SCH CD-SCH PSYCHOLOGIST-DEGREE House SponsorsRep. Michael Crawford and Maurice A. West, II 3/26/2026HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 105 ILCS 5/14-1.09from Ch. 122, par. 14-1.09105 ILCS 5/14-1.09.1 Amends the Children with Disabilities Article of the School Code. Provides that "school psychologist" means a psychologist who, along with other qualifications, has graduated with a specialist degree, an equivalent degree with the completion of a minimum of 60 graduate semester hours, or a higher degree in school psychology (rather than a master's degree or higher degree in psychology or educational psychology) from an institution of higher learning and has had at least 1,200 clock hours of supervised experience (rather than one school year of full-time supervised experience) in the delivery of school psychological services. Makes changes to provide that school psychological services provided by qualified specialists who hold a Professional Educator License endorsed for school psychology may include, but are not limited to: (1) providing assessments; (2) creating and implementing prevention and intervention services that support student learning; (3) providing mental and behavioral health services; (4) acting as liaisons between public schools and community agencies; (5) evaluating program effectiveness; (6) providing crisis prevention, response, and intervention within the school setting; (7) providing consultation and collaboration; (8) supervising school psychologist interns enrolled in school psychology programs; (9) screening school enrollments to identify children who should be referred for individual study; and (10) developing any other necessary programs and services. Provides that a school psychologist may not provide school psychological services outside of his or her employment to any student in any school district that employs the school psychologist. Makes other changes.House Committee Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Children with Disabilities Article of the School Code. Provides that "school psychologist", for a psychologist licensed on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act, means a psychologist who, along with other qualifications, has graduated with a specialist degree, an equivalent degree with the completion of a minimum of 60 graduate semester hours, or a higher degree in school psychology from an institution of higher learning that maintains equipment, courses of study, and standards of scholarship approved by the State Board of Education, and has had at least 1,200 clock hours of supervised experience in the delivery of school psychological services of a character approved by the State Superintendent of Education, at least 600 hours of which were in a school setting, and has such additional qualifications as may be required by the State Board of Education. Makes changes to provide that school psychological services provided by qualified specialists who hold a Professional Educator License endorsed for school psychology may include, but are not limited to: (1) providing assessments; (2) creating and implementing prevention and intervention services that support student learning; (3) providing mental and behavioral health services; (4) acting as liaisons between public schools and community agencies; (5) evaluating program effectiveness; (6) providing crisis prevention, response, and intervention within the school setting; (7) providing consultation and collaboration; (8) supervising school psychologist interns enrolled in school psychology programs; (9) screening school enrollments to identify children who should be referred for individual study; and (10) developing any other necessary programs and services. Provides that a school psychologist may not provide school psychological services outside of his or her employment to any student in any school district that employs the school psychologist. Makes other changes. 1/13/2026HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Michael Crawford 1/14/2026HouseFirst Reading 1/14/2026HouseReferred to Rules Committee 2/11/2026HouseAssigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools 2/11/2026HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Michael Crawford 2/11/2026HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee 3/18/2026HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools 3/25/2026HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; by Voice Vote 3/25/2026HouseDo Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; 008-001-000 3/26/2026HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II 3/26/2026HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate