SB1616 - 104th General Assembly (2025-2026)
SCH CD-MAJOR SCHOOL EVENTS
Last Action
8/01/2025 - Senate: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0115
Senate Sponsors
Sen. Ram Villivalam - Mike Simmons - Robert Peters - Graciela Guzmán - Sara Feigenholtz, Mike Porfirio, Christopher Belt and Mary Edly-Allen
House Sponsors
(Rep. Tracy Katz Muhl - Laura Faver Dias, Maura Hirschauer, Kevin John Olickal, Bob Morgan, Hoan Huynh, Nabeela Syed, Abdelnasser Rashid, Anna Moeller and Janet Yang Rohr)
Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the School Code. Requires the State Board of Education to identify days during the year when there may be a portion of the student body absent or unable to participate in a major school event due to cultural, religious, or other observances and, by February 1 of each year, to prominently post on its website and distribute to school districts a nonexhaustive list of the corresponding days and dates of potential cultural, religious, or other observances in the upcoming school year. Allows a school district to include additional days and dates based on community feedback or demographics. Requires the State Board to distribute the list by February 1 each year to regional offices of education, the Department of Early Childhood, the Board of Higher Education, the Illinois High School Association, and other relevant associations or entities as determined by the State Board. Effective immediately.
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1
Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the School Code. Requires the State Board of Education to identify dates during the year of cultural or religious significance to the student population and in which students may have out-of-school commitments or otherwise be unable to participate in a major school event. Provides that, by July 1 of each year, the State Board shall prominently post on its website and distribute to each school district a nonexhaustive list of the identified corresponding days and dates of cultural, religious, or other observances for, at a minimum, the school year that begins in the next calendar year as a resource for making scheduling decisions for major school events. Provides that, upon the posting and distribution of the list, the State Board shall also inform school districts that the list is nonexhaustive and that a school district may include additional days and dates on its locally created school calendars based on community feedback or demographics. Provides that the State Board shall additionally distribute the list each year to relevant associations or entities as determined by the State Board. Effective immediately.
Actions
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/04/2025 | Senate | Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ram Villivalam |
| 2/04/2025 | Senate | First Reading |
| 2/04/2025 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 2/11/2025 | Senate | Assigned to Education |
| 2/19/2025 | Senate | Postponed - Education |
| 2/26/2025 | Senate | Postponed - Education |
| 3/04/2025 | Senate | Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons |
| 3/04/2025 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Porfirio |
| 3/05/2025 | Senate | Do Pass Education; 014-000-000 |
| 3/05/2025 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 6, 2025 |
| 3/05/2025 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt |
| 3/06/2025 | Senate | Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert Peters |
| 3/06/2025 | Senate | Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Graciela Guzmán |
| 3/06/2025 | Senate | Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Sara Feigenholtz |
| 3/19/2025 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 3/19/2025 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 20, 2025 |
| 3/28/2025 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ram Villivalam |
| 3/28/2025 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments |
| 4/01/2025 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education |
| 4/03/2025 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Education; 011-000-000 |
| 4/03/2025 | Senate | Recalled to Second Reading |
| 4/03/2025 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Villivalam |
| 4/03/2025 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading |
| 4/04/2025 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 051-000-000 |
| 4/04/2025 | House | Arrived in House |
| 4/04/2025 | House | Chief House Sponsor Rep. Tracy Katz Muhl |
| 4/07/2025 | House | First Reading |
| 4/07/2025 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 4/10/2025 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias |
| 4/17/2025 | House | Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools |
| 4/21/2025 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer |
| 4/21/2025 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal |
| 4/21/2025 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Morgan |
| 4/21/2025 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Hoan Huynh |
| 4/21/2025 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Nabeela Syed |
| 4/21/2025 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid |
| 4/21/2025 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller |
| 4/21/2025 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr |
| 4/23/2025 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; 007-000-000 |
| 4/24/2025 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 5/13/2025 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen |
| 5/14/2025 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 5/14/2025 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 5/21/2025 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000 |
| 5/21/2025 | Senate | Passed Both Houses |
| 6/18/2025 | Senate | Sent to the Governor |
| 8/01/2025 | Senate | Governor Approved |
| 8/01/2025 | Senate | Effective Date August 1, 2025 |
| 8/01/2025 | Senate | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0115 |