101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
SB1272
 
Introduced 2/6/2019, by Sen. Sue Rezin
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
  
105 ILCS 5/14-1.09b

     Amends the Children with Disabilities Article of the School Code. Provides that if a speech-language pathologist holds a regular State license as a speech-language pathologist, he or she does not need to meet other requirements to be issued a Professional Educator   License with a school support personnel endorsement for non-teaching speech-language pathologist. Also changes outdated references regarding certification rather than licensure. 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 
514-1.09b as follows:
 



6    (105 ILCS 5/14-1.09b)


7    Sec. 14-1.09b. Speech-language pathologist. 

8    (a) For purposes of supervision of a speech-language 
9pathology assistant,
"speech-language pathologist" means a 
10person who has received a license
pursuant to the Illinois 
11Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Practice Act
to engage 
12in the practice of speech-language pathology.

13    (b) A Professional Educator License with a school support 
14personnel endorsement for non-teaching speech-language 
15pathologist The School Service Personnel Certificate with a 
16speech-language
endorsement shall be issued under Section 
1721B-25 21-25 of this Code to a
speech-language pathologist who 
18holds a regular license as a speech-language pathologist 
19pursuant to the Illinois Speech-Language Pathology and 
20Audiology Practice Act and has paid the application fee 
21required for licensure under Article 21B or who meets all of 
22the following requirements:


23        (1) (A) (Blank), Holds a regular license as a 
 
 
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1    speech-language pathologist
pursuant to the Illinois 
2    Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Practice Act,
(B) 
3    holds a current Certificate of Clinical Competence in

4    speech-language pathology from the American 
5    Speech-Language-Hearing Association
and a regular license 
6    in speech-language pathology from another state or

7    territory or the District of Columbia and has applied for a 
8    regular license as
a speech-language pathologist pursuant 
9    to the Illinois Speech-Language
Pathology and Audiology 
10    Practice Act, or (C) holds or has applied for a temporary 
11    license pursuant to
Section 8.1 of the Illinois 
12    Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Practice Act.


13        (2) Holds a master's or doctoral degree with a major 
14    emphasis in
speech-language pathology from an institution 
15    whose course of study was
approved or program was 
16    accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation in

17    Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology of the American 
18    Speech-Language-Hearing
Association or its predecessor.


19        (3) Either (i) has completed a program of study that
 
20    meets the content area standards for
speech-language 
21    pathologists approved by the State Board of Education, in

22    consultation with the State Educator Preparation and 
23    Licensure Teachers Certification Board, (ii) has completed 
24    a program in another state, territory, or possession of the 
25    United States that is comparable to an approved program of 
26    study described in item (i), or (iii) holds a certificate 
 
 
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1    issued by another state, territory, or possession of the 
2    United States that is comparable to a Professional Educator 
3    License with a school support personnel endorsement for 
4    non-teaching speech-language pathologist the school 
5    service personnel certificate with a speech-language 
6    endorsement.  If the requirements described in items (i), 
7    (ii), or (iii) of this paragraph (3)  have not been met, a 
8    person must provide evidence that he or she has completed 
9    at least 150 clock hours of supervised experience in 
10    speech-language pathology with students with disabilities 
11    in a school setting, including experience required by 
12    federal law or federal court order; however, a person who 
13    lacks such experience may obtain interim licensure 
14    certification as established by the Illinois State Board of 
15    Education, in consultation with the State Educator 
16    Preparation and Licensure Teacher Certification Board, and 
17    shall participate in school-based professional experience 
18    of at least 150 clock hours to meet this requirement. 


19        (4) Has successfully completed the required Illinois 
20    licensure certification tests under Article 21B.


21        (5) Has paid the application fee required for licensure 
22    under Article 21B certification.

23    The provisions of this subsection (b) do not preclude the 
24issuance of an educator license a
teaching certificate to a 
25speech-language pathologist who qualifies for such a license

26certificate.

 
 
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1(Source: P.A. 92-510, eff. 6-1-02; 93-112, eff. 1-1-04; 
293-1060, eff. 12-23-04.)

 
 
3    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
4becoming law.