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| | 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB3302 Introduced , by Rep. Fred Crespo SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Children with Disabilities Article of the School Code. Provides that, for the Chicago School District only, for complaints concerning delays and denials of special education services in the 2016-2017 or 2017-2018 school year, a complainant has no less than 2 years following the creation of the State Board of Education's compensatory education plan and notification of that plan to parents and guardians of impacted children to file a complaint if the complainant has not obtained relief through (i) the compensatory education plan, (ii) a due process claim, or (iii) mediation. Provides that the State Board's notification of its compensatory education plan to parents and guardians must include notification of the extended timeframe to file complaints under this subsection. Effective July 1, 2019.
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning education.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Section |
| 5 | | 14-8.02g as follows:
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| 6 | | (105 ILCS 5/14-8.02g new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 14-8.02g. Additional opportunity to address systemic |
| 8 | | delays and denials of special education services. |
| 9 | | (a) This Section applies only to a school district |
| 10 | | organized under Article 34. |
| 11 | | (b) For complaints made under procedures authorized under |
| 12 | | Section 14-8.02e for delays and denials of special education |
| 13 | | services in the 2016-2017 or 2017-2018 school year, a |
| 14 | | complainant has no less than 2 years following the creation of |
| 15 | | the State Board of Education's compensatory education plan and |
| 16 | | notification of that plan to parents and guardians of impacted |
| 17 | | children to file a complaint under Section 14-8.02e if the |
| 18 | | complainant has not obtained relief through (i) the |
| 19 | | compensatory education plan, (ii) a due process claim, or (iii) |
| 20 | | mediation. The State Board's notification of its compensatory |
| 21 | | education plan to parents and guardians must include |
| 22 | | notification of the extended timeframe to file complaints under |
| 23 | | this subsection.
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