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1 AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 551
2 AMENDMENT NO. . Amend Senate Bill 551 on page 1, in
3 lines 1 and 2 and in line 6, by replacing "Section 10-22.31"
4 each time it appears with "Sections 10-22.24a and 10-22.31
5 and adding Section 10-22.24b"; and
6 on page 1, by inserting below line 6 the following:
7 "(105 ILCS 5/10-22.24a) (from Ch. 122, par. 10-22.24a)
8 Sec. 10-22.24a. School counselor. To employ school
9 counselors certified as such by the State Teacher
10 Certification Board, and to supervise school counselor
11 interns enrolled in a school counseling program approved by
12 the State Teacher Certification Board. A school counselor is
13 a qualified guidance specialist who holds or is qualified for
14 an elementary, high school, or special certificate issued by
15 the State Teacher Certification Board and a School Service
16 Personnel certificate endorsed in guidance issued by the
17 State Teacher Certification Board. Individuals who have
18 completed approved programs in other states may apply for a
19 School Service Personnel certificate endorsed in guidance if
20 a review of their credentials indicates that they hold or
21 qualify for an elementary, high school, or special
22 certificate in their own state.
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1 (Source: P.A. 82-998.)
2 (105 ILCS 5/10-22.24b new)
3 Sec. 10-22.24b. School counseling services. School
4 counseling services in the public schools may be provided by
5 school counselors as defined in Section 10-22.24a. School
6 counseling services include but are not limited to: (1)
7 educational planning; (2) career development and counseling;
8 (3) college counseling; (4) developing and facilitating
9 anti-violence education or conflict resolution programs, or
10 both; (5) providing crisis intervention programs within the
11 school setting; (6) making appropriate referrals to outside
12 agencies; (7) interpreting achievement, career, and
13 vocational test information; (8) developing individual career
14 plans for all students; (9) providing individual and small
15 group counseling; (10) addressing the developmental needs of
16 students by designing curricula for classroom counseling and
17 guidance; (11) consulting and counseling with parents for the
18 academic, career, and personal success of their children;
19 (12) facilitating school to work transition programs; and
20 (13) supervising school counseling interns enrolled in school
21 counseling programs that meet the standards of the State
22 Board of Education. Nothing in this Section prohibits other
23 qualified professionals, including other certificated school
24 personnel, from providing those services listed in this
25 Section.".