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Sen. David Luechtefeld
Filed: 5/27/2004
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| AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 762
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| AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 762, AS AMENDED, |
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| with reference to page and line numbers of Senate Amendment No. |
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| 1, on page 1, line 4, after "by", by inserting "changing |
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| Section 2-3.52A and"; and
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| on page 1, immediately below line 5, by inserting the |
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| following:
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| "(105 ILCS 5/2-3.52A) (from Ch. 122, par. 2-3.52A)
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| Sec. 2-3.52A. Pilot programs. |
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| (a) To improve the quality of
teaching as a profession the |
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| State Board of Education may,
pursuant to appropriations for |
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| such purposes, establish pilot
programs for teachers relating |
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| to clinical schools, restructuring
the teaching workplace, and |
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| providing special assistance and support
to beginning |
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| teachers. Such programs shall be conducted in accordance
with |
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| rules adopted by the State Board of Education. Such rules shall
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| provide for, but not be limited to, advisory councils and |
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| annual
reports on the progress of the pilot programs.
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| (b) Beginning July 1, 2004 and continuing for 3 years, the |
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| State Board of Education and the State Teacher Certification |
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| Board are authorized to administer a pilot project designed to |
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| improve math and science achievement of fifth grade students. |
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| With annual joint approval by the State Board of Education and |
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| the State Teacher Certification Board, teachers who hold a 6-12 |