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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 Autism Center for Excellence
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| pilot program. From
appropriations made for purposes of this |
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| Section, the State Board of Education
shall implement and |
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| administer a Giant Steps Autism Center for Excellence
pilot
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| program for the study and
evaluation of autism and to provide |
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| related teacher training for teachers, paraprofessionals, and |
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| respite workers, therapist training, and consultative |
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| services. The program
shall be operated over a period of 3 |
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| school years, beginning with
the 2005-2006
1997-1998 school |
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| year. The State Board of Education is authorized to make
grants |
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| to school districts and other programs that apply to |
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| participate in the Giant Steps Autism Center for Excellence
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| program
as implemented and administered by the State Board of |
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| Education. The State
Board of Education shall by rule provide |
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| the form of application and criteria
to be used and applied in |
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| selecting participating school districts and other programs.
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| (Source: P.A. 90-498, eff. 8-18-97; 90-655, eff.
7-30-98.)
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
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| becoming law.
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