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90_HB0819
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Amends the School Code. Creates the Professional Teacher
Standards Board consisting of 19 members appointed by the
Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate, to
administer the Article of the School Code governing the
certification of teachers and other certificated school
personnel and the approval of teacher and administrator
preparation programs. Gives the Professional Teacher
Standards Board all powers and duties currently exercised by
the State Board of Education and the State Teacher
Certification Board with respect to administration of the
certification and program approval process, and abolishes the
State Teacher Certification Board. Authorizes the
Professional Teacher Standards Board to employ an Executive
Director and such other staff members as are necessary to
exercise its powers and duties and carry out its functions.
Effective January 1, 1998.
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1 AN ACT relating to certification of school personnel.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing
5 Sections 2-3.11, 10-21.9, 10-22.20a, 10-22.24a, 10-22.34,
6 14-1.09.1, 14-8.05, 14C-2, 21-1, 21-1a, 21-1b, 21-1c, 21-2,
7 21-2.1, 21-2b, 21-3, 21-4, 21-5, 21-5a, 21-7.1, 21-9, 21-10,
8 21-11, 21-11.1, 21-11.2, 21-11.3, 21-11.4, 21-12, 21-14,
9 21-16, 21-17, 21-19, 21-21, 21-21.1, 21-23, 21-23b, 21-24,
10 21-25, 34-18.5, and 34-83 and adding Section 21-0.01 as
11 follows:
12 (105 ILCS 5/2-3.11) (from Ch. 122, par. 2-3.11)
13 Sec. 2-3.11. Report to Governor and General Assembly.
14 To report to the Governor and General Assembly annually on or
15 before January 14 the condition of the schools of the State
16 for the preceding year, ending on June 30.
17 Such annual report shall contain reports of the State
18 Teacher Certification Board; the schools of the State
19 charitable institutions; reports on driver education, special
20 education, and transportation; and for such year the annual
21 statistical reports of the State Board of Education,
22 including the number and kinds of school districts; number of
23 school attendance centers; number of men and women teachers;
24 enrollment by grades; total enrollment; total days
25 attendance; total days absence; average daily attendance;
26 number of elementary and secondary school graduates; assessed
27 valuation; tax levies and tax rates for various purposes;
28 amount of teachers' orders, anticipation warrants, and bonds
29 outstanding; and number of men and women teachers and total
30 enrollment of private schools. The report shall give for all
31 school districts receipts from all sources and expenditures
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1 for all purposes for each fund; the total operating expense
2 and the per capita cost; federal and state aids and
3 reimbursements; new school buildings, and recognized schools;
4 together with such other information and suggestions as the
5 State Board of Education may deem important in relation to
6 the schools and school laws and the means of promoting
7 education throughout the state.
8 (Source: P.A. 84-1308; 84-1424.)
9 (105 ILCS 5/10-21.9) (from Ch. 122, par. 10-21.9)
10 Sec. 10-21.9. Criminal background investigations.
11 (a) After August 1, 1985, certified and noncertified
12 applicants for employment with a school district, except
13 school bus driver applicants, are required as a condition of
14 employment to authorize an investigation to determine if such
15 applicants have been convicted of any of the enumerated
16 criminal or drug offenses in subsection (c) of this Section.
17 Authorization for the investigation shall be furnished by the
18 applicant to the school district, except that if the
19 applicant is a substitute teacher seeking employment in more
20 than one school district, a teacher seeking concurrent
21 part-time employment positions with more than one school
22 district (as a reading specialist, special education teacher
23 or otherwise), or an educational support personnel employee
24 seeking employment positions with more than one district, any
25 such district may require the applicant to furnish
26 authorization for the investigation to the regional
27 superintendent of the educational service region in which are
28 located the school districts in which the applicant is
29 seeking employment as a substitute or concurrent part-time
30 teacher or concurrent educational support personnel employee.
31 Upon receipt of this authorization, the school district or
32 the appropriate regional superintendent, as the case may be,
33 shall submit the applicant's name, sex, race, date of birth
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1 and social security number to the Department of State Police
2 on forms prescribed by the Department. The regional
3 superintendent submitting the requisite information to the
4 Department of State Police shall promptly notify the school
5 districts in which the applicant is seeking employment as a
6 substitute or concurrent part-time teacher or concurrent
7 educational support personnel employee that the investigation
8 of the applicant has been requested. The Department of State
9 Police shall conduct an investigation to ascertain if the
10 applicant being considered for employment has been convicted
11 of any of the enumerated criminal or drug offenses in
12 subsection (c). The Department shall charge the school
13 district or the appropriate regional superintendent a fee for
14 conducting such investigation, which fee shall be deposited
15 in the State Police Services Fund and shall not exceed the
16 cost of the inquiry; and the applicant shall not be charged a
17 fee for such investigation by the school district or by the
18 regional superintendent. The regional superintendent may
19 seek reimbursement from the State Board of Education or the
20 appropriate school district or districts for fees paid by the
21 regional superintendent to the Department for the criminal
22 background investigations required by this Section.
23 (b) The Department shall furnish, pursuant to positive
24 identification, records of convictions, until expunged, to
25 the president of the school board for the school district
26 which requested the investigation, or to the regional
27 superintendent who requested the investigation. Any
28 information concerning the record of convictions obtained by
29 the president of the school board or the regional
30 superintendent shall be confidential and may only be
31 transmitted to the superintendent of the school district or
32 his designee, the appropriate regional superintendent if the
33 investigation was requested by the school district, the
34 presidents of the appropriate school boards if the
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1 investigation was requested from the Department of State
2 Police by the regional superintendent, the State
3 Superintendent of Education, the Professional Teacher
4 Standards Board State Teacher Certification Board or any
5 other person necessary to the decision of hiring the
6 applicant for employment. A copy of the record of
7 convictions obtained from the Department of State Police
8 shall be provided to the applicant for employment. If an
9 investigation of an applicant for employment as a substitute
10 or concurrent part-time teacher or concurrent educational
11 support personnel employee in more than one school district
12 was requested by the regional superintendent, and the
13 Department of State Police upon investigation ascertains that
14 the applicant has not been convicted of any of the enumerated
15 criminal or drug offenses in subsection (c) and so notifies
16 the regional superintendent, then the regional superintendent
17 shall issue to the applicant a certificate evidencing that as
18 of the date specified by the Department of State Police the
19 applicant has not been convicted of any of the enumerated
20 criminal or drug offenses in subsection (c). The school
21 board of any school district located in the educational
22 service region served by the regional superintendent who
23 issues such a certificate to an applicant for employment as a
24 substitute teacher in more than one such district may rely on
25 the certificate issued by the regional superintendent to that
26 applicant, or may initiate its own investigation of the
27 applicant through the Department of State Police as provided
28 in subsection (a). Any person who releases any confidential
29 information concerning any criminal convictions of an
30 applicant for employment shall be guilty of a Class A
31 misdemeanor, unless the release of such information is
32 authorized by this Section.
33 (c) No school board shall knowingly employ a person who
34 has been convicted for committing attempted first degree
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1 murder or for committing or attempting to commit first degree
2 murder or a Class X felony or any one or more of the
3 following offenses: (i) those defined in Sections 11-6, 11-9,
4 11-14, 11-15, 11-15.1, 11-16, 11-17, 11-18, 11-19, 11-19.1,
5 11-19.2, 11-20, 11-20.1, 11-21, 12-13, 12-14, 12-14.1, 12-15
6 and 12-16 of the "Criminal Code of 1961"; (ii) those defined
7 in the "Cannabis Control Act" except those defined in
8 Sections 4(a), 4(b) and 5(a) of that Act; (iii) those defined
9 in the "Illinois Controlled Substances Act"; and (iv) any
10 offense committed or attempted in any other state or against
11 the laws of the United States, which if committed or
12 attempted in this State, would have been punishable as one or
13 more of the foregoing offenses.
14 (d) No school board shall knowingly employ a person for
15 whom a criminal background investigation has not been
16 initiated.
17 (e) Upon receipt of the record of a conviction of a
18 holder of any certificate issued pursuant to Article 21 or
19 Section 34-8.1 or 34-83 of The School Code, the appropriate
20 regional superintendent of schools or the State
21 Superintendent of Education shall initiate the certificate
22 suspension and revocation proceedings authorized by law.
23 (f) After January 1, 1990 the provisions of this Section
24 shall apply to all employees of persons or firms holding
25 contracts with any school district including, but not limited
26 to, food service workers, school bus drivers and other
27 transportation employees, who have direct, daily contact with
28 the pupils of any school in such district. For purposes of
29 criminal background investigations on employees of persons or
30 firms holding contracts with more than one school district
31 and assigned to more than one school district, the regional
32 superintendent of the educational service region in which the
33 contracting school districts are located may, at the request
34 of any such school district, be responsible for receiving the
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1 authorization for investigation prepared by each such
2 employee and submitting the same to the Department of State
3 Police. Any information concerning the record of conviction
4 of any such employee obtained by the regional superintendent
5 shall be promptly reported to the president of the
6 appropriate school board or school boards.
7 (Source: P.A. 88-612, eff. 7-1-95; 89-428, eff. 12-13-95;
8 89-462, eff. 5-29-96; 89-610, eff. 8-6-96.)
9 (105 ILCS 5/10-22.20a) (from Ch. 122, par. 10-22.20a)
10 Sec. 10-22.20a. Advanced vocational training program,
11 and career education. To enter into joint agreements with
12 community college districts and other school districts for
13 the purpose of providing career education or advanced
14 vocational training of students in the 11th and higher grades
15 who desire preparation for a trade. Transportation for
16 students to any facility covered by a joint agreement as
17 described in this Section shall be provided by the
18 participating school district, or by the participating school
19 district in conjunction with other school districts. Joint
20 agreements entered into under this Section may include
21 provisions for joint authority to acquire and improve sites,
22 construct and equip facilities thereon and lease and equip
23 facilities deemed necessary by the parties to the joint
24 agreement, to maintain programs and to provide for financing
25 of the foregoing jointly by the respective parties, all in
26 accordance with the terms of the joint agreement.
27 Nothing herein contained shall be construed to restrict
28 or prohibit the rights of community college districts or
29 school districts to enter into joint agreements under the
30 provisions of the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act, as now
31 or hereinafter amended.
32 The duration of the career education or advanced
33 vocational training program shall be such period as the
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1 school district may approve but it may not exceed 2 years for
2 any school district pupil. Participation in the program is
3 accorded the same credit toward a high school diploma as time
4 spent in other courses.
5 The participating community college shall bill each
6 participating student's school district for an amount equal
7 to the per capita cost of operating the community college
8 attended or a charge for participation may be made in
9 accordance with the joint agreement between the community
10 college district and the student's school district. Such
11 agreement shall not provide for payments in excess of the
12 actual cost of operating the course or courses in which the
13 student is enrolled. Participating high schools may use
14 State aid monies to pay the charges.
15 The community college instructors teaching in such
16 programs need not be certified by the Professional Teacher
17 Standards Board State Teacher Certification Board.
18 (Source: P.A. 79-76.)
19 (105 ILCS 5/10-22.24a) (from Ch. 122, par. 10-22.24a)
20 Sec. 10-22.24a. To employ school counselors certified as
21 such by the Professional Teacher Standards Board State
22 Teacher Certification Board, and to supervise school
23 counselor interns enrolled in a school counseling program
24 approved by the Professional Teacher Standards Board State
25 Teacher Certification Board.
26 (Source: P.A. 82-998.)
27 (105 ILCS 5/10-22.34) (from Ch. 122, par. 10-22.34)
28 Sec. 10-22.34. Non-certificated personnel.
29 (a) School Boards may employ non-teaching personnel or
30 utilize volunteer personnel for: (1) non-teaching duties not
31 requiring instructional judgment or evaluation of pupils; and
32 (2) supervising study halls, long distance teaching reception
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1 areas used incident to instructional programs transmitted by
2 electronic media such as computers, video, and audio, and
3 detention and discipline areas, and school-sponsored
4 extracurricular activities.
5 (b) School boards may further utilize volunteer
6 non-certificated personnel or employ non-certificated
7 personnel to assist in the instruction of pupils under the
8 immediate supervision of a teacher, holding a valid
9 certificate, directly engaged in teaching subject matter or
10 conducting activities. The teacher shall be continuously
11 aware of the non-certificated persons' activities and shall
12 be able to control or modify them. The State Board of
13 Education, in consultation with the Professional Teacher
14 Standards Board State Teacher Certification Board, shall
15 determine qualifications of such personnel and shall
16 prescribe rules for determining the duties and activities to
17 be assigned to such personnel. In the determination of
18 qualifications of such personnel, the State Board of
19 Education shall accept coursework earned in a recognized
20 institution or from an institution of higher learning
21 accredited by the North Central Association or other
22 comparable regional accrediting association.
23 (c) School boards may also employ students holding a
24 bachelor's degree from a recognized institution of higher
25 learning as part time teaching interns when such students are
26 enrolled in a college or university internship program, which
27 has prior approval by the Professional Teacher Standards
28 Board State Board of Education in consultation with the State
29 Teacher Certification Board, leading to a masters degree.
30 (d) Nothing in this Section shall require constant
31 supervision of a student teacher enrolled in a student
32 teaching course at a college or university, provided such
33 activity has the prior approval of the representative of the
34 higher education institution and teaching plans have
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1 previously been discussed with and approved by the
2 supervising teacher and further provided that such teaching
3 is within guidelines established by the Professional Teacher
4 Standards Board State Board of Education in consultation with
5 the State Teacher Certification Board.
6 (Source: P.A. 88-89; 89-159, eff. 1-1-96.)
7 (105 ILCS 5/14-1.09.1)
8 Sec. 14-1.09.1. School psychological services. In the
9 public schools, school psychological services provided by
10 qualified specialists who hold Type 73 School Service
11 Personnel Certificates endorsed for school psychology issued
12 by the Professional Teacher Standards Board State Teacher
13 Certification Board may include, but are not limited to: (i)
14 administration and interpretation of psychological and
15 educational evaluations; (ii) developing school-based
16 prevention programs, including violence prevention programs;
17 (iii) counseling with students, parents, and teachers on
18 educational and mental health issues; (iv) acting as liaisons
19 between public schools and community agencies; (v) evaluating
20 program effectiveness; (vi) providing crisis intervention
21 within the school setting; (vii) helping teachers, parents,
22 and others involved in the educational process to provide
23 optimum teaching and learning conditions for all students;
24 (viii) supervising school psychologist interns enrolled in
25 school psychology programs that meet the standards
26 established by the State Board of Education; and (ix)
27 screening of school enrollments to identify children who
28 should be referred for individual study. Nothing in this
29 Section prohibits other qualified professionals from
30 providing those services listed for which they are
31 appropriately trained.
32 (Source: P.A. 89-339, eff. 8-17-95.)
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1 (105 ILCS 5/14-8.05) (from Ch. 122, par. 14-8.05)
2 Sec. 14-8.05. Behavioral intervention.
3 (a) The General Assembly finds and declares that
4 principals and teachers of students with disabilities require
5 training and guidance that provide ways for working
6 successfully with children who have difficulties conforming
7 to acceptable behavioral patterns in order to provide an
8 environment in which learning can occur. It is the intent of
9 the General Assembly:
10 (1) That when behavioral interventions are used,
11 they be used in consideration of the pupil's physical
12 freedom and social interaction, and be administered in a
13 manner that respects human dignity and personal privacy
14 and that ensures a pupil's right to placement in the
15 least restrictive educational environment.
16 (2) That behavioral management plans be developed
17 and used, to the extent possible, in a consistent manner
18 when a local educational agency has placed the pupil in a
19 day or residential setting for education purposes.
20 (3) That a statewide study be conducted of the use
21 of behavioral interventions with students with
22 disabilities receiving special education and related
23 services.
24 (4) That training programs be developed and
25 implemented in institutions of higher education that
26 train teachers, and that in-service training programs be
27 made available as necessary in school districts, in
28 educational service centers, and by regional
29 superintendents of schools to assure that adequately
30 trained staff are available to work effectively with the
31 behavioral intervention needs of students with
32 disabilities.
33 (b) On or before September 30, 1993, the State
34 Superintendent of Education shall conduct a statewide study
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1 of the use of behavioral interventions with students with
2 disabilities receiving special education and related
3 services. The study shall include, but not necessarily be
4 limited to identification of the frequency in the use of
5 behavioral interventions; the number of districts with
6 policies in place for working with children exhibiting
7 continuous serious behavioral problems; how policies, rules,
8 or regulations within districts differ between emergency and
9 routine behavioral interventions commonly practiced; the
10 nature and extent of costs for training provided to personnel
11 for implementing a program of nonaversive behavioral
12 interventions; and the nature and extent of costs for
13 training provided to parents of students with disabilities
14 who would be receiving behavioral interventions. The scope
15 of the study shall be developed by the State Board of
16 Education, in consultation with individuals and groups
17 representing parents, teachers, administrators, and
18 advocates. On or before June 30, 1994, the State Board of
19 Education shall issue guidelines based on the study's
20 findings. The guidelines shall address, but not be limited
21 to, the following: (i) appropriate behavioral interventions,
22 and (ii) how to properly document the need for and use of
23 behavioral interventions in the process of developing
24 individualized education plans for students with
25 disabilities. The guidelines shall be used as a reference to
26 assist school boards in developing local policies and
27 procedures in accordance with this Section. The State Board
28 of Education, with the advice of parents of students with
29 disabilities and other parents, teachers, administrators,
30 advocates for persons with disabilities, and individuals with
31 knowledge or expertise in the development and implementation
32 of behavioral interventions for persons with disabilities,
33 shall review its behavioral intervention guidelines at least
34 once every 3 years to determine their continuing
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1 appropriateness and effectiveness and shall make such
2 modifications in the guidelines as it deems necessary.
3 (c) Each school board must establish and maintain a
4 committee to develop policies and procedures on the use of
5 behavioral interventions for students with disabilities who
6 require behavioral intervention. The policies and procedures
7 shall be adopted and implemented by school boards by January
8 1, 1996 and shall: (i) be developed with the advice of
9 parents with students with disabilities and other parents,
10 teachers, administrators, advocates for persons with
11 disabilities, and individuals with knowledge or expertise in
12 the development and implementation of behavioral
13 interventions for persons with disabilities; (ii) emphasize
14 positive interventions that are designed to develop and
15 strengthen desirable behaviors; (iii) incorporate procedures
16 and methods consistent with generally accepted practice in
17 the field of behavioral intervention; (iv) include criteria
18 for determining when a student with disabilities may require
19 a behavioral intervention plan; (v) reflect that the
20 guidelines of the State Board of Education have been reviewed
21 and considered and provide the address of the State Board of
22 Education so that copies of the State Board of Education
23 behavioral guidelines may be requested; and (vi) include
24 procedures for monitoring the use of restrictive behavioral
25 interventions. Each school board shall (i) furnish a copy of
26 its local policies and procedures to parents and guardians of
27 all students with individualized education plans within 15
28 days after the policies and procedures have been adopted by
29 the school board or at the time an individualized education
30 plan is first implemented for the student and at the
31 beginning of each school year thereafter, and (ii) require
32 that each school inform its students of the existence of the
33 policies and procedures annually.
34 (d) The State Superintendent of Education shall consult
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1 with representatives of institutions of higher education and
2 the Professional Teacher Standards Board State Teacher
3 Certification Board in regard to the current training
4 requirements for teachers to ensure that sufficient training
5 is available in appropriate behavioral interventions
6 consistent with professionally accepted practices and
7 standards for people entering the field of education.
8 (Source: P.A. 89-191, eff. 7-21-95.)
9 (105 ILCS 5/14C-2) (from Ch. 122, par. 14C-2)
10 Sec. 14C-2. Definitions. Unless the context indicates
11 otherwise, the terms used in this Article have the following
12 meanings:
13 (a) "State Board" means the State Board of Education.
14 (b) "Certification Board" means the Professional Teacher
15 Standards Board State Teacher Certification Board.
16 (c) "School District" means any school district
17 established under this Code.
18 (d) "Children of limited English-speaking ability" means
19 (1) children who were not born in the United States whose
20 native tongue is a language other than English and who are
21 incapable of performing ordinary classwork in English; and
22 (2) children who were born in the United States of parents
23 possessing no or limited English-speaking ability and who are
24 incapable of performing ordinary classwork in English.
25 (e) "Teacher of transitional bilingual education" means
26 a teacher with a speaking and reading ability in a language
27 other than English in which transitional bilingual education
28 is offered and with communicative skills in English.
29 (f) "Program in transitional bilingual education" means
30 a full-time program of instruction (1) in all those courses
31 or subjects which a child is required by law to receive and
32 which are required by the child's school district which shall
33 be given in the native language of the children of limited
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1 English-speaking ability who are enrolled in the program and
2 also in English, (2) in the reading and writing of the native
3 language of the children of limited English-speaking ability
4 who are enrolled in the program and in the oral
5 comprehension, speaking, reading and writing of English, and
6 (3) in the history and culture of the country, territory or
7 geographic area which is the native land of the parents of
8 children of limited English-speaking ability who are enrolled
9 in the program and in the history and culture of the United
10 States; or a part-time program of instruction based on the
11 educational needs of those children of limited
12 English-speaking ability who do not need a full-time program
13 of instruction.
14 (Source: P.A. 86-1028.)
15 (105 ILCS 5/21-0.01 new)
16 Sec. 21-0.01. Professional Teacher Standards Board.
17 (a) The Professional Teacher Standards Board is hereby
18 created. The Professional Teacher Standards Board shall
19 consist of 19 members appointed by the Governor with the
20 advice and consent of the Senate. Of the members so
21 appointed, 5 shall be administrative or faculty members of
22 public or private colleges or universities located in the
23 State, one shall be a regional superintendent of schools, 3
24 shall be school administrators employed in the public schools
25 of the State, and 10 shall be classroom teachers employed in
26 the public schools of the State. At least one of the school
27 administrators and 3 of the classroom teachers so appointed
28 shall be employees of a school district that is subject to
29 the provisions of Article 34. Whenever a vacancy in a
30 classroom teacher position on the Professional Teacher
31 Standards Board is to be filled as provided in this Section,
32 each professional teachers' organization is entitled to
33 nominate for each such vacancy one candidate for each 20,000,
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1 or major portion thereof, members of that organization who
2 hold valid teaching certificates. The nominations of the
3 professional teachers' organization shall be submitted by the
4 organization to the Governor not less than 60 days prior to
5 the expiration of the term of a person holding a classroom
6 teacher position on the Professional Teacher Standards Board
7 or not more than 60 days after a vacancy in such a position
8 occurs for any other reason. The nominations, which shall be
9 advisory only, shall be in writing and shall be signed by the
10 president and secretary of the organization submitting the
11 nominations. Of the members initially appointed to the
12 Professional Teacher Standards Board: 2 of the 5
13 administrative or faculty members of public or private
14 colleges or universities shall be appointed to serve terms
15 expiring on the third Monday of January, 2000 and the other 3
16 administrative or faculty members shall be appointed to serve
17 terms expiring on the third Monday of January, 2002; the
18 regional superintendent of schools shall be appointed to
19 serve a term expiring on the third Monday of January, 2000; 2
20 of the 3 school administrators shall be appointed to serve
21 terms expiring on the third Monday of January, 2000 and the
22 other school administrator shall be appointed to serve a term
23 expiring on the third Monday of January, 2002; and 5 of the
24 10 classroom teachers shall be appointed to serve terms
25 expiring on the third Monday of January, 2000 with the
26 remaining 5 classroom teachers being appointed to serve terms
27 expiring on the third Monday of January, 2002. The
28 successors in office of the members initially appointed under
29 this subsection shall each serve terms of 4 years, commencing
30 on the third Monday of January of the appropriate
31 even-numbered year. All members shall serve until a
32 successor is appointed and confirmed, and any vacancy shall
33 be filled for the balance of the unexpired term in the same
34 manner as an appointment for a full term is made. No member
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1 shall be eligible to serve as a member of the Professional
2 Teacher Standards Board for more than 2 terms.
3 (b) The State Teacher Certification Board is abolished
4 and the terms of its members are terminated when 10 of the
5 initial members of the Professional Teacher Standards Board,
6 which shall constitute a quorum of that Board, are appointed
7 and confirmed as provided in subsection (a). The members of
8 the Professional Teacher Standards Board shall take office
9 and assume, exercise, and perform the powers, duties, and
10 responsibilities of that Board under this Article when a
11 quorum of the initial members of that Board is appointed and
12 confirmed. Until the State Teacher Certification Board is
13 abolished upon the appointment and confirmation of 10 persons
14 to serve as initial members of the Professional Teacher
15 Standards Board, but not thereafter, the State Teacher
16 Certification Board shall exercise the powers and duties that
17 it was authorized or required to exercise and perform under
18 this Article prior to its abolition.
19 (c) The chairperson of the Professional Teacher
20 Standards Board shall be elected by the members of the Board
21 from among their number to serve for a term of one year. A
22 person elected to serve as chairperson of the Board may be
23 reelected by the members of the Board to succeed himself or
24 herself in that office. The members of the Professional
25 Teacher Standards Board shall meet promptly upon the
26 appointment of a quorum of the members to organize
27 themselves, elect from their number a chairperson and such
28 other officers as they deem necessary, and establish the
29 dates of the regular meetings of the Board. The Board shall
30 hold special meetings upon the call of the chairperson or a
31 majority of its members. Members of the Professional Teacher
32 Standards Board shall be reimbursed for all ordinary and
33 necessary expenses incurred in performing their duties as
34 members of the Board.
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1 (d) The Professional Teacher Standards Board, as a State
2 agency that is eligible for appropriations, shall comply with
3 the provisions of the Bureau of the Budget Act applicable to
4 State agencies.
5 (e) The Professional Teacher Standards Board, acting in
6 accordance with the provisions of this Article and exercising
7 the exclusive powers granted to it under Section 21-1c, shall
8 have the power and authority to do all of the following:
9 (1) set standards for teaching, supervising, or
10 holding other certificated employment in the public
11 schools, and administer the certification process as
12 provided in this Article;
13 (2) approve and evaluate teacher and administrator
14 preparation programs;
15 (3) revoke and suspend certificates issued for
16 teaching, supervising, or holding other certificated
17 employment in the public schools;
18 (4) enter into agreements with other states
19 relative to reciprocal approval of teacher and
20 administrator preparation programs;
21 (5) establish standards for the issuance of new
22 types of certificates;
23 (6) employ and direct an Executive Director and
24 such other staff as the Board deems necessary to exercise
25 its powers and duties under this Article;
26 (7) take such other action relating to the
27 improvement of instruction in the public schools through
28 teacher education and professional development and that
29 attracts qualified candidates into teacher training
30 programs as is appropriate and consistent with applicable
31 laws; and
32 (8) make and prescribe rules and regulations that
33 are necessary for the administration of this Article.
34 (f) The Professional Teacher Standards Board may create
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1 standing committees, comprised solely of Board members, when
2 deemed necessary by the Board to carry out its functions and
3 responsibilities under this Article. In addition the Board
4 may establish advisory committees if the Board determines
5 that such action may be necessary or appropriate.
6 (105 ILCS 5/21-1) (from Ch. 122, par. 21-1)
7 Sec. 21-1. Qualification of teachers. No one may be
8 certified to teach or supervise in the public schools of this
9 State who is not of good character, good health, a citizen of
10 the United States or legally present and authorized for
11 employment, and at least 19 years of age. If the holder of a
12 certificate under this Section is not a citizen of the United
13 States 6 years after the date of the issuance of the original
14 certificate, any certificate held by such person on that date
15 shall be cancelled by the board of education and no other
16 certificate to teach shall be issued to such person until
17 such person is a citizen of the United States.
18 Citizenship is not required for the issuance of a
19 temporary part-time certificate to participants in approved
20 training programs for exchange students as described in
21 Section 21-10.2. A certificate issued under this plan shall
22 expire on June 30 following the date of issue. One renewal
23 for one year is authorized if the holder remains as an
24 official participant in an approved exchange program.
25 In determining good character under this Section, any
26 felony conviction of the applicant may be taken into
27 consideration, but such a conviction shall not operate as a
28 bar to registration.
29 No person otherwise qualified shall be denied the right
30 to be certified, to receive training for the purpose of
31 becoming a teacher or to engage in practice teaching in any
32 school because of a physical disability including but not
33 limited to visual and hearing disabilities; nor shall any
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1 school district refuse to employ a teacher on such grounds,
2 provided that the person is able to carry out the duties of
3 the position for which he applies.
4 No person may be granted or continue to hold a teaching
5 certificate who has knowingly altered or misrepresented his
6 or her teaching qualifications in order to acquire the
7 certificate. Any other certificate held by such person may
8 be suspended or revoked by the Professional Teacher Standards
9 Board State Teacher Certification Board, depending upon the
10 severity of the alteration or misrepresentation.
11 No one may teach or supervise in the public schools nor
12 receive for teaching or supervising any part of any public
13 school fund, who does not hold a certificate of qualification
14 granted, on or after January 1, 1998 by the Professional
15 Teacher Standards Board, or granted prior to that date by the
16 State Board of Education or by the State Teacher
17 Certification Board and a regional superintendent of schools
18 as hereinafter provided, or by the board of education of a
19 city having a population exceeding 500,000 inhabitants,
20 except as provided in Section 34-6 and in Section 10-22.34 or
21 Section 10-22.34b. However, the provisions of this Article do
22 not apply to a member of the armed forces who is employed as
23 a teacher of subjects in the Reserve Officer's Training Corps
24 of any school. Sections 21-2 through 21-24 do not apply to
25 cities having a population exceeding 500,000 inhabitants,
26 beginning until July 1, 1988.
27 Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the
28 board of education of any school district may grant to a
29 teacher of the district a leave of absence with full pay for
30 a period of not more than one year to permit such teacher to
31 teach in a foreign state under the provisions of the Exchange
32 Teacher Program established under Public Law 584, 79th
33 Congress, and Public Law 402, 80th Congress, as amended. The
34 school board granting such leave of absence may employ with
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1 or without pay a national of the foreign state wherein the
2 teacher on leave of absence will teach, if the national is
3 qualified to teach in that foreign state, and if that
4 national will teach in a grade level similar to the one which
5 was taught in such foreign state. The Professional Teacher
6 Standards Board State Board of Education shall promulgate and
7 enforce such reasonable rules and regulations as may be
8 necessary to effectuate the provisions of this Article or may
9 adopt for such purposes any of the rules and regulations
10 promulgated prior to January 1, 1998 by the State Board of
11 Education or by the State Teacher Certification Board prior
12 to the abolition of that Board paragraph.
13 (Source: P.A. 88-189; 89-159, eff. 1-1-96; 89-397, eff.
14 8-20-95; 89-626, eff. 8-9-96.)
15 (105 ILCS 5/21-1a) (from Ch. 122, par. 21-1a)
16 Sec. 21-1a. Tests required for certification.
17 (a) After July 1, 1988, in addition to all other
18 requirements, early childhood, elementary, special, high
19 school, school service personnel, or, except as provided in
20 Section 34-6, administrative certificates shall be issued to
21 persons who have satisfactorily passed a test of basic skills
22 and subject matter knowledge. The tests of basic skills and
23 subject matter knowledge shall be the tests which from time
24 to time are designated by the Professional Teacher Standards
25 Board State Board of Education in consultation with the State
26 Teacher Certification Board and may be tests prepared by an
27 educational testing organization or tests designed by the
28 Professional Teacher Standards Board State Board of Education
29 in consultation with the State Teacher Certification Board.
30 The areas to be covered by the test of basic skills shall
31 include the basic skills of reading, writing, grammar, and
32 mathematics. The test of subject matter knowledge shall
33 assess content knowledge in the specific subject field. The
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1 tests shall be designed to be racially neutral to assure that
2 no person in taking the tests is thereby discriminated
3 against on the basis of race, color, national origin, or
4 other factors unrelated to the person's ability to perform as
5 a certificated employee. The score required to pass the
6 tests of basic skills and subject matter knowledge shall be
7 fixed by the Professional Teacher Standards Board State Board
8 of Education in consultation with the State Teacher
9 Certification Board. The tests shall be held not fewer than
10 3 times a year at such time and place as may be designated by
11 the Professional Teacher Standards Board State Board of
12 Education in consultation with the State Teacher
13 Certification Board.
14 (b) Except as provided in Section 34-6, the provisions
15 of subsection (a) of this Section shall apply equally in any
16 school district subject to Article 34, provided that the
17 State Board of Education shall determine which certificates
18 issued under Sections 34-8.1 and 34-83 prior to July 1, 1988
19 are comparable to any early childhood certificate, elementary
20 school certificate, special certificate, high school
21 certificate, school service personnel certificate or
22 administrative certificate issued under this Article as of
23 July 1, 1988.
24 (c) A person who holds an early childhood, elementary,
25 special, high school or school service personnel certificate
26 issued under this Article on or at any time before July 1,
27 1988, including a person who has been issued any such
28 certificate pursuant to Section 21-11.1 or in exchange for a
29 comparable certificate theretofore issued under Section
30 34-8.1 or Section 34-83, shall not be required to take or
31 pass the tests in order to thereafter have such certificate
32 renewed.
33 (d) (Blank). The State Board of Education in
34 consultation with the State Teacher Certification Board shall
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1 conduct a pilot administration of the tests by administering
2 the test to students completing teacher education programs in
3 the 1986-87 school year for the purpose of determining the
4 effect and impact of testing candidates for certification.
5 (e) The rules and regulations developed to implement the
6 required test of basic skills and subject matter knowledge
7 shall include the requirements of subsections (a), (b), and
8 (c) and shall include specific regulations to govern test
9 selection; test validation and determination of a passing
10 score; administration of the tests; frequency of
11 administration; applicant fees; frequency of applicants'
12 taking the tests; the years for which a score is valid; and,
13 waiving certain additional tests for additional certificates
14 to individuals who have satisfactorily passed the test of
15 basic skills and subject matter knowledge as required in
16 subsection (a). The Professional Teacher Standards Board
17 State Board of Education shall provide, by rule, specific
18 policies that assure uniformity in the difficulty level of
19 each form of the basic skills test and each subject matter
20 knowledge test from test-to-test and year-to-year. The
21 Professional Teacher Standards Board State Board of Education
22 shall also set a passing score for the tests.
23 (f) The State Teacher Certification Board may issue a
24 nonrenewable temporary certificate between July 1, 1988 and
25 August 31, 1988 to individuals who have taken the tests of
26 basic skills and subject matter knowledge prescribed by this
27 Section but have not received such test scores by August 31,
28 1988. Such temporary certificates shall expire on December
29 31, 1988.
30 (Source: P.A. 86-361; 86-734; 86-1028; 86-1471; 86-1488;
31 87-242.)
32 (105 ILCS 5/21-1b) (from Ch. 122, par. 21-1b)
33 Sec. 21-1b. Subject endorsement on certificates. All
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1 certificates initially issued under this Article after June
2 30, 1986, shall be specifically endorsed by the State Board
3 of Education for each subject the holder of the certificate
4 is legally qualified to teach, such endorsements to be made
5 in accordance with standards promulgated by the Professional
6 Teacher Standards Board State Board of Education in
7 consultation with the State Teacher Certification Board. All
8 certificates which are issued under this Article prior to
9 July 1, 1986 may, by application to the Professional Teacher
10 Standards Board State Board of Education, be specifically
11 endorsed for each subject the holder is legally qualified to
12 teach. All subject endorsements made on or after January 1,
13 1998 to new or existing certificates as provided in this
14 Section shall be made by the Professional Teacher Standards
15 Board. Each application for endorsement of an existing
16 teaching certificate shall be accompanied by a $20
17 nonrefundable fee.
18 Commencing January 1, 1994, an additional $10 shall be
19 charged for each application for endorsement. There is
20 hereby created a Teacher Certificate Fee Revolving Fund as a
21 special fund within the State Treasury. The proceeds of the
22 additional $10 fee shall be paid into the Teacher Certificate
23 Fee Revolving Fund; and the moneys in that Fund shall be
24 appropriated to the Professional Teacher Standards Board and
25 used by that Board to provide the technology and other
26 resources necessary for the timely and efficient processing
27 of certification requests.
28 (Source: P.A. 88-224.)
29 (105 ILCS 5/21-1c) (from Ch. 122, par. 21-1c)
30 Sec. 21-1c. Exclusive certificate authority. Only the
31 Professional Teacher Standards Board State Board of Education
32 and State Teacher Certification Board, acting in accordance
33 with the applicable provisions of this Act and the rules,
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1 regulations and standards promulgated thereunder, shall have
2 the authority to issue or endorse any certificate required
3 for teaching, supervising or holding certificated employment
4 in the public schools; and no other State agency shall have
5 any power or authority (i) to establish or prescribe any
6 qualifications or other requirements applicable to teacher or
7 administrator training and certification or to the issuance
8 or endorsement of any such certificate required for teaching,
9 supervising, or holding certified employment in the public
10 schools, or (ii) to establish or prescribe any licensure or
11 equivalent requirement which must be satisfied in order to
12 teach, supervise or hold certificated employment in the
13 public schools.
14 (Source: P.A. 86-1441.)
15 (105 ILCS 5/21-2) (from Ch. 122, par. 21-2)
16 Sec. 21-2. Grades of certificates. All certificates
17 issued under this Article shall be State certificates valid,
18 except as limited in Section 21-1, in every school district
19 coming under the provisions of this Act and shall be limited
20 in time and designated as follows: Provisional vocational
21 certificate, temporary provisional vocational certificate,
22 early childhood certificate, elementary school certificate,
23 special certificate, high school certificate, school service
24 personnel certificate, administrative certificate,
25 provisional certificate, and substitute certificate. The
26 requirement of student teaching under close and competent
27 supervision for obtaining a teaching certificate may be
28 waived by the Professional Teacher Standards Board State
29 Teacher Certification Board upon presentation to that the
30 Board by the teacher of evidence of 5 years successful
31 teaching experience on a valid certificate and graduation
32 from a recognized institution of higher learning with a
33 bachelor's degree with not less than 120 semester hours and a
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1 minimum of 16 semester hours in professional education.
2 (Source: P.A. 88-92.)
3 (105 ILCS 5/21-2.1) (from Ch. 122, par. 21-2.1)
4 Sec. 21-2.1. Early childhood certificate. An early
5 childhood certificate shall be valid for 4 years for teaching
6 children up to 6 years of age, exclusive of children enrolled
7 in kindergarten, in facilities approved by the Professional
8 Teacher Standards Board State Superintendent of Education.
9 Beginning July 1, 1988, such certificate shall be valid for 4
10 years for teaching children through grade 3 in facilities
11 approved by the Professional Teacher Standards Board State
12 Superintendent of Education. Subject to the provisions of
13 Section 21-1a, it shall be issued to persons who have
14 graduated from a recognized institution of higher learning
15 with a bachelor's degree and with not fewer than 120 semester
16 hours including professional education or human development
17 or, until July 1, 1992, to persons who have early childhood
18 education instruction and practical experience involving
19 supervised work with children under 6 years of age or with
20 children through grade 3. Such persons shall be recommended
21 for the early childhood certificate by a recognized
22 institution as having completed an approved program of
23 preparation which includes the requisite hours and academic
24 and professional courses and practical experience approved by
25 the Professional Teacher Standards Board State Superintendent
26 of Education in consultation with the State Teacher
27 Certification Board.
28 (Source: P.A. 85-1389.)
29 (105 ILCS 5/21-2b) (from Ch. 122, par. 21-2b)
30 Sec. 21-2b. Teacher education program entrance. In
31 consultation with the State Teacher Certification Board The
32 Professional Teacher Standards Board State Board of Education
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1 shall develop procedures which ensure that all students
2 entering approved teacher education programs are proficient
3 in the areas of reading, mathematics and language arts. Each
4 institution of higher learning shall submit to the
5 Professional Teacher Standards Board State Teacher
6 Certification Board a plan which sets forth procedures for
7 implementation of this Section.
8 (Source: P.A. 84-126.)
9 (105 ILCS 5/21-3) (from Ch. 122, par. 21-3)
10 Sec. 21-3. Elementary certificate. An elementary school
11 certificate shall be valid for 4 years for teaching in the
12 kindergarten and lower 9 grades of the common schools.
13 Subject to the provisions of Section 21-1a, it shall be
14 issued to persons who have graduated from a recognized
15 institution of higher learning with a bachelor's degree and
16 with not fewer than 120 semester hours and with a minimum of
17 16 semester hours in professional education, including 5
18 semester hours in student teaching under competent and close
19 supervision. Such persons shall be recommended for the
20 elementary certificate by a recognized institution as having
21 completed an approved program of preparation which includes
22 intensive preservice training in the humanities, natural
23 sciences, mathematics, and the academic and professional
24 courses approved by the Professional Teacher Standards Board
25 State Superintendent of Education in consultation with the
26 State Teacher Certification Board.
27 (Source: P.A. 84-126.)
28 (105 ILCS 5/21-4) (from Ch. 122, par. 21-4)
29 Sec. 21-4. Special certificate. A special certificate
30 shall be valid for 4 years for teaching the special subjects
31 named therein in all grades of the common schools. Subject to
32 the provisions of Section 21-1a, it shall be issued to
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1 persons who have graduated from a recognized institution of
2 higher learning with a bachelor's degree and with not fewer
3 than 120 semester hours including a minimum of 16 semester
4 hours in professional education, 5 of which shall be in
5 student teaching under competent and close supervision. When
6 the holder of such certificate has earned a master's degree,
7 including 8 eight semester hours of graduate professional
8 education from a recognized institution of higher learning
9 and with 2 two years' teaching experience, it may be endorsed
10 for supervision.
11 Such persons shall be recommended for the special
12 certificate by a recognized institution as having completed
13 an approved program of preparation which includes academic
14 and professional courses approved by the Professional Teacher
15 Standards Board State Superintendent of Education in
16 consultation with the State Teacher Certification Board.
17 (Source: P.A. 84-126.)
18 (105 ILCS 5/21-5) (from Ch. 122, par. 21-5)
19 Sec. 21-5. High school certificate. A high school
20 certificate shall be valid for 4 years for teaching in grades
21 6 to 12 inclusive of the common schools. Subject to the
22 provisions of Section 21-1a, it shall be issued to persons
23 who have graduated from a recognized institution of higher
24 learning with a bachelor's degree and with not fewer than 120
25 semester hours including 16 semester hours in professional
26 education, 5 of which shall be in student teaching under
27 competent and close supervision and with one or more teaching
28 fields. Such persons shall be recommended for the high school
29 certificate by a recognized institution as having completed
30 an approved program of preparation which includes the
31 academic and professional courses approved by the
32 Professional Teacher Standards Board State Superintendent of
33 Education in consultation with the State Teacher
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1 Certification Board.
2 (Source: P.A. 84-126.)
3 (105 ILCS 5/21-5a) (from Ch. 122, par. 21-5a)
4 Sec. 21-5a. Alternative math-science certification. The
5 Professional Teacher Standards Board State Board of
6 Education, in consultation with the State Teacher
7 Certification Board, shall establish and implement and
8 administer an alternative certification program under which
9 persons who qualify for admission to, and who successfully
10 complete the program and meet the additional requirements
11 established by this Section shall be issued an alternative
12 teaching certificate for teaching mathematics, science, or
13 mathematics and science in grades 9 through 12 of the common
14 schools. In establishing an alternative certification
15 program under this Section, the Professional Teacher
16 Standards Board State Board of Education shall designate an
17 appropriate area within the State where the program shall be
18 offered and made available to persons qualified for admission
19 to the program. In addition, the Professional Teacher
20 Standards Board State Board of Education, in cooperation with
21 one or more recognized institutions of higher learning, shall
22 develop, evaluate, and revise as necessary a comprehensive
23 course of study that persons admitted to the program must
24 successfully complete in order to satisfy one criterion for
25 issuance of an alternative certificate under this Section.
26 The comprehensive course of study so developed shall include
27 one semester of practice teaching.
28 An alternative teaching certificate, valid for 4 years
29 for teaching mathematics, science, or mathematics and science
30 in grades 9 through 12 of the common schools and renewable as
31 provided in Section 21-14, shall be issued under this Section
32 21-5a to persons who qualify for admission to the alternative
33 certification program and who at the time of applying for an
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1 alternative teaching certificate under this Section:
2 (1) have graduated with a master's degree in
3 mathematics or any science discipline from an institution
4 of higher learning whose scholarship standards are
5 approved by the Professional Teacher Standards Board
6 State Board of Education for purposes of the alternative
7 certification program;
8 (2) have been employed for at least 10 years in an
9 area requiring knowledge and practical application of
10 their academic background in mathematics or a science
11 discipline;
12 (3) have successfully completed the alternative
13 certification program and the course of comprehensive
14 study, including one semester of practice teaching,
15 developed as part of the program as provided in this
16 Section and approved by the Professional Teacher
17 Standards Board State Board of Education; and
18 (4) have passed the test of basic skills and
19 subject matter knowledge required by Section 21-1a.
20 The alternative certification program shall be
21 implemented at the commencement of the 1992-1993 academic
22 year.
23 The Professional Teacher Standards Board State Board of
24 Education shall establish criteria for admission to the
25 alternative certification program and shall adopt rules and
26 regulations that are consistent with this Section and that
27 the Professional Teacher Standards Board State Board of
28 Education deems necessary to establish and implement and
29 administer the program.
30 (Source: P.A. 87-446.)
31 (105 ILCS 5/21-7.1) (from Ch. 122, par. 21-7.1)
32 Sec. 21-7.1. Administrative certificate.
33 (a) After January 1, 1986, an administrative certificate
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1 valid for 5 years of supervising and administering in the
2 public common schools may be issued to persons who have
3 graduated from a recognized institution of higher learning
4 with a master's degree and who have been certified by these
5 institutions of higher learning as having completed a program
6 of preparation for one or more of these endorsements. Such
7 programs of academic and professional preparation required
8 for endorsement shall be administered by the institution in
9 accordance with standards set forth by the Professional
10 Teacher Standards Board State Superintendent of Education in
11 consultation with the State Teacher Certification Board.
12 (b) No administrative certificate shall be issued for
13 the first time after June 30, 1987 and no endorsement
14 provided for by this Section shall be made or affixed to an
15 administrative certificate for the first time after June 30,
16 1987 unless the person to whom such administrative
17 certificate is to be issued or to whose administrative
18 certificate such endorsement is to be affixed has been
19 required to demonstrate as a part of a program of academic or
20 professional preparation for such certification or
21 endorsement: (i) an understanding of the knowledge called for
22 in establishing productive parent-school relationships and of
23 the procedures fostering the involvement which such
24 relationships demand; and (ii) an understanding of the
25 knowledge required for establishing a high quality school
26 climate and promoting good classroom organization and
27 management, including rules of conduct and instructional
28 procedures appropriate to accomplishing the tasks of
29 schooling; and (iii) a demonstration of the knowledge and
30 skills called for in providing instructional leadership. The
31 standards for demonstrating an understanding of such
32 knowledge shall be set forth by the Professional Teacher
33 Standards Board State Board of Education in consultation with
34 the State Teacher Certification Board, and shall be
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1 administered by the recognized institutions of higher
2 learning as part of the programs of academic and professional
3 preparation required for certification and endorsement under
4 this Section. As used in this subsection: "establishing
5 productive parent-school relationships" means the ability to
6 maintain effective communication between parents and school
7 personnel, to encourage parental involvement in schooling,
8 and to motivate school personnel to engage parents in
9 encouraging student achievement, including the development of
10 programs and policies which serve to accomplish this purpose;
11 and "establishing a high quality school climate" means the
12 ability to promote academic achievement, to maintain
13 discipline, to recognize substance abuse problems among
14 students and utilize appropriate law enforcement and other
15 community resources to address these problems, to support
16 teachers and students in their education endeavors, to
17 establish learning objectives, and to provide instructional
18 leadership, including the development of policies and
19 programs which serve to accomplish this purpose; and
20 "providing instructional leadership" means the ability to
21 effectively evaluate school personnel, to possess general
22 communication and interpersonal skills, and to establish and
23 maintain appropriate classroom learning environments. The
24 provisions of this subsection shall not apply to or affect
25 the initial issuance or making on or before June 30, 1987 of
26 any administrative certificate or endorsement provided for
27 under this Section, nor shall such provisions apply to or
28 affect the renewal after June 30, 1987 of any such
29 certificate or endorsement initially issued or made on or
30 before June 30, 1987.
31 (c) Administrative certificates shall be renewed every 5
32 five years with the first renewal being 5 five years
33 following the initial receipt of an administrative
34 certificate. Renewal requirements for administrators whose
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1 positions require certification shall be based upon evidence
2 of continuing professional education which promotes the
3 following goals: (1) Improving administrators' knowledge of
4 instructional practices and administrative procedures; (2)
5 Maintaining the basic level of competence required for
6 initial certification; and (3) Improving the mastery of
7 skills and knowledge regarding the improvement of teaching
8 performance in clinical settings and assessment of the levels
9 of student performance in their schools. Evidence of
10 continuing professional education must include verification
11 of biennial attendance in a program developed by the Illinois
12 Administrators' Academy and verification of annual
13 participation in a school district approved activity which
14 contributes to continuing professional education. The
15 Professional Teacher Standards Board State Board of
16 Education, in consultation with the State Teacher
17 Certification Board, shall develop, evaluate, and revise as
18 necessary procedures for implementing this Section and shall
19 administer the renewal of administrative certificates.
20 Failure to submit satisfactory evidence of continuing
21 professional education which contributes to promoting the
22 goals of this Section shall result in a loss of
23 administrative certification.
24 (d) Any limited or life supervisory certificate issued
25 prior to July 1, 1968 shall continue to be valid for all
26 administrative and supervisory positions in the public
27 schools for which it is valid as of that date as long as its
28 holder meets the requirements for registration or renewal as
29 set forth in the statutes or until revoked according to law.
30 (e) The administrative or supervisory positions for
31 which the certificate shall be valid shall be determined by
32 one or more of 3 endorsements: general supervisory, general
33 administrative and superintendent.
34 Subject to the provisions of Section 21-1a, endorsements
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1 shall be made under conditions set forth in this Section.
2 The Professional Teacher Standards Board State Board of
3 Education shall, in consultation with the State Teacher
4 Certification Board, adopt rules pursuant to the Illinois
5 Administrative Procedure Act, establishing requirements for
6 obtaining administrative certificates where the minimum
7 administrative or supervisory requirements surpass those set
8 forth in this Section.
9 If the Professional Teacher Standards Board establishes
10 State Teacher Certification Board shall file with the State
11 Board of Education a written recommendation when considering
12 additional administrative or supervisory requirements, those.
13 All additional requirements shall be based upon the requisite
14 knowledge necessary to perform the those tasks required by
15 the certificate. The Professional Teacher Standards Board
16 State Board of Education shall in consultation with the State
17 Teacher Certification Board, establish standards within its
18 rules which shall include the academic and professional
19 requirements necessary for certification. These standards
20 shall at a minimum contain, but not be limited to, those used
21 by the Professional Teacher Standards Board State Board of
22 Education in determining whether additional knowledge will be
23 required. Additionally, the Professional Teacher Standards
24 Board State Board of Education shall in consultation with the
25 State Teacher Certification Board, establish provisions
26 within its rules whereby any member of the educational
27 community or the public may file a formal written
28 recommendation or inquiry regarding requirements.
29 (1) The general supervisory endorsement shall be
30 affixed to the administrative certificate of any holder
31 who has at least 16 semester hours of graduate credit in
32 professional education including 8 semester hours of
33 graduate credit in curriculum and research and who has at
34 least 2 years of full-time teaching experience or school
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1 service personnel experience in public schools, schools
2 under the supervision of the Department of Corrections,
3 schools under the administration of the Department of
4 Rehabilitation Services, or nonpublic schools meeting the
5 standards established by the State Superintendent of
6 Education or comparable out-of-state recognition
7 standards approved by the State Superintendent of
8 Education.
9 Such endorsement shall be required for supervisors,
10 curriculum directors and for such similar and related
11 positions as determined by the Professional Teacher
12 Standards Board State Superintendent of Education in
13 consultation with the State Teacher Certification Board.
14 (2) The general administrative endorsement shall be
15 affixed to the administrative certificate of any holder
16 who has at least 20 semester hours of graduate credit in
17 educational administration and supervision and who has at
18 least 2 years of full-time teaching experience or school
19 service personnel experience in public schools, schools
20 under the supervision of the Department of Corrections,
21 schools under the administration of the Department of
22 Rehabilitation Services, or nonpublic schools meeting the
23 standards established by the State Superintendent of
24 Education or comparable out-of-state recognition
25 standards approved by the State Superintendent of
26 Education.
27 Such endorsement shall be required for principal,
28 assistant principal, assistant or associate
29 superintendent, junior college dean and for related or
30 similar positions as determined by the Professional
31 Teacher Standards Board State Superintendent of Education
32 in consultation with the State Teacher Certification
33 Board.
34 Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act,
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1 after January 1, 1990 and until January 1, 1991, any
2 teacher employed by a district subject to Article 34
3 shall be entitled to receive an administrative
4 certificate with a general administrative endorsement
5 affixed thereto if he or she: (i) had at least 3 years of
6 experience as a certified teacher for such district prior
7 to August 1, 1985; (ii) obtained a Master's degree prior
8 to August 1, 1985; (iii) completed at least 20 hours of
9 graduate credit in education courses (including at least
10 12 hours in educational administration and supervision)
11 prior to September 1, 1987; and (iv) has received a
12 rating of superior for at least each of the last 5 years.
13 Any person who obtains an administrative certificate with
14 a general administrative endorsement affixed thereto
15 under this paragraph shall not be qualified to serve in
16 any administrative position except assistant principal.
17 (3) The chief school business official endorsement
18 shall be affixed to the administrative certificate of any
19 holder who qualifies by having a Master's degree, 2 two
20 years of administrative experience in school business
21 management, and a minimum of 20 semester hours of
22 graduate credit in a program established by the
23 Professional Teacher Standards Board State Superintendent
24 of Education in consultation with the State Teacher
25 Certification Board for the preparation of school
26 business administrators. Such endorsement shall also be
27 affixed to the administrative certificate of any holder
28 who qualifies by having a Master's Degree in Business
29 Administration, Finance or Accounting from a regionally
30 accredited institution of higher education.
31 After June 30, 1977, such endorsement shall be
32 required for any individual first employed as a chief
33 school business official.
34 (4) The superintendent endorsement shall be affixed to
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1 the administrative certificate of any holder who has
2 completed 30 semester hours of graduate credit beyond the
3 master's degree in a program for the preparation of
4 superintendents of schools including 16 semester hours of
5 graduate credit in professional education and who has at
6 least 2 years experience as an administrator or supervisor in
7 the public schools or the State Board of Education or
8 education service regions or in nonpublic schools meeting the
9 standards established by the State Superintendent of
10 Education or comparable out-of-state recognition standards
11 approved by the State Superintendent of Education and holds
12 general supervisory or general administrative endorsement, or
13 who has had 2 years of experience as a supervisor or
14 administrator while holding an all-grade supervisory
15 certificate or a certificate comparable in validity and
16 educational and experience requirements.
17 After June 30, 1968, such endorsement shall be required
18 for a superintendent of schools, except as provided in the
19 second paragraph of this Section and in Section 34-6.
20 Any person appointed to the position of superintendent
21 between the effective date of this Act and June 30, 1993 in a
22 school district organized pursuant to Article 32 with an
23 enrollment of at least 20,000 pupils shall be exempt from the
24 provisions of this subsection (4) until June 30, 1996.
25 (f) All official interpretations or acts of issuing or
26 denying administrative certificates or endorsements by the
27 State Teacher's Certification Board, State Board of Education
28 or the State Superintendent of Education, from the passage of
29 P.A. 81-1208 on November 8, 1979 through September 24, 1981
30 are hereby declared valid and legal acts in all respects and
31 further that the purported repeal of the provisions of this
32 Section by P.A. 81-1208 and P.A. 81-1509 is declared null and
33 void.
34 (Source: P.A. 89-626, eff. 8-9-96.)
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1 (105 ILCS 5/21-9) (from Ch. 122, par. 21-9)
2 Sec. 21-9. Substitute certificates.
3 (a) A substitute teacher's certificate may be issued by
4 the Professional Teacher Standards Board for teaching in all
5 grades of the common schools. Such certificate may be issued
6 by the Professional Teacher Standards Board upon request of
7 the regional superintendent of schools of any region in
8 which the teacher is to teach. A substitute teacher's
9 certificate is valid for teaching in the public schools of
10 any county. Such certificate may be issued by the
11 Professional Teacher Standards Board to persons who either
12 (i) (a) hold a certificate valid for teaching in the common
13 schools as shown on the face of the certificate, (ii) (b)
14 hold a bachelor of arts degree from an institution of higher
15 learning accredited by the North Central Association or other
16 comparable regional accrediting association or have been
17 graduated from a recognized institution of higher learning
18 with a bachelor's degree, or (iii) (c) have had 2 years of
19 teaching experience and meet such other rules and regulations
20 as may be adopted by the Professional Teacher Standards Board
21 State Board of Education in consultation with the State
22 Teacher Certification Board. Such certificate shall expire
23 on June 30 in the fourth year from date of issue.
24 (b) A teacher holding a substitute teacher's certificate
25 may teach only in the place of a certified teacher who is
26 under contract with the employing board and may teach only
27 when no appropriate fully certified teacher is available to
28 teach in a substitute capacity. A teacher holding an early
29 childhood certificate, an elementary certificate, a high
30 school certificate, or a special certificate may also
31 substitute teach in grades K-12 but only in the place of a
32 certified teacher who is under contract with the employing
33 board. A substitute teacher may teach only for a period not
34 to exceed 90 paid school days or 450 paid school hours in any
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1 one school district in any one school term. Where such
2 teaching is partly on a daily and partly on an hourly basis,
3 a school day shall be considered as 5 hours. The teaching
4 limitations imposed by this subsection upon teachers holding
5 substitute certificates shall not apply in any school
6 district operating under Article 34.
7 (Source: P.A. 89-212, eff. 8-4-95.)
8 (105 ILCS 5/21-10) (from Ch. 122, par. 21-10)
9 Sec. 21-10. Provisional certificate.
10 (a) (Blank). Until July 1, 1972, the State Teacher
11 Certification Board may issue a provisional certificate valid
12 for teaching in elementary, high school or special subject
13 fields subject to the following conditions:
14 A provisional certificate may be issued to a person who
15 presents certified evidence of having earned a bachelor's
16 degree from a recognized institution of higher learning. The
17 academic and professional courses offered as a basis of the
18 provisional certificate shall be courses approved by the
19 State Board of Education in consultation with the State
20 Teacher Certification Board.
21 A certificate earned under this plan may be renewed at
22 the end of each two-year period upon evidence filed with the
23 State Teacher Certification Board that the holder has earned
24 8 semester hours of credit within the period; provided the
25 requirements for the certificate of the same type issued for
26 the teaching position for which the teacher is employed shall
27 be met by the end of the second renewal period. A second
28 provisional certificate shall not be issued. The credits so
29 earned must be approved by the State Board of Education in
30 consultation with the State Teacher Certification Board and
31 must meet the general pattern for a similar type of
32 certificate issued on the basis of credit. No more than 4
33 semester hours shall be chosen from elective subjects.
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1 (b) After July 1, 1972 and until January 1, 1998, the
2 State Teacher Certification Board may issue, and on and after
3 January 1, 1998 the Professional Teacher Standards Board may
4 issue a provisional certificate valid for teaching in early
5 childhood, elementary, high school or special subject fields,
6 or for providing service as school service personnel, or for
7 administering schools subject to the following conditions: A
8 provisional certificate may be issued to a person who meets
9 the requirements for a regular teaching, school service
10 personnel or administrative certificate in another State and
11 who presents certified evidence of having earned a bachelor's
12 degree from a recognized institution of higher learning. The
13 academic and professional courses offered as a basis of the
14 provisional certificate shall be courses approved by the
15 Professional Teacher Standards Board State Board of Education
16 in consultation with the State Teacher Certification Board.
17 A certificate earned under this plan is valid for a period of
18 2 years and shall not be renewed; however, the individual to
19 whom this certificate is issued shall have passed or shall
20 pass the basic skills test and subject matter knowledge test
21 or tests within 9 months of the date of issuance of the
22 provisional certificate. Failure to pass the tests, required
23 in Section 21-1a, shall result in the cancellation of the
24 provisional certificate.
25 (c) The Professional Teacher Standards Board State
26 Teacher Certification Board may also issue a provisional
27 vocational certificate and a temporary provisional vocational
28 certificate.
29 (1) The requirements for a provisional vocational
30 certificate shall be determined by the Professional
31 Teacher Standards Board, State Board of Education in
32 consultation with the State Teacher Board; provided that,
33 as a minimum requirement, the person to whom the
34 certificate is to be issued has earned, the following
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1 minimum requirements are met: (a) after July 1, 1972, at
2 least 30 semester hours of credit from a recognized
3 institution of higher learning; and (b) after July 1,
4 1974, at least 60 semester hours of credit from a
5 recognized institution of higher learning.
6 (2) The requirements for a temporary provisional
7 vocational certificate shall be determined by the
8 Professional Teacher Standards Board State Board of
9 Education in consultation with the State Teacher
10 Certification Board; provided that, as a minimum
11 requirement, the person to whom the certificate is to be
12 issued has, the following minimum requirements are met:
13 (a) after July 1, 1973, at least 4,000 hours of work
14 experience in the skill to be certified for teaching; and
15 (b) after July 1, 1975, at least 8,000 hours of work
16 experience in the skill to be certified for teaching.
17 Any certificate issued under the provisions of this
18 paragraph shall expire on June 30 following the date of
19 issue. Renewals may be granted on a yearly basis, but
20 shall not be granted to any person who does not file with
21 the Professional Teacher Standards Board State Teacher
22 Certification Board a transcript showing at least 3
23 semester hours of credit earned during the previous year
24 in a recognized institution of learning. No such
25 certificate shall be issued except upon certification by
26 the employing board, subject to the approval of the
27 regional superintendent of schools, that no qualified
28 teacher holding a regular certificate or a provisional
29 vocational certificate is available and that actual
30 circumstances and need require such issuance.
31 The courses or work experience offered as a basis for the
32 issuance of the provisional vocational certificate or the
33 temporary provisional vocational certificate shall be
34 approved by the Professional Teacher Standards Board State
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1 Board of Education in consultation with the State Teacher
2 Certification Board.
3 (d) Until July 1, 1972, the State Teacher Certification
4 Board may also issue a provisional foreign language
5 certificate valid for 4 years for teaching the foreign
6 language named therein in all grades of the common schools
7 and shall be issued to persons who have graduated from a
8 recognized institution of higher learning with not fewer than
9 120 semester hours of credit and who have met other
10 requirements as determined by the State Board of Education in
11 consultation with the State Teacher Certification Board. If
12 the holder of a provisional foreign language certificate that
13 was issued under this subsection before July 1, 1972 has been
14 suspended because the holder of that provisional certificate
15 did not become is not a citizen of the United States within 6
16 years of the date of issuance of the original certificate,
17 such certificate shall remain be suspended by the regional
18 superintendent of schools of the region in which the holder
19 is engaged to teach and shall not be reinstated by the
20 Professional Teacher Standards Board until the holder is a
21 citizen of the United States.
22 (e) Notwithstanding anything in this Act to the
23 contrary, the Professional Teacher Standards Board State
24 Teacher Certification Board shall issue part-time provisional
25 certificates to eligible individuals who are professionals
26 and craftsmen.
27 The requirements for a part-time provisional teachers
28 certificate shall be determined by the Professional Teacher
29 Standards Board State Board of Education in consultation with
30 the State Teacher Certification Board, provided the following
31 minimum requirements are met: 60 semester hours of credit
32 from a recognized institution of higher learning or 4000
33 hours of work experience in the skill to be certified for
34 teaching.
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1 A part-time provisional certificate may be issued for
2 teaching no more than 2 courses of study for grades 6 through
3 12.
4 A part-time provisional teachers certificate shall be
5 valid for 2 years and may be renewed at the end of each 2
6 year period.
7 (Source: P.A. 88-204.)
8 (105 ILCS 5/21-11) (from Ch. 122, par. 21-11)
9 Sec. 21-11. General Certificate. The Professional Teacher
10 Standards Board State Teacher Certification Board may issue a
11 general certificate for part-time teachers of adult education
12 subjects. Such certificates shall be for teaching in the
13 subject or subjects named on the certificate.
14 The requirement for this certificate is determined by the
15 Professional Teacher Standards Board State Board of Education
16 in consultation with the State Teacher Certification Board.
17 This certificate may be issued by the Professional
18 Teacher Standards Board State Teacher Certification Board
19 upon the request of the board employing such teacher and the
20 approval of the regional superintendent of schools of the
21 region in which the teaching is done.
22 Any teacher who holds any other valid certificate for
23 teaching in the public schools of Illinois may teach
24 noncredit courses assigned by the superintendent of schools
25 upon the authority of the board of education.
26 (Source: P.A. 81-1508.)
27 (105 ILCS 5/21-11.1) (from Ch. 122, par. 21-11.1)
28 Sec. 21-11.1. Certificates for equivalent
29 qualifications. An applicant who holds or is eligible to hold
30 a teacher's certificate or license under the laws of another
31 state or territory of the United States may be granted a
32 corresponding teacher's certificate in Illinois on the
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1 written authorization of the Professional Teacher Standards
2 Board State Board of Education and the State Teacher
3 Certification Board upon the following conditions:
4 (1) That the applicant is at least 19 years of age,
5 is of good character, good health and a citizen of the
6 United States; and
7 (2) That the requirements for a similar teacher's
8 certificate in the particular state or territory were, at
9 the date of issuance of the certificate, substantially
10 equal to the requirements in force at the time the
11 application is made for the certificate in this State.
12 After January 1, 1988, in addition to satisfying the
13 foregoing conditions and requirements, an applicant for a
14 corresponding teaching certificate in Illinois also shall be
15 required to pass the test of basic skills and subject matter
16 knowledge required under the provisions of Section 21-1a.
17 In determining good character under this Section, any
18 felony conviction of the applicant may be taken into
19 consideration, but the conviction shall not operate as a bar
20 to registration.
21 The Professional Teacher Standards Board State Board of
22 Education in consultation with the State Teacher
23 Certification Board shall prescribe rules and regulations
24 establishing the similarity of certificates in other states
25 and the standards for determining the equivalence of
26 requirements.
27 (Source: P.A. 87-242.)
28 (105 ILCS 5/21-11.2) (from Ch. 122, par. 21-11.2)
29 Sec. 21-11.2. Additional certificates; experienced
30 employed teachers. Experienced certified teachers employed
31 in Illinois public or private elementary and secondary
32 schools seeking additional teaching certificates as provided
33 in Sections 21-2.1, 21-3, 21-4, and 21-5 may submit an
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1 application for evaluation of credentials to the Professional
2 Teacher Standards Board State Teacher Certification Board.
3 Individuals obtaining a certificate by transcript evaluation
4 shall meet the minimum requirements for the certificate as
5 approved by the Professional Teacher Standards Board State
6 Superintendent of Education in consultation with the State
7 Teacher Certification Board.
8 (Source: P.A. 82-911.)
9 (105 ILCS 5/21-11.3) (from Ch. 122, par. 21-11.3)
10 Sec. 21-11.3. Resident teacher certificate. A resident
11 teacher certificate shall be valid for 2 years for employment
12 as a resident teacher in a public school. It shall be issued
13 only to persons who have graduated from a recognized
14 institution of higher education with a bachelor's degree, who
15 are enrolled in a program of preparation approved by the
16 Professional Teacher Standards Board State Superintendent of
17 Education in consultation with the State Teacher
18 Certification Board, and who have passed the test of basic
19 skills required by Section 21-1a. A resident teacher
20 certificate may be issued for teaching children through grade
21 3 or for grades K-9, 6-12, or K-12 in a special subject area
22 and may not be renewed. A resident teacher may teach only in
23 conjunction with and under the direction of a certified
24 teacher and shall not teach in place of a certified teacher.
25 (Source: P.A. 87-222.)
26 (105 ILCS 5/21-11.4)
27 Sec. 21-11.4. Illinois Teacher Corps.
28 (a) The General Assembly finds and determines that (i)
29 it is important to encourage the entry of qualified
30 professionals into elementary and secondary teaching as a
31 second career; and (ii) there are a number of individuals who
32 have bachelors' degrees, experience in the work force, and an
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1 interest in serving youth that creates a special talent pool
2 with great potential for enriching the lives of Illinois
3 children as teachers. To provide this talent pool with the
4 opportunity to serve children as teachers, school districts,
5 colleges, and universities are encouraged, as part of the
6 public policy of this State, to enter into collaborative
7 programs to educate and induct these non-traditional
8 candidates into the teaching profession. To facilitate the
9 certification of such candidates, the Professional Teacher
10 Standards Board State Board of Education, in consultation
11 with the State Teacher Certification Board, shall assist
12 institutions of higher education and school districts with
13 the implementation of the Illinois Teacher Corps.
14 (b) Individuals who wish to become candidates for the
15 Illinois Teacher Corps program must earn a resident teacher
16 certificate as defined in Section 21-11.3, including:
17 (1) graduation from a recognized institution of
18 higher education with a bachelor's degree and at least a
19 3.00 out of a 4.00 grade point average;
20 (2) a minimum of 5 years of professional experience
21 in the area the candidate wishes to teach;
22 (3) passing the test of basic skills and subject
23 matter required by Section 21-1a;
24 (4) enrollment in a Masters of Education Degree
25 program approved by the Professional Teacher Standards
26 Board State Superintendent of Education in consultation
27 with the State Teacher Certification Board; and
28 (5) completion of a 6 week summer intensive teacher
29 preparation course which is the first component of the
30 Masters Degree program.
31 (c) School districts may hire an Illinois Teacher Corps
32 candidate after the candidate has received his or her
33 resident teacher certificate. The school district has the
34 responsibility of ensuring that the candidates receive the
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1 supports necessary to become qualified, competent, and
2 productive teachers. To be eligible to participate in the
3 Illinois Teacher Corps program, school districts must provide
4 a minimum of the following supports to the candidates:
5 (1) a salary and benefits package as negotiated
6 through the teacher contracts;
7 (2) a mentor certified teacher who will provide
8 guidance to one or more candidates under a program
9 developed collaboratively by the school district and
10 university;
11 (3) at least quarterly evaluations performed of
12 each candidate jointly by the mentor teacher and the
13 principal of the school or the principal's designee; and
14 (4) a written and signed document from the school
15 district outlining the support the district intends to
16 provide to the candidates, for approval by the
17 Professional Teacher Standards Board State Teacher
18 Certification Board.
19 (d) Illinois institutions of higher education shall work
20 collaboratively with school districts and the Professional
21 Teacher Standards Board State Teacher Certification Board to
22 academically prepare the candidates for the teaching
23 profession. To be eligible to participate, the College or
24 School of Education of a participating Illinois institution
25 of higher education must develop a curriculum that provides,
26 upon completion, a Masters Degree in Education for the
27 candidates. The Masters Degree program must:
28 (1) receive approval from the Professional Teacher
29 Standards Board State Teacher Certification Board; and
30 (2) take no longer than 3 summers and 2 academic
31 years to complete, and balance the needs and time
32 constraints of the candidates.
33 (e) Upon successful completion of the Masters Degree
34 program, the candidate becomes a fully certified teacher in
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1 the State of Illinois and all other general education
2 academic coursework deficiencies are waived.
3 (f) If an individual wishes to become a candidate in the
4 Illinois Teacher Corps program, but does not possess 5 years
5 of professional experience, the individual may qualify for
6 the program by participating in a one year internship
7 teacher preparation program with a school district. The one
8 year internship shall be developed collaboratively by the
9 school district and the Illinois institution of higher
10 education, and shall be approved by the Professional Teacher
11 Standards Board State Teacher Certification Board.
12 (g) The Professional Teacher Standards Board State Board
13 of Education is authorized to award grants to school
14 districts that seek to prepare candidates for the teaching
15 profession who have bachelors' degrees and professional work
16 experience in subjects relevant to teaching fields, but who
17 do not have formal preparation for teaching. Grants may be
18 made to school districts for up to $3,000 per candidate when
19 the school district, in cooperation with a public or private
20 university and the school district's teacher bargaining unit,
21 develop a program designed to prepare teachers pursuant to
22 the Illinois Teacher Corps program under this Section.
23 (Source: P.A. 88-204.)
24 (105 ILCS 5/21-12) (from Ch. 122, par. 21-12)
25 Sec. 21-12. Printing of; Seal; Signature; Credentials.
26 All certificates shall be printed by and bear the seal of the
27 Professional Teacher Standards Board State Teacher
28 Certification Board and the signatures of the chairperson
29 chairman and of the secretary of that the Board. All college
30 credentials offered as the basis of a certificate shall be
31 presented to the secretary of the Professional Teacher
32 Standards Board State Teacher Certification Board for
33 inspection and approval. After January 1, 1964, each
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1 application for a certificate or evaluation of credentials
2 shall be accompanied by an evaluation fee of $20 which is not
3 refundable.
4 Commencing January 1, 1994, an additional $10 shall be
5 charged for each application for a certificate or evaluation
6 of credentials which is not refundable. There is hereby
7 created a Teacher Certificate Fee Revolving Fund as a special
8 fund within the State Treasury. The proceeds of the
9 additional $10 fee shall be paid into the Teacher Certificate
10 Fee Revolving Fund; and the moneys in that Fund shall be
11 appropriated to the Professional Teacher Standards Board and
12 used by that Board to provide the technology and other
13 resources necessary for the timely and efficient processing
14 of certification requests.
15 When evaluation verifies the requirements for a valid
16 certificate, the applicant shall be issued an entitlement
17 card that may be presented to a regional superintendent of
18 schools together with a fee of one dollar for issuance of a
19 certificate.
20 The applicant shall be notified of any deficiencies.
21 (Source: P.A. 88-224.)
22 (105 ILCS 5/21-14) (from Ch. 122, par. 21-14)
23 Sec. 21-14. Registration and renewal of certificates.) A
24 limited four-year certificate or a certificate issued after
25 July 1, 1955, shall be renewable at its expiration or within
26 60 days thereafter by the county superintendent of schools
27 having supervision and control over the school where the
28 teacher is teaching upon certified evidence of meeting the
29 requirements for renewal as required by this Act and
30 prescribed by the Professional Teacher Standards Board State
31 Board of Education in consultation with the State Teacher
32 Certification Board. An elementary supervisory certificate
33 shall not be renewed at the end of the first four-year period
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1 covered by the certificate unless the holder thereof has
2 filed certified evidence with the Professional Teacher
3 Standards Board State Teacher Certification Board that he has
4 a master's degree or that he has earned 8 semester hours of
5 credit in the field of educational administration and
6 supervision in a recognized institution of higher learning.
7 The holder shall continue to earn 8 semester hours of credit
8 each four-year period until such time as he has earned a
9 master's degree.
10 All certificates not renewed or registered as herein
11 provided shall lapse after a period of 4 years from the
12 expiration of the last year of registration. Such
13 certificates may be reinstated for a one year period upon
14 payment of all accumulated registration fees. Such
15 reinstated certificates shall only be renewed: (1) by earning
16 5 semester hours of credit in a recognized institution of
17 higher learning in the field of professional education or in
18 courses related to the holder's contractual teaching duties;
19 or (2) by presenting evidence of holding a valid regular
20 certificate of some other type. Any certificate may be
21 voluntarily surrendered by the certificate holder. A
22 voluntarily surrendered certificate shall be treated as a
23 revoked certificate.
24 (Source: P.A. 86-400.)
25 (105 ILCS 5/21-16) (from Ch. 122, par. 21-16)
26 Sec. 21-16. Fees; Requirement for registration. Every
27 applicant when issued a certificate shall pay to the regional
28 superintendent of schools a fee of $1, which shall be paid
29 into the institute fund. Every certificate issued under the
30 provisions of this Act shall be registered annually or, at
31 the option of the holder of the certificate, once every 3
32 years. The regional superintendent of schools having
33 supervision and control over the school where the teaching is
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1 done shall register the certificate before the holder begins
2 to teach, otherwise it shall be registered in any county in
3 the State of Illinois; and one fee of $4 per year for
4 registration or renewal of one or more certificates which
5 have been issued to the same holder shall be paid into the
6 institute fund.
7 Requirements for registration of any certificate limited
8 in time shall include evidence of professional growth defined
9 as successful teaching experience since last registration of
10 certificate, attendance at professional meetings, membership
11 in professional organizations, additional credits earned in
12 recognized teacher-training institutions, travel specifically
13 for educational experience, reading of professional books and
14 periodicals, filing all reports as required by the regional
15 superintendent of schools and the State Superintendent of
16 Education or such other professional experience or
17 combination of experiences as are presented by the teacher
18 and are approved by the Professional Teacher Standards Board
19 State Superintendent of Education in consultation with the
20 State Teacher Certification Board. A duplicate certificate
21 may be issued to the holder of a valid life certificate or
22 valid certificate limited in time by the Professional Teacher
23 Standards Board State Superintendent of Education; however,
24 it shall only be issued upon request of a regional
25 superintendent of schools and upon payment to the regional
26 superintendent of schools who requests such duplicate a fee
27 of $4.
28 (Source: P.A. 87-745.)
29 (105 ILCS 5/21-17) (from Ch. 122, par. 21-17)
30 Sec. 21-17. Fee for original and duplicate certificate.
31 A duplicate certificate shall be issued by the Professional
32 Teacher Standards Board State Superintendent of Education
33 when requested by the regional superintendent of schools as
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1 provided in Section 21-16. The request for a duplicate
2 certificate shall be accompanied by a fee of $4.
3 (Source: P.A. 81-940.)
4 (105 ILCS 5/21-19) (from Ch. 122, par. 21-19)
5 Sec. 21-19. Annual report by certificate holder. The
6 holder of any certificate, shall annually within 30 days
7 after assuming the duties of any teaching position report to
8 the regional superintendent having supervision and control
9 over the school where the teacher is employed information
10 relative to training, experience, salary and other data
11 required by the Professional Teacher Standards Board State
12 Board of Education. The reports shall be collected in the
13 office of the regional superintendent and filed with the
14 Professional Teacher Standards Board State Board of
15 Education.
16 (Source: P.A. 81-1508.)
17 (105 ILCS 5/21-21) (from Ch. 122, par. 21-21)
18 Sec. 21-21. Definitions; Granting of recognition).
19 "Recognized", as used in this Article in connection with the
20 word "school" or "institution", means such school, college,
21 university, private junior college, public community college
22 or special or technical school as maintains an equipment,
23 course of study, a standard of scholarship and other
24 requirements set by the Professional Teacher Standards Board
25 State Board of Education in consultation with the State
26 Teacher Certification Board. Application for recognition of
27 such school or institution as a teacher training institution
28 shall be made to the Professional Teacher Standards Board
29 State Board of Education. The Professional Teacher Standards
30 Board State Board of Education in consultation with the State
31 Teacher Certification Board shall set the criteria by which
32 the school or institution shall be judged and through the
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1 secretary of that the Board shall arrange for an official
2 inspection and shall grant recognition of such school or
3 institution as may meet the required standards. If such
4 standards include requirements with regard to education in
5 acquiring skills in working with culturally distinctive
6 students, as defined by the Professional Teacher Standards
7 Board State Board of Education, then the rules of the
8 Professional Teacher Standards Board State Board of Education
9 shall include the criteria used to evaluate compliance with
10 this requirement. No school or institution shall make
11 assignments of student teachers or teachers for practice
12 teaching so as to promote segregation on the basis of race,
13 creed, color, religion, sex or national origin.
14 All courses listed or credentials required as the basis
15 of any certificate or for its renewal shall be the equivalent
16 of courses offered by a recognized teacher training
17 institution. The Professional Teacher Standards Board State
18 Board of Education in consultation with the State Teacher
19 Certification Board shall have the power to define a major or
20 minor when used as a basis for recognition and certification
21 purposes.
22 (Source: P.A. 84-793.)
23 (105 ILCS 5/21-21.1) (from Ch. 122, par. 21-21.1)
24 Sec. 21-21.1. Denial of recommendation for
25 certification. Each college or university providing a
26 teacher education program approved and recognized pursuant to
27 the provisions of this Article shall establish procedures and
28 standards to assure that no student is denied the opportunity
29 to receive the institutional recommendation for certification
30 for reasons which are not directly related to the candidate's
31 anticipated performance as a certificated employee. Such
32 standards and procedures shall include the specific criteria
33 used by the institution for admission, retention, and
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1 recommendation for certification, periodic evaluations of the
2 candidate's progress toward an institutional recommendation,
3 counseling and other supportive services to correct any
4 deficiencies which are considered remedial, and provisions to
5 assure that no person is discriminated against on the basis
6 of race, color, national origin or a disability unrelated to
7 the person's ability to perform as a certificated employee.
8 Each institution shall also establish a grievance procedure
9 for those candidates who are denied the institutional
10 recommendation for certification. Within 10 days of
11 notification of such denial, the college or university shall
12 notify the candidate, in writing, of the reasons for the
13 denial of recommendation for certification. Within 30 days
14 of notification of the denial, the candidate may request the
15 college or university to review the denial. If, after an
16 additional 30 days to complete such review, the candidate is
17 denied recommendation for certification, the candidate may
18 appeal to the Professional Teacher Standards Board State
19 Teacher Certification Board within 10 days of notification
20 for a review of the institution's decision. The candidate
21 shall have the right to be present at any such review, to
22 present evidence, and to be represented by counsel. Upon
23 such review the Professional Teacher Standards Board State
24 Teacher Certification Board shall take recommend appropriate
25 action to the State Superintendent of Education. Each
26 institution's standards and procedures, including the
27 criteria for admission, retention, and the institutional
28 recommendation for certification, and the institution's
29 grievance procedures, shall be subject to approval by the
30 Professional Teacher Standards Board State Superintendent of
31 Education in consultation with the State Teacher
32 Certification Board. Each applicant to the institution's
33 teacher education program shall be provided with a copy of
34 the procedures established pursuant to this Section.
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1 (Source: P.A. 89-397, eff. 8-20-95.)
2 (105 ILCS 5/21-23) (from Ch. 122, par. 21-23)
3 Sec. 21-23. Suspension or revocation of certificate.
4 (a) Any certificate issued pursuant to this Article,
5 including but not limited to any administrative certificate
6 or endorsement, may be suspended for a period not to exceed
7 one calendar year by the regional superintendent or for a
8 period not to exceed 5 calendar years by the State
9 Superintendent of Education upon evidence of immorality, a
10 condition of health detrimental to the welfare of pupils,
11 incompetency, unprofessional conduct, the neglect of any
12 professional duty, willful failure to report an instance of
13 suspected child abuse or neglect as required by the Abused
14 and Neglected Child Reporting Act, failure to establish
15 satisfactory repayment on an educational loan guaranteed by
16 the Illinois Student Assistance Commission, or other just
17 cause. Unprofessional conduct shall include refusal to
18 attend or participate in, institutes, teachers' meetings,
19 professional readings, or to meet other reasonable
20 requirements of the regional superintendent or State
21 Superintendent of Education. Unprofessional conduct also
22 includes conduct that violates the standards, ethics, or
23 rules applicable to the security, administration, monitoring,
24 or scoring of, or the reporting of scores from, any
25 assessment test or the Prairie State Achievement Examination
26 administered under Section 2-3.64 or that is known or
27 intended to produce or report manipulated or artificial,
28 rather than actual, assessment or achievement results or
29 gains from the administration of those tests or examinations.
30 It shall also include neglect or unnecessary delay in making
31 of statistical and other reports required by school officers.
32 The regional superintendent or State Superintendent of
33 Education shall upon receipt of evidence of immorality, a
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1 condition of health detrimental to the welfare of pupils,
2 incompetency, unprofessional conduct, the neglect of any
3 professional duty or other just cause serve written notice to
4 the individual and afford the individual opportunity for a
5 hearing prior to suspension. If a hearing is requested
6 within 10 days of notice of opportunity for hearing it shall
7 act as a stay of proceedings not to exceed 30 days. No
8 certificate shall be suspended until the teacher has an
9 opportunity for a hearing at the educational service region.
10 When a certificate is suspended, the right of appeal shall
11 lie to the Professional Teacher Standards Board State Teacher
12 Certification Board. When an appeal is taken within 10 days
13 after notice of suspension it shall act as a stay of
14 proceedings not to exceed 60 days. If a certificate is
15 suspended for a period greater than one year, the State
16 Superintendent of Education shall review the suspension prior
17 to the expiration of that period to determine whether the
18 cause for the suspension has been remedied or continues to
19 exist. Upon determining that the cause for suspension has
20 not abated, the State Superintendent of Education may order
21 that the suspension be continued for an appropriate period.
22 Nothing in this Section prohibits the continuance of such a
23 suspension for an indefinite period if the State
24 Superintendent determines that the cause for the suspension
25 remains unabated. Any certificate may be revoked for the
26 same reasons as for suspension by the State Superintendent of
27 Education. No certificate shall be revoked until the teacher
28 has an opportunity for a hearing before the Professional
29 Teacher Standards Board State Teacher Certification Board,
30 which hearing must be held within 60 days from the date the
31 appeal is taken.
32 The Professional Teacher Standards Board State Board may
33 refuse to issue or may suspend the certificate of any person
34 who fails to file a return, or to pay the tax, penalty or
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1 interest shown in a filed return, or to pay any final
2 assessment of tax, penalty or interest, as required by any
3 tax Act administered by the Illinois Department of Revenue,
4 until such time as the requirements of any such tax Act are
5 satisfied.
6 (b) Any certificate issued pursuant to this Article may
7 be suspended for an appropriate length of time as determined
8 by either the regional superintendent or State Superintendent
9 of Education upon evidence that the holder of the certificate
10 has been named as a perpetrator in an indicated report filed
11 pursuant to the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act,
12 approved June 26, 1975, as amended, and upon proof by clear
13 and convincing evidence that the licensee has caused a child
14 to be an abused child or neglected child as defined in that
15 the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act.
16 The regional superintendent or State Superintendent of
17 Education shall, upon receipt of evidence that the
18 certificate holder has been named a perpetrator in any
19 indicated report, serve written notice to the individual and
20 afford the individual opportunity for a hearing prior to
21 suspension. If a hearing is requested within 10 days of
22 notice of opportunity for hearing, it shall act as a stay of
23 proceedings not to exceed 30 days. No certificate shall be
24 suspended until the teacher has an opportunity for a hearing
25 at the educational service region. When a certificate is
26 suspended, the right of appeal shall lie to the Professional
27 Teacher Standards Board State Teacher Certification Board.
28 When an appeal is taken within 10 days after notice of
29 suspension it shall act as a stay of proceedings not to
30 exceed 60 days. The State Superintendent may revoke any
31 certificate upon proof at hearing by clear and convincing
32 evidence that the certificate holder has caused a child to be
33 an abused child or neglected child as defined in the Abused
34 and Neglected Child Reporting Act. No certificate shall be
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1 revoked until the teacher has an opportunity for a hearing
2 before the Professional Teacher Standards Board State Teacher
3 Certification Board, which hearing must be held within 60
4 days from the date the appeal is taken.
5 (c) The State Superintendent of Education or a person
6 designated by him shall have the power to administer oaths to
7 witnesses at any hearing conducted before the Professional
8 Teacher Standards Board State Teacher Certification Board
9 pursuant to this Section. The State Superintendent of
10 Education or a person designated by him is authorized to
11 subpoena and bring before the Professional Teacher Standards
12 Board State Teacher Certification Board any person in this
13 State and to take testimony either orally or by deposition or
14 by exhibit, with the same fees and mileage and in the same
15 manner as prescribed by law in judicial proceedings in the
16 civil cases in circuit courts of this State.
17 Any circuit court, upon the application of the State
18 Superintendent of Education, may, by order duly entered,
19 require the attendance of witnesses and the production of
20 relevant books and papers at any hearing the State
21 Superintendent of Education is authorized to conduct pursuant
22 to this Section, and the court may compel obedience to its
23 orders by proceedings for contempt.
24 (d) As used in this Section, "teacher" means any school
25 district employee regularly required to be certified, as
26 provided in this Article, in order to teach or supervise in
27 the public schools.
28 (Source: P.A. 89-610, eff. 8-6-96.)
29 (105 ILCS 5/21-23b) (from Ch. 122, par. 21-23b)
30 Sec. 21-23b. Conviction of felony.
31 (a) Whenever the holder of any certificate issued under
32 this Article is employed by the school board of any school
33 district, including a special charter district or school
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1 district organized under Article 34, and is convicted, either
2 after a bench trial, trial by jury, or plea of guilty, of any
3 offense for which a sentence to death or a term of
4 imprisonment in a penitentiary for one year or more is
5 provided, the school board shall promptly notify the
6 Professional Teacher Standards Board State Board of Education
7 in writing of the name of the certificate holder, the fact of
8 the conviction, and the name and location of the court in
9 which the conviction occurred.
10 (b) Whenever the Professional Teacher Standards Board
11 State Board of Education receives notice of a conviction
12 under subsection (a) or otherwise learns that any person who
13 is a "teacher" as that term is defined in Section 16-106 of
14 the Illinois Pension Code has been convicted, either after a
15 bench trial, trial by jury, or plea of guilty, of any offense
16 for which a sentence to death or a term of imprisonment in a
17 penitentiary for one year or more is provided, the
18 Professional Teacher Standards Board State Board of Education
19 shall promptly notify in writing the board of trustees of the
20 Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois, and the
21 board of trustees of the Public School Teachers' Pension and
22 Retirement Fund of the City of Chicago, and the State Board
23 of Education of the name of the certificate holder or
24 teacher, the fact of the conviction, the name and location of
25 the court in which the conviction occurred, and the number
26 assigned in that court to the case in which the conviction
27 occurred.
28 (Source: P.A. 87-1001.)
29 (105 ILCS 5/21-24) (from Ch. 122, par. 21-24)
30 Sec. 21-24. Administrative Review Law. The provisions of
31 the Administrative Review Law, and all amendments and
32 modifications thereof and the rules adopted pursuant thereto,
33 shall apply to and govern all proceedings instituted for the
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1 judicial review of final administrative decisions of the
2 Professional Teacher Standards Board State Board of
3 Education, the State Teacher Certification Board, and the
4 regional superintendent of schools under this Article. The
5 term "administrative decision" is defined as in Section 3-101
6 of the Code of Civil Procedure. The commencement of any
7 action for review shall operate as a stay of enforcement and
8 no action based on any decision of the Professional Teacher
9 Standards Board State Board of Education, State Teacher
10 Certification Board or the regional superintendent of schools
11 shall be taken pending final disposition of such review.
12 (Source: P.A. 84-551.)
13 (105 ILCS 5/21-25) (from Ch. 122, par. 21-25)
14 Sec. 21-25. School service personnel certificate.
15 Subject to the provisions of Section 21-1a, a school service
16 personnel certificate shall be issued to those applicants of
17 good character, good health, a citizen of the United States
18 and at least 19 years of age who have a bachelor's degree
19 with not fewer than 120 semester hours from a recognized
20 institution of higher learning and who meets the requirements
21 established by the Professional Teacher Standards Board State
22 Superintendent of Education in consultation with the State
23 Teacher Certification Board. A school service personnel
24 certificate with a school nurse endorsement may be issued to
25 a person who holds a bachelor of science degree from an
26 institution of higher learning accredited by the North
27 Central Association or other comparable regional accrediting
28 association.
29 Such certificate shall be endorsed with the area of
30 service as determined by the Professional Teacher Standards
31 Board State Superintendent of Education in consultation with
32 the State Teacher Certification Board.
33 The holder of such certificate shall be entitled to all
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1 of the rights and privileges granted holders of a valid
2 teaching certificate, including teacher benefits,
3 compensation and working conditions.
4 When the holder of such certificate has earned a master's
5 degree, including 8 semester hours of graduate professional
6 education from a recognized institution of higher learning,
7 and has at least 2 years of successful school experience
8 while holding such certificate, the certificate may be
9 endorsed for supervision.
10 (Source: P.A. 88-386.)
11 (105 ILCS 5/34-18.5) (from Ch. 122, par. 34-18.5)
12 Sec. 34-18.5. Criminal background investigations.
13 (a) After August 1, 1985, certified and noncertified
14 applicants for employment with the school district are
15 required as a condition of employment to authorize an
16 investigation to determine if such applicants have been
17 convicted of any of the enumerated criminal or drug offenses
18 in subsection (c) of this Section. Authorization for the
19 investigation shall be furnished by the applicant to the
20 school district, except that if the applicant is a substitute
21 teacher seeking employment in more than one school district,
22 or a teacher seeking concurrent part-time employment
23 positions with more than one school district (as a reading
24 specialist, special education teacher or otherwise), or an
25 educational support personnel employee seeking employment
26 positions with more than one district, any such district may
27 require the applicant to furnish authorization for the
28 investigation to the regional superintendent of the
29 educational service region in which are located the school
30 districts in which the applicant is seeking employment as a
31 substitute or concurrent part-time teacher or concurrent
32 educational support personnel employee. Upon receipt of this
33 authorization, the school district or the appropriate
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1 regional superintendent, as the case may be, shall submit the
2 applicant's name, sex, race, date of birth and social
3 security number to the Department of State Police on forms
4 prescribed by the Department. The regional superintendent
5 submitting the requisite information to the Department of
6 State Police shall promptly notify the school districts in
7 which the applicant is seeking employment as a substitute or
8 concurrent part-time teacher or concurrent educational
9 support personnel employee that the investigation of the
10 applicant has been requested. The Department of State Police
11 shall conduct an investigation to ascertain if the applicant
12 being considered for employment has been convicted of any of
13 the enumerated criminal or drug offenses in subsection (c).
14 The Department shall charge the school district or the
15 appropriate regional superintendent a fee for conducting such
16 investigation, which fee shall be deposited in the State
17 Police Services Fund and shall not exceed the cost of the
18 inquiry; and the applicant shall not be charged a fee for
19 such investigation by the school district or by the regional
20 superintendent. The regional superintendent may seek
21 reimbursement from the State Board of Education or the
22 appropriate school district or districts for fees paid by the
23 regional superintendent to the Department for the criminal
24 background investigations required by this Section.
25 (b) The Department shall furnish, pursuant to positive
26 identification, records of convictions, until expunged, to
27 the president of the board of education for the school
28 district which requested the investigation, or to the
29 regional superintendent who requested the investigation. Any
30 information concerning the record of convictions obtained by
31 the president of the board of education or the regional
32 superintendent shall be confidential and may only be
33 transmitted to the general superintendent of the school
34 district or his designee, the appropriate regional
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1 superintendent if the investigation was requested by the
2 board of education for the school district, the presidents of
3 the appropriate board of education or school boards if the
4 investigation was requested from the Department of State
5 Police by the regional superintendent, the State
6 Superintendent of Education, the Professional Teacher
7 Standards Board State Teacher Certification Board or any
8 other person necessary to the decision of hiring the
9 applicant for employment. A copy of the record of convictions
10 obtained from the Department of State Police shall be
11 provided to the applicant for employment. If an investigation
12 of an applicant for employment as a substitute or concurrent
13 part-time teacher or concurrent educational support personnel
14 employee in more than one school district was requested by
15 the regional superintendent, and the Department of State
16 Police upon investigation ascertains that the applicant has
17 not been convicted of any of the enumerated criminal or drug
18 offenses in subsection (c) and so notifies the regional
19 superintendent, then the regional superintendent shall issue
20 to the applicant a certificate evidencing that as of the date
21 specified by the Department of State Police the applicant has
22 not been convicted of any of the enumerated criminal or drug
23 offenses in subsection (c). The school board of any school
24 district located in the educational service region served by
25 the regional superintendent who issues such a certificate to
26 an applicant for employment as a substitute or concurrent
27 part-time teacher or concurrent educational support personnel
28 employee in more than one such district may rely on the
29 certificate issued by the regional superintendent to that
30 applicant, or may initiate its own investigation of the
31 applicant through the Department of State Police as provided
32 in subsection (a). Any person who releases any confidential
33 information concerning any criminal convictions of an
34 applicant for employment shall be guilty of a Class A
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1 misdemeanor, unless the release of such information is
2 authorized by this Section.
3 (c) The board of education shall not knowingly employ a
4 person who has been convicted for committing attempted first
5 degree murder or for committing or attempting to commit first
6 degree murder or a Class X felony or any one or more of the
7 following offenses: (i) those defined in Sections 11-6,
8 11-9, 11-14, 11-15, 11-15.1, 11-16, 11-17, 11-18, 11-19,
9 11-19.1, 11-19.2, 11-20, 11-20.1, 11-21, 12-13, 12-14,
10 12-14.1, 12-15 and 12-16 of the Criminal Code of 1961; (ii)
11 those defined in the Cannabis Control Act, except those
12 defined in Sections 4(a), 4(b) and 5(a) of that Act; (iii)
13 those defined in the Illinois Controlled Substances Act; and
14 (iv) any offense committed or attempted in any other state or
15 against the laws of the United States, which if committed or
16 attempted in this State, would have been punishable as one or
17 more of the foregoing offenses.
18 (d) The board of education shall not knowingly employ a
19 person for whom a criminal background investigation has not
20 been initiated.
21 (e) Upon receipt of the record of a conviction of a
22 holder of any certificate issued pursuant to Article 21 or
23 Section 34-8.1 or 34-83 of The School Code, the board of
24 education or the State Superintendent of Education shall
25 initiate the certificate suspension and revocation
26 proceedings authorized by law.
27 (f) After March 19, 1990, the provisions of this Section
28 shall apply to all employees of persons or firms holding
29 contracts with any school district including, but not limited
30 to, food service workers, school bus drivers and other
31 transportation employees, who have direct, daily contact with
32 the pupils of any school in such district. For purposes of
33 criminal background investigations on employees of persons or
34 firms holding contracts with more than one school district
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1 and assigned to more than one school district, the regional
2 superintendent of the educational service region in which the
3 contracting school districts are located may, at the request
4 of any such school district, be responsible for receiving the
5 authorization for investigation prepared by each such
6 employee and submitting the same to the Department of State
7 Police. Any information concerning the record of conviction
8 of any such employee obtained by the regional superintendent
9 shall be promptly reported to the president of the
10 appropriate school board or school boards.
11 (Source: P.A. 89-428, eff. 12-13-95; 89-462, eff. 5-29-96;
12 89-610, eff. 8-6-96.)
13 (105 ILCS 5/34-83) (from Ch. 122, par. 34-83)
14 Sec. 34-83. Board of examiners - Certificates -
15 Examinations. A board of 3 examiners shall examine all
16 applicants required to hold certificates to teach and the
17 board of education shall issue gratuitously to those who pass
18 a required test of character, scholarship and general
19 fitness, such certificates to teach as they are found
20 entitled to receive. No person may be granted or continue to
21 hold a teaching certificate who has knowingly altered or
22 misrepresented his or her teaching qualifications in order to
23 acquire the certificate. Any other certificate held by such
24 person may be suspended or revoked by the board of examiners,
25 depending upon the severity of the alteration or
26 misrepresentation. The board of examiners shall consist of
27 the general superintendent of schools and 2 persons approved
28 and appointed by the board of education upon the nomination
29 of the general superintendent of schools. The board of
30 examiners shall hold such examinations as the board of
31 education may prescribe, upon the recommendation of the
32 general superintendent of schools and shall prepare all
33 necessary eligible lists, which shall be kept in the office
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1 of the general superintendent of schools and be open to
2 public inspection. Members of the board of examiners shall
3 hold office for a term of 2 years.
4 The board of examiners created herein is abolished
5 effective July 1, 1988. Commencing July 1, 1988, all new
6 teachers employed by the board shall hold teaching
7 certificates issued by the State Teacher Certification Board
8 under Article 21. The State Board of Education in
9 consultation with the board of examiners and the State
10 Teacher Certification Board shall develop procedures whereby
11 Teachers currently holding valid certificates issued by the
12 board of examiners prior to its abolition, and all teachers
13 employed by the board after August 1, 1985 and prior to July
14 1, 1988, shall no later than July 1, 1988 exchange
15 certificates issued by the board of examiners for comparable
16 certificates issued under Article 21 by the State Teacher
17 Certification Board. On the exchange of a certificate on or
18 before July 1, 1988, the State Teacher Certification Board
19 shall not require any additional qualifications for the
20 issuance of the comparable certificate are not required. If
21 prior to July 1, 1988 the board of examiners has issued types
22 of teaching certificates which are not comparable to the
23 types of certificates issued under Article 21 by the State
24 Teacher Certification Board, such certificates shall continue
25 to be valid for and shall be renewable by the holders
26 thereof, and no additional qualifications shall be required
27 by the Professional Teacher Standards Board State Teacher
28 Certification Board for any such renewal.
29 The State Board of Education shall report by July 1,
30 1986, to the Illinois General Assembly on the procedures for
31 exchange it has developed in consultation with the board of
32 examiners and the State Teacher Certification Board as
33 required in this Section.
34 (Source: P.A. 89-15, eff. 5-30-95.)
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1 Section 10. The Higher Education Student Assistance Act
2 is amended by changing Section 65.20 as follows:
3 (110 ILCS 947/65.20)
4 Sec. 65.20. Science-mathematics teacher scholarships.
5 (a) The Commission may annually award a number of
6 scholarships, not to exceed 200, to persons holding valid
7 teaching certificates issued under Article 21 of the School
8 Code. Such scholarships shall be issued to teachers who make
9 application to the Commission and who agree to take courses
10 at qualified institutions of higher learning that will
11 prepare them to teach science or mathematics at the secondary
12 school level.
13 (b) Scholarships awarded under this Section shall be
14 issued pursuant to regulations promulgated by the Commission;
15 provided that no rule or regulation promulgated by the State
16 Board of Education prior to the effective date of this
17 amendatory Act of 1993 pursuant to the exercise of any right,
18 power, duty, responsibility or matter of pending business
19 transferred from the State Board of Education to the
20 Commission under this Section shall be affected thereby, and
21 all such rules and regulations shall become the rules and
22 regulations of the Commission until modified or changed by
23 the Commission in accordance with law. In awarding
24 scholarships, the Commission shall give priority to those
25 teachers with the greatest amount of seniority within school
26 districts.
27 (c) Each scholarship shall be utilized by its holder for
28 the payment of tuition at any qualified institution of higher
29 learning. Such tuition shall be available only for courses
30 that will enable the teacher to be certified to teach science
31 or mathematics at the secondary school level. The Commission,
32 in consultation with the Professional Teacher Standards Board
33 State Teacher Certification Board, shall determine which
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1 courses are eligible for tuition payments under this Section.
2 (d) The Commission shall make tuition payments directly
3 to the qualified institution of higher learning which the
4 teacher attends for the courses prescribed or may make
5 payments to the teacher. Any teacher who receives payments
6 and who fails to enroll in the courses prescribed shall
7 refund the payments to the Commission.
8 (e) Following the completion of the program of study,
9 the teacher must accept employment within 2 years in a
10 secondary school in Illinois within 60 miles of the teacher's
11 residence to teach science or mathematics; provided, however,
12 that the teacher instead may elect to accept employment
13 within such 2 year period to teach science or mathematics in
14 a secondary school in Illinois which is more than 60 miles
15 from the teacher's residence. Teachers who fail to comply
16 with this provision shall refund all of the scholarship
17 awarded to the Commission, whether payments were made
18 directly to the institutions of higher learning or to the
19 teachers, and this condition shall be agreed to in writing by
20 all scholarship recipients at the time the scholarship is
21 awarded. No teacher shall be required to refund tuition
22 payments if his or her failure to obtain employment as a
23 mathematics or science teacher in a secondary school is the
24 result of financial conditions within school districts. The
25 rules and regulations promulgated as provided in this Section
26 shall include provisions regarding the waiving and deferral
27 of such payments.
28 (f) The Commission, with the cooperation of the State
29 Board of Education, shall assist teachers who have
30 participated in the scholarship program established by this
31 Section in finding employment to teach science or
32 mathematics at the secondary level.
33 (g) This Section is substantially the same as Section
34 30-4b of the School Code, which Section is repealed by this
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1 amendatory Act of 1993, and shall be construed as a
2 continuation of the science-mathematics teacher scholarship
3 program established by that prior law, and not as a new or
4 different science-mathematics teacher scholarship program.
5 The State Board of Education shall transfer to the
6 Commission, as the successor to the State Board of Education
7 for all purposes of administering and implementing the
8 provisions of this Section, all books, accounts, records,
9 papers, documents, contracts, agreements, and pending
10 business in any way relating to the science-mathematics
11 teacher scholarship program continued under this Section; and
12 all scholarships at any time awarded under that program by,
13 and all applications for any such scholarships at any time
14 made to, the State Board of Education shall be unaffected by
15 the transfer to the Commission of all responsibility for the
16 administration and implementation of the science-mathematics
17 teacher scholarship program continued under this Section.
18 The State Board of Education shall furnish to the Commission
19 such other information as the Commission may request to
20 assist it in administering this Section.
21 (h) Appropriations for the scholarships outlined in this
22 Section shall be made to the Commission from funds
23 appropriated by the General Assembly.
24 (i) For the purposes of this Section:
25 "Qualified institution of higher learning" means the
26 University of Illinois, Southern Illinois University, Chicago
27 State University, Eastern Illinois University, Governors
28 State University, Illinois State University, Northeastern
29 Illinois University, Northern Illinois University, Western
30 Illinois University, and the public community colleges
31 subject to the Public Community College Act.
32 "Secondary school level" means grades 9 through 12 or a
33 portion of such grades.
34 (Source: P.A. 88-228; 88-670, eff. 12-2-94; 89-4, eff.
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1 1-1-96.)
2 Section 15. The Clinical Psychologist Licensing Act is
3 amended by changing Section 4 as follows:
4 (225 ILCS 15/4) (from Ch. 111, par. 5354)
5 (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 89-702)
6 Sec. 4. (a) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to
7 limit the activities of and services of a student, intern or
8 resident in psychology seeking to fulfill educational
9 requirements or the experience requirements in order to
10 qualify for a license under this Act, or an individual
11 seeking to fulfill the postdoctoral experience requirements
12 in order to qualify for licensure under this Act provided
13 that such activities and services are under the direct
14 supervision, order, control and full professional
15 responsibility of a licensed clinical psychologist and
16 provided that such student, intern, or resident be designated
17 by a title "intern" or "resident" or other designation of
18 trainee status. Supervised experience in which the
19 supervisor receives monetary payment or other considerations
20 from the supervisee or in which the supervisor is hired by or
21 otherwise employed by the supervisee shall not be accepted by
22 the Department as fulfilling the practicum, internship or 2
23 years of satisfactory supervised experience requirements for
24 licensure. Nothing contained in this Section shall be
25 construed as permitting such students, interns, or residents
26 to offer their services as clinical psychologists to any
27 other person or persons and to accept remuneration for such
28 clinical psychological services other than as specifically
29 excepted herein, unless they have been licensed under the
30 provisions of this Act.
31 (b) Nothing in this Act shall be construed as permitting
32 persons licensed as clinical psychologists to engage in any
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1 manner in the practice of medicine as defined in the laws of
2 this State. Persons licensed as clinical psychologists who
3 render services to persons in need of mental treatment or who
4 are mentally ill shall as appropriate initiate genuine
5 collaboration with a physician licensed in Illinois to
6 practice medicine in all its branches.
7 (c) Nothing in this Act shall be construed as
8 restricting an individual certified as a school psychologist
9 by the State Board of Education, who is at least 21 years of
10 age and has had at least 3 years of full-time experience as a
11 certified school psychologist, from using the title school
12 psychologist and offering school psychological services
13 limited to those services set forth in the rules and
14 regulations that govern the administration and operation of
15 special education pertaining to children and youth ages 0-21
16 prepared by the State Board of Education. Anyone offering
17 such services under the provisions of this paragraph shall
18 use the term school psychologist and describe such services
19 as "School Psychological Services". This exemption shall be
20 limited to the practice of school psychology only as
21 manifested through psychoeducational problems, and shall not
22 be construed to allow a school psychologist to function as a
23 general practitioner of clinical psychology, unless otherwise
24 licensed under this Act. However, nothing in this paragraph
25 prohibits a school psychologist from making evaluations,
26 recommendations or interventions regarding the placement of
27 children in educational programs or special education
28 classes, nor shall it prohibit school psychologists from
29 providing clinical psychological services under the
30 supervision of a licensed clinical psychologist. This
31 paragraph shall not be construed to mandate insurance
32 companies to reimburse school psychologists directly for the
33 services of school psychologists. Nothing in this paragraph
34 shall be construed to exclude anyone duly licensed under this
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1 Act from offering psychological services in the school
2 setting. School psychologists providing services under the
3 provisions of this paragraph shall not provide such services
4 outside their employment to any child who is a student in the
5 district or districts which employ such school psychologist.
6 School psychologists, as described in this paragraph, shall
7 be under the regulatory authority of the State Board of
8 Education and the Professional Teacher Standards Board State
9 Teacher Certification Board.
10 (d) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to limit the
11 activities and use of the official title of "psychologist" on
12 the part of a person not licensed under this Act who
13 possesses a doctoral degree earned in a program concentrated
14 primarily on the study of psychology and is an academic
15 employee of a duly chartered institution of higher education
16 insofar as such person engages in public speaking with or
17 without remuneration, provided that such person is not in any
18 manner held out to the public as practicing clinical
19 psychology as defined in paragraph 5 of Section 2 of this
20 Act, unless he has been licensed under the provisions of this
21 Act.
22 (e) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to regulate,
23 control, or restrict the clinical practice of any person
24 licensed, registered, or certified in this State under any
25 other Act, provided that such person is not in any manner
26 held out to the public as rendering clinical psychological
27 services as defined in paragraph 7 of Section 2 of this Act.
28 (f) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to limit the
29 activities and use of the title "psychologist" on the part of
30 a person who practices psychology and (i) who possesses a
31 doctoral degree earned in a program concentrated primarily on
32 the study of psychology; and (ii) whose services involve the
33 development and application of psychological theory and
34 methodology to problems of organizations and problems of
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1 individuals and groups in organizational settings; and
2 provided further that such person is not in any manner held
3 out to the public as practicing clinical psychology and is
4 not held out to the public by any title, description or
5 designation stating or implying that he is a clinical
6 psychologist unless he has been licensed under the provisions
7 of this Act.
8 (Source: P.A. 86-740; 86-1356.)
9 (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 89-702)
10 Sec. 4. Application of Act.
11 (a) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to limit the
12 activities of and services of a student, intern or resident
13 in psychology seeking to fulfill educational requirements or
14 the experience requirements in order to qualify for a license
15 under this Act, or an individual seeking to fulfill the
16 postdoctoral experience requirements in order to qualify for
17 licensure under this Act provided that such activities and
18 services are under the direct supervision, order, control and
19 full professional responsibility of a licensed clinical
20 psychologist and provided that such student, intern, or
21 resident be designated by a title "intern" or "resident" or
22 other designation of trainee status. Supervised experience
23 in which the supervisor receives monetary payment or other
24 considerations from the supervisee or in which the supervisor
25 is hired by or otherwise employed by the supervisee shall not
26 be accepted by the Department as fulfilling the practicum,
27 internship or 2 years of satisfactory supervised experience
28 requirements for licensure. Nothing contained in this Section
29 shall be construed as permitting such students, interns, or
30 residents to offer their services as clinical psychologists
31 to any other person or persons and to accept remuneration for
32 such clinical psychological services other than as
33 specifically excepted herein, unless they have been licensed
34 under the provisions of this Act.
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1 (b) Nothing in this Act shall be construed as permitting
2 persons licensed as clinical psychologists to engage in any
3 manner in the practice of medicine as defined in the laws of
4 this State. Persons licensed as clinical psychologists who
5 render services to persons in need of mental treatment or who
6 are mentally ill shall as appropriate initiate genuine
7 collaboration with a physician licensed in Illinois to
8 practice medicine in all its branches.
9 (c) Nothing in this Act shall be construed as
10 restricting an individual certified as a school psychologist
11 by the State Board of Education, who is at least 21 years of
12 age and has had at least 3 years of full-time experience as a
13 certified school psychologist, from using the title school
14 psychologist and offering school psychological services
15 limited to those services set forth in the rules and
16 regulations that govern the administration and operation of
17 special education pertaining to children and youth ages 0-21
18 prepared by the State Board of Education. Anyone offering
19 such services under the provisions of this paragraph shall
20 use the term school psychologist and describe such services
21 as "School Psychological Services". This exemption shall be
22 limited to the practice of school psychology only as
23 manifested through psychoeducational problems, and shall not
24 be construed to allow a school psychologist to function as a
25 general practitioner of clinical psychology, unless otherwise
26 licensed under this Act. However, nothing in this paragraph
27 prohibits a school psychologist from making evaluations,
28 recommendations or interventions regarding the placement of
29 children in educational programs or special education
30 classes, nor shall it prohibit school psychologists from
31 providing clinical psychological services under the
32 supervision of a licensed clinical psychologist. This
33 paragraph shall not be construed to mandate insurance
34 companies to reimburse school psychologists directly for the
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1 services of school psychologists. Nothing in this paragraph
2 shall be construed to exclude anyone duly licensed under this
3 Act from offering psychological services in the school
4 setting. School psychologists providing services under the
5 provisions of this paragraph shall not provide such services
6 outside their employment to any child who is a student in the
7 district or districts which employ such school psychologist.
8 School psychologists, as described in this paragraph, shall
9 be under the regulatory authority of the State Board of
10 Education and the Professional Teacher Standards Board State
11 Teacher Certification Board.
12 (d) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to limit the
13 activities and use of the official title of "psychologist" on
14 the part of a person not licensed under this Act who
15 possesses a doctoral degree earned in a program concentrated
16 primarily on the study of psychology and is an academic
17 employee of a duly chartered institution of higher education
18 insofar as such person engages in public speaking with or
19 without remuneration, provided that such person is not in any
20 manner held out to the public as practicing clinical
21 psychology as defined in paragraph 5 of Section 2 of this
22 Act, unless he or she has been licensed under the provisions
23 of this Act.
24 (e) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to regulate,
25 control, or restrict the clinical practice of any person
26 licensed, registered, or certified in this State under any
27 other Act, provided that such person is not in any manner
28 held out to the public as rendering clinical psychological
29 services as defined in paragraph 7 of Section 2 of this Act.
30 (f) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to limit the
31 activities and use of the title "psychologist" on the part of
32 a person who practices psychology and (i) who possesses a
33 doctoral degree earned in a program concentrated primarily on
34 the study of psychology; and (ii) whose services involve the
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1 development and application of psychological theory and
2 methodology to problems of organizations and problems of
3 individuals and groups in organizational settings; and
4 provided further that such person is not in any manner held
5 out to the public as practicing clinical psychology and is
6 not held out to the public by any title, description or
7 designation stating or implying that he or she is a clinical
8 psychologist unless he or she has been licensed under the
9 provisions of this Act.
10 (Source: P.A. 89-702, eff. 7-1-97.)
11 Section 20. The Professional Counselor and Clinical
12 Professional Counselor Licensing Act is amended by changing
13 Section 15 as follows:
14 (225 ILCS 107/15)
15 Sec. 15. Exemptions.
16 (a) This Act does not prohibit any persons legally
17 regulated in this State by any other Act from engaging in the
18 practice for which they are authorized as long as they do not
19 represent themselves by the title of "professional
20 counselor", "licensed professional counselor", "clinical
21 professional counselor", or "licensed clinical professional
22 counselor". This Act does not prohibit the practice of
23 nonregulated professions whose practitioners are engaged in
24 the delivery of human services as long as these practitioners
25 do not represent themselves as or use the title of
26 "professional counselor", "licensed professional counselor",
27 "clinical professional counselor", or "licensed clinical
28 professional counselor".
29 (b) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to limit the
30 activities and services of a student, intern, or resident in
31 professional counseling or clinical professional counseling
32 seeking to fulfill educational requirements in order to
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1 qualify for a license under this Act, or an individual
2 seeking to fulfill the post-degree experience requirements in
3 order to qualify for licensing under this Act, if the
4 activities and services are supervised as specified in this
5 Act, and that the student, intern, or resident is designated
6 by a title "intern" or "resident" or other designation of
7 trainee status. Nothing contained in this Section shall be
8 construed to permit students, interns, or residents to offer
9 their services as professional counselors or clinical
10 professional counselors to any other person and to accept
11 remuneration for such professional counseling or clinical
12 professional counseling services other than as specifically
13 excepted in this Section, unless they have been licensed
14 under this Act.
15 (c) Corporations, partnerships, and associations may
16 employ practicum students, interns, or post-degree candidates
17 seeking to fulfill educational requirements or the
18 professional experience requirements needed to qualify for a
19 license under this Act if their activities and services
20 constitute a part of the student's supervised course of study
21 or post-degree professional experience requirements. Nothing
22 in this paragraph shall prohibit a corporation, partnership,
23 or association from contracting with a licensed health care
24 professional to provide services.
25 (d) Nothing in this Act shall prevent the employment, by
26 a professional counselor or clinical professional counselor,
27 person, association, partnership, or a corporation furnishing
28 professional counseling or clinical professional counseling
29 services for remuneration, of persons not licensed as
30 professional counselors or clinical professional counselors
31 under this Act to perform services in various capacities as
32 needed if these persons are not in any manner held out to the
33 public or do not hold themselves out to the public by any
34 title or designation stating or implying that they are
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1 professional counselors or clinical professional counselors.
2 (e) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to limit the
3 services of a person, not licensed under the provisions of
4 this Act, in the employ of a federal, State, county, or
5 municipal agency or other political subdivision or
6 not-for-profit corporation providing human services if (1)
7 the services are a part of the duties in his or her salaried
8 position, (2) the services are performed solely on behalf of
9 his or her employer, and (3) that person does not in any
10 manner represent himself or herself as or use the title of
11 "professional counselor", "licensed professional counselor",
12 "clinical professional counselor", or "licensed clinical
13 professional counselor".
14 (f) Duly recognized members of any religious
15 organization shall not be restricted from functioning in
16 their ministerial capacity provided they do not represent
17 themselves as being professional counselors or clinical
18 professional counselors, or as providing "professional
19 counseling" or "clinical professional counseling". This Act
20 shall not apply or be construed so as to apply to the
21 employees or agents of a church or religious organization or
22 an organization owned, controlled, or affiliated with a
23 church or religious organization, unless the church,
24 religious organization, or owned, controlled, or affiliated
25 organization designates or holds these employees or agents
26 out to the public as professional counselors or clinical
27 professional counselors or holds out their services as being
28 "professional counseling" or "clinical professional
29 counseling".
30 (g) Nothing in this Act shall prohibit individuals not
31 licensed under the provisions of this Act who work in
32 self-help groups or programs or not-for-profit organizations
33 from providing services in those groups, programs, or
34 organizations, as long as those persons are not in any manner
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1 held out to the public as practicing professional counseling
2 or clinical professional counseling, or do not hold
3 themselves out to the public by any title or designation
4 stating or implying that they are professional counselors or
5 clinical professional counselors.
6 (h) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to limit the
7 activities and use of the official title of "professional
8 counselor" or "clinical professional counselor" on the part
9 of a person not licensed under this Act who is an academic
10 employee of a duly chartered institution of higher education
11 and who holds educational and professional qualifications
12 equivalent to those required for licensing under this Act,
13 insofar as such activities are performed in the person's role
14 as an academic employee, or insofar as such person engages in
15 public speaking with or without remuneration.
16 (i) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to require
17 licensure under this Act or limit the services of a school
18 counselor certified by the Professional Teacher Standards
19 Board State Teacher Certification Board and employed as
20 authorized by Section 10-22-24a or any other provision of
21 the School Code as long as that person is not in any manner
22 held out to the public as a "professional counselor" or
23 "clinical professional counselor" or does not hold out his or
24 her services as being "professional counseling" or "clinical
25 professional counseling".
26 (j) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to require
27 any hospital, clinic, home health agency, hospice, or other
28 entity that provides health care to employ or to contract
29 with a person licensed under this Act to provide professional
30 counseling or clinical professional counseling services.
31 These persons may not hold themselves out or represent
32 themselves to the public as being licensed under this Act.
33 (k) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to require
34 licensure under this Act or limit the services of a person
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1 employed by a private elementary or secondary school who
2 provides counseling within the scope of his or her employment
3 as long as that person is not in any manner held out to the
4 public as a "professional counselor" or "clinical
5 professional counselor" or does not hold out his or her
6 services as being "professional counseling" or "clinical
7 professional counseling".
8 (l) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to require
9 licensure under this Act or limit the services of a rape
10 crisis counselor who is an employee or volunteer of a rape
11 crisis organization as defined in Section 8-802.1 of the Code
12 of Civil Procedure as long as that person is not in any
13 manner held out to the public as a "professional counselor"
14 or "clinical professional counselor" or does not hold out his
15 or her services as being "professional counseling" or
16 "clinical professional counseling".
17 (m) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to prevent
18 any licensed social worker, licensed clinical social worker,
19 or licensed clinical psychologist from practicing
20 professional counseling as long as that person is not in any
21 manner held out to the public as a "professional counselor"
22 or "clinical professional counselor" or does not hold out his
23 or her services as being "professional counseling" or
24 "clinical professional counseling".
25 (n) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to limit the
26 activities and use of the official title of "professional
27 counselor" or "clinical professional counselor" on the part
28 of a person not licensed under this Act who is a physician
29 licensed to practice medicine in all of its branches under
30 the Medical Practice Act of 1987.
31 (o) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to require
32 licensure under this Act or limit the services of a domestic
33 violence counselor who is an employee or volunteer of a
34 domestic violence program as defined in Section 227 of the
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1 Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986.
2 (Source: P.A. 87-1011; 87-1212; 87-1269; 88-45; 88-424;
3 88-670, eff. 12-2-94.)
4 (105 ILCS 5/21-13 rep.)
5 (105 ILCS 5/21-26 rep.)
6 Section 25. The School Code is amended by repealing
7 Sections 21-13 and 21-26.
8 Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act
9 makes changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by
10 text that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a
11 Section represented by multiple versions), the use of that
12 text does not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i)
13 the changes made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from
14 any other Public Act.
15 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect
16 January 1, 1998.
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1 INDEX
2 Statutes amended in order of appearance
3 105 ILCS 5/2-3.11 from Ch. 122, par. 2-3.11
4 105 ILCS 5/10-21.9 from Ch. 122, par. 10-21.9
5 105 ILCS 5/10-22.20a from Ch. 122, par. 10-22.20a
6 105 ILCS 5/10-22.24a from Ch. 122, par. 10-22.24a
7 105 ILCS 5/10-22.34 from Ch. 122, par. 10-22.34
8 105 ILCS 5/14-1.09.1
9 105 ILCS 5/14-8.05 from Ch. 122, par. 14-8.05
10 105 ILCS 5/14C-2 from Ch. 122, par. 14C-2
11 105 ILCS 5/21-0.01 new
12 105 ILCS 5/21-1 from Ch. 122, par. 21-1
13 105 ILCS 5/21-1a from Ch. 122, par. 21-1a
14 105 ILCS 5/21-1b from Ch. 122, par. 21-1b
15 105 ILCS 5/21-1c from Ch. 122, par. 21-1c
16 105 ILCS 5/21-2 from Ch. 122, par. 21-2
17 105 ILCS 5/21-2.1 from Ch. 122, par. 21-2.1
18 105 ILCS 5/21-2b from Ch. 122, par. 21-2b
19 105 ILCS 5/21-3 from Ch. 122, par. 21-3
20 105 ILCS 5/21-4 from Ch. 122, par. 21-4
21 105 ILCS 5/21-5 from Ch. 122, par. 21-5
22 105 ILCS 5/21-5a from Ch. 122, par. 21-5a
23 105 ILCS 5/21-7.1 from Ch. 122, par. 21-7.1
24 105 ILCS 5/21-9 from Ch. 122, par. 21-9
25 105 ILCS 5/21-10 from Ch. 122, par. 21-10
26 105 ILCS 5/21-11 from Ch. 122, par. 21-11
27 105 ILCS 5/21-11.1 from Ch. 122, par. 21-11.1
28 105 ILCS 5/21-11.2 from Ch. 122, par. 21-11.2
29 105 ILCS 5/21-11.3 from Ch. 122, par. 21-11.3
30 105 ILCS 5/21-11.4
31 105 ILCS 5/21-12 from Ch. 122, par. 21-12
32 105 ILCS 5/21-14 from Ch. 122, par. 21-14
33 105 ILCS 5/21-16 from Ch. 122, par. 21-16
34 105 ILCS 5/21-17 from Ch. 122, par. 21-17
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1 105 ILCS 5/21-19 from Ch. 122, par. 21-19
2 105 ILCS 5/21-21 from Ch. 122, par. 21-21
3 105 ILCS 5/21-21.1 from Ch. 122, par. 21-21.1
4 105 ILCS 5/21-23 from Ch. 122, par. 21-23
5 105 ILCS 5/21-23b from Ch. 122, par. 21-23b
6 105 ILCS 5/21-24 from Ch. 122, par. 21-24
7 105 ILCS 5/21-25 from Ch. 122, par. 21-25
8 105 ILCS 5/34-18.5 from Ch. 122, par. 34-18.5
9 105 ILCS 5/34-83 from Ch. 122, par. 34-83
10 110 ILCS 947/65.20
11 225 ILCS 15/4 from Ch. 111, par. 5354
12 225 ILCS 107/15
13 105 ILCS 5/21-13 rep.
14 105 ILCS 5/21-26 rep.