Senate Sponsors: CRONIN. House Sponsors: MADIGAN,MJ-CROTTY-MCAULIFFE-GARRETT Short description: SCH CD-SP ED-SURROGATE PARENT Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Children with Disabilities Article of the School Code. Provides that the provision requiring the assignment of a surrogate parent for educational matters does not apply to a child who resides with a foster parent. Requires a surrogate parent (who is an employee of a nonpublic agency that provides only non-educational care) to be assigned for educational matters if the child is a ward of the State residing in a residential facility. Effective immediately. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. For a child who is a ward of the State residing in a residential facility, allows (instead of requires) the surrogate parent to be an employee of a nonpublic agency that provides only non-educational care. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Removes language that provides that the provision requiring the assignment of a surrogate parent for educational matters does not apply to a child who resides with a foster parent. Provides instead that the term "parent" includes a foster parent in that Section. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 2. (Tabled April 5, 2000) Adds reference to: 105 ILCS 5/21-28 new Further amends the School Code. Requires special education teachers to be categorically certified, so that in order to teach students with a specific disability, a special education teacher must be certified for that specific disability category. Prohibits the State Board of Education from requiring any other type of certification relating to more than one disability category. FISCAL NOTE, H-AM 1, 2 (State Board of Education) There will be little if any fiscal impact to implement this legislation. However, if the teacher certification process mandated by the bill does not comply with the federal IDEA and the Corey H. court settlement agreement, there could be fines and sanctions against the State. It is difficult to quantify this possibility or the financial magnitude of such fines and sanctions. STATE MANDATES NOTE, H-AM 1, 2 (State Board of Education) Same as SBE fiscal note. FISCAL NOTE, AMENDED (Dept. of Children and Family Services) The legislation, as amended, does not cause costs for the De- partment beyond those of the surrogate parent training now being offered to foster parents. No additional costs to the Department are anticipated, nor does the Department anticipate additional costs to foster parents or residential facilities as the result of the legislation. Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 91-0784 Last action date: 00-06-09 Location: Senate Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 1 SENATE - 1 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status