Public Act 0144 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
Public Act 099-0144 |
SB0226 Enrolled | LRB099 03155 NHT 23163 b |
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AN ACT concerning education.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Section |
2-3.163 as follows: |
(105 ILCS 5/2-3.163 new) |
Sec. 2-3.163. Prioritization of Urgency of Need for |
Services database. |
(a) The General Assembly makes all of the following |
findings: |
(1) The Department of Human Services maintains a |
statewide database known as the Prioritization of Urgency |
of Need for Services that records information about |
individuals with developmental disabilities who are |
potentially in need of services. |
(2) The Department of Human Services uses the data on |
Prioritization of Urgency of Need for Services to select |
individuals for services as funding becomes available, to |
develop proposals and materials for budgeting, and to plan |
for future needs. |
(3) Prioritization of Urgency of Need for Services is |
available for children and adults with a developmental |
disability who have an unmet service need anticipated in |
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the next 5 years. |
(4) Prioritization of Urgency of Need for Services is |
the first step toward getting developmental disabilities |
services in this State. If individuals are not on the |
Prioritization of Urgency of Need for Services waiting |
list, they are not in queue for State developmental |
disabilities services. |
(5) Prioritization of Urgency of Need for Services may |
be underutilized by children and their parents or guardians |
due to lack of awareness or lack of information. |
(b) The State Board of Education may work with school |
districts to inform all students with developmental |
disabilities and their parents or guardians about the |
Prioritization of Urgency of Need for Services database. |
(c) Subject to appropriation, the Department of Human |
Services and State Board of Education shall develop and |
implement an online, computer-based training program for at |
least one designated employee in every public school in this |
State to educate him or her about the Prioritization of Urgency |
of Need for Services database and steps to be taken to ensure |
children and adolescents are enrolled. The training shall |
include instruction for at least one designated employee in |
every public school in contacting the appropriate |
developmental disabilities Independent Service Coordination |
agency to enroll children and adolescents in the database. At |
least one designated employee in every public school shall |
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ensure the opportunity to enroll in the Prioritization of |
Urgency of Need for Services database is discussed during |
annual individualized education program (IEP) meetings for all |
children and adolescents believed to have a developmental |
disability. |
(d) The State Board of Education, in consultation with the |
Department of Human Services, shall inform parents and |
guardians of students through school districts about the |
Prioritization of Urgency of Need for Services waiting list. |