HB1861 - 104th General Assembly (2025-2026)

SCH CD-SPEC ED-RESIDENT DIST
Last Action
08/15/2025 - 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
01/29/2025HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. William "Will" Davis
01/29/2025HouseFirst Reading
01/29/2025HouseReferred to Rules Committee
02/25/2025HouseAssigned to Appropriations-Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
03/11/2025HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Appropriations-Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 006-003-000
03/12/2025HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
03/13/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
03/13/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock
03/19/2025HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. William "Will" Davis
03/19/2025HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
03/20/2025HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Appropriations-Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
03/25/2025HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Appropriations-Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 006-000-000
03/26/2025HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate
03/26/2025HouseHeld on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
04/08/2025HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
04/08/2025HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
04/08/2025HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000
04/08/2025HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
04/09/2025SenateArrive in Senate
04/09/2025SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading April 10, 2025
04/10/2025SenateChief Senate Sponsor Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel
04/10/2025SenateFirst Reading
04/10/2025SenateReferred to Assignments
04/23/2025SenateAssigned to Education
04/30/2025SenateDo Pass Education; 014-000-000
04/30/2025SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 1, 2025
05/07/2025SenateSecond Reading
05/07/2025SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 8, 2025
05/20/2025SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading **
05/22/2025SenateThird Reading - Passed; 058-000-000
05/22/2025HousePassed Both Houses
06/20/2025HouseSent to the Governor
08/15/2025HouseGovernor Approved
08/15/2025HouseEffective Date August 15, 2025
08/15/2025HousePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0202