Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
Filed: 5/9/2018
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 3220




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 3220 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
4    "Section 5. The School Code is amended  by adding Section 
521B-107 as follows:
 
6    (105 ILCS 5/21B-107 new)
7    Sec. 21B-107. Educator preparation program; appeal.
8    (a) An institution of higher education that is denied a 
9recommendation for recognition by the State Educator 
10Preparation and Licensure Board to offer an initial educator 
11preparation program at the institution may appeal the decision 
12to the State Board of Education. The appeal must state the 
13reasons why the State Educator Preparation and Licensure 
14Board's decision should be reversed and must include any other 
15information required by the State Board of Education. The 
16appeal must be submitted to the State Board of Education in 
 
 
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1writing, by certified mail with return receipt requested, and 
2postmarked no later than 14 days after the State Educator 
3Preparation and Licensure Board's decision. As soon as 
4practicable after receipt of the appeal, the State Board of 
5Education must provide a copy of the appeal to the State 
6Educator Preparation and Licensure Board.
7    (b) If the State Board of Education chooses to consider the 
8appeal, it must hold a public hearing no later than 90 days 
9after the State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board's 
10decision, which must comply with all of the following:
11        (1) The hearing must be held  immediately prior to, 
12    during, or immediately following the State Board's next 
13    regularly scheduled board meeting. 
14        (2) Notice of the hearing must be posted in accordance 
15    with the Open Meetings Act.
16        (3) The hearing may include testimony from members of 
17    the State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board and 
18    other public participants.
19        (4) The hearing must include testimony from the 
20    institution of higher education appealing the denial of 
21    recommendation. The testimony must include evidence of any 
22    nationally recognized accreditations, qualifications of 
23    the educators at the institution, a response to any 
24    concerns raised by the State Educator Preparation and 
25    Licensure Board, and any other relevant material.
26    The State Board of Education must take action to approve or 
 
 
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1deny the appeal immediately after the hearing.
2    (c) If an institution of higher education fails to appeal 
3the denial of recommendation by the State Educator Preparation 
4and Licensure Board under this Section, the State Board of 
5Education must adopt the recommendation and must deny the 
6institution recognition to offer an initial educator 
7preparation program.".