Rep. Lou Lang
Filed: 3/10/2011
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 41




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 41 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
4    "Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the 
5Focused Learning Plan Act.
 
6    Section 5. Definitions. In this Act:
7    "District" means a public school district in this State.
8    "Focused Learning Plan" or  "FLP" means a written statement 
9for each child in a district that is developed by an FLP Team 
10and that sets out a plan of study that best suits that 
11individual child, which may include without limitation 
12extracurricular activities in addition to curricular 
13activities.
14    "Program" means the Focused Learning Plan Program 
15established under Section 10 of this Act.
16    "State Board" means the State Board of Education.

 
 
 
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1    Section 10. Establishment of Program.   The Focused Learning 
2Plan Program is established.  The State Board shall implement, 
3administer, and fund the Program beginning with the 2011-2012 
4school year.  Under the Program, the State Board shall identify 
53 elementary districts to participate.  These districts must 
6agree to participate. The State Board shall select these 
7districts using the most recent data and based on a 
8representation of this State's diversity.
 
9    Section 15. Program requirements. 

10    (a)  Beginning with the 2011-2012 school year, each child 
11enrolled in a participating district under the Program is 
12subject to evaluation by an FLP Team, as provided under Section 
1320 of this Act, to determine the best educational plan that 
14works for the child. The results of the evaluation shall be 
15contained in a Focused Learning Plan, as provided under Section 
1625 of this Act. The district must implement each individual FLP 
17through the 2015-2016 school year.
18    (b)  This Section does not apply to children with an 
19individualized educational program under Article 14 of the 
20School Code.  A participating district under the Program must 
21permit the parent or guardian of a child to opt out of the 
22requirements of this Section.
 
23    Section 20. FLP Team.   An FLP Team shall consist of all of 
 
 
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1the following persons:
2        (1)  The parent or guardian of the child under 
3    evaluation by the FLP Team.
4        (2)  Two or more regular education teachers.
5        (3)  Administrative personnel.
6        (4)  School support personnel.
7        (5)  Where practical, the child.
8        (6)  Any other relevant personnel.
 
9    Section 25. Focused Learning Plan.   A Focused Learning Plan 
10must include all of the following:
11        (1)  An assessment of the child's present levels of 
12    educational and functional performance, including what the 
13    child's strengths and weaknesses are in general and how it 
14    affects the child's academic progress.
15        (2)  A statement of measurable annual goals. Goals shall 
16    reflect consideration of the State Goals for Learning and 
17    the Illinois Learning Standards, as well as benchmarks or 
18    short-term objectives developed in accordance with the 
19    child's present level of educational performance and 
20    related to meeting the child's needs.
21        (3)  A description of how the child's progress will be 
22    measured and when periodic progress reports toward meeting 
23    annual goals will be provided.
24        (4)  A description of services and supplementary aids to 
25    provide the child with a target learning curriculum that 
 
 
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1    will allow the child to meet annual goals based on the 
2    child's assessment of performance.
3        (5)  A statement of individual accommodations for the 
4    child, including without limitation alternative 
5    assessments for the child designed to accommodate the way 
6    in which the child learns.
7        (6)  The projected date for the beginning of the 
8    services and modifications and the anticipated frequency, 
9    location, and duration of those services and 
10    modifications.
11        (7)  Appropriate measurable post-secondary goals based 
12    on age-appropriate transition assessments related to 
13    training, education, employment, and independent living 
14    skills, to be updated annually.
 
15    Section 30. No enforceable rights.   This Act is not subject 
16to any enforceable rights.
 
17    Section 80. Report.  Each participating district under the 
18Program shall report annually to the State Board on the 
19progress of the Program in that district according to a process 
20determined by the State Board. On or before January 1 of each 
21year until 2017, the State Board of Education shall report to 
22the General Assembly on the progress of the Program.  On or 
23before January 1, 2017, the State Board shall submit a final 
24report on the Program to the General Assembly.  Reporting under 
 
 
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1this Section shall be in accordance with Section 3.1 of the 
2General Assembly Organization Act.
 
3    Section 85. Rules.   The State Board may adopt rules to 
4implement this Act.
 
5    Section 90. Expiration.   This Act is repealed on January 2, 
62017. 
 

7    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
8becoming law.".