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 1        AN ACT concerning speech.

 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    Sections   21-2  and  21-14  and  adding  Sections  14-1.09b,
 6    14-1.09c, and 14-6.03 as follows:

 7        (105 ILCS 5/14-1.09b new)
 8        Sec.     14-1.09b.      Speech-language      pathologist.
 9    "Speech-language pathologist" means a person who has received
10    a  license pursuant to the Illinois Speech-Language Pathology
11    and Audiology Practice Act  to  engage  in  the  practice  of
12    speech-language pathology.

13        (105 ILCS 5/14-1.09c new)
14        Sec.   14-1.09c.   Speech-language  pathology  assistant.
15    "Speech-language pathology assistant" means a person who  has
16    received  a  license  to assist a speech-language pathologist
17    pursuant  to  the  Illinois  Speech-Language  Pathology   and
18    Audiology Practice Act.

19        (105 ILCS 5/14-6.03 new)
20        Sec. 14-6.03.  Speech-language pathology assistants.
21        (a)  Except  as otherwise provided in this subsection, on
22    or after January 1, 2002, no person shall perform the  duties
23    of   a  speech-language  pathology  assistant  without  first
24    applying for and receiving a license for  that  purpose  from
25    the Department of Professional Regulation.  Before January 1,
26    2004,  however,  any  person  holding  a bachelor's degree in
27    communication disorders who has been approved  by  the  State
28    Board  of  Education  on  or after the effective date of this
29    amendatory Act of the 92nd General Assembly  to  perform  the
 
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 1    functions and duties of a speech-language pathology assistant
 2    may  perform  those  functions and duties without obtaining a
 3    license as a speech-language pathology assistant pursuant  to
 4    the Illinois Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Practice
 5    Act.   A  person  employed  as  a  speech-language  pathology
 6    assistant  in  any  class,  service, or program authorized by
 7    this Article may perform only those duties authorized by this
 8    Section  under   the   supervision   of   a   speech-language
 9    pathologist as provided in this Section.
10        (b)  A  speech-language  pathology  assistant  may not be
11    assigned his  or  her  own  student  caseload.   The  student
12    caseload   limit   of   a   speech-language  pathologist  who
13    supervises any speech-language pathology assistants shall  be
14    determined  by  the  severity  of  the  needs of the students
15    served  by  the  speech-language  pathologist.   A  full-time
16    speech-language pathologist's caseload limit may  not  exceed
17    80  students  (60  students on or after September 1, 2003) at
18    any time.  The caseload limit of a part-time  speech-language
19    pathologist  shall  be determined by multiplying the caseload
20    limit  of  a  full-time  speech-language  pathologist  by   a
21    percentage  that  equals  the  number  of hours worked by the
22    part-time speech-language pathologist divided by  the  number
23    of hours worked by a full-time speech-language pathologist in
24    that   school  district.   Employment  of  a  speech-language
25    pathology assistant may not increase or decrease the caseload
26    of the supervising speech-language pathologist.
27        (c)  A  school  district  that  intends  to  utilize  the
28    services  of  a  speech-language  pathology  assistant   must
29    provide  written  notification  to  the parent or guardian of
30    each  student  who  will  be  served  by  a   speech-language
31    pathology assistant.
32        (d)  The  scope  of  responsibility  of a speech-language
33    pathology assistant shall be  limited  to  supplementing  the
34    role  of  the speech-language pathologist in implementing the
 
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 1    treatment   program   established   by   a    speech-language
 2    pathologist.   The  functions and duties of a speech-language
 3    pathology assistant shall be limited to the following:
 4             (1) Conducting  speech-language  screening,  without
 5        interpretation, and using screening protocols selected by
 6        the supervising speech-language pathologist.
 7             (2)  Providing   direct   treatment   assistance  to
 8        students  under  the  supervision  of  a  speech-language
 9        pathologist.
10             (3)  Following and implementing documented treatment
11        plans   or   protocols   developed   by   a   supervising
12        speech-language pathologist.
13             (4)  Documenting  student  progress  toward  meeting
14        established objectives, and reporting the information  to
15        a supervising speech-language pathologist.
16             (5)  Assisting  a speech-language pathologist during
17        assessments, including, but  not  limited  to,  assisting
18        with   formal  documentation,  preparing  materials,  and
19        performing   clerical   duties    for    a    supervising
20        speech-language pathologist.
21             (6)  Acting   as   an  interpreter  for  non-English
22        speaking students and their family members when competent
23        to do so.
24             (7)  Scheduling  activities  and  preparing  charts,
25        records, graphs, and data.
26             (8) Performing checks and maintenance of  equipment,
27        including, but not limited to, augmentative communication
28        devices.
29             (9)   Assisting   with   speech-language   pathology
30        research  projects,  in-service  training,  and family or
31        community education.
32        (e)  A speech-language pathology assistant may not:
33             (1)  perform   standardized    or    nonstandardized
34        diagnostic  tests  or  formal  or informal evaluations or
 
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 1        interpret test results;
 2             (2)  screen or  diagnose  students  for  feeding  or
 3        swallowing disorders;
 4             (3)  participate   in   parent   conferences,   case
 5        conferences,  or  any  interdisciplinary team without the
 6        presence of the supervising speech-language pathologist;
 7             (4)  provide student or family counseling;
 8             (5)  write,   develop,   or   modify   a   student's
 9        individualized treatment plan;
10             (6)  assist  with  students  without  following  the
11        individualized treatment plan prepared by the supervising
12        speech-language pathologist;
13             (7)  sign any formal documents,  such  as  treatment
14        plans, reimbursement forms, or reports;
15             (8)  select students for services;
16             (9)  discharge a student from services;
17             (10)  disclose clinical or confidential information,
18        either  orally  or  in  writing, to anyone other than the
19        supervising speech-language pathologist;
20             (11)  make referrals for additional services;
21             (12)  counsel or consult with the  student,  family,
22        or others regarding the student's status or service;
23             (13)  represent   himself   or   herself   to  be  a
24        speech-language pathologist or a speech therapist;
25             (14)  use a checklist or tabulate results of feeding
26        or swallowing evaluations; or
27             (15)  demonstrate    swallowing    strategies     or
28        precautions to students, family, or staff.
29        (f)  A speech-language pathology assistant shall practice
30    only  under  the supervision of a speech-language pathologist
31    who has at least  2  years  experience  in  addition  to  the
32    supervised  professional experience required under subsection
33    (f) of Section 8 of the  Illinois  Speech-Language  Pathology
34    and  Audiology  Practice  Act.  A speech-language pathologist
 
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 1    who supervises a  speech-language  pathology  assistant  must
 2    have  completed  at  least  10 clock hours of training in the
 3    supervision of speech-language  pathology  assistants.    The
 4    State  Board  of  Education shall promulgate rules describing
 5    the supervision training requirements.  The rules may allow a
 6    speech-language pathologist to apply to the  State  Board  of
 7    Education  for  an  exemption  from this training requirement
 8    based upon prior supervisory experience.
 9        (g)  A speech-language pathology assistant must be  under
10    the  direct  supervision  of a speech-language pathologist at
11    least 30% of the speech-language pathology assistant's actual
12    student contact time per student for the  first  90  days  of
13    initial  employment as a speech-language pathology assistant.
14    Thereafter, the speech-language pathology assistant  must  be
15    under the direct supervision of a speech-language pathologist
16    at  least  20%  of  the speech-language pathology assistant's
17    actual student contact time per student.   Supervision  of  a
18    speech-language   pathology   assistant  beyond  the  minimum
19    requirements  of  this  subsection  may  be  imposed  at  the
20    discretion of the supervising speech-language pathologist.  A
21    supervising speech-language pathologist must be available  to
22    communicate   with   a  speech-language  pathology  assistant
23    whenever the assistant is in contact with a student.
24        (h)  A  speech-language  pathologist  that  supervises  a
25    speech-language  pathology  assistant  must  document  direct
26    supervision   activities.    At   a   minimum,    supervision
27    documentation  must  provide  (i)  information  regarding the
28    quality  of   the   speech-language   pathology   assistant's
29    performance  of  assigned  duties  and (ii) verification that
30    clinical activity is limited  to  duties  specified  in  this
31    Section.
32        (i)  A    full-time   speech-language   pathologist   may
33    supervise  no   more   than   2   speech-language   pathology
34    assistants.  A speech-language pathologist that does not work
 
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 1    full-time  may  supervise  no  more  than one speech-language
 2    pathology assistant.

 3        (105 ILCS 5/21-2) (from Ch. 122, par. 21-2)
 4        Sec. 21-2.  Grades of certificates.
 5        (a)  Until February 15,  2000,  all  certificates  issued
 6    under  this Article shall be State certificates valid, except
 7    as limited in Section 21-1, in every school  district  coming
 8    under the provisions of this Act and shall be limited in time
 9    and    designated    as   follows:   Provisional   vocational
10    certificate, temporary  provisional  vocational  certificate,
11    early  childhood  certificate, elementary school certificate,
12    special certificate, high school certificate, school  service
13    personnel     certificate,     administrative    certificate,
14    provisional certificate,  and  substitute  certificate.   The
15    requirement  of  student  teaching  under close and competent
16    supervision for  obtaining  a  teaching  certificate  may  be
17    waived   by   the  State  Teacher  Certification  Board  upon
18    presentation to the Board by the teacher  of  evidence  of  5
19    years  successful  teaching experience on a valid certificate
20    and  graduation  from  a  recognized  institution  of  higher
21    learning with a bachelor's degree  with  not  less  than  120
22    semester  hours  and  a  minimum  of  16  semester  hours  in
23    professional  education.  A  speech-language  pathologist  or
24    audiologist who has met the continuing education requirements
25    of  the  Illinois  Speech-Language  Pathology  and  Audiology
26    Practice  Act  and  rules promulgated under that Act shall be
27    deemed  to  have  satisfied   the   continuing   professional
28    development  requirements  established  by the State Board of
29    Education and the Teacher Certification Board  to  obtain  an
30    Initial Teaching Certificate or to obtain or renew a Standard
31    Certificate or a Master Certificate.
32        (b)  Initial  Teaching  Certificate.   Beginning February
33    15, 2000, persons who (1) have completed an approved  teacher
 
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 1    preparation  program,  (2)  are  recommended  by  an approved
 2    teacher preparation program, (3) have successfully  completed
 3    the  Initial  Teaching Certification examinations required by
 4    the State Board of Education, and  (4)  have  met  all  other
 5    criteria  established  by  the  State  Board  of Education in
 6    consultation with  the  State  Teacher  Certification  Board,
 7    shall  be  issued an Initial Teaching Certificate valid for 4
 8    years of teaching, as defined in Section 21-14 of this  Code.
 9    Initial  Teaching Certificates shall be issued for categories
10    corresponding to Early Childhood, Elementary, Secondary,  and
11    Special  K-12,  with  special  certification designations for
12    Special Education, Bilingual Education, fundamental  learning
13    areas   (including   Language   Arts,  Reading,  Mathematics,
14    Science, Social Science,  Physical  Development  and  Health,
15    Fine  Arts, and Foreign Language), and other areas designated
16    by the State Board of Education,  in  consultation  with  the
17    State Teacher Certification Board.
18        (c)  Standard  Certificate.  Beginning February 15, 2000,
19    persons who (1)  have  completed  4  years  of  teaching,  as
20    defined  in  Section  21-14  of  this  Code,  with an Initial
21    Certificate or an Initial  Alternative  Teaching  Certificate
22    and  have  met  all  other  criteria established by the State
23    Board of Education in consultation  with  the  State  Teacher
24    Certification  Board,  (2) have completed 4 years of teaching
25    on  a  valid  equivalent  certificate  in  another  State  or
26    territory of the United States, or have completed 4 years  of
27    teaching  in  a  nonpublic  Illinois  elementary or secondary
28    school with an Initial Certificate or an Initial  Alternative
29    Teaching   Certificate,  and  have  met  all  other  criteria
30    established by the State Board of Education, in  consultation
31    with  the  State  Teacher  Certification  Board,  or (3) were
32    issued teaching certificates prior to February 15,  2000  and
33    are  renewing  those  certificates  after  February 15, 2000,
34    shall be issued a Standard Certificate  valid  for  5  years,
 
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 1    which  may  be  renewed thereafter every 5 years by the State
 2    Teacher Certification Board  based  on  proof  of  continuing
 3    education  or  professional  development.  Beginning  July 1,
 4    2003, persons who have completed  4  years  of  teaching,  as
 5    described in clauses (1) and (2) of this subsection (c), have
 6    successfully  completed  the  Standard  Teaching  Certificate
 7    Examinations,  and have met all other criteria established by
 8    the State Board of Education, in consultation with the  State
 9    Teacher   Certification   Board,  shall  be  issued  Standard
10    Certificates.  Standard  Certificates  shall  be  issued  for
11    categories  corresponding  to  Early  Childhood,  Elementary,
12    Secondary,  and  Special  K-12,  with  special  certification
13    designations  for  Special  Education,  Bilingual  Education,
14    fundamental learning areas (including Language Arts, Reading,
15    Mathematics,  Science,  Social  Science, Physical Development
16    and Health, Fine Arts, and Foreign Language), and other areas
17    designated by the State Board of Education,  in  consultation
18    with the State Teacher Certification Board.
19        (d)  Master  Certificate.   Beginning  February 15, 2000,
20    persons  who  have  successfully  achieved   National   Board
21    certification  through  the  National  Board for Professional
22    Teaching  Standards  and  speech-language   pathologists   or
23    audiologists   who  have  been  granted  the  Certificate  of
24    Clinical Competence by the American  Speech-Language  Hearing
25    Association  shall  be issued a Master Certificate, valid for
26    10 years and renewable  thereafter  every  10  years  through
27    compliance  with requirements set forth by the State Board of
28    Education,   in   consultation   with   the   State   Teacher
29    Certification Board. However, each teacher who holds a Master
30    Certificate shall be eligible for a teaching position in this
31    State in the areas  for  which  he  or  she  holds  a  Master
32    Certificate without satisfying any other requirements of this
33    Code,  except  for  those requirements pertaining to criminal
34    background checks.  A teacher who holds a Master  Certificate
 
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 1    shall   be   deemed   to  meet  State  certification  renewal
 2    requirements in the area or areas for which he or she holds a
 3    Master Certificate for the  10-year  term  of  the  teacher's
 4    Master Certificate.
 5    (Source:  P.A.  90-548,  eff.  1-1-98;  90-653, eff. 7-29-98;
 6    90-811, eff. 1-26-99;  91-102,  eff.  7-12-99;  91-606,  eff.
 7    8-16-99; 91-609, eff. 1-1-00; revised 10-7-99.)

 8        (105 ILCS 5/21-14) (from Ch. 122, par. 21-14)
 9        Sec. 21-14. Registration and renewal of certificates.
10        (a)  A  limited  four-year  certificate  or a certificate
11    issued  after  July  1,  1955,  shall  be  renewable  at  its
12    expiration  or  within  60  days  thereafter  by  the  county
13    superintendent of schools having supervision and control over
14    the school where  the  teacher  is  teaching  upon  certified
15    evidence  of meeting the requirements for renewal as required
16    by this Act and prescribed by the State Board of Education in
17    consultation with the State Teacher Certification Board.   An
18    elementary  supervisory  certificate  shall not be renewed at
19    the  end  of  the  first  four-year  period  covered  by  the
20    certificate unless the holder  thereof  has  filed  certified
21    evidence  with  the State Teacher Certification Board that he
22    has a master's degree or that he has earned 8 semester  hours
23    of  credit  in  the  field  of educational administration and
24    supervision in a recognized institution of  higher  learning.
25    The  holder shall continue to earn 8 semester hours of credit
26    each four-year period until such time  as  he  has  earned  a
27    master's degree.
28        All  certificates  not  renewed  or  registered as herein
29    provided shall lapse after a  period  of  5  years  from  the
30    expiration   of   the   last   year  of  registration.   Such
31    certificates may be reinstated for a  one  year  period  upon
32    payment   of   all   accumulated   registration  fees.   Such
33    reinstated certificates shall only be renewed: (1) by earning
 
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 1    5 semester hours of credit in  a  recognized  institution  of
 2    higher  learning in the field of professional education or in
 3    courses related to the holder's contractual teaching  duties;
 4    or  (2)  by  presenting  evidence  of holding a valid regular
 5    certificate of some  other  type.   Any  certificate  may  be
 6    voluntarily   surrendered   by  the  certificate  holder.   A
 7    voluntarily surrendered certificate shall  be  treated  as  a
 8    revoked certificate.
 9        (b)  When   those  teaching  certificates  issued  before
10    February 15, 2000  are  renewed  for  the  first  time  after
11    February  15,  2000,  all such teaching certificates shall be
12    exchanged for Standard Teaching Certificates as  provided  in
13    subsection  (c)  of  Section  21-2.  All Initial and Standard
14    Teaching Certificates, including those issued to persons  who
15    previously  held teaching certificates issued before February
16    15, 2000, shall be renewable under the conditions  set  forth
17    in this subsection (b).
18        Initial  Teaching  Certificates  are nonrenewable and are
19    valid  for  4  years  of   teaching.      Standard   Teaching
20    Certificates  are  renewable  every  5  years  as provided in
21    subsection (c) of Section 21-2 and  subsection  (c)  of  this
22    Section.  For purposes of this Section, "teaching" is defined
23    as  employment  and  performance  of  services in an Illinois
24    public or State-operated elementary school, secondary school,
25    or cooperative or joint agreement with a  governing  body  or
26    board  of  control, in a certificated teaching position, or a
27    charter school  operating  in  compliance  with  the  Charter
28    Schools Law.
29        (c)  In compliance with subsection (c) of Section 21-2 of
30    this   Code,   which   provides   that  a  Standard  Teaching
31    Certificate may be renewed by the State Teacher Certification
32    Board   based   upon   proof   of   continuing   professional
33    development, the State  Board  of  Education  and  the  State
34    Teacher Certification Board shall jointly:
 
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 1             (1)  establish  a  procedure  for  renewing Standard
 2        Teaching Certificates, which shall  include  but  not  be
 3        limited  to  annual timelines for the renewal process and
 4        the components set forth in subsections (d)  through  (k)
 5        of this Section;
 6             (2)  establish   the   standards   for   certificate
 7        renewal;
 8             (3)  approve    the    providers    of    continuing
 9        professional development activities;
10             (4)  determine  the maximum credit for each category
11        of continuing professional development activities,  based
12        upon    recommendations   submitted   by   a   continuing
13        professional development activity task force, which shall
14        consist of 6  staff  members  from  the  State  Board  of
15        Education,  appointed  by  the  State  Superintendent  of
16        Education,  and  6 teacher representatives, 3 of whom are
17        selected by the Illinois Education Association and  3  of
18        whom are selected by the Illinois Federation of Teachers;
19             (5)  designate  the type and amount of documentation
20        required to show that continuing professional development
21        activities have been completed; and
22             (6)  provide, on a  timely  basis  to  all  Illinois
23        teachers,  certificate  holders, regional superintendents
24        of schools, school districts, and others with an interest
25        in continuing professional development, information about
26        the standards and requirements  established  pursuant  to
27        this subsection (c).
28        (d)  Any   Standard   Teaching  Certificate  held  by  an
29    individual employed and performing services  in  an  Illinois
30    public or State-operated elementary school, secondary school,
31    or  cooperative  or  joint agreement with a governing body or
32    board of control in a certificated  teaching  position  or  a
33    charter  school  in  compliance  with the Charter Schools Law
34    must be  maintained  Valid  and  Active  through  certificate
 
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 1    renewal  activities  specified  in  the  certificate  renewal
 2    procedure  established  pursuant  to  subsection  (c) of this
 3    Section, provided  that  a  holder  of  a  Valid  and  Active
 4    certificate  who is only employed on either a part-time basis
 5    or day-to-day basis as a substitute teacher  shall  pay  only
 6    the required registration fee to renew his or her certificate
 7    and  maintain  it  as  Valid  and Active.  All other Standard
 8    Teaching Certificates held may be  maintained  as  Valid  and
 9    Exempt  through  the registration process provided for in the
10    certificate  renewal  procedure   established   pursuant   to
11    subsection   (c)   of  this  Section.   A  Valid  and  Exempt
12    certificate must be immediately activated, through procedures
13    developed jointly by the State Board  of  Education  and  the
14    State  Teacher  Certification  Board,  upon  the  certificate
15    holder  becoming  employed  and  performing  services  in  an
16    Illinois   public   or   State-operated   elementary  school,
17    secondary school, or cooperative or joint  agreement  with  a
18    governing body or board of control in a certificated teaching
19    position or a charter school operating in compliance with the
20    Charter  Schools  Law.   A  holder  of  a  Valid  and  Exempt
21    certificate  may  activate  his  or  her  certificate through
22    procedures provided for in the certificate renewal  procedure
23    established pursuant to subsection (c) of this Section.
24        (e)(1)  A  Standard  Teaching  Certificate  that has been
25    maintained as Valid  and  Active  for  the  5  years  of  the
26    certificate's  validity  shall be renewed as Valid and Active
27    upon the  certificate  holder:  (i)  completing  at  least  8
28    semester  hours of coursework as described in subdivision (A)
29    of paragraph (3) of this  subsection  (e);  (ii)  earning  at
30    least   24   continuing   education  units  as  described  in
31    subdivision (B) of paragraph  (3)  of  this  subsection  (e);
32    (iii) completing the National Board for Professional Teaching
33    Standards   process   as  described  in  subdivision  (C)  of
34    paragraph (3) of this subsection (e);  or  (iv)  earning  120
 
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 1    continuing   professional   development   units  ("CPDU")  as
 2    described  in  subdivision  (D)  of  paragraph  (3)  of  this
 3    subsection  (e).    The   maximum   continuing   professional
 4    development    units   for   each   continuing   professional
 5    development activity identified in subdivisions  (E)  through
 6    (I)  of paragraph (3) of this subsection (e) shall be jointly
 7    determined by the State Board  of  Education  and  the  State
 8    Teacher  Certification  Board.  If,  however, the certificate
 9    holder has maintained the certificate as Valid and Exempt for
10    a portion of the 5-year period of  validity,  the  number  of
11    continuing professional development units needed to renew the
12    certificate  as  Valid  and  Active  shall be proportionately
13    reduced by the amount of time the certificate was  Valid  and
14    Exempt.  Furthermore, if a certificate holder is employed and
15    performs teaching services on a part-time basis for all or  a
16    portion  of  the certificate's 5-year period of validity, the
17    number of continuing professional development units needed to
18    renew the certificate as Valid and Active shall be reduced by
19    50% for the amount of time the certificate  holder  has  been
20    employed  and  performed  teaching  services  on  a part-time
21    basis.  Part-time shall be defined as less than  50%  of  the
22    school day or school term.
23        (2)  Each  Valid and Active Standard Teaching Certificate
24    holder  shall  develop  a  certificate   renewal   plan   for
25    satisfying    the    continuing    professional   development
26    requirement provided for in subsection (c) of Section 21-2 of
27    this Code.  Certificate holders  with  multiple  certificates
28    shall  develop a certificate renewal plan that addresses only
29    that certificate or those certificates that are  required  of
30    his or her certificated teaching position, if the certificate
31    holder  is  employed  and  performing services in an Illinois
32    public or State-operated elementary school, secondary school,
33    or cooperative or joint agreement with a  governing  body  or
34    board  of  control, or that certificate or those certificates
 
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 1    most closely related to his or her teaching position, if  the
 2    certificate  holder  is employed in a charter school.  Except
 3    as otherwise provided in this subsection (e),  a  certificate
 4    renewal   plan  shall  include  a  minimum  of  3  individual
 5    improvement goals developed by  the  certificate  holder  and
 6    shall  reflect  purposes  (A),  (B),  and (C) and may reflect
 7    purpose  (D)  of  the   following   continuing   professional
 8    development purposes:
 9             (A)  Advance both the certificate holder's knowledge
10        and  skills  as  a  teacher  consistent with the Illinois
11        Professional Teaching Standards and the Illinois  Content
12        Area  Standards  in  the  certificate  holder's  areas of
13        certification, endorsement,  or  teaching  assignment  in
14        order  to  keep  the  certificate holder current in those
15        areas.
16             (B)  Develop the certificate holder's knowledge  and
17        skills  in  areas  determined  to  be  critical  for  all
18        Illinois  teachers,  as  defined  by  the  State Board of
19        Education, known as "State priorities".
20             (C)  Address the knowledge, skills, and goals of the
21        certificate holder's local school  improvement  plan,  if
22        the   teacher  is  employed  in  an  Illinois  public  or
23        State-operated elementary school,  secondary  school,  or
24        cooperative  or  joint agreement with a governing body or
25        board of control.
26             (D)  Expand knowledge and skills  in  an  additional
27        teaching  field  or  toward  the  acquisition  of another
28        teaching certificate, endorsement, or relevant  education
29        degree.
30    A  certificate renewal plan must include a description of how
31    these goals are to be achieved and an explanation of selected
32    continuing  professional   development   activities   to   be
33    completed,  each  of  which  must  meet  one  or  more of the
34    continuing professional  development  purposes  specified  in
 
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 1    this  paragraph  (2).   The  plan  shall  identify  potential
 2    activities   and   include   projected  timelines  for  those
 3    activities that will assure completion of the plan before the
 4    expiration of the 5-year validity of  the  Standard  Teaching
 5    Certificate.  Except as otherwise provided in this subsection
 6    (e),  at  least  50%  of  continuing professional development
 7    units must relate to purposes (A) and (B) set forth  in  this
 8    paragraph  (2):  the  advancement  of  a certificate holder's
 9    knowledge  and  skills  as  a  teacher  consistent  with  the
10    Illinois Professional Teaching  Standards  and  the  Illinois
11    Content  Area  Standards in the certificate holder's areas of
12    certification, endorsement, or teaching assignment  in  order
13    to keep the certificate holder current in those areas and the
14    development of a certificate holder's knowledge and skills in
15    the  State  priorities that exist at the time the certificate
16    renewal plan is developed.
17        (3)  Continuing   professional   development   activities
18    included in a certificate renewal plan may include,  but  are
19    not limited to, the following activities:
20             (A)  at  least  8 semester hours of coursework in an
21        approved education-related program, of which at  least  2
22        semester  hours  relate  to  the  continuing professional
23        development purpose set forth in purpose (A) of paragraph
24        (2) of this subsection (e), provided  that  such  a  plan
25        need   not  include  any  other  continuing  professional
26        development activities nor reflect or contain  activities
27        related  to the other continuing professional development
28        purposes set forth in paragraph (2)  of  this  subsection
29        (e);
30             (B)  continuing  education  units  that  satisfy the
31        continuing professional development purposes set forth in
32        paragraph  (2)  of  this  subsection   (e),   with   each
33        continuing   education  unit  equal  to  5  clock  hours,
34        provided that a plan that includes at least 24 continuing
 
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 1        education units (or 120  clock/contact  hours)  need  not
 2        include  any  other  continuing  professional development
 3        activities;
 4             (C)  completion   of   the   National    Board    of
 5        Professional   Teaching   Standards   ("NBPTS")  process,
 6        provided that a plan  that  includes  completion  of  the
 7        NBPTS  process  need  not  include  any  other continuing
 8        professional  development  activities  nor   reflect   or
 9        contain activities related to the continuing professional
10        development  purposes  set  forth  in  paragraph  (2)  of
11        subsection (e) of this Section;
12             (D)  completion   of   120  continuing  professional
13        development   units   that   satisfy    the    continuing
14        professional  development purposes set forth in paragraph
15        (2) of  this  subsection  (e)  and  may  include  without
16        limitation  the activities identified in subdivisions (E)
17        through (I) of this paragraph (3);
18             (E)  collaboration   and   partnership    activities
19        related  to  improving the teacher's knowledge and skills
20        as a teacher, including the following:
21                  (i)  participating  on  collaborative  planning
22             and professional improvement teams and committees;
23                  (ii)  peer review and coaching;
24                  (iii)  mentoring in a formal mentoring program,
25             including   service   as   a   consulting    teacher
26             participating  in  a  remediation process formulated
27             under Section 24A-5 of this Code;
28                  (iv)  participating in site-based management or
29             decision making teams, relevant committees,  boards,
30             or   task   forces   directly   related   to  school
31             improvement plans;
32                  (v)  coordinating   community   resources    in
33             schools,  if  the  project is a specific goal of the
34             school improvement plan;
 
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 1                  (vi)  facilitating  parent  education  programs
 2             for a school, school district, or regional office of
 3             education directly related to student achievement or
 4             school improvement plans;
 5                  (vii)  participating in  business,  school,  or
 6             community  partnerships  directly related to student
 7             achievement or school improvement plans;
 8                  (viii)  supervising  a   student   teacher   or
 9             teacher education candidate in clinical supervision,
10             provided  that  the  supervision may only be counted
11             once during the course of 5 years;
12             (F)  college or  university  coursework  related  to
13        improving the teacher's knowledge and skills as a teacher
14        as follows:
15                  (i)  completing   undergraduate   or   graduate
16             credit   earned   from   a   regionally   accredited
17             institution    in   coursework   relevant   to   the
18             certificate  area  being   renewed,   provided   the
19             coursework   meets  Illinois  Professional  Teaching
20             Standards or Illinois  Content  Area  Standards  and
21             supports  the  essential  characteristics of quality
22             professional development; or
23                  (ii)  teaching college or university courses in
24             areas  relevant  to  the  certificate   area   being
25             renewed,  provided  that  the  teaching  may only be
26             counted once during the course of 5 years;
27             (G)  conferences, workshops,  institutes,  seminars,
28        and   symposiums   related  to  improving  the  teacher's
29        knowledge  and  skills  as  a  teacher,   including   the
30        following:
31                  (i)  completing  non-university credit directly
32             related to student achievement,  school  improvement
33             plans, or State priorities;
34                  (ii)  participating   in   or   presenting   at
 
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 1             workshops,  seminars,  conferences,  institutes, and
 2             symposiums;
 3                  (iii)  training  as  external   reviewers   for
 4             Quality Assurance;
 5                  (iv)  training   as   reviewers  of  university
 6             teacher preparation programs;
 7             (H)  other  educational   experiences   related   to
 8        improving   the  teacher's  knowledge  and  skills  as  a
 9        teacher, including the following:
10                  (i)  participating  in  action   research   and
11             inquiry projects;
12                  (ii)  observing   programs   or   teaching   in
13             schools,  related  businesses,  or  industry that is
14             systematic, purposeful, and relevant to  certificate
15             renewal;
16                  (iii)  traveling   related   to  ones  teaching
17             assignment, directly related to student  achievement
18             or school improvement plans and approved at least 30
19             days  prior  to the travel experience, provided that
20             the traveling shall not include time spent commuting
21             to destinations where the learning  experience  will
22             occur;
23                  (iv)  participating  in study groups related to
24             student achievement or school improvement plans;
25                  (v)  serving on a  statewide  education-related
26             committee,  including  but  not limited to the State
27             Teacher  Certification   Board,   State   Board   of
28             Education  strategic  agenda  teams,  or  the  State
29             Advisory  Council  on  Education  of  Children  with
30             Disabilities;
31                  (vi)  participating  in  work/learn programs or
32             internships; or
33             (I)  professional leadership experiences related  to
34        improving   the  teacher's  knowledge  and  skills  as  a
 
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 1        teacher, including the following:
 2                  (i)  participating in curriculum development or
 3             assessment  activities   at   the   school,   school
 4             district,  regional  office  of education, State, or
 5             national level;
 6                  (ii)  participating  in  team   or   department
 7             leadership in a school or school district;
 8                  (iii)  participating  on  external  or internal
 9             school or school district review teams;
10                  (iv)  publishing educational articles, columns,
11             or books relevant  to  the  certificate  area  being
12             renewed; or
13                  (v)  participating    in   non-strike   related
14             professional  association  or   labor   organization
15             service   or   activities  related  to  professional
16             development; or.
17             (J)    for    speech-language    pathologists    and
18        audiologists,  completion  of  any  continuing  education
19        activities  approved  by  the  American   Speech-Language
20        Hearing Association.
21        (4)  A   certificate   renewal  plan  must  initially  be
22    approved  by  the  certificate  holder's  local  professional
23    development committee, as provided for in subsection  (f)  of
24    this   Section.    If   the  local  professional  development
25    committee does not approve the certificate renewal plan,  the
26    certificate  holder  may  appeal  that  determination  to the
27    regional  professional  development  review   committee,   as
28    provided  for  in  paragraph  (2)  of  subsection (g) of this
29    Section.  If the  regional  professional  development  review
30    committee  disagrees  with the local professional development
31    committee's determination, the certificate renewal plan shall
32    be deemed approved  and  the  certificate  holder  may  begin
33    satisfying the continuing professional development activities
34    set   forth  in  the  plan.   If  the  regional  professional
 
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 1    development  review   committee   agrees   with   the   local
 2    professional   development   committee's  determination,  the
 3    certificate renewal plan  shall  be  deemed  disapproved  and
 4    shall  be  returned  to  the  certificate holder to develop a
 5    revised certificate renewal plan.  In all cases, the regional
 6    professional development review committee  shall  immediately
 7    notify  both the local professional development committee and
 8    the certificate holder of its determination.
 9        (5)  A  certificate  holder  who  wishes  to  modify  the
10    continuing professional development activities  or  goals  in
11    his  or her certificate renewal plan must submit the proposed
12    modifications to his or her  local  professional  development
13    committee  for  approval  prior  to  engaging in the proposed
14    activities.  If the local professional development  committee
15    does  not  approve the proposed modification, the certificate
16    holder  may  appeal  that  determination  to   the   regional
17    professional  development  review  committee, as set forth in
18    paragraph (4) of this subsection (e).
19        (6)  When a certificate  holder  changes  assignments  or
20    school   districts   during   the   course  of  completing  a
21    certificate renewal plan, the  professional  development  and
22    continuing education credit earned pursuant to the plan shall
23    transfer  to  the new assignment or school district and count
24    toward the total requirements.  This certificate renewal plan
25    must  be  reviewed  by  the  appropriate  local  professional
26    development committee and may  be  modified  to  reflect  the
27    certificate  holder's  new  work  assignment  or  the  school
28    improvement  plan  of  the  new  school  district  or  school
29    building.
30        (f)  Notwithstanding  any  other provisions of this Code,
31    each school district,  charter  school,  and  cooperative  or
32    joint  agreement  with  a  governing body or board of control
33    that  employs  certificated  staff,   shall   establish   and
34    implement,  in conjunction with its exclusive representative,
 
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 1    if  any,  one  or   more   local   professional   development
 2    committees,  as set forth in this subsection (f), which shall
 3    perform the following functions:
 4             (1)  review and approve  certificate  renewal  plans
 5        and  any  modifications  made  to  these plans, including
 6        transferred plans;
 7             (2)  maintain a file of approved certificate renewal
 8        plans;
 9             (3)  monitor  certificate   holders'   progress   in
10        completing approved certificate renewal plans;
11             (4)  assist   in  the  development  of  professional
12        development  plans  based  upon   needs   identified   in
13        certificate renewal plans;
14             (5)  determine  whether certificate holders have met
15        the requirements of their certificate renewal  plans  and
16        notify certificate holders of its determination;
17             (6)  provide   a   certificate   holder   with   the
18        opportunity   to   address  the  committee  when  it  has
19        determined that the certificate holder has  not  met  the
20        requirements of his or her certificate renewal plan;
21             (7)  issue  and  forward recommendations for renewal
22        or nonrenewal of certificate holders'  Standard  Teaching
23        Certificates  to  the appropriate regional superintendent
24        of schools, based upon whether certificate  holders  have
25        met   the  requirements  of  their  approved  certificate
26        renewal  plans,  with  30-day  written  notice   of   its
27        recommendation  provided  to the certificate holder prior
28        to  forwarding  the  recommendation   to   the   regional
29        superintendent  of  schools,  provided  that if the local
30        professional development  committee's  recommendation  is
31        for  certificate  nonrenewal, the written notice provided
32        to the certificate holder shall include a return receipt;
33        and
34             (8)  reconsider its  recommendation  of  certificate
 
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 1        nonrenewal, upon request of the certificate holder within
 2        30 days of receipt of written notification that the local
 3        professional  development  committee  will  make  such  a
 4        recommendation,    and    forward    to    the   regional
 5        superintendent of schools its  recommendation  within  30
 6        days of receipt of the certificate holder's request.
 7        Each   local  professional  development  committee  shall
 8    consist of at least 3 classroom teachers; one  superintendent
 9    or  chief  administrator  of  the  school  district,  charter
10    school,  or  cooperative  or  joint  agreement  or his or her
11    designee; and one at-large member who shall be either  (i)  a
12    parent,  (ii)  a  member  of  the business community, (iii) a
13    community member, or (iv) an administrator,  with  preference
14    given to an individual chosen from among those persons listed
15    in   items   (i),   (ii),   and  (iii)  in  order  to  secure
16    representation of an interest not already represented on  the
17    committee.   If  mutually agreed upon by the school district,
18    charter school, or governing body or board of  control  of  a
19    cooperative    or   joint   agreement   and   its   exclusive
20    representative, if any, additional members may be added to  a
21    local  professional  development  committee,  provided that a
22    majority of  members  are  classroom  teachers.   The  school
23    district,  charter  school,  or  governing  body  or board of
24    control of a cooperative or joint agreement and its exclusive
25    representative, if any, shall determine the term  of  service
26    of the members of a local professional development committee.
27    All  individuals  selected  to  serve  on  local professional
28    development committees must be known to demonstrate the  best
29    practices in teaching or their respective field of practice.
30        The  exclusive  representative,  if any, shall select the
31    classroom  teacher  members   of   the   local   professional
32    development   committee.    If  no  exclusive  representative
33    exists,  then  the  classroom  teacher  members  of  a  local
34    professional development committee shall be selected  by  the
 
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 1    classroom  teachers  that  come within the local professional
 2    development  committee's  authority.   The  school  district,
 3    charter school, or governing body or board of  control  of  a
 4    cooperative   or   joint   agreement   shall   select  the  2
 5    non-classroom teacher members (the  superintendent  or  chief
 6    administrator  of  the  school  district,  charter school, or
 7    cooperative or joint agreement or his or her designee and the
 8    at-large  member)  of  a   local   professional   development
 9    committee.   Vacancies  in  positions on a local professional
10    development committee shall be filled in the same  manner  as
11    the original selections.  The members of a local professional
12    development  committee  shall  select  a  chairperson.  Local
13    professional  development   committee   meetings   shall   be
14    scheduled  so  as  not  to  interfere with committee members'
15    regularly scheduled teaching duties,  except  when  otherwise
16    permitted  by the policies of or agreed to or approved by the
17    school district, charter school, or governing body  or  board
18    of  control  of  a  cooperative  or  joint  agreement, or its
19    designee.
20        The board of education or governing board  shall  convene
21    the  first  meeting  of  the  local  professional development
22    committee.  All  actions  taken  by  the  local  professional
23    development  committee  shall  require  that  a  majority  of
24    committee  members be present, and no committee action may be
25    taken unless  50%  or  more  of  those  present  are  teacher
26    members.
27        The  State  Board  of  Education  and  the  State Teacher
28    Certification Board shall jointly provide local  professional
29    development committee members with a training manual, and the
30    members  shall  certify  that they have received and read the
31    manual.
32        Notwithstanding any other provisions of  this  subsection
33    (f),  for  a  teacher  employed  and performing services in a
34    nonpublic or State-operated elementary or  secondary  school,
 
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 1    all  references to a local professional development committee
 2    shall mean the regional  superintendent  of  schools  of  the
 3    regional  office  of  education for the geographic area where
 4    the teaching is done.
 5        (g)(1)  Each regional  superintendent  of  schools  shall
 6    review  and  concur or nonconcur with each recommendation for
 7    renewal or nonrenewal of a Standard Teaching  Certificate  he
 8    or   she  receives  from  a  local  professional  development
 9    committee  or,  if   a   certificate   holder   appeals   the
10    recommendation   to  the  regional  professional  development
11    review  committee,  the   recommendation   for   renewal   or
12    nonrenewal  he  or  she receives from a regional professional
13    development review committee and, within 14 days  of  receipt
14    of  the  recommendation,  shall  provide  the  State  Teacher
15    Certification  Board  with  verification of the following, if
16    applicable:
17             (A)  a  certificate  renewal  plan  was  filed   and
18        approved    by   the   appropriate   local   professional
19        development committee;
20             (B)  the  professional  development  and  continuing
21        education  activities   set   forth   in   the   approved
22        certificate   renewal   plan   have  been  satisfactorily
23        completed;
24             (C)  the local  professional  development  committee
25        has  recommended  the renewal of the certificate holder's
26        Standard   Teaching   Certificate   and   forwarded   the
27        recommendation, along with all  supporting  documentation
28        as  jointly  required by the State Board of Education and
29        the State Teacher Certification Board,  to  the  regional
30        superintendent of schools;
31             (D)  the  certificate holder has appealed his or her
32        local professional development committee's recommendation
33        of nonrenewal to the  regional  professional  development
34        review committee and the result of that appeal;
 
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 1             (E)  the  regional  superintendent  of  schools  has
 2        concurred  or  nonconcurred  with  the local professional
 3        development   committee's   or   regional    professional
 4        development review committee's recommendation to renew or
 5        nonrenew   the  certificate  holder's  Standard  Teaching
 6        Certificate and made a recommendation to that effect; and
 7             (F)  the  established  registration  fee   for   the
 8        Standard Teaching Certificate has been paid.
 9    At  the  same  time  the  regional  superintendent of schools
10    provides the  State  Teacher  Certification  Board  with  the
11    notice  required by this subsection (g), he or she shall also
12    notify the certificate holder in writing that this notice has
13    been provided  to  the  State  Teacher  Certification  Board,
14    provided   that  if  the  notice  provided  by  the  regional
15    superintendent of schools to the State Teacher  Certification
16    Board  includes  a  recommendation of certificate nonrenewal,
17    the written notice provided to the certificate  holder  shall
18    be by certified mail, return receipt requested.
19        (2)  Each  certificate  holder  shall  have  the right to
20    appeal his or her local professional development  committee's
21    recommendation  of  nonrenewal  to  the regional professional
22    development review committee, within 14 days  of  receipt  of
23    notice  that the recommendation has been sent to the regional
24    superintendent of schools.  Each regional  superintendent  of
25    schools  shall  establish a regional professional development
26    review committee or committees for the  purpose  of  advising
27    the  regional  superintendent  of  schools, upon request, and
28    handling certificate holder appeals.   This  committee  shall
29    consist    of    at   least   4   classroom   teachers,   one
30    non-administrative  certificated  educational   employee,   2
31    administrators,  and  one at-large member who shall be either
32    (i) a parent, (ii) a member of the business community,  (iii)
33    a community member, or (iv) an administrator, with preference
34    given to an individual chosen from among those persons listed
 
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 1    in   items   (i),   (ii),   and  (iii)  in  order  to  secure
 2    representation of an interest not already represented on  the
 3    committee.   The  teacher and non-administrative certificated
 4    educational employee members of the review committee shall be
 5    selected by their exclusive representative, if any,  and  the
 6    administrators  and  at-large member shall be selected by the
 7    regional   superintendent    of    schools.     A    regional
 8    superintendent  of  schools may add additional members to the
 9    committee, provided that the same proportion of  teachers  to
10    administrators  and  at-large  members  on  the  committee is
11    maintained.  Any additional  teacher  and  non-administrative
12    certificated  educational  employee members shall be selected
13    by their exclusive  representative,  if  any.   Vacancies  in
14    positions  on  a  regional  professional  development  review
15    committee  shall be filled in the same manner as the original
16    selections.  Committee members shall serve  staggered  3-year
17    terms.    All  individuals  selected  to  serve  on  regional
18    professional development review committees must be  known  to
19    demonstrate   the   best   practices  in  teaching  or  their
20    respective field of practice.
21        The exclusive representative responsible for choosing the
22    individuals that serve on a regional professional development
23    review committee shall notify each school  district,  charter
24    school,   or   governing  body  or  board  of  control  of  a
25    cooperative or  joint  agreement  employing  the  individuals
26    chosen  to  serve  and provide their names to the appropriate
27    regional superintendent of  schools.   Regional  professional
28    development  review  committee meetings shall be scheduled so
29    as not to interfere with  the  committee  members'  regularly
30    scheduled teaching duties, except when otherwise permitted by
31    the  policies  of  or  agreed  to  or  approved by the school
32    district, charter school,  or  governing  body  or  board  of
33    control of a cooperative or joint agreement, or its designee,
34    provided   that  the  school  district,  charter  school,  or
 
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 1    governing body or board of  control  shall  not  unreasonably
 2    withhold permission for a committee member to attend regional
 3    professional development review committee meetings.
 4        In a city having a population exceeding 500,000 that does
 5    not have a regional office of education, one or more separate
 6    regional  professional development review committees shall be
 7    established as mutually agreed upon by the board of education
 8    of the school district organized under  Article  34  of  this
 9    Code  and  the  exclusive representative.  The composition of
10    each  committee  shall  be  the  same  as  for   a   regional
11    professional   development   review  committee,  except  that
12    members of the committee shall be jointly  appointed  by  the
13    board  of  education  and  the  exclusive representative. All
14    other  provisions  of  this   Section   concerning   regional
15    professional  development  review  committees  shall apply to
16    these committees.
17        The regional professional  development  review  committee
18    may  require  information in addition to that received from a
19    certificate holder's local professional development committee
20    or request that the  certificate  holder  appear  before  it,
21    shall  either  concur  or nonconcur with a local professional
22    development committee's  recommendation  of  nonrenewal,  and
23    shall  forward  to the regional superintendent of schools its
24    recommendation of renewal or nonrenewal.  All  actions  taken
25    by  the  regional  professional  development review committee
26    shall require a quorum and be by a simple majority  of  those
27    present  and  voting.    A  record  of  all  votes  shall  be
28    maintained.  The committee shall have 45 days from receipt of
29    a  certificate  holder's appeal to make its recommendation to
30    the regional superintendent of schools.
31        The State  Board  of  Education  and  the  State  Teacher
32    Certification    Board   shall   jointly   provide   regional
33    professional development  review  committee  members  with  a
34    training  manual, and the members shall be required to attend
 
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 1    one training seminar sponsored jointly by the State Board  of
 2    Education and the State Teacher Certification Board.
 3        (h)(1)  The   State  Teacher  Certification  Board  shall
 4    review    the    regional    superintendent    of    schools'
 5    recommendations  to  renew  or  nonrenew  Standard   Teaching
 6    Certificates   and  notify  certificate  holders  in  writing
 7    whether their certificates have been  renewed  or  nonrenewed
 8    within  90  days  of receipt of the recommendations, unless a
 9    certificate holder has appealed a regional superintendent  of
10    schools'   recommendation   of  nonrenewal,  as  provided  in
11    paragraph (2) of this  subsection  (h).   The  State  Teacher
12    Certification  Board shall verify that the certificate holder
13    has met the renewal criteria set forth in  paragraph  (1)  of
14    subsection (g) of this Section.
15        (2)  Each  certificate  holder  shall  have  the right to
16    appeal a regional superintendent of  school's  recommendation
17    to  nonrenew  his or her Standard Teaching Certificate to the
18    State Teacher Certification Board, within 14 days of  receipt
19    of  notice  that  the  decision  has  been  sent to the State
20    Teacher Certification  Board,  which  shall  hold  an  appeal
21    hearing  within  60 days of receipt of the appeal.  When such
22    an  appeal  is  taken,  the  certificate  holder's   Standard
23    Teaching  Certificate  shall  continue  to be valid until the
24    appeal   is   finally   determined.    The   State    Teacher
25    Certification  Board shall review the regional superintendent
26    of  school's  recommendation,   the   regional   professional
27    development  review  committee's  recommendation, if any, and
28    the local professional development committee's recommendation
29    and  all  relevant  documentation  to  verify   whether   the
30    certificate  holder has met the renewal criteria set forth in
31    paragraph (1) of subsection (g) of this Section.   The  State
32    Teacher  Certification Board may request that the certificate
33    holder appear before it.  All  actions  taken  by  the  State
34    Teacher  Certification Board shall require a quorum and be by
 
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 1    a simple majority of those present and voting.  A  record  of
 2    all   votes   shall   be   maintained.    The  State  Teacher
 3    Certification Board shall notify the  certificate  holder  in
 4    writing,  within 7 days of completing the review, whether his
 5    or her Standard Teaching  Certificate  has  been  renewed  or
 6    nonrenewed,  provided that if the State Teacher Certification
 7    Board determines  to  nonrenew  a  certificate,  the  written
 8    notice  provided  to  the  certificate  holder  shall  be  by
 9    certified  mail,  return  receipt requested.  All certificate
10    renewal  or  nonrenewal  decisions  of  the   State   Teacher
11    Certification  Board  are final and subject to administrative
12    review, as set forth in Section 21-24 of this Code.
13        (i)  Holders of Master Teaching Certificates  shall  meet
14    the  same  requirements  and  follow  the  same procedures as
15    holders of Standard Teaching Certificates, except that  their
16    renewal  cycle  shall  be  as  set forth in subsection (d) of
17    Section 21-2 of this Code.
18        (j)  Holders of Valid  and  Exempt  Standard  and  Master
19    Teaching  Certificates  who  are  not employed and performing
20    services in an Illinois public or  State-operated  elementary
21    school,  secondary  school, or cooperative or joint agreement
22    with a governing body or board of control, in a  certificated
23    teaching    position,    may   voluntarily   activate   their
24    certificates  by  developing  and  submitting  a  certificate
25    renewal plan to the regional superintendent of schools of the
26    regional office of education for the  geographic  area  where
27    their teaching is done, who, or whose designee, shall approve
28    the   plan  and  serve  as  the  certificate  holder's  local
29    professional  development   committee.    These   certificate
30    holders shall follow the same renewal criteria and procedures
31    as   all  other  Standard  and  Master  Teaching  Certificate
32    holders,   except   that   their   continuing    professional
33    development plans shall not be required to reflect or address
34    the   knowledge,   skills,   and  goals  of  a  local  school
 
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 1    improvement plan.
 2        (k)  Each school district, charter school, or cooperative
 3    or joint agreement shall be paid an annual amount of not less
 4    than $1,000, as determined by a formula based on  the  number
 5    of Standard Teaching and Master Teaching Certificate holders,
 6    subject  to  renewal  and  established by rule, not to exceed
 7    $1,000,000  annually  for  all  school   districts,   charter
 8    schools,   and   cooperatives   or   joint   agreements,  for
 9    administrative costs associated with conducting the  meetings
10    of   the  local  professional  development  committee.   Each
11    regional office of education shall receive $2,000 annually to
12    pay school districts, charter  schools,  or  cooperatives  or
13    joint  agreements  for costs, as defined by rule, incurred in
14    staff attendance at regional professional development  review
15    committee  meetings  and  the training seminar required under
16    paragraph (2) of subsection (g) of this Section.
17        (l)  The State Board of Education and the  State  Teacher
18    Certification   Board   shall   jointly   contract   with  an
19    independent party to conduct a  comprehensive  evaluation  of
20    the certificate renewal system pursuant to this Section.  The
21    first  report  of  this  evaluation shall be presented to the
22    General Assembly on January 1, 2005 and on January 1 of every
23    third year thereafter.
24    (Source: P.A. 90-548,  eff.  1-1-98;  90-653,  eff.  7-29-98;
25    90-811, eff. 1-26-99; 91-102, eff. 7-12-99.)

26        Section   10.  The Illinois Speech-Language Pathology and
27    Audiology Practice Act is amended  by  changing  Sections  3,
28    3.5,  7,  8,  10, 11, 13, 16, 16.5, 18, 26, 27, 28, 29, 29.5,
29    and 31a and adding Sections 8.5, 8.6, 8.7 and 8.8 as follows:

30        (225 ILCS 110/3) (from Ch. 111, par. 7903)
31        Sec. 3.  Definitions.  The following  words  and  phrases
32    shall  have  the  meaning  ascribed  to  them in this Section
 
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 1    unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
 2        (a)  "Department" means the  Department  of  Professional
 3    Regulation.
 4        (b)  "Director"   means   the  Director  of  Professional
 5    Regulation.
 6        (c)  "Board" means the Board of Speech-Language Pathology
 7    and Audiology established under Section 5 of this Act.
 8        (d)  "Speech-Language Pathologist" means a person who has
 9    received a license pursuant to this Act and  who  engages  in
10    the practice of speech-language pathology.
11        (e)  "Audiologist"  means  a  person  who  has received a
12    license pursuant to this Act and who engages in the  practice
13    of audiology.
14        (f)  "Public  member"  means a person who is not a health
15    professional.  For purposes of board membership,  any  person
16    with  a significant financial interest in a health service or
17    profession is not a public member.
18        (g)  "The practice of audiology" is  the  application  of
19    nonmedical  methods  and  procedures  for the identification,
20    measurement, testing,  appraisal,  prediction,  habilitation,
21    rehabilitation,   or   instruction  related  to  hearing  and
22    disorders of hearing.  These procedures are for  the  purpose
23    of counseling, consulting and rendering or offering to render
24    services  or  for participating in the planning, directing or
25    conducting  of  programs  that   are   designed   to   modify
26    communicative   disorders   involving   speech,  language  or
27    auditory function related to hearing loss.  The  practice  of
28    audiology  may  include,  but  shall  not  be limited to, the
29    following:
30             (1)  any task, procedure, act, or practice  that  is
31        necessary  for  the  evaluation  of hearing or vestibular
32        function;
33             (2)  training in the use of amplification, including
34        hearing aids;
 
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 1             (3)  performing basic speech and language  screening
 2        tests and procedures consistent with audiology training.
 3        (h)  "The  practice  of speech-language pathology" is the
 4    application of nonmedical  methods  and  procedures  for  the
 5    identification,  measurement, testing, appraisal, prediction,
 6    habilitation, rehabilitation,  and  modification  related  to
 7    communication  development,  and disorders or disabilities of
 8    speech,  language,  voice,  swallowing,  and  other   speech,
 9    language  and  voice related disorders.  These procedures are
10    for the purpose of counseling, consulting  and  rendering  or
11    offering  to  render  services,  or  for participating in the
12    planning,  directing  or  conducting  of  programs  that  are
13    designed to modify communicative disorders and conditions  in
14    individuals   or  groups  of  individuals  involving  speech,
15    language, voice and swallowing function.
16        "The  practice  of   speech-language   pathology"   shall
17    include, but shall not be limited to, the following:
18             (1)  hearing     screening     tests    and    aural
19        rehabilitation procedures consistent with speech-language
20        pathology training;
21             (2)  tasks, procedures, acts or practices  that  are
22        necessary  for the evaluation of, and training in the use
23        of,  augmentative  communication  systems,  communication
24        variation, cognitive rehabilitation, non-spoken  language
25        production and comprehension.
26        (i)  "Speech-language pathology assistant" means a person
27    who  has  received a license pursuant to this Act to assist a
28    speech-language pathologist in the manner  provided  in  this
29    Act.
30    (Source: P.A. 90-69, eff. 7-8-97.)

31        (225 ILCS 110/3.5)
32        Sec. 3.5. Exemptions. This Act does not prohibit:
33             (a)  The  practice  of  speech-language pathology or
 
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 1        audiology  by  students  in  their  course  of  study  in
 2        programs approved by the Department when acting under the
 3        direction and  supervision  of  licensed  speech-language
 4        pathologists or audiologists.
 5             (b)  The    performance   of   any   speech-language
 6        pathology  service   by   a   speech-language   pathology
 7        assistant an appropriately trained person if such service
 8        is    performed    under   the   supervision   and   full
 9        responsibility of a licensed speech-language pathologist.
10        A speech language pathology assistant  may  perform  only
11        those   duties   authorized  by  Section  8.7  under  the
12        supervision of a speech-language pathologist as  provided
13        in Section 8.8.
14             (b-5)  The performance of an audiology service by an
15        appropriately trained person if that service is performed
16        under  the  supervision  and  full  responsibility  of  a
17        licensed audiologist.
18             (c)  The  performance of audiometric testing for the
19        purpose  of  industrial  hearing   conservation   by   an
20        audiometric   technician  certified  by  the  Council  of
21        Accreditation  for  Occupational   Hearing   Conservation
22        (CAOHC).
23             (d)  The  performance of an audiometric screening by
24        an audiometric screenings  technician  certified  by  the
25        Department of Public Health.
26             (e)  The selling or practice of fitting, dispensing,
27        or  servicing hearing instruments by a hearing instrument
28        dispenser licensed under the Hearing Instrument  Consumer
29        Protection Act.
30             (f)  A person licensed in this State under any other
31        Act  from engaging in the practice for which he or she is
32        licensed.
33             (g)  The performance of vestibular function  testing
34        by  an appropriately trained person under the supervision
 
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 1        of a physician licensed to practice medicine in  all  its
 2        branches.
 3    (Source: P.A. 90-69, eff. 7-8-97.)

 4        (225 ILCS 110/7) (from Ch. 111, par. 7907)
 5        Sec.  7. Licensure requirement. On or after June 1, 1989,
 6    no  person  shall  practice  speech-language   pathology   or
 7    audiology  without first applying for and obtaining a license
 8    for such purpose from the Department. Except as  provided  in
 9    this  Section,  on  or after January 1, 2002, no person shall
10    perform  the  functions  and  duties  of  a   speech-language
11    pathology  assistant without first applying for and obtaining
12    a license for  that  purpose  from  the  Department.   Before
13    January  1,  2004,  however,  any person holding a bachelor's
14    degree in communication disorders may perform  the  functions
15    and  duties  of a speech-language pathology assistant without
16    obtaining a license.
17    (Source: P.A. 90-69, eff. 7-8-97.)

18        (225 ILCS 110/8) (from Ch. 111, par. 7908)
19        Sec.  8.   Qualifications  for   licenses   to   practice
20    speech-language  pathology or audiology. The Department shall
21    require  that  each  applicant  for  a  license  to  practice
22    speech-language pathology or audiology shall:
23             (a)  (Blank);
24             (b)  be at least 21 years of age;
25             (c)  not have violated any provisions of Section  16
26        of this Act;
27             (d)  present  satisfactory  evidence  of receiving a
28        master's degree in speech-language pathology or audiology
29        from a program approved by the  Department.   Nothing  in
30        this  Act  shall be construed to prevent any program from
31        establishing higher standards than specified in this Act;
32             (e)  pass   an   examination   authorized   by   the
 
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 1        Department in the theory and practice of the  profession,
 2        provided  that the Department may recognize a certificate
 3        granted   by   the    American    Speech-Language-Hearing
 4        Association in lieu of such examination; and
 5             (f)  have  completed  the  equivalent of 9 months of
 6        full-time, supervised professional experience.
 7        Applicants have 3 years from the date of  application  to
 8    complete the application process. If the process has not been
 9    completed  within  3  years, the application shall be denied,
10    the fee shall be forfeited, and the  applicant  must  reapply
11    and   meet   the  requirements  in  effect  at  the  time  of
12    reapplication.
13    (Source: P.A. 89-387, eff. 8-20-95; 90-69, eff. 7-8-97.)

14        (225 ILCS 110/8.5 new)
15        Sec.   8.5.    Qualifications   for   licenses    as    a
16    speech-language  pathology  assistant.  A person is qualified
17    to be licensed as a speech-language  pathology  assistant  if
18    that person has applied in writing on forms prescribed by the
19    Department, has paid the required fees, and meets both of the
20    following criteria:
21             (1)  Is  of  good  moral  character.  In determining
22        moral   character,   the   Department   may   take   into
23        consideration any felony conviction of the applicant, but
24        such a conviction shall not operate  automatically  as  a
25        complete bar to licensure.
26             (2)  Has   received   an  associate  degree  from  a
27        speech-language pathology assistant program that has been
28        approved by the Department and  that  meets  the  minimum
29        requirements set forth in Section 8.6.

30        (225 ILCS 110/8.6 new)
31        Sec.   8.6.   Minimum  Requirements  for  Speech-language
32    pathology assistant programs.
 
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 1        (a)  An applicant  for  licensure  as  a  speech-language
 2    pathology assistant must have earned 60 semester credit hours
 3    in a program of study that includes general education and the
 4    specific knowledge and skills for a speech-language pathology
 5    assistant.   The  curriculum  of  a speech-language pathology
 6    assistant program must include all of the following  content,
 7    as further provided by rule promulgated by the Department:
 8             (1)  Thirty-six  semester  credit  hours  in general
 9        education.
10             (2)  Twenty-four semester credit hours in  technical
11        content areas designed to provide students with knowledge
12        and   skills   required   for  speech-language  pathology
13        assistants, which must include (i) an overview of  normal
14        processes   of   communication;   (ii)   an  overview  of
15        communication    disorders;    (iii)    instruction    in
16        speech-language   pathology    assistant-level    service
17        delivery   practices;   (iv)   instruction  in  workplace
18        behaviors;  (v)  cultural  and  linguistic   factors   in
19        communication; and (vi) observation.
20             (3)  Completion  of at least 100 hours of supervised
21        field  work  experiences   supervised   by   a   licensed
22        speech-language pathologist at least 50% of the time when
23        the  student  is  engaged  in contact with the patient or
24        client.  An applicant must  obtain  written  verification
25        demonstrating successful completion of the required field
26        work  experience,  including a description of the setting
27        in which the training was received and an  assessment  of
28        the student's technical proficiency.
29        (b)  The  Department may promulgate rules that change the
30    curriculum requirements of subsection (a) in order to reflect
31    the  guidelines  for  speech-language   pathology   assistant
32    programs  recommended by the American Speech-Language Hearing
33    Association.
 
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 1        (225 ILCS 110/8.7 new)
 2        Sec.   8.7.    Duties   of   speech-language    pathology
 3    assistants.
 4        (a)  The   scope  of  responsibility  of  speech-language
 5    pathology assistants shall be limited  to  supplementing  the
 6    role  of  a  speech-language  pathologist in implementing the
 7    treatment  program   established   by   the   speech-language
 8    pathologist.   The  functions and duties of a speech-language
 9    pathology assistant shall be:
10             (1)  conducting speech-language  screening,  without
11        interpretation,  and  using screening protocols developed
12        by the supervising speech-language pathologist;
13             (2)  providing  direct   treatment   assistance   to
14        patients  or  clients,  if  authorized  by  and under the
15        supervision of a speech-language pathologist;
16             (3)  following and implementing documented treatment
17        plans   or   protocols   developed   by   a   supervising
18        speech-language pathologist;
19             (4)  documenting patient or client  progress  toward
20        meeting   established   objectives   and   reporting  the
21        information to a supervising speech-language pathologist;
22             (5)  assisting a speech-language pathologist  during
23        assessments,  including,  but  not  limited to, assisting
24        with  formal  documentation,  preparing  materials,   and
25        performing    clerical    duties    for   a   supervising
26        speech-language pathologist;
27             (6)  acting  as  an  interpreter   for   non-English
28        speaking  patients  or  clients  and their family members
29        when competent to do so;
30             (7)  scheduling  activities  and  preparing  charts,
31        records, graphs, and data;
32             (8)  performing checks and maintenance of equipment,
33        including, but not limited to, augmentative communication
34        devices; and
 
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 1             (9)  assisting   with   speech-language    pathology
 2        research  projects,  in-service  training,  and family or
 3        community education;
 4        (b)  A speech-language pathology assistant may not:
 5             (1)  perform   standardized    or    nonstandardized
 6        diagnostic  tests  or  formal  or informal evaluations or
 7        interpret test results;
 8             (2)  screen or  diagnose  patients  or  clients  for
 9        feeding or swallowing disorders;
10             (3)  participate   in   parent   conferences,   case
11        conferences,  or  any  interdisciplinary team without the
12        presence of the supervising speech-language pathologist;
13             (4)  provide patient or client or family counseling;
14             (5)  write,  develop,  or  modify  a  patient's   or
15        client's individualized treatment plan;
16             (6)  assist   with   patients   or  clients  without
17        following the individualized treatment plan  prepared  by
18        the supervising speech-language pathologist;
19             (7)  sign  any  formal  documents  such as treatment
20        plans, reimbursement forms, or reports;
21             (8)  select patients or clients for services;
22             (9)  discharge a patient or client from services;
23             (10) disclose clinical or confidential  information,
24        either  orally  or  in  writing, to anyone other than the
25        supervising speech-language pathologist;
26             (11)  make referrals for additional services;
27             (12)  counsel or consult with the patient or client,
28        family, or others regarding  the  patient's  or  client's
29        status or service;
30             (13)  represent   himself   or   herself   to  be  a
31        speech-language pathologist;
32             (14)  use a checklist or tabulate results of feeding
33        or swallowing evaluations; or
34             (15)   demonstrate    swallowing    strategies    or
 
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 1        precautions to patients, family, or staff.

 2        (225 ILCS 110/8.8 new)
 3        Sec.   8.8.   Supervision  of  speech-language  pathology
 4    assistants.
 5        (a)  A speech-language pathology assistant shall practice
 6    only under the supervision of a  speech-language  pathologist
 7    who  has  at  least  2  years  experience  in addition to the
 8    supervised professional experience required under  subsection
 9    (f)  of  Section 8 of this Act. A speech-language pathologist
10    who supervises a  speech-language  pathology  assistant  must
11    have  completed  at  least  10 clock hours of training in the
12    supervision of  speech-language  pathology  assistants.   The
13    Department  shall promulgate rules describing the supervision
14    training requirements.  The rules may allow a speech-language
15    pathologist to apply to the Board for an exemption from  this
16    training requirement based upon prior supervisory experience.
17        (b)  A  speech-language pathology assistant must be under
18    the direct supervision of a  speech-language  pathologist  at
19    least 30% of the speech-language pathology assistant's actual
20    patient  or  client contact time per patient or client during
21    the first 90 days of initial employment as a  speech-language
22    pathology assistant.  Thereafter, a speech-language pathology
23    assistant   must   be  under  the  direct  supervision  of  a
24    speech-language   pathologist   at   least   20%    of    the
25    speech-language   pathology  assistant's  actual  patient  or
26    client contact time per patient or client. Supervision  of  a
27    speech-language   pathology   assistant  beyond  the  minimum
28    requirements  of  this  subsection  may  be  imposed  at  the
29    discretion of the  supervising  speech-language  pathologist.
30    A  supervising  speech-language pathologist must be available
31    to communicate with  a  speech-language  pathology  assistant
32    whenever  the  assistant  is  in  contact  with  a patient or
33    client.
 
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 1        (c)  A  speech-language  pathologist  that  supervises  a
 2    speech-language  pathology  assistant  must  document  direct
 3    supervision   activities.    At   a   minimum,    supervision
 4    documentation  must  provide  (i)  information  regarding the
 5    quality  of   the   speech-language   pathology   assistant's
 6    performance  of  assigned  duties, and (ii) verification that
 7    clinical activity is limited to duties specified  in  Section
 8    8.7.
 9        (d)  A    full-time   speech-language   pathologist   may
10    supervise  no   more   than   2   speech-language   pathology
11    assistants.  A speech-language pathologist that does not work
12    full-time  may  supervise  no  more  than one speech-language
13    pathology assistant.
14        (e) For purposes of this  Section,  "direct  supervision"
15    means   on-site,   in-view  observation  and  guidance  by  a
16    speech-language pathologist while  an  assigned  activity  is
17    performed by the speech-language pathology assistant.

18        (225 ILCS 110/10) (from Ch. 111, par. 7910)
19        Sec.   10.   List  of  Speech-Language  Pathologists  and
20    Audiologists.  The Department shall maintain a  list  of  the
21    names  and  addresses  of  the  speech-language pathologists,
22    speech-language pathology assistants, and audiologists.  Such
23    lists shall also be mailed by the Department  to  any  person
24    upon request and payment of the required fee.
25    (Source: P.A. 85-1391.)

26        (225 ILCS 110/11) (from Ch. 111, par. 7911)
27        Sec.   11.    Expiration,   renewal  and  restoration  of
28    licenses.
29        (a)  The expiration date  and  renewal  period  for  each
30    license  issued  under  this  Act  shall  be  set by rule.  A
31    speech-language   pathologist,   speech-language    pathology
32    assistant,  or  audiologist may renew such license during the
 
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 1    month preceding the expiration date  thereof  by  paying  the
 2    required fee.
 3        (a-5)  All  renewal  applicants  shall  provide  proof of
 4    having met the continuing education requirements set forth in
 5    the rules of the Department.  At a minimum, the  rules  shall
 6    require    a   renewal   applicant   for   licensure   as   a
 7    speech-language pathologist or audiologist to  provide  proof
 8    of completing at least 20 clock hours of continuing education
 9    during  the  2-year  licensing  cycle  for which he or she is
10    currently licensed. An audiologist who has met the continuing
11    education requirements of  the  Hearing  Instrument  Consumer
12    Protection  Act  during  an  equivalent licensing cycle under
13    this Act shall be deemed to have met the continuing education
14    requirements of this Act.  At  a  minimum,  the  rules  shall
15    require    a   renewal   applicant   for   licensure   as   a
16    speech-language  pathology  assistant  to  provide  proof  of
17    completing at least 10 clock hours  of  continuing  education
18    during  the 2-year period for which he or she currently holds
19    a license. The  Department  shall  provide  by  rule  for  an
20    orderly  process  for the reinstatement of licenses that have
21    not been renewed for failure to meet the continuing education
22    requirements.  The continuing education requirements  may  be
23    waived in cases of extreme hardship as defined by rule of the
24    Department.
25        The  Department  shall  establish by rule a means for the
26    verification  of  completion  of  the  continuing   education
27    required   by   this   Section.   This  verification  may  be
28    accomplished  through  audits  of   records   maintained   by
29    licensees,  by  requiring  the filing of continuing education
30    certificates  with  the  Department,  or   by   other   means
31    established by the Department.
32        (b)  Inactive status.
33             (1)  Any  licensee  who  notifies  the Department in
34        writing on forms prescribed by the Department  may  elect
 
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 1        to  place  his  or  her license on an inactive status and
 2        shall, subject to rules of  the  Department,  be  excused
 3        from payment of renewal fees until he or she notifies the
 4        Department  in  writing  of  his  or her desire to resume
 5        active status.
 6             (2)  Any  licensee   requesting   restoration   from
 7        inactive  status shall be required to (i) pay the current
 8        renewal fee; and (ii) demonstrate  that  he  or  she  has
 9        obtained   the  equivalent  of  20  hours  of  continuing
10        education if the licensee has been inactive for  5  years
11        or more.
12             (3)  Any  licensee  whose  license is in an inactive
13        status shall  not  practice  in  the  State  of  Illinois
14        without first restoring his or her license.
15             (4)  Any  licensee  who shall engage in the practice
16        while  the  license  is  lapsed  or  inactive  shall   be
17        considered to be practicing without a license which shall
18        be grounds for discipline under Section 16 of this Act.
19        (c)  Any   speech-language  pathologist,  speech-language
20    pathology assistant, or audiologist whose license has expired
21    may have his or her license restored at  any  time  within  5
22    years  after  the  expiration  thereof,  upon  payment of the
23    required fee.
24        (d)  Any person whose license  has  been  expired  for  5
25    years  or more may have his or her license restored by making
26    application to the Department and filing proof acceptable  to
27    the  Department  of  his  or  her  fitness to have his or her
28    license restored,  including  sworn  evidence  certifying  to
29    active lawful practice in another jurisdiction, and by paying
30    the  required  restoration  fee.   A  person practicing on an
31    expired license is deemed to be practicing without a license.
32        (e)  If a  person  whose  license  has  expired  has  not
33    maintained  active  practice  in  another  jurisdiction,  the
34    Department   shall   determine,   by  an  evaluation  process
 
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 1    established by rule, his or  her  fitness  to  resume  active
 2    status  and  may  require  the person to complete a period of
 3    evaluated clinical experience,  and  may  require  successful
 4    completion of an examination.
 5        (f)  Any person whose license has expired while he or she
 6    has  been  engaged  (1) in federal or State service on active
 7    duty, or (2) in training or education under  the  supervision
 8    of  the  United  States  preliminary  to  induction  into the
 9    military service,  may  have  his  or  her  license  restored
10    without  paying  any  lapsed  renewal  or restoration fee, if
11    within 2 years after termination of such service, training or
12    education  he  or   she   furnishes   the   Department   with
13    satisfactory  proof  that  he  or she has been so engaged and
14    that his or her service, training or education  has  been  so
15    terminated.
16    (Source: P.A. 90-69, eff. 7-8-97.)

17        (225 ILCS 110/13) (from Ch. 111, par. 7913)
18        Sec. 13. Licensing applicants from other States.
19        Upon  payment  of the required fee, an applicant who is a
20    speech-language   pathologist,   speech-language    pathology
21    assistant,  or audiologist licensed under the laws of another
22    state or  territory  of  the  United  States,  shall  without
23    examination   be  granted  a  license  as  a  speech-language
24    pathologist,   speech-language   pathology   assistant,    or
25    audiologist by the Department:
26        (a)  whenever the requirements of such state or territory
27    of   the   United  States  were  at  the  date  of  licensure
28    substantially equal to the requirements then in force in this
29    State; or
30        (b)  whenever  such  requirements  of  another  state  or
31    territory of the United States together with educational  and
32    professional  qualifications, as distinguished from practical
33    experience, of the applicant since  obtaining  a  license  as
 
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 1    speech-language    pathologist,   speech-language   pathology
 2    assistant, or audiologist in such state or territory  of  the
 3    United  States are substantially equal to the requirements in
 4    force in Illinois at the time of application for licensure as
 5    a  speech-language  pathologist,  speech-language   pathology
 6    assistant, or audiologist.
 7        Applicants  have  3 years from the date of application to
 8    complete the application process. If the process has not been
 9    completed within 3 years, the application  shall  be  denied,
10    the  fee  shall  be forfeited, and the applicant must reapply
11    and  meet  the  requirements  in  effect  at  the   time   of
12    reapplication.
13    (Source: P.A. 90-69, eff. 7-8-97.)

14        (225 ILCS 110/16) (from Ch. 111, par. 7916)
15        Sec. 16.  Refusal, revocation or suspension of licenses.
16        (1)  The  Department may refuse to issue or renew, or may
17    revoke, suspend, place on probation,  censure,  reprimand  or
18    take  other  disciplinary  action  as the Department may deem
19    proper,  including  fines  not  to  exceed  $5,000  for  each
20    violation,  with  regard  to  any  license  for  any  one  or
21    combination of the following causes:
22             (a)  Fraud in procuring the license.
23             (b)  Habitual intoxication or addiction to  the  use
24        of drugs.
25             (c)  Willful  or repeated violations of the rules of
26        the Department of Public Health.
27             (d)  Division of fees or agreeing to split or divide
28        the  fees  received  for  speech-language  pathology   or
29        audiology  services  with  any  person  for  referring an
30        individual, or assisting in the care or treatment  of  an
31        individual,  without  the  knowledge of the individual or
32        his or her legal representative.
33             (e)  Employing,  procuring,  inducing,   aiding   or
 
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 1        abetting  a  person  not  licensed  as  a speech-language
 2        pathologist or audiologist to engage in the  unauthorized
 3        practice of speech-language pathology or audiology.
 4             (e-5)  Employing,  procuring,  inducing,  aiding, or
 5        abetting a  person  not  licensed  as  a  speech-language
 6        pathology  assistant  to perform the functions and duties
 7        of a speech-language pathology assistant.
 8             (f)  Making   any   misrepresentations   or    false
 9        promises,  directly or indirectly, to influence, persuade
10        or induce patronage.
11             (g)  Professional connection or association with, or
12        lending his or  her  name  to  another  for  the  illegal
13        practice  of  speech-language  pathology  or audiology by
14        another, or professional connection or  association  with
15        any person, firm or corporation holding itself out in any
16        manner contrary to this Act.
17             (h)  Obtaining  or  seeking to obtain checks, money,
18        or any other things  of  value  by  false  or  fraudulent
19        representations,  including  but not limited to, engaging
20        in  such  fraudulent  practice  to  defraud  the  medical
21        assistance program of the Department of Public Aid.
22             (i)  Practicing under a name other than his  or  her
23        own.
24             (j)  Improper,    unprofessional   or   dishonorable
25        conduct of a character likely to deceive, defraud or harm
26        the public.
27             (k)  Conviction in this  or  another  state  of  any
28        crime  which  is a felony under the laws of this State or
29        conviction of  a  felony  in  a  federal  court,  if  the
30        Department  determines,  after  investigation,  that such
31        person has not been sufficiently rehabilitated to warrant
32        the public trust.
33             (1)  Permitting  a   person   under   his   or   her
34        supervision  to  perform  any  function not authorized by
 
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 1        this Act.
 2             (m)  A violation of any provision  of  this  Act  or
 3        rules promulgated thereunder.
 4             (n)  Revocation  by  another  state, the District of
 5        Columbia, territory, or foreign nation of  a  license  to
 6        practice  speech-language  pathology  or  audiology  or a
 7        license  to  practice  as  a  speech-language   pathology
 8        assistant  in  its  jurisdiction  if  at least one of the
 9        grounds for  that  revocation  is  the  same  as  or  the
10        equivalent of one of the grounds for revocation set forth
11        herein.
12             (o)  Willfully  failing  to  report  an  instance of
13        suspected child abuse  or  neglect  as  required  by  the
14        Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act.
15             (p)  Gross  or  repeated  malpractice  resulting  in
16        injury or death of an individual.
17             (q)  Willfully  making  or  filing  false records or
18        reports in his  or  her  practice  as  a  speech-language
19        pathologist,   speech-language  pathology  assistant,  or
20        audiologist, including, but not limited to, false records
21        to support claims against the public  assistance  program
22        of the Illinois Department of Public Aid.
23             (r)  Professional incompetence as manifested by poor
24        standards of care or mental incompetence as declared by a
25        court of competent jurisdiction.
26             (s)  Repeated  irregularities  in  billing  a  third
27        party  for  services  rendered  to  an  individual.   For
28        purposes  of  this  Section,  "irregularities in billing"
29        shall include:
30                  (i)  reporting  excessive   charges   for   the
31             purpose  of  obtaining  a total payment in excess of
32             that  usually  received   by   the   speech-language
33             pathologist, speech-language pathology assistant, or
34             audiologist for the services rendered;
 
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 1                  (ii)  reporting   charges   for   services  not
 2             rendered; or
 3                  (iii)  incorrectly reporting services  rendered
 4             for the purpose of obtaining payment not earned.
 5             (t)  (Blank).
 6             (u)  Violation    of    the   Health   Care   Worker
 7        Self-Referral Act.
 8             (v)  Physical illness, including but not limited  to
 9        deterioration  through the aging process or loss of motor
10        skill, mental illness, or disability that results in  the
11        inability  to  practice  the  profession  with reasonable
12        judgment, skill, or safety.
13             (w)  Violation of the  Hearing  Instrument  Consumer
14        Protection Act.
15             (x) Failure by a speech-language pathology assistant
16        and  supervising  speech-language  pathologist  to comply
17        with the supervision requirements set  forth  in  Section
18        8.8.
19             (y)   Wilfully   exceeding   the   scope  of  duties
20        customarily  undertaken  by    speech-language  pathology
21        assistants set forth in Section 8.7 that results  in,  or
22        may result in, harm to the public.
23        (2)  The  Department  shall  deny  a  license  or renewal
24    authorized by this Act to any person who has defaulted on  an
25    educational loan guaranteed by the Illinois State Scholarship
26    Commission;  however,  the  Department may issue a license or
27    renewal if the  aforementioned  persons  have  established  a
28    satisfactory  repayment  record as determined by the Illinois
29    State Scholarship Commission.
30        (3)  The  entry  of  an  order   by   a   circuit   court
31    establishing that any person holding a license under this Act
32    is  subject to involuntary admission or judicial admission as
33    provided  for  in  the  Mental   Health   and   Developmental
34    Disabilities  Code,  operates  as  an automatic suspension of
 
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 1    that license.  That  person  may  have  his  or  her  license
 2    restored  only upon the determination by a circuit court that
 3    the patient is no longer subject to involuntary admission  or
 4    judicial  admission  and  the issuance of an order so finding
 5    and  discharging  the   patient,   and   upon   the   Board's
 6    recommendation   to   the  Department  that  the  license  be
 7    restored. Where the circumstances so indicate, the Board  may
 8    recommend  to  the  Department that it require an examination
 9    prior to restoring any license automatically suspended  under
10    this subsection.
11        (4)  The  Department  may  refuse to issue or may suspend
12    the license of any person who fails to file a return,  or  to
13    pay the tax, penalty, or interest shown in a filed return, or
14    to  pay  any final assessment of the tax penalty or interest,
15    as required by any tax Act administered by the Department  of
16    Revenue,  until such time as the requirements of any such tax
17    Act are satisfied.
18        (5)  In enforcing this Section, the Board upon a  showing
19    of  a possible violation may compel an individual licensed to
20    practice under this Act, or who  has  applied  for  licensure
21    pursuant  to  this  Act,  to  submit  to a mental or physical
22    examination, or both, as required by and at  the  expense  of
23    the   Department.    The  examining  physicians  or  clinical
24    psychologists shall be those specifically designated  by  the
25    Board.  The individual to be examined may have, at his or her
26    own  expense,  another  physician or clinical psychologist of
27    his  or  her  choice  present  during  all  aspects  of  this
28    examination.  Failure of any individual to submit to a mental
29    or physical examination, when directed, shall be grounds  for
30    suspension of his or her license until the individual submits
31    to  the  examination  if  the  Board  finds, after notice and
32    hearing, that the refusal to submit to  the  examination  was
33    without reasonable cause.
34        If  the  Board  finds  an  individual  unable to practice
 
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 1    because of the reasons set forth in this Section,  the  Board
 2    may require that individual to submit to care, counseling, or
 3    treatment by physicians or clinical psychologists approved or
 4    designated by the Board, as a condition, term, or restriction
 5    for  continued, reinstated, or renewed licensure to practice;
 6    or, in lieu of care, counseling, or treatment, the Board  may
 7    recommend   to   the   Department  to  file  a  complaint  to
 8    immediately suspend,  revoke,  or  otherwise  discipline  the
 9    license  of  the individual. Any individual whose license was
10    granted,  continued,  reinstated,  renewed,  disciplined   or
11    supervised    subject   to   such   terms,   conditions,   or
12    restrictions, and  who  fails  to  comply  with  such  terms,
13    conditions,   or  restrictions,  shall  be  referred  to  the
14    Director for a determination as  to  whether  the  individual
15    shall  have his or her license suspended immediately, pending
16    a hearing by the Board.
17        In instances in which the Director immediately suspends a
18    person's license  under  this  Section,  a  hearing  on  that
19    person's license must be convened by the Board within 15 days
20    after the suspension and completed without appreciable delay.
21    The  Board  shall  have  the  authority to review the subject
22    individual's record of treatment and counseling regarding the
23    impairment to the  extent  permitted  by  applicable  federal
24    statutes  and regulations safeguarding the confidentiality of
25    medical records.
26        An individual licensed under this Act and affected  under
27    this  Section shall be afforded an opportunity to demonstrate
28    to the Board that he or she can resume practice in compliance
29    with acceptable and prevailing standards under the provisions
30    of his or her license.
31    (Source: P.A. 90-69, eff. 7-8-97; 91-949, eff. 2-9-01.)

32        (225 ILCS 110/16.5)
33        Sec. 16.5. Advertising. A person licensed under this  Act
 
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 1    as a speech-language pathologist or audiologist may advertise
 2    the availability of professional services in the public media
 3    or  on  the  premises  where  such  professional services are
 4    rendered as permitted by law,  provided  the  advertising  is
 5    truthful  and not misleading or deceptive. The Department may
 6    adopt rules consistent with this Section.
 7    (Source: P.A. 90-69, eff. 7-8-97.)

 8        (225 ILCS 110/18) (from Ch. 111, par. 7918)
 9        Sec. 18.  Disciplinary actions.
10        (a)  In case the licensee, after receiving notice,  fails
11    to  file an answer, his or her license may, in the discretion
12    of the Director, having first received the recommendation  of
13    the  Board,  be  suspended,  revoked,  placed on probationary
14    status or the Director may take whatever disciplinary  action
15    he  or  she  may  deem  proper, including limiting the scope,
16    nature, or extent of the person's practice or the  imposition
17    of  a  fine,  without  a  hearing, if the act or acts charged
18    constitute sufficient grounds for such action under this Act.
19        (b)  The Director may temporarily suspend the license  of
20    a   speech-language  pathologist,  speech-language  pathology
21    assistant, or audiologist without a hearing, simultaneous  to
22    the  institution of proceedings for a hearing under this Act,
23    if the Director finds that evidence in his or her  possession
24    indicates     that     a    speech-language    pathologist's,
25    speech-language pathology assistant's,  or  an  audiologist's
26    continuation in practice would constitute an immediate danger
27    to  the  public.   In the event that the Director temporarily
28    suspends  the  license  of  a  speech-language   pathologist,
29    speech-language pathology assistant, or audiologist without a
30    hearing,  a  hearing by the Board must be held within 15 days
31    after such suspension  has  occurred  and  concluded  without
32    appreciable delay.
33    (Source: P.A. 90-69, eff. 7-8-97.)
 
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 1        (225 ILCS 110/26) (from Ch. 111, par. 7926)
 2        Sec.  26.   Confidential Information - Disclosure. In all
 3    hearings conducted  under  this  Act,  information  received,
 4    pursuant  to  law,  relating to any information acquired by a
 5    speech-language   pathologist,   speech-language    pathology
 6    assistant,  or  audiologist  in  serving  any individual in a
 7    professional capacity, and necessary to professionally  serve
 8    such  individual,  shall  be deemed strictly confidential and
 9    shall only be made available, either as part of the record of
10    a hearing hereunder or otherwise;
11        (a)  when such record is required, in its  entirety,  for
12    purposes of judicial review pursuant to this Act; or
13        (b)  upon  the express, written consent of the individual
14    served, or in the case of his or her death or disability, the
15    consent of his or her personal representative.
16    (Source: P.A. 85-1391.)

17        (225 ILCS 110/27) (from Ch. 111, par. 7927)
18        Sec. 27.  Reports of  Violations.   Any  person  licensed
19    under  this  Act,  or  any  other  person,  may report to the
20    Department any information such person may have which appears
21    to show that a speech-language  pathologist,  speech-language
22    pathology assistant, or audiologist is or may be in violation
23    of any of the provisions of this Act.
24    (Source: P.A. 85-1391.)

25        (225 ILCS 110/28) (from Ch. 111, par. 7928)
26        Sec.  28.  Injunction.  The  practice  of speech-language
27    pathology or audiology by any person not holding a valid  and
28    current  license  under  this  Act or a person performing the
29    functions and duties of a speech-language pathology assistant
30    without a valid  and  current  license  under  this  Act,  is
31    declared  to be inimical to the public welfare, to constitute
32    a public nuisance, and  to  cause  irreparable  harm  to  the
 
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 1    public  welfare.    The  Director,  the Attorney General, the
 2    State's attorney of any county in the State or any person may
 3    maintain an action in the name of the People of the State  of
 4    Illinois,  and  may  apply  for  an injunction in any circuit
 5    court to  enjoin  any  such  person  from  engaging  in  such
 6    practice.   Upon  the  filing  of a verified petition in such
 7    court, the court  or  any  judge  thereof,  if  satisfied  by
 8    affidavit, or otherwise, that such person has been engaged in
 9    such  practice without a valid and current license, may issue
10    a temporary injunction without notice or bond, enjoining  the
11    defendant from any such further practice. Only the showing of
12    nonlicensure,  by  affidavit  or  otherwise,  is necessary in
13    order for a temporary injunction to  issue.  A  copy  of  the
14    verified complaint shall be served upon the defendant and the
15    proceedings  shall  thereafter be conducted as in other civil
16    cases  except  as  modified  by  this  Section.  If   it   is
17    established that the defendant has been, or is engaged in any
18    such  unlawful practice, the court, or any judge thereof, may
19    enter  an  order  or  judgment  perpetually   enjoining   the
20    defendant  from  further  such  practice.  In all proceedings
21    hereunder, the court, in its discretion,  may  apportion  the
22    costs  among  the  parties  interested in the suit, including
23    cost of filing the complaint,  service  of  process,  witness
24    fees  and  expenses,  court  reporter  charges and reasonable
25    attorneys' fees. In  case  of  violation  of  any  injunction
26    issued under the provisions of this Section, the court or any
27    judge  thereof  may summarily try and punish the offender for
28    contempt of court. Such injunction proceedings  shall  be  in
29    addition  to,  and  not  in  lieu of, all penalties and other
30    remedies provided in this Act.
31    (Source: P.A. 90-69, eff. 7-8-97.)

32        (225 ILCS 110/29) (from Ch. 111, par. 7929)
33        Sec. 29.  Penalty  of  unlawful  practice  -  second  and
 
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 1    subsequent  offenses.  Any  person who practices or offers to
 2    practice speech-language pathology or audiology  or  performs
 3    the  functions  and  duties  of  a  speech-language pathology
 4    assistant in this  State  without  being  licensed  for  that
 5    purpose,  or  whose license has been suspended or revoked, or
 6    who violates any of the provisions of this Act, for which  no
 7    specific  penalty  has  been  provided herein, is guilty of a
 8    Class A misdemeanor.
 9        Any person who has been previously convicted under any of
10    the provisions of this Act and who subsequently violates  any
11    of  the provisions of this Act is guilty of a Class 4 felony.
12    In addition, whenever any person is punished as a  subsequent
13    offender  under  this  Section, the Director shall proceed to
14    obtain a  permanent  injunction  against  such  person  under
15    Section 29 of this Act.
16    (Source: P.A. 85-1391.)

17        (225 ILCS 110/29.5)
18        Sec. 29.5. Unlicensed practice; civil penalty.
19        (a)  Any   person  who  practices,  offers  to  practice,
20    attempts to  practice,  or  holds  oneself  out  to  practice
21    speech-language   pathology  or  audiology  or  performs  the
22    functions and duties of a speech-language pathology assistant
23    without being licensed under this Act shall, in  addition  to
24    any other penalty provided by law, pay a civil penalty to the
25    Department in an amount not to exceed $5,000 for each offense
26    as  determined  by the Department. The civil penalty shall be
27    assessed by  the  Department  after  a  hearing  is  held  in
28    accordance   with  the  provisions  set  forth  in  this  Act
29    regarding the provision of a hearing for the discipline of  a
30    licensee.
31        (b)  The  Department  has  the  authority  and  power  to
32    investigate any and all unlicensed activity.
33        (c)  The civil penalty shall be paid within 60 days after
 
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 1    the  effective  date of the order imposing the civil penalty.
 2    The order shall constitute a judgment and may  be  filed  and
 3    execution had thereon in the same manner as any judgment from
 4    any court of record.
 5    (Source: P.A. 90-69, eff. 7-8-97.)

 6        (225 ILCS 110/31a)
 7        Sec.   31a.  Advertising   services.   A  speech-language
 8    pathologist or audiologist licensee shall  include  in  every
 9    advertisement  for  services  regulated under this Act his or
10    her title as it  appears  on  the  license  or  the  initials
11    authorized under this Act.
12    (Source: P.A. 91-310, eff. 1-1-00.)

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