SCH CD-SPEC ED-EXPERT WITNESS Senate SponsorsSen. Heather Steans-Pamela J. Althoff 1/12/2011SenateSession Sine Die 105 ILCS 5/14-8.02from Ch. 122, par. 14-8.02105 ILCS 5/14-8.02aAmends the Children with Disabilities Article of the School Code. Provides that a private evaluator or expert retained by or on behalf a parent or guardian shall be afforded reasonable and unimpeded access to educational personnel, facilities, classrooms, and buildings and to the child for the purpose of conducting any appropriate interviews, observations, assessments, tests, or evaluations of the child and of the child's current or proposed educational program, placement, and educational environment. Provides that a parent or guardian shall be afforded reasonable and unimpeded access to observe the child in his or her current or proposed educational program, placement, and educational environment. Provides that a parent or guardian who is a prevailing party in an impartial due process hearing or in a civil action may recover from an opposing party reasonable expert witness costs if the expert witness contributed to the relief obtained by the parent or guardian. Effective immediately. 2/19/2009SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Heather Steans 2/19/2009SenateFirst Reading 2/19/2009SenateReferred to Assignments 2/25/2009SenateAssigned to Education 2/26/2009SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff 3/5/2009SenatePostponed - Education 3/11/2009SenatePostponed - Education 3/13/2009SenateRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments 1/12/2011SenateSession Sine Die