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HB4197 Engrossed |
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LRB093 16976 NHT 42635 b |
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| AN ACT concerning education.
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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 School Code is amended by changing Section |
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| 2-3.123 as follows:
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| (105 ILCS 5/2-3.123)
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| Sec. 2-3.123. Giant Steps pilot program. From
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| appropriations made for purposes of this Section, the State |
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| Board of Education
shall implement and administer a Giant Steps |
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| pilot program for the study and
evaluation of autism and to |
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| provide related teacher training. The program
shall be operated |
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| over a period of 3 school years, beginning with
the 1997-1998 |
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| school year. The State Board of Education is authorized to make
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| grants to school districts that apply to participate in the |
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| Giant Steps program
as implemented and administered by the |
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| State Board of Education. The State
Board of Education shall by |
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| rule provide the form of application and criteria
to be used |
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| and applied in selecting participating school districts.
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| (Source: P.A. 90-498, eff. 8-18-97; 90-655, eff.
7-30-98.)
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