104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
SB2340
 
Introduced 2/7/2025, by Sen. Chris Balkema
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
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    Amends the School Code. Requires the State Board of Education to submit an annual report available to the public, on or before July 1, on its website that includes for each school district: (1) the number of students in the school year seeking admission to transfer to or within a school district or withdrawal from a school in the school district under specified provisions, showing the potential net change; (2) the number of rejected transfer requests in the school year; (3) the reason or reasons why each rejected transfer request was rejected in the school year; and (4) the total number of students that either transferred into, out of, or within each district, showing the actual net change. Provides that each year, the State Board of Education shall randomly select 20 school districts in this State to conduct an audit of each school district's approved and denied transfers based on the provisions of the policies adopted by the respective school district. Provides that on or before the first day of January, April, July, and October of each year, it shall be the duty of the superintendent of a receiving school district to file with the State Board of Education a report showing the total number of students granted transfers to or within the receiving school district and their respective school sites and grade levels. Requires each school district to report to the State Board of Education on or before October 1 of each year: (1) the total student capacity for each school in the school district; (2) the number of transfer students enrolled in each receiving school in the receiving school district; (3) the number of requests for specified transfer received; and (4) the number of requests for transfer denied and the reason or reasons supporting the denial of any request for transfer. 


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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 
52-3.13b, 10-21.3b, and 34-18.24a as follows:
 
6    (105 ILCS 5/2-3.13b new)
7    Sec. 2-3.13b. Transfer transparency.
8    (a) The State Board of Education shall submit an annual 
9report available to the public, on or before July 1, on its 
10website that includes for each school district:
11        (1) the number of students in the school year seeking:
12            (A) admission to transfer to or within a school 
13        district; or
14            (B) withdrawal from a school in the school 
15        district under Section 10-21.3a, 10-22.5a, or 34-18.24 
16        of this Code, showing the potential net change;
17        (2) the number of rejected transfer requests in the 
18    school year;
19        (3) the reason or reasons why each rejected transfer 
20    request was rejected in the school year; and
21        (4) the total number of students that either 
22    transferred into, out of, or within each school district, 
23    showing the actual net change.
 
 
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1    (b) Each year, the State Board of Education shall randomly 
2select 20 school districts in this State to conduct an audit of 
3each school district's approved and denied transfers based on 
4the provisions of the policies adopted by the respective 
5school district.
6    If the State Board of Education finds inaccurate reporting 
7of capacity levels in a school district, the State Board of 
8Education shall set the capacity for the school district.
 
9    (105 ILCS 5/10-21.3b new)
10    Sec. 10-21.3b. Transfer transparency. 
11    (a) On or before the first day of January, April, July, and 
12October of each year, it shall be the duty of the 
13superintendent of a receiving school district to file with the 
14State Board of Education a report showing the total number of 
15students granted transfers to or within the receiving school 
16district and their respective school sites and grade levels.
17    (b) Each school district must report to the State Board of 
18Education on or before October 1 of each year:
19        (1) the total student capacity for each school in the 
20    school district;
21        (2) the number of transfer students enrolled in each 
22    receiving school in the receiving school district;
23        (3) the number of requests for transfer received under 
24    Sections 10-21.3a and 10-22.5a of this Code; and
25        (4) the number of requests for transfer denied and the 
 
 
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1    reason or reasons supporting the denial of any request for 
2    transfer.
 
3    (105 ILCS 5/34-18.24a new)
4    Sec. 34-18.24a. Transfer transparency. 
5    (a) On or before the first day of January, April, July, and 
6October of each year, it shall be the duty of the general 
7superintendent of schools to file with the State Board of 
8Education a report showing the total number of students 
9granted transfers to or within the school district and their 
10respective school sites and grade levels.
11    (b) The school district must report to the State Board of 
12Education on or before October 1 of each year:
13        (1) the total student capacity for each school in the 
14    school district;
15        (2) the number of transfer students enrolled in each 
16    receiving school in the school district;
17        (3) the number of requests for transfer received under 
18    Section 34-18.24 of this Code; and
19        (4) the number of requests for transfer denied and the 
20    reason or reasons supporting the denial of any request for 
21    transfer.
 
 
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									Statutes amended in order of appearance
								
3    105 ILCS 5/2-3.13b new
4    105 ILCS 5/10-21.3b new
5    105 ILCS 5/34-18.24a new