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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB 2855         </title>
<shortdesc>SCH CD-SPECIAL EDU CLASS SIZE</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>Senate Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Sen. Jil Tracy</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/9/2019</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>105 ILCS 5/14-2</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>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.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/13/2018</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jil Tracy</action>
<statusdate>2/13/2018</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/13/2018</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Referred to Assignments</action>
<statusdate>2/21/2018</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Assigned to Education</action>
<statusdate>3/14/2018</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>To Subcommittee on Special Issues (ED)</action>
<statusdate>4/13/2018</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments</action>
<statusdate>1/9/2019</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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