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1 AN ACT concerning education, amending named Acts.
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 3-12, 21-0.01, 21-1a, 21-1b, 21-1c, 21-2, 21-2.1,
6 21-2a, 21-3, 21-4, 21-5, 21-7.1, 21-9, 21-11.3, 21-11.4,
7 21-12, 21-14, 21-16, 21-17, 21-21, 21-25, and 34-83 and
8 adding Sections 2-3.11c and 3-11.5 as follows:
9 (105 ILCS 5/2-3.11c new)
10 Sec. 2-3.11c. Teacher supply and demand report. To
11 report annually, on or before January 1, on the relative
12 supply and demand for education staff of the public schools
13 to the Governor, to the General Assembly, and to institutions
14 of higher education that prepare teachers, administrators,
15 school service personnel, other certificated individuals, and
16 other professionals employed by school districts or joint
17 agreements. The report shall contain the following
18 information:
19 (1) the relative supply and demand for teachers,
20 administrators, and other certificated and
21 non-certificated personnel by field, content area, and
22 levels;
23 (2) State and regional analyses of fields, content
24 areas, and levels with an over-supply or under-supply of
25 educators; and
26 (3) projections of likely high demand and low
27 demand for educators, in a manner sufficient to advise
28 the public, individuals, and institutions regarding
29 career opportunities in education.
30 (105 ILCS 5/3-11.5 new)
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1 Sec. 3-11.5. Regional professional development review
2 committee. The regional superintendent of schools shall
3 constitute a regional professional development review
4 committee or committees, as provided in paragraph (2) of
5 subsection (g) of Section 21-14 of this Code, to advise the
6 regional superintendent of schools, upon his or her request,
7 and to hear appeals relating to the renewal of teaching
8 certificates, in accordance with Section 21-14 of this Code.
9 The expenses of these review committees shall be funded, in
10 part, from the fees collected pursuant to Section 21-16 of
11 this Code and deposited into the institute fund.
12 (105 ILCS 5/3-12) (from Ch. 122, par. 3-12)
13 Sec. 3-12. Institute fund. All certificate examination,
14 registration fees and a portion of renewal and duplicate fees
15 shall be kept by the regional superintendent as described in
16 Section 21-16 of this Code, together with a record of the
17 names of the persons paying them. Such fees fund shall be
18 deposited into the institute fund and shall be used by the
19 regional superintendent to defray expenses associated with
20 the work of the regional professional development review
21 committees established pursuant to paragraph (2) of
22 subsection (g) of Section 21-14 of this Code to advise the
23 regional superintendent, upon his or her request, and to hear
24 appeals relating to the renewal of teaching certificates, in
25 accordance with Section 21-14 of this Code; to defray
26 expenses connected with improving the technology necessary
27 for the efficient processing of certificates; to defray
28 expenses incidental to teachers' institutes, workshops or
29 meetings of a professional nature that are designed to
30 promote the professional growth of teachers or for the
31 purpose of defraying the expense of any general or special
32 meeting of teachers or school personnel of the region, which
33 has been approved by the regional superintendent.
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1 The regional superintendent shall on or before January 1
2 of each year publish in a newspaper of general circulation
3 published in the region or shall post in each school building
4 under his jurisdiction an accounting of (1) the balance on
5 hand in the Institute fund at the beginning of the previous
6 year; (2) all receipts within the previous year deposited in
7 the fund, with the sources from which they were derived; (3)
8 the amount distributed from the fund and the purposes for
9 which such distributions were made; and (4) the balance on
10 hand in the fund.
11 (Source: P.A. 88-89; 89-335, eff. 1-1-96.)
12 (105 ILCS 5/21-0.01)
13 Sec. 21-0.01. Powers after January 1, 1998. Beginning on
14 January 1, 1998 and thereafter, the State Board of Education,
15 in consultation with the State Teacher Certification Board,
16 shall have the power and authority to do all of the
17 following:
18 (1) set standards for teaching, supervising, or
19 holding other certificated employment in the public
20 schools, and administer the certification process as
21 provided in this Article; provided, however, that the
22 State Teacher Certification Board shall be solely
23 responsible for the renewal of Standard Teaching
24 Certificates as provided in Sections Section 21-2 and
25 21-14 of this Code;
26 (2) approve and evaluate teacher and administrator
27 preparation programs;
28 (3) enter into agreements with other states
29 relative to reciprocal approval of teacher and
30 administrator preparation programs;
31 (4) establish standards for the issuance of new
32 types of certificates; and
33 (5) take such other action relating to the
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1 improvement of instruction in the public schools through
2 teacher education and professional development and that
3 attracts qualified candidates into teacher training
4 programs as is appropriate and consistent with applicable
5 laws.
6 (Source: P.A. 90-548, eff. 1-1-98.)
7 (105 ILCS 5/21-1a) (from Ch. 122, par. 21-1a)
8 Sec. 21-1a. Tests required for certification.
9 (a) After July 1, 1988, in addition to all other
10 requirements, early childhood, elementary, special, high
11 school, school service personnel, or, except as provided in
12 Section 34-6, administrative certificates shall be issued to
13 persons who have satisfactorily passed a test of basic skills
14 and subject matter knowledge. The tests of basic skills and
15 subject matter knowledge shall be the tests which from time
16 to time are designated by the State Board of Education in
17 consultation with the State Teacher Certification Board and
18 may be tests prepared by an educational testing organization
19 or tests designed by the State Board of Education in
20 consultation with the State Teacher Certification Board. The
21 areas to be covered by the test of basic skills shall include
22 the basic skills of reading, writing, grammar and
23 mathematics. The test of subject matter knowledge shall
24 assess content knowledge in the specific subject field. The
25 tests shall be designed to be racially neutral to assure that
26 no person in taking the tests is thereby discriminated
27 against on the basis of race, color, national origin or other
28 factors unrelated to the person's ability to perform as a
29 certificated employee. The score required to pass the tests
30 of basic skills and subject matter knowledge shall be fixed
31 by the State Board of Education in consultation with the
32 State Teacher Certification Board. The tests shall be held
33 not fewer than 3 times a year at such time and place as may
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1 be designated by the State Board of Education in consultation
2 with the State Teacher Certification Board.
3 (b) Except as provided in Section 34-6, the provisions
4 of subsection (a) of this Section shall apply equally in any
5 school district subject to Article 34, provided that the
6 State Board of Education shall determine which certificates
7 issued under Sections 34-8.1 and 34-83 prior to July 1, 1988
8 are comparable to any early childhood certificate, elementary
9 school certificate, special certificate, high school
10 certificate, school service personnel certificate or
11 administrative certificate issued under this Article as of
12 July 1, 1988.
13 (c) A person who holds an early childhood, elementary,
14 special, high school or school service personnel certificate
15 issued under this Article on or at any time before July 1,
16 1988, including a person who has been issued any such
17 certificate pursuant to Section 21-11.1 or in exchange for a
18 comparable certificate theretofore issued under Section
19 34-8.1 or Section 34-83, shall not be required to take or
20 pass the tests in order to thereafter have such certificate
21 renewed.
22 (d) The State Board of Education in consultation with
23 the State Teacher Certification Board shall conduct a pilot
24 administration of the tests by administering the test to
25 students completing teacher education programs in the 1986-87
26 school year for the purpose of determining the effect and
27 impact of testing candidates for certification.
28 (e) The rules and regulations developed to implement the
29 required test of basic skills and subject matter knowledge
30 shall include the requirements of subsections (a), (b), and
31 (c) and shall include specific regulations to govern test
32 selection; test validation and determination of a passing
33 score; administration of the tests; frequency of
34 administration; applicant fees; frequency of applicants'
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1 taking the tests; the years for which a score is valid; and,
2 waiving certain additional tests for additional certificates
3 to individuals who have satisfactorily passed the test of
4 basic skills and subject matter knowledge as required in
5 subsection (a). The State Board of Education shall provide,
6 by rule, specific policies that assure uniformity in the
7 difficulty level of each form of the basic skills test and
8 each subject matter knowledge test from test-to-test and
9 year-to-year. The State Board of Education shall also set a
10 passing score for the tests.
11 (f) The State Teacher Certification Board may issue a
12 nonrenewable temporary certificate between July 1, 1988 and
13 August 31, 1988 to individuals who have taken the tests of
14 basic skills and subject matter knowledge prescribed by this
15 Section but have not received such test scores by August 31,
16 1988. Such temporary certificates shall expire on December
17 31, 1988.
18 (g) Beginning February 15, 2000 July 1, 1999, the State
19 Board of Education, in consultation with the State Teacher
20 Certification Board, shall implement and administer a new
21 system of certification for teachers in the State of
22 Illinois. The State Board of Education, in consultation with
23 the State Teacher Certification Board, shall design and
24 implement a system of examinations and various other criteria
25 which shall be required prior to the issuance of Initial
26 Teaching Certificates and Standard Teaching Certificates.
27 These examinations and indicators shall be based on national
28 and State professional teaching standards, as determined by
29 the State Board of Education, in consultation with the State
30 Teacher Certification Board. The State Board of Education may
31 adopt any and all regulations necessary to implement and
32 administer this Section.
33 (h) The State Board of Education shall report to the
34 Illinois General Assembly and the Governor with
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1 recommendations for further changes and improvements to the
2 teacher certification system no later than July 1, 1999 and
3 on an annual basis until July 1, 2001.
4 (Source: P.A. 90-548, eff. 1-1-98; 90-811, eff. 1-26-99.)
5 (105 ILCS 5/21-1b) (from Ch. 122, par. 21-1b)
6 Sec. 21-1b. Subject endorsement on certificates. All
7 certificates initially issued under this Article after June
8 30, 1986, shall be specifically endorsed by the State Board
9 of Education for each subject the holder of the certificate
10 is legally qualified to teach, such endorsements to be made
11 in accordance with standards promulgated by the State Board
12 of Education in consultation with the State Teacher
13 Certification Board. All certificates which are issued under
14 this Article prior to July 1, 1986 may, by application to the
15 State Board of Education, be specifically endorsed for each
16 subject the holder is legally qualified to teach.
17 Endorsements issued under this Section shall not apply to
18 substitute teacher's certificates issued under Section 21-9
19 of this Code. Each application for endorsement of an
20 existing teaching certificate shall be accompanied by a $20
21 nonrefundable fee.
22 Commencing July 1, 1999, each application for endorsement
23 of an existing teaching certificate shall be accompanied by a
24 $30 nonrefundable fee January 1, 1994, an additional $10
25 shall be charged for each application for endorsement. There
26 is hereby created a Teacher Certificate Fee Revolving Fund as
27 a special fund within the State Treasury. The proceeds of
28 each $30 the additional $10 fee shall be paid into the
29 Teacher Certificate Fee Revolving Fund; and the moneys in
30 that Fund shall be appropriated and used to provide the
31 technology and other resources necessary for the timely and
32 efficient processing of certification requests.
33 (Source: P.A. 88-224.)
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1 (105 ILCS 5/21-1c) (from Ch. 122, par. 21-1c)
2 Sec. 21-1c. Exclusive certificate authority. Only the
3 State Board of Education and State Teacher Certification
4 Board, acting in accordance with the applicable provisions of
5 this Act and the rules, regulations and standards promulgated
6 thereunder, shall have the authority to issue or endorse any
7 certificate required for teaching, supervising or holding
8 certificated employment in the public schools; and no other
9 State agency shall have any power or authority (i) to
10 establish or prescribe any qualifications or other
11 requirements applicable to the issuance or endorsement of any
12 such certificate, or (ii) to establish or prescribe any
13 licensure or equivalent requirement which must be satisfied
14 in order to teach, supervise or hold certificated employment
15 in the public schools. This Section does not prohibit the
16 State Board of Education, in consultation with the State
17 Teacher Certification Board, from delegating to regional
18 superintendents of schools the authority to grant temporary
19 employment authorizations to teacher applicants whose
20 qualifications have been confirmed by the State Board of
21 Education, in consultation with the State Teacher
22 Certification Board.
23 (Source: P.A. 86-1441.)
24 (105 ILCS 5/21-2) (from Ch. 122, par. 21-2)
25 Sec. 21-2. Grades of certificates.
26 (a) Until February 15, 2000 July 1, 1999, all
27 certificates issued under this Article shall be State
28 certificates valid, except as limited in Section 21-1, in
29 every school district coming under the provisions of this Act
30 and shall be limited in time and designated as follows:
31 Provisional vocational certificate, temporary provisional
32 vocational certificate, early childhood certificate,
33 elementary school certificate, special certificate, high
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1 school certificate, school service personnel certificate,
2 administrative certificate, provisional certificate, and
3 substitute certificate. The requirement of student teaching
4 under close and competent supervision for obtaining a
5 teaching certificate may be waived by the State Teacher
6 Certification Board upon presentation to the Board by the
7 teacher of evidence of 5 years successful teaching experience
8 on a valid certificate and graduation from a recognized
9 institution of higher learning with a bachelor's degree with
10 not less than 120 semester hours and a minimum of 16 semester
11 hours in professional education.
12 (b) Initial Teaching Certificate. Beginning February
13 15, 2000 July 1, 1999, persons who (1) have completed an
14 approved teacher preparation program, (2) are recommended by
15 an approved teacher preparation program, (3) have
16 successfully completed the Initial Teaching Certification
17 examinations required by the State Board of Education, and
18 (4) have met all other criteria established by the State
19 Board of Education in consultation with the State Teacher
20 Certification Board, shall be issued an Initial Teaching
21 Certificate valid for 4 years of teaching, as defined in
22 Section 21-14 of this Code. Initial Teaching Certificates
23 shall be issued for categories corresponding to Early
24 Childhood, Elementary, Secondary, and Special K-12, with
25 special certification designations for Special Education,
26 Bilingual Education, fundamental learning areas (including
27 Language Arts, Reading, Mathematics, Science, Social Science,
28 Physical Development and Health, Fine Arts, and Foreign
29 Language), and other areas designated by the State Board of
30 Education, in consultation with the State Teacher
31 Certification Board.
32 (c) Standard Certificate. Beginning February 15, 2000
33 July 1, 1999, persons who (1) have completed 4 years of
34 teaching, as defined in Section 21-14 of this Code, with an
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1 Initial Certificate, have successfully completed the Standard
2 Teaching Certificate examinations, and have met all other
3 criteria established by the State Board of Education in
4 consultation with the State Teacher Certification Board, or
5 (2) have completed 4 years of teaching on a valid equivalent
6 certificate in another State or territory of the United
7 States, or have completed 4 years of teaching in a nonpublic
8 Illinois elementary or secondary school with an Initial
9 Certificate, and have met all other criteria established by
10 the State Board of Education, in consultation with the State
11 Teacher Certification Board, or (3) were issued teaching
12 certificates prior to February 15, 2000 July 1, 1999 and are
13 renewing those certificates after February 15, 2000 July 1,
14 1999, shall be issued a Standard Certificate valid for 5
15 years, which may be renewed thereafter every 5 years by the
16 State Teacher Certification Board based on proof of
17 continuing education or professional development. Beginning
18 July 1, 2003, persons who have completed 4 years of teaching,
19 as described in clauses (1) and (2) of this subsection (c),
20 have successfully completed the Standard Teaching Certificate
21 Examinations, and have met all other criteria established by
22 the State Board of Education, in consultation with the State
23 Teacher Certification Board, shall be issued Standard
24 Certificates. Standard Certificates shall be issued for
25 categories corresponding to Early Childhood, Elementary,
26 Secondary, and Special K-12, with special certification
27 designations for Special Education, Bilingual Education,
28 fundamental learning areas (including Language Arts, Reading,
29 Mathematics, Science, Social Science, Physical Development
30 and Health, Fine Arts, and Foreign Language), and other areas
31 designated by the State Board of Education, in consultation
32 with the State Teacher Certification Board.
33 (d) Master Certificate. Beginning February 15, 2000
34 July 1, 1999, persons who have successfully achieved National
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1 Board certification through the National Board for
2 Professional Teaching Standards shall be issued a Master
3 Certificate, valid for 10 7 years and renewable thereafter
4 every 10 7 years through compliance with requirements set
5 forth by the State Board of Education, in consultation with
6 the State Teacher Certification Board.
7 (Source: P.A. 90-548, eff. 1-1-98; 90-653, eff. 7-29-98;
8 90-811, eff. 1-26-99.)
9 (105 ILCS 5/21-2.1) (from Ch. 122, par. 21-2.1)
10 Sec. 21-2.1. Early childhood certificate.
11 (a) An early childhood certificate shall be valid for 4
12 years for teaching children up to 6 years of age, exclusive
13 of children enrolled in kindergarten, in facilities approved
14 by the State Superintendent of Education. Beginning July 1,
15 1988, such certificate shall be valid for 4 years for
16 Teaching children through grade 3 in facilities approved by
17 the State Superintendent of Education. Subject to the
18 provisions of Section 21-1a, it shall be issued to persons
19 who have graduated from a recognized institution of higher
20 learning with a bachelor's degree and with not fewer than 120
21 semester hours including professional education or human
22 development or, until July 1, 1992, to persons who have early
23 childhood education instruction and practical experience
24 involving supervised work with children under 6 years of age
25 or with children through grade 3. Such persons shall be
26 recommended for the early childhood certificate by a
27 recognized institution as having completed an approved
28 program of preparation which includes the requisite hours and
29 academic and professional courses and practical experience
30 approved by the State Superintendent of Education in
31 consultation with the State Teacher Certification Board.
32 (b) Beginning February 15, 2000 July 1, 1999, Initial
33 and Standard Early Childhood Education Certificates shall be
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1 issued to persons who meet the criteria established by the
2 State Board of Education.
3 (Source: P.A. 90-548, eff. 1-1-98; 90-811, eff. 1-26-99.)
4 (105 ILCS 5/21-2a) (from Ch. 122, par. 21-2a)
5 Sec. 21-2a. Required instruction for all teachers. After
6 September 1, 1981 and until January 1, 1999, in addition to
7 all other requirements, the successful completion of course
8 work which includes instruction on the psychology of the
9 exceptional child, the identification of the exceptional
10 child, including, but not limited to the learning disabled
11 and methods of instruction for the exceptional child,
12 including, but not limited to the learning disabled shall be
13 a prerequisite to a person receiving any of the following
14 certificates: early childhood, elementary, special and high
15 school.
16 After January 1, 1999, the State Board of Education shall
17 ensure that the curriculum for all approved teacher
18 preparation programs includes, and that all prospective
19 teachers pursuing Early Childhood, Elementary, Secondary, or
20 Special K-12 certificates receive, instruction on the
21 psychology of, the identification of, and the methods of
22 instruction for the exceptional child, including without
23 limitation the learning disabled. This instruction on
24 exceptional children may be provided in one concentrated
25 course or may be integrated among other courses within the
26 teacher preparation program as shall be determined by the
27 State Board of Education.
28 (Source: P.A. 90-548, eff. 1-1-98; 90-653, eff. 7-29-98.)
29 (105 ILCS 5/21-3) (from Ch. 122, par. 21-3)
30 Sec. 21-3. Elementary certificate.
31 (a) An elementary school certificate shall be valid for
32 4 years for teaching in the kindergarten and lower 9 grades
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1 of the common schools. Subject to the provisions of Section
2 21-1a, it shall be issued to persons who have graduated from
3 a recognized institution of higher learning with a bachelor's
4 degree and with not fewer than 120 semester hours and with a
5 minimum of 16 semester hours in professional education,
6 including 5 semester hours in student teaching under
7 competent and close supervision. Such persons shall be
8 recommended for the elementary certificate by a recognized
9 institution as having completed an approved program of
10 preparation which includes intensive preservice training in
11 the humanities, natural sciences, mathematics and the
12 academic and professional courses approved by the State
13 Superintendent of Education in consultation with the State
14 Teacher Certification Board.
15 (b) Beginning February 15, 2000 July 1, 1999, Initial
16 and Standard Elementary Certificates shall be issued to
17 persons who meet all of the criteria established by the State
18 Board of Education for elementary education.
19 (Source: P.A. 90-548, eff. 1-1-98; 90-811, eff. 1-26-99.)
20 (105 ILCS 5/21-4) (from Ch. 122, par. 21-4)
21 Sec. 21-4. Special certificate.
22 (a) A special certificate shall be valid for 4 years for
23 teaching the special subjects named therein in all grades of
24 the common schools. Subject to the provisions of Section
25 21-1a, it shall be issued to persons who have graduated from
26 a recognized institution of higher learning with a bachelor's
27 degree and with not fewer than 120 semester hours including a
28 minimum of 16 semester hours in professional education, 5 of
29 which shall be in student teaching under competent and close
30 supervision. When the holder of such certificate has earned a
31 master's degree, including eight semester hours of graduate
32 professional education from a recognized institution of
33 higher learning and with two years' teaching experience, it
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1 may be endorsed for supervision.
2 Such persons shall be recommended for the special
3 certificate by a recognized institution as having completed
4 an approved program of preparation which includes academic
5 and professional courses approved by the State Superintendent
6 of Education in consultation with the State Teacher
7 Certification Board.
8 (b) Those persons holding special certificates on
9 February 15, 2000 July 1, 1999 shall be eligible for one of
10 the following:
11 (1) The issuance of Standard Elementary and
12 Standard Secondary Certificates with appropriate special
13 certification designations as determined by the State
14 Board of Education, in consultation with the State
15 Teacher Certification Board, and consistent with rules
16 adopted by the State Board of Education. These
17 certificates shall be renewed as provided in subsection
18 (c) of Section 21-2.
19 (2) The issuance of Standard Special K-12
20 Certificates with appropriate special certification
21 designations, which shall be renewed as provided in
22 subsection (c) of Section 21-2. These certificates shall
23 not be eligible for additional certification designations
24 except as approved by the State Board of Education, in
25 consultation with the State Teacher Certification Board.
26 (c) Those persons eligible to receive K-12 certification
27 after February 15, 2000 July 1, 1999 shall be issued Initial
28 Elementary and Initial Secondary Certificates with
29 appropriate special certification designations pursuant to
30 this Section or Initial Special K-12 Certificates with
31 appropriate special certification designations pursuant to
32 this Section. These Initial K-12 Special Certificates shall
33 not be eligible for additional certification designations
34 except as approved by the State Board of Education, in
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1 consultation with the State Teacher Certification Board.
2 (d) Beginning February 15, 2000, all persons exchanging
3 a special certificate are exempt from the provisions of
4 Section 2-3.71 of this Code, provided they meet all the other
5 requirements for teaching as established by the State Board
6 of Education, in consultation with the State Teacher
7 Certification Board.
8 Beginning February 15, 2000, all persons receiving a
9 special education designation on either a special certificate
10 or an elementary certificate issued pursuant to subsection
11 (c) of this Section are exempt from the provisions of Section
12 2-3.71 of this Code, provided they meet all the other
13 requirements for teaching as established by the State Board
14 of Education, in consultation with the State Teacher
15 Certification Board.
16 Certificates exchanged or issued pursuant to this
17 subsection (d) shall be valid for teaching children with
18 disabilities, as defined in Section 14-1.02 of this Code, and
19 these special certificates shall be called Initial or
20 Standard Special Preschool - Age 21 Certificates. Nothing in
21 this subsection (d) shall be construed to adversely affect
22 the rights of any person presently certificated, any person
23 whose certification is currently pending, or any person who
24 is currently enrolled or enrolls prior to February 15, 2000
25 in an approved Special K-12 certification program.
26 (Source: P.A. 90-548, eff. 1-1-98; 90-653, eff. 7-29-98;
27 90-811, eff. 1-26-99.)
28 (105 ILCS 5/21-5) (from Ch. 122, par. 21-5)
29 Sec. 21-5. High school certificate.
30 (a) A high school certificate shall be valid for 4 years
31 for teaching in grades 6 to 12 inclusive of the common
32 schools. Subject to the provisions of Section 21-1a, it shall
33 be issued to persons who have graduated from a recognized
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1 institution of higher learning with a bachelor's degree and
2 with not fewer than 120 semester hours including 16 semester
3 hours in professional education, 5 of which shall be in
4 student teaching under competent and close supervision and
5 with one or more teaching fields. Such persons shall be
6 recommended for the high school certificate by a recognized
7 institution as having completed an approved program of
8 preparation which includes the academic and professional
9 courses approved by the State Superintendent of Education in
10 consultation with the State Teacher Certification Board.
11 (b) Beginning February 15, 2000 July 1, 1999, Initial
12 and Standard Secondary Certificates shall be issued to
13 persons who meet all of the criteria established by the State
14 Board of Education for secondary education.
15 (Source: P.A. 90-548, eff. 1-1-98; 90-811, eff. 1-26-99.)
16 (105 ILCS 5/21-7.1) (from Ch. 122, par. 21-7.1)
17 Sec. 21-7.1. Administrative certificate.
18 (a) After July 1, 1999 January 1, 1986, an
19 administrative certificate valid for 5 years of supervising
20 and administering in the public common schools may be issued
21 to persons who have graduated from a regionally accredited
22 recognized institution of higher learning with a master's
23 degree and who have been recommended certified by a
24 recognized institution these institutions of higher learning
25 as having completed a program of preparation for one or more
26 of these endorsements. Such programs of academic and
27 professional preparation required for endorsement shall be
28 administered by the institution in accordance with standards
29 set forth by the State Superintendent of Education in
30 consultation with the State Teacher Certification Board.
31 (b) No administrative certificate shall be issued for
32 the first time after June 30, 1987 and no endorsement
33 provided for by this Section shall be made or affixed to an
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1 administrative certificate for the first time after June 30,
2 1987 unless the person to whom such administrative
3 certificate is to be issued or to whose administrative
4 certificate such endorsement is to be affixed has been
5 required to demonstrate as a part of a program of academic or
6 professional preparation for such certification or
7 endorsement: (i) an understanding of the knowledge called for
8 in establishing productive parent-school relationships and of
9 the procedures fostering the involvement which such
10 relationships demand; and (ii) an understanding of the
11 knowledge required for establishing a high quality school
12 climate and promoting good classroom organization and
13 management, including rules of conduct and instructional
14 procedures appropriate to accomplishing the tasks of
15 schooling; and (iii) a demonstration of the knowledge and
16 skills called for in providing instructional leadership. The
17 standards for demonstrating an understanding of such
18 knowledge shall be set forth by the State Board of Education
19 in consultation with the State Teacher Certification Board,
20 and shall be administered by the recognized institutions of
21 higher learning as part of the programs of academic and
22 professional preparation required for certification and
23 endorsement under this Section. As used in this subsection:
24 "establishing productive parent-school relationships" means
25 the ability to maintain effective communication between
26 parents and school personnel, to encourage parental
27 involvement in schooling, and to motivate school personnel to
28 engage parents in encouraging student achievement, including
29 the development of programs and policies which serve to
30 accomplish this purpose; and "establishing a high quality
31 school climate" means the ability to promote academic
32 achievement, to maintain discipline, to recognize substance
33 abuse problems among students and utilize appropriate law
34 enforcement and other community resources to address these
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1 problems, to support teachers and students in their education
2 endeavors, to establish learning objectives and to provide
3 instructional leadership, including the development of
4 policies and programs which serve to accomplish this purpose;
5 and "providing instructional leadership" means the ability to
6 effectively evaluate school personnel, to possess general
7 communication and interpersonal skills, and to establish and
8 maintain appropriate classroom learning environments. The
9 provisions of this subsection shall not apply to or affect
10 the initial issuance or making on or before June 30, 1987 of
11 any administrative certificate or endorsement provided for
12 under this Section, nor shall such provisions apply to or
13 affect the renewal after June 30, 1987 of any such
14 certificate or endorsement initially issued or made on or
15 before June 30, 1987.
16 (c) Administrative certificates shall be renewed every
17 five years with the first renewal being five years following
18 the initial receipt of an administrative certificate. Renewal
19 requirements for administrators whose positions require
20 certification shall be based upon evidence of continuing
21 professional education which promotes the following goals:
22 (1) Improving administrators' knowledge of instructional
23 practices and administrative procedures; (2) Maintaining the
24 basic level of competence required for initial certification;
25 and (3) Improving the mastery of skills and knowledge
26 regarding the improvement of teaching performance in clinical
27 settings and assessment of the levels of student performance
28 in their schools. Evidence of continuing professional
29 education must include verification of biennial attendance in
30 a program developed by the Illinois Administrators' Academy
31 and verification of annual participation in a school district
32 approved activity which contributes to continuing
33 professional education. The State Board of Education, in
34 consultation with the State Teacher Certification Board,
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1 shall develop procedures for implementing this Section and
2 shall administer the renewal of administrative certificates.
3 Failure to submit satisfactory evidence of continuing
4 professional education which contributes to promoting the
5 goals of this Section shall result in a loss of
6 administrative certification.
7 (d) Any limited or life supervisory certificate issued
8 prior to July 1, 1968 shall continue to be valid for all
9 administrative and supervisory positions in the public
10 schools for which it is valid as of that date as long as its
11 holder meets the requirements for registration or renewal as
12 set forth in the statutes or until revoked according to law.
13 (e) The administrative or supervisory positions for
14 which the certificate shall be valid shall be determined by
15 one or more of 3 endorsements: general supervisory, general
16 administrative and superintendent.
17 Subject to the provisions of Section 21-1a, endorsements
18 shall be made under conditions set forth in this Section.
19 The State Board of Education shall, in consultation with the
20 State Teacher Certification Board, adopt rules pursuant to
21 the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act, establishing
22 requirements for obtaining administrative certificates where
23 the minimum administrative or supervisory requirements
24 surpass those set forth in this Section.
25 The State Teacher Certification Board shall file with the
26 State Board of Education a written recommendation when
27 considering additional administrative or supervisory
28 requirements. All additional requirements shall be based
29 upon the requisite knowledge necessary to perform those tasks
30 required by the certificate. The State Board of Education
31 shall in consultation with the State Teacher Certification
32 Board, establish standards within its rules which shall
33 include the academic and professional requirements necessary
34 for certification. These standards shall at a minimum
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1 contain, but not be limited to, those used by the State Board
2 of Education in determining whether additional knowledge will
3 be required. Additionally, the State Board of Education
4 shall in consultation with the State Teacher Certification
5 Board, establish provisions within its rules whereby any
6 member of the educational community or the public may file a
7 formal written recommendation or inquiry regarding
8 requirements.
9 (1) Until July 1, 2003, the general supervisory
10 endorsement shall be affixed to the administrative
11 certificate of any holder who has at least 16 semester
12 hours of graduate credit in professional education
13 including 8 semester hours of graduate credit in
14 curriculum and research and who has at least 2 years of
15 full-time teaching experience or school service personnel
16 experience in public schools, schools under the
17 supervision of the Department of Corrections, schools
18 under the administration of the Department of
19 Rehabilitation Services, or nonpublic schools meeting the
20 standards established by the State Superintendent of
21 Education or comparable out-of-state recognition
22 standards approved by the State Superintendent of
23 Education.
24 Such endorsement shall be required for supervisors,
25 curriculum directors and for such similar and related
26 positions as determined by the State Superintendent of
27 Education in consultation with the State Teacher
28 Certification Board.
29 (2) The general administrative endorsement shall be
30 affixed to the administrative certificate of any holder
31 who has at least 20 semester hours of graduate credit in
32 educational administration and supervision and who has at
33 least 2 years of full-time teaching experience or school
34 service personnel experience in public schools, schools
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1 under the supervision of the Department of Corrections,
2 schools under the administration of the Department of
3 Rehabilitation Services, or nonpublic schools meeting the
4 standards established by the State Superintendent of
5 Education or comparable out-of-state recognition
6 standards approved by the State Superintendent of
7 Education.
8 Such endorsement shall be required for principal,
9 assistant principal, assistant or associate
10 superintendent, junior college dean and for related or
11 similar positions as determined by the State
12 Superintendent of Education in consultation with the
13 State Teacher Certification Board.
14 Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act,
15 after January 1, 1990 and until January 1, 1991, any
16 teacher employed by a district subject to Article 34
17 shall be entitled to receive an administrative
18 certificate with a general administrative endorsement
19 affixed thereto if he or she: (i) had at least 3 years of
20 experience as a certified teacher for such district prior
21 to August 1, 1985; (ii) obtained a Master's degree prior
22 to August 1, 1985; (iii) completed at least 20 hours of
23 graduate credit in education courses (including at least
24 12 hours in educational administration and supervision)
25 prior to September 1, 1987; and (iv) has received a
26 rating of superior for at least each of the last 5 years.
27 Any person who obtains an administrative certificate with
28 a general administrative endorsement affixed thereto
29 under this paragraph shall not be qualified to serve in
30 any administrative position except assistant principal.
31 (3) The chief school business official endorsement
32 shall be affixed to the administrative certificate of any
33 holder who qualifies by having a Master's degree, two
34 years of administrative experience in school business
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1 management, and a minimum of 20 semester hours of
2 graduate credit in a program established by the State
3 Superintendent of Education in consultation with the
4 State Teacher Certification Board for the preparation of
5 school business administrators. Such endorsement shall
6 also be affixed to the administrative certificate of any
7 holder who qualifies by having a Master's Degree in
8 Business Administration, Finance or Accounting from a
9 regionally accredited institution of higher education.
10 After June 30, 1977, such endorsement shall be
11 required for any individual first employed as a chief
12 school business official.
13 (4) The superintendent endorsement shall be affixed to
14 the administrative certificate of any holder who has
15 completed 30 semester hours of graduate credit beyond the
16 master's degree in a program for the preparation of
17 superintendents of schools including 16 semester hours of
18 graduate credit in professional education and who has at
19 least 2 years experience as an administrator or supervisor in
20 the public schools or the State Board of Education or
21 education service regions or in nonpublic schools meeting the
22 standards established by the State Superintendent of
23 Education or comparable out-of-state recognition standards
24 approved by the State Superintendent of Education and holds
25 general supervisory or general administrative endorsement, or
26 who has had 2 years of experience as a supervisor or
27 administrator while holding an all-grade supervisory
28 certificate or a certificate comparable in validity and
29 educational and experience requirements.
30 After June 30, 1968, such endorsement shall be required
31 for a superintendent of schools, except as provided in the
32 second paragraph of this Section and in Section 34-6.
33 Any person appointed to the position of superintendent
34 between the effective date of this Act and June 30, 1993 in a
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1 school district organized pursuant to Article 32 with an
2 enrollment of at least 20,000 pupils shall be exempt from the
3 provisions of this Subsection (4) until June 30, 1996.
4 (f) All official interpretations or acts of issuing or
5 denying administrative certificates or endorsements by the
6 State Teacher's Certification Board, State Board of Education
7 or the State Superintendent of Education, from the passage of
8 P.A. 81-1208 on November 8, 1979 through September 24, 1981
9 are hereby declared valid and legal acts in all respects and
10 further that the purported repeal of the provisions of this
11 Section by P.A. 81-1208 and P.A. 81-1509 is declared null and
12 void.
13 (Source: P.A. 89-626, eff. 8-9-96.)
14 (105 ILCS 5/21-9) (from Ch. 122, par. 21-9)
15 Sec. 21-9. Substitute certificates and substitute
16 teaching.
17 (a) A substitute teacher's certificate may be issued for
18 teaching in all grades of the common schools. Such
19 certificate may be issued upon request of the regional
20 superintendent of schools of any region in which the teacher
21 is to teach. A substitute teacher's certificate is valid for
22 teaching in the public schools of any county. Such
23 certificate may be issued to persons who either (a) hold a
24 certificate valid for teaching in the common schools as
25 shown on the face of the certificate, (b) hold a bachelor of
26 arts degree from an institution of higher learning accredited
27 by the North Central Association or other comparable regional
28 accrediting association or have been graduated from a
29 recognized institution of higher learning with a bachelor's
30 degree, or (c) have had 2 years of teaching experience and
31 meet such other rules and regulations as may be adopted by
32 the State Board of Education in consultation with the State
33 Teacher Certification Board. Such certificate shall expire
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1 on June 30 in the fourth year from date of issue. Substitute
2 teacher's certificates are not subject to endorsement as
3 described in Section 21-1b of this Code.
4 (b) A teacher holding a substitute teacher's certificate
5 may teach only in the place of a certified teacher who is
6 under contract with the employing board and may teach only
7 when no appropriate fully certified teacher is available to
8 teach in a substitute capacity. A teacher holding an early
9 childhood certificate, an elementary certificate, a high
10 school certificate, or a special certificate may also
11 substitute teach in grades K-12 but only in the place of a
12 certified teacher who is under contract with the employing
13 board. A substitute teacher may teach only for a period not
14 to exceed 90 paid school days or 450 paid school hours in any
15 one school district in any one school term. Where such
16 teaching is partly on a daily and partly on an hourly basis,
17 a school day shall be considered as 5 hours. The teaching
18 limitations imposed by this subsection upon teachers holding
19 substitute certificates shall not apply in any school
20 district operating under Article 34.
21 (Source: P.A. 89-212, eff. 8-4-95.)
22 (105 ILCS 5/21-11.3) (from Ch. 122, par. 21-11.3)
23 Sec. 21-11.3. Resident teacher certificate. A resident
24 teacher certificate shall be valid for 2 years for employment
25 as a resident teacher in a public school. It shall be issued
26 only to persons who have graduated from a regionally
27 accredited recognized institution of higher education with a
28 bachelor's degree, who are enrolled in a program of
29 preparation approved by the State Superintendent of Education
30 in consultation with the State Teacher Certification Board,
31 and who have passed the appropriate tests as required in
32 Section 21-1a and as determined by the State Board of
33 Education. A resident teacher certificate may be issued for
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1 teaching children through grade 3 or for grades K-9, 6-12, or
2 K-12 in a special subject area and may not be renewed. A
3 resident teacher may teach only in conjunction with and under
4 the direction of a certified teacher and shall not teach in
5 place of a certified teacher.
6 (Source: P.A. 90-548, eff. 1-1-98.)
7 (105 ILCS 5/21-11.4)
8 Sec. 21-11.4. Illinois Teacher Corps.
9 (a) The General Assembly finds and determines that (i)
10 it is important to encourage the entry of qualified
11 professionals into elementary and secondary teaching as a
12 second career; and (ii) there are a number of individuals who
13 have bachelors' degrees, experience in the work force, and an
14 interest in serving youth that creates a special talent pool
15 with great potential for enriching the lives of Illinois
16 children as teachers. To provide this talent pool with the
17 opportunity to serve children as teachers, school districts,
18 colleges, and universities are encouraged, as part of the
19 public policy of this State, to enter into collaborative
20 programs to educate and induct these non-traditional
21 candidates into the teaching profession. To facilitate the
22 certification of such candidates, the State Board of
23 Education, in consultation with the State Teacher
24 Certification Board, shall assist institutions of higher
25 education and school districts with the implementation of the
26 Illinois Teacher Corps.
27 (b) Individuals who wish to become candidates for the
28 Illinois Teacher Corps program must earn a resident teacher
29 certificate as defined in Section 21-11.3, including:
30 (1) graduation from a regionally accredited
31 recognized institution of higher education with a
32 bachelor's degree and at least a 3.00 out of a 4.00 grade
33 point average;
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1 (2) a minimum of 5 years of professional experience
2 in the area the candidate wishes to teach;
3 (3) passing the examinations required by the State
4 Board of Education;
5 (4) enrollment in a Masters of Education Degree
6 program approved by the State Superintendent of Education
7 in consultation with the State Teacher Certification
8 Board; and
9 (5) completion of a 6 week summer intensive teacher
10 preparation course which is the first component of the
11 Masters Degree program.
12 (c) School districts may hire an Illinois Teacher Corps
13 candidate after the candidate has received his or her
14 resident teacher certificate. The school district has the
15 responsibility of ensuring that the candidates receive the
16 supports necessary to become qualified, competent and
17 productive teachers. To be eligible to participate in the
18 Illinois Teacher Corps program, school districts must provide
19 a minimum of the following supports to the candidates:
20 (1) a salary and benefits package as negotiated
21 through the teacher contracts;
22 (2) a mentor certified teacher who will provide
23 guidance to one or more candidates under a program
24 developed collaboratively by the school district and
25 university;
26 (3) at least quarterly evaluations performed of
27 each candidate jointly by the mentor teacher and the
28 principal of the school or the principal's designee; and
29 (4) a written and signed document from the school
30 district outlining the support the district intends to
31 provide to the candidates, for approval by the State
32 Teacher Certification Board.
33 (d) Illinois institutions of higher education shall work
34 collaboratively with school districts and the State Teacher
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1 Certification Board to academically prepare the candidates
2 for the teaching profession. To be eligible to participate,
3 the College or School of Education of a participating
4 Illinois institution of higher education must develop a
5 curriculum that provides, upon completion, a Masters Degree
6 in Education for the candidates. The Masters Degree program
7 must:
8 (1) receive approval from the State Teacher
9 Certification Board; and
10 (2) take no longer than 3 summers and 2 academic
11 years to complete, and balance the needs and time
12 constraints of the candidates.
13 (e) Upon successful completion of the Masters Degree
14 program, the candidate receives an Initial Teaching
15 Certificate in the State of Illinois.
16 (f) If an individual wishes to become a candidate in the
17 Illinois Teacher Corps program, but does not possess 5 years
18 of professional experience, the individual may qualify for
19 the program by participating in a one year internship
20 teacher preparation program with a school district. The one
21 year internship shall be developed collaboratively by the
22 school district and the Illinois institution of higher
23 education, and shall be approved by the State Teacher
24 Certification Board.
25 (g) The State Board of Education is authorized to award
26 grants to school districts that seek to prepare candidates
27 for the teaching profession who have bachelors' degrees and
28 professional work experience in subjects relevant to teaching
29 fields, but who do not have formal preparation for teaching.
30 Grants may be made to school districts for up to $3,000 per
31 candidate when the school district, in cooperation with a
32 public or private university and the school district's
33 teacher bargaining unit, develop a program designed to
34 prepare teachers pursuant to the Illinois Teacher Corps
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1 program under this Section.
2 (Source: P.A. 90-548, eff. 1-1-98.)
3 (105 ILCS 5/21-12) (from Ch. 122, par. 21-12)
4 Sec. 21-12. Printing; of Seal; Signature; Credentials.
5 All certificates shall be printed by and bear the seal of the
6 State Teacher Certification Board and the signatures of the
7 chairman and of the secretary of the State Teacher
8 Certification Board board. Each certificate shall show the
9 integrally printed seal of the State Teacher Certification
10 Board. All college credentials offered as the basis of a
11 certificate shall be presented to the secretary of the State
12 Teacher Certification Board for inspection and approval.
13 After January 1, 1964, each application for a certificate or
14 evaluation of credentials shall be accompanied by an
15 evaluation fee of $20 which is not refundable.
16 Commencing July 1, 1999, each application for a
17 certificate or evaluation of credentials shall be accompanied
18 by an evaluation fee of $30 payable to the State
19 Superintendent of Education, January 1, 1994, an additional
20 $10 shall be charged for each application for a certificate
21 or evaluation of credentials which is not refundable, except
22 that no application or evaluation fee shall be required for a
23 Master Certificate issued pursuant to subsection (d) of
24 Section 21-2 of this Code. There is hereby created a Teacher
25 Certificate Fee Revolving Fund as a special fund within the
26 State Treasury. The proceeds of each $30 the additional $10
27 fee shall be paid into the Teacher Certificate Fee Revolving
28 Fund, created under Section 21-1b of this Code; and the
29 moneys in that Fund shall be appropriated and used to provide
30 the technology and other resources necessary for the timely
31 and efficient processing of certification requests.
32 When evaluation verifies the requirements for a valid
33 certificate, the applicant shall be issued an entitlement
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1 card that may be presented to a regional superintendent of
2 schools together with a fee of one dollar for issuance of a
3 certificate.
4 The applicant shall be notified of any deficiencies.
5 (Source: P.A. 88-224; revised 10-31-98.)
6 (105 ILCS 5/21-14) (from Ch. 122, par. 21-14)
7 Sec. 21-14. Registration and renewal of certificates.
8 (a) A limited four-year certificate or a certificate
9 issued after July 1, 1955, shall be renewable at its
10 expiration or within 60 days thereafter by the county
11 superintendent of schools having supervision and control over
12 the school where the teacher is teaching upon certified
13 evidence of meeting the requirements for renewal as required
14 by this Act and prescribed by the State Board of Education in
15 consultation with the State Teacher Certification Board. An
16 elementary supervisory certificate shall not be renewed at
17 the end of the first four-year period covered by the
18 certificate unless the holder thereof has filed certified
19 evidence with the State Teacher Certification Board that he
20 has a master's degree or that he has earned 8 semester hours
21 of credit in the field of educational administration and
22 supervision in a recognized institution of higher learning.
23 The holder shall continue to earn 8 semester hours of credit
24 each four-year period until such time as he has earned a
25 master's degree.
26 All certificates not renewed or registered as herein
27 provided shall lapse after a period of 5 4 years from the
28 expiration of the last year of registration. Such
29 certificates may be reinstated for a one year period upon
30 payment of all accumulated registration fees. Such
31 reinstated certificates shall only be renewed: (1) by earning
32 5 semester hours of credit in a recognized institution of
33 higher learning in the field of professional education or in
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1 courses related to the holder's contractual teaching duties;
2 or (2) by presenting evidence of holding a valid regular
3 certificate of some other type. Any certificate may be
4 voluntarily surrendered by the certificate holder. A
5 voluntarily surrendered certificate shall be treated as a
6 revoked certificate.
7 (b) When those teaching certificates issued before
8 February 15, 2000 July 1, 1999 are renewed for the first time
9 after February 15, 2000 July 1, 1999, all such teaching
10 certificates shall be exchanged for Standard Teaching
11 Certificates as provided in subsection (c) of Section 21-2.
12 All Initial and Standard Teaching Certificates, including
13 those issued to persons who previously held teaching
14 certificates issued before February 15, 2000 July 1, 1999,
15 shall be renewable under the conditions set forth in this
16 subsection (b).
17 Initial Teaching Certificates are nonrenewable and are
18 valid for 4 years of teaching. Standard Teaching
19 Certificates are renewable every 5 years as provided in
20 subsection (c) of Section 21-2 and subsection (c) of this
21 Section. For purposes of this Section, "teaching" is defined
22 as employment and performance of services in an Illinois
23 public or State-operated elementary school, secondary school,
24 or cooperative or joint agreement with a governing body or
25 board of control, in a certificated teaching position, or a
26 charter school operating in compliance with the Charter
27 Schools Law.
28 (c) In compliance with subsection (c) of Section 21-2 of
29 this Code, which provides that a Standard Teaching
30 Certificate may be renewed by the State Teacher Certification
31 Board based upon proof of continuing professional
32 development, the State Board of Education and the State
33 Teacher Certification Board shall jointly:
34 (1) establish a procedure for renewing Standard
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1 Teaching Certificates, which shall include but not be
2 limited to annual timelines for the renewal process and
3 the components set forth in subsections (d) through (k)
4 of this Section;
5 (2) establish the standards for certificate
6 renewal;
7 (3) approve the providers of continuing
8 professional development activities;
9 (4) determine the maximum credit for each category
10 of continuing professional development activities, based
11 upon recommendations submitted by a continuing
12 professional development activity task force, which shall
13 consist of 6 staff members from the State Board of
14 Education, appointed by the State Superintendent of
15 Education, and 6 teacher representatives, 3 of whom are
16 selected by the Illinois Education Association and 3 of
17 whom are selected by the Illinois Federation of Teachers;
18 (5) designate the type and amount of documentation
19 required to show that continuing professional development
20 activities have been completed; and
21 (6) provide, on a timely basis to all Illinois
22 teachers, certificate holders, regional superintendents
23 of schools, school districts, and others with an interest
24 in continuing professional development, information about
25 the standards and requirements established pursuant to
26 this subsection (c).
27 (d) Any Standard Teaching Certificate held by an
28 individual employed and performing services in an Illinois
29 public or State-operated elementary school, secondary school,
30 or cooperative or joint agreement with a governing body or
31 board of control in a certificated teaching position or a
32 charter school in compliance with the Charter Schools Law
33 must be maintained Valid and Active through certificate
34 renewal activities specified in the certificate renewal
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1 procedure established pursuant to subsection (c) of this
2 Section, provided that a holder of a Valid and Active
3 certificate who is only employed on either a part-time basis
4 or day-to-day basis as a substitute teacher shall pay only
5 the required registration fee to renew his or her certificate
6 and maintain it as Valid and Active. All other Standard
7 Teaching Certificates held may be maintained as Valid and
8 Exempt through the registration process provided for in the
9 certificate renewal procedure established pursuant to
10 subsection (c) of this Section. A Valid and Exempt
11 certificate must be immediately activated, through procedures
12 developed jointly by the State Board of Education and the
13 State Teacher Certification Board, upon the certificate
14 holder becoming employed and performing services in an
15 Illinois public or State-operated elementary school,
16 secondary school, or cooperative or joint agreement with a
17 governing body or board of control in a certificated teaching
18 position or a charter school operating in compliance with the
19 Charter Schools Law. A holder of a Valid and Exempt
20 certificate may activate his or her certificate through
21 procedures provided for in the certificate renewal procedure
22 established pursuant to subsection (c) of this Section.
23 (e)(1) A Standard Teaching Certificate that has been
24 maintained as Valid and Active for the 5 years of the
25 certificate's validity shall be renewed as Valid and Active
26 upon the certificate holder: (i) completing at least 8
27 semester hours of coursework as described in subdivision (A)
28 of paragraph (3) of this subsection (e); (ii) earning at
29 least 24 continuing education units as described in
30 subdivision (B) of paragraph (3) of this subsection (e);
31 (iii) completing the National Board for Professional Teaching
32 Standards process as described in subdivision (C) of
33 paragraph (3) of this subsection (e); or (iv) earning 120
34 continuing professional development units ("CPDU") as
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1 described in subdivision (D) of paragraph (3) of this
2 subsection (e). The maximum continuing professional
3 development units for each continuing professional
4 development activity identified in subdivisions (E) through
5 (I) of paragraph (3) of this subsection (e) shall be jointly
6 determined by the State Board of Education and the State
7 Teacher Certification Board. If, however, the certificate
8 holder has maintained the certificate as Valid and Exempt for
9 a portion of the 5-year period of validity, the number of
10 continuing professional development units needed to renew the
11 certificate as Valid and Active shall be proportionately
12 reduced by the amount of time the certificate was Valid and
13 Exempt. Furthermore, if a certificate holder is employed and
14 performs teaching services on a part-time basis for all or a
15 portion of the certificate's 5-year period of validity, the
16 number of continuing professional development units needed to
17 renew the certificate as Valid and Active shall be reduced by
18 50% for the amount of time the certificate holder has been
19 employed and performed teaching services on a part-time
20 basis. Part-time shall be defined as less than 50% of the
21 school day or school term.
22 (2) Each Valid and Active Standard Teaching Certificate
23 holder shall develop a certificate renewal plan for
24 satisfying the continuing professional development
25 requirement provided for in subsection (c) of Section 21-2 of
26 this Code. Certificate holders with multiple certificates
27 shall develop a certificate renewal plan that addresses only
28 that certificate or those certificates that are required of
29 his or her certificated teaching position, if the certificate
30 holder is employed and performing services in an Illinois
31 public or State-operated elementary school, secondary school,
32 or cooperative or joint agreement with a governing body or
33 board of control, or that certificate or those certificates
34 most closely related to his or her teaching position, if the
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1 certificate holder is employed in a charter school. Except
2 as otherwise provided in this subsection (e), a certificate
3 renewal plan shall include a minimum of 3 individual
4 improvement goals developed by the certificate holder and
5 shall reflect purposes (A), (B), and (C) and may reflect
6 purpose (D) of the following continuing professional
7 development purposes:
8 (A) Advance both the certificate holder's knowledge
9 and skills as a teacher consistent with the Illinois
10 Professional Teaching Standards and the Illinois Content
11 Area Standards in the certificate holder's areas of
12 certification, endorsement, or teaching assignment in
13 order to keep the certificate holder current in those
14 areas.
15 (B) Develop the certificate holder's knowledge and
16 skills in areas determined to be critical for all
17 Illinois teachers, as defined by the State Board of
18 Education, known as "State priorities".
19 (C) Address the knowledge, skills, and goals of the
20 certificate holder's local school improvement plan, if
21 the teacher is employed in an Illinois public or
22 State-operated elementary school, secondary school, or
23 cooperative or joint agreement with a governing body or
24 board of control.
25 (D) Expand knowledge and skills in an additional
26 teaching field or toward the acquisition of another
27 teaching certificate, endorsement, or relevant education
28 degree.
29 A certificate renewal plan must include a description of how
30 these goals are to be achieved and an explanation of selected
31 continuing professional development activities to be
32 completed, each of which must meet one or more of the
33 continuing professional development purposes specified in
34 this paragraph (2). The plan shall identify potential
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1 activities and include projected timelines for those
2 activities that will assure completion of the plan before the
3 expiration of the 5-year validity of the Standard Teaching
4 Certificate. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection
5 (e), at least 50% of continuing professional development
6 units must relate to purposes (A) and (B) set forth in this
7 paragraph (2): the advancement of a certificate holder's
8 knowledge and skills as a teacher consistent with the
9 Illinois Professional Teaching Standards and the Illinois
10 Content Area Standards in the certificate holder's areas of
11 certification, endorsement, or teaching assignment in order
12 to keep the certificate holder current in those areas and the
13 development of a certificate holder's knowledge and skills in
14 the State priorities that exist at the time the certificate
15 renewal plan is developed.
16 (3) Continuing professional development activities
17 included in a certificate renewal plan may include, but are
18 not limited to, the following activities:
19 (A) at least 8 semester hours of coursework in an
20 approved education-related program, of which at least 2
21 semester hours relate to the continuing professional
22 development purpose set forth in purpose (A) of paragraph
23 (2) of this subsection (e), provided that such a plan
24 need not include any other continuing professional
25 development activities nor reflect or contain activities
26 related to the other continuing professional development
27 purposes set forth in paragraph (2) of this subsection
28 (e);
29 (B) continuing education units that satisfy the
30 continuing professional development purposes set forth in
31 paragraph (2) of this subsection (e), with each
32 continuing education unit equal to 5 clock hours,
33 provided that a plan that includes at least 24 continuing
34 education units (or 120 clock/contact hours) need not
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1 include any other continuing professional development
2 activities;
3 (C) completion of the National Board of
4 Professional Teaching Standards ("NBPTS") process,
5 provided that a plan that includes completion of the
6 NBPTS process need not include any other continuing
7 professional development activities nor reflect or
8 contain activities related to the continuing professional
9 development purposes set forth in paragraph (2) of
10 subsection (e) of this Section;
11 (D) completion of 120 continuing professional
12 development units that satisfy the continuing
13 professional development purposes set forth in paragraph
14 (2) of this subsection (e) and may include without
15 limitation the activities identified in subdivisions (E)
16 through (I) of this paragraph (3);
17 (E) collaboration and partnership activities
18 related to improving the teacher's knowledge and skills
19 as a teacher, including the following:
20 (i) participating on collaborative planning
21 and professional improvement teams and committees;
22 (ii) peer review and coaching;
23 (iii) mentoring in a formal mentoring program,
24 including service as a consulting teacher
25 participating in a remediation process formulated
26 under Section 24A-5 of this Code;
27 (iv) participating in site-based management or
28 decision making teams, relevant committees, boards,
29 or task forces directly related to school
30 improvement plans;
31 (v) coordinating community resources in
32 schools, if the project is a specific goal of the
33 school improvement plan;
34 (vi) facilitating parent education programs
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1 for a school, school district, or regional office of
2 education directly related to student achievement or
3 school improvement plans;
4 (vii) participating in business, school, or
5 community partnerships directly related to student
6 achievement or school improvement plans;
7 (viii) supervising a student teacher or
8 teacher education candidate in clinical supervision,
9 provided that the supervision may only be counted
10 once during the course of 5 years;
11 (F) college or university coursework related to
12 improving the teacher's knowledge and skills as a teacher
13 as follows:
14 (i) completing undergraduate or graduate
15 credit earned from a regionally accredited
16 institution in coursework relevant to the
17 certificate area being renewed, provided the
18 coursework meets Illinois Professional Teaching
19 Standards or Illinois Content Area Standards and
20 supports the essential characteristics of quality
21 professional development; or
22 (ii) teaching college or university courses in
23 areas relevant to the certificate area being
24 renewed, provided that the teaching may only be
25 counted once during the course of 5 years;
26 (G) conferences, workshops, institutes, seminars,
27 and symposiums related to improving the teacher's
28 knowledge and skills as a teacher, including the
29 following:
30 (i) completing non-university credit directly
31 related to student achievement, school improvement
32 plans, or State priorities;
33 (ii) participating in or presenting at
34 workshops, seminars, conferences, institutes, and
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1 symposiums;
2 (iii) training as external reviewers for
3 Quality Assurance;
4 (iv) training as reviewers of university
5 teacher preparation programs;
6 (H) other educational experiences related to
7 improving the teacher's knowledge and skills as a
8 teacher, including the following:
9 (i) participating in action research and
10 inquiry projects;
11 (ii) observing programs or teaching in
12 schools, related businesses, or industry that is
13 systematic, purposeful, and relevant to certificate
14 renewal;
15 (iii) traveling related to ones teaching
16 assignment, directly related to student achievement
17 or school improvement plans and approved at least 30
18 days prior to the travel experience, provided that
19 the traveling shall not include time spent commuting
20 to destinations where the learning experience will
21 occur;
22 (iv) participating in study groups related to
23 student achievement or school improvement plans;
24 (v) serving on a statewide education-related
25 committee, including but not limited to the State
26 Teacher Certification Board, State Board of
27 Education strategic agenda teams, or the State
28 Advisory Council on Education of Children with
29 Disabilities;
30 (vi) participating in work/learn programs or
31 internships; or
32 (I) professional leadership experiences related to
33 improving the teacher's knowledge and skills as a
34 teacher, including the following:
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1 (i) participating in curriculum development or
2 assessment activities at the school, school
3 district, regional office of education, State, or
4 national level;
5 (ii) participating in team or department
6 leadership in a school or school district;
7 (iii) participating on external or internal
8 school or school district review teams;
9 (iv) publishing educational articles, columns,
10 or books relevant to the certificate area being
11 renewed; or
12 (v) participating in non-strike related
13 professional association or labor organization
14 service or activities related to professional
15 development.
16 (4) A certificate renewal plan must initially be
17 approved by the certificate holder's local professional
18 development committee, as provided for in subsection (f) of
19 this Section. If the local professional development
20 committee does not approve the certificate renewal plan, the
21 certificate holder may appeal that determination to the
22 regional professional development review committee, as
23 provided for in paragraph (2) of subsection (g) of this
24 Section. If the regional professional development review
25 committee disagrees with the local professional development
26 committee's determination, the certificate renewal plan shall
27 be deemed approved and the certificate holder may begin
28 satisfying the continuing professional development activities
29 set forth in the plan. If the regional professional
30 development review committee agrees with the local
31 professional development committee's determination, the
32 certificate renewal plan shall be deemed disapproved and
33 shall be returned to the certificate holder to develop a
34 revised certificate renewal plan. In all cases, the regional
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1 professional development review committee shall immediately
2 notify both the local professional development committee and
3 the certificate holder of its determination.
4 (5) A certificate holder who wishes to modify the
5 continuing professional development activities or goals in
6 his or her certificate renewal plan must submit the proposed
7 modifications to his or her local professional development
8 committee for approval prior to engaging in the proposed
9 activities. If the local professional development committee
10 does not approve the proposed modification, the certificate
11 holder may appeal that determination to the regional
12 professional development review committee, as set forth in
13 paragraph (4) of this subsection (e).
14 (6) When a certificate holder changes assignments or
15 school districts during the course of completing a
16 certificate renewal plan, the professional development and
17 continuing education credit earned pursuant to the plan shall
18 transfer to the new assignment or school district and count
19 toward the total requirements. This certificate renewal plan
20 must be reviewed by the appropriate local professional
21 development committee and may be modified to reflect the
22 certificate holder's new work assignment or the school
23 improvement plan of the new school district or school
24 building.
25 (f) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Code,
26 each school district, charter school, and cooperative or
27 joint agreement with a governing body or board of control
28 that employs certificated staff, shall establish and
29 implement, in conjunction with its exclusive representative,
30 if any, one or more local professional development
31 committees, as set forth in this subsection (f), which shall
32 perform the following functions:
33 (1) review and approve certificate renewal plans
34 and any modifications made to these plans, including
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1 transferred plans;
2 (2) maintain a file of approved certificate renewal
3 plans;
4 (3) monitor certificate holders' progress in
5 completing approved certificate renewal plans;
6 (4) assist in the development of professional
7 development plans based upon needs identified in
8 certificate renewal plans;
9 (5) determine whether certificate holders have met
10 the requirements of their certificate renewal plans and
11 notify certificate holders of its determination;
12 (6) provide a certificate holder with the
13 opportunity to address the committee when it has
14 determined that the certificate holder has not met the
15 requirements of his or her certificate renewal plan;
16 (7) issue and forward recommendations for renewal
17 or nonrenewal of certificate holders' Standard Teaching
18 Certificates to the appropriate regional superintendent
19 of schools, based upon whether certificate holders have
20 met the requirements of their approved certificate
21 renewal plans, with 30-day written notice of its
22 recommendation provided to the certificate holder prior
23 to forwarding the recommendation to the regional
24 superintendent of schools, provided that if the local
25 professional development committee's recommendation is
26 for certificate nonrenewal, the written notice provided
27 to the certificate holder shall include a return receipt;
28 and
29 (8) reconsider its recommendation of certificate
30 nonrenewal, upon request of the certificate holder within
31 30 days of receipt of written notification that the local
32 professional development committee will make such a
33 recommendation, and forward to the regional
34 superintendent of schools its recommendation within 30
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1 days of receipt of the certificate holder's request.
2 Each local professional development committee shall
3 consist of at least 3 classroom teachers; one superintendent
4 or chief administrator of the school district, charter
5 school, or cooperative or joint agreement or his or her
6 designee; and one at-large member who shall be either (i) a
7 parent, (ii) a member of the business community, (iii) a
8 community member, or (iv) an administrator, with preference
9 given to an individual chosen from among those persons listed
10 in items (i), (ii), and (iii) in order to secure
11 representation of an interest not already represented on the
12 committee. If mutually agreed upon by the school district,
13 charter school, or governing body or board of control of a
14 cooperative or joint agreement and its exclusive
15 representative, if any, additional members may be added to a
16 local professional development committee, provided that a
17 majority of members are classroom teachers. The school
18 district, charter school, or governing body or board of
19 control of a cooperative or joint agreement and its exclusive
20 representative, if any, shall determine the term of service
21 of the members of a local professional development committee.
22 All individuals selected to serve on local professional
23 development committees must be known to demonstrate the best
24 practices in teaching or their respective field of practice.
25 The exclusive representative, if any, shall select the
26 classroom teacher members of the local professional
27 development committee. If no exclusive representative
28 exists, then the classroom teacher members of a local
29 professional development committee shall be selected by the
30 classroom teachers that come within the local professional
31 development committee's authority. The school district,
32 charter school, or governing body or board of control of a
33 cooperative or joint agreement shall select the 2
34 non-classroom teacher members (the superintendent or chief
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1 administrator of the school district, charter school, or
2 cooperative or joint agreement or his or her designee and the
3 at-large member) of a local professional development
4 committee. Vacancies in positions on a local professional
5 development committee shall be filled in the same manner as
6 the original selections. The members of a local professional
7 development committee shall select a chairperson. Local
8 professional development committee meetings shall be
9 scheduled so as not to interfere with committee members'
10 regularly scheduled teaching duties, except when otherwise
11 permitted by the policies of or agreed to or approved by the
12 school district, charter school, or governing body or board
13 of control of a cooperative or joint agreement, or its
14 designee.
15 The board of education or governing board shall convene
16 the first meeting of the local professional development
17 committee. All actions taken by the local professional
18 development committee shall require that a majority of
19 committee members be present, and no committee action may be
20 taken unless 50% or more of those present are teacher
21 members.
22 The State Board of Education and the State Teacher
23 Certification Board shall jointly provide local professional
24 development committee members with a training manual, and the
25 members shall certify that they have received and read the
26 manual.
27 Notwithstanding any other provisions of this subsection
28 (f), for a teacher employed and performing services in a
29 nonpublic or State-operated elementary or secondary school,
30 all references to a local professional development committee
31 shall mean the regional superintendent of schools of the
32 regional office of education for the geographic area where
33 the teaching is done.
34 (g)(1) Each regional superintendent of schools shall
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1 review and concur or nonconcur with each recommendation for
2 renewal or nonrenewal of a Standard Teaching Certificate he
3 or she receives from a local professional development
4 committee or, if a certificate holder appeals the
5 recommendation to the regional professional development
6 review committee, the recommendation for renewal or
7 nonrenewal he or she receives from a regional professional
8 development review committee and, within 14 days of receipt
9 of the recommendation, shall provide the State Teacher
10 Certification Board with verification of the following, if
11 applicable:
12 (A) a certificate renewal plan was filed and
13 approved by the appropriate local professional
14 development committee;
15 (B) the professional development and continuing
16 education activities set forth in the approved
17 certificate renewal plan have been satisfactorily
18 completed;
19 (C) the local professional development committee
20 has recommended the renewal of the certificate holder's
21 Standard Teaching Certificate and forwarded the
22 recommendation, along with all supporting documentation
23 as jointly required by the State Board of Education and
24 the State Teacher Certification Board, to the regional
25 superintendent of schools;
26 (D) the certificate holder has appealed his or her
27 local professional development committee's recommendation
28 of nonrenewal to the regional professional development
29 review committee and the result of that appeal;
30 (E) the regional superintendent of schools has
31 concurred or nonconcurred with the local professional
32 development committee's or regional professional
33 development review committee's recommendation to renew or
34 nonrenew the certificate holder's Standard Teaching
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1 Certificate and made a recommendation to that effect; and
2 (F) the established registration fee for the
3 Standard Teaching Certificate has been paid.
4 At the same time the regional superintendent of schools
5 provides the State Teacher Certification Board with the
6 notice required by this subsection (g), he or she shall also
7 notify the certificate holder in writing that this notice has
8 been provided to the State Teacher Certification Board,
9 provided that if the notice provided by the regional
10 superintendent of schools to the State Teacher Certification
11 Board includes a recommendation of certificate nonrenewal,
12 the written notice provided to the certificate holder shall
13 be by certified mail, return receipt requested.
14 (2) Each certificate holder shall have the right to
15 appeal his or her local professional development committee's
16 recommendation of nonrenewal to the regional professional
17 development review committee, within 14 days of receipt of
18 notice that the recommendation has been sent to the regional
19 superintendent of schools. Each regional superintendent of
20 schools shall establish a regional professional development
21 review committee or committees for the purpose of advising
22 the regional superintendent of schools, upon request, and
23 handling certificate holder appeals. This committee shall
24 consist of at least 4 classroom teachers, one
25 non-administrative certificated educational employee, 2
26 administrators, and one at-large member who shall be either
27 (i) a parent, (ii) a member of the business community, (iii)
28 a community member, or (iv) an administrator, with preference
29 given to an individual chosen from among those persons listed
30 in items (i), (ii), and (iii) in order to secure
31 representation of an interest not already represented on the
32 committee. The teacher and non-administrative certificated
33 educational employee members of the review committee shall be
34 selected by their exclusive representative, if any, and the
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1 administrators and at-large member shall be selected by the
2 regional superintendent of schools. A regional
3 superintendent of schools may add additional members to the
4 committee, provided that the same proportion of teachers to
5 administrators and at-large members on the committee is
6 maintained. Any additional teacher and non-administrative
7 certificated educational employee members shall be selected
8 by their exclusive representative, if any. Vacancies in
9 positions on a regional professional development review
10 committee shall be filled in the same manner as the original
11 selections. Committee members shall serve staggered 3-year
12 terms. All individuals selected to serve on regional
13 professional development review committees must be known to
14 demonstrate the best practices in teaching or their
15 respective field of practice.
16 The exclusive representative responsible for choosing the
17 individuals that serve on a regional professional development
18 review committee shall notify each school district, charter
19 school, or governing body or board of control of a
20 cooperative or joint agreement employing the individuals
21 chosen to serve and provide their names to the appropriate
22 regional superintendent of schools. Regional professional
23 development review committee meetings shall be scheduled so
24 as not to interfere with the committee members' regularly
25 scheduled teaching duties, except when otherwise permitted by
26 the policies of or agreed to or approved by the school
27 district, charter school, or governing body or board of
28 control of a cooperative or joint agreement, or its designee,
29 provided that the school district, charter school, or
30 governing body or board of control shall not unreasonably
31 withhold permission for a committee member to attend regional
32 professional development review committee meetings.
33 In a city having a population exceeding 500,000 that does
34 not have a regional office of education, one or more separate
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1 regional professional development review committees shall be
2 established as mutually agreed upon by the board of education
3 of the school district organized under Article 34 of this
4 Code and the exclusive representative. The composition of
5 each committee shall be the same as for a regional
6 professional development review committee, except that
7 members of the committee shall be jointly appointed by the
8 board of education and the exclusive representative. All
9 other provisions of this Section concerning regional
10 professional development review committees shall apply to
11 these committees.
12 The regional professional development review committee
13 may require information in addition to that received from a
14 certificate holder's local professional development committee
15 or request that the certificate holder appear before it,
16 shall either concur or nonconcur with a local professional
17 development committee's recommendation of nonrenewal, and
18 shall forward to the regional superintendent of schools its
19 recommendation of renewal or nonrenewal. All actions taken
20 by the regional professional development review committee
21 shall require a quorum and be by a simple majority of those
22 present and voting. A record of all votes shall be
23 maintained. The committee shall have 45 days from receipt of
24 a certificate holder's appeal to make its recommendation to
25 the regional superintendent of schools.
26 The State Board of Education and the State Teacher
27 Certification Board shall jointly provide regional
28 professional development review committee members with a
29 training manual, and the members shall be required to attend
30 one training seminar sponsored jointly by the State Board of
31 Education and the State Teacher Certification Board.
32 (h)(1) The State Teacher Certification Board shall
33 review the regional superintendent of schools'
34 recommendations to renew or nonrenew Standard Teaching
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1 Certificates and notify certificate holders in writing
2 whether their certificates have been renewed or nonrenewed
3 within 90 days of receipt of the recommendations, unless a
4 certificate holder has appealed a regional superintendent of
5 schools' recommendation of nonrenewal, as provided in
6 paragraph (2) of this subsection (h). The State Teacher
7 Certification Board shall verify that the certificate holder
8 has met the renewal criteria set forth in paragraph (1) of
9 subsection (g) of this Section.
10 (2) Each certificate holder shall have the right to
11 appeal a regional superintendent of school's recommendation
12 to nonrenew his or her Standard Teaching Certificate to the
13 State Teacher Certification Board, within 14 days of receipt
14 of notice that the decision has been sent to the State
15 Teacher Certification Board, which shall hold an appeal
16 hearing within 60 days of receipt of the appeal. When such
17 an appeal is taken, the certificate holder's Standard
18 Teaching Certificate shall continue to be valid until the
19 appeal is finally determined. The State Teacher
20 Certification Board shall review the regional superintendent
21 of school's recommendation, the regional professional
22 development review committee's recommendation, if any, and
23 the local professional development committee's recommendation
24 and all relevant documentation to verify whether the
25 certificate holder has met the renewal criteria set forth in
26 paragraph (1) of subsection (g) of this Section. The State
27 Teacher Certification Board may request that the certificate
28 holder appear before it. All actions taken by the State
29 Teacher Certification Board shall require a quorum and be by
30 a simple majority of those present and voting. A record of
31 all votes shall be maintained. The State Teacher
32 Certification Board shall notify the certificate holder in
33 writing, within 7 days of completing the review, whether his
34 or her Standard Teaching Certificate has been renewed or
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1 nonrenewed, provided that if the State Teacher Certification
2 Board determines to nonrenew a certificate, the written
3 notice provided to the certificate holder shall be by
4 certified mail, return receipt requested. All certificate
5 renewal or nonrenewal decisions of the State Teacher
6 Certification Board are final and subject to administrative
7 review, as set forth in Section 21-24 of this Code.
8 (i) Holders of Master Teaching Certificates shall meet
9 the same requirements and follow the same procedures as
10 holders of Standard Teaching Certificates, except that their
11 renewal cycle shall be as set forth in subsection (d) of
12 Section 21-2 of this Code.
13 (j) Holders of Valid and Exempt Standard and Master
14 Teaching Certificates who are not employed and performing
15 services in an Illinois public or State-operated elementary
16 school, secondary school, or cooperative or joint agreement
17 with a governing body or board of control, in a certificated
18 teaching position, may voluntarily activate their
19 certificates by developing and submitting a certificate
20 renewal plan to the regional superintendent of schools of the
21 regional office of education for the geographic area where
22 their teaching is done, who, or whose designee, shall approve
23 the plan and serve as the certificate holder's local
24 professional development committee. These certificate
25 holders shall follow the same renewal criteria and procedures
26 as all other Standard and Master Teaching Certificate
27 holders, except that their continuing professional
28 development plans shall not be required to reflect or address
29 the knowledge, skills, and goals of a local school
30 improvement plan.
31 (k) Each school district, charter school, or cooperative
32 or joint agreement shall be paid an annual amount of not less
33 than $1,000, as determined by a formula based on the number
34 of Standard Teaching and Master Teaching Certificate holders,
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1 subject to renewal and established by rule, not to exceed
2 $1,000,000 annually for all school districts, charter
3 schools, and cooperatives or joint agreements, for
4 administrative costs associated with conducting the meetings
5 of the local professional development committee. Each
6 regional office of education shall receive $2,000 annually to
7 pay school districts, charter schools, or cooperatives or
8 joint agreements for costs, as defined by rule, incurred in
9 staff attendance at regional professional development review
10 committee meetings and the training seminar required under
11 paragraph (2) of subsection (g) of this Section.
12 (l) The State Board of Education and the State Teacher
13 Certification Board shall jointly contract with an
14 independent party to conduct a comprehensive evaluation of
15 the certificate renewal system pursuant to this Section. The
16 first report of this evaluation shall be presented to the
17 General Assembly on January 1, 2005 and on January 1 of every
18 third year thereafter.
19 (Source: P.A. 90-548, eff. 1-1-98; 90-653, eff. 7-29-98;
20 90-811, eff. 1-26-99.)
21 (105 ILCS 5/21-16) (from Ch. 122, par. 21-16)
22 Sec. 21-16. Fees - Requirement for registration.
23 (a) Until February 15, 2000, every applicant when issued
24 a certificate shall pay to the regional superintendent of
25 schools a fee of $1, which shall be paid into the institute
26 fund. Every certificate issued under the provisions of this
27 Act shall be registered annually or, at the option of the
28 holder of the certificate, once every 3 years. The regional
29 superintendent of schools having supervision and control over
30 the school where the teaching is done shall register the
31 certificate before the holder begins to teach, otherwise it
32 shall be registered in any county in the State of Illinois;
33 and one fee of $4 per year for registration or renewal of one
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1 or more certificates which have been issued to the same
2 holder shall be paid into the institute fund.
3 Until February 15, 2000, requirements for registration of
4 any certificate limited in time shall include evidence of
5 professional growth defined as successful teaching experience
6 since last registration of certificate, attendance at
7 professional meetings, membership in professional
8 organizations, additional credits earned in recognized
9 teacher-training institutions, travel specifically for
10 educational experience, reading of professional books and
11 periodicals, filing all reports as required by the regional
12 superintendent of schools and the State Superintendent of
13 Education or such other professional experience or
14 combination of experiences as are presented by the teacher
15 and are approved by the State Superintendent of Education in
16 consultation with the State Teacher Certification Board. A
17 duplicate certificate may be issued to the holder of a valid
18 life certificate or valid certificate limited in time by the
19 State Superintendent of Education; however, it shall only be
20 issued upon request of a regional superintendent of schools
21 and upon payment to the regional superintendent of schools
22 who requests such duplicate a fee of $4.
23 (b) Beginning February 15, 2000, all persons who are
24 issued Standard Teaching Certificates pursuant clause (2) of
25 subsection (c) of Section 21-2 and all persons who renew
26 Standard Teaching Certificates shall pay a $25 fee for
27 registration of all certificates held. All persons who are
28 issued Standard Teaching Certificates under clause (1) of
29 subsection (c) of Section 21-2 and all other applicants for
30 Standard Teaching Certificates shall pay an original
31 application fee, pursuant to Section 21-12, and a $25 fee for
32 registration of all certificates held. These certificates
33 shall be registered and the registration fee paid once every
34 5 years. Standard Teaching Certificate applicants and
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1 holders shall not be required to pay any other registration
2 fees for issuance or renewal of their certificates, except as
3 provided in Section 21-17 of this Code. Beginning February
4 15, 2000, Master Teaching Certificates shall be issued and
5 renewed upon payment by the applicant or certificate holder
6 of a $50 fee for registration of all certificates held.
7 These certificates shall be registered and the fee paid once
8 every 10 years. Master Teaching Certificate applicants and
9 holders shall not be required to pay any other application or
10 registration fees for issuance or renewal of their
11 certificates, except as provided in Section 21-17 of this
12 Code. All other certificates issued under the provisions of
13 this Code shall be registered for the validity period of the
14 certificate at the rate of $5 per year for the total number
15 of years for which the certificate is valid for registration
16 of all certificates held, or for a maximum of 5 years for
17 life certificates. The regional superintendent of schools
18 having supervision and control over the school where the
19 teaching is done shall register the certificate before the
20 holder begins to teach, otherwise it shall be registered in
21 any county in the State of Illinois. Each holder shall pay
22 the appropriate registration fee to the regional
23 superintendent of schools. The regional superintendent of
24 schools shall deposit the registration fees into the
25 institute fund. Any certificate holder who teaches in more
26 than one educational service region shall register the
27 certificate or certificates in all regions where the teaching
28 is done, but shall be required to pay one registration fee
29 for all certificates held, provided holders of certificates
30 issued pursuant to Section 21-9 of this Code shall be
31 required to pay one registration fee, in each educational
32 service region in which his or her certificate or
33 certificates are registered, for all certificates held.
34 A duplicate certificate may be issued to the holder of a
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1 valid life certificate or valid certificate limited in time
2 by the State Superintendent of Education; however, it shall
3 only be issued upon request of a regional superintendent of
4 schools and upon payment to the regional superintendent of
5 schools who requests the duplicate a fee of $4, which shall
6 be deposited into the institute fund.
7 (Source: P.A. 87-745.)
8 (105 ILCS 5/21-17) (from Ch. 122, par. 21-17)
9 Sec. 21-17. Fee for original and duplicate certificate.
10 A duplicate certificate shall be issued by the State
11 Superintendent of Education when requested by the regional
12 superintendent of schools as provided in Section 21-16. The
13 request for a duplicate certificate shall be accompanied by a
14 fee of $4, which shall be deposited into the Teacher
15 Certificate Fee Revolving Fund.
16 (Source: P.A. 81-940.)
17 (105 ILCS 5/21-21) (from Ch. 122, par. 21-21)
18 Sec. 21-21. Definitions; granting of recognition;
19 regional accreditation).
20 (a) "Recognized", as used in this Article in connection
21 with the word "school" or "institution", means such school,
22 college, university, private junior college, public community
23 college or special or technical school as maintains a an
24 equipment, course of study, a standard of scholarship and
25 other requirements set by the State Board of Education in
26 consultation with the State Teacher Certification Board.
27 Application for recognition of such school or institution as
28 a teacher education training institution shall be made to the
29 State Board of Education. The State Board of Education in
30 consultation with the State Teacher Certification Board shall
31 set the criteria by which the school or institution shall be
32 judged and through the Secretary of the Board shall arrange
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1 for an official inspection and shall grant recognition of
2 such school or institution as may meet the required
3 standards. If such standards include requirements with
4 regard to education in acquiring skills in working with
5 culturally distinctive students, as defined by the State
6 Board of Education, then the rules of the State Board of
7 Education shall include the criteria used to evaluate
8 compliance with this requirement. No school or institution
9 shall make assignments of student teachers or teachers for
10 practice teaching so as to promote segregation on the basis
11 of race, creed, color, religion, sex or national origin.
12 All recommendations for initial or standard certification
13 shall be made All courses listed or credentials required as
14 the basis of any certificate or for its renewal shall be the
15 equivalent of courses offered by a recognized teacher
16 training institution operating a program of preparation for
17 the certificate approved by the State Superintendent of
18 Education in consultation with the State Teacher
19 Certification Board. The State Board of Education in
20 consultation with the State Teacher Certification Board shall
21 have the power to define a major or minor when used as a
22 basis for recognition and certification purposes.
23 (b) "Regionally accredited" or "accredited" as used in
24 this Article in connection with a university or institution
25 shall mean an institution of higher education accredited by
26 the North Central Association or other comparable regional
27 accrediting association.
28 (Source: P.A. 84-793.)
29 (105 ILCS 5/21-25) (from Ch. 122, par. 21-25)
30 Sec. 21-25. School service personnel certificate.
31 Subject to the provisions of Section 21-1a, a school service
32 personnel certificate shall be issued to those applicants of
33 good character, good health, a citizen of the United States
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1 and at least 19 years of age who have a Bachelor's degree
2 with not fewer than 120 semester hours from a regionally
3 accredited recognized institution of higher learning and who
4 meets the requirements established by the State
5 Superintendent of Education in consultation with the State
6 Teacher Certification Board. A school service personnel
7 certificate with a school nurse endorsement may be issued to
8 a person who holds a bachelor of science degree from an
9 institution of higher learning accredited by the North
10 Central Association or other comparable regional accrediting
11 association. Persons seeking any other endorsement on the
12 school service personnel certificate shall be recommended for
13 the endorsement by a recognized teacher education institution
14 as having completed a program of preparation approved by the
15 State Superintendent of Education in consultation with the
16 State Teacher Certification Board.
17 Such certificate shall be endorsed with the area of
18 Service as determined by the State Superintendent of
19 Education in consultation with the State Teacher
20 Certification Board.
21 The holder of such certificate shall be entitled to all
22 of the rights and privileges granted holders of a valid
23 teaching certificate, including teacher benefits,
24 compensation and working conditions.
25 When the holder of such certificate has earned a master's
26 degree, including 8 semester hours of graduate professional
27 education from a recognized institution of higher learning,
28 and has at least 2 years of successful school experience
29 while holding such certificate, the certificate may be
30 endorsed for supervision.
31 (Source: P.A. 88-386.)
32 (105 ILCS 5/34-83) (from Ch. 122, par. 34-83)
33 Sec. 34-83. Board of examiners - Certificates -
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1 Examinations. A board of 3 examiners shall examine all
2 applicants required to hold certificates to teach and the
3 board of education shall issue gratuitously to those who pass
4 a required test of character, scholarship and general
5 fitness, such certificates to teach as they are found
6 entitled to receive. No person may be granted or continue to
7 hold a teaching certificate who has knowingly altered or
8 misrepresented his or her teaching qualifications in order to
9 acquire the certificate. Any other certificate held by such
10 person may be suspended or revoked by the board of examiners,
11 depending upon the severity of the alteration or
12 misrepresentation. The board of examiners shall consist of
13 the general superintendent of schools and 2 persons approved
14 and appointed by the board of education upon the nomination
15 of the general superintendent of schools. The board of
16 examiners shall hold such examinations as the board of
17 education may prescribe, upon the recommendation of the
18 general superintendent of schools and shall prepare all
19 necessary eligible lists, which shall be kept in the office
20 of the general superintendent of schools and be open to
21 public inspection. Members of the board of examiners shall
22 hold office for a term of 2 years.
23 The board of examiners created herein is abolished
24 effective July 1, 1988. Commencing July 1, 1988, all new
25 teachers employed by the board shall hold teaching
26 certificates issued by the State Teacher Certification Board
27 under Article 21. The State Board of Education in
28 consultation with the board of examiners and the State
29 Teacher Certification Board shall develop procedures whereby
30 teachers currently holding valid certificates issued by the
31 board of examiners, and all teachers employed by the board
32 after August 1, 1985 and prior to July 1, 1988, shall no
33 later than July 1, 1988 exchange certificates issued by the
34 board of examiners for comparable certificates issued by the
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1 State Teacher Certification Board. On the exchange of a
2 certificate on or before July 1, 1988, the State Teacher
3 Certification Board shall not require any additional
4 qualifications for the issuance of the comparable
5 certificate. If prior to July 1, 1988 the board of examiners
6 has issued types of teaching certificates which are not
7 comparable to the types of certificates issued by the State
8 Teacher Certification Board, such certificates shall continue
9 to be valid for and shall be renewable by the holders
10 thereof, and no additional qualifications shall be required
11 by the State Teacher Certification Board for any such renewal
12 ; however, no individual who received a letter of continuing
13 eligibility shall be issued an Initial or Standard Teaching
14 Certificate, as provided in Section 21-2 of this Code, unless
15 that individual also holds such a valid and renewable
16 certificate.
17 The State Board of Education shall report by July 1,
18 1986, to the Illinois General Assembly on the procedures for
19 exchange it has developed in consultation with the board of
20 examiners and the State Teacher Certification Board as
21 required in this Section.
22 (Source: P.A. 89-15, eff. 5-30-95.)
23 (105 ILCS 5/21-11 rep.)
24 Section 10. The School Code is amended by repealing
25 Section 21-11.
26 Section 90. The State Mandates Act is amended by adding
27 Section 8.23 as follows:
28 (30 ILCS 805/8.23 new)
29 Sec. 8.23. Exempt mandate. Notwithstanding Sections 6
30 and 8 of this Act and except for the payment provided in
31 subsection (k) of Section 21-14 of the School Code, no
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1 reimbursement by the State is required for the implementation
2 of any mandate created by this amendatory Act of the 91st
3 General Assembly.
4 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July
5 1, 1999.
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