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Bill	SCH LUNCH APPLICANT INFO	Amends the School Code and the School Breakfast and Lunch Program Act. Requires the State Board of Education, regional superintendents of schools, school boards (and their schools), and nonpublic schools that receive funds for free or reduced-price lunches under the School Breakfast and Lunch Program Act to agree in writing with the Department of Public Aid to share with the Department information on applicants for free or reduced-price lunches. Provides that the sharing of information shall be for the sole purpose of helping the Department identify and enroll children in the State Medical Assistance Program or the State Children's Health Insurance Program or both as allowed and under the restrictions set forth in federal law. Provides that before an entity shares with the Department of Public Aid information on an applicant, that entity must obtain the consent of the applicant's parent or legal guardian. Effective July 1, 2003.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	93rd	SB 490	Illinois SB 490 (93rd)	bill		enacted		3	46	2	2003-02-18	2003-08-01	openstates	ocd-bill/f6de99f9-409f-42f3-b007-bbc165106133	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=490&GAID=3&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=3106&SessionID=3&GA=93	5d7e4b39f6b66411289f163fefa0ec8a96567a9ed09b9ae7d4581150b57d8dd8	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois SB 490 (93rd) — SCH LUNCH APPLICANT INFO

Amends the School Code and the School Breakfast and Lunch Program Act. Requires the State Board of Education, regional superintendents of schools, school boards (and their schools), and nonpublic schools that receive funds for free or reduced-price lunches under the School Breakfast and Lunch Program Act to agree in writing with the Department of Public Aid to share with the Department information on applicants for free or reduced-price lunches. Provides that the sharing of information shall be for the sole purpose of helping the Department identify and enroll children in the State Medical Assistance Program or the State Children's Health Insurance Program or both as allowed and under the restrictions set forth in federal law. Provides that before an entity shares with the Department of Public Aid information on an applicant, that entity must obtain the consent of the applicant's parent or legal guardian. Effective July 1, 2003.

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. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Third Reading — 54–0 (pass) · upper
• Third Reading — 118–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Charles G. Morrow, III — cosponsor (person)
• George Scully, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
• Harry Osterman — cosponsor (person)
• John A. Fritchey — cosponsor (person)
• Kimberly A. Lightford — primary (person)
• Patricia Bailey — cosponsor (person)
• Sara Feigenholtz — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2003-02-18 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford filing
• 2003-02-18 First Reading reading-1
• 2003-02-18 Referred to Rules referral-committee
• 2003-02-19 Assigned to Education referral-committee
• 2003-03-10 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford amendment-introduction
• 2003-03-10 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules referral-committee
• 2003-03-11 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Education
• 2003-03-11 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted amendment-passage
• 2003-03-12 Do Pass as Amended Education; 009-000-000 committee-passage
• 2003-03-12 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 13, 2003
• 2003-03-13 Second Reading reading-2
• 2003-03-13 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 18, 2003
• 2003-03-20 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Barack Obama
• 2003-03-20 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
• 2003-03-20 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
• 2003-03-20 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. James T. Meeks
• 2003-03-20 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Bill Brady
• 2003-03-20 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr.
• 2003-03-20 Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-002 reading-3, passage
• 2003-03-20 Arrived in House introduction
• 2003-03-20 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
• 2003-03-25 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita
• 2003-03-25 First Reading reading-1
• 2003-03-25 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2003-03-27 Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. David E. Miller
• 2003-03-27 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita
• 2003-03-27 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland
• 2003-03-31 Assigned to Elementary and Secondary Education Committee referral-committee
• 2003-04-09 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
• 2003-04-09 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia Bailey
• 2003-04-09 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. John A. Fritchey
• 2003-04-09 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Osterman
• 2003-04-09 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Constance A. Howard
• 2003-04-09 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
• 2003-04-09 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. George Scully, Jr.
• 2003-04-10 Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary and Secondary Education Committee; 016-000-000 committee-passage
• 2003-04-10 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2003-05-08 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2003-05-08 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2003-05-13 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 118-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2003-05-13 Passed Both Houses
• 2003-05-14 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles G. Morrow, III
• 2003-06-11 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2003-08-01 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2003-08-01 Effective Date August 1, 2003
• 2003-08-01 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0404 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/f6de99f9-409f-42f3-b007-bbc165106133. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).