Full Text of HB2657 99th General Assembly
HB2657 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2015 and 2016 HB2657 Introduced , by Rep. Robert W. Pritchard SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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Amends the School Code. Authorizes the State Superintendent of Education to use moneys in the institute fund and the State Board of Education to use funds available in the Teacher Certificate Fee Revolving Fund to support the recruitment and retention of educators, to support educator preparation programs as they seek national accreditation, and to provide professional development; specifies dedication of moneys. Makes changes concerning a provisional educator or career and technical educator endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations, a Substitute Teaching License, a general administrative endorsement on a Professional Educator License, out-of-state applicants and applicants trained in another country receiving a Professional Educator License, and professional development activities. Provides that an Educator License with Stipulations with only a paraprofessional endorsement does not lapse. Removes the requirement that an alternative educator licensure program for teachers or a principal preparation program offered by a not-for-profit entity be approved by the Board of Higher Education. In provisions concerning the conviction of certain offenses as grounds for revocation of a license, adds the offense of unauthorized video recording and live video transmission (under certain circumstances) to the definition of "sex offense". Makes changes concerning the training of teachers to teach physical education and safety education. Effective July 1, 2015.
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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 Sections | 5 | | 3-12, 21B-20, 21B-25, 21B-30, 21B-35, 21B-40, 21B-45, 21B-50, | 6 | | 21B-60, 21B-80, 27-9, and 27-17 as follows:
| 7 | | (105 ILCS 5/3-12) (from Ch. 122, par. 3-12)
| 8 | | Sec. 3-12. Institute fund. | 9 | | (a) All license certificate
registration fees and
a portion | 10 | | of renewal and duplicate fees
shall be kept by the regional | 11 | | superintendent as described in Section 21-16 or 21B-40 of
this | 12 | | Code, together with a record of the
names of the persons paying | 13 | | them. Such fees shall be deposited
into the institute fund and
| 14 | | shall be used by the regional superintendent
to defray expenses | 15 | | associated with the
work of
the regional professional | 16 | | development review committees established pursuant to
| 17 | | paragraph (2) of subsection (g) of Section 21-14 of this Code | 18 | | to advise the
regional
superintendent, upon his or her request, | 19 | | and to hear appeals relating to the
renewal of
teaching | 20 | | licenses certificates , in accordance with Section 21-14 of this | 21 | | Code; to defray
expenses
connected with improving the | 22 | | technology necessary for the efficient processing
of
licenses | 23 | | certificates ; to defray all costs associated with the |
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| 1 | | administration of teaching licenses certificates ;
to defray | 2 | | expenses incidental to
teachers' institutes,
workshops or | 3 | | meetings of a professional nature that are designed to promote | 4 | | the
professional growth of teachers or for the purpose of | 5 | | defraying the expense of
any general or special meeting of | 6 | | teachers or school personnel of the region,
which has been | 7 | | approved by the regional superintendent.
| 8 | | (b) In addition to the use of moneys in the institute fund | 9 | | to defray expenses under subsection (a) of this Section, the | 10 | | State Superintendent of Education, as authorized under Section | 11 | | 2-3.105 of this Code, shall use moneys in the institute fund to | 12 | | defray all costs associated with the administration of teaching | 13 | | licenses certificates within a city having a population | 14 | | exceeding 500,000.
Moneys in the institute fund may also be | 15 | | used by the State Superintendent of Education to support | 16 | | educator recruitment and retention programs within a city | 17 | | having a population exceeding 500,000, to support educator | 18 | | preparation programs within a city having a population | 19 | | exceeding 500,000 as those programs seek national | 20 | | accreditation, and to provide professional development aligned | 21 | | with the requirements set forth in Section 21B-45 of this Code | 22 | | within a city having a population exceeding 500,000. A majority | 23 | | of the moneys in the institute fund must be dedicated to the | 24 | | timely and efficient processing of applications and for the | 25 | | renewal of licenses. | 26 | | (c) The regional superintendent shall on or before January |
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| 1 | | 1 of each year
publish in a newspaper of general circulation | 2 | | published in the region or
shall post in each school building | 3 | | under his jurisdiction an accounting of
(1) the balance on hand | 4 | | in the institute Institute fund at the beginning of the
| 5 | | previous year; (2) all receipts within the previous year | 6 | | deposited in the
fund, with the sources from which they were | 7 | | derived; (3) the amount
distributed from the fund and the | 8 | | purposes for which such distributions
were made; and (4) the | 9 | | balance on hand in the fund.
| 10 | | (Source: P.A. 96-893, eff. 7-1-10; 97-607, eff. 8-26-11.)
| 11 | | (105 ILCS 5/21B-20) | 12 | | Sec. 21B-20. Types of licenses. Before July 1, 2013, the | 13 | | State Board of Education shall implement a system of educator | 14 | | licensure, whereby individuals employed in school districts | 15 | | who are required to be licensed must have one of the following | 16 | | licenses: (i) a professional educator license; (ii) a | 17 | | professional educator license with stipulations; or (iii) a | 18 | | substitute teaching license. References in law regarding | 19 | | individuals certified or certificated or required to be | 20 | | certified or certificated under Article 21 of this Code shall | 21 | | also include individuals licensed or required to be licensed | 22 | | under this Article. The first year of all licenses ends on June | 23 | | 30 following one full year of the license being issued. | 24 | | The State Board of Education, in consultation with the | 25 | | State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, may adopt such |
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| 1 | | rules as may be necessary to govern the requirements for | 2 | | licenses and endorsements under this Section. | 3 | | (1) Professional Educator License. Persons who (i) | 4 | | have successfully completed an approved educator | 5 | | preparation program and are recommended for licensure by | 6 | | the Illinois institution offering the educator preparation | 7 | | program, (ii) have successfully completed the required | 8 | | testing under Section 21B-30 of this Code, (iii) have | 9 | | successfully completed coursework on the psychology of, | 10 | | the identification of, and the methods of instruction for | 11 | | the exceptional child, including without limitation the | 12 | | learning disabled, (iv) have successfully completed | 13 | | coursework in methods of reading and reading in the content | 14 | | area, and (v) have met all other criteria established by | 15 | | rule of the State Board of Education shall be issued a | 16 | | Professional Educator License. All Professional Educator | 17 | | Licenses are valid until June 30 immediately following 5 | 18 | | years of the license being issued. The Professional | 19 | | Educator License shall be endorsed with specific areas and | 20 | | grade levels in which the individual is eligible to | 21 | | practice. | 22 | | Individuals can receive subsequent endorsements on the | 23 | | Professional Educator License. Subsequent endorsements | 24 | | shall require a minimum of 24 semester hours of coursework | 25 | | in the endorsement area, unless otherwise specified by | 26 | | rule, and passage of the applicable content area test. |
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| 1 | | (2) Educator License with Stipulations. An Educator | 2 | | License with Stipulations shall be issued an endorsement | 3 | | that limits the license holder to one particular position | 4 | | or does not require completion of an approved educator | 5 | | program or both. | 6 | | An individual with an Educator License with | 7 | | Stipulations must not be employed by a school district or | 8 | | any other entity to replace any presently employed teacher | 9 | | who otherwise would not be replaced for any reason. | 10 | | An Educator License with Stipulations may be issued | 11 | | with the following endorsements: | 12 | | (A) Provisional educator. A provisional educator | 13 | | endorsement in a specific content area or areas on an | 14 | | Educator License with Stipulations may be issued to an | 15 | | applicant who holds an educator license with a minimum | 16 | | of 15 semester hours in content coursework from another | 17 | | state, U.S. territory, or foreign country and who, at | 18 | | the time of applying for an Illinois license, does not | 19 | | meet the minimum requirements under Section 21B-35 of | 20 | | this Code, but does, at a minimum, meet both of the | 21 | | following requirements: | 22 | | (i) Holds the equivalent of a minimum of a | 23 | | bachelor's degree, unless a master's degree is | 24 | | required for the endorsement, from a regionally | 25 | | accredited college or university or, for | 26 | | individuals educated in a country other than the |
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| 1 | | United States, the equivalent of a minimum of a | 2 | | bachelor's degree issued in the United States, | 3 | | unless a master's degree is required for the | 4 | | endorsement. | 5 | | (ii) Has passed or passes a test of basic | 6 | | skills and content area test, as required by | 7 | | Section 21B-30 of this Code , prior to or within one | 8 | | year after issuance of the provisional educator | 9 | | endorsement on the Educator License with | 10 | | Stipulations . If an individual who holds an | 11 | | Educator License with Stipulations endorsed for | 12 | | provisional educator does not pass a test of basic | 13 | | skills within one year after issuance of the | 14 | | endorsement, the endorsement shall expire on June | 15 | | 30 following one full year of the endorsement being | 16 | | issued. If such an individual passes the test of | 17 | | basic skills either prior to issuance of the | 18 | | endorsement or within one year after issuance of | 19 | | the endorsement, the endorsement is valid until | 20 | | June 30 immediately following 2 years of the | 21 | | license being issued, during which time any and all | 22 | | coursework deficiencies must be met. | 23 | | In addition However , a provisional educator | 24 | | endorsement for principals or superintendents may be | 25 | | issued if the individual meets the requirements set | 26 | | forth in subdivisions (1) and (3) of subsection (b-5) |
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| 1 | | of Section 21B-35 of this Code may not be issued, nor | 2 | | may any person with a provisional educator endorsement | 3 | | serve as a principal in a public school in this State . | 4 | | Out-of-state In addition, out-of-state applicants | 5 | | shall not receive a provisional educator endorsement | 6 | | if the person completed an alternative licensure | 7 | | program in another state, unless the program has been | 8 | | determined to be equivalent to Illinois program | 9 | | requirements. | 10 | | Notwithstanding any other requirements of this | 11 | | Section, a service member or spouse of a service member | 12 | | may obtain a Professional Educator License with | 13 | | Stipulations, and a provisional educator endorsement | 14 | | in a specific content area or areas, if he or she holds | 15 | | a valid teaching certificate or license in good | 16 | | standing from another state, meets the qualifications | 17 | | of educators outlined in Section 21B-15 of this Code, | 18 | | and has not engaged in any misconduct that would | 19 | | prohibit an individual from obtaining a license | 20 | | pursuant to Illinois law, including without limitation | 21 | | any administrative rules of the State Board of | 22 | | Education ; however, the service member or spouse may | 23 | | not serve as a principal under the Professional | 24 | | Educator License with Stipulations or provisional | 25 | | educator endorsement . | 26 | | In this Section, "service member" means any person |
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| 1 | | who, at the time of application under this Section, is | 2 | | an active duty member of the United States Armed Forces | 3 | | or any reserve component of the United States Armed | 4 | | Forces or the National Guard of any state, | 5 | | commonwealth, or territory of the United States or the | 6 | | District of Columbia. | 7 | | A provisional educator endorsement is valid until | 8 | | June 30 immediately following 2 years of the license | 9 | | being issued, during which time any remaining testing | 10 | | and coursework deficiencies must be met as set forth in | 11 | | this Section . Failure to satisfy all stated | 12 | | deficiencies shall mean the individual, including any | 13 | | service member or spouse who has obtained a | 14 | | Professional Educator License with Stipulations and a | 15 | | provisional educator endorsement in a specific content | 16 | | area or areas, is ineligible to receive a Professional | 17 | | Educator License at that time. A provisional educator | 18 | | endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations | 19 | | shall not be renewed for individuals who hold an | 20 | | Educator License with Stipulations and who have held a | 21 | | position in a public school or non-public school | 22 | | recognized by the State Board of Education . | 23 | | (B) Alternative provisional educator. An | 24 | | alternative provisional educator endorsement on an | 25 | | Educator License with Stipulations may be issued to an | 26 | | applicant who, at the time of applying for the |
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| 1 | | endorsement, has done all of the following: | 2 | | (i) Graduated from a regionally accredited | 3 | | college or university with a minimum of a | 4 | | bachelor's degree. | 5 | | (ii) Successfully completed the first phase of | 6 | | the Alternative Educator Licensure Program for | 7 | | Teachers, as described in Section 21B-50 of this | 8 | | Code. | 9 | | (iii) Passed a test of basic skills and content | 10 | | area test, as required under Section 21B-30 of this | 11 | | Code. | 12 | | The alternative provisional educator endorsement | 13 | | is valid for 2 years of teaching and may be renewed for | 14 | | a third year by an individual meeting the requirements | 15 | | set forth in Section 21B-50 of this Code. | 16 | | (C) Alternative provisional superintendent. An | 17 | | alternative provisional superintendent endorsement on | 18 | | an Educator License with Stipulations entitles the | 19 | | holder to serve only as a superintendent or assistant | 20 | | superintendent in a school district's central office. | 21 | | This endorsement may only be issued to an applicant | 22 | | who, at the time of applying for the endorsement, has | 23 | | done all of the following: | 24 | | (i) Graduated from a regionally accredited | 25 | | college or university with a minimum of a master's | 26 | | degree in a management field other than education. |
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| 1 | | (ii) Been employed for a period of at least 5 | 2 | | years in a management level position in a field | 3 | | other than education. | 4 | | (iii) Successfully completed the first phase | 5 | | of an alternative route to superintendent | 6 | | endorsement program, as provided in Section 21B-55 | 7 | | of this Code. | 8 | | (iv) Passed a test of basic skills and content | 9 | | area tests required under Section 21B-30 of this | 10 | | Code. | 11 | | The endorsement may be registered for 2 fiscal | 12 | | years in order to complete one full year of serving as | 13 | | a superintendent or assistant superintendent. | 14 | | (D) Resident teacher endorsement. A resident | 15 | | teacher endorsement on an Educator License with | 16 | | Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who, at the | 17 | | time of applying for the endorsement, has done all of | 18 | | the following: | 19 | | (i) Graduated from a regionally accredited | 20 | | institution of higher education with a minimum of a | 21 | | bachelor's degree. | 22 | | (ii) Enrolled in an approved Illinois educator | 23 | | preparation program. | 24 | | (iii) Passed a test of basic skills and content | 25 | | area test, as required under Section 21B-30 of this | 26 | | Code. |
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| 1 | | The resident teacher endorsement on an Educator | 2 | | License with Stipulations is valid for 4 years of | 3 | | teaching and shall not be renewed. | 4 | | A resident teacher may teach only under the | 5 | | direction of a licensed teacher, who shall act as the | 6 | | resident mentor teacher, and may not teach in place of | 7 | | a licensed teacher.
A resident teacher endorsement on | 8 | | an Educator License with Stipulations shall no longer | 9 | | be valid after June 30, 2017. | 10 | | (E) Career and technical educator. A career and | 11 | | technical educator endorsement on an Educator License | 12 | | with Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who has | 13 | | a minimum of 60 semester hours of coursework from a | 14 | | regionally accredited institution of higher education | 15 | | and has a minimum of 2,000 hours of experience in the | 16 | | last 10 years outside of education in each area to be | 17 | | taught. | 18 | | The career and technical educator endorsement on | 19 | | an Educator License with Stipulations is valid until | 20 | | June 30 immediately following 5 years of the | 21 | | endorsement being issued and may be renewed if the | 22 | | individual passes a test of basic skills, as required | 23 | | under Section 21B-30 of this Code. | 24 | | (F) Part-time provisional career and technical | 25 | | educator or provisional career and technical educator. | 26 | | A part-time provisional career and technical educator |
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| 1 | | endorsement or a provisional career and technical | 2 | | educator endorsement on an Educator License with | 3 | | Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who has a | 4 | | minimum of 8,000 hours of work experience in the skill | 5 | | for which the applicant is seeking the endorsement. It | 6 | | is the responsibility of each employing school board | 7 | | and regional office of education to provide | 8 | | verification, in writing, to the State Superintendent | 9 | | of Education at the time the application is submitted | 10 | | that no qualified teacher holding a Professional | 11 | | Educator License or an Educator License with | 12 | | Stipulations with a career and technical educator | 13 | | endorsement is available and that actual circumstances | 14 | | require such issuance. | 15 | | The provisional career and technical educator | 16 | | endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations | 17 | | is valid until June 30 immediately following 5 years of | 18 | | the endorsement being issued and may be renewed only | 19 | | one time for 5 years if the individual passes a test of | 20 | | basic skills, as required under Section 21B-30 of this | 21 | | Code, and has completed a minimum of 20 semester hours | 22 | | from a regionally accredited institution. | 23 | | A part-time provisional career and technical | 24 | | educator endorsement on an Educator License with | 25 | | Stipulations may be issued for teaching no more than 2 | 26 | | courses of study for grades 6 through 12. The part-time |
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| 1 | | provisional career and technical educator endorsement | 2 | | on an Educator License with Stipulations is valid until | 3 | | June 30 immediately following 5 years of the | 4 | | endorsement being issued and may be renewed for 5 years | 5 | | if the individual makes application for renewal. | 6 | | (G) Transitional bilingual educator. A | 7 | | transitional bilingual educator endorsement on an | 8 | | Educator License with Stipulations may be issued for | 9 | | the purpose of providing instruction in accordance | 10 | | with Article 14C of this Code to an applicant who | 11 | | provides satisfactory evidence that he or she meets all | 12 | | of the following requirements: | 13 | | (i) Possesses adequate speaking, reading, and | 14 | | writing ability in the language other than English | 15 | | in which transitional bilingual education is | 16 | | offered. | 17 | | (ii) Has the ability to successfully | 18 | | communicate in English. | 19 | | (iii) Either possessed, within 5 years | 20 | | previous to his or her applying for a transitional | 21 | | bilingual educator endorsement, a valid and | 22 | | comparable teaching certificate or comparable | 23 | | authorization issued by a foreign country or holds | 24 | | a degree from an institution of higher learning in | 25 | | a foreign country that the State Educator | 26 | | Preparation and Licensure Board determines to be |
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| 1 | | the equivalent of a bachelor's degree from a | 2 | | regionally accredited institution of higher | 3 | | learning in the United States. | 4 | | A transitional bilingual educator endorsement | 5 | | shall be valid for prekindergarten through grade 12, is | 6 | | valid until June 30 immediately following 5 years of | 7 | | the endorsement being issued, and shall not be renewed. | 8 | | Persons holding a transitional bilingual educator | 9 | | endorsement shall not be employed to replace any | 10 | | presently employed teacher who otherwise would not be | 11 | | replaced for any reason. | 12 | | (H) Language endorsement. In an effort to | 13 | | alleviate the shortage of teachers speaking a language | 14 | | other than English in the public schools, an individual | 15 | | who holds an Educator License with Stipulations may | 16 | | also apply for a language endorsement, provided that | 17 | | the applicant provides satisfactory evidence that he | 18 | | or she meets all of the following requirements: | 19 | | (i) Holds a transitional bilingual | 20 | | endorsement. | 21 | | (ii) Has demonstrated proficiency in the | 22 | | language for which the endorsement is to be issued | 23 | | by passing the applicable language content test | 24 | | required by the State Board of Education. | 25 | | (iii) Holds a bachelor's degree or higher from | 26 | | a regionally accredited institution of higher |
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| 1 | | education or, for individuals educated in a | 2 | | country other than the United States, holds a | 3 | | degree from an institution of higher learning in a | 4 | | foreign country that the State Educator | 5 | | Preparation and Licensure Board determines to be | 6 | | the equivalent of a bachelor's degree from a | 7 | | regionally accredited institution of higher | 8 | | learning in the United States. | 9 | | (iv) Has passed a test of basic skills, as | 10 | | required under Section 21B-30 of this Code. | 11 | | A language endorsement on an Educator License with | 12 | | Stipulations is valid for prekindergarten through | 13 | | grade 12 for the same validity period as the | 14 | | individual's transitional bilingual educator | 15 | | endorsement on the Educator License with Stipulations | 16 | | and shall not be renewed. | 17 | | (I) Visiting international educator. A visiting | 18 | | international educator endorsement on an Educator | 19 | | License with Stipulations may be issued to an | 20 | | individual who is being recruited by a particular | 21 | | school district that conducts formal recruitment | 22 | | programs outside of the United States to secure the | 23 | | services of qualified teachers and who meets all of the | 24 | | following requirements: | 25 | | (i) Holds the equivalent of a minimum of a | 26 | | bachelor's degree issued in the United States. |
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| 1 | | (ii) Has been prepared as a teacher at the | 2 | | grade level for which he or she will be employed. | 3 | | (iii) Has adequate content knowledge in the | 4 | | subject to be taught. | 5 | | (iv) Has an adequate command of the English | 6 | | language. | 7 | | A holder of a visiting international educator | 8 | | endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations | 9 | | shall be permitted to teach in bilingual education | 10 | | programs in the language that was the medium of | 11 | | instruction in his or her teacher preparation program, | 12 | | provided that he or she passes the English Language | 13 | | Proficiency Examination or another test of writing | 14 | | skills in English identified by the State Board of | 15 | | Education, in consultation with the State Educator | 16 | | Preparation and Licensure Board. | 17 | | A visiting international educator endorsement on | 18 | | an Educator License with Stipulations is valid for 3 | 19 | | years and shall not be renewed. | 20 | | (J) Paraprofessional educator. A paraprofessional | 21 | | educator endorsement on an Educator License with | 22 | | Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who holds a | 23 | | high school diploma or its recognized equivalent and | 24 | | either holds an associate's degree or a minimum of 60 | 25 | | semester hours of credit from a regionally accredited | 26 | | institution of higher education or has passed a test of |
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| 1 | | basic skills required under Section 21B-30 of this | 2 | | Code. The paraprofessional educator endorsement is | 3 | | valid until June 30 immediately following 5 years of | 4 | | the endorsement being issued and may be renewed through | 5 | | application and payment of the appropriate fee, as | 6 | | required under Section 21B-40 of this Code. An | 7 | | individual who holds only a paraprofessional educator | 8 | | endorsement is not subject to additional requirements | 9 | | in order to renew the endorsement. | 10 | | (3) Substitute Teaching License. A Substitute Teaching | 11 | | License may be issued to qualified applicants for | 12 | | substitute teaching in all grades of the public schools, | 13 | | prekindergarten through grade 12. Substitute Teaching | 14 | | Licenses are not eligible for endorsements. Applicants for | 15 | | a Substitute Teaching License must hold a bachelor's degree | 16 | | or higher from a regionally accredited institution of | 17 | | higher education. | 18 | | Substitute Teaching Licenses are valid for 5 years and | 19 | | may be renewed if the individual has passed a test of basic | 20 | | skills, as authorized under Section 21B-30 of this Code. An | 21 | | individual who has passed a test of basic skills for the | 22 | | first licensure renewal is not required to retake the test | 23 | | again for further renewals. | 24 | | Substitute Teaching Licenses are valid for substitute | 25 | | teaching in every county of this State. If an individual | 26 | | has had his or her Professional Educator License or |
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| 1 | | Educator License with Stipulations suspended or revoked or | 2 | | has not met the renewal requirements for licensure, then | 3 | | that individual is not eligible to obtain a Substitute | 4 | | Teaching License. | 5 | | A substitute teacher may only teach in the place of a | 6 | | licensed teacher who is under contract with the employing | 7 | | board. If, however, there is no licensed teacher under | 8 | | contract because of an emergency situation, then a district | 9 | | may employ a substitute teacher for no longer than 30 | 10 | | instructional calendar days per each vacant position in the | 11 | | district if the district notifies the appropriate regional | 12 | | office of education within 5 business days after the | 13 | | employment of the substitute teacher in the emergency | 14 | | situation. An emergency situation is one in which an | 15 | | unforeseen vacancy has occurred and (i) a teacher is unable | 16 | | to fulfill his or her contractual duties or (ii) teacher | 17 | | capacity needs of the district exceed previous | 18 | | indications, and the district is actively engaged in | 19 | | advertising to hire a fully licensed teacher for the vacant | 20 | | position. | 21 | | There is no limit on the number of days that a | 22 | | substitute teacher may teach in a single school district, | 23 | | provided that no substitute teacher may teach for longer | 24 | | than 90 school days for any one licensed teacher under | 25 | | contract in the same school year. A substitute teacher who | 26 | | holds a Professional Educator License or Educator License |
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| 1 | | with Stipulations shall not teach for more than 120 school | 2 | | days for any one licensed teacher under contract in the | 3 | | same school year. The limitations in this paragraph (3) on | 4 | | the number of days a substitute teacher may be employed do | 5 | | not apply to any school district operating under Article 34 | 6 | | of this Code.
| 7 | | (Source: P.A. 97-607, eff. 8-26-11; 97-710, eff. 1-1-13; 98-28, | 8 | | eff. 7-1-13; 98-751, eff. 1-1-15 .) | 9 | | (105 ILCS 5/21B-25) | 10 | | Sec. 21B-25. Endorsement on licenses. All licenses issued | 11 | | under paragraph (1) of Section 21B-20 of this Code shall be | 12 | | specifically endorsed by the State Board of Education for each | 13 | | content area, school support area, and administrative area for | 14 | | which the holder of the license is qualified. Recognized | 15 | | institutions approved to offer educator preparation programs | 16 | | shall be trained to add endorsements to licenses issued to | 17 | | applicants who meet all of the requirements for the endorsement | 18 | | or endorsements, including passing any required tests. The | 19 | | State Superintendent of Education shall randomly audit | 20 | | institutions to ensure that all rules and standards are being | 21 | | followed for entitlement or when endorsements are being | 22 | | recommended. | 23 | | (1) The State Board of Education, in consultation with | 24 | | the State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, shall | 25 | | establish, by rule, the grade level and subject area |
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| 1 | | endorsements to be added to the Professional Educator | 2 | | License. These rules shall outline the requirements for | 3 | | obtaining each endorsement. | 4 | | (2) In addition to any and all grade level and content | 5 | | area endorsements developed by rule, the State Board of | 6 | | Education, in consultation with the State Educator | 7 | | Preparation and Licensure Board, shall develop the | 8 | | requirements for the following endorsements: | 9 | | (A) General administrative endorsement. A general | 10 | | administrative endorsement shall be added to a | 11 | | Professional Educator License, provided that an | 12 | | approved program has been completed. An individual | 13 | | holding a general administrative endorsement may work | 14 | | only as a principal or assistant principal or in a | 15 | | related or similar position, as determined by the State | 16 | | Superintendent of Education, in consultation with the | 17 | | State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board. | 18 | | Beginning on September 1, 2014, the general | 19 | | administrative endorsement shall no longer be issued | 20 | | except to individuals who completed all applicable | 21 | | requirements for the receipt of the general | 22 | | administrative endorsement by September 1, 2014 and | 23 | | who apply for the endorsement on or before December 31, | 24 | | 2015 . Individuals who hold a valid and registered | 25 | | administrative certificate with a general | 26 | | administrative endorsement issued under Section 21-7.1 |
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| 1 | | of this Code or a Professional Educator License with a | 2 | | general administrative endorsement issued prior to | 3 | | September 1, 2014 and who have served for at least one | 4 | | full year during the 5 years prior in a position | 5 | | requiring a general administrative endorsement shall, | 6 | | upon request to the State Board of Education and | 7 | | through July 1, 2015, have their respective general | 8 | | administrative endorsement converted to a principal | 9 | | endorsement on the Professional Educator License. | 10 | | Candidates shall not be admitted to an approved general | 11 | | administrative preparation program after September 1, | 12 | | 2012. | 13 | | All other individuals holding a valid and | 14 | | registered administrative certificate with a general | 15 | | administrative endorsement issued pursuant to Section | 16 | | 21-7.1 of this Code or a general administrative | 17 | | endorsement on a Professional Educator License issued | 18 | | prior to September 1, 2014 shall have the general | 19 | | administrative endorsement converted to a principal | 20 | | endorsement on a Professional Educator License upon | 21 | | request to the State Board of Education and by | 22 | | completing one of the following pathways: | 23 | | (i) Passage of the State principal assessment | 24 | | developed by the State Board of Education. | 25 | | (ii) Through July 1, 2019, completion of an | 26 | | Illinois Educators' Academy course designated by |
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| 1 | | the State Superintendent of Education. | 2 | | (iii) Completion of a principal preparation | 3 | | program established and approved pursuant to | 4 | | Section 21B-60 of this Code and applicable rules. | 5 | | Individuals who do not choose to convert the | 6 | | general administrative endorsement on the | 7 | | administrative certificate issued pursuant to Section | 8 | | 21-7.1 of this Code or on the Professional Educator | 9 | | License shall continue to be able to serve in any | 10 | | position previously allowed under paragraph (2) of | 11 | | subsection (e) of Section 21-7.1 of this Code. | 12 | | The general administrative endorsement on the | 13 | | Professional Educator License is available only to | 14 | | individuals who, prior to September 1, 2014, had such | 15 | | an endorsement on the administrative certificate | 16 | | issued pursuant to Section 21-7.1 of this Code or who | 17 | | already have a Professional Educator License and have | 18 | | completed a general administrative program and who do | 19 | | not choose to convert the general administrative | 20 | | endorsement to a principal endorsement pursuant to the | 21 | | options in this Section. | 22 | | (B) Principal endorsement. A principal endorsement | 23 | | shall be affixed to a Professional Educator License of | 24 | | any holder who qualifies by having all of the | 25 | | following: | 26 | | (i) Successful completion of a principal |
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| 1 | | preparation program approved in accordance with | 2 | | Section 21B-60 of this Code and any applicable | 3 | | rules. | 4 | | (ii) At least 4 total years of teaching or, | 5 | | until June 30, 2019, working in the capacity of | 6 | | school support personnel in an Illinois public | 7 | | school or nonpublic school recognized by the State | 8 | | Board of Education or in an out-of-state public | 9 | | school or out-of-state nonpublic school meeting | 10 | | out-of-state recognition standards comparable to | 11 | | those approved by the State Superintendent of | 12 | | Education; however, the State Board of Education, | 13 | | in consultation with the State Educator | 14 | | Preparation and Licensure Board, shall allow, by | 15 | | rules, for fewer than 4 years of experience based | 16 | | on meeting standards set forth in such rules, | 17 | | including without limitation a review of | 18 | | performance evaluations or other evidence of | 19 | | demonstrated qualifications. | 20 | | (iii) A master's degree or higher from a | 21 | | regionally accredited college or university. | 22 | | (C) Chief school business official endorsement. A | 23 | | chief school business official endorsement shall be | 24 | | affixed to the Professional Educator License of any | 25 | | holder who qualifies by having a master's degree or | 26 | | higher, 2 years of full-time administrative experience |
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| 1 | | in school business management or 2 years of | 2 | | university-approved practical experience, and a | 3 | | minimum of 24 semester hours of graduate credit in a | 4 | | program approved by the State Board of Education for | 5 | | the preparation of school business administrators and | 6 | | by passage of the applicable State tests. The chief | 7 | | school business official endorsement may also be | 8 | | affixed to the Professional Educator License of any | 9 | | holder who qualifies by having a master's degree in | 10 | | business administration, finance, or accounting and | 11 | | who completes an additional 6 semester hours of | 12 | | internship in school business management from a | 13 | | regionally accredited institution of higher education | 14 | | and passes the applicable State tests. This | 15 | | endorsement shall be required for any individual | 16 | | employed as a chief school business official. | 17 | | (D) Superintendent endorsement. A superintendent | 18 | | endorsement shall be affixed to the Professional | 19 | | Educator License of any holder who has completed a | 20 | | program approved by the State Board of Education for | 21 | | the preparation of superintendents of schools, has had | 22 | | at least 2 years of experience employed full-time in a | 23 | | general administrative position or as a full-time | 24 | | principal, director of special education, or chief | 25 | | school business official in the public schools or in a | 26 | | State-recognized nonpublic school in which the chief |
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| 1 | | administrator is required to have the licensure | 2 | | necessary to be a principal in a public school in this | 3 | | State and where a majority of the teachers are required | 4 | | to have the licensure necessary to be instructors in a | 5 | | public school in this State, and has passed the | 6 | | required State tests; or of any holder who has | 7 | | completed a program from out-of-state that has a | 8 | | program with recognition standards comparable to those | 9 | | approved by the State Superintendent of Education and | 10 | | holds the general administrative, principal, or chief | 11 | | school business official endorsement and who has had 2 | 12 | | years of experience as a principal, director of special | 13 | | education, or chief school business official while | 14 | | holding a valid educator license or certificate | 15 | | comparable in validity and educational and experience | 16 | | requirements and has passed the appropriate State | 17 | | tests, as provided in Section 21B-30 of this Code. The | 18 | | superintendent endorsement shall allow individuals to | 19 | | serve only as a superintendent or assistant | 20 | | superintendent. | 21 | | (E) Teacher leader endorsement. It shall be the | 22 | | policy of this State to improve the quality of | 23 | | instructional leaders by providing a career pathway | 24 | | for teachers interested in serving in leadership | 25 | | roles, but not as principals. The State Board of | 26 | | Education, in consultation with the State Educator |
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| 1 | | Preparation and Licensure Board, may issue a teacher | 2 | | leader endorsement under this subdivision (E). Persons | 3 | | who meet and successfully complete the requirements of | 4 | | the endorsement shall be issued a teacher leader | 5 | | endorsement on the Professional Educator License for | 6 | | serving in schools in this State. Teacher leaders may | 7 | | qualify to serve in such positions as department | 8 | | chairs, coaches, mentors, curriculum and instruction | 9 | | leaders, or other leadership positions as defined by | 10 | | the district. The endorsement shall be available to | 11 | | those teachers who (i) hold a Professional Educator | 12 | | License, (ii) hold a master's degree or higher from a | 13 | | regionally accredited institution, (iii) have | 14 | | completed a program of study that has been approved by | 15 | | the State Board of Education, in consultation with the | 16 | | State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, and | 17 | | (iv) have taken coursework in all of the following | 18 | | areas: | 19 | | (I) Leadership. | 20 | | (II) Designing professional development to | 21 | | meet teaching and learning needs. | 22 | | (III) Building school culture that focuses on | 23 | | student learning. | 24 | | (IV) Using assessments to improve student | 25 | | learning and foster school improvement. | 26 | | (V) Building collaboration with teachers and |
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| 1 | | stakeholders. | 2 | | A teacher who meets the requirements set forth in | 3 | | this Section and holds a teacher leader endorsement may | 4 | | evaluate teachers pursuant to Section 24A-5 of this | 5 | | Code, provided that the individual has completed the | 6 | | evaluation component required by Section 24A-3 of this | 7 | | Code and a teacher leader is allowed to evaluate | 8 | | personnel under the respective school district's | 9 | | collective bargaining agreement. | 10 | | The State Board of Education, in consultation with | 11 | | the State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, | 12 | | may adopt such rules as may be necessary to establish | 13 | | and implement the teacher leader endorsement program | 14 | | and to specify the positions for which this endorsement | 15 | | shall be required. | 16 | | (F) Special education endorsement. A special | 17 | | education endorsement in one or more areas shall be | 18 | | affixed to a Professional Educator License for any | 19 | | individual that meets those requirements established | 20 | | by the State Board of Education in rules. Special | 21 | | education endorsement areas shall include without | 22 | | limitation the following: | 23 | | (i) Learning Behavior Specialist I; | 24 | | (ii) Learning Behavior Specialist II; | 25 | | (iii) Speech Language Pathologist; | 26 | | (iv) Blind or Visually Impaired; |
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| 1 | | (v) Deaf-Hard of Hearing; and | 2 | | (vi) Early Childhood Special Education. | 3 | | Notwithstanding anything in this Code to the contrary, | 4 | | the State Board of Education, in consultation with the | 5 | | State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, may | 6 | | add additional areas of special education by rule. | 7 | | (G) School support personnel endorsement. School | 8 | | support personnel endorsement areas shall include, but | 9 | | are not limited to, school counselor, marriage and | 10 | | family therapist, school psychologist, school speech | 11 | | and language pathologist, school nurse, and school | 12 | | social worker. This endorsement is for individuals who | 13 | | are not teachers or administrators, but still require | 14 | | licensure to work in an instructional support position | 15 | | in a public or State-operated elementary school, | 16 | | secondary school, or cooperative or joint agreement | 17 | | with a governing body or board of control or a charter | 18 | | school operating in compliance with the Charter | 19 | | Schools Law. The school support personnel endorsement | 20 | | shall be affixed to the Professional Educator License | 21 | | and shall meet all of the requirements established in | 22 | | any rules adopted to implement this subdivision (G). | 23 | | The holder of such an endorsement is entitled to all of | 24 | | the rights and privileges granted holders of any other | 25 | | Professional Educator License, including teacher | 26 | | benefits, compensation, and working conditions.
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| 1 | | Beginning on January 1, 2014 and ending on April | 2 | | 30, 2014, a person holding a Professional Educator | 3 | | License with a school speech and language pathologist | 4 | | (teaching) endorsement may exchange his or her school | 5 | | speech and language pathologist (teaching) endorsement | 6 | | for a school speech and language pathologist | 7 | | (non-teaching) endorsement through application to the | 8 | | State Board of Education. There shall be no cost for | 9 | | this exchange. | 10 | | (Source: P.A. 97-607, eff. 8-26-11; 98-413, eff. 8-16-13; | 11 | | 98-610, eff. 12-27-13; 98-872, eff. 8-11-14; 98-917, eff. | 12 | | 8-15-14; 98-1147, eff. 12-31-14.)
| 13 | | (105 ILCS 5/21B-30)
| 14 | | Sec. 21B-30. Educator testing. | 15 | | (a) This Section applies beginning on July 1, 2012. | 16 | | (b) The State Board of Education, in consultation with the | 17 | | State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, shall design | 18 | | and implement a system of examinations, which shall be required | 19 | | prior to the issuance of educator licenses. These examinations | 20 | | and indicators must be based on national and State professional | 21 | | teaching standards, as determined by the State Board of | 22 | | Education, in consultation with the State Educator Preparation | 23 | | and Licensure Board. The State Board of Education may adopt | 24 | | such rules as may be necessary to implement and administer this | 25 | | Section. No score on a test required under this Section, other |
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| 1 | | than a test of basic skills, shall be more than 5 years old at | 2 | | the time that an individual makes application for an educator | 3 | | license or endorsement. | 4 | | (c) Applicants seeking a Professional Educator License or | 5 | | an Educator License with Stipulations shall be required to pass | 6 | | a test of basic skills before the license is issued, unless the | 7 | | endorsement the individual is seeking does not require passage | 8 | | of the test. All applicants completing Illinois-approved, | 9 | | teacher education or school service personnel preparation | 10 | | programs shall be required to pass the State Board of | 11 | | Education's recognized test of basic skills prior to starting | 12 | | their student teaching or starting the final semester of their | 13 | | internship, unless required earlier at the discretion of the | 14 | | recognized, Illinois institution in which they are completing | 15 | | their approved program. An individual who passes a test of | 16 | | basic skills does not need to do so again for subsequent | 17 | | endorsements or other educator licenses. | 18 | | (d) All applicants seeking a State license shall be | 19 | | required to pass a test of content area knowledge for each area | 20 | | of endorsement for which there is an applicable test. There | 21 | | shall be no exception to this requirement. No candidate shall | 22 | | be allowed to student teach or serve as the teacher of record | 23 | | until he or she has passed the applicable content area test. | 24 | | (e) All applicants seeking a State license endorsed in a | 25 | | teaching field shall pass the assessment of professional | 26 | | teaching (APT). Passage of the APT is required for completion |
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| 1 | | of an approved Illinois educator preparation program. | 2 | | (f) Beginning on September 1, 2015, all candidates | 3 | | completing teacher preparation programs in this State and all | 4 | | candidates subject to Section 21B-35 of this Code are required | 5 | | to pass an evidence-based assessment of teacher effectiveness | 6 | | approved by the State Board of Education, in consultation with | 7 | | the State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board. All | 8 | | recognized institutions offering approved teacher preparation | 9 | | programs must begin phasing in the approved teacher performance | 10 | | assessment no later than July 1, 2013. | 11 | | (g) Tests of basic skills and content area knowledge and | 12 | | the assessment of professional teaching shall be the tests that | 13 | | from time to time are designated by the State Board of | 14 | | Education, in consultation with the State Educator Preparation | 15 | | and Licensure Board, and may be tests prepared by an | 16 | | educational testing organization or tests designed by the State | 17 | | Board of Education, in consultation with the State Educator | 18 | | Preparation and Licensure Board. The areas to be covered by a | 19 | | test of basic skills shall include reading, language arts, and | 20 | | mathematics. The test of content area knowledge shall assess | 21 | | content knowledge in a specific subject field. The tests must | 22 | | be designed to be racially neutral to ensure that no person | 23 | | taking the tests is discriminated against on the basis of race, | 24 | | color, national origin, or other factors unrelated to the | 25 | | person's ability to perform as a licensed employee. The score | 26 | | required to pass the tests shall be fixed by the State Board of |
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| 1 | | Education, in consultation with the State Educator Preparation | 2 | | and Licensure Board. The tests shall be administered not fewer | 3 | | than 3 times a year at such time and place as may be designated | 4 | | by the State Board of Education, in consultation with the State | 5 | | Educator Preparation and Licensure Board. | 6 | | The State Board shall implement a test or tests to assess | 7 | | the speaking, reading, writing, and grammar skills of | 8 | | applicants for an endorsement or a license issued under | 9 | | subdivision (G) of paragraph (2) of Section 21B-20 of this Code | 10 | | in the English language and in the language of the transitional | 11 | | bilingual education program requested by the applicant. | 12 | | (h) Except as provided in Section 34-6 of this Code, the | 13 | | provisions of this Section shall apply equally in any school | 14 | | district subject to Article 34 of this Code. | 15 | | (i) The rules developed to implement and enforce the | 16 | | testing requirements under this Section shall include | 17 | | provisions governing test selection, test validation and | 18 | | determination of a passing score, administration of the tests, | 19 | | frequency of administration, applicant fees, frequency of | 20 | | applicants taking the tests, the years for which a score is | 21 | | valid, and appropriate special accommodations. The State Board | 22 | | of Education shall develop such rules as may be needed to | 23 | | ensure uniformity from year to year in the level of difficulty | 24 | | for each form of an assessment.
| 25 | | (Source: P.A. 97-607, eff. 8-26-11; 98-361, eff. 1-1-14; | 26 | | 98-581, eff. 8-27-13; 98-756, eff. 7-16-14.) |
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| 1 | | (105 ILCS 5/21B-35) | 2 | | Sec. 21B-35. Minimum requirements for educators trained in | 3 | | other states or countries. | 4 | | (a) All out-of-state applicants applying for a | 5 | | Professional Educator License endorsed in a teaching field or | 6 | | school support personnel area must meet all of the following | 7 | | requirements: | 8 | | (1) Have completed a comparable state-approved | 9 | | education program, as defined by the State Superintendent | 10 | | of Education. | 11 | | (2) Have a degree from a regionally accredited | 12 | | institution of higher education and the degreed major or a | 13 | | constructed major must directly correspond to the license | 14 | | or endorsement sought. | 15 | | (3) Teachers and school support Except for school | 16 | | service personnel prepared by out-of-state programs, have | 17 | | completed a minimum of one course in the methods of | 18 | | instruction of the exceptional child. School service | 19 | | personnel prepared by out-of-state programs shall meet the | 20 | | same requirements concerning courses in the methods of | 21 | | instruction of the exceptional child as in-State | 22 | | candidates in teaching and school support service | 23 | | personnel areas, as defined by rules. | 24 | | (4) Teachers and school support Except for school | 25 | | service personnel prepared by out-of-state programs, have |
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| 1 | | completed a minimum of 6 semester hours of coursework in | 2 | | methods of reading and reading in the content area. School | 3 | | service personnel prepared by out-of-state programs shall | 4 | | meet the same requirements concerning coursework in | 5 | | methods of reading and reading in the content area as | 6 | | in-State candidates in teaching and school support service | 7 | | personnel areas, as defined by rules. | 8 | | (5) Teachers and school support Except for school | 9 | | service personnel prepared by out-of-state programs, have | 10 | | completed a minimum of one course in instructional | 11 | | strategies for English language learners. School service | 12 | | personnel prepared by out-of-state programs shall meet the | 13 | | same requirements concerning courses in instructional | 14 | | strategies for English language learners as in-State | 15 | | candidates in teaching and school support service | 16 | | personnel areas, as defined by rules. | 17 | | (6) Have successfully met all Illinois examination | 18 | | requirements. Applicants who have successfully completed a | 19 | | test of basic skills, as defined by rules, at the time of | 20 | | initial licensure in another state shall not be required to | 21 | | complete a test of basic skills. Applicants for a teaching | 22 | | endorsement who have successfully completed an | 23 | | evidence-based assessment of teacher effectiveness, as | 24 | | defined by rules, at the time of initial licensure in | 25 | | another state shall not be required to complete an | 26 | | evidence-based assessment of teacher effectiveness. |
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| 1 | | (7) For applicants for a teaching endorsement, have | 2 | | Have completed student teaching or an equivalent | 3 | | experience or, for applicants for a school service | 4 | | personnel endorsement, have completed an internship or an | 5 | | equivalent experience . | 6 | | Teachers and school support personnel prepared | 7 | | out-of-state must submit verification to the State Board of | 8 | | Education of having completed coursework as required under | 9 | | items (3), (4), and (5) of this subsection (a) prior to | 10 | | issuance of a Professional Educator License. Individuals who | 11 | | are not able to verify completion of the coursework as required | 12 | | under items (3), (4), and (5) of this subsection (a) shall | 13 | | receive an Educator License with Stipulations and must complete | 14 | | coursework in those areas identified as deficient. | 15 | | If one or more of the criteria in this subsection (a) of | 16 | | this Section are not met, then out-of-state applicants who hold | 17 | | a valid, comparable certificate from another state and have | 18 | | passed a test of basic skills and content area test, as | 19 | | required by Section 21B-20 of this Code, may qualify for a | 20 | | provisional educator endorsement on an Educator License with | 21 | | Stipulations, in accordance with Section 21B-20 of this Code , | 22 | | with the exception that an individual shall not serve as a | 23 | | principal or assistant principal while holding the provisional | 24 | | educator endorsement . | 25 | | (b) In order to receive a Professional Educator License | 26 | | endorsed in a teaching field , applicants trained in another |
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| 1 | | country must meet all of the following requirements: | 2 | | (1) Have completed a comparable education program in | 3 | | another country. | 4 | | (2) Have had transcripts evaluated by an evaluation | 5 | | service approved by the State Superintendent of Education. | 6 | | (3) Hold a degreed major that must directly correspond | 7 | | to the license or endorsement sought. | 8 | | (4) Have completed coursework a minimum of one course | 9 | | in the methods of instruction of the exceptional child. | 10 | | (5) Have completed a minimum of 6 semester hours of | 11 | | coursework in methods of reading and reading in the content | 12 | | area. | 13 | | (6) Have completed coursework a minimum of one course | 14 | | in instructional strategies for English language learners. | 15 | | (7) Have successfully met all State licensure | 16 | | examination requirements. Applicants who have successfully | 17 | | completed a test of basic skills, as defined by rules, at | 18 | | the time of initial licensure in another country shall not | 19 | | be required to complete a test of basic skills. Applicants | 20 | | for a teaching endorsement who have successfully completed | 21 | | an evidence-based assessment of teacher effectiveness, as | 22 | | defined by rules, at the time of initial licensure in | 23 | | another country shall not be required to complete an | 24 | | evidence-based assessment of teacher effectiveness. | 25 | | (8) Have completed student teaching or an equivalent | 26 | | experience. |
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| 1 | | Applicants trained in another country must submit | 2 | | verification to the State Board of Education of having | 3 | | completed coursework as required under items (4), (5), and (6) | 4 | | of this subsection (b) prior to issuance of a Professional | 5 | | Educator License. Individuals who are not able to verify | 6 | | completion of the coursework as required under items (4), (5), | 7 | | and (6) of this subsection (b) shall receive an Educator | 8 | | License with Stipulations with a provisional educator | 9 | | endorsement and must complete coursework in those areas | 10 | | identified as deficient. | 11 | | If one or more of the these criteria in this subsection (b) | 12 | | are not met, then an applicant trained in another country who | 13 | | has passed a test of basic skills and content area test, as | 14 | | required by Section 21B-20 of this Code, may qualify for a | 15 | | provisional educator endorsement on an Educator License with | 16 | | Stipulations in accordance with Section 21B-20 of this Code , | 17 | | with the exception that an individual shall not serve as a | 18 | | principal or assistant principal while holding the provisional | 19 | | educator endorsement . | 20 | | (b-5) All out-of-state applicants and applicants trained | 21 | | in another country applying for a Professional Educator License | 22 | | endorsed for principal or superintendent must meet all of the | 23 | | following requirements: | 24 | | (1) Have completed an out-of-state approved education | 25 | | program or comparable educator program in another country | 26 | | leading to the receipt of a license or certificate for the |
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| 1 | | Illinois endorsement sought. | 2 | | (2) Have successfully met all State licensure | 3 | | examination requirements, as required by Section 21B-30 of | 4 | | this Code. Applicants who have successfully completed a | 5 | | test of basic skills, as defined by rules, at the time of | 6 | | initial licensure in another state or country shall not be | 7 | | required to complete a test of basic skills. | 8 | | (3) Have received a certificate or license endorsed in | 9 | | a teaching field. | 10 | | A provisional educator endorsement to serve as a | 11 | | superintendent or principal may be affixed to an Educator | 12 | | License with Stipulations in accordance with Section 21B-20 of | 13 | | this Code. | 14 | | (b-10) All out-of-state applicants applying for a | 15 | | Professional Educator License endorsed for chief school | 16 | | business official must meet all of the following requirements: | 17 | | (1) Have completed a master's degree in school business | 18 | | management, finance, or accounting. | 19 | | (2) Have successfully completed an internship in | 20 | | school business management or have 2 years of experience as | 21 | | a school business administrator. | 22 | | (3) Have successfully met all State examination | 23 | | requirements, as required by Section 21B-30 of this Code. | 24 | | (4) Have successfully completed modules in reading | 25 | | methods, special education, and English Learners. | 26 | | A provisional educator endorsement to serve as a chief |
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| 1 | | school business official may be affixed to an Educator License | 2 | | with Stipulations. | 3 | | (c) The State Board of Education, in consultation with the | 4 | | State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, may adopt such | 5 | | rules as may be necessary to implement this Section.
| 6 | | (Source: P.A. 97-607, eff. 8-26-11; 98-581, eff. 8-27-13.) | 7 | | (105 ILCS 5/21B-40) | 8 | | Sec. 21B-40. Fees. | 9 | | (a) Beginning with the start of the new licensure system | 10 | | established pursuant to this Article, the following fees shall | 11 | | be charged to applicants: | 12 | | (1) A $75 application fee for a Professional Educator | 13 | | License or an Educator License with Stipulations and for | 14 | | individuals seeking a Substitute Teaching License. | 15 | | However, beginning on January 1, 2015, the application fee | 16 | | for a Professional Educator License, Educator License with | 17 | | Stipulations, or Substitute Teaching License shall be | 18 | | $100. | 19 | | (2) A $150 application fee for individuals who have | 20 | | completed an approved educator preparation program outside | 21 | | of this State or who hold a valid, comparable credential | 22 | | from another state or country and are seeking any of the | 23 | | licenses set forth in subdivision (1) of this subsection | 24 | | (a). | 25 | | (3) A $50 application fee for each endorsement or |
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| 1 | | approval an individual holding a license wishes to add to | 2 | | that license. | 3 | | (4) A $10 per year registration fee for the course of | 4 | | the validity cycle to register the license, which shall be | 5 | | paid to the regional office of education having supervision | 6 | | and control over the school in which the individual holding | 7 | | the license is to be employed. If the individual holding | 8 | | the license is not yet employed, then the license may be | 9 | | registered in any county in this State. The registration | 10 | | fee must be paid in its entirety the first time the | 11 | | individual registers the license for a particular validity | 12 | | period in a single region. No additional fee may be charged | 13 | | for that validity period should the individual | 14 | | subsequently register the license in additional regions. | 15 | | An individual must register the license (i) immediately | 16 | | after initial issuance of the license and (ii) at the | 17 | | beginning of each renewal cycle if the individual has | 18 | | satisfied the renewal requirements required under this | 19 | | Code. | 20 | | (b) All application fees paid pursuant to subdivisions (1) | 21 | | through (3) of subsection (a) of this Section shall be | 22 | | deposited into the Teacher Certificate Fee Revolving Fund and | 23 | | shall be used, subject to appropriation, by the State Board of | 24 | | Education to provide the technology and human resources | 25 | | necessary for the timely and efficient processing of | 26 | | applications and for the renewal of licenses. Funds available |
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| 1 | | from the Teacher Certificate Fee Revolving Fund may also be | 2 | | used by the State Board of Education to support the recruitment | 3 | | and retention of educators, to support educator preparation | 4 | | programs as they seek national accreditation, and to provide | 5 | | professional development aligned with the requirements set | 6 | | forth in Section 21B-45 of this Code. A majority of the funds | 7 | | in the Teacher Certificate Fee Revolving Fund must be dedicated | 8 | | to the timely and efficient processing of applications and for | 9 | | the renewal of licenses. The Teacher Certificate Fee Revolving | 10 | | Fund is not subject to administrative charge transfers, | 11 | | authorized under Section 8h of the State Finance Act, from the | 12 | | Teacher Certificate Fee Revolving Fund into any other fund of | 13 | | this State, and moneys in the Teacher Certificate Fee Revolving | 14 | | Fund shall not revert back to the General Revenue Fund at any | 15 | | time. | 16 | | The regional superintendent of schools shall deposit the | 17 | | registration fees paid pursuant to subdivision (4) of | 18 | | subsection (a) of this Section into the institute fund | 19 | | established pursuant to Section 3-11 of this Code. | 20 | | (c) The State Board of Education and each regional office | 21 | | of education are authorized to charge a service or convenience | 22 | | fee for the use of credit cards for the payment of license | 23 | | fees. This service or convenience fee shall not exceed the | 24 | | amount required by the credit card processing company or vendor | 25 | | that has entered into a contract with the State Board or | 26 | | regional office of education for this purpose, and the fee must |
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| 1 | | be paid to that company or vendor. | 2 | | (d) If, at the time a certificate issued under Article 21 | 3 | | of this Code is exchanged for a license issued under this | 4 | | Article, a person has paid registration fees for any years of | 5 | | the validity period of the certificate and these years have not | 6 | | expired when the certificate is exchanged, then those fees must | 7 | | be applied to the registration of the new license.
| 8 | | (Source: P.A. 97-607, eff. 8-26-11; 98-610, eff. 12-27-13.) | 9 | | (105 ILCS 5/21B-45) | 10 | | Sec. 21B-45. Professional Educator License renewal. | 11 | | (a) Individuals holding a Professional Educator License | 12 | | are required to complete the licensure renewal requirements as | 13 | | specified in this Section, unless otherwise provided in this | 14 | | Code. | 15 | | Individuals holding a Professional Educator License shall | 16 | | meet the renewal requirements set forth in this Section, unless | 17 | | otherwise provided in this Code. If an individual holds a | 18 | | license endorsed in more than one area that has different | 19 | | renewal requirements, that individual shall follow the renewal | 20 | | requirements for the position for which he or she spends the | 21 | | majority of his or her time working. | 22 | | (b) All Professional Educator Licenses not renewed as | 23 | | provided in this Section shall lapse on September 1 of that | 24 | | year. Lapsed licenses may be immediately reinstated upon (i) | 25 | | payment by the applicant of a $500 penalty to the State Board |
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| 1 | | of Education or , for individuals holding an Educator License | 2 | | with Stipulations with a paraprofessional educator endorsement | 3 | | only, payment by the applicant of a $150 penalty to the State | 4 | | Board of Education or (ii) the demonstration of proficiency by | 5 | | completing 9 semester hours of coursework from a regionally | 6 | | accredited institution of higher education in the content area | 7 | | that most aligns with one or more of the educator's endorsement | 8 | | areas. Any and all back fees, including without limitation | 9 | | registration fees owed from the time of expiration of the | 10 | | certificate until the date of reinstatement, shall be paid and | 11 | | kept in accordance with the provisions in Article 3 of this | 12 | | Code concerning an institute fund and the provisions in Article | 13 | | 21B of this Code concerning fees and requirements for | 14 | | registration. Licenses not registered in accordance with | 15 | | Section 21B-40 of this Code shall lapse after a period of 6 | 16 | | months from the expiration of the last year of registration. An | 17 | | unregistered license is invalid after September 1 for | 18 | | employment and performance of services in an Illinois public or | 19 | | State-operated school or cooperative and in a charter school. | 20 | | Any license or endorsement may be voluntarily surrendered by | 21 | | the license holder. A voluntarily surrendered license, except a | 22 | | substitute teaching license issued under Section 21B-20 of this | 23 | | Code, shall be treated as a revoked license. An Educator | 24 | | License with Stipulations with only a paraprofessional | 25 | | endorsement does not lapse.
| 26 | | (c) From July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014, in order to |
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| 1 | | satisfy the requirements for licensure renewal provided for in | 2 | | this Section, each professional educator licensee with an | 3 | | administrative endorsement who is working in a position | 4 | | requiring such endorsement shall complete one Illinois | 5 | | Administrators' Academy course, as described in Article 2 of | 6 | | this Code, per fiscal year. | 7 | | (d) Beginning July 1, 2014, in order to satisfy the | 8 | | requirements for licensure renewal provided for in this | 9 | | Section, each professional educator licensee may create a | 10 | | professional development plan each year. The plan shall address | 11 | | one or more of the endorsements that are required of his or her | 12 | | educator position if the licensee is employed and performing | 13 | | services in an Illinois public or State-operated school or | 14 | | cooperative. If the licensee is employed in a charter school, | 15 | | the plan shall address that endorsement or those endorsements | 16 | | most closely related to his or her educator position. Licensees | 17 | | employed and performing services in any other Illinois schools | 18 | | may participate in the renewal requirements by adhering to the | 19 | | same process. | 20 | | Except as otherwise provided in this Section, the | 21 | | licensee's professional development activities shall align | 22 | | with one or more of the following criteria: | 23 | | (1) activities are of a type that engage participants | 24 | | over a sustained period of time allowing for analysis, | 25 | | discovery, and application as they relate to student | 26 | | learning, social or emotional achievement, or well-being; |
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| 1 | | (2) professional development aligns to the licensee's | 2 | | performance; | 3 | | (3) outcomes for the activities must relate to student | 4 | | growth or district improvement; | 5 | | (4) activities align to State-approved standards;
and | 6 | | (5) higher education coursework. | 7 | | (e) For each renewal cycle, each professional educator | 8 | | licensee shall engage in professional development activities. | 9 | | Prior to renewal Within 60 days after the conclusion of a | 10 | | professional development activity , the licensee shall enter | 11 | | electronically into the Educator Licensure Information System | 12 | | (ELIS) the name, date, and location of the activity, the number | 13 | | of professional development hours, and the provider's name. The | 14 | | following provisions shall apply concerning professional | 15 | | development activities: | 16 | | (1) Each licensee shall complete a total of 120 hours | 17 | | of professional development per 5-year renewal cycle in | 18 | | order to renew the license, except as otherwise provided in | 19 | | this Section. | 20 | | (2) Beginning with his or her first full 5-year cycle, | 21 | | any licensee with an administrative endorsement who is not | 22 | | working in a position requiring such endorsement shall | 23 | | complete one Illinois Administrators' Academy course, as | 24 | | described in Article 2 of this Code, in each 5-year renewal | 25 | | cycle in which the administrative endorsement was held for | 26 | | at least one year. The Illinois Administrators' Academy |
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| 1 | | course may count toward the total of 120 hours per 5-year | 2 | | cycle. | 3 | | (3) Any licensee with an administrative endorsement | 4 | | who is working in a position requiring such endorsement or | 5 | | an individual with a Teacher Leader endorsement serving in | 6 | | an administrative capacity at least 50% of the day shall | 7 | | complete one Illinois Administrators' Academy course, as | 8 | | described in Article 2 of this Code, each fiscal year in | 9 | | addition to 100 hours of professional development per | 10 | | 5-year renewal cycle in accordance with this Code. | 11 | | (4) Any licensee holding a current National Board for | 12 | | Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) master teacher | 13 | | designation shall complete a total of 60 hours of | 14 | | professional development per 5-year renewal cycle in order | 15 | | to renew the license. | 16 | | (5) Licensees working in a position that does not | 17 | | require educator licensure or working in a position for | 18 | | less than 50% for any particular year are considered to be | 19 | | exempt and shall be required to pay only the registration | 20 | | fee in order to renew and maintain the validity of the | 21 | | license. | 22 | | (6) Licensees who are retired and qualify for benefits | 23 | | from a State retirement system shall notify the State Board | 24 | | of Education using ELIS, and the license shall be | 25 | | maintained in retired status. An individual with a license | 26 | | in retired status shall not be required to complete |
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| 1 | | professional development activities or pay registration | 2 | | fees until returning to a position that requires educator | 3 | | licensure. Upon returning to work in a position that | 4 | | requires the Professional Educator License, the licensee | 5 | | shall immediately pay a registration fee and complete | 6 | | renewal requirements for that year. A license in retired | 7 | | status cannot lapse. | 8 | | (7) For any renewal cycle in which professional | 9 | | development hours were required, but not fulfilled, the | 10 | | licensee shall complete any missed hours to total the | 11 | | minimum professional development hours required in this | 12 | | Section prior to September 1 of that year. For any fiscal | 13 | | year or renewal cycle in which an Illinois Administrators' | 14 | | Academy course was required but not completed, the licensee | 15 | | shall complete any missed Illinois Administrators' Academy | 16 | | courses prior to September 1 of that year. The licensee may | 17 | | complete all deficient hours and Illinois Administrators' | 18 | | Academy courses while continuing to work in a position that | 19 | | requires that license until September 1 of that year. | 20 | | (8) Any licensee who has not fulfilled the professional | 21 | | development renewal requirements set forth in this Section | 22 | | at the end of any 5-year renewal cycle is ineligible to | 23 | | register his or her license and may submit an appeal to the | 24 | | State Superintendent of Education for reinstatement of the | 25 | | license. | 26 | | (9) If professional development opportunities were |
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| 1 | | unavailable to a licensee, proof that opportunities were | 2 | | unavailable and request for an extension of time beyond | 3 | | August 31 to complete the renewal requirements may be | 4 | | submitted from April 1 through June 30 of that year to the | 5 | | State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board. If an | 6 | | extension is approved, the license shall remain valid | 7 | | during the extension period. | 8 | | (10) Individuals who hold exempt licenses prior to the | 9 | | effective date of this amendatory Act of the 98th General | 10 | | Assembly shall commence the annual renewal process with the | 11 | | first scheduled registration due after the effective date | 12 | | of this amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly. | 13 | | (f) At the time of renewal, each licensee shall respond to | 14 | | the required questions under penalty of perjury. | 15 | | (g) The following entities shall be designated as approved | 16 | | to provide professional development activities for the renewal | 17 | | of Professional Educator Licenses: | 18 | | (1) The State Board of Education. | 19 | | (2) Regional offices of education and intermediate | 20 | | service centers. | 21 | | (3) Illinois professional associations representing | 22 | | the following groups that are approved by the State | 23 | | Superintendent of Education: | 24 | | (A) school administrators; | 25 | | (B) principals; | 26 | | (C) school business officials; |
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| 1 | | (D) teachers, including special education | 2 | | teachers; | 3 | | (E) school boards; | 4 | | (F) school districts; | 5 | | (G) parents; and | 6 | | (H) school service personnel. | 7 | | (4) Regionally accredited institutions of higher | 8 | | education that offer Illinois-approved educator | 9 | | preparation programs and public community colleges subject | 10 | | to the Public Community College Act . | 11 | | (5) Illinois public school districts, charter schools | 12 | | authorized under Article 27A of this Code, and joint | 13 | | educational programs authorized under Article 10 of this | 14 | | Code for the purposes of providing career and technical | 15 | | education or special education services. | 16 | | (6) A not-for-profit organization that, as of the | 17 | | effective date of this amendatory Act of the 98th General | 18 | | Assembly, has had or has a grant from or a contract with | 19 | | the State Board of Education to provide professional | 20 | | development services in the area of English Language | 21 | | Learning to Illinois school districts, teachers, or | 22 | | administrators. | 23 | | (7) State agencies, State boards, and State | 24 | | commissions. | 25 | | (h) Approved providers under subsection (g) of this Section | 26 | | shall make available professional development opportunities |
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| 1 | | that satisfy at least one of the following: | 2 | | (1) increase the knowledge and skills of school and | 3 | | district leaders who guide continuous professional | 4 | | development; | 5 | | (2) improve the learning of students; | 6 | | (3) organize adults into learning communities whose | 7 | | goals are aligned with those of the school and district; | 8 | | (4) deepen educator's content knowledge; | 9 | | (5) provide educators with research-based | 10 | | instructional strategies to assist students in meeting | 11 | | rigorous academic standards; | 12 | | (6) prepare educators to appropriately use various | 13 | | types of classroom assessments; | 14 | | (7) use learning strategies appropriate to the | 15 | | intended goals; | 16 | | (8) provide educators with the knowledge and skills to | 17 | | collaborate; or | 18 | | (9) prepare educators to apply research to | 19 | | decision-making. | 20 | | (i) Approved providers under subsection (g) of this Section | 21 | | shall do the following: | 22 | | (1) align professional development activities to the | 23 | | State-approved national standards for professional | 24 | | learning; | 25 | | (2) meet the professional development criteria for | 26 | | Illinois licensure renewal; |
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| 1 | | (3) produce a rationale for the activity that explains | 2 | | how it aligns to State standards and identify the | 3 | | assessment for determining the expected impact on student | 4 | | learning or school improvement; | 5 | | (4) maintain original documentation for completion of | 6 | | activities; and | 7 | | (5) provide license holders with evidence of | 8 | | completion of activities. | 9 | | (j) The State Board of Education shall conduct annual | 10 | | audits of approved providers, except for school districts, | 11 | | which shall be audited by regional offices of education and | 12 | | intermediate service centers. The State Board of Education | 13 | | shall complete random audits of licensees. | 14 | | (1) Approved providers shall annually submit to the | 15 | | State Board of Education a list of subcontractors used for | 16 | | delivery of professional development activities for which | 17 | | renewal credit was issued and other information as defined | 18 | | by rule. | 19 | | (2) Approved providers shall annually submit data to | 20 | | the State Board of Education demonstrating how the | 21 | | professional development activities impacted one or more | 22 | | of the following: | 23 | | (A) educator and student growth in regards to | 24 | | content knowledge or skills, or both; | 25 | | (B) educator and student social and emotional | 26 | | growth; or |
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| 1 | | (C) alignment to district or school improvement | 2 | | plans. | 3 | | (3) The State Superintendent of Education shall review | 4 | | the annual data collected by the State Board of Education, | 5 | | regional offices of education, and intermediate service | 6 | | centers in audits to determine if the approved provider has | 7 | | met the criteria and should continue to be an approved | 8 | | provider or if further action should be taken as provided | 9 | | in rules. | 10 | | (k) Registration fees shall be paid for the next renewal | 11 | | cycle between April 1 and June 30 in the last year of each | 12 | | 5-year renewal cycle using ELIS. If all required professional | 13 | | development hours for the renewal cycle have been completed and | 14 | | entered by the licensee, the licensee shall pay the | 15 | | registration fees for the next cycle using a form of credit or | 16 | | debit card. | 17 | | (l) Beginning July 1, 2014, any professional educator | 18 | | licensee endorsed for school support personnel who is employed | 19 | | and performing services in Illinois public schools and who | 20 | | holds an active and current professional license issued by the | 21 | | Department of Financial and Professional Regulation related to | 22 | | the endorsement areas on the Professional Educator License | 23 | | shall be deemed to have satisfied the continuing professional | 24 | | development requirements provided for in this Section. Such | 25 | | individuals shall be required to pay only registration fees to | 26 | | renew the Professional Educator License. An individual who does |
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| 1 | | not hold a license issued by the Department of Financial and | 2 | | Professional Regulation shall complete professional | 3 | | development requirements for the renewal of a Professional | 4 | | Educator License provided for in this Section. | 5 | | (m) Appeals to the State Educator Preparation and Licensure | 6 | | Board
must be made within 30 days after receipt of notice from | 7 | | the State Superintendent of Education that a license will not | 8 | | be renewed based upon failure to complete the requirements of | 9 | | this Section. A licensee may appeal that decision to the State | 10 | | Educator Preparation and Licensure Board in a manner prescribed | 11 | | by rule. | 12 | | (1) Each appeal shall state the reasons why the State | 13 | | Superintendent's decision should be reversed and shall be | 14 | | sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the | 15 | | State Board of Education. | 16 | | (2) The State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board | 17 | | shall review each appeal regarding renewal of a license | 18 | | within 90 days after receiving the appeal in order to | 19 | | determine whether the licensee has met the requirements of | 20 | | this Section. The State Educator Preparation and Licensure | 21 | | Board may hold an appeal hearing or may make its | 22 | | determination based upon the record of review, which shall | 23 | | consist of the following: | 24 | | (A) the regional superintendent of education's | 25 | | rationale for recommending nonrenewal of the license, | 26 | | if applicable; |
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| 1 | | (B) any evidence submitted to the State | 2 | | Superintendent along with the individual's electronic | 3 | | statement of assurance for renewal; and | 4 | | (C) the State Superintendent's rationale for | 5 | | nonrenewal of the license. | 6 | | (3) The State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board | 7 | | shall notify the licensee of its decision regarding license | 8 | | renewal by certified mail, return receipt requested, no | 9 | | later than 30 days after reaching a decision. Upon receipt | 10 | | of notification of renewal, the licensee, using ELIS, shall | 11 | | pay the applicable registration fee for the next cycle | 12 | | using a form of credit or debit card. | 13 | | (n) The State Board of Education may adopt rules as may be | 14 | | necessary to implement this Section. | 15 | | (Source: P.A. 97-607, eff. 8-26-11; 98-610, eff. 12-27-13; | 16 | | 98-1147, eff. 12-31-14.) | 17 | | (105 ILCS 5/21B-50) | 18 | | Sec. 21B-50. Alternative educator licensure program. | 19 | | (a) There is established an alternative educator licensure | 20 | | program, to be known as the Alternative Educator Licensure | 21 | | Program for Teachers. | 22 | | (b) Beginning on January 1, 2013, the Alternative Educator | 23 | | Licensure Program for Teachers may be offered by a recognized | 24 | | institution approved to offer educator preparation programs by | 25 | | the State Board of Education, in consultation with the State |
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| 1 | | Educator Preparation and Licensure Board. Any program offered | 2 | | by a not-for-profit entity also must be approved by the Board | 3 | | of Higher Education. | 4 | | The program shall be comprised of 4 phases: | 5 | | (1) A course of study that at a minimum includes | 6 | | instructional planning; instructional strategies, | 7 | | including special education, reading, and English language | 8 | | learning; classroom management; and the assessment of | 9 | | students and use of data to drive instruction. | 10 | | (2) A year of residency, which is a candidate's | 11 | | assignment to a full-time teaching position or as a | 12 | | co-teacher for one full school year. An individual must | 13 | | hold an Educator License with Stipulations with an | 14 | | alternative provisional educator endorsement in order to | 15 | | enter the residency and must complete additional program | 16 | | requirements that address required State and national | 17 | | standards, pass the assessment of professional teaching | 18 | | before entering the second residency year, as required | 19 | | under phase (3) of this subsection (b), and be recommended | 20 | | by the principal and program coordinator to continue with | 21 | | the second year of the residency. | 22 | | (3) A second year of residency, which shall include the | 23 | | candidate's assignment to a full-time teaching position | 24 | | for one school year. The candidate must be assigned an | 25 | | experienced teacher to act as a mentor and coach the | 26 | | candidate through the second year of residency. |
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| 1 | | (4) A comprehensive assessment of the candidate's | 2 | | teaching effectiveness, as evaluated by the principal and | 3 | | the program coordinator, at the end of the second year of | 4 | | residency. If there is disagreement between the 2 | 5 | | evaluators about the candidate's teaching effectiveness, | 6 | | the candidate may complete one additional year of residency | 7 | | teaching under a professional development plan developed | 8 | | by the principal and preparation program. At the completion | 9 | | of the third year, a candidate must have positive | 10 | | evaluations and a recommendation for full licensure from | 11 | | both the principal and the program coordinator or no | 12 | | Professional Educator License shall be issued. | 13 | | Successful completion of the program shall be deemed to | 14 | | satisfy any other practice or student teaching and content | 15 | | matter requirements established by law. | 16 | | (c) An alternative provisional educator endorsement on an | 17 | | Educator License with Stipulations is valid for 2 years of | 18 | | teaching in the public schools, including without limitation a | 19 | | charter school, or in a State-recognized nonpublic school in | 20 | | which the chief administrator is required to have the licensure | 21 | | necessary to be a principal in a public school in this State | 22 | | and in which a majority of the teachers are required to have | 23 | | the licensure necessary to be instructors in a public school in | 24 | | this State, but may be renewed for a third year if needed to | 25 | | complete the Alternative Educator Licensure Program for | 26 | | Teachers. The endorsement shall be issued only once to an |
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| 1 | | individual who meets all of the following requirements: | 2 | | (1) Has graduated from a regionally accredited college | 3 | | or university with a bachelor's degree or higher. | 4 | | (2) Has a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or | 5 | | greater on a 4.0 scale or its equivalent on another scale. | 6 | | (3) Has completed a major in the content area if | 7 | | seeking a middle or secondary level endorsement or, if | 8 | | seeking an early childhood, elementary, or special | 9 | | education endorsement, has completed a major in the content | 10 | | area of reading, English/language arts, mathematics, or | 11 | | one of the sciences. If the individual does not have a | 12 | | major in a content area for any level of teaching, he or | 13 | | she must submit transcripts to the State Superintendent of | 14 | | Education to be reviewed for equivalency. | 15 | | (4) Has successfully completed phase (1) of subsection | 16 | | (b) of this Section. | 17 | | (5) Has passed a test of basic skills and content area | 18 | | test required for the specific endorsement for admission | 19 | | into the program, as required under Section 21B-30 of this | 20 | | Code. | 21 | | A candidate possessing the alternative provisional | 22 | | educator endorsement may receive a salary, benefits, and any | 23 | | other terms of employment offered to teachers in the school who | 24 | | are members of an exclusive bargaining representative, if any, | 25 | | but a school is not required to provide these benefits during | 26 | | the years of residency if the candidate is serving only as a |
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| 1 | | co-teacher. If the candidate is serving as the teacher of | 2 | | record, the candidate must receive a salary, benefits, and any | 3 | | other terms of employment. Residency experiences must not be | 4 | | counted towards tenure. | 5 | | (d) The recognized institution offering the Alternative | 6 | | Educator Licensure Program for Teachers must partner with a | 7 | | school district, including without limitation a charter | 8 | | school, or a State-recognized, nonpublic school in this State | 9 | | in which the chief administrator is required to have the | 10 | | licensure necessary to be a principal in a public school in | 11 | | this State and in which a majority of the teachers are required | 12 | | to have the licensure necessary to be instructors in a public | 13 | | school in this State. The program presented for approval by the | 14 | | State Board of Education must demonstrate the supports that are | 15 | | to be provided to assist the provisional teacher during the | 16 | | 2-year residency period. These supports must provide | 17 | | additional contact hours with mentors during the first year of | 18 | | residency. | 19 | | (e) Upon completion of the 4 phases outlined in subsection | 20 | | (b) of this Section and all assessments required under Section | 21 | | 21B-30 of this Code, an individual shall receive a Professional | 22 | | Educator License. | 23 | | (f) The State Board of Education, in consultation with the | 24 | | State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, may adopt such | 25 | | rules as may be necessary to establish and implement the | 26 | | Alternative Educator Licensure Program for Teachers.
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| 1 | | (Source: P.A. 97-607, eff. 8-26-11; 97-702, eff. 6-25-12.) | 2 | | (105 ILCS 5/21B-60) | 3 | | Sec. 21B-60. Principal preparation programs. | 4 | | (a) It is the policy of this State that an essential | 5 | | element of improving student learning is supporting and | 6 | | employing highly effective school principals in leadership | 7 | | roles who improve teaching and learning and increase academic | 8 | | achievement and the development of all students. | 9 | | (b) No later than September 1, 2014, recognized | 10 | | institutions approved by the State Board of Education, in | 11 | | consultation with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure | 12 | | Board, to offer principal preparation programs must do all of | 13 | | the following: | 14 | | (1) Meet the standards and requirements for such | 15 | | programs in accordance with this Section and any rules | 16 | | adopted by the State Board of Education, in consultation | 17 | | with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board. | 18 | | (2) Prepare candidates to meet required standards for | 19 | | principal skills, knowledge, and responsibilities, which | 20 | | shall include a focus on instruction and student learning | 21 | | and which must be used for principal professional | 22 | | development, mentoring, and evaluation. | 23 | | (3) Include specific requirements for (i) the | 24 | | selection and assessment of candidates, (ii) training in | 25 | | the evaluation of staff, (iii) an internship, and (iv) a |
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| 1 | | partnership with one or more school districts or | 2 | | State-recognized, nonpublic schools in which the chief | 3 | | administrator is required to have the licensure necessary | 4 | | to be a principal in a public school in this State and in | 5 | | which a majority of the teachers are required to have the | 6 | | licensure necessary to be instructors in a public school in | 7 | | this State. | 8 | | Any principal preparation program offered in whole or in | 9 | | part by a not-for-profit entity must also be approved by the | 10 | | Board of Higher Education. | 11 | | (c) Candidates successfully completing a principal | 12 | | preparation program established pursuant to this Section shall | 13 | | obtain a principal endorsement on a Professional Educator | 14 | | License and are eligible to work as a principal or an assistant | 15 | | principal or in related or similar positions, as determined by | 16 | | the State Superintendent of Education, in consultation with the | 17 | | State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board. | 18 | | (d) The State Board of Education, in consultation with the | 19 | | State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, may adopt such | 20 | | rules as may be necessary to implement and administer principal | 21 | | preparation programs under this Section.
| 22 | | (Source: P.A. 97-607, eff. 8-26-11.) | 23 | | (105 ILCS 5/21B-80) | 24 | | Sec. 21B-80. Conviction of certain offenses as grounds for | 25 | | revocation of license. |
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| 1 | | (a) As used in this Section: | 2 | | "Narcotics offense" means any one or more of the following | 3 | | offenses: | 4 | | (1) Any offense defined in the Cannabis Control Act, | 5 | | except those defined in subdivisions (a) and (b) of Section | 6 | | 4 and subdivision (a) of Section 5 of the Cannabis Control | 7 | | Act and any offense for which the holder of a license is | 8 | | placed on probation under the provisions of Section 10 of | 9 | | the Cannabis Control Act, provided that if the terms and | 10 | | conditions of probation required by the court are not | 11 | | fulfilled, the offense is not eligible for this exception. | 12 | | (2) Any offense defined in the Illinois Controlled | 13 | | Substances Act, except any offense for which the holder of | 14 | | a license is placed on probation under the provisions of | 15 | | Section 410 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, | 16 | | provided that if the terms and conditions of probation | 17 | | required by the court are not fulfilled, the offense is not | 18 | | eligible for this exception. | 19 | | (3) Any offense defined in the Methamphetamine Control | 20 | | and Community Protection Act, except any offense for which | 21 | | the holder of a license is placed on probation under the | 22 | | provision of Section 70 of that Act, provided that if the | 23 | | terms and conditions of probation required by the court are | 24 | | not fulfilled, the offense is not eligible for this | 25 | | exception. | 26 | | (4) Any attempt to commit any of the offenses listed in |
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| 1 | | items (1) through (3) of this definition. | 2 | | (5) Any offense committed or attempted in any other | 3 | | state or against the laws of the United States that, if | 4 | | committed or attempted in this State, would have been | 5 | | punishable as one or more of the offenses listed in items | 6 | | (1) through (4) of this definition. | 7 | | The changes made by Public Act 96-431 to the definition of | 8 | | "narcotics offense" are declaratory of existing law. | 9 | | "Sex offense" means any one or more of the following | 10 | | offenses: | 11 | | (A) Any offense defined in Sections 11-6, 11-9 through | 12 | | 11-9.5, inclusive, and 11-30, of the Criminal Code of 1961 | 13 | | or the Criminal Code of 2012; Sections 11-14 through 11-21, | 14 | | inclusive, of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal | 15 | | Code of 2012; Sections 11-23 (if punished as a Class 3 | 16 | | felony), 11-24, 11-25, and 11-26 of the Criminal Code of | 17 | | 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012; and Sections 11-1.20, | 18 | | 11-1.30, 11-1.40, 11-1.50, 11-1.60, 12-4.9, 12-13, 12-14, | 19 | | 12-14.1, 12-15, 12-16, 12-32, 12-33, and 12C-45 , and 26-4 | 20 | | (if punished pursuant to subdivision (4) or (5) of | 21 | | subsection (d) of Section 26-4) of the Criminal Code of | 22 | | 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012. | 23 | | (B) Any attempt to commit any of the offenses listed in | 24 | | item (A) of this definition. | 25 | | (C) Any offense committed or attempted in any other | 26 | | state that, if committed or attempted in this State, would |
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| 1 | | have been punishable as one or more of the offenses listed | 2 | | in items (A) and (B) of this definition. | 3 | | (b) Whenever the holder of any license issued pursuant to | 4 | | this Article has been convicted of any sex offense or narcotics | 5 | | offense, the State Superintendent of Education shall forthwith | 6 | | suspend the license. If the conviction is reversed and the | 7 | | holder is acquitted of the offense in a new trial or the | 8 | | charges against him or her are dismissed, the State | 9 | | Superintendent of Education shall forthwith terminate the | 10 | | suspension of the license. When the conviction becomes final, | 11 | | the State Superintendent of Education shall forthwith revoke | 12 | | the license. | 13 | | (c) Whenever the holder of a license issued pursuant to | 14 | | this Article has been convicted of attempting to commit, | 15 | | conspiring to commit, soliciting, or committing first degree | 16 | | murder or a Class X felony or any offense committed or | 17 | | attempted in any other state or against the laws of the United | 18 | | States that, if committed or attempted in this State, would | 19 | | have been punishable as one or more of the foregoing offenses, | 20 | | the State Superintendent of Education shall forthwith suspend | 21 | | the license. If the conviction is reversed and the holder is | 22 | | acquitted of that offense in a new trial or the charges that he | 23 | | or she committed that offense are dismissed, the State | 24 | | Superintendent of Education shall forthwith terminate the | 25 | | suspension of the license. When the conviction becomes final, | 26 | | the State Superintendent of Education shall forthwith revoke |
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| 1 | | the license.
| 2 | | (Source: P.A. 97-607, eff. 8-26-11; incorporates 96-1551, eff. | 3 | | 7-1-11; 97-1109, eff. 1-1-13; 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13.)
| 4 | | (105 ILCS 5/27-9) (from Ch. 122, par. 27-9)
| 5 | | Sec. 27-9. Training teachers to teach physical education. | 6 | | The curriculum in all elementary educator preparation programs | 7 | | approved by the State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board | 8 | | State universities shall contain instruction courses in
| 9 | | methods and materials of physical education and training for | 10 | | teachers. No teacher candidate
student or elementary school | 11 | | teacher shall be graduated from such an educator preparation | 12 | | program a
university who has not successfully completed | 13 | | instruction had a minimum of 1 course in methods and materials
| 14 | | in the teaching of physical education and training , whether by | 15 | | way of a specific course or as incorporated in existing courses | 16 | | taught in the educator preparation program .
| 17 | | (Source: Laws 1961, p. 31.)
| 18 | | (105 ILCS 5/27-17) (from Ch. 122, par. 27-17)
| 19 | | Sec. 27-17. Safety education. School boards of public | 20 | | schools and all boards in charge of
educational institutions | 21 | | supported wholly or partially by the State may
provide | 22 | | instruction in safety education in all grades and include such
| 23 | | instruction in the courses of study regularly taught therein.
| 24 | | In this section "safety education" means and includes |
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| 1 | | instruction in
the following:
| 2 | | 1. automobile safety, including traffic regulations, | 3 | | highway
safety, and the consequences of alcohol | 4 | | consumption and the operation of a motor vehicle;
| 5 | | 2. safety in the home;
| 6 | | 3. safety in connection with recreational activities;
| 7 | | 4. safety in and around school buildings;
| 8 | | 5. safety in connection with vocational work or | 9 | | training;
| 10 | | 6. cardio-pulmonary resuscitation for students | 11 | | enrolled in grades 9 through 11; and
| 12 | | 7. for students enrolled in grades 6 through 8, | 13 | | cardio-pulmonary resuscitation and how to use an automated | 14 | | external defibrillator by watching a training video on | 15 | | those subjects. | 16 | | Such boards may make suitable provisions in the schools and
| 17 | | institutions under their jurisdiction for instruction in | 18 | | safety
education for not less than 16 hours during each school | 19 | | year.
| 20 | | The curriculum in all educator preparation programs | 21 | | approved by the State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board | 22 | | State universities shall contain instruction in safety | 23 | | education for teachers that is appropriate to the grade level | 24 | | of the educator license teaching certificate . This instruction | 25 | | may be by specific courses in safety education or may be | 26 | | incorporated in existing subjects taught in the educator |
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| 1 | | preparation program university .
| 2 | | (Source: P.A. 96-734, eff. 8-25-09; 97-714, eff. 6-28-12.)
| 3 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, | 4 | | 2015.
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Statutes amended in order of appearance
| | 3 | | 105 ILCS 5/3-12 | from Ch. 122, par. 3-12 | | 4 | | 105 ILCS 5/21B-20 | | | 5 | | 105 ILCS 5/21B-25 | | | 6 | | 105 ILCS 5/21B-30 | | | 7 | | 105 ILCS 5/21B-35 | | | 8 | | 105 ILCS 5/21B-40 | | | 9 | | 105 ILCS 5/21B-45 | | | 10 | | 105 ILCS 5/21B-50 | | | 11 | | 105 ILCS 5/21B-60 | | | 12 | | 105 ILCS 5/21B-80 | | | 13 | | 105 ILCS 5/27-9 | from Ch. 122, par. 27-9 | | 14 | | 105 ILCS 5/27-17 | from Ch. 122, par. 27-17 |
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