Full Text of HB4926 99th General Assembly
HB4926 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2015 and 2016 HB4926 Introduced , by Rep. Jim Durkin - C.D. Davidsmeyer SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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Amends the Rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning residential schools for children with visual and hearing disabilities.
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning State government.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The Rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities | 5 | | Act is amended by changing Section 10 as follows:
| 6 | | (20 ILCS 2405/10) (from Ch. 23, par. 3441)
| 7 | | Sec. 10. Residential schools; visual and hearing | 8 | | disabilities.
| 9 | | (a) The Department of Human Services shall operate
| 10 | | residential schools for the the education of children with | 11 | | visual and hearing
disabilities who are unable to take | 12 | | advantage of the regular educational
facilities provided in the | 13 | | community, and shall provide in connection
therewith such | 14 | | academic, vocational, and related services as may be
required. | 15 | | Children shall be eligible for admission to these schools only
| 16 | | after proper diagnosis and evaluation, in accordance with | 17 | | procedures
prescribed by the Department.
| 18 | | (a-5) The Superintendent of the Illinois School for the | 19 | | Deaf shall be the chief executive officer of, and shall be | 20 | | responsible for the day to day operations of, the School, and | 21 | | shall obtain educational and professional employees who are | 22 | | certified by the Illinois State Board of Education or licensed | 23 | | by the appropriate agency or entity to which licensing |
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| 1 | | authority has been delegated, as well as all other employees of | 2 | | the School, subject to the provisions of the Personnel Code and | 3 | | any applicable collective bargaining agreement. The | 4 | | Superintendent shall be appointed by the Governor, by and with | 5 | | the advice and consent of the Senate. In the case of a vacancy | 6 | | in the office of Superintendent during the recess of the | 7 | | Senate, the Governor shall make a temporary appointment until | 8 | | the next meeting of the Senate, when the Governor shall | 9 | | nominate some person to fill the office, and any person so | 10 | | nominated who is confirmed by the Senate shall hold office | 11 | | during the remainder of the term and until his or her successor | 12 | | is appointed and qualified. The Superintendent shall hold | 13 | | office (i) for a term expiring on June 30 of 2015, and every 4 | 14 | | years thereafter and (ii) until the Superintendent's successor | 15 | | is appointed and qualified. The Superintendent shall devote his | 16 | | or her full time to the duties of the office, shall not serve | 17 | | in any other capacity during his or her term of office, and | 18 | | shall receive such compensation as the Governor shall | 19 | | determine. The Superintendent shall have an administrative | 20 | | certificate with a superintendent endorsement as provided for | 21 | | under Section 21-7.1 of the School Code, and shall have degrees | 22 | | in both educational administration and deaf education, | 23 | | together with at least 15 years of experience in either deaf | 24 | | education, the administration of deaf education, or a | 25 | | combination of the 2. | 26 | | (a-10) The Superintendent of the Illinois School for the |
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| 1 | | Visually Impaired shall be the chief executive officer of, and | 2 | | shall be responsible for the day to day operations of, the | 3 | | School, and shall obtain educational and professional | 4 | | employees who are certified by the Illinois State Board of | 5 | | Education or licensed by the appropriate agency or entity to | 6 | | which licensing authority has been delegated, as well as all | 7 | | other employees of the School, subject to the provisions of the | 8 | | Personnel Code and any applicable collective bargaining | 9 | | agreement. The Superintendent shall be appointed by the | 10 | | Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. In | 11 | | the case of a vacancy in the office of Superintendent during | 12 | | the recess of the Senate, the Governor shall make a temporary | 13 | | appointment until the next meeting of the Senate, when the | 14 | | Governor shall nominate some person to fill the office, and any | 15 | | person so nominated who is confirmed by the Senate shall hold | 16 | | office during the remainder of the term and until his or her | 17 | | successor is appointed and qualified. The Superintendent shall | 18 | | hold office (i) for a term expiring on June 30 of 2015, and | 19 | | every 4 years thereafter and (ii) until the Superintendent's | 20 | | successor is appointed and qualified. The Superintendent shall | 21 | | devote his or her full time to the duties of the office, shall | 22 | | not serve in any other capacity during his or her term of | 23 | | office, and shall receive such compensation as the Governor | 24 | | shall determine. The Superintendent shall have an | 25 | | administrative certificate with a superintendent endorsement | 26 | | as provided for under Section 21-7.1 of the School Code, and |
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| 1 | | shall have degrees in both educational administration and blind | 2 | | or visually impaired education, together with at least 15 years | 3 | | of experience in either blind or visually impaired education, | 4 | | the administration of blind or visually impaired education, or | 5 | | a combination of the 2. | 6 | | (b) In administering the Illinois School for the Deaf, the | 7 | | Department
shall adopt an admission policy which permits day or | 8 | | residential
enrollment, when resources are sufficient, of | 9 | | children with hearing
disabilities who are able to take | 10 | | advantage of the regular educational
facilities provided in the | 11 | | community and thus unqualified for admission
under subsection | 12 | | (a). In doing so, the Department shall establish an
annual | 13 | | deadline by which shall be completed the enrollment of children
| 14 | | qualified under subsection (a) for admission to the Illinois | 15 | | School for the
Deaf. After the deadline, the Illinois School | 16 | | for the Deaf may enroll
other children with hearing | 17 | | disabilities at the request of their parents or
guardians if | 18 | | the Department determines there are sufficient resources to
| 19 | | meet their needs as well as the needs of children enrolled | 20 | | before the
deadline and children qualified under subsection (a) | 21 | | who may be enrolled
after the deadline on an emergency basis. | 22 | | The Department shall adopt any
rules and regulations necessary | 23 | | for the implementation of this subsection.
| 24 | | (c) In administering the Illinois School for the Visually | 25 | | Impaired, the
Department shall adopt an admission policy that | 26 | | permits day or residential
enrollment, when resources are |
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| 1 | | sufficient, of children with visual
disabilities who are able | 2 | | to take advantage of the regular educational
facilities | 3 | | provided in the community and thus unqualified for admission
| 4 | | under subsection (a). In doing so, the Department shall | 5 | | establish an
annual deadline by which the enrollment of | 6 | | children qualified under subsection
(a) for admission to the | 7 | | Illinois School for the Visually Impaired shall be
completed. | 8 | | After the deadline, the Illinois School for the Visually | 9 | | Impaired
may enroll other children with visual disabilities at | 10 | | the request of their parents
or guardians if the Department | 11 | | determines there are sufficient resources to
meet their needs | 12 | | as well as the needs of children enrolled before the deadline
| 13 | | and children qualified under subsection (a) who may be enrolled | 14 | | after the
deadline on an emergency basis. The Department shall | 15 | | adopt any rules and
regulations necessary for the | 16 | | implementation of this subsection.
| 17 | | (Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)
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