Bill Text: IL SB1686 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Interscholastic Athletic Organization Act. Requires an association or other entity that has as one of its purposes promoting, sponsoring, regulating, or in any manner providing for interscholastic athletics or any form of athletic competition among schools and students within this State to allow a student for whom it is determined that special education services are needed under the School Code to participate in interscholastic athletics and other forms of athletic competition for as long as the student is eligible for such special education services, which, for purposes of the School Code, means through the day before the student's 22nd birthday.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2023-03-23 - Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa [SB1686 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-SB1686-Introduced.html

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103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB1686 Introduced 2/8/2023, by Sen. Laura M. Murphy SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
105 ILCS 25/1.25 new
Amends the Interscholastic Athletic Organization Act. Requires an association or other entity that has as one of its purposes promoting, sponsoring, regulating, or in any manner providing for interscholastic athletics or any form of athletic competition among schools and students within this State to allow a student for whom it is determined that special education services are needed under the School Code to participate in interscholastic athletics and other forms of athletic competition for as long as the student is eligible for such special education services, which, for purposes of the School Code, means through the day before the student's 22nd birthday.
LRB103 26053 RJT 52408 b
A BILL FOR
SB1686 LRB103 26053 RJT 52408 b
AN ACT concerning education.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Interscholastic Athletic Organization Act
is amended by adding Section 1.25 as follows:
(105 ILCS 25/1.25 new)
Sec. 1.25. Special education student participation. An
association or other entity that has as one of its purposes
promoting, sponsoring, regulating, or in any manner providing
for interscholastic athletics or any form of athletic
competition among schools and students within this State shall
allow a student for whom it is determined that special
education services are needed under Article 14 of the School
Code to participate in interscholastic athletics and other
forms of athletic competition for as long as the student is
eligible for such special education services, which, for
purposes of Article 14 of the School Code, means through the
day before the student's 22nd birthday.