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HB3096Introduced in the House

SCH CD-FAFSA CONTACT

Passed

Introduced by Aaron Ortiz, District 1

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Amends the School Code. Provides that, beginning with the 2025-2026 school year, each high school must designate at least one member of its staff as a contact for matters related to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), annually provide the individual's name and contact information to the State Board of Education and Illinois Student Assistance Commission, and inform high school seniors that this individual is available to answer questions about FAFSA or to refer them to an appropriate resource. Provides that the contact shall serve as a designated point of contact for information from the State Board of Education and Illinois Student Assistance Commission related to FAFSA, and shall be required to participate in annual training for which the individual shall be eligible to receive continuing professional development units. Effective immediately.

Where it stands

Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0013

June 30, 2025

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

3 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

SenateStage: Third Reading in Senate · May 22, 2025

58

Yes

0

No

1

Absent or Not Voting

59 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

What do people think?

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See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Javier Cervantes1Yes
Omar Aquino2Yes
Mattie Hunter3Yes
Kimberly Lightford4Yes
Lakesia Collins5Yes
Sara Feigenholtz6Yes
Mike Simmons7Yes
Ram Villivalam8Yes
Laura Fine9Yes
Robert Martwick10Yes

Bill history

  1. Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Theresa Mah

  2. First Reading

  3. Referred to Rules Committee

  4. Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools

  5. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Aarón M. Ortíz

  6. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II

  7. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Crawford

  8. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer

  9. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer

  10. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias

  11. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller

  12. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr

  13. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Morgan

  14. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa Davis

  15. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy Briel

  16. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock

  17. Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Aarón M. Ortíz

  18. Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; 009-000-000

  19. Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate

  20. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch

  21. Second Reading - Short Debate

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

  23. Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate

  24. Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Aarón M. Ortíz

  25. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah

  26. Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Theresa Mah

  27. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Aarón M. Ortíz

  28. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee

  29. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools

  30. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; 008-000-000

  31. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted

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

  33. Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-002-000

  34. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Yolonda Morris

  35. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper

  36. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield

  37. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly

  38. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth

  39. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Benton

  40. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Hoan Huynh

  41. Arrive in Senate

  42. Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 29, 2025

  43. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Beth Canty

  44. Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes

  45. First Reading

  46. Referred to Assignments

  47. Assigned to Education

  48. Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Graciela Guzmán

  49. Do Pass Education; 014-000-000

  50. Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 8, 2025

  51. Second Reading

  52. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2025

  53. Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Porfirio

  54. Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane L. Johnson

  55. Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000

  56. Passed Both Houses

  57. Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Doris Turner

  58. Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings

  59. Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen

  60. Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Steve Stadelman

  61. Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford

  62. Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt

  63. Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons

  64. Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy

  65. Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris III

  66. Sent to the Governor

  67. Governor Approved

  68. Effective Date June 30, 2025

  69. Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0013

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