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| | HB3402 Engrossed | | LRB103 27224 RJT 53594 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning education.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Section |
| 5 | | 22-95 as follows:
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| 6 | | (105 ILCS 5/22-95 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 22-95. Hiring or assigning priority. |
| 8 | | (a) When hiring or assigning physical education, music, |
| 9 | | and visual arts educators, a school district must prioritize |
| 10 | | the hiring or assigning of educators who hold an educator |
| 11 | | license and endorsement in those content areas. |
| 12 | | (b) A professional educator licensure applicant must pass |
| 13 | | the licensure content area test for the content area he or she |
| 14 | | is assigned to teach or complete at least 9 semester hours of |
| 15 | | coursework in the content area prior to his or her employment |
| 16 | | start date. In order to retain his or her employment for |
| 17 | | subsequent school years, the employee must complete the |
| 18 | | remaining hours of coursework in the content area in which he |
| 19 | | or she is teaching and apply for a license endorsement within 3 |
| 20 | | calendar years after his or her employment start date. |
| 21 | | (c) In the case of a reduction in force, a school district |
| 22 | | may follow its employee contract language for filling |
| 23 | | positions.
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