Section 24.10  Purpose and Effective Dates

This Part establishes certain standards that shall apply to the issuance of all Illinois initial teaching certificates beginning July 1, 2003.  The standards set forth in this Part shall apply both to candidates for certification and to the programs that prepare them.  That is:

a)         beginning July 1, 2003, approval of any preparation program or course of study in any teaching field pursuant to the State Board's rules for Certification (23 Ill. Adm. Code 25, Subpart C) shall be based on the congruence of that program's or course's content with the standards identified in this Part; and

b)         beginning on October 1, 2003, the examination(s) required for issuance of an initial teaching certificate shall be based on the standards set forth in this Part.