SCH CD-SPECIAL ED-DEAF-BLIND Senate SponsorsSen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton, Patrick J. Joyce, John F. Curran, Christopher Belt-Don Harmon and Cristina Castro House Sponsors(Rep. Terra Costa Howard, Jennifer Sanalitro-Kelly M. Cassidy, Will Guzzardi, Diane Blair-Sherlock, Dave Severin, Martin McLaughlin, Kevin John Olickal, Jenn Ladisch Douglass, La Shawn K. Ford, Joyce Mason, Sharon Chung, Dan Ugaste and Anna Moeller) 8/9/2024SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 103-1045 105 ILCS 5/14-11.02from Ch. 122, par. 14-11.02Amends the Children with Disabilities Article of the School Code. Provides that the State Board of Education shall maintain and operate, or contract for (instead of being empowered to establish, maintain, and operate or contract for) the operation of a permanent statewide residential education facility (instead of statewide service center), known as the Philip J. Rock Center and School. Provides that the State Board of Education shall include a line item in its budget to pay the costs of operating and maintaining the Philip J. Rock Center and School. Limits the specified services provided by the Philip J. Rock Center and School to eligible deaf-blind persons of all ages to being subject to appropriated funding for those specified services. Makes changes concerning provided services. Provides that for the purposes of employment, the Philip J. Rock Center and School shall be considered its own employer. Provides that the State Board of Education shall appoint a Chief Administrator of the Philip J. Rock Center and School who shall be employed by the Philip J. Rock Center and School. Specifies the duties of the Chief Administrator. Sets forth provisions concerning a student with an individualized education program at the Philip J. Rock Center and School. Makes changes concerning the Advisory Board for the Philip J. Rock Center and School. Makes other changes.Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Makes changes concerning who qualifies as a person with deaf-blindness and who is eligible for deaf-blind services. Changes references of "auditory" to "hearing". Makes changes concerning the services the Philip J. Rock Center and School shall include.Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the contents of the bill as amended by Senate Amendment No. 1 with the following changes. Changes references of "deaf-blind" to "deafblind". Provides that the Philip J. Rock Center and School shall service eligible students between the ages of 3 and 21, unless the student's 22nd birthday occurs during the school year, in which case the student is eligible for such services through the end of the school year (instead of providing that the School serves eligible children between the ages of 3 and 22). Removes the requirement that, in accordance with a student's individualized education program, the Philip J. Rock Center and School make every attempt to provide a free appropriate public education pursuant to the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2001 to a student placed in its residential educational facility either in its own program or within a local school district program that is appropriate to the child and contracted for by the Philip J. Rock Center and School. Makes typographical and grammatical corrections.House Floor Amendment No. 2 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the contents of the bill as engrossed with the following changes. Provides that priority of services shall be given to students referred to the Philip J. Rock Center and School who qualify as individuals with concomitant hearing and visual impairments or who are eligible for special education services under the category of deafblind. Provides that such a student may not be denied enrollment unless the student's placement in the Center and School would endanger the health or safety of any other student. 2/9/2024SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton 2/9/2024SenateFirst Reading 2/9/2024SenateReferred to Assignments 2/20/2024SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Patrick J. Joyce 2/28/2024SenateAssigned to Education 3/6/2024SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton 3/6/2024SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments 3/6/2024SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. John F. Curran 3/7/2024SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt 3/8/2024SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon 3/12/2024SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education 3/12/2024SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted 3/13/2024SenateDo Pass as Amended Education; 012-000-000 3/13/2024SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 14, 2024 3/19/2024SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton 3/19/2024SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments 3/20/2024SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Education 3/21/2024SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Education; 013-000-000 3/21/2024SenateSecond Reading 3/21/2024SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted 3/21/2024SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 22, 2024 4/10/2024SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** 4/12/2024SenateThird Reading - Passed; 058-001-000 4/12/2024HouseArrived in House 4/12/2024HouseChief House Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard 4/15/2024HouseFirst Reading 4/15/2024HouseReferred to Rules Committee 4/24/2024HouseAssigned to Appropriations-Elementary & Secondary Education Committee 4/29/2024HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Sanalitro 4/30/2024HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Terra Costa Howard 4/30/2024HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee 4/30/2024HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Appropriations-Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 013-000-000 4/30/2024HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled 4/30/2024HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy 4/30/2024HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi 4/30/2024HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock 4/30/2024HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Severin 4/30/2024HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin McLaughlin 5/1/2024HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 5/14/2024HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Terra Costa Howard 5/14/2024HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee 5/15/2024HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal 5/15/2024HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Appropriations-Elementary & Secondary Education Committee 5/16/2024HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Appropriations-Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 014-000-000 5/16/2024HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 5/16/2024HouseHeld on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate 5/16/2024HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jenn Ladisch Douglass 5/17/2024HouseThird Reading/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 24, 2024 5/20/2024HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford 5/22/2024HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted 5/22/2024HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 5/22/2024HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000 5/22/2024HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason 5/22/2024HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sharon Chung 5/22/2024HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Ugaste 5/22/2024HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller 5/22/2024SenateSecretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 2 5/22/2024SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 2 - May 22, 2024 5/23/2024SenateHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton 5/23/2024SenateHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments 5/23/2024SenateHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Education 5/24/2024SenateHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Education; 013-000-000 5/24/2024SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro 5/24/2024SenateHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Senate Concurs 059-000-000 5/24/2024SenateSenate Concurs 5/24/2024SenatePassed Both Houses 6/21/2024SenateSent to the Governor 8/9/2024SenateGovernor Approved 8/9/2024SenateEffective Date January 1, 2025 8/9/2024SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 103-1045