Sign Up
HB 2618 Illinois House · 100th Regular Session

SCH-SPEC ED-MEDIATION OPTION

Summary
Amends the Children with Disabilities Article of the School Code. For parties who agree to not use mediation during a challenge, provides that a parent shall have 10 days after a party declines to use mediation to file a request for a due process hearing to allow the student to remain in his or her present educational placement. Effective immediately.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2017
Committee Review
May 2017
House Passage
May 2017
Senate Passage
May 2017
Signed into Law
Aug 2017
Introduced Mar 29, 2017 Signed Aug 18, 2017
Floor votes · Senate May 30, 2017 · House Mar 29, 2017

How they voted

46–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 48
May 30, 2017
D Democratic28
26 Yea 2
92% Yea
R Republican20
20 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
34
Key actions
7
Committee
8
Amendments
2
Aug 18, 2017
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 30, 2017
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 3, 2017
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Education; 009-000-000
upper
Apr 25, 2017
Committee
Assigned to Education
upper
Mar 30, 2017
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Mar 29, 2017
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Mar 29, 2017
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (97-0-3)
house
Mar 22, 2017
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; 018-000-000
lower
Mar 22, 2017
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; by Voice Vote
lower
Mar 21, 2017
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee
lower
Mar 15, 2017
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 15, 2017
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Robyn Gabel
lower
Feb 22, 2017
Committee
Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee
lower
Feb 8, 2017
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 3 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.