Illinois legislation · 104th General Assembly
Illinois HB1552: SCHOOL MANDATE TRANSPARENCY
Status: In committee, October 21, 2026
Creates the School District Impact Note Act. Requires every bill that could have a negative impact on the finances of a school district in the State or that could cause a school district to expend additional staffing resources to have prepared for it by the Illinois State Board of Education a brief explanatory statement or note describing the bill's anticipated impact on education in the State. Specifies the contents of the note and the circumstances under which the note is to be prepared. Clarifies that the preparation of such a note does not preclude a State official or employee from participating in legislative hearings concerning the bill. Provides that the subject matter of bills submitted to the Illinois State Board of Education shall be kept in strict confidence, and no information relating to the bill or its anticipated impact on education in the State shall be divulged, before the bill's introduction in the General Assembly, by any State official or employee of the State Board, except to the bill's sponsor or his or her designee. Effective immediately.
What the bill says
A bill FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026HB1552Introduced 1/28/2025, by Rep. Tony M. McCombieSYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: New Act New Act New Act Creates the School District Impact Note Act. Requires every bill thatcould have a negative impact on the finances of a school district in theState or that could cause a school district to expend additional staffingresources to have prepared for it by the Illinois State Board of Educationa brief explanatory statement or note describing the bill's anticipatedimpact on education in the State…
From the introduced text, January 21, 2025:
A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026HB1552Introduced 1/28/2025, by Rep. Tony M. McCombieSYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: New Act New Act New Act Creates the School District Impact Note Act. Requires every bill thatcould have a negative impact on the finances of a school district in theState or that could cause a school district to expend additional staffingresources to have prepared for it by the Illinois State Board of Educationa brief explanatory statement or note describing the bill's anticipatedimpact on education in the State. Specifies the contents of the note andthe circumstances under which the note is to be prepared. Clarifies thatthe preparation of such a note does not preclude a State official oremployee from participating in legislative hearings concerning the bill.Provides that the subject matter of bills submitted to the Illinois StateBoard of Education shall be kept in strict confidence, and no informationrelating to the bill or its anticipated impact on education in the Stateshall be divulged, before the bill's introduction in the General Assembly,by any State official or employee of the State Board, except to the bill'ssponsor or his or her designee. Effective immediately. LRB104 03439 LNS 13462 b LRB104 03439 LNS 13462 b LRB104 03439 LNS 13462 b A BILL FOR HB1552LRB104 03439 LNS 13462 b HB1552 LRB104 03439 LNS 13462 b HB1552 LRB104 …