Illinois House Bill 2446

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on February 3 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-02-10 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony M. McCombie
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Educator Licensure Article of the School Code. In provisions concerning the conviction of certain offenses as grounds for disqualification for licensure or suspension or revocation of a license, includes the sex offense of abuse by an educator or authority figure under the definition of "sex or other offense". Amends the Sex Offenses Article of the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that a person commits abuse by an educator or authority figure if that person is an educator or authority figure at the school, the student is at least 18 years of age but under 23 years of age, the person is at least 4 years older than the student and holds or held within the previous year a position of trust, authority, or supervision in relation to the student in connection with an educational or extracurricular program or activity, and the person either: (1) commits an act of sexual conduct with the student; or (2) commits an act of sexual penetration with the student. Provides that abuse by an educator or authority figure involving sexual conduct is a Class A misdemeanor for the first offense and a Class 4 felony for a second or subsequent offense or if there is more than one victim. Provides that abuse by an educator or authority figure involving sexual penetration is a Class 4 felony for the first offense and a Class 3 felony for a second or subsequent offense or if there is more than one victim. Provides that consent of the victim is not a defense to abuse by an educator or authority figure.

SEX OFFENSE-ABUSE BY EDUCATOR

Rep. Amy Elik [R]

Rep. Tony McCombie [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-02-10	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony M. McCombie
2025-02-04	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2025-02-04	House	First Reading
2025-02-03	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Amy Elik

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
105	5	21B-80	Amended Code	Citation Text
720	5	11-9.6	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2446&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=114&GA=104
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/104/HB/10400HB2446.htm