House Sponsors: HARTKE, PERSICO, DEUCHLER AND WOOLARD. Senate Sponsors: RADOGNO-BERMAN-O'MALLEY-REA-WALSH,L Short description: SCH CD-SCH SOCIAL WORK SERVICE Synopsis of Bill as introduced: 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. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Revises the description of certain activities that are included as social work services. Replaces a provision stating that other qualified professionals are not prohibited from providing those listed services for which they are appropriately trained with a provision stating that other certified professionals are not prohibited from providing those services. FISCAL NOTE (State Board of Education) Potential fiscal impact is not known at this time. There could be fiscal impact due to increased demands for IEP services. There would be no significant cost to SBE. STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE (State Board of Education) No change from SBE fiscal note. FISCAL NOTE, H-am 1 (State Board of Ed.) Potential fiscal impact on local school districts is not known at this time. There could be fiscal impact via increased de- mands for such services to be included on IEPs. There would be no significant cost to the State Board of Ed. STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE, H-am 1 No change from previous note. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Changes the description of specified services that may be included among services that constitute "school social work services". Deletes a listing of items that are included in a social-developmental study that is conducted as part of the school social work services in a case study evaluation. Replaces a provision authorizing such individual, family, and group counseling services as a school social worker determines necessary to maximize a student's potential with a provision authorizing counseling with students, parents, and teachers in accordance with rules governing the provision of related services, provided a parent's written permission must be obtained before a student participates in group counseling. Eliminates a provision that includes as school social work services the development and implementation of a conflict resolution program. Replaces an authorization to provide parent education and training in resolving home-school issues with a provision for the provision of parent education and counseling as appropriate in relation to a child's educational assessment. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 3. Adds reference to: 105 ILCS 5/34-3 from Ch. 122, par. 34-3 Further amends the School Code. Removes the provision that requires the Chicago Board of Education, after its members are appointed, to elect from its number a secretary. Provides instead that the secretary shall be selected by the Board and shall be an employee of the Board rather than a member of the Board. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 4. Adds reference to: 105 ILCS 5/18-8.05 Changes the title and adds provisions amending the State aid formula. Provides that the low-income eligible pupil count used to compute the supplemental State aid grant of a high school district meeting certain criteria shall be determined using the district's low-income eligible pupil count from the earlier of the 2 most recent federal censuses. Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 90-0815 Last action date: 99-02-11 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 1 SENATE - 3 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status