Full Text of HB4822 95th General Assembly
HB4822 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008 HB4822
Introduced , by Rep. Elizabeth Coulson SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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105 ILCS 5/14-8.03 |
from Ch. 122, par. 14-8.03 |
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Amends the Children with Disabilities Article of the School Code. Makes changes to a Section concerning transition goals, supports, and services. Removes certain provisions concerning transition goals and supports. Provides instead that beginning no later than the first individualized education plan (IEP) in effect when the student turns age 14 1/2 (or younger if determined appropriate by the IEP Team) and updated annually thereafter, the IEP must include (i) measurable postsecondary goals based upon age-appropriate transition assessments and other information available regarding the student that are related to training, education, employment, and, where appropriate, independent living skills and (ii) the transition services needed to assist the student in reaching those goals, including courses of study. Makes changes concerning additional IEP Team members, the IEP identifying each person responsible for transition services, the involvement of a public or private entity outside of the school district in transition services, the limit on a public school's responsibility for delivering educational services, and submitting a summary to the local Transition Planning Committee. Effective immediately.
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HB4822 |
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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 | 5 |
| 14-8.03 as follows:
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| (105 ILCS 5/14-8.03) (from Ch. 122, par. 14-8.03)
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| Sec. 14-8.03. Transition goals, supports, and services.
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| (a) For purposes of this Section, "transition services" | 9 |
| means a coordinated set of activities for a child with a | 10 |
| disability that (i) is designed to be within a results-oriented | 11 |
| process that is focused on improving the academic and | 12 |
| functional achievement of the child with a disability to | 13 |
| facilitate the child's movement from school to post-school | 14 |
| activities, including post-secondary education, vocational | 15 |
| education, integrated employment (including supported | 16 |
| employment), continuing and adult education, adult services, | 17 |
| independent living, or community participation; (ii) is based | 18 |
| on the individual child's needs, taking into account the | 19 |
| child's strengths, preferences, and interests; and (iii) | 20 |
| includes instruction, related services, community experiences, | 21 |
| the development of employment and other post-school adult | 22 |
| living objectives, and, if appropriate, acquisition of daily | 23 |
| living skills and the provision of a functional vocational |
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| evaluation. Transition services for a student with a disability | 2 |
| may be special education, if provided as specially designed | 3 |
| instruction, or a related service if required to assist a | 4 |
| student with a disability to benefit from special education. | 5 |
| (a-5) Beginning no later than the first individualized | 6 |
| education plan (IEP) in effect when the student turns age 14 | 7 |
| 1/2 (or younger if determined appropriate by the IEP Team) and | 8 |
| updated annually thereafter, the IEP must include (i) | 9 |
| measurable postsecondary goals based upon age-appropriate | 10 |
| transition assessments and other information available | 11 |
| regarding the student that are related to training, education, | 12 |
| employment, and, where appropriate, independent living skills | 13 |
| and (ii) the transition services needed to assist the student | 14 |
| in reaching those goals, including courses of study. A school | 15 |
| district shall consider, and develop when needed, the
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| transition goals and supports for eligible students with
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| disabilities not later than the school
year in which the | 18 |
| student reaches age 14 1/2 at the individualized education
plan | 19 |
| meeting and provide services as identified on the
student's | 20 |
| individualized
education plan. Transition goals shall
be based | 21 |
| on appropriate
evaluation procedures and information, take | 22 |
| into consideration the
preferences of the student and his or | 23 |
| her parents or guardian, be
outcome-oriented, and include | 24 |
| employment,
post-secondary
education, and community living | 25 |
| alternatives. Consideration of these goals
shall result in the | 26 |
| clarification of a school district's responsibility to
deliver |
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| specific educational services such as vocational training and | 2 |
| community
living skills instruction.
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| (b) To appropriately assess and develop IEP transition | 4 |
| goals and transition services for a student with a disability | 5 |
| plan for the student's transition needs ,
additional IEP Team | 6 |
| individualized education plan team members may be
necessary
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| may be asked by the school district to participate assist in | 8 |
| the transition planning process.
Additional individualized | 9 |
| education plan team members
may include a
representative from | 10 |
| the Department of Human Services or another State agency ,
a | 11 |
| case coordinator, or persons representing other public or | 12 |
| community agencies or
services , such as adult service providers | 13 |
| or public community colleges . The IEP individualized education | 14 |
| plan shall identify specify
each person
responsible for | 15 |
| coordinating and
delivering transition services. If a | 16 |
| student's transition services include the involvement of a | 17 |
| public or private entity outside of the school district, the | 18 |
| school district shall confirm to the IEP Team whether the | 19 |
| linkage to the outside entity has been achieved. The public | 20 |
| school's responsibility for
delivering educational services | 21 |
| does not extend beyond the time the student
leaves school or | 22 |
| when the student reaches age 21.
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| (c) A school district shall submit annually a summary of | 24 |
| each eligible
student's IEP transition goals and transition | 25 |
| services needed supports resulting from the IEP Team
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| individualized education plan
team
meeting to the appropriate |
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| local Transition Planning Committee. If
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| disabilities who are ineligible for special education services
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| request transition services, local public school districts | 4 |
| shall assist those
students by identifying post-secondary | 5 |
| school goals, delivering appropriate
education services, and | 6 |
| coordinating with other agencies and services for
assistance.
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| (Source: P.A. 92-452, eff. 8-21-01.)
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 9 |
| becoming law.
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