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IL SB4031
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/6/2026
Primary Sponsor
Willie Preston
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AI Summary
- Establishes a tiered accountability system for bullying offenses in Illinois public and charter schools, with escalating consequences based on offense severity and repeat incidents
- First/low-severity offenses require minor offenders to attend juvenile hearings within 30 days, complete 4 weeks of restorative justice programming, perform 10-20 hours of community service, and attend counseling; parents must pay a $250 administrative fee
- Second/moderate-severity offenses increase requirements to 8 weeks of restorative justice, 30-50 hours of community service, bi-weekly counseling for 3 months, loss of extracurricular activities for a semester, and a $500 parental fee
- Third/major-severity offenses may result in expulsion, at least 3 months of restorative justice, 100+ hours of community service, 6 months of counseling, possible detention, and a $1,000 parental fee plus payment for victim's therapy
- Requires the State Board of Education to annually report bullying incidents, hearing data, and program outcomes to the National Center for Education Statistics and conduct annual audits of participating schools
Legislative Description
SCH CD-BULLYING ACCOUNTABILITY
Last Action
Referred to Assignments
2/6/2026
Committee Referrals
Assignments2/6/2026
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