96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
SB1853


 
Introduced 2/20/2009, by Sen. Terry Link
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		














105 ILCS 5/14-4.01
  from Ch. 122, par. 14-4.01







    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.
















LRB096 09498 NHT 19655 b

















 


 


A BILL FOR









 











SB1853

LRB096 09498 NHT 19655 b






1
    AN ACT concerning education.

 
2
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3
represented in the General Assembly:


 
4
    Section 5. The School Code is amended  by changing Section 
5
14-4.01 as follows:
 



6
    (105 ILCS 5/14-4.01)  (from Ch. 122, par. 14-4.01)



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. 

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 
 


 






SB1853
- 2 -
LRB096 09498 NHT 19655 b




1
with disabilities defined in Sections
14-1.02 through 14-1.07

2
of this Act.

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

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

16
during regular business hours.

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.

22
(Source: P.A. 89-397, eff. 8-20-95.)

 

23
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
24
becoming law.