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SB 397 Illinois Senate · 95th Regular Session

SCH CD-CHILD WITH DISABILITIES

Summary
Amends the Children with Disabilities Article of the School Code. In the definition of "children with disabilities", provides that an eligible student who requires continued public school educational experience to facilitate his or her successful transition and integration into adult life is eligible for special education services through age 21, inclusive, which, for purposes of the Article, means the day before the student's 22nd birthday. Effective immediately.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2007
Committee Review
May 2007
Senate Passage
May 2007
House Passage
May 2007
Signed into Law
Aug 2007
Introduced Mar 15, 2007 Signed Aug 24, 2007
Floor votes · Senate May 30, 2007 · House May 23, 2007

How they voted

46–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 47
May 30, 2007
D Democratic29
29 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican18
17 Yea 1
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
54
Key actions
8
Committee
10
Amendments
4
Aug 24, 2007
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 30, 2007
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
May 30, 2007
Upper · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 058-000-000
upper
May 30, 2007
Upper · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Education; 009-001-000
upper
May 29, 2007
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Education
upper
May 24, 2007
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules
upper
May 24, 2007
Introduced
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01 - May 25, 2007
upper
May 24, 2007
Introduced
Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01
upper
May 23, 2007
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (92-0-4)
house
May 16, 2007
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 021-000-000
lower
May 16, 2007
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; by Voice Vote
lower
May 16, 2007
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
lower
Apr 30, 2007
Committee
Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
lower
Mar 20, 2007
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 15, 2007
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Mar 2, 2007
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Education; 011-000-000
upper
Feb 21, 2007
Committee
Assigned to Education
upper
Feb 7, 2007
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
0 primary · 7 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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