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Public Act 92-0362
SB116 Enrolled LRB9200667NTks
AN ACT to amend the School Code by changing Section
14-1.09.2.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing
Section 14-1.09.2 as follows:
(105 ILCS 5/14-1.09.2)
Sec. 14-1.09.02. School Social Work Services. In the
public schools, social work services may be provided by
qualified specialists who hold Type 73 School Service
Personnel Certificates endorsed for school social work issued
by the State Teacher Certification Board.
School social work services may include, but are not
limited to:
(1) Identifying students in need of special
education services by conducting a social-developmental
study in a case study evaluation;
(2) Developing and implementing comprehensive
interventions with students, parents, and teachers that
will enhance student adjustment to, and performance in,
the school setting;
(3) Consulting and collaborating with teachers and
other school personnel regarding behavior management and
intervention plans and inclusion in support of special
education students in regular classroom settings;
(4) Counseling with students, parents, and teachers
in accordance with the rules and regulations governing
provision of related services, provided that parent
permission must be obtained in writing before a student
participates in a group counseling session;
(5) Acting as a liaison between the public schools
and community resources;
(6) Developing and implementing school-based
prevention programs including mediation and violence
prevention;
(7) Providing crisis intervention within the school
setting;
(8) Supervising school social work interns enrolled
in school social work programs that meet the standards
established by the State Board of Education; and
(9) Providing parent education and counseling as
appropriate in relation to the child's educational
assessment; and.
(10) Assisting in completing a functional
behavioral assessment, as well as assisting in the
development of nonaversive behavioral intervention
strategies.
Nothing in this Section prohibits other certified
professionals from providing any of the services listed in
this Section for which they are appropriately trained.
(Source: P.A. 90-815, eff. 2-11-99.)
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.
Passed in the General Assembly May 22, 2001.
Approved August 15, 2001.
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