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SB0226eng 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY



 


 
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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 adding Section
52-3.163 as follows:
 
6    (105 ILCS 5/2-3.163 new)
7    Sec. 2-3.163. Prioritization of Urgency of Need for
8Services database.
9    (a) The General Assembly makes all of the following
10findings:
11        (1) The Department of Human Services maintains a
12    statewide database known as the Prioritization of Urgency
13    of Need for Services that records information about
14    individuals with developmental disabilities who are
15    potentially in need of services.
16        (2) The Department of Human Services uses the data on
17    Prioritization of Urgency of Need for Services to select
18    individuals for services as funding becomes available, to
19    develop proposals and materials for budgeting, and to plan
20    for future needs.
21        (3) Prioritization of Urgency of Need for Services
22    exists in order to provide assistance with services of
23    needs.

 

 

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1        (4) Prioritization of Urgency of Need for Services is
2    available for infants, children, and adults with a
3    developmental disability who have an unmet service need
4    anticipated in the next 5 years.
5        (5) Prioritization of Urgency of Need for Services is
6    the first step toward getting services in this State. If
7    individuals are not on the Prioritization of Urgency of
8    Need for Services waiting list, they are not in queue for
9    State services.
10        (6) Prioritization of Urgency of Need for Services may
11    be underutilized by children and their parents or guardians
12    due to lack of awareness or lack of information.
13    (b) The State Board of Education may work with school
14districts to inform all students with developmental
15disabilities and their parents or guardians about the
16Prioritization of Urgency of Need for Services database.
17    (c) Subject to appropriation, the Department of Human
18Services and State Board of Education shall develop and
19implement a training program for pre-admission screening and
20independent service coordination agencies to train and provide
21all resources necessary for case workers in every public school
22in this State to register eligible students with the
23Prioritization of Urgency of Need for Services waiting list for
24services. If training is not provided to case workers, then the
25school district, working with the Department of Human Services,
26shall provide yearly opportunities for individuals to sign up

 

 

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1for the Prioritization of Urgency of Need for Services waiting
2list.
3    (d) The State Board of Education, in consultation with the
4Department of Human Services, shall inform parents and
5guardians of students through school districts on the
6Prioritization of Urgency of Need for Services waiting list.