Bill Sponsors: IL HB5241 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly
Bill Title: Amends the Children with Disabilities Article of the School Code. Provides that, in a school district with a population of more than 500,000 inhabitants, the principal and all school personnel who are regular members of an individualized education program team shall determine the special education staffing needs of the school based on individualized education program minutes, status of the school's least restrictive environment, optimal scheduling protocols, and other relevant factors. Provides that once a staffing level is set, the school board shall provide full staffing for the school and shall fund the total cost of each position. Provides that the school board may not reduce the special education staffing levels of a school in which the general staffing levels are less than 90% of the State average. Provides that the school board may require more efficient staff scheduling if the scheduling does not impair or hinder any reasonable goals of the school's general education program. Prohibits the school district from banning the use of any measure that would prevent or delay an individualized education program team from adding a service to the program or creating a time restriction in which a service is prohibited from being added to the program. Makes other changes. Effective July 1, 2018.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-0)
Status: (Failed) 2019-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB5241 Detail]
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-0)
Status: (Failed) 2019-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB5241 Detail]
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Sponsors
Name | Type | Sponsorship | District | Financial | Encyclopedia | Biography |
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Representative William Davis [D] | Primary | Sponsored Bills | HD-030 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Fred Crespo [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-044 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Sonya Harper [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-006 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Mary Flowers [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-031 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Linda LaVia [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-083 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Senator Robert Martwick [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | SD-010 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Deborah Conroy [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-046 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Kathleen Willis [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-077 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |