92nd General Assembly
Summary of SB0116
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Senate Sponsors:
RADOGNO-WOOLARD AND BOWLES.

House Sponsors:
WINKEL

Short description: 
SCH CD-SOCIAL WORK SERVICES                                                

Synopsis of Bill as introduced:
        Amends the Children with Disabilities Article of the School Code.      
   Provides that school social work services  may  include  assisting  in      
   completing a functional behavioral assessment, as well as assisting in      
   the   development  of  positive  behavioral  intervention  strategies.      
   Provides that other certified professionals may provide  those  school      
   social  work  services  for  which  they  are  appropriately  trained.      
   Effective immediately.                                                      
        SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1.                                                
        Allows other certified professionals to provide any of the school      
   social work services listed in the school social work services Section      
   for which they are appropriately trained in accordance with the  State      
   Board  of  Education's  Content  Area  Standards  for  School  Service      
   Personnel.                                                                  
        HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1.                                                 
        Provides that school social work services  include  assisting  in      
   the  development  of  nonaversive  (instead  of  positive)  behavioral      
   intervention strategies.  Removes the provision requiring the training      
   of  other  certified  professionals to be in accordance with the State      
   Board  of  Education's  Content  Area  Standards  for  School  Service      
   Personnel.                                                                  
 
Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 92-0362

   Last action date: AUG-15-2001

           Location: Senate

 Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE -   1     SENATE -   1


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