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| Bill | SCH CD-CHILD WITH DISABILITIES | Amends the Children with Disabilities Article of the School Code. In the definition of "children with disabilities", provides that an eligible student who requires continued public school educational experience to facilitate his or her successful transition and integration into adult life is eligible for special education services through age 21, inclusive, which, for purposes of the Article, means the day before the student's 22nd birthday. Effective immediately. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 95th | HB 817 | Illinois HB 817 (95th) |
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enacted | 3 | 43 | 2 | 2007-02-07 | 2007-07-16 | openstates | ocd-bill/c4f6a071-c685-4875-9aec-408ce6966416 | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=817&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=28144&SessionID=51&GA=95 | adab60e7ec1810ec730564ac0c69393c927c8fc0b236f9bddc49bd3568f2dd52 | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois HB 817 (95th) — SCH CD-CHILD WITH DISABILITIES
Amends the Children with Disabilities Article of the School Code. In the definition of "children with disabilities", provides that an eligible student who requires continued public school educational experience to facilitate his or her successful transition and integration into adult life is eligible for special education services through age 21, inclusive, which, for purposes of the Article, means the day before the student's 22nd birthday. Effective immediately.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 111–0 (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — 56–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Elizabeth Coulson — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2007-02-07 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
filing - 2007-02-07 First Reading
reading-1 - 2007-02-07 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2007-02-15 Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
referral-committee - 2007-03-01 Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 021-000-000
committee-passage - 2007-03-01 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2007-03-01 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
- 2007-03-01 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- 2007-03-01 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Renée Kosel
- 2007-03-01 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen A. Ryg
- 2007-03-01 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carolyn H. Krause
- 2007-03-01 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
- 2007-03-01 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
- 2007-03-01 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Watson
- 2007-03-01 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Esther Golar
- 2007-03-02 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2007-03-02 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2007-03-02 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rosemary Mulligan
- 2007-03-06 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- 2007-03-06 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- 2007-03-08 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2007-03-08 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen May
- 2007-03-08 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- 2007-03-08 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Tryon
- 2007-03-13 Arrive in Senate
introduction - 2007-03-13 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
reading-1 - 2007-03-13 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Deanna Demuzio
- 2007-03-13 First Reading
reading-1 - 2007-03-13 Referred to Rules
referral-committee - 2007-03-30 Assigned to Education
referral-committee - 2007-04-26 Held in Education
- 2007-05-02 Held in Education
- 2007-05-10 Do Pass Education; 009-000-000
committee-passage - 2007-05-10 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 15, 2007
- 2007-05-15 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2007-05-15 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 16, 2007
- 2007-05-16 Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2007-05-16 Passed Both Houses
- 2007-05-22 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- 2007-05-24 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2007-07-16 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2007-07-16 Effective Date July 16, 2007
- 2007-07-16 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0014
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/c4f6a071-c685-4875-9aec-408ce6966416. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).