Full Text of SB1165 95th General Assembly
SB1165 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008 SB1165
Introduced 2/8/2007, by Sen. Deanna Demuzio SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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105 ILCS 5/6-2.1 |
from Ch. 122, par. 6-2.1 |
105 ILCS 5/14C-8 |
from Ch. 122, par. 14C-8 |
105 ILCS 5/3-14.11 rep. |
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105 ILCS 5/3-14.19 rep. |
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105 ILCS 5/6-11 rep. |
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105 ILCS 5/21-19 rep. |
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105 ILCS 5/29-17 rep. |
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Amends the School Code. Repeals Sections in relation to the examination of a school treasurer's books, accounts, and vouchers; furnishing a township treasurer with a list of school districts; the posting of maps of congressional townships and educational service regions at polling places; the report of certain employment information by a teacher to the regional superintendent; and State reimbursement for the installation of passenger seat backs of a certain height in school buses. Makes related changes. Effective immediately.
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| AN ACT concerning education.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Sections | 5 |
| 6-2.1 and 14C-8 as follows:
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| (105 ILCS 5/6-2.1) (from Ch. 122, par. 6-2.1)
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| Sec. 6-2.1. On and after the effective date of this | 8 |
| amendatory Act,
the provisions of Sections 6-3, 6-4, 6-5, 6-10, | 9 |
| 6-11 (now repealed) , 6-12, 6-17, 6-18, 6-19,
6-20, and 6-21 of | 10 |
| this School Code shall have no application in any
educational | 11 |
| service region having a population of 2,000,000 or more
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| inhabitants.
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| (Source: P.A. 87-969.)
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| (105 ILCS 5/14C-8) (from Ch. 122, par. 14C-8)
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| Sec. 14C-8. Teacher certification - Qualifications - | 16 |
| Issuance of
certificates. No person shall be eligible
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| employment by a school district as a teacher of transitional
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| bilingual education without either (a) holding a valid teaching | 19 |
| certificate
issued pursuant to Article 21 of this Code and | 20 |
| meeting such additional language
and course requirements as | 21 |
| prescribed by the State Board of Education or
(b) meeting the | 22 |
| requirements
set forth in this Section.
The Certification Board |
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| shall issue certificates
valid for teaching in all grades of | 2 |
| the common school in
transitional bilingual education programs | 3 |
| to any person
who presents it with satisfactory evidence that | 4 |
| he
possesses an adequate speaking and reading ability in a
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| language other than English in which transitional bilingual
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| education is offered and communicative skills in
English, and | 7 |
| possessed within 5 years previous to his or her
applying
for a | 8 |
| certificate under this Section a valid teaching
certificate | 9 |
| issued by a foreign country, or by a State or
possession or | 10 |
| territory of the United States, or other evidence
of teaching | 11 |
| preparation as may be determined to be
sufficient by the | 12 |
| Certification Board, or holds
a degree from an institution of | 13 |
| higher learning in a foreign country
which the Certification | 14 |
| Board determines to be the equivalent of a
bachelor's degree | 15 |
| from a recognized
institution of higher learning in the
United | 16 |
| States; provided that any
person seeking a certificate under | 17 |
| this
Section must meet the following additional requirements:
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| (1) Such persons must be in good health;
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| (2) Such persons must be of sound moral character;
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| (3) Such persons must be legally present in the
United | 21 |
| States and possess legal authorization for employment;
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| (4) Such persons must not be employed to replace
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| presently employed teacher who otherwise would not be
replaced | 24 |
| for any reason.
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| Certificates issuable pursuant to
this Section shall be | 26 |
| issuable only during the 5 years
immediately following the |
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| effective date of this Act and
thereafter for additional | 2 |
| periods of one year only upon
a determination by the State | 3 |
| Board of Education that a
school district lacks the number of | 4 |
| teachers necessary to
comply with the mandatory requirements of | 5 |
| Sections 14C-2.1
and 14C-3 of this Article for the | 6 |
| establishment and maintenance
of programs of transitional | 7 |
| bilingual education
and said certificates issued by the | 8 |
| Certification Board
shall be valid for a period of 6 years | 9 |
| following their
date of issuance and shall not be renewed, | 10 |
| except that one renewal for
a period of two years may be | 11 |
| granted if necessary to permit the holder of
a certificate | 12 |
| issued under this Section to acquire a teaching certificate
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| pursuant to Article 21 of this Code. Such certificates
and the | 14 |
| persons to whom they are issued shall be exempt
from the | 15 |
| provisions of Article 21 of this Code except
that Sections | 16 |
| 21-12, 21-13, 21-16, 21-17, 21-19, 21-21,
21-22, 21-23 and | 17 |
| 21-24 shall continue to be applicable to
all such certificates.
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| After the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1984, an | 19 |
| additional
renewal for a period to expire August 31, 1985, may | 20 |
| be granted. The State
Board of Education shall report to the | 21 |
| General Assembly on or before
January 31, 1985 its | 22 |
| recommendations for the qualification of teachers of
bilingual | 23 |
| education and for the qualification of teachers of English as a
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| second language. Said qualification program shall take effect | 25 |
| no later than
August 31, 1985.
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| Beginning July 1, 2001, the State Board of Education shall |
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| implement a test
or
tests to assess the speaking, reading, | 2 |
| writing, and grammar skills of
applicants for a
certificate | 3 |
| issued under this Section in the English language and in the
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| language of the
transitional bilingual education program | 5 |
| requested by the applicant and shall
establish
appropriate fees | 6 |
| for these tests. The State Board of Education, in
consultation | 7 |
| with the
Certification Board, shall promulgate rules to | 8 |
| implement the required tests,
including
specific provisions to | 9 |
| govern test selection, test validation,
determination of a | 10 |
| passing
score, administration of the test or tests, frequency | 11 |
| of administration,
applicant fees,
identification requirements | 12 |
| for test takers, frequency of applicants taking the
tests, the
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| years for which a score is valid, waiving tests for individuals | 14 |
| who have
satisfactorily
passed other tests, and the | 15 |
| consequences of dishonest conduct in the
application for or
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| taking of the tests.
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| If the qualifications of an applicant for a certificate | 18 |
| valid for
teaching in transitional bilingual education | 19 |
| programs in all grades of the
common schools do not meet the | 20 |
| requirements established for the issuance of
that certificate, | 21 |
| the Certification Board nevertheless shall issue the
applicant | 22 |
| a substitute teacher's certificate under Section 21-9
whenever | 23 |
| it appears from the face of the
application submitted for | 24 |
| certification as a teacher of transitional
bilingual education | 25 |
| and the evidence presented in support thereof that the
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| applicant's qualifications meet the requirements established |
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| for the
issuance of a certificate under Section 21-9; provided, | 2 |
| that if it
does not appear from the face of such application | 3 |
| and supporting evidence
that the applicant is qualified for | 4 |
| issuance of a certificate under Section
21-9 the Certification | 5 |
| Board shall evaluate the application with
reference to the | 6 |
| requirements for issuance of certificates under Section
21-9 | 7 |
| and shall inform the applicant, at the time it denies the
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| application submitted for
certification as a teacher of | 9 |
| transitional bilingual education, of the
additional | 10 |
| qualifications which the applicant must possess in order to | 11 |
| meet
the requirements established for issuance of (i) a | 12 |
| certificate valid for
teaching in transitional bilingual | 13 |
| education programs in all grades of the
common schools and (ii) | 14 |
| a substitute teacher's certificate under Section 21-9.
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| (Source: P.A. 91-370, eff. 7-30-99.)
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| (105 ILCS 5/3-14.11 rep.)
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| (105 ILCS 5/3-14.19 rep.)
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| (105 ILCS 5/6-11 rep.)
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| (105 ILCS 5/21-19 rep.)
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| (105 ILCS 5/29-17 rep.)
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| Section 10. The School Code is amended by repealing | 22 |
| Sections 3-14.11, 3-14.19, 6-11, 21-19, and 29-17.
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 24 |
| becoming law.
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