IAASE Legislative Update: What You Should Do Now to Help Fix That Pesky RTI and Special Education Bill

Originally posted on our Special Education Law Insights Blog

Our Partner Jennifer Smith asked an important question during the Legislative Update session yesterday at IAASE’s 2019 Fall Conference: What can Illinois special education teachers and administrators do to help ensure that the legislature makes necessary fixes to Public Act 101-0515—or as IAASE aptly calls it, “That Pesky RTI and Special Education Bill”—during the upcoming veto session. We gave you the lowdown on the demanding new law in a blog post earlier this year. As might be expected, the pending proposal to amend the law and remove requirements that were intended to apply only to Chicago Public Schools was a hot topic during yesterday’s Legislative Update. What can you do now to help fix this pesky problem?

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