Fwd: Support HB 1705 Fairness in Due Process and State Complaint Procedures

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>> From: Amy Zimmerman <azimmermanhdadvocates (DOT)

>> Any help you all can provide getting the word out on this bill would be

great. We also really need parent statements or a parent who would come to

Springfield to testify.

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>> Thanks!

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>> Amy

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>> Amy Zimmerman

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>> Director

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>> Chicago Medical Legal Partnership for Children

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>> Health & Disability Advocates

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>> 205 W. Monroe, Suite 300

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>> Chicago, Il 60606

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>> Direct: 312-265-9075

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>> Fax: 312-223-9518

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>> Hi again everyone,

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>> HB 1705 sponsored by Representative Robin Gabel, provides for additional

protections for parents in due process and state complaint procedures. The

factsheet is attached and the bill is below. The bill is set to be heard in the

House Elementary & Secondary Education Committee Hearing Mar 9 2011 8:00AM. We

are hopeful that your agency can sign on as a supporter. If you are not

affiliated with an agency but live in the legislative district of any members of

the Committee and can make a personal call to your rep, that would be

appreciated. If you can sign on, please let me know by this Friday at the

latest. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me.

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>> This bill makes if much more difficult for school Districts to ignore hearing

officer decisions by making ISBE’s enforcement mechanisms mandatory and adding

compensatory education to ISBE’s arsenal. Additionally, the bill eliminates

the 30 day waiting period for hearing officer order implementation. Regarding

state complaints, the bill helps to level the playing field by requiring that

the District provide to the complainant a copy of the response and all

documentation submitted to ISBE and requires response be filed within 10 days.

Currently, the District is not required to provide a copy of their response or

any supporting documentation, so complainants (often parents) have no way of

knowing how to respond to any defenses the district asserts.

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>> Additionally, if you have an examples you can share regarding due process

decision enforcement and/or state complaints, those would be extremely helpful.

Contact me directly and we can determine the best way to have you or your

client’s story heard by the committee. Also, suggestions for other sponsors

would be helpful too.

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>> Currently, this bill is in the House Elementary & Secondary Education

Committees’ subcommittee on mandates, which means it is going to need lots of

help to keep it movin’!

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http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/billstatus.asp?DocNum=1705 & GAID=11 & GA=97 & DocType\

ID=HB & LegID=58881 & SessionID=84

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>> Amy

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>> Amy Zimmerman

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>> Director

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>> Chicago Medical Legal Partnership for Children

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>> Health & Disability Advocates

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>> 205 W. Monroe, Suite 300

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>> Chicago, Il 60606

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>> Direct: 312-265-9075

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>> Fax: 312-223-9518

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