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90_HB0448eng

      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   by
16    conducting  a  social-developmental  study  which includes an
17    assessment  of  the  psychosocial  adjustment,   formal   and
18    informal  adaptive  behaviors,  and  cultural background that
19    impact on those students' adjustment to, and performance  in,
20    school;
21        (2)  Developing     and     implementing    comprehensive
22    interventions with students, parents, and teachers that  will
23    enhance student adjustment to, and performance in, the school
24    setting;
25        (3)  Consulting and collaborating with teachers and other
26    school    personnel   regarding   behavior   management   and
27    intervention  plans  and  inclusion  in  support  of  special
28    education students in regular classroom settings;
29        (4)  Providing individual, family, and  group  counseling
30    with   students   and  parents  if  a  school  social  worker
31    determines it is  needed  to  maximize  a  student's  social,
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 1    emotional, and academic potential;
 2        (5)  Acting  as  a liaison between the public schools and
 3    community resources;
 4        (6)  Developing and implementing school-based  prevention
 5    programs   including   conflict  resolution,  mediation,  and
 6    violence prevention;
 7        (7)  Providing  crisis  intervention  within  the  school
 8    setting;
 9        (8)  Supervising school social work interns  enrolled  in
10    school   social   work   programs  that  meet  the  standards
11    established by the State Board of Education; and
12        (9)  Providing parent education and training in order  to
13    help students in resolving home-school issues.
14        Nothing   in   this  Section  prohibits  other  certified
15    professionals from providing any of the  services  listed  in
16    this Section.
17        Section  99.  Effective date.  This Act takes effect upon
18    becoming law.

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