Date	Chamber	Action
1/7/2025	House	Session Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

105 ILCS 5/21B-20

105 ILCS 5/21B-30

105 ILCS 5/21B-40

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Educator Licensure Article of the School Code. Provides for the issuance of a Montessori educator license to qualified individuals to teach using the Montessori method in public school programs that use the Montessori method as the primary method of instruction. Sets forth the requirements that an individual must satisfy to be issued a Montessori educator license, which include requiring the applicant to have (i) graduated from a regionally accredited institution of higher education with a bachelor's degree, (ii) a Montessori certificate or credential issued by an institution accredited by the Montessori Accreditation Council for Teacher Education, by the American Montessori Society, or by the Association Montessori Internationale, and (iii) successfully completed required testing. Makes related changes to provisions concerning educator testing and fees.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
1/24/2024	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.
1/31/2024	House	First Reading
1/31/2024	House	Referred to Rules Committee
3/5/2024	House	Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools
4/5/2024	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
1/7/2025	House	Session Sine Die

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