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| Bill | SCH CD-TWICE EXCEPTIONAL CHILD | Amends the School Code. Requires the State Advisory Council on the Education of Children with Disabilities and the Advisory Council on the Education of Gifted and Talented Children to research and discuss best practices for addressing the needs of "twice-exceptional" children, those who are gifted and talented and have a disability. Requires the Councils to then jointly make recommendations to the State Board of Education with respect to the State Board of Education providing guidance and technical assistance to school districts in furthering improved educational outcomes for gifted and twice-exceptional children. Sets forth what the recommendations must include. Effective immediately. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 96th | HB 900 | Illinois HB 900 (96th) |
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enacted | 3 | 32 | 2 | 2009-02-10 | 2009-08-13 | openstates | ocd-bill/01b3ab8f-55cc-4bcc-a569-1d319e66f6be | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=900&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=42459&SessionID=76&GA=96 | 7ded9ad3dd32dab78c5249335d41798659498448b0e5687417b43a93a2e99953 | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois HB 900 (96th) — SCH CD-TWICE EXCEPTIONAL CHILD
Amends the School Code. Requires the State Advisory Council on the Education of Children with Disabilities and the Advisory Council on the Education of Gifted and Talented Children to research and discuss best practices for addressing the needs of "twice-exceptional" children, those who are gifted and talented and have a disability. Requires the Councils to then jointly make recommendations to the State Board of Education with respect to the State Board of Education providing guidance and technical assistance to school districts in furthering improved educational outcomes for gifted and twice-exceptional children. Sets forth what the recommendations must include. Effective immediately.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 114–0 (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — 58–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Naomi D. Jakobsson — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2009-02-10 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
filing - 2009-02-10 First Reading
reading-1 - 2009-02-10 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2009-02-18 Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
referral-committee - 2009-02-24 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith
- 2009-03-04 Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 020-000-000
committee-passage - 2009-03-04 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2009-03-23 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2009-03-23 Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2009-03-24 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2009-03-24 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- 2009-03-24 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandy Cole
- 2009-03-24 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2009-03-25 Arrive in Senate
introduction - 2009-03-25 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 26, 2009
reading-1 - 2009-03-27 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
- 2009-03-27 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
- 2009-03-30 First Reading
reading-1 - 2009-03-30 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2009-04-15 Assigned to Education
referral-committee - 2009-04-21 Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Michael W. Frerichs
- 2009-04-22 Do Pass Education; 010-000-000
committee-passage - 2009-04-22 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 23, 2009
- 2009-04-22 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- 2009-05-12 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2009-05-12 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** May 18, 2009
- 2009-05-19 Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2009-05-19 Passed Both Houses
- 2009-06-17 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2009-08-13 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2009-08-13 Effective Date August 13, 2009
- 2009-08-13 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0382
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/01b3ab8f-55cc-4bcc-a569-1d319e66f6be. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).