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1 | AN ACT concerning education.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Section | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 22-41 as follows: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | (105 ILCS 5/22-41 new) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Sec. 22-41. School counseling, psychological, and social | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | work services; confidentiality. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | (a) As used in this Section, "information of a personal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | nature" does not include routine objective information related | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | to academic and career counseling. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | (b) Any information of a personal nature disclosed by a | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | pupil 12 years of age or older in the process of receiving (i) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | school counseling services, as defined in Section 10-22.24b of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | this Code, from a school counselor or school counselor intern; | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | (ii) school psychological services, as defined in Section | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | 14-1.09.1 of this Code, from a school psychologist or school | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | psychologist intern; or (iii) school social work services, as | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | defined in Section 14-1.09.2 of this Code, from a school social | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | worker or school social worker intern is confidential. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | (c) Any information of a personal nature disclosed to a | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | school counselor or school counselor intern, a school | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | psychologist or school psychologist intern, or a school social |
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1 | worker or school social worker intern by a parent or guardian | ||||||
2 | of a pupil who is 12 years of age or older and who is in the | ||||||
3 | process of receiving (i) school counseling services, as defined | ||||||
4 | in Section 10-22.24b of this Code, from a school counselor or | ||||||
5 | school counselor intern; (ii) school psychological services, | ||||||
6 | as defined in Section 14-1.09.1 of this Code, from a school | ||||||
7 | psychologist or school psychologist intern; or (iii) school | ||||||
8 | social work services, as defined in Section 14-1.09.2 of this | ||||||
9 | Code, from a school social worker or school social worker | ||||||
10 | intern is confidential. | ||||||
11 | (d) Information disclosed under subsection (b) or (c) of | ||||||
12 | this Section must not become part of the pupil's record without | ||||||
13 | the written consent of the person who disclosed the | ||||||
14 | confidential information. The information must not be | ||||||
15 | revealed, released, discussed, or referred to, except as | ||||||
16 | follows:
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17 | (1) Discussion with psychotherapists, other health | ||||||
18 | care providers, or the school nurse, for the sole purpose | ||||||
19 | of referring the pupil for treatment. | ||||||
20 | (2) Reporting of child abuse or neglect as required. | ||||||
21 | (3) Reporting information to the principal or parents | ||||||
22 | of the pupil when the school counselor or school counselor | ||||||
23 | intern, the school psychologist or school psychologist | ||||||
24 | intern, or the school social worker or school social worker | ||||||
25 | intern has reasonable cause to believe that disclosure is | ||||||
26 | necessary to avert a clear and present danger to the |
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1 | health, safety, or welfare of the pupil or other persons in | ||||||
2 | the school community, such as administrators, teachers, | ||||||
3 | school staff, parents, pupils, and other school community | ||||||
4 | members. | ||||||
5 | (4) Reporting information to the principal, other | ||||||
6 | persons inside the school, as necessary, the parents of the | ||||||
7 | pupil, and other persons outside the school when the pupil | ||||||
8 | indicates that a crime, involving the likelihood of | ||||||
9 | personal injury or significant or substantial property | ||||||
10 | loss, will be or has been committed. | ||||||
11 | (5) Reporting information to one or more persons | ||||||
12 | specified in a written waiver of confidentiality, after | ||||||
13 | this written waiver is read and signed by the pupil and | ||||||
14 | preserved in the pupil's file. | ||||||
15 | (e) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section, a | ||||||
16 | school counselor or school counselor intern, a school | ||||||
17 | psychologist or school psychologist intern, or a school social | ||||||
18 | worker or school social worker intern may not disclose | ||||||
19 | information deemed to be confidential pursuant to this Section | ||||||
20 | to the parents of the pupil when the school counselor or school | ||||||
21 | counselor intern, the school psychologist or school | ||||||
22 | psychologist intern, or the school social worker or school | ||||||
23 | social worker intern has reasonable cause to believe that the | ||||||
24 | disclosure would result in a clear and present danger to the | ||||||
25 | health, safety, or welfare of the pupil. | ||||||
26 | (f) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section, a |
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1 | school counselor or school counselor intern, a school | ||||||
2 | psychologist or school psychologist intern, or a school social | ||||||
3 | worker or school social worker intern shall disclose | ||||||
4 | information deemed to be confidential pursuant to this Section | ||||||
5 | to law enforcement agencies when ordered to do so by order of a | ||||||
6 | court of law, to aid in the investigation of a crime, or when | ||||||
7 | ordered to testify in an administrative or judicial proceeding. | ||||||
8 | (g) Nothing in this Section shall be deemed to limit access | ||||||
9 | to a pupil's records. Nothing in this Section shall be deemed | ||||||
10 | to limit the school counselor or school counselor intern, the | ||||||
11 | school psychologist or school psychologist intern, or the | ||||||
12 | school social worker or school social worker intern from | ||||||
13 | conferring with other school staff, as appropriate, regarding | ||||||
14 | modification of the pupil's academic program. | ||||||
15 | (h) It is the intent of the General Assembly that | ||||||
16 | counselors use the privilege of confidentiality under this | ||||||
17 | Section to assist the pupil whenever possible to communicate | ||||||
18 | more effectively with parents, school staff, and others. | ||||||
19 | (i) No person required by this Section to keep information | ||||||
20 | discussed confidential may incur any civil or criminal | ||||||
21 | liability as a result of keeping that information confidential.
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22 | Section 90. The State Mandates Act is amended by adding | ||||||
23 | Section 8.31 as follows: | ||||||
24 | (30 ILCS 805/8.31 new) |
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1 | Sec. 8.31. Exempt mandate. Notwithstanding Sections 6 and 8 | ||||||
2 | of this Act, no reimbursement by the State is required for the | ||||||
3 | implementation of any mandate created by this amendatory Act of | ||||||
4 | the 95th General Assembly.
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