SCH DEAF/BLIND-SUPERINTENDENT
Summary
Amends the Rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities Act. Requires the Superintendent of the Illinois School for the Deaf to have a degree in educational administration, together with at least 10 years of experience in either deaf or hard of hearing education, the administration of deaf or hard of hearing education, or a combination of the 2 (rather than degrees in both educational administration and deaf education, together with at least 15 years of experience in either deaf education, the administration of deaf education, or a combination of the 2). Requires the Superintendent of the Illinois School of the Visually Impaired to have a degree in educational administration, together with at least 10 years of experience in either blind or visually impaired education, or a combination of the 2 (rather than degrees in both educational administration and blind and visually impaired education, the administration of blind or visually impaired education, or a combination of the 2). Effective immediately.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2021
Committee Review
May 2021
House Passage
May 2021
Senate Passage
May 2021
Signed into Law
Jul 2021
Introduced Apr 21, 2021
Signed Jul 30, 2021
Floor votes · Senate May 27, 2021 · House Apr 21, 2021
How they voted
44–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 46
May 27, 2021
D
Democratic29
93% Yea
R
Republican17
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
29
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Jul 30, 2021
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 27, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 27, 2021
Upper · Passed
Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000
upper
May 13, 2021
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Executive; 016-000-000
upper
May 4, 2021
Committee
Assigned to Executive
upper
Apr 22, 2021
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 21, 2021
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Apr 21, 2021
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Consent Calendar - Passed 117-000-000
lower
Mar 16, 2021
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Consent Calendar Human Services Committee; 015-000-000
lower
Mar 9, 2021
Committee
Assigned to Human Services Committee
lower
Feb 17, 2021
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
2 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
C.D. Davidsmeyer
RRepublican
P
Laura Fine
DDemocratic
Co
Maurice West
DDemocratic
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