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SB1231 - 104th General Assembly
SCH ED-SPECIAL ED FACILITIES
Last Action
Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
105 ILCS 5/14-8.02from Ch. 122, par. 14-8.02
Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Children with Disabilities Article of the School Code. Allows the school district to initiate an impartial due process hearing within 14 (rather than 5) days of any written parent request for an independent educational evaluation to show that its evaluation is appropriate. Requires an independent educational evaluation at public expense to be completed within 60 school days (rather than 30 days) of a parent's written request unless the school district initiates an impartial due process hearing or the parent or school district offers reasonable grounds to show that such time period should be extended. Provides that if the due process hearing decision indicates that the parent is entitled to an independent educational evaluation, it must be completed within 60 school days (rather than 30 days) of the decision unless the parent or the school district offers reasonable grounds to show that such period should be extended.
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1
Allows a school district to initiate an impartial due process hearing within 7 school days (rather than 14 days) of any written parent request for an independent educational evaluation to show that its evaluation is appropriate.
Actions
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/24/2025 | Senate | Filed with Secretary by Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel |
| 1/24/2025 | Senate | First Reading |
| 1/24/2025 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 2/04/2025 | Senate | Assigned to Education |
| 2/19/2025 | Senate | Do Pass Education; 013-000-000 |
| 2/19/2025 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 20, 2025 |
| 3/05/2025 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel |
| 3/05/2025 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments |
| 3/12/2025 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education |
| 3/18/2025 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 3/18/2025 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 19, 2025 |
| 3/19/2025 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Education; 014-000-000 |
| 4/03/2025 | Senate | Recalled to Second Reading |
| 4/03/2025 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Loughran-Cappel |
| 4/03/2025 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading |
| 4/09/2025 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 |
| 4/09/2025 | House | Arrived in House |
| 4/14/2025 | House | Chief House Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer |
| 4/17/2025 | House | First Reading |
| 4/17/2025 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 4/17/2025 | House | Assigned to Education Policy Committee |
| 4/30/2025 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Education Policy Committee; 012-000-000 |
| 4/30/2025 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 5/13/2025 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 5/13/2025 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 5/22/2025 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 |
| 5/22/2025 | Senate | Passed Both Houses |
| 6/20/2025 | Senate | Sent to the Governor |