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Yes: 197 • No: 3
IllinoisHB1861104th General Assembly (2025–2026)HouseWALLET
SCH CD-SPEC ED-RESIDENT DIST
Sponsored By: William "Will" Davis (Democratic)
Became Law
appropriations-elementary & secondary educationassignmentseducation
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Bill Overview
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4 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 3 mixed.
Clear rules for school residency
The law explains which Illinois district counts as a student's resident district. It uses the parent or guardian's home if they live in Illinois. If parents share custody, families can choose the district of the parent who gives the child's main nightly home once each school year. If the parent or guardian's location is unknown, or the student is 18 with no guardian or emancipated, the resident district is where the student lives. If an Illinois agency places a student outside Illinois, the last Illinois district that provided at least 45 days of school stays the resident district until guardianship ends or the student returns. For homeless students, the resident district is the Illinois district where the student enrolls. When a parent’s location is unknown, the State Superintendent can make that finding after an affidavit and at least four attempts on three different days with no response within 14 days; this check happens at placement and every three years. Anyone can ask the State Superintendent to decide residency, and the written decision is final.
Who pays for residential schooling
For students with disabilities placed by an Illinois agency or court, the resident district pays for education, and the agency or court pays residential costs. Reimbursement to districts follows state rules (including Section 14-7.02) and depends on state funding; Article 1D block grant districts pay only actual educational costs from their block grant. A district becomes financially responsible only after it gets written notice of the placement, and the facility must notify the district as soon as practicable. Districts must pay the education provider at least quarterly unless they agree in writing to a different schedule. If a facility is not approved by the State Board, it must prove it has licensed teachers, an appropriate curriculum, enrollment and attendance records, and can follow IEPs; the district does not have to pay until the State Board is satisfied. Agencies must give prior notice of placements except in emergencies.
IEP stays local; out-of-state parents pay
If a placement needs more services than the current IEP, the parent or agency must ask the resident district for an IEP meeting. The resident district controls the IEP, and all changes must follow federal IDEA rules. Before an out-of-state placement, the agency or court must tell the family about any in-state options that offer similar services and review the out-of-state placement at least yearly. When a parent or legal guardian lives outside Illinois, the parent, guardian, or placing agent must arrange payment to the Illinois district for educational services, with costs set under Section 14-7.01.
Special rules for long-term care students
For children in long-term acute care facilities in West Harvey-Dixmoor SD 147 or Thornton Township HSD 205, the facility must identify the resident district and enroll the child, and parents must sign a placement contract. The district may not deny enrollment because of the placement. If a parent moves out of Illinois after placement, the parent must enroll the child in the other state to start reimbursement; if the other state bars or refuses enrollment after at least one satisfactory attempt, the child stays a resident of the last Illinois district. This enrollment check happens at placement and every three years. Starting in the 2025-2026 school year and after, if an out-of-state resident district refuses to enroll the child despite contact by the facility’s nonpublic school and the State Board, the most recent Illinois district becomes the resident district and payor, with reimbursement from the line item in Section 18-3. For fiscal year 2027 only, subject to appropriation, the State pays resident districts the equivalent of each applicable child's 2025-2026 tuition receipts; this ends June 30, 2027.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
William "Will" Davis
Democratic • House
Cosponsors
Camille Y. Lilly
Democratic • House
Diane Blair-Sherlock
Democratic • House
Meg Loughran Cappel
Democratic • Senate
Michelle Mussman
Democratic • House
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 5/22/2025
Third Reading - Passed;
Yes: 58 • No: 0
Senate vote • 4/30/2025
Do Pass Education;
Yes: 14 • No: 0
House vote • 4/8/2025
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed
Yes: 113 • No: 0
House vote • 3/25/2025
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Appropriations-Elementary & Secondary Education Committee;
Yes: 6 • No: 0
House vote • 3/11/2025
Do Pass / Short Debate Appropriations-Elementary & Secondary Education Committee;
Yes: 6 • No: 3
Actions Timeline
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0202
8/15/2025HouseEffective Date August 15, 2025
8/15/2025HouseGovernor Approved
8/15/2025HouseSent to the Governor
6/20/2025HousePassed Both Houses
5/22/2025HouseThird Reading - Passed; 058-000-000
5/22/2025SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading **
5/20/2025SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 8, 2025
5/7/2025SenateSecond Reading
5/7/2025SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 1, 2025
4/30/2025SenateDo Pass Education; 014-000-000
4/30/2025SenateAssigned to Education
4/23/2025SenateReferred to Assignments
4/10/2025SenateFirst Reading
4/10/2025SenateChief Senate Sponsor Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel
4/10/2025SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading April 10, 2025
4/9/2025SenateArrive in Senate
4/9/2025SenateAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
4/8/2025HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000
4/8/2025HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
4/8/2025HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
4/8/2025HouseHeld on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
3/26/2025HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate
3/26/2025HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Appropriations-Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 006-000-000
3/25/2025HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Appropriations-Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
3/20/2025House
Bill Text
Engrossed
Enrolled
House Amendment 1
Introduced