SCH CD-SPEC ED-TRANSITION SERV
Summary
Amends the Children with Disabilities Article of the School Code. Makes changes to a Section concerning transition goals, supports, and services. Removes certain provisions concerning transition goals and supports. Provides instead that beginning no later than the first individualized education plan (IEP) in effect when the student turns age 14 1/2 (or younger if determined appropriate by the IEP Team) and updated annually thereafter, the IEP must include (i) measurable postsecondary goals based upon age-appropriate transition assessments and other information available regarding the student that are related to training, education, employment, and, where appropriate, independent living skills and (ii) the transition services needed to assist the student in reaching those goals, including courses of study. Makes changes concerning the transition planning process, including additional participants, the IEP identifying each person responsible for transition services, the involvement of a public or private entity outside of the school district in transition services, the limit on a public school's responsibility for delivering educational services, and submitting a summary to the local Transition Planning Committee. Effective immediately.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2009
Committee Review
May 2009
House Passage
May 2009
Senate Passage
May 2009
Signed into Law
Aug 2009
Introduced Mar 19, 2009
Signed Aug 10, 2009
Floor votes · Senate May 13, 2009 · House Mar 18, 2009
How they voted
47–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 48
May 13, 2009
D
Democratic29
100% Yea
R
Republican19
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
40
Key actions
5
Committee
6
Aug 10, 2009
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 13, 2009
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 6, 2009
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Education; 010-000-000
upper
Apr 22, 2009
Committee
Assigned to Education
upper
Mar 19, 2009
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Mar 19, 2009
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Mar 18, 2009
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (93-0-2)
house
Mar 4, 2009
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 019-000-000
lower
Feb 18, 2009
Committee
Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
lower
Feb 10, 2009
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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