Illinois House Bill 1573 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 5-0)
Status: Failed on January 7 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-01-07 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Creates the Education Savings Account Act. Requires the State Board of Education to create the Education Savings Account Program. Provides that a parent of an eligible student (defined as any elementary or secondary student who was eligible to attend a public school in this State in the preceding semester or is starting school in this State for the first time and who is a member of a household whose total annual income does not exceed an amount equal to 2.5 times the income standard used to qualify for a free or reduced-price lunch under the national free or reduced-price lunch program) shall qualify for the State Board to make a grant to his or her child's Education Savings Account by signing an agreement. Requires the State Board to deposit into an Education Savings Account some or all of the State aid under the State aid formula provisions of the School Code that would otherwise have been provided to the resident school district for the eligible student had the student enrolled in the resident school district. Provides that parents participating in the Program shall agree to use the funds deposited in their eligible students' accounts for certain qualifying expenses to educate the eligible student. Sets forth provisions concerning the calculation of grant amounts and other basic elements of the Program, administration of the Program, accountability standards for participating schools, and the responsibilities of the State Board and resident school districts.

EDUCATION SAVINGS ACCOUNT PROG

Rep. Adam Niemerg [R]	Rep. Randy Frese [R]	Rep. Martin McLaughlin [R]	Rep. Chris Miller [R]
Rep. Brad Halbrook [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-07	House	Session Sine Die
2023-05-19	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2023-03-28	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Brad Halbrook
2023-03-10	House	Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Extended-Rule May 19, 2023
2023-02-28	House	Assigned to Appropriations-Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
2023-01-31	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2023-01-31	House	First Reading
2023-01-31	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Chris Miller
2023-01-31	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin McLaughlin
2023-01-31	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Randy E. Frese
2023-01-30	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Adam M. Niemerg

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1573&GAID=17&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=112&GA=103
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/HB/10300HB1573.htm