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SB2905 • 2026
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Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 22, 2026
Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Paul Faraci
Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 15, 2026
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 24, 2026
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura
Assigned to Appropriations- Education
Filed with Secretary by Sen. Karina Villa
First Reading
Referred to Assignments
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Full Text of SB2905 Home Legislation Full Text SB2905 - 104th General Assembly Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Select Menu Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Printer Friendly Version Introduced Printer Friendly Version Introduced Open PDF 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB2905 Introduced 1/27/2026, by Sen. Karina Villa SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 105 ILCS 5/14-9.05 new Amends the Children with Disabilities Article of the School Code. Creates the Special Education Workload Task Force to develop guidance on the calculation of workload limits for special educators. Sets forth the members. Provides for meetings and administrative support. Requires the Task Force to submit its guidance to the State Board of Education and the General Assembly on or before June 30, 2027. Dissolves the Task Force upon submission of the guidance. Repeals these provisions on June 30, 2028. LRB104 17521 LNS 30948 b A BILL FOR SB2905 LRB104 17521 LNS 30948 b 1 AN ACT concerning education. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Section 5 14-9.05 as follows: 6 (105 ILCS 5/14-9.05 new) 7 Sec. 14-9.05. Special Education Workload Task Force. 8 (a) The Special Education Workload Task Force is created 9 to develop guidance on the calculation of workload limits for 10 special educators, including both special education classroom 11 and resource teachers and related service providers, 12 including, but not limited to, school social workers, school 13 psychologists, school counselors, school nurses, physical 14 therapists, occupational therapists, and speech-language 15 pathologists. The Task Force shall consist of all the 16 following members: 17 (1) One member who represents a statewide professional 18 teachers' organization, appointed by the State 19 Superintendent of Education. 20 (2) One member who represents a different statewide 21 professional teachers' organization, appointed by the 22 State Superintendent of Education. 23 (3) One member from a statewide organization SB2905 - 2 - LRB104 17521 LNS 30948 b 1 representing school principals, appointed by the State 2 Superintendent of Education. 3 (4) One member from a statewide organization 4 representing school administrators, appointed by the State 5 Superintendent of Education. 6 (5) One member from a statewide organization 7 representing special educators, appointed by the State 8 Superintendent of Education. 9 (6) One member from a statewide organization 10 representing school social workers, appointed by the State 11 Superintendent of Education. 12 (7) One member from a statewide organization 13 representing school psychologists, appointed by the State 14 Superintendent of Education. 15 (8) One member from a statewide organization 16 representing school counselors, appointed by the State 17 Superintendent of Education. 18 (9) One member from a statewide organization 19 representing school nurses, appointed by the State 20 Superintendent of Education. 21 (10) One member from a statewide organization 22 representing physical therapists, appointed by the State 23 Superintendent of Education. 24 (11) One member from a statewide organization 25 representing occupational therapists, appointed by the 26 State Superintendent of Education. SB2905 - 3 - LRB104 17521 LNS 30948 b 1 (12) One member from a statewide organization 2 representing speech-language pathologists, appointed by 3 the State Superintendent of Education. 4 Task Force members shall serve without compensation. 5 (b) The Task Force shall meet at the call of the State 6 Superintendent of Education. The State Board of Education 7 shall provide administrative and other support to the Task 8 Force. 9 (c) On or before June 30, 2027, the Task Force shall submit 10 its guidance to the State Board of Education and the General 11 Assembly as provided in Section 3.1 of the General Assembly 12 Organization Act. The Task Force is dissolved upon submission 13 of this guidance. 14 (d) This Section is repealed on June 30, 2028. Footer Disclaimer This site is maintained for the Illinois General Assembly by the Legislative Information System, 705 Stratton Building, Springfield, Illinois 62706. 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