Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session

Illinois House Bill HB2759 Compare Versions

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1	1	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB2759 Introduced , by Rep. Kimberly Du Buclet SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: New Act Creates the Student Bill of Rights Act. Provides that the State Board of Education and the Board of Higher Education shall jointly establish, no later than January 1, 2026, a student bill of rights to outline that students in public schools and public institutions of higher education have a right to educational equity and to be free from discrimination based on race, sex, gender, socioeconomic status, and mental or physical ability. Provides that the State Board of Education and the Board of Higher Education shall publish the student bill of rights on their Internet websites and make a handout available. Provides that each public institution of higher education, the Illinois Community College Board, and the Illinois Student Assistance Commission shall have on their Internet websites a link to the student bill of rights published on the Board of Higher Education's Internet website. Effective immediately. LRB104 08479 LNS 18531 b STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT MAY APPLY A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB2759 Introduced , by Rep. Kimberly Du Buclet SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: New Act New Act Creates the Student Bill of Rights Act. Provides that the State Board of Education and the Board of Higher Education shall jointly establish, no later than January 1, 2026, a student bill of rights to outline that students in public schools and public institutions of higher education have a right to educational equity and to be free from discrimination based on race, sex, gender, socioeconomic status, and mental or physical ability. Provides that the State Board of Education and the Board of Higher Education shall publish the student bill of rights on their Internet websites and make a handout available. Provides that each public institution of higher education, the Illinois Community College Board, and the Illinois Student Assistance Commission shall have on their Internet websites a link to the student bill of rights published on the Board of Higher Education's Internet website. Effective immediately. LRB104 08479 LNS 18531 b LRB104 08479 LNS 18531 b STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT MAY APPLY STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT MAY APPLY A BILL FOR
2	2	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB2759 Introduced , by Rep. Kimberly Du Buclet SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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5	5	Creates the Student Bill of Rights Act. Provides that the State Board of Education and the Board of Higher Education shall jointly establish, no later than January 1, 2026, a student bill of rights to outline that students in public schools and public institutions of higher education have a right to educational equity and to be free from discrimination based on race, sex, gender, socioeconomic status, and mental or physical ability. Provides that the State Board of Education and the Board of Higher Education shall publish the student bill of rights on their Internet websites and make a handout available. Provides that each public institution of higher education, the Illinois Community College Board, and the Illinois Student Assistance Commission shall have on their Internet websites a link to the student bill of rights published on the Board of Higher Education's Internet website. Effective immediately.
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13	13	1 AN ACT concerning education.
14	14	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
15	15	3 represented in the General Assembly:
16	16	4 Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
17	17	5 Student Bill of Rights Act.
18	18	6 Section 5. Findings. The General Assembly finds that a
19	19	7 student has a right to educational equity and to be free from
20	20	8 discrimination based on race, sex, gender, socioeconomic
21	21	9 status, and mental or physical ability.
22	22	10 Section 10. Student bill of rights. The State Board of
23	23	11 Education and the Board of Higher Education shall jointly
24	24	12 establish, no later than January 1, 2026, a student bill of
25	25	13 rights to outline that students in public schools and public
26	26	14 institutions of higher education have a right to educational
27	27	15 equity and to be free from discrimination based on race, sex,
28	28	16 gender, socioeconomic status, and mental or physical ability.
29	29	17 The State Board of Education and the Board of Higher Education
30	30	18 shall publish the student bill of rights on their Internet
31	31	19 websites and make a handout available. Each public institution
32	32	20 of higher education, the Illinois Community College Board, and
33	33	21 the Illinois Student Assistance Commission shall have on their
34	34	22 Internet websites a link to the student bill of rights
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38	38	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB2759 Introduced , by Rep. Kimberly Du Buclet SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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41	41	Creates the Student Bill of Rights Act. Provides that the State Board of Education and the Board of Higher Education shall jointly establish, no later than January 1, 2026, a student bill of rights to outline that students in public schools and public institutions of higher education have a right to educational equity and to be free from discrimination based on race, sex, gender, socioeconomic status, and mental or physical ability. Provides that the State Board of Education and the Board of Higher Education shall publish the student bill of rights on their Internet websites and make a handout available. Provides that each public institution of higher education, the Illinois Community College Board, and the Illinois Student Assistance Commission shall have on their Internet websites a link to the student bill of rights published on the Board of Higher Education's Internet website. Effective immediately.
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