Illinois legislation · 104th General Assembly
Illinois SR752: SCHOOL START TIMES
Status: Failed, July 2, 2026
Encourages all public school districts serving grades 6 through 12 to develop a plan to adopt school start times that reflect the biological sleep needs of adolescents.
What the bill says
From the introduced text, May 5, 2026:
SR0752LRB104 21697 RMO 37288 r SR0752 LRB104 21697 RMO 37288 r SR0752 LRB104 21697 RMO 37288 r SENATE RESOLUTION WHEREAS, Decades of peer-reviewed research in sleep and circadian biology led by Dr. Mary Carskadon, PhD, of Brown University and the National Institutes of Health has demonstrated that the biological sleep-wake rhythms of adolescents naturally shift later beginning at puberty, making early-morning school schedules incompatible with healthy sleep; and WHEREAS, This biological shift is not a matter of preference, motivation, or discipline but reflects changes in melatonin release and circadian timing that make it physiologically difficult for adolescents to fall asleep early enough to obtain adequate rest when schools begin early in the morning; and WHEREAS, The American Academy of Pediatrics, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the National Institutes of Health all recognize insufficient sleep in adolescents as a significant public health issue linked to increased risk of depression, anxiety, suicidal ideation, substance use, obesity, sports injuries, and motor vehicle crashes; and WHEREAS, The American Academy of Pediatrics has formally SR0752- 2 -LRB104 21697 RMO 37288 r SR0752 - 2 - LRB104 21697 RMO 37288 r SR0752 - 2 - LRB104 21697 RMO 37288 r recommended that middle and high schools begin no earlier than 8:30 a.m. in order to align school schedules with adolescent biology; and WHEREAS, …
Sponsors
Latest actions
- : Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments
- : Placed on Calendar Order of Secretary's Desk Resolutions May 27, 2026
- : Be Adopted Education; 012-001-000
- : Postponed - Education
- : Assigned to Education
- : Referred to Assignments
- : Filed with Secretary
Votes
- Be Adopted Education (May 26, 2026): 12 yea, 1 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is SR752?
- SR752 is a bill in the Illinois Legislature (104th General Assembly): SCHOOL START TIMES.
- What does SR752 do?
- Encourages all public school districts serving grades 6 through 12 to develop a plan to adopt school start times that reflect the biological sleep needs of adolescents.
- What is the status of SR752?
- Failed as of July 2, 2026. Latest action: Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments (July 2, 2026).
- Who sponsored SR752?
- Mary Edly (I), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SR752?
- On the Illinois Legislature website: https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=752&GAID=18&DocTypeID=SR&SessionID=114
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