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type: "Bill"
title: "SCH CD-SPEC ED-CHILD 18-TRNSFR"
description: "Amends the Children with Disabilities Article of the School Code. Provides that when a child who is eligible for special education reaches the majority age of 18 years, rights accorded to the child's parents transfer to the child. Provides that rights shall not transfer from the parents to the child if the child has been determined to be incompetent under State law or the child has not been determined to be incompetent, but does not have the ability to provide informed consent with respect to the child's educational program. Requires the State Board of Education to adopt rules establishing criteria for school districts to determine if a child lacks the ability to provide informed consent and uniform procedures for allowing the parents of the child, another adult caregiver, or another responsible adult to exercise rights on behalf of the child. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "SB 396"
citation: "Illinois SB 396 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 55
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2007-02-07"
last_action: "2007-08-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6e3d2a98-d9c1-4261-b558-2cb18224095e"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=396&GAID=9&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=28030&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "4a1df78d7ca2012a404c6d03e7dbc6c744408848bb5dc4d1cf3eb2fad0422a71"
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 396 (95th) — SCH CD-SPEC ED-CHILD 18-TRNSFR
Amends the Children with Disabilities Article of the School Code. Provides that when a child who is eligible for special education reaches the majority age of 18 years, rights accorded to the child's parents transfer to the child. Provides that rights shall not transfer from the parents to the child if the child has been determined to be incompetent under State law or the child has not been determined to be incompetent, but does not have the ability to provide informed consent with respect to the child's educational program. Requires the State Board of Education to adopt rules establishing criteria for school districts to determine if a child lacks the ability to provide informed consent and uniform procedures for allowing the parents of the child, another adult caregiver, or another responsible adult to exercise rights on behalf of the child. 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=09500SB0396&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=28030&DocNum=396&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0396eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=28030&DocNum=396&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0396enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=28030&DocNum=396&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **580** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1160** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Carolyn H. Krause — cosponsor (person)
- Deanna Demuzio — primary (person)
- Elga L. Jefferies — cosponsor (person)
- Frank J. Mautino — cosponsor (person)
- Jim Watson — cosponsor (person)
- Patricia R. Bellock — cosponsor (person)
- Renée Kosel — cosponsor (person)
- Robert W. Pritchard — cosponsor (person)
- Rosemary Mulligan — cosponsor (person)
- Sandra M. Pihos — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2007-02-07** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Deanna Demuzio `filing`
- **2007-02-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-02-07** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-02-21** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-01** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Deanna Demuzio `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-03-01** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-01** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2007-03-01** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Kotowski
- **2007-03-02** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. A. J. Wilhelmi
- **2007-03-02** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson
- **2007-03-07** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Education
- **2007-03-07** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2007-03-08** Do Pass as Amended Education; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-03-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 13, 2007
- **2007-03-13** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- **2007-03-13** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-03-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 14, 2007
- **2007-03-14** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Cronin
- **2007-03-16** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2007-03-20** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. William E. Peterson
- **2007-03-22** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Larry K. Bomke
- **2007-03-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Deanna Demuzio `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-03-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Education
- **2007-03-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Education; 007-000-000
- **2007-03-28** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
- **2007-03-29** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-03-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Demuzio `amendment-passage`
- **2007-03-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2007-03-29** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-03-30** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2007-03-30** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-03-30** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
- **2007-04-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-04-09** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-04-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elga L. Jefferies
- **2007-04-30** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-16** Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 021-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-05-16** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-05-24** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-05-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-05-29** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2007-05-29** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Renée Kosel
- **2007-05-29** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Carolyn H. Krause
- **2007-05-29** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Watson
- **2007-05-29** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
- **2007-05-29** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Rosemary Mulligan
- **2007-05-29** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Frank J. Mautino
- **2007-05-29** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
- **2007-05-29** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-05-29** Passed Both Houses
- **2007-06-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2007-08-23** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2007-08-23** Effective Date August 23, 2007
- **2007-08-23** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0372 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6e3d2a98-d9c1-4261-b558-2cb18224095e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).