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HB 3876

Relating to the regulation of public property with respect to persons experiencing homelessness; declaring an emergency.

2025 Regular Session

This bill appropriates $15.87 billion for FY 2026 to ISBE for statewide K–12, early childhood, special education, and related programs and grants.

In committee upon adjournment.
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Bill Summary · HB 3876

Summary — HB 3876 (Introduced Feb. 25, 2025)

Title provided: "Relating to the regulation of public property with respect to persons experiencing homelessness; declaring an emergency."
Sponsor: Rep. Robyn Gabel
Status: In committee upon adjournment (6/28/2025).

Important note on content discrepancy
- The bill title supplied references regulation of public property and homelessness. The legislative text provided (labeled “Introduced”) is instead an extensive appropriations act for the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025. The summary below describes the appropriations content included in the provided text. Users should verify the official bill text to resolve the title/content mismatch.

Purpose and intent

  • To appropriate funds to the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) for FY 2026 to support statewide K–12, early childhood, special education, transportation, assessment, and related programs and grants.

Top-line funding

  • Total (across fund types): $15,868,367,900
    • General Revenue Fund (GRF): $11,192,940,000
    • Other State Funds: $94,075,900
    • Federal Funds: $4,581,352,000

Key provisions and major line items (selection)

  • ISBE operational appropriation (Section 5): $27,590,000 (GRF).
  • Evidence-Based Funding (Section 10): $8,979,239,000 (combined from Education Assistance Fund, Common School Fund, GRF, Fund for the Advancement of Education). Breakdown includes:
    • Education Assistance Fund: $566,589,400
    • Common School Fund: $3,213,015,600
    • GRF: $4,084,497,600
    • Fund for Advancement: $1,115,136,400
  • Targeted GRF program appropriations (Section 15 total shown: $1,273,937,000), notable items include:
    • Disabled Student Transportation Reimbursement: $467,366,100
    • Disabled Student Tuition (public/private): $202,732,400
    • Special Education Reimbursement: $131,812,100
    • Career and Technical Education: $59,300,000
    • Regular Education Reimbursement: $15,668,300
    • Grants to entities (e.g., Teach for America $2,000,000; Chicago Lighthouse $1,421,100)
  • Agriculture Education Programs (Section 20): $7,850,000 with allocations to universities and community colleges for teacher growth and program support.
  • Other program appropriations (Section 25 total $54,973,800), including:
    • After-School Programming: $25,000,000
    • After School Matters: $6,000,000
    • Parent mentoring (Southwest Organizing Project): $14,000,000
    • Low-Income AP Fee assistance: $2,500,000
  • Early Childhood Education (Section 30): $748,138,100 (GRF).
  • Student Assessments (including bilingual assessments) (Section 40): $40,000,000 (GRF).
  • Miscellaneous: educator licensure and misconduct hearings, summer Electronic Benefit Transfer program, grants for autism training, reimbursements for free breakfast/lunch, and more. (Text is truncated after Section 55; additional appropriations may be included.)

Who is affected

  • Public school districts, special education students and providers, early childhood programs, transportation providers, after-school providers, universities and organizations receiving grants, and ISBE operations. Financially, the state GRF and designated education funds are the primary payors.

Procedural / timeline notes

  • Introduced Feb 25, 2025; multiple readings and referrals (Rules Committee; Housing and Homelessness; Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs).
  • As of 6/28/2025 the bill is “in committee upon adjournment.” Appropriation bills must pass both chambers and be signed by the Governor to take effect. The presence or absence of an emergency clause is unclear in the provided text.

Recommendation
- Verify the official enrolled bill text and legislative synopsis on the Illinois General Assembly website to confirm whether HB3876 is an appropriations bill (as shown) or a separate bill on public property/homelessness. The title/content mismatch should be resolved before relying on the bill number for legal or budgetary decisions.

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

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