Illinois House Bill 76 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)
Status: Failed on December 3 2014 - 100% progression
Action: 2014-12-03 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Creates the School Choice Act and amends the Illinois Lottery Law and the Illinois Income Tax Act. Provides findings and declarations of policy. Establishes the School Choice Program. Provides that under the program the custodian of a qualifying pupil is entitled to a School Choice Scholarship to pay for qualified education expenses at participating nonpublic schools. Requires the principal of each public school to notify custodians of qualifying pupils of the availability of scholarships. Requires custodians to apply to the State Board of Education for a scholarship and provide documentation as to eligibility. Requires the State Board to issue a scholarship to custodians who have made proper application and to honor the scholarship when presented for payment by a nonpublic school. Provides for the amount of a scholarship. Provides that the scholarship may be renewed each year through the 12th grade so long as the pupil and custodian remain eligible. Contains funding provisions. Provides that the amount received under the program shall not be considered base income for purposes of Illinois' income tax. Requires the State Board to submit a report to the General Assembly on or before December 31, 2016. Provides criminal penalties for certain violations. Requires the State Board to adopt rules to implement the Act. Repeals the Act on January 1, 2017. Effective immediately.

SCHOOL CHOICE ACT

Rep. LaShawn Ford [D]

Rep. David McSweeney [R]

Rep. Mary Flowers [D]

Rep. Linda LaVia [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-12-03	House	Session Sine Die
2013-03-22	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2013-02-28	House	Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Lee Jackson, Sr.
2013-02-28	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Lee Jackson, Sr.
2013-02-05	House	Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. David McSweeney
2013-02-05	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David McSweeney
2013-02-05	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
2013-02-05	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
2013-01-30	House	Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
2013-01-09	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2013-01-09	House	First Reading
2013-01-08	House	Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
20	1605	7.4a	New Code	See Bill Text
35	5	203	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=76&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=85&GA=98
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/98/HB/09800HB0076.htm