# Illinois SB1519: SCH CD-REFER LAW ENFORCEMENT Illinois SB1519, SCH CD-REFER LAW ENFORCEMENT, is a 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) Senate bill sponsored by Karina Villa (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-08-20 (Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0430); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB1519-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Illinois SB1519 - State: Illinois - Session: 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) - Title: SCH CD-REFER LAW ENFORCEMENT - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-02-04 - Last action: 2025-08-20, Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0430 - Sponsor: Karina Villa (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 25 - Subjects: assignments, education, education policy - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 5 (135 yes, 68 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 6 ## Summary Amends the School Code. Provides that the State Board of Education shall require that each school district annually report the number of students who were referred to a law enforcement agency or official and the number of instances of referrals to law enforcement that students received. Provides that on or before January 31, 2027 and on or before January 31 of each subsequent year, the State Board of Education shall prepare a report on student referrals to law enforcement in all school districts in the State. Requires a parent-teacher advisory committee to develop policy guideline procedures to establish and maintain a reciprocal reporting system between the school district and local law enforcement agencies regarding both criminal and civil offenses (rather than only criminal offenses) committed by students. Removes language providing that a student may not be issued a monetary fine or fee as a disciplinary consequence. Instead, prohibits school personnel from issuing a monetary fine, fee, ticket, or citation for a municipal code violation. Provides that school personnel (rather than a school district) may not refer a truant, chronic truant, or truant minor to any other local public entity, school resource officer, or peace officer (rather than only to any other local public entity) for that local public entity, school resource officer, or peace officer to issue the child a fine or fee as punishment for truancy. Effective immediately. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Limits on school fines for students: benefit, low. The law bars student fines, fees, tickets, and citations as school-based discipline. It also bars these penalties for municipal code violations on school grounds during school hours or while taking school transportation. Schools can still require payment for lost, stolen, or damaged property. The r… - Truancy fine protections for kids and parents: benefit, low. School staff cannot refer truant children to local agencies or officers to have them fined for truancy. Referrals of parents or other custodians to municipalities for truancy fines remain allowed only after required support steps. Districts must notify the relevant truancy office and offer all appr… - Required agreements set school police limits: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, districts using school resource officers must have written agreements with local law enforcement. Agreements must define officer duties and address required training or waivers, including training on working with students with disabilities. They must state the ban on issuing… - School police lose district training requirement: cost, low. School resource officers are removed from the district's reasonable-efforts duty to provide ongoing training on student discipline and school climate. This narrows that district training duty. It does not remove the separate training or waiver requirements in school police agreements. - Expulsion rules for funded early childhood programs: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, specified state-funded early childhood programs must follow the Department of Early Childhood Act's referenced expulsion rules. This applies to children in programs funded under Section 15-25 of that Act. The supplied provision does not explain what those referenced rules re… - School police reporting covers civil offenses: mixed, low. Illinois guidance for two-way reporting between schools and local police must cover students' civil offenses as well as criminal offenses. This expands the scope of reporting guidance. It does not create a direct household payment or benefit. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Karina Villa (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Aarón M. Ortíz (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Adriane L. Johnson (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Ann M. Williams (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Anne Stava (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Camille Y. Lilly (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Carol Ammons (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Doris Turner (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Graciela Guzmán (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Gregg Johnson (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Javier L. Cervantes (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Jawaharial Williams (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kelly M. Cassidy (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: La Shawn K. Ford (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Laura Faver Dias (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lilian Jiménez (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lisa Davis (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mark L. Walker (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Mary Beth Canty (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mary Edly-Allen (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Michael Crawford (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mike Simmons (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Nicolle Grasse (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Rachel Ventura (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Theresa Mah (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Yolonda Morris (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-28 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed | pass | 69 | 44 | | | 2025-04-23 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Education Policy Committee; | pass | 9 | 3 | | | 2025-04-09 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; | pass | 37 | 17 | | | 2025-04-03 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommend Do Adopt Education; | pass | 8 | 2 | | | 2025-03-19 | Senate | Do Pass as Amended Education; | pass | 12 | 2 | | ## Actions (67) - 2025-08-20: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0430 (Senate) - 2025-08-20: Effective Date August 20, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-08-20: Governor Approved (Senate) - 2025-06-26: Sent to the Governor (Senate) - 2025-05-28: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Yolonda Morris (House) - 2025-05-28: Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly (House) - 2025-05-28: Passed Both Houses (Senate) - 2025-05-28: Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 069-044-000 (House) - 2025-05-28: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-05-23: Third Reading/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2025 (House) - 2025-05-21: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jawaharial Williams (House) - 2025-05-16: Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-05-16: Second Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-05-15: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse (House) - 2025-05-15: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah (House) - 2025-05-15: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa Davis (House) - 2025-05-15: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams (House) - 2025-05-15: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons (House) - 2025-05-13: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez (House) - 2025-05-08: Alternate Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Camille Y. Lilly (House) - 2025-05-08: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava (House) - 2025-05-08: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly (House) - 2025-05-08: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregg Johnson (House) - 2025-05-08: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy (House) - 2025-05-08: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Aarón M. Ortíz (House) - 2025-05-08: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Crawford (House) - 2025-05-08: Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias (House) - 2025-05-05: Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Beth Canty (House) - 2025-04-23: Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-04-23: Do Pass / Short Debate Education Policy Committee; 009-003-000 (House) - 2025-04-17: Assigned to Education Policy Committee (House) - 2025-04-09: Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-04-09: First Reading (House) - 2025-04-09: Chief House Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford (House) - 2025-04-09: Arrived in House (House) - 2025-04-09: Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Third Reading - Passed; 037-017-000 (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted; Villa (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Recalled to Second Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-04: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen (Senate) - 2025-04-04: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Doris Turner (Senate) - 2025-04-03: Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommend Do Adopt Education; 008-002-000 (Senate) - 2025-04-01: Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Assignments Refers to Education (Senate) - 2025-04-01: Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Education (Senate) - 2025-03-31: Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2025-03-31: Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Karina Villa (Senate) - 2025-03-28: Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2025-03-28: Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Karina Villa (Senate) - 2025-03-27: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane L. Johnson (Senate) - 2025-03-20: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 1, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-03-20: Second Reading (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 20, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Do Pass as Amended Education; 012-002-000 (Senate) - 2025-03-18: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted (Senate) - 2025-03-18: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education (Senate) - 2025-03-13: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons (Senate) - 2025-03-13: Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Graciela Guzmán (Senate) - 2025-03-13: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes (Senate) - 2025-03-12: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2025-03-12: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Karina Villa (Senate) - 2025-02-27: Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mark L. Walker (Senate) - 2025-02-25: Assigned to Education (Senate) - 2025-02-05: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura (Senate) - 2025-02-04: Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2025-02-04: First Reading (Senate) - 2025-02-04: Filed with Secretary by Sen. Karina Villa (Senate) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB1519eng.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB1519enr.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB1519.pdf) - Senate Amendment 1: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB1519sam001.pdf) - Senate Amendment 2: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB1519sam002.pdf) - Senate Amendment 3: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB1519sam003.pdf) ## Related bills - HB5198: AFFORDABLE HOUSING-CILAS (passed house) - SB1937: PENSION CODE-VARIOUS (passed senate) - HB2563: CONDO-RESERVE STUDY (in committee) - HB4701: LIMITATIONS FACILITY FEES ACT (in committee) - SB3008: DHS-ABLE PROGRAM INFO MATERIAL (passed senate) - SB3484: VEH CD-PLATES-REGISTRATION (signed) ## Sources - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB1519eng.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB1519enr.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB1519.pdf) - [Senate Amendment 1 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB1519sam001.pdf) - [Senate Amendment 2 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB1519sam002.pdf) - [Senate Amendment 3 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB1519sam003.pdf) ## Related - [HB5198: AFFORDABLE HOUSING-CILAS](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB5198-2025-2026) - [SB1937: PENSION CODE-VARIOUS](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB1937-2025-2026) - [HB2563: CONDO-RESERVE STUDY](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB2563-2025-2026) - [HB4701: LIMITATIONS FACILITY FEES ACT](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB4701-2025-2026) - [SB3008: DHS-ABLE PROGRAM INFO MATERIAL](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB3008-2025-2026) - [SB3484: VEH CD-PLATES-REGISTRATION](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB3484-2025-2026) - [Illinois bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/illinois/bills) - [Illinois state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/illinois) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB1519-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).