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Bill SCH CD-TEXTBOOKS-FEE WAIVERS Amends the School Code. With respect to the purchase of textbooks for children whose parents are unable to buy them and the waiver of fees assessed on children whose parents are unable to afford them, changes a reference from children eligible for free lunches or breakfasts under the Community School Lunch Program to children living in households that meet the free lunch or breakfast eligibility guidelines established by the federal government pursuant to the federal Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act, subject to verification. Provides that any school board that participates in a federally funded, school-based child nutrition program and uses a student's application for, eligibility for, or participation in the federally funded, school-based child nutrition program as the basis for waiving fees assessed by the school district must follow the verification requirements of the federally funded, school-based child nutrition program. Provides that a school board that establishes a process for the determination of eligibility for waiver of fees assessed by the school district that is completely independent of a student's application for, eligibility for, or participation in a federally funded, school-based child nutrition program may provide for fee waiver verification no more often than every 60 calendar days, with conditions. Effective September 1, 2009 or immediately, whichever is later. us/states/il Illinois General Assembly 96th HB 475 Illinois HB 475 (96th)
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Illinois HB 475 (96th) — SCH CD-TEXTBOOKS-FEE WAIVERS

Amends the School Code. With respect to the purchase of textbooks for children whose parents are unable to buy them and the waiver of fees assessed on children whose parents are unable to afford them, changes a reference from children eligible for free lunches or breakfasts under the Community School Lunch Program to children living in households that meet the free lunch or breakfast eligibility guidelines established by the federal government pursuant to the federal Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act, subject to verification. Provides that any school board that participates in a federally funded, school-based child nutrition program and uses a student's application for, eligibility for, or participation in the federally funded, school-based child nutrition program as the basis for waiving fees assessed by the school district must follow the verification requirements of the federally funded, school-based child nutrition program. Provides that a school board that establishes a process for the determination of eligibility for waiver of fees assessed by the school district that is completely independent of a student's application for, eligibility for, or participation in a federally funded, school-based child nutrition program may provide for fee waiver verification no more often than every 60 calendar days, with conditions. Effective September 1, 2009 or immediately, whichever is later.

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 — 560 (pass) · upper
  • Third Reading — 1090 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Dave Winters — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2009-02-04 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Dave Winters filing
  • 2009-02-04 First Reading reading-1
  • 2009-02-04 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2009-02-09 Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee referral-committee
  • 2009-02-19 Motion Do Pass - Lost Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 010-001-000 committee-failure
  • 2009-02-19 Remains in Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
  • 2009-02-25 Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 020-000-000 committee-passage
  • 2009-02-25 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2009-03-03 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2009-03-03 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2009-03-05 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-000-000 reading-3, passage
  • 2009-03-06 Arrive in Senate introduction
  • 2009-03-06 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 10, 2009 reading-1
  • 2009-03-27 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
  • 2009-03-27 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
  • 2009-03-30 First Reading reading-1
  • 2009-03-30 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
  • 2009-04-22 Assigned to Education referral-committee
  • 2009-04-22 Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Dave Syverson
  • 2009-04-29 Do Pass Education; 009-000-000 committee-passage
  • 2009-04-29 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 30, 2009
  • 2009-05-07 Second Reading reading-2
  • 2009-05-07 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 12, 2009
  • 2009-05-19 Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 reading-3, passage
  • 2009-05-19 Passed Both Houses
  • 2009-06-17 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
  • 2009-08-13 Governor Approved executive-signature
  • 2009-08-13 Effective Date September 1, 2009
  • 2009-08-13 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0360 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/c21e8688-d2b3-4828-bfcd-bb96777e1424. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).