Amends the Children with Disabilities Article of the School Code. Provides that, for the Chicago school district only, the school district may not require approval from individuals outside of the individualized education program team for individualized education program determinations related to special education services. Effective immediately.
Amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. Provides that the head and employees of a State agency affected by or involved in an investigation shall keep confidential and shall not disclose information exempted from disclosure under the Act or the Freedom of Information Act. Permits disclosure of investigatory files, reports, and requests for information of or by the Office of an Executive Inspector General to the head of a State agency affected by or involved in an investigation.
Amends the Children with Disabilities Article of the School Code. For the Chicago school district only, requires the school district to refer any student in grade 3 for an individualized education program evaluation if the student is not reading at a grade 3 level. Effective immediately.
Amends the Chicago School District Article of the School Code. Requires the school board to develop and distribute to every parent or guardian of a student in the school district a one-page summation of the statute of limitations for a student or a parent or guardian to bring a claim against the school district and any possible courses of corrective action for a student who has been sexually abused or sexually assaulted on the school district's property. Effective immediately.
Amends the Fire Protection District Act. Provides that a home rule municipality may file a petition to disconnect fire protection district territory from the district if: the municipality's fire department services at least 80% of the municipality; the disconnection will not cause the territory of the district to be noncontiguous; and the loss of assessed valuation by reason of the disconnection of the territory will not impair the ability of the district to render adequate fire protection service to the territory remaining in the district. Provides that territory disconnected shall remain liable for its proportionate share of any bonded indebtedness outstanding as of the date of disconnection. Provides for petition, hearing, notice, and objection requirements. Further provides that if a court finds that the petition complies with the Section and that the allegations of the petition are true, the court shall order that the territory be disconnected.
Amends the Children with Disabilities Article of the School Code. Provides that, for the Chicago school district only and within one month of the beginning of the 2018-2019 school year, the school board shall develop a one-page summation of the State Board of Education's public inquiry findings of the school district's special education policies and any corrective action plans. Requires the summation to be distributed to the parent or guardian of every student enrolled in the school district. Requires the State Board to approve the content of the summation before distribution by the school district. Effective immediately.
Amends the Children with Disabilities Article of the School Code. Provides that, for the Chicago school district only, if the child's individualized education program team determines paraprofessional support minutes or instructional minutes requiring delivery from a special education teacher in any setting are required in order for a child to receive a free, appropriate public education, then the child's individualized education program must indicate all paraprofessional support minutes and any instructional minutes requiring delivery from a special education teacher in any setting and each quarterly report card must include the number of direct service minutes provided to the child for that quarter, delineated by service type. Effective immediately.
Amends the School Code. Makes technical and revisory changes in a Section concerning health examinations and immunizations.
Appropriates $2 from the General Revenue Fund to the General Assembly Retirement System for its FY19 ordinary and contingent expenses. Effective July 1, 2018.
Amends the Chicago School District Article of the School Code. Requires the school board to establish a fund to compensate students who, for school years 2015-2016 through 2017-2018, were improperly denied special education services or had special education services improperly delayed. Requires the board to contribute a minimum of $10,000,000 to the fund. Requires the board to advertise the availability of the fund by posting information about the fund on the school district's Internet website, advertising in a newspaper of general circulation in the district, and advertising on social media. Requires the advertisements to include certain information. Provides that the school board shall obtain the State Board of Education's approval regarding the content of the advertisements and regarding the scope of the school board's advertising efforts to ensure that the advertising efforts are, to the extent possible, sufficient to reach as many parents and legal guardians of eligible students as possible. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement by the State. Effective immediately.
