Section 1.790  Substitute Teacher

a)         A person substituting for any member of the professional staff should have the qualifications required of the staff member for whom that individual is substituting.

1)         To serve as a substitute teacher, a person shall hold a valid certificate as specified in Section 21-9 of the School Code [105 ILCS 5/21-9].

2)         A teacher holding a substitute teacher certificate may teach only in the place of a certified teacher who is under contract with the employing board, for a period not to exceed 90 paid school days or 450 paid hours in any one school district in any one school term.  Where such teaching is partly on a daily and partly on an hourly basis, a school day shall be considered as five hours (Section 21-9 of the School Code).

b)         Substitute teachers who hold a substitute certificate or a certificate for grades other than the class being taught may teach only when a teacher certified for the grade is not available (Section 21-9 of the School Code).

(Source:  Amended at 20 Ill. Reg. 15290, effective November 18, 1996)