Sen. Emil Jones Jr.
Filed: 4/27/2004
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1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4197
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4197 by replacing | ||||||
3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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4 | "Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section | ||||||
5 | 2-3.123 as follows:
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6 | (105 ILCS 5/2-3.123)
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7 | Sec. 2-3.123. Giant Steps Autism Center for Excellence
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8 | pilot program . From
appropriations made for purposes of this | ||||||
9 | Section, the State Board of Education , in consultation with the | ||||||
10 | Illinois Board of Higher Education,
shall implement and | ||||||
11 | administer a Giant Steps Autism Center for Excellence
pilot
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12 | program for the study and
evaluation of autism and to provide | ||||||
13 | related teacher training and other services . The program
shall | ||||||
14 | be operated over a period of 3 school years, beginning with
the | ||||||
15 | 2004-2005
1997-1998 school year. The State Board of Education | ||||||
16 | is authorized to make
grants to school districts that apply to | ||||||
17 | participate in the Giant Steps Autism Center for Excellence
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18 | program
as implemented and administered by the State Board of | ||||||
19 | Education . The State
Board of Education shall by rule provide | ||||||
20 | the form of application and criteria
to be used and applied in | ||||||
21 | selecting participating school districts.
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22 | (Source: P.A. 90-498, eff. 8-18-97; 90-655, eff.
7-30-98.)
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23 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
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1 | becoming law.".
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