Full Text of SB2039 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning education.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section | 5 | | 2-3.163 as follows: | 6 | | (105 ILCS 5/2-3.163) | 7 | | Sec. 2-3.163. PUNS Prioritization of Urgency of Need for | 8 | | Services database information for students and parents or | 9 | | guardians . | 10 | | (a) The General Assembly makes all of the following | 11 | | findings: | 12 | | (1) Pursuant to Section 10-26 of the Department of | 13 | | Human Services Act, the The Department of Human Services | 14 | | maintains a statewide database known as the PUNS database | 15 | | Prioritization of Urgency of Need for Services that | 16 | | records information about individuals with intellectual | 17 | | disabilities or developmental disabilities who are | 18 | | potentially in need of services. | 19 | | (2) The Department of Human Services uses the data on | 20 | | PUNS Prioritization of Urgency of Need for Services to | 21 | | select individuals for services as funding becomes | 22 | | available, to develop proposals and materials for | 23 | | budgeting, and to plan for future needs. |
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| 1 | | (3) The PUNS database Prioritization of Urgency of | 2 | | Need for Services is available for children and adults | 3 | | with intellectual disabilities or a developmental | 4 | | disabilities disability who have an unmet service needs | 5 | | need anticipated in the next 5 years. The PUNS database is | 6 | | also available for children with intellectual disabilities | 7 | | or developmental disabilities with unmet service needs. | 8 | | (4) Registration to be included on the PUNS database | 9 | | Prioritization of Urgency of Need for Services is the | 10 | | first step toward receiving getting developmental | 11 | | disabilities services in this State. A child or an adult | 12 | | who is If individuals are not on the PUNS database will not | 13 | | be Prioritization of Urgency of Need for Services waiting | 14 | | list, they are not in queue for State developmental | 15 | | disabilities services. | 16 | | (5) Lack of awareness and information about the PUNS | 17 | | database results in underutilization or delays in | 18 | | registration for the PUNS database by students with | 19 | | intellectual disabilities or developmental disabilities | 20 | | and their parents or guardians Prioritization of Urgency | 21 | | of Need for Services may be underutilized by children and | 22 | | their parents or guardians due to lack of awareness or | 23 | | lack of information . | 24 | | (a-5) The purpose of this Section is to ensure that each | 25 | | student with an intellectual disability or a developmental | 26 | | disability who has an individualized education program ("IEP") |
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| 1 | | and the student's parents or guardian are informed about the | 2 | | PUNS database, where to register for the PUNS database, and | 3 | | whom they can contact for information about the PUNS database | 4 | | and the PUNS database registration process. This Section is | 5 | | not intended to change the PUNS database registration process | 6 | | established by the Department of Human Services or to impose | 7 | | any responsibility on the State Board of Education or a school | 8 | | district to register students for the PUNS database. | 9 | | (a-10) As used in this Section, "PUNS" means the | 10 | | Prioritization of Urgency of Need for Services database or | 11 | | PUNS database developed and maintained by the Department of | 12 | | Human Services pursuant to Section 10-26 of the Department of | 13 | | Human Services Act. | 14 | | (b) The State Board of Education may work in consultation | 15 | | with the Department of Human Services and with school | 16 | | districts to ensure that inform all students with intellectual | 17 | | disabilities or developmental disabilities and their parents | 18 | | or guardians are informed about the PUNS Prioritization of | 19 | | Urgency of Need for Services database , as described in | 20 | | subsections (c), (c-5), and (d) of this Section . | 21 | | (c) The Subject to appropriation, the Department of Human | 22 | | Services , in consultation with the and State Board of | 23 | | Education , shall develop and implement an online, | 24 | | computer-based training program for at least one designated | 25 | | employee in every public school in this State to educate the | 26 | | designated employee or employees him or her about the PUNS |
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| 1 | | Prioritization of Urgency of Need for Services database and | 2 | | steps required to register students for the PUNS database, | 3 | | including the documentation and information parents or | 4 | | guardians will need for the registration process to be taken | 5 | | to ensure children and adolescents are enrolled . The training | 6 | | shall include instruction on identifying and contacting for at | 7 | | least one designated employee in every public school in | 8 | | contacting the appropriate developmental disabilities | 9 | | Independent Service Coordination agency ("ISC") to register | 10 | | students for the PUNS database enroll children and adolescents | 11 | | in the database . The training of the designated employee or | 12 | | employees shall also include information about organizations | 13 | | and programs available in this State that offer assistance to | 14 | | families in understanding the PUNS database and navigating the | 15 | | PUNS database registration process. Each school district shall | 16 | | post on its public website and include in its student handbook | 17 | | the names of the designated trained employee or employees in | 18 | | each school within the school district. At least one | 19 | | designated employee in every public school shall ensure the | 20 | | opportunity to enroll in the Prioritization of Urgency of Need | 21 | | for Services database is discussed during annual | 22 | | individualized education program (IEP) meetings for all | 23 | | children and adolescents believed to have a developmental | 24 | | disability. | 25 | | (c-5) During the student's annual IEP review meeting, if | 26 | | the student has an intellectual disability or a developmental |
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| 1 | | disability, the student's IEP team shall determine the | 2 | | student's PUNS database registration status based upon | 3 | | information provided by the student's parents or guardian or | 4 | | by the student. If it is determined that the student is not | 5 | | registered for the PUNS database or if it is unclear whether | 6 | | the student is registered for the PUNS database, the parents | 7 | | or guardian and the student shall be referred to a designated | 8 | | employee of the public school who has completed the training | 9 | | described in subsection (c). The designated trained employee | 10 | | shall provide the student's parents or guardian and the | 11 | | student with the name, location, and contact information of | 12 | | the appropriate ISC to contact in order to register the | 13 | | student for the PUNS database. The designated trained employee | 14 | | shall also identify for the parents or guardian and the | 15 | | student the information and documentation they will need to | 16 | | complete the PUNS database registration process with the ISC, | 17 | | and shall also provide information to the parents or guardian | 18 | | and the student about organizations and programs available in | 19 | | this State that offer information to families about the PUNS | 20 | | database and the PUNS database registration process. | 21 | | (d) The State Board of Education, in consultation with the | 22 | | Department of Human Services, through school districts, shall | 23 | | provide to the parents and guardians of each student with an | 24 | | IEP students a copy of the latest version of the Department of | 25 | | Human Services's guide titled "Understanding PUNS: A Guide to | 26 | | Prioritization for Urgency of Need for Services" each year at |
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| 1 | | the annual review meeting for the student's individualized | 2 | | education program , including the consideration required in | 3 | | subsection (e) of this Section .
| 4 | | (e) (Blank). The Department of Human Services shall | 5 | | consider the length of time spent on the Prioritization of | 6 | | Urgency of Need for Services waiting list, in addition to | 7 | | other factors considered, when selecting individuals on the | 8 | | list for services. | 9 | | (Source: P.A. 102-57, eff. 7-9-21.)
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