Illinois General Assembly - Full Text of SB4155

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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
SB4155

Introduced 2/25/2026, by Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Illinois Community College Board for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, as follows:

General Funds $343,131,200
Other State Funds $121,395,000
Federal Funds $51,000,000
Total $515,526,200

AN ACT concerning appropriations.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

ARTICLE 1

Section 5. The sum of $4,911,600, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Community College Board for operational expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027.

Section 10. The sum of $500,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Community College Board for administrative and programmatic costs associated with public community colleges for participation in the Common App System, including prior years' costs.

Section 15. The sum of $1,384,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Community College Board for costs associated with administering high school equivalency tests.

Section 20. The sum of $4,000,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Community College Board for grants to the alternative schools network and other providers.

Section 25. The sum of $60,200, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Community College Board for awarding scholarships to qualifying graduates of the Lincoln's Challenge Program.

Section 30. The sum of $15,814,500, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Community College Board for the City Colleges of Chicago for educational-related expenses.

Section 35. The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, are appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Community College Board for distribution to qualifying public community colleges for the purposes specified: Small College Grants................................548,400 Performance Funding Grants..........................359,000

Total $907,400

Section 40. The sum of $683,800, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Community College Board for costs associated with the development, support, or administration of the Illinois Longitudinal Data System.

Section 45. The sum of $1,447,900, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Community College Board to operate an educational facility in the former community college district #541 in East St. Louis.

Section 50. The sum of $1,000,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Community College Board for costs associated with transitional and developmental instruction.

Section 55. The sum of $28,794,400, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Community College Board for all costs associated with the bridge and workforce programs.

Section 60. The sum of $2,655,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Community College Board for Southwestern Illinois College to operate an educational facility in the former Lindenwood University campus in Belleville.

Section 65. The sum of $5,000,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Community College Board for costs associated with trade schools.

Section 70. The sum of $18,989,900, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Community College Board for all costs associated with career and technical education activities.

Section 75. The sum of $23,801,900, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Community College Board for payment of costs associated with education and educational-related services for adult education and literacy activities.

Section 80. The sum of $11,798,500, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Community College Board for payment of costs associated with education and educational-related services to local eligible providers for performance-based awards.

Section 85. The following amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, are appropriated to the Illinois Community College Board for distribution to qualifying public community colleges for the purposes specified: From the Personal Property Tax Replacement Fund: Base Operating Grants...........................105,570,000 From the Education Assistance Fund: Base Operating Grants...........................108,946,100 Equalization Grants..............................84,886,000

Total $299,402,100

Section 90. The sum of $3,200,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Community College Board to reimburse colleges for costs associated with the Illinois Veterans Grant and Illinois National Guard Grant.

Section 95. The sum of $6,000,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Community College Board for the administration and distribution of grants for the implementation of the Mental Health Early Action on Campus Act.

Section 100. The sum of $7,000,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Community College Board for costs associated with advanced manufacturing and electric vehicle technologies programs.

Section 105. The sum of $2,000,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Community College Board for costs associated with digital instruction for Title II adult education.

Section 110. The sum of $750,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Community College Board for costs associated with the expansion of English-language services.

Section 115. The sum of $3,175,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Community College Board for grants and administrative costs associated with dual credit grants.

Section 120. The sum of $5,175,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Community College Board for grants and administrative costs associated with non-credit workforce programs.

Section 125. The sum of $250,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Community College Board for grants and administrative costs associated with the community college homelessness prevention grant program.

Section 130. The sum of $100,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the ICCB Research and Technology Fund to the Illinois Community College Board for costs associated with maintaining and updating instructional technology.

Section 135. The sum of $100,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the High School Equivalency Testing Fund to the Illinois Community College Board for costs associated with administering high school equivalency tests.

Section 140. The sum of $15,000,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Illinois Community College Board Contracts and Grants Fund to the Illinois Community College Board to be expended under the terms and conditions associated with the moneys being received, including prior years' costs.

Section 145. The sum of $625,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the ICCB Federal Trust Fund to the Illinois Community College Board for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Board.

Section 150. The sum of $1,600,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the ICCB Adult Education Fund to the Illinois Community College Board for operational expenses associated with administration of adult education and literacy activities.

Section 155. The sum of $27,400,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the ICCB Adult Education Fund to the Illinois Community College Board for payment of costs associated with education and educational-related services to local eligible providers and to Support Leadership Activities, as Defined by U.S.D.O.E. for adult education and literacy as provided by the United States Department of Education.

Section 160. The sum of $22,000,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Career and Technical Education Fund to the Illinois Community College Board for all costs associated with career and technical education activities.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, 2026.