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type: "Bill"
title: "SCH CD-SPEC ED JOINT AGREEMENT"
description: "Amends the School Code. Allows an elementary school district to withdraw from its special education joint agreement program if the district (i) maintains grades up to and including grade 8, (ii) had a 2014-2015 best 3 months' average daily attendance of 5,209.57, and (iii) had a 2014 equalized assessed valuation of at least $451,500,000, but not more than $452,000,000, and the special education joint agreement consists of 6 school districts. Requires approval by the school board and notification to and the filing of an intent to withdraw statement with the governing board of the joint agreement program. Sets forth provisions concerning the notification and statement, the allocation of assets and liabilities, and the effective date of the withdrawal. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "HB 6252"
citation: "Illinois HB 6252 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 43
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2016-02-11"
last_action: "2016-08-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7d9cf98a-78c3-4d89-bde7-8a46137e48bc"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=6252&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=95794&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "91e9afa128e0999157d12f8516c9231d29f209d2346ca24501a43478be710520"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
---
# Illinois HB 6252 (99th) — SCH CD-SPEC ED JOINT AGREEMENT
Amends the School Code. Allows an elementary school district to withdraw from its special education joint agreement program if the district (i) maintains grades up to and including grade 8, (ii) had a 2014-2015 best 3 months' average daily attendance of 5,209.57, and (iii) had a 2014 equalized assessed valuation of at least $451,500,000, but not more than $452,000,000, and the special education joint agreement consists of 6 school districts. Requires approval by the school board and notification to and the filing of an intent to withdraw statement with the governing board of the joint agreement program. Sets forth provisions concerning the notification and statement, the allocation of assets and liabilities, and the effective date of the withdrawal. Effective immediately.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB6252&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=95794&DocNum=6252&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB6252eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=95794&DocNum=6252&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB6252enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=95794&DocNum=6252&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **490** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **7831** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence — **8035** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Kathleen Willis — primary (person)
- Steven M. Landek — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2016-02-11** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Kathleen Willis `filing`
- **2016-02-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2016-02-11** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-23** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-04-05** Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; 021-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2016-04-05** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2016-04-06** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
- **2016-04-07** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2016-04-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2016-04-12** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 078-031-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2016-04-13** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2016-04-13** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 14, 2016 `reading-1`
- **2016-04-19** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
- **2016-04-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2016-04-19** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2016-04-19** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2016-04-27** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-03** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon `amendment-introduction`
- **2016-05-03** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-03** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education
- **2016-05-03** Postponed - Education
- **2016-05-03** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Education
- **2016-05-10** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2016-05-11** Do Pass as Amended Education; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2016-05-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 12, 2016
- **2016-05-12** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Steven M. Landek
- **2016-05-17** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2016-05-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2016
- **2016-05-27** Third Reading - Passed; 049-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2016-05-29** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2016-05-29** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2016-05-29** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Kathleen Willis
- **2016-05-29** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-30** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-31** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; 016-009-000
- **2016-05-31** Sponsor Removed Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2016-05-31** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 080-035-002
- **2016-05-31** House Concurs
- **2016-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2016-06-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-08-05** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2016-08-05** Effective Date August 5, 2016
- **2016-08-05** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0729 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7d9cf98a-78c3-4d89-bde7-8a46137e48bc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).