Section 226.720  Facilities and Classes

a)    Facilities used for special education services shall be appropriate to, and adequate for, the specific programs or services for which they are used and, pursuant to Section 14-8.01 of the School Code, shall be subject to the applicable provisions of 23 Ill. Adm. Code 180 (Health/Life Safety Code for Public Schools).  The facilities shall be comparable to those provided to the students in the general education environment.

b)         The age range of students within a special education grouping shall not exceed four years at the elementary level and six years at the secondary level.  Early childhood classes and services shall serve only children from three through five years of age, except that a district shall not be prohibited from permitting a child who reaches his or her sixth birthday during a year to complete that year.

c)         Special education classes and services shall be delivered in age-appropriate settings.

(Source:  Amended at 31 Ill. Reg. 9915, effective June 28, 2007)