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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB5401

Introduced 2/13/2026, by Rep. Daniel Didech

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

110 ILCS 805/3-8.5

Amends the Public Community College Act. Provides that as part of the
required minimum 4-hour professional development leadership training, each
voting member of a board of trustees shall complete a minimum of one hour
of training covering the topic of diversity, equity, inclusion, and
accessibility.
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STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT
MAY APPLY

A BILL FOR

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AN ACT concerning education.

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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:

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Section 5.
The Public Community College Act is amended by
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changing Section 3-8.5 as follows:

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(110 ILCS 805/3-8.5)
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Sec. 3-8.5.
Community college trustee's leadership
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training.
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(a) This Section applies to all community college
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districts with elected or appointed board trustees serving
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pursuant to this Article who have been elected or appointed
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after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 99th
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General Assembly or appointed to fill a vacancy of at least one
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year's duration of an elected trustee after the effective date
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of this amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly.
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(b) Every voting member of a board under subsection (a) of
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this Section shall complete a minimum of 4 hours of
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professional development leadership training covering topics
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that shall include, but are not limited to, open meetings law,
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community college and labor law, freedom of information law,
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contract law, ethics, sexual violence on campus, financial
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oversight and accountability, audits, and fiduciary
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responsibilities of a community college trustee during the

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first, third, and fifth year of his or her term.
As part of the
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minimum 4-hour professional development leadership training
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required under this subsection, each voting member shall
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complete a minimum of one hour of training covering the topic
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of diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility.
The
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community college district shall maintain on its Internet
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website, if any, the names of all elected or appointed voting
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trustees of the board who have successfully completed the
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training, as well as the names of all elected or appointed
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voting trustees of the board who have not successfully
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completed the training, as required under this Section.
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(c) The training under this Section may be provided by an
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association established under this Code for the purpose of
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training community college district board trustees or by other
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qualified providers approved by the State Board, in
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consultation with an association so established.
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(d) The board member shall certify completion of the
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training required under this Section to the secretary of the
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board. If a board member does not satisfy all requirements
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provided in subsection (b) of this Section or the
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certification indicates that a board member has not completed
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the training, the secretary shall send a notice to all elected
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or appointed members serving on the board and the president or
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acting chief executive officer of the community college of
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that fact.
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(Source: P.A. 99-692, eff. 1-1-17
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