Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session

Illinois House Bill HB2915 Compare Versions

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1	1	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB2915 Introduced , by Rep. Joe C. Sosnowski SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 105 ILCS 25/1.30 new Amends the Interscholastic Athletic Organization Act. Provides that any athletic team or sport that is under the jurisdiction of an association or entity that provides for interscholastic athletics or athletic competition among schools and student must abide by the following: if an athletic team or sport is designated as being female, it is available only to participants who are female, based on their biological sex. Requires a school district or nonpublic school to obtain a written statement signed by a student's parent or guardian or the student verifying the student's age, biological sex, and that the student has not taken performance enhancing drugs; provides for a penalty for false or misleading statements. Prohibits a governmental entity or an association or entity that provides for interscholastic athletics or athletic competition among schools and students from entertaining a complaint, opening an investigation, or taking any other adverse action against a school district or nonpublic school for maintaining athletic teams or sports in accordance with these provisions. LRB104 12046 LNS 22141 b STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT MAY APPLY A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB2915 Introduced , by Rep. Joe C. Sosnowski SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 105 ILCS 25/1.30 new 105 ILCS 25/1.30 new Amends the Interscholastic Athletic Organization Act. Provides that any athletic team or sport that is under the jurisdiction of an association or entity that provides for interscholastic athletics or athletic competition among schools and student must abide by the following: if an athletic team or sport is designated as being female, it is available only to participants who are female, based on their biological sex. Requires a school district or nonpublic school to obtain a written statement signed by a student's parent or guardian or the student verifying the student's age, biological sex, and that the student has not taken performance enhancing drugs; provides for a penalty for false or misleading statements. Prohibits a governmental entity or an association or entity that provides for interscholastic athletics or athletic competition among schools and students from entertaining a complaint, opening an investigation, or taking any other adverse action against a school district or nonpublic school for maintaining athletic teams or sports in accordance with these provisions. LRB104 12046 LNS 22141 b LRB104 12046 LNS 22141 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 HB2915 Introduced , by Rep. Joe C. Sosnowski SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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5	5	Amends the Interscholastic Athletic Organization Act. Provides that any athletic team or sport that is under the jurisdiction of an association or entity that provides for interscholastic athletics or athletic competition among schools and student must abide by the following: if an athletic team or sport is designated as being female, it is available only to participants who are female, based on their biological sex. Requires a school district or nonpublic school to obtain a written statement signed by a student's parent or guardian or the student verifying the student's age, biological sex, and that the student has not taken performance enhancing drugs; provides for a penalty for false or misleading statements. Prohibits a governmental entity or an association or entity that provides for interscholastic athletics or athletic competition among schools and students from entertaining a complaint, opening an investigation, or taking any other adverse action against a school district or nonpublic school for maintaining athletic teams or sports in accordance with these provisions.
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8	8	STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT MAY APPLY STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT MAY APPLY
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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 5. The Interscholastic Athletic Organization Act
17	17	5 is amended by adding Section 1.30 as follows:
18	18	6 (105 ILCS 25/1.30 new)
19	19	7 Sec. 1.30. Designation of team or sport based on
20	20	8 biological sex.
21	21	9 (a) Any athletic team or sport that is under the
22	22	10 jurisdiction of an association or other entity that has as one
23	23	11 of its purposes promoting, sponsoring, regulating, or in any
24	24	12 manner providing for interscholastic athletics or any form of
25	25	13 athletic competition among schools and students within this
26	26	14 State must abide by the following: if an athletic team or sport
27	27	15 is designated as being female, it is available only to
28	28	16 participants who are female, based on their biological sex.
29	29	17 (b) Once each school year and before allowing a student to
30	30	18 participate on an athletic team or sport, the school district
31	31	19 or nonpublic school that the student attends shall obtain a
32	32	20 written statement verifying all of the following:
33	33	21 (1) The student's age.
34	34	22 (2) The student's biological sex, as ascertained at or
35	35	23 before birth in accordance with the student's genetics and
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39	39	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB2915 Introduced , by Rep. Joe C. Sosnowski SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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42	42	Amends the Interscholastic Athletic Organization Act. Provides that any athletic team or sport that is under the jurisdiction of an association or entity that provides for interscholastic athletics or athletic competition among schools and student must abide by the following: if an athletic team or sport is designated as being female, it is available only to participants who are female, based on their biological sex. Requires a school district or nonpublic school to obtain a written statement signed by a student's parent or guardian or the student verifying the student's age, biological sex, and that the student has not taken performance enhancing drugs; provides for a penalty for false or misleading statements. Prohibits a governmental entity or an association or entity that provides for interscholastic athletics or athletic competition among schools and students from entertaining a complaint, opening an investigation, or taking any other adverse action against a school district or nonpublic school for maintaining athletic teams or sports in accordance with these provisions.
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