SB1272 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
SB1272

Introduced 2/6/2019, by Sen. Sue Rezin

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

105 ILCS 5/14-1.09b

Amends the Children with Disabilities Article of the School Code. Provides that if a speech-language pathologist holds a regular State license as a speech-language pathologist, he or she does not need to meet other requirements to be issued a Professional Educator License with a school support personnel endorsement for non-teaching speech-language pathologist. Also changes outdated references regarding certification rather than licensure. Effective immediately.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning education.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section 14-1.09b as follows:

(105 ILCS 5/14-1.09b)

Sec. 14-1.09b. Speech-language pathologist.

(a) For purposes of supervision of a speech-language pathology assistant, "speech-language pathologist" means a person who has received a license pursuant to the Illinois Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Practice Act to engage in the practice of speech-language pathology.

(b) A Professional Educator License with a school support personnel endorsement for non-teaching speech-language pathologist The School Service Personnel Certificate with a speech-language endorsement shall be issued under Section 21B-25 21-25 of this Code to a speech-language pathologist who holds a regular license as a speech-language pathologist pursuant to the Illinois Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Practice Act and has paid the application fee required for licensure under Article 21B or who meets all of the following requirements:

(1) (A) (Blank), Holds a regular license as a speech-language pathologist pursuant to the Illinois Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Practice Act, (B) holds a current Certificate of Clinical Competence in speech-language pathology from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and a regular license in speech-language pathology from another state or territory or the District of Columbia and has applied for a regular license as a speech-language pathologist pursuant to the Illinois Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Practice Act, or (C) holds or has applied for a temporary license pursuant to Section 8.1 of the Illinois Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Practice Act.

(2) Holds a master's or doctoral degree with a major emphasis in speech-language pathology from an institution whose course of study was approved or program was accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association or its predecessor.

(3) Either (i) has completed a program of study that meets the content area standards for speech-language pathologists approved by the State Board of Education, in consultation with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure Teachers Certification Board, (ii) has completed a program in another state, territory, or possession of the United States that is comparable to an approved program of study described in item (i), or (iii) holds a certificate issued by another state, territory, or possession of the United States that is comparable to a Professional Educator License with a school support personnel endorsement for non-teaching speech-language pathologist the school service personnel certificate with a speech-language endorsement. If the requirements described in items (i), (ii), or (iii) of this paragraph (3) have not been met, a person must provide evidence that he or she has completed at least 150 clock hours of supervised experience in speech-language pathology with students with disabilities in a school setting, including experience required by federal law or federal court order; however, a person who lacks such experience may obtain interim licensure certification as established by the Illinois State Board of Education, in consultation with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure Teacher Certification Board, and shall participate in school-based professional experience of at least 150 clock hours to meet this requirement.

(4) Has successfully completed the required Illinois licensure certification tests under Article 21B.

(5) Has paid the application fee required for licensure under Article 21B certification.

The provisions of this subsection (b) do not preclude the issuance of an educator license a teaching certificate to a speech-language pathologist who qualifies for such a license certificate.

(Source: P.A. 92-510, eff. 6-1-02; 93-112, eff. 1-1-04; 93-1060, eff. 12-23-04.)

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.