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HB 3864

Relating to electrical infrastructure.

2025 Regular Session

HB 3864 would provide a one-time $175 million state grant to CPS to build a new Grissom Elementary with a lunchroom, gym, theater, and pool.

In committee upon adjournment.
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Bill Summary · HB 3864

Summary — HB 3864 (104th General Assembly)

Title: Relating to electrical infrastructure / Appropriation for Grissom Elementary facility
Primary sponsor: Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
Status: In committee upon adjournment (as of 2025-06-28)
Introduced: February 18, 2025 (filed Feb. 13 and again noted Mar. 5, 2025)

Purpose

HB 3864 appropriates state General Revenue Fund money to provide a capital grant to the Chicago Board of Education to construct a new school facility for Grissom Elementary (12810 S. Escanaba Ave., Chicago). The new facility is specified to include a lunchroom, gymnasium, theater, and swimming pool. The act would take effect July 1, 2025, if enacted.

Key provisions

  • Appropriates $175,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois State Board of Education.
  • Directs that the funds be provided to the Chicago Board of Education as a grant to construct a new Grissom Elementary school facility at the address above.
  • Specifies included building elements: lunchroom, gymnasium, theater, and swimming pool.
  • Includes standard “or so much thereof as may be necessary” language (allowing for lesser spending if appropriate).
  • Effective date: July 1, 2025.

Funding and fiscal impact

  • One-time appropriation: $175 million from the State General Revenue Fund.
  • Immediate fiscal effect: reduces available GRF balance by up to $175 million in the fiscal year(s) in which funds are disbursed.
  • Secondary fiscal impacts (not quantified in the bill): ongoing operating, maintenance, and utility costs for new facilities (notably a swimming pool), and likely short-term economic activity and jobs from construction.

Who would be affected

  • Primary recipients: Chicago Board of Education and Grissom Elementary students, staff, and surrounding community.
  • State government: Illinois State Board of Education acts as pass-through/grant administrator.
  • Local taxpayers: potential indirect effects through CPS operating budgets and long-term facility maintenance needs.
  • Contractors and local construction workforce would benefit during the build phase.

Procedural status and timeline

  • Filed Feb. 13, 2025; first reading Feb. 18, 2025.
  • Referred to Rules, then to committees including Climate, Energy, and Environment and Ways & Means.
  • Read first time March 27, 2025; multiple committee referrals recorded.
  • As of June 28, 2025: listed as “in committee upon adjournment.” Further legislative action (committee approval, floor votes, and governor’s signature) is required for enactment.

Notes / omissions

  • The bill does not specify project timing, procurement/oversight mechanisms, required local matching funds, or detailed conditions on disbursement.
  • Long-term operating costs (especially pool maintenance) are not addressed.
  • If enacted without amendment, the grant would be a state-funded capital project administered through the State Board of Education.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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