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Bill	SCH CD-SPECIAL ED-AUTISM	Amends the Children with Disabilities Article of the School Code. Provides that, in the development of the individualized education program for a student who has a disability on the autism spectrum, the IEP team shall consider and shall specifically address certain factors. Provides that consideration of these factors shall result in the clarification of a school district's responsibility to deliver appropriate educational services for children with disabilities on the autism spectrum, but shall not be construed to require or mandate any specific services. Effective January 1, 2008.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	95th	SB 79	Illinois SB 79 (95th)	bill		enacted		3	70	2	2007-01-31	2007-08-17	openstates	ocd-bill/65ab4ba8-9669-4acc-9da2-574bd1ae04f5	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=79&GAID=9&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=27517&SessionID=51&GA=95	d956c953042de1cd478800ec71ba647d7d1fbfc329d60ff8637dae61efb984df	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois SB 79 (95th) — SCH CD-SPECIAL ED-AUTISM

Amends the Children with Disabilities Article of the School Code. Provides that, in the development of the individualized education program for a student who has a disability on the autism spectrum, the IEP team shall consider and shall specifically address certain factors. Provides that consideration of these factors shall result in the clarification of a school district's responsibility to deliver appropriate educational services for children with disabilities on the autism spectrum, but shall not be construed to require or mandate any specific services. Effective January 1, 2008.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. Introduced (filed) — source
2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
3. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Third Reading — 57–0 (pass) · upper
• Third Reading — 115–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Bob Biggins — cosponsor (person)
• Carolyn H. Krause — cosponsor (person)
• Donald L. Moffitt — cosponsor (person)
• Ed Sullivan, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
• Esther Golar — cosponsor (person)
• Fred Crespo — cosponsor (person)
• Harry R. Ramey, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
• Jack D. Franks — cosponsor (person)
• James H. Meyer — cosponsor (person)
• Joe Dunn — cosponsor (person)
• Keith P. Sommer — cosponsor (person)
• Kurt M. Granberg — cosponsor (person)
• Linda Chapa LaVia — cosponsor (person)
• Lisa M. Dugan — cosponsor (person)
• Michael P. McAuliffe — cosponsor (person)
• Mike Fortner — cosponsor (person)
• Naomi D. Jakobsson — cosponsor (person)
• Renée Kosel — cosponsor (person)
• Sandra M. Pihos — cosponsor (person)
• Sandy Cole — cosponsor (person)
• Susan Garrett — primary (person)
• William B. Black — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

• 2007-01-31 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Susan Garrett filing
• 2007-01-31 First Reading reading-1
• 2007-01-31 Referred to Rules referral-committee
• 2007-02-07 Assigned to Education referral-committee
• 2007-02-22 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
• 2007-02-22 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
• 2007-02-22 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
• 2007-02-22 Postponed - Education
• 2007-02-23 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
• 2007-03-01 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Kotowski
• 2007-03-01 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
• 2007-03-02 Held in Education
• 2007-03-05 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Susan Garrett amendment-introduction
• 2007-03-05 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules referral-committee
• 2007-03-06 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. John J. Millner
• 2007-03-07 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Education
• 2007-03-07 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Cronin
• 2007-03-07 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted amendment-passage
• 2007-03-08 Do Pass as Amended Education; 011-000-000 committee-passage
• 2007-03-08 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 13, 2007
• 2007-03-13 Second Reading reading-2
• 2007-03-13 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 14, 2007
• 2007-03-19 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
• 2007-03-20 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
• 2007-03-22 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. A. J. Wilhelmi
• 2007-03-22 Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2007-03-22 Arrived in House introduction
• 2007-03-22 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
• 2007-03-22 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
• 2007-03-22 First Reading reading-1
• 2007-03-22 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2007-03-27 Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
• 2007-03-27 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
• 2007-04-17 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
• 2007-04-18 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kurt M. Granberg
• 2007-04-19 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandy Cole
• 2007-04-20 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
• 2007-04-24 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
• 2007-04-30 Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee referral-committee
• 2007-05-15 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith
• 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
• 2007-05-16 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith
• 2007-05-16 Alternate Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Michael K. Smith
• 2007-05-16 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne Bassi
• 2007-05-16 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
• 2007-05-16 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
• 2007-05-16 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Renée Kosel
• 2007-05-16 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Esther Golar
• 2007-05-21 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2007-05-21 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2007-05-22 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner
• 2007-05-22 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. James H. Meyer
• 2007-05-22 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
• 2007-05-22 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
• 2007-05-22 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry R. Ramey, Jr.
• 2007-05-22 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Joe Dunn
• 2007-05-22 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe
• 2007-05-22 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. William B. Black
• 2007-05-22 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Ed Sullivan, Jr.
• 2007-05-22 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Biggins
• 2007-05-22 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Carolyn H. Krause
• 2007-05-22 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith P. Sommer
• 2007-05-22 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
• 2007-05-22 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2007-05-22 Passed Both Houses
• 2007-06-20 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2007-08-17 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2007-08-17 Effective Date January 1, 2008
• 2007-08-17 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0257 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/65ab4ba8-9669-4acc-9da2-574bd1ae04f5. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).