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| Public Act 098-0338 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning education.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section | ||||
14-1.09.2 as follows:
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(105 ILCS 5/14-1.09.2)
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Sec. 14-1.09.2. 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 or who hold a Professional | ||||
Educator License with a school support personnel endorsement in | ||||
the area of school social worker under Section 21B-25 of this | ||||
Code.
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School social work services may include, but are not | ||||
limited to:
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(1) Identifying students in need of special education | ||||
services by
conducting a social-developmental study in a | ||||
case study evaluation;
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(2) Developing and implementing comprehensive | ||||
interventions with students,
parents, and teachers that | ||||
will enhance student adjustment to, and performance
in, the | ||||
school setting;
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(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;
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(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
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participates in a group counseling session;
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(5) Acting as a liaison between the public schools and | ||
community
resources;
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(6) Developing and implementing school-based | ||
prevention programs,
including mediation and violence | ||
prevention, implementing social and emotional education | ||
programs and services, and establishing and implementing | ||
bullying prevention and intervention programs;
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(7) Providing crisis intervention within the school | ||
setting;
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(8) Supervising school social work interns enrolled in | ||
school social work
programs that meet the standards | ||
established by the State Board of Education;
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(9) Providing parent education and counseling as | ||
appropriate in relation
to the child's educational | ||
assessment; and
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(10) Assisting in completing a functional behavioral | ||
assessment, as
well as assisting in the development of | ||
nonaversive behavioral intervention
strategies; and .
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(11) Evaluating program effectiveness. | ||
Nothing in this Section prohibits other certified | ||
professionals from
providing any of the services listed in this | ||
Section for which
they are appropriately trained.
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(Source: P.A. 92-362, eff. 8-15-01; 92-651, eff. 7-11-02.)
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Section 10. The Children's Mental Health Act of 2003 is | ||
amended by changing Section 15 as follows:
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(405 ILCS 49/15)
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Sec. 15. Mental health and schools.
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(a) The Illinois State Board of Education shall develop and | ||
implement a plan
to
incorporate social and emotional | ||
development standards as part of the Illinois
Learning | ||
Standards for the purpose of enhancing and measuring children's | ||
school
readiness and ability to achieve academic success.
The | ||
plan shall be submitted to the Governor, the General Assembly, | ||
and the
Partnership by December 31, 2004.
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(b) Every Illinois school district shall develop a policy | ||
for incorporating
social and emotional development into the | ||
district's educational program.
The policy shall address | ||
teaching and assessing social and emotional
skills and | ||
protocols for responding to children with social, emotional, or
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mental health problems, or a combination of such problems, that | ||
impact
learning ability. School social workers may implement a | ||
continuum of social and emotional education programs and | ||
services in accordance with students' needs. Each district must | ||
submit this policy to the Illinois State
Board of Education by | ||
August 31, 2004.
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(Source: P.A. 93-495, eff. 8-8-03.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law. | ||