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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.