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SCHOOLS (105 ILCS 5/) School Code. 105 ILCS 5/14-11.02
(105 ILCS 5/14-11.02) (from Ch. 122, par. 14-11.02)
Sec. 14-11.02.
Notwithstanding any other Sections of this Article, the
State Board of Education shall develop and operate or contract for the
operation of a service center for persons who are deaf-blind. For the
purpose of this Section, persons with deaf-blindness are persons who have
both auditory and visual impairments, the combination of which causes such
severe communication and other developmental, educational, vocational and
rehabilitation problems that such persons cannot be properly accommodated
in special education or vocational rehabilitation programs solely for
persons with both hearing and visual disabilities.
To be eligible for deaf-blind services, a person must have (i) a visual
impairment and an auditory impairment, or (ii) a condition in which there
is a progressive loss of hearing or vision or both that results in
concomitant vision and hearing impairments and that adversely affects
educational performance as determined by the multidisciplinary conference.
For purposes of this paragraph and Section:
(A) A visual impairment is defined to mean one or | | more of the following: (i) corrected visual acuity poorer than 20/70 in the better eye; (ii) restricted visual field of 20 degrees or less in the better eye; (iii) cortical blindness; (iv) does not appear to respond to visual stimulation, which adversely affects educational performance as determined by the multidisciplinary conference.
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(B) An auditory impairment is defined to mean one or
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The State Board of Education is empowered to establish, maintain
and operate or contract for the operation of a permanent state-wide
service center known as the Philip J. Rock Center and School. The School
serves eligible children between the ages of 3 and 21; the Center serves
eligible persons of all ages. Services provided by the Center
include, but are not limited to:
(1) Identifying and case management of persons who
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(2) Providing families with appropriate counseling;
(3) Referring persons who are deaf-blind to
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(4) Referring persons who are deaf-blind to
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(5) Developing and expanding services throughout the
| | State to persons who are deaf-blind. This will include ancillary services, such as transportation so that the individuals can take advantage of the expanded services;
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(6) Maintaining a residential-educational training
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(7) Receiving, dispensing, and monitoring State and
| | Federal funds to the School and Center designated for services to persons who are deaf-blind;
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(8) Coordinating services to persons who are
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(9) Entering into contracts with other agencies to
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(10) Operating on a no-reject basis. Any individual
| | referred to the Center for service and diagnosed as deaf-blind, as defined in this Act, shall qualify for available services;
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(11) Serving as the referral clearinghouse for all
| | persons who are deaf-blind, age 21 and older; and
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(12) Providing transition services for students of
| | Philip J. Rock School who are deaf-blind and between the ages of 14 1/2 and 21.
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The Advisory Board for Services for Persons who are Deaf-Blind shall
provide advice to the State Superintendent of Education, the Governor, and
the General Assembly on all matters pertaining to policy concerning persons
who are deaf-blind, including the implementation of legislation enacted on
their behalf.
Regarding the maintenance, operation and education functions of the
Philip J. Rock Center and School, the Advisory Board shall also make
recommendations pertaining to but not limited to the following matters:
(1) Existing and proposed programs of all State
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(2) The State program and financial plan for
| | deaf-blind services and the system of priorities to be developed by the State Board of Education;
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(3) Standards for services in facilities serving
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(4) Standards and rates for State payments for any
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(5) Services and research activities in the field of
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(6) Planning for personnel/preparation, both
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The Advisory Board shall consist of 3 persons appointed by the Governor; 2
persons appointed by the State Superintendent of Education; 4 persons
appointed by the Secretary of Human Services; and 2 persons appointed by the Director of Children
and Family Services. The 3 appointments of the Governor shall consist
of a senior citizen 60 years of age or older, a consumer who is deaf-blind,
and a parent of a person who is deaf-blind; provided that if any
gubernatorial appointee serving on the Advisory Board on the effective date
of this amendatory Act of 1991 is not either a senior citizen 60 years of
age or older or a consumer who is deaf-blind or a parent of a person who is
deaf-blind, then whenever that appointee's term of office expires or a
vacancy in that appointee's office sooner occurs, the Governor shall make
the appointment to fill that office or vacancy in a manner that will
result, at the earliest possible time, in the Governor's appointments to
the Advisory Board being comprised of one senior citizen 60 years of age or
older, one consumer who is deaf-blind, and one parent of a person who is
deaf-blind. One person designated by each agency other than the Department
of Human Services may be an employee of that agency. Two persons
appointed by the Secretary of Human Services may be employees of the Department
of Human Services. The appointments
of each appointing authority other than the
Governor shall include at least one parent of an individual who is
deaf-blind or a person who is deaf-blind.
Vacancies in terms shall be filled by the original appointing authority.
After the original terms, all terms shall be for 3 years.
Except for those members of the Advisory Board who are compensated
for State service on a full-time basis, members shall be reimbursed for
all actual expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. Each
member who is not compensated for State service on a full-time basis
shall be compensated at a rate of $50 per day which he spends on Advisory
Board duties. The Advisory Board shall meet at least 4 times per year and
not more than 12 times per year.
The Advisory Board shall provide for its own organization.
Six members of the Advisory Board shall constitute a quorum. The
affirmative vote of a majority of all members of the Advisory Board
shall be necessary for any action taken by the Advisory Board.
(Source: P.A. 88-670, eff. 12-2-94; 89-397, eff. 8-20-95; 89-507, eff.
7-1-97.)
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105 ILCS 5/14-11.03
(105 ILCS 5/14-11.03) (from Ch. 122, par. 14-11.03)
Sec. 14-11.03.
Illinois Service Resource Center.
The State Board of
Education shall maintain, subject to appropriations for
such purpose,
the Service
Resource Center for children and adolescents through the age of 21 who are
deaf or hard-of-hearing and have an emotional or behavioral
disorder. For the purpose of this Section,
"children and adolescents who are deaf or hard-of-hearing and have an
emotional or behavioral disorder"
have an auditory impairment that is serious enough to warrant an array of
special services and special education programs in order to assist both
educationally and socially and the behavior is seriously disruptive and
unacceptable to peers, educational staff, and persons in the community, or
presents a danger to self or others.
The State Board shall operate or contract for
the
operation of the Illinois Service Resource Center for
children and adolescents through the age of 21 who are deaf or hard-of-hearing
and have an emotional or behavioral
disorder. The Illinois Service Resource Center shall function as the initial point of contact for students,
parents, and professionals. All existing and future services shall be
coordinated through the Center.
The Illinois Service Resource Center shall:
(a) Develop and maintain a directory of public and private resources,
including crisis intervention.
(b) Establish and maintain a Statewide identification and tracking system.
(c) Develop, obtain, and assure the consistency of screening instruments.
(d) Perform case coordination, referral, and consultation services.
(e) Provide technical assistance and training for existing programs and
providers.
(f) Track the allocation and expenditure of State and federal funds.
(g) Monitor, evaluate, and assess Statewide resources, identification of
services gaps, and the development and delivery of services.
(h) Identify by geographical areas the need for establishing evaluation and
crisis intervention services and establish a pilot in downstate Illinois. The
Service Resource Center shall provide for the coordination of services for
children who are deaf or hard-of-hearing and have an emotional or behavioral
disorder throughout the
State
and shall pilot a service delivery model to identify the capacity and need for
comprehensive evaluation, crisis management, stabilization, referral,
transition, family intervention, and follow-up services.
(i) Integrate the recommendations of the Interagency Board for Children who are Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing and
have an Emotional or Behavioral Disorder regarding policies affecting
children who are
deaf or hard-of-hearing and have an emotional or behavioral
disorder.
(j) Provide limited direct services as required.
The Center, if established, shall operate on a no-reject basis. Any child or
adolescent diagnosed as
deaf or hard-of-hearing and having an emotional or behavioral
disorder under this Act
who is referred to the Center for services shall qualify for services of the
Center. The requirement of the no-reject basis shall be paramount in
negotiating contracts and in supporting other agency services.
(Source: P.A. 88-663, eff. 9-16-94; 89-680, eff. 1-1-97.)
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105 ILCS 5/14-12.01
(105 ILCS 5/14-12.01) (from Ch. 122, par. 14-12.01)
Sec. 14-12.01. Account of expenditures - Cost report - Reimbursement. Each school board shall keep an accurate, detailed and separate account
of all monies paid out by it for the maintenance of each of the types of
facilities, classes and schools authorized by this Article for the
instruction and care of pupils attending them and for the cost of their
transportation, and shall annually report thereon indicating the cost of
each such elementary or high school pupil for the school year ending
June 30.
Applications for preapproval for reimbursement for costs of special
education must be first submitted through the office of the regional
superintendent of schools to the State Superintendent of Education on or
before 30 days after a special class or service is started.
Applications shall set forth a plan for special education established
and maintained in accordance with this Article. Such applications shall
be limited to the cost of construction and maintenance of special
education facilities designed and utilized to house instructional
programs, diagnostic services, other special education services for children with disabilities and reimbursement as provided in
Section 14-13.01.
Such application shall not include the cost of construction or
maintenance of any administrative facility separated from special
education facilities designed and utilized to house instructional
programs, diagnostic services, and other special education services for
children with disabilities. Reimbursement claims for
special education shall
be made as follows:
Each district shall file its claim computed in accordance with rules
prescribed by the State Board of Education
for
approval on forms prescribed by the State Superintendent of Education.
Data used as a basis of reimbursement claims shall be for the school
year ended on June 30 preceding. Each school district shall transmit to the State Superintendent of
Education its claims on or before
August 15. The State Superintendent of Education before approving any
such claims shall determine their accuracy and whether they are based
upon services and facilities provided under approved programs. Upon
approval, vouchers for the amounts due the respective districts shall be prepared
and submitted during each fiscal year as follows: the first 3 vouchers
shall be prepared by the State Superintendent of Education and transmitted
to the Comptroller on the 30th day of September, December and March,
respectively, and the final voucher, no later than June 20. If, after
preparation and transmittal of the September 30 vouchers, any claim has
been redetermined by the State Superintendent of Education, subsequent
vouchers shall be adjusted in amount to compensate for any overpayment
or underpayment previously made. If the money appropriated by the General
Assembly for such purpose for any year is insufficient, it shall be
apportioned on the basis of the claims approved.
Claims received at the State Board of Education after August 15 shall
not be honored.
(Source: P.A. 94-1100, eff. 2-2-07.)
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