Rep. Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar

Filed: 3/17/2023

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2442

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 2442 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Section
534-18.82 as follows:
 
6    (105 ILCS 5/34-18.82 new)
7    Sec. 34-18.82. Subsequent teaching endorsements for
8employees.
9    (a) Subsequent teaching endorsements may be granted to
10employees licensed under Article 21B of this Code for specific
11content areas and grade levels as part of a pilot program.
12    (b) The school district is authorized to prepare educators
13for subsequent teaching endorsements on licenses issued under
14paragraph (1) of Section 21B-20 of this Code to applicants who
15meet all of the requirements for the endorsement or
16endorsements, including passing any required content area

 

 

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1knowledge tests. If seeking to provide subsequent
2endorsements, the school district must establish professional
3development sequences to be offered instead of coursework
4required for issuance of the subsequent endorsement and must
5apply for approval of these professional development sequences
6by the State Board of Education, in collaboration with the
7State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board. The
8professional development sequences under this Section shall
9include a comprehensive review of relevant State learning
10standards, the applicable State content-test framework, and,
11if applicable, relevant educator preparation standards.
12    (c) The State Board of Education shall adopt any rules
13necessary to implement this Section no later than June 30,
142024.
 
15    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
16becoming law.".