HB2907 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB2907

Introduced 2/24/2009, by Rep. Tom Cross

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

105 ILCS 5/21-11.3

from Ch. 122, par. 21-11.3

Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning teacher certification.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning education.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section 21-11.3 as follows:

(105 ILCS 5/21-11.3) (from Ch. 122, par. 21-11.3)

Sec. 21-11.3. Resident teacher certificate. A resident teacher certificate shall be valid for 4 years for employment as a resident teacher in a public school. It shall be issued only to persons who have graduated from a regionally accredited institution of higher education with a bachelor's degree, who are enrolled in a program of preparation approved by the the State Superintendent of Education in consultation with the State Teacher Certification Board, and who have passed the appropriate tests as required in Section 21-1a and as determined by the State Board of Education. A resident teacher certificate may be issued for teaching children through grade 3 or for grades K-9, 6-12, or K-12 in a special subject area and may not be renewed. A resident teacher may teach only under the direction of a certified teacher as the resident teacher's mentor and shall not teach in place of a certified teacher. The holder of a resident teacher certificate shall be deemed to have satisfied the requirements for the issuance of a Standard Teaching Certificate if he or she has completed 4 years of successful teaching, has passed all appropriate tests, and has earned a master's degree in education.

(Source: P.A. 91-102, eff. 7-12-99; 92-560, eff. 6-24-02.)