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type: "Bill"
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title: "SCH CD-SCH FOR DEAF VISUAL IMP"
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description: "Amends the School Code. In a Section concerning the identification, evaluation, and placement of children with disabilities, provides that if a child is deaf, hard of hearing, blind, or visually impaired and he or she might be eligible to receive services from the Illinois School for the Deaf or the Illinois School for the Visually Impaired, the school district shall notify the parents or guardian, in writing, of the existence of these schools and the services they provide. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "93rd"
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identifier: "SB 566"
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citation: "Illinois SB 566 (93rd)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: []
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 48
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2003-02-18"
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last_action: "2003-07-22"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/785952ca-eefe-4061-9656-97c1d215a3f2"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=566&GAID=3&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=3197&SessionID=3&GA=93"
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source_hash: "13971f6f49cdf904b9e9167ca1fc686b2a45e4dcb66195fee3dade3711411f52"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
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---
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# Illinois SB 566 (93rd) — SCH CD-SCH FOR DEAF VISUAL IMP
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Amends the School Code. In a Section concerning the identification, evaluation, and placement of children with disabilities, provides that if a child is deaf, hard of hearing, blind, or visually impaired and he or she might be eligible to receive services from the Illinois School for the Deaf or the Illinois School for the Visually Impaired, the school district shall notify the parents or guardian, in writing, of the existence of these schools and the services they provide. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB0566&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=3197&DocNum=566&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB0566eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=3197&DocNum=566&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB0566enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=3197&DocNum=566&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **117–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **55–0** (pass) · upper
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- Concurrence — **58–1** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Charles G. Morrow, III — cosponsor (person)
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- Cynthia Soto — cosponsor (person)
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- Jack D. Franks — cosponsor (person)
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- Linda Chapa LaVia — cosponsor (person)
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- Vince Demuzio — primary (person)
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- William Delgado — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2003-02-18** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Vince Demuzio `filing`
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- **2003-02-18** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2003-02-18** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2003-02-19** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
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- **2003-02-27** Do Pass Education; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2003-02-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 28, 2003
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- **2003-03-19** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Susan Garrett `amendment-introduction`
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- **2003-03-19** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2003-03-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Education
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- **2003-03-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Education
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- **2003-03-27** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2003-03-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 2, 2003
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- **2003-04-02** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Be Adopted Education; 010-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2003-04-02** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2003-04-02** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Garrett `amendment-passage`
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- **2003-04-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 3, 2003
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- **2003-04-03** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
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- **2003-04-03** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2003-04-04** Arrived in House `introduction`
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- **2003-04-04** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Jim Watson
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- **2003-04-04** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
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- **2003-04-04** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. William Delgado
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- **2003-04-04** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2003-04-04** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2003-04-08** Assigned to Elementary and Secondary Education Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2003-04-16** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Elementary and Secondary Education Committee `amendment-introduction`
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- **2003-04-16** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elementary and Secondary Education Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
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- **2003-04-16** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elementary and Secondary Education Committee; 017-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2003-04-16** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2003-05-13** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2003-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2003-05-14** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2003-05-14** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Richard P. Myers
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- **2003-05-14** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
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- **2003-05-14** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
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- **2003-05-14** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles G. Morrow, III
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- **2003-05-14** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01
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- **2003-05-14** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01 - May 15, 2003
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- **2003-05-19** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Vince Demuzio `filing`
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- **2003-05-19** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2003-05-22** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Education `referral-committee`
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- **2003-05-23** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Be Adopted Education; 010-001-000
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- **2003-05-28** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 058-001-000
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- **2003-05-28** Passed Both Houses
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- **2003-06-26** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2003-07-22** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2003-07-22** Effective Date July 22, 2003
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- **2003-07-22** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0282 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/785952ca-eefe-4061-9656-97c1d215a3f2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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