Bill Text: IL SB1853 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Children with Disabilities Article of the School Code. In a Section requiring school districts to establish and maintain such special educational facilities as may be needed for children with disabilities, allows a school district to contract for administrative services or alternative facilities in order to comply with the requirements of the Article. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-08-15 - Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments [SB1853 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-SB1853-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning education.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | 14-4.01 as follows:
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6 | (105 ILCS 5/14-4.01) (from Ch. 122, par. 14-4.01)
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7 | Sec. 14-4.01.
Special educational facilities for
children | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | with disabilities.
School boards of any school districts that | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | maintain a recognized
school, whether operating under the | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | general law or under a special
charter, subject to any | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | limitations hereinafter specified, shall
establish and | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | maintain such special educational facilities as may be
needed | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | for children with disabilities as defined in
Section 14-1.02 of | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | this Article who are residents of
their school district, and | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | such children, residents of other school
districts as may be | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | authorized by this Article. A school district may contract for | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | administrative services or alternative facilities in order to | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | comply with the requirements of this Article.
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19 | All such school boards shall place or by regulation may | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | authorize the
director of special education to place, pursuant | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | to procedures required
by this Act and rules and regulations | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | promulgated by the State Board of
Education, eligible children | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | into special education programs designed to
benefit children |
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1 | with disabilities defined in Sections
14-1.02 through 14-1.07
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2 | of this Act.
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3 | All school districts, administrative districts or | ||||||
4 | governing boards
responsible
for providing special education | ||||||
5 | services shall
submit to the appropriate regional | ||||||
6 | superintendent comprehensive plans or
modifications
thereto | ||||||
7 | for the provision of special education services in accordance | ||||||
8 | with
rules promulgated by the State Board of Education. Copies | ||||||
9 | of comprehensive
plans or modifications thereto shall be | ||||||
10 | forwarded by the regional
superintendent
to the State Board of | ||||||
11 | Education. Regional superintendents who provide special
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12 | education services shall submit comprehensive plans or | ||||||
13 | modifications thereto
directly to the State Board of Education. | ||||||
14 | Comprehensive plans or modifications
thereto shall be made | ||||||
15 | available by regional superintendents for public inspection
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16 | during regular business hours.
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17 | The State Board of Education shall provide for the | ||||||
18 | submission of comprehensive
plans not more frequently than once | ||||||
19 | every 3 years but may require the submission
of such | ||||||
20 | modifications as it deems necessary to achieve the purposes of | ||||||
21 | this
Act and applicable federal law.
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22 | (Source: P.A. 89-397, eff. 8-20-95.)
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23 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
24 | becoming law.
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