Harry Osterman
- Democratic
Primary
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.
Governor Approved
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0657
Effective Date August 25, 2009
Sent to the Governor
Passed Both Houses
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 House Concurs 117-000-000
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 2
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Harry Osterman
Arrived in House
Recalled to Second Reading
Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Steans
Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Education; 009-000-000
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled in Education; by Senator Steans
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Education
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Heather Steans
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Heather Steans
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Susan Garrett
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 12, 2009
Second Reading
Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2009
Do Pass Education; 010-000-000
Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
Held in Education
Assigned to Education
Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Heather Steans
Arrive in Senate
Referred to Assignments
First Reading
Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 079-035-000
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah L. Graham
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
Second Reading - Short Debate
Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen A. Ryg
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Harry Osterman
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; by Voice Vote
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 011-002-001
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Marlow H. Colvin
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen May
Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Esther Golar
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang
Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
First Reading
Referred to Rules Committee
Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Harry Osterman
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