---
type: "Bill"
title: "SCH CD-SPECIAL ED-THERAPEUTICS"
description: "Amends the Children with Disabilities Article of the School Code. Includes public therapeutics programs in the definition of \"special educational facilities and services\". In a provision requiring a school district to pay the cost of tuition for special education and related services if a child attends a non-public school or special education facility, a public out-of-state school, or a special education facility owned and operated by a county government unit, provides that the special education and related services includes public therapeutics programs."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "102nd"
identifier: "SB 517"
citation: "Illinois SB 517 (102nd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Meg Loughran Cappel", "Natalie A. Manley"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 60
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-02-23"
last_action: "2021-07-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8f27dad6-40cf-40b0-bf87-dc03e7a2d9d7"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=517&GAID=16&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=133099&SessionID=110&GA=102"
source_hash: "f2069a93e90846911e118ec0dbb15c7e29158fc87ef6739934301124c95e8381"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
---

# Illinois SB 517 (102nd) — SCH CD-SPECIAL ED-THERAPEUTICS

Amends the Children with Disabilities Article of the School Code. Includes public therapeutics programs in the definition of "special educational facilities and services". In a provision requiring a school district to pay the cost of tuition for special education and related services if a child attends a non-public school or special education facility, a public out-of-state school, or a special education facility owned and operated by a county government unit, provides that the special education and related services includes public therapeutics programs.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB0517.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB0517eng.pdf)
3. **Senate Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB0517sam001.pdf)
4. **Senate Amendment 002** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB0517sam002.pdf)
5. **Senate Amendment 003** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB0517sam003.pdf)
6. **Senate Amendment 004** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB0517sam004.pdf)
7. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB0517enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **54–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Meg Loughran Cappel — primary (person)
- Natalie A. Manley — primary (person)
- Dale Fowler — cosponsor (person)
- David Koehler — cosponsor (person)
- Michelle Mussman — cosponsor (person)
- Rachelle Crowe — cosponsor (person)
- Robert F. Martwick — cosponsor (person)
- Scott M. Bennett — cosponsor (person)
- Sue Rezin — cosponsor (person)
- Terri Bryant — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-02-23** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel `filing`
- **2021-02-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-23** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-24** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sue Rezin
- **2021-03-03** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-08** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Terri Bryant
- **2021-03-08** Sponsor Removed Sen. Terri Bryant
- **2021-03-09** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Scott M. Bennett
- **2021-03-12** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachelle Crowe
- **2021-03-15** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Terri Bryant
- **2021-03-17** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale Fowler
- **2021-03-19** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-03-19** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-23** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education
- **2021-03-23** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Education
- **2021-03-24** Postponed - Education
- **2021-03-26** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
- **2021-04-09** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert F. Martwick
- **2021-04-13** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-14** Do Pass as Amended Education; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 15, 2021
- **2021-04-16** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-04-16** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Education
- **2021-04-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Education; 011-000-000
- **2021-04-23** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As April 30, 2021 `reading-3`
- **2021-04-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-04-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Assignments Refers to Education
- **2021-04-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommend Do Adopt Education; 012-000-000
- **2021-04-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-04-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-30** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 7, 2021 `reading-3`
- **2021-05-04** Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Assignments Refers to Education
- **2021-05-05** Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Recommend Do Adopt Education; 014-000-000
- **2021-05-05** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted; Loughran-Cappel `amendment-passage`
- **2021-05-05** Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Adopted; Loughran-Cappel `amendment-passage`
- **2021-05-05** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-05-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 6, 2021
- **2021-05-06** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-06** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2021-05-07** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2021-05-07** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley
- **2021-05-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-05-11** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-13** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-13** Committee/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 28, 2021
- **2021-05-19** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
- **2021-05-19** Do Pass / Consent Calendar Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; 021-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-19** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Consent Calendar
- **2021-05-24** Second Reading - Consent Calendar `reading-2`
- **2021-05-24** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Consent Calendar `reading-2`
- **2021-05-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Consent Calendar
- **2021-05-26** Third Reading - Consent Calendar - First Day `reading-3`
- **2021-05-27** Third Reading - Consent Calendar - Passed 116-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-27** Passed Both Houses
- **2021-06-21** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-07-23** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2021-07-23** Effective Date July 23, 2021
- **2021-07-23** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0150 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8f27dad6-40cf-40b0-bf87-dc03e7a2d9d7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).