Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB0454

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Children with Disabilities Article of the School Code. With regard to individualized education programs, provides that if a child's individualized education program team determines that the child does not require assistive technology services or devices, the team shall include a statement in the child's program that informs the child's parent or guardian of the decision and the basis for the decision. Effective immediately.

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Children with Disabilities Article of the School Code. With regard to individualized education programs, provides that at the child's initial IEP meeting and at each annual review meeting, the child's IEP team shall provide the child's parent or guardian with a written notification that informs the parent or guardian that the IEP team is required to consider whether the child requires assistive technology in order to receive free, appropriate public education. Requires the notification to also include a toll free telephone number and internet address for the State's assistive technology program. For the Chicago school district only, provides that no later than 10 calendar days prior to a child's individualized education program meeting or as soon as possible if a meeting is scheduled within 10 calendar days with written parental consent, the school board or school personnel must provide the child's parent or guardian with a written notification of the services that require a specific data collection procedure from the school district for services related to the individualized education program. Provides that no later than 5 school days prior to a child's individualized education program meeting or as soon as possible if a meeting is scheduled within 5 school days with written parental consent, the school board or school personnel must provide the child's parent or guardian with a draft individualized education program. Provides that if a child's individualized education program team determines that certain services are required in order for the child to receive a free, appropriate public education and those services are not implemented within 10 school days after the team's determination, then the school board shall provide the child's parent or guardian with notification that those services have not yet been administered to the child. Permits the State Board of Education to create a telephone hotline to address complaints regarding the school district's special education services or lack of special education services. Prohibits the school district from using any measure that would prevent or delay an individualized education program team from adding a service to the program or creating a time restriction in which a service is prohibited from being added to the program. Effective immediately.

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