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| | 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
HB4367 Introduced , by Rep. Patricia R. Bellock SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the School Code. Requires the State Board of Education to reestablish the reading instruction advisory group abolished on December 15, 2015 to complete the abolished group's work. Provides that the reestablished advisory group shall complete its work before December 31, 2016 and is abolished on December 31, 2016. Effective immediately.
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| | HB4367 | | LRB099 15830 SXM 40182 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning education.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section |
| 5 | | 2-3.161 as follows:
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| 6 | | (105 ILCS 5/2-3.161) |
| 7 | | Sec. 2-3.161. Definition of dyslexia in rules; reading |
| 8 | | instruction advisory group. |
| 9 | | (a) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules that |
| 10 | | incorporate an international definition of dyslexia into Part |
| 11 | | 226 of Title 23 of the Illinois Administrative Code. |
| 12 | | (b) Subject to specific State appropriation or the |
| 13 | | availability of private donations, the State Board of Education |
| 14 | | shall establish an advisory group to develop a training module |
| 15 | | or training modules to provide education and professional |
| 16 | | development to teachers, school administrators, and other |
| 17 | | education professionals regarding multi-sensory, systematic, |
| 18 | | and sequential instruction in reading. This advisory group |
| 19 | | shall complete its work before December 15, 2015 and is |
| 20 | | abolished on December 15, 2015. The State Board of Education |
| 21 | | shall reestablish the advisory group abolished on December 15, |
| 22 | | 2015 to complete the abolished group's work. The reestablished |
| 23 | | advisory group shall complete its work before December 31, 2016 |