A NEW STATE LAW AIMS TO HELP OLDER SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS. 

PREVIOUSLY, ONCE A SPECIAL ED STUDENT TURNED 23, THEY WERE NO LONGER ABLE TO ATTEND SCHOOL. UNDER THIS NEW LAW, THEY CAN STILL FINISH OUT THE ACADEMIC YEAR SAYS GOVERNOR PRITZKER.

SPECIAL ED STUDENTS CAN REMAIN IN SCHOOL UNTIL THEY ARE 22. BUT PREVIOUSLY, IF THEY TURNED 23 DURING THE ACADEMIC YEAR THEY WOULD HAVE TO LEAVE. THIS NEW LAW LETS STUDENTS TURNING A YEAR OLDER FINISH OUT THE SCHOOL YEAR AND GRADUATE WITH THEIR CLASS SAYS CHICAGO REPRESENTATIVE FRAN HURLEY.

THIS CHANGE BEGINS WITH THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR IN THE FALL.