IL HB2918 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly
Status
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: Introduced on February 5 2025 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2026-06-23 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony M. McCombie
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on February 5 2025 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2026-06-23 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony M. McCombie
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
Amends the School Code. Provides for dyslexia screening guidelines and rules. Requires the State Board of Education to provide technical assistance for specific learning disabilities to school districts. Provides that, beginning with the 2025-2026 school year, each school district must screen students in grades kindergarten through second for the risk factors of dyslexia using a universal screener. Sets forth what the screening must include. Provides for additional screening for a student who is determined to be at risk, or at some risk, for dyslexia to determine if the student has the characteristics of dyslexia. Requires the use of a multi-tiered system of support framework if screening indicates that a student has some risk factors for dyslexia or has the characteristics of dyslexia. Sets forth provisions concerning exceptions to screening, dyslexia intervention services, and reporting. Effective July 1, 2025.
Title
SCH CD-DYSLEXIA SCREENING
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-23 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony M. McCombie |
| 2025-04-09 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly |
| 2025-03-21 | House | Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee |
| 2025-03-04 | House | Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools |
| 2025-02-06 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2025-02-06 | House | First Reading |
| 2025-02-05 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jackie Haas |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 105 | 5 | 10-20.88 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| 105 | 5 | 2-3.161 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| 105 | 5 | 34-18.88 | New Code | See Bill Text |
