Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 226 - SPECIAL EDUCATION › Subpart I - PERSONNEL › Section 226.850 - List of Qualified Workers

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
All requirements necessary for proper certification, educator
				  or professional licensure, or approval in these work assignments are found in
				  this Subpart I, unless otherwise noted.
WORK ASSIGNMENT
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
Adapted Physical Education
A valid Illinois professional educator license
							 endorsed for physical education and an adapted physical education approval or
							 endorsement encompassing the grade levels and age ranges of the students
							 served.
Administrator of a Special School
Must meet the requirements of Section
							 226.800(i).
Art Therapist
Registration from American Art Therapy Association or
							 a master's degree in art therapy awarded by a regionally accredited institution
							 of higher education.
Assistant Director
A valid professional educator license with a director
							 of special education endorsement issued pursuant to 23 Ill. Adm. Code
							 25.365 and 23 Ill. Adm. Code
							 1.705 and meets the requirements
							 of Section 226.800(g) of
							 this Part.
Audiologist
Licensed to practice as an audiologist by the
							 Department of Financial and Professional Regulation pursuant to the Illinois
							 Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Practice Act [225 ILCS
							 110 ] or Certificate of Clinical Competence in
							 Audiology from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
Autism Teacher
A valid Illinois professional educator license either
							 with an LBS I or early childhood special education endorsement or approval
							 encompassing the grade levels and age ranges of the students served.
Behavior Analyst
Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) as evidenced
							 by a current valid certificate awarded by the Behavior Analyst Certification
							 Board, Inc.
Career and Technical Coordinator
Meets the requirements set forth in Section
							 226.800(c) of
							 this Part and 23 Ill. Adm. Code
							 1.737(c).
Career and Technical
Transition Specialist
Must hold a contract with the Illinois Department of
							 Human Service-Division of Rehabilitation Services, under the Secondary
							 Transition Experience Program (STEP).
Daily Living Skills Specialist
Certificate from the Academy for Certification of
							 Vision Rehabilitation and Education Professionals or its predecessor
							 organization.
Diagnostic Teacher
A valid Illinois professional educator license with
							 an LBS I endorsement or approval.
Early Childhood Special Education Teacher
A valid Illinois professional educator license with
							 an early childhood endorsement and either with an early childhood special
							 education endorsement or early childhood special education approval or with a
							 valid Illinois professional educator license with an LBS I endorsement and
							 early childhood special education approval.
Emotional Disability Teacher
A valid Illinois professional educator license either
							 with an LBS I endorsement or approval encompassing the grade levels and age
							 ranges of the students served.
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Teacher
A valid Illinois professional educator license
							 endorsed for teacher of students who are deaf or hard of hearing pursuant to 23
							 Ill. Adm. Code 25.43.
Home/Hospital Instructor (see Section
							 226.300 of this Part)
A valid Illinois professional educator license either
							 with an LBS I endorsement or approval, professional educator license endorsed
							 in the area of speech and language pathologist, blind or visually impaired, or
							 deaf or hard of hearing.
Infant/Toddler/Family Specialist
For federally funded programs serving infants and
							 toddlers, birth through two years of age: Completion of a degree program with
							 evidence of specific training in child development and family development
							 specific for children ages birth to five years.
Inservice Coordinator
A valid Illinois professional educator license with
							 an LBS I endorsement or a valid Illinois professional educator license endorsed
							 for school support personnel (see 23 Ill. Adm. Code 25.Subpart D).
Intellectual Disability Teacher
A valid Illinois professional educator license
							 endorsed in a teaching field with an LBS I endorsement or approval encompassing
							 the grade levels and age ranges of the students served.
Learning and Behavior Specialist I (LBS I)
Meets the requirements of 23 Ill. Adm. Code
							 25.43 appropriate to the area of
							 responsibility or holds a valid Illinois professional educator license with an
							 LBS I endorsement or approval encompassing the grade levels and age ranges of
							 the students served.
Medical Services Personnel (Diagnostics and
							 Evaluation)
Registration with the Illinois Department of
							 Financial and Professional Regulation.
Music Therapist
Registration from the National Music Therapy
							 Registry, certification from the Certification Board for Music Therapists, or
							 master's degree in music therapy from a regionally accredited institution of
							 higher education.
Occupational Therapist
Licensed by the Illinois Department of Financial and
							 Professional Regulation pursuant to the Illinois Occupational Therapy Practice
							 Act [225
							 ILCS 75 ].
Orientation and Mobility Specialist
Certificate from the Academy for Certification of
							 Vision Rehabilitation and Education Professionals or its predecessor
							 organization or the Association for the Education and Rehabilitation of the
							 Blind and Visually Impaired.
Orthopedic Impairment
A valid Illinois professional educator license either
							 with a cross-categorical special education or physically handicapped
							 endorsement or with approval encompassing the grade levels and age ranges of
							 students served.
Physical Therapist
Licensed by the Illinois Department of Financial and
							 Professional Regulation pursuant to the Illinois Physical Therapy Act
							 [225 ILCS
							 90 ].
Recreational Therapist
Licensed by the National Council for Therapeutic
							 Recreation or its predecessor organization.
Rehabilitation Counselor
Certificate from the Commission on Rehabilitation
							 Counselor Certification (CRCC) or a master's degree in rehabilitation
							 counseling awarded by a regionally accredited institution of higher
							 education.
School Counselor/Guidance Counselor
A valid Illinois professional educator license
							 endorsed for school support personnel for school counselor issued under 23 Ill.
							 Adm. Code 25.225.
School Nurse
Meets the requirements of Section 10-22.23 of the
							 School Code and 23 Ill. Adm. Code
							 25.245.
School Nurse (Grandfathered)
Employed as a registered school nurse prior to July
							 1, 1976 and continuing in the same position with the same district or joint
							 agreement.
School Psychologist
Meets the requirements of Section 14-1.09 of the
							 School Code and 23 Ill. Adm. Code
							 25.230 or
							 25.235, as applicable.
School Social Worker
Meets the requirements of Section 14-1.09a of the
							 School Code, and Section
							 226.820(b) of
							 this Part and 23 Ill. Adm. Code
							 25.215, as applicable.
Specific Learning Disability Teacher
A valid Illinois professional educator license either
							 with an LBS I endorsement or with approval encompassing the grade levels and
							 age ranges of the students served.
Speech-Language Pathologist
Meets the requirements of Section 14-1.09b of the
							 School Code and 23 Ill. Adm. Code
							 25.252, as applicable, for
							 speech and language pathologist.
State-Approved Director of Special Education (serving
							 in a full-time capacity)
Meets the requirements of 23 Ill. Adm. Code
							 25.365 and Section
							 226.800(g) of
							 this Part.
Supervisor
Meets the requirements of Section
							 226.800(h) of
							 this Part and 23 Ill. Adm. Code
							 1.705(h), as
							 applicable.
Support Teacher
A valid Illinois professional educator license either
							 with an LBS I endorsement or with approval encompassing the grade levels and
							 age ranges of the students served.
Teacher Coordinator
Meets the requirements of Section
							 226.800(d).
Visual Impairment Teacher
A valid Illinois professional educator license issued
							 pursuant to 23. Ill. Adm. Code
							 25.43 and endorsed for teacher
							 of students who are blind or visually impaired.