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 1        AN ACT regarding schools.

 2        Be  it  enacted  by  the People of the State of Illinois,
 3    represented in the General Assembly:

 4        Section 5.   The  School  Code  is  amended  by  changing
 5    Section 10-22.24a as follows:

 6        (105 ILCS 5/10-22.24a) (from Ch. 122, par. 10-22.24a)
 7        Sec.  10-22.24a.   School  counselor.  To  employ  school
 8    counselors.   A  school  counselor  is  a  qualified guidance
 9    specialist who holds  or  is  qualified  for  an  elementary,
10    secondary,  or  special  K-12 certificate issued by the State
11    Teacher Certification Board and a  School  Service  Personnel
12    certificate  endorsed  in  school  counseling guidance issued
13    pursuant to Section 21-25 of this Code  and  who  either  (i)
14    holds  or  is qualified for an elementary, secondary, special
15    K-12, or special preschool-age 21 certificate issued pursuant
16    to Section 21-2 or 21-4 of this  Code  or  (ii)  in  lieu  of
17    holding   or  qualifying  for  a  teaching  certificate,  has
18    fulfilled such other  requirements  as  the  State  Board  of
19    Education  and  the  State Teacher Certification Board may by
20    rule establish by the State Teacher Certification Board.   An
21    individual who has Individuals who have completed an approved
22    program  in  another state programs in other states may apply
23    for a School Service Personnel certificate endorsed in school
24    counseling and shall receive such a certificate guidance if a
25    review of his or her their credentials indicates that  he  or
26    she  meets  the  additional requirements of this Section they
27    hold or qualify for an elementary, high  school,  or  special
28    certificate in their own state.
29    (Source: P.A. 91-70, eff. 7-9-99.)

30        Section  99.  Effective date.  This Act takes effect upon
 
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 1    becoming law.