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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
SB3358

Introduced 2/4/2026, by Sen. Laura Ellman

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

105 ILCS 5/2-3.117

Amends the School Code. Provides that the State Board of Education
shall develop statewide guidance for school districts and educators on the
use of technology-based learning resources in elementary and secondary
education. Provides that the State Board of Education shall develop and
publish the guidance by July 1, 2027 and provide continuous updates as it
deems necessary. Allows the State Superintendent of Education to convene
stakeholders for a statewide council to consult on the further development
of guidance, resources, and other support for school districts and
educators on the use of technology-based learning resources in schools.
LRB104 19776 LNS 33226 b

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 School Code is amended by changing Section
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2-3.117 as follows:

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(105 ILCS 5/2-3.117)
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Sec. 2-3.117.
School Technology Program.
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(a) The State Board of Education is authorized to provide
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technology-based learning resources to school districts to
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improve educational opportunities and student achievement
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throughout the State. These resources may include
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reimbursements for the cost of tuition incurred by a school
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district for approved online courses accessed through the
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State Board of Education's Illinois Virtual Course Catalog
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Program.
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(1) A school district shall be eligible for
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reimbursement for the cost of each virtual class accessed
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through the Illinois Virtual Course Catalog program and
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successfully completed by a student of the school
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district, to the extent appropriated funds are available
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for such reimbursements.
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(2) A school district shall claim reimbursement on
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forms and through a process prescribed by the State Board

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of Education.
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(a-5) The State Board of Education, in consultation with
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stakeholders, shall develop statewide guidance for school
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districts and educators on the use of technology-based
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learning resources in elementary and secondary education. This
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guidance shall include, but is not limited to:
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(1) explanations and examples of technology-based
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learning resources that may be used in a classroom,
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including, but not limited to, Canvas, Blackboard, and
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Google Classroom;
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(2) specific ways technology-based learning resources
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can be used at the district, school, and classroom levels
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to inform teaching and learning practices;
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(3) how districts and educators can evaluate and
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address privacy concerns in the usage of technology-based
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learning resources; and
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(4) The impact of technology-based learning resources
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on student-data privacy, including federal and State law
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associated with student-data privacy that are important to
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be aware of when setting policy for the use of
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technology-based learning resources in schools.
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The State Board of Education shall develop and publish
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this guidance by July 1, 2027 and provide continuous updates
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as it deems necessary.
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The State Superintendent of Education may convene
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stakeholders for a statewide council to consult on the further

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development of guidance, resources, and other support for
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school districts and educators on the use of technology-based
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learning resources in schools. The council must include
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individuals with expertise in technology-based learning
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resources and no fewer than 2 currently practicing classroom
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teachers. The council shall represent the ethnic, racial, and
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geographic diversity of this State and include expertise
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across early childhood and elementary, middle, and high school
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settings.

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(b) The State Board of Education is authorized, to the
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extent funds are available, to establish a statewide support
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system for information, professional development, technical
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assistance, network design consultation, leadership,
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technology planning consultation, and information exchange; to
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expand school district connectivity; and to increase the
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quantity and quality of student and educator access to on-line
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resources, experts, and communications avenues from moneys
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appropriated for the purposes of this Section.
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(b-5) The State Board of Education may enter into
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intergovernmental contracts or agreements with other State
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agencies, public community colleges, public libraries, public
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and private colleges and universities, museums on public land,
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and other public agencies in the areas of technology,
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telecommunications, and information access, under such terms
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as the parties may agree, provided that those contracts and
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agreements are in compliance with the Department of Central

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Management Services' mandate to provide telecommunications
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services to all State agencies.
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(c) (Blank).
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(d) (Blank).
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(Source: P.A. 102-16, eff. 6-17-21.)

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