Full Text of HB3489 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning education.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section | 5 | | 21-9 as follows:
| 6 | | (105 ILCS 5/21-9) (from Ch. 122, par. 21-9)
| 7 | | Sec. 21-9. Substitute certificates and substitute | 8 | | teaching.
| 9 | | (a) A
substitute teacher's certificate
may
be issued for | 10 | | teaching in all grades of the
common schools. Such certificate
| 11 | | may be issued upon
request of the regional superintendent of
| 12 | | schools of any region in which the teacher is to
teach. A | 13 | | substitute teacher's certificate is valid for teaching in the
| 14 | | public schools of
any county. Such certificate may be issued to | 15 | | persons who either (a) hold
a certificate
valid for teaching in | 16 | | the common schools as shown on the face of the
certificate,
(b) | 17 | | hold a bachelor of arts degree from an institution of higher | 18 | | learning
accredited by the North Central Association or other | 19 | | comparable regional
accrediting association or have been | 20 | | graduated from a recognized institution
of higher learning with | 21 | | a bachelor's degree, or (c) have had 2 years of
teaching | 22 | | experience and meet such other
rules and regulations as may be | 23 | | adopted by the State
Board of Education in consultation with |
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| 1 | | the State Teacher Certification
Board. Such certificate shall | 2 | | expire on June 30 in the fourth year from date
of issue.
| 3 | | Substitute teacher's certificates are not subject to | 4 | | endorsement as
described in Section 21-1b of this Code.
| 5 | | (b) A teacher holding a substitute teacher's certificate | 6 | | may teach only in
the
place of a certified teacher who is under | 7 | | contract with the employing board and
may teach only when no | 8 | | appropriate fully certified teacher is available to
teach in a
| 9 | | substitute capacity. A teacher holding an early childhood | 10 | | certificate, an
elementary certificate, a high school | 11 | | certificate, or a special
certificate may also substitute teach | 12 | | in grades K-12 but only in the place of a
certified teacher who | 13 | | is under contract with the employing board. A
substitute | 14 | | teacher may teach only for a period not to exceed
90 paid | 15 | | school days or 450 paid school hours in any one school district | 16 | | in any
one
school term.
However,
a teacher holding an early | 17 | | childhood, elementary, high school, or special
certificate may | 18 | | substitute teach for a period not to exceed 120 paid
school | 19 | | days or 600 paid school hours in any one school district in any
| 20 | | one school term.
Where such teaching is partly on a daily and | 21 | | partly on an hourly
basis,
a school day shall be considered as | 22 | | 5 hours.
The teaching limitations imposed by this subsection
| 23 | | upon teachers holding substitute certificates shall
not apply | 24 | | in any school district operating under Article 34.
| 25 | | (c) In order to substitute teach in the public schools, a | 26 | | person holding a valid substitute teacher's certificate or a |
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| 1 | | person holding a valid early childhood certificate, a valid | 2 | | elementary certificate, a valid high school certificate, or a | 3 | | valid special certificate shall register as a substitute | 4 | | teacher with the regional superintendent of schools in each | 5 | | educational service region where the person will be employed. A | 6 | | person who registers as a substitute teacher with the regional | 7 | | superintendent of schools is responsible for (1) the payment of | 8 | | fees to register the certificate for its period of validity, | 9 | | (2) authorization of a criminal history records check and | 10 | | checks of the Statewide Sex Offender Database and Statewide | 11 | | Child Murderer and Violent Offender Against Youth Database, as | 12 | | provided in Section 10-21.9 of this Code, (3) payment of the | 13 | | cost of the criminal history records check and checks of the | 14 | | Statewide Sex Offender Database and Statewide Child Murderer | 15 | | and Violent Offender Against Youth Database, and (4) providing | 16 | | evidence of physical fitness and freedom from communicable | 17 | | disease, including tuberculosis, which may consist of a | 18 | | physical examination and a tuberculin skin test as required by | 19 | | Section 24-5 of this Code. | 20 | | The regional superintendent of schools shall maintain a | 21 | | file for each registered substitute teacher in the educational | 22 | | service region that includes a copy of the person's | 23 | | certificate, the results from the criminal history records | 24 | | check and checks of the Statewide Sex Offender Database and | 25 | | Statewide Child Murderer and Violent Offender Against Youth | 26 | | Database, a copy of the physical examination, and a copy of the |
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| 1 | | tuberculin skin test. The regional superintendent of schools | 2 | | shall issue a signed and sealed certificate of authorization to | 3 | | the substitute teacher that verifies that the substitute | 4 | | teacher has completed the registration process and criminal | 5 | | history records check and checks of the Statewide Sex Offender | 6 | | Database and Statewide Child Murderer and Violent Offender | 7 | | Against Youth Database and has a physical examination and | 8 | | negative tuberculin test on file with the regional | 9 | | superintendent of schools and is thereby approved to substitute | 10 | | teach in the public schools of the educational service region. | 11 | | This certificate must be presented to all prospective employing | 12 | | school districts in the educational service region, who shall | 13 | | photocopy the certificate and keep a copy of the certificate | 14 | | with employment records for the substitute teacher. | 15 | | Persons wishing to substitute teach in more than one | 16 | | educational service region shall register as a substitute | 17 | | teacher with the appropriate regional superintendent of | 18 | | schools. The registration process shall include all items | 19 | | listed in the first paragraph of this subsection (b), with the | 20 | | exception of the authorization of a criminal history records | 21 | | check and checks of the Statewide Sex Offender Database and | 22 | | Statewide Child Murderer and Violent Offender Against Youth | 23 | | Database and the accompanying payment of associated fees. If | 24 | | the substitute teacher has been issued a signed and sealed | 25 | | certificate of authorization from another regional | 26 | | superintendent of schools, the registering entity may |
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| 1 | | photocopy the certificate for its files and verify the | 2 | | substitute teacher's registration status. | 3 | | (d) A school board may adopt a substitute authorization | 4 | | program for substitute teachers who do not hold a certificate | 5 | | valid for teaching in the common schools as shown on the face | 6 | | of the certificate. A substitute authorization program shall | 7 | | consist of, but is not limited to,
the following components: | 8 | | (1) Classroom management. This component includes an
| 9 | | understanding of individual and group motivation and
| 10 | | behavior to create a learning environment that encourages
| 11 | | positive social interaction, active engagement in
| 12 | | learning, and self-motivation. | 13 | | (2) Strategies for learning. This component includes
| 14 | | understanding and using a variety of learning strategies to
| 15 | | encourage students' development of critical thinking,
| 16 | | problem solving, and performance skills. | 17 | | (3) Diversity. This component includes understanding
| 18 | | how students differ in their approaches to learning and
| 19 | | creating learning opportunities that are equitable and are
| 20 | | adaptable to diverse learners. | 21 | | (4) Ethics. This component includes fostering
| 22 | | relationships with parents, school colleagues, and
| 23 | | organizations in the larger community to support students'
| 24 | | learning and development and to be aware of the State Board
| 25 | | of Education's rules of professional practice and
| 26 | | competent performance. |
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| 1 | | (Source: P.A. 96-1489, eff. 1-1-11.)
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