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| Bill | EDU-TRANSITION SPECIALIST CERT | Amends the School Code. Provides that a transition specialist certificate shall be issued to persons who, through their education and training, have a comprehensive understanding of the requirements for transition planning and of transition services for students with all types of disabilities and are aware of the array of options available to students with disabilities after they exit high school. Provides that before the 2006-2007 academic year, the Board of Higher Education shall, in collaboration with the Interagency Coordinating Council and the Advisory Council on the Education of Children with Disabilities, develop coursework for students who want to qualify for a transition specialist certificate. Provides that those public universities that are teacher training institutions shall implement the coursework developed by the Board beginning with the 2006-2007 academic year. Effective immediately. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 94th | SB 768 | Illinois SB 768 (94th) |
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enacted | 3 | 48 | 3 | 2005-02-18 | 2005-07-14 | openstates | ocd-bill/c3c090b7-5359-4b61-a142-67a39e17670a | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=768&GAID=8&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=17802&SessionID=50&GA=94 | 873c72bc64f0e55ab16c61d5390170217c1af1b56e48184c9d464dae7c737f8b | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois SB 768 (94th) — EDU-TRANSITION SPECIALIST CERT
Amends the School Code. Provides that a transition specialist certificate shall be issued to persons who, through their education and training, have a comprehensive understanding of the requirements for transition planning and of transition services for students with all types of disabilities and are aware of the array of options available to students with disabilities after they exit high school. Provides that before the 2006-2007 academic year, the Board of Higher Education shall, in collaboration with the Interagency Coordinating Council and the Advisory Council on the Education of Children with Disabilities, develop coursework for students who want to qualify for a transition specialist certificate. Provides that those public universities that are teacher training institutions shall implement the coursework developed by the Board beginning with the 2006-2007 academic year. Effective immediately.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Concurrence — 58–0 (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — 113–0 (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — 56–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Deanna Demuzio — primary (person)
- Rosemary Mulligan — cosponsor (person)
- William Delgado — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2005-02-18 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Deanna Demuzio
filing - 2005-02-18 First Reading
reading-1 - 2005-02-18 Referred to Rules
referral-committee - 2005-02-23 Assigned to Education
referral-committee - 2005-03-02 Postponed - Education
- 2005-03-10 Postponed - Education
- 2005-03-17 Do Pass Education; 007-000-000
committee-passage - 2005-03-17 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 6, 2005
- 2005-04-06 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2005-04-06 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 7, 2005
- 2005-04-08 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Deanna Demuzio
amendment-introduction - 2005-04-08 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
referral-committee - 2005-04-11 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Education
- 2005-04-12 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Be Adopted Education; 008-000-000
committee-passage-favorable - 2005-04-14 Recalled to Second Reading
reading-2 - 2005-04-14 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Demuzio
amendment-passage - 2005-04-14 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- 2005-04-14 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Edward D. Maloney
- 2005-04-14 Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2005-04-15 Arrived in House
introduction - 2005-04-15 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
reading-1 - 2005-04-15 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Constance A. Howard
- 2005-04-15 First Reading
reading-1 - 2005-04-15 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2005-04-27 Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
referral-committee - 2005-05-05 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. William Delgado
- 2005-05-09 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Rosemary Mulligan
- 2005-05-11 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
amendment-introduction - 2005-05-11 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; by Voice Vote
amendment-passage - 2005-05-11 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 015-000-000
committee-passage - 2005-05-11 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
- 2005-05-11 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
- 2005-05-12 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2005-05-18 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2005-05-18 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2005-05-20 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2005-05-23 Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01
- 2005-05-23 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01-May 24, 2005.
- 2005-05-23 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Deanna Demuzio
filing - 2005-05-23 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules
referral-committee - 2005-05-23 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Education
referral-committee - 2005-05-24 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Education; 011-000-000
- 2005-05-25 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 058-000-000
- 2005-05-25 Passed Both Houses
- 2005-06-23 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2005-07-14 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2005-07-14 Effective Date January 1, 2006
- 2005-07-14 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0230
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/c3c090b7-5359-4b61-a142-67a39e17670a. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).