Rep. Lou Lang
Filed: 5/6/2011
 
 

 

 

 
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1
AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1794




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1794 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
4    "Section 5. The School Code is amended  by changing Section 
521-28 as follows:
 



6    (105 ILCS 5/21-28)



7    Sec. 21-28. Special education teachers; categorical 
8certification. 
9    (a) In order to create a special education workforce with 
10the broad-based knowledge necessary to educate students with a 
11variety of disabilities, the State Board of Education and State 
12Teacher Certification Board shall categorically certify a 
13special education teacher under one of the following:
14        (1) Learning behavior specialist I.
15        (2) Autism.
16        (3) Mental retardation.
 
 
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1        (4) Orthopedic (physical) impairment.
2        (5) Traumatic brain injury.
3        (6) Other health impairment.
4        (7) Learning behavior specialist II.
5        (8) Teacher of students who are blind or visually 
6    impaired.
7        (9) Teacher of students who are deaf or hard of 
8    hearing.
9        (10) Speech-language pathologist.
10        (11) Early childhood special education teacher.
11    (b) The State Board of Education is authorized to provide 
12for the assignment of individuals to special education 
13positions by short-term, emergency certification.  Short-term, 
14emergency certification shall not be renewed.
15    (c) The State Board of Education is authorized to use 
16peremptory rulemaking, in accordance with Section 5-50 of the 
17Illinois Administrative Procedure Act, to place into the 
18Illinois Administrative Code the certification policies and 
19standards related to special education, as authorized under 
20this Section, that the State Board has been required to 
21implement pursuant to federal court orders dated February 27, 
222001, August 15, 2001, and September 11, 2002 in the matter of 
23Corey H., et al. v. Board of Education of the City of Chicago, 
24et al. The State Teacher Certification Board shall 
25categorically certify a special
education teacher in one or 
26more of the following specialized categories of
disability if 
 
 
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1the special education teacher applies and qualifies for such

2certification:


3        (1) Serious emotional disturbance.


4        (2) Learning disabilities.


5        (3) Autism.


6        (4) Mental retardation.


7        (5) Orthopedic (physical) impairment.


8        (6) Traumatic brain injury.


9        (7) Other health impairment.

10(Source: P.A. 92-709, eff. 7-19-02.)

 

11    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
12becoming law.".