103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
SB1434

 

Introduced 2/7/2023, by Sen. Sara Feigenholtz

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
105 ILCS 5/14-7.05

    Amends the School Code. Provides that any residential facility that is on the approval list of another State agency or that contracts with another State agency shall be considered approved on the State Board of Education's approved residential facility list.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning education.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section
514-7.05 as follows:
 
6    (105 ILCS 5/14-7.05)
7    Sec. 14-7.05. Placement in residential facility; payment
8of educational costs. For any student with a disability in a
9residential facility placement made or paid for by an Illinois
10public State agency or made by any court in this State, the
11school district of residence as determined pursuant to this
12Article is responsible for the costs of educating the child
13and shall be reimbursed for those costs in accordance with
14this Code. Subject to this Section and relevant State
15appropriation, the resident district's financial
16responsibility and reimbursement must be calculated in
17accordance with the provisions of Section 14-7.02 of this
18Code. In those instances in which a district receives a block
19grant pursuant to Article 1D of this Code, the district's
20financial responsibility is limited to the actual educational
21costs of the placement, which must be paid by the district from
22its block grant appropriation. Resident district financial
23responsibility and reimbursement applies for both residential

 

 

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1facilities that are approved by the State Board of Education
2and non-approved facilities, subject to the requirements of
3this Section. The Illinois placing agency or court remains
4responsible for funding the residential portion of the
5placement and for notifying the resident district prior to the
6placement, except in emergency situations. The residential
7facility in which the student is placed shall notify the
8resident district of the student's enrollment as soon as
9practicable after the placement. Failure of the placing agency
10or court to notify the resident district prior to the
11placement does not absolve the resident district of financial
12responsibility for the educational costs of the placement;
13however, the resident district shall not become financially
14responsible unless and until it receives written notice of the
15placement by either the placing agency, court, or residential
16facility. The placing agency or parent shall request an
17individualized education program (IEP) meeting from the
18resident district if the placement would entail additional
19educational services beyond the student's current IEP. The
20district of residence shall retain control of the IEP process,
21and any changes to the IEP must be done in compliance with the
22federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
23    Prior to the placement of a child in an out-of-state
24special education residential facility, the placing agency or
25court must refer to the child or the child's parent or guardian
26the option to place the child in a special education

 

 

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1residential facility located within this State, if any, that
2provides treatment and services comparable to those provided
3by the out-of-state special education residential facility.
4The placing agency or court must review annually the placement
5of a child in an out-of-state special education residential
6facility. As a part of the review, the placing agency or court
7must refer to the child or the child's parent or guardian the
8option to place the child in a comparable special education
9residential facility located within this State, if any.
10    Payments shall be made by the resident district to the
11entity providing the educational services, whether the entity
12is the residential facility or the school district wherein the
13facility is located, no less than once per quarter unless
14otherwise agreed to in writing by the parties.
15    A residential facility providing educational services
16within the facility, but not approved by the State Board of
17Education, is required to demonstrate proof to the State Board
18of (i) appropriate licensure of teachers for the student
19population, (ii) age-appropriate curriculum, (iii) enrollment
20and attendance data, and (iv) the ability to implement the
21child's IEP. A school district is under no obligation to pay
22such a residential facility unless and until such proof is
23provided to the State Board's satisfaction.
24    Any residential facility that is on the approval list of
25another State agency or that contracts with another State
26agency shall be considered approved on the State Board of

 

 

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1Education's approved residential facility list.
2    When a dispute arises over the determination of the
3district of residence under this Section, any person or
4entity, including without limitation a school district or
5residential facility, may make a written request for a
6residency decision to the State Superintendent of Education,
7who, upon review of materials submitted and any other items of
8information he or she may request for submission, shall issue
9his or her decision in writing. The decision of the State
10Superintendent of Education is final.
11(Source: P.A. 102-254, eff. 8-6-21; 102-894, eff. 5-20-22.)