Public Act 096-0403
 
HB2871 Enrolled LRB096 06109 NHT 16191 b

    AN ACT concerning education.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section
21-1b as follows:
 
    (105 ILCS 5/21-1b)  (from Ch. 122, par. 21-1b)
    Sec. 21-1b. Subject endorsement on certificates. All
certificates initially issued under this Article after June 30,
1986, shall be specifically endorsed by the State Board of
Education for each subject the holder of the certificate is
legally qualified to teach, such endorsements to be made in
accordance with standards promulgated by the State Board of
Education in consultation with the State Teacher Certification
Board. The regional superintendent of schools, however, has the
duty, after appropriate training, to accept and review all
transcripts for new initial certificate applications and
ensure that each applicant has met all of the criteria
established by the State Board of Education in consultation
with with the State Teacher Certification Board. All
certificates which are issued under this Article prior to July
1, 1986 may, by application to the State Board of Education, be
specifically endorsed for each subject the holder is legally
qualified to teach. Endorsements issued under this Section
shall not apply to substitute teacher's certificates issued
under Section 21-9 of this Code.
    Commencing July 1, 1999, each application for endorsement
of an existing teaching certificate shall be accompanied by a
$30 nonrefundable fee. There is hereby created a Teacher
Certificate Fee Revolving Fund as a special fund within the
State Treasury. The proceeds of each $30 fee shall be paid into
the Teacher Certificate Fee Revolving Fund; and the moneys in
that Fund shall be appropriated and used to provide the
technology and other resources necessary for the timely and
efficient processing of certification requests. The Teacher
Certificate Fee Revolving Fund is not subject to administrative
charge transfers authorized under Section 8h of the State
Finance Act from the Teacher Certificate Fee Revolving Fund
into any other fund of this State.
    The State Board of Education and each regional office of
education are authorized to charge a service or convenience fee
for the use of credit cards for the payment of certification
fees. This service or convenience fee may not exceed the amount
required by the credit card processing company or vendor that
has entered into a contract with the State Board or regional
office of education for this purpose, and the fee must be paid
to that company or vendor.
(Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07.)
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.