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Public Act 097-0284
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| HB0189 Enrolled | LRB097 02932 NHT 42956 b |
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AN ACT concerning education.
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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 |
14-2 as follows:
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(105 ILCS 5/14-2 new) |
Sec. 14-2. Definition of general education classroom for |
special education students receiving services in the general |
education classroom. |
(a) With respect to any State statute or administrative |
rule that defines a general education classroom to be composed |
of a certain percentage of students with individualized |
education programs (IEPs), students with individualized |
education programs shall exclude students receiving only |
speech services outside of the general education classroom, |
provided that the instruction the students receive in the |
general education classroom does not require modification. |
(b) In every instance, a school district must ensure that |
composition of the general education classroom does not |
interfere with the provision of a free and appropriate public |
education to any student.
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |