Full Text of HB4537 95th General Assembly
HB4537eng 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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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 adding Sections | 5 |
| 2-3.148 and 27-23.8 as follows: | 6 |
| (105 ILCS 5/2-3.148 new)
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| Sec. 2-3.148. Disability history and awareness campaign. | 8 |
| The State Board of Education shall promote an annual campaign | 9 |
| about disability history and awareness in this State. The | 10 |
| campaign shall be designed to increase public awareness and | 11 |
| respect for people with disabilities who comprise a substantial | 12 |
| percentage of this State's population, teach future | 13 |
| generations that people with disabilities have a rich history | 14 |
| and have made valuable contributions throughout this State and | 15 |
| the United States, and teach future generations that disability | 16 |
| is a natural part of life and that people with disabilities | 17 |
| have a right to be treated with civil, legal, and human rights | 18 |
| and as full human beings above all else. Notwithstanding any | 19 |
| other rulemaking authority that may exist, neither the Governor | 20 |
| nor any agency or agency head under the jurisdiction of the | 21 |
| Governor has any authority to make or promulgate rules to | 22 |
| implement or enforce the provisions of this amendatory Act of | 23 |
| the 95th General Assembly. If, however, the Governor believes |
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| that rules are necessary to implement or enforce the provisions | 2 |
| of this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly, the | 3 |
| Governor may suggest rules to the General Assembly by filing | 4 |
| them with the Clerk of the House and the Secretary of the | 5 |
| Senate and by requesting that the General Assembly authorize | 6 |
| such rulemaking by law, enact those suggested rules into law, | 7 |
| or take any other appropriate action in the General Assembly's | 8 |
| discretion. Nothing contained in this amendatory Act of the | 9 |
| 95th General Assembly shall be interpreted to grant rulemaking | 10 |
| authority under any other Illinois statute where such authority | 11 |
| is not otherwise explicitly given. For the purposes of this | 12 |
| amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly, "rules" is given | 13 |
| the meaning contained in Section 1-70 of the Illinois | 14 |
| Administrative Procedure Act, and "agency" and "agency head" | 15 |
| are given the meanings contained in Sections 1-20 and 1-25 of | 16 |
| the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act to the extent that | 17 |
| such definitions apply to agencies or agency heads under the | 18 |
| jurisdiction of the Governor. | 19 |
| (105 ILCS 5/27-23.8 new)
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| Sec. 27-23.8. Disability history and awareness. | 21 |
| (a) A school district shall provide instruction on | 22 |
| disability history, people with disabilities, and the | 23 |
| disability rights movement. Instruction may be included in | 24 |
| those courses that the school district chooses. This | 25 |
| instruction must be founded on the principle that all students, |
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| including students with disabilities, have the right to | 2 |
| exercise self-determination. When possible, individuals with | 3 |
| disabilities should be incorporated into the development and | 4 |
| delivery of this instruction. This instruction may be | 5 |
| supplemented by knowledgeable guest speakers from the | 6 |
| disability community. A school board may collaborate with | 7 |
| community-based organizations, such as centers for independent | 8 |
| living, parent training and information centers, and other | 9 |
| consumer-driven groups, and disability membership | 10 |
| organizations in creating this instruction. | 11 |
| (b) The State Board of Education may prepare and make | 12 |
| available to all school boards resource materials that may be | 13 |
| used as guidelines for the development of instruction for | 14 |
| disability history and awareness under this Section. | 15 |
| (c) Each school board shall determine the minimum amount of | 16 |
| instructional time required under this Section. | 17 |
| (d) The regional superintendent of schools shall monitor a | 18 |
| school district's compliance with this Section's curricular | 19 |
| requirement during his or her annual compliance visit. | 20 |
| (e) Notwithstanding any other rulemaking authority that | 21 |
| may exist, neither the Governor nor any agency or agency head | 22 |
| under the jurisdiction of the Governor has any authority to | 23 |
| make or promulgate rules to implement or enforce the provisions | 24 |
| of this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly. If, | 25 |
| however, the Governor believes that rules are necessary to | 26 |
| implement or enforce the provisions of this amendatory Act of |
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| the 95th General Assembly, the Governor may suggest rules to | 2 |
| the General Assembly by filing them with the Clerk of the House | 3 |
| and the Secretary of the Senate and by requesting that the | 4 |
| General Assembly authorize such rulemaking by law, enact those | 5 |
| suggested rules into law, or take any other appropriate action | 6 |
| in the General Assembly's discretion. Nothing contained in this | 7 |
| amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly shall be | 8 |
| interpreted to grant rulemaking authority under any other | 9 |
| Illinois statute where such authority is not otherwise | 10 |
| explicitly given. For the purposes of this subsection (c), | 11 |
| "rules" is given the meaning contained in Section 1-70 of the | 12 |
| Illinois Administrative Procedure Act, and "agency" and | 13 |
| "agency head" are given the meanings contained in Sections 1-20 | 14 |
| and 1-25 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act to the | 15 |
| extent that such definitions apply to agencies or agency heads | 16 |
| under the jurisdiction of the Governor.
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| Section 10. The University of Illinois Act is amended by | 18 |
| adding Section 40 as follows: | 19 |
| (110 ILCS 305/40 new) | 20 |
| Sec. 40. Disability history and awareness. The University | 21 |
| may conduct and promote activities that provide education on, | 22 |
| awareness of, and an understanding of disability history, | 23 |
| people with disabilities, and the disability rights movement. | 24 |
| Notwithstanding any other rulemaking authority that may exist, |
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| neither the Governor or University nor any agency or agency | 2 |
| head under the jurisdiction of the Governor has any authority | 3 |
| to make or promulgate rules to implement or enforce the | 4 |
| provisions of this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly. | 5 |
| If, however, the Governor or University believes that rules are | 6 |
| necessary to implement or enforce the provisions of this | 7 |
| amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly, the Governor or | 8 |
| University may suggest rules to the General Assembly by filing | 9 |
| them with the Clerk of the House and the Secretary of the | 10 |
| Senate and by requesting that the General Assembly authorize | 11 |
| such rulemaking by law, enact those suggested rules into law, | 12 |
| or take any other appropriate action in the General Assembly's | 13 |
| discretion. Nothing contained in this amendatory Act of the | 14 |
| 95th General Assembly shall be interpreted to grant rulemaking | 15 |
| authority under any other Illinois statute where such authority | 16 |
| is not otherwise explicitly given. For the purposes of this | 17 |
| paragraph, "rules" is given the meaning contained in Section | 18 |
| 1-70 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act, and "agency" | 19 |
| and "agency head" are given the meanings contained in Sections | 20 |
| 1-20 and 1-25 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act to | 21 |
| the extent that such definitions apply to agencies or agency | 22 |
| heads under the jurisdiction of the Governor. | 23 |
| Section 15. The Southern Illinois University Management | 24 |
| Act is amended by adding Section 25 as follows: |
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| (110 ILCS 520/25 new) | 2 |
| Sec. 25. Disability history and awareness. The University | 3 |
| may conduct and promote activities that provide education on, | 4 |
| awareness of, and an understanding of disability history, | 5 |
| people with disabilities, and the disability rights movement. | 6 |
| Notwithstanding any other rulemaking authority that may exist, | 7 |
| neither the Governor or University nor any agency or agency | 8 |
| head under the jurisdiction of the Governor has any authority | 9 |
| to make or promulgate rules to implement or enforce the | 10 |
| provisions of this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly. | 11 |
| If, however, the Governor or University believes that rules are | 12 |
| necessary to implement or enforce the provisions of this | 13 |
| amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly, the Governor or | 14 |
| University may suggest rules to the General Assembly by filing | 15 |
| them with the Clerk of the House and the Secretary of the | 16 |
| Senate and by requesting that the General Assembly authorize | 17 |
| such rulemaking by law, enact those suggested rules into law, | 18 |
| or take any other appropriate action in the General Assembly's | 19 |
| discretion. Nothing contained in this amendatory Act of the | 20 |
| 95th General Assembly shall be interpreted to grant rulemaking | 21 |
| authority under any other Illinois statute where such authority | 22 |
| is not otherwise explicitly given. For the purposes of this | 23 |
| paragraph, "rules" is given the meaning contained in Section | 24 |
| 1-70 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act, and "agency" | 25 |
| and "agency head" are given the meanings contained in Sections | 26 |
| 1-20 and 1-25 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act to |
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| the extent that such definitions apply to agencies or agency | 2 |
| heads under the jurisdiction of the Governor. | 3 |
| Section 20. The Chicago State University Law is amended by | 4 |
| adding Section 5-135 as follows: | 5 |
| (110 ILCS 660/5-135 new) | 6 |
| Sec. 5-135. Disability history and awareness. The | 7 |
| University may conduct and promote activities that provide | 8 |
| education on, awareness of, and an understanding of disability | 9 |
| history, people with disabilities, and the disability rights | 10 |
| movement. Notwithstanding any other rulemaking authority that | 11 |
| may exist, neither the Governor or University nor any agency or | 12 |
| agency head under the jurisdiction of the Governor has any | 13 |
| authority to make or promulgate rules to implement or enforce | 14 |
| the provisions of this amendatory Act of the 95th General | 15 |
| Assembly. If, however, the Governor or University believes that | 16 |
| rules are necessary to implement or enforce the provisions of | 17 |
| this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly, the Governor | 18 |
| or University may suggest rules to the General Assembly by | 19 |
| filing them with the Clerk of the House and the Secretary of | 20 |
| the Senate and by requesting that the General Assembly | 21 |
| authorize such rulemaking by law, enact those suggested rules | 22 |
| into law, or take any other appropriate action in the General | 23 |
| Assembly's discretion. Nothing contained in this amendatory | 24 |
| Act of the 95th General Assembly shall be interpreted to grant |
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| rulemaking authority under any other Illinois statute where | 2 |
| such authority is not otherwise explicitly given. For the | 3 |
| purposes of this paragraph, "rules" is given the meaning | 4 |
| contained in Section 1-70 of the Illinois Administrative | 5 |
| Procedure Act, and "agency" and "agency head" are given the | 6 |
| meanings contained in Sections 1-20 and 1-25 of the Illinois | 7 |
| Administrative Procedure Act to the extent that such | 8 |
| definitions apply to agencies or agency heads under the | 9 |
| jurisdiction of the Governor. | 10 |
| Section 25. The Eastern Illinois University Law is amended | 11 |
| by adding Section 10-135 as follows: | 12 |
| (110 ILCS 665/10-135 new) | 13 |
| Sec. 10-135. Disability history and awareness. The | 14 |
| University may conduct and promote activities that provide | 15 |
| education on, awareness of, and an understanding of disability | 16 |
| history, people with disabilities, and the disability rights | 17 |
| movement. Notwithstanding any other rulemaking authority that | 18 |
| may exist, neither the Governor or University nor any agency or | 19 |
| agency head under the jurisdiction of the Governor has any | 20 |
| authority to make or promulgate rules to implement or enforce | 21 |
| the provisions of this amendatory Act of the 95th General | 22 |
| Assembly. If, however, the Governor or University believes that | 23 |
| rules are necessary to implement or enforce the provisions of | 24 |
| this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly, the Governor |
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| or University may suggest rules to the General Assembly by | 2 |
| filing them with the Clerk of the House and the Secretary of | 3 |
| the Senate and by requesting that the General Assembly | 4 |
| authorize such rulemaking by law, enact those suggested rules | 5 |
| into law, or take any other appropriate action in the General | 6 |
| Assembly's discretion. Nothing contained in this amendatory | 7 |
| Act of the 95th General Assembly shall be interpreted to grant | 8 |
| rulemaking authority under any other Illinois statute where | 9 |
| such authority is not otherwise explicitly given. For the | 10 |
| purposes of this paragraph, "rules" is given the meaning | 11 |
| contained in Section 1-70 of the Illinois Administrative | 12 |
| Procedure Act, and "agency" and "agency head" are given the | 13 |
| meanings contained in Sections 1-20 and 1-25 of the Illinois | 14 |
| Administrative Procedure Act to the extent that such | 15 |
| definitions apply to agencies or agency heads under the | 16 |
| jurisdiction of the Governor. | 17 |
| Section 30. The Governors State University Law is amended | 18 |
| by adding Section 15-135 as follows: | 19 |
| (110 ILCS 670/15-135 new) | 20 |
| Sec. 15-135. Disability history and awareness. The | 21 |
| University may conduct and promote activities that provide | 22 |
| education on, awareness of, and an understanding of disability | 23 |
| history, people with disabilities, and the disability rights | 24 |
| movement. Notwithstanding any other rulemaking authority that |
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| may exist, neither the Governor or University nor any agency or | 2 |
| agency head under the jurisdiction of the Governor has any | 3 |
| authority to make or promulgate rules to implement or enforce | 4 |
| the provisions of this amendatory Act of the 95th General | 5 |
| Assembly. If, however, the Governor or University believes that | 6 |
| rules are necessary to implement or enforce the provisions of | 7 |
| this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly, the Governor | 8 |
| or University may suggest rules to the General Assembly by | 9 |
| filing them with the Clerk of the House and the Secretary of | 10 |
| the Senate and by requesting that the General Assembly | 11 |
| authorize such rulemaking by law, enact those suggested rules | 12 |
| into law, or take any other appropriate action in the General | 13 |
| Assembly's discretion. Nothing contained in this amendatory | 14 |
| Act of the 95th General Assembly shall be interpreted to grant | 15 |
| rulemaking authority under any other Illinois statute where | 16 |
| such authority is not otherwise explicitly given. For the | 17 |
| purposes of this paragraph, "rules" is given the meaning | 18 |
| contained in Section 1-70 of the Illinois Administrative | 19 |
| Procedure Act, and "agency" and "agency head" are given the | 20 |
| meanings contained in Sections 1-20 and 1-25 of the Illinois | 21 |
| Administrative Procedure Act to the extent that such | 22 |
| definitions apply to agencies or agency heads under the | 23 |
| jurisdiction of the Governor. | 24 |
| Section 35. The Illinois State University Law is amended by | 25 |
| adding Section 20-140 as follows: |
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| (110 ILCS 675/20-140 new) | 2 |
| Sec. 20-140. Disability history and awareness. The | 3 |
| University may conduct and promote activities that provide | 4 |
| education on, awareness of, and an understanding of disability | 5 |
| history, people with disabilities, and the disability rights | 6 |
| movement. Notwithstanding any other rulemaking authority that | 7 |
| may exist, neither the Governor or University nor any agency or | 8 |
| agency head under the jurisdiction of the Governor has any | 9 |
| authority to make or promulgate rules to implement or enforce | 10 |
| the provisions of this amendatory Act of the 95th General | 11 |
| Assembly. If, however, the Governor or University believes that | 12 |
| rules are necessary to implement or enforce the provisions of | 13 |
| this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly, the Governor | 14 |
| or University may suggest rules to the General Assembly by | 15 |
| filing them with the Clerk of the House and the Secretary of | 16 |
| the Senate and by requesting that the General Assembly | 17 |
| authorize such rulemaking by law, enact those suggested rules | 18 |
| into law, or take any other appropriate action in the General | 19 |
| Assembly's discretion. Nothing contained in this amendatory | 20 |
| Act of the 95th General Assembly shall be interpreted to grant | 21 |
| rulemaking authority under any other Illinois statute where | 22 |
| such authority is not otherwise explicitly given. For the | 23 |
| purposes of this paragraph, "rules" is given the meaning | 24 |
| contained in Section 1-70 of the Illinois Administrative | 25 |
| Procedure Act, and "agency" and "agency head" are given the |
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| meanings contained in Sections 1-20 and 1-25 of the Illinois | 2 |
| Administrative Procedure Act to the extent that such | 3 |
| definitions apply to agencies or agency heads under the | 4 |
| jurisdiction of the Governor. | 5 |
| Section 40. The Northeastern Illinois University Law is | 6 |
| amended by adding Section 25-135 as follows: | 7 |
| (110 ILCS 680/25-135 new) | 8 |
| Sec. 25-135. Disability history and awareness. The | 9 |
| University may conduct and promote activities that provide | 10 |
| education on, awareness of, and an understanding of disability | 11 |
| history, people with disabilities, and the disability rights | 12 |
| movement. Notwithstanding any other rulemaking authority that | 13 |
| may exist, neither the Governor or University nor any agency or | 14 |
| agency head under the jurisdiction of the Governor has any | 15 |
| authority to make or promulgate rules to implement or enforce | 16 |
| the provisions of this amendatory Act of the 95th General | 17 |
| Assembly. If, however, the Governor or University believes that | 18 |
| rules are necessary to implement or enforce the provisions of | 19 |
| this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly, the Governor | 20 |
| or University may suggest rules to the General Assembly by | 21 |
| filing them with the Clerk of the House and the Secretary of | 22 |
| the Senate and by requesting that the General Assembly | 23 |
| authorize such rulemaking by law, enact those suggested rules | 24 |
| into law, or take any other appropriate action in the General |
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| Assembly's discretion. Nothing contained in this amendatory | 2 |
| Act of the 95th General Assembly shall be interpreted to grant | 3 |
| rulemaking authority under any other Illinois statute where | 4 |
| such authority is not otherwise explicitly given. For the | 5 |
| purposes of this paragraph, "rules" is given the meaning | 6 |
| contained in Section 1-70 of the Illinois Administrative | 7 |
| Procedure Act, and "agency" and "agency head" are given the | 8 |
| meanings contained in Sections 1-20 and 1-25 of the Illinois | 9 |
| Administrative Procedure Act to the extent that such | 10 |
| definitions apply to agencies or agency heads under the | 11 |
| jurisdiction of the Governor. | 12 |
| Section 45. The Northern Illinois University Law is amended | 13 |
| by adding Section 30-145 as follows: | 14 |
| (110 ILCS 685/30-145 new) | 15 |
| Sec. 30-145. Disability history and awareness. The | 16 |
| University may conduct and promote activities that provide | 17 |
| education on, awareness of, and an understanding of disability | 18 |
| history, people with disabilities, and the disability rights | 19 |
| movement. Notwithstanding any other rulemaking authority that | 20 |
| may exist, neither the Governor or University nor any agency or | 21 |
| agency head under the jurisdiction of the Governor has any | 22 |
| authority to make or promulgate rules to implement or enforce | 23 |
| the provisions of this amendatory Act of the 95th General | 24 |
| Assembly. If, however, the Governor or University believes that |
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| rules are necessary to implement or enforce the provisions of | 2 |
| this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly, the Governor | 3 |
| or University may suggest rules to the General Assembly by | 4 |
| filing them with the Clerk of the House and the Secretary of | 5 |
| the Senate and by requesting that the General Assembly | 6 |
| authorize such rulemaking by law, enact those suggested rules | 7 |
| into law, or take any other appropriate action in the General | 8 |
| Assembly's discretion. Nothing contained in this amendatory | 9 |
| Act of the 95th General Assembly shall be interpreted to grant | 10 |
| rulemaking authority under any other Illinois statute where | 11 |
| such authority is not otherwise explicitly given. For the | 12 |
| purposes of this paragraph, "rules" is given the meaning | 13 |
| contained in Section 1-70 of the Illinois Administrative | 14 |
| Procedure Act, and "agency" and "agency head" are given the | 15 |
| meanings contained in Sections 1-20 and 1-25 of the Illinois | 16 |
| Administrative Procedure Act to the extent that such | 17 |
| definitions apply to agencies or agency heads under the | 18 |
| jurisdiction of the Governor. | 19 |
| Section 50. The Western Illinois University Law is amended | 20 |
| by adding Section 35-140 as follows: | 21 |
| (110 ILCS 690/35-140 new) | 22 |
| Sec. 35-140. Disability history and awareness. The | 23 |
| University may conduct and promote activities that provide | 24 |
| education on, awareness of, and an understanding of disability |
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| history, people with disabilities, and the disability rights | 2 |
| movement. Notwithstanding any other rulemaking authority that | 3 |
| may exist, neither the Governor or University nor any agency or | 4 |
| agency head under the jurisdiction of the Governor has any | 5 |
| authority to make or promulgate rules to implement or enforce | 6 |
| the provisions of this amendatory Act of the 95th General | 7 |
| Assembly. If, however, the Governor or University believes that | 8 |
| rules are necessary to implement or enforce the provisions of | 9 |
| this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly, the Governor | 10 |
| or University may suggest rules to the General Assembly by | 11 |
| filing them with the Clerk of the House and the Secretary of | 12 |
| the Senate and by requesting that the General Assembly | 13 |
| authorize such rulemaking by law, enact those suggested rules | 14 |
| into law, or take any other appropriate action in the General | 15 |
| Assembly's discretion. Nothing contained in this amendatory | 16 |
| Act of the 95th General Assembly shall be interpreted to grant | 17 |
| rulemaking authority under any other Illinois statute where | 18 |
| such authority is not otherwise explicitly given. For the | 19 |
| purposes of this paragraph, "rules" is given the meaning | 20 |
| contained in Section 1-70 of the Illinois Administrative | 21 |
| Procedure Act, and "agency" and "agency head" are given the | 22 |
| meanings contained in Sections 1-20 and 1-25 of the Illinois | 23 |
| Administrative Procedure Act to the extent that such | 24 |
| definitions apply to agencies or agency heads under the | 25 |
| jurisdiction of the Governor.
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