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Public Act 096-0382
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| HB0900 Enrolled |
LRB096 09772 NHT 19935 b |
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AN ACT concerning schools.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Section |
22-50 as follows:
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(105 ILCS 5/22-50 new) |
Sec. 22-50. Twice-exceptional children; recommendations. |
The State Advisory Council on the Education of Children with |
Disabilities and the Advisory Council on the Education of |
Gifted and Talented Children shall research and discuss best |
practices for addressing the needs of "twice-exceptional" |
children, those who are gifted and talented and have a |
disability. The Councils shall then jointly make |
recommendations to the State Board of Education with respect to |
the State Board of Education providing guidance and technical |
assistance to school districts in furthering improved |
educational outcomes for gifted and twice-exceptional |
children. Recommendations shall include strategies to
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educate teachers and other providers about the unique needs of |
this population, (ii) train teachers in target, |
research-based, identification and pedagogical methods, and |
(iii) establish guidelines for unique programming for |
twice-exceptional students.
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