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Illinois High School Association (IHSA) member schools approved all eight amendment proposals that appeared on the all-school ballot during the annual by-law referendum process that ended on December 19, 2022. Full text of initial 23 proposals, including the eight that advanced to the all-school ballot, can be found by clicking here.

Here is a summary of the proposals and the vote totals. (The numbers in parentheses indicate the total of yes, no, and no opinion votes. For an amendment to pass, yes votes must outnumber no votes.)

Proposal 1 (438-46-31): Expands the representatives who can be nominated and elected to the Legislative Commission representing Districts to include Official Representatives and adds administrators from underrepresented schools to represent the minority at-large seats on the commission.

Proposal 2 (359-123-33): Adds a requirement for any student to meet the attendance by-law to be in attendance for at least one class at the member school in addition to other classes taken in a program approved by the member school.

Proposal 6 (314-171-27): Extends the opportunity for limited eligibility to be granted to students who do not meet the transfer by-law when transferring prior to the start of the junior year.

Proposal 7 (439-58-17): Modify the 8-semesters of eligibility to be 8 consecutive semesters of eligibility permitting no pause in semesters of eligibility after starting as a ninth grader.

Proposal 8 (327-145-41): Adds language that would prohibit school personnel from engaging in any conversation related to athletic participation with individuals representing or employed by a private athletic organization who are speaking about a student-athlete.

Proposal 9 (488-11-14): By-law 3.082 increases the contribution permitted from a school towards a ring/memento for winning a state championship from $200 to $300.

Proposal 10 (419-50-46): By-law 3.083 and new sections: Adds language related to Name Image and Likeness (NIL) activities by students by creating specific limitations of those activities.

Proposal 11 (348-99-68): Increases the number of players in football permitted to go against an opponent in the summer from 5 on 5 to 11 on 11. The number of times this may occur in the summer remains at 4 separate times. (Still limited to helmet and shoulder pads as maximum equipment.)


Below is a summary of member school participation in the amendment process over the past 12 years: