SB0114eng 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SB0114 Engrossed LRB098 04341 JDS 34369 b

AN ACT concerning government.

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

(5 ILCS 390/Act rep.)

Section 5. The Supported Employees Act is repealed.

Section 10. The School Code is amended by changing Section 14-8.04 as follows:

(105 ILCS 5/14-8.04) (from Ch. 122, par. 14-8.04)

Sec. 14-8.04. Supported employment. The school board that is the governing body of any secondary school in this State that provides special education services and facilities for children with disabilities shall include, as part of preparing the transition planning for disabled children who are 16 years of age or more, consideration of a supported employment component with experiences in integrated community settings for those eligible children with disabilities who have been determined at an IEP meeting to be in need of participation in the supported employment services offered pursuant to this Section.

Supported employment services made available as part of transition planning under this Section shall be designed and developed for school boards by the State Board of Education, in consultation with programs such as Project CHOICES (Children Have Opportunities In Integrated Community Environments), parents and advocates of children with disabilities, and the Departments of Central Management Services and Human Services, and shall be maintained and operated in such manner as to coordinate with supported employee programs administered under the Supported Employees Act.

(Source: P.A. 89-397, eff. 8-20-95; 89-507, eff. 7-1-97.)

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.