HB1861 - 104th General Assembly (2025-2026)

SCH CD-SPEC ED-RESIDENT DIST
Last Action
8/15/2025 - House: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0202
Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
105 ILCS 5/14-1.11  from Ch. 122, par. 14-1.11
105 ILCS 5/14-1.11a  from Ch. 122, par. 14-1.11a
105 ILCS 5/14-7.05  
Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Children with Disabilities Article of the School Code. Provides that for a child residing in a long-term, acute care facility serving a majority of patients who are (i) minor children and (ii) Medicaid-eligible in Harvey School District 152, if a parent or guardian moves out of the State after the child is placed in such a facility, that parent or guardian shall enroll the child in a school in the other state to initiate reimbursement to Illinois. With respect to determining the location of a student's parent or guardian, provides that the information submitted to the State Superintendent of Education must include an affidavit from that school district's superintendent or the facility's director attesting that the location of the parent or guardian is unknown and at least 3 satisfactory attempts (rather than 4 items of documentary evidence that a minimum of 4 separate attempts) were made on 3 separate days to locate the parent or guardian and no response was received from the parent or guardian within 14 days after such satisfactory attempts. Provides that for a child residing in a long-term, acute care facility serving a majority of patients who are (i) minor children and (ii) Medicaid-eligible in Harvey School District 152, the following apply: (1) if the child is not currently enrolled in a school district or if the resident school district is unknown, the appropriate resident school district must be identified and the child must be enrolled in that district prior to the placement of the child, except in emergency situations; (2) for a child with an out-of-state resident district whose out-of-state resident district has refused to enroll the child in the district, despite being contacted by both the nonpublic school within the applicable facility and the State Board of Education, the resident district shall be the student's most recent resident district in Illinois and that resident district shall be the responsible payee; and (3) the equivalent of each applicable child's tuition receipts for the 2025-2026 school year shall be paid to the resident district. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.

House Floor Amendment No. 1
Replaces references to Harvey School District 152 with West Harvey-Dixmoor Public Schools District 147 or Thornton Township High School District 205. Provides that, for the 2025-2026 school year and every school year thereafter, for a child with an out-of-state resident district whose out-of-state resident district has refused to enroll the child in the district, despite being contacted by both the nonpublic school within the applicable facility and the State Board of Education, the resident district shall be the student's most recent resident district in Illinois and that resident district shall be the responsible payor (instead of payee).
Actions
DateChamberAction
1/29/2025HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. William "Will" Davis
1/29/2025HouseFirst Reading
1/29/2025HouseReferred to Rules Committee
2/25/2025HouseAssigned to Appropriations-Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
3/11/2025HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Appropriations-Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 006-003-000
3/12/2025HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
3/13/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
3/13/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock
3/19/2025HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. William "Will" Davis
3/19/2025HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
3/20/2025HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Appropriations-Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
3/25/2025HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Appropriations-Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 006-000-000
3/26/2025HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate
3/26/2025HouseHeld on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
4/08/2025HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
4/08/2025HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
4/08/2025HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000
4/08/2025HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
4/09/2025SenateArrive in Senate
4/09/2025SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading April 10, 2025
4/10/2025SenateChief Senate Sponsor Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel
4/10/2025SenateFirst Reading
4/10/2025SenateReferred to Assignments
4/23/2025SenateAssigned to Education
4/30/2025SenateDo Pass Education; 014-000-000
4/30/2025SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 1, 2025
5/07/2025SenateSecond Reading
5/07/2025SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 8, 2025
5/20/2025SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading **
5/22/2025SenateThird Reading - Passed; 058-000-000
5/22/2025HousePassed Both Houses
6/20/2025HouseSent to the Governor
8/15/2025HouseGovernor Approved
8/15/2025HouseEffective Date August 15, 2025
8/15/2025HousePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0202