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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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| 14-1.02 as follows:
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| (105 ILCS 5/14-1.02) (from Ch. 122, par. 14-1.02)
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| Sec. 14-1.02. Children with disabilities.
"Children with |
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| disabilities" means children
between the ages of 3 and 21 for |
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| whom it is determined, through definitions
and procedures
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| described in the Illinois Rules and Regulations to Govern the |
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| Organization
and Administration of Special Education, that |
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| special education services
are needed. An eligible student who |
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| requires continued public school educational experience to |
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| facilitate his or her successful transition and integration |
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| into adult life is eligible for such services through age 21, |
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| inclusive, which, for purposes of this Article, means the day |
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| before the student's 22nd birthday. An individualized |
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| education program must be written and agreed
upon by |
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| appropriate school personnel and parents or their |
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| representatives
for any child receiving special education.
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| (Source: P.A. 89-397, eff. 8-20-95.)
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |