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	HB4397 - 104th General Assembly
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		HB4397 Enrolled		LRB104 16299 AAS 29684 b
1    AN ACT concerning education.
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
4    Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Sections
514-1.09 and 14-1.09.1 as follows:
6    (105 ILCS 5/14-1.09)  (from Ch. 122, par. 14-1.09)
7    Sec. 14-1.09. School psychologist. "School psychologist"
8means a psychologist who meets the following qualifications:
9        (1) Until July 1, 2027, the [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.
23        (1.5) Beginning July 1, 2027, the psychologist:
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1            (A) (i) has graduated from an institution of 
2        higher learning that maintains equipment, courses of 
3        study, and standards of scholarship approved by the 
4        State Board of Education with (I) a qualifying 
5        master's degree, as determined by the State Board of 
6        Education, with the completion of a minimum of 60 
7        graduate semester hours, (II) a qualifying specialist 
8        degree, as determined by the State Board of Education, 
9        (III) an equivalent degree, as determined by the State 
10        Board of Education, with the completion of a minimum 
11        of 60 graduate semester hours, or (IV) a higher 
12        qualifying degree, as determined by the State Board of 
13        Education; (ii) has had supervised internship 
14        experience in the delivery of school psychological 
15        services of a character approved by the State 
16        Superintendent of Education on a full-time basis for 
17        at least one school year or, if applicable, on at least 
18        a half-time basis over 2 consecutive school years; and 
19        (iii) has such additional qualifications as may be 
20        required by the State Board of Education; or
21            (B) holds a valid Nationally Certified School 
22        Psychologist (NCSP) credential.
23        (2) The psychologist holds a Professional Educator
24    License with a school psychologist endorsement issued
25    pursuant to Section 21B-25 of this Code. Persons so
26    licensed may use the title "school psychologist" and may
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1    offer school psychological services which are limited to
2    those services set forth in 23 Ill. Adm. Code 226, Special
3    Education, pertaining to children between the ages of 3 to
4    21, promulgated by the State Board of Education.
5    School psychologists may make evaluations, recommendations
6or interventions regarding the placement of children in
7educational programs or special education classes. However, a
8school psychologist shall not provide such services outside
9his or her employment to any student in the district or
10districts which employ such school psychologist.
11(Source: P.A. 100-750, eff. 8-10-18.)
12    (105 ILCS 5/14-1.09.1)
13    Sec. 14-1.09.1. School psychological services.
14    (a) In the public schools, school psychological services
15provided by qualified specialists who hold a Professional
16Educator License endorsed for school psychology issued by the
17State Board of Education may include, but are not limited to:
18        (1) providing assessments, including the following:
19            (A) administering and interpreting [(i) ]
20        [administration and interpretation of] psychological,
21        [and] educational, psychoeducational, cognitive, 
22        emotional, and behavioral evaluations;
23            (B) administering universal screenings; and
24            (C) using various other data-collection methods 
25        that (i) identify and address student academic, 
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1        social, emotional, developmental, mental, and 
2        behavioral health needs, (ii) provide information 
3        about an individual's eligibility for special 
4        educational services, (iii) assess the risk of harm to 
5        an individual or to others, and (iv) evaluate the 
6        effectiveness of educational services and practices;
7        (2) creating and implementing prevention and 
8    intervention services that support student learning, 
9    promote safe learning environments, and address other 
10    barriers to learning, including the following: [(ii)]
11            (A) developing school-based prevention programs,
12        including violence prevention programs; and
13            (B) facilitating the delivery of curricula, 
14        instructional strategies, and school-wide, group, and 
15        individual interventions that support student 
16        achievement, student wellness, and student mental and 
17        behavioral health;
18        (3) providing mental and behavioral health services, 
19    including the following: [(iii)]
20            (A) conducting individual and group counseling
21        with students, parents, and teachers on educational
22        and mental health issues;
23            (B) developing and implementing school-wide, 
24        group, and individual services that promote 
25        social-emotional, mental, and behavioral health, as 
26        well as pro-social and positive behaviors; and
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1            (C) conducting behavior assessments and 
2        interventions;
3        (4) [(iv)] acting as liaisons between public schools and
4    community agencies;
5        (5) [(v)] evaluating program effectiveness;
6        (6) [(vi)] providing crisis prevention, response, and
7    intervention within the school setting;
8        (7) providing consultation and collaboration, 
9    including the following: [(vii)]
10            (A) helping teachers, parents, and others involved
11        in the educational process to provide optimum teaching
12        and learning conditions for all students; and
13            (B) engaging in collaborative problem-solving on 
14        an individual or systematic level in order to plan, 
15        implement, and evaluate academic, mental health, and 
16        behavioral health services, which may include 
17        psychoeducation for students, families, school 
18        personnel, and other relevant parties;
19        (8) [(viii)] supervising school psychologist interns
20    enrolled in school psychology programs that meet the
21    standards established by the State Board of Education; [and]
22        (9) [(ix)] screening [of] school enrollments to identify
23    children who should be referred for individual study; and
24        (10) developing any other necessary programs and 
25    services, including the following:
26            (A) designing, implementing, and evaluating safe 
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1        and supportive learning environments that are 
2        educationally and psychologically sound;
3            (B) acting as a catalyst for educator and family 
4        engagement in adaptations and innovations; and
5            (C) facilitating the psychoeducational development 
6        of individual families and groups.
7    Nothing in this Section prohibits other qualified
8professionals from providing those services listed for which
9they are appropriately trained.
10    (b) The provision of school psychological services may 
11include the promotion of students' strengths, as well as the 
12identification and treatment of mental health disorders and 
13disabilities but may not include the prescription, 
14administration, or monitoring of pharmacological 
15interventions.
16    (c) A school psychologist may not provide school 
17psychological services outside of his or her employment to any 
18student in any school district that employs the school 
19psychologist.
20(Source: P.A. 102-894, eff. 5-20-22.)