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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 | SB 397 | Illinois SB 397 (95th) |
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enacted | 3 | 53 | 3 | 2007-02-07 | 2007-08-24 | openstates | ocd-bill/e83803cb-18fa-4b1d-9c13-be8a30a47c2a | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=397&GAID=9&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=28031&SessionID=51&GA=95 | 16e046057530a58a6ca56135ac160ac4fc5961d805ec36d47761fc7c98af604c | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois SB 397 (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 — 53–0 (pass) · upper
- Concurrence — 58–0 (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — 114–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Careen M Gordon — cosponsor (person)
- David E. Miller — cosponsor (person)
- Deanna Demuzio — primary (person)
- Elaine Nekritz — cosponsor (person)
- Esther Golar — cosponsor (person)
- Milton Patterson — cosponsor (person)
- Wyvetter H. Younge — 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 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- 2007-03-01 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Kotowski
- 2007-03-02 Do Pass Education; 011-000-000
committee-passage - 2007-03-02 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 2, 2007
- 2007-03-02 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. A. J. Wilhelmi
- 2007-03-02 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2007-03-02 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 6, 2007
- 2007-03-02 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
- 2007-03-02 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
- 2007-03-02 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson
- 2007-03-13 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- 2007-03-14 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Cronin
- 2007-03-15 Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2007-03-15 Arrived in House
introduction - 2007-03-15 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
reading-1 - 2007-03-16 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- 2007-03-20 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Jerry L. Mitchell
- 2007-03-20 First Reading
reading-1 - 2007-03-20 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2007-03-20 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. William E. Peterson
- 2007-03-21 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
- 2007-03-22 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- 2007-03-27 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
- 2007-04-18 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz
- 2007-04-19 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. David E. Miller
- 2007-04-19 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Milton Patterson
- 2007-04-19 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Esther Golar
- 2007-04-19 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Careen M Gordon
- 2007-04-19 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Wyvetter H. Younge
- 2007-04-30 Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
referral-committee - 2007-05-16 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
amendment-introduction - 2007-05-16 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; by Voice Vote
amendment-passage - 2007-05-16 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 021-000-000
committee-passage - 2007-05-16 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2007-05-22 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2007-05-22 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2007-05-23 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2007-05-24 Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01
- 2007-05-24 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01 - May 25, 2007
- 2007-05-24 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Deanna Demuzio
filing - 2007-05-24 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules
referral-committee - 2007-05-29 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Education
referral-committee - 2007-05-30 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Education; 009-001-000
- 2007-05-30 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 058-000-000
- 2007-05-30 Passed Both Houses
- 2007-06-28 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2007-08-24 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2007-08-24 Effective Date August 24, 2007
- 2007-08-24 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0415
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/e83803cb-18fa-4b1d-9c13-be8a30a47c2a. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).