SB1227
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What this bill does
Amends the School Code. Beginning with the 2025-2026 school year, requires school boards to publicly report, on their school district's website, a list of the curriculum to be used for student instruction during the school year. Requires that the report also include any procedures that are in effect at each school for the documentation, review, or approval of the curriculum used for student instruction. Allows a school district to update the report on an ongoing basis, but requires the report to be updated at least one month prior to the start of each school semester. Requires the State Board of Education to impose a civil penalty of $1,000 per day for each day a school board fails to post the required update after one week of notice. Requires each school district to notify the parents or guardians of students when the report is posted and when any subsequent updates are made to the report. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
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Current stage: In Committee · Last action 620 days ago · STAGNANT
How does a bill become law in Illinois?
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Introduction of Bill
A member of the Senate or the House introduces a bill, which is assigned a unique identifying number (e.g., "H.B. ___" for House bills and "S.B. ___" for Senate bills). If not enacted, it must be reintroduced in the next General Assembly with a new number.
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Committee Work — Hearings
The bill goes to the appropriate committee, which holds hearings to gather expert opinions and determine the need for the legislation.
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Committee Work — Markup, Amendments, Report
The committee may make amendments to the bill. If approved, a committee report endorsing the bill is issued.
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Floor Debate
The bill is debated and can be further amended. The debate transcripts are accessible online for public viewing.
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Passage and Consideration in Second Chamber
If the bill passes in the first chamber, it moves to the second chamber for a similar review process. If both chambers approve, it goes to the governor.
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Gubernatorial Action
The governor can sign the bill into law, veto it, or take no action (resulting in an automatic law after 60 days). The type of veto can be total or amendatory. Once signed, the bill becomes a Public Act and is assigned a Public Act number.
Sponsor Context
Campaign finance
This is SBE campaign receipts to the people on this bill, not Moneyball and not earmarked to the bill.
Money is campaign receipts to matched candidate committees, not earmarked to this bill. Window 2025-01-01 – 2026-09-13.
Sponsor and voter funding
| Member | Role | Receipts | Total received | Top donors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew S. Chesney | Chief sponsor | 285 | $624,735.57 | Green State Credit Union ($391,897.17); Steven Chesney ($31,500.00); Realtor PAC ($8,500.00) |
| Chris Balkema | Sponsor | 94 | $95,060.00 | Kevin Hoffman ($12,500.00); Richard Uihlein ($7,300.00); D Construction ($5,000.00) |
Overlapping donors
Donors who gave to more than one sponsor or voter on this bill. Still not earmarked to the bill.
| Donor | Members | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Community BancPac | Andrew S. Chesney, Chris Balkema | $5,500.00 |
| CHEMPAC | Andrew S. Chesney, Chris Balkema | $3,250.00 |
| Grain & Feed Legislative | Andrew S. Chesney, Chris Balkema | $2,100.00 |
| Illinois Policy PAC | Andrew S. Chesney, Chris Balkema | $1,500.00 |
| SUAAction | Andrew S. Chesney, Chris Balkema | $1,050.00 |
| ISRA Political Victory Fund | Andrew S. Chesney, Chris Balkema | $500.00 |
| Ralph Rivera | Andrew S. Chesney, Chris Balkema | $450.00 |
Top donors across these members
| Donor | Occupation | Employer | Receipts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green State Credit Union | — | — | 3 | $391,897.17 |
| Steven Chesney | CEO | Tenac Partners LLC | 8 | $31,500.00 |
| Kevin Hoffman | President | G&D Trucking | 2 | $12,500.00 |
| Realtor PAC | — | — | 4 | $8,500.00 |
| Beverly Chesney | Retired | Retired | 3 | $7,500.00 |
| Richard Uihlein | CEO | Uline | 1 | $7,300.00 |
| Laurie Miller | Consultant | M3 Insurance | 6 | $6,500.00 |
| Forreston Mutual Insurance Company | — | — | 4 | $6,000.00 |
| Ameren | — | — | 5 | $6,000.00 |
| Community BancPac | — | — | 5 | $5,500.00 |
| Health Care Council of Illinois PAC | — | — | 2 | $5,500.00 |
| Stableford Capital | — | — | 2 | $5,000.00 |
| IL State Medical Society PAC | — | — | 4 | $5,000.00 |
| Fischer Exacavating Inc. | — | — | 1 | $5,000.00 |
| D Construction | — | — | 2 | $5,000.00 |
| Marquis Energy - Illinois LLC | — | — | 1 | $5,000.00 |
| Constellation Energy Generation LLC | — | — | 3 | $4,700.00 |
| Associated Beer Distributors of IL PAC | — | — | 3 | $4,500.00 |
| Realtor Politcal Action Committee | — | — | 3 | $4,500.00 |
| CAR of Illinois | — | — | 4 | $4,000.00 |
| LaHood for Congress | — | — | 3 | $4,000.00 |
| Ameren Illinois Company | — | — | 2 | $4,000.00 |
| Coulter Consulting Company LLC | — | — | 5 | $3,750.00 |
| Malcolm McPherson | Attorney | Self Employed | 5 | $3,500.00 |
| Heather McPherson | Attorney | McPherson Law Office | 5 | $3,500.00 |
Hearings
This bill has not been scheduled for a committee hearing.
Action History
4 actions recorded. Last action: 2025-01-28 — Added as Co-SponsorSen. Chris Balkema. Each action's meaning and outcome signal are classified automatically.
All actions (table)
| Date | Chamber | Action | Category | Signal |
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| 2025-01-24 | Senate | Filed with Secretary bySen. Andrew S. Chesney Rule 2-7(b) | Introduction & Filing | — |
| 2025-01-24 | Senate | First Reading Senate Rule 5-1(d)/5-2; House Rule 37(d)/38 | Introduction & Filing | — |
| 2025-01-24 | Senate | Referred toAssignments Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(a) | Committee Assignment | — |
| 2025-01-28 | Senate | Added as Co-SponsorSen. Chris Balkema Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |