Bill Text: IL HB0287 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning school counselors.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-03-13 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB0287 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2009-HB0287-Introduced.html

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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2009 and 2010 HB0287 Introduced 1/23/2009, by Rep. Marlow H. Colvin SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
105 ILCS 5/10-22.24a from Ch. 122, par. 10-22.24a
Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning school counselors.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning education.
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
10-22.24a as follows:
(105 ILCS 5/10-22.24a) (from Ch. 122, par. 10-22.24a)
Sec. 10-22.24a. School counselor. To employ school
counselors. A school counselor is a qualified specialist who
holds a School Service Personnel certificate endorsed in school
counseling issued pursuant to Section 21-25 of this Code and
and who either (i) holds or is qualified for an elementary,
secondary, special K-12, or special preschool-age 21
certificate issued pursuant to Section 21-2 or 21-4 of this
Code or (ii) in lieu of holding or qualifying for a teaching
certificate, has fulfilled such other requirements as the State
Board of Education and the State Teacher Certification Board
may by rule establish. An individual who has completed an
approved program in another state may apply for a School
Service Personnel certificate endorsed in school counseling
and shall receive such a certificate if a review of his or her
credentials indicates that he or she meets the additional
requirements of this Section.
(Source: P.A. 93-125, eff. 7-10-03.)