Full Text of HB5752 101st General Assembly
HB5752 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2019 and 2020 HB5752 Introduced , by Rep. Will Guzzardi SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
| 105 ILCS 5/10-20.73 new | | 105 ILCS 5/34-21.9 new | | 110 ILCS 305/120 new | | 110 ILCS 520/100 new | | 110 ILCS 660/5-210 new | | 110 ILCS 665/10-210 new | | 110 ILCS 670/15-210 new | | 110 ILCS 675/20-215 new | | 110 ILCS 680/25-210 new | | 110 ILCS 685/30-220 new | | 110 ILCS 690/35-215 new | | 110 ILCS 805/3-29.14 new | |
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Amends the School Code and various Acts relating to the governance of public universities and community colleges in Illinois. Provides that the governing board of each school district, public university, and community college district must allow a student athlete to modify his or her athletic or team uniform for the purpose of modesty in clothing or attire that is in accordance with the requirements of his or her religion. Provides that a modification to the uniform may include, but is not limited to, the wearing of a hijab, an undershirt, or leggings. Provides that the student is responsible for all costs associated with the modification of the uniform, but allows a school or institution of higher education to provide the modification to its students. Provides that the school or the institution must approve the request from a student to modify the uniform to ensure that the modification does not pose a safety hazard to the student or to other athletes or players. Sets forth requirements for modified headgear. Effective immediately.
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning education.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Sections | 5 | | 10-20.73 and 34-21.9 as follows: | 6 | | (105 ILCS 5/10-20.73 new) | 7 | | Sec. 10-20.73. Modification of athletic or team uniform | 8 | | permitted. | 9 | | (a) A school board must allow a student athlete to modify | 10 | | his or her athletic or team uniform for the purpose of modesty | 11 | | in clothing or attire that is in accordance with the | 12 | | requirements of his or her religion. The modification of the | 13 | | athletic or team uniform may include, but is not limited to, | 14 | | the wearing of a hijab, an undershirt, or leggings. If a | 15 | | student chooses to modify his or her athletic or team uniform, | 16 | | the student is responsible for all costs associated with the | 17 | | modification of the uniform. However, nothing in this Section | 18 | | prohibits a school from providing the modification to the | 19 | | student. | 20 | | (b) The request from a student to modify his or her | 21 | | athletic or team uniform for the purposes described in | 22 | | subsection (a) must be approved by the school board. The school | 23 | | board shall reasonably accommodate the student's request. At a |
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| 1 | | minimum, any modification of the athletic or team uniform must | 2 | | not interfere with the movement of the student or pose a safety | 3 | | hazard to the student or to other athletes or players. The | 4 | | modification of headgear is permitted if the headgear: | 5 | | (1) is black, white, the predominate color of the | 6 | | uniform, or the same color for all players on the team; | 7 | | (2) does not cover any part of the face; | 8 | | (3) is not dangerous to the player or to the other | 9 | | players; | 10 | | (4) has no opening or closing elements around the face | 11 | | and neck; and | 12 | | (5) has no parts extruding from its surface. | 13 | | (105 ILCS 5/34-21.9 new) | 14 | | Sec. 34-21.9. Modification of athletic or team uniform | 15 | | permitted. | 16 | | (a) The board must allow a student athlete to modify his or | 17 | | her athletic or team uniform due to the observance of modesty | 18 | | in clothing or attire in accordance with the requirements of | 19 | | his or her religion. The modification of the athletic or team | 20 | | uniform may include, but is not limited to, the wearing of a | 21 | | hijab, an undershirt, or leggings. If a student chooses to | 22 | | modify his or her athletic or team uniform, the student is | 23 | | responsible for all costs associated with the modification of | 24 | | the uniform. However, nothing in this Section prohibits a | 25 | | school from providing the modification to the student. |
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| 1 | | (b) The request from a student to modify his or her | 2 | | athletic or team uniform for the purposes described in | 3 | | subsection (a) must be approved by the board. The board shall | 4 | | reasonably accommodate the student's request. At a minimum, any | 5 | | modification of the athletic or team uniform must not interfere | 6 | | with the movement of the student or pose a safety hazard to the | 7 | | student or to other athletes or players. The modification of | 8 | | headgear is permitted if the headgear: | 9 | | (1) is black, white, the predominate color of the | 10 | | uniform, or the same color for all players on the team; | 11 | | (2) does not cover any part of the face; | 12 | | (3) is not dangerous to the player or to the other | 13 | | players; | 14 | | (4) has no opening or closing elements around the face | 15 | | and neck; and | 16 | | (5) has no parts extruding from its surface. | 17 | | Section 10. The University of Illinois Act is amended by | 18 | | adding Section 120 as follows: | 19 | | (110 ILCS 305/120 new) | 20 | | Sec. 120. Modification of athletic or team uniform | 21 | | permitted. | 22 | | (a) The Board of Trustees must allow a student athlete to | 23 | | modify his or her athletic or team uniform due to the | 24 | | observance of modesty in clothing or attire in accordance with |
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| 1 | | the requirements of his or her religion. The modification of | 2 | | the athletic or team uniform may include, but is not limited | 3 | | to, the wearing of a hijab, an undershirt, or leggings. If a | 4 | | student chooses to modify his or her athletic or team uniform, | 5 | | the student is responsible for all costs associated with the | 6 | | modification of the uniform. However, nothing in this Section | 7 | | prohibits the University from providing the modification to the | 8 | | student. | 9 | | (b) The request from a student to modify his or her | 10 | | athletic or team uniform for the purposes described in | 11 | | subsection (a) must be approved by the Board, who shall | 12 | | reasonably accommodate the student's request. At a minimum, any | 13 | | modification of the athletic or team uniform must not interfere | 14 | | with the movement of the student or pose a safety hazard to the | 15 | | student or to other athletes or players. The modification of | 16 | | headgear is permitted if the headgear: | 17 | | (1) is black, white, the predominate color of the | 18 | | uniform, or the same color for all players on the team; | 19 | | (2) does not cover any part of the face; | 20 | | (3) is not dangerous to the player or to the other | 21 | | players; | 22 | | (4) has no opening or closing elements around the face | 23 | | and neck; and | 24 | | (5) has no parts extruding from its surface. | 25 | | Section 15. The Southern Illinois University Management |
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| 1 | | Act is amended by adding Section 100 as follows: | 2 | | (110 ILCS 520/100 new) | 3 | | Sec. 100. Modification of athletic or team uniform | 4 | | permitted. | 5 | | (a) The Board must allow a student athlete to modify his or | 6 | | her athletic or team uniform due to the observance of modesty | 7 | | in clothing or attire in accordance with the requirements of | 8 | | his or her religion. The modification of the athletic or team | 9 | | uniform may include, but is not limited to, the wearing of a | 10 | | hijab, an undershirt, or leggings. If a student chooses to | 11 | | modify his or her athletic or team uniform, the student is | 12 | | responsible for all costs associated with the modification of | 13 | | the uniform. However, nothing in this Section prohibits the | 14 | | University from providing the modification to the student. | 15 | | (b) The request from a student to modify his or her | 16 | | athletic or team uniform for the purposes described in | 17 | | subsection (a) must be approved by the Board, who shall | 18 | | reasonably accommodate the student's request. At a minimum, any | 19 | | modification of the athletic or team uniform must not interfere | 20 | | with the movement of the student or pose a safety hazard to the | 21 | | student or to other athletes or players. The modification of | 22 | | headgear is permitted if the headgear: | 23 | | (1) is black, white, the predominate color of the | 24 | | uniform, or the same color for all players on the team; | 25 | | (2) does not cover any part of the face; |
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| 1 | | (3) is not dangerous to the player or to the other | 2 | | players; | 3 | | (4) has no opening or closing elements around the face | 4 | | and neck; and | 5 | | (5) has no parts extruding from its surface. | 6 | | Section 20. The Chicago State University Law is amended by | 7 | | adding Section 5-210 as follows: | 8 | | (110 ILCS 660/5-210 new) | 9 | | Sec. 5-210. Modification of athletic or team uniform | 10 | | permitted. | 11 | | (a) The Board must allow a student athlete to modify his or | 12 | | her athletic or team uniform due to the observance of modesty | 13 | | in clothing or attire in accordance with the requirements of | 14 | | his or her religion. The modification of the athletic or team | 15 | | uniform may include, but is not limited to, the wearing of a | 16 | | hijab, an undershirt, or leggings. If a student chooses to | 17 | | modify his or her athletic or team uniform, the student is | 18 | | responsible for all costs associated with the modification of | 19 | | the uniform. However, nothing in this Section prohibits the | 20 | | University from providing the modification to the student. | 21 | | (b) The request from a student to modify his or her | 22 | | athletic or team uniform for the purposes described in | 23 | | subsection (a) must be approved by the Board, who shall | 24 | | reasonably accommodate the student's request. At a minimum, any |
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| 1 | | modification of the athletic or team uniform must not interfere | 2 | | with the movement of the student or pose a safety hazard to the | 3 | | student or to other athletes or players. The modification of | 4 | | headgear is permitted if the headgear: | 5 | | (1) is black, white, the predominate color of the | 6 | | uniform, or the same color for all players on the team; | 7 | | (2) does not cover any part of the face; | 8 | | (3) is not dangerous to the player or to the other | 9 | | players; | 10 | | (4) has no opening or closing elements around the face | 11 | | and neck; and | 12 | | (5) has no parts extruding from its surface. | 13 | | Section 25. The Eastern Illinois University Law is amended | 14 | | by adding Section 10-210 as follows: | 15 | | (110 ILCS 665/10-210 new) | 16 | | Sec. 10-210. Modification of athletic or team uniform | 17 | | permitted. | 18 | | (a) The Board must allow a student athlete to modify his or | 19 | | her athletic or team uniform due to the observance of modesty | 20 | | in clothing or attire in accordance with the requirements of | 21 | | his or her religion. The modification of the athletic or team | 22 | | uniform may include, but is not limited to, the wearing of a | 23 | | hijab, an undershirt, or leggings. If a student chooses to | 24 | | modify his or her athletic or team uniform, the student is |
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| 1 | | responsible for all costs associated with the modification of | 2 | | the uniform. However, nothing in this Section prohibits the | 3 | | University from providing the modification to the student. | 4 | | (b) The request from a student to modify his or her | 5 | | athletic or team uniform for the purposes described in | 6 | | subsection (a) must be approved by the Board, who shall | 7 | | reasonably accommodate the student's request. At a minimum, any | 8 | | modification of the athletic or team uniform must not interfere | 9 | | with the movement of the student or pose a safety hazard to the | 10 | | student or to other athletes or players. The modification of | 11 | | headgear is permitted if the headgear: | 12 | | (1) is black, white, the predominate color of the | 13 | | uniform, or the same color for all players on the team; | 14 | | (2) does not cover any part of the face; | 15 | | (3) is not dangerous to the player or to the other | 16 | | players; | 17 | | (4) has no opening or closing elements around the face | 18 | | and neck; and | 19 | | (5) has no parts extruding from its surface. | 20 | | Section 30. The Governors State University Law is amended | 21 | | by adding Section 15-210 as follows: | 22 | | (110 ILCS 670/15-210 new) | 23 | | Sec. 15-210. Modification of athletic or team uniform | 24 | | permitted. |
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| 1 | | (a) The Board must allow a student athlete to modify his or | 2 | | her athletic or team uniform due to the observance of modesty | 3 | | in clothing or attire in accordance with the requirements of | 4 | | his or her religion. The modification of the athletic or team | 5 | | uniform may include, but is not limited to, the wearing of a | 6 | | hijab, an undershirt, or leggings. If a student chooses to | 7 | | modify his or her athletic or team uniform, the student is | 8 | | responsible for all costs associated with the modification of | 9 | | the uniform. However, nothing in this Section prohibits the | 10 | | University from providing the modification to the student. | 11 | | (b) The request from a student to modify his or her | 12 | | athletic or team uniform for the purposes described in | 13 | | subsection (a) must be approved by the Board, who shall | 14 | | reasonably accommodate the student's request. At a minimum, any | 15 | | modification of the athletic or team uniform must not interfere | 16 | | with the movement of the student or pose a safety hazard to the | 17 | | student or to other athletes or players. The modification of | 18 | | headgear is permitted if the headgear: | 19 | | (1) is black, white, the predominate color of the | 20 | | uniform, or the same color for all players on the team; | 21 | | (2) does not cover any part of the face; | 22 | | (3) is not dangerous to the player or to the other | 23 | | players; | 24 | | (4) has no opening or closing elements around the face | 25 | | and neck; and | 26 | | (5) has no parts extruding from its surface. |
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| 1 | | Section 35. The Illinois State University Law is amended by | 2 | | adding Section 20-215 as follows: | 3 | | (110 ILCS 675/20-215 new) | 4 | | Sec. 20-215. Modification of athletic or team uniform | 5 | | permitted. | 6 | | (a) The Board must allow a student athlete to modify his or | 7 | | her athletic or team uniform due to the observance of modesty | 8 | | in clothing or attire in accordance with the requirements of | 9 | | his or her religion. The modification of the athletic or team | 10 | | uniform may include, but is not limited to, the wearing of a | 11 | | hijab, an undershirt, or leggings. If a student chooses to | 12 | | modify his or her athletic or team uniform, the student is | 13 | | responsible for all costs associated with the modification of | 14 | | the uniform. However, nothing in this Section prohibits the | 15 | | University from providing the modification to the student. | 16 | | (b) The request from a student to modify his or her | 17 | | athletic or team uniform for the purposes described in | 18 | | subsection (a) must be approved by the Board, who shall | 19 | | reasonably accommodate the student's request. At a minimum, any | 20 | | modification of the athletic or team uniform must not interfere | 21 | | with the movement of the student or pose a safety hazard to the | 22 | | student or to other athletes or players. The modification of | 23 | | headgear is permitted if the headgear: | 24 | | (1) is black, white, the predominate color of the |
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| 1 | | uniform, or the same color for all players on the team; | 2 | | (2) does not cover any part of the face; | 3 | | (3) is not dangerous to the player or to the other | 4 | | players; | 5 | | (4) has no opening or closing elements around the face | 6 | | and neck; and | 7 | | (5) has no parts extruding from its surface. | 8 | | Section 40. The Northeastern Illinois University Law is | 9 | | amended by adding Section 25-210 as follows: | 10 | | (110 ILCS 680/25-210 new) | 11 | | Sec. 25-210. Modification of athletic or team uniform | 12 | | permitted. | 13 | | (a) The Board must allow a student athlete to modify his or | 14 | | her athletic or team uniform due to the observance of modesty | 15 | | in clothing or attire in accordance with the requirements of | 16 | | his or her religion. The modification of the athletic or team | 17 | | uniform may include, but is not limited to, the wearing of a | 18 | | hijab, an undershirt, or leggings. If a student chooses to | 19 | | modify his or her athletic or team uniform, the student is | 20 | | responsible for all costs associated with the modification of | 21 | | the uniform. However, nothing in this Section prohibits the | 22 | | University from providing the modification to the student. | 23 | | (b) The request from a student to modify his or her | 24 | | athletic or team uniform for the purposes described in |
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| 1 | | subsection (a) must be approved by the Board, who shall | 2 | | reasonably accommodate the student's request. At a minimum, any | 3 | | modification of the athletic or team uniform must not interfere | 4 | | with the movement of the student or pose a safety hazard to the | 5 | | student or to other athletes or players. The modification of | 6 | | headgear is permitted if the headgear: | 7 | | (1) is black, white, the predominate color of the | 8 | | uniform, or the same color for all players on the team; | 9 | | (2) does not cover any part of the face; | 10 | | (3) is not dangerous to the player or to the other | 11 | | players; | 12 | | (4) has no opening or closing elements around the face | 13 | | and neck; and | 14 | | (5) has no parts extruding from its surface. | 15 | | Section 45. The Northern Illinois University Law is amended | 16 | | by adding Section 30-220 as follows: | 17 | | (110 ILCS 685/30-220 new) | 18 | | Sec. 30-220. Modification of athletic or team uniform | 19 | | permitted. | 20 | | (a) The Board must allow a student athlete to modify his or | 21 | | her athletic or team uniform due to the observance of modesty | 22 | | in clothing or attire in accordance with the requirements of | 23 | | his or her religion. The modification of the athletic or team | 24 | | uniform may include, but is not limited to, the wearing of a |
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| 1 | | hijab, an undershirt, or leggings. If a student chooses to | 2 | | modify his or her athletic or team uniform, the student is | 3 | | responsible for all costs associated with the modification of | 4 | | the uniform. However, nothing in this Section prohibits the | 5 | | University from providing the modification to the student. | 6 | | (b) The request from a student to modify his or her | 7 | | athletic or team uniform for the purposes described in | 8 | | subsection (a) must be approved by the Board, who shall | 9 | | reasonably accommodate the student's request. At a minimum, any | 10 | | modification of the athletic or team uniform must not interfere | 11 | | with the movement of the student or pose a safety hazard to the | 12 | | student or to other athletes or players. The modification of | 13 | | headgear is permitted if the headgear: | 14 | | (1) is black, white, the predominate color of the | 15 | | uniform, or the same color for all players on the team; | 16 | | (2) does not cover any part of the face; | 17 | | (3) is not dangerous to the player or to the other | 18 | | players; | 19 | | (4) has no opening or closing elements around the face | 20 | | and neck; and | 21 | | (5) has no parts extruding from its surface. | 22 | | Section 50. The Western Illinois University Law is amended | 23 | | by adding Section 35-215 as follows: | 24 | | (110 ILCS 690/35-215 new) |
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| 1 | | Sec. 35-215. Modification of athletic or team uniform | 2 | | permitted. | 3 | | (a) The Board must allow a student athlete to modify his or | 4 | | her athletic or team uniform due to the observance of modesty | 5 | | in clothing or attire in accordance with the requirements of | 6 | | his or her religion. The modification of the athletic or team | 7 | | uniform may include, but is not limited to, the wearing of a | 8 | | hijab, an undershirt, or leggings. If a student chooses to | 9 | | modify his or her athletic or team uniform, the student is | 10 | | responsible for all costs associated with the modification of | 11 | | the uniform. However, nothing in this Section prohibits the | 12 | | University from providing the modification to the student. | 13 | | (b) The request from a student to modify his or her | 14 | | athletic or team uniform for the purposes described in | 15 | | subsection (a) must be approved by the Board, who shall | 16 | | reasonably accommodate the student's request. At a minimum, any | 17 | | modification of the athletic or team uniform must not interfere | 18 | | with the movement of the student or pose a safety hazard to the | 19 | | student or to other athletes or players. The modification of | 20 | | headgear is permitted if the headgear: | 21 | | (1) is black, white, the predominate color of the | 22 | | uniform, or the same color for all players on the team; | 23 | | (2) does not cover any part of the face; | 24 | | (3) is not dangerous to the player or to the other | 25 | | players; | 26 | | (4) has no opening or closing elements around the face |
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| 1 | | and neck; and | 2 | | (5) has no parts extruding from its surface. | 3 | | Section 55. The Public Community College Act is amended by | 4 | | adding Section 3-29.14 as follows: | 5 | | (110 ILCS 805/3-29.14 new) | 6 | | Sec. 3-29.14. Modification of athletic or team uniform | 7 | | permitted. | 8 | | (a) A board must allow a student athlete to modify his or | 9 | | her athletic or team uniform due to the observance of modesty | 10 | | in clothing or attire in accordance with the requirements of | 11 | | his or her religion. The modification of the athletic or team | 12 | | uniform may include, but is not limited to, the wearing of a | 13 | | hijab, an undershirt, or leggings. If a student chooses to | 14 | | modify his or her athletic or team uniform, the student is | 15 | | responsible for all costs associated with the modification of | 16 | | the uniform. However, nothing in this Section prohibits the | 17 | | community college from providing the modification to the | 18 | | student. | 19 | | (b) The request from a student to modify his or her | 20 | | athletic or team uniform for the purposes described in | 21 | | subsection (a) must be approved by the board. The board shall | 22 | | reasonably accommodate the student's request. At a minimum, any | 23 | | modification of the athletic or team uniform must not interfere | 24 | | with the movement of the student or pose a safety hazard to the |
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| 1 | | student or to other athletes or players. The modification of | 2 | | headgear is permitted if the headgear: | 3 | | (1) is black, white, the predominate color of the | 4 | | uniform, or the same color for all players on the team; | 5 | | (2) does not cover any part of the face; | 6 | | (3) is not dangerous to the player or to the other | 7 | | players; | 8 | | (4) has no opening or closing elements around the face | 9 | | and neck; and | 10 | | (5) has no parts extruding from its surface. ".
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