IL HB4253 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)
Status: Introduced on December 18 2025 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2026-03-25 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandun Schweizer
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on December 18 2025 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2026-03-25 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandun Schweizer
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
Amends the Compulsory Attendance Article of the School Code. Provides that, beginning with the 2028-2029 school year, any pupil enrolled in the public schools who is of compulsory school age but who has not yet attended kindergarten at a public, private, or parochial school shall be required to satisfactorily complete kindergarten before advancing to first grade. Effective immediately.
Title
SCH CD-COMPULSORY KINDERGARTEN
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-25 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandun Schweizer |
| 2026-01-14 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2026-01-14 | House | First Reading |
| 2025-12-18 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Kevin Schmidt |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 105 | 5 | 26-1 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
