reciprocal reporting system between a school district and local law enforcement agencies includes attacks on school personnel. Removes the provision regarding the suspension or expulsion of a student.

  RECENT STATUS

7/24/2026 - Effective Date January 1, 2027

7/24/2026 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0648

7/24/2026 - GOVERNOR APPROVED

Amends the School Code. Allows a school district, public school, charter school, or nonpublic school to authorize a school nurse or trained personnel to: (1) provide undesignated ready-to-use glucagon to authorized personnel to administer ready-to-use glucagon to a student that meets the student's prescription on file; (2) administer undesignated ready-to-use glucagon that meets the prescription on file to any student who has a plan that authorizes the use of ready-to-use glucagon; and (3) administer undesignated ready-to-use glucagon to any person that the school nurse or trained personnel believes in good faith is having a severe hypoglycemia emergency. Makes conforming changes regarding liability, where and when the undesignated ready-to-use glucagon may be administered, supply maintenance, notification of administration to the student's parent or guardian or emergency contact, training, and reports of administration to the State Board of Education, General Assembly, and Department of Public Health.

Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 - Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Changes the term "undesignated ready-to-use glucagon" to "undesignated glucagon". Makes changes to allow a school nurse or trained personnel to provide undesignated glucagon to any personnel authorized under a student's Individual Health Care Action Plan, in accordance with the student's prescriber's order or federal Section 504 plan, individualized education program, or other written accommodations plan, to administer glucagon to the student and to administer undesignated glucagon to a student in accordance with the student's prescriber's order, Individual Health Care Action Plan, or Section 504 plan, individualized education program, or other written accommodations plan that authorizes the use of glucagon. Removes language that allows a school nurse or trained personnel to administer undesignated ready-to-use glucagon to any person whom the school nurse or trained personnel in good faith believes to be experiencing a severe hypoglycemia emergency while in school, while at a school-sponsored activity, while under the supervision of school personnel, or before or after normal school activities. Provides for the reporting of the age of the student receiving the undesignated glucagon (rather than the age and type of person receiving the undesignated ready-to-use glucagon). Makes related changes.

  RECENT STATUS

7/24/2026 - Effective Date January 1, 2027

7/24/2026 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0655

7/24/2026 - GOVERNOR APPROVED

Amends the Rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities Act. Changes the name of the Illinois School for the Visually Impaired to the Illinois School for the Blind. Makes conforming changes to the Personnel Code, the School Code, the School Safety Drill Act, the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act, and the MRSA Prevention, Control, and Reporting Act.

  RECENT STATUS

7/31/2026 - Effective Date January 1, 2027

7/31/2026 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0716

7/31/2026 - GOVERNOR APPROVED

House Floor Amendment No. 1 - Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Creates the Bond Authorization Act of 2026. Amends the State Finance Act, the General Obligation Bond Act, and the Build Illinois Bond Act. Makes changes in provisions concerning bond authorizations. Effective immediately.

  RECENT STATUS

6/16/2026 - Effective Date June 16, 2026

6/16/2026 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0469

6/16/2026 - GOVERNOR APPROVED

Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 - Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Board of Higher Education Act and the Public Community College Act. Provides that, by September 1, 2028 and every September 1 thereafter, the Board of Higher Education or the Illinois Community College Board, respectively, shall compile and make available to the public an annual report that contains the following information for public institutions of higher education: (1) the number of credit hours taught by full-time instructional faculty, organized by institution, tenure status, including tenure-line and nontenure-line, and discipline; and (2) the number of credit hours taught by part-time instructional faculty, organized by institution and discipline.

  RECENT STATUS

7/31/2026 - Effective Date January 1, 2027

7/31/2026 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0720

7/31/2026 - GOVERNOR APPROVED

Amends the School Code. Provides that when registering or seeking recognition status with the State Board of Education, a nonpublic elementary or secondary school shall include assurances that the school will not prohibit religious hairstyles, hair-related religious practices, or facial hair worn in accordance with a student's or employee's sincerely held religious beliefs, observance, or practice. Provides that a school uniform or dress code policy adopted by a school board or local school council may not include or apply to religious hairstyles, hair-related religious practices, or facial hair worn in accordance with a student's sincerely held religious beliefs, observance, or practice. Makes conforming changes. Effective immediately.

Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 - Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following change. In provisions concerning the registration and recognition of non-public elementary and secondary schools, provides that a non-public, sectarian school that has registered or seeks to register or that has obtained or seeks to obtain recognition status is not subject to the requirements of the provisions that restrict a school's ability to adopt, enforce, or apply policies regarding religious hairstyles, hair-related religious practices, or facial hair worn in accordance with a student's or employee's sincerely held religious beliefs, observance, or practice. Effective immediately.

  RECENT STATUS

7/31/2026 - Effective Date July 31, 2026

7/31/2026 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0723

7/31/2026 - GOVERNOR APPROVED

Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 - Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the School Code. In a provision concerning twice-exceptional children, changes references from "children" to "students". Sets forth what the suggested best practices for addressing the educational and related needs of a twice-exceptional student, as well as any student who (i) is gifted, talented, or accelerated or would benefit from an advanced academic program and (ii) is eligible for a federal Section 504 plan, may include. Allows a school board to adopt a policy to allow for the development of a written education plan to address the advanced abilities or achievement levels of twice-exceptional students through individualized services, goals, accommodations, and objectives for a student, while continuing to provide services and support for the student's disabilities in all educational settings. Effective immediately.

  RECENT STATUS

8/7/2026 - Effective Date August 7, 2026

8/7/2026 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0822

8/7/2026 - GOVERNOR APPROVED

Amends the Student Transfer Achievement Reform Act. Provides that the Board of Higher Education and the Illinois Community College Board shall develop a policy to foster the reverse transfer of credit for any student who has accumulated at least 30 (rather than 15) hours of academic credit at a community college and a sufficient number of hours of academic credit at a State university in the prescribed courses necessary to meet a community college's requirements to be awarded an associate degree. Provides that each State university shall automatically notify any transfer student accepted to the State university with at least 30 hours of academic credit at a community college of the option for the reverse transfer of credit within the student's first term of enrollment. Provides that a community college shall provide notification to a student wishing to reverse transfer earned academic credit with instructions on application for conferral of an associate degree. Provides that a community college or State university may not charge an application, transfer evaluation, or graduation fee or any other fee associated with conferral of an associate degree through reverse transfer. Provides that a community college shall include each student awarded an associate degree through reverse transfer within its student information system. Effective immediately.

Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 - Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following change. Provides that each State university shall automatically provide, to any transfer student who is accepted to the State university with at least 30 hours of academic credit at a community college, notice of the option for the reverse transfer of credit after the transfer student has earned a combined total of 60 hours of academic credit at the community college and the State university. Effective immediately.

  RECENT STATUS

7/31/2026 - Effective Date July 31, 2026

7/31/2026 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0741

7/31/2026 - GOVERNOR APPROVED

Amends the School Code. Provides that a truant minor may not be administratively withdrawn (rather than expelled) for nonattendance unless he or she has accrued 15 consecutive days of absences without valid cause and the student cannot be located by the school district or the school district has located the student but cannot, after exhausting all available supportive services, compel the student to return to school. Requires a school district to make at least 3 documented attempts to notify the parent or guardian of its intent to administratively withdraw a student prior to withdrawing the student. Effective immediately.

  RECENT STATUS

7/31/2026 - Effective Date July 31, 2026

7/31/2026 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0743

7/31/2026 - GOVERNOR APPROVED

Amends the Downstate Teacher Article of the Illinois Pension Code. In a provision concerning the contribution required to establish service credit for certain service as a teacher or administrator employed by a private school recognized by the Illinois State Board of Education, changes the amount of the interest payment required to establish that service credit from interest at the actuarially assumed rate to regular interest.

  RECENT STATUS

7/31/2026 - Effective Date January 1, 2027

7/31/2026 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0749

7/31/2026 - GOVERNOR APPROVED