Full Text of SB2039 103rd General Assembly
SB2039sam002 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY | Sen. Cristina H. Pacione-Zayas Filed: 3/21/2023
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2039
| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2039 by replacing | 3 | | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
| 4 | | "Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section | 5 | | Section 2-3.163 as follows: | 6 | | (105 ILCS 5/2-3.163) | 7 | | Sec. 2-3.163. PUNS Prioritization of Urgency of Need for | 8 | | Services database information for students and parents or | 9 | | guardians . | 10 | | (a) The General Assembly makes all of the following | 11 | | findings: | 12 | | (1) Pursuant to Section 10-26 of the Department of | 13 | | Human Services Act, the The Department of Human Services | 14 | | maintains a statewide database known as the PUNS | 15 | | Prioritization of Urgency of Need for Services that | 16 | | records information about individuals with intellectual |
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| 1 | | disabilities or developmental disabilities who are | 2 | | potentially in need of services. | 3 | | (2) The Department of Human Services uses the data on | 4 | | PUNS Prioritization of Urgency of Need for Services to | 5 | | select individuals for services as funding becomes | 6 | | available, to develop proposals and materials for | 7 | | budgeting, and to plan for future needs. | 8 | | (3) The PUNS database Prioritization of Urgency of | 9 | | Need for Services is available for children and adults | 10 | | with intellectual disabilities or a developmental | 11 | | disabilities disability who have an unmet service needs | 12 | | need anticipated in the next 5 years. The PUNS database is | 13 | | also available for children with intellectual disabilities | 14 | | or developmental disabilities with unmet service needs. | 15 | | (4) Registration to be included on the PUNS database | 16 | | Prioritization of Urgency of Need for Services is the | 17 | | first step toward receiving getting developmental | 18 | | disabilities services in this State. A child or an adult | 19 | | who is If individuals are not on the PUNS database, will | 20 | | not be Prioritization of Urgency of Need for Services | 21 | | waiting list, they are not in queue for State | 22 | | developmental disabilities services. | 23 | | (5) Lack of awareness and information about the PUNS | 24 | | database results in underutilization or delays in | 25 | | registration for the PUNS database by students with | 26 | | intellectual disabilities or developmental disabilities |
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| 1 | | and their parents or guardians Prioritization of Urgency | 2 | | of Need for Services may be underutilized by children and | 3 | | their parents or guardians due to lack of awareness or | 4 | | lack of information . | 5 | | (B) The purpose of this Section is to ensure that each | 6 | | student who has an individualized education program and the | 7 | | student's parents or guardian are informed about the PUNS | 8 | | database, where to register for the PUNS database, and who | 9 | | they can contact for information about the PUNS database and | 10 | | the PUNS database registration process. This Section is not | 11 | | intended to change the PUNS database registration process | 12 | | established by the Department of Human Services or to impose | 13 | | any responsibility on the State Board of Education or a school | 14 | | district to register students for the PUNS database. | 15 | | (b) The State Board of Education shall may work in | 16 | | collaboration with the Department of Human Services and with | 17 | | school districts to ensure that inform all students with | 18 | | intellectual disabilities or developmental disabilities and | 19 | | their parents or guardians are informed about the PUNS | 20 | | Prioritization of Urgency of Need for Services database , as | 21 | | described in subsections (c), (d) and (e) of this Section . | 22 | | As used in this Section "PUNS" means the Prioritization of | 23 | | Urgency of Need for Services database or PUNS database | 24 | | developed and maintained by the Department of Human Services | 25 | | pursuant to Section 10-26 of the Department of Human Services | 26 | | Act. |
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| 1 | | (c) The Subject to appropriation, the Department of Human | 2 | | Services and State Board of Education shall develop and | 3 | | implement an online, computer-based training program for at | 4 | | least one designated employee in every public school in this | 5 | | State to educate the designated employee or employees him or | 6 | | her about the PUNS Prioritization of Urgency of Need for | 7 | | Services database and steps required to register students for | 8 | | the PUNS database, including the documentation and information | 9 | | the parents or guardian will need for the registration | 10 | | process. to be taken to ensure children and adolescents are | 11 | | enrolled . The training shall include instruction on | 12 | | identifying and contacting for at least one designated | 13 | | employee in every public school in contacting the appropriate | 14 | | developmental disabilities Independent Service Coordination | 15 | | agency ("ISC") to register students for the PUNS database. | 16 | | enroll children and adolescents in the database . The training | 17 | | of the designated employee or employees shall also include | 18 | | information about organizations and programs available in this | 19 | | State that offer assistance to families in understanding the | 20 | | PUNS database and navigating the PUNS database registration | 21 | | process. Each school district shall post on its public website | 22 | | and include in its student handbook the names of the | 23 | | designated trained employee or employees in each school within | 24 | | the school district. At least one designated employee in every | 25 | | public school shall ensure the opportunity to enroll in the | 26 | | Prioritization of Urgency of Need for Services database is |
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| 1 | | discussed during annual individualized education program (IEP) | 2 | | meetings for all children and adolescents believed to have a | 3 | | developmental disability. | 4 | | (c-5) During the student's annual individualized education | 5 | | program (IEP) review meeting, if the student is believed to | 6 | | have an intellectual disability or a developmental disability, | 7 | | the student's IEP team shall determine the student's PUNS | 8 | | database registration status based upon information provided | 9 | | by the student's parents or guardian or by the student. If it | 10 | | is determined that the student is not registered for the PUNS | 11 | | database or if it is unclear whether the student is registered | 12 | | for the PUNS database, the parents or guardian and the student | 13 | | shall be referred to a designated employee of the public | 14 | | school who has completed the training described in subsection | 15 | | (c). The designated employee may, but need not be, a member of | 16 | | the student's IEP team. The designated trained employee shall | 17 | | provide the student's parents or guardian and the student with | 18 | | the name, location and contact information of the appropriate | 19 | | ISC to contact in order to register the student for the PUNS | 20 | | database. The designated trained employee shall also identify | 21 | | for the parents or guardian and student the information and | 22 | | documentation they will need to complete the PUNS database | 23 | | registration process with the ISC, and shall also provide | 24 | | information to the parents or guardian and student about | 25 | | organizations and programs available in this State that offer | 26 | | information to families about the PUNS database and the PUNS |
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| 1 | | database registration process. | 2 | | (d) The State Board of Education, in consultation with the | 3 | | Department of Human Services, through school districts, shall | 4 | | provide to parents and guardians of each student with an IEP | 5 | | students a copy of the latest version of the Department of | 6 | | Human Services's guide titled "Understanding PUNS: A Guide to | 7 | | Prioritization for Urgency of Need for Services" each year at | 8 | | the annual review meeting for the student's individualized | 9 | | education program , including the consideration required in | 10 | | subsection (e) of this Section .
| 11 | | (e) (Blank). The Department of Human Services shall | 12 | | consider the length of time spent on the Prioritization of | 13 | | Urgency of Need for Services waiting list, in addition to | 14 | | other factors considered, when selecting individuals on the | 15 | | list for services. | 16 | | (Source: P.A. 102-57, eff. 7-9-21.)".
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