---
type: "Bill"
title: "SCH CD-SPEC ED-TRANSITION SERV"
description: "Amends the Children with Disabilities Article of the School Code with respect to transition services. Provides that the first individualized education plan for when a student turns age 14 1/2 must include measurable post-secondary goals based upon age-appropriate transition assessments and other information available regarding the student that are related to independent living skills (instead of independent living skills where appropriate). Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "SB 1550"
citation: "Illinois SB 1550 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 35
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2013-02-13"
last_action: "2013-08-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2fd60db1-5c2c-45a4-b4e4-42a15a0e62f0"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1550&GAID=12&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=72357&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "c0e2414bbd5f50eb547526975a017866c962e360a458b5906f9c781bb6527c36"
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 1550 (98th) — SCH CD-SPEC ED-TRANSITION SERV

Amends the Children with Disabilities Article of the School Code with respect to transition services. Provides that the first individualized education plan for when a student turns age 14 1/2 must include measurable post-secondary goals based upon age-appropriate transition assessments and other information available regarding the student that are related to independent living skills (instead of independent living skills where appropriate). Effective immediately.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB1550&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=72357&DocNum=1550&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB1550eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=72357&DocNum=1550&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB1550enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=72357&DocNum=1550&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **78–39** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Christine Radogno — primary (person)
- Fred Crespo — cosponsor (person)
- Michael J. Zalewski — cosponsor (person)
- Rita Mayfield — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2013-02-13** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Christine Radogno `filing`
- **2013-02-13** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-02-13** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-02-27** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-01** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. William Delgado
- **2013-03-05** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2013-03-06** Do Pass Executive; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-03-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 7, 2013
- **2013-03-07** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2013-03-12** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
- **2013-03-13** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2013-03-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 14, 2013
- **2013-03-13** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2013-03-21** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Steve Stadelman
- **2013-04-11** Third Reading - Passed; 050-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-04-11** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2013-04-11** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Ron Sandack
- **2013-04-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-04-11** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-24** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-01** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
- **2013-05-02** Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 010-003-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-05-02** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-05-02** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
- **2013-05-02** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
- **2013-05-02** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
- **2013-05-07** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2013-05-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-05-24** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2013
- **2013-05-28** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 078-039-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-05-28** Passed Both Houses
- **2013-06-26** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2013-08-22** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2013-08-22** Effective Date August 22, 2013
- **2013-08-22** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0517 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2fd60db1-5c2c-45a4-b4e4-42a15a0e62f0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).