Bill Text: IL HB3950 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Children with Disabilities Article of the School Code in provisions concerning transition services. Makes changes relating to the definition of terms. Provides that, as a component of transition planning, a school district shall provide a student with information about the school district's career and technical education (CTE) opportunities and postsecondary CTE opportunities; sets forth what the CTE information must include. Provides that a student in high school with an individualized education program may enroll in the school district's CTE program at any time if participation in a CTE program is consistent with the student's transition goals. Makes changes concerning the participants in the transition planning process. Amends the Dual Credit Quality Act. Requires a high school and community college partnership agreement to include the collaborative process and criteria by which a school district and a community college district shall work to ensure that individual students with disabilities have access to dual credit courses, provided that those students are able to meet the criteria for entry into a dual credit course; sets forth other requirements. Amends the Public Community College Act. Requires each community college district to provide access to higher education for students with disabilities. Encourages each community college to offer for-credit and non-credit courses as deemed appropriate for the individual student based on the student's abilities, interests, and postsecondary transition goals, with the appropriate individualized supplementary aids and accommodations. Strongly encourages each community college to have its disability services coordinator or the coordinator's representative participate either in person or remotely in meetings held by high schools within the community college district to provide information to the student's individualized education program team about the community college and the availability of courses and programs at the community college. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 26-3)

Status: (Passed) 2021-08-20 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0516 [HB3950 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2021-HB3950-Introduced.html

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102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2021 and 2022 HB3950 Introduced , by Rep. Lindsey LaPointe SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
110 ILCS 27/40 new
Amends the Dual Credit Quality Act. Provides that a community college district shall, upon the request of a school district within the jurisdiction of the community college district, enter into a partnership agreement with the school district to offer dual credit courses for students with intellectual disabilities. Provides that courses shall include, if appropriate, support outlined in the student's individualized education program and support provided under a significantly modified curriculum. Provides that within one year after the effective date of the amendatory Act, every community college district in this State shall create a plan outlining a partnership agreement with a school district to offer dual credit courses for students with intellectual disabilities; requires the plan to be updated every 3 years thereafter. Effective immediately.
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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT
A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning education.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Dual Credit Quality Act is amended by
adding Section 40 as follows:
(110 ILCS 27/40 new)
Sec. 40. Students with intellectual disabilities;
partnership plan.
(a) A community college district shall, upon the request
of a school district within the jurisdiction of the community
college district, enter into a partnership agreement with the
school district to offer dual credit courses for students with
intellectual disabilities. Courses shall include, if
appropriate, support outlined in the student's individualized
education program under Article 14 of the School Code and
support provided under a significantly modified curriculum.
(b) Within one year after the effective date of this
amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly, every community
college district in this State shall create a plan outlining a
partnership agreement with a school district to offer dual
credit courses for students with intellectual disabilities.
The plan must be updated every 3 years thereafter.

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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.