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SB 2611

School counselors; delete requirement of counselors to abide by the American School Counselor Association Code of Ethics.

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Angela Hill

SB 2611 appropriates $400,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Courts Commission for ordinary and contingent expenses, effective July 1, 2025.

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Bill Summary · SB 2611

Bill summary — SB 2611 (104th General Assembly)

Bill number: SB 2611
Sponsor: Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
Introduced: 2/25/2025 (filed 3/13/2025 per metadata)
Subject: Education (metadata) / Appropriations (text)
Status: Reported as "Died In Committee" in provided metadata (see notes on conflicting legislative history below)

Purpose / intent (based on bill text)

There is conflicting information in the materials provided. The bill title supplied (“School counselors; delete requirement of counselors to abide by the American School Counselor Association Code of Ethics”) describes a policy change for school counselors. However, the actual bill text (LRB10412249JRC22358b) is an appropriations measure that would:

  • Appropriate $400,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Courts Commission for its ordinary and contingent expenses.
  • Make the appropriation effective July 1, 2025.

Because the body of the bill contains only the appropriation language, the operative purpose of this version of SB 2611 is to provide $400,000 in state funding to the Courts Commission.

Key provisions

  • One-line appropriations provision: “The amount of $400,000, or so much of that amount as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Courts Commission for its ordinary and contingent expenses.”
  • Effective date: July 1, 2025.

No language in the bill text addresses school counselor licensing, codes of ethics, or the American School Counselor Association (ASCA).

Who/what would be affected

  • Courts Commission: would receive up to $400,000 to cover ordinary and contingent expenses.
  • State General Revenue Fund: would be reduced by the appropriation amount.
  • No direct statutory change to school counselors or education licensing appears in the bill text; therefore, counselors would not be affected unless there is a different/version of SB 2611 not included in the text provided.

Procedural timeline and status (conflicting record)

  • Bill text indicates introduced in late February 2025 and effective date of July 1, 2025 if enacted.
  • Provided legislative actions list numerous committee hearings, reports, readings, and calendar placements through May 2025 (including committee reports filed, passed, engrossed, received from the Senate).
  • The summary header lists the bill as “Died In Committee” (dated 2025-02-04) and earlier dates show referral to Education and other committees.

Important: The provided record contains inconsistent and contradictory procedural data (dates and actions out of sequence, mismatch between title/subject and bill text). Because of these discrepancies, the authoritative status and final disposition are unclear from this document alone.

Notes and recommended next steps

  • The operative bill text in this packet is an appropriations item for the Courts Commission (not a school-counselor ethics change). If you are interested in the school-counselor ethics change described by the title, verify whether that is a different bill number or a different version of SB 2611.
  • For authoritative status (passage, amendment, or final disposition), consult the official Illinois General Assembly bill page or the legislative clerk’s records for SB 2611 (104th GA).

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

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