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HB3500 - 104th General Assembly
ABLE ACCOUNT PROGRAM INFO
Last Action
House Sponsors
Rep. Suzanne M. Ness - Sue Scherer
Senate Sponsors
(Sen. Paul Faraci, Javier L. Cervantes, Mike Porfirio and Julie A. Morrison)
Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
5 ILCS 70/1.46 new
325 ILCS 20/11from Ch. 23, par. 4161
Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the School Code. Provides that beginning with the 2026-2027 school year, a school district shall provide informational materials about the Illinois Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) account program (rather than the Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) account program) annually to the parent or guardian of a student who has a section 504 Plan under the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973, using the same distribution methods employed for other communications related to the student's section 504 Plan. Removes language providing that a school may transmit the informational material to a parent or guardian in the same manner as other documents and information related to an Individualized Education Program meeting are provided to the parent or guardian. Amends the Department of Early Childhood Act and the Early Intervention Services System Act. In provisions requiring individualized family service plans for children receiving early intervention services, provides that during the initial development of an individual family service plan and at each review meeting of the service plan, the regional intake offices shall provide the parent or guardian with informational materials about the Illinois (ABLE) account program. Requires the informational materials to include an overview of the Illinois ABLE account program, eligibility criteria, and other necessary enrollment information. Requires the Office of the State Treasurer to prepare and deliver the informational materials about the Illinois ABLE account for distribution to regional intake offices which shall subsequently disseminate the informational materials to parents and guardians in the same manner as they transmit other documents to families. Makes technical changes to the State Treasurer Act to change the name of the Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) account program to the Illinois Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) account program.
House Floor Amendment No. 1
Requires that the regional intake offices disseminate the informational materials to parents and guardians in the same manner as they transmit other documents to families. Requires the regional intake offices to document the transmission of informational materials about the Illinois ABLE account program.
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1
Further amends the School Code. Requires school districts to provide informational materials about the Illinois ABLE account program: (i) to the parent or guardian of a student for whom a Section 504 plan under the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973 is being created at the initial Section 504 meeting or, if the student has an existing Section 504 plan, by providing the informational materials to the parent or guardian of the student using the same distribution methods employed for other communications related to the student's Section 504 plan no later than the 2026-2027 school year; and (2) beginning with the 2026-2027 school year, by posting the informational materials on the school district's website.
Actions
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/07/2025 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Suzanne M. Ness |
| 2/18/2025 | House | First Reading |
| 2/18/2025 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 3/11/2025 | House | Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools |
| 3/18/2025 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer |
| 3/19/2025 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; 009-000-000 |
| 3/20/2025 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 3/25/2025 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Suzanne M. Ness |
| 3/25/2025 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 3/26/2025 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools |
| 3/26/2025 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 3/26/2025 | House | Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/07/2025 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; 007-000-000 |
| 4/08/2025 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted |
| 4/08/2025 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/08/2025 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 |
| 4/09/2025 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| 4/09/2025 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading |
| 4/09/2025 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Paul Faraci |
| 4/09/2025 | Senate | First Reading |
| 4/09/2025 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 4/23/2025 | Senate | Assigned to Education |
| 4/29/2025 | Senate | Postponed - Education |
| 4/30/2025 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes |
| 4/30/2025 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Porfirio |
| 5/02/2025 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Paul Faraci |
| 5/02/2025 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments |
| 5/06/2025 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education |
| 5/06/2025 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted |
| 5/07/2025 | Senate | Do Pass as Amended Education; 014-000-000 |
| 5/07/2025 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 8, 2025 |
| 5/08/2025 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 5/08/2025 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2025 |
| 5/21/2025 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison |
| 5/22/2025 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 |
| 5/23/2025 | House | Arrived in House |
| 5/23/2025 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1 |
| 5/23/2025 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Suzanne M. Ness |
| 5/23/2025 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee |
| 5/28/2025 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools |
| 5/29/2025 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; 008-000-000 |
| 5/30/2025 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 116-000-000 |
| 5/30/2025 | House | House Concurs |
| 5/30/2025 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| 6/24/2025 | House | Sent to the Governor |