SCH CD-BULLYING PREVENTION-AGE
Summary
Amends the Courses of Study Article of the School Code. In provisions concerning bullying prevention, provides that "policy on bullying" means a bullying prevention policy that is age and developmentally appropriate. Effective July 1, 2025.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 8, 2025
Last action Jun 10, 2025
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Introduced
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3 edits
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Apr 7, 2025
MINOR
The bill was amended to clarify that bullying prevention policies must be age and developmentally appropriate. It also expanded the definition of bullying to include interference with a student's ability to participate in or benefit from school services, activities, or privileges, and refined the definition of cyber-bullying to explicitly cover the distribution of communications to multiple people or posting material on electronic mediums.
Scope change
The bill's scope was broadened to include a new category of harm related to school participation and services, ensuring a more comprehensive definition of bullying impacts.
DEFINITION
Added a requirement that bullying prevention policies must be age and developmentally appropriate.
Added a new effect of bullying: substantially interfering with a student's ability to participate in or benefit from school services, activities, or privileges.
Expanded the definition of cyber-bullying to explicitly include distributing communications to multiple people or posting material on electronic mediums.
Floor votes · House Apr 7, 2025
How they voted
106–0
Passed · 12 other
Total votes 118
Apr 7, 2025
D
Democratic78
87% Yea
R
Republican40
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
4
Committee
6
Amendments
2
Apr 23, 2025
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 8, 2025
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Apr 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 106-000-000
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Education Policy Committee; 012-000-000
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Education Policy Committee; by Voice Vote
lower
Mar 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Education Policy Committee
lower
Feb 26, 2025
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Feb 26, 2025
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Christopher "C.D." Davidsmeyer
lower
Feb 18, 2025
Committee
Assigned to Education Policy Committee
lower
Jan 28, 2025
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
2 primary · 7 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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