Full Text of HB5481 96th General Assembly
HB5481 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010 HB5481
Introduced 2/5/2010, by Rep. Renée Kosel SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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105 ILCS 5/14A-30 |
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105 ILCS 5/14A-45 |
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Amends the Gifted and Talented Children Article of the School Code. Changes provisions concerning approval of local programs for the education of gifted and talented children to provide that a local program may be approved for funding by the State Board of Education, pursuant to a request for proposals process, if funds for that purpose are available and, beginning with the beginning of the 2010-2011 academic year, if the local program submits an application for funds that includes a comprehensive plan showing that the applicant is capable of meeting a portion of the specified requirements, showing the program elements currently in place and a timeline for implementation of other elements, and demonstrating to the satisfaction of the State Board of Education that the applicant is capable of implementing a program of gifted education consistent with the Article. Includes an established professional organization in gifted education as an entity that may submit a proposal to the State Board of Education for a grant for services and materials. Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR
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HB5481 |
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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 Sections | 5 |
| 14A-30 and 14A-45 as follows: | 6 |
| (105 ILCS 5/14A-30) | 7 |
| Sec. 14A-30. Funding of local gifted education programs | 8 |
| Local programs; requirements . A In order for a local program | 9 |
| for the education of gifted and talented children may to be | 10 |
| approved for funding by the State Board of Education , pursuant | 11 |
| to a request for proposals process in order to qualify for | 12 |
| State funding , if funds for that purpose are available and, | 13 |
| beginning with , as of the beginning of the 2010-2011 2006-2007 | 14 |
| academic year, if the local program submits an application for | 15 |
| funds that includes a comprehensive plan (i) showing that the | 16 |
| applicant is capable of meeting a portion of must meet the | 17 |
| following minimum requirements , (ii) showing the program | 18 |
| elements currently in place and a timeline for implementation | 19 |
| of other elements, and (iii) demonstrating to the satisfaction | 20 |
| of the State Board of Education that the applicant is capable | 21 |
| of implementing a program of gifted education consistent with | 22 |
| this Article and demonstrate the fulfillment of these | 23 |
| requirements in a written program description submitted to the |
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| State Board of Education by the local educational agency | 2 |
| operating the program and modified if the program is | 3 |
| substantively altered : | 4 |
| (1) The use of a minimum of 3 assessment measures used | 5 |
| to identify gifted and talented children in each area in | 6 |
| which a program for gifted and talented children is | 7 |
| established, which may include without limitation scores | 8 |
| on standardized achievement tests, observation checklists, | 9 |
| portfolios, and currently-used district assessments. | 10 |
| (2) A priority emphasis on language arts and | 11 |
| mathematics. | 12 |
| (3) An identification method that uses the definition | 13 |
| of gifted and talented children as defined in Section | 14 |
| 14A-20 of this Code. | 15 |
| (4) Assessment instruments sensitive to the inclusion | 16 |
| of underrepresented groups, including low-income students, | 17 |
| minority students, and English language learners. | 18 |
| (5) A process of identification of gifted and talented | 19 |
| children that is of equal rigor in each area of aptitude | 20 |
| addressed by the program. | 21 |
| (6) The use of identification procedures that | 22 |
| appropriately correspond with the planned programs, | 23 |
| curricula, and services. | 24 |
| (7) A fair and equitable decision-making process. | 25 |
| (8) The availability of a fair and impartial appeal | 26 |
| process within the school, school district, or cooperative |
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| of school districts operating a program for parents or | 2 |
| guardians whose children are aggrieved by a decision of the | 3 |
| school, school district, or cooperative of school | 4 |
| districts regarding eligibility for participation in a | 5 |
| program. | 6 |
| (9) Procedures for annually informing the community | 7 |
| at-large, including parents, about the program and the | 8 |
| methods used for the identification of gifted and talented | 9 |
| children. | 10 |
| (10) Procedures for notifying parents or guardians of a | 11 |
| child of a decision affecting that child's participation in | 12 |
| a program. | 13 |
| (11) A description of how gifted and talented children | 14 |
| will be grouped and instructed in order to maximize the | 15 |
| educational benefits the children derive from | 16 |
| participation in the program, including curriculum | 17 |
| modifications and options that accelerate and add depth and | 18 |
| complexity to the curriculum content. | 19 |
| (12) An explanation of how the program emphasizes | 20 |
| higher-level skills attainment,
including problem-solving, | 21 |
| critical thinking, creative thinking, and research skills, | 22 |
| as embedded within relevant content areas. | 23 |
| (13) A methodology for measuring academic growth for | 24 |
| gifted and talented children and a procedure for | 25 |
| communicating a child's progress to his or her parents or | 26 |
| guardian, including, but not limited to, a report card. |
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| (14) The collection of data on growth in learning for | 2 |
| children in a program for gifted and talented children and | 3 |
| the reporting of the data to the State Board of Education. | 4 |
| (15) The designation of a supervisor responsible for | 5 |
| overseeing the educational program for gifted and talented | 6 |
| children. | 7 |
| (16) A showing that the certified teachers who are | 8 |
| assigned to teach gifted and talented children understand | 9 |
| the characteristics and educational needs of children and | 10 |
| are able to differentiate the curriculum and apply | 11 |
| instructional methods to meet the needs of the children. | 12 |
| (17) Plans for the continuation of professional | 13 |
| development for staff assigned to the program serving | 14 |
| gifted and talented children.
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| (Source: P.A. 94-151, eff. 7-8-05; 94-410, eff. 8-2-05; 95-331, | 16 |
| eff. 8-21-07.) | 17 |
| (105 ILCS 5/14A-45) | 18 |
| Sec. 14A-45. Grants for services and materials. Subject to | 19 |
| the availability of categorical grant funding or other funding | 20 |
| appropriated for such purposes, the State Board of Education | 21 |
| shall make grants available to fund educational programs for | 22 |
| gifted and talented children. A request-for-proposal process | 23 |
| shall be used in awarding grants for services and materials, | 24 |
| with carry over to the next fiscal year, under this Section. A | 25 |
| proposal may be submitted to the State Board of Education by a |
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| school district, 2 or more
cooperating school districts, a | 2 |
| county, 2 or more cooperating counties, an established | 3 |
| professional organization in gifted education, or a regional | 4 |
| office of education. The proposals shall include a statement of | 5 |
| the qualifications and duties of the personnel required in the | 6 |
| field of diagnostic, counseling, and consultative services and | 7 |
| the educational materials necessary. Upon receipt, the State | 8 |
| Board of Education shall evaluate the proposals in accordance | 9 |
| with criteria developed by the State Board of Education that is | 10 |
| consistent with this Article and shall award grants to the | 11 |
| extent funding is available. Educational programs for gifted | 12 |
| and talented children may be offered during the regular school | 13 |
| term and may include optional summer programs. As a condition | 14 |
| for State funding, a grantee must comply with the requirements | 15 |
| of this Article.
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| (Source: P.A. 94-151, eff. 7-8-05; 94-410, eff. 8-2-05.)
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 18 |
| becoming law.
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