Sen. Heather A. Steans

Filed: 4/29/2013

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 496

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 496 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Sections
521-14, 21B-25, 21B-40, and 21B-45 as follows:
 
6    (105 ILCS 5/21-14)  (from Ch. 122, par. 21-14)
7    Sec. 21-14. Registration and renewal of certificates.
8    (a) A limited four-year certificate or a certificate issued
9after July 1, 1955, shall be renewable at its expiration or
10within 60 days thereafter by the county superintendent of
11schools having supervision and control over the school where
12the teacher is teaching upon certified evidence of meeting the
13requirements for renewal as required by this Act and prescribed
14by the State Board of Education in consultation with the State
15Teacher Certification Board. An elementary supervisory
16certificate shall not be renewed at the end of the first

 

 

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1four-year period covered by the certificate unless the holder
2thereof has filed certified evidence with the State Teacher
3Certification Board that he has a master's degree or that he
4has earned 8 semester hours of credit in the field of
5educational administration and supervision in a recognized
6institution of higher learning. The holder shall continue to
7earn 8 semester hours of credit each four-year period until
8such time as he has earned a master's degree.
9    (b) All certificates not renewed as provided in this
10Section or registered in accordance with this Code shall lapse
11after a period of 6 months from the expiration of the last year
12of registration. Such certificates may be immediately
13reinstated upon payment by the applicant to the State Board of
14Education of (1) any and all back fees, including without
15limitation registration fees, owed from the time of expiration
16of the certificate until the date of reinstatement; and (2) a
17$500 penalty or the demonstration of proficiency by completing
189 semester hours of coursework from a regionally accredited
19institution of higher education in the content area that most
20aligns with the educator's endorsement area or areas; provided
21that, until September 1, 2012, certificates that have lapsed
22solely for the failure to pay a registration fee may be
23immediately reinstated upon payment only of any and all back
24fees, including without limitation registration fees, owed
25from the time of expiration of the certificate until the date
26of reinstatement. Any and all back fees and penalty amounts

 

 

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1shall be deposited by the State Board of Education into the
2Teacher Certificate Fee Revolving Fund. Any certificate may be
3voluntarily surrendered by the certificate holder. A
4voluntarily surrendered certificate shall be treated as a
5revoked certificate.
6    (b) When those teaching certificates issued before
7February 15, 2000 are renewed for the first time after February
815, 2000, all such teaching certificates shall be exchanged for
9Standard Teaching Certificates as provided in subsection (c) of
10Section 21-2. All Initial and Standard Teaching Certificates,
11including those issued to persons who previously held teaching
12certificates issued before February 15, 2000, shall be
13renewable under the conditions set forth in this subsection
14(b).
15    Initial Teaching Certificates are valid for 4 years of
16teaching, as provided in subsection (b) of Section 21-2 of this
17Code, and are renewable every 4 years until the person
18completes 4 years of teaching. If the holder of an Initial
19Certificate has completed 4 years of teaching but has not
20completed the requirements set forth in paragraph (2) of
21subsection (c) of Section 21-2 of this Code, then the Initial
22Certificate may be reinstated for one year, during which the
23requirements must be met. A holder of an Initial Certificate
24who has not completed 4 years of teaching may continuously
25register the certificate for additional 4-year periods without
26penalty. Initial Certificates that are not registered shall

 

 

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1lapse consistent with subsection (a) of this Section and may be
2reinstated only in accordance with subsection (a). Standard
3Teaching Certificates are renewable every 5 years as provided
4in subsection (c) of Section 21-2 and subsection (c) of this
5Section. For purposes of this Section, "teaching" is defined as
6employment and performance of services in an Illinois public or
7State-operated elementary school, secondary school, or
8cooperative or joint agreement with a governing body or board
9of control, in a certificated teaching position, or a charter
10school operating in compliance with the Charter Schools Law.
11    (c) In compliance with subsection (c) of Section 21-2 of
12this Code, which provides that a Standard Teaching Certificate
13may be renewed by the State Teacher Certification Board based
14upon proof of continuing professional development, the State
15Board of Education and the State Teacher Certification Board
16shall jointly:
17        (1) establish a procedure for renewing Standard
18    Teaching Certificates, which shall include but not be
19    limited to annual timelines for the renewal process and the
20    components set forth in subsections (d) through (k) of this
21    Section;
22        (2) establish the standards for certificate renewal;
23        (3) approve or disapprove the providers of continuing
24    professional development activities;
25        (4) determine the maximum credit for each category of
26    continuing professional development activities, based upon

 

 

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1    recommendations submitted by a continuing professional
2    development activity task force, which shall consist of 6
3    staff members from the State Board of Education, appointed
4    by the State Superintendent of Education, and 6 teacher
5    representatives, 3 of whom are selected by the Illinois
6    Education Association and 3 of whom are selected by the
7    Illinois Federation of Teachers;
8        (5) designate the type and amount of documentation
9    required to show that continuing professional development
10    activities have been completed; and
11        (6) provide, on a timely basis to all Illinois
12    teachers, certificate holders, regional superintendents of
13    schools, school districts, and others with an interest in
14    continuing professional development, information about the
15    standards and requirements established pursuant to this
16    subsection (c).
17    (d) Any Standard Teaching Certificate held by an individual
18employed and performing services in an Illinois public or
19State-operated elementary school, secondary school, or
20cooperative or joint agreement with a governing body or board
21of control in a certificated teaching position or a charter
22school in compliance with the Charter Schools Law must be
23maintained Valid and Active through certificate renewal
24activities specified in the certificate renewal procedure
25established pursuant to subsection (c) of this Section,
26provided that a holder of a Valid and Active certificate who is

 

 

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1only employed on either a part-time basis or day-to-day basis
2as a substitute teacher shall pay only the required
3registration fee to renew his or her certificate and maintain
4it as Valid and Active. All other Standard Teaching
5Certificates held may be maintained as Valid and Exempt through
6the registration process provided for in the certificate
7renewal procedure established pursuant to subsection (c) of
8this Section. A Valid and Exempt certificate must be
9immediately activated, through procedures developed jointly by
10the State Board of Education and the State Teacher
11Certification Board, upon the certificate holder becoming
12employed and performing services in an Illinois public or
13State-operated elementary school, secondary school, or
14cooperative or joint agreement with a governing body or board
15of control in a certificated teaching position or a charter
16school operating in compliance with the Charter Schools Law. A
17holder of a Valid and Exempt certificate may activate his or
18her certificate through procedures provided for in the
19certificate renewal procedure established pursuant to
20subsection (c) of this Section.
21    (e)(1) A Standard Teaching Certificate that has been
22maintained as Valid and Active for the 5 years of the
23certificate's validity shall be renewed as Valid and Active
24upon the certificate holder: (i) completing an advanced degree
25from an approved institution in an education-related field;
26(ii) completing at least 8 semester hours of coursework as

 

 

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1described in subdivision (B) of paragraph (3) of this
2subsection (e); (iii) (blank); (iv) completing the National
3Board for Professional Teaching Standards process as described
4in subdivision (D) of paragraph (3) of this subsection (e); or
5(v) earning 120 continuing professional development units
6("CPDU") as described in subdivision (E) of paragraph (3) of
7this subsection (e). The maximum continuing professional
8development units for each continuing professional development
9activity identified in subdivisions (F) through (J) of
10paragraph (3) of this subsection (e) shall be jointly
11determined by the State Board of Education and the State
12Teacher Certification Board. If, however, the certificate
13holder has maintained the certificate as Valid and Exempt for a
14portion of the 5-year period of validity, the number of
15continuing professional development units needed to renew the
16certificate as Valid and Active shall be proportionately
17reduced by the amount of time the certificate was Valid and
18Exempt. Furthermore, if a certificate holder is employed and
19performs teaching services on a part-time basis for all or a
20portion of the certificate's 5-year period of validity, the
21number of continuing professional development units needed to
22renew the certificate as Valid and Active shall be reduced by
2350% for the amount of time the certificate holder has been
24employed and performed teaching services on a part-time basis.
25Part-time shall be defined as less than 50% of the school day
26or school term.

 

 

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1    Notwithstanding any other requirements to the contrary, if
2a Standard Teaching Certificate has been maintained as Valid
3and Active for the 5 years of the certificate's validity and
4the certificate holder has completed his or her certificate
5renewal plan before July 1, 2002, the certificate shall be
6renewed as Valid and Active.
7    (2) Beginning July 1, 2004, in order to satisfy the
8requirements for continuing professional development provided
9for in subsection (c) of Section 21-2 of this Code, each Valid
10and Active Standard Teaching Certificate holder shall complete
11professional development activities that address the
12certificate or those certificates that are required of his or
13her certificated teaching position, if the certificate holder
14is employed and performing services in an Illinois public or
15State-operated elementary school, secondary school, or
16cooperative or joint agreement with a governing body or board
17of control, or that certificate or those certificates most
18closely related to his or her teaching position, if the
19certificate holder is employed in a charter school. Except as
20otherwise provided in this subsection (e), the certificate
21holder's activities must address purposes (A), (B), (C), or (D)
22and must reflect purpose (E) of the following continuing
23professional development purposes:
24        (A) Advance both the certificate holder's knowledge
25    and skills as a teacher consistent with the Illinois
26    Professional Teaching Standards and the Illinois Content

 

 

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1    Area Standards in the certificate holder's areas of
2    certification, endorsement, or teaching assignment in
3    order to keep the certificate holder current in those
4    areas.
5        (B) Develop the certificate holder's knowledge and
6    skills in areas determined to be critical for all Illinois
7    teachers, as defined by the State Board of Education, known
8    as "State priorities".
9        (C) Address the knowledge, skills, and goals of the
10    certificate holder's local school improvement plan, if the
11    teacher is employed in an Illinois public or State-operated
12    elementary school, secondary school, or cooperative or
13    joint agreement with a governing body or board of control.
14        (D) Expand the certificate holder's knowledge and
15    skills in an additional teaching field or toward the
16    acquisition of another teaching certificate, endorsement,
17    or relevant education degree.
18        (E) Address the needs of serving students with
19    disabilities, including adapting and modifying the general
20    curriculum related to the Illinois Learning Standards to
21    meet the needs of students with disabilities and serving
22    such students in the least restrictive environment.
23    Teachers who hold certificates endorsed for special
24    education must devote at least 50% of their continuing
25    professional development activities to this purpose.
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1    20% of their activities to this purpose.
2    A speech-language pathologist or audiologist who is
3licensed under the Illinois Speech-Language Pathology and
4Audiology Practice Act and who has met the continuing education
5requirements of that Act and the rules promulgated under that
6Act shall be deemed to have satisfied the continuing
7professional development requirements established by the State
8Board of Education and the Teacher Certification Board to renew
9a Standard Certificate.
10    (3) Continuing professional development activities may
11include, but are not limited to, the following activities:
12        (A) completion of an advanced degree from an approved
13    institution in an education-related field;
14        (B) at least 8 semester hours of coursework in an
15    approved education-related program, of which at least 2
16    semester hours relate to the continuing professional
17    development purpose set forth in purpose (A) of paragraph
18    (2) of this subsection (e), completion of which means no
19    other continuing professional development activities are
20    required;
21        (C) (blank);
22        (D) completion of the National Board for Professional
23    Teaching Standards ("NBPTS") process for certification or
24    recertification, completion of which means no other
25    continuing professional development activities are
26    required;

 

 

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1        (E) completion of 120 continuing professional
2    development units that satisfy the continuing professional
3    development purposes set forth in paragraph (2) of this
4    subsection (e) and may include without limitation the
5    activities identified in subdivisions (F) through (J) of
6    this paragraph (3);
7        (F) collaboration and partnership activities related
8    to improving the teacher's knowledge and skills as a
9    teacher, including the following:
10            (i) participating on collaborative planning and
11        professional improvement teams and committees;
12            (ii) peer review and coaching;
13            (iii) mentoring in a formal mentoring program,
14        including service as a consulting teacher
15        participating in a remediation process formulated
16        under Section 24A-5 of this Code;
17            (iv) participating in site-based management or
18        decision making teams, relevant committees, boards, or
19        task forces directly related to school improvement
20        plans;
21            (v) coordinating community resources in schools,
22        if the project is a specific goal of the school
23        improvement plan;
24            (vi) facilitating parent education programs for a
25        school, school district, or regional office of
26        education directly related to student achievement or

 

 

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1        school improvement plans;
2            (vii) participating in business, school, or
3        community partnerships directly related to student
4        achievement or school improvement plans; or
5            (viii) supervising a student teacher or teacher
6        education candidate in clinical supervision, provided
7        that the supervision may only be counted once during
8        the course of 5 years;
9        (G) college or university coursework related to
10    improving the teacher's knowledge and skills as a teacher
11    as follows:
12            (i) completing undergraduate or graduate credit
13        earned from a regionally accredited institution in
14        coursework relevant to the certificate area being
15        renewed, including coursework that incorporates
16        induction activities and development of a portfolio of
17        both student and teacher work that provides experience
18        in reflective practices, provided the coursework meets
19        Illinois Professional Teaching Standards or Illinois
20        Content Area Standards and supports the essential
21        characteristics of quality professional development;
22        or
23            (ii) teaching college or university courses in
24        areas relevant to the certificate area being renewed,
25        provided that the teaching may only be counted once
26        during the course of 5 years;

 

 

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1        (H) conferences, workshops, institutes, seminars, and
2    symposiums related to improving the teacher's knowledge
3    and skills as a teacher, subject to disapproval of the
4    activity or event by the State Teacher Certification Board
5    acting jointly with the State Board of Education, including
6    the following:
7            (i) completing non-university credit directly
8        related to student achievement, school improvement
9        plans, or State priorities;
10            (ii) participating in or presenting at workshops,
11        seminars, conferences, institutes, and symposiums;
12            (iii) training as external reviewers for Quality
13        Assurance;
14            (iv) training as reviewers of university teacher
15        preparation programs; or
16            (v) participating in or presenting at in-service
17        training programs on suicide prevention or on sexual
18        abuse and assault awareness and prevention.
19    A teacher, however, may not receive credit for conferences,
20    workshops, institutes, seminars, or symposiums that are
21    designed for entertainment, promotional, or commercial
22    purposes or that are solely inspirational or motivational.
23    The State Superintendent of Education and regional
24    superintendents of schools are authorized to review the
25    activities and events provided or to be provided under this
26    subdivision (H) and to investigate complaints regarding

 

 

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1    those activities and events, and either the State
2    Superintendent of Education or a regional superintendent
3    of schools may recommend that the State Teacher
4    Certification Board and the State Board of Education
5    jointly disapprove those activities and events considered
6    to be inconsistent with this subdivision (H);
7        (I) other educational experiences related to improving
8    the teacher's knowledge and skills as a teacher, including
9    the following:
10            (i) participating in action research and inquiry
11        projects;
12            (ii) observing programs or teaching in schools,
13        related businesses, or industry that is systematic,
14        purposeful, and relevant to certificate renewal;
15            (iii) traveling related to one's teaching
16        assignment, directly related to student achievement or
17        school improvement plans and approved by the regional
18        superintendent of schools or his or her designee at
19        least 30 days prior to the travel experience, provided
20        that the traveling shall not include time spent
21        commuting to destinations where the learning
22        experience will occur;
23            (iv) participating in study groups related to
24        student achievement or school improvement plans;
25            (v) serving on a statewide education-related
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1        Teacher Certification Board, State Board of Education
2        strategic agenda teams, or the State Advisory Council
3        on Education of Children with Disabilities;
4            (vi) participating in work/learn programs or
5        internships; or
6            (vii) developing a portfolio of student and
7        teacher work;
8        (J) professional leadership experiences related to
9    improving the teacher's knowledge and skills as a teacher,
10    including the following:
11            (i) participating in curriculum development or
12        assessment activities at the school, school district,
13        regional office of education, State, or national
14        level;
15            (ii) participating in team or department
16        leadership in a school or school district;
17            (iii) participating on external or internal school
18        or school district review teams;
19            (iv) publishing educational articles, columns, or
20        books relevant to the certificate area being renewed;
21        or
22            (v) participating in non-strike related
23        professional association or labor organization service
24        or activities related to professional development;
25        (K) receipt of a subsequent Illinois certificate or
26    endorsement pursuant to this Article;

 

 

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1        (L) completion of requirements for meeting the
2    Illinois criteria for becoming "highly qualified" (for
3    purposes of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, Public
4    Law 107-110) in an additional teaching area;
5        (M) successful completion of 4 semester hours of
6    graduate-level coursework on the assessment of one's own
7    performance in relation to the Illinois Teaching
8    Standards, as described in clause (B) of paragraph (2) of
9    subsection (c) of Section 21-2 of this Code; or
10        (N) successful completion of a minimum of 4 semester
11    hours of graduate-level coursework addressing preparation
12    to meet the requirements for certification by the National
13    Board for Professional Teaching Standards, as described in
14    clause (C) of paragraph (2) of subsection (c) of Section
15    21-2 of this Code.
16    (4) A person must complete the requirements of this
17subsection (e) before the expiration of his or her Standard
18Teaching Certificate and must submit assurance to the regional
19superintendent of schools or, if applicable, a local
20professional development committee authorized by the regional
21superintendent to submit recommendations to him or her for this
22purpose. The statement of assurance shall contain a list of the
23activities completed, the provider offering each activity, the
24number of credits earned for each activity, and the purposes to
25which each activity is attributed. The certificate holder shall
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1least one certificate renewal cycle. The certificate holder
2shall affirm under penalty of perjury that he or she has
3completed the activities listed and will maintain the required
4evidence of completion. The State Board of Education or the
5regional superintendent of schools for each region shall
6conduct random audits of assurance statements and supporting
7documentation.
8    (5) (Blank).
9    (6) (Blank).
10    (f) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Code, a
11school district is authorized to enter into an agreement with
12the exclusive bargaining representative, if any, to form a
13local professional development committee (LPDC). The
14membership and terms of members of the LPDC may be determined
15by the agreement. Provisions regarding LPDCs contained in a
16collective bargaining agreement in existence on the effective
17date of this amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly
18between a school district and the exclusive bargaining
19representative shall remain in full force and effect for the
20term of the agreement, unless terminated by mutual agreement.
21The LPDC shall make recommendations to the regional
22superintendent of schools on renewal of teaching certificates.
23The regional superintendent of schools for each region shall
24perform the following functions:
25        (1) review recommendations for certificate renewal, if
26    any, received from LPDCs;

 

 

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1        (2) (blank);
2        (3) (blank);
3        (4) (blank);
4        (5) determine whether certificate holders have met the
5    requirements for certificate renewal and notify
6    certificate holders if the decision is not to renew the
7    certificate;
8        (6) provide a certificate holder with the opportunity
9    to appeal a recommendation made by a LPDC, if any, not to
10    renew the certificate to the regional professional
11    development review committee;
12        (7) issue and forward recommendations for renewal or
13    nonrenewal of certificate holders' Standard Teaching
14    Certificates to the State Teacher Certification Board; and
15        (8) (blank).
16    (g)(1) Each regional superintendent of schools shall
17review and concur or nonconcur with each recommendation for
18renewal or nonrenewal of a Standard Teaching Certificate he or
19she receives from a local professional development committee,
20if any, or, if a certificate holder appeals the recommendation
21to the regional professional development review committee, the
22recommendation for renewal or nonrenewal he or she receives
23from a regional professional development review committee and,
24within 14 days of receipt of the recommendation, shall provide
25the State Teacher Certification Board with verification of the
26following, if applicable:

 

 

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1        (A) the certificate holder has satisfactorily
2    completed professional development and continuing
3    education activities set forth in paragraph (3) of
4    subsection (e) of this Section;
5        (B) the certificate holder has submitted the statement
6    of assurance required under paragraph (4) of subsection (e)
7    of this Section, and this statement has been attached to
8    the application for renewal;
9        (C) the local professional development committee, if
10    any, has recommended the renewal of the certificate
11    holder's Standard Teaching Certificate and forwarded the
12    recommendation to the regional superintendent of schools;
13        (D) the certificate holder has appealed his or her
14    local professional development committee's recommendation
15    of nonrenewal, if any, to the regional professional
16    development review committee and the result of that appeal;
17        (E) the regional superintendent of schools has
18    concurred or nonconcurred with the local professional
19    development committee's or regional professional
20    development review committee's recommendation, if any, to
21    renew or nonrenew the certificate holder's Standard
22    Teaching Certificate and made a recommendation to that
23    effect; and
24        (F) the established registration fee for the Standard
25    Teaching Certificate has been paid.
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1recommendation of certificate nonrenewal, then, at the same
2time the regional superintendent of schools provides the State
3Teacher Certification Board with the notice, he or she shall
4also notify the certificate holder in writing, by certified
5mail, return receipt requested, that this notice has been
6provided to the State Teacher Certification Board.
7    (2) Each certificate holder shall have the right to appeal
8his or her local professional development committee's
9recommendation of nonrenewal, if any, to the regional
10professional development review committee, within 14 days of
11receipt of notice that the recommendation has been sent to the
12regional superintendent of schools. Each regional
13superintendent of schools shall establish a regional
14professional development review committee or committees for
15the purpose of advising the regional superintendent of schools,
16upon request, and handling certificate holder appeals. This
17committee shall consist of at least 4 classroom teachers, one
18non-administrative certificated educational employee, 2
19administrators, and one at-large member who shall be either (i)
20a parent, (ii) a member of the business community, (iii) a
21community member, or (iv) an administrator, with preference
22given to an individual chosen from among those persons listed
23in items (i), (ii), and (iii) in order to secure representation
24of an interest not already represented on the committee. The
25teacher and non-administrative certificated educational
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1their exclusive representative, if any, and the administrators
2and at-large member shall be selected by the regional
3superintendent of schools. A regional superintendent of
4schools may add additional members to the committee, provided
5that the same proportion of teachers to administrators and
6at-large members on the committee is maintained. Any additional
7teacher and non-administrative certificated educational
8employee members shall be selected by their exclusive
9representative, if any. Vacancies in positions on a regional
10professional development review committee shall be filled in
11the same manner as the original selections. Committee members
12shall serve staggered 3-year terms. All individuals selected to
13serve on regional professional development review committees
14must be known to demonstrate the best practices in teaching or
15their respective field of practice.
16    (h)(1) The State Teacher Certification Board shall review
17the regional superintendent of schools' recommendations to
18renew or nonrenew Standard Teaching Certificates and notify
19certificate holders in writing whether their certificates have
20been renewed or nonrenewed within 90 days of receipt of the
21recommendations, unless a certificate holder has appealed a
22regional superintendent of schools' recommendation of
23nonrenewal, as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection
24(h). The State Teacher Certification Board shall verify that
25the certificate holder has met the renewal criteria set forth
26in paragraph (1) of subsection (g) of this Section.

 

 

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1    (2) Each certificate holder shall have the right to appeal
2a regional superintendent of school's recommendation to
3nonrenew his or her Standard Teaching Certificate to the State
4Teacher Certification Board, within 14 days of receipt of
5notice that the decision has been sent to the State Teacher
6Certification Board, which shall hold an appeal hearing within
760 days of receipt of the appeal. When such an appeal is taken,
8the certificate holder's Standard Teaching Certificate shall
9continue to be valid until the appeal is finally determined.
10The State Teacher Certification Board shall review the regional
11superintendent of school's recommendation, the regional
12professional development review committee's recommendation, if
13any, and the local professional development committee's
14recommendation, if any, and all relevant documentation to
15verify whether the certificate holder has met the renewal
16criteria set forth in paragraph (1) of subsection (g) of this
17Section. The State Teacher Certification Board may request that
18the certificate holder appear before it. All actions taken by
19the State Teacher Certification Board shall require a quorum
20and be by a simple majority of those present and voting. A
21record of all votes shall be maintained. The State Teacher
22Certification Board shall notify the certificate holder in
23writing, within 7 days of completing the review, whether his or
24her Standard Teaching Certificate has been renewed or
25nonrenewed, provided that if the State Teacher Certification
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1provided to the certificate holder shall be by certified mail,
2return receipt requested. All certificate renewal or
3nonrenewal decisions of the State Teacher Certification Board
4are final and subject to administrative review.
5    (i) Holders of Master Teaching Certificates shall meet the
6same requirements and follow the same procedures as holders of
7Standard Teaching Certificates, except that their renewal
8cycle shall be as set forth in subsection (d) of Section 21-2
9of this Code and their renewal requirements shall be subject to
10paragraph (8) of subsection (c) of Section 21-2 of this Code.
11    A holder of a teaching certificate endorsed as a
12speech-language pathologist who has been granted the
13Certificate of Clinical Competence by the American
14Speech-Language Hearing Association may renew his or her
15Standard Teaching Certificate pursuant to the 10-year renewal
16cycle set forth in subsection (d) of Section 21-2 of this Code.
17    (j) Holders of Valid and Exempt Standard and Master
18Teaching Certificates who are not employed and performing
19services in an Illinois public or State-operated elementary
20school, secondary school, or cooperative or joint agreement
21with a governing body or board of control, in a certificated
22teaching position, may voluntarily activate their certificates
23through the regional superintendent of schools of the regional
24office of education for the geographic area where their
25teaching is done. These certificate holders shall follow the
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1Master Teaching Certificate holders, except that their
2continuing professional development activities need not
3reflect or address the knowledge, skills, and goals of a local
4school improvement plan.
5    (k) (Blank).
6    (l) (Blank).
7    (m) The changes made to this Section by this amendatory Act
8of the 93rd General Assembly that affect renewal of Standard
9and Master Certificates shall apply to those persons who hold
10Standard or Master Certificates on or after the effective date
11of this amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly and shall
12be given effect upon renewal of those certificates.
13    (n) This Section is repealed on June 30, 2013.
14(Source: P.A. 96-951, eff. 6-28-10; 97-607, eff. 8-26-11;
1597-682, eff. 5-8-12; 97-1147, eff. 1-24-13.)
 
16    (105 ILCS 5/21B-25)
17    Sec. 21B-25. Endorsement on licenses. All licenses issued
18under paragraph (1) of Section 21B-20 of this Code shall be
19specifically endorsed by the State Board of Education for each
20content area, school support area, and administrative area for
21which the holder of the license is qualified. Recognized
22institutions approved to offer educator preparation programs
23shall be trained to add endorsements to licenses issued to
24applicants who meet all of the requirements for the endorsement
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1State Superintendent of Education shall randomly audit
2institutions to ensure that all rules and standards are being
3followed for entitlement or when endorsements are being
4recommended.
5        (1) The State Board of Education, in consultation with
6    the State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, shall
7    establish, by rule, the grade level and subject area
8    endorsements to be added to the Professional Educator
9    License. These rules shall outline the requirements for
10    obtaining each endorsement.
11        (2) In addition to any and all grade level and content
12    area endorsements developed by rule, the State Board of
13    Education, in consultation with the State Educator
14    Preparation and Licensure Board, shall develop the
15    requirements for the following endorsements:
16            (A) General administrative endorsement. A general
17        administrative endorsement shall be added to a
18        Professional Educator License, provided that an
19        approved program has been completed. An individual
20        holding a general administrative endorsement may work
21        only as a principal or assistant principal or in a
22        related or similar position, as determined by the State
23        Superintendent of Education, in consultation with the
24        State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board.
25            Beginning on September 1, 2014, the general
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1        Individuals who hold a valid and registered
2        administrative certificate with a general
3        administrative endorsement issued under Section 21-7.1
4        of this Code or a Professional Educator License with a
5        general administrative endorsement issued prior to
6        September 1, 2014 and who have served for at least one
7        full year during the 5 years prior in a position
8        requiring a general administrative endorsement shall,
9        upon request to the State Board of Education and
10        through July 1, 2015, have their respective general
11        administrative endorsement converted to a principal
12        endorsement on the Professional Educator License.
13        Candidates shall not be admitted to an approved general
14        administrative preparation program after September 1,
15        2012.
16            All other individuals holding a valid and
17        registered administrative certificate with a general
18        administrative endorsement issued pursuant to Section
19        21-7.1 of this Code or a general administrative
20        endorsement on a Professional Educator License issued
21        prior to September 1, 2014 shall have the general
22        administrative endorsement converted to a principal
23        endorsement on a Professional Educator License upon
24        request to the State Board of Education and by
25        completing one of the following pathways:
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1            developed by the State Board of Education.
2                (ii) Through July 1, 2019, completion of an
3            Illinois Educators' Academy course designated by
4            the State Superintendent of Education.
5                (iii) Completion of a principal preparation
6            program established and approved pursuant to
7            Section 21B-60 of this Code and applicable rules.
8            Individuals who do not choose to convert the
9        general administrative endorsement on the
10        administrative certificate issued pursuant to Section
11        21-7.1 of this Code or on the Professional Educator
12        License shall continue to be able to serve in any
13        position previously allowed under paragraph (2) of
14        subsection (e) of Section 21-7.1 of this Code.
15            The general administrative endorsement on the
16        Professional Educator License is available only to
17        individuals who, prior to September 1, 2014, had such
18        an endorsement on the administrative certificate
19        issued pursuant to Section 21-7.1 of this Code or who
20        already have a Professional Educator License and have
21        completed a general administrative program and who do
22        not choose to convert the general administrative
23        endorsement to a principal endorsement pursuant to the
24        options in this Section.
25            (B) Principal endorsement. A principal endorsement
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1        any holder who qualifies by having all of the
2        following:
3                (i) Successful completion of a principal
4            preparation program approved in accordance with
5            Section 21B-60 of this Code and any applicable
6            rules.
7                (ii) Four years of teaching in a public school
8            or nonpublic school recognized by the State Board
9            of Education; however, the State Board of
10            Education, in consultation with the State Educator
11            Preparation and Licensure Board, shall allow, by
12            rules, for fewer than 4 years of experience based
13            on meeting standards set forth in such rules,
14            including without limitation a review of
15            performance evaluations or other evidence of
16            demonstrated qualifications.
17                (iii) A master's degree or higher from a
18            regionally accredited college or university.
19            (C) Chief school business official endorsement. A
20        chief school business official endorsement shall be
21        affixed to the Professional Educator License of any
22        holder who qualifies by having a master's degree or
23        higher, 2 years of full-time administrative experience
24        in school business management or 2 years of
25        university-approved practical experience, and a
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1        program approved by the State Board of Education for
2        the preparation of school business administrators and
3        by passage of the applicable State tests. The chief
4        school business official endorsement may also be
5        affixed to the Professional Educator License of any
6        holder who qualifies by having a master's degree in
7        business administration, finance, or accounting and
8        who completes an additional 6 semester hours of
9        internship in school business management from a
10        regionally accredited institution of higher education
11        and passes the applicable State tests. This
12        endorsement shall be required for any individual
13        employed as a chief school business official.
14            (D) Superintendent endorsement. A superintendent
15        endorsement shall be affixed to the Professional
16        Educator License of any holder who has completed a
17        program approved by the State Board of Education for
18        the preparation of superintendents of schools, has had
19        at least 2 years of experience employed as a full-time
20        principal, director of special education, or chief
21        school business official in the public schools or in a
22        State-recognized nonpublic school in which the chief
23        administrator is required to have the licensure
24        necessary to be a principal in a public school in this
25        State and where a majority of the teachers are required
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1        public school in this State, and has passed the
2        required State tests; or of any holder who has
3        completed a program from out-of-state that has a
4        program with recognition standards comparable to those
5        approved by the State Superintendent of Education and
6        holds the general administrative, principal, or chief
7        school business official endorsement and who has had 2
8        years of experience as a principal, director of special
9        education, or chief school business official while
10        holding a valid educator license or certificate
11        comparable in validity and educational and experience
12        requirements and has passed the appropriate State
13        tests, as provided in Section 21B-30 of this Code. The
14        superintendent endorsement shall allow individuals to
15        serve only as a superintendent or assistant
16        superintendent.
17            (E) Teacher leader endorsement. It shall be the
18        policy of this State to improve the quality of
19        instructional leaders by providing a career pathway
20        for teachers interested in serving in leadership
21        roles, but not as principals. The State Board of
22        Education, in consultation with the State Educator
23        Preparation and Licensure Board, may issue a teacher
24        leader endorsement under this subdivision (E). Persons
25        who meet and successfully complete the requirements of
26        the endorsement shall be issued a teacher leader

 

 

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1        endorsement on the Professional Educator License for
2        serving in schools in this State. Teacher leaders may
3        qualify to serve in such positions as department
4        chairs, coaches, mentors, curriculum and instruction
5        leaders, or other leadership positions as defined by
6        the district. The endorsement shall be available to
7        those teachers who (i) hold a Professional Educator
8        License, (ii) hold a master's degree or higher from a
9        regionally accredited institution, (iii) have
10        completed a program of study that has been approved by
11        the State Board of Education, in consultation with the
12        State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, and
13        (iv) have taken coursework in all of the following
14        areas:
15                (I) Leadership.
16                (II) Designing professional development to
17            meet teaching and learning needs.
18                (III) Building school culture that focuses on
19            student learning.
20                (IV) Using assessments to improve student
21            learning and foster school improvement.
22                (V) Building collaboration with teachers and
23            stakeholders.
24            A teacher who meets the requirements set forth in
25        this Section and holds a teacher leader endorsement may
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1        Code, provided that the individual has completed the
2        evaluation component required by Section 24A-3 of this
3        Code and a teacher leader is allowed to evaluate
4        personnel under the respective school district's
5        collective bargaining agreement.
6            The State Board of Education, in consultation with
7        the State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board,
8        may adopt such rules as may be necessary to establish
9        and implement the teacher leader endorsement program
10        and to specify the positions for which this endorsement
11        shall be required.
12            (F) Special education endorsement. A special
13        education endorsement in one or more areas shall be
14        affixed to a Professional Educator License for any
15        individual that meets those requirements established
16        by the State Board of Education in rules. Special
17        education endorsement areas shall include without
18        limitation the following:
19                (i) Learning Behavior Specialist I;
20                (ii) Learning Behavior Specialist II;
21                (iii) Speech Language Pathologist;
22                (iv) Blind or Visually Impaired;
23                (v) Deaf-Hard of Hearing; and
24                (vi) Early Childhood Special Education.
25        Notwithstanding anything in this Code to the contrary,
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1        State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, may
2        add additional areas of special education by rule.
3            (G) School support personnel endorsement. School
4        support personnel endorsement areas shall include, but
5        are not limited to, school counselor, school
6        psychologist, school speech and language pathologist,
7        school nurse, and school social worker. This
8        endorsement is for individuals who are not teachers or
9        administrators, but still require licensure to work in
10        an instructional support position in a public or
11        State-operated elementary school, secondary school, or
12        cooperative or joint agreement with a governing body or
13        board of control or a charter school operating in
14        compliance with the Charter Schools Law. The school
15        support personnel endorsement shall be affixed to the
16        Professional Educator License and shall meet all of the
17        requirements established in any rules adopted to
18        implement this subdivision (G). The holder of such an
19        endorsement is entitled to all of the rights and
20        privileges granted holders of any other Professional
21        Educator License, including teacher benefits,
22        compensation, and working conditions.
23            Beginning on October 1, 2013 and ending on January
24        31, 2014, a person holding a Professional Educator
25        License with a school speech and language pathologist
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1        speech and language pathologist (teaching) endorsement
2        for a school speech and language pathologist
3        (non-teaching) endorsement through application to the
4        State Board of Education. There shall be no cost for
5        this exchange.
6(Source: P.A. 97-607, eff. 8-26-11.)
 
7    (105 ILCS 5/21B-40)
8    Sec. 21B-40. Fees.
9    (a) Beginning with the start of the new licensure system
10established pursuant to this Article, the following fees shall
11be charged to applicants:
12        (1) A $75 application fee for a Professional Educator
13    License or an Educator License with Stipulations and for
14    individuals seeking a Substitute Teaching License.
15    However, beginning on January 1, 2015, the application fee
16    for a Professional Educator License, Educator License with
17    Stipulations, or Substitute Teaching License shall be
18    $100.
19        (2) A $150 application fee for individuals who have
20    completed an approved educator preparation program outside
21    of this State or who hold a valid, comparable credential
22    from another state or country and are seeking any of the
23    licenses set forth in subdivision (1) of this subsection
24    (a).
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1    approval an individual holding a license wishes to add to
2    that license.
3        (4) A $10 per year registration fee for the course of
4    the validity cycle to register the license, which shall be
5    paid to the regional office of education having supervision
6    and control over the school in which the individual holding
7    the license is to be employed. If the individual holding
8    the license is not yet employed, then the license may be
9    registered in any county in this State. The registration
10    fee must be paid in its entirety the first time the
11    individual registers the license for a particular validity
12    period in a single region. No additional fee may be charged
13    for that validity period should the individual
14    subsequently register the license in additional regions.
15    An individual must register the license (i) immediately
16    after initial issuance of the license and (ii) at the
17    beginning of each renewal cycle if the individual has
18    satisfied the renewal requirements required under this
19    Code.
20    (b) All application fees paid pursuant to subdivisions (1)
21through (3) of subsection (a) of this Section shall be
22deposited into the Teacher Certificate Fee Revolving Fund and
23shall be used, subject to appropriation, by the State Board of
24Education to provide the technology and human resources
25necessary for the timely and efficient processing of
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1Certificate Fee Revolving Fund is not subject to administrative
2charge transfers, authorized under Section 8h of the State
3Finance Act, from the Teacher Certificate Fee Revolving Fund
4into any other fund of this State, and moneys in the Teacher
5Certificate Fee Revolving Fund shall not revert back to the
6General Revenue Fund at any time.
7    The regional superintendent of schools shall deposit the
8registration fees paid pursuant to subdivision (4) of
9subsection (a) of this Section into the institute fund
10established pursuant to Section 3-11 of this Code.
11    (c) The State Board of Education and each regional office
12of education are authorized to charge a service or convenience
13fee for the use of credit cards for the payment of license
14fees. This service or convenience fee shall not exceed the
15amount required by the credit card processing company or vendor
16that has entered into a contract with the State Board or
17regional office of education for this purpose, and the fee must
18be paid to that company or vendor.
19    (d) If, at the time a certificate issued under Article 21
20of this Code is exchanged for a license issued under this
21Article, a person has paid registration fees for any years of
22the validity period of the certificate and these years have not
23expired when the certificate is exchanged, then those fees must
24be applied to the registration of the new license.
25(Source: P.A. 97-607, eff. 8-26-11.)
 

 

 

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1    (105 ILCS 5/21B-45)
2    Sec. 21B-45. Professional Educator License Licensure
3renewal.
4    (a) Individuals holding a Professional Educator License
5All licenses with endorsements are required to complete the
6licensure renewal requirements as specified in this Section,
7unless otherwise provided in this Code.
8    Individuals holding a Professional Educator License
9endorsed in a teaching field shall meet the renewal
10requirements set forth in this subsection (e) of Section,
11unless otherwise provided in this Code 21-14 of this Code. An
12individual holding a Professional Educator License with a
13general administrative, principal, chief school business
14official, or superintendent endorsement issued under this
15Article who is also working in a position using or requiring
16that endorsement is subject to the renewal requirements in
17subsection (c-10) of Section 21-7.1 of this Code. An individual
18holding a Professional Educator License with a school personnel
19support endorsement and working in a position for which that
20endorsement is required must complete the licensure renewal
21requirements under Section 21-25 of this Code. If an individual
22holds a license endorsed licensure in more than one area that
23has different renewal requirements, that individual shall
24follow the renewal requirements for the position for which he
25or she spends the majority of his or her time working.
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1renewed annually as provided in this Section shall lapse on
2September 1 of that year or registered in accordance with
3Section 21B-40 of this Code shall lapse after a period of 6
4months from the expiration of the last year of registration.
5Lapsed licenses may be immediately reinstated upon (i) payment
6by the applicant of a $500 penalty to the State Board of
7Education or (ii) the demonstration of proficiency by
8completing 9 semester hours of coursework from a regionally
9accredited institution of higher education in the content area
10that most aligns with one or more of the educator's endorsement
11areas. Any and all back fees, including without limitation
12registration fees owed from the time of expiration of the
13certificate until the date of reinstatement, shall be paid and
14kept in accordance with the provisions in Article 3 of this
15Code concerning an institute fund and the provisions in Article
1621 of this Code concerning fees and requirements for
17registration. Licenses not registered in accordance with
18Section 21B-40 of this Code shall lapse after a period of 6
19months from the expiration of the last year of registration. An
20unregistered license is invalid after September 1 for
21employment and performance of services in an Illinois public or
22State-operated school or cooperative and in a charter school.
23The license may be reinstated once the applicant has
24demonstrated proficiency by completing 9 semester hours of
25coursework from a regionally accredited institution of higher
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1educator's endorsement area or areas. Before the license may be
2reinstated, the applicant shall pay all back fees owed from the
3time of expiration of the license until the date of
4reinstatement. Any license or endorsement may be voluntarily
5surrendered by the license holder. A voluntarily surrendered
6license shall be treated as a revoked license.
7    (c) Beginning July 1, 2013 until June 30, 2014, in order to
8satisfy the requirements for licensure renewal provided for in
9this Section, each professional educator licensee with an
10administrative endorsement who is working in a position
11requiring such endorsement shall complete one Illinois
12Administrators' Academy course as described in Article 2 of
13this Code per fiscal year.
14    (d) Beginning July 1, 2014, in order to satisfy the
15requirements for licensure renewal provided for in this
16Section, each professional educator licensee may create a
17professional development plan each year. The plan shall address
18one or more of the endorsements that are required of his or her
19educator position if the licensee is employed and performing
20services in an Illinois public or State-operated school or
21cooperative. If the licensee is employed in a charter school,
22the plan shall address that endorsement or those endorsements
23most closely related to his or her educator position. Licensees
24employed and performing services in any other Illinois schools
25may participate in the renewal requirements by adhering to the
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1    Except as otherwise provided in this Section, the
2licensee's activities shall align with one or more of the
3following criteria:
4        (1) activities are of a type that engage participants
5    over a sustained period of time allowing for analysis,
6    discovery, and application as they relate to student
7    learning, social or emotional achievement, or well-being;
8        (2) professional development that aligns to the
9    licensee's performance;
10        (3) expected outcomes for the activities that relate to
11    student growth or district improvement;
12        (4) activities that align to State-approved standards;
13    and
14        (5) higher education coursework as defined by rule.
15    (e) For each fiscal year of the registration cycle (July 1
16to June 30) each professional educator licensee shall engage in
17professional development activities aligned to his or her
18professional development plan or performance evaluation.
19Within 60 days after the conclusion of a professional
20development activity, the approved provider responsible for
21the activity shall enter electronically into the Educator
22Licensure Information System (ELIS) the name, date, and
23location of the activity, name and Illinois educator
24information number of each participant completing the
25activity, the number of professional development hours, and the
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1concerning professional development activities:
2        (1) Each licensee shall complete a minimum of 10 hours
3    of professional development during each fiscal year of the
4    renewal cycle. A total of 100 hours per 5-year renewal
5    cycle shall be completed in order to renew the license.
6        (2) Beginning with his or her first full 5-year cycle,
7    any licensee with an administrative endorsement who is not
8    working in a position requiring such endorsement shall
9    complete one Illinois Administrators' Academy course as
10    described in Article 2 of this Code in each 5-year renewal
11    cycle in which the administrative endorsement was held for
12    at least one year. The Illinois Administrators' Academy
13    course may count toward the annual minimum of 10 hours and
14    the total of 100 hours per 5-year cycle.
15        (3) Any licensee with an administrative endorsement
16    who is working in a position requiring such endorsement, or
17    an individual with a Teacher Leader endorsement serving in
18    an administrative capacity at least 50% of the day, shall
19    complete one Illinois Administrators' Academy course as
20    described in Article 2 of this Code each fiscal year in
21    addition to any required professional development
22    activities in accordance with this Code.
23        (4) Any licensee holding a current National Board for
24    Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) master teacher
25    designation during any particular fiscal year shall
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1    which may include providing professional development that
2    aligns to NBPTS standards, for each year of the renewal
3    cycle. A total of 50 hours per 5-year renewal cycle shall
4    be completed in order to renew the license.
5        (5) Licensees working in a position that does not
6    require educator licensure or working in a position for
7    less than 50% for any particular year are considered to be
8    exempt and shall be required to pay only the registration
9    fee in order to renew and maintain the validity of the
10    license.
11        (6) Licensees who are retired from a State retirement
12    system shall notify the State Board of Education using
13    ELIS, and the license shall be maintained in retired
14    status. An individual with a license in retired status
15    shall not be required to complete professional development
16    activities or pay registration fees until returning to a
17    position that requires educator licensure. Upon returning
18    to work in a position that requires the Professional
19    Educator License, the licensee shall immediately pay a
20    registration fee and complete renewal requirements for
21    that year. A license in retired status cannot lapse.
22        (7) For any fiscal year in which professional
23    development hours were required, but not fulfilled, the
24    licensee shall complete any missed hours to total the
25    minimum professional development hours required in this
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1    year or renewal cycle in which an Illinois Administrators'
2    Academy course was required but not completed, the licensee
3    shall complete any missed Illinois Administrators' Academy
4    courses prior to September 1 of that year. The licensee may
5    complete all deficient hours and Illinois Administrators'
6    Academy courses while continuing to work on that license
7    until September 1 of that year.
8        (8) Any licensee who has not fulfilled the professional
9    development renewal requirements set forth in this Section
10    at the end of any 5-year renewal cycle is ineligible to
11    register his or her license and shall submit an appeal to
12    the State Superintendent of Education for reinstatement of
13    the license.
14        (9) If professional development opportunities were
15    unavailable to a licensee, proof that opportunities were
16    unavailable and request for an extension of time beyond
17    August 31 to complete the renewal requirements may be
18    submitted from April 1 through June 30 of that year to the
19    State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board. If an
20    extension is approved, the license shall remain valid
21    during the extension period.
22        (10) Individuals who hold exempt certificates prior to
23    July 1, 2013 shall commence the annual renewal process with
24    the first scheduled registration due after July 1, 2013.
25    (f) Each licensee shall log into ELIS annually between
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1of perjury, that he or she completed the professional
2development requirements in this Section for renewal of his or
3her Professional Educator License and (ii) respond to the
4required legal questions.
5    (g) The following entities shall be designated as approved
6to provide professional development activities for the renewal
7of Professional Educator Licenses:
8        (1) The State Board of Education.
9        (2) regional offices of education and intermediate
10    service centers.
11        (3) Illinois professional associations representing
12    the following groups and approved by the State
13    Superintendent of Education:
14            (A) school administrators;
15            (B) principals;
16            (C) school business officials;
17            (D) teachers;
18            (E) school boards; and
19            (F) local school districts.
20        (4) Regionally accredited institutions of higher
21    education that offer Illinois-approved educator
22    preparation programs.
23        (5) Illinois public school districts and special
24    education cooperatives.
25    (h) Approved providers under subsection (g) of this Section
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1that satisfy at least one of the following:
2        (1) increase the knowledge and skills of school and
3    district leaders who guide continuous professional
4    development;
5        (2) improve the learning of students;
6        (3) organize adults into learning communities whose
7    goals are aligned with those of the school and district;
8        (4) deepen educator's content knowledge;
9        (5) provide educators with research-based
10    instructional strategies to assist students in meeting
11    rigorous academic standards;
12        (6) prepare educators to appropriately use various
13    types of classroom assessments;
14        (7) use learning strategies appropriate to the
15    intended goals;
16        (8) provide educators with the knowledge and skills to
17    collaborate; or
18        (9) prepare educators to apply research to
19    decision-making.
20    (i) Approved providers under subsection (g) of this Section
21shall do the following:
22        (1) align professional development activities to the
23    State-approved national standards for professional
24    learning;
25        (2) meet the professional development criteria for
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1        (3) produce a rationale for the activity that explains
2    how it aligns to State standards and identify the
3    assessment for determining the expected impact on student
4    learning or school improvement;
5        (4) enter completion data into ELIS for all
6    participants within 60 days after the activity; and
7        (5) maintain original documentation for completion of
8    activities.
9    (j) The State Board of Education shall conduct annual
10audits of approved providers, except for school districts,
11which shall be audited by regional offices of education and
12intermediate service centers.
13        (1) Approved providers shall annually submit to the
14    State Superintendent of Education a list of subcontractors
15    used for delivery of professional development activities
16    for which renewal credit was issued and other information
17    as defined by rule.
18        (2) Approved providers shall annually submit data
19    demonstrating how the professional development activities
20    impacted one or more of the following:
21            (A) educator and student growth in regards to
22        content knowledge or skills, or both;
23            (B) educator and student social and emotional
24        growth; or
25            (C) alignment to district or school improvement
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1        (3) The State Superintendent of Education shall review
2    the annual data collected by the State Board of Education,
3    regional offices of education, and intermediate service
4    centers in audits to determine if the approved provider has
5    met the criteria and should continue to be an approved
6    provider or if further action should be taken as provided
7    in rules.
8    (k) Registration fees shall be paid for the next renewal
9cycle between April 1 and June 30 in the last year of each
105-year renewal cycle using ELIS. If all required professional
11development hours for the renewal cycle have been completed and
12entered by the providers, the licensee shall pay the
13registration fees for the next cycle using a form of credit or
14debit card.
15    (l) Beginning July 1, 2014, any professional educator
16licensee endorsed for school support personnel who is employed
17and performing services in Illinois public schools and who
18holds an active and current professional license issued by the
19Department of Financial and Professional Regulation related to
20the endorsement areas on the Professional Educator License
21shall be deemed to have satisfied the continuing professional
22development requirements provided for in this Section. Such
23individuals shall be required to pay only registration fees to
24renew the Professional Educator License. An individual who does
25not hold a license issued by the Department of Financial and
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1development requirements for the renewal of a Professional
2Educator License provided for in this Section.
3    (m) Appeals to the State Superintendent of Education to
4ensure professional development credit is received from
5approved providers shall be as follows:
6        (1) If, after 65 days after a professional development
7    activity, the licensee has not received credit in his or
8    her ELIS file, the State Superintendent of Education shall
9    be notified using the electronic format in ELIS.
10        (2) The State Superintendent of Education shall
11    contact the provider within 15 days after receipt of the
12    notice to determine the cause of the professional
13    development activity not being credited.
14        (3) If the determination by the State Superintendent of
15    Education is that the licensee is entitled to the credit,
16    the provider shall enter the appropriate data into ELIS
17    within 15 days. If the determination is that the licensee
18    is not entitled to the professional development credit, he
19    or she shall be contacted within 15 days with that
20    information.
21    (n) Appeals to the State Educator Preparation and Licensure
22Board must be made within 30 days after receipt of notice from
23the State Superintendent of Education that a license will not
24be renewed based upon failure to complete the requirements of
25this Section. A licensee may appeal that decision to the State
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1by rule.
2        (1) Each appeal shall state the reasons why the State
3    Superintendent's decision should be reversed and shall be
4    sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the
5    State Board of Education.
6        (2) The State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board
7    shall review each appeal regarding renewal of a license in
8    order to determine whether the licensee has met the
9    requirements of this Section. The State Educator
10    Preparation and Licensure Board may hold an appeal hearing
11    or may make its determination based upon the record of
12    review, which shall consist of the following:
13            (A) the regional superintendent of education's
14        rationale for recommending nonrenewal of the license,
15        if applicable;
16            (B) any evidence submitted to the State
17        Superintendent along with the individual's electronic
18        statement of assurance for renewal; and
19            (C) the State Superintendent's rationale for
20        non-renewal of the license.
21        (3) The State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board
22    shall notify the licensee of its decision regarding license
23    renewal by certified mail, return receipt requested, no
24    later than 30 days after reaching a decision. Upon receipt
25    of notification of renewal, the licensee shall pay the
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1    of credit or debit card.
2    (o) The State Board of Education may adopt rules as may be
3necessary to implement this Section.
4(Source: P.A. 97-607, eff. 8-26-11.)
 
5    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
6becoming law.".