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IL SB 1226 (2025)IL SB 1659 (2024)
GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB1226 Introduced 1/24/2025, by Sen. Andrew S. Chesney SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 105 ILCS 5/10-20.88 new 105 ILCS 5/34-18.88 new Amends the School Code. Provides that school districts shall regulate and restrict access to public restrooms, locker rooms, dressing rooms, and other similar places on the basis of biological sex and shall also adopt a policy that provides for gender neutral or alternative facilities for students, staff, and members of the public, as the school district deems appropriate. Provides that school districts are not required toGENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB1659 Introduced 2/8/2023, by Sen. Andrew S. Chesney SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 105 ILCS 5/10-20.85 new 105 ILCS 5/34-18.82 new Amends the School Code. Provides that school districts may regulate and restrict access to public restrooms, locker rooms, dressing rooms, and other similar places on the basis of biological sex and may also adopt a policy that provides for gender neutral or alternative facilities for students, staff, and members of the public, as the school district deems appropriate. Provides that school districts are not required to
limit access by a minor accompanied by an adult guardian of the opposite sex into a specified facility appropriate for the adult guardian; (2) prohibit a person with disabilities from using a specified facility appropriate to the biological sex of either the person with disabilities or of an adult caretaker providing assistance; or (3) prohibit access to these facilities by custodial staff, school staff, or other persons in an emergency situationlimit access by a minor accompanied by an adult guardian of the opposite sex into a specified facility appropriate for the adult guardian; (4) prohibit a person with disabilities from using a specified facility appropriate to the biological sex of either the person with disabilities or of an adult caretaker providing assistance; (5) prohibit access to these facilities by custodial staff, school staff, or other persons in an emergency situation
b 1 AN ACT concerning education. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Sections 510-20.88 and 34-18.88 as follows: 6 (105 ILCS 5/10-20.88 new) 7 Sec. 10-20.88. School restroom access. 8 (a) In this Section, "biological sex" means the physical 9condition of being male or female, as determined by a person's 10chromosomes, assigned at birth. 11 (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of lawb 1 AN ACT concerning education. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Sections 510-20.85 and 34-18.82 as follows: 6 (105 ILCS 5/10-20.85 new) 7 Sec. 10-20.85. School restroom access. 8 (a) In this Section, "biological sex" means the physical 9condition of being male or female, as determined by a person's 10chromosomes, assigned at birth. 11 (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law
regulate and restrict access 13to public restrooms, locker rooms, dressing rooms, and other 14similar places on the basis of biological sex and shall adopt a 15policy that provides for gender neutral or alternative 16facilities for students, staff, and members of the public, as 17the school district deems appropriate. 18 (c) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to in any 19way require a school district toregulate and restrict access to public restrooms, 13locker rooms, dressing rooms, and other similar places on the 14basis of biological sex and may adopt a policy that provides 15for gender neutral or alternative facilities for students, 16staff, and members of the public, as the school district deems 17appropriate. 18 (c) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to in any 19way require a school district to
limit access by a minor accompanied by an adult 21 guardian of the opposite sex into a specified facility 22 appropriate for the adult guardian; 23 (2) prohibit a person with disabilities from using alimit access by a minor accompanied by an adult 4 guardian of the opposite sex into a specified facility 5 appropriate for the adult guardian; 6 (4) prohibit a person with disabilities from using a
specified facility appropriate to the biological sex of 2 either the disabled person or of an adult caretaker 3 providing assistance; or 4 (3) prohibit access to these facilities by custodial 5 staff, school staff, or other persons in an emergency 6 situationspecified facility appropriate to the biological sex of 8 either the disabled person or of an adult caretaker 9 providing assistance; 10 (5) prohibit access to these facilities by custodial 11 staff, school staff, or other persons in an emergency 12 situation
ILCS 5/34-18.88 new) 8 Sec. 34-18.88. School restroom access. 9 (a) In this Section, "biological sex" means the physical 10condition of being male or female, as determined by a person's 11chromosomes, assigned at birth. 12 (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of lawILCS 5/34-18.82 new) 17 Sec. 34-18.82. School restroom access. 18 (a) In this Section, "biological sex" means the physical 19condition of being male or female, as determined by a person's 20chromosomes, assigned at birth. 21 (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law
regulate and restrict 14access to public restrooms, locker rooms, dressing rooms, and 15other similar places on the basis of biological sex and shall 16adopt a policy that provides for gender neutral or alternative 17facilities for studentsregulate and restrict access to public restrooms, 23locker rooms, dressing rooms, and other similar places on the 24basis of biological sex and may adopt a policy that provides 25for gender neutral or alternative facilities for students
gender neutral or alternative 17facilities for students, staff, and members of the publicgender neutral or alternative facilities for students, 10 staff, and members of the public
limit access by a minor accompanied by an adult 22 guardian of the opposite sex into a specified facility 23 appropriate for the adult guardian; 24 (2) prohibit a person with disabilities from using a 25 specified facility appropriate to the biological sex oflimit access by a minor accompanied by an adult 12 guardian of the opposite sex into a specified facility 13 appropriate for the adult guardian; 14 (4) prohibit a person with disabilities from using a 15 specified facility appropriate to the biological sex of
either the disabled person or of an adult caretaker 2 providing assistance; or 3 (3) prohibit access to these facilities by custodial 4 staff, school staff, or other persons in an emergency 5 situationeither the disabled person or of an adult caretaker 17 providing assistance; 18 (5) prohibit access to these facilities by custodial 19 staff, school staff, or other persons in an emergency 20 situation