IL HB2827 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 17)
Status: Introduced on February 5 2025 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2025-04-16 - Fiscal Note Filed
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on February 5 2025 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2025-04-16 - Fiscal Note Filed
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]
Summary
Creates the Homeschool Act. Requires the State Board of Education to create a homeschool notification form that a parent or guardian shall submit to the regional office of education, intermediate service center, or superintendent for the area in which the student resides. Requires the notification form to be published in a downloadable and printable format on the Board's website no later than June 1, 2026. Provides that beginning with the 2026-2027 school year, a parent or guardian who homeschools the parent's or guardian's student shall submit the notification form before September 1 of each year. Provides that a public school or school district shall only retain a copy of the notification form if the homeschool parent or guardian requests that the record be retained by the public school or school district, and if such record is retained, the regional office of education, intermediate service center, or superintendent shall retain the record for not less than 5 years. Provides that there exists a rebuttable presumption that a student is not truant if a homeschool notification form was submitted. Allows a homeschool administrator to have a high school diploma or its recognized equivalent. Provides that consent must be obtained from the Department of Children and Family Services' Guardian Administrator prior to a homeschool notification form being submitted for all youth under the custody and guardianship of the Department. Provides that homeschools shall provide every student enrolled in homeschool instruction sufficient content to satisfy certain requirements of the School Code. Allows a truant officer to request an educational portfolio as part of a truancy investigation, which must be produced by the homeschool no later than 10 days after the request is made. Allows the State Board of Education to adopt any rules necessary to implement and administer the Act. Makes other changes. Makes conforming changes in the Freedom of Information Act, the School Code, the Illinois School Student Records Act, and the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act.
Title
HOMESCHOOL ACT
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2025-04-11 - House - Motion in House (Y: 66 N: 41 NV: 8 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-09 - House - House Education Policy Committee (Y: 9 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-03-19 - House - House Education Policy Committee (Y: 8 N: 4 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-09 - House - House Education Policy Committee (Y: 9 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-03-19 - House - House Education Policy Committee (Y: 8 N: 4 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-16 | House | Fiscal Note Filed |
| 2025-04-16 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Fiscal Note Filed as Amended |
| 2025-04-16 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Fiscal Note Filed as Amended |
| 2025-04-11 | House | Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee |
| 2025-04-11 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 2025-04-11 | House | State Mandates Fiscal Note Request is Inapplicable |
| 2025-04-11 | House | State Debt Impact Note Request is Inapplicable |
| 2025-04-11 | House | Racial Impact Note Request is Inapplicable |
| 2025-04-11 | House | Pension Note Request is Inapplicable |
| 2025-04-11 | House | Land Conveyance Appraisal Note Request is Inapplicable |
| 2025-04-11 | House | Judicial Note Request is Inapplicable |
| 2025-04-11 | House | Housing Affordability Impact Note Request is Inapplicable |
| 2025-04-11 | House | Home Rule Note Request is Inapplicable |
| 2025-04-11 | House | Fiscal Note Request is Inapplicable |
| 2025-04-11 | House | Correctional Note Request is Inapplicable |
| 2025-04-11 | House | Balanced Budget Note Request is Inapplicable |
| 2025-04-11 | House | Motion Prevailed 066-041-000 |
| 2025-04-11 | House | Note / Motion Filed - Note Act Does Not Apply Rep. Terra Costa Howard |
| 2025-04-11 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Housing Affordability Impact Note Filed as Amended |
| 2025-04-11 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted |
| 2025-04-11 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Housing Affordability Impact Note Filed as Amended |
| 2025-04-10 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Balanced Budget Note Filed as Amended |
| 2025-04-10 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Balanced Budget Note Filed as Amended |
| 2025-04-10 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 State Debt Impact Note Filed as Amended |
| 2025-04-10 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 State Debt Impact Note Filed as Amended |
| 2025-04-10 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Pension Note Filed as Amended |
| 2025-04-10 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Pension Note Filed as Amended |
| 2025-04-09 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 State Mandates Fiscal Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Terra Costa Howard |
| 2025-04-09 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 State Debt Impact Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Terra Costa Howard |
| 2025-04-09 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Racial Impact Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Terra Costa Howard |
| 2025-04-09 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Pension Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Terra Costa Howard |
| 2025-04-09 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Land Conveyance Appraisal Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Terra Costa Howard |
| 2025-04-09 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Housing Affordability Impact Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Terra Costa Howard |
| 2025-04-09 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Home Rule Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Terra Costa Howard |
| 2025-04-09 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Correctional Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Terra Costa Howard |
| 2025-04-09 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Balanced Budget Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Terra Costa Howard |
| 2025-04-09 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Judicial Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Terra Costa Howard |
| 2025-04-09 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 State Mandates Fiscal Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Terra Costa Howard |
| 2025-04-09 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 State Debt Impact Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Terra Costa Howard |
| 2025-04-09 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Racial Impact Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Terra Costa Howard |
| 2025-04-09 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Pension Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Terra Costa Howard |
| 2025-04-09 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Land Conveyance Appraisal Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Terra Costa Howard |
| 2025-04-09 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Housing Affordability Impact Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Terra Costa Howard |
| 2025-04-09 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Home Rule Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Terra Costa Howard |
| 2025-04-09 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Correctional Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Terra Costa Howard |
| 2025-04-09 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Balanced Budget Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Terra Costa Howard |
| 2025-04-09 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Judicial Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Amy Elik |
| 2025-04-09 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Fiscal Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Amy Elik |
| 2025-04-09 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Education Policy Committee; 009-004-000 |
| 2025-04-08 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Education Policy Committee |
| 2025-04-08 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2025-04-08 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Terra Costa Howard |
| 2025-04-01 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Fiscal Note Filed as Amended |
| 2025-04-01 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Fiscal Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Terra Costa Howard |
| 2025-03-26 | House | Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 2025-03-26 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 2025-03-26 | House | Pension Note Filed |
| 2025-03-25 | House | State Mandates Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Amy Elik |
| 2025-03-25 | House | Pension Note Requested by Rep. Amy Elik |
| 2025-03-25 | House | Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Amy Elik |
| 2025-03-25 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava |
| 2025-03-19 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 2025-03-19 | House | Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Education Policy Committee; 008-004-001 |
| 2025-03-19 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Education Policy Committee; by Voice Vote |
| 2025-03-18 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Education Policy Committee |
| 2025-03-13 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2025-03-13 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Terra Costa Howard |
| 2025-03-04 | House | Assigned to Education Policy Committee |
| 2025-02-27 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Hoan Huynh |
| 2025-02-26 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kam Buckner |
| 2025-02-26 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi |
| 2025-02-26 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal |
| 2025-02-24 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa Davis |
| 2025-02-24 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz |
| 2025-02-21 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Crawford |
| 2025-02-13 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason |
| 2025-02-11 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Margaret Croke |
| 2025-02-11 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse |
| 2025-02-11 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr |
| 2025-02-11 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Beth Canty |
| 2025-02-11 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart |
| 2025-02-06 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2025-02-06 | House | First Reading |
| 2025-02-06 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy |
| 2025-02-05 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman |
| 2025-02-05 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Terra Costa Howard |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 105 | 10 | 2 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| 105 | 10 | 3 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| 105 | 10 | 6 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| 105 | 5 | 2-3.25o | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| 105 | 5 | 26-1 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| 105 | 5 | 26-16 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| 105 | 5 | 26-3a | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| 105 | 5 | 26-5 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| 105 | 5 | 26-7 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| 325 | 5 | 4.4d | New Code | See Bill Text |
| 5 | 140 | 7.5 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
