SB0397eng 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SB0397 Engrossed LRB095 07289 NHT 27428 b

AN ACT concerning education.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section 14-1.02 as follows:

(105 ILCS 5/14-1.02) (from Ch. 122, par. 14-1.02)

Sec. 14-1.02. Children with disabilities. "Children with disabilities" means children between the ages of 3 and 21 for whom it is determined, through definitions and procedures described in the Illinois Rules and Regulations to Govern the Organization and Administration of Special Education, that special education services are needed. An eligible student who requires continued public school educational experience to facilitate his or her successful transition and integration into adult life is eligible for such services through age 21, inclusive, which, for purposes of this Article, means the day before the student's 22nd birthday. An individualized education program must be written and agreed upon by appropriate school personnel and parents or their representatives for any child receiving special education.

(Source: P.A. 89-397, eff. 8-20-95.)

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