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1 | AN ACT concerning education.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Section | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 22-50 as follows: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | (105 ILCS 5/22-50 new) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Sec. 22-50. School counseling confidentiality. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | (a) As used in this Section, "information of a personal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | nature" does not include routine objective information related | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | to academic and career counseling. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | (b) Any information of a personal nature disclosed by a | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | pupil 12 years of age or older in the process of receiving | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | school counseling services, as defined in Section 10-22.24b of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | this Code, from a school counselor or school counselor intern | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | is confidential. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | (c) Any information of a personal nature disclosed to a | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | school counselor or school counselor intern by a parent or | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | guardian of a pupil who is 12 years of age or older and who is | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | in the process of receiving school counseling services, as | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | defined in Section 10-22.24b of this Code, from a school | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | counselor or school counselor intern is confidential. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | (d) Information disclosed under subsection (b) or (c) of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | this Section must not become part of the pupil's record without |
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1 | the written consent of the pupil who disclosed the confidential | ||||||
2 | information to the school counselor or school counselor intern. | ||||||
3 | The information must not be revealed, released, discussed, or | ||||||
4 | referred to, except as follows: | ||||||
5 | (1) Discussion with psychotherapists, other health | ||||||
6 | care providers, or the school nurse, for the sole purpose | ||||||
7 | of referring the pupil for treatment. | ||||||
8 | (2) Reporting of child abuse or neglect as required by | ||||||
9 | law. | ||||||
10 | (3) Reporting information to the principal or parents | ||||||
11 | of the pupil when the school counselor or school counselor | ||||||
12 | intern has reasonable cause to believe that disclosure is | ||||||
13 | necessary to avert a clear, imminent risk of serious | ||||||
14 | physical or mental injury or disease or death being | ||||||
15 | inflicted upon the pupil who disclosed the confidential | ||||||
16 | information to the school counselor or school counselor | ||||||
17 | intern or upon other persons in the school community, such | ||||||
18 | as administrators, teachers, school staff, parents, | ||||||
19 | pupils, and other school community members. | ||||||
20 | (4) Reporting information to one or more persons | ||||||
21 | specified in a written waiver of confidentiality, after | ||||||
22 | this written waiver is read and signed by the pupil and | ||||||
23 | preserved in the pupil's file. | ||||||
24 | (e) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section, a | ||||||
25 | school counselor or school counselor intern may not disclose | ||||||
26 | information deemed to be confidential pursuant to this Section |
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1 | to the parents of the pupil when the school counselor or school | ||||||
2 | counselor intern has reasonable cause to believe that the | ||||||
3 | disclosure would result in a clear and present danger to the | ||||||
4 | health, safety, or welfare of the pupil. | ||||||
5 | (f) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section, a | ||||||
6 | school counselor or school counselor intern shall disclose | ||||||
7 | information deemed to be confidential pursuant to this Section | ||||||
8 | to law enforcement agencies when ordered to do so by order of a | ||||||
9 | court of law or when ordered to testify in an administrative or | ||||||
10 | judicial proceeding by order of a court of law. | ||||||
11 | (g) Nothing in this Section shall be deemed to limit access | ||||||
12 | to a pupil's records. Nothing in this Section shall be deemed | ||||||
13 | to limit the school counselor or school counselor intern from | ||||||
14 | conferring with other school staff, as appropriate, regarding | ||||||
15 | modification of the pupil's academic program. | ||||||
16 | (h) It is the intent of the General Assembly that | ||||||
17 | counselors use the privilege of confidentiality under this | ||||||
18 | Section to assist the pupil whenever possible to communicate | ||||||
19 | more effectively with parents, school staff, and others. | ||||||
20 | (i) Except in cases of willful or wanton misconduct, no | ||||||
21 | person required by this Section to keep information discussed | ||||||
22 | confidential may incur any civil or criminal liability as a | ||||||
23 | result of keeping that information confidential.
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24 | Section 90. The State Mandates Act is amended by adding | ||||||
25 | Section 8.33 as follows: |
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1 | (30 ILCS 805/8.33 new) | ||||||
2 | Sec. 8.33. Exempt mandate. Notwithstanding Sections 6 and 8 | ||||||
3 | of this Act, no reimbursement by the State is required for the | ||||||
4 | implementation of any mandate created by this amendatory Act of | ||||||
5 | the 96th General Assembly. |