Bill Title: Amends the School Code. Provides that it is the power of a school board to hire school social workers. Sets forth qualifications to use the title of "school social worker". Provides that school districts may employ a sufficient number of school social workers to address the needs of their students and schools and may maintain the nationally recommended student-to-school social worker ration of 250 to 1. Prohibits school social workers from providing services outside their employment to any student in the district or districts that employ the school social worker. Makes conforming changes. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)

Status: (Passed) 2017-08-25 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0356 [HB0826 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

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Voting Records

Chamber	Vote	Date	Yea	Nay	NV	Abs	Total	Result	Source	View
Senate	Third Reading in Senate	2017-05-29	56	0	3	0	59	Passed	Link	View
House	Third Reading in House	2017-03-29	114	0	1	0	115	Passed	Link	View

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