59 Ill. Adm. Code 108.60
Vocational program
Section 108
Section 108.60 Vocational
program
a) A vocational program consisting of organized instructional
experiences, training, and resource programs shall be provided to recipients in
accordance with their needs and as determined by the educational component of
the individual treatment or habilitation plan.
b) Provision of a vocational program to individual recipients
shall be determined at the treatment or habilitation multi-disciplinary
conference, or at a subsequent conference convened for this specific purpose.
c) A vocational plan indicating specific vocational objectives,
the training required, service personnel required, and the length of the
proposed program shall be developed for each recipient determined to require a
vocational program. This plan shall be developed in cooperation with the
recipient and his or her parents, shall be adapted to the recipient's interests
and aptitudes, and shall be incorporated into the educational component of the
individual treatment or habilitation plan.
d) Community work experiences which are part of the recipient's
vocational plan shall occur during the school day, unless this is precluded by
the nature of the experience.
e) No recipient shall spend more than one-half of the established
school day participating in community work experiences or in local
rehabilitation facilities.
f) The recipient's primary special education teacher works with
the vocational instructor responsible for all community work experiences which
are provided by the facility as part of the vocational plan and for which the
recipient receives educational credit.
g) Vocational programs serving recipients shall be coordinated
with other vocational programs of the local school district, or other public,
private, and state agencies or organizations.