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SB 1227

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2025 Regular Session Introduced by Lashrecse Aird and 1 co-sponsor

Requires districts to publicly post by grade/subject the curriculum and materials used, with updates, notices to families, and penalties for noncompliance.

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Bill Summary · SB 1227

SB 1227 — School Curriculum Report (Transparency Law) — Summary

Note on sources: the uploaded document includes text fragments from multiple bills that share the designation "SB 1227" in different jurisdictions (including an Arizona amendment about school safety/cell‑phone limits and a Hawaii draft about community‑based contracts). The primary measure titled "SCH CD‑CURRICULUM REPORT" and described below corresponds to the Illinois School Curriculum Report for Transparency Law (adds 105 ILCS 5/10‑20.88 and 5/34‑18.88).

Purpose

To increase transparency about instructional materials by requiring school districts to publish, on their websites, the specific curriculum and the procedures used to document, review, or approve curriculum for each school — enabling parents, guardians, and the public to see what materials will be used for instruction.

Key provisions

  • Definition: "Curriculum" explicitly includes the subjects used to teach a course and the books, media, and other learning materials used to teach the course.
  • Public reporting requirement:
    • Beginning with the 2025–2026 school year, each school district must post, in a prominent location on the district website, for each school:
    • A list of the curriculum used in every course offered that will be used for instruction during the school year (organized at minimum by grade level and subject area).
    • Any procedures in effect at the school for documentation, review, or approval of curriculum by administrators, principals, or teachers.
  • Update schedule:
    • The district must update the posted information at least one month prior to the start of each school semester; districts may update more frequently if they choose.
    • Each posted report must remain publicly available until the next report is posted for that school year.
  • Parent/guardian notice:
    • Districts must notify parents or guardians (by mail or email) when the report is first posted and whenever subsequent updates are made.
  • Enforcement and penalties:
    • If a district fails to post the required information, the State Board of Education issues a notice. The district has one week after notice to comply.
    • If noncompliance continues, the State Board may impose a civil penalty of $1,000 per day per district after that one‑week cure period; the Attorney General may sue to collect penalties following an administrative proceeding.
  • Scope limits: districts are required to report only information necessary to identify the specific curriculum used for instruction.

Who is affected

  • School boards and district administrators (primary duty to compile and post curriculum reports).
  • Teachers and school administrators (their materials and curricular procedures may be described).
  • Parents and guardians (will receive notice and have public access to curriculum lists).
  • State Board of Education and Attorney General (administration and enforcement roles).

Timeline & procedural status (as provided)

  • Introduced: Jan 24, 2025
  • Legislative actions: Passed both chambers (dates in spring 2025)
  • Signed by Governor: May 29, 2025
  • Effective date: listed as 9/1/2025 in the legislative actions summary (the Illinois text indicates it "takes effect upon becoming law"; the provided timeline shows a 9/1/25 effective date).

Practical impact

  • Increases transparency and parental access to information about instructional materials.
  • Imposes administrative duties on districts to assemble, maintain, update, and notify stakeholders about curriculum postings.
  • Creates a financial penalty for persistent noncompliance, which could incentivize timely posting but may raise concerns about implementation capacity for smaller districts.

If you want, I can:
- Extract the exact statutory language proposed for insertion (citations: 105 ILCS 5/10‑20.88 and 5/34‑18.88).
- Draft a short checklist districts can use to comply with the law.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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