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1 AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 684
2 AMENDMENT NO. . Amend Senate Bill 684, AS AMENDED,
3 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the
4 following:
5 "Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing
6 Section 14-1.09b as follows:
7 (105 ILCS 5/14-1.09b)
8 Sec. 14-1.09b. Speech-language pathologist.
9 (a) For purposes of supervision of a speech-language
10 pathology assistant, "speech-language pathologist" means a
11 person who has received a license pursuant to the Illinois
12 Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Practice Act to
13 engage in the practice of speech-language pathology.
14 (b) The School Service Personnel Certificate with a
15 speech-language endorsement shall be issued under Section
16 21-25 of this Code to a speech-language pathologist who meets
17 all of the following requirements:
18 (1) Holds (A) a license as a speech-language
19 pathologist pursuant to the Illinois Speech-Language
20 Pathology and Audiology Practice Act, (B) a current
21 Certificate of Clinical Competence in speech-language
22 pathology from the American Speech-Language-Hearing
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1 Association, or (C) a regular license or certificate in
2 speech-language pathology from another state or territory
3 or the District of Columbia.
4 (2) Holds a master's or doctoral degree with a major
5 emphasis in speech-language pathology from an institution
6 whose course of study was approved or program was
7 accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation in
8 Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology of the American
9 Speech-Language-Hearing Association or its predecessor.
10 (3) Either (i) has completed a program of study
11 before July 1, 2002 that includes course work and
12 supervised clinical experience sufficient in breadth and
13 depth to demonstrate knowledge and skills related to the
14 specific problems, methods and procedures applicable to
15 students with disabilities in a school setting serving
16 ages 3 through 21 or (ii) meets the content area
17 standards for speech-language pathologists adopted by the
18 State Board of Education, in consultation with the State
19 Teachers Certification Board.
20 (4) Has successfully completed the required
21 Illinois certification tests.
22 (5) Has paid the application fee required for
23 certification.
24 The provisions of this subsection (b) do not preclude the
25 issuance of a teaching certificate to a speech-language
26 pathologist who qualifies for such a certificate.
27 (Source: P.A. 92-510, eff. 6-1-02.)
28 Section 10. The Illinois Speech-Language Pathology and
29 Audiology Practice Act is amended by changing Section 7 and
30 adding Section 8.1 as follows:
31 (225 ILCS 110/7) (from Ch. 111, par. 7907)
32 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2008)
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1 Sec. 7. Licensure requirement.
2 (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), on or after
3 June 1, 1989, no person shall practice speech-language
4 pathology or audiology without first applying for and
5 obtaining a license for such purpose from the Department.
6 Except as provided in this Section, on or after January 1,
7 2002, no person shall perform the functions and duties of a
8 speech-language pathology assistant without first applying
9 for and obtaining a license for that purpose from the
10 Department.
11 (b) A person holding a regular license to practice
12 speech-language pathology or audiology under the laws of
13 another state, a territory of the United States, or the
14 District of Columbia who has made application to the
15 Department for a license to practice speech-language
16 pathology or audiology may practice speech-language pathology
17 or audiology without a license for 90 days from the date of
18 application or until disposition of the license application
19 by the Department, whichever is sooner, if the person (i)
20 holds a Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American
21 Speech-Language-Hearing Association in speech-language
22 pathology or audiology or, in the case of an audiologist, a
23 certificate from the American Board of Audiology and (ii) has
24 not been disciplined and has no disciplinary matters pending
25 in a state, a territory, or the District of Columbia.
26 (Source: P.A. 92-510, eff. 6-1-02.)
27 (225 ILCS 110/8.1 new)
28 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2008)
29 Sec. 8.1. Temporary license. On and after January 1,
30 2004, a person who has met the requirements of items (a)
31 through (e) of Section 8 and intends to undertake supervised
32 professional experience as a speech-language pathologist, as
33 required by subsection (f) of Section 8 and the rules adopted
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1 by the Department, must first obtain a temporary license from
2 the Department. A temporary license may be issued by the
3 Department only to an applicant pursuing licensure as a
4 speech-language pathologist in this State. A temporary
5 license shall be issued to an applicant upon receipt of the
6 required fee as set forth by rule and documentation on forms
7 prescribed by the Department demonstrating that a licensed
8 speech-language pathologist has agreed to supervise the
9 professional experience of the applicant. A temporary license
10 shall be issued for a period of 12 months and may be renewed
11 only once for good cause shown.
12 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
13 becoming law.".