republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/97th/hb-5825.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "SCH CD-HOME HOSPITAL GRANTS"
description: "Amends the School Code to provide that, except for those children qualifying under the Article of the Code concerning children with disabilities, school districts shall be eligible to receive reimbursement for all children requiring home or hospital instruction at not more than $1,000 annually per child or $9,000 (instead of $8,000) per teacher, whichever is less."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 5825"
citation: "Illinois HB 5825 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 54
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2012-02-16"
last_action: "2013-01-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e5eda0cc-2998-45a8-93aa-abecb5b03763"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5825&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=66321&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "28c1b995a8a7181c65262b5e61c057e454c7f51217a35c82d7262e86bde837b9"
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 HB 5825 (97th) — SCH CD-HOME HOSPITAL GRANTS

Amends the School Code to provide that, except for those children qualifying under the Article of the Code concerning children with disabilities, school districts shall be eligible to receive reimbursement for all children requiring home or hospital instruction at not more than $1,000 annually per child or $9,000 (instead of $8,000) per teacher, whichever is less.

## 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=09700HB5825&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=66321&DocNum=5825&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB5825eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=66321&DocNum=5825&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB5825enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=66321&DocNum=5825&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Concurrence — **114–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **113–0** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence — **114–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **48–2** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Linda Chapa LaVia — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2012-02-16** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia `filing`
- **2012-02-16** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-02-16** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-27** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-03-09** Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 023-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-03-09** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-03-27** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-03-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-03-28** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-03-29** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2012-03-29** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 30, 2012 `reading-1`
- **2012-04-19** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Heather A. Steans
- **2012-04-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-04-19** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-24** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-25** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Heather A. Steans `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-04-25** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-01** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education
- **2012-05-01** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2012-05-01** Held in Education
- **2012-05-04** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 25, 2012
- **2012-05-08** Postponed - Education
- **2012-05-10** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Heather A. Steans `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-05-10** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-15** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Education
- **2012-05-16** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2012-05-16** Do Pass as Amended Education; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-05-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 17, 2012
- **2012-05-18** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2012-05-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 21, 2012
- **2012-05-22** Third Reading - Passed; 048-002-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-05-22** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2012-05-22** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1, 2
- **2012-05-23** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2012-05-23** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2012-05-23** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-23** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-07-27** Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-07-27** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(b) / Motion Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-07-27** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Rule 19(b) / Motion Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-11-26** Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 004-001-000
- **2012-11-26** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1, 2
- **2012-11-26** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-11-26** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-11-27** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 017-000-000
- **2012-11-27** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 017-000-000
- **2012-11-28** House Concurs 114-000-000
- **2012-11-28** Passed Both Houses
- **2012-12-06** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2013-01-25** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2013-01-25** Effective Date January 25, 2013
- **2013-01-25** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-1156 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e5eda0cc-2998-45a8-93aa-abecb5b03763`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).