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90_HB0448

      105 ILCS 5/14-1.09.2 new
          Amends the School Code.  Specifies types of services that
      are included in the school social work services that  may  be
      provided  by  qualified  specialists  who hold Type 73 School
      Service Personnel Certificates  endorsed  for  school  social
      work.  Effective immediately.
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 1        AN  ACT  to  amend  the  School  Code  by  adding Section
 2    14-1.09.2.
 3        Be it enacted by the People of  the  State  of  Illinois,
 4    represented in the General Assembly:
 5        Section  5.  The School Code is amended by adding Section
 6    14-1.09.2 as follows:
 7        (105 ILCS 5/14-1.09.2 new)
 8        Sec. 14-1.09.02.  School Social Work  Services.   In  the
 9    public  schools,  social  work  services  may  be provided by
10    qualified  specialists  who  hold  Type  73  School   Service
11    Personnel Certificates endorsed for school social work issued
12    by the State Teacher Certification Board.
13        School  social  work  services  may  include, but are not
14    limited to:
15        (1)  Identifying students in need of services through the
16    social-developmental study which includes  an  assessment  of
17    the  psychosocial  adjustment,  formal  and informal adaptive
18    behaviors, and cultural background that interfere with  those
19    students' adjustment to, and performance in, school;
20        (2)  Developing     and     implementing    comprehensive
21    interventions with parents and  teachers  that  will  enhance
22    student   adjustment  to,  and  performance  in,  the  school
23    setting;
24        (3)  Consulting and collaborating with teachers and other
25    school   personnel   regarding   behavior   management    and
26    intervention  plans  and  inclusion  in  support  of  special
27    education students in regular classroom settings;
28        (4)  Providing  individual,  family, and group counseling
29    with  students  and  parents  if  a  school   social   worker
30    determines  it  is  needed  to  maximize  a student's social,
31    emotional, and academic potential;
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 1        (5)  Acting as a liaison between the public  schools  and
 2    community resources.
 3        (6)  Developing  and implementing school-based prevention
 4    programs  including  conflict  resolution,   mediation,   and
 5    violence prevention;
 6        (7)  Providing  crisis  intervention  within  the  school
 7    setting.
 8        (8)  Supervising  School  Social Work interns enrolled in
 9    school  social  work  programs  that   meet   the   standards
10    established by the State Board of Education; and
11        (9)  Utilizing  models  for parent education and training
12    in order to help students in resolving home-school issues.
13        Nothing  in  this  Section  prohibits   other   qualified
14    professionals  from providing those services listed for which
15    they are appropriately trained.
16        Section 99.  Effective date.  This Act takes effect  upon
17    becoming law.

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