Bill Text: IL HB0041 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Amends the Board of Higher Education Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning making rules and regulations.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB0041 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2011-HB0041-Amended.html

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Rep. Lou Lang

Filed: 3/10/2011

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 41
AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 41 by replacing
everything after the enacting clause with the following:
"Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
Focused Learning Plan Act.
Section 5. Definitions. In this Act:
"District" means a public school district in this State.
"Focused Learning Plan" or "FLP" means a written statement
for each child in a district that is developed by an FLP Team
and that sets out a plan of study that best suits that
individual child, which may include without limitation
extracurricular activities in addition to curricular
activities.
"Program" means the Focused Learning Plan Program
established under Section 10 of this Act.
"State Board" means the State Board of Education.

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Section 10. Establishment of Program. The Focused Learning
Plan Program is established. The State Board shall implement,
administer, and fund the Program beginning with the 2011-2012
school year. Under the Program, the State Board shall identify
3 elementary districts to participate. These districts must
agree to participate. The State Board shall select these
districts using the most recent data and based on a
representation of this State's diversity.
Section 15. Program requirements.
(a) Beginning with the 2011-2012 school year, each child
enrolled in a participating district under the Program is
subject to evaluation by an FLP Team, as provided under Section
20 of this Act, to determine the best educational plan that
works for the child. The results of the evaluation shall be
contained in a Focused Learning Plan, as provided under Section
25 of this Act. The district must implement each individual FLP
through the 2015-2016 school year.
(b) This Section does not apply to children with an
individualized educational program under Article 14 of the
School Code. A participating district under the Program must
permit the parent or guardian of a child to opt out of the
requirements of this Section.
Section 20. FLP Team. An FLP Team shall consist of all of

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the following persons:
(1) The parent or guardian of the child under
evaluation by the FLP Team.
(2) Two or more regular education teachers.
(3) Administrative personnel.
(4) School support personnel.
(5) Where practical, the child.
(6) Any other relevant personnel.
Section 25. Focused Learning Plan. A Focused Learning Plan
must include all of the following:
(1) An assessment of the child's present levels of
educational and functional performance, including what the
child's strengths and weaknesses are in general and how it
affects the child's academic progress.
(2) A statement of measurable annual goals. Goals shall
reflect consideration of the State Goals for Learning and
the Illinois Learning Standards, as well as benchmarks or
short-term objectives developed in accordance with the
child's present level of educational performance and
related to meeting the child's needs.
(3) A description of how the child's progress will be
measured and when periodic progress reports toward meeting
annual goals will be provided.
(4) A description of services and supplementary aids to
provide the child with a target learning curriculum that

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will allow the child to meet annual goals based on the
child's assessment of performance.
(5) A statement of individual accommodations for the
child, including without limitation alternative
assessments for the child designed to accommodate the way
in which the child learns.
(6) The projected date for the beginning of the
services and modifications and the anticipated frequency,
location, and duration of those services and
modifications.
(7) Appropriate measurable post-secondary goals based
on age-appropriate transition assessments related to
training, education, employment, and independent living
skills, to be updated annually.
Section 30. No enforceable rights. This Act is not subject
to any enforceable rights.
Section 80. Report. Each participating district under the
Program shall report annually to the State Board on the
progress of the Program in that district according to a process
determined by the State Board. On or before January 1 of each
year until 2017, the State Board of Education shall report to
the General Assembly on the progress of the Program. On or
before January 1, 2017, the State Board shall submit a final
report on the Program to the General Assembly. Reporting under

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this Section shall be in accordance with Section 3.1 of the
General Assembly Organization Act.
Section 85. Rules. The State Board may adopt rules to
implement this Act.
Section 90. Expiration. This Act is repealed on January 2,
2017.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.".