104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB5741

 

Introduced 4/7/2026, by Rep. Maura Hirschauer

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 


    Appropriates $500,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Early Childhood for grants and administration expenses associated with support for the inclusion of children ages 3 to 5 with developmental delays and disabilities in school and community-based early childhood settings. Effective July 1, 2026.


LRB104 21190 KTG 35640 b

 

HB5741LRB104 21190 KTG 35640 b

1    AN ACT concerning appropriations.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The following named amount, or so much thereof
5as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue
6Fund to the Department of Early Childhood for grants and
7administration expenses associated with support for the
8inclusion of children ages 3 to 5 with developmental delays
9and disabilities in school and community-based early childhood
10settings:
 
11For the grant recipient of the Early CHOICES initiative,
12  supported by IDEA Part B, Section 619
13  discretionary funds................................$500,000
 
14    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1,
152026.