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| Public Act 096-0403 |
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AN ACT concerning education.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | ||||
represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section | ||||
21-1b as follows:
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(105 ILCS 5/21-1b) (from Ch. 122, par. 21-1b)
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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(Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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