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HB2827Introduced in the House

HOMESCHOOL ACT

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Introduced by Terra Costa Howard, District 42

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Creates the Homeschool Act. Requires the State Board of Education to create a homeschool notification form that a parent or guardian shall submit to the regional office of education, intermediate service center, or superintendent for the area in which the student resides. Requires the notification form to be published in a downloadable and printable format on the Board's website no later than June 1, 2026. Provides that beginning with the 2026-2027 school year, a parent or guardian who homeschools the parent's or guardian's student shall submit the notification form before September 1 of each year. Provides that a public school or school district shall only retain a copy of the notification form if the homeschool parent or guardian requests that the record be retained by the public school or school district, and if such record is retained, the regional office of education, intermediate service center, or superintendent shall retain the record for not less than 5 years. Provides that there exists a rebuttable presumption that a student is not truant if a homeschool notification form was submitted. Allows a homeschool administrator to have a high school diploma or its recognized equivalent. Provides that consent must be obtained from the Department of Children and Family Services' Guardian Administrator prior to a homeschool notification form being submitted for all youth under the custody and guardianship of the Department. Provides that homeschools shall provide every student enrolled in homeschool instruction sufficient content to satisfy certain requirements of the School Code. Allows a truant officer to request an educational portfolio as part of a truancy investigation, which must be produced by the homeschool no later than 10 days after the request is made. Allows the State Board of Education to adopt any rules necessary to implement and administer the Act. Makes other changes. Makes conforming changes in the Freedom of Information Act, the School Code, the Illinois School Student Records Act, and the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act.

Where it stands

Fiscal Note Filed

April 16, 2025

How did lawmakers vote?

HouseStage: Motion in House · April 11, 2025

66

Yes

41

No

8

Absent or Not Voting

115 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each representative voted

RepresentativeDistrictVote
Aaron Ortiz1Yes
Elizabeth Hernandez2Yes
Eva Dina Delgado3Yes
Lilian Jimenez4Yes
Kimberly Du Buclet5Yes
Sonya Harper6Yes
Emanuel Welch7Yes
LaShawn Ford8No
Yolanda Morris9Yes
Jawaharial Williams10Not Voting

Bill history

  1. Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Terra Costa Howard

  2. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman

  3. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy

  4. First Reading

  5. Referred to Rules Committee

  6. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart

  7. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Beth Canty

  8. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr

  9. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse

  10. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Margaret Croke

  11. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason

  12. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Crawford

  13. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz

  14. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa Davis

  15. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal

  16. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi

  17. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kam Buckner

  18. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Hoan Huynh

  19. Assigned to Education Policy Committee

  20. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Terra Costa Howard

  21. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee

  22. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Education Policy Committee

  23. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Education Policy Committee; by Voice Vote

  24. Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Education Policy Committee; 008-004-001

  25. Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate

  26. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava

  27. Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Amy Elik

  28. Pension Note Requested by Rep. Amy Elik

  29. State Mandates Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Amy Elik

  30. Pension Note Filed

  31. Second Reading - Short Debate

  32. Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate

  33. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Fiscal Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Terra Costa Howard

  34. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Fiscal Note Filed as Amended

  35. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Terra Costa Howard

  36. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee

  37. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Education Policy Committee

  38. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Education Policy Committee; 009-004-000

  39. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Fiscal Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Amy Elik

  40. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Judicial Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Amy Elik

  41. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Balanced Budget Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Terra Costa Howard

  42. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Correctional Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Terra Costa Howard

  43. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Home Rule Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Terra Costa Howard

  44. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Housing Affordability Impact Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Terra Costa Howard

  45. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Land Conveyance Appraisal Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Terra Costa Howard

  46. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Pension Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Terra Costa Howard

  47. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Racial Impact Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Terra Costa Howard

  48. House Committee Amendment No. 1 State Debt Impact Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Terra Costa Howard

  49. House Committee Amendment No. 1 State Mandates Fiscal Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Terra Costa Howard

  50. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Judicial Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Terra Costa Howard

  51. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Balanced Budget Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Terra Costa Howard

  52. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Correctional Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Terra Costa Howard

  53. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Home Rule Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Terra Costa Howard

  54. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Housing Affordability Impact Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Terra Costa Howard

  55. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Land Conveyance Appraisal Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Terra Costa Howard

  56. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Pension Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Terra Costa Howard

  57. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Racial Impact Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Terra Costa Howard

  58. House Floor Amendment No. 2 State Debt Impact Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Terra Costa Howard

  59. House Floor Amendment No. 2 State Mandates Fiscal Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Terra Costa Howard

  60. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Pension Note Filed as Amended

  61. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Pension Note Filed as Amended

  62. House Floor Amendment No. 2 State Debt Impact Note Filed as Amended

  63. House Committee Amendment No. 1 State Debt Impact Note Filed as Amended

  64. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Balanced Budget Note Filed as Amended

  65. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Balanced Budget Note Filed as Amended

  66. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Housing Affordability Impact Note Filed as Amended

  67. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted

  68. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Housing Affordability Impact Note Filed as Amended

  69. Note / Motion Filed - Note Act Does Not Apply Rep. Terra Costa Howard

  70. Motion Prevailed 066-041-000

  71. Balanced Budget Note Request is Inapplicable

  72. Correctional Note Request is Inapplicable

  73. Fiscal Note Request is Inapplicable

  74. Home Rule Note Request is Inapplicable

  75. Housing Affordability Impact Note Request is Inapplicable

  76. Judicial Note Request is Inapplicable

  77. Land Conveyance Appraisal Note Request is Inapplicable

  78. Pension Note Request is Inapplicable

  79. Racial Impact Note Request is Inapplicable

  80. State Debt Impact Note Request is Inapplicable

  81. State Mandates Fiscal Note Request is Inapplicable

  82. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate

  83. Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

  84. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Fiscal Note Filed as Amended

  85. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Fiscal Note Filed as Amended

  86. Fiscal Note Filed

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