96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
SB1566


 
Introduced 2/19/2009, by Sen. Dan Cronin
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		








  



105 ILCS 5/21-12
  from Ch. 122, par. 21-12







    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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    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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21-12 as follows:
 



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    (105 ILCS 5/21-12)  (from Ch. 122, par. 21-12)



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    Sec. 21-12. Printing; Seal; Signature; Credentials. 
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certificates shall be printed by and
and bear the signatures of 
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the chairman
and of the secretary of the State Teacher 
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Certification Board.  Each
certificate shall show the 
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integrally printed seal of the State Teacher
Certification 
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Board.  All college credentials offered as the basis
of a 
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certificate shall be presented to the secretary of the State

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Teacher Certification Board for inspection and approval. The 
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regional superintendent of schools, however, has the duty, 
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after appropriate training, to accept and review all 
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transcripts for new initial certificate applications and 
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ensure that each applicant has met all of the criteria 
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established by the State Board of Education in consultation 
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with the State Teacher Certification Board. 
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    Commencing July 1, 1999, each application for a certificate 
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or evaluation
of credentials shall be accompanied by an 
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evaluation fee of $30 payable to the
State Superintendent of 
 


 






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Education, which is not
refundable, except that no application 
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or evaluation fee shall be required
for a Master Certificate 
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issued pursuant to subsection (d) of Section 21-2 of
this Code.  
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The proceeds of each $30 fee shall be paid into the Teacher

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Certificate Fee Revolving Fund, created under Section 21-1b of 
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this Code;
and the moneys in that Fund shall be appropriated 
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and used to provide the
technology and other resources 
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necessary for the timely and efficient
processing of 
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certification requests.

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    The State Board of Education and each regional office of 
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education are authorized to charge a service or convenience fee 
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for the use of credit cards for the payment of certification 
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fees.  This service or convenience fee may not exceed the amount 
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required by the credit card processing company or vendor that 
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has entered into a contract with the State Board or regional 
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office of education for this purpose, and the fee must be paid 
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to that company or vendor.

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    When evaluation verifies the requirements for a valid 
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certificate,
the applicant shall be issued an entitlement card 
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that may be presented
to a regional superintendent of schools 
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for issuance of a certificate.

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    The applicant shall be notified of any deficiencies.

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(Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07.)