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Bill	SCH CD-SPEC ED-HOME/HOSP INSTR	Amends the Children with Disabilities Article of the School Code. In provisions concerning personnel reimbursement for children in hospital or home instruction, provides that a child qualifies for home or hospital instruction if it is anticipated that, due to a medical condition, the child will (instead of a child must due to a medical condition) be unable to attend school and instead must be instructed at home or in the hospital for a period of 2 or more consecutive weeks or on an ongoing intermittent basis. Defines "ongoing intermittent basis". Provides that there shall be no requirement that a child be absent from school a minimum number of days before the child qualifies for home or hospital instruction. Provides that home or hospital instruction may commence upon receipt of the required written physician's statement, but instruction shall commence not later than 5 school days after the school district receives the physician's statement. Provides that special education and related services required by the child's IEP or services and accommodations required by the child's federal Section 504 plan must be implemented as part of the child's home or hospital instruction, unless the IEP team or federal Section 504 plan team determines that modifications are necessary during the home or hospital instruction due to the child's condition. Effective immediately.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	97th	HB 1706	Illinois HB 1706 (97th)	bill		enacted		3	33	2	2011-02-16	2011-07-14	openstates	ocd-bill/d80d4812-81d6-4ec6-93d2-0a41ef946f27	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1706&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=58882&SessionID=84&GA=97	f7b96bc0b48c84cc58f19a93148c68d123fb12e09f7a03483e0de9e878d5a7a6	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 1706 (97th) — SCH CD-SPEC ED-HOME/HOSP INSTR

Amends the Children with Disabilities Article of the School Code. In provisions concerning personnel reimbursement for children in hospital or home instruction, provides that a child qualifies for home or hospital instruction if it is anticipated that, due to a medical condition, the child will (instead of a child must due to a medical condition) be unable to attend school and instead must be instructed at home or in the hospital for a period of 2 or more consecutive weeks or on an ongoing intermittent basis. Defines "ongoing intermittent basis". Provides that there shall be no requirement that a child be absent from school a minimum number of days before the child qualifies for home or hospital instruction. Provides that home or hospital instruction may commence upon receipt of the required written physician's statement, but instruction shall commence not later than 5 school days after the school district receives the physician's statement. Provides that special education and related services required by the child's IEP or services and accommodations required by the child's federal Section 504 plan must be implemented as part of the child's home or hospital instruction, unless the IEP team or federal Section 504 plan team determines that modifications are necessary during the home or hospital instruction due to the child's condition. Effective immediately.

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 — 111–0 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 57–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Robyn Gabel — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2011-02-16 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Robyn Gabel filing
• 2011-02-16 First Reading reading-1
• 2011-02-16 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2011-02-22 Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee referral-committee
• 2011-03-09 Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 018-000-000 committee-passage
• 2011-03-09 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2011-03-09 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
• 2011-03-09 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Osterman
• 2011-03-09 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marlow H. Colvin
• 2011-03-09 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
• 2011-03-09 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
• 2011-04-01 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
• 2011-04-01 Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
• 2011-04-05 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2011-04-05 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2011-04-06 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2011-04-06 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Esther Golar
• 2011-04-07 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2011-04-07 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
• 2011-04-07 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Michael Noland
• 2011-04-07 First Reading reading-1
• 2011-04-07 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2011-04-27 Assigned to Education referral-committee
• 2011-05-05 Do Pass Education; 010-000-000 committee-passage
• 2011-05-05 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2011
• 2011-05-06 Second Reading reading-2
• 2011-05-06 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 10, 2011
• 2011-05-12 Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2011-05-12 Passed Both Houses
• 2011-06-10 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2011-07-14 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2011-07-14 Effective Date July 14, 2011
• 2011-07-14 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0123 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/d80d4812-81d6-4ec6-93d2-0a41ef946f27. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).