Full Text of HB1710 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning State government.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The Rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities | 5 | | Act is amended by changing Section 10 as follows:
| 6 | | (20 ILCS 2405/10) (from Ch. 23, par. 3441)
| 7 | | Sec. 10. Residential schools; visual and hearing | 8 | | disabilities.
| 9 | | (a) The Department of Human Services shall operate
| 10 | | residential schools for the education of children with visual | 11 | | and hearing
disabilities who are unable to take advantage of | 12 | | the regular educational
facilities provided in the community, | 13 | | and shall provide in connection
therewith such academic, | 14 | | vocational, and related services as may be
required. Children | 15 | | shall be eligible for admission to these schools only
after | 16 | | proper diagnosis and evaluation, in accordance with procedures
| 17 | | prescribed by the Department.
| 18 | | (a-5) The Superintendent of the Illinois School for the | 19 | | Deaf shall be the chief executive officer of, and shall be | 20 | | responsible for the day to day operations of, the School, and | 21 | | shall obtain educational and professional employees who are | 22 | | certified by the Illinois State Board of Education or licensed | 23 | | by the appropriate agency or entity to which licensing |
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| 1 | | authority has been delegated, as well as all other employees | 2 | | of the School, subject to the provisions of the Personnel Code | 3 | | and any applicable collective bargaining agreement. The | 4 | | Superintendent shall be appointed by the Governor, by and with | 5 | | the advice and consent of the Senate. In the case of a vacancy | 6 | | in the office of Superintendent during the recess of the | 7 | | Senate, the Governor shall make a temporary appointment until | 8 | | the next meeting of the Senate, when the Governor shall | 9 | | nominate some person to fill the office, and any person so | 10 | | nominated who is confirmed by the Senate shall hold office | 11 | | during the remainder of the term and until his or her successor | 12 | | is appointed and qualified. The Superintendent shall hold | 13 | | office (i) for a term expiring on June 30 of 2015, and every 4 | 14 | | years thereafter and (ii) until the Superintendent's successor | 15 | | is appointed and qualified. The Superintendent shall devote | 16 | | his or her full time to the duties of the office, shall not | 17 | | serve in any other capacity during his or her term of office, | 18 | | and shall receive such compensation as the Governor shall | 19 | | determine. The Superintendent shall have an administrative | 20 | | certificate with a superintendent endorsement as provided for | 21 | | under Section 21-7.1 of the School Code, and shall have a | 22 | | degree in educational administration, together with at least | 23 | | 10 years of experience in either deaf or hard of hearing | 24 | | education, the administration of deaf or hard of hearing | 25 | | education, or a combination of the 2. Preference shall be | 26 | | given to candidates with a degree in deaf education. The |
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| 1 | | Superintendent must be fluent in American Sign Language | 2 | | degrees in both educational administration and deaf education, | 3 | | together with at least 15 years of experience in either deaf | 4 | | education, the administration of deaf education, or a | 5 | | combination of the 2 . | 6 | | (a-10) The Superintendent of the Illinois School for the | 7 | | Visually Impaired shall be the chief executive officer of, and | 8 | | shall be responsible for the day to day operations of, the | 9 | | School, and shall obtain educational and professional | 10 | | employees who are certified by the Illinois State Board of | 11 | | Education or licensed by the appropriate agency or entity to | 12 | | which licensing authority has been delegated, as well as all | 13 | | other employees of the School, subject to the provisions of | 14 | | the Personnel Code and any applicable collective bargaining | 15 | | agreement. The Superintendent shall be appointed by the | 16 | | Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. In | 17 | | the case of a vacancy in the office of Superintendent during | 18 | | the recess of the Senate, the Governor shall make a temporary | 19 | | appointment until the next meeting of the Senate, when the | 20 | | Governor shall nominate some person to fill the office, and | 21 | | any person so nominated who is confirmed by the Senate shall | 22 | | hold office during the remainder of the term and until his or | 23 | | her successor is appointed and qualified. The Superintendent | 24 | | shall hold office (i) for a term expiring on June 30 of 2015, | 25 | | and every 4 years thereafter and (ii) until the | 26 | | Superintendent's successor is appointed and qualified. The |
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| 1 | | Superintendent shall devote his or her full time to the duties | 2 | | of the office, shall not serve in any other capacity during his | 3 | | or her term of office, and shall receive such compensation as | 4 | | the Governor shall determine. The Superintendent shall have an | 5 | | administrative certificate with a superintendent endorsement | 6 | | as provided for under Section 21-7.1 of the School Code, and | 7 | | shall have a degree in educational administration, together | 8 | | with at least 10 years of experience in either blind or | 9 | | visually impaired education, the administration of blind or | 10 | | visually impaired education, or a combination of the 2. | 11 | | Preference shall be given to candidates with a degree in blind | 12 | | or visually impaired education. degrees in both educational | 13 | | administration and blind or visually impaired education, | 14 | | together with at least 15 years of experience in either blind | 15 | | or visually impaired education, the administration of blind or | 16 | | visually impaired education, or a combination of the 2. | 17 | | (b) In administering the Illinois School for the Deaf, the | 18 | | Department
shall adopt an admission policy which permits day | 19 | | or residential
enrollment, when resources are sufficient, of | 20 | | children with hearing
disabilities who are able to take | 21 | | advantage of the regular educational
facilities provided in | 22 | | the community and thus unqualified for admission
under | 23 | | subsection (a). In doing so, the Department shall establish an
| 24 | | annual deadline by which shall be completed the enrollment of | 25 | | children
qualified under subsection (a) for admission to the | 26 | | Illinois School for the
Deaf. After the deadline, the Illinois |
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| 1 | | School for the Deaf may enroll
other children with hearing | 2 | | disabilities at the request of their parents or
guardians if | 3 | | the Department determines there are sufficient resources to
| 4 | | meet their needs as well as the needs of children enrolled | 5 | | before the
deadline and children qualified under subsection | 6 | | (a) who may be enrolled
after the deadline on an emergency | 7 | | basis. The Department shall adopt any
rules and regulations | 8 | | necessary for the implementation of this subsection.
| 9 | | (c) In administering the Illinois School for the Visually | 10 | | Impaired, the
Department shall adopt an admission policy that | 11 | | permits day or residential
enrollment, when resources are | 12 | | sufficient, of children with visual
disabilities who are able | 13 | | to take advantage of the regular educational
facilities | 14 | | provided in the community and thus unqualified for admission
| 15 | | under subsection (a). In doing so, the Department shall | 16 | | establish an
annual deadline by which the enrollment of | 17 | | children qualified under subsection
(a) for admission to the | 18 | | Illinois School for the Visually Impaired shall be
completed. | 19 | | After the deadline, the Illinois School for the Visually | 20 | | Impaired
may enroll other children with visual disabilities at | 21 | | the request of their parents
or guardians if the Department | 22 | | determines there are sufficient resources to
meet their needs | 23 | | as well as the needs of children enrolled before the deadline
| 24 | | and children qualified under subsection (a) who may be | 25 | | enrolled after the
deadline on an emergency basis. The | 26 | | Department shall adopt any rules and
regulations necessary for |
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| 1 | | the implementation of this subsection.
| 2 | | (Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)
| 3 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 4 | | becoming law.
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