Full Text of HB6128 99th General Assembly
HB6128ham001 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY | Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia Filed: 3/29/2016
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 6128
| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 6128 by replacing | 3 | | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
| 4 | | "Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Sections | 5 | | 21B-20 and 21B-30 as follows: | 6 | | (105 ILCS 5/21B-20) | 7 | | Sec. 21B-20. Types of licenses. Before July 1, 2013, the | 8 | | State Board of Education shall implement a system of educator | 9 | | licensure, whereby individuals employed in school districts | 10 | | who are required to be licensed must have one of the following | 11 | | licenses: (i) a professional educator license; (ii) a | 12 | | professional educator license with stipulations; or (iii) a | 13 | | substitute teaching license. References in law regarding | 14 | | individuals certified or certificated or required to be | 15 | | certified or certificated under Article 21 of this Code shall | 16 | | also include individuals licensed or required to be licensed |
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| 1 | | under this Article. The first year of all licenses ends on June | 2 | | 30 following one full year of the license being issued. | 3 | | 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 govern the requirements for | 6 | | licenses and endorsements under this Section. | 7 | | (1) Professional Educator License. Persons who (i) | 8 | | have successfully completed an approved educator | 9 | | preparation program and are recommended for licensure by | 10 | | the Illinois institution offering the approved educator | 11 | | preparation program in Illinois or a comparable | 12 | | preparation program in another state , (ii) have | 13 | | successfully completed the required testing under Section | 14 | | 21B-30 of this Code, including, for a first endorsement in | 15 | | a teaching field, an evidence-based assessment of teacher | 16 | | effectiveness, as set forth in Section 25.720 of Title 23 | 17 | | of the Illinois Administrative Code and approved by the | 18 | | State Superintendent of Education in consultation with the | 19 | | State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, within the | 20 | | first 2 years of employment as a teacher of record with an | 21 | | Educator License with Stipulations, (iii) have | 22 | | successfully completed coursework on the psychology of, | 23 | | the identification of, and the methods of instruction for | 24 | | the exceptional child, including without limitation | 25 | | children with learning disabilities, (iv) have | 26 | | successfully completed coursework in methods of reading |
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| 1 | | and reading in the content area, and (v) have met all other | 2 | | criteria established by rule of the State Board of | 3 | | Education shall be issued a Professional Educator License. | 4 | | All Professional Educator Licenses are valid until June 30 | 5 | | immediately following 5 years of the license being issued. | 6 | | The Professional Educator License shall be endorsed with | 7 | | specific areas and grade levels in which the individual is | 8 | | eligible to practice. | 9 | | Individuals can receive subsequent endorsements on the | 10 | | Professional Educator License. Subsequent endorsements | 11 | | shall require a minimum of 24 semester hours of coursework | 12 | | in the endorsement area, unless otherwise specified by | 13 | | rule, and passage of the applicable content area test. | 14 | | (2) Educator License with Stipulations. An Educator | 15 | | License with Stipulations shall be issued to persons who | 16 | | have satisfied the requirements for a Professional | 17 | | Educator License under item (i) of paragraph (1) of this | 18 | | Section but with an endorsement that limits the license | 19 | | holder to one particular position or does not require | 20 | | completion of an approved educator program or both. An | 21 | | individual with an Educator License with Stipulations who | 22 | | meets all the provisions of paragraph (1) of this Section, | 23 | | including an evidence-based assessment of teacher | 24 | | effectiveness within the first 2 years of employment as a | 25 | | teacher of record, shall be issued a Professional Educator | 26 | | License. |
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| 1 | | An individual with an Educator License with | 2 | | Stipulations must not be employed by a school district or | 3 | | any other entity to replace any presently employed teacher | 4 | | who otherwise would not be replaced for any reason. | 5 | | An Educator License with Stipulations may be issued | 6 | | with the following endorsements: | 7 | | (A) Provisional educator. A provisional educator | 8 | | endorsement in a specific content area or areas on an | 9 | | Educator License with Stipulations may be issued to an | 10 | | applicant who holds an educator license with a minimum | 11 | | of 15 semester hours in content coursework from another | 12 | | state, U.S. territory, or foreign country and who, at | 13 | | the time of applying for an Illinois license, does not | 14 | | meet the minimum requirements under Section 21B-35 of | 15 | | this Code, but does, at a minimum, meet the following | 16 | | requirements: | 17 | | (i) Holds the equivalent of a minimum of a | 18 | | bachelor's degree, unless a master's degree is | 19 | | required for the endorsement, from a regionally | 20 | | accredited college or university or, for | 21 | | individuals educated in a country other than the | 22 | | United States, the equivalent of a minimum of a | 23 | | bachelor's degree issued in the United States, | 24 | | unless a master's degree is required for the | 25 | | endorsement. | 26 | | (ii) Has passed or passes a test of basic |
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| 1 | | skills and content area test, as required by | 2 | | Section 21B-30 of this Code, prior to or within one | 3 | | year after issuance of the provisional educator | 4 | | endorsement on the Educator License with | 5 | | Stipulations. If an individual who holds an | 6 | | Educator License with Stipulations endorsed for | 7 | | provisional educator has not passed a test of basic | 8 | | skills and applicable content area test or tests | 9 | | within one year after issuance of the endorsement, | 10 | | the endorsement shall expire on June 30 following | 11 | | one full year of the endorsement being issued. If | 12 | | such an individual has passed the test of basic | 13 | | skills and applicable content area test or tests | 14 | | either prior to issuance of the endorsement or | 15 | | within one year after issuance of the endorsement, | 16 | | the endorsement is valid until June 30 immediately | 17 | | following 2 years of the license being issued, | 18 | | during which time any and all coursework | 19 | | deficiencies must be met and any and all additional | 20 | | testing requirements deficiencies must be met. | 21 | | In addition, a provisional educator endorsement for | 22 | | principals or superintendents may be issued if the | 23 | | individual meets the requirements set forth in | 24 | | subdivisions (1) and (3) of subsection (b-5) of Section | 25 | | 21B-35 of this Code. Applicants who have not been | 26 | | entitled by an Illinois-approved educator preparation |
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| 1 | | program at an Illinois institution of higher education | 2 | | shall not receive a provisional educator endorsement | 3 | | if the person completed an alternative licensure | 4 | | program in another state, unless the program has been | 5 | | determined to be equivalent to Illinois program | 6 | | requirements. | 7 | | Notwithstanding any other requirements of this | 8 | | Section, a service member or spouse of a service member | 9 | | may obtain a Professional Educator License with | 10 | | Stipulations, and a provisional educator endorsement | 11 | | in a specific content area or areas, if he or she holds | 12 | | a valid teaching certificate or license in good | 13 | | standing from another state, meets the qualifications | 14 | | of educators outlined in Section 21B-15 of this Code, | 15 | | and has not engaged in any misconduct that would | 16 | | prohibit an individual from obtaining a license | 17 | | pursuant to Illinois law, including without limitation | 18 | | any administrative rules of the State Board of | 19 | | Education. | 20 | | In this Section, "service member" means any person | 21 | | who, at the time of application under this Section, is | 22 | | an active duty member of the United States Armed Forces | 23 | | or any reserve component of the United States Armed | 24 | | Forces or the National Guard of any state, | 25 | | commonwealth, or territory of the United States or the | 26 | | District of Columbia. |
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| 1 | | A provisional educator endorsement is valid until | 2 | | June 30 immediately following 2 years of the license | 3 | | being issued, provided that any remaining testing and | 4 | | coursework deficiencies are met as set forth in this | 5 | | Section. Failure to satisfy all stated deficiencies | 6 | | shall mean the individual, including any service | 7 | | member or spouse who has obtained a Professional | 8 | | Educator License with Stipulations and a provisional | 9 | | educator endorsement in a specific content area or | 10 | | areas, is ineligible to receive a Professional | 11 | | Educator License at that time. An Educator License with | 12 | | Stipulations endorsed for provisional educator shall | 13 | | not be renewed for individuals who hold an Educator | 14 | | License with Stipulations and who have held a position | 15 | | in a public school or non-public school recognized by | 16 | | the State Board of Education. | 17 | | (B) Alternative provisional educator. An | 18 | | alternative provisional educator endorsement on an | 19 | | Educator License with Stipulations may be issued to an | 20 | | applicant who, at the time of applying for the | 21 | | endorsement, has done all of the following: | 22 | | (i) Graduated from a regionally accredited | 23 | | college or university with a minimum of a | 24 | | bachelor's degree. | 25 | | (ii) Successfully completed the first phase of | 26 | | the Alternative Educator Licensure Program for |
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| 1 | | Teachers, as described in Section 21B-50 of this | 2 | | Code. | 3 | | (iii) Passed a test of basic skills and content | 4 | | area test, as required under Section 21B-30 of this | 5 | | Code. | 6 | | The alternative provisional educator endorsement | 7 | | is valid for 2 years of teaching and may be renewed for | 8 | | a third year by an individual meeting the requirements | 9 | | set forth in Section 21B-50 of this Code. | 10 | | (C) Alternative provisional superintendent. An | 11 | | alternative provisional superintendent endorsement on | 12 | | an Educator License with Stipulations entitles the | 13 | | holder to serve only as a superintendent or assistant | 14 | | superintendent in a school district's central office. | 15 | | This endorsement may only be issued to an applicant | 16 | | who, at the time of applying for the endorsement, has | 17 | | done all of the following: | 18 | | (i) Graduated from a regionally accredited | 19 | | college or university with a minimum of a master's | 20 | | degree in a management field other than education. | 21 | | (ii) Been employed for a period of at least 5 | 22 | | years in a management level position in a field | 23 | | other than education. | 24 | | (iii) Successfully completed the first phase | 25 | | of an alternative route to superintendent | 26 | | endorsement program, as provided in Section 21B-55 |
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| 1 | | of this Code. | 2 | | (iv) Passed a test of basic skills and content | 3 | | area tests required under Section 21B-30 of this | 4 | | Code. | 5 | | The endorsement may be registered for 2 fiscal | 6 | | years in order to complete one full year of serving as | 7 | | a superintendent or assistant superintendent. | 8 | | (D) Resident teacher endorsement. A resident | 9 | | teacher endorsement on an Educator License with | 10 | | Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who, at the | 11 | | time of applying for the endorsement, has done all of | 12 | | the following: | 13 | | (i) Graduated from a regionally accredited | 14 | | institution of higher education with a minimum of a | 15 | | bachelor's degree. | 16 | | (ii) Enrolled in an approved Illinois educator | 17 | | preparation program. | 18 | | (iii) Passed a test of basic skills and content | 19 | | area test, as required under Section 21B-30 of this | 20 | | Code. | 21 | | The resident teacher endorsement on an Educator | 22 | | License with Stipulations is valid for 4 years of | 23 | | teaching and shall not be renewed. | 24 | | A resident teacher may teach only under the | 25 | | direction of a licensed teacher, who shall act as the | 26 | | resident mentor teacher, and may not teach in place of |
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A resident teacher endorsement on | 2 | | an Educator License with Stipulations shall no longer | 3 | | be valid after June 30, 2017. | 4 | | (E) Career and technical educator. A career and | 5 | | technical educator endorsement on an Educator License | 6 | | with Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who has | 7 | | a minimum of 60 semester hours of coursework from a | 8 | | regionally accredited institution of higher education | 9 | | and has a minimum of 2,000 hours of experience outside | 10 | | of education in each area to be taught. | 11 | | The career and technical educator endorsement on | 12 | | an Educator License with Stipulations is valid until | 13 | | June 30 immediately following 5 years of the | 14 | | endorsement being issued and may be renewed. For | 15 | | individuals who were issued the career and technical | 16 | | educator endorsement on an Educator License with | 17 | | Stipulations on or after January 1, 2015, the license | 18 | | may be renewed if the individual passes a test of basic | 19 | | skills, as required under Section 21B-30 of this Code. | 20 | | (F) Part-time provisional career and technical | 21 | | educator or provisional career and technical educator. | 22 | | A part-time provisional career and technical educator | 23 | | endorsement or a provisional career and technical | 24 | | educator endorsement on an Educator License with | 25 | | Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who has a | 26 | | minimum of 8,000 hours of work experience in the skill |
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| 1 | | for which the applicant is seeking the endorsement. It | 2 | | is the responsibility of each employing school board | 3 | | and regional office of education to provide | 4 | | verification, in writing, to the State Superintendent | 5 | | of Education at the time the application is submitted | 6 | | that no qualified teacher holding a Professional | 7 | | Educator License or an Educator License with | 8 | | Stipulations with a career and technical educator | 9 | | endorsement is available and that actual circumstances | 10 | | require such issuance. | 11 | | The provisional career and technical educator | 12 | | endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations | 13 | | is valid until June 30 immediately following 5 years of | 14 | | the endorsement being issued and may be renewed only | 15 | | one time for 5 years. For individuals who were issued | 16 | | the provisional career and technical educator | 17 | | endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations | 18 | | on or after January 1, 2015, the license may be renewed | 19 | | one time if the individual passes a test of basic | 20 | | skills, as required under Section 21B-30 of this Code, | 21 | | and has completed a minimum of 20 semester hours from a | 22 | | 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 | | (K) Chief school business official. A chief school | 11 | | business official endorsement on an Educator License | 12 | | with Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who | 13 | | qualifies by having a master's degree or higher, 2 | 14 | | years of full-time administrative experience in school | 15 | | business management or 2 years of university-approved | 16 | | practical experience, and a minimum of 24 semester | 17 | | hours of graduate credit in a program approved by the | 18 | | State Board of Education for the preparation of school | 19 | | business administrators and by passage of the | 20 | | applicable State tests, including a test of basic | 21 | | skills and applicable content area test. | 22 | | The chief school business official endorsement may | 23 | | also be affixed to the Educator License with | 24 | | Stipulations of any holder who qualifies by having a | 25 | | master's degree in business administration, finance, | 26 | | or accounting and who completes an additional 6 |
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| 1 | | semester hours of internship in school business | 2 | | management from a regionally accredited institution of | 3 | | higher education and passes the applicable State | 4 | | tests, including a test of basic skills and applicable | 5 | | content area test. This endorsement shall be required | 6 | | for any individual employed as a chief school business | 7 | | official. | 8 | | The chief school business official endorsement on | 9 | | an Educator License with Stipulations is valid until | 10 | | June 30 immediately following 5 years of the | 11 | | endorsement being issued and may be renewed if the | 12 | | license holder completes renewal requirements as | 13 | | required for individuals who hold a Professional | 14 | | Educator License endorsed for chief school business | 15 | | official under Section 21B-45 of this Code and such | 16 | | rules as may be adopted by the State Board of | 17 | | Education. | 18 | | (3) Substitute Teaching License. A Substitute Teaching | 19 | | License may be issued to qualified applicants for | 20 | | substitute teaching in all grades of the public schools, | 21 | | prekindergarten through grade 12. Substitute Teaching | 22 | | Licenses are not eligible for endorsements. Applicants for | 23 | | a Substitute Teaching License must hold a bachelor's degree | 24 | | or higher from a regionally accredited institution of | 25 | | higher education. | 26 | | Substitute Teaching Licenses are valid for 5 years and |
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| 1 | | may be renewed if the individual has passed a test of basic | 2 | | skills, as authorized under Section 21B-30 of this Code. An | 3 | | individual who has passed a test of basic skills for the | 4 | | first licensure renewal is not required to retake the test | 5 | | again for further renewals. | 6 | | Substitute Teaching Licenses are valid for substitute | 7 | | teaching in every county of this State. If an individual | 8 | | has had his or her Professional Educator License or | 9 | | Educator License with Stipulations suspended or revoked or | 10 | | has not met the renewal requirements for licensure, then | 11 | | that individual is not eligible to obtain a Substitute | 12 | | Teaching License. | 13 | | A substitute teacher may only teach in the place of a | 14 | | licensed teacher who is under contract with the employing | 15 | | board. If, however, there is no licensed teacher under | 16 | | contract because of an emergency situation, then a district | 17 | | may employ a substitute teacher for no longer than 30 | 18 | | calendar days per each vacant position in the district if | 19 | | the district notifies the appropriate regional office of | 20 | | education within 5 business days after the employment of | 21 | | the substitute teacher in the emergency situation. An | 22 | | emergency situation is one in which an unforeseen vacancy | 23 | | has occurred and (i) a teacher is unable to fulfill his or | 24 | | her contractual duties or (ii) teacher capacity needs of | 25 | | the district exceed previous indications, and the district | 26 | | is actively engaged in advertising to hire a fully licensed |
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| 1 | | teacher for the vacant position. | 2 | | There is no limit on the number of days that a | 3 | | substitute teacher may teach in a single school district, | 4 | | provided that no substitute teacher may teach for longer | 5 | | than 90 school days for any one licensed teacher under | 6 | | contract in the same school year. A substitute teacher who | 7 | | holds a Professional Educator License or Educator License | 8 | | with Stipulations shall not teach for more than 120 school | 9 | | days for any one licensed teacher under contract in the | 10 | | same school year. The limitations in this paragraph (3) on | 11 | | the number of days a substitute teacher may be employed do | 12 | | not apply to any school district operating under Article 34 | 13 | | of this Code.
| 14 | | (Source: P.A. 98-28, eff. 7-1-13; 98-751, eff. 1-1-15; 99-35, | 15 | | eff. 1-1-16; 99-58, eff. 7-16-15; 99-143, eff. 7-27-15; revised | 16 | | 10-14-15.)
| 17 | | (105 ILCS 5/21B-30)
| 18 | | Sec. 21B-30. Educator testing. | 19 | | (a) This Section applies beginning on July 1, 2012. | 20 | | (b) The State Board of Education, in consultation with the | 21 | | State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, shall design | 22 | | and implement a system of examinations, which shall be required | 23 | | prior to the issuance of educator licenses. These examinations | 24 | | and indicators must be based on national and State professional | 25 | | teaching standards, as determined by the State Board of |
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| 1 | | Education, in consultation with the State Educator Preparation | 2 | | and Licensure Board. The State Board of Education may adopt | 3 | | such rules as may be necessary to implement and administer this | 4 | | Section. No score on a test required under this Section, other | 5 | | than a test of basic skills, shall be more than 10 years old at | 6 | | the time that an individual makes application for an educator | 7 | | license or endorsement. | 8 | | (c) Applicants seeking a Professional Educator License or | 9 | | an Educator License with Stipulations shall be required to pass | 10 | | a test of basic skills before the license is issued, unless the | 11 | | endorsement the individual is seeking does not require passage | 12 | | of the test. All applicants completing Illinois-approved, | 13 | | teacher education or school service personnel preparation | 14 | | programs shall be required to pass the State Board of | 15 | | Education's recognized test of basic skills prior to starting | 16 | | their student teaching or starting the final semester of their | 17 | | internship, unless required earlier at the discretion of the | 18 | | recognized, Illinois institution in which they are completing | 19 | | their approved program. An individual who passes a test of | 20 | | basic skills does not need to do so again for subsequent | 21 | | endorsements or other educator licenses. | 22 | | (d) All applicants seeking a State license shall be | 23 | | required to pass a test of content area knowledge for each area | 24 | | of endorsement for which there is an applicable test. There | 25 | | shall be no exception to this requirement. No candidate shall | 26 | | be allowed to student teach or serve as the teacher of record |
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| 1 | | until he or she has passed the applicable content area test. | 2 | | (e) All applicants seeking a State license endorsed in a | 3 | | teaching field shall pass the assessment of professional | 4 | | teaching (APT). Passage of the APT is required for completion | 5 | | of an approved Illinois educator preparation program. | 6 | | (f) All Beginning on September 1, 2015, all candidates | 7 | | completing teacher preparation programs in this State or | 8 | | out-of-state and all candidates subject to Section 21B-35 of | 9 | | this Code are required to pass , within the first 2 years of | 10 | | employment as a teacher of record with an Educator License with | 11 | | Stipulations, an evidence-based assessment of teacher | 12 | | effectiveness approved by the State Board of Education, in | 13 | | consultation with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure | 14 | | Board. All recognized institutions offering approved teacher | 15 | | preparation programs must begin phasing in the approved teacher | 16 | | performance assessment no later than July 1, 2013. | 17 | | (g) Tests of basic skills and content area knowledge and | 18 | | the assessment of professional teaching shall be the tests that | 19 | | from time to time are designated by the State Board of | 20 | | Education, in consultation with the State Educator Preparation | 21 | | and Licensure Board, and may be tests prepared by an | 22 | | educational testing organization or tests designed by the State | 23 | | Board of Education, in consultation with the State Educator | 24 | | Preparation and Licensure Board. The areas to be covered by a | 25 | | test of basic skills shall include reading, language arts, and | 26 | | mathematics. The test of content area knowledge shall assess |
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| 1 | | content knowledge in a specific subject field. The tests must | 2 | | be designed to be racially neutral to ensure that no person | 3 | | taking the tests is discriminated against on the basis of race, | 4 | | color, national origin, or other factors unrelated to the | 5 | | person's ability to perform as a licensed employee. The score | 6 | | required to pass the tests shall be fixed by the State Board of | 7 | | Education, in consultation with the State Educator Preparation | 8 | | and Licensure Board. The tests shall be administered not fewer | 9 | | than 3 times a year at such time and place as may be designated | 10 | | by the State Board of Education, in consultation with the State | 11 | | Educator Preparation and Licensure Board. | 12 | | The State Board shall implement a test or tests to assess | 13 | | the speaking, reading, writing, and grammar skills of | 14 | | applicants for an endorsement or a license issued under | 15 | | subdivision (G) of paragraph (2) of Section 21B-20 of this Code | 16 | | in the English language and in the language of the transitional | 17 | | bilingual education program requested by the applicant. | 18 | | (h) Except as provided in Section 34-6 of this Code, the | 19 | | provisions of this Section shall apply equally in any school | 20 | | district subject to Article 34 of this Code. | 21 | | (i) The rules developed to implement and enforce the | 22 | | testing requirements under this Section shall include without | 23 | | limitation provisions governing test selection, test | 24 | | validation and determination of a passing score, | 25 | | administration of the tests, frequency of administration, | 26 | | applicant fees, frequency of applicants taking the tests, the |
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| 1 | | years for which a score is valid, and appropriate special | 2 | | accommodations. The State Board of Education shall develop such | 3 | | rules as may be needed to ensure uniformity from year to year | 4 | | in the level of difficulty for each form of an assessment.
| 5 | | (Source: P.A. 98-361, eff. 1-1-14; 98-581, eff. 8-27-13; | 6 | | 98-756, eff. 7-16-14; 99-58, eff. 7-16-15.)
| 7 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 8 | | becoming law.".
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