Illinois 94th Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 768 — EDU-TRANSITION SPECIALIST CERT

Last action — Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0230

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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 18, 2005. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 74% · moderate confidence

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    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 3 sponsors

    0 primary, 3 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Amends the School Code. Provides that a transition specialist certificate shall be issued to persons who, through their education and training, have a comprehensive understanding of the requirements for transition planning and of transition services for students with all types of disabilities and are aware of the array of options available to students with disabilities after they exit high school. Provides that before the 2006-2007 academic year, the Board of Higher Education shall, in collaboration with the Interagency Coordinating Council and the Advisory Council on the Education of Children with Disabilities, develop coursework for students who want to qualify for a transition specialist certificate. Provides that those public universities that are teacher training institutions shall implement the coursework developed by the Board beginning with the 2006-2007 academic year. Effective immediately.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

14 added · 41 removed

Plain-language change summary

The recent amendment to Bill SB 768 has made some significant changes. Primarily, it added a requirement for the Council to report annually to the Governor and General Assembly, specifically recommending how to improve transition services. Additionally, the responsibilities of the Interagency Coordinating Council have been streamlined, with a focus on enhancing recommendations rather than broad data gathering and coordination. These changes could help ensure that the transition services for students with disabilities are better tailored and more effective, responding to specific needs and enhancing their chances for success after school.

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SB0768 Engrossed LRB094 05094 NHT 35130 b AN ACT concerning education.
SB0768 Enrolled LRB094 05094 NHT 35130 b AN ACT concerning education.
The Interagency Coordinating Council Act is amended by changing Section 3 as follows:
The Interagency Coordinating Council Act is amended by changing Section 5 as follows:
(20 ILCS 3970/3) (from Ch.
(20 ILCS 3970/5) (from Ch.
3833) Sec.
3835) Sec.
3.
5.
Scope and Functions.
Annual Report.
The Interagency Coordinating Council shall:
On or before March 1 of each year, the Council shall make a written report to the Governor and the General Assembly on its activities for the preceding fiscal year.
(a) gather and coordinate data on services for secondary age youth with disabilities in transition from school to employment, post-secondary education and training, and community living;
The report shall also include its recommendations for administrative or legislative policies and programs which will enhance the delivery of transition services.
(b) provide information, consultation, and technical assistance to State and local agencies and local school districts involved in the delivery of services to youth with disabilities in transition from secondary school programs to employment and other post-secondary programs;
In the 2007 report, the Council shall include recommendations for expanding the recruitment of students and school personnel into programs that provide the coursework for Learning Behavioral Specialist II-Transition Specialist certification.
(c) assist State and local agencies and school districts, through local transition planning committees, in establishing interagency agreements to assure the necessary services for efficient and appropriate transition from school to employment, post-secondary education and training, and community living;
(d) conduct an annual statewide evaluation of student transition outcomes and needs from information collected from local transition planning committees, school districts, and other appropriate sources;
indicators used to evaluate outcomes shall include (i) high school graduation or passage of the Test of General Educational Development, (ii) participation in post-secondary education, including continuing and adult education, (iii) involvement in integrated employment, supported employment, and work-based SB0768 Engrossed - 2 - LRB094 05094 NHT 35130 b learning activities, including vocational training, and (iv) independent living, community participation, adult services, and other post-secondary activities;
and (e) provide periodic in-service training to consumers in developing and improving awareness of transition services;
and.
(f) develop a comprehensive plan to increase the availability of school personnel in this State with LBS II - Transition Specialist certification and implement this plan beginning no later than September 1, 2006.
92-452, eff.
86-1218;
8-21-01.)
87-909.)
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Action History

  1. Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0230

  2. Effective Date January 1, 2006

  3. Governor Approved

  4. Sent to the Governor

  5. Passed Both Houses

  6. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 058-000-000

  7. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Education; 011-000-000

  8. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Education

  9. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules

  10. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Deanna Demuzio

  11. Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01-May 24, 2005.

  12. Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01

  13. Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000

  14. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate

  15. Second Reading - Short Debate

  16. Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate

  17. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson

  18. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis

  19. Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 015-000-000

  20. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; by Voice Vote

  21. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Elementary & Secondary Education Committee

  22. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Rosemary Mulligan

  23. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. William Delgado

  24. Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee

  25. Referred to Rules Committee

  26. First Reading

  27. Chief House Sponsor Rep. Constance A. Howard

  28. Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading

  29. Arrived in House

  30. Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000

  31. Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Edward D. Maloney

  32. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading

  33. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Demuzio

  34. Recalled to Second Reading

  35. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Be Adopted Education; 008-000-000

  36. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Education

  37. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules

  38. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Deanna Demuzio

  39. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 7, 2005

  40. Second Reading

  41. Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 6, 2005

  42. Do Pass Education; 007-000-000

  43. Postponed - Education

  44. Postponed - Education

  45. Assigned to Education

  46. Referred to Rules

  47. First Reading

  48. Filed with Secretary by Sen. Deanna Demuzio

Sponsors

  • Deanna Demuzio · Cosponsor
  • William Delgado · Cosponsor
  • Rosemary Mulligan · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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0 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 180 not signed on

Sponsors (0)

None.

Co-sponsors (3)

  • Deanna Demuzio
  • William Delgado
  • Rosemary Mulligan

Not signed on (180)

180 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Concurrence

Passed 58 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 52001
Democrat 5000
Republican 1000
Total 58001
% of votes cast 98%0%0%2%
How each member voted (59)
Member Party Vote
Sandoval — Yea
Shadid — Yea
Sieben — Yea
Silverstein — Yea
Luechtefeld — Yea
Althoff — Yea
Martinez — Yea
Bomke — Yea
Burzynski — Yea
Halvorson — Yea
Meeks — Yea
Pankau — Yea
Peterson — Yea
Schoenberg — Yea
Munoz — Yea
Brady — Yea
Sullivan, D. — Yea
Garrett — Yea
Geo-Karis — Yea
Haine — Yea
Lauzen — Yea
Sullivan, J. — Yea
Petka — Yea
Link — Yea
Maloney — Yea
Jacobs — Yea
Jones, J. — Yea
Cullerton — Yea
Watson — Yea
Jones, W. — Yea
Demuzio — Yea
Radogno — Yea
Trotter — Yea
Viverito — Yea
Wilhelmi — Yea
Winkel — Yea
Wojcik — Yea
Clayborne — Yea
Cronin — Yea
Crotty — Yea
Dahl — Yea
DeLeo — Yea
Dillard — Yea
Forby — Yea
Hendon — Yea
Raoul — Yea
Rauschenberger — Yea
Righter — Yea
Risinger — Not Voting
Ronen — Yea
Roskam — Yea
Rutherford — Yea
del Valle — Yea
Don Harmon Democrat Yea
Emil Jones, III Democrat Yea
Kimberly A. Lightford Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Mattie Hunter Democrat Yea
Dave Syverson Republican Yea

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Third Reading

Passed 113 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 103003
Democrat 7002
Republican 3000
Total 113005
% of votes cast 96%0%0%4%
How each member voted (118)
Member Party Vote
Sacia — Yea
Saviano — Yea
Schmitz — Yea
Schock — Yea
Scully — Not Voting
Acevedo — Yea
Bassi — Yea
Beaubien — Yea
Beiser — Yea
Bellock — Yea
Berrios — Yea
Mautino — Yea
Biggins — Yea
Black — Yea
Boland — Yea
May — Yea
Bost — Yea
Brauer — Yea
Brosnahan — Yea
Colvin — Yea
Coulson — Yea
Mulligan — Yea
Hamos — Yea
Holbrook — Yea
Nekritz — Yea
Jefferson — Yea
Jenisch — Yea
Lang — Yea
Leitch — Yea
Lindner — Yea
Bailey — Yea
Mathias — Yea
McAuliffe — Yea
Lyons, Eileen — Yea
McCarthy — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Reitz — Yea
Lyons, Joseph — Yea
Meyer — Yea
Sommer — Yea
Soto — Yea
McGuire — Yea
Bradley, John — Yea
Bradley, Richard — Yea
Brady — Yea
Dugan — Yea
Dunkin — Yea
Dunn — Yea
Eddy — Yea
Flider — Yea
Flowers — Yea
Franks — Yea
Fritchey — Yea
Froehlich — Yea
Giles — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Graham — Yea
Granberg — Yea
Krause — Yea
Madigan — Yea
Mitchell, Bill — Yea
Hannig — Yea
Burke — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Mitchell, Jerry — Yea
McKeon — Not Voting
Millner — Yea
Moffitt — Yea
Molaro — Yea
Munson — Yea
Howard — Yea
Myers — Yea
Osmond — Yea
Phelps — Yea
Watson — Yea
Jones — Yea
Tenhouse — Yea
Tryon — Yea
Turner — Yea
Verschoore — Yea
Davis, Monique — Not Voting
Wait — Yea
Washington — Yea
Winters — Yea
Yarbrough — Yea
Younge — Yea
Chavez — Yea
Churchill — Yea
Cross — Yea
Cultra — Yea
Currie — Yea
D'Amico — Yea
Daniels — Yea
Hassert — Yea
Hultgren — Yea
Jakobsson — Yea
Kosel — Yea
Osterman — Yea
Parke — Yea
Patterson — Yea
Pihos — Yea
Poe — Yea
Pritchard — Yea
Reis — Yea
Ryg — Yea
Chapa LaVia — Yea
Eva-Dina Delgado Democrat Not Voting
Jay Hoffman Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Michael J. Kelly Democrat Yea
Nicholas K. Smith Democrat Yea
Patrick J. Joyce Democrat Yea
Robert "Bob" Rita Democrat Yea
Sara Feigenholtz Democrat Not Voting
William "Will" Davis Democrat Yea
Brad Stephens Republican Yea
Chapin Rose Republican Yea
Chris Miller Republican Yea

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Third Reading

Passed 56 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 50003
Democrat 5000
Republican 1000
Total 56003
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (59)
Member Party Vote
Sandoval — Yea
Althoff — Yea
Martinez — Yea
Bomke — Yea
Burzynski — Yea
DeLeo — Yea
Haine — Yea
Halvorson — Yea
Lauzen — Yea
Link — Yea
Luechtefeld — Yea
Maloney — Yea
Munoz — Yea
Meeks — Yea
Brady — Yea
Peterson — Yea
Sullivan, D. — Yea
Schoenberg — Yea
Shadid — Yea
Sullivan, J. — Yea
Sieben — Yea
Silverstein — Yea
Jacobs — Yea
Trotter — Yea
Jones, J. — Yea
Cullerton — Yea
Watson — Yea
Jones, W. — Yea
Viverito — Yea
Wilhelmi — Yea
Demuzio — Yea
Petka — Not Voting
Clayborne — Yea
Cronin — Yea
Crotty — Yea
Dahl — Yea
Dillard — Yea
Forby — Yea
Garrett — Yea
Geo-Karis — Yea
Hendon — Yea
Winkel — Yea
Wojcik — Yea
Pankau — Yea
Radogno — Yea
Raoul — Yea
Rauschenberger — Not Voting
Righter — Yea
Risinger — Yea
Ronen — Yea
Roskam — Not Voting
Rutherford — Yea
del Valle — Yea
Don Harmon Democrat Yea
Emil Jones, III Democrat Yea
Kimberly A. Lightford Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Mattie Hunter Democrat Yea
Dave Syverson Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 768 do?
Amends the School Code. Provides that a transition specialist certificate shall be issued to persons who, through their education and training, have a comprehensive understanding of the requirements for transition planning and of transition services for students with all types of disabilities and are aware of the array of options available to students with disabilities after they exit high school. Provides that before the 2006-2007 academic year, the Board of Higher Education shall, in collaboration with the Interagency Coordinating Council and the Advisory Council on the Education of Children with Disabilities, develop coursework for students who want to qualify for a transition specialist certificate. Provides that those public universities that are teacher training institutions shall implement the coursework developed by the Board beginning with the 2006-2007 academic year. Effective immediately.
Who sponsors SB 768?
SB 768 is sponsored by Deanna Demuzio, William Delgado, and Rosemary Mulligan.
What is the current status of SB 768?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 18, 2005. Enacted.
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