Illinois 102nd Regular Session Status: In Committee 9 D cosponsors

HB 5552 — SCH CD-SCH SPEECH-DISCIPLINE

Last action — Session Sine Die

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 102nd Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Amends the School Code. Provides that a school district operating one or more high schools, a charter school, or a private secondary school shall not make or enforce a rule subjecting a high school student to disciplinary sanctions solely on the basis of conduct that is speech or other communication that, when engaged in outside of the campus, is protected from governmental restriction by the United States Constitution or the Illinois Constitution. Provides that a student who is enrolled in a school at the time that the school has made or enforced a rule that the student would be protected from may commence a civil action to obtain appropriate injunctive and declaratory relief as determined by the court. Provides that the new provisions do not apply to a private secondary school that is controlled by a religious organization to the extent that the application would not be consistent with the religious tenets of the organization. Provides that an employee shall not be dismissed, suspended, disciplined, reassigned, transferred, or otherwise retaliated against solely for acting to protect a student engaged in conduct authorized under the new provisions, or refusing to infringe upon conduct that is protected.

Bill Text

Amendments

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Action History

  1. Session Sine Die

  2. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper

  3. Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

  4. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr

  5. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi

  6. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy

  7. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason

  8. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Edgar Gonzalez, Jr.

  9. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lindsey LaPointe

  10. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer

  11. Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate

  12. Second Reading - Short Debate

  13. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; 006-003-000

  14. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools

  15. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee

  16. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Anne Stava-Murray

  17. Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate

  18. Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; 006-003-000

  19. Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools

  20. Referred to Rules Committee

  21. First Reading

  22. Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Anne Stava-Murray

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 8 co-sponsors · 174 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (8)

Not signed on (174)

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 5552 do?
Amends the School Code. Provides that a school district operating one or more high schools, a charter school, or a private secondary school shall not make or enforce a rule subjecting a high school student to disciplinary sanctions solely on the basis of conduct that is speech or other communication that, when engaged in outside of the campus, is protected from governmental restriction by the United States Constitution or the Illinois Constitution. Provides that a student who is enrolled in a school at the time that the school has made or enforced a rule that the student would be protected from may commence a civil action to obtain appropriate injunctive and declaratory relief as determined by the court. Provides that the new provisions do not apply to a private secondary school that is controlled by a religious organization to the extent that the application would not be consistent with the religious tenets of the organization. Provides that an employee shall not be dismissed, suspended, disciplined, reassigned, transferred, or otherwise retaliated against solely for acting to protect a student engaged in conduct authorized under the new provisions, or refusing to infringe upon conduct that is protected.
Who sponsors HB 5552?
HB 5552 is sponsored by Anne Stava (Democrat), Kelly M. Cassidy (Democrat), Will Guzzardi (Democrat), Maura Hirschauer (Democrat), Lindsey LaPointe (Democrat), Edgar González, Jr. (Democrat), Joyce Mason (Democrat), Sonya M. Harper (Democrat), and Janet Yang Rohr (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB 5552?
This bill died with 102nd Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track HB 5552?
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