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Bill ABLE ACCOUNT PROGRAM INFO 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. us/states/il Illinois General Assembly 104th HB 3500 Illinois HB 3500 (104th)
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Illinois HB 3500 (104th) — ABLE ACCOUNT PROGRAM INFO

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.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

  1. Introduced (filed) — source
  2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
  3. House Amendment 001 (committee substitute) — source
  4. Senate Amendment 001 (committee substitute) — source
  5. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • Elem Sec Ed: Adm., Lic. & Charter — 8–0 (pass) · lower
  • Third Reading — 113–0 (pass) · lower
  • Education — 14–0 (pass) · upper
  • Concurrence — 116–0 (pass) · lower
  • Education — 14–0 (pass) · upper
  • Elem Sec Ed: Adm., Lic. & Charter, Amendment 1 — 7–0 (pass) · lower
  • Elem Sec Ed: Adm., Lic. & Charter — 9–0 (pass) · lower
  • Third Reading — 58–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Paul Faraci — primary (person)
  • Suzanne M. Ness — primary (person)
  • Javier L. Cervantes — cosponsor (person)
  • Julie A. Morrison — cosponsor (person)
  • Mike Porfirio — cosponsor (person)
  • Sue Scherer — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

  • 2025-02-07 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Suzanne M. Ness filing
  • 2025-02-18 First Reading reading-1
  • 2025-02-18 Referred to Rules Committee
  • 2025-03-11 Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools referral-committee
  • 2025-03-18 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer
  • 2025-03-19 Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; 009-000-000
  • 2025-03-20 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2025-03-25 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Suzanne M. Ness amendment-introduction
  • 2025-03-25 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
  • 2025-03-26 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools
  • 2025-03-26 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2025-03-26 Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2025-04-07 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; 007-000-000 committee-passage-favorable
  • 2025-04-08 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted amendment-passage
  • 2025-04-08 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2025-04-08 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 passage, reading-3
  • 2025-04-09 Arrive in Senate introduction
  • 2025-04-09 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
  • 2025-04-09 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Paul Faraci
  • 2025-04-09 First Reading reading-1
  • 2025-04-09 Referred to Assignments
  • 2025-04-23 Assigned to Education referral-committee
  • 2025-04-29 Postponed - Education
  • 2025-04-30 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes
  • 2025-04-30 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Porfirio
  • 2025-05-02 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Paul Faraci amendment-introduction
  • 2025-05-02 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
  • 2025-05-06 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education
  • 2025-05-06 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted amendment-passage
  • 2025-05-07 Do Pass as Amended Education; 014-000-000
  • 2025-05-07 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 8, 2025 reading-2
  • 2025-05-08 Second Reading reading-2
  • 2025-05-08 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2025
  • 2025-05-21 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
  • 2025-05-22 Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 passage, reading-3
  • 2025-05-23 Arrived in House introduction
  • 2025-05-23 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
  • 2025-05-23 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Suzanne M. Ness
  • 2025-05-23 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
  • 2025-05-28 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools
  • 2025-05-29 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; 008-000-000
  • 2025-05-30 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 116-000-000
  • 2025-05-30 House Concurs
  • 2025-05-30 Passed Both Houses
  • 2025-06-24 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
  • 2025-08-15 Governor Approved executive-signature
  • 2025-08-15 Effective Date January 1, 2026
  • 2025-08-15 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0314 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/f36f8eec-5b35-4aef-a74b-146668358c77. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).

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