Sen. David Koehler
Filed: 3/18/2021
 
 

 

 

 
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1
AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1821 




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1821 as follows:


 
3on page 3, immediately below line 6, by inserting the 
4following:
5    "(e) The costs of the extended post-secondary transition 
6services provided under subsection (b) of this Section may be 
7funded through available federal COVID-19 relief funds 
8allocated to the State of Illinois."; and

 
9on page 3, line 7, by replacing "(e)" with "(f)"; and
 


10by replacing line 1 on page 4 through line 1 on page 5 with the 
11following:
12    "A new Illinois law gives your student/you the option to 
13extend the student's/your special education because COVID-19 
14has limited in-person transition activities and services. The 
15extended eligibility allows you to continue IEP services and 
 
 
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1activities through the 2021-2022 school year and to pursue the 
2goals in your IEP that were in effect before the 
3student's/your 22nd birthday.  The student's/your IEP team, 
4which includes the student and the student's guardian or 
5designated representative, may agree to change the student's  
6IEP goals, services, or activities to make up for lost 
7progress during COVID-19 or to write new goals to address new 
8needs.
9    To qualify for extended eligibility, the student must: 
10        1. Have reached or will reach age 22 between March 17, 
11    2020 and the end of the 2021-2022 school year.
12        2. Have had an IEP in effect between March 17, 2020 and 
13    the end of the 2021-2022 school year.
14        3. The student or the student's guardian or designated 
15    representative agrees to waive any claims the student may 
16    have for compensatory services due to events that occurred 
17    between March 17, 2020 and the date the student's IEP 
18    services and activities resume in the 2021-2022 school 
19    year."; and 
 
20by replacing line 19 on page 5 through line 1 on page 6 with 
21the following:
22"IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THE OUTCOME OF THE IEP MEETING, YOU 
23MAY STILL CHECK THE BOX AND RETURN THIS DOCUMENT TO THE SCHOOL 
24DISTRICT ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 1, 2021 TO RECEIVE AN EXTENSION 
25OF SPECIAL EDUCATION ELIGIBILITY THROUGH THE END OF THE 
 
 
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12021-2022 SCHOOL YEAR.".