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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 4246</title>
<shortdesc>$ISBE-YOUTHBUILD IL GRANT</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Rita Mayfield, Maurice A. West, II, Barbara Hernandez, Kam Buckner, Lilian Jiménez and Sharon Chung</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<committeehearing>Appropriations-Elementary &amp; Secondary Education Committee Hearing Apr  7 2026  2:00PM Capitol Building 118 and Virtual Room 2 Springfield, IL </committeehearing>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>2/11/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Appropriations-Elementary &amp; Secondary Education Committee</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
<synopsistitle></synopsistitle>
<SynopsisText>     Appropriates $5,500,000 to the State Board of Education for a grant to YouthBuild Illinois. Effective July 1, 2026.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>12/17/2025</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Rita Mayfield</action>
<statusdate>1/14/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>1/14/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/11/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Appropriations-Elementary &amp; Secondary Education Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/25/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II</action>
<statusdate>3/4/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez</action>
<statusdate>3/5/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kam Buckner</action>
<statusdate>3/6/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez</action>
<statusdate>3/10/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sharon Chung</action>
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