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SB 2655

Voter registration; create proof of residency required for.

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Jeremy England

The bill would appropriate $1.306 billion to the Illinois State Board of Education to fund transportation reimbursements and special education/private tuition costs.

Died In Committee
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Bill Summary · SB 2655

Summary — SB 2655 (Introduced version text provided)

Note on discrepancies: The metadata supplied with this request (title: “Voter registration; create proof of residency required for.”; sponsor/date/status entries) conflicts with the actual bill text included below. The document content provided is an appropriations bill for the Illinois State Board of Education. This summary focuses on the bill text as provided (appropriation for student transportation and tuition). Also, sponsor and procedural entries in the record are inconsistent; see “Legislative status” below.

Main purpose

The bill would appropriate a total of $1,306,000,000 to the Illinois State Board of Education to fund reimbursements and tuition costs related to transportation and special education tuition. The funding is targeted to disabled student transportation, disabled student tuition (including private tuition and prior-year costs), and regular/vocational common school transportation reimbursements.

Key provisions and dollar amounts

  • Total appropriation: $1,306,000,000.
  • From the General Revenue Fund:
    • Disabled student transportation reimbursement: $639,000,000.
    • Disabled student tuition and private tuition (including prior-year costs): $245,000,000.
  • From the Education Assistance Fund:
    • Regular/vocational common school transportation reimbursement (School Code Section 29‑5): $422,000,000.
  • Restrictions: Funds are appropriated “for the objects and purposes hereinafter named and not, under any circumstances, for personal services expenditures or other operational or administrative costs.”
  • Effective date: July 1, 2025.

Who would be affected

  • State Board of Education (recipient/ administrator of the appropriations).
  • Local school districts and cooperative transportation providers that receive transportation reimbursements.
  • Students with disabilities and the school districts or private schools that provide their tuition and services (including payment of prior-year private tuition obligations).
  • Recipients of regular and vocational common school transportation reimbursements across the state.

Likely fiscal and operational impacts

  • Provides a significant one-time or fiscal-year appropriation to increase reimbursement payments to local education agencies and to cover special education tuition obligations, potentially reducing local district budget pressures for these items.
  • $884,000,000 of the funding (combined GRF items) would directly draw from the General Revenue Fund, affecting state GRF outlays in FY2026 (effective July 1, 2025).
  • $422,000,000 would come from the Education Assistance Fund, affecting that dedicated education funding stream.
  • Because the bill expressly disallows use of these funds for administrative or personal services expenses, funds are intended primarily for pass-through payments/reimbursements and tuition obligations.

Legislative status / timeline

  • The bill text provided shows it was introduced and would take effect July 1, 2025.
  • The top metadata lists the bill as “Died In Committee.” The legislative actions supplied are inconsistent (multiple dates, sponsors, and actions noted). Based on the status given, this version did not become law.
  • Companion: HB 4799 is listed as a related/companion bill.

If you want, I can:
- Cross-check official Illinois General Assembly records to reconcile sponsor, dates, and final status; or
- Produce a short memo comparing this appropriations text to existing FY2026 budget line items for education transportation and special education tuition.

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

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