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1    AN ACT concerning State government.
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
4    Section 5. The Personnel Code is amended by changing
5Section 4d as follows:
6    (20 ILCS 415/4d)  (from Ch. 127, par. 63b104d)
7    Sec. 4d. Partial exemptions. The following positions in
8State service are exempt from jurisdictions A, B, and C to the
9extent stated for each, unless those jurisdictions are
10extended as provided in this Act:
11        (1) In each department, board or commission that now
12    maintains or may hereafter maintain a major administrative
13    division, service or office in both Sangamon County and
14    Cook County, 2 private secretaries for the director or
15    chairman thereof, one located in the Cook County office
16    and the other located in the Sangamon County office, shall
17    be exempt from jurisdiction B; in all other departments,
18    boards and commissions one private secretary for the
19    director or chairman thereof shall be exempt from
20    jurisdiction B. In all departments, boards and commissions
21    one confidential assistant for the director or chairman
22    thereof shall be exempt from jurisdiction B. This
23    paragraph is subject to such modifications or waiver of
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1    the exemptions as may be necessary to assure the
2    continuity of federal contributions in those agencies
3    supported in whole or in part by federal funds.
4        (2) The resident administrative head of each State
5    charitable, penal and correctional institution, the
6    chaplains thereof, and all member, patient and inmate
7    employees are exempt from jurisdiction B.
8        (3) The Civil Service Commission, upon written
9    recommendation of the Director of Central Management
10    Services, shall exempt from jurisdiction B other positions
11    which, in the judgment of the Commission, involve either
12    principal administrative responsibility for the
13    determination of policy or principal administrative
14    responsibility for the way in which policies are carried
15    out, except positions in agencies which receive federal
16    funds if such exemption is inconsistent with federal
17    requirements, and except positions in agencies supported
18    in whole by federal funds.
19        (4) All individuals in positions paid in accordance
20    with prevailing wage laws, as well as beauticians and
21    teachers of beauty culture and teachers of barbering.
22        (5) Licensed attorneys in positions as legal or
23    technical advisors; positions in the Department of Natural
24    Resources requiring incumbents to be either a registered
25    professional engineer or to hold a bachelor's degree in
26    engineering from a recognized college or university;
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1    licensed physicians in positions of medical administrator
2    or physician or physician specialist (including
3    psychiatrists); all positions within the Department of
4    Juvenile Justice requiring licensure by the State Board of
5    Education under Article 21B of the School Code; all
6    positions within the Illinois School for the Deaf and the
7    Illinois School for the Blind [Visually Impaired] requiring
8    licensure by the State Board of Education under Article
9    21B of the School Code and all rehabilitation/mobility
10    instructors and rehabilitation/mobility instructor
11    trainees at the Illinois School for the Blind [Visually ]
12    [Impaired]; and registered nurses (except those registered
13    nurses employed by the Department of Public Health);
14    except those in positions in agencies which receive
15    federal funds if such exemption is inconsistent with
16    federal requirements and except those in positions in
17    agencies supported in whole by federal funds, are exempt
18    from jurisdiction B only to the extent that the
19    requirements of Section 8b.1, 8b.3 and 8b.5 of this Code
20    need not be met.
21        (6) All positions established outside the geographical
22    limits of the State of Illinois to which appointments of
23    other than Illinois citizens may be made are exempt from
24    jurisdiction B.
25        (7) Staff attorneys reporting directly to individual
26    Commissioners of the Illinois Workers' Compensation
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1    Commission are exempt from jurisdiction B.
2        (8) (Blank).
3(Source: P.A. 103-108, eff. 6-27-23.)
4    Section 10. The Rehabilitation of Persons with
5Disabilities Act is amended by changing Sections 10, 10a, 13,
6and 17 as follows:
7    (20 ILCS 2405/10)  (from Ch. 23, par. 3441)
8    Sec. 10. Residential schools; visual and hearing
9disabilities.
10    (a) The Department of Human Services shall operate
11residential schools for the education of children with visual
12and hearing disabilities who are unable to take advantage of
13the regular educational facilities provided in the community,
14and shall provide in connection therewith such academic,
15vocational, and related services as may be required. Children
16shall be eligible for admission to these schools only after
17proper diagnosis and evaluation, in accordance with procedures
18prescribed by the Department.
19    (a-5) The Superintendent of the Illinois School for the
20Deaf shall be the chief executive officer of, and shall be
21responsible for the day to day operations of, the School, and
22shall obtain educational and professional employees who are
23certified by the Illinois State Board of Education or licensed
24by the appropriate agency or entity to which licensing
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1authority has been delegated, as well as all other employees
2of the School, subject to the provisions of the Personnel Code
3and any applicable collective bargaining agreement. The
4Superintendent shall be appointed by the Governor, by and with
5the advice and consent of the Senate. In the case of a vacancy
6in the office of Superintendent during the recess of the
7Senate, the Governor shall make a temporary appointment until
8the next meeting of the Senate, when the Governor shall
9nominate some person to fill the office, and any person so
10nominated who is confirmed by the Senate shall hold office
11during the remainder of the term and until his or her successor
12is appointed and qualified. The Superintendent shall hold
13office (i) for a term expiring on June 30 of 2015, and every 4
14years thereafter and (ii) until the Superintendent's successor
15is appointed and qualified. The Superintendent shall devote
16his or her full time to the duties of the office, shall not
17serve in any other capacity during his or her term of office,
18and shall receive such compensation as the Governor shall
19determine. The Superintendent shall have an administrative
20certificate with a superintendent endorsement as provided for
21under Section 21-7.1 of the School Code, and shall have a
22degree in educational administration, together with at least
2310 years of experience in either deaf or hard of hearing
24education, the administration of deaf or hard of hearing
25education, or a combination of the 2. Preference shall be
26given to candidates with a degree in deaf education. The
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1Superintendent must be fluent in American Sign Language.
2    (a-10) The Superintendent of the Illinois School for the
3Blind [Visually Impaired] shall be the chief executive officer
4of, and shall be responsible for the day to day operations of,
5the School, and shall obtain educational and professional
6employees who are certified by the Illinois State Board of
7Education or licensed by the appropriate agency or entity to
8which licensing authority has been delegated, as well as all
9other employees of the School, subject to the provisions of
10the Personnel Code and any applicable collective bargaining
11agreement. The Superintendent shall be appointed by the
12Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. In
13the case of a vacancy in the office of Superintendent during
14the recess of the Senate, the Governor shall make a temporary
15appointment until the next meeting of the Senate, when the
16Governor shall nominate some person to fill the office, and
17any person so nominated who is confirmed by the Senate shall
18hold office during the remainder of the term and until his or
19her successor is appointed and qualified. The Superintendent
20shall hold office (i) for a term expiring on June 30 of 2015,
21and every 4 years thereafter and (ii) until the
22Superintendent's successor is appointed and qualified. The
23Superintendent shall devote his or her full time to the duties
24of the office, shall not serve in any other capacity during his
25or her term of office, and shall receive such compensation as
26the Governor shall determine. The Superintendent shall have an
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1administrative certificate with a superintendent endorsement
2as provided for under Section 21-7.1 of the School Code, and
3shall have a degree in educational administration, together
4with at least 10 years of experience in either blind or
5visually impaired education, the administration of blind or
6visually impaired education, or a combination of the 2.
7Preference shall be given to candidates with a degree in blind
8or visually impaired education.
9    (b) In administering the Illinois School for the Deaf, the
10Department shall adopt an admission policy which permits day
11or residential enrollment, when resources are sufficient, of
12children with hearing disabilities who are able to take
13advantage of the regular educational facilities provided in
14the community and thus unqualified for admission under
15subsection (a). In doing so, the Department shall establish an
16annual deadline by which shall be completed the enrollment of
17children qualified under subsection (a) for admission to the
18Illinois School for the Deaf. After the deadline, the Illinois
19School for the Deaf may enroll other children with hearing
20disabilities at the request of their parents or guardians if
21the Department determines there are sufficient resources to
22meet their needs as well as the needs of children enrolled
23before the deadline and children qualified under subsection
24(a) who may be enrolled after the deadline on an emergency
25basis. The Department shall adopt any rules and regulations
26necessary for the implementation of this subsection.
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1    (c) In administering the Illinois School for the Blind
2[Visually Impaired], the Department shall adopt an admission
3policy that permits day or residential enrollment, when
4resources are sufficient, of children with visual disabilities
5who are able to take advantage of the regular educational
6facilities provided in the community and thus unqualified for
7admission under subsection (a). In doing so, the Department
8shall establish an annual deadline by which the enrollment of
9children qualified under subsection (a) for admission to the
10Illinois School for the Blind [Visually Impaired] shall be
11completed. After the deadline, the Illinois School for the
12Blind [Visually Impaired] may enroll other children with visual
13disabilities at the request of their parents or guardians if
14the Department determines there are sufficient resources to
15meet their needs as well as the needs of children enrolled
16before the deadline and children qualified under subsection
17(a) who may be enrolled after the deadline on an emergency
18basis. The Department shall adopt any rules and regulations
19necessary for the implementation of this subsection.
20(Source: P.A. 102-196, eff. 7-30-21; 102-264, eff. 8-6-21.)
21    (20 ILCS 2405/10a)
22    Sec. 10a. Financial Participation of Students Attending
23the Illinois School for the Deaf and the Illinois School for
24the Blind [Visually Impaired].
25    (a) General. The Illinois School for the Deaf and the
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1Illinois School for the Blind [Visually Impaired] are required
2to provide eligible students with disabilities with a free and
3appropriate public education as required by Article 14 of the
4Illinois School Code.
5    (b) Financial Participation. The Department shall
6promulgate rules concerning fees for activities or services at
7the schools with input from (i) the superintendent of each
8school and (ii) Directors of Special Education from selected
9Local Education Agencies who place students at the schools.
10Parents or guardians of students attending the Illinois School
11for the Deaf or the Illinois School for the Blind [Visually ]
12[Impaired] may be asked to financially participate in the
13following fees for services or activities provided at the
14schools:
15        (1) Registration.
16        (2) Books, labs, and supplies (fees may vary depending
17    on the classes in which a student participates).
18        (3) Athletic or extracurricular activities (students
19    participating in multiple activities will not be required
20    to pay for more than 2 activities).
21        (4) Driver's education (if applicable).
22        (5) Graduation.
23        (6) Yearbook (optional).
24        (7) Activities (trips or leisure activities not
25    associated with classroom curriculum).
26        (8) Other activities or services identified by the
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1    Department, pursuant to rule.
2    Exceptions may be granted to parents or guardians who are
3unable to meet the financial participation obligations. The
4Department shall promulgate rules concerning requests for
5exception to the financial participation at the schools.
6    Any fees collected for activities or services identified
7in (1) through (8) under this subsection (b) shall be held
8locally by the school and used exclusively for the purpose for
9which the fee was assessed. A separate locally held fund shall
10be established by the Illinois School for the Deaf and the
11Illinois School for the Blind [Visually Impaired] for this
12purpose.
13    (c) (Blank).
14(Source: P.A. 97-74, eff. 6-30-11; 97-664, eff. 1-13-12.)
15    (20 ILCS 2405/13)  (from Ch. 23, par. 3444)
16    Sec. 13. The Department shall have all powers reasonable
17and necessary for the administration of institutions for
18persons with one or more disabilities under subsection (f) of
19Section 3 of this Act, including, but not limited to, the
20authority to do the following:
21    (a) Appoint and remove the superintendents of the
22institutions operated by the Department, except for those
23superintendents whose appointment and removal is provided for
24under Section 10 of this Act; obtain all other employees
25subject to the provisions of the Personnel Code, except for
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1educational and professional employees of the Illinois School
2for the Deaf and the Illinois School for the Blind [Visually ]
3[Impaired] who are certified by the Illinois State Board of
4Education or licensed by the appropriate agency or entity to
5which licensing authority has been delegated, and all other
6employees of the Schools who are obtained by the
7superintendents as provided under Section 10 of this Act,
8subject to the provisions of the Personnel Code and any
9applicable collective bargaining agreement; and conduct staff
10training programs for the development and improvement of
11services.
12    (b) Provide supervision, housing accommodations, board or
13the payment of boarding costs, tuition, and treatment free of
14charge, except as otherwise specified in this Act, for
15residents of this State who are cared for in any institution,
16or for persons receiving services under any program under the
17jurisdiction of the Department. Residents of other states may
18be admitted upon payment of the costs of board, tuition, and
19treatment as determined by the Department; provided, that no
20resident of another state shall be received or retained to the
21exclusion of any resident of this State. The Department shall
22accept any donation for the board, tuition, and treatment of
23any person receiving service or care.
24    (c) Cooperate with the State Board of Education and the
25Department of Children and Family Services in a program to
26provide for the placement, supervision, and foster care of
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1children with disabilities who must leave their home community
2in order to attend schools offering programs in special
3education.
4    (d) Assess and collect (i) student activity fees and (ii)
5charges to school districts for transportation of students
6required under the School Code and provided by the Department.
7The Department shall direct the expenditure of all money that
8has been or may be received by any officer of the several State
9institutions under the direction and supervision of the
10Department as profit on sales from commissary stores, student
11activity fees, or charges for student transportation. The
12money shall be deposited into a locally held fund and expended
13under the direction of the Department for the special comfort,
14pleasure, and amusement of residents and employees and the
15transportation of residents, provided that amounts expended
16for comfort, pleasure, and amusement of employees shall not
17exceed the amount of profits derived from sales made to
18employees by the commissaries, as determined by the
19Department.
20    Funds deposited with State institutions under the
21direction and supervision of the Department by or for
22residents of those State institutions shall be deposited into
23interest-bearing accounts, and money received as interest and
24income on those funds shall be deposited into a "needy student
25fund" to be held and administered by the institution. Money in
26the "needy student fund" shall be expended for the special
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1comfort, pleasure, and amusement of the residents of the
2particular institution where the money is paid or received.
3    Any money belonging to residents separated by death,
4discharge, or unauthorized absence from institutions described
5under this Section, in custody of officers of the
6institutions, may, if unclaimed by the resident or the legal
7representatives of the resident for a period of 2 years, be
8expended at the direction of the Department for the purposes
9and in the manner specified in this subsection (d). Articles
10of personal property, with the exception of clothing left in
11the custody of those officers, shall, if unclaimed for the
12period of 2 years, be sold and the money disposed of in the
13same manner.
14    Clothing left at the institution by residents at the time
15of separation may be used as determined by the institution if
16unclaimed by the resident or legal representatives of the
17resident within 30 days after notification.
18    (e) Keep, for each institution under the jurisdiction of
19the Department, a register of the number of officers,
20employees, and residents present each day in the year, in a
21form that will permit a calculation of the average number
22present each month.
23    (f) (Blank).
24    (g) (Blank).
25    (h) (Blank).
26    (i) Accept and hold in behalf of the State, if for the
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1public interest, a grant, gift, or legacy of money or property
2to the State of Illinois, to the Department, or to any
3institution or program of the Department made in trust for the
4maintenance or support of a resident of an institution of the
5Department, or for any other legitimate purpose connected with
6any such institution or program. The Department shall cause
7each gift, grant, or legacy to be kept as a distinct fund, and
8shall invest the gift, grant, or legacy in the manner provided
9by the laws of this State as those laws now exist or shall
10hereafter be enacted relating to securities in which the
11deposits in savings banks may be invested. The Department may,
12however, in its discretion, deposit in a proper trust company
13or savings bank, during the continuance of the trust, any fund
14so left in trust for the life of a person and shall adopt rules
15and regulations governing the deposit, transfer, or withdrawal
16of the fund. The Department shall, on the expiration of any
17trust as provided in any instrument creating the trust,
18dispose of the fund thereby created in the manner provided in
19the instrument. The Department shall include in its required
20reports a statement showing what funds are so held by it and
21the condition of the funds. Monies found on residents at the
22time of their admission, or accruing to them during their
23period of institutional care, and monies deposited with the
24superintendents by relatives, guardians, or friends of
25residents for the special comfort and pleasure of a resident,
26shall remain in the possession of the superintendents, who
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1shall act as trustees for disbursement to, in behalf of, or for
2the benefit of the resident. All types of retirement and
3pension benefits from private and public sources may be paid
4directly to the superintendent of the institution where the
5person is a resident, for deposit to the resident's trust fund
6account.
7    (j) Appoint, subject to the Personnel Code, persons to be
8members of a police and security force. Members of the police
9and security force shall be peace officers and as such have all
10powers possessed by policemen in cities and sheriffs,
11including the power to make arrests on view or warrants of
12violations of State statutes or city or county ordinances.
13These powers may, however, be exercised only in counties of
14more than 500,000 population when required for the protection
15of Department properties, interests, and personnel, or
16specifically requested by appropriate State or local law
17enforcement officials. Members of the police and security
18force may not serve and execute civil processes.
19    (k) Maintain, and deposit receipts from the sale of
20tickets to athletic, musical, and other events, fees for
21participation in school sponsored tournaments and events, and
22revenue from student activities relating to charges for art
23and woodworking projects, charges for automobile repairs, and
24other revenue generated from student projects into, locally
25held accounts not to exceed $20,000 per account for the
26purposes of (i) providing immediate payment to officials,
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1judges, and athletic referees for their services rendered and
2for other related expenses at school sponsored contests,
3tournaments, or events, (ii) providing payment for expenses
4related to student revenue producing activities such as art
5and woodworking projects, automotive repair work, and other
6student activities or projects that generate revenue and incur
7expenses, and (iii) providing students who are enrolled in an
8independent living program with cash so that they may fulfill
9course objectives by purchasing commodities and other required
10supplies.
11    (l) Advance moneys from its appropriations to be
12maintained in locally held accounts at the schools to
13establish (i) a "Student Compensation Account" to pay students
14for work performed under the student work program, and (ii) a
15"Student Activity Travel Account" to pay transportation,
16meals, and lodging costs of students, coaches, and activity
17sponsors while traveling off campus for sporting events,
18lessons, and other activities directly associated with the
19representation of the school. Funds in the "Student
20Compensation Account" shall not exceed $20,000, and funds in
21the "Student Activity Travel Account" shall not exceed
22$200,000.
23    (l-5) Establish a locally held account (referred to as the
24Account) to hold, maintain and administer the
25Therkelsen/Hansen College Loan Fund (referred to as the Fund).
26All cash represented by the Fund shall be transferred from the
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1State Treasury to the Account. The Department shall promulgate
2rules regarding the maintenance and use of the Fund and all
3interest earned thereon; the eligibility of potential
4borrowers from the Fund; and the awarding and repayment of
5loans from the Fund; and other rules as applicable regarding
6the Fund. The administration of the Fund and the promulgation
7of rules regarding the Fund shall be consistent with the will
8of Petrea Therkelsen, which establishes the Fund.
9    (m) Promulgate rules of conduct applicable to the
10residents of institutions for persons with one or more
11disabilities. The rules shall include specific standards to be
12used by the Department to determine (i) whether financial
13restitution shall be required in the event of losses or
14damages resulting from a resident's action and (ii) the
15ability of the resident and the resident's parents to pay
16restitution.
17(Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)
18    (20 ILCS 2405/17)  (from Ch. 23, par. 3448)
19    Sec. 17. Child Abuse and Neglect Reports.
20    (a) All applicants for employment at the Illinois School
21for the Blind [Visually Impaired], the Illinois School for the
22Deaf, the Illinois Center for the Rehabilitation and
23Education-Roosevelt, and the Illinois Center for the
24Rehabilitation and Education-Wood shall as a condition of
25employment authorize, in writing on a form prescribed by the
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1Department of Children and Family Services, an investigation
2of the Central Register, as defined in the Abused and
3Neglected Child Reporting Act, to ascertain if the applicant
4has been determined to be a perpetrator in an indicated report
5of child abuse or neglect.
6    (b) The information concerning a prospective employee
7obtained by the Department shall be confidential and exempt
8from public inspection and copying, as provided under Section
97 of The Freedom of Information Act, and the information shall
10not be transmitted outside the Department, except as provided
11in the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act, and shall not
12be transmitted to anyone within the Department except as
13needed for the purposes of evaluation of an application for
14employment.
15(Source: P.A. 104-270, eff. 8-15-25.)
16    Section 15. The School Code is amended by changing Section
1714-8.02 as follows:
18    (105 ILCS 5/14-8.02)
19    Sec. 14-8.02. Identification, evaluation, and placement of
20children.
21    (a) The State Board of Education shall make rules under
22which local school boards shall determine the eligibility of
23children to receive special education. Such rules shall ensure
24that a free appropriate public education be available to all
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1children with disabilities as defined in Section 14-1.02. The
2State Board of Education shall require local school districts
3to administer non-discriminatory procedures or tests to
4English learners coming from homes in which a language other
5than English is used to determine their eligibility to receive
6special education. The placement of low English proficiency
7students in special education programs and facilities shall be
8made in accordance with the test results reflecting the
9student's linguistic, cultural and special education needs.
10For purposes of determining the eligibility of children the
11State Board of Education shall include in the rules
12definitions of "case study", "staff conference",
13"individualized educational program", and "qualified
14specialist" appropriate to each category of children with
15disabilities as defined in this Article. For purposes of
16determining the eligibility of children from homes in which a
17language other than English is used, the State Board of
18Education shall include in the rules definitions for
19"qualified bilingual specialists" and "linguistically and
20culturally appropriate individualized educational programs".
21For purposes of this Section, as well as Sections 14-8.02a,
2214-8.02b, and 14-8.02c of this Code, "parent" means a parent
23as defined in the federal Individuals with Disabilities
24Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1401(23)).
25    (b) No child shall be eligible for special education
26facilities except with a carefully completed case study fully
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1reviewed by professional personnel in a multidisciplinary
2staff conference and only upon the recommendation of qualified
3specialists or a qualified bilingual specialist, if available.
4At the conclusion of the multidisciplinary staff conference,
5the parent of the child and, if the child is in the legal
6custody of the Department of Children and Family Services, the
7Department's Office of Education and Transition Services shall
8be given a copy of the multidisciplinary conference summary
9report and recommendations, which includes options considered,
10and, in the case of the parent, be informed of his or her right
11to obtain an independent educational evaluation if he or she
12disagrees with the evaluation findings conducted or obtained
13by the school district. If the school district's evaluation is
14shown to be inappropriate, the school district shall reimburse
15the parent for the cost of the independent evaluation. The
16State Board of Education shall, with advice from the State
17Advisory Council on Education of Children with Disabilities on
18the inclusion of specific independent educational evaluators,
19prepare a list of suggested independent educational
20evaluators. The State Board of Education shall include on the
21list clinical psychologists licensed pursuant to the Clinical
22Psychologist Licensing Act. Such psychologists shall not be
23paid fees in excess of the amount that would be received by a
24school psychologist for performing the same services. The
25State Board of Education shall supply school districts with
26such list and make the list available to parents at their
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1request. School districts shall make the list available to
2parents at the time they are informed of their right to obtain
3an independent educational evaluation. However, the school
4district may initiate an impartial due process hearing under
5this Section within 7 school days of any written parent
6request for an independent educational evaluation to show that
7its evaluation is appropriate. If the final decision is that
8the evaluation is appropriate, the parent still has a right to
9an independent educational evaluation, but not at public
10expense. An independent educational evaluation at public
11expense must be completed within 60 school days of a parent's
12written request unless the school district initiates an
13impartial due process hearing or the parent or school district
14offers reasonable grounds to show that such time period should
15be extended. If the due process hearing decision indicates
16that the parent is entitled to an independent educational
17evaluation, it must be completed within 60 school days of the
18decision unless the parent or the school district offers
19reasonable grounds to show that such period should be
20extended. If a parent disagrees with the summary report or
21recommendations of the multidisciplinary conference or the
22findings of any educational evaluation which results
23therefrom, the school district shall not proceed with a
24placement based upon such evaluation and the child shall
25remain in his or her regular classroom setting. No child shall
26be eligible for admission to a special class for children with
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1a mental disability who are educable or for children with a
2mental disability who are trainable except with a
3psychological evaluation and recommendation by a school
4psychologist. Consent shall be obtained from the parent of a
5child before any evaluation is conducted. If consent is not
6given by the parent or if the parent disagrees with the
7findings of the evaluation, then the school district may
8initiate an impartial due process hearing under this Section.
9The school district may evaluate the child if that is the
10decision resulting from the impartial due process hearing and
11the decision is not appealed or if the decision is affirmed on
12appeal. The determination of eligibility shall be made and the
13IEP meeting shall be completed within 60 school days from the
14date of written parental consent. In those instances when
15written parental consent is obtained with fewer than 60 pupil
16attendance days left in the school year, the eligibility
17determination shall be made and the IEP meeting shall be
18completed prior to the first day of the following school year.
19Special education and related services must be provided in
20accordance with the student's IEP no later than 10 school
21attendance days after notice is provided to the parents
22pursuant to Section 300.503 of Title 34 of the Code of Federal
23Regulations and implementing rules adopted by the State Board
24of Education. The appropriate program pursuant to the
25individualized educational program of students whose native
26tongue is a language other than English shall reflect the
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1special education, cultural and linguistic needs. No later
2than September 1, 1993, the State Board of Education shall
3establish standards for the development, implementation and
4monitoring of appropriate bilingual special individualized
5educational programs. The State Board of Education shall
6further incorporate appropriate monitoring procedures to
7verify implementation of these standards. The district shall
8indicate to the parent, the State Board of Education, and, if
9applicable, the Department's Office of Education and
10Transition Services the nature of the services the child will
11receive for the regular school term while awaiting placement
12in the appropriate special education class. At the child's
13initial IEP meeting and at each annual review meeting, the
14child's IEP team shall provide the child's parent or guardian
15and, if applicable, the Department's Office of Education and
16Transition Services with a written notification that informs
17the parent or guardian or the Department's Office of Education
18and Transition Services that the IEP team is required to
19consider whether the child requires assistive technology in
20order to receive free, appropriate public education. The
21notification must also include a toll-free telephone number
22and internet address for the State's assistive technology
23program.
24    If the child is deaf, hard of hearing, blind, or visually
25impaired or has an orthopedic impairment or physical
26disability and he or she might be eligible to receive services
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1from the Illinois School for the Deaf, the Illinois School for
2the Blind [Visually Impaired], the Illinois Center for
3Rehabilitation and Education-Wood, or the Illinois Center for
4Rehabilitation and Education-Roosevelt, the school district
5shall notify the parents, in writing, of the existence of
6these schools and the services they provide and shall make a
7reasonable effort to inform the parents of the existence of
8other, local schools that provide similar services and the
9services that these other schools provide. This notification
10shall include, without limitation, information on school
11services, school admissions criteria, and school contact
12information.
13    In the development of the individualized education program
14for a student who has a disability on the autism spectrum
15(which includes autistic disorder, Asperger's disorder,
16pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified,
17childhood disintegrative disorder, and Rett Syndrome, as
18defined in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental
19Disorders, fourth edition (DSM-IV, 2000)), the IEP team shall
20consider all of the following factors:
21        (1) The verbal and nonverbal communication needs of
22    the child.
23        (2) The need to develop social interaction skills and
24    proficiencies.
25        (3) The needs resulting from the child's unusual
26    responses to sensory experiences.
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1        (4) The needs resulting from resistance to
2    environmental change or change in daily routines.
3        (5) The needs resulting from engagement in repetitive
4    activities and stereotyped movements.
5        (6) The need for any positive behavioral
6    interventions, strategies, and supports to address any
7    behavioral difficulties resulting from autism spectrum
8    disorder.
9        (7) Other needs resulting from the child's disability
10    that impact progress in the general curriculum, including
11    social and emotional development.
12Public Act 95-257 does not create any new entitlement to a
13service, program, or benefit, but must not affect any
14entitlement to a service, program, or benefit created by any
15other law.
16    If the student may be eligible to participate in the
17Home-Based Support Services Program for Adults with Mental
18Disabilities authorized under the Developmental Disability and
19Mental Disability Services Act upon becoming an adult, the
20student's individualized education program shall include plans
21for (i) determining the student's eligibility for those
22home-based services, (ii) enrolling the student in the program
23of home-based services, and (iii) developing a plan for the
24student's most effective use of the home-based services after
25the student becomes an adult and no longer receives special
26educational services under this Article. The plans developed
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1under this paragraph shall include specific actions to be
2taken by specified individuals, agencies, or officials.
3    (c) In the development of the individualized education
4program for a student who is functionally blind, it shall be
5presumed that proficiency in Braille reading and writing is
6essential for the student's satisfactory educational progress.
7For purposes of this subsection, the State Board of Education
8shall determine the criteria for a student to be classified as
9functionally blind. Students who are not currently identified
10as functionally blind who are also entitled to Braille
11instruction include: (i) those whose vision loss is so severe
12that they are unable to read and write at a level comparable to
13their peers solely through the use of vision, and (ii) those
14who show evidence of progressive vision loss that may result
15in functional blindness. Each student who is functionally
16blind shall be entitled to Braille reading and writing
17instruction that is sufficient to enable the student to
18communicate with the same level of proficiency as other
19students of comparable ability. Instruction should be provided
20to the extent that the student is physically and cognitively
21able to use Braille. Braille instruction may be used in
22combination with other special education services appropriate
23to the student's educational needs. The assessment of each
24student who is functionally blind for the purpose of
25developing the student's individualized education program
26shall include documentation of the student's strengths and
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1weaknesses in Braille skills. Each person assisting in the
2development of the individualized education program for a
3student who is functionally blind shall receive information
4describing the benefits of Braille instruction. The
5individualized education program for each student who is
6functionally blind shall specify the appropriate learning
7medium or media based on the assessment report.
8    (d) To the maximum extent appropriate, the placement shall
9provide the child with the opportunity to be educated with
10children who do not have a disability; provided that children
11with disabilities who are recommended to be placed into
12regular education classrooms are provided with supplementary
13services to assist the children with disabilities to benefit
14from the regular classroom instruction and are included on the
15teacher's regular education class register. Subject to the
16limitation of the preceding sentence, placement in special
17classes, separate schools or other removal of the child with a
18disability from the regular educational environment shall
19occur only when the nature of the severity of the disability is
20such that education in the regular classes with the use of
21supplementary aids and services cannot be achieved
22satisfactorily. The placement of English learners with
23disabilities shall be in non-restrictive environments which
24provide for integration with peers who do not have
25disabilities in bilingual classrooms. Annually, each January,
26school districts shall report data on students from
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1non-English speaking backgrounds receiving special education
2and related services in public and private facilities as
3prescribed in Section 2-3.30. If there is a disagreement
4between parties involved regarding the special education
5placement of any child, either in-state or out-of-state, the
6placement is subject to impartial due process procedures
7described in Article 10 of the Rules and Regulations to Govern
8the Administration and Operation of Special Education.
9    (e) No child who comes from a home in which a language
10other than English is the principal language used may be
11assigned to any class or program under this Article until he
12has been given, in the principal language used by the child and
13used in his home, tests reasonably related to his cultural
14environment. All testing and evaluation materials and
15procedures utilized for evaluation and placement shall not be
16linguistically, racially or culturally discriminatory.
17    (f) Nothing in this Article shall be construed to require
18any child to undergo any physical examination or medical
19treatment whose parents object thereto on the grounds that
20such examination or treatment conflicts with his religious
21beliefs.
22    (g) School boards or their designee shall provide to the
23parents of a child or, if applicable, the Department of
24Children and Family Services' Office of Education and
25Transition Services prior written notice of any decision (a)
26proposing to initiate or change, or (b) refusing to initiate
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1or change, the identification, evaluation, or educational
2placement of the child or the provision of a free appropriate
3public education to their child, and the reasons therefor. For
4a parent, such written notification shall also inform the
5parent of the opportunity to present complaints with respect
6to any matter relating to the educational placement of the
7student, or the provision of a free appropriate public
8education and to have an impartial due process hearing on the
9complaint. The notice shall inform the parents in the parents'
10native language, unless it is clearly not feasible to do so, of
11their rights and all procedures available pursuant to this Act
12and the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education
13Improvement Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-446); it shall be the
14responsibility of the State Superintendent to develop uniform
15notices setting forth the procedures available under this Act
16and the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education
17Improvement Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-446) to be used by all
18school boards. The notice shall also inform the parents of the
19availability upon request of a list of free or low-cost legal
20and other relevant services available locally to assist
21parents in initiating an impartial due process hearing. The
22State Superintendent shall revise the uniform notices required
23by this subsection (g) to reflect current law and procedures
24at least once every 2 years. Any parent who is deaf or does not
25normally communicate using spoken English and who participates
26in a meeting with a representative of a local educational
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1agency for the purposes of developing an individualized
2educational program or attends a multidisciplinary conference
3shall be entitled to the services of an interpreter. The State
4Board of Education must adopt rules to establish the criteria,
5standards, and competencies for a bilingual language
6interpreter who attends an individualized education program
7meeting under this subsection to assist a parent who has
8limited English proficiency.
9    (g-5) For purposes of this subsection (g-5), "qualified
10professional" means an individual who holds credentials to
11evaluate the child in the domain or domains for which an
12evaluation is sought or an intern working under the direct
13supervision of a qualified professional, including a master's
14or doctoral degree candidate.
15    To ensure that a parent can participate fully and
16effectively with school personnel in the development of
17appropriate educational and related services for his or her
18child, the parent, an independent educational evaluator, or a
19qualified professional retained by or on behalf of a parent or
20child must be afforded reasonable access to educational
21facilities, personnel, classrooms, and buildings and to the
22child as provided in this subsection (g-5). The requirements
23of this subsection (g-5) apply to any public school facility,
24building, or program and to any facility, building, or program
25supported in whole or in part by public funds. Prior to
26visiting a school, school building, or school facility, the
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1parent, independent educational evaluator, or qualified
2professional may be required by the school district to inform
3the building principal or supervisor in writing of the
4proposed visit, the purpose of the visit, and the approximate
5duration of the visit. The visitor and the school district
6shall arrange the visit or visits at times that are mutually
7agreeable. Visitors shall comply with school safety, security,
8and visitation policies at all times. School district
9visitation policies must not conflict with this subsection
10(g-5). Visitors shall be required to comply with the
11requirements of applicable privacy laws, including those laws
12protecting the confidentiality of education records such as
13the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act and the
14Illinois School Student Records Act. The visitor shall not
15disrupt the educational process.
16        (1) A parent must be afforded reasonable access of
17    sufficient duration and scope for the purpose of observing
18    his or her child in the child's current educational
19    placement, services, or program or for the purpose of
20    visiting an educational placement or program proposed for
21    the child.
22        (2) An independent educational evaluator or a
23    qualified professional retained by or on behalf of a
24    parent or child must be afforded reasonable access of
25    sufficient duration and scope for the purpose of
26    conducting an evaluation of the child, the child's
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1    performance, the child's current educational program,
2    placement, services, or environment, or any educational
3    program, placement, services, or environment proposed for
4    the child, including interviews of educational personnel,
5    child observations, assessments, tests or assessments of
6    the child's educational program, services, or placement or
7    of any proposed educational program, services, or
8    placement. If one or more interviews of school personnel
9    are part of the evaluation, the interviews must be
10    conducted at a mutually agreed-upon time, date, and place
11    that do not interfere with the school employee's school
12    duties. The school district may limit interviews to
13    personnel having information relevant to the child's
14    current educational services, program, or placement or to
15    a proposed educational service, program, or placement.
16    (h) In the development of the individualized education
17program or federal Section 504 plan for a student, if the
18student needs extra accommodation during emergencies,
19including natural disasters or an active shooter situation,
20then that accommodation shall be taken into account when
21developing the student's individualized education program or
22federal Section 504 plan.
23(Source: P.A. 103-197, eff. 1-1-24; 103-605, eff. 7-1-24;
24104-270, eff. 8-15-25; 104-368, eff. 1-1-26; revised 9-12-25.)
25    Section 20. The School Safety Drill Act is amended by
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1changing Section 50 as follows:
2    (105 ILCS 128/50)
3    Sec. 50. Crisis response mapping data grants.
4    (a) Subject to appropriation, a public school district, a
5charter school, a special education cooperative or district,
6an education for employment system, a State-approved area
7career center, a public university laboratory school, the
8Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, the Department of
9Juvenile Justice School District, a regional office of
10education, the Illinois School for the Deaf, the Illinois
11School for the Blind [Visually Impaired], the Philip J. Rock
12Center and School, an early childhood or preschool program
13supported by the Early Childhood Block Grant, or any other
14public school entity designated by the State Board of
15Education by rule, may apply to the State Board of Education or
16the State Board's designee for a grant to obtain crisis
17response mapping data and to provide copies of the crisis
18response mapping data to appropriate local, county, State, and
19federal first responders for use in response to emergencies.
20The crisis response mapping data shall be stored and provided
21in an electronic or digital format to assist first responders
22in responding to emergencies at the school.
23    (b) Subject to appropriation, including funding for any
24administrative costs reasonably incurred by the State Board of
25Education or the State Board's designee in the administration
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1of the grant program described by this Section, the State
2Board shall provide grants to any entity in subsection (a)
3upon approval of an application submitted by the entity to
4cover the costs incurred in obtaining crisis response mapping
5data under this Section. The grant application must include
6crisis response mapping data for all schools under the
7jurisdiction of the entity submitting the application,
8including, in the case of a public school district, any
9charter schools authorized by the school board for the school
10district.
11    (c) To be eligible for a grant under this Section, the
12crisis response mapping data must, at a minimum:
13        (1) be compatible and integrate into security software
14    platforms in use by the specific school for which the data
15    is provided without requiring local law enforcement
16    agencies or the school district to purchase additional
17    software or requiring the integration of third-party
18    software to view the data;
19        (2) be compatible with security software platforms in
20    use by the specific school for which the data is provided
21    without requiring local public safety agencies or the
22    school district to purchase additional software or
23    requiring the integration of third-party software to view
24    the data;
25        (3) be capable of being provided in a printable
26    format;
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1        (4) be verified for accuracy by an on-site
2    walk-through of the school building and grounds;
3        (5) be oriented to true north;
4        (6) be overlaid on current aerial imagery or plans of
5    the school building;
6        (7) contain site-specific labeling that matches the
7    structure of the school building, including room labels,
8    hallway names, and external door or stairwell numbers and
9    the location of hazards, critical utilities, key boxes,
10    automated external defibrillators, and trauma kits, and
11    that matches the school grounds, including parking areas,
12    athletic fields, surrounding roads, and neighboring
13    properties; and
14        (8) be overlaid with gridded x/y coordinates.
15    (d) Subject to appropriation, the crisis response mapping
16data may be reviewed annually to update the data as necessary.
17    (e) Crisis response mapping data obtained pursuant to this
18Section are confidential and exempt from disclosure under the
19Freedom of Information Act.
20    (f) The State Board may adopt rules to implement the
21provisions of this Section.
22(Source: P.A. 103-8, eff. 6-7-23; 103-605, eff. 7-1-24;
23103-780, eff. 8-2-24.)
24    Section 25. The Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act
25is amended by changing Section 2 as follows:
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1    (115 ILCS 5/2)  (from Ch. 48, par. 1702)
2    Sec. 2. Definitions. As used in this Act:
3    (a) "Educational employer" or "employer" means the
4governing body of a public school district, including the
5governing body of a charter school established under Article
627A of the School Code or of a contract school or contract
7turnaround school established under paragraph 30 of Section
834-18 of the School Code, combination of public school
9districts, including the governing body of joint agreements of
10any type formed by 2 or more school districts, public
11community college district or State college or university, a
12subcontractor of instructional services of a school district
13(other than a school district organized under Article 34 of
14the School Code), combination of school districts, charter
15school established under Article 27A of the School Code, or
16contract school or contract turnaround school established
17under paragraph 30 of Section 34-18 of the School Code, an
18Independent Authority created under Section 2-3.25f-5 of the
19School Code, and any State agency whose major function is
20providing educational services. "Educational employer" or
21"employer" does not include (1) a Financial Oversight Panel
22created pursuant to Section 1A-8 of the School Code due to a
23district violating a financial plan or (2) an approved
24nonpublic special education facility that contracts with a
25school district or combination of school districts to provide
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1special education services pursuant to Section 14-7.02 of the
2School Code, but does include a School Finance Authority
3created under Article 1E of the School Code and a Financial
4Oversight Panel created under Article 1B or 1H of the School
5Code. The change made by Public Act 96-104 to this paragraph
6(a) to make clear that the governing body of a charter school
7is an educational employer is declaratory of existing law.
8    (b) "Educational employee" or "employee" means any
9individual, excluding supervisors, managerial, confidential,
10short term employees, student, and part-time academic
11employees of community colleges employed full or part time by
12an educational employer, but shall not include elected
13officials and appointees of the Governor with the advice and
14consent of the Senate, firefighters as defined by subsection
15(g-1) of Section 3 of the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act,
16and peace officers employed by a State university. However,
17with respect to an educational employer of a school district
18organized under Article 34 of the School Code, a supervisor
19shall be considered an educational employee under this
20definition unless the supervisor is also a managerial
21employee. For the purposes of this Act, part-time academic
22employees of community colleges shall be defined as those
23employees who provide less than 3 credit hours of instruction
24per academic semester. In this subsection (b), the term
25"student" does not include graduate students who are research
26assistants primarily performing duties that involve research,
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1graduate assistants primarily performing duties that are
2pre-professional, graduate students who are teaching
3assistants primarily performing duties that involve the
4delivery and support of instruction, or any other graduate
5assistants.
6    (c) "Employee organization" or "labor organization" means
7an organization of any kind in which membership includes
8educational employees, and which exists for the purpose, in
9whole or in part, of dealing with employers concerning
10grievances, employee-employer disputes, wages, rates of pay,
11hours of employment, or conditions of work, but shall not
12include any organization which practices discrimination in
13membership because of race, color, creed, age, gender,
14national origin or political affiliation.
15    (d) "Exclusive representative" means the labor
16organization which has been designated by the Illinois
17Educational Labor Relations Board as the representative of the
18majority of educational employees in an appropriate unit, or
19recognized by an educational employer prior to January 1, 1984
20as the exclusive representative of the employees in an
21appropriate unit or, after January 1, 1984, recognized by an
22employer upon evidence that the employee organization has been
23designated as the exclusive representative by a majority of
24the employees in an appropriate unit.
25    (e) "Board" means the Illinois Educational Labor Relations
26Board.
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1    (f) "Regional Superintendent" means the regional
2superintendent of schools provided for in Articles 3 and 3A of
3The School Code.
4    (g) "Supervisor" means any individual having authority in
5the interests of the employer to hire, transfer, suspend, lay
6off, recall, promote, discharge, reward or discipline other
7employees within the appropriate bargaining unit and adjust
8their grievances, or to effectively recommend such action if
9the exercise of such authority is not of a merely routine or
10clerical nature but requires the use of independent judgment.
11The term "supervisor" includes only those individuals who
12devote a preponderance of their employment time to such
13exercising authority.
14    (h) "Unfair labor practice" or "unfair practice" means any
15practice prohibited by Section 14 of this Act.
16    (i) "Person" includes an individual, educational employee,
17educational employer, legal representative, or employee
18organization.
19    (j) "Wages" means salaries or other forms of compensation
20for services rendered.
21    (k) "Professional employee" means, in the case of a public
22community college, State college or university, State agency
23whose major function is providing educational services, the
24Illinois School for the Deaf, and the Illinois School for the
25Blind [Visually Impaired], (1) any employee engaged in work (i)
26predominantly intellectual and varied in character as opposed
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1to routine mental, manual, mechanical, or physical work; (ii)
2involving the consistent exercise of discretion and judgment
3in its performance; (iii) of such character that the output
4produced or the result accomplished cannot be standardized in
5relation to a given period of time; and (iv) requiring
6knowledge of an advanced type in a field of science or learning
7customarily acquired by a prolonged course of specialized
8intellectual instruction and study in an institution of higher
9learning or a hospital, as distinguished from a general
10academic education or from an apprenticeship or from training
11in the performance of routine mental, manual, or physical
12processes; or (2) any employee, who (i) has completed the
13courses of specialized intellectual instruction and study
14described in clause (iv) of paragraph (1) of this subsection,
15and (ii) is performing related work under the supervision of a
16professional person to qualify himself or herself to become a
17professional as defined in paragraph (l).
18    (l) "Professional employee" means, in the case of any
19public school district, or combination of school districts
20pursuant to joint agreement, any employee who has a license
21issued under Article 21B of the School Code.
22    (m) "Unit" or "bargaining unit" means any group of
23employees for which an exclusive representative is selected.
24    (n) "Confidential employee" means an employee, who (i) in
25the regular course of his or her duties, assists and acts in a
26confidential capacity to persons who formulate, determine and
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1effectuate management policies with regard to labor relations
2or who (ii) in the regular course of his or her duties has
3access to information relating to the effectuation or review
4of the employer's collective bargaining policies.
5    (o) "Managerial employee" means, with respect to an
6educational employer other than an educational employer of a
7school district organized under Article 34 of the School Code,
8an individual who is engaged predominantly in executive and
9management functions and is charged with the responsibility of
10directing the effectuation of such management policies and
11practices or, with respect to an educational employer of a
12school district organized under Article 34 of the School Code,
13an individual who has a significant role in the negotiation of
14collective bargaining agreements or who formulates and
15determines employer-wide management policies and practices.
16"Managerial employee" includes a general superintendent of
17schools provided for under Section 34-6 of the School Code.
18    (p) "Craft employee" means a skilled journeyman, craft
19person, and his or her apprentice or helper.
20    (q) "Short-term employee" is an employee who is employed
21for less than 2 consecutive calendar quarters during a
22calendar year and who does not have a reasonable expectation
23that he or she will be rehired by the same employer for the
24same service in a subsequent calendar year. Nothing in this
25subsection shall affect the employee status of individuals who
26were covered by a collective bargaining agreement on January
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11, 1992 (the effective date of Public Act 87-736).
2    The changes made to this Section by Public Act 102-1138
3may not be construed to void or change the powers and duties
4given to local school councils under Section 34-2.3 of the
5School Code.
6(Source: P.A. 102-894, eff. 5-20-22; 102-1071, eff. 6-10-22;
7102-1138, eff. 2-10-23; 103-605, eff. 7-1-24.)
8    Section 30. The MRSA Prevention, Control, and Reporting
9Act is amended by changing Section 5 as follows:
10    (410 ILCS 120/5)
11    Sec. 5. Definition.  In this Act, "State residential
12facility" or "facility" means: any Department of Human
13Services operated residential facility, including any State
14mental health hospital, State developmental center, or State
15residential school for the deaf and blind [visually impaired];
16any Department of Corrections operated correctional center,
17work camp or boot camp; and any Department of Juvenile Justice
18operated juvenile center or boot camp.
19(Source: P.A. 96-438, eff. 8-14-09.)