17/12/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 17/12/2024 21:58
Illinois High School Association (IHSA) member schools approved all nine amendment proposals that appeared on the all-school ballot during the annual by-law referendum process that ended on December 16, 2024. Full text of the initial 26 proposals can be found by clicking here.
Perhaps the most significant change of note will be a reduction in summer contact days from 25 to 20, a change that goes into effect in 30 days and will be applicable during the summer of 2025.
"The IHSA's Sports Medicine Advisory Committee has supported this change for several years," said IHSA Executive Director Craig Anderson. "They believe our student-athletes need increased time for physical and mental recovery throughout the summer months, and anticipate this minor reduction will be a benefit to high school student-athletes, coaches, and families alike."
Nearly 70% of the IHSA membership took part in the 2024 voting process. Below is a summary of the proposals and the vote totals. (The numbers in parentheses indicate the total of Yes-No-No Opinion votes. For an amendment to pass, Yes votes must outnumber No votes).
Below is a summary of member school participation in the amendment process over the past 13 years:
Year |
Type of Ballot |
Proposals on Ballot |
Schools Voting |
Percentage Voting |
online |
14 |
500 of 794 |
63.0% |
|
online |
11 |
464 of 802 |
57.8% |
|
online |
11 |
463 of 808 |
57.3% |
|
online/email |
6 (3 rejected) |
613 of 810 |
75.7% |
|
online/email |
3 |
597 of 811 |
73.6% |
|
online/email |
8 |
589 of 811 |
72.6% |
|
online/email | 6 (1 rejected) | 609 of 811 | 75.1% | |
online/email | 11 | 702 of 818 | 85.8% | |
2019-20 | online/email | 11 (1 rejected) | 702 0f 812 | 86.5% |
2020-21 | online/email | 3 | 587 of 813 | 72.2% |
2021-22 | online/email | 7 | 472 of 815 | 57.9% |
2022-23 | online/email | 8 | 513 of 813 | 63.0% |
2023-24 | online/email | 14 (2 rejected) | 727 of 815 | 89.2% |
2024-25 | online/email | 9 | 562 of 806 | 69.7% |