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Public Act 102-0196
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AN ACT concerning State government.
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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 Rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities |
Act is amended by changing Section 10 as follows:
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(20 ILCS 2405/10) (from Ch. 23, par. 3441)
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Sec. 10. Residential schools; visual and hearing |
disabilities.
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(a) The Department of Human Services shall operate
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residential schools for the education of children with visual |
and hearing
disabilities who are unable to take advantage of |
the regular educational
facilities provided in the community, |
and shall provide in connection
therewith such academic, |
vocational, and related services as may be
required. Children |
shall be eligible for admission to these schools only
after |
proper diagnosis and evaluation, in accordance with procedures
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prescribed by the Department.
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(a-5) The Superintendent of the Illinois School for the |
Deaf shall be the chief executive officer of, and shall be |
responsible for the day to day operations of, the School, and |
shall obtain educational and professional employees who are |
certified by the Illinois State Board of Education or licensed |
by the appropriate agency or entity to which licensing |
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authority has been delegated, as well as all other employees |
of the School, subject to the provisions of the Personnel Code |
and any applicable collective bargaining agreement. The |
Superintendent shall be appointed by the Governor, by and with |
the advice and consent of the Senate. In the case of a vacancy |
in the office of Superintendent during the recess of the |
Senate, the Governor shall make a temporary appointment until |
the next meeting of the Senate, when the Governor shall |
nominate some person to fill the office, and any person so |
nominated who is confirmed by the Senate shall hold office |
during the remainder of the term and until his or her successor |
is appointed and qualified. The Superintendent shall hold |
office (i) for a term expiring on June 30 of 2015, and every 4 |
years thereafter and (ii) until the Superintendent's successor |
is appointed and qualified. The Superintendent shall devote |
his or her full time to the duties of the office, shall not |
serve in any other capacity during his or her term of office, |
and shall receive such compensation as the Governor shall |
determine. The Superintendent shall have an administrative |
certificate with a superintendent endorsement as provided for |
under Section 21-7.1 of the School Code, and shall have a |
degree in educational administration, together with at least |
10 years of experience in either deaf or hard of hearing |
education, the administration of deaf or hard of hearing |
education, or a combination of the 2. Preference shall be |
given to candidates with a degree in deaf education. The |
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Superintendent must be fluent in American Sign Language |
degrees in both educational administration and deaf education, |
together with at least 15 years of experience in either deaf |
education, the administration of deaf education, or a |
combination of the 2. |
(a-10) The Superintendent of the Illinois School for the |
Visually Impaired shall be the chief executive officer of, and |
shall be responsible for the day to day operations of, the |
School, and shall obtain educational and professional |
employees who are certified by the Illinois State Board of |
Education or licensed by the appropriate agency or entity to |
which licensing authority has been delegated, as well as all |
other employees of the School, subject to the provisions of |
the Personnel Code and any applicable collective bargaining |
agreement. The Superintendent shall be appointed by the |
Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. In |
the case of a vacancy in the office of Superintendent during |
the recess of the Senate, the Governor shall make a temporary |
appointment until the next meeting of the Senate, when the |
Governor shall nominate some person to fill the office, and |
any person so nominated who is confirmed by the Senate shall |
hold office during the remainder of the term and until his or |
her successor is appointed and qualified. The Superintendent |
shall hold office (i) for a term expiring on June 30 of 2015, |
and every 4 years thereafter and (ii) until the |
Superintendent's successor is appointed and qualified. The |
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Superintendent shall devote his or her full time to the duties |
of the office, shall not serve in any other capacity during his |
or her term of office, and shall receive such compensation as |
the Governor shall determine. The Superintendent shall have an |
administrative certificate with a superintendent endorsement |
as provided for under Section 21-7.1 of the School Code, and |
shall have a degree in educational administration, together |
with at least 10 years of experience in either blind or |
visually impaired education, the administration of blind or |
visually impaired education, or a combination of the 2. |
Preference shall be given to candidates with a degree in blind |
or visually impaired education. degrees in both educational |
administration and blind or visually impaired education, |
together with at least 15 years of experience in either blind |
or visually impaired education, the administration of blind or |
visually impaired education, or a combination of the 2. |
(b) In administering the Illinois School for the Deaf, the |
Department
shall adopt an admission policy which permits day |
or residential
enrollment, when resources are sufficient, of |
children with hearing
disabilities who are able to take |
advantage of the regular educational
facilities provided in |
the community and thus unqualified for admission
under |
subsection (a). In doing so, the Department shall establish an
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annual deadline by which shall be completed the enrollment of |
children
qualified under subsection (a) for admission to the |
Illinois School for the
Deaf. After the deadline, the Illinois |
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School for the Deaf may enroll
other children with hearing |
disabilities at the request of their parents or
guardians if |
the Department determines there are sufficient resources to
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meet their needs as well as the needs of children enrolled |
before the
deadline and children qualified under subsection |
(a) who may be enrolled
after the deadline on an emergency |
basis. The Department shall adopt any
rules and regulations |
necessary for the implementation of this subsection.
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(c) In administering the Illinois School for the Visually |
Impaired, the
Department shall adopt an admission policy that |
permits day or residential
enrollment, when resources are |
sufficient, of children with visual
disabilities who are able |
to take advantage of the regular educational
facilities |
provided in the community and thus unqualified for admission
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under subsection (a). In doing so, the Department shall |
establish an
annual deadline by which the enrollment of |
children qualified under subsection
(a) for admission to the |
Illinois School for the Visually Impaired shall be
completed. |
After the deadline, the Illinois School for the Visually |
Impaired
may enroll other children with visual disabilities at |
the request of their parents
or guardians if the Department |
determines there are sufficient resources to
meet their needs |
as well as the needs of children enrolled before the deadline
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and children qualified under subsection (a) who may be |
enrolled after the
deadline on an emergency basis. The |
Department shall adopt any rules and
regulations necessary for |