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4		-	AN ACT concerning education.
5		-	Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
6		-	represented in the General Assembly:
7		-	Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section
8		-	14-8.03 as follows:
9		-	(105 ILCS 5/14-8.03) (from Ch. 122, par. 14-8.03)
10		-	Sec. 14-8.03. Transition services.
11		-	(a) For purposes of this Section:
12		-	"Independent living skills" may include, without
13		-	limitation, personal hygiene, health care, fitness, food
14		-	preparation and nutrition, home management and safety,
15		-	dressing and clothing care, financial management and wellness,
16		-	self-esteem, self-advocacy, self-determination, community
17		-	living, housing options, public safety, leisure and
18		-	recreation, and transportation.
19		-	"Transition services" means a coordinated set of
20		-	activities for a child with a disability that (i) is designed
21		-	to be within a results-oriented process that is focused on
22		-	improving the academic and functional achievement of the child
23		-	with a disability to facilitate the child's movement from
24		-	school to post-school activities, including post-secondary
25		-	education, which may include for-credit courses, career and
26		-	technical education, and non-credit courses and instruction,
	3	+	1 AN ACT concerning education.
	4	+	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
	5	+	3 represented in the General Assembly:
	6	+	4 Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section
	7	+	5 14-8.03 as follows:
	8	+	6 (105 ILCS 5/14-8.03) (from Ch. 122, par. 14-8.03)
	9	+	7 Sec. 14-8.03. Transition services.
	10	+	8 (a) For purposes of this Section:
	11	+	9 "Independent living skills" may include, without
	12	+	10 limitation, personal hygiene, health care, fitness, food
	13	+	11 preparation and nutrition, home management and safety,
	14	+	12 dressing and clothing care, financial management and wellness,
	15	+	13 self-esteem, self-advocacy, self-determination, community
	16	+	14 living, housing options, public safety, leisure and
	17	+	15 recreation, and transportation.
	18	+	16 "Transition services" means a coordinated set of
	19	+	17 activities for a child with a disability that (i) is designed
	20	+	18 to be within a results-oriented process that is focused on
	21	+	19 improving the academic and functional achievement of the child
	22	+	20 with a disability to facilitate the child's movement from
	23	+	21 school to post-school activities, including post-secondary
	24	+	22 education, which may include for-credit courses, career and
	25	+	23 technical education, and non-credit courses and instruction,
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33		-	vocational education, integrated employment (including
34		-	supported employment), continuing and adult education, adult
35		-	services, independent living, or community participation; (ii)
36		-	is based on the individual child's needs, taking into account
37		-	the child's strengths, preferences, and interests; and (iii)
38		-	includes instruction, related services, community experiences,
39		-	the development of employment and other post-school adult
40		-	living objectives, and, if appropriate, acquisition of daily
41		-	living skills, benefits counseling and planning, work
42		-	incentives education, and the provision of a functional
43		-	vocational evaluation. Transition services for a child with a
44		-	disability may be special education, if provided as specially
45		-	designed instruction, or a related service if required to
46		-	assist a child with a disability to benefit from special
47		-	education.
48		-	(a-5) Beginning no later than the first individualized
49		-	education plan (IEP) in effect when the student turns age 14
50		-	1/2 (or younger if determined appropriate by the IEP Team) and
51		-	updated annually thereafter, the IEP must include (i)
52		-	measurable post-secondary goals based upon age-appropriate
53		-	transition assessments and other information available
54		-	regarding the student that are related to training, education,
55		-	employment, and independent living skills and (ii) the
56		-	transition services needed to assist the student in reaching
57		-	those goals, including courses of study.
58		-	As a component of transition planning, the school district
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	34	+	1 vocational education, integrated employment (including
	35	+	2 supported employment), continuing and adult education, adult
	36	+	3 services, independent living, or community participation; (ii)
	37	+	4 is based on the individual child's needs, taking into account
	38	+	5 the child's strengths, preferences, and interests; and (iii)
	39	+	6 includes instruction, related services, community experiences,
	40	+	7 the development of employment and other post-school adult
	41	+	8 living objectives, and, if appropriate, acquisition of daily
	42	+	9 living skills, benefits counseling and planning, work
	43	+	10 incentives education, and the provision of a functional
	44	+	11 vocational evaluation. Transition services for a child with a
	45	+	12 disability may be special education, if provided as specially
	46	+	13 designed instruction, or a related service if required to
	47	+	14 assist a child with a disability to benefit from special
	48	+	15 education.
	49	+	16 (a-5) Beginning no later than the first individualized
	50	+	17 education plan (IEP) in effect when the student turns age 14
	51	+	18 1/2 (or younger if determined appropriate by the IEP Team) and
	52	+	19 updated annually thereafter, the IEP must include (i)
	53	+	20 measurable post-secondary goals based upon age-appropriate
	54	+	21 transition assessments and other information available
	55	+	22 regarding the student that are related to training, education,
	56	+	23 employment, and independent living skills and (ii) the
	57	+	24 transition services needed to assist the student in reaching
	58	+	25 those goals, including courses of study.
	59	+	26 As a component of transition planning, the school district
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61		-	shall provide the student and the parent or guardian of the
62		-	student with information about the school district's career
63		-	and technical education (CTE) opportunities and postsecondary
64		-	CTE opportunities. The CTE information shall include a list of
65		-	programming options, the scope and sequence of study for
66		-	pursuing those options, and the locations of those options. A
67		-	student in high school with an IEP may enroll in the school
68		-	district's CTE program at any time if participation in a CTE
69		-	program is consistent with the student's transition goals.
70		-	The student and the parent or guardian of the student
71		-	shall be provided with information about dual credit courses
72		-	offered by the school district. The information shall include
73		-	courses offered by the school district for dual credit under
74		-	Section 16 of the Dual Credit Quality Act and courses in which
75		-	the student may enroll for high school credit only under
76		-	Section 16.5 of the Dual Credit Quality Act. The information
77		-	shall include the criteria for entry into any dual credit
78		-	course in which the student or the parent or guardian of the
79		-	student indicates interest. If the student is enrolled in a
80		-	dual credit course for dual credit or for high school credit
81		-	only, the student's participation in the course shall be
82		-	included as part of the student's transition IEP activities.
83		-	The student's transition plan shall include consideration
84		-	of the student's assistive technology needs, such as assistive
85		-	technology evaluations, devices, and services, related to the
86		-	student's transition goals for employment, education or
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89		-	training, and independent living, both while the student is
90		-	participating in transition-related activities and in
91		-	post-school activities. The student's transition plan shall
92		-	also include consideration of the availability and
93		-	accessibility of appropriate assistive technology devices and
94		-	services for the student once in the post-school environment.
95		-	(b) Transition planning must be conducted as part of the
96		-	IEP process and must be governed by the procedures applicable
97		-	to the development, review, and revision of the IEP, including
98		-	notices to the parents and student, parent and student
99		-	participation, and annual review. To appropriately assess and
100		-	develop IEP transition goals and transition services for a
101		-	child with a disability, additional participants may be
102		-	necessary and may be invited by the school district, parent,
103		-	or student to participate in the transition planning process.
104		-	Additional participants may include without limitation a
105		-	representative from the Department of Human Services or
106		-	another State agency, a case coordinator, or persons
107		-	representing other public or community agencies or services,
108		-	such as adult service providers, disability services
109		-	coordinators of public community colleges, and a CTE
110		-	coordinator. The IEP shall identify each person responsible
111		-	for coordinating and delivering transition services. If the
112		-	IEP team determines that the student requires transition
113		-	services from a public or private entity outside of the school
114		-	district, the IEP team shall identify potential outside
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117		-	resources, assign one or more IEP team members to contact the
118		-	appropriate outside entities, make the necessary referrals,
119		-	provide any information and documents necessary to complete
120		-	the referral, follow up with the entity to ensure that the
121		-	student has been successfully linked to the entity, and
122		-	monitor the student's progress to determine if the student's
123		-	IEP transition goals and benchmarks are being met. The
124		-	student's IEP shall indicate one or more specific time periods
125		-	during the school year when the IEP team shall review the
126		-	services provided by the outside entity and the student's
127		-	progress in such activities. The public school's
128		-	responsibility for delivering educational services does not
129		-	extend beyond the time the student leaves school or when the
130		-	student's eligibility ends due to age under this Article.
131		-	(c) A school district shall submit annually a summary of
132		-	each eligible student's IEP transition goals and transition
133		-	services resulting from the IEP Team meeting to the
134		-	appropriate local Transition Planning Committee. If students
135		-	with disabilities who are ineligible for special education
136		-	services request transition services, local public school
137		-	districts shall assist those students by identifying
138		-	post-secondary school goals, delivering appropriate education
139		-	services, and coordinating with other agencies and services
140		-	for assistance.
141		-	(Source: P.A. 102-516, eff. 8-20-21; 103-181, eff. 6-30-23.)
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	70	+	1 shall provide the student and the parent or guardian of the
	71	+	2 student with information about the school district's career
	72	+	3 and technical education (CTE) opportunities and postsecondary
	73	+	4 CTE opportunities. The CTE information shall include a list of
	74	+	5 programming options, the scope and sequence of study for
	75	+	6 pursuing those options, and the locations of those options. A
	76	+	7 student in high school with an IEP may enroll in the school
	77	+	8 district's CTE program at any time if participation in a CTE
	78	+	9 program is consistent with the student's transition goals.
	79	+	10 The student and the parent or guardian of the student
	80	+	11 shall be provided with information about dual credit courses
	81	+	12 offered by the school district. The information shall include
	82	+	13 courses offered by the school district for dual credit under
	83	+	14 Section 16 of the Dual Credit Quality Act and courses in which
	84	+	15 the student may enroll for high school credit only under
	85	+	16 Section 16.5 of the Dual Credit Quality Act. The information
	86	+	17 shall include the criteria for entry into any dual credit
	87	+	18 course in which the student or the parent or guardian of the
	88	+	19 student indicates interest. If the student is enrolled in a
	89	+	20 dual credit course for dual credit or for high school credit
	90	+	21 only, the student's participation in the course shall be
	91	+	22 included as part of the student's transition IEP activities.
	92	+	23 The student's transition plan shall include consideration
	93	+	24 of the student's assistive technology needs, such as assistive
	94	+	25 technology evaluations, devices, and services, related to the
	95	+	26 student's transition goals for employment, education or
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	106	+	1 training, and independent living, both while the student is
	107	+	2 participating in transition-related activities and in
	108	+	3 post-school activities. The student's transition plan shall
	109	+	4 also include consideration of the availability and
	110	+	5 accessibility of appropriate assistive technology devices and
	111	+	6 services for the student once in the post-school environment.
	112	+	7 (b) Transition planning must be conducted as part of the
	113	+	8 IEP process and must be governed by the procedures applicable
	114	+	9 to the development, review, and revision of the IEP, including
	115	+	10 notices to the parents and student, parent and student
	116	+	11 participation, and annual review. To appropriately assess and
	117	+	12 develop IEP transition goals and transition services for a
	118	+	13 child with a disability, additional participants may be
	119	+	14 necessary and may be invited by the school district, parent,
	120	+	15 or student to participate in the transition planning process.
	121	+	16 Additional participants may include without limitation a
	122	+	17 representative from the Department of Human Services or
	123	+	18 another State agency, a case coordinator, or persons
	124	+	19 representing other public or community agencies or services,
	125	+	20 such as adult service providers, disability services
	126	+	21 coordinators of public community colleges, and a CTE
	127	+	22 coordinator. The IEP shall identify each person responsible
	128	+	23 for coordinating and delivering transition services. If the
	129	+	24 IEP team determines that the student requires transition
	130	+	25 services from a public or private entity outside of the school
	131	+	26 district, the IEP team shall identify potential outside
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	142	+	1 resources, assign one or more IEP team members to contact the
	143	+	2 appropriate outside entities, make the necessary referrals,
	144	+	3 provide any information and documents necessary to complete
	145	+	4 the referral, follow up with the entity to ensure that the
	146	+	5 student has been successfully linked to the entity, and
	147	+	6 monitor the student's progress to determine if the student's
	148	+	7 IEP transition goals and benchmarks are being met. The
	149	+	8 student's IEP shall indicate one or more specific time periods
	150	+	9 during the school year when the IEP team shall review the
	151	+	10 services provided by the outside entity and the student's
	152	+	11 progress in such activities. The public school's
	153	+	12 responsibility for delivering educational services does not
	154	+	13 extend beyond the time the student leaves school or when the
	155	+	14 student's eligibility ends due to age under this Article.
	156	+	15 (c) A school district shall submit annually a summary of
	157	+	16 each eligible student's IEP transition goals and transition
	158	+	17 services resulting from the IEP Team meeting to the
	159	+	18 appropriate local Transition Planning Committee. If students
	160	+	19 with disabilities who are ineligible for special education
	161	+	20 services request transition services, local public school
	162	+	21 districts shall assist those students by identifying
	163	+	22 post-secondary school goals, delivering appropriate education
	164	+	23 services, and coordinating with other agencies and services
	165	+	24 for assistance.
	166	+	25 (Source: P.A. 102-516, eff. 8-20-21; 103-181, eff. 6-30-23.)
	167	+	26 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
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