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Creates the Equitable Access to Education, Employment, and Training for Incarcerated Individuals with Disabilities Act. Provides that reasonable accommodations for incarcerated individuals with an intellectual disability or a developmental disability shall include a waiver of any requirement that the individual take the Test of Adult Basic Education and receive a passing score, or take and receive a passing score on any other examination or test that the Department may require to determine academic achievement or access to educational programs, work assignments, and vocational programs. Provides that participation in these programs through the Test of Adult Basic Education waiver and other reasonable accommodations shall qualify individuals with an intellectual disability or a developmental disability to earn earned sentence credit, consistent with opportunities provided to other incarcerated individuals. Provides that Department of Corrections staff, including educational personnel, shall receive annual training on: (1) identifying individuals who have an intellectual disability or a developmental disability; (2) providing accommodations and supports to an individual with an intellectual disability or a developmental disability in educational, employment. and vocational settings; and (3) administering appropriate alternative assessments. Provides that staff training programs shall be developed in collaboration with disability advocacy organizations and educational institutions. Provides that the Department shall ensure compliance with federal disability laws, including the Americans with Disabilities Act and Rehabilitation Act of 1973, through the implementation of the Act. Provides that individuals with an intellectual disability or a developmental disability who are denied access to programs or accommodations under the Act may file a grievance through the Department's established grievance procedures. Effective immediately.
Introduced
Jan 29, 2025
Last Action
Mar 4, 2026
Session
IL 104th
Sponsors
1 primary · 8 co
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris, III
Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As June 1, 2025
Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 23, 2025
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 9, 2025
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 11, 2025
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mark L. Walker
Assigned to Appropriations- Public Safety and Infrastructure
Do Pass as Amended Criminal Law; 006-002-000
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Criminal Law
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Adriane Johnson
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert Peters
Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Graciela Guzmán
Postponed - Criminal Law
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons
Assigned to Criminal Law
Directed to Multiple Committees Refer to Criminal Law, then Appropriations - Public Safety & Infrastructure Committee.
First Reading
Referred to Assignments
Filed with Secretary by Sen. Adriane Johnson
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Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
Mark L. Walker
Napoleon Harris, III
Laura M. Murphy
Mike Simmons