104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
SB0096
 
Introduced 1/17/2025, by Sen. Jil Tracy
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
105 ILCS 5/10-20.24a new
105 ILCS 5/34-18.88 new
    Amends the School Code. Beginning with the 2025-2026 school year, requires a school board to allow a student who resides in the school district but attends a nonpublic school to participate in extracurricular athletic activities sponsored by the district without being required to enroll or complete coursework at a public school within the district if certain conditions are met. Effective immediately.


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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 
510-20.24a and 34-18.88 as follows:
 
6    (105 ILCS 5/10-20.24a new)
7    Sec. 10-20.24a. Nonpublic school student participation in 
8athletic activities. Beginning with the 2025-2026 school year, 
9a school board must allow a student who resides in the school 
10district but attends a nonpublic school, including a 
11home-schooled student, to participate in extracurricular 
12athletic activities sponsored by the school district without 
13being required to enroll or complete coursework at a public 
14school within the school district if the student's parent or 
15guardian is paying real estate taxes on property owned by the 
16parent or guardian that is located within the school district 
17and provides satisfactory proof of such to the school 
18district. 
 
19    (105 ILCS 5/34-18.88 new)
20    Sec. 34-18.88. Nonpublic school student participation in 
21athletic activities. Beginning with the 2025-2026 school year, 
22the board must allow a student who resides in the school 
 
 
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1district but attends a nonpublic school, including a 
2home-schooled student, to participate in extracurricular 
3athletic activities sponsored by the school district without 
4being required to enroll or complete coursework at a public 
5school within the school district if the student's parent or 
6guardian is paying real estate taxes on property owned by the 
7parent or guardian that is located within the school district 
8and provides satisfactory proof of such to the school 
9district.
 
10    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
11becoming law.