Sen. Adriane Johnson

Filed: 11/19/2024

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 469

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 469 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing
5Sections 5-2 and 10-22.24b as follows:
 
6    (105 ILCS 5/5-2)  (from Ch. 122, par. 5-2)
7    Sec. 5-2. Governing board.
8    (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), the
9school business of all school townships having school trustees
10shall be transacted by three trustees, as provided in this
11Article 5.
12    (b) (Blank). This subsection (b) applies only to the
13trustees of schools of Township 38 North, Range 12 East. The
14school business of the township shall be transacted by 4
15trustees elected by the qualified voters of the township, as
16provided in this Article 5, and 3 trustees appointed by the

 

 

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1school districts within the township, as provided in this
2subsection (b). An elected trustee and an appointed trustee
3may represent the same school district. Any trustee, whether
4elected or appointed, may serve as an officer of the trustees
5of schools.
6    The 3 trustees to be appointed shall each be appointed for
7a term of one year as follows:
8        (1) The school boards of Argo Community High School
9    District 217, Summit School District 104, Willow Springs
10    School District 108, and Indian Springs School District
11    109 shall collectively appoint one school board member as
12    a trustee through a nomination process and by a majority
13    vote or by consensus among the school boards. A trustee
14    appointed under this paragraph (1) may be reappointed for
15    a second term as provided under this paragraph (1). After
16    the appointed term or reappointed term of the trustee
17    expires, the school boards shall appoint a successor
18    trustee pursuant to this paragraph (1).
19        (2) The school boards of Western Springs School
20    District 101, La Grange School District 102, Lyons School
21    District 103, La Grange School District 105 South,
22    LaGrange Highlands School District 106, and Pleasantdale
23    School District 107 shall collectively appoint one school
24    board member as a trustee through a nomination process and
25    by a majority vote or by consensus among the school
26    boards. A trustee appointed under this paragraph (2) may

 

 

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1    be reappointed for a second term as provided under this
2    paragraph (2). After the appointed term or reappointed
3    term of the trustee expires, the school boards shall
4    appoint a successor trustee pursuant to this paragraph
5    (2).
6        (3) Each year, among the school board presidents of
7    the school districts within the township, one school board
8    president shall be selected through a nomination process
9    and by a majority vote to appoint a trustee. If no
10    president of a school board is nominated, another officer
11    of one of the school boards may be nominated. For the
12    even-numbered year term, a trustee appointed under this
13    paragraph (3) must be from a feeder elementary school
14    district for Argo Community High School District 217, and,
15    for the odd-numbered year term, a trustee appointed under
16    this paragraph (3) must be from a feeder elementary school
17    district for Lyons Township High School District 204.
18    (c) The trustees shall be a body politic and corporate, by
19the name of "trustees of schools of township No. ...., range
20No. ....," according to the number, or in case of school
21townships created from two or more congressional townships,
22such name shall be "trustees of .... township .... county,
23Illinois." Such corporation shall have perpetual existence,
24with power to sue and be sued, and to plead and be impleaded,
25in all courts and places where judicial proceedings are had.
26(Source: P.A. 102-924, eff. 5-27-22; 103-790, eff. 8-9-24.)
 

 

 

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1    (105 ILCS 5/10-22.24b)
2    Sec. 10-22.24b. School counseling services. School
3counseling services in public schools may be provided by
4school counselors as defined in Section 10-22.24a of this Code
5or by individuals who hold a Professional Educator License
6with a school support personnel endorsement in the area of
7school counseling under Section 21B-25 of this Code.
8    School counseling services may include, but are not
9limited to:
10        (1) designing and delivering a comprehensive school
11    counseling program through a standards-based,
12    data-informed program that promotes student achievement
13    and wellness;
14        (2) (blank);
15        (3) school counselors working as culturally skilled
16    professionals who act sensitively to promote social
17    justice and equity in a pluralistic society;
18        (4) providing individual and group counseling;
19        (5) providing a core counseling curriculum that serves
20    all students and addresses the knowledge and skills
21    appropriate to their developmental level through a
22    collaborative model of delivery involving the school
23    counselor, classroom teachers, and other appropriate
24    education professionals, and including prevention and
25    pre-referral activities;

 

 

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1        (6) making referrals when necessary to appropriate
2    offices or outside agencies;
3        (7) providing college and career development
4    activities and counseling;
5        (8) developing individual career plans with students,
6    which includes planning for post-secondary education, as
7    appropriate, and engaging in related and relevant career
8    and technical education coursework in high school;
9        (9) assisting all students with a college or
10    post-secondary education plan, which must include a
11    discussion on all post-secondary education options,
12    including 4-year colleges or universities, community
13    colleges, and vocational schools, and includes planning
14    for post-secondary education, as appropriate, and engaging
15    in related and relevant career and technical education
16    coursework in high school;
17        (10) (blank);
18        (11) educating all students on scholarships, financial
19    aid, and preparation of the Federal Application for
20    Federal Student Aid;
21        (12) collaborating with institutions of higher
22    education and local community colleges so that students
23    understand post-secondary education options and are ready
24    to transition successfully;
25        (13) providing crisis intervention and contributing to
26    the development of a specific crisis plan within the

 

 

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1    school setting in collaboration with multiple
2    stakeholders;
3        (14) providing educational opportunities for students,
4    teachers, and parents on mental health issues;
5        (15) providing counseling and other resources to
6    students who are in crisis;
7        (16) working to address barriers that prohibit or
8    limit access to mental health services;
9        (17) addressing bullying and conflict resolution with
10    all students;
11        (18) teaching communication skills and helping
12    students develop positive relationships;
13        (19) using culturally sensitive skills in working with
14    all students to promote wellness;
15        (20) working to address the needs of all students
16    without with regard to citizenship status;
17        (21) (blank);;
18        (22) providing academic, social-emotional, and college
19    and career supports to all students irrespective of
20    special education or Section 504 status;
21        (23) assisting students in goal setting and success
22    skills for classroom behavior, study skills, test
23    preparation, internal motivation, and intrinsic rewards;
24        (24) (blank);;
25        (25) providing information for all students in the
26    selection of courses that will lead to post-secondary

 

 

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1    education opportunities toward a successful career;
2        (26) interpreting achievement test results and guiding
3    students in appropriate directions;
4        (27) (blank);
5        (28) providing families with opportunities for
6    education and counseling as appropriate in relation to the
7    student's educational assessment;
8        (29) consulting and collaborating with teachers and
9    other school personnel regarding behavior management and
10    intervention plans and inclusion in support of students;
11        (30) teaming and partnering with staff, parents,
12    businesses, and community organizations to support student
13    achievement and social-emotional learning standards for
14    all students;
15        (31) developing and implementing school-based
16    prevention programs, including, but not limited to,
17    mediation and violence prevention, implementing social and
18    emotional education programs and services, and
19    establishing and implementing bullying prevention and
20    intervention programs;
21        (32) developing culturally sensitive assessment
22    instruments for measuring school counseling prevention and
23    intervention effectiveness and collecting, analyzing, and
24    interpreting data;
25        (33) participating on school and district committees
26    to advocate for student programs and resources, as well as

 

 

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1    establishing a school counseling advisory council that
2    includes representatives of key stakeholders selected to
3    review and advise on the implementation of the school
4    counseling program;
5        (34) acting as a liaison between the public schools
6    and community resources and building relationships with
7    important stakeholders, such as families, administrators,
8    teachers, and board members;
9        (35) maintaining organized, clear, and useful records
10    in a confidential manner consistent with Section 5 of the
11    Illinois School Student Records Act, the Family
12    Educational Rights and Privacy Act, and the Health
13    Insurance Portability and Accountability Act;
14        (36) presenting an annual agreement to the
15    administration, including a formal discussion of the
16    alignment of school and school counseling program missions
17    and goals and detailing specific school counselor
18    responsibilities;
19        (37) identifying and implementing culturally sensitive
20    measures of success for student competencies in each of
21    the 3 domains of academic, social and emotional, and
22    college and career learning based on planned and periodic
23    assessment of the comprehensive developmental school
24    counseling program;
25        (38) collaborating as a team member in Multi-Tiered
26    Systems of Support and other school initiatives;

 

 

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1        (39) conducting observations and participating in
2    recommendations or interventions regarding the placement
3    of children in educational programs or special education
4    classes;
5        (40) analyzing data and results of school counseling
6    program assessments, including curriculum, small-group,
7    and closing-the-gap results reports, and designing
8    strategies to continue to improve program effectiveness;
9        (41) analyzing data and results of school counselor
10    competency assessments;
11        (42) following American School Counselor Association
12    Ethical Standards for School Counselors to demonstrate
13    high standards of integrity, leadership, and
14    professionalism;
15        (43) using student competencies to assess student
16    growth and development to inform decisions regarding
17    strategies, activities, and services that help students
18    achieve the highest academic level possible;
19        (44) practicing as a culturally skilled school
20    counselor by infusing the multicultural competencies
21    within the role of the school counselor, including the
22    practice of culturally sensitive attitudes and beliefs,
23    knowledge, and skills;
24        (45) infusing the Social-Emotional Standards, as
25    presented in the State Board of Education standards,
26    across the curriculum and in the counselor's role in ways

 

 

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1    that empower and enable students to achieve academic
2    success across all grade levels;
3        (46) providing services only in areas in which the
4    school counselor has appropriate training or expertise, as
5    well as only providing counseling or consulting services
6    within his or her employment to any student in the
7    district or districts which employ such school counselor,
8    in accordance with professional ethics;
9        (47) having adequate training in supervision knowledge
10    and skills in order to supervise school counseling interns
11    enrolled in graduate school counselor preparation programs
12    that meet the standards established by the State Board of
13    Education;
14        (48) being involved with State and national
15    professional associations;
16        (49) complete the required training as outlined in
17    Section 10-22.39;
18        (50) (blank);
19        (51) (blank);
20        (52) (blank);
21        (53) (blank);
22        (54) (blank); and
23        (55) promoting career and technical education by
24    assisting each student to determine an appropriate
25    postsecondary plan based upon the student's skills,
26    strengths, and goals and assisting the student to

 

 

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1    implement the best practices that improve career or
2    workforce readiness after high school.
3    School districts may employ a sufficient number of school
4counselors to maintain the national and State recommended
5student-counselor ratio of 250 to 1. School districts may have
6school counselors spend at least 80% of his or her work time in
7direct contact with students.
8    Nothing in this Section prohibits other qualified
9professionals, including other endorsed school support
10personnel, from providing the services listed in this Section.
11(Source: P.A. 102-876, eff. 1-1-23; 103-154, eff. 6-30-23;
12103-542, eff. 7-1-24 (see Section 905 of P.A. 103-563 for
13effective date of P.A. 103-542; 103-780, eff. 8-2-24; revised
1410-21-24.)".