104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
SB2793
 
Introduced 1/13/2026, by Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
105 ILCS 5/3-14.32 new
    Amends the School Code. Provides that the regional superintendent of schools for Regional Office of Education 19, the regional superintendent of schools for Regional Office of Education 31, and the regional superintendent of schools for Regional Office of Education 56 shall jointly conduct a comprehensive study evaluating the feasibility of reorganizing school districts within their educational service regions into unit school districts. Sets forth the components and requirements of the study.


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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 Section 
53-14.32 as follows:
 
6    (105 ILCS 5/3-14.32 new)
7    Sec. 3-14.32. Feasibility of reorganizing school districts 
8in DuPage, Kane, and Will Counties. 
9    (a) The regional superintendent of schools for Regional 
10Office of Education 19, the regional superintendent of schools 
11for Regional Office of Education 31, and the regional 
12superintendent of schools for Regional Office of Education 56 
13shall jointly conduct a comprehensive study evaluating the 
14feasibility of reorganizing school districts within their 
15educational service regions into unit school districts.
16    (b) The study shall include, but is not limited to, the 
17following components:
18        (1) the feasibility of reorganizing school districts 
19    within their educational service regions into unit school 
20    districts;
21        (2) the estimated costs associated with 
22    reorganization, including administrative, legal, 
23    transition, and operational costs;
 
 
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1        (3) the projected long-term cost savings, including 
2    reductions in administrative spending and the duplication 
3    of services and other efficiencies that may result from 
4    reorganization;
5        (4) an analysis of student population size, including 
6    identification of the maximum student enrollment per unit 
7    school district that can be achieved without adversely 
8    impacting educational outcomes, access to services, or 
9    instructional quality; and
10        (5) administrative and governance implications, 
11    including recommended organizational structures, staffing 
12    models, and transition steps.
13    (c) In conducting the study, the regional superintendents 
14of schools shall:
15        (1) consult with school boards, administrators, 
16    educators, and other stakeholders within the affected 
17    educational service regions; and
18        (2) consider prior reorganization studies and best 
19    practices from other educational service regions in this 
20    State and comparable states.