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1    AN ACT concerning education.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Section 
521B-120 as follows:
 
6    (105 ILCS 5/21B-120 new)
7    Sec. 21B-120. Short-Term Approval credential. 
8    (a) As used in this Section, "serious health condition" 
9has the same meaning as set forth in the federal Family and 
10Medical Leave Act of 1993.
11    (b) The State Board of Education, in consultation with the 
12State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, may develop, 
13by rules, a credential valid for an individual to serve as an 
14educator in a specific education area or grade range for a 
15temporary period of time and upon meeting the conditions set 
16forth in those rules. Such a credential shall be known as a 
17Short-Term Approval. A Short-Term Approval may be issued on an 
18existing educator license or may stand alone, as applicable to 
19the particular Short-Term Approval.
20    (c) A Short-Term Approval shall have an expiration date 
21without the ability to renew. Before the expiration of an 
22educator's Short-Term Approval, the educator must obtain a 
23license or endorsement in the same specific education area or 
 
 
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1grade range as the Short-Term Approval. If the educator does 
2not obtain the required license or endorsement in the specific 
3education area or grade range and the Short-Term Approval 
4expires, the educator is not eligible to continue serving as 
5an educator in the specific education area or grade range.
6    The State Board of Education, in consultation with the 
7State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, may consider 
8extending the expiration date of the educator's Short-Term 
9Approval if the educator can demonstrate that a serious health 
10condition inhibited the educator's ability to timely apply for 
11and receive the license or endorsement for the specific 
12education area or grade range for which the Short-Term 
13Approval was issued. An educator may receive only one 
14extension for each Short-Term Approval, and the extension must 
15not exceed one year.