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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
SB3858

Introduced 2/6/2026, by Sen. John F. Curran

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

105 ILCS 5/10-20.88 new
105 ILCS 5/34-18.88 new

Amends the School Code. Provides that a school board shall require a
school that operates a library to place the library's catalog of library
materials in a searchable database accessible over the Internet to a
parent or guardian of a student at the school. Provides that a school board
shall require a school that operates a library to allow a parent or
guardian of a student at the school to prohibit the student from accessing
any library materials that the parent or guardian designates. Provides
that the school shall require the parent or guardian to designate in
writing which library materials the parent or guardian is prohibiting the
student from accessing, shall keep the written designation on file in the
library, and shall prevent the student from accessing that material.
LRB104 18720 LNS 32163 b
STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT
MAY APPLY

A BILL FOR

SB3858
LRB104 18720 LNS 32163 b
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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 adding Sections
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10-20.88 and 34-18.88 as follows:

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(105 ILCS 5/10-20.88 new)
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Sec. 10-20.88.
Library materials database; restriction on
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student's access to library materials.
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(a) A school board shall require a school that operates a
10
library to place the library's catalog of library materials in
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a searchable database accessible over the Internet to a parent
12
or guardian of a student at the school.
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(b) A school board shall require a school that operates a
14
library to allow a parent or guardian of a student at the
15
school to prohibit the student from accessing any library
16
materials that the parent or guardian designates. The school
17
shall require the parent or guardian to designate in writing
18
which library materials the parent or guardian is prohibiting
19
the student from accessing, shall keep the written designation
20
on file in the library, and shall prevent the student from
21
accessing that material.

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(105 ILCS 5/34-18.88 new)

SB3858
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LRB104 18720 LNS 32163 b
1

Sec. 34-18.88.
Library materials database; restriction on
2
student's access to library materials.

3

(a) The board shall require a school that operates a
4
library to place the library's catalog of library materials in
5
a searchable database accessible over the Internet to a parent
6
or guardian of a student at the school.
7

(b) The board shall require a school that operates a
8
library to allow a parent or guardian of a student at the
9
school to prohibit the student from accessing any library
10
materials that the parent or guardian designates. The school
11
shall require the parent or guardian to designate in writing
12
which library materials the parent or guardian is prohibiting
13
the student from accessing, shall keep the written designation
14
on file in the library, and shall prevent the student from
15
accessing that material.

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