Public Act 098-0338
 
HB2322 EnrolledLRB098 09596 NHT 39742 b

    AN ACT concerning education.
 
    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
14-1.09.2 as follows:
 
    (105 ILCS 5/14-1.09.2)
    Sec. 14-1.09.2. School Social Work Services. In the public
schools, social work services may be provided by qualified
specialists who hold Type 73 School Service Personnel
Certificates endorsed for school social work issued by the
State Teacher Certification Board or who hold a Professional
Educator License with a school support personnel endorsement in
the area of school social worker under Section 21B-25 of this
Code.
    School social work services may include, but are not
limited to:
        (1) Identifying students in need of special education
    services by conducting a social-developmental study in a
    case study evaluation;
        (2) Developing and implementing comprehensive
    interventions with students, parents, and teachers that
    will enhance student adjustment to, and performance in, the
    school setting;
        (3) Consulting and collaborating with teachers and
    other school personnel regarding behavior management and
    intervention plans and inclusion in support of special
    education students in regular classroom settings;
        (4) Counseling with students, parents, and teachers in
    accordance with the rules and regulations governing
    provision of related services, provided that parent
    permission must be obtained in writing before a student
    participates in a group counseling session;
        (5) Acting as a liaison between the public schools and
    community resources;
        (6) Developing and implementing school-based
    prevention programs, including mediation and violence
    prevention, implementing social and emotional education
    programs and services, and establishing and implementing
    bullying prevention and intervention programs;
        (7) Providing crisis intervention within the school
    setting;
        (8) Supervising school social work interns enrolled in
    school social work programs that meet the standards
    established by the State Board of Education;
        (9) Providing parent education and counseling as
    appropriate in relation to the child's educational
    assessment; and
        (10) Assisting in completing a functional behavioral
    assessment, as well as assisting in the development of
    nonaversive behavioral intervention strategies; and .
        (11) Evaluating program effectiveness.
    Nothing in this Section prohibits other certified
professionals from providing any of the services listed in this
Section for which they are appropriately trained.
(Source: P.A. 92-362, eff. 8-15-01; 92-651, eff. 7-11-02.)
 
    Section 10. The Children's Mental Health Act of 2003 is
amended by changing Section 15 as follows:
 
    (405 ILCS 49/15)
    Sec. 15. Mental health and schools.
    (a) The Illinois State Board of Education shall develop and
implement a plan to incorporate social and emotional
development standards as part of the Illinois Learning
Standards for the purpose of enhancing and measuring children's
school readiness and ability to achieve academic success. The
plan shall be submitted to the Governor, the General Assembly,
and the Partnership by December 31, 2004.
    (b) Every Illinois school district shall develop a policy
for incorporating social and emotional development into the
district's educational program. The policy shall address
teaching and assessing social and emotional skills and
protocols for responding to children with social, emotional, or
mental health problems, or a combination of such problems, that
impact learning ability. School social workers may implement a
continuum of social and emotional education programs and
services in accordance with students' needs. Each district must
submit this policy to the Illinois State Board of Education by
August 31, 2004.
(Source: P.A. 93-495, eff. 8-8-03.)
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.