94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
HB4401


 
Introduced 01/05/06, by Rep. Frank J. Mautino
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		














105 ILCS 5/21-25
  from Ch. 122, par. 21-25







    Amends the School Code. Provides that school counselors who, before January 1, 2003, earned the National Certified School Counselor (NCSC) credential through the National Board for Certified Counselors, Inc. shall be issued a Master School Service Personnel Certificate. Effective July 1, 2006.
















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    AN ACT concerning education.

 
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    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
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represented in the General Assembly:


 
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    Section 5. The School Code is amended  by changing Section 
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21-25 as follows:
 



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    (105 ILCS 5/21-25)  (from Ch. 122, par. 21-25)



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    Sec. 21-25. School service personnel certificate. 

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    (a) Subject to the provisions of Section 21-1a, a school 
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service
personnel certificate shall be issued to those 
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applicants of good
character, good health, a citizen of the 
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United States and at least 19
years of age who have a 
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Bachelor's degree with not fewer than 120
semester hours from a 
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regionally accredited institution of higher learning and
who 
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meets the requirements established by the State Superintendent 
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of
Education in consultation with the State Teacher 
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Certification Board.  A
school service personnel certificate 
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with a school nurse endorsement may be
issued to a person who 
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holds a bachelor of science degree from an institution
of 
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higher learning accredited by the North Central Association or 
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other
comparable regional accrediting association.
 Persons 
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seeking any other endorsement on the school service personnel

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certificate shall be recommended for the endorsement by a 
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recognized teacher
education institution as having completed a 
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program of preparation approved by
the State Superintendent of 
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Education in consultation with the State Teacher
Certification 
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Board.

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    (b) Until August 30, 2002, a school service personnel 
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certificate endorsed
for school social work may be issued to a 
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student who has completed a school
social work program that has 
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not been approved by the State Superintendent of
Education, 
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provided that each of the following conditions is met:


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        (1) The program was offered by a recognized, public 
 


 






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    teacher education
institution that first enrolled students 
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    in its master's degree program in
social work in 1998;


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        (2) The student applying for the school service 
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    personnel certificate was
enrolled in the institution's 
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    master's degree program in social work on or
after May 11, 
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    1998;


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        (3) The State Superintendent verifies that the student 
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    has completed
coursework that is substantially similar to 
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    that required in approved school
social work programs, 
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    including (i) not fewer than 600 clock hours of a

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    supervised internship in a school setting or (ii) if the 
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    student has completed
part of a supervised internship in a 
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    school setting prior to the effective date
of this 
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    amendatory Act of the 92nd General Assembly and receives 
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    the prior
approval of the State Superintendent, not fewer 
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    than 300 additional clock hours
of supervised work in a 
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    public school setting under the supervision of a
certified 
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    school social worker who certifies that the supervised work 
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    was
completed in a satisfactory manner; and


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        (4) The student has passed a test of basic skills and 
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    the test of subject
matter knowledge required by Section 
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    21-1a.

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    This subsection (b) does not apply after August 29, 2002.

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    (c) A school service personnel certificate shall be 
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endorsed
with the area of Service as
determined by the State 
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Superintendent of Education in consultation with
the State 
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Teacher Certification Board.

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    The holder of such certificate shall be entitled to all of 
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the rights
and privileges granted holders of a valid teaching 
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certificate, including
teacher benefits, compensation and 
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working conditions.

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    When the holder of such certificate has earned a master's 
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degree,
including 8 semester hours of graduate professional 
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education from a
recognized institution of higher learning, and 
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has at least 2 years of
successful school experience while 
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holding such certificate, the
certificate may be endorsed for 
 


 






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supervision.

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    (d) Persons who have successfully achieved National Board 
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certification through the National Board for Professional 
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Teaching Standards and school counselors who, before January 1, 
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2003, earned the National Certified School Counselor (NCSC) 
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credential through the National Board for Certified 
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Counselors, Inc. shall be issued a Master School Service 
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Personnel Certificate, valid for 10 years and renewable 
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thereafter every 10 years through compliance with requirements 
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set forth by the State Board of Education, in consultation with 
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the State Teacher Certification Board.  However, each holder of 
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a Master School Service Personnel Certificate shall be eligible 
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for a corresponding position in this State in the areas for 
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which he or she holds a Master Certificate without satisfying 
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any other requirements of this Code, except for those 
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requirements pertaining to criminal background checks.

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(Source: P.A. 94-105, eff. 7-1-05.)

 

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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, 
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2006.