Fred Crespo, Illinois State Representative from the 44th District | https://www.ilga.gov/
Fred Crespo, Illinois State Representative from the 44th District | https://www.ilga.gov/
According to the Illinois General Assembly site, the legislature summarized the bill's official text as follows: "Amends the School Code. Provides that the State Board of Education shall implement and administer a program to make New Arrival Student Grants available to school districts to support the needs of students who are newly arriving immigrant students, regardless of immigration status. Provides that to receive a grant under this program, a school district shall submit an application to the State Board of Education at such time, in such manner, and containing or accompanied by such information as the State Board of Education may reasonably require. Provides that in awarding funds under this program, the State Board of Education may consider (i) the number of new arrival students enrolled in preschool, elementary school, and secondary school within the school district, (ii) the needs of new arrival students in the school district, and (iii) the ability of the school district to meet the needs of new arrival students. Effective July 1, 2025."
The following is our breakdown, based on the actual bill text, and may include interpretation to clarify its provisions.
In essence, this bill amends the School Code to establish the New Arrival Student Grant Program, implemented and administered by the Illinois State Board of Education. The program aims to provide grants to school districts to support newly arriving immigrant students, regardless of their immigration status. To qualify for funding, school districts must apply with information as required by the State Board of Education, excluding districts organized under Article 34 of the Code. The awarding of funds will consider factors such as the number of new arrival students in preschool, elementary, and secondary schools, the students' needs, and the district's ability to meet these needs. The program is contingent upon state appropriation, and the act is set to take effect July 1, 2025.
Fred Crespo has proposed another 10 bills since the beginning of the 104th session.
Crespo graduated from Loyola the University of Chicago in 1980 with a BS.
Fred Crespo is currently serving in the Illinois State House, representing the state's 44th House District. He replaced previous state representative Terry R. Parke in 2007.
Bills in Illinois follow a multi-step legislative process, beginning with introduction in either the House or Senate, followed by committee review, floor debates, and votes in both chambers before reaching the governor for approval or veto. The General Assembly operates on a biennial schedule, and while typically thousands of bills are introduced each session, only a fraction successfully pass through the process to become law.
You can read more about bills and other measures here.
| Bill Number | Date Introduced | Short Description |
|---|---|---|
| HB3102 | 02/06/2025 | Amends the School Code. Provides that the State Board of Education shall implement and administer a program to make New Arrival Student Grants available to school districts to support the needs of students who are newly arriving immigrant students, regardless of immigration status. Provides that to receive a grant under this program, a school district shall submit an application to the State Board of Education at such time, in such manner, and containing or accompanied by such information as the State Board of Education may reasonably require. Provides that in awarding funds under this program, the State Board of Education may consider (i) the number of new arrival students enrolled in preschool, elementary school, and secondary school within the school district, (ii) the needs of new arrival students in the school district, and (iii) the ability of the school district to meet the needs of new arrival students. Effective July 1, 2025. |
| HB3100 | 02/06/2025 | Amends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that, in Fiscal Year 2026 and thereafter, the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall require that any convention and tourism bureau receiving a grant from the Local Tourism Fund that requires matching funds shall provide matching funds equal to no less than 25% of the grant amount (currently, no less than 40% of the grant amount in Fiscal Year 2026 and no less than 50% of the grant amount in subsequent years). Amends the Hotel Operators' Occupation Tax Act and the Illinois Sports Facilities Authority Act. Makes changes concerning the distribution of moneys under those Acts. Effective immediately. |
| HB3101 | 02/06/2025 | Amends the General Assembly Operations Act. Reenacts provisions concerning the Legislative Budget Oversight Commission. Provides that the report submitted by the Commission shall include year-to-date general funds expenditures as compared to the preceding fiscal year's budget (rather than the Fiscal Year 2021 budget). Removes provisions concerning previous budget relief programs. Provides that the provision shall be deemed to have been in continuous effect since July 1, 2024. Effective immediately. |
| HB3103 | 02/06/2025 | Amends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that, on and after July 1, 2025, a local tourism and convention bureau may not be certified to receive local tourism funds if all or part of the geographic area served by the local tourism and convention bureau is represented by another tourism and convention bureau that is certified by the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Effective immediately. |
| HB3104 | 02/06/2025 | Appropriates $35,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the State Board of Education for the New Arrival Student Grant Program. Effective July 1, 2025. |
| HB3105 | 02/06/2025 | Amends the Property Tax Code. Creates the School District Extension Freeze Law. Provides that, if at the end of any levy year, a school district has reserves of 50% or more of its operating budget, then the school district's extension for all purposes may not exceed its extension for the previous levy year. Provides that, if the school district has reserves of 60% or more at the end of the immediately preceding levy year, then the district's extension shall be reduced by an amount equal to the difference between the district's reserve amount for the immediately preceding levy year and a reserve amount of 60% for that levy year. Effective July 1, 2025. |
| HB3106 | 02/06/2025 | Amends the State Budget Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that any amendment to a budget implementation bill or to an omnibus appropriations bill must be reported to the applicable appropriations committee of each chamber of the General Assembly at least 2 business days before being heard in any committee. Effective immediately. |
| HB3107 | 02/06/2025 | Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. With regard to certain wine-makers, wine manufacturers, and winery shippers, removes restrictions on the amount of wine that may be produced to be eligible for a self-distribution exemption and removes restrictions on the amount of wine a self-distribution exemption holder may self-distribute. Provides that a wine-maker's premises license shall allow the licensee to sell and offer for sale at up to 3 (instead of 2) additional locations for use and consumption and not for resale. Sets a fee for the additional wine-maker's premises location. Makes other and conforming changes. |
| HB2903 | 02/05/2025 | Amends the Use Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act, and the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. Provides that, of the remainder of the moneys received under the Acts after certain deposits have been made, 75% shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund and 25% shall be deposited into the Common School Fund (currently, 75% shall be paid into the State Treasury and 25% shall be reserved in a special account and used only for the transfer to the Common School Fund as part of a specified monthly transfer). Effective immediately. |
| HB2536 | 02/04/2025 | Amends the Property Tax Code. In provisions concerning the low-income senior citizens assessment freeze homestead exemption, provides that the Chief County Assessment Officer in a county with 3,000,000 or more inhabitants may request full social security numbers or individual taxpayer identification numbers for all members of the applicant's household. Provides that the Chief County Assessment Officer may renew the low-income senior citizens assessment freeze homestead exemption without a new application if the Chief County Assessment Officer is able to confirm both that the applicant still owns and resides in the property and that applicant's household income qualifies for the exemption. Provides that a Chief County Assessment Officer who renews a low-income senior citizens assessment freeze homestead exemption without an annual application shall notify the applicant of both the decision to renew the exemption and the applicant's ongoing duty to report changes in the eligibility of the property to receive the exemption. |
| HB1702 | 01/24/2025 | Appropriates the sum of $8,620,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Auditor General to meet the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Office of the Auditor General. Appropriates $35,592,488 to the Auditor General from the Audit Expense Fund for administrative and operations expenses and audits, studies, investigations, and expenses related to actuarial services. Effective July 1, 2025. |
| HB1703 | 01/24/2025 | Amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. Provides that an Executive Inspector General may issue a public statement when the Executive Inspector General concludes its investigation and (i) recommends systemic or procedural action based on the investigation or (ii) finds reasonable cause to believe that a violation has occurred and the Executive Inspector General believes that a complaint concerning the investigation should not be filed by the Attorney General with the Executive Ethics Commission. Limits the scope of a public statement that may be issued. Provides that, before issuing a public statement, the Executive Inspector General shall share the public statement with the agency head and ultimate jurisdictional authority affected by the investigation and allow the agency head and ultimate jurisdictional authority affected by the investigation a period of 10 business days to provide the Executive Inspector General with a response to the proposed public statement, which must be included with the public statement. Effective immediately. |
| HB1704 | 01/24/2025 | Amends the State Finance Act. Provides for the transfer of certain moneys into the Audit Expense Fund. Effective immediately |
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