republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/96th/hb-5688.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "DHS-DCFS-TRANSITION SRVCS-KIDS"
description: "Amends the Children and Family Services Act and the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act. Provides that beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act, the State of Illinois shall ensure that children with disabilities have full access to coordinated, multi-disciplinary transition support and service planning until educational services are exhausted or until such a child attains 22 years of age. Provides that transition services include educational services and all services identified as necessary to support integration and continued growth and success in the individual's post-educational, community environments. Further provides that children with disabilities who receive residential and educational services from the Department of Children and Family Services or the Department of Human Services shall be eligible to receive transition services provided by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) from the age of 14.5 to 22 years, notwithstanding the child's residential service arrangement. Defines \"children with disabilities\" to mean persons who are 22 years old or younger and are afflicted with a disability as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 that is attributable to a developmental disability, a mental illness, or a physical disability, or a combination of those. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 5688"
citation: "Illinois HB 5688 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 34
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2010-02-09"
last_action: "2010-07-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2257ee9e-63e4-4912-b315-541fea72a74a"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5688&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=50944&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "a80fd900d1915f2c10d76a4032eca92480d3227a260f20c6072872c495390fda"
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 5688 (96th) — DHS-DCFS-TRANSITION SRVCS-KIDS

Amends the Children and Family Services Act and the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act. Provides that beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act, the State of Illinois shall ensure that children with disabilities have full access to coordinated, multi-disciplinary transition support and service planning until educational services are exhausted or until such a child attains 22 years of age. Provides that transition services include educational services and all services identified as necessary to support integration and continued growth and success in the individual's post-educational, community environments. Further provides that children with disabilities who receive residential and educational services from the Department of Children and Family Services or the Department of Human Services shall be eligible to receive transition services provided by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) from the age of 14.5 to 22 years, notwithstanding the child's residential service arrangement. Defines "children with disabilities" to mean persons who are 22 years old or younger and are afflicted with a disability as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 that is attributable to a developmental disability, a mental illness, or a physical disability, or a combination of those. 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=09600HB5688&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=50944&DocNum=5688&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB5688eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=50944&DocNum=5688&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB5688enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=50944&DocNum=5688&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **55–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **114–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Deanna Demuzio — cosponsor (person)
- Rich Brauer — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2010-02-09** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Rich Brauer `filing`
- **2010-02-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-02-09** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-02-17** Assigned to Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-11** Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-03-11** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-03-16** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-03-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-03-22** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Rich Brauer `amendment-introduction`
- **2010-03-22** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-23** Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-03-23** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-03-24** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2010-03-24** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2010-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-03-25** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-04-06** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2010-04-06** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-04-06** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2010-04-06** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-04-06** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-06** Assigned to Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-20** Do Pass Human Services; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-04-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 21, 2010
- **2010-04-21** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2010-04-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 22, 2010
- **2010-04-22** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Deanna Demuzio
- **2010-04-27** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2010-04-27** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-04-27** Passed Both Houses
- **2010-05-26** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2010-07-22** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2010-07-22** Effective Date July 22, 2010
- **2010-07-22** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1189 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2257ee9e-63e4-4912-b315-541fea72a74a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).