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Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
Filed: 4/30/2013
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1 | | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2199
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2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2199 as follows:
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3 | | on page 1, lines 4 and 5, by replacing "Section 21B-30" with |
4 | | "Sections 21B-30 and 21B-35"; and |
5 | | on page 4, immediately below line 15, by inserting the |
6 | | following: |
7 | | "(105 ILCS 5/21B-35) |
8 | | Sec. 21B-35. Minimum requirements for educators trained in |
9 | | other states or countries. |
10 | | (a) All out-of-state applicants applying for a |
11 | | Professional Educator License must meet all of the following |
12 | | requirements: |
13 | | (1) Have completed a comparable state-approved |
14 | | education program, as defined by the State Superintendent |
15 | | of Education. |
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1 | | (2) Have a degree from a regionally accredited |
2 | | institution of higher education and the degreed major or a |
3 | | constructed major must directly correspond to the license |
4 | | or endorsement sought. |
5 | | (3) Except for school service personnel prepared by |
6 | | out-of-state programs, have Have completed a minimum of one |
7 | | course in the methods of instruction of the exceptional |
8 | | child. School service personnel prepared by out-of-state |
9 | | programs shall meet the same requirements concerning |
10 | | courses in the methods of instruction of the exceptional |
11 | | child as in-State candidates in school service personnel |
12 | | areas, as defined by rules. |
13 | | (4) Except for school service personnel prepared by |
14 | | out-of-state programs, have Have completed a minimum of 6 |
15 | | semester hours of coursework in methods of reading and |
16 | | reading in the content area. School service personnel |
17 | | prepared by out-of-state programs shall meet the same |
18 | | requirements concerning coursework in methods of reading |
19 | | and reading in the content area as in-State candidates in |
20 | | school service personnel areas, as defined by rules. |
21 | | (5) Except for school service personnel prepared by |
22 | | out-of-state programs, have Have completed a minimum of one |
23 | | course in instructional strategies for English language |
24 | | learners. School service personnel prepared by |
25 | | out-of-state programs shall meet the same requirements |
26 | | concerning courses in instructional strategies for English |
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1 | | language learners as in-State candidates in school service |
2 | | personnel areas, as defined by rules. |
3 | | (6) Have successfully met all Illinois examination |
4 | | requirements. |
5 | | (7) Have completed student teaching or an equivalent |
6 | | experience. |
7 | | If one or more of the criteria in subsection (a) of this |
8 | | Section are not met, then out-of-state applicants who hold a |
9 | | valid, comparable certificate from another state and have |
10 | | passed a test of basic skills and content area test, as |
11 | | required by Section 21B-20 of this Code, may qualify for a |
12 | | provisional educator endorsement on an Educator License with |
13 | | Stipulations, in accordance with Section 21B-20 of this Code, |
14 | | with the exception that an individual shall not serve as a |
15 | | principal or assistant principal while holding the provisional |
16 | | educator endorsement. |
17 | | (b) In order to receive a Professional Educator License, |
18 | | applicants trained in another country must meet all of the |
19 | | following requirements: |
20 | | (1) Have completed a comparable education program in |
21 | | another country. |
22 | | (2) Have had transcripts evaluated by an evaluation |
23 | | service approved by the State Superintendent of Education. |
24 | | (3) Hold a degreed major that must directly correspond |
25 | | to the license or endorsement sought. |
26 | | (4) Have completed a minimum of one course in the |
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1 | | methods of instruction of the exceptional child. |
2 | | (5) Have completed a minimum of 6 semester hours of |
3 | | coursework in methods of reading and reading in the content |
4 | | area. |
5 | | (6) Have completed a minimum of one course in |
6 | | instructional strategies for English language learners. |
7 | | (7) Have successfully met all State licensure |
8 | | examination requirements. |
9 | | (8) Have completed student teaching or an equivalent |
10 | | experience. |
11 | | If one or more of these criteria are not met, then an |
12 | | applicant trained in another country who has passed a test of |
13 | | basic skills and content area test, as required by Section |
14 | | 21B-20 of this Code, may qualify for a provisional educator |
15 | | endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations, with the |
16 | | exception that an individual shall not serve as a principal or |
17 | | assistant principal while holding the provisional educator |
18 | | endorsement. |
19 | | (c) The State Board of Education, in consultation with the |
20 | | State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, may adopt such |
21 | | rules as may be necessary to implement this Section.
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22 | | (Source: P.A. 97-607, eff. 8-26-11.)".
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