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HB1485 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY


 


 
95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
HB1485

 

Introduced 2/21/2007, by Rep. Constance A. Howard

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
105 ILCS 5/21-29 new
110 ILCS 205/9.33 new

    Amends the School Code. Provides that a transition specialist certificate shall be issued to persons who, through their education and training, have a comprehensive understanding of the requirements for transition planning and of transition services for students with all types of disabilities and are aware of the array of options available to students with disabilities after they exit high school. Provides that before the 2008-2009 academic year, the Board of Higher Education shall, in collaboration with the Interagency Coordinating Council and the Advisory Council on the Education of Children with Disabilities, develop coursework for students who want to qualify for a transition specialist certificate. Provides that those public universities that are teacher training institutions shall implement the coursework developed by the Board beginning with the 2008-2009 academic year. Effective immediately.


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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

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1     AN ACT concerning education.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Section
5 21-29 as follows:
 
6     (105 ILCS 5/21-29 new)
7     Sec. 21-29. Transition specialist certificate. A
8 transition specialist certificate shall be issued to those
9 applicants who meet all of the following qualifications:
10         (1) The person is of good character and good health and
11     is a citizen of the United States and at least 19 years of
12     age.
13         (2) The person, through his or her education and
14     training as determined by the State Superintendent of
15     Education in consultation with the State Teacher
16     Certification Board, (i) has a comprehensive understanding
17     of the requirements for transition planning and of
18     transition services for students with all types of
19     disabilities and (ii) is aware of the array of options
20     available to students with disabilities after they exit
21     high school, including employment and training,
22     post-secondary education, vocational education,
23     independent living, leisure skills training, and

 

 

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1     residential choices.
2         (3) The person meets all other requirements
3     established by the State Superintendent of Education in
4     consultation with the State Teacher Certification Board so
5     that a person who holds a transition specialist certificate
6     is qualified to perform all of the following functions:
7             (A) Provide leadership and expertise to
8         individualized education program team members and
9         other school personnel as they develop and implement
10         transition plans for students with disabilities.
11             (B) Monitor the implementation of transition
12         services to students with disabilities.
13             (C) Recommend modifications to transition plans
14         and services for students with disabilities as deemed
15         necessary.
16             (D) Ensure that parents and guardians of students
17         with disabilities have the opportunity to fully
18         participate in and understand the transition planning
19         process and the provision of transition services for
20         their child.
21             (E) Be primarily responsible for the development
22         of additional transition resources and services for
23         students with disabilities in the communities served
24         by his or her school.
25             (F) Work with his or her school board and school
26         administration to develop policies and procedures

 

 

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1         concerning transition planning and services, as
2         needed.
 
3     Section 10. The Board of Higher Education Act is amended by
4 adding Section 9.33 as follows:
 
5     (110 ILCS 205/9.33 new)
6     Sec. 9.33. Transition specialist coursework. Before the
7 2008-2009 academic year, the Board shall, in collaboration with
8 the Interagency Coordinating Council and the Advisory Council
9 on the Education of Children with Disabilities, develop
10 coursework for students who want to qualify for a transition
11 specialist certificate under Section 21-29 of the School Code.
12 Those public universities that are teacher training
13 institutions shall implement the coursework developed by the
14 Board beginning with the 2008-2009 academic year.
 
15     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
16 becoming law.