SCH CD-SPEC ED ADVIS COUNCIL Senate SponsorsSen. Meg Loughran Cappel and Lakesia Collins House Sponsors(Rep. Maura Hirschauer) 8/1/2025SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0109 105 ILCS 5/14-3.01from Ch. 122, par. 14-3.01Amends the Children with Disabilities Article of the School Code. Adds the Secretary of Early Childhood or his or her designee as a member of the Advisory Council on the Education of Children with Disabilities. Provides that the Council shall establish a committee charged with ensuring that all children aged 3 to 5 with disabilities have access to high-quality, inclusive, early-childhood services, provided in the least restrictive environment, across all early learning settings. Effective immediately.Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Removes the creation of a committee charged with ensuring that all children aged 3 to 5 with disabilities have access to high-quality, inclusive, early-childhood services, provided in the least restrictive environment, across all early learning settings. 2/4/2025SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel 2/4/2025SenateFirst Reading 2/4/2025SenateReferred to Assignments 2/11/2025SenateAssigned to Education 2/19/2025SenatePostponed - Education 2/21/2025SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel 2/21/2025SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments 2/25/2025SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education 2/25/2025SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted 2/26/2025SenateDo Pass as Amended Education; 014-000-000 2/26/2025SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 27, 2025 3/5/2025SenateSecond Reading 3/5/2025SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 6, 2025 4/3/2025SenateThird Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 4/3/2025SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Lakesia Collins 4/4/2025HouseArrived in House 4/8/2025HouseChief House Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer 4/9/2025HouseFirst Reading 4/9/2025HouseReferred to Rules Committee 4/17/2025HouseAssigned to Education Policy Committee 4/23/2025HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Education Policy Committee; 012-000-000 4/23/2025HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 5/16/2025HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 5/16/2025HouseHeld on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate 5/23/2025HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 5/23/2025HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 108-000-000 5/23/2025SenatePassed Both Houses 6/20/2025SenateSent to the Governor 8/1/2025SenateGovernor Approved 8/1/2025SenateEffective Date August 1, 2025 8/1/2025SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0109