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1 AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 684
2 AMENDMENT NO. . Amend Senate Bill 684 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 to a
15 speech-language pathologist who meets all of the following
16 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, (B) a current
20 Certificate of Clinical Competence in speech-language
21 pathology from the American Speech-Language-Hearing
22 Association, or (C) a regular license or certificate in
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1 speech-language pathology from another state or territory
2 or the District 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) Has completed a program of study that includes
10 course work and supervised clinical experience sufficient
11 in breadth and depth to demonstrate knowledge and skills
12 related to the specific problems, methods and procedures
13 applicable to students with disabilities in a school
14 setting serving ages 3 through 21.
15 (4) Has successfully completed the required
16 Illinois certification test.
17 (5) Has paid the application fee required for
18 certification.
19 The provisions of this subsection (b) do not preclude the
20 issuance of a teaching certificate to a speech-language
21 pathologist who qualifies for such a certificate.
22 (Source: P.A. 92-510, eff. 6-1-02.)
23 Section 10. The Illinois Speech-Language Pathology and
24 Audiology Practice Act is amended by changing Section 7 and
25 adding Section 8.1 as follows:
26 (225 ILCS 110/7) (from Ch. 111, par. 7907)
27 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2008)
28 Sec. 7. Licensure requirement.
29 (a) On or after June 1, 1989, no person shall practice
30 speech-language pathology or audiology without first applying
31 for and obtaining a license for such purpose from the
32 Department. Except as provided in this Section, on or after
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1 January 1, 2002, no person shall perform the functions and
2 duties of a speech-language pathology assistant without first
3 applying for and obtaining a license for that purpose from
4 the Department.
5 (b) A person who has made application to the Department
6 for a license to practice speech-language pathology or
7 audiology may practice speech-language pathology or audiology
8 without a license pending disposition of the license
9 application by the Department if the person holds a master's
10 or doctoral degree with a major emphasis in speech-language
11 pathology or audiology from an institution whose program was
12 accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation in
13 Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology of the American
14 Speech-Language-Hearing Association, and holds (i) a
15 Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American
16 Speech-Language-Hearing Association in speech-language
17 pathology or audiology, (ii) in the case of an audiologist, a
18 certificate from the American Board of Audiology, or (iii) a
19 regular license to practice speech-language pathology or
20 audiology under the laws of another state, a territory of the
21 United States, or the District of Columbia.
22 (Source: P.A. 92-510, eff. 6-1-02.)
23 (225 ILCS 110/8.1 new)
24 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2008)
25 Sec. 8.1. Temporary license. On and after January 1,
26 2004, a person who has met the requirements of items (a)
27 through (e) of Section 8 and undertakes supervised
28 professional experience as a speech-language pathologist, as
29 required by subsection (f) of Section 8 and the rules adopted
30 by the Department, must obtain a temporary license from the
31 Department. A temporary license may be issued by the
32 Department only to an applicant pursuing licensure as a
33 speech-language pathologist. A temporary license shall be
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1 issued to an applicant upon receipt of documentation on forms
2 prescribed by the Department demonstrating that a licensed
3 speech-language pathologist has agreed to supervise the
4 professional experience of the applicant for temporary
5 licensure. A temporary license shall be issued for a period
6 of 12 months and may be renewed only once for good cause
7 shown.
8 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
9 becoming law.".