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HB 3090

Relating to homeownership development incubator programs.

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Mark Gamba and 1 co-sponsor

HB 3090 removes SBE approval for gifted/advanced programs, trims centralized staff role, and sets a $40 per-pupil advanced academic program component in EBF funding.

In committee upon adjournment.
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Bill Summary · HB 3090

HB 3090 — Relating to homeownership development incubator programs (education amendments)

Note: Although the bill title references homeownership development incubator programs, the bill text amends Illinois’ School Code provisions governing programs for gifted and talented / advanced academic programs. Below is a focused summary of the bill’s substantive changes to the School Code.

Purpose and intent

HB 3090 revises several School Code provisions (Sections 14A‑15, 14A‑30, 14A‑35, and 18‑8.15) governing local programs for gifted and talented students (now phrased as “advanced academic programs” in funding language). The stated effect is to adjust administrative oversight and to change how a per‑pupil component for advanced academic programs is treated in the State’s evidence‑based funding (EBF) adequacy calculation.

Key provisions and changes

  • Removes statutory language that conditioned State Board of Education (SBE) approval and potential State funding for local gifted education programs on submission of a comprehensive application and availability of funds.
    • Previously local programs could be approved for funding by the SBE via an application process when funds existed.
  • Eliminates the statutory duty that required the SBE to designate a staff person “in charge of educational programs for gifted and talented children” and to have that staff member develop an approval process (including a September 1, 2006 deadline referenced in current law).
  • Renames/redirects a funding line in the EBF adequacy target calculation:
    • Replaces the term “gifted investments” with “advanced academic programs.”
    • Specifies that each “organizational unit” (e.g., school district) shall receive $40 per K–12 student for advanced academic programs in the adequacy target calculation.
  • Makes related conforming edits to the sections listed above (removing or adjusting program approval and administrative oversight language and codifying the $40 per‑pupil EBF component).

Who is affected

  • School districts, cooperatives of districts, and other organizational units that operate local gifted/talented or advanced academic programs.
  • State Board of Education administrative structure (reduced statutory responsibilities regarding program approval and staffing).
  • Students in gifted/talented/advanced academic programs and their parents (potential changes in program oversight, identification, and local program design).
  • State funding formulas: the evidence‑based funding allocation will include (and label) a $40 per K–12 pupil component for advanced academic programs.

Potential impacts and considerations

  • Local control: Removal of the statutory SBE approval/application requirement may increase district flexibility in designing and implementing programs but could reduce centralized oversight/standardization.
  • Administration: Eliminating the mandated SBE staff role may reduce a centralized point of contact and the statutory responsibility to maintain statewide program descriptions and growth data; practical effects depend on internal SBE policy choices.
  • Fiscal: The bill specifies a $40 per‑pupil component in the EBF adequacy target; net fiscal impact depends on how that component is funded within overall EBF allocations and whether it replaces or supplements existing funding labeled for “gifted” investments. The bill text does not provide an explicit appropriation or overall cost estimate.
  • Uncertainty: The bill removes some procedural safeguards (e.g., approval criteria previously tied to funding) but leaves many programmatic standards in the local program descriptions (identification, appeal, curricula, etc.) intact in the School Code.

Procedural status and sponsors

  • Introduced by Rep. Daniel Didech (first reading Feb 18–20, 2025).
  • Amends: 105 ILCS 5/14A‑15, 14A‑30, 14A‑35, and 18‑8.15.
  • Legislative actions: Filed Feb 20, 2025; public hearing Feb 19, 2025; committee work session and recommendations in March 2025; re‑referals to various committees; status "In committee upon adjournment" (June 28, 2025).
  • Primary sponsor: Rep. Daniel Didech.

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- Estimate the fiscal effect given current K–12 enrollment figures.

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

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