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91_HB0795eng HB0795 Engrossed LRB9102313NTsb 1 AN ACT to amend the School Code by changing Section 2 10-22.24a and adding Section 10-22.24b. 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 changing 6 Section 22.24a and adding Section 22.24b as follows: 7 (105 ILCS 5/10-22.24a) (from Ch. 122, par. 10-22.24a) 8 Sec. 10-22.24a. School counselor. To employ school 9 counselorscertified as such by the State Teacher10Certification Board, and to supervise school counselor11interns enrolled in a school counseling program approved by12the State Teacher Certification Board. A school counselor is 13 a qualified guidance specialist who holds or is qualified for 14 an elementary, secondary, or special K-12 certificate issued 15 by the State Teacher Certification Board and a School Service 16 Personnel certificate endorsed in guidance issued by the 17 State Teacher Certification Board. Individuals who have 18 completed approved programs in other states may apply for a 19 School Service Personnel certificate endorsed in guidance if 20 a review of their credentials indicates that they hold or 21 qualify for an elementary, high school, or special 22 certificate in their own state. 23 (Source: P.A. 82-998.) 24 (105 ILCS 5/10-22.24b new) 25 Sec. 10-22.24b. School counseling services. School 26 counseling services in the public schools may be provided by 27 school counselors as defined in Section 10-22.24a. School 28 counseling services include but are not limited to: (1) 29 educational planning; (2) career development and counseling; 30 (3) college counseling; (4) developing and facilitating HB0795 Engrossed -2- LRB9102313NTsb 1 anti-violence education or conflict resolution programs, or 2 both; (5) providing crisis intervention programs within the 3 school setting; (6) making appropriate referrals to outside 4 agencies; (7) interpreting achievement, career, and 5 vocational test information; (8) developing individual career 6 plans for all students; (9) providing individual and small 7 group counseling; (10) addressing the developmental needs of 8 students by designing curricula for classroom counseling and 9 guidance; (11) consulting and counseling with parents for the 10 academic, career, and personal success of their children; 11 (12) facilitating school to work transition programs; and 12 (13) supervising school counseling interns enrolled in school 13 counseling programs that meet the standards of the State 14 Board of Education. Nothing in this Section prohibits other 15 qualified professionals, including other certificated school 16 personnel, from providing those services listed in this 17 Section. 18 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 19 becoming law.