HB5903 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
HB5903

Introduced , by Rep. Fred Crespo

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

105 ILCS 5/14-8.02f new

Amends the Children with Disabilities Article of the School Code. Provides that, for the Chicago school district only, the school board must advertise any corrective actions that may be taken against the school board for denying or delaying special education services to a student of that school district beginning with the 2015-2016 school year through the 2017-2018 school year, including, but not limited to, any legal recourse that may be taken against the school board and the special education services that may be provided by the school district. Provides that the corrective actions must be advertised, at a minimum, on its publicly available Internet website, in newspapers of general circulation in the district, and on social media posts. Requires the State Board of Education to approve the content of the advertisements and to ensure that the scope of the advertising effort is sufficient to reach as many parents or guardians as possible. Effective immediately.

FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning education.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Section 14-8.02f as follows:

(105 ILCS 5/14-8.02f new)

Sec. 14-8.02f. Special education services; city with more than 500,000 inhabitants.

(a) This Section applies only to school districts organized under Article 34 of this Code.

(b) A school board must advertise any corrective actions that may be taken against the school board for denying or delaying special education services to a student of that school district beginning with the 2015-2016 school year through the 2017-2018 school year, including, but not limited to, any legal recourse that may be taken against the school board and the special education services that may be provided by the school district. The corrective actions must be advertised, at a minimum, on the district's publicly available Internet website, in newspapers of general circulation in the district, and on social media posts. The State Board of Education must approve the content of the advertisements and must ensure that the scope of the advertising effort is sufficient to reach as many parents or guardians as possible.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.