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| | SB1685 Engrossed | | LRB103 26055 RJT 52410 b |
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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 1. This Act may be referred to as the Supporting |
| 5 | | Special Needs Students Law.
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| 6 | | Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Section |
| 7 | | 2-3.11e as follows:
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| 8 | | (105 ILCS 5/2-3.11e new) |
| 9 | | Sec. 2-3.11e. Adult students receiving special education |
| 10 | | services; computation of completion rates. Relating to the |
| 11 | | exclusion of certain adult students receiving special |
| 12 | | education services from computation of completion rates for |
| 13 | | purposes of public school accountability, when computing |
| 14 | | completion rates under Section 10-17a, the State |
| 15 | | Superintendent of Education shall exclude students who: |
| 16 | | (1) are at least 18 years of age as of September 1 of |
| 17 | | the school year as reported for the fall semester and have |
| 18 | | satisfied the credit requirements for high school |
| 19 | | graduation; |
| 20 | | (2) have not completed their individualized education |
| 21 | | program in accordance with Section 14-1.02 of this Code |
| 22 | | and the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education |