IL HR0427

Urges Governor JB Pritzker to opt Illinois into the federal Educational Choice for Children Act, which was included in the "One Big Beautiful Bill" signed by President Trump

The federal act provides a tax credit of up to $1,700 for individuals who donate to Scholarship Granting Organizations that help families pay for K-12 school choice

Eligible expenses under the federal program include tuition fees, tutoring, educational therapies, transportation, and technology for students in public, private, or home schools

Notes that 35 states currently have similar scholarship tax credit programs at the state level

References that Illinois' own Invest in Kids Act expired at the end of 2023, ending the state's previous school choice scholarship program