95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
HB0781


 
Introduced 2/7/2007, by Rep. Kevin A. McCarthy
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		














105 ILCS 5/21-21
  from Ch. 122, par. 21-21







    Amends the Teacher Certification Article of the School Code.  Makes a technical change in a Section concerning recognition of higher education institutions as  teacher education institutions.
















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    AN ACT concerning 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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21-21 as follows:
 



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    (105 ILCS 5/21-21)  (from Ch. 122, par. 21-21)



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    Sec. 21-21. Definitions; granting of recognition; regional

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accreditation.

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    (a) "Recognized", as
used in this Article in connection 
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with the
the word "school" or
"institution", means such school, 
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college, university, private
junior college, public community 
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college or special or technical school
as maintains a course of 
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study, a standard of scholarship
and
other
requirements set by 
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the State Board of Education in consultation with the State

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Teacher Certification Board. Application for recognition of 
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such school
or institution as a teacher education institution 
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shall be
made to the
State Board of Education. The State Board 
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of Education in consultation with
the State Teacher 
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Certification Board
shall set the criteria by which the school 
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or institution shall be
judged and through the Secretary of the 
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Board shall arrange for an
official inspection and shall grant 
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recognition of such school or
institution as may meet the 
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required standards.
If such standards include requirements 
 


 






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with regard to education in
acquiring skills in working with 
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culturally distinctive students, as
defined by the State Board 
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of Education, then the rules of the State Board
of Education 
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shall include the criteria used to evaluate compliance with

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this requirement. No school or institution
shall make 
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assignments of student teachers or teachers for practice

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teaching so as to promote segregation on the basis of race, 
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creed,
color, religion, sex or national origin.

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    All recommendations for initial or standard certification 
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shall be made by a recognized teacher training institution 
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operating a program of
preparation for the certificate approved 
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by the State Superintendent of
Education in consultation with 
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the State Teacher Certification Board. The
State Board of

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Education in consultation with the State Teacher
Certification 
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Board shall have the power to define a major or minor when
used 
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as a basis for recognition and certification purposes.

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    (b) "Regionally accredited" or "accredited" as used in this 
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Article in
connection with a university or
institution shall 
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mean an institution of higher education accredited by the
North 
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Central Association or other comparable regional accrediting

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association.

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(Source: P.A. 91-102, eff. 7-12-99.)