IL HB0628 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-1)
Status: Passed on August 25 2009 - 100% progression
Action: 2009-08-25 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0657
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-1)
Status: Passed on August 25 2009 - 100% progression
Action: 2009-08-25 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0657
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Summary
Amends 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.
Title
SCH CD-SPEC ED-EXPERT WITNESS
Sponsors
| Rep. Marlow Colvin [D] | Rep. Elizabeth Coulson [R] | Rep. Esther Golar [D] | Rep. Deborah Graham [D] |
| Rep. Naomi Jakobsson [D] | Rep. Louis Lang [D] | Rep. Karen May [D] | Rep. Harry Osterman [D] |
| Rep. Kathleen Ryg [D] |
Roll Calls
2009-05-28 - House - Concurrence in House (Y: 117 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2009-05-19 - Senate - Third Reading in Senate (Y: 52 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2009-04-02 - House - Third Reading in House (Y: 79 N: 35 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2009-05-19 - Senate - Third Reading in Senate (Y: 52 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2009-04-02 - House - Third Reading in House (Y: 79 N: 35 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2009-08-25 | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0657 | |
| 2009-08-25 | Effective Date August 25, 2009 | |
| 2009-08-25 | Governor Approved | |
| 2009-06-26 | Sent to the Governor | |
| 2009-05-28 | Passed Both Houses | |
| 2009-05-28 | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 House Concurs 117-000-000 | |
| 2009-05-26 | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 | |
| 2009-05-20 | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee | |
| 2009-05-20 | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Harry Osterman | |
| 2009-05-20 | Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 2 | |
| 2009-05-20 | Arrived in House | |
| 2009-05-19 | Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 | |
| 2009-05-19 | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading | |
| 2009-05-19 | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Steans | |
| 2009-05-19 | Recalled to Second Reading | |
| 2009-05-19 | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins | |
| 2009-05-18 | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Education; 009-000-000 | |
| 2009-05-18 | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled in Education; by Senator Steans | |
| 2009-05-17 | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Education | |
| 2009-05-17 | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education | |
| 2009-05-15 | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments | |
| 2009-05-15 | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Heather Steans | |
| 2009-05-14 | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments | |
| 2009-05-14 | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Heather Steans | |
| 2009-05-12 | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Susan Garrett | |
| 2009-05-07 | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 12, 2009 | |
| 2009-05-07 | Second Reading | |
| 2009-05-06 | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2009 | |
| 2009-05-06 | Do Pass Education; 010-000-000 | |
| 2009-05-05 | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez | |
| 2009-04-29 | Held in Education | |
| 2009-04-22 | Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Heather Steans | |
| 2009-04-22 | Assigned to Education | |
| 2009-04-15 | Referred to Assignments | |
| 2009-04-15 | First Reading | |
| 2009-04-15 | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon | |
| 2009-04-15 | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton | |
| 2009-04-15 | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading | |
| 2009-04-15 | Arrive in Senate | |
| 2009-04-02 | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 079-035-000 | |
| 2009-04-02 | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah L. Graham | |
| 2009-04-02 | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate | |
| 2009-04-02 | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote | |
| 2009-04-02 | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson | |
| 2009-04-01 | Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate | |
| 2009-04-01 | Second Reading - Short Debate | |
| 2009-03-30 | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000 | |
| 2009-03-26 | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee | |
| 2009-03-26 | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Harry Osterman | |
| 2009-03-26 | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen A. Ryg | |
| 2009-03-10 | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson | |
| 2009-03-04 | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate | |
| 2009-03-04 | Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 011-002-001 | |
| 2009-03-04 | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; by Voice Vote | |
| 2009-03-04 | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Elementary & Secondary Education Committee | |
| 2009-03-03 | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Marlow H. Colvin | |
| 2009-03-03 | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen May | |
| 2009-02-20 | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang | |
| 2009-02-20 | Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang | |
| 2009-02-19 | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Esther Golar | |
| 2009-02-18 | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang | |
| 2009-02-11 | Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee | |
| 2009-02-06 | Referred to Rules Committee | |
| 2009-02-06 | First Reading | |
| 2009-02-05 | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Harry Osterman |
