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93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004
HB4197
Introduced 1/26/2004, by Patricia R. Bellock SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the School Code. Provides that the State Board of Education, in coordination with the Illinois Board of Higher Education,
shall implement a Giant Steps Autism Center for Excellence program for the study and
evaluation of autism and to provide related teacher training and other services. The program
shall be operated over a period of 3 school years, beginning with
the 2004-2005 school year. The State Board of Education is authorized to make
grants to school districts that apply to participate in the Giant Steps Autism Center for Excellence program.
The State
Board of Education shall by rule provide the form of application and criteria
to be used and applied in selecting participating school districts. Effective immediately.
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| AN ACT concerning education.
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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 changing Section |
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| 2-3.123 as follows:
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| (105 ILCS 5/2-3.123)
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| Sec. 2-3.123. Giant Steps Autism Center for Excellence
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| pilot program. From
appropriations made for purposes of this |
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| Section, the State Board of Education, in coordination with the |
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| Illinois Board of Higher Education,
shall implement and |
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| administer a Giant Steps Autism Center for Excellence
pilot
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| program for the study and
evaluation of autism and to provide |
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| related teacher training and other services. The program
shall |
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| be operated over a period of 3 school years, beginning with
the |
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| 2004-2005
1997-1998 school year. The State Board of Education |
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| is authorized to make
grants to school districts that apply to |
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| participate in the Giant Steps Autism Center for Excellence
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| program
as implemented and administered by the State Board of |
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| Education. The State
Board of Education shall by rule provide |
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| the form of application and criteria
to be used and applied in |
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| selecting participating school districts.
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| (Source: P.A. 90-498, eff. 8-18-97; 90-655, eff.
7-30-98.)
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
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| becoming law.
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