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90_HB0448
105 ILCS 5/14-1.09.2 new
Amends the School Code. Specifies types of services that
are included in the school social work services that may be
provided by qualified specialists who hold Type 73 School
Service Personnel Certificates endorsed for school social
work. Effective immediately.
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1 AN ACT to amend the School Code by adding Section
2 14-1.09.2.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Section
6 14-1.09.2 as follows:
7 (105 ILCS 5/14-1.09.2 new)
8 Sec. 14-1.09.02. School Social Work Services. In the
9 public schools, social work services may be provided by
10 qualified specialists who hold Type 73 School Service
11 Personnel Certificates endorsed for school social work issued
12 by the State Teacher Certification Board.
13 School social work services may include, but are not
14 limited to:
15 (1) Identifying students in need of services through the
16 social-developmental study which includes an assessment of
17 the psychosocial adjustment, formal and informal adaptive
18 behaviors, and cultural background that interfere with those
19 students' adjustment to, and performance in, school;
20 (2) Developing and implementing comprehensive
21 interventions with parents and teachers that will enhance
22 student adjustment to, and performance in, the school
23 setting;
24 (3) Consulting and collaborating with teachers and other
25 school personnel regarding behavior management and
26 intervention plans and inclusion in support of special
27 education students in regular classroom settings;
28 (4) Providing individual, family, and group counseling
29 with students and parents if a school social worker
30 determines it is needed to maximize a student's social,
31 emotional, and academic potential;
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1 (5) Acting as a liaison between the public schools and
2 community resources.
3 (6) Developing and implementing school-based prevention
4 programs including conflict resolution, mediation, and
5 violence prevention;
6 (7) Providing crisis intervention within the school
7 setting.
8 (8) Supervising School Social Work interns enrolled in
9 school social work programs that meet the standards
10 established by the State Board of Education; and
11 (9) Utilizing models for parent education and training
12 in order to help students in resolving home-school issues.
13 Nothing in this Section prohibits other qualified
14 professionals from providing those services listed for which
15 they are appropriately trained.
16 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
17 becoming law.