Sen. Dan Kotowski
Filed: 3/7/2013
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 114 




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 114 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:


 
 

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 The Supported Employees Act is repealed.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 
 
 
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1for those eligible children
with disabilities who have been 
2determined at an
IEP meeting to be in
need of participation in 
3the supported employment services offered pursuant
to this 
4Section.

5    Supported employment services made available as part of 
6transition
planning under this Section shall be designed and 
7developed for school
boards by the State Board of Education, in 
8consultation with programs such
as Project CHOICES (Children 
9Have Opportunities In Integrated Community
Environments), 
10parents and advocates of children with disabilities, and the

11Departments of Central Management Services and Human
Services, 
12and
shall be maintained and operated in such manner as to 
13coordinate with
supported employee programs administered under 
14the Supported Employees Act.

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

 
 
16    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
17becoming law.".