(105 ILCS 5/14-1.09.1)
Sec. 14-1.09.1. School psychological services. In the public schools,
school psychological
services provided by qualified specialists who hold a Professional Educator License endorsed for school psychology issued by the
State Board of Education may
include, but are not limited to: (i) administration and interpretation of
psychological and
educational evaluations; (ii) developing school-based prevention programs,
including violence prevention programs; (iii) counseling
with students, parents, and teachers
on educational and mental health issues; (iv) acting as liaisons between public
schools and community agencies; (v) evaluating
program effectiveness; (vi) providing crisis intervention within the
school setting; (vii) helping teachers, parents, and others involved in the
educational process to provide optimum teaching and learning conditions for all
students; (viii) supervising school psychologist interns enrolled in school
psychology programs that meet the standards established by the State Board of
Education; and (ix) screening of school enrollments to identify children who
should be referred for individual study. Nothing in this Section prohibits
other qualified professionals from providing those services
listed for which
they are appropriately trained.
(Source: P.A. 102-894, eff. 5-20-22.)
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