100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
SB2542
 
Introduced 2/6/2018, by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 



105 ILCS 5/14-1.09  from Ch. 122, par. 14-1.09

     Amends the School Code. In the Article governing children with disabilities, provides that, amongst other meanings, a "school psychologist" means a person who holds a valid Nationally Certified School Psychologist credential (rather than certificate). Removes from the definition of "school psychologist" the requirement that a psychologist have additional qualifications as may be required by the State Board of Education. Effective immediately.
  


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A BILL FOR
 

  
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1    AN ACT concerning education.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The School Code is amended  by changing Section 
514-1.09 as follows:
 



6    (105 ILCS 5/14-1.09)  (from Ch. 122, par. 14-1.09)



7    Sec. 14-1.09. School psychologist. "School psychologist" 
8means a
psychologist who meets the following qualifications: 
9        (1) The psychologist: 
10            (A) has graduated with a master's or higher degree 
11        in
psychology or educational psychology from an 
12        institution of higher learning that
 maintains 
13        equipment,
courses of study, and standards of 
14        scholarship approved by the State Board
of Education, 
15        has had at least one school year of full-time 
16        supervised
experience in the delivery of school 
17        psychological services of a character
approved by the 
18        State
Superintendent of Education, and has such 
19        additional qualifications
as may be required
by the 
20        State Board of Education; or 
21            (B) holds a valid Nationally Certified School 
22        Psychologist (NCSP) credential certificate and has 
23        such additional qualifications as may be required by 
 
 
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1        the State Board of Education. 
2        (2) The psychologist holds a Professional Educator 
3    License with a school psychologist endorsement issued 
4    pursuant to Section 21B-25 of this Code.
Persons so 
5    licensed may use the title "school psychologist" and may

6    offer school psychological services which are limited to 
7    those services set
forth in 23 Ill. Adm. Code 226, Special 
8    Education, pertaining to children
between the ages of 3 to 
9    21, promulgated by the State Board of Education.

10    School psychologists may make evaluations, recommendations 
11or interventions
regarding the placement of children in 
12educational programs or special
education classes.  However, a 
13school psychologist shall not provide such
services outside his 
14or her employment to any student in the district or
districts 
15which employ such school psychologist.

16(Source: P.A. 98-947, eff. 8-15-14.)

 
 
17    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
18becoming law.