104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB4432
 
Introduced 1/20/2026, by Rep. Nicole La Ha
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
105 ILCS 5/10-20.69
105 ILCS 5/34-18.62
    Amends the School Code. Requires a school district's policy on sexual harassment to include a method for reporting instances of sexual harassment. Provides that the policy may not require that a report be made in a particular manner for a complaint to be considered formal or official for the purposes of initiating an investigation. Provides that under the policy, a school district employee who is found to have engaged in sexual harassment shall be subject to disciplinary action up to and including termination.


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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 changing Sections 
510-20.69 and 34-18.62 as follows:
 
6    (105 ILCS 5/10-20.69)
7    Sec. 10-20.69. Policy on sexual harassment. Each school 
8district must create, maintain, and implement an 
9age-appropriate policy on sexual harassment that must be 
10posted on the school district's website and, if applicable, 
11any other area where policies, rules, and standards of conduct 
12are currently posted in each school and must also be included 
13in the school district's student code of conduct handbook. The 
14policy shall include a method for reporting instances of 
15sexual harassment; however, it may not require that a report 
16be made in a particular manner for a complaint to be considered 
17formal or official for the purposes of initiating an 
18investigation.
19    Under the policy, a school district employee who is found 
20to have engaged in sexual harassment, as defined in the 
21Illinois Human Rights Act, shall be subject to disciplinary 
22action up to and including termination. 
23(Source: P.A. 101-418, eff. 1-1-20; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21.)
 
 
 
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1    (105 ILCS 5/34-18.62)
2    Sec. 34-18.62. Policies on discrimination and harassment; 
3prevention and response program. 
4    (a) The school district must create, maintain, and 
5implement an age-appropriate policy on sexual harassment that 
6must be posted on the school district's website and, if 
7applicable, any other area where policies, rules, and 
8standards of conduct are currently posted in each school and 
9must also be included in the school district's student code of 
10conduct handbook. The policy shall include a method for 
11reporting instances of sexual harassment; however, it may not 
12require that a report be made in a particular manner for a 
13complaint to be considered formal or official for the purposes 
14of initiating an investigation. 
15    Under the policy, a school district employee who is found 
16to have engaged in sexual harassment, as defined in the 
17Illinois Human Rights Act, shall be subject to disciplinary 
18action up to and including termination. 
19    (b) The school district must create, maintain, and 
20implement a policy or policies prohibiting discrimination and 
21harassment based on race, color, and national origin and 
22prohibiting retaliation. Such policy or policies may be 
23included as part of a broader anti-harassment or 
24anti-discrimination policy provided they are distinguished 
25with an appropriate title, heading, or label. The policy or 
 
 
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1policies adopted under this subsection (b) must comply with 
2and be distributed in accordance with subsection (b) of 
3Section 22-95 of this Code.
4    (c) The school district must establish procedures for 
5responding to complaints of discrimination and harassment 
6based on race, color, and national origin, and retaliation. 
7These procedures must comply with subsection (c) of Section 
822-95 of this Code. 
9(Source: P.A. 102-558, eff. 8-20-21; 103-472, eff. 8-1-24.)