HB3258ham001 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Rep. Mike Fortner

Filed: 3/31/2009

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3258

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3258 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the following:

"Section 5. The Illinois Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Practice Act is amended by changing Section 8.6 as follows:

(225 ILCS 110/8.6)

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2018)

Sec. 8.6. Minimum requirements for speech-language pathology assistant programs.

(a) An applicant for licensure as a speech-language pathology assistant must have earned 60 semester credit hours in a program of study that includes general education and the specific knowledge and skills for a speech-language pathology assistant. The curriculum of a speech-language pathology assistant program must include all of the following content, as further provided by rule promulgated by the Department:

(1) Twenty-four Thirty-six semester credit hours in general education.

(2) Thirty-six Twenty-four semester credit hours in technical content areas designed to provide students with knowledge and skills required for speech-language pathology assistants, which must include (i) an overview of normal processes of communication; (ii) an overview of communication disorders; (iii) instruction in speech-language pathology assistant-level service delivery practices; (iv) instruction in workplace behaviors; (v) cultural and linguistic factors in communication; and (vi) observation.

(3) Completion of at least 100 hours of supervised field work experiences supervised by a licensed speech-language pathologist at least 50% of the time when the student is engaged in contact with the patient or client. An applicant must obtain written verification demonstrating successful completion of the required field work experience, including a description of the setting in which the training was received and an assessment of the student's technical proficiency.

(b) The Department may promulgate rules that change the curriculum requirements of subsection (a) in order to reflect the guidelines for speech-language pathology assistant programs recommended by the American Speech-Language Hearing Association.

(Source: P.A. 92-510, eff. 6-1-02.)

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.".