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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 4521</title>
<shortdesc>$ISBE-HOMELESS STUDENTS</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Laura Faver Dias-Gregg Johnson-Aarón M. Ortíz-Maura Hirschauer-Maurice A. West, II</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<committeehearing>Appropriations-Elementary &amp; Secondary Education Committee Hearing Apr 14 2026  2:00PM Capitol Building 118 and Virtual Room 2 Springfield, IL </committeehearing>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>2/11/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Appropriations-Elementary &amp; Secondary Education Committee</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
<synopsistitle></synopsistitle>
<SynopsisText>     Appropriates $5,000,000 to the State Board of Education to award funding under the Education of Homeless Children and Youth State Grant Program to be used to support programming for students at risk for or experiencing homelessness. Effective July 1, 2026.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>1/21/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Laura Faver Dias</action>
<statusdate>1/26/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>1/26/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/11/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Appropriations-Elementary &amp; Secondary Education Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/19/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregg Johnson</action>
<statusdate>2/23/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Aarón M. Ortíz</action>
<statusdate>2/26/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer</action>
<statusdate>2/26/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II</action>
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