HB 5491 Illinois House · 104th Regular Session

EDUC-QLFD COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

Summary
Amends the Workforce Development through Charitable Loan Repayment Act. Changes the definition of "qualified community foundation" to mean a community foundation or similar publicly supported organization that is organized or operating in the State and that (i) for applications submitted before July 1, 2025, substantially complies with the national standards for U.S. community foundations established by the Community Foundations National Standards, (ii) for applications or renewals submitted on or after July 1, 2025 and before July 1, 2026, has received or applied for the Community Foundations National Standards accreditation seal, or (iii) for applications or renewals submitted on or after July 1, 2026, has received the Community Foundations National Standards accreditation seal. Effective immediately.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2026
Committee Review
Jun 2026
House Passage
Apr 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 10, 2026 Last action Jun 1, 2026
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What changed between versions

Introduced Engrossed · 1 edit · Apr 9, 2026
MINOR
The bill has been formatted into its final 'Engrossed' version, removing draft headers and adding the official title 'AN ACT concerning education.' The substantive policy text regarding the definition of a 'qualified community foundation' and the associated eligibility criteria for loan repayment remains unchanged from the introduced version.
Scope change
The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; the text defines the same eligibility requirements for community foundations based on accreditation status and geographic location.
TECHNICAL

Removed draft tracking headers and page markers, and added the official act title and 'Engrossed' status label.

Floor votes · House Apr 9, 2026

How they voted

1010
Passed · 15 other
Total votes 116
Apr 9, 2026
D Democratic76
65 Yea 11
85% Yea
R Republican40
36 Yea 4
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
26
Key actions
3
Committee
6
Amendments
4
Jun 1, 2026
Committee
Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
upper
May 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Harmon
upper
May 13, 2026
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Executive; 009-004-000
upper
May 13, 2026
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive
upper
May 13, 2026
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
upper
May 13, 2026
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon
upper
Apr 10, 2026
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 10, 2026
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Apr 9, 2026
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 104-000-000
lower
Mar 19, 2026
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 011-000-000
lower
Mar 4, 2026
Committee
Assigned to Higher Education Committee
lower
Feb 13, 2026
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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