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Illinois House Bill HB1366

Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session

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1+104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB1366 Introduced , by Rep. Michael Crawford SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 105 ILCS 5/14-19 new Amends the Children with Disabilities Article of the School Code. Provides that a school shall provide written notice to the parents or guardian of a child with disabilities that the parents or guardian have the right to have an individualized education program (IEP) advocate present at any meeting regarding the child's current or prospective individualized education program and that the parents or guardian have the right to ask for an IEP facilitator for the child's IEP. Provides that the school may provide the written notification as a part of other provided documentation, including, but not limited to, admission and enrollment documents. LRB104 05855 LNS 15886 b STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT MAY APPLY A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB1366 Introduced , by Rep. Michael Crawford SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 105 ILCS 5/14-19 new 105 ILCS 5/14-19 new Amends the Children with Disabilities Article of the School Code. Provides that a school shall provide written notice to the parents or guardian of a child with disabilities that the parents or guardian have the right to have an individualized education program (IEP) advocate present at any meeting regarding the child's current or prospective individualized education program and that the parents or guardian have the right to ask for an IEP facilitator for the child's IEP. Provides that the school may provide the written notification as a part of other provided documentation, including, but not limited to, admission and enrollment documents. LRB104 05855 LNS 15886 b LRB104 05855 LNS 15886 b STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT MAY APPLY STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT MAY APPLY A BILL FOR
2+104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB1366 Introduced , by Rep. Michael Crawford SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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5+Amends the Children with Disabilities Article of the School Code. Provides that a school shall provide written notice to the parents or guardian of a child with disabilities that the parents or guardian have the right to have an individualized education program (IEP) advocate present at any meeting regarding the child's current or prospective individualized education program and that the parents or guardian have the right to ask for an IEP facilitator for the child's IEP. Provides that the school may provide the written notification as a part of other provided documentation, including, but not limited to, admission and enrollment documents.
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313 1 AN ACT concerning education.
414 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
515 3 represented in the General Assembly:
616 4 Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Section
717 5 14-19 as follows:
8-6 (105 ILCS 5/14-19 new)
9-7 Sec. 14-19. Parental notice of right to be accompanied to
10-8 meeting and of the IEP facilitation process. The notice
11-9 provided to a parent or guardian prior to a meeting pursuant to
12-10 subsection (g) of Section 14-8.02 shall inform the parent or
13-11 guardian of the parent's or guardian's right to invite other
14-12 individuals to the meeting to assist the parent or guardian,
15-13 including individuals who have knowledge or special expertise
16-14 regarding the child, and advocates for the parent, guardian,
17-15 or child. The notice shall include a request that the parent or
18-16 guardian inform the school prior to the meeting if the parent
19-17 or guardian plans to bring other individuals to the meeting so
20-18 arrangements can be made to accommodate the additional
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22-20 The State Board of Education shall prepare and distribute
23-21 to each school district written informational material about
24-22 the individualized education program (IEP) facilitation
25-23 process. The material may consist of a one-page document that
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34-1 briefly describes the process and how to request IEP
35-2 facilitation. The informational material on IEP facilitation
36-3 shall be disseminated to parents and guardians by schools
37-4 using the same distribution methods employed to transmit other
38-5 documents and information related to an IEP meeting to a
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