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105 ILCS 5/10-22.24a

(105 ILCS 5/10-22.24a) (from Ch. 122, par. 10-22.24a)

Sec. 10-22.24a. School counselor.

To employ school counselors.  A school
counselor is
a qualified specialist who holds a Professional Educator License with a school support personnel endorsement in the area of school counseling issued pursuant to Section 21B-25 of this Code and
who either (i) holds or is qualified for an elementary, secondary, special
K-12, or special preschool-age 22 endorsement on a Professional Educator License issued pursuant to Section 21B-20 or 21B-25 of this Code or (ii) in lieu of holding or qualifying for a teaching endorsement on a Professional Educator License, has fulfilled such other requirements as the State Board of
Education may by rule establish.  An
individual who has completed an approved
program in another state may apply for a Professional Educator License

endorsed in school counseling and shall receive such a license if a review
of his or her credentials indicates that
he or she meets the additional requirements of this Section. Only persons so licensed and endorsed may use the title "school counselor".

(Source: P.A. 102-894, eff. 5-20-22.)