Bill Text: IL SB2918 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly | Enrolled

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Bill Title: Amends the School Code. In a provision related to student discipline policies and the establishment of a parent-teacher advisory committee, defines "parent-teacher advisory committee" and requires teachers to be selected for a parent-teacher advisory committee in cooperation with the school district's teachers or, if applicable, the exclusive bargaining representative of the district's teachers. In a provision regarding the suspension or expulsion of a student, provides that gross disobedience or misconduct shall be defined by school board policy, in collaboration with the school district's parent-teacher advisory committee.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5)

Status: (Passed) 2026-07-24 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0648 [SB2918 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2025-SB2918-Enrolled.html

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AN ACT concerning education.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section
10-20.14 as follows:
(105 ILCS 5/10-20.14) (from Ch. 122, par. 10-20.14)
Sec. 10-20.14. Student discipline policies; parent-teacher
advisory committee.
(a) As used in this Section, "parent-teacher advisory
committee" means a committee composed of representation by a
school district, its parents, and its teachers.
To establish and maintain a parent-teacher advisory
committee to develop with the school board or governing body
of a charter school policy guidelines on student discipline,
including school searches and bullying prevention as set forth
in Section 22-110 of this Code. Teachers must be selected for
the parent-teacher advisory committee in cooperation with the
school district's teachers or, if applicable, the exclusive
bargaining representative of the district's teachers.
School authorities shall furnish a copy of the policy to
the parents or guardian of each student within 15 days after
the beginning of the school year, or within 15 days after
starting classes for a student who transfers into the district

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during the school year, and the school board or governing body
of a charter school shall require that a school inform its
students of the contents of the policy. School boards and the
governing bodies of charter schools, along with the
parent-teacher advisory committee, must annually review their
student discipline policies and the implementation of those
policies, including, but not limited to, the impact of student
behavior, specifically that which is considered gross
disobedience or misconduct, on students and school personnel,
and any other factors related to the safety of their schools,
students, and school personnel.
(a-5) On or before September 15, 2016, each elementary and
secondary school and charter school shall, at a minimum, adopt
student discipline policies that fulfill the requirements set
forth in this Section, subsections (a) and (b) of Section
10-22.6 of this Code, Section 34-19 of this Code if
applicable, and federal and State laws that provide special
requirements for the discipline of students with disabilities.
(b) The parent-teacher advisory committee in cooperation
with local law enforcement agencies shall develop, with the
school board, policy guideline procedures to establish and
maintain a reciprocal reporting system between the school
district and local law enforcement agencies regarding criminal
and civil offenses committed by students, including attacks on
school personnel in accordance with Section 10-21.7 of this
Code. School districts are encouraged to create memoranda of

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understanding with local law enforcement agencies that clearly
define law enforcement's role in schools, in accordance with
Sections 2-3.206 and 10-22.6 of this Code. In consultation
with stakeholders deemed appropriate by the State Board of
Education, the State Board of Education shall draft and
publish guidance for the development of reciprocal reporting
systems in accordance with this Section on or before July 1,
2025.
(c) The parent-teacher advisory committee, in cooperation
with school bus personnel, shall develop, with the school
board, policy guideline procedures to establish and maintain
school bus safety procedures. These procedures shall be
incorporated into the district's student discipline policy. In
consultation with stakeholders deemed appropriate by the State
Board of Education, the State Board of Education shall draft
and publish guidance for school bus safety procedures in
accordance with this Section on or before July 1, 2025.
(d) As used in this subsection (d), "evidence-based
intervention" means intervention that has demonstrated a
statistically significant effect on improving student outcomes
as documented in peer-reviewed scholarly journals.
The school board, in consultation with the parent-teacher
advisory committee and other community-based organizations,
must include provisions in the student discipline policy to
address students who have demonstrated behaviors that put them
at risk for aggressive behavior, including, without

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limitation, bullying, as defined in the policy. These
provisions must include procedures for notifying parents or
legal guardians and intervention procedures based upon
available community-based and district resources.
In consultation with behavioral health experts, the State
Board of Education shall draft and publish guidance for
evidence-based intervention procedures, including examples, in
accordance with this Section on or before July 1, 2025.
(Source: P.A. 103-896, eff. 8-9-24; 104-391, eff. 8-15-25;
104-430, eff. 8-20-25; revised 9-12-25.)