Bill Text: IL HB5899 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Chicago School District Article of the School Code. Requires the school board to establish a fund to compensate students who, for school years 2015-2016 through 2017-2018, were improperly denied special education services or had special education services improperly delayed. Requires the board to contribute a minimum of $10,000,000 to the fund. Requires the board to advertise the availability of the fund by posting information about the fund on the school district's Internet website, advertising in a newspaper of general circulation in the district, and advertising on social media. Requires the advertisements to include certain information. Provides that the school board shall obtain the State Board of Education's approval regarding the content of the advertisements and regarding the scope of the school board's advertising efforts to ensure that the advertising efforts are, to the extent possible, sufficient to reach as many parents and legal guardians of eligible students as possible. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement by the State. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2019-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB5899 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2017-HB5899-Introduced.html

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100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2017 and 2018 HB5899 Introduced , by Rep. Fred Crespo SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
105 ILCS 5/34-18.60 new
30 ILCS 805/8.42 new
Amends the Chicago School District Article of the School Code. Requires the school board to establish a fund to compensate students who, for school years 2015-2016 through 2017-2018, were improperly denied special education services or had special education services improperly delayed. Requires the board to contribute a minimum of $10,000,000 to the fund. Requires the board to advertise the availability of the fund by posting information about the fund on the school district's Internet website, advertising in a newspaper of general circulation in the district, and advertising on social media. Requires the advertisements to include certain information. Provides that the school board shall obtain the State Board of Education's approval regarding the content of the advertisements and regarding the scope of the school board's advertising efforts to ensure that the advertising efforts are, to the extent possible, sufficient to reach as many parents and legal guardians of eligible students as possible. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement by the State. Effective immediately.
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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT
A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning education.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Section
34-18.60 as follows:
(105 ILCS 5/34-18.60 new)
Sec. 34-18.60. Fund to compensate certain students
improperly denied special education services.
(a) The board shall establish a fund to compensate students
who, for school years 2015-2016 through 2017-2018, were
improperly denied special education services or had special
education services improperly delayed. The board shall
contribute a minimum of $10,000,000 to the fund.
(b) The board shall, at a minimum, advertise the
availability of the fund by posting information about the fund
on the school district's Internet website, advertising in a
newspaper of general circulation in the district, and
advertising on social media. The advertisements shall include,
but not be limited to, a description of the fund and its
purpose and how parents and legal guardians of eligible
students may seek compensation from the fund. The board shall
obtain the State Board of Education's approval regarding the
content of the advertisements and regarding the scope of the

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board's advertising efforts to ensure that the advertising
efforts are, to the extent possible, sufficient to reach as
many parents and legal guardians of eligible students as
possible.
Section 90. The State Mandates Act is amended by adding
Section 8.42 as follows:
(30 ILCS 805/8.42 new)
Sec. 8.42. Exempt mandate. Notwithstanding Sections 6 and 8
of this Act, no reimbursement by the State is required for the
implementation of any mandate created by this amendatory Act of
the 100th General Assembly.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.