104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
SB3112
 
Introduced 2/2/2026, by Sen. Adriane Johnson
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
105 ILCS 5/14-2
    Amends the Children with Disabilities Article of the School Code. Provides that, with respect to any State statute or administrative rule that defines a general education classroom to be composed of a certain percentage of students with individualized education programs, such percentage shall exclude students with individualized education programs receiving only speech-language pathology services outside of the general education classroom for a mild speech disorder, provided that the instruction the students receive in the general education classroom does not require modification or accommodation (rather than providing that students with individualized education programs shall exclude students receiving only speech services outside of the general education classroom, provided that the instruction the students receive in the general education classroom does not require modification). Provides that such percentage shall include students with individualized education programs receiving only speech-language pathology services outside of the general education classroom for a moderate to severe speech disorder.


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A BILL FOR
 
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1    AN ACT concerning education.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section 
514-2 as follows:
 
6    (105 ILCS 5/14-2)
7    Sec. 14-2. Definition of general education classroom for 
8special education students receiving services in the general 
9education classroom.
10    (a) As used in this subsection with respect to a speech 
11disorder:
12    "Mild" means the speech disorder does not interfere with 
13academic or social functioning.
14    "Moderate" means the speech disorder may interfere with 
15academic or social functioning and requires instructional 
16modification or accommodation.
17    "Severe" means the speech disorder interferes with 
18academic or social functioning and requires instructional 
19modification or accommodation. 
20    With respect to any State statute or administrative rule 
21that defines a general education classroom to be composed of a 
22certain percentage of students with individualized education 
23programs (IEPs), such percentage shall exclude students with 
 
 
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1individualized education programs shall exclude students 
2receiving only speech-language pathology speech services, as 
3defined in Section 14-6.04, outside of the general education 
4classroom for a mild speech disorder, provided that the 
5instruction the students receive in the general education 
6classroom does not require modification or accommodation. 
7However, such percentage shall include students with 
8individualized education programs receiving only 
9speech-language pathology services outside of the general 
10education classroom for a moderate to severe speech disorder.
11    (b) In every instance, a school district must ensure that 
12composition of the general education classroom does not 
13interfere with the provision of a free and appropriate public 
14education to any student. 
15(Source: P.A. 97-284, eff. 8-9-11.)