Bill Text: IL HB4409 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Enrolled
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Bill Title: Amends the School Code. In the Article governing children with disabilities, provides that, amongst other meanings, a "school psychologist" means a person who holds a valid Nationally Certified School Psychologist credential (rather than certificate). Removes from the definition of "school psychologist" the requirement that a psychologist have additional qualifications as may be required by the State Board of Education. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)
Status: (Passed) 2018-08-10 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0750 [HB4409 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HB4409-Enrolled.html
Bill Title: Amends the School Code. In the Article governing children with disabilities, provides that, amongst other meanings, a "school psychologist" means a person who holds a valid Nationally Certified School Psychologist credential (rather than certificate). Removes from the definition of "school psychologist" the requirement that a psychologist have additional qualifications as may be required by the State Board of Education. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)
Status: (Passed) 2018-08-10 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0750 [HB4409 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HB4409-Enrolled.html
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| 1 | AN ACT concerning education.
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| 2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section | ||||||
| 5 | 14-1.09 as follows:
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| 6 | (105 ILCS 5/14-1.09) (from Ch. 122, par. 14-1.09)
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| 7 | Sec. 14-1.09. School psychologist. "School psychologist" | ||||||
| 8 | means a
psychologist who meets the following qualifications: | ||||||
| 9 | (1) The psychologist: | ||||||
| 10 | (A) has graduated with a master's or higher degree | ||||||
| 11 | in
psychology or educational psychology from an | ||||||
| 12 | institution of higher learning that
maintains | ||||||
| 13 | equipment,
courses of study, and standards of | ||||||
| 14 | scholarship approved by the State Board
of Education, | ||||||
| 15 | has had at least one school year of full-time | ||||||
| 16 | supervised
experience in the delivery of school | ||||||
| 17 | psychological services of a character
approved by the | ||||||
| 18 | State
Superintendent of Education, and has such | ||||||
| 19 | additional qualifications
as may be required
by the | ||||||
| 20 | State Board of Education; or | ||||||
| 21 | (B) holds a valid Nationally Certified School | ||||||
| 22 | Psychologist (NCSP) credential certificate and has | ||||||
| 23 | such additional qualifications as may be required by | ||||||
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| 1 | the State Board of Education. | ||||||
| 2 | (2) The psychologist holds a Professional Educator | ||||||
| 3 | License with a school psychologist endorsement issued | ||||||
| 4 | pursuant to Section 21B-25 of this Code.
Persons so | ||||||
| 5 | licensed may use the title "school psychologist" and may
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| 6 | offer school psychological services which are limited to | ||||||
| 7 | those services set
forth in 23 Ill. Adm. Code 226, Special | ||||||
| 8 | Education, pertaining to children
between the ages of 3 to | ||||||
| 9 | 21, promulgated by the State Board of Education.
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| 10 | School psychologists may make evaluations, recommendations | ||||||
| 11 | or interventions
regarding the placement of children in | ||||||
| 12 | educational programs or special
education classes. However, a | ||||||
| 13 | school psychologist shall not provide such
services outside his | ||||||
| 14 | or her employment to any student in the district or
districts | ||||||
| 15 | which employ such school psychologist.
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| 16 | (Source: P.A. 98-947, eff. 8-15-14.)
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| 17 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
| 18 | becoming law.
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