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Public Act 91-0070
HB0795 Enrolled LRB9102313NTsb
AN ACT to amend the School Code by changing Section
10-22.24a and adding Section 10-22.24b.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing
Section 22.24a and adding Section 22.24b as follows:
(105 ILCS 5/10-22.24a) (from Ch. 122, par. 10-22.24a)
Sec. 10-22.24a. School counselor. To employ school
counselors certified as such by the State Teacher
Certification Board, and to supervise school counselor
interns enrolled in a school counseling program approved by
the State Teacher Certification Board. A school counselor is
a qualified guidance specialist who holds or is qualified for
an elementary, secondary, or special K-12 certificate issued
by the State Teacher Certification Board and a School Service
Personnel certificate endorsed in guidance issued by the
State Teacher Certification Board. Individuals who have
completed approved programs in other states may apply for a
School Service Personnel certificate endorsed in guidance if
a review of their credentials indicates that they hold or
qualify for an elementary, high school, or special
certificate in their own state.
(Source: P.A. 82-998.)
(105 ILCS 5/10-22.24b new)
Sec. 10-22.24b. School counseling services. School
counseling services in the public schools may be provided by
school counselors as defined in Section 10-22.24a. School
counseling services include but are not limited to: (1)
educational planning; (2) career development and counseling;
(3) college counseling; (4) developing and facilitating
anti-violence education or conflict resolution programs, or
both; (5) providing crisis intervention programs within the
school setting; (6) making appropriate referrals to outside
agencies; (7) interpreting achievement, career, and
vocational test information; (8) developing individual career
plans for all students; (9) providing individual and small
group counseling; (10) addressing the developmental needs of
students by designing curricula for classroom counseling and
guidance; (11) consulting and counseling with parents for the
academic, career, and personal success of their children;
(12) facilitating school to work transition programs; and
(13) supervising school counseling interns enrolled in school
counseling programs that meet the standards of the State
Board of Education. Nothing in this Section prohibits other
qualified professionals, including other certificated school
personnel, from providing those services listed in this
Section.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.
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