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