---
type: "Bill"
title: "SCH CD-SPEC ED-BEHAVIOR ANLYST"
description: "Amends the Children with Disabilities Article of the School Code. Includes in the definition of \"professional worker\" a school behavior analyst."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "HB 4987"
citation: "Illinois HB 4987 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 53
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2006-01-20"
last_action: "2006-06-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2b738b87-4c42-4f39-af9c-953d33ff3e76"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4987&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=24215&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "54b2dcde33dba215d7c84bc7a2db3fec42698ef32e402c6c9a7ce43b38352f90"
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 HB 4987 (94th) — SCH CD-SPEC ED-BEHAVIOR ANLYST

Amends the Children with Disabilities Article of the School Code. Includes in the definition of "professional worker" a school behavior analyst.

## 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=09400HB4987&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=24215&DocNum=4987&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB4987eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=24215&DocNum=4987&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB4987enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=24215&DocNum=4987&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **113–0** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **113–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Christine Radogno — cosponsor (person)
- Deanna Demuzio — cosponsor (person)
- Rich Brauer — primary (person)
- Susan Garrett — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2006-01-20** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Rich Brauer `filing`
- **2006-01-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2006-01-23** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2006-01-25** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
- **2006-02-07** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2006-02-07** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2006-02-15** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Roger L. Eddy
- **2006-02-15** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry L. Mitchell
- **2006-02-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
- **2006-02-15** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2006-02-15** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2006-02-15** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 020-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2006-02-15** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2006-02-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
- **2006-02-16** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2006-02-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2006-02-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen May
- **2006-02-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen A. Ryg
- **2006-02-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
- **2006-02-21** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2006-02-22** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2006-02-22** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2006-02-22** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Larry K. Bomke
- **2006-02-22** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2006-02-22** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2006-03-14** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
- **2006-03-14** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson
- **2006-03-15** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2006-03-15** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2006-03-15** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Christine Radogno
- **2006-03-16** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Susan Garrett
- **2006-03-16** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Deanna Demuzio
- **2006-03-24** Do Pass Education; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2006-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 27, 2006
- **2006-03-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Larry K. Bomke `amendment-introduction`
- **2006-03-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2006-03-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Education
- **2006-03-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Education; 006-000-000
- **2006-03-29** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2006-03-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Bomke `amendment-passage`
- **2006-03-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 30, 2006
- **2006-03-30** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2006-03-30** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2006-03-30** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2006-04-03** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Rich Brauer
- **2006-04-03** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2006-04-04** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
- **2006-04-04** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 113-000-000
- **2006-04-04** Passed Both Houses
- **2006-05-03** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2006-06-27** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2006-06-27** Effective Date January 1, 2007
- **2006-06-27** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0948 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2b738b87-4c42-4f39-af9c-953d33ff3e76`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).