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| AN ACT concerning education.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section | 5 |
| 21-7.1 as follows:
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| (105 ILCS 5/21-7.1) (from Ch. 122, par. 21-7.1)
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| Sec. 21-7.1. Administrative certificate.
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| (a) After July 1, 1999, an administrative
certificate valid | 9 |
| for 5
years of supervising and administering in the public | 10 |
| common schools (unless
changed under subsection (a-5) of this | 11 |
| Section) may be
issued to persons who have graduated from a | 12 |
| regionally accredited institution
of higher learning with a | 13 |
| master's degree and who have been recommended by a
recognized | 14 |
| institution of higher learning as having completed a program of
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| preparation for one or more of these endorsements. Such | 16 |
| programs of
academic and professional preparation required for | 17 |
| endorsement shall be
administered by the institution in | 18 |
| accordance with standards set forth by
the State Superintendent | 19 |
| of Education in consultation with the State
Teacher | 20 |
| Certification Board.
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| (a-5) Beginning July 1, 2003, if an administrative | 22 |
| certificate holder
holds a Standard Teaching Certificate, the | 23 |
| validity period of the
administrative certificate shall be |
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| changed, if necessary, so that the
validity period of the | 2 |
| administrative certificate coincides with the validity
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| of the Standard Teaching Certificate. Beginning July 1, 2003, | 4 |
| if
an administrative certificate holder holds a Master Teaching | 5 |
| Certificate,
the validity period of the administrative | 6 |
| certificate shall be changed so
that the validity period of the | 7 |
| administrative certificate coincides with the
validity period | 8 |
| of the Master Teaching Certificate.
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| (b) No administrative certificate shall be issued for the | 10 |
| first time
after June 30, 1987 and no endorsement provided for | 11 |
| by this Section shall
be made or affixed to an administrative | 12 |
| certificate for the first time
after June 30, 1987 unless the | 13 |
| person to whom such administrative
certificate is to be issued | 14 |
| or to whose administrative certificate such
endorsement is to | 15 |
| be affixed has been required to demonstrate as a part of
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| program of academic or professional preparation for such | 17 |
| certification or
endorsement: (i) an understanding of the | 18 |
| knowledge called for in
establishing productive parent-school | 19 |
| relationships and of the procedures
fostering the involvement | 20 |
| which such relationships demand; and (ii) an
understanding of | 21 |
| the knowledge required for establishing a high quality
school | 22 |
| climate and promoting good classroom organization and | 23 |
| management,
including rules of conduct and instructional | 24 |
| procedures appropriate to
accomplishing the tasks of | 25 |
| schooling; and (iii) a demonstration of the
knowledge and | 26 |
| skills called for in providing instructional leadership. The
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| standards for demonstrating an understanding of such knowledge | 2 |
| shall be set
forth by the State Board of Education in | 3 |
| consultation with the
State Teacher Certification Board, and | 4 |
| shall be administered by the
recognized institutions of higher | 5 |
| learning as part of the programs of
academic and professional | 6 |
| preparation required for certification and
endorsement under | 7 |
| this Section. As used in this subsection: "establishing
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| productive parent-school relationships" means the ability to | 9 |
| maintain
effective communication between parents and school | 10 |
| personnel, to encourage
parental involvement in schooling, and | 11 |
| to motivate school personnel to
engage parents in encouraging | 12 |
| student achievement, including the
development of programs and | 13 |
| policies which serve to accomplish this
purpose; and | 14 |
| "establishing a high quality school climate" means the ability
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| to promote academic achievement, to maintain discipline, to | 16 |
| recognize
substance abuse problems among students and utilize | 17 |
| appropriate law
enforcement and other community resources to | 18 |
| address these problems, to support
teachers and students in | 19 |
| their education endeavors, to establish learning
objectives | 20 |
| and to provide instructional leadership, including the
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| development of policies and programs which serve to accomplish | 22 |
| this
purpose; and "providing instructional leadership" means | 23 |
| the ability to
effectively evaluate school personnel, to | 24 |
| possess general communication and
interpersonal skills, and to | 25 |
| establish and maintain appropriate classroom
learning | 26 |
| environments. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply |
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| to
or affect the initial issuance or making on or before June | 2 |
| 30, 1987 of any
administrative certificate or endorsement | 3 |
| provided for under this Section,
nor shall such provisions | 4 |
| apply to or affect the renewal after June 30, 1987
of any such | 5 |
| certificate or endorsement initially issued or made on or | 6 |
| before
June 30, 1987.
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| (c) Administrative certificates shall be renewed every 5 | 8 |
| years
with
the first renewal being 5 years following the | 9 |
| initial receipt of
an
administrative certificate, unless the | 10 |
| validity period for the administrative
certificate has been
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| changed under subsection (a-5) of this Section, in which case | 12 |
| the
certificate shall be renewed at the same time that the | 13 |
| Standard or Master
Teaching Certificate is renewed.
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| (c-5) Before July 1, 2003, renewal requirements for | 15 |
| administrators
whose
positions require certification shall be | 16 |
| based upon evidence of continuing
professional education which | 17 |
| promotes the following goals: (1)
improving
administrators' | 18 |
| knowledge of instructional practices and administrative
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| procedures; (2) maintaining the basic level of competence | 20 |
| required
for
initial certification; and (3) improving the | 21 |
| mastery of skills and
knowledge regarding the improvement of | 22 |
| teaching performance in clinical
settings and assessment of the | 23 |
| levels of student performance in their schools.
Evidence of | 24 |
| continuing professional education must include verification of
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| biennial attendance in a program developed by the Illinois | 26 |
| Administrators'
Academy and verification of annual |
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| participation in a school district approved
activity which | 2 |
| contributes to continuing professional education.
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| (c-10) Beginning July 1, 2003, except as otherwise provided | 4 |
| in subsection
(c-15) of this Section, persons holding | 5 |
| administrative
certificates must follow the certificate | 6 |
| renewal procedure set forth in this
subsection (c-10), provided | 7 |
| that those persons holding administrative
certificates on June | 8 |
| 30, 2003 who are renewing those certificates on or
after July | 9 |
| 1, 2003 shall be issued new administrative certificates valid | 10 |
| for
5 years (unless changed under subsection (a-5) of this | 11 |
| Section), which
may be renewed thereafter as set forth in this | 12 |
| subsection (c-10).
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| A person holding an administrative certificate and
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| employed in a position requiring administrative certification,
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| including a regional superintendent of schools, must satisfy | 16 |
| the continuing
professional development requirements of this | 17 |
| Section to renew his or her
administrative certificate. The | 18 |
| continuing professional development must include without
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| limitation the following continuing professional development
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| purposes:
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| (1) To improve the administrator's knowledge of
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| instructional practices and administrative procedures in
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| accordance with the Illinois Professional School Leader
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| Standards.
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| (2) To maintain the basic level of competence required
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| for initial certification.
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| (3) To improve the administrator's mastery of skills
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| and knowledge regarding the improvement of teaching
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| performance in clinical settings and assessment of the | 4 |
| levels
of student performance in the schools.
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| The continuing professional development must
include the | 6 |
| following in order for the certificate to be renewed:
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| (A) Participation in continuing professional
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| development activities, which must total a minimum of 100
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| hours of continuing professional development. The | 10 |
| participation must consist of a minimum
of 5 activities per | 11 |
| validity period of the certificate, and the certificate | 12 |
| holder must maintain documentation of completion of each | 13 |
| activity.
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| (B) Participation every year in an Illinois
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| Administrators' Academy course, which participation must
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| total a minimum of 30 continuing professional development
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| hours during the period of the certificate's validity and | 18 |
| which
must include completion of applicable required
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| coursework, including completion of a communication, | 20 |
| dissemination, or application component, as defined by the | 21 |
| State Board of
Education.
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| The certificate holder must complete a verification form | 23 |
| developed by the State Board of Education and certify that 100 | 24 |
| hours of continuing professional development activities and 5 | 25 |
| Administrators' Academy courses have been completed. The | 26 |
| regional superintendent of schools shall review and
validate |
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| the verification form for a certificate holder. Based on
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| compliance with all of the requirements for renewal, the | 3 |
| regional
superintendent of schools shall forward a | 4 |
| recommendation for
renewal or non-renewal to the State | 5 |
| Superintendent of Education
and shall notify the certificate | 6 |
| holder of the recommendation. The
State Superintendent of | 7 |
| Education shall review the
recommendation to renew or non-renew | 8 |
| and shall notify, in writing,
the certificate holder of a | 9 |
| decision denying renewal of his or her
certificate. Any | 10 |
| decision regarding non-renewal of an
administrative | 11 |
| certificate may be appealed to the State Teacher
Certification | 12 |
| Board.
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| The State Board of Education, in consultation with the | 14 |
| State
Teacher Certification Board, shall adopt rules to | 15 |
| implement this
subsection (c-10).
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| The regional superintendent of schools shall monitor the | 17 |
| process
for renewal of administrative certificates established | 18 |
| in this subsection
(c-10).
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| (c-15) This subsection (c-15) applies to the first period | 20 |
| of an
administrative certificate's validity during which the | 21 |
| holder becomes
subject to the requirements of subsection (c-10) | 22 |
| of this Section if the
certificate has less than 5 years' | 23 |
| validity or has less than 5 years' validity
remaining when the | 24 |
| certificate holder becomes subject to the
requirements of | 25 |
| subsection (c-10) of this Section. With respect to this
period, | 26 |
| the 100 hours of continuing professional development and 5
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| activities per validity period specified in clause (A) of
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| subsection (c-10) of this Section shall instead be deemed to | 3 |
| mean 20
hours of continuing professional development and one | 4 |
| activity per year of
the certificate's validity or remaining | 5 |
| validity and the 30 continuing
professional development hours | 6 |
| specified in clause (B) of
subsection (c-10) of this Section | 7 |
| shall instead be deemed to mean
completion of at least one | 8 |
| course per year of the certificate's validity or
remaining | 9 |
| validity. Certificate holders who evaluate certified staff | 10 |
| must complete a 2-day teacher evaluation course, in addition to | 11 |
| the 30 continuing professional development hours.
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| (c-20) The State
Board of Education, in consultation with | 13 |
| the State Teacher Certification Board,
shall develop | 14 |
| procedures for implementing this Section and shall administer | 15 |
| the
renewal of administrative certificates. Failure to submit | 16 |
| satisfactory evidence
of continuing professional education | 17 |
| which contributes to promoting the goals
of this Section shall | 18 |
| result in a loss of administrative certification.
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| (d) Any limited or life supervisory certificate issued | 20 |
| prior to July 1, 1968
shall continue to be valid for all | 21 |
| administrative and supervisory positions
in the public schools | 22 |
| for which it is valid as of that date as long as its
holder | 23 |
| meets the requirements for registration or renewal as set forth | 24 |
| in
the statutes or until revoked according to law.
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| (e) The administrative or supervisory positions for which | 26 |
| the certificate
shall be valid shall be determined by one or |
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| more of 3 endorsements: general
supervisory, general | 2 |
| administrative and superintendent.
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| Subject to the provisions of Section 21-1a, endorsements | 4 |
| shall be
made under conditions set forth in this Section. The | 5 |
| State Board of
Education shall, in consultation with the State | 6 |
| Teacher Certification
Board, adopt rules pursuant to the | 7 |
| Illinois Administrative Procedure Act,
establishing | 8 |
| requirements for obtaining administrative certificates where
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| the minimum administrative or supervisory requirements surpass | 10 |
| those set
forth in this Section.
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| The State Teacher Certification Board shall file with the | 12 |
| State Board of
Education a written recommendation when | 13 |
| considering additional
administrative or supervisory | 14 |
| requirements. All additional requirements
shall be based upon | 15 |
| the requisite knowledge necessary to perform those
tasks | 16 |
| required by the certificate. The State Board of Education shall | 17 |
| in
consultation with the State Teacher Certification Board, | 18 |
| establish
standards within its rules which shall include the | 19 |
| academic and
professional requirements necessary for | 20 |
| certification. These standards
shall at a minimum contain, but | 21 |
| not be limited to, those used by the State
Board of Education | 22 |
| in determining whether additional knowledge will be
required. | 23 |
| Additionally, the State Board of Education shall in | 24 |
| consultation
with the State Teacher Certification Board, | 25 |
| establish provisions within its
rules whereby any member of the | 26 |
| educational community or the public may
file a formal written |
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| recommendation or inquiry regarding requirements.
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| (1) Until July 1, 2003, the general supervisory | 3 |
| endorsement shall be
affixed to the
administrative | 4 |
| certificate of any holder who has at least 16 semester | 5 |
| hours
of graduate credit in professional education | 6 |
| including 8 semester hours of
graduate credit in curriculum | 7 |
| and research and who has at least 2 years of
full-time | 8 |
| teaching experience or school service personnel experience | 9 |
| in
public schools, schools under the supervision of the | 10 |
| Department of Corrections,
schools under the | 11 |
| administration of the Department of
Rehabilitation | 12 |
| Services, or nonpublic schools meeting the standards
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| established by the State Superintendent of Education or | 14 |
| comparable out-of-state
recognition standards approved by | 15 |
| the State Superintendent of Education.
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| Such endorsement shall be required for supervisors, | 17 |
| curriculum directors
and for such similar and related | 18 |
| positions as determined by the State
Superintendent of | 19 |
| Education in consultation with the State Teacher
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| Certification Board.
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| (2) The general administrative endorsement shall be | 22 |
| affixed to the
administrative certificate of any holder who | 23 |
| has at least 20 semester hours
of graduate credit in | 24 |
| educational administration and supervision and who
has at | 25 |
| least 2 years of full-time teaching experience or school | 26 |
| service
personnel experience in public schools, schools |
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| under the supervision of
the Department of Corrections, | 2 |
| schools under the administration of
the Department of | 3 |
| Rehabilitation Services, or
nonpublic schools meeting the | 4 |
| standards
established by the State Superintendent of | 5 |
| Education or comparable
out-of-state recognition standards | 6 |
| approved by the State Superintendent
of Education.
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| Such endorsement shall be required for principal, | 8 |
| assistant principal,
assistant or associate | 9 |
| superintendent, junior college dean and for related
or | 10 |
| similar positions as determined by the State | 11 |
| Superintendent of Education
in consultation with the State | 12 |
| Teacher Certification Board.
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| Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act, | 14 |
| after January 1,
1990 and until January 1, 1991, any | 15 |
| teacher employed by a district subject
to Article 34 shall | 16 |
| be entitled to receive an administrative certificate
with a | 17 |
| general administrative endorsement affixed thereto if he | 18 |
| or she: (i)
had at least 3 years of experience as a | 19 |
| certified teacher for such district
prior to August 1, | 20 |
| 1985; (ii) obtained a Master's degree prior to August 1,
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| 1985; (iii) completed at least 20 hours of graduate credit | 22 |
| in education
courses (including at least 12 hours in | 23 |
| educational administration and
supervision) prior to | 24 |
| September 1, 1987; and (iv) has received a rating of
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| superior for at least each of the last 5 years. Any person | 26 |
| who obtains an
administrative certificate with a general |
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| administrative endorsement
affixed thereto under this | 2 |
| paragraph shall not be qualified to serve in any
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| administrative position except assistant principal.
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| (3) The chief school business official endorsement | 5 |
| shall be affixed to
the administrative certificate of any | 6 |
| holder who qualifies by having
a Master's degree, 2 years | 7 |
| of administrative experience in school business
management | 8 |
| or 2 years of university-approved practical experience, | 9 |
| and a minimum of 20 semester hours of graduate credit in a | 10 |
| program
established by the State Superintendent of | 11 |
| Education in consultation with the
State Teacher | 12 |
| Certification Board for the preparation of school business
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| administrators. Such endorsement shall also be affixed to | 14 |
| the administrative
certificate of any holder who qualifies | 15 |
| by having a Master's Degree in Business
Administration, | 16 |
| Finance or Accounting and 6 semester hours of internship in | 17 |
| school business management from a regionally accredited | 18 |
| institution
of higher education.
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| After June 30, 1977, such endorsement shall be required | 20 |
| for any individual
first employed as a chief school | 21 |
| business official.
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| (4) The superintendent endorsement shall be affixed to | 23 |
| the administrative
certificate of any holder who has | 24 |
| completed 30 semester hours of graduate
credit beyond the | 25 |
| master's degree in a program for the preparation of
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| superintendents of schools including 16 semester hours of |
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| graduate credit
in professional education and who has at | 2 |
| least 2 years experience as an
administrator or supervisor | 3 |
| in the public schools or the State Board of
Education or | 4 |
| education service regions or in nonpublic schools meeting | 5 |
| the
standards established by the State Superintendent of | 6 |
| Education or
comparable out-of-state recognition standards | 7 |
| approved by the State
Superintendent of Education and holds | 8 |
| general supervisory or general
administrative endorsement, | 9 |
| or who has had 2 years of experience as a
supervisor , chief | 10 |
| school business official, or administrator while holding | 11 |
| an all-grade supervisory
certificate or a certificate | 12 |
| comparable in validity and educational and
experience | 13 |
| requirements.
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| After June 30, 1968, such endorsement shall be required | 15 |
| for a
superintendent of schools, except as provided in the | 16 |
| second paragraph of this
Section and in Section 34-6.
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| Any person appointed to the position of superintendent | 18 |
| between the
effective date of this Act and June 30, 1993 in | 19 |
| a school district organized
pursuant to Article 32 with an | 20 |
| enrollment of at least 20,000 pupils shall
be exempt from | 21 |
| the provisions of this paragraph (4) until
June 30, 1996.
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| (f) All official interpretations or acts of issuing or | 23 |
| denying
administrative certificates or endorsements by the | 24 |
| State Teacher's
Certification Board, State Board of Education | 25 |
| or the State Superintendent
of Education, from the passage of | 26 |
| P.A. 81-1208 on November 8, 1979 through
September 24, 1981 are |
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| hereby declared valid and legal acts in all respects and
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| further that the purported repeal of the provisions of this | 3 |
| Section by P.A.
81-1208 and P.A. 81-1509 is declared null and | 4 |
| void.
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| (Source: P.A. 96-56, eff. 1-1-10.)
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