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1 AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2864
2 AMENDMENT NO. . Amend House Bill 2864 by replacing
3 everything after the enacting clause with the following:
4 "Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing
5 Section 14-1.09b 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
9 pathology assistant, "speech-language pathologist" means a
10 person who has received a license pursuant to the Illinois
11 Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Practice Act to
12 engage in the practice of speech-language pathology.
13 (b) The School Service Personnel Certificate with a
14 speech-language endorsement shall be issued under Section
15 21-25 of this Code to a speech-language pathologist who meets
16 all of the following requirements:
17 (1) Holds (A) a license as a speech-language
18 pathologist pursuant to the Illinois Speech-Language
19 Pathology and Audiology Practice Act or (B) a current
20 Certificate of Clinical Competence in speech-language
21 pathology from the American Speech-Language-Hearing
22 Association and a regular license in speech-language
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1 pathology from another state or territory or the District
2 of Columbia.
3 (2) Holds a master's or doctoral degree with a major
4 emphasis in speech-language pathology from an institution
5 whose course of study was approved or program was
6 accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation in
7 Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology of the American
8 Speech-Language-Hearing Association or its predecessor.
9 (3) Either (i) has completed a program of study
10 before July 1, 2002 that includes course work and
11 supervised clinical experience sufficient in breadth and
12 depth to demonstrate knowledge and skills related to the
13 specific problems, methods and procedures applicable to
14 students with disabilities in a school setting serving
15 ages 3 through 21 or (ii) meets the content area
16 standards for speech-language pathologists adopted by the
17 State Board of Education, in consultation with the State
18 Teachers Certification Board.
19 (4) Has successfully completed the required
20 Illinois certification tests.
21 (5) Has paid the application fee required for
22 certification.
23 The provisions of this subsection (b) do not preclude the
24 issuance of a teaching certificate to a speech-language
25 pathologist who qualifies for such a certificate.
26 (Source: P.A. 92-510, eff. 6-1-02.)
27 Section 10. The Illinois Speech-Language Pathology and
28 Audiology Practice Act is amended by changing Section 7 and
29 adding Section 8.1 as follows:
30 (225 ILCS 110/7) (from Ch. 111, par. 7907)
31 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2008)
32 Sec. 7. Licensure requirement.
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1 (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), on or after
2 June 1, 1989, no person shall practice speech-language
3 pathology or audiology without first applying for and
4 obtaining a license for such purpose from the Department.
5 Except as provided in this Section, on or after January 1,
6 2002, no person shall perform the functions and duties of a
7 speech-language pathology assistant without first applying
8 for and obtaining a license for that purpose from the
9 Department.
10 (b) A person holding a regular license to practice
11 speech-language pathology or audiology under the laws of
12 another state, a territory of the United States, or the
13 District of Columbia who has made application to the
14 Department for a license to practice speech-language
15 pathology or audiology may practice speech-language pathology
16 or audiology without a license for 90 days from the date of
17 application or until disposition of the license application
18 by the Department, whichever is sooner, if the person (i)
19 holds a Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American
20 Speech-Language-Hearing Association in speech-language
21 pathology or audiology or, in the case of an audiologist, a
22 certificate from the American Board of Audiology and (ii) has
23 not been disciplined and has no disciplinary matters pending
24 in a state, a territory, or the District of Columbia.
25 (Source: P.A. 92-510, eff. 6-1-02.)
26 (225 ILCS 110/8.1 new)
27 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2008)
28 Sec. 8.1. Temporary license. On and after January 1,
29 2004, a person who has met the requirements of items (a)
30 through (e) of Section 8 and intends to undertake supervised
31 professional experience as a speech-language pathologist, as
32 required by subsection (f) of Section 8 and the rules adopted
33 by the Department, must first obtain a temporary license from
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1 the Department. A temporary license may be issued by the
2 Department only to an applicant pursuing licensure as a
3 speech-language pathologist in this State. A temporary
4 license shall be issued to an applicant upon receipt of the
5 required fee as set forth by rule and documentation on forms
6 prescribed by the Department demonstrating that a licensed
7 speech-language pathologist has agreed to supervise the
8 professional experience of the applicant. A temporary license
9 shall be issued for a period of 12 months and may be renewed
10 only once for good cause shown.
11 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect on
12 January 1, 2004.".