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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB5695

Introduced 2/19/2026, by Rep. Robyn Gabel

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the
Illinois Community College Board for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
2026, as follows:

General Funds

$343,131,200

Other State Funds

$121,395,000

Federal Funds

$51,000,000

Total

$515,526,200

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AN ACT concerning appropriations.

2

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3
represented in the General Assembly:

4
ARTICLE 1
5

Section 5.
The sum of $4,911,600, or so much thereof as may
6
be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to
7
the Illinois Community College Board for operational expenses
8
for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027.

9

Section 10.
The sum of $500,000, or so much thereof as may
10
be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to
11
the Illinois Community College Board for administrative and
12
programmatic costs associated with public community colleges
13
for participation in the Common App System, including prior
14
years' costs.

15

Section 15.
The sum of $1,384,000, or so much thereof as
16
may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue
17
Fund to the Illinois Community College Board for costs
18
associated with administering high school equivalency tests.

19

Section 20.
The sum of $4,000,000, or so much thereof as
20
may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue

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Fund to the Illinois Community College Board for grants to the
2
alternative schools network and other providers.

3

Section 25.
The sum of $60,200, or so much thereof as may
4
be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to
5
the Illinois Community College Board for awarding scholarships
6
to qualifying graduates of the Lincoln's Challenge Program.

7

Section 30.
The sum of $15,814,500, or so much thereof as
8
may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue
9
Fund to the Illinois Community College Board for the City
10
Colleges of Chicago for educational-related expenses.

11

Section 35.
The following named amounts, or so much
12
thereof as may be necessary, respectively, are appropriated
13
from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Community
14
College Board for distribution to qualifying public community
15
colleges for the purposes specified:
16

Small College Grants
................................
548,400
17

Performance Funding Grants
..........................
359,000
18

Total

$907,400

19

Section 40.
The sum of $683,800, or so much thereof as may
20
be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to
21
the Illinois Community College Board for costs associated with
22
the development, support, or administration of the Illinois

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Longitudinal Data System.

2

Section 45.
The sum of $1,447,900, or so much thereof as
3
may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue
4
Fund to the Illinois Community College Board to operate an
5
educational facility in the former community college district
6
#541 in East St. Louis.

7

Section 50.
The sum of $1,000,000, or so much thereof as
8
may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue
9
Fund to the Illinois Community College Board for costs
10
associated with transitional and developmental instruction.

11

Section 55.
The sum of $28,794,400, or so much thereof as
12
may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue
13
Fund to the Illinois Community College Board for all costs
14
associated with the bridge and workforce programs.

15

Section 60.
The sum of $2,655,000, or so much thereof as
16
may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue
17
Fund to the Illinois Community College Board for Southwestern
18
Illinois College to operate an educational facility in the
19
former Lindenwood University campus in Belleville.

20

Section 65.
The sum of $5,000,000, or so much thereof as
21
may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue

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Fund to the Illinois Community College Board for costs
2
associated with trade schools.

3

Section 70.
The sum of $18,989,900, or so much thereof as
4
may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue
5
Fund to the Illinois Community College Board for all costs
6
associated with career and technical education activities.

7

Section 75.
The sum of $23,801,900, or so much thereof as
8
may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue
9
Fund to the Illinois Community College Board for payment of
10
costs associated with education and educational-related
11
services for adult education and literacy activities.

12

Section 80.
The sum of $11,798,500, or so much thereof as
13
may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue
14
Fund to the Illinois Community College Board for payment of
15
costs associated with education and educational-related
16
services to local eligible providers for performance-based
17
awards.

18

Section 85.
The following amounts, or so much thereof as
19
may be necessary, respectively, are appropriated to the
20
Illinois Community College Board for distribution to
21
qualifying public community colleges for the purposes
22
specified:

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From the Personal Property Tax Replacement Fund:
2

Base Operating Grants
...........................
105,570,000
3
From the Education Assistance Fund:
4

Base Operating Grants
...........................
108,946,100
5

Equalization Grants
..............................
84,886,000
6

Total

$299,402,100

7

Section 90.
The sum of $3,200,000, or so much thereof as
8
may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue
9
Fund to the Illinois Community College Board to reimburse
10
colleges for costs associated with the Illinois Veterans Grant
11
and Illinois National Guard Grant.

12

Section 95.
The sum of $6,000,000, or so much thereof as
13
may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue
14
Fund to the Illinois Community College Board for the
15
administration and distribution of grants for the
16
implementation of the Mental Health Early Action on Campus
17
Act.

18

Section 100.
The sum of $7,000,000, or so much thereof as
19
may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue
20
Fund to the Illinois Community College Board for costs
21
associated with advanced manufacturing and electric vehicle
22
technologies programs.

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Section 105.
The sum of $2,000,000, or so much thereof as
2
may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue
3
Fund to the Illinois Community College Board for costs
4
associated with digital instruction for Title II adult
5
education.

6

Section 110.
The sum of $750,000, or so much thereof as may
7
be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to
8
the Illinois Community College Board for costs associated with
9
the expansion of English-language services.

10

Section 115.
The sum of $3,175,000, or so much thereof as
11
may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue
12
Fund to the Illinois Community College Board for grants and
13
administrative costs associated with dual credit grants.

14

Section 120.
The sum of $5,175,000, or so much thereof as
15
may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue
16
Fund to the Illinois Community College Board for grants and
17
administrative costs associated with non-credit workforce
18
programs.

19

Section 125.
The sum of $250,000, or so much thereof as may
20
be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to
21
the Illinois Community College Board for grants and
22
administrative costs associated with the community college

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homelessness prevention grant program.

2

Section 130.
The sum of $100,000, or so much thereof as may
3
be necessary, is appropriated from the ICCB Research and
4
Technology Fund to the Illinois Community College Board for
5
costs associated with maintaining and updating instructional
6
technology.

7

Section 135.
The sum of $100,000, or so much thereof as may
8
be necessary, is appropriated from the High School Equivalency
9
Testing Fund to the Illinois Community College Board for costs
10
associated with administering high school equivalency tests.

11

Section 140.
The sum of $15,000,000, or so much thereof as
12
may be necessary, is appropriated from the Illinois Community
13
College Board Contracts and Grants Fund to the Illinois
14
Community College Board to be expended under the terms and
15
conditions associated with the moneys being received,
16
including prior years' costs.

17

Section 145.
The sum of $625,000, or so much thereof as may
18
be necessary, is appropriated from the ICCB Federal Trust Fund
19
to the Illinois Community College Board for the ordinary and
20
contingent expenses of the Board.

21

Section 150.
The sum of $1,600,000, or so much thereof as

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may be necessary, is appropriated from the ICCB Adult
2
Education Fund to the Illinois Community College Board for
3
operational expenses associated with administration of adult
4
education and literacy activities.

5

Section 155.
The sum of $27,400,000, or so much thereof as
6
may be necessary, is appropriated from the ICCB Adult
7
Education Fund to the Illinois Community College Board for
8
payment of costs associated with education and
9
educational-related services to local eligible providers and
10
to Support Leadership Activities, as Defined by U.S.D.O.E. for
11
adult education and literacy as provided by the United States
12
Department of Education.

13

Section 160.
The sum of $22,000,000, or so much thereof as
14
may be necessary, is appropriated from the Career and
15
Technical Education Fund to the Illinois Community College
16
Board for all costs associated with career and technical
17
education activities.

18

Section 99.
Effective date.
This Act takes effect July 1,
19
2026.

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