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HB 3888

Relating to solar power generation facilities; prescribing an effective date.

2025 Regular Session

FY2026 ICCB appropriations: $533,369,400 total to Illinois community colleges for operations, grants, adult education, workforce, dual credit, and campus programs.

In committee upon adjournment.
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Bill Summary · HB 3888

Summary — HB 3888 (Introduced) — FY2026 Appropriations for the Illinois Community College Board

Note on discrepancy: the bill number and provided bill title (“Relating to solar power generation facilities…”) do not match the text submitted. The text of HB 3888 as introduced is an appropriations bill providing funding for the Illinois Community College Board (ICCB) for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025 (FY2026). This summary describes the appropriations text as introduced.

Main purpose

Provide line-item appropriations and authorize distributions to support Illinois community colleges and related programs for FY2026. The bill specifies amounts for operational costs, grants, program expansions, workforce and career-technical education, student supports, and administrative expenses for the ICCB.

Total funding (as stated in synopsis)

  • General Funds: $360,974,400
  • Other State Funds: $121,395,000
  • Federal Funds: $51,000,000
  • Total: $533,369,400

Key provisions and major allocations (selected)

  • General operational and programmatic appropriations for ICCB (FY ending June 30, 2026), including:

    • ICCB operational expenses: $4,127,800
    • Common App participation (administration/program costs): $500,000
    • High school equivalency testing administration: $1,365,300
    • Grants to alternative schools network and other providers: $4,000,000
    • Lincoln’s Challenge scholarships: $60,200
    • City Colleges of Chicago (education-related expenses): $15,657,900
    • Small College Grants: $548,400; Performance Funding Grants: $359,000
    • Illinois Longitudinal Data System support/development (combined references): ~ $666,100 (text shows related figures)
    • Operation of an educational facility in former CC district #541 (East St. Louis): $1,447,900
    • Transitional/developmental instruction support: $1,000,000
    • Bridge and workforce programs: $28,794,400
    • Southwestern Illinois College — Lindenwood campus (Belleville): $5,900,000
    • Trade school–related costs: $5,000,000
    • Career & technical education activities: $18,975,000
    • Adult education and literacy services: $23,791,800
    • Performance-based awards to local eligible providers: $11,798,500
    • Veterans and National Guard grant reimbursements: $4,264,400
    • PATH (Pipeline for Advancement of the Healthcare) Workforce Program: $15,000,000
    • Mental Health Early Action on Campus Act — grant distribution/implementation: $6,000,000
    • Advanced manufacturing and electric vehicle technology programs: $9,000,000
    • Digital instruction for adult education: $2,000,000
    • English-language services expansion: $750,000
    • Dual credit grants and administration: $3,175,000
    • Non-credit workforce programs: $5,175,000
    • Homelessness Prevention Grant program — administration: $250,000

  • Funding distribution from other funds:

    • From the Personal Property Tax Replacement Fund: Base Operating Grants — $105,570,000
    • From the Education Assistance Fund: Base Operating Grants — $106,822,200; Equalization Grants — $84,045,500
      (The bill lists a combined total for these distributions of $296,437,700.)

Who is affected

  • Public community colleges across Illinois (base operating & equalization grants, program-specific grants)
  • City Colleges of Chicago and specified college campuses (special allocations)
  • Students and adult learners (adult education, dual credit, bridge and workforce programs, PATH)
  • Workforce training providers, trade schools, and non-credit workforce programs
  • Veterans and Illinois National Guard recipients (tuition grant reimbursements)
  • Institutions and providers delivering mental health, English-language, homeless prevention, and digital adult learning services

Timing and procedural status

  • Introduced / First reading: Feb–Mar 2025 (filing and first reading recorded Feb–Mar 2025)
  • Committee referrals recorded to Rules, Public Health, and Climate, Energy, & Environment (text relates to ICCB appropriations; committee referrals may reflect referral routing)
  • Latest status: In committee upon adjournment (as of 2025-06-28)

Notes / Observations

  • The bill text specifies appropriations for FY2026 (fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025; many line items are “or so much thereof as may be necessary”).
  • The header synopsis provides aggregate totals by funding source; the body contains detailed line-item General Revenue Fund appropriations and fund-sourced distributions.
  • The bill as introduced does not include an explicit separate effective date clause beyond the fiscal year references.

If you want, I can:
- Produce a consolidated table of all line items and their amounts, or
- Calculate totals by program category (e.g., workforce, adult ed, campus facilities).

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

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