SCH CD-SPECIAL ED-SEPARATE SCH
Summary
Amends the Children with Disabilities Article of the School Code. Provides that the term "special educational facilities and services" includes private special schools (instead of special schools) and separate public special education day schools. Provides that if a child has been placed in a separate public special education day school, a school district making tuition payments in excess of $4,500 shall be responsible for an amount in excess of $4,500 equal to 2 times the district's per capita tuition charge and shall be eligible for reimbursement from the State for the amount of such payments actually made in excess of 2 times the district's per capita tuition charge for students not receiving special education services. Requires a certification and finding to be made for reimbursement of a school district of the amount paid for tuition of a child attending a public special education facility.
Bill status
signed
all 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2024
Committee Review
Apr 2024
House Passage
May 2024
Signed into Law
Jul 2024
Introduced Apr 17, 2024
Signed Jul 1, 2024
Floor votes · House May 23, 2024
How they voted
103–6
Passed · 7 other
Total votes 116
May 23, 2024
D
Democratic76
92% Yea
R
Republican40
82% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
75
Key actions
8
Committee
8
Amendments
4
Jul 1, 2024
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 23, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 23, 2024
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 104-006-001
lower
Apr 30, 2024
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Appropriations-Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 014-000-000
lower
Apr 24, 2024
Committee
Assigned to Appropriations-Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
lower
Apr 17, 2024
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 17, 2024
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Apr 17, 2024
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Passed; 053-001-000
lower
Apr 17, 2024
Lower · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
lower
Apr 17, 2024
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Education; 012-001-000
lower
Apr 16, 2024
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education
lower
Apr 15, 2024
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
lower
Apr 15, 2024
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel
lower
Mar 21, 2024
Lower · Passed
Do Pass Education; 013-001-000
lower
Mar 15, 2024
Lower · Passed
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 5, 2024
lower
Feb 20, 2024
Committee
Assigned to Education
lower
Feb 9, 2024
Committee
Referred to Assignments
lower
2 primary · 33 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Meg Loughran Cappel
DDemocratic
P
Michelle Mussman
DDemocratic
Co
Ann Williams
DDemocratic
Co
Anne Stava
DDemocratic
Co
Brad Fritts
RRepublican
Co
Christopher Belt
DDemocratic
Co
Dan Caulkins
RRepublican
Co
Dan Swanson
RRepublican
Co
Dave Severin
RRepublican
Co
Diane Blair-Sherlock
DDemocratic
Co
Don Harmon
DDemocratic
Co
Emil Jones
DDemocratic
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