Bill Status of SB2855  100th General Assembly

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Short Description:  SCH CD-SPECIAL EDU CLASS SIZE

Senate Sponsors
Sen. Jil Tracy

Last Action

Date	Chamber	Action
1/9/2019	Senate	Session Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

105 ILCS 5/14-2

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the School Code. With regard to class sizes of general education classes for special education students and special education classes for special education students, provides that the State Board of Education shall have no authority to adopt any administrative rules that establish or limit the class size or ratio of the student population of a general education class for students receiving services in general education classes or a special education class beyond what may be required by federal rule or law, unless the State Board of Education fully funds the cost of additional teachers and other staff that are required by a class-size limitation; defines "special education class". Provides that any rule in effect on the effective date of the amendatory Act establishing or limiting the class size or ratio of the student population of a general education class for special education students receiving services in general education classes or establishing or limiting the class size of a special education class is hereby null and void.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/13/2018	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jil Tracy
2/13/2018	Senate	First Reading
2/13/2018	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2/21/2018	Senate	Assigned to Education
3/14/2018	Senate	To Subcommittee on Special Issues (ED)
4/13/2018	Senate	Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
1/9/2019	Senate	Session Sine Die