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type: "Bill"
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title: "EDUC-HOMELESS CHILD-ASSISTANCE"
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description: "Amends the Education for Homeless Children Act. Provides that if a child loses permanent housing and becomes a homeless person, within the meaning of the Act, and the parent or guardian of the child finds temporary housing or shelter that still renders the child homeless within the meaning of the Act and if the school district of the child's school of origin is thereby required to pay the transportation costs of the child to and from his or her school of origin and the school district can save money by providing housing assistance to the parent or guardian of the child such that it would allow the child to attend his or her school of origin instead of providing transportation to and from the child's school of origin, then the school district may, at its discretion, provide rental or mortgage assistance. Sets forth provisions concerning the amount of assistance, providing the assistance indirectly through a homeless assistance agency, providing assistance to those at risk of homelessness, the length of assistance provided, and the school district funds from which the assistance may be drawn. Effective immediately."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "100th"
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identifier: "HB 261"
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citation: "Illinois HB 261 (100th)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: []
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 44
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2016-12-20"
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last_action: "2017-08-25"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/efc31544-87f4-4cee-838b-612f4b3e2f95"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=261&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=99268&SessionID=91&GA=100"
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source_hash: "5dc615f67734c31e5b8546a7f1318188ddb83857c89d7e07cfab8a4477065b61"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
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---
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# Illinois HB 261 (100th) — EDUC-HOMELESS CHILD-ASSISTANCE
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Amends the Education for Homeless Children Act. Provides that if a child loses permanent housing and becomes a homeless person, within the meaning of the Act, and the parent or guardian of the child finds temporary housing or shelter that still renders the child homeless within the meaning of the Act and if the school district of the child's school of origin is thereby required to pay the transportation costs of the child to and from his or her school of origin and the school district can save money by providing housing assistance to the parent or guardian of the child such that it would allow the child to attend his or her school of origin instead of providing transportation to and from the child's school of origin, then the school district may, at its discretion, provide rental or mortgage assistance. Sets forth provisions concerning the amount of assistance, providing the assistance indirectly through a homeless assistance agency, providing assistance to those at risk of homelessness, the length of assistance provided, and the school district funds from which the assistance may be drawn. Effective immediately.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB0261&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=99268&DocNum=261&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB0261eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=99268&DocNum=261&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB0261enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=99268&DocNum=261&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **114–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **39–15** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Michelle Mussman — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2016-12-20** Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. Michelle Mussman `filing`
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- **2017-01-11** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2017-01-11** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2017-01-25** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: Licensing, Administration & Oversight `referral-committee`
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- **2017-02-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
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- **2017-02-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen Willis
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- **2017-03-22** Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: Licensing, Administration & Oversight; 007-002-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2017-03-22** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2017-04-20** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Michelle Mussman `amendment-introduction`
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- **2017-04-20** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2017-04-24** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Michelle Mussman `amendment-introduction`
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- **2017-04-24** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2017-04-24** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education: Licensing, Administration & Oversight
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- **2017-04-26** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Elementary & Secondary Education: Licensing, Administration & Oversight; 008-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2017-04-26** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2017-04-26** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
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- **2017-04-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2017-04-27** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2017-04-27** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
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- **2017-04-27** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deb Conroy
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- **2017-04-27** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Fine
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- **2017-04-27** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
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- **2017-04-27** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. David S. Olsen
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- **2017-04-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
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- **2017-05-02** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
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- **2017-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2017-05-02** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Scott M. Bennett
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- **2017-05-02** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2017-05-02** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2017-05-05** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
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- **2017-05-12** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 19, 2017
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- **2017-05-16** Do Pass Education; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2017-05-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 17, 2017
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- **2017-05-24** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2017-05-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 25, 2017
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- **2017-05-26** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2017 `reading-3`
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- **2017-05-29** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
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- **2017-05-29** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
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- **2017-05-29** Third Reading - Passed; 039-015-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2017-05-29** Passed Both Houses
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- **2017-06-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2017-08-25** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2017-08-25** Effective Date August 25, 2017
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- **2017-08-25** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0332 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/efc31544-87f4-4cee-838b-612f4b3e2f95`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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