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LRB096 09772 NHT 19935 b |
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| AN ACT concerning schools.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Section |
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| 22-50 as follows:
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| (105 ILCS 5/22-50 new) |
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| Sec. 22-50. Twice-exceptional children; recommendations. |
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| The State Advisory Council on the Education of Children with |
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| Disabilities and the Advisory Council on the Education of |
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| Gifted and Talented Children shall research and discuss best |
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| practices for addressing the needs of "twice-exceptional" |
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| children, those who are gifted and talented and have a |
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| disability. The Councils shall then jointly make |
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| recommendations to the State Board of Education with respect to |
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| the State Board of Education providing guidance and technical |
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| assistance to school districts in furthering improved |
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| educational outcomes for gifted and twice-exceptional |
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| children. Recommendations shall include strategies to
(i) |
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| educate teachers and other providers about the unique needs of |
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| this population, (ii) train teachers in target, |
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| research-based, identification and pedagogical methods, and |
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| (iii) establish guidelines for unique programming for |
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| twice-exceptional students.
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