Illinois 96th Regular Session Status: Enacted

HB 979 — SCH CD-SPEC ED-TRANSITION SERV

Last action — Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0187

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  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 10, 2009. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    0 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • 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. Makes changes to a Section concerning transition goals, supports, and services. Removes certain provisions concerning transition goals and supports. Provides instead that beginning no later than the first individualized education plan (IEP) in effect when the student turns age 14 1/2 (or younger if determined appropriate by the IEP Team) and updated annually thereafter, the IEP must include (i) measurable postsecondary goals based upon age-appropriate transition assessments and other information available regarding the student that are related to training, education, employment, and, where appropriate, independent living skills and (ii) the transition services needed to assist the student in reaching those goals, including courses of study. Makes changes concerning the transition planning process, including additional participants, the IEP identifying each person responsible for transition services, the involvement of a public or private entity outside of the school district in transition services, the limit on a public school's responsibility for delivering educational services, and submitting a summary to the local Transition Planning Committee. Effective immediately.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

5 added · 5 removed

Plain-language change summary

The changes to Bill HB 979 involve replacing the term "Engrossed" with "Enrolled" in several lines of the document. This change signifies a shift in the bill's status from a draft that has gone through revisions (Engrossed) to its final form that is ready for approval (Enrolled). This matters because it indicates that the bill is one step closer to becoming law, reflecting the progress made in the legislative process.

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HB0979 Engrossed LRB096 04295 NHT 14341 b AN ACT concerning education.
HB0979 Enrolled LRB096 04295 NHT 14341 b AN ACT concerning education.
and (iii) includes instruction, related services, community experiences, the development of employment and other post-school adult living objectives, and, if appropriate, acquisition of daily living skills, benefits planning, work incentives education, HB0979 Engrossed - 2 - LRB096 04295 NHT 14341 b and the provision of a functional vocational evaluation.
and (iii) includes instruction, related services, community experiences, the development of employment and other post-school adult living objectives, and, if appropriate, acquisition of daily living skills, benefits planning, work incentives education, HB0979 Enrolled - 2 - LRB096 04295 NHT 14341 b and the provision of a functional vocational evaluation.
Consideration of these goals shall result in the HB0979 Engrossed - 3 - LRB096 04295 NHT 14341 b clarification of a school district's responsibility to deliver specific educational services such as vocational training and community living skills instruction.
Consideration of these goals shall result in the HB0979 Enrolled - 3 - LRB096 04295 NHT 14341 b clarification of a school district's responsibility to deliver specific educational services such as vocational training and community living skills instruction.
If the IEP team determines that the student requires transition services from a public or private entity outside of the school district, the IEP team shall identify potential outside resources, assign one or more IEP team members to contact the appropriate outside entities, HB0979 Engrossed - 4 - LRB096 04295 NHT 14341 b make the necessary referrals, provide any information and documents necessary to complete the referral, follow up with the entity to ensure that the student has been successfully linked to the entity, and monitor the student's progress to determine if the student's IEP transition goals and benchmarks are being met.
If the IEP team determines that the student requires transition services from a public or private entity outside of the school district, the IEP team shall identify potential outside resources, assign one or more IEP team members to contact the appropriate outside entities, HB0979 Enrolled - 4 - LRB096 04295 NHT 14341 b make the necessary referrals, provide any information and documents necessary to complete the referral, follow up with the entity to ensure that the student has been successfully linked to the entity, and monitor the student's progress to determine if the student's IEP transition goals and benchmarks are being met.
This Act takes effect upon HB0979 Engrossed - 5 - LRB096 04295 NHT 14341 b becoming law.
This Act takes effect upon HB0979 Enrolled - 5 - LRB096 04295 NHT 14341 b becoming law.
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The bill amends the School Code to enhance requirements for transition goals and services in individualized education plans (IEPs) for students with disabilities.

  • 105 ILCS 5/14-8.03

    the transition services needed to assist the student in reaching those goals, including courses of study. → the transition services needed to assist the student in reaching those goals, including courses of study.

    Clarifies that transition services in the IEP must include specific courses of study to help the student achieve post-secondary goals.

  • 105 ILCS 5/14-8.03

    additional participants individualized education plan team members may be necessary and may be invited asked by the school district, parent, or student to participate assist in the transition planning process. → individualized education plan team members may be necessary and may be invited by the school district, parent, or student to assist in the transition planning process.

    Simplifies language regarding the involvement of additional team members in the transition planning process.

  • 105 ILCS 5/14-8.03

    The public school's responsibility for delivering educational services does not extend beyond the time the student leaves school or when the student's eligibility ends due to age under this Article student reaches age 21 inclusive, which for purposes of this Article means the day before the student's 22nd birthday. → The public school's responsibility for delivering educational services does not extend beyond the time the student leaves school or when the student's eligibility ends due to age under this Article.

    Removes redundant language specifying age eligibility for educational services, making the section clearer.

Action History

  1. Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0187

  2. Effective Date August 10, 2009

  3. Governor Approved

  4. Sent to the Governor

  5. Passed Both Houses

  6. Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000

  7. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2009

  8. Second Reading

  9. Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2009

  10. Do Pass Education; 010-000-000

  11. Held in Education

  12. Assigned to Education

  13. Referred to Assignments

  14. First Reading

  15. Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. David Koehler

  16. Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading

  17. Arrive in Senate

  18. Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000

  19. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner

  20. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Brady

  21. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham

  22. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia

  23. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks

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

  25. Second Reading - Short Debate

  26. Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate

  27. Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 019-000-000

  28. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough

  29. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. David E. Miller

  30. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Esther Golar

  31. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo

  32. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias

  33. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz

  34. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang

  35. Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee

  36. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen May

  37. Referred to Rules Committee

  38. First Reading

  39. Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Elizabeth Coulson

Sponsors

  • Elizabeth Coulson · Cosponsor

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0 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 182 not signed on

Sponsors (0)

None.

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Elizabeth Coulson

Not signed on (182)

182 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Third Reading

Passed 58 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 48001
Democrat 9000
Republican 1000
Total 58001
% of votes cast 98%0%0%2%
How each member voted (59)
Member Party Vote
Haine — Yea
Hendon — Yea
Kotowski — Yea
Lauzen — Yea
Link — Yea
McCarter — Yea
Meeks — Yea
Millner — Yea
Noland — Yea
Demuzio — Yea
Radogno — Yea
Jacobs — Yea
Schoenberg — Yea
Silverstein — Yea
Steans — Yea
Munoz — Yea
Jones, J. — Yea
Trotter — Yea
Brady — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Viverito — Yea
Wilhelmi — Yea
Cullerton — Yea
Clayborne — Yea
Cronin — Yea
Crotty — Yea
Duffy — Yea
Forby — Yea
Garrett — Yea
Hutchinson — Yea
Maloney — Yea
Dahl — Yea
DeLeo — Yea
Hultgren — Yea
Pankau — Yea
Raoul — Yea
Righter — Yea
Risinger — Yea
Rutherford — Yea
Sandoval — Yea
Luechtefeld — Yea
Althoff — Yea
Martinez — Yea
Bivins — Yea
Bomke — Yea
Bond — Yea
Burzynski — Not Voting
Dillard — Yea
Frerichs — Yea
David Koehler Democrat Yea
Don Harmon Democrat Yea
Emil Jones, III Democrat Yea
Eva-Dina Delgado Democrat Yea
Kimberly A. Lightford Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Laura M. Murphy Democrat Yea
Linda Holmes Democrat Yea
Mattie Hunter Democrat Yea
Dave Syverson Republican Yea

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Third Reading

Passed 116 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 102001
Democrat 10001
Republican 4000
Total 116002
% of votes cast 98%0%0%2%
How each member voted (118)
Member Party Vote
Hamos — Yea
Holbrook — Yea
Jakobsson — Yea
Jefferson — Yea
Leitch — Yea
May — Yea
McAuliffe — Yea
McCarthy — Yea
Davis, Monique — Yea
Senger — Yea
Reitz — Yea
Sommer — Yea
Lyons — Yea
Bradley — Yea
Dugan — Yea
Dunkin — Yea
Durkin — Yea
Eddy — Yea
Farnham — Yea
Flider — Yea
Flowers — Yea
Kosel — Yea
McGuire — Yea
Madigan — Yea
Brady — Yea
Mell — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Moffitt — Yea
Myers — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Nekritz — Yea
Burke — Yea
Mitchell, Bill — Yea
Osterman — Yea
Phelps — Yea
Mitchell, Jerry — Yea
Gordon, Careen — Yea
Pihos — Yea
Gordon, Jehan — Yea
Soto — Yea
Thapedi — Yea
Tryon — Yea
Turner — Yea
Hannig — Yea
Harris — Yea
Verschoore — Yea
Wait — Yea
Watson — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Winters — Yea
Yarbrough — Yea
Howard — Yea
Cavaletto — Yea
Coladipietro — Yea
Cole — Yea
Colvin — Yea
Cross — Yea
Cultra — Yea
Currie — Yea
D'Amico — Yea
Fortner — Yea
Franks — Yea
Fritchey — Yea
Froehlich — Yea
Golar — Yea
Graham — Yea
Hatcher — Yea
Jackson — Yea
Osmond — Yea
Poe — Yea
Pritchard — Yea
Ramey — Yea
Reboletti — Yea
Reis — Yea
Riley — Yea
Ryg — Yea
Sacia — Yea
Saviano — Yea
Schmitz — Yea
Washington — Yea
Zalewski — Yea
Lang — Yea
Acevedo — Yea
Arroyo — Yea
Bassi — Yea
Beaubien — Yea
Beiser — Yea
Bellock — Yea
Mathias — Yea
Berrios — Yea
Mautino — Yea
Biggins — Yea
Black — Not Voting
Boland — Yea
Bost — Yea
Brauer — Yea
Brosnahan — Yea
Burns — Yea
Connelly — Yea
McAsey — Yea
Coulson — Yea
Mulligan — Yea
Chapa LaVia — Yea
Anthony DeLuca Democrat Yea
Fred Crespo Democrat Not Voting
Jay Hoffman Democrat Yea
La Shawn K. Ford Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Mark L. Walker Democrat Yea
Nicholas K. Smith Democrat Yea
Patrick J. Joyce Democrat Yea
Robert "Bob" Rita Democrat Yea
Sara Feigenholtz Democrat Yea
William "Will" Davis Democrat Yea
Brad Stephens Republican Yea
Chapin Rose Republican Yea
Chris Miller Republican Yea
Jil Tracy Republican Yea

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What does HB 979 do?
Amends the Children with Disabilities Article of the School Code. Makes changes to a Section concerning transition goals, supports, and services. Removes certain provisions concerning transition goals and supports. Provides instead that beginning no later than the first individualized education plan (IEP) in effect when the student turns age 14 1/2 (or younger if determined appropriate by the IEP Team) and updated annually thereafter, the IEP must include (i) measurable postsecondary goals based upon age-appropriate transition assessments and other information available regarding the student that are related to training, education, employment, and, where appropriate, independent living skills and (ii) the transition services needed to assist the student in reaching those goals, including courses of study. Makes changes concerning the transition planning process, including additional participants, the IEP identifying each person responsible for transition services, the involvement of a public or private entity outside of the school district in transition services, the limit on a public school's responsibility for delivering educational services, and submitting a summary to the local Transition Planning Committee. Effective immediately.
Who sponsors HB 979?
HB 979 is sponsored by Elizabeth Coulson.
What is the current status of HB 979?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 10, 2009. Enacted.
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