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 1                    AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2588

 2        AMENDMENT NO.     .  Amend House Bill 2588  by  replacing
 3    everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 4        "Section  5.  The  School  Code  is  amended  by changing
 5    Section 21-25 as follows:

 6        (105 ILCS 5/21-25) (from Ch. 122, par. 21-25)
 7        Sec. 21-25.  School service personnel certificate.
 8        (a)  Subject to the provisions of Section 21-1a, a school
 9    service  personnel  certificate  shall  be  issued  to  those
10    applicants of good character, good health, a citizen  of  the
11    United  States  and  at  least  19  years  of  age who have a
12    Bachelor's degree with not fewer than 120 semester hours from
13    a regionally accredited institution of  higher  learning  and
14    who   meets   the   requirements  established  by  the  State
15    Superintendent of Education in consultation  with  the  State
16    Teacher  Certification  Board.   A  school  service personnel
17    certificate with a school nurse endorsement may be issued  to
18    a  person  who  holds  a  bachelor  of science degree from an
19    institution  of  higher  learning  accredited  by  the  North
20    Central Association or other comparable regional  accrediting
21    association.    Persons  seeking any other endorsement on the
22    school service personnel certificate shall be recommended for
 
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 1    the endorsement by a recognized teacher education institution
 2    as having completed a program of preparation approved by  the
 3    State  Superintendent  of  Education in consultation with the
 4    State Teacher Certification Board.
 5        (b)  Until August 30, 2002, a  school  service  personnel
 6    certificate  endorsed for school social work may be issued to
 7    a student who has completed a school social work program that
 8    has  not  been  approved  by  the  State  Superintendent   of
 9    Education,  provided that each of the following conditions is
10    met:
11             (1)  The program was offered by a recognized, public
12        teacher  education  institution   that   first   enrolled
13        students in its master's degree program in social work in
14        1998;
15             (2)  The  student  applying  for  the school service
16        personnel certificate was enrolled in  the  institution's
17        master's  degree  program  in social work on or after May
18        11, 1998;
19             (3)  The  State  Superintendent  verifies  that  the
20        student has completed coursework  that  is  substantially
21        similar  to  that required in approved school social work
22        programs, including (i) not fewer than 600 clock hours of
23        a supervised internship in a school setting  or  (ii)  if
24        the student has completed part of a supervised internship
25        in  a  school setting prior to the effective date of this
26        amendatory Act of the 92nd General Assembly and  receives
27        the prior approval of the State Superintendent, not fewer
28        than  300  additional clock hours of supervised work in a
29        public  school  setting  under  the  supervision   of   a
30        certified  school  social  worker  who certifies that the
31        supervised work was completed in a  satisfactory  manner;
32        and
33             (4)  The  student  has passed a test of basic skills
34        and the test of  subject  matter  knowledge  required  by
 
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 1        Section 21-1a.
 2        This subsection (b) does not apply after August 29, 2002.
 3        (c)  A school service personnel Such certificate shall be
 4    endorsed  with the area of Service as determined by the State
 5    Superintendent of Education in consultation  with  the  State
 6    Teacher Certification Board.
 7        The  holder  of such certificate shall be entitled to all
 8    of the rights and  privileges  granted  holders  of  a  valid
 9    teaching    certificate,    including    teacher    benefits,
10    compensation and working conditions.
11        When the holder of such certificate has earned a master's
12    degree,  including  8 semester hours of graduate professional
13    education from a recognized institution of  higher  learning,
14    and  has  at  least  2  years of successful school experience
15    while  holding  such  certificate,  the  certificate  may  be
16    endorsed for supervision.
17    (Source: P.A. 91-102, eff. 7-12-99.)

18        Section 10.  The Clinical Social  Work  and  Social  Work
19    Practice Act is amended by adding Section 9.5 as follows:

20        (225 ILCS 20/9.5 new)
21        Sec    9.5.   Governor's   State   University   graduate;
22    qualifications for licensure.
23        (a)  A person shall be qualified  to  be  licensed  as  a
24    clinical  social  worker  and  the  Department  shall issue a
25    license authorizing  the  independent  practice  of  clinical
26    social work to an applicant provided:
27             (1)  the  applicant  has  applied  in writing on the
28        prescribed form;
29             (2)  the applicant is of good  moral  character.  In
30        determining good moral character, the Department may take
31        into  consideration  whether the applicant was engaged in
32        conduct or actions  that  would  constitute  grounds  for
 
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 1        discipline under this Act;
 2             (3)  the  applicant demonstrates to the satisfaction
 3        of the Department that subsequent to securing a  master's
 4        degree in social work from Governor's State University in
 5        June  2001  the  applicant  has successfully completed at
 6        least 3,000 hours of  satisfactory,  supervised  clinical
 7        professional experience;
 8             (4)  the  applicant  has  passed the examination for
 9        the practice of clinical social work as authorized by the
10        Department;
11             (5)  Governor's  State  University  has  become   an
12        accredited institution by an accrediting body approved by
13        the   Department   and  the  applicant  has  successfully
14        completed necessary supplemental  coursework,  which  has
15        been  identified  as  a part of that accrediting process,
16        or, after December 31, 2003,  the  Illinois  Social  Work
17        Examining    and   Disciplinary   Board   determines   an
18        applicant's coursework to be satisfactorily completed  at
19        an accredited institution; and
20             (6)  the applicant has paid the required fees.
21        (b)  A  person  shall  be  qualified  to be licensed as a
22    social worker  and  the  Department  shall  issue  a  license
23    authorizing the practice of social work provided:
24             (1)  the  applicant  has  applied  in writing on the
25        prescribed form;
26             (2)  the applicant is of good  moral  character.  In
27        determining good moral character, the Department may take
28        into  consideration  whether the applicant was engaged in
29        conduct or actions  that  would  constitute  grounds  for
30        discipline under this Act;
31             (3)  the  applicant  has a graduate degree in social
32        work from Governor's State University;
33             (4)  the applicant has passed  the  examination  for
34        the  practice  of social work as a licensed social worker
 
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 1        as authorized by the Department;
 2             (5)  Governor's  State  University  has  become   an
 3        accredited institution by an accrediting body approved by
 4        the   Department   and  the  applicant  has  successfully
 5        completed necessary supplemental  coursework,  which  has
 6        been  identified  as  a part of that accrediting process,
 7        or, after December 31, 2003,  the  Illinois  Social  Work
 8        Examining    and   Disciplinary   Board   determines   an
 9        applicant's coursework to be satisfactorily completed  at
10        an accredited institution; and
11             (6)  the applicant has paid the required fees.
12        (c)  A  person  shall  be  qualified  to be licensed as a
13    temporary social worker and  the  Department  shall  issue  a
14    temporary  license  authorizing  the  practice of social work
15    provided:
16             (1)  the applicant has applied  in  writing  on  the
17        prescribed form;
18             (2)  the  applicant  is  of good moral character. In
19        determining good moral character, the Department may take
20        into consideration whether the applicant was  engaged  in
21        conduct  or  actions  that  would  constitute grounds for
22        discipline under this Act;
23             (3)  the applicant has a graduate degree  in  social
24        work from Governor's State University;
25             (4)  the  applicant  has  passed the examination for
26        the practice of social work as a licensed  social  worker
27        as authorized by the Department; and
28             (5)  the applicant has paid the required fees.
29        For  the  purpose  of this subsection a temporary license
30    shall:
31                  (1)  carry the same stature and privileges of a
32             licensed social worker;
33                  (2)  expire on December 31, 2004.
34        (d)  This Section is repealed January 1, 2005.".

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