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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
SB3999

Introduced 2/6/2026, by Sen. Jason Plummer

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

105 ILCS 5/10-31 new
105 ILCS 5/22-85.15 new

Amends the School Code. Provides that school personnel and the
parents of students enrolled in a school district may file a complaint with
the school board of the school district for any administrative or school
board member malpractice. Requires a school board to create a process for
filing complaints with the school board. Provides that if a school board
receives more than one filed complaint about any one school board member or
administrator of the school district, the school board shall report the
complaints to the regional office of education with jurisdiction over and
the State Board of Education. Provides that a school employee is immune
from professional disciplinary action for submitting a complaint that is
not made with willful or wanton misconduct. Provides that a student of a
parent who submits a complaint may not have any disciplinary action or
mistreatment made upon the student by school personnel or a school board
member because the parent submitted a complaint. Provides that if school
personnel have a good faith belief that a violation of the Criminal Code of
2012, the Illinois Vehicle Code, or a local ordinance has occurred on or
off school grounds that is based on evidence received by school personnel
on school grounds or at a school-sponsored event, the school personnel
shall report the violation to the appropriate law enforcement authority.
Provides that school personnel making a good faith report of a violation to
the appropriate law enforcement agency are immune from criminal or civil
liability or professional disciplinary action for making a good faith
report that is not made with willful or wanton misconduct. Effective July
1, 2026.
LRB104 20728 LNS 34231 b
STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT
MAY APPLY

A BILL FOR

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LRB104 20728 LNS 34231 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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10-31 and 22-85.15 as follows:

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(105 ILCS 5/10-31 new)
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Sec. 10-31.
Reporting administrative and school board
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member malpractice.
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(a) In this Section:
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"School personnel" means all employees of a school
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district, including administrators and licensed and
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nonlicensed school employees.
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"Student" means a person or child enrolled in a school
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district.
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(b) School personnel and the parents of students enrolled
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in a school district may file a complaint with the school board
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of the school district for any administrative or school board
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member malpractice, including, but not limited to:
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(1) dereliction of duties included in State and
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federal law and school district policy;
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(2) partiality toward one or more students in
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discipline decision-making; and
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(3) refusal to take action on misconduct by a school

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board member, school personnel, or student if remedial
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action is required.
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(c) A school board shall create a process for filing
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complaints with the school board under this Section. The
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process shall be made available to all parents or students
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enrolled in the school district and school personnel employed
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by the school district. The process shall be accessible on the
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school district's website. If there is no website maintained
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by the school district, the school district shall create a way
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for school personnel and parents to file a complaint via
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written or electronic methods.
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(d) If a school board receives more than one filed
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complaint about any one school board member or administrator
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of the school district, the school board shall report the
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complaints to the regional office of education with
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jurisdiction over the school district and the State Board of
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Education.
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(e) A school employee is immune from professional
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disciplinary action for submitting a complaint under this
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Section that is not made with willful or wanton misconduct. A
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student of a parent who submits a complaint under this Section
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may not have any disciplinary action or mistreatment made upon
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the student by school personnel or a school board member
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because the parent submitted a complaint.

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(105 ILCS 5/22-85.15 new)

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Sec. 22-85.15.
Mandatory reporting of criminal behavior.
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(a) In this Section:
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"Appropriate law enforcement" means the closest law
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enforcement agency in proximity to a school district.
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"School personnel" means all employees of a school
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district, including administrators and licensed and
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nonlicensed school employees.
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(b) If school personnel have a good faith belief that a
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violation of the Criminal Code of 2012, the Illinois Vehicle
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Code, or a local ordinance has occurred on or off school
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grounds that is based on evidence received by school personnel
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on school grounds or at a school-sponsored event, the school
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personnel shall report the violation to the appropriate law
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enforcement authority. School personnel making a good faith
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report of a violation to the appropriate law enforcement
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agency as required under this Section are immune from criminal
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or civil liability or professional disciplinary action for
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making a good faith report that is not made with willful or
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wanton misconduct.

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Section 99.
Effective date.
This Act takes effect July 1,
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2026.

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