093_HB1492
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1 AN ACT respecting schools.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing
5 Section 14-1.09.1 as follows:
6 (105 ILCS 5/14-1.09.1)
7 Sec. 14-1.09.1. School psychological services. In the
8 public schools, school psychological services provided by
9 qualified specialists who hold Type 73 School Service
10 Personnel Certificates endorsed for school psychology issued
11 by the State Teacher Certification Board may include, but are
12 not limited to: (i) administration and interpretation of
13 psychological and educational evaluations; (ii) developing
14 school-based prevention programs, including violence
15 prevention programs; (iii) counseling with students, parents,
16 and teachers on educational and mental health issues; (iv)
17 acting as liaisons between public schools and community
18 agencies; (v) evaluating program effectiveness; (vi)
19 providing crisis intervention within the school setting;
20 (vii) helping teachers, parents, and others involved in the
21 educational process to provide optimum teaching and learning
22 conditions for all students; (viii) supervising school
23 psychologist interns enrolled in school psychology programs
24 that meet the standards established by the State Board of
25 Education; and (ix) screening of school enrollments to
26 identify children who should be referred for individual
27 study. Nothing in this Section prohibits other qualified
28 professionals, including licensed clinical psychologists,
29 from providing those services listed for which they are
30 appropriately trained.
31 (Source: P.A. 89-339, eff. 8-17-95.)
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1 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
2 becoming law.