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1    AN ACT concerning government.

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

 

4    (5 ILCS 390/Act rep.)

5    Section 5. The Supported Employees Act is repealed.
 
6    Section 10. The School Code is amended  by changing Section 
714-8.04 as follows:
 



8    (105 ILCS 5/14-8.04)  (from Ch. 122, par. 14-8.04)



9    Sec. 14-8.04. Supported employment. The school board that 
10is the
governing body of any secondary school in this State 
11that provides special
education services and facilities for 
12children with
disabilities shall include,
as part of preparing 
13the transition planning for disabled children who are
16 years 
14of age or more, consideration of a supported employment 
15component
with experiences in integrated community settings 
16for those eligible children
with disabilities who have been 
17determined at an
IEP meeting to be in
need of participation in 
18the supported employment services offered pursuant
to this 
19Section.

20    Supported employment services made available as part of 
21transition
planning under this Section shall be designed and 
22developed for school
boards by the State Board of Education, in 
 
 
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1consultation with programs such
as Project CHOICES (Children 
2Have Opportunities In Integrated Community
Environments), 
3parents and advocates of children with disabilities, and the

4Departments of Central Management Services and Human
Services, 
5and
shall be maintained and operated in such manner as to 
6coordinate with
supported employee programs administered under 
7the Supported Employees Act.

8(Source: P.A. 89-397, eff. 8-20-95; 89-507, eff. 7-1-97.)

 
 
9    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
10becoming law.