Public Act 104-0047
 
HB1366 EnrolledLRB104 05855 LNS 15886 b

    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 
14-19 as follows:
 
    (105 ILCS 5/14-19 new)
    Sec. 14-19. Parental notice of right to be accompanied to 
meeting and of the IEP facilitation process. The notice 
provided to a parent or guardian prior to a meeting pursuant to 
subsection (g) of Section 14-8.02 shall inform the parent or 
guardian of the parent's or guardian's right to invite other 
individuals to the meeting to assist the parent or guardian, 
including individuals who have knowledge or special expertise 
regarding the child, and advocates for the parent, guardian, 
or child. The notice shall include a request that the parent or 
guardian inform the school prior to the meeting if the parent 
or guardian plans to bring other individuals to the meeting so 
arrangements can be made to accommodate the additional 
participants.
    The State Board of Education shall prepare and distribute 
to each school district written informational material about 
the individualized education program (IEP) facilitation 
process. The material may consist of a one-page document that 
briefly describes the process and how to request IEP 
facilitation. The informational material on IEP facilitation 
shall be disseminated to parents and guardians by schools 
using the same distribution methods employed to transmit other 
documents and information related to an IEP meeting to a 
parent or guardian.