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91_HB1376

 
                                               LRB9103594NTsb

 1        AN ACT to amend  the  School  Code  by  changing  Section
 2    2-3.76.

 3        Be  it  enacted  by  the People of the State of Illinois,
 4    represented in the General Assembly:

 5        Section 5.   The  School  Code  is  amended  by  changing
 6    Section 2-3.76 as follows:

 7        (105 ILCS 5/2-3.76) (from Ch. 122, par. 2-3.76)
 8        Sec. 2-3.76.  Ensure educational services provided to all
 9    eligible children.  The State Board of Education shall be the
10    State   agency  responsible  for  ensuring  that  educational
11    services are provided to all eligible children  in  Illinois.
12    This  shall  enhance  the  ability  of  the  State  Board  to
13    guarantee  that an appropriate education is made available to
14    each eligible child regardless of which agency places a child
15    or is responsible for its care  and  custody.   In  order  to
16    fully  implement  this Section the State Board shall have the
17    authority to ensure that the educational programs provided by
18    the Department  of  Human  Services  and  the  Department  of
19    Corrections,  the  educational  components of the residential
20    schools operated by the Department of Human Services, and the
21    educational placements paid for by the Department of Children
22    and Family Services shall meet the standards of programs that
23    shall be provided to all eligible children.
24    (Source: P.A. 89-507, eff. 7-1-97.)

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