Full Text of SB0275 97th General Assembly
SB0275eng 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning State government.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is | 5 | | amended by adding Section 5-715 as follows: | 6 | | (20 ILCS 5/5-715 new) | 7 | | Sec. 5-715. Expedited licensure for service members and | 8 | | spouses. | 9 | | (a) In this Section, "service member" means any person who, | 10 | | at the time of application under this Section, is an active | 11 | | duty member of the United States Armed Forces or any reserve | 12 | | component of the United States Armed Forces or the National | 13 | | Guard of any state, commonwealth, or territory of the United | 14 | | States or the District of Columbia or whose active duty service | 15 | | concluded within the preceding 2 years before application. | 16 | | (b) Each director of a department that issues an | 17 | | occupational or professional license is authorized to and shall | 18 | | issue an expedited temporary occupational or professional | 19 | | license to a service member who meets the requirements under | 20 | | this Section. The temporary occupational or professional | 21 | | license shall be valid for 6 months after the date of issuance | 22 | | or until a license is granted or a notice to deny a license is | 23 | | issued in accordance with rules adopted by the department |
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| 1 | | issuing the license, whichever occurs first. No temporary | 2 | | occupational or professional license shall be renewed. The | 3 | | service member shall apply to the department on forms provided | 4 | | by the department. An application must include proof that: | 5 | | (1) the applicant is a service member; | 6 | | (2) the applicant holds a valid license in good | 7 | | standing for the occupation or profession issued by another | 8 | | state, commonwealth, possession, or territory of the | 9 | | United States, the District of Columbia, or any foreign | 10 | | jurisdiction and the requirements for licensure in the | 11 | | other jurisdiction are determined by the department to be | 12 | | substantially equivalent to the standards for licensure of | 13 | | this State; | 14 | | (3) the applicant is assigned to a duty station in this | 15 | | State or has established legal residence in this State; | 16 | | (4) a complete set of the applicant's fingerprints has | 17 | | been submitted to the Department of State Police for | 18 | | statewide and national criminal history checks, if | 19 | | applicable to the requirements of the department issuing | 20 | | the license; the applicant shall pay the fee to the | 21 | | Department of State Police or to the fingerprint vendor for | 22 | | electronic fingerprint processing; no temporary | 23 | | occupational or professional license shall be issued to an | 24 | | applicant if the statewide or national criminal history | 25 | | check discloses information that would cause the denial of | 26 | | an application for licensure under any applicable |
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| 1 | | occupational or professional licensing Act; | 2 | | (5) the applicant is not ineligible for licensure | 3 | | pursuant to Section 2105-165 of the Civil Administrative | 4 | | Code of Illinois; | 5 | | (6) the applicant has submitted an application for full | 6 | | licensure; and | 7 | | (7) the applicant has paid the required fee; fees shall | 8 | | not be refundable. | 9 | | (c) Each director of a department that issues an | 10 | | occupational or professional license is authorized to and shall | 11 | | issue an expedited temporary occupational or professional | 12 | | license to the spouse of a service member who meets the | 13 | | requirements under this Section. The temporary occupational or | 14 | | professional license shall be valid for 6 months after the date | 15 | | of issuance or until a license is granted or a notice to deny a | 16 | | license is issued in accordance with rules adopted by the | 17 | | department issuing the license, whichever occurs first. No | 18 | | temporary occupational or professional license shall be | 19 | | renewed. The spouse of a service member shall apply to the | 20 | | department on forms provided by the department. An application | 21 | | must include proof that: | 22 | | (1) the applicant is the spouse of a service member; | 23 | | (2) the applicant holds a valid license in good | 24 | | standing for the occupation or profession issued by another | 25 | | state, commonwealth, possession, or territory of the | 26 | | United States, the District of Columbia, or any foreign |
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| 1 | | jurisdiction and the requirements for licensure in the | 2 | | other jurisdiction are determined by the department to be | 3 | | substantially equivalent to the standards for licensure of | 4 | | this State; | 5 | | (3) the applicant's spouse is assigned to a duty | 6 | | station in this State or has established legal residence in | 7 | | this State; | 8 | | (4) a complete set of the applicant's fingerprints has | 9 | | been submitted to the Department of State Police for | 10 | | statewide and national criminal history checks, if | 11 | | applicable to the requirements of the department issuing | 12 | | the license; the applicant shall pay the fee to the | 13 | | Department of State Police or to the fingerprint vendor for | 14 | | electronic fingerprint processing; no temporary | 15 | | occupational or professional license shall be issued to an | 16 | | applicant if the statewide or national criminal history | 17 | | check discloses information that would cause the denial of | 18 | | an application for licensure under any applicable | 19 | | occupational or professional licensing Act; | 20 | | (5) the applicant is not ineligible for licensure | 21 | | pursuant to Section 2105-165 of the Civil Administrative | 22 | | Code of Illinois; | 23 | | (6) the applicant has submitted an application for full | 24 | | licensure; and | 25 | | (7) the applicant has paid the required fee; fees shall | 26 | | not be refundable. |
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| 1 | | (d) All relevant experience of a service member in the | 2 | | discharge of official duties, including full-time and | 3 | | part-time experience, shall be credited in the calculation of | 4 | | any years of practice in an occupation or profession as may be | 5 | | required under any applicable occupational or professional | 6 | | licensing Act. All relevant training provided by the military | 7 | | and completed by a service member shall be credited to that | 8 | | service member as meeting any training or education requirement | 9 | | under any applicable occupational or professional licensing | 10 | | Act, provided that the training or education is determined by | 11 | | the department to be substantially equivalent to that required | 12 | | under any applicable Act and is not otherwise contrary to any | 13 | | other licensure requirement. | 14 | | (e) A department may adopt any rules necessary for the | 15 | | implementation and administration of this Section and shall by | 16 | | rule provide for fees for the administration of this Section. | 17 | | Section 10. The School Code is amended by changing Section | 18 | | 21B-20 as follows: | 19 | | (105 ILCS 5/21B-20) | 20 | | Sec. 21B-20. Types of licenses. Before July 1, 2013, the | 21 | | State Board of Education shall implement a system of educator | 22 | | licensure, whereby individuals employed in school districts | 23 | | who are required to be licensed must have one of the following | 24 | | licenses: (i) a professional educator license; (ii) a |
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| 1 | | professional educator license with stipulations; or (iii) a | 2 | | substitute teaching license. References in law regarding | 3 | | individuals certified or certificated or required to be | 4 | | certified or certificated under Article 21 of this Code shall | 5 | | also include individuals licensed or required to be licensed | 6 | | under this Article. The first year of all licenses ends on June | 7 | | 30 following one full year of the license being issued. | 8 | | The State Board of Education, in consultation with the | 9 | | State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, may adopt such | 10 | | rules as may be necessary to govern the requirements for | 11 | | licenses and endorsements under this Section. | 12 | | (1) Professional Educator License. Persons who (i) | 13 | | have successfully completed an approved educator | 14 | | preparation program and are recommended for licensure by | 15 | | the Illinois institution offering the educator preparation | 16 | | program, (ii) have successfully completed the required | 17 | | testing under Section 21B-30 of this Code, (iii) have | 18 | | successfully completed coursework on the psychology of, | 19 | | the identification of, and the methods of instruction for | 20 | | the exceptional child, including without limitation the | 21 | | learning disabled, (iv) have successfully completed | 22 | | coursework in methods of reading and reading in the content | 23 | | area, and (v) have met all other criteria established by | 24 | | rule of the State Board of Education shall be issued a | 25 | | Professional Educator License. All Professional Educator | 26 | | Licenses are valid until June 30 immediately following 5 |
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| 1 | | years of the license being issued. The Professional | 2 | | Educator License shall be endorsed with specific areas and | 3 | | grade levels in which the individual is eligible to | 4 | | practice. | 5 | | Individuals can receive subsequent endorsements on the | 6 | | Professional Educator License. Subsequent endorsements | 7 | | shall require a minimum of 24 semester hours of coursework | 8 | | in the endorsement area, unless otherwise specified by | 9 | | rule, and passage of the applicable content area test. | 10 | | (2) Educator License with Stipulations. An Educator | 11 | | License with Stipulations shall be issued an endorsement | 12 | | that (i) is non-renewable, (ii) limits the license holder | 13 | | to one particular position, or (iii) does not require | 14 | | completion of an approved educator program or any | 15 | | combination of items (i) through (iii) of this paragraph | 16 | | (2). | 17 | | An individual with an Educator License with | 18 | | Stipulations must not be employed by a school district or | 19 | | any other entity to replace any presently employed teacher | 20 | | who otherwise would not be replaced for any reason. | 21 | | An Educator License with Stipulations may be issued | 22 | | with the following endorsements: | 23 | | (A) Provisional educator. A provisional educator | 24 | | endorsement in a specific content area or areas on an | 25 | | Educator License with Stipulations may be issued to an | 26 | | applicant who holds an educator license with a minimum |
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| 1 | | of 15 semester hours in content coursework from another | 2 | | state, U.S. territory, or foreign country and who, at | 3 | | the time of applying for an Illinois license, does not | 4 | | meet the minimum requirements under Section 21B-35 of | 5 | | this Code, but does, at a minimum, meet both of the | 6 | | following requirements: | 7 | | (i) Holds the equivalent of a minimum of a | 8 | | bachelor's degree, unless a master's degree is | 9 | | required for the endorsement, from a regionally | 10 | | accredited college or university or, for | 11 | | individuals educated in a country other than the | 12 | | United States, the equivalent of a minimum of a | 13 | | bachelor's degree issued in the United States, | 14 | | unless a master's degree is required for the | 15 | | endorsement. | 16 | | (ii) Has passed a test of basic skills and | 17 | | content area test, as required by Section 21B-30 of | 18 | | this Code. | 19 | | However, a provisional educator endorsement for principals | 20 | | may not be issued, nor may any person with a provisional | 21 | | educator endorsement serve as a principal in a public | 22 | | school in this State. In addition, out-of-state applicants | 23 | | shall not receive a provisional educator endorsement if the | 24 | | person completed an alternative licensure program in | 25 | | another state, unless the program has been determined to be | 26 | | equivalent to Illinois program requirements. |
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| 1 | | Notwithstanding any other requirements of this | 2 | | Section, a service member or spouse of a service member may | 3 | | obtain a Professional Educator License with Stipulations, | 4 | | and a provisional educator endorsement in a specific | 5 | | content area or areas, if he or she holds a valid teaching | 6 | | certificate or license in good standing from another state, | 7 | | meets the qualifications of educators outlined in Section | 8 | | 21B-15 of this Code, and has not engaged in any misconduct | 9 | | that would prohibit an individual from obtaining a license | 10 | | pursuant to Illinois law, including without limitation any | 11 | | administrative rules of the State Board of Education; | 12 | | however, the service member or spouse may not serve as a | 13 | | principal under the Professional Educator License with | 14 | | Stipulations or provisional educator endorsement. | 15 | | In this Section, "service member" means any person who, | 16 | | at the time of application under this Section, is an active | 17 | | duty member of the United States Armed Forces or any | 18 | | reserve component of the United States Armed Forces or the | 19 | | National Guard of any state, commonwealth, or territory of | 20 | | the United States or the District of Columbia. | 21 | | A provisional educator endorsement is valid until June | 22 | | 30 immediately following 2 years of the license being | 23 | | issued, during which time any remaining testing and | 24 | | coursework deficiencies must be met. Failure to satisfy all | 25 | | stated deficiencies shall mean the individual , including | 26 | | any service member or spouse who has obtained a |
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| 1 | | Professional Educator License with Stipulations and a | 2 | | provisional educator endorsement in a specific content | 3 | | area or areas, is ineligible to receive a Professional | 4 | | Educator License at that time. A provisional educator | 5 | | endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations shall | 6 | | not be renewed. | 7 | | (B) Alternative provisional educator. An | 8 | | alternative provisional educator endorsement on an | 9 | | Educator License with Stipulations may be issued to an | 10 | | applicant who, at the time of applying for the | 11 | | endorsement, has done all of the following: | 12 | | (i) Graduated from a regionally accredited | 13 | | college or university with a minimum of a | 14 | | bachelor's degree. | 15 | | (ii) Successfully completed the first phase of | 16 | | the Alternative Educator Licensure Program for | 17 | | Teachers, as described in Section 21B-50 of this | 18 | | Code. | 19 | | (iii) Passed a test of basic skills and content | 20 | | area test, as required under Section 21B-30 of this | 21 | | Code. | 22 | | The alternative provisional educator endorsement | 23 | | is valid for 2 years of teaching and may be renewed for | 24 | | a third year by an individual meeting the requirements | 25 | | set forth in Section 21B-50 of this Code. | 26 | | (C) Alternative provisional superintendent. An |
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| 1 | | alternative provisional superintendent endorsement on | 2 | | an Educator License with Stipulations entitles the | 3 | | holder to serve only as a superintendent or assistant | 4 | | superintendent in a school district's central office. | 5 | | This endorsement may only be issued to an applicant | 6 | | who, at the time of applying for the endorsement, has | 7 | | done all of the following: | 8 | | (i) Graduated from a regionally accredited | 9 | | college or university with a minimum of a master's | 10 | | degree in a management field other than education. | 11 | | (ii) Been employed for a period of at least 5 | 12 | | years in a management level position in a field | 13 | | other than education. | 14 | | (iii) Successfully completed the first phase | 15 | | of an alternative route to superintendent | 16 | | endorsement program, as provided in Section 21B-55 | 17 | | of this Code. | 18 | | (iv) Passed a test of basic skills and content | 19 | | area tests required under Section 21B-30 of this | 20 | | Code. | 21 | | The endorsement may be registered for 2 fiscal | 22 | | years in order to complete one full year of serving as | 23 | | a superintendent or assistant superintendent. | 24 | | (D) Resident teacher endorsement. A resident | 25 | | teacher endorsement on an Educator License with | 26 | | Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who, at the |
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| 1 | | time of applying for the endorsement, has done all of | 2 | | the following: | 3 | | (i) Graduated from a regionally accredited | 4 | | institution of higher education with a minimum of a | 5 | | bachelor's degree. | 6 | | (ii) Enrolled in an approved Illinois educator | 7 | | preparation program. | 8 | | (iii) Passed a test of basic skills and content | 9 | | area test, as required under Section 21B-30 of this | 10 | | Code. | 11 | | The resident teacher endorsement on an Educator | 12 | | License with Stipulations is valid for 4 years of | 13 | | teaching and shall not be renewed. | 14 | | A resident teacher may teach only under the | 15 | | direction of a licensed teacher, who shall act as the | 16 | | resident mentor teacher, and may not teach in place of | 17 | | a licensed teacher.
A resident teacher endorsement on | 18 | | an Educator License with Stipulations shall no longer | 19 | | be valid after June 30, 2017. | 20 | | (E) Career and technical educator. A career and | 21 | | technical educator endorsement on an Educator License | 22 | | with Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who has | 23 | | a minimum of 60 semester hours of coursework from a | 24 | | regionally accredited institution of higher education, | 25 | | has passed a test of basic skills required under | 26 | | Section 21B-30 of this Code, and has a minimum of 2,000 |
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| 1 | | hours of experience in the last 10 years outside of | 2 | | education in each area to be taught. | 3 | | The career and technical educator endorsement on | 4 | | an Educator License with Stipulations is valid until | 5 | | June 30 immediately following 5 years of the | 6 | | endorsement being issued. | 7 | | (F) Provisional career and technical educator. A | 8 | | Provisional career and technical educator endorsement | 9 | | on an Educator License with Stipulations may be issued | 10 | | to an applicant who has a minimum of 8,000 hours of | 11 | | work experience in the skill for which the applicant is | 12 | | seeking the endorsement. It is the responsibility of | 13 | | each employing school board and regional office of | 14 | | education to provide verification, in writing, to the | 15 | | State Superintendent of Education at the time the | 16 | | application is submitted that no qualified teacher | 17 | | holding a Professional Educator License or an Educator | 18 | | License with Stipulations with a career and technical | 19 | | educator endorsement is available and that actual | 20 | | circumstances require such issuance. | 21 | | The provisional career and technical educator | 22 | | endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations | 23 | | is valid until June 30 immediately following 5 years of | 24 | | the endorsement being issued and may be renewed only | 25 | | one time for 5 years if the individual passes a test of | 26 | | basic skills, as required under Section 21B-30 of this |
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| 1 | | Code, and has completed a minimum of 20 semester hours | 2 | | from a regionally accredited institution. | 3 | | (G) Transitional bilingual educator. A | 4 | | transitional bilingual educator endorsement on an | 5 | | Educator License with Stipulations may be issued for | 6 | | the purpose of providing instruction in accordance | 7 | | with Article 14C of this Code to an applicant who | 8 | | provides satisfactory evidence that he or she meets all | 9 | | of the following requirements: | 10 | | (i) Possesses adequate speaking, reading, and | 11 | | writing ability in the language other than English | 12 | | in which transitional bilingual education is | 13 | | offered. | 14 | | (ii) Has the ability to successfully | 15 | | communicate in English. | 16 | | (iii) Either possessed, within 5 years | 17 | | previous to his or her applying for a transitional | 18 | | bilingual educator endorsement, a valid and | 19 | | comparable teaching certificate or comparable | 20 | | authorization issued by a foreign country or holds | 21 | | a degree from an institution of higher learning in | 22 | | a foreign country that the State Educator | 23 | | Preparation and Licensure Board determines to be | 24 | | the equivalent of a bachelor's degree from a | 25 | | regionally accredited institution of higher | 26 | | learning in the United States. |
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| 1 | | A transitional bilingual educator endorsement | 2 | | shall be valid for prekindergarten through grade 12, is | 3 | | valid until June 30 immediately following 5 years of | 4 | | the endorsement being issued, and shall not be renewed. | 5 | | Persons holding a transitional bilingual educator | 6 | | endorsement shall not be employed to replace any | 7 | | presently employed teacher who otherwise would not be | 8 | | replaced for any reason. | 9 | | (H) Language endorsement. In an effort to | 10 | | alleviate the shortage of teachers speaking a language | 11 | | other than English in the public schools, an individual | 12 | | who holds an Educator License with Stipulations may | 13 | | also apply for a language endorsement, provided that | 14 | | the applicant provides satisfactory evidence that he | 15 | | or she meets all of the following requirements: | 16 | | (i) Holds a transitional bilingual | 17 | | endorsement. | 18 | | (ii) Has demonstrated proficiency in the | 19 | | language for which the endorsement is to be issued | 20 | | by passing the applicable language content test | 21 | | required by the State Board of Education. | 22 | | (iii) Holds a bachelor's degree or higher from | 23 | | a regionally accredited institution of higher | 24 | | education or, for individuals educated in a | 25 | | country other than the United States, holds a | 26 | | degree from an institution of higher learning in a |
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| 1 | | foreign country that the State Educator | 2 | | Preparation and Licensure Board determines to be | 3 | | the equivalent of a bachelor's degree from a | 4 | | regionally accredited institution of higher | 5 | | learning in the United States. | 6 | | (iv) Has passed a test of basic skills, as | 7 | | required under Section 21B-30 of this Code. | 8 | | A language endorsement on an Educator License with | 9 | | Stipulations is valid for prekindergarten through | 10 | | grade 12 for the same validity period as the | 11 | | individual's transitional bilingual educator | 12 | | endorsement on the Educator License with Stipulations | 13 | | and shall not be renewed. | 14 | | (I) Visiting international educator. A visiting | 15 | | international educator endorsement on an Educator | 16 | | License with Stipulations may be issued to an | 17 | | individual who is being recruited by a particular | 18 | | school district that conducts formal recruitment | 19 | | programs outside of the United States to secure the | 20 | | services of qualified teachers and who meets all of the | 21 | | following requirements: | 22 | | (i) Holds the equivalent of a minimum of a | 23 | | bachelor's degree issued in the United States. | 24 | | (ii) Has been prepared as a teacher at the | 25 | | grade level for which he or she will be employed. | 26 | | (iii) Has adequate content knowledge in the |
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| 1 | | subject to be taught. | 2 | | (iv) Has an adequate command of the English | 3 | | language. | 4 | | A holder of a visiting international educator | 5 | | endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations | 6 | | shall be permitted to teach in bilingual education | 7 | | programs in the language that was the medium of | 8 | | instruction in his or her teacher preparation program, | 9 | | provided that he or she passes the English Language | 10 | | Proficiency Examination or another test of writing | 11 | | skills in English identified by the State Board of | 12 | | Education, in consultation with the State Educator | 13 | | Preparation and Licensure Board. | 14 | | A visiting international educator endorsement on | 15 | | an Educator License with Stipulations is valid for 3 | 16 | | years and shall not be renewed. | 17 | | (J) Paraprofessional educator. A paraprofessional | 18 | | educator endorsement on an Educator License with | 19 | | Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who holds a | 20 | | high school diploma or its recognized equivalent and | 21 | | either holds an associate's degree or a minimum of 60 | 22 | | semester hours of credit from a regionally accredited | 23 | | institution of higher education or has passed a test of | 24 | | basic skills required under Section 21B-30 of this | 25 | | Code. The paraprofessional educator endorsement is | 26 | | valid until June 30 immediately following 5 years of |
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| 1 | | the endorsement being issued and may be renewed through | 2 | | application and payment of the appropriate fee, as | 3 | | required under Section 21B-40 of this Code. An | 4 | | individual who holds only a paraprofessional educator | 5 | | endorsement is not subject to additional requirements | 6 | | in order to renew the endorsement. | 7 | | (3) Substitute Teaching License. A Substitute Teaching | 8 | | License may be issued to qualified applicants for | 9 | | substitute teaching in all grades of the public schools, | 10 | | prekindergarten through grade 12. Substitute Teaching | 11 | | Licenses are not eligible for endorsements. Applicants for | 12 | | a Substitute Teaching License must hold a bachelor's degree | 13 | | or higher from a regionally accredited institution of | 14 | | higher education. | 15 | | Substitute Teaching Licenses are valid for 5 years and | 16 | | may be renewed if the individual has passed a test of basic | 17 | | skills, as authorized under Section 21B-30 of this Code. An | 18 | | individual who has passed a test of basic skills for the | 19 | | first licensure renewal is not required to retake the test | 20 | | again for further renewals. | 21 | | Substitute Teaching Licenses are valid for substitute | 22 | | teaching in every county of this State. If an individual | 23 | | has had his or her Professional Educator License or | 24 | | Educator License with Stipulations suspended or revoked or | 25 | | has not met the renewal requirements for licensure, then | 26 | | that individual is not eligible to obtain a Substitute |
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| 1 | | Teaching License. | 2 | | A substitute teacher may only teach in the place of a | 3 | | licensed teacher who is under contract with the employing | 4 | | board. If, however, there is no licensed teacher under | 5 | | contract because of an emergency situation, then a district | 6 | | may employ a substitute teacher for no longer than 30 | 7 | | calendar days per each vacant position in the district if | 8 | | the district notifies the appropriate regional office of | 9 | | education within 5 business days after the employment of | 10 | | the substitute teacher in the emergency situation. An | 11 | | emergency situation is one in which an unforeseen vacancy | 12 | | has occurred and (i) a teacher is unable to fulfill his or | 13 | | her contractual duties or (ii) teacher capacity needs of | 14 | | the district exceed previous indications, and the district | 15 | | is actively engaged in advertising to hire a fully licensed | 16 | | teacher for the vacant position. | 17 | | There is no limit on the number of days that a | 18 | | substitute teacher may teach in a single school district, | 19 | | provided that no substitute teacher may teach for longer | 20 | | than 90 school days for any one licensed teacher under | 21 | | contract in the same school year. A substitute teacher who | 22 | | holds a Professional Educator License or Educator License | 23 | | with Stipulations shall not teach for more than 120 school | 24 | | days for any one licensed teacher under contract in the | 25 | | same school year. The limitations in this paragraph (3) on | 26 | | the number of days a substitute teacher may be employed do |
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| 1 | | not apply to any school district operating under Article 34 | 2 | | of this Code.
| 3 | | (Source: P.A. 97-607, eff. 8-26-11.) |
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