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| Bill | SCH CD-SPECIAL ED-JT AGREEMENT | Amends the School Code. In a Section allowing school boards to enter into joint agreements with other school boards with respect to special education matters, provides that an amendment to an agreement may include the removal of a school district from or the addition of a school district to the joint agreement without a petition as otherwise required in the Section if all member districts adopt concurring resolutions to that effect. Makes changes concerning a petition for withdrawal of a district from the joint agreement, including requiring the hearing on the petition to be in accordance with State Board of Education rules and changing how the vote on approval of the petition is determined. Provides that the changes made by the amendatory Act apply to all changes to special education joint agreement membership initiated after July 1, 2009. Provides that the contract of a director of a joint agreement program may not be offered or accepted for less than one year or more than 3 years (instead of for less than or more than 3 years). Effective immediately. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 96th | HB 809 | Illinois HB 809 (96th) |
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enacted | 3 | 54 | 3 | 2009-02-09 | 2009-08-28 | openstates | ocd-bill/729bd0e1-e283-42b9-91a3-6ed75b9a8fbe | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=809&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=42276&SessionID=76&GA=96 | d17ea59840f74ba317727dfad5d3c5fe9b41b627d01384e7e0a1a8a7edf5898d | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois HB 809 (96th) — SCH CD-SPECIAL ED-JT AGREEMENT
Amends the School Code. In a Section allowing school boards to enter into joint agreements with other school boards with respect to special education matters, provides that an amendment to an agreement may include the removal of a school district from or the addition of a school district to the joint agreement without a petition as otherwise required in the Section if all member districts adopt concurring resolutions to that effect. Makes changes concerning a petition for withdrawal of a district from the joint agreement, including requiring the hearing on the petition to be in accordance with State Board of Education rules and changing how the vote on approval of the petition is determined. Provides that the changes made by the amendatory Act apply to all changes to special education joint agreement membership initiated after July 1, 2009. Provides that the contract of a director of a joint agreement program may not be offered or accepted for less than one year or more than 3 years (instead of for less than or more than 3 years). Effective immediately.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 116–0 (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — 58–0 (pass) · upper
- Amendments, Amendment 2 — 59–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Mike Fortner — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2009-02-09 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Mike Fortner
filing - 2009-02-09 First Reading
reading-1 - 2009-02-09 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2009-02-11 Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
referral-committee - 2009-03-11 Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 020-000-000
committee-passage - 2009-03-11 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2009-03-19 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2009-03-19 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2009-04-01 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2009-04-02 Arrive in Senate
introduction - 2009-04-02 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
reading-1 - 2009-04-02 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Deanna Demuzio
- 2009-04-02 First Reading
reading-1 - 2009-04-02 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2009-04-15 Assigned to Education
referral-committee - 2009-04-22 Held in Education
- 2009-04-29 Held in Education
- 2009-05-06 Do Pass Education; 010-000-000
committee-passage - 2009-05-06 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2009
- 2009-05-12 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2009-05-12 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2009
- 2009-05-13 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Deanna Demuzio
amendment-introduction - 2009-05-13 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2009-05-15 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Deanna Demuzio
amendment-introduction - 2009-05-15 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2009-05-17 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education
- 2009-05-17 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Education
- 2009-05-18 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled in Education; by Senator Demuzio
amendment-failure - 2009-05-18 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Education; 010-000-000
- 2009-05-19 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Gary G. Dahl
- 2009-05-19 Recalled to Second Reading
reading-2 - 2009-05-19 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Demuzio
amendment-passage - 2009-05-19 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- 2009-05-19 Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2009-05-20 Arrived in House
introduction - 2009-05-20 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 2
- 2009-05-20 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Mike Fortner; Motion #1
- 2009-05-20 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee; Motion #1
referral-committee - 2009-05-26 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; Motion #1
referral-committee - 2009-05-26 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Non-Concur Rep. Mike Fortner; Motion #2
- 2009-05-28 House Non-Concurs by Voice Vote; SA 2 Motion #2
- 2009-05-28 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion Tabled ; Motion #1
withdrawal - 2009-05-28 Secretary's Desk - Non-Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 2
- 2009-05-28 Placed on Calendar Order of Non-Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 2 - May 29, 2009
- 2009-05-30 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Recede Filed with Secretary Sen. Deanna Demuzio
filing - 2009-05-30 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Recede Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2009-05-31 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Recede Assignments Referred to Education
referral-committee - 2009-05-31 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion To Recede Recommended Do Adopt Education; 011-000-000
- 2009-06-01 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Senate Recedes 059-000-000
- 2009-06-01 Passed Both Houses
- 2009-06-30 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2009-08-28 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2009-08-28 Effective Date August 28, 2009
- 2009-08-28 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0769
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/729bd0e1-e283-42b9-91a3-6ed75b9a8fbe. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).