Public Act 096-0404
 		





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    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 
2-3.80a as follows:
 
    (105 ILCS 5/2-3.80a)
    Sec. 2-3.80a. Agricultural Agriculture science teacher 
education.
    (a)  Subject to appropriation, the State Board of Education 
shall develop an agricultural science teacher education 
training continuum beginning at the secondary level and shall 
provide incentive funding grants to the following:
        (1)  institutions of higher education that offer 
    State-approved agricultural science teacher preparation 
    programs; and
        (2)  public community colleges in this State that 
    provide an articulated agricultural science teacher 
    education course of study. the agriculture science teacher 
    education programs located at Illinois State University, 
    Southern Illinois University, the University of Illinois, 
    and Western Illinois University.  Public community colleges 
    in this State that provide an articulated agriculture 
    science teacher education course of study are also eligible 
    for funding.
    (b)  The funds provided by the State Board of Education 
under subsection (a) of this Section may be used to support the 
following activities:
        (1)  Teacher education candidate recruitment and 
    retention incentives.
        (2)  Having Master teachers and practitioners assist 
    with various aspects of the recruitment of potential 
    candidates and the preparation of those candidates as 
    skilled and qualified teachers of agricultural education 
    the preparation, coordination, and supervision of student 
    teachers.
        (3)  Establishing, and delivering, arranging for, or 
    providing financial support for professional development 
    experiences for new agricultural science teachers during 
    their first 5 years of teaching.
        (4)  Professional development for faculty in 
    universities' agricultural education teacher preparation 
    programs and for community college agriculture faculty 
    responsible for instruction in agricultural education 
    teacher preparation transfer programs university 
    agriculture education teacher education staff.

(Source: P.A. 95-153, eff. 1-1-08.)
 

    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
becoming law.