Bill Text: IL HB2322 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Engrossed

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Bill Title: Amends the Children with Disabilities Article of the School Code with respect to school social work services. Provides that school social work services may include establishing and delivering anti-bullying programs. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)

Status: (Passed) 2013-08-13 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0338 [HB2322 Detail]

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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
14-1.09.2 as follows:
(105 ILCS 5/14-1.09.2)
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.
School social work services may include, but are not
limited to:
(1) Identifying students in need of special education
services by conducting a social-developmental study in a
case study evaluation;
(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;
(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
participates in a group counseling session;
(5) Acting as a liaison between the public schools and
community resources;
(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;
(7) Providing crisis intervention within the school
setting;
(8) Supervising school social work interns enrolled in
school social work programs that meet the standards
established by the State Board of Education;
(9) Providing parent education and counseling as
appropriate in relation to the child's educational
assessment; and
(10) Assisting in completing a functional behavioral
assessment, as well as assisting in the development of

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nonaversive behavioral intervention strategies; and .
(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.
(Source: P.A. 92-362, eff. 8-15-01; 92-651, eff. 7-11-02.)
Section 10. The Children's Mental Health Act of 2003 is
amended by changing Section 15 as follows:
(405 ILCS 49/15)
Sec. 15. Mental health and schools.
(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.
(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
mental health problems, or a combination of such problems, that
impact learning ability. School social workers may implement a

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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.
(Source: P.A. 93-495, eff. 8-8-03.)