Rep. Jay Hoffman

Filed: 4/1/2019

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2840

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 2840 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Sections
510-20.59, 10-21.8, 13B-60.10, 14-8.02, and 34-18.52 and by
6adding Sections 10-20.69 and 34-18.61 as follows:
 
7    (105 ILCS 5/10-20.59)
8    Sec. 10-20.59. DCFS liaison.
9    (a) Each school board must may appoint at least one
10employee to act as a liaison to facilitate the enrollment and
11transfer of records of students in the legal custody of the
12Department of Children and Family Services when enrolling in or
13changing schools. The school board may appoint any employee of
14the school district who is licensed under Article 21B of this
15Code to act as a liaison; however, employees who meet any of
16the following criteria must be prioritized for appointment:

 

 

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1        (1) Employees who have worked with mobile student
2    populations or students in foster care.
3        (2) Employees who are familiar with enrollment, record
4    transfers, existing community services, and student
5    support services.
6        (3) Employees who serve as a high-level administrator.
7        (4) Employees who are counselors or have experience
8    with student counseling.
9        (5) Employees who are knowledgeable on child welfare
10    policies.
11        (6) Employees who serve as a school social worker.
12    (b) Liaisons under this Section are encouraged to build
13capacity and infrastructure within their school district to
14support students in the legal custody of the Department of
15Children and Family Services. Liaison responsibilities may
16include the following:
17        (1) streamlining the enrollment processes for students
18    in foster care;
19        (2) implementing student data tracking and monitoring
20    mechanisms;
21        (3) ensuring that students in the legal custody of the
22    Department of Children and Family Services receive all
23    school nutrition and meal programs available;
24        (4) coordinating student withdrawal from a school,
25    record transfers, and credit recovery;
26        (5) becoming experts on the foster care system and

 

 

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1    State laws and policies in place that support children
2    under the legal custody of the Department of Children and
3    Family Services;
4        (6) coordinating with child welfare partners;
5        (7) providing foster care-related information and
6    training to the school district;
7        (8) working with the Department of Children and Family
8    Services to help students maintain their school placement,
9    if appropriate;
10        (9) reviewing student schedules to ensure that
11    students are on track to graduate;
12        (10) encouraging a successful transition into
13    adulthood and post-secondary opportunities;
14        (11) encouraging involvement in extracurricular
15    activities; and
16        (12) knowing what support is available within the
17    school district and community for students in the legal
18    custody of the Department of Children and Family Services.
19    (c) (Blank). A school district is encouraged to designate a
20liaison by the beginning of the 2017-2018 school year.
21    (d) Individuals licensed under Article 21B of this Code
22acting as a liaison under this Section shall perform the duties
23of a liaison in addition to existing contractual obligations.
24(Source: P.A. 99-781, eff. 8-12-16; 100-201, eff. 8-18-17.)
 
25    (105 ILCS 5/10-20.69 new)

 

 

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1    Sec. 10-20.69. Parent-teacher conference and other
2meetings; caseworker. For any student who is in the legal
3custody of the Department of Children and Family Services, the
4liaison appointed under Section 10-20.59 must inform the
5Department's Office of Education and Transition Services of a
6parent-teacher conference or any other meeting concerning the
7student that would otherwise involve a parent and must, at the
8option of the caseworker, allow the student's caseworker to
9attend the conference or meeting.
 
10    (105 ILCS 5/10-21.8)  (from Ch. 122, par. 10-21.8)
11    Sec. 10-21.8. Correspondence and Reports. In the absence of
12any court order to the contrary to require that, upon the
13request of either parent of a pupil whose parents are divorced
14or, if the student is in the legal custody of the Department of
15Children and Family Services, the Department's Office of
16Education and Transition Services, copies of the following:
17reports or records which reflect the pupil's academic progress,
18reports of the pupil's emotional and physical health, notices
19of school-initiated parent-teacher conference, notices of
20major school-sponsored events, such as open houses, which
21involve pupil-parent interaction, and copies of the school
22calendar regarding the child which are furnished by the school
23district to one parent be furnished by mail to the other parent
24or, if applicable, the Department's Office of Education and
25Transition Services. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions

 

 

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1of this Section a school board shall not, under the authority
2of this Section, refuse to mail copies of reports, records,
3notices or other documents regarding a pupil to a parent of the
4pupil as provided by this Section, unless the school board
5first has been furnished with a certified copy of the court
6order prohibiting the release of such reports, records, notices
7or other documents to that parent. No such reports or records
8with respect to a pupil shall be provided to a parent who has
9been prohibited by an order of protection from inspecting or
10obtaining school records of that pupil pursuant to the Illinois
11Domestic Violence Act of 1986, as now or hereafter amended.
12(Source: P.A. 86-966.)
 
13    (105 ILCS 5/13B-60.10)
14    Sec. 13B-60.10. Parent conference. Before being enrolled
15in an alternative learning opportunities program, the student
16and each of his or her parents or guardians, and, if the
17student is in the legal custody of the Department of Children
18and Family Services, the Department's Office of Education and
19Transition Services shall receive written notice to attend a
20conference to determine if the student would benefit from
21attending an alternative learning opportunities program. The
22conference must provide all of the information necessary for
23the student and parent or guardian to make an informed decision
24regarding enrollment in an alternative learning opportunities
25program. The conference shall include a discussion of the

 

 

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1extent to which the student, if enrolled in the program, may
2participate in school activities. No student shall be enrolled
3in an alternative learning opportunities program without the
4consent of the student's parent or guardian.
5(Source: P.A. 92-42, eff. 1-1-02.)
 
6    (105 ILCS 5/14-8.02)  (from Ch. 122, par. 14-8.02)
7    Sec. 14-8.02. Identification, evaluation, and placement of
8children.
9    (a) The State Board of Education shall make rules under
10which local school boards shall determine the eligibility of
11children to receive special education. Such rules shall ensure
12that a free appropriate public education be available to all
13children with disabilities as defined in Section 14-1.02. The
14State Board of Education shall require local school districts
15to administer non-discriminatory procedures or tests to
16English learners coming from homes in which a language other
17than English is used to determine their eligibility to receive
18special education. The placement of low English proficiency
19students in special education programs and facilities shall be
20made in accordance with the test results reflecting the
21student's linguistic, cultural and special education needs.
22For purposes of determining the eligibility of children the
23State Board of Education shall include in the rules definitions
24of "case study", "staff conference", "individualized
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1to each category of children with disabilities as defined in
2this Article. For purposes of determining the eligibility of
3children from homes in which a language other than English is
4used, the State Board of Education shall include in the rules
5definitions for "qualified bilingual specialists" and
6"linguistically and culturally appropriate individualized
7educational programs". For purposes of this Section, as well as
8Sections 14-8.02a, 14-8.02b, and 14-8.02c of this Code,
9"parent" means a parent as defined in the federal Individuals
10with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1401(23)).
11    (b) No child shall be eligible for special education
12facilities except with a carefully completed case study fully
13reviewed by professional personnel in a multidisciplinary
14staff conference and only upon the recommendation of qualified
15specialists or a qualified bilingual specialist, if available.
16At the conclusion of the multidisciplinary staff conference,
17the parent of the child and, if the child is in the legal
18custody of the Department of Children and Family Services, the
19Department's Office of Education and Transition Services shall
20be given a copy of the multidisciplinary conference summary
21report and recommendations, which includes options considered,
22and, in the case of the parent, be informed of his or her their
23right to obtain an independent educational evaluation if he or
24she disagrees they disagree with the evaluation findings
25conducted or obtained by the school district. If the school
26district's evaluation is shown to be inappropriate, the school

 

 

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1district shall reimburse the parent for the cost of the
2independent evaluation. The State Board of Education shall,
3with advice from the State Advisory Council on Education of
4Children with Disabilities on the inclusion of specific
5independent educational evaluators, prepare a list of
6suggested independent educational evaluators. The State Board
7of Education shall include on the list clinical psychologists
8licensed pursuant to the Clinical Psychologist Licensing Act.
9Such psychologists shall not be paid fees in excess of the
10amount that would be received by a school psychologist for
11performing the same services. The State Board of Education
12shall supply school districts with such list and make the list
13available to parents at their request. School districts shall
14make the list available to parents at the time they are
15informed of their right to obtain an independent educational
16evaluation. However, the school district may initiate an
17impartial due process hearing under this Section within 5 days
18of any written parent request for an independent educational
19evaluation to show that its evaluation is appropriate. If the
20final decision is that the evaluation is appropriate, the
21parent still has a right to an independent educational
22evaluation, but not at public expense. An independent
23educational evaluation at public expense must be completed
24within 30 days of a parent written request unless the school
25district initiates an impartial due process hearing or the
26parent or school district offers reasonable grounds to show

 

 

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1that such 30 day time period should be extended. If the due
2process hearing decision indicates that the parent is entitled
3to an independent educational evaluation, it must be completed
4within 30 days of the decision unless the parent or the school
5district offers reasonable grounds to show that such 30 day
6period should be extended. If a parent disagrees with the
7summary report or recommendations of the multidisciplinary
8conference or the findings of any educational evaluation which
9results therefrom, the school district shall not proceed with a
10placement based upon such evaluation and the child shall remain
11in his or her regular classroom setting. No child shall be
12eligible for admission to a special class for children with a
13mental disability who are educable or for children with a
14mental disability who are trainable except with a psychological
15evaluation and recommendation by a school psychologist.
16Consent shall be obtained from the parent of a child before any
17evaluation is conducted. If consent is not given by the parent
18or if the parent disagrees with the findings of the evaluation,
19then the school district may initiate an impartial due process
20hearing under this Section. The school district may evaluate
21the child if that is the decision resulting from the impartial
22due process hearing and the decision is not appealed or if the
23decision is affirmed on appeal. The determination of
24eligibility shall be made and the IEP meeting shall be
25completed within 60 school days from the date of written
26parental consent. In those instances when written parental

 

 

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1consent is obtained with fewer than 60 pupil attendance days
2left in the school year, the eligibility determination shall be
3made and the IEP meeting shall be completed prior to the first
4day of the following school year. Special education and related
5services must be provided in accordance with the student's IEP
6no later than 10 school attendance days after notice is
7provided to the parents pursuant to Section 300.503 of Title 34
8of the Code of Federal Regulations and implementing rules
9adopted by the State Board of Education. The appropriate
10program pursuant to the individualized educational program of
11students whose native tongue is a language other than English
12shall reflect the special education, cultural and linguistic
13needs. No later than September 1, 1993, the State Board of
14Education shall establish standards for the development,
15implementation and monitoring of appropriate bilingual special
16individualized educational programs. The State Board of
17Education shall further incorporate appropriate monitoring
18procedures to verify implementation of these standards. The
19district shall indicate to the parent, and the State Board of
20Education, and, if applicable, the Department's Office of
21Education and Transition Services the nature of the services
22the child will receive for the regular school term while
23waiting placement in the appropriate special education class.
24At the child's initial IEP meeting and at each annual review
25meeting, the child's IEP team shall provide the child's parent
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1Education and Transition Services with a written notification
2that informs the parent or guardian or the Department's Office
3of Education and Transition Services that the IEP team is
4required to consider whether the child requires assistive
5technology in order to receive free, appropriate public
6education. The notification must also include a toll-free
7telephone number and internet address for the State's assistive
8technology program.
9    If the child is deaf, hard of hearing, blind, or visually
10impaired and he or she might be eligible to receive services
11from the Illinois School for the Deaf or the Illinois School
12for the Visually Impaired, the school district shall notify the
13parents, in writing, of the existence of these schools and the
14services they provide and shall make a reasonable effort to
15inform the parents of the existence of other, local schools
16that provide similar services and the services that these other
17schools provide. This notification shall include without
18limitation information on school services, school admissions
19criteria, and school contact information.
20    In the development of the individualized education program
21for a student who has a disability on the autism spectrum
22(which includes autistic disorder, Asperger's disorder,
23pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified,
24childhood disintegrative disorder, and Rett Syndrome, as
25defined in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental
26Disorders, fourth edition (DSM-IV, 2000)), the IEP team shall

 

 

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1consider all of the following factors:
2        (1) The verbal and nonverbal communication needs of the
3    child.
4        (2) The need to develop social interaction skills and
5    proficiencies.
6        (3) The needs resulting from the child's unusual
7    responses to sensory experiences.
8        (4) The needs resulting from resistance to
9    environmental change or change in daily routines.
10        (5) The needs resulting from engagement in repetitive
11    activities and stereotyped movements.
12        (6) The need for any positive behavioral
13    interventions, strategies, and supports to address any
14    behavioral difficulties resulting from autism spectrum
15    disorder.
16        (7) Other needs resulting from the child's disability
17    that impact progress in the general curriculum, including
18    social and emotional development.
19Public Act 95-257 does not create any new entitlement to a
20service, program, or benefit, but must not affect any
21entitlement to a service, program, or benefit created by any
22other law.
23    If the student may be eligible to participate in the
24Home-Based Support Services Program for Adults with Mental
25Disabilities authorized under the Developmental Disability and
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1student's individualized education program shall include plans
2for (i) determining the student's eligibility for those
3home-based services, (ii) enrolling the student in the program
4of home-based services, and (iii) developing a plan for the
5student's most effective use of the home-based services after
6the student becomes an adult and no longer receives special
7educational services under this Article. The plans developed
8under this paragraph shall include specific actions to be taken
9by specified individuals, agencies, or officials.
10    (c) In the development of the individualized education
11program for a student who is functionally blind, it shall be
12presumed that proficiency in Braille reading and writing is
13essential for the student's satisfactory educational progress.
14For purposes of this subsection, the State Board of Education
15shall determine the criteria for a student to be classified as
16functionally blind. Students who are not currently identified
17as functionally blind who are also entitled to Braille
18instruction include: (i) those whose vision loss is so severe
19that they are unable to read and write at a level comparable to
20their peers solely through the use of vision, and (ii) those
21who show evidence of progressive vision loss that may result in
22functional blindness. Each student who is functionally blind
23shall be entitled to Braille reading and writing instruction
24that is sufficient to enable the student to communicate with
25the same level of proficiency as other students of comparable
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1student is physically and cognitively able to use Braille.
2Braille instruction may be used in combination with other
3special education services appropriate to the student's
4educational needs. The assessment of each student who is
5functionally blind for the purpose of developing the student's
6individualized education program shall include documentation
7of the student's strengths and weaknesses in Braille skills.
8Each person assisting in the development of the individualized
9education program for a student who is functionally blind shall
10receive information describing the benefits of Braille
11instruction. The individualized education program for each
12student who is functionally blind shall specify the appropriate
13learning medium or media based on the assessment report.
14    (d) To the maximum extent appropriate, the placement shall
15provide the child with the opportunity to be educated with
16children who do not have a disability; provided that children
17with disabilities who are recommended to be placed into regular
18education classrooms are provided with supplementary services
19to assist the children with disabilities to benefit from the
20regular classroom instruction and are included on the teacher's
21regular education class register. Subject to the limitation of
22the preceding sentence, placement in special classes, separate
23schools or other removal of the child with a disability from
24the regular educational environment shall occur only when the
25nature of the severity of the disability is such that education
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1services cannot be achieved satisfactorily. The placement of
2English learners with disabilities shall be in non-restrictive
3environments which provide for integration with peers who do
4not have disabilities in bilingual classrooms. Annually, each
5January, school districts shall report data on students from
6non-English speaking backgrounds receiving special education
7and related services in public and private facilities as
8prescribed in Section 2-3.30. If there is a disagreement
9between parties involved regarding the special education
10placement of any child, either in-state or out-of-state, the
11placement is subject to impartial due process procedures
12described in Article 10 of the Rules and Regulations to Govern
13the Administration and Operation of Special Education.
14    (e) No child who comes from a home in which a language
15other than English is the principal language used may be
16assigned to any class or program under this Article until he
17has been given, in the principal language used by the child and
18used in his home, tests reasonably related to his cultural
19environment. All testing and evaluation materials and
20procedures utilized for evaluation and placement shall not be
21linguistically, racially or culturally discriminatory.
22    (f) Nothing in this Article shall be construed to require
23any child to undergo any physical examination or medical
24treatment whose parents object thereto on the grounds that such
25examination or treatment conflicts with his religious beliefs.
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1parents of a child or, if applicable, the Department of
2Children and Family Services' Office of Education and
3Transition Services prior written notice of any decision (a)
4proposing to initiate or change, or (b) refusing to initiate or
5change, the identification, evaluation, or educational
6placement of the child or the provision of a free appropriate
7public education to their child, and the reasons therefor. For
8a parent, such Such written notification shall also inform the
9parent of the opportunity to present complaints with respect to
10any matter relating to the educational placement of the
11student, or the provision of a free appropriate public
12education and to have an impartial due process hearing on the
13complaint. The notice shall inform the parents in the parents'
14native language, unless it is clearly not feasible to do so, of
15their rights and all procedures available pursuant to this Act
16and the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education
17Improvement Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-446); it shall be the
18responsibility of the State Superintendent to develop uniform
19notices setting forth the procedures available under this Act
20and the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education
21Improvement Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-446) to be used by all
22school boards. The notice shall also inform the parents of the
23availability upon request of a list of free or low-cost legal
24and other relevant services available locally to assist parents
25in initiating an impartial due process hearing. The State
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1this subsection (g) to reflect current law and procedures at
2least once every 2 years. Any parent who is deaf, or does not
3normally communicate using spoken English, who participates in
4a meeting with a representative of a local educational agency
5for the purposes of developing an individualized educational
6program shall be entitled to the services of an interpreter.
7    (g-5) For purposes of this subsection (g-5), "qualified
8professional" means an individual who holds credentials to
9evaluate the child in the domain or domains for which an
10evaluation is sought or an intern working under the direct
11supervision of a qualified professional, including a master's
12or doctoral degree candidate.
13    To ensure that a parent can participate fully and
14effectively with school personnel in the development of
15appropriate educational and related services for his or her
16child, the parent, an independent educational evaluator, or a
17qualified professional retained by or on behalf of a parent or
18child must be afforded reasonable access to educational
19facilities, personnel, classrooms, and buildings and to the
20child as provided in this subsection (g-5). The requirements of
21this subsection (g-5) apply to any public school facility,
22building, or program and to any facility, building, or program
23supported in whole or in part by public funds. Prior to
24visiting a school, school building, or school facility, the
25parent, independent educational evaluator, or qualified
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1the building principal or supervisor in writing of the proposed
2visit, the purpose of the visit, and the approximate duration
3of the visit. The visitor and the school district shall arrange
4the visit or visits at times that are mutually agreeable.
5Visitors shall comply with school safety, security, and
6visitation policies at all times. School district visitation
7policies must not conflict with this subsection (g-5). Visitors
8shall be required to comply with the requirements of applicable
9privacy laws, including those laws protecting the
10confidentiality of education records such as the federal Family
11Educational Rights and Privacy Act and the Illinois School
12Student Records Act. The visitor shall not disrupt the
13educational process.
14        (1) A parent must be afforded reasonable access of
15    sufficient duration and scope for the purpose of observing
16    his or her child in the child's current educational
17    placement, services, or program or for the purpose of
18    visiting an educational placement or program proposed for
19    the child.
20        (2) An independent educational evaluator or a
21    qualified professional retained by or on behalf of a parent
22    or child must be afforded reasonable access of sufficient
23    duration and scope for the purpose of conducting an
24    evaluation of the child, the child's performance, the
25    child's current educational program, placement, services,
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1    services, or environment proposed for the child, including
2    interviews of educational personnel, child observations,
3    assessments, tests or assessments of the child's
4    educational program, services, or placement or of any
5    proposed educational program, services, or placement. If
6    one or more interviews of school personnel are part of the
7    evaluation, the interviews must be conducted at a mutually
8    agreed upon time, date, and place that do not interfere
9    with the school employee's school duties. The school
10    district may limit interviews to personnel having
11    information relevant to the child's current educational
12    services, program, or placement or to a proposed
13    educational service, program, or placement.
14    (h) (Blank).
15    (i) (Blank).
16    (j) (Blank).
17    (k) (Blank).
18    (l) (Blank).
19    (m) (Blank).
20    (n) (Blank).
21    (o) (Blank).
22(Source: P.A. 99-30, eff. 7-10-15; 99-143, eff. 7-27-15;
2399-642, eff. 7-28-16; 100-122, eff. 8-18-17; 100-863, eff.
248-14-18; 100-993, eff. 8-20-18.)
 
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1    Sec. 34-18.52. DCFS liaison.
2    (a) The board must may appoint at least one employee to act
3as a liaison to facilitate the enrollment and transfer of
4records of students in the legal custody of the Department of
5Children and Family Services when enrolling in or changing
6schools. The board may appoint any employee of the school
7district who is licensed under Article 21B of this Code to act
8as a liaison; however, employees who meet any of the following
9criteria must be prioritized for appointment:
10        (1) Employees who have worked with mobile student
11    populations or students in foster care.
12        (2) Employees who are familiar with enrollment, record
13    transfers, existing community services, and student
14    support services.
15        (3) Employees who serve as a high-level administrator.
16        (4) Employees who are counselors or have experience
17    with student counseling.
18        (5) Employees who are knowledgeable on child welfare
19    policies.
20        (6) Employees who serve as a school social worker.
21    (b) Liaisons under this Section are encouraged to build
22capacity and infrastructure within the school district to
23support students in the legal custody of the Department of
24Children and Family Services. Liaison responsibilities may
25include the following:
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1    in foster care;
2        (2) implementing student data tracking and monitoring
3    mechanisms;
4        (3) ensuring that students in the legal custody of the
5    Department of Children and Family Services receive all
6    school nutrition and meal programs available;
7        (4) coordinating student withdrawal from a school,
8    record transfers, and credit recovery;
9        (5) becoming experts on the foster care system and
10    State laws and policies in place that support children
11    under the legal custody of the Department of Children and
12    Family Services;
13        (6) coordinating with child welfare partners;
14        (7) providing foster care-related information and
15    training to the school district;
16        (8) working with the Department of Children and Family
17    Services to help students maintain their school placement,
18    if appropriate;
19        (9) reviewing student schedules to ensure that
20    students are on track to graduate;
21        (10) encouraging a successful transition into
22    adulthood and post-secondary opportunities;
23        (11) encouraging involvement in extracurricular
24    activities; and
25        (12) knowing what support is available within the
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1    custody of the Department of Children and Family Services.
2    (c) (Blank). The school district is encouraged to designate
3a liaison by the beginning of the 2017-2018 school year.
4    (d) Individuals licensed under Article 21B of this Code
5acting as a liaison under this Section shall perform the duties
6of a liaison in addition to existing contractual obligations.
7(Source: P.A. 99-781, eff. 8-12-16; 100-201, eff. 8-18-17.)
 
8    (105 ILCS 5/34-18.61 new)
9    Sec. 34-18.61. Parent-teacher conference and other
10meetings; caseworker. For any student who is in the legal
11custody of the Department of Children and Family Services, the
12liaison appointed under Section 34-18.52 must inform the
13Department's Office of Education and Transition Services of a
14parent-teacher conference or any other meeting concerning the
15student that would otherwise involve a parent and must, at the
16option of the caseworker, allow the student's caseworker to
17attend the conference or meeting.
 
18    Section 10. The Illinois School Student Records Act is
19amended by changing Sections 2, 4, 5, and 6 as follows:
 
20    (105 ILCS 10/2)  (from Ch. 122, par. 50-2)
21    Sec. 2. As used in this Act,
22    (a) "Student" means any person enrolled or previously
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1    (b) "School" means any public preschool, day care center,
2kindergarten, nursery, elementary or secondary educational
3institution, vocational school, special educational facility
4or any other elementary or secondary educational agency or
5institution and any person, agency or institution which
6maintains school student records from more than one school, but
7does not include a private or non-public school.
8    (c) "State Board" means the State Board of Education.
9    (d) "School Student Record" means any writing or other
10recorded information concerning a student and by which a
11student may be individually identified, maintained by a school
12or at its direction or by an employee of a school, regardless
13of how or where the information is stored. The following shall
14not be deemed school student records under this Act: writings
15or other recorded information maintained by an employee of a
16school or other person at the direction of a school for his or
17her exclusive use; provided that all such writings and other
18recorded information are destroyed not later than the student's
19graduation or permanent withdrawal from the school; and
20provided further that no such records or recorded information
21may be released or disclosed to any person except a person
22designated by the school as a substitute unless they are first
23incorporated in a school student record and made subject to all
24of the provisions of this Act. School student records shall not
25include information maintained by law enforcement
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1    (e) "Student Permanent Record" means the minimum personal
2information necessary to a school in the education of the
3student and contained in a school student record. Such
4information may include the student's name, birth date,
5address, grades and grade level, parents' names and addresses,
6attendance records, and such other entries as the State Board
7may require or authorize.
8    (f) "Student Temporary Record" means all information
9contained in a school student record but not contained in the
10student permanent record. Such information may include family
11background information, intelligence test scores, aptitude
12test scores, psychological and personality test results,
13teacher evaluations, and other information of clear relevance
14to the education of the student, all subject to regulations of
15the State Board. The information shall include information
16provided under Section 8.6 of the Abused and Neglected Child
17Reporting Act. In addition, the student temporary record shall
18include information regarding serious disciplinary infractions
19that resulted in expulsion, suspension, or the imposition of
20punishment or sanction. For purposes of this provision, serious
21disciplinary infractions means: infractions involving drugs,
22weapons, or bodily harm to another.
23    (g) "Parent" means a person who is the natural parent of
24the student or other person who has the primary responsibility
25for the care and upbringing of the student. All rights and
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1exclusively those of the student upon his 18th birthday,
2graduation from secondary school, marriage or entry into
3military service, whichever occurs first. Such rights and
4privileges may also be exercised by the student at any time
5with respect to the student's permanent school record.
6    (h) "Department" means the Department of Children and
7Family Services.
8(Source: P.A. 92-295, eff. 1-1-02.)
 
9    (105 ILCS 10/4)  (from Ch. 122, par. 50-4)
10    Sec. 4. (a) Each school shall designate an official records
11custodian who is responsible for the maintenance, care and
12security of all school student records, whether or not such
13records are in his personal custody or control.
14    (b) The official records custodian shall take all
15reasonable measures to prevent unauthorized access to or
16dissemination of school student records.
17    (c) Information contained in or added to a school student
18record shall be limited to information which is of clear
19relevance to the education of the student.
20    (d) Information added to a student temporary record after
21the effective date of this Act shall include the name,
22signature and position of the person who has added such
23information and the date of its entry into the record.
24    (e) Each school shall maintain student permanent records
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1years after the student has transferred, graduated or otherwise
2permanently withdrawn from the school.
3    (f) Each school shall maintain student temporary records
4and the information contained in those records for not less
5than 5 years after the student has transferred, graduated, or
6otherwise withdrawn from the school. However, student
7temporary records shall not be disclosed except as provided in
8Section 5 or 6 or by court order. A school may maintain
9indefinitely anonymous information from student temporary
10records for authorized research, statistical reporting or
11planning purposes, provided that no student or parent can be
12individually identified from the information maintained.
13    (g) The principal of each school or the person with like
14responsibilities or his or her designate shall periodically
15review each student temporary record for verification of
16entries and elimination or correction of all inaccurate,
17misleading, unnecessary or irrelevant information. The State
18Board shall issue regulations to govern the periodic review of
19the student temporary records and length of time for
20maintenance of entries to such records.
21    (h) Before any school student record is destroyed or
22information deleted therefrom, the parent and, if the student
23is in the legal custody of the Department of Children and
24Family Services, the Department's Office of Education and
25Transition Services shall be given reasonable prior notice at
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1adopted by the State Board and an opportunity to copy the
2record and information proposed to be destroyed or deleted.
3    (i) No school shall be required to separate permanent and
4temporary school student records of a student not enrolled in
5such school on or after the effective date of this Act or to
6destroy any such records, or comply with the provisions of
7paragraph (g) of this Section with respect to such records,
8except (1) in accordance with the request of the parent that
9any or all of such actions be taken in compliance with the
10provisions of this Act or (2) in accordance with regulations
11adopted by the State Board.
12(Source: P.A. 90-590, eff. 1-1-00; 90-811, eff. 1-26-99.)
 
13    (105 ILCS 10/5)  (from Ch. 122, par. 50-5)
14    Sec. 5. (a) A parent or any person specifically designated
15as a representative by a parent and, if the child is in the
16legal custody of the Department of Children and Family
17Services, the Department's Office of Education and Transition
18Services shall have the right to inspect and copy all school
19student permanent and temporary records of that parent's child.
20A student shall have the right to inspect and copy his or her
21school student permanent record. No person who is prohibited by
22an order of protection from inspecting or obtaining school
23records of a student pursuant to the Illinois Domestic Violence
24Act of 1986, as now or hereafter amended, shall have any right
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1student. If a school's principal or person with like
2responsibilities or his designee has knowledge of such order of
3protection, the school shall prohibit access or inspection of
4the student's school records by such person.
5    (b) Whenever access to any person is granted pursuant to
6paragraph (a) of this Section, at the option of that person
7either the parent or the school, a qualified professional, who
8may be a psychologist, counsellor or other advisor, and who may
9be an employee of the school or employed by the parent or the
10Department, may be present to interpret the information
11contained in the student temporary record. If the school
12requires that a professional be present, the school shall
13secure and bear any cost of the presence of the professional.
14If the parent or the Department so requests, the school shall
15secure and bear any cost of the presence of a professional
16employed by the school.
17    (c) A parent's or student's or, if applicable, the
18Department's Office of Education and Transition Services'
19request to inspect and copy records, or to allow a specifically
20designated representative to inspect and copy records, must be
21granted within a reasonable time, and in no case later than 10
22business days after the date of receipt of such request by the
23official records custodian.
24    (c-5) The time for response under this Section may be
25extended by the school district by not more than 5 business
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1reasons:
2        (1) the requested records are stored in whole or in
3    part at other locations than the office having charge of
4    the requested records;
5        (2) the request requires the collection of a
6    substantial number of specified records;
7        (3) the request is couched in categorical terms and
8    requires an extensive search for the records responsive to
9    it;
10        (4) the requested records have not been located in the
11    course of routine search and additional efforts are being
12    made to locate them;
13        (5) the request for records cannot be complied with by
14    the school district within the time limits prescribed by
15    subsection (c) of this Section without unduly burdening or
16    interfering with the operations of the school district; or
17        (6) there is a need for consultation, which shall be
18    conducted with all practicable speed, with another public
19    body or school district or among 2 or more components of a
20    public body or school district having a substantial
21    interest in the determination or in the subject matter of
22    the request.
23    The person making a request and the school district may
24agree in writing to extend the time for compliance for a period
25to be determined by the parties. If the requester and the
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1failure by the school district to comply with any previous
2deadlines shall not be treated as a denial of the request for
3the records.
4    (d) The school may charge its reasonable costs for the
5copying of school student records, not to exceed the amounts
6fixed in schedules adopted by the State Board, to any person
7permitted to copy such records, except that no parent or
8student shall be denied a copy of school student records as
9permitted under this Section 5 for inability to bear the cost
10of such copying.
11    (e) Nothing contained in this Section 5 shall make
12available to a parent or student or, if applicable, the
13Department's Office of Education and Transition Services
14confidential letters and statements of recommendation
15furnished in connection with applications for employment to a
16post-secondary educational institution or the receipt of an
17honor or honorary recognition, provided such letters and
18statements are not used for purposes other than those for which
19they were specifically intended, and
20        (1) were placed in a school student record prior to
21    January 1, 1975; or
22        (2) the student has waived access thereto after being
23    advised of his right to obtain upon request the names of
24    all such persons making such confidential recommendations.
25    (f) Nothing contained in this Act shall be construed to
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1        (1) Communications otherwise protected by law as
2    privileged or confidential, including but not limited to,
3    information communicated in confidence to a physician,
4    psychologist or other psychotherapist, school social
5    worker, school counselor, school psychologist, or school
6    social worker, school counselor, or school psychologist
7    intern who works under the direct supervision of a school
8    social worker, school counselor, or school psychologist;
9    or
10        (2) Information which is communicated by a student or
11    parent in confidence to school personnel; or
12        (3) Information which is communicated by a student,
13    parent, or guardian to a law enforcement professional
14    working in the school, except as provided by court order.
15    (g) No school employee shall be subjected to adverse
16employment action, the threat of adverse employment action, or
17any manner of discrimination because the employee is acting or
18has acted to protect communications as privileged or
19confidential pursuant to applicable provisions of State or
20federal law or rule or regulation.
21(Source: P.A. 100-532, eff. 9-22-17.)
 
22    (105 ILCS 10/6)  (from Ch. 122, par. 50-6)
23    Sec. 6. (a) No school student records or information
24contained therein may be released, transferred, disclosed or
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1        (1) to a parent or student or person specifically
2    designated as a representative by a parent, as provided in
3    paragraph (a) of Section 5;
4        (2) to an employee or official of the school or school
5    district or State Board with current demonstrable
6    educational or administrative interest in the student, in
7    furtherance of such interest;
8        (3) to the official records custodian of another school
9    within Illinois or an official with similar
10    responsibilities of a school outside Illinois, in which the
11    student has enrolled, or intends to enroll, upon the
12    request of such official or student;
13        (4) to any person for the purpose of research,
14    statistical reporting, or planning, provided that such
15    research, statistical reporting, or planning is
16    permissible under and undertaken in accordance with the
17    federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (20
18    U.S.C. 1232g);
19        (5) pursuant to a court order, provided that the parent
20    shall be given prompt written notice upon receipt of such
21    order of the terms of the order, the nature and substance
22    of the information proposed to be released in compliance
23    with such order and an opportunity to inspect and copy the
24    school student records and to challenge their contents
25    pursuant to Section 7;
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1    federal law;
2        (6.5) to juvenile authorities when necessary for the
3    discharge of their official duties who request information
4    prior to adjudication of the student and who certify in
5    writing that the information will not be disclosed to any
6    other party except as provided under law or order of court.
7    For purposes of this Section "juvenile authorities" means:
8    (i) a judge of the circuit court and members of the staff
9    of the court designated by the judge; (ii) parties to the
10    proceedings under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 and their
11    attorneys; (iii) probation officers and court appointed
12    advocates for the juvenile authorized by the judge hearing
13    the case; (iv) any individual, public or private agency
14    having custody of the child pursuant to court order; (v)
15    any individual, public or private agency providing
16    education, medical or mental health service to the child
17    when the requested information is needed to determine the
18    appropriate service or treatment for the minor; (vi) any
19    potential placement provider when such release is
20    authorized by the court for the limited purpose of
21    determining the appropriateness of the potential
22    placement; (vii) law enforcement officers and prosecutors;
23    (viii) adult and juvenile prisoner review boards; (ix)
24    authorized military personnel; (x) individuals authorized
25    by court;
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1    connection with an emergency, to appropriate persons if the
2    knowledge of such information is necessary to protect the
3    health or safety of the student or other persons;
4        (8) to any person, with the prior specific dated
5    written consent of the parent designating the person to
6    whom the records may be released, provided that at the time
7    any such consent is requested or obtained, the parent shall
8    be advised in writing that he has the right to inspect and
9    copy such records in accordance with Section 5, to
10    challenge their contents in accordance with Section 7 and
11    to limit any such consent to designated records or
12    designated portions of the information contained therein;
13        (9) to a governmental agency, or social service agency
14    contracted by a governmental agency, in furtherance of an
15    investigation of a student's school attendance pursuant to
16    the compulsory student attendance laws of this State,
17    provided that the records are released to the employee or
18    agent designated by the agency;
19        (10) to those SHOCAP committee members who fall within
20    the meaning of "state and local officials and authorities",
21    as those terms are used within the meaning of the federal
22    Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, for the purposes
23    of identifying serious habitual juvenile offenders and
24    matching those offenders with community resources pursuant
25    to Section 5-145 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987, but
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1    or dissemination is consistent with the Family Educational
2    Rights and Privacy Act;
3        (11) to the Department of Healthcare and Family
4    Services in furtherance of the requirements of Section
5    2-3.131, 3-14.29, 10-28, or 34-18.26 of the School Code or
6    Section 10 of the School Breakfast and Lunch Program Act;
7    or
8        (12) to the State Board or another State government
9    agency or between or among State government agencies in
10    order to evaluate or audit federal and State programs or
11    perform research and planning, but only to the extent that
12    the release, transfer, disclosure, or dissemination is
13    consistent with the federal Family Educational Rights and
14    Privacy Act (20 U.S.C. 1232g); or .
15        (13) if the student is in the legal custody of the
16    Department of Children and Family Services, to the
17    Department's Office of Education and Transition Services.
18    (b) No information may be released pursuant to subparagraph
19(3) or (6) of paragraph (a) of this Section 6 unless the parent
20receives prior written notice of the nature and substance of
21the information proposed to be released, and an opportunity to
22inspect and copy such records in accordance with Section 5 and
23to challenge their contents in accordance with Section 7.
24Provided, however, that such notice shall be sufficient if
25published in a local newspaper of general circulation or other
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1the proposed release of information is pursuant to subparagraph
2(6) of paragraph (a) of this Section 6 and relates to more than
325 students.
4    (c) A record of any release of information pursuant to this
5Section must be made and kept as a part of the school student
6record and subject to the access granted by Section 5. Such
7record of release shall be maintained for the life of the
8school student records and shall be available only to the
9parent and the official records custodian. Each record of
10release shall also include:
11        (1) the nature and substance of the information
12    released;
13        (2) the name and signature of the official records
14    custodian releasing such information;
15        (3) the name of the person requesting such information,
16    the capacity in which such a request has been made, and the
17    purpose of such request;
18        (4) the date of the release; and
19        (5) a copy of any consent to such release.
20    (d) Except for the student and his or her parents or, if
21applicable, the Department's Office of Education and
22Transition Services, no person to whom information is released
23pursuant to this Section and no person specifically designated
24as a representative by a parent may permit any other person to
25have access to such information without a prior consent of the
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1subparagraph (8) of paragraph (a) of this Section.
2    (e) Nothing contained in this Act shall prohibit the
3publication of student directories which list student names,
4addresses and other identifying information and similar
5publications which comply with regulations issued by the State
6Board.
7(Source: P.A. 99-78, eff. 7-20-15.)
 
8    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
9becoming law.".