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105 ILCS 5/14-11.03

(105 ILCS 5/14-11.03) (from Ch. 122, par. 14-11.03)

Sec. 14-11.03.

Illinois Service Resource Center.

The State Board of
Education shall maintain, subject to appropriations for
such purpose,
the Service
Resource Center for children and adolescents through the age of 21 who are
deaf or hard-of-hearing and have an emotional or behavioral
disorder. For the purpose of this Section,
"children and adolescents who are deaf or hard-of-hearing and have an
emotional or behavioral disorder"
have an auditory impairment that is serious enough to warrant an array of
special services and special education programs in order to assist both
educationally and socially and the behavior is seriously disruptive and
unacceptable to peers, educational staff, and persons in the community, or
presents a danger to self or others.

The State Board shall operate or contract for
the
operation of the Illinois Service Resource Center for
children and adolescents through the age of 21 who are deaf or hard-of-hearing
and have an emotional or behavioral
disorder.  The Illinois Service Resource Center shall function as the initial point of contact for students,
parents, and professionals. All existing and future services shall be
coordinated through the Center.

The Illinois Service Resource Center shall:

(a) Develop and maintain a directory of public and private resources,
including crisis intervention.

(b) Establish and maintain a Statewide identification and tracking system.

(c) Develop, obtain, and assure the consistency of screening instruments.

(d) Perform case coordination, referral, and consultation services.

(e) Provide technical assistance and training for existing programs and
providers.

(f) Track the allocation and expenditure of State and federal funds.

(g) Monitor, evaluate, and assess Statewide resources, identification of
services gaps, and the development and delivery of services.

(h) Identify by geographical areas the need for establishing evaluation and
crisis intervention services and establish a pilot in downstate Illinois.  The
Service Resource Center shall provide for the coordination of services for
children who are deaf or hard-of-hearing and have an emotional or behavioral
disorder throughout the
State
and shall pilot a service delivery model to identify the capacity and need for
comprehensive evaluation, crisis management, stabilization, referral,
transition, family intervention, and follow-up services.

(i) Integrate the recommendations of the Interagency Board for Children who are Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing and
have an Emotional or Behavioral Disorder regarding policies affecting
children who are
deaf or hard-of-hearing and have an emotional or behavioral
disorder.

(j) Provide limited direct services as required.

The Center, if established, shall operate on a no-reject basis. Any child or
adolescent diagnosed as
deaf or hard-of-hearing and having an emotional or behavioral
disorder under this Act
who is referred to the Center for services shall qualify for services of the
Center. The requirement of the no-reject basis shall be paramount in
negotiating contracts and in supporting other agency services.

(Source: P.A. 88-663, eff. 9-16-94; 89-680, eff. 1-1-97.)