SB 939 Illinois Senate · 104th Regular Session

EDUCATION-TECH

SB 939 amends the School Code by making a technical correction to the short title of a specific section. It does not change any substantive educational policies or programs. This procedural adjustment solely affects the formal naming of a section within the School Code. No new requirements, funding, or direct impacts on students, schools, or educators are created by this bill.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

May 2026

Committee Review

May 2026

Senate Passage

May 2026

House Passage

Governor

Introduced May 8, 2026 Last action May 15, 2026

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Introduced → Engrossed · 5 edits · May 7, 2026

MODERATE

The bill amends the School Code to update the short title and significantly restricts the use of suspensions and expulsions. It prohibits zero-tolerance policies that mandate automatic punishments for specific behaviors and requires school officials to try non-exclusionary discipline first. Additionally, it tightens the rules for suspending students for safety threats, limiting short suspensions to cases where the student's presence poses an immediate danger.

Scope change

The bill applies to all public school districts in Illinois regarding student disciplinary procedures.

REQUIREMENT

Zero-tolerance policies requiring automatic suspensions or expulsions for specific behaviors are now prohibited unless required by federal law.

School officials must prioritize non-exclusionary discipline interventions before resorting to out-of-school suspensions or expulsions.

Out-of-school suspensions of three days or less are now restricted to situations where the student's continued presence poses a threat to safety or disrupts other students' learning.

Longer suspensions, expulsions, and removals to alternative schools are now limited to cases where other behavioral interventions have been exhausted.

TECHNICAL

The short title of the act was updated to simply 'School Code' from 'School Code Act'.

Floor votes · Senate May 7, 2026