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93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004
HB6143
Introduced 2/6/2004, by Tom Cross SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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105 ILCS 5/21-5 |
from Ch. 122, par. 21-5 |
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Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning
teacher certification.
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A BILL FOR
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HB6143 |
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LRB093 14881 NHT 40447 b |
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| AN ACT in relation to education.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing
Section |
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| 21-5 as follows:
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| (105 ILCS 5/21-5) (from Ch. 122, par. 21-5)
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| Sec. 21-5. High school certificate.
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| (a) A high school certificate shall be
valid for 4 years |
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| for teaching in grades 6 to 12 inclusive of the common
schools. |
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| Subject to the provisions of Section 21-1a, it shall be issued
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| to persons who have graduated from a recognized institution of |
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| higher learning
with a bachelor's degree and with not fewer |
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| than 120 semester hours including
16 semester hours in |
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| professional education, 5 of which shall be in student
teaching |
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| under competent and close supervision and with one or more |
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| teaching
fields. These
Such persons shall be recommended
for |
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| the high school certificate by a recognized institution as |
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| having completed
an approved program of preparation which |
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| includes the academic and professional
courses approved by the |
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| State Superintendent of Education in consultation
with the |
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| State Teacher Certification Board.
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| (b) Beginning February 15, 2000, Initial and Standard
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| Secondary
Certificates
shall be issued to persons who meet all |
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| of the criteria established by the
State Board of Education for |
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| secondary education.
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| (Source: P.A. 90-548, eff. 1-1-98; 90-811, eff. 1-26-99; |
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| 91-102, eff.
7-12-99.)
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