104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB2801
 
Introduced 2/6/2025, by Rep. Tony M. McCombie
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
105 ILCS 5/2-3.119a
    Amends the School Code. Provides that the State Board of Education shall compile and disseminate annually a list of Illinois organizations offering externships, internships, and volunteer opportunities to young women in the fields of science, technology, engineering, art, and math. Provides that each school board shall post the list disseminated by the State Board of Education in a location easily accessible to students.


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A BILL FOR
 
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1    AN ACT concerning education.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section 
52-3.119a as follows:
 
6    (105 ILCS 5/2-3.119a)
7    Sec. 2-3.119a. School STEAM Grant Program.
8    (a) The State Board of Education shall administer the 
9School STEAM Grant Program from the funds appropriated from 
10the School STEAM Grant Program Fund for the purpose of making 
11science, technology, engineering, art, and math programming 
12available to low-income students in disadvantaged 
13neighborhoods. School STEAM grants shall be made available to 
14public schools, charter schools, area vocational centers, and 
15laboratory schools in which the percentage of students 
16classified as low income exceeds the State average. Grant 
17recipients shall use grant proceeds to conduct, or contract 
18with a third party to conduct, programming that educates, 
19encourages, and promotes obtaining skills and career 
20opportunities in the fields of science, technology, 
21engineering, art, and math. Priority shall be given to 
22programs that provide hands-on experience and programs that 
23focus on promoting young women to enter into the fields of 
 
 
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1science, technology, engineering, art, and math. 
2    The State Board of Education shall compile and disseminate 
3annually a list of Illinois organizations offering 
4externships, internships, and volunteer opportunities to young 
5women in the fields of science, technology, engineering, art, 
6and math. Each school board shall post the list disseminated 
7by the State Board of Education in a location easily 
8accessible to students. 
9    (b) The State Board of Education may adopt all rules 
10necessary for the implementation and administration of the 
11STEAM Grant Program, including, but not limited to, rules 
12defining application procedures and prescribing a mechanism 
13for disbursing grant funds if requests exceed available funds.
14    (c) There is created in the State treasury the School 
15STEAM Grant Program Fund. The State Board shall have the 
16authority to make expenditures from the Fund pursuant to 
17appropriations made for the purposes of this Section. There 
18shall be deposited into the Fund such amounts, including, but 
19not limited to:
20        (1) transfers from the State Lottery Fund pursuant to 
21    Section 21.12 of the Illinois Lottery Law; and
22        (2) any appropriations, grants, or gifts made to the 
23    Fund.
24(Source: P.A. 101-561, eff. 8-23-19.)