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1    AN ACT concerning government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    (5 ILCS 390/Act rep.)
5    Section 5. The Supported Employees Act is repealed.
 
6    Section 10. The School Code is amended by changing Section
714-8.04 as follows:
 
8    (105 ILCS 5/14-8.04)  (from Ch. 122, par. 14-8.04)
9    Sec. 14-8.04. Supported employment. The school board that
10is the governing body of any secondary school in this State
11that provides special education services and facilities for
12children with disabilities shall include, as part of preparing
13the transition planning for disabled children who are 16 years
14of age or more, consideration of a supported employment
15component with experiences in integrated community settings
16for those eligible children with disabilities who have been
17determined at an IEP meeting to be in need of participation in
18the supported employment services offered pursuant to this
19Section.
20    Supported employment services made available as part of
21transition planning under this Section shall be designed and
22developed for school boards by the State Board of Education, in

 

 

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1consultation with programs such as Project CHOICES (Children
2Have Opportunities In Integrated Community Environments),
3parents and advocates of children with disabilities, and the
4Departments of Central Management Services and Human Services,
5and shall be maintained and operated in such manner as to
6coordinate with supported employee programs administered under
7the Supported Employees Act.
8(Source: P.A. 89-397, eff. 8-20-95; 89-507, eff. 7-1-97.)
 
9    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
10becoming law.