republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/94th/hb-728.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "SCHL CD-SPECIAL EDUC REIMBURSE"
description: "Amends the Children with Disabilities Article of the School Code. Provides that the reimbursement of a school district for the amount of paid tuition of a child attending a non-public school or special education facility, public out-of-State school, or county special education facility is not authorized unless the State Superintendent of Education finds that the school district is in substantial compliance with a Section of the Code concerning special educational facilities for children with disabilities (now, the school district must also certify to the State Superintendent of Education that the special education program of the district is unable to meet the needs of a child because of the child's disability in order for reimbursement to be authorized). Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "HB 728"
citation: "Illinois HB 728 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 31
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2005-02-01"
last_action: "2005-07-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d3fff183-bf29-49c1-b5ca-e0a75c62f2d5"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=728&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=15210&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "0aa3346294f4dbd1a9859754fde9137d926111ba7ec2a2f2ead89eefa2dc34df"
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 728 (94th) — SCHL CD-SPECIAL EDUC REIMBURSE

Amends the Children with Disabilities Article of the School Code. Provides that the reimbursement of a school district for the amount of paid tuition of a child attending a non-public school or special education facility, public out-of-State school, or county special education facility is not authorized unless the State Superintendent of Education finds that the school district is in substantial compliance with a Section of the Code concerning special educational facilities for children with disabilities (now, the school district must also certify to the State Superintendent of Education that the special education program of the district is unable to meet the needs of a child because of the child's disability in order for reimbursement to be authorized). 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=09400HB0728&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=15210&DocNum=728&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0728eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=15210&DocNum=728&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0728enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=15210&DocNum=728&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **59–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **113–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Jerry L. Mitchell — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2005-02-01** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jerry L. Mitchell `filing`
- **2005-02-01** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-02-01** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-08** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-03-02** Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 020-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-03-03** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-03-09** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jerry L. Mitchell `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-03-09** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-03-15** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2005-03-15** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-03-15** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2005-03-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-03-17** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-03-17** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
- **2005-03-17** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carolyn H. Krause
- **2005-03-17** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2005-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 6, 2005 `reading-1`
- **2005-04-13** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Todd Sieben
- **2005-04-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-04-14** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-21** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-04** Do Pass Education; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-05-04** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 5, 2005
- **2005-05-05** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-05-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 10, 2005
- **2005-05-11** Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-05-11** Passed Both Houses
- **2005-06-09** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2005-07-12** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2005-07-12** Effective Date July 12, 2005
- **2005-07-12** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0177 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d3fff183-bf29-49c1-b5ca-e0a75c62f2d5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).