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type: "Bill"
title: "SCH LUNCH APPLICANT INFO"
description: "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."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "SB 490"
citation: "Illinois SB 490 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 46
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2003-02-18"
last_action: "2003-08-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f6de99f9-409f-42f3-b007-bbc165106133"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=490&GAID=3&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=3106&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "5d7e4b39f6b66411289f163fefa0ec8a96567a9ed09b9ae7d4581150b57d8dd8"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["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](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB0490&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=3106&DocNum=490&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB0490eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=3106&DocNum=490&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB0490enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=3106&DocNum=490&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **540** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1180** (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](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f6de99f9-409f-42f3-b007-bbc165106133`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).