SCH CD-SPEC ED-SERVICE ANIMAL
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SB 2137 — SCH CD-SPEC ED-SERVICE ANIMAL
Last action — Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0616
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✓Passed Senate
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced May 21, 2015. Enacted.
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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2 sponsors
0 primary, 2 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (2 D).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 2 recorded votes so far.
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Summary
Amends the Children with Disabilities Article of the School Code. In provisions concerning transition services, provides that if a child uses a service animal individually trained to perform tasks for the benefit of a child with a disability, an individualized education program review must be held within 15 days from written notice that the service animal will be present at school functions.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
4 added · 4 removedPlain-language change summary
The amendment to Bill SB 2137 removed four lines from the previous version, which suggests that certain details or provisions have been eliminated. This change could streamline the bill or clarify its focus, which may help in making it more effective or easier to understand. It is important because it may affect how the bill is implemented or its overall impact on the issues it addresses.
SB2137 EngrossedEnrolled LRB099 12528 NHT 35975 b AN ACT concerning education.
"Institute" or "Professional educational experiences" means any educational gathering, demonstration of methods of instruction, visitation of schools or other institutions or facilities, sexual abuse and sexual assault SB2137 EngrossedEnrolled - 2 - LRB099 12528 NHT 35975 b awareness seminar, or training in First Aid (which may include cardiopulmonary resuscitation or defibrillator training) held or approved by the regional superintendent and declared by him to be an institute day, or parent-teacher conferences.
"Inservice Training Workshops" or "Professional educational experiences" means any educational gathering, demonstration of methods of instruction, visitation SB2137 EngrossedEnrolled - 3 - LRB099 12528 NHT 35975 b of schools or other institutions or facilities, sexual abuse and sexual assault awareness seminar, or training in First Aid (which may include cardiopulmonary resuscitation or defibrillator training) held or approved by the regional superintendent and declared by him to be an inservice training workshop, or parent-teacher conferences.
SB2137 EngrossedEnrolled - 4 - LRB099 12528 NHT 35975 b Districts providing inservice training programs shall constitute inservice committees, 1/2 of which shall be teachers, 1/4 school service personnel and 1/4 administrators to establish program content and schedules.
Action History
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Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0616
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Effective Date July 22, 2016
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Governor Approved
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Sent to the Governor
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Passed Both Houses
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Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 096-016-000
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Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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Second Reading - Short Debate
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Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
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Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: Licensing Oversight; 005-000-000
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Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: Licensing Oversight
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Referred to Rules Committee
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First Reading
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Chief House Sponsor Rep. John M. Cabello
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Arrived in House
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Third Reading - Passed; 050-000-000
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Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
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Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 13, 2016
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Second Reading
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Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 7, 2016
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Do Pass as Amended Education; 014-000-000
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Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
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Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
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Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education
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Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
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Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Julie A. Morrison
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Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Neil Anderson
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Assigned to Education
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Referred to Assignments
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First Reading
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Filed with Secretary by Sen. Julie A. Morrison
Sponsors
- Julie A. Morrison · Cosponsor
- Camille Y. Lilly · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →0 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 181 not signed on · 3 voted No
Sponsors (0)
None.
Co-sponsors (2)
- Julie A. Morrison Democrat Voted No
- Camille Y. Lilly Democrat
Not signed on (181)
181 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 181 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 65 | 13 | 0 | 5 |
| Republican | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 26 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 96 | 16 | 0 | 6 |
| % of votes cast | 81% | 14% | 0% | 5% |
How each member voted (118)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Sandack | — | Yea |
| Sente | — | Yea |
| Skoog | — | Yea |
| Smiddy | — | Yea |
| Sommer | — | Yea |
| Acevedo | — | Yea |
| Andersson | — | Nay |
| Anthony | — | Yea |
| Arroyo | — | Yea |
| Batinick | — | Nay |
| Beiser | — | Yea |
| Bellock | — | Yea |
| Bourne | — | Yea |
| Breen | — | Yea |
| Brown | — | Yea |
| Butler | — | Yea |
| McAsey | — | Yea |
| Moffitt | — | Yea |
| Jackson | — | Yea |
| Jesiel | — | Nay |
| Jimenez | — | Nay |
| Jones | — | Yea |
| Lang | — | Yea |
| Leitch | — | Yea |
| McAuliffe | — | Yea |
| McDermed | — | Yea |
| McSweeney | — | Yea |
| Bennett | — | Yea |
| Sullivan | — | Yea |
| Phelps | — | Yea |
| Soto | — | Yea |
| Bradley | — | Yea |
| Stewart | — | Yea |
| Brady | — | Yea |
| Tabares | — | Yea |
| Mitchell, Bill | — | Yea |
| Thapedi | — | Yea |
| Turner | — | Yea |
| Mitchell, Christian | — | Yea |
| Verschoore | — | Yea |
| Wallace | — | Yea |
| Burke, Daniel | — | Yea |
| Wehrli | — | Yea |
| Harris, David | — | Yea |
| Wheeler, Barbara | — | Yea |
| Harris, Gregory | — | Yea |
| Wheeler, Keith | — | Yea |
| Demmer | — | Yea |
| Drury | — | Yea |
| Durkin | — | Yea |
| Flowers | — | Yea |
| Fortner | — | Yea |
| Frese | — | Yea |
| Hays | — | Yea |
| Williams | — | Yea |
| Madigan | — | Yea |
| Reis | — | Nay |
| Tryon | — | Not Voting |
| Unes | — | Not Voting |
| Willis | — | Yea |
| Winger | — | Yea |
| Davis, Monique | — | Not Voting |
| Burke, Kelly | — | Not Voting |
| Hernandez | — | Not Voting |
| Yingling | — | Yea |
| Zalewski | — | Yea |
| Cavaletto | — | Nay |
| Cloonen | — | Nay |
| Conroy | — | Yea |
| Costello | — | Yea |
| Currie | — | Yea |
| D'Amico | — | Yea |
| Dunkin | — | Nay |
| Franks | — | Nay |
| Hurley | — | Yea |
| Ives | — | Nay |
| Nekritz | — | Yea |
| Kay | — | Nay |
| Phillips | — | Nay |
| Pritchard | — | Yea |
| Reaves-Harris | — | Yea |
| Riley | — | Yea |
| Chapa LaVia | — | Nay |
| Anna Moeller | Democrat | Yea |
| Anthony DeLuca | Democrat | Yea |
| Camille Y. Lilly | Democrat | Yea |
| Carol Ammons | Democrat | Nay |
| Elgie R. Sims, Jr. | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Emanuel "Chris" Welch | Democrat | Yea |
| Fred Crespo | Democrat | Yea |
| Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Jay Hoffman | Democrat | Yea |
| Jehan Gordon-Booth | Democrat | Yea |
| Julie A. Morrison | Democrat | Nay |
| Kelly M. Cassidy | Democrat | Yea |
| La Shawn K. Ford | Democrat | Yea |
| Laura Fine | Democrat | Yea |
| Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Marcus C. Evans, Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Martin J. Moylan | Democrat | Yea |
| Michelle Mussman | Democrat | Yea |
| Natalie A. Manley | Democrat | Yea |
| Rita Mayfield | Democrat | Yea |
| Robert "Bob" Rita | Democrat | Yea |
| Robert F. Martwick | Democrat | Yea |
| Robyn Gabel | Democrat | Yea |
| Sara Feigenholtz | Democrat | Yea |
| Sonya M. Harper | Democrat | Yea |
| Stephanie A. Kifowit | Democrat | Yea |
| Sue Scherer | Democrat | Yea |
| Will Guzzardi | Democrat | Yea |
| William "Will" Davis | Democrat | Yea |
| Charles Meier | Republican | Yea |
| Christopher "C.D." Davidsmeyer | Republican | Nay |
| Joe C. Sosnowski | Republican | Yea |
| John M. Cabello | Republican | Yea |
| Norine K. Hammond | Republican | Yea |
| Terri Bryant | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 31 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Republican | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 50 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| % of votes cast | 86% | 0% | 0% | 14% |
How each member voted (58)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Sandoval | — | Yea |
| Althoff | — | Not Voting |
| Martinez | — | Yea |
| Barickman | — | Yea |
| Bertino-Tarrant | — | Yea |
| Biss | — | Yea |
| Bivins | — | Not Voting |
| Bush | — | Yea |
| McCann | — | Yea |
| McConnaughay | — | Yea |
| Mulroe | — | Yea |
| Raoul | — | Yea |
| Silverstein | — | Yea |
| Harris | — | Yea |
| Bennett | — | Yea |
| McGuire | — | Yea |
| Forby | — | Yea |
| Landek | — | Yea |
| Brady | — | Yea |
| Sullivan | — | Yea |
| Cullerton, T. | — | Yea |
| Cullerton | — | Yea |
| Link | — | Yea |
| Luechtefeld | — | Not Voting |
| Manar | — | Yea |
| McCarter | — | Not Voting |
| Muñoz | — | Yea |
| Nybo | — | Yea |
| Oberweis | — | Not Voting |
| Steans | — | Yea |
| Clayborne | — | Not Voting |
| Connelly | — | Yea |
| Haine | — | Not Voting |
| Hutchinson | — | Yea |
| Trotter | — | Yea |
| Noland | — | Yea |
| Radogno | — | Yea |
| Righter | — | Not Voting |
| Van Pelt | — | Yea |
| Bill Cunningham | Democrat | Yea |
| David Koehler | Democrat | Yea |
| Don Harmon | Democrat | Yea |
| Emil Jones, III | Democrat | Yea |
| Eva-Dina Delgado | Democrat | Yea |
| Julie A. Morrison | Democrat | Yea |
| Kimberly A. Lightford | Democrat | Yea |
| Lakesia Collins | Democrat | Yea |
| Laura M. Murphy | Democrat | Yea |
| Laura M. Murphy | Democrat | Yea |
| Linda Holmes | Democrat | Yea |
| Mattie Hunter | Democrat | Yea |
| Michael E. Hastings | Democrat | Yea |
| Steve Stadelman | Democrat | Yea |
| Chapin Rose | Republican | Yea |
| Dave Syverson | Republican | Yea |
| Neil Anderson | Republican | Yea |
| Sue Rezin | Republican | Yea |
| Travis Weaver | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SB 2137 do?
- Amends the Children with Disabilities Article of the School Code. In provisions concerning transition services, provides that if a child uses a service animal individually trained to perform tasks for the benefit of a child with a disability, an individualized education program review must be held within 15 days from written notice that the service animal will be present at school functions.
- Who sponsors SB 2137?
- SB 2137 is sponsored by Julie A. Morrison (Democrat) and Camille Y. Lilly (Democrat).
- What is the current status of SB 2137?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced May 21, 2015. Enacted.
- Where can I track SB 2137?
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