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Illinois Senate Bill SB2340

Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session

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11 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB2340 Introduced 2/7/2025, by Sen. Chris Balkema SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: See Index Amends the School Code. Requires the State Board of Education to submit an annual report available to the public, on or before July 1, on its website that includes for each school district: (1) the number of students in the school year seeking admission to transfer to or within a school district or withdrawal from a school in the school district under specified provisions, showing the potential net change; (2) the number of rejected transfer requests in the school year; (3) the reason or reasons why each rejected transfer request was rejected in the school year; and (4) the total number of students that either transferred into, out of, or within each district, showing the actual net change. Provides that each year, the State Board of Education shall randomly select 20 school districts in this State to conduct an audit of each school district's approved and denied transfers based on the provisions of the policies adopted by the respective school district. Provides that on or before the first day of January, April, July, and October of each year, it shall be the duty of the superintendent of a receiving school district to file with the State Board of Education a report showing the total number of students granted transfers to or within the receiving school district and their respective school sites and grade levels. Requires each school district to report to the State Board of Education on or before October 1 of each year: (1) the total student capacity for each school in the school district; (2) the number of transfer students enrolled in each receiving school in the receiving school district; (3) the number of requests for specified transfer received; and (4) the number of requests for transfer denied and the reason or reasons supporting the denial of any request for transfer. LRB104 07572 LNS 17616 b STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT MAY APPLY A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB2340 Introduced 2/7/2025, by Sen. Chris Balkema SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: See Index See Index Amends the School Code. Requires the State Board of Education to submit an annual report available to the public, on or before July 1, on its website that includes for each school district: (1) the number of students in the school year seeking admission to transfer to or within a school district or withdrawal from a school in the school district under specified provisions, showing the potential net change; (2) the number of rejected transfer requests in the school year; (3) the reason or reasons why each rejected transfer request was rejected in the school year; and (4) the total number of students that either transferred into, out of, or within each district, showing the actual net change. Provides that each year, the State Board of Education shall randomly select 20 school districts in this State to conduct an audit of each school district's approved and denied transfers based on the provisions of the policies adopted by the respective school district. Provides that on or before the first day of January, April, July, and October of each year, it shall be the duty of the superintendent of a receiving school district to file with the State Board of Education a report showing the total number of students granted transfers to or within the receiving school district and their respective school sites and grade levels. Requires each school district to report to the State Board of Education on or before October 1 of each year: (1) the total student capacity for each school in the school district; (2) the number of transfer students enrolled in each receiving school in the receiving school district; (3) the number of requests for specified transfer received; and (4) the number of requests for transfer denied and the reason or reasons supporting the denial of any request for transfer. LRB104 07572 LNS 17616 b LRB104 07572 LNS 17616 b STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT MAY APPLY STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT MAY APPLY A BILL FOR
22 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB2340 Introduced 2/7/2025, by Sen. Chris Balkema SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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55 Amends the School Code. Requires the State Board of Education to submit an annual report available to the public, on or before July 1, on its website that includes for each school district: (1) the number of students in the school year seeking admission to transfer to or within a school district or withdrawal from a school in the school district under specified provisions, showing the potential net change; (2) the number of rejected transfer requests in the school year; (3) the reason or reasons why each rejected transfer request was rejected in the school year; and (4) the total number of students that either transferred into, out of, or within each district, showing the actual net change. Provides that each year, the State Board of Education shall randomly select 20 school districts in this State to conduct an audit of each school district's approved and denied transfers based on the provisions of the policies adopted by the respective school district. Provides that on or before the first day of January, April, July, and October of each year, it shall be the duty of the superintendent of a receiving school district to file with the State Board of Education a report showing the total number of students granted transfers to or within the receiving school district and their respective school sites and grade levels. Requires each school district to report to the State Board of Education on or before October 1 of each year: (1) the total student capacity for each school in the school district; (2) the number of transfer students enrolled in each receiving school in the receiving school district; (3) the number of requests for specified transfer received; and (4) the number of requests for transfer denied and the reason or reasons supporting the denial of any request for transfer.
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1313 1 AN ACT concerning education.
1414 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
1515 3 represented in the General Assembly:
1616 4 Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Sections
1717 5 2-3.13b, 10-21.3b, and 34-18.24a as follows:
1818 6 (105 ILCS 5/2-3.13b new)
1919 7 Sec. 2-3.13b. Transfer transparency.
2020 8 (a) The State Board of Education shall submit an annual
2121 9 report available to the public, on or before July 1, on its
2222 10 website that includes for each school district:
2323 11 (1) the number of students in the school year seeking:
2424 12 (A) admission to transfer to or within a school
2525 13 district; or
2626 14 (B) withdrawal from a school in the school
2727 15 district under Section 10-21.3a, 10-22.5a, or 34-18.24
2828 16 of this Code, showing the potential net change;
2929 17 (2) the number of rejected transfer requests in the
3030 18 school year;
3131 19 (3) the reason or reasons why each rejected transfer
3232 20 request was rejected in the school year; and
3333 21 (4) the total number of students that either
3434 22 transferred into, out of, or within each school district,
3535 23 showing the actual net change.
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3939 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB2340 Introduced 2/7/2025, by Sen. Chris Balkema SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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4242 Amends the School Code. Requires the State Board of Education to submit an annual report available to the public, on or before July 1, on its website that includes for each school district: (1) the number of students in the school year seeking admission to transfer to or within a school district or withdrawal from a school in the school district under specified provisions, showing the potential net change; (2) the number of rejected transfer requests in the school year; (3) the reason or reasons why each rejected transfer request was rejected in the school year; and (4) the total number of students that either transferred into, out of, or within each district, showing the actual net change. Provides that each year, the State Board of Education shall randomly select 20 school districts in this State to conduct an audit of each school district's approved and denied transfers based on the provisions of the policies adopted by the respective school district. Provides that on or before the first day of January, April, July, and October of each year, it shall be the duty of the superintendent of a receiving school district to file with the State Board of Education a report showing the total number of students granted transfers to or within the receiving school district and their respective school sites and grade levels. Requires each school district to report to the State Board of Education on or before October 1 of each year: (1) the total student capacity for each school in the school district; (2) the number of transfer students enrolled in each receiving school in the receiving school district; (3) the number of requests for specified transfer received; and (4) the number of requests for transfer denied and the reason or reasons supporting the denial of any request for transfer.
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7676 1 (b) Each year, the State Board of Education shall randomly
7777 2 select 20 school districts in this State to conduct an audit of
7878 3 each school district's approved and denied transfers based on
7979 4 the provisions of the policies adopted by the respective
8080 5 school district.
8181 6 If the State Board of Education finds inaccurate reporting
8282 7 of capacity levels in a school district, the State Board of
8383 8 Education shall set the capacity for the school district.
8484 9 (105 ILCS 5/10-21.3b new)
8585 10 Sec. 10-21.3b. Transfer transparency.
8686 11 (a) On or before the first day of January, April, July, and
8787 12 October of each year, it shall be the duty of the
8888 13 superintendent of a receiving school district to file with the
8989 14 State Board of Education a report showing the total number of
9090 15 students granted transfers to or within the receiving school
9191 16 district and their respective school sites and grade levels.
9292 17 (b) Each school district must report to the State Board of
9393 18 Education on or before October 1 of each year:
9494 19 (1) the total student capacity for each school in the
9595 20 school district;
9696 21 (2) the number of transfer students enrolled in each
9797 22 receiving school in the receiving school district;
9898 23 (3) the number of requests for transfer received under
9999 24 Sections 10-21.3a and 10-22.5a of this Code; and
100100 25 (4) the number of requests for transfer denied and the
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111111 1 reason or reasons supporting the denial of any request for
112112 2 transfer.
113113 3 (105 ILCS 5/34-18.24a new)
114114 4 Sec. 34-18.24a. Transfer transparency.
115115 5 (a) On or before the first day of January, April, July, and
116116 6 October of each year, it shall be the duty of the general
117117 7 superintendent of schools to file with the State Board of
118118 8 Education a report showing the total number of students
119119 9 granted transfers to or within the school district and their
120120 10 respective school sites and grade levels.
121121 11 (b) The school district must report to the State Board of
122122 12 Education on or before October 1 of each year:
123123 13 (1) the total student capacity for each school in the
124124 14 school district;
125125 15 (2) the number of transfer students enrolled in each
126126 16 receiving school in the school district;
127127 17 (3) the number of requests for transfer received under
128128 18 Section 34-18.24 of this Code; and
129129 19 (4) the number of requests for transfer denied and the
130130 20 reason or reasons supporting the denial of any request for
131131 21 transfer.
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