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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 1599</title>
<shortdesc>SCH CD-ALTERNATIVE SCH-FUNDING</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. William "Will" Davis and Travis Weaver</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>3/27/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
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<synopsis>
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<reference>105 ILCS 5/13A-8</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Safe Schools Law of the School Code. In provisions concerning funding, provides that in any fiscal year in which the State funding allocation is at or above $22,730,000, each alternative school program shall receive $100,000 for that fiscal year (instead of receiving funding in the amount of $30,000), plus an amount based on the ratio of an educational service region's or the Chicago public school system's average student enrollment (instead of best 3 months' average daily attendance in grades pre-kindergarten through 12) to the statewide totals of these amounts. Makes conforming changes. Effective immediately.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>1/22/2025</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. William "Will" Davis</action>
<statusdate>1/28/2025</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>1/28/2025</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/11/2025</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Appropriations-Elementary &amp; Secondary Education Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/19/2025</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Travis Weaver</action>
<statusdate>3/21/2025</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/17/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Appropriations-Elementary &amp; Secondary Education Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/27/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
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