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| Public Act 100-0750 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning education.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section | ||||
14-1.09 as follows:
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(105 ILCS 5/14-1.09) (from Ch. 122, par. 14-1.09)
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Sec. 14-1.09. School psychologist. "School psychologist" | ||||
means a
psychologist who meets the following qualifications: | ||||
(1) The psychologist: | ||||
(A) has graduated with a master's or higher degree | ||||
in
psychology or educational psychology from an | ||||
institution of higher learning that
maintains | ||||
equipment,
courses of study, and standards of | ||||
scholarship approved by the State Board
of Education, | ||||
has had at least one school year of full-time | ||||
supervised
experience in the delivery of school | ||||
psychological services of a character
approved by the | ||||
State
Superintendent of Education, and has such | ||||
additional qualifications
as may be required
by the | ||||
State Board of Education; or | ||||
(B) holds a valid Nationally Certified School | ||||
Psychologist (NCSP) credential certificate and has | ||||
such additional qualifications as may be required by | ||||
the State Board of Education. | ||
(2) The psychologist holds a Professional Educator | ||
License with a school psychologist endorsement issued | ||
pursuant to Section 21B-25 of this Code.
Persons so | ||
licensed may use the title "school psychologist" and may
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offer school psychological services which are limited to | ||
those services set
forth in 23 Ill. Adm. Code 226, Special | ||
Education, pertaining to children
between the ages of 3 to | ||
21, promulgated by the State Board of Education.
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School psychologists may make evaluations, recommendations | ||
or interventions
regarding the placement of children in | ||
educational programs or special
education classes. However, a | ||
school psychologist shall not provide such
services outside his | ||
or her employment to any student in the district or
districts | ||
which employ such school psychologist.
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(Source: P.A. 98-947, eff. 8-15-14.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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