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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. LRB9001698THcw HB0448 Engrossed LRB9001698THcw 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, HB0448 Engrossed -2- LRB9001698THcw 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.