Full Text of HB3820 100th General Assembly
HB3820 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2017 and 2018 HB3820 Introduced , by Rep. Fred Crespo SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
| 105 ILCS 5/21B-15 | | 105 ILCS 5/21B-20 | | 105 ILCS 5/21B-35 | | 105 ILCS 5/21B-45 | | 105 ILCS 5/24-14 | from Ch. 122, par. 24-14 |
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Amends the Educator Licensure and Employment of Teachers Articles of the School Code. Provides that no one may be licensed to teach or supervise or be otherwise employed in the public schools of this State who is not at least 19 (instead of 20) years of age. Makes changes concerning a career and technical educator endorsement, a part-time provisional career and technical educator endorsement, and a provisional career and technical educator endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations; the minimum requirements for educators trained in other states or countries; and Professional Educator License renewal. In provisions concerning the termination of contractual continued service by a teacher, provides that any teacher
terminating service not in accordance with those provisions may be publicly reprimanded (rather than being guilty of unprofessional conduct and liable to suspension of licensure for a period not to exceed one year). Effective July 1, 2017.
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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 | | 21B-15, 21B-20, 21B-35, 21B-45, and 24-14 as follows: | 6 | | (105 ILCS 5/21B-15) | 7 | | Sec. 21B-15. Qualifications of educators. | 8 | | (a) No one may be licensed to teach or supervise or be | 9 | | otherwise employed in the public schools of this State who is | 10 | | not of good character and at least 19 20 years of age. | 11 | | In determining good character under this Section, the State | 12 | | Superintendent of Education shall take into consideration the | 13 | | disciplinary actions of other states or national entities | 14 | | against certificates or licenses issued by those states and | 15 | | held by individuals from those states. In addition, any felony | 16 | | conviction of the applicant may be taken into consideration; | 17 | | however, no one may be licensed to teach or supervise in the | 18 | | public schools of this State who has been convicted of (i) an | 19 | | offense set forth in subsection (b) of Section 21B-80 of this | 20 | | Code until 7 years following the end of the sentence for the | 21 | | criminal offense or (ii) an offense set forth in subsection (c) | 22 | | of Section 21B-80 of this Code. Unless the conviction is for an | 23 | | offense set forth in Section 21B-80 of this Code, an applicant |
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| 1 | | must be permitted to submit character references or other | 2 | | written material before such a conviction or other information | 3 | | regarding the applicant's character may be used by the State | 4 | | Superintendent of Education as a basis for denying the | 5 | | application. | 6 | | (b) No person otherwise qualified shall be denied the right | 7 | | to be licensed or to receive training for the purpose of | 8 | | becoming an educator because of a physical disability, | 9 | | including, but not limited to, visual and hearing disabilities; | 10 | | nor shall any school district refuse to employ a teacher on | 11 | | such grounds, provided that the person is able to carry out the | 12 | | duties of the position for which he or she applies. | 13 | | (c) No person may be granted or continue to hold an | 14 | | educator license who has knowingly altered or misrepresented | 15 | | his or her qualifications, in this State or any other state, in | 16 | | order to acquire or renew the license. Any other license issued | 17 | | under this Article held by the person may be suspended or | 18 | | revoked by the State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, | 19 | | depending upon the severity of the alteration or | 20 | | misrepresentation. | 21 | | (d) No one may teach or supervise in the public schools nor | 22 | | receive for teaching or supervising any part of any public | 23 | | school fund who does not hold an educator license granted by | 24 | | the State Superintendent of Education as provided in this | 25 | | Article. However, the provisions of this Article do not apply | 26 | | to a member of the armed forces who is employed as a teacher of |
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| 1 | | subjects in the Reserve Officers' Training Corps of any school, | 2 | | nor to an individual teaching a dual credit course as provided | 3 | | for in the Dual Credit Quality Act. | 4 | | (e) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code, the | 5 | | school board of a school district may grant to a teacher of the | 6 | | district a leave of absence with full pay for a period of not | 7 | | more than one year to permit the teacher to teach in a foreign | 8 | | state under the provisions of the Exchange Teacher Program | 9 | | established under Public Law 584, 79th Congress, and Public Law | 10 | | 402, 80th Congress, as amended. The school board granting the | 11 | | leave of absence may employ, with or without pay, a national of | 12 | | the foreign state wherein the teacher on the leave of absence | 13 | | is to teach if the national is qualified to teach in that | 14 | | foreign state and if that national is to teach in a grade level | 15 | | similar to the one that was taught in the foreign state. The | 16 | | State Board of Education, in consultation with the State | 17 | | Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, may adopt rules as | 18 | | may be necessary to implement this subsection (e).
| 19 | | (Source: P.A. 99-667, eff. 7-29-16.) | 20 | | (105 ILCS 5/21B-20) | 21 | | Sec. 21B-20. Types of licenses. Before July 1, 2013, the | 22 | | State Board of Education shall implement a system of educator | 23 | | licensure, whereby individuals employed in school districts | 24 | | who are required to be licensed must have one of the following | 25 | | licenses: (i) a professional educator license; (ii) a |
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| 1 | | professional educator license with stipulations; or (iii) a | 2 | | substitute teaching license. References in law regarding | 3 | | individuals certified or certificated or required to be | 4 | | certified or certificated under Article 21 of this Code shall | 5 | | also include individuals licensed or required to be licensed | 6 | | under this Article. The first year of all licenses ends on June | 7 | | 30 following one full year of the license being issued. | 8 | | The State Board of Education, in consultation with the | 9 | | State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, may adopt such | 10 | | rules as may be necessary to govern the requirements for | 11 | | licenses and endorsements under this Section. | 12 | | (1) Professional Educator License. Persons who (i) | 13 | | have successfully completed an approved educator | 14 | | preparation program and are recommended for licensure by | 15 | | the Illinois institution offering the educator preparation | 16 | | program, (ii) have successfully completed the required | 17 | | testing under Section 21B-30 of this Code, (iii) have | 18 | | successfully completed coursework on the psychology of, | 19 | | the identification of, and the methods of instruction for | 20 | | the exceptional child, including without limitation | 21 | | children with learning disabilities, (iv) have | 22 | | successfully completed coursework in methods of reading | 23 | | and reading in the content area, and (v) have met all other | 24 | | criteria established by rule of the State Board of | 25 | | Education shall be issued a Professional Educator License. | 26 | | All Professional Educator Licenses are valid until June 30 |
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| 1 | | immediately following 5 years of the license being issued. | 2 | | The Professional Educator License shall be endorsed with | 3 | | specific areas and grade levels in which the individual is | 4 | | eligible to practice. | 5 | | Individuals can receive subsequent endorsements on the | 6 | | Professional Educator License. Subsequent endorsements | 7 | | shall require a minimum of 24 semester hours of coursework | 8 | | in the endorsement area, unless otherwise specified by | 9 | | rule, and passage of the applicable content area test. | 10 | | (2) Educator License with Stipulations. An Educator | 11 | | License with Stipulations shall be issued an endorsement | 12 | | that limits the license holder to one particular position | 13 | | or does not require completion of an approved educator | 14 | | program or both. | 15 | | An individual with an Educator License with | 16 | | Stipulations must not be employed by a school district or | 17 | | any other entity to replace any presently employed teacher | 18 | | who otherwise would not be replaced for any reason. | 19 | | An Educator License with Stipulations may be issued | 20 | | with the following endorsements: | 21 | | (A) Provisional educator. A provisional educator | 22 | | endorsement in a specific content area or areas on an | 23 | | Educator License with Stipulations may be issued to an | 24 | | applicant who holds an educator license from another | 25 | | state, U.S. territory, or foreign country and who, at | 26 | | the time of applying for an Illinois license, does not |
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| 1 | | meet the minimum requirements under Section 21B-35 of | 2 | | this Code, but does, at a minimum, meet the following | 3 | | requirements: | 4 | | (i) Holds the equivalent of a minimum of a | 5 | | bachelor's degree, unless a master's degree is | 6 | | required for the endorsement, from a regionally | 7 | | accredited college or university or, for | 8 | | individuals educated in a country other than the | 9 | | United States, the equivalent of a minimum of a | 10 | | bachelor's degree issued in the United States, | 11 | | unless a master's degree is required for the | 12 | | endorsement. | 13 | | (ii) Has passed or passes a test of basic | 14 | | skills and content area test prior to or within one | 15 | | year after issuance of the provisional educator | 16 | | endorsement on the Educator License with | 17 | | Stipulations. If an individual who holds an | 18 | | Educator License with Stipulations endorsed for | 19 | | provisional educator has not passed a test of basic | 20 | | skills and applicable content area test or tests | 21 | | within one year after issuance of the endorsement, | 22 | | the endorsement shall expire on June 30 following | 23 | | one full year of the endorsement being issued. If | 24 | | such an individual has passed the test of basic | 25 | | skills and applicable content area test or tests | 26 | | either prior to issuance of the endorsement or |
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| 1 | | within one year after issuance of the endorsement, | 2 | | the endorsement is valid until June 30 immediately | 3 | | following 2 years of the license being issued, | 4 | | during which time any and all coursework | 5 | | deficiencies must be met and any and all additional | 6 | | testing deficiencies must be met. | 7 | | In addition, a provisional educator endorsement | 8 | | for principals or superintendents may be issued if the | 9 | | individual meets the requirements set forth in | 10 | | subdivisions (1) and (3) of subsection (b-5) of Section | 11 | | 21B-35 of this Code. Applicants who have not been | 12 | | entitled by an Illinois-approved educator preparation | 13 | | program at an Illinois institution of higher education | 14 | | shall not receive a provisional educator endorsement | 15 | | if the person completed an alternative licensure | 16 | | program in another state, unless the program has been | 17 | | determined to be equivalent to Illinois program | 18 | | requirements. | 19 | | Notwithstanding any other requirements of this | 20 | | Section, a service member or spouse of a service member | 21 | | may obtain a Professional Educator License with | 22 | | Stipulations, and a provisional educator endorsement | 23 | | in a specific content area or areas, if he or she holds | 24 | | a valid teaching certificate or license in good | 25 | | standing from another state, meets the qualifications | 26 | | of educators outlined in Section 21B-15 of this Code, |
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| 1 | | and has not engaged in any misconduct that would | 2 | | prohibit an individual from obtaining a license | 3 | | pursuant to Illinois law, including without limitation | 4 | | any administrative rules of the State Board of | 5 | | Education. | 6 | | In this Section, "service member" means any person | 7 | | who, at the time of application under this Section, is | 8 | | an active duty member of the United States Armed Forces | 9 | | or any reserve component of the United States Armed | 10 | | Forces or the National Guard of any state, | 11 | | commonwealth, or territory of the United States or the | 12 | | District of Columbia. | 13 | | A provisional educator endorsement is valid until | 14 | | June 30 immediately following 2 years of the license | 15 | | being issued, provided that any remaining testing and | 16 | | coursework deficiencies are met as set forth in this | 17 | | Section. Failure to satisfy all stated deficiencies | 18 | | shall mean the individual, including any service | 19 | | member or spouse who has obtained a Professional | 20 | | Educator License with Stipulations and a provisional | 21 | | educator endorsement in a specific content area or | 22 | | areas, is ineligible to receive a Professional | 23 | | Educator License at that time. An Educator License with | 24 | | Stipulations endorsed for provisional educator shall | 25 | | not be renewed for individuals who hold an Educator | 26 | | License with Stipulations and who have held a position |
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| 1 | | in a public school or non-public school recognized by | 2 | | the State Board of Education. | 3 | | (B) Alternative provisional educator. An | 4 | | alternative provisional educator endorsement on an | 5 | | Educator License with Stipulations may be issued to an | 6 | | applicant who, at the time of applying for the | 7 | | endorsement, has done all of the following: | 8 | | (i) Graduated from a regionally accredited | 9 | | college or university with a minimum of a | 10 | | bachelor's degree. | 11 | | (ii) Successfully completed the first phase of | 12 | | the Alternative Educator Licensure Program for | 13 | | Teachers, as described in Section 21B-50 of this | 14 | | Code. | 15 | | (iii) Passed a test of basic skills and content | 16 | | area test, as required under Section 21B-30 of this | 17 | | Code. | 18 | | The alternative provisional educator endorsement | 19 | | is valid for 2 years of teaching and may be renewed for | 20 | | a third year by an individual meeting the requirements | 21 | | set forth in Section 21B-50 of this Code. | 22 | | (C) Alternative provisional superintendent. An | 23 | | alternative provisional superintendent endorsement on | 24 | | an Educator License with Stipulations entitles the | 25 | | holder to serve only as a superintendent or assistant | 26 | | superintendent in a school district's central office. |
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| 1 | | This endorsement may only be issued to an applicant | 2 | | who, at the time of applying for the endorsement, has | 3 | | done all of the following: | 4 | | (i) Graduated from a regionally accredited | 5 | | college or university with a minimum of a master's | 6 | | degree in a management field other than education. | 7 | | (ii) Been employed for a period of at least 5 | 8 | | years in a management level position in a field | 9 | | other than education. | 10 | | (iii) Successfully completed the first phase | 11 | | of an alternative route to superintendent | 12 | | endorsement program, as provided in Section 21B-55 | 13 | | of this Code. | 14 | | (iv) Passed a test of basic skills and content | 15 | | area tests required under Section 21B-30 of this | 16 | | Code. | 17 | | The endorsement may be registered for 2 fiscal | 18 | | years in order to complete one full year of serving as | 19 | | a superintendent or assistant superintendent. | 20 | | (D) Resident teacher endorsement. A resident | 21 | | teacher endorsement on an Educator License with | 22 | | Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who, at the | 23 | | time of applying for the endorsement, has done all of | 24 | | the following: | 25 | | (i) Graduated from a regionally accredited | 26 | | institution of higher education with a minimum of a |
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| 1 | | bachelor's degree. | 2 | | (ii) Enrolled in an approved Illinois educator | 3 | | preparation program. | 4 | | (iii) Passed a test of basic skills and content | 5 | | area test, as required under Section 21B-30 of this | 6 | | Code. | 7 | | The resident teacher endorsement on an Educator | 8 | | License with Stipulations is valid for 4 years of | 9 | | teaching and shall not be renewed. | 10 | | A resident teacher may teach only under the | 11 | | direction of a licensed teacher, who shall act as the | 12 | | resident mentor teacher, and may not teach in place of | 13 | | a licensed teacher.
A resident teacher endorsement on | 14 | | an Educator License with Stipulations shall no longer | 15 | | be valid after June 30, 2017. | 16 | | (E) Career and technical educator. A career and | 17 | | technical educator endorsement on an Educator License | 18 | | with Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who has | 19 | | a minimum of 60 semester hours of coursework from a | 20 | | regionally accredited institution of higher education | 21 | | and has a minimum of 2,000 hours of experience outside | 22 | | of education in each area to be taught. | 23 | | The career and technical educator endorsement on | 24 | | an Educator License with Stipulations is valid until | 25 | | June 30 immediately following 5 years of the | 26 | | endorsement being issued and may be renewed. For |
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| 1 | | individuals who were issued the career and technical | 2 | | educator endorsement on an Educator License with | 3 | | Stipulations on or after January 1, 2015, the license | 4 | | may be renewed if the individual passes a test of basic | 5 | | skills or test of work proficiency, as required under | 6 | | Section 21B-30 of this Code. | 7 | | An individual who holds a valid career and | 8 | | technical educator endorsement on an Educator License | 9 | | with Stipulations but does not hold a bachelor's degree | 10 | | may substitute teach in career and technical education | 11 | | classrooms. | 12 | | (F) Part-time provisional career and technical | 13 | | educator or provisional career and technical educator. | 14 | | A part-time provisional career and technical educator | 15 | | endorsement or a provisional career and technical | 16 | | educator endorsement on an Educator License with | 17 | | Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who has a | 18 | | minimum of 8,000 hours of work experience in the skill | 19 | | for which the applicant is seeking the endorsement. It | 20 | | is the responsibility of each employing school board | 21 | | and regional office of education to provide | 22 | | verification, in writing, to the State Superintendent | 23 | | of Education at the time the application is submitted | 24 | | that no qualified teacher holding a Professional | 25 | | Educator License or an Educator License with | 26 | | Stipulations with a career and technical educator |
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| 1 | | endorsement is available and that actual circumstances | 2 | | require such issuance. | 3 | | The provisional career and technical educator | 4 | | endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations | 5 | | is valid until June 30 immediately following 5 years of | 6 | | the endorsement being issued and may be renewed only | 7 | | one time for 5 years. For individuals who were issued | 8 | | the provisional career and technical educator | 9 | | endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations | 10 | | on or after January 1, 2015, the license may be renewed | 11 | | one time if the individual passes a test of basic | 12 | | skills or test of work proficiency, as required under | 13 | | Section 21B-30 of this Code , and has completed a | 14 | | minimum of 20 semester hours from a regionally | 15 | | accredited institution . | 16 | | A part-time provisional career and technical | 17 | | educator endorsement on an Educator License with | 18 | | Stipulations may be issued for teaching no more than 2 | 19 | | courses of study for grades 6 through 12. The part-time | 20 | | provisional career and technical educator endorsement | 21 | | on an Educator License with Stipulations is valid until | 22 | | June 30 immediately following 5 years of the | 23 | | endorsement being issued and may be renewed for 5 years | 24 | | if the individual makes application for renewal. | 25 | | An individual who holds a part-time provisional | 26 | | career and technical educator endorsement on an |
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| 1 | | Educator License with Stipulations but does not hold a | 2 | | bachelor's degree may substitute teach in career and | 3 | | technical education classrooms. | 4 | | (G) Transitional bilingual educator. A | 5 | | transitional bilingual educator endorsement on an | 6 | | Educator License with Stipulations may be issued for | 7 | | the purpose of providing instruction in accordance | 8 | | with Article 14C of this Code to an applicant who | 9 | | provides satisfactory evidence that he or she meets all | 10 | | of the following requirements: | 11 | | (i) Possesses adequate speaking, reading, and | 12 | | writing ability in the language other than English | 13 | | in which transitional bilingual education is | 14 | | offered. | 15 | | (ii) Has the ability to successfully | 16 | | communicate in English. | 17 | | (iii) Either possessed, within 5 years | 18 | | previous to his or her applying for a transitional | 19 | | bilingual educator endorsement, a valid and | 20 | | comparable teaching certificate or comparable | 21 | | authorization issued by a foreign country or holds | 22 | | a degree from an institution of higher learning in | 23 | | a foreign country that the State Educator | 24 | | Preparation and Licensure Board determines to be | 25 | | the equivalent of a bachelor's degree from a | 26 | | regionally accredited institution of higher |
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| 1 | | learning in the United States. | 2 | | A transitional bilingual educator endorsement | 3 | | shall be valid for prekindergarten through grade 12, is | 4 | | valid until June 30 immediately following 5 years of | 5 | | the endorsement being issued, and shall not be renewed. | 6 | | Persons holding a transitional bilingual educator | 7 | | endorsement shall not be employed to replace any | 8 | | presently employed teacher who otherwise would not be | 9 | | replaced for any reason. | 10 | | (H) Language endorsement. In an effort to | 11 | | alleviate the shortage of teachers speaking a language | 12 | | other than English in the public schools, an individual | 13 | | who holds an Educator License with Stipulations may | 14 | | also apply for a language endorsement, provided that | 15 | | the applicant provides satisfactory evidence that he | 16 | | or she meets all of the following requirements: | 17 | | (i) Holds a transitional bilingual | 18 | | endorsement. | 19 | | (ii) Has demonstrated proficiency in the | 20 | | language for which the endorsement is to be issued | 21 | | by passing the applicable language content test | 22 | | required by the State Board of Education. | 23 | | (iii) Holds a bachelor's degree or higher from | 24 | | a regionally accredited institution of higher | 25 | | education or, for individuals educated in a | 26 | | country other than the United States, holds a |
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| 1 | | degree from an institution of higher learning in a | 2 | | foreign country that the State Educator | 3 | | Preparation and Licensure Board determines to be | 4 | | the equivalent of a bachelor's degree from a | 5 | | regionally accredited institution of higher | 6 | | learning in the United States. | 7 | | (iv) Has passed a test of basic skills, as | 8 | | required under Section 21B-30 of this Code. | 9 | | A language endorsement on an Educator License with | 10 | | Stipulations is valid for prekindergarten through | 11 | | grade 12 for the same validity period as the | 12 | | individual's transitional bilingual educator | 13 | | endorsement on the Educator License with Stipulations | 14 | | and shall not be renewed. | 15 | | (I) Visiting international educator. A visiting | 16 | | international educator endorsement on an Educator | 17 | | License with Stipulations may be issued to an | 18 | | individual who is being recruited by a particular | 19 | | school district that conducts formal recruitment | 20 | | programs outside of the United States to secure the | 21 | | services of qualified teachers and who meets all of the | 22 | | following requirements: | 23 | | (i) Holds the equivalent of a minimum of a | 24 | | bachelor's degree issued in the United States. | 25 | | (ii) Has been prepared as a teacher at the | 26 | | grade level for which he or she will be employed. |
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| 1 | | (iii) Has adequate content knowledge in the | 2 | | subject to be taught. | 3 | | (iv) Has an adequate command of the English | 4 | | language. | 5 | | A holder of a visiting international educator | 6 | | endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations | 7 | | shall be permitted to teach in bilingual education | 8 | | programs in the language that was the medium of | 9 | | instruction in his or her teacher preparation program, | 10 | | provided that he or she passes the English Language | 11 | | Proficiency Examination or another test of writing | 12 | | skills in English identified by the State Board of | 13 | | Education, in consultation with the State Educator | 14 | | Preparation and Licensure Board. | 15 | | A visiting international educator endorsement on | 16 | | an Educator License with Stipulations is valid for 3 | 17 | | years and shall not be renewed. | 18 | | (J) Paraprofessional educator. A paraprofessional | 19 | | educator endorsement on an Educator License with | 20 | | Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who holds a | 21 | | high school diploma or its recognized equivalent and | 22 | | either holds an associate's degree or a minimum of 60 | 23 | | semester hours of credit from a regionally accredited | 24 | | institution of higher education or has passed a test of | 25 | | basic skills required under Section 21B-30 of this | 26 | | Code. The paraprofessional educator endorsement is |
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| 1 | | valid until June 30 immediately following 5 years of | 2 | | the endorsement being issued and may be renewed through | 3 | | application and payment of the appropriate fee, as | 4 | | required under Section 21B-40 of this Code. An | 5 | | individual who holds only a paraprofessional educator | 6 | | endorsement is not subject to additional requirements | 7 | | in order to renew the endorsement. | 8 | | (K) Chief school business official. A chief school | 9 | | business official endorsement on an Educator License | 10 | | with Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who | 11 | | qualifies by having a master's degree or higher, 2 | 12 | | years of full-time administrative experience in school | 13 | | business management or 2 years of university-approved | 14 | | practical experience, and a minimum of 24 semester | 15 | | hours of graduate credit in a program approved by the | 16 | | State Board of Education for the preparation of school | 17 | | business administrators and by passage of the | 18 | | applicable State tests, including a test of basic | 19 | | skills and applicable content area test. | 20 | | The chief school business official endorsement may | 21 | | also be affixed to the Educator License with | 22 | | Stipulations of any holder who qualifies by having a | 23 | | master's degree in business administration, finance, | 24 | | or accounting and who completes an additional 6 | 25 | | semester hours of internship in school business | 26 | | management from a regionally accredited institution of |
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| 1 | | higher education and passes the applicable State | 2 | | tests, including a test of basic skills and applicable | 3 | | content area test. This endorsement shall be required | 4 | | for any individual employed as a chief school business | 5 | | official. | 6 | | The chief school business official endorsement on | 7 | | an Educator License with Stipulations is valid until | 8 | | June 30 immediately following 5 years of the | 9 | | endorsement being issued and may be renewed if the | 10 | | license holder completes renewal requirements as | 11 | | required for individuals who hold a Professional | 12 | | Educator License endorsed for chief school business | 13 | | official under Section 21B-45 of this Code and such | 14 | | rules as may be adopted by the State Board of | 15 | | Education. | 16 | | (L) Provisional in-state educator. A provisional | 17 | | in-state educator endorsement on an Educator License | 18 | | with Stipulations may be issued to a candidate who has | 19 | | completed an Illinois-approved educator preparation | 20 | | program at an Illinois institution of higher education | 21 | | and who has not successfully completed an | 22 | | evidence-based assessment of teacher effectiveness but | 23 | | who meets all of the following requirements: | 24 | | (i) Holds at least a bachelor's degree. | 25 | | (ii) Has completed an approved educator | 26 | | preparation program at an Illinois institution. |
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| 1 | | (iii) Has passed a test of basic skills and | 2 | | applicable content area test, as required by | 3 | | Section 21B-30 of this Code. | 4 | | (iv) Has attempted an evidence-based | 5 | | assessment of teacher effectiveness and received a | 6 | | minimum score on that assessment, as established | 7 | | by the State Board of Education in consultation | 8 | | with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure | 9 | | Board. | 10 | | A provisional in-state educator endorsement on an | 11 | | Educator License with Stipulations is valid for one | 12 | | full fiscal year after the date of issuance and may not | 13 | | be renewed. | 14 | | (3) Substitute Teaching License. A Substitute Teaching | 15 | | License may be issued to qualified applicants for | 16 | | substitute teaching in all grades of the public schools, | 17 | | prekindergarten through grade 12. Substitute Teaching | 18 | | Licenses are not eligible for endorsements. Applicants for | 19 | | a Substitute Teaching License must hold a bachelor's degree | 20 | | or higher from a regionally accredited institution of | 21 | | higher education. | 22 | | Substitute Teaching Licenses are valid for 5 years. | 23 | | Substitute Teaching Licenses are valid for substitute | 24 | | teaching in every county of this State. If an individual | 25 | | has had his or her Professional Educator License or | 26 | | Educator License with Stipulations suspended or revoked or |
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| 1 | | has not met the renewal requirements for licensure, then | 2 | | that individual is not eligible to obtain a Substitute | 3 | | Teaching License. | 4 | | A substitute teacher may only teach in the place of a | 5 | | licensed teacher who is under contract with the employing | 6 | | board. If, however, there is no licensed teacher under | 7 | | contract because of an emergency situation, then a district | 8 | | may employ a substitute teacher for no longer than 30 | 9 | | calendar days per each vacant position in the district if | 10 | | the district notifies the appropriate regional office of | 11 | | education within 5 business days after the employment of | 12 | | the substitute teacher in the emergency situation. An | 13 | | emergency situation is one in which an unforeseen vacancy | 14 | | has occurred and (i) a teacher is unable to fulfill his or | 15 | | her contractual duties or (ii) teacher capacity needs of | 16 | | the district exceed previous indications, and the district | 17 | | is actively engaged in advertising to hire a fully licensed | 18 | | teacher for the vacant position. | 19 | | There is no limit on the number of days that a | 20 | | substitute teacher may teach in a single school district, | 21 | | provided that no substitute teacher may teach for longer | 22 | | than 90 school days for any one licensed teacher under | 23 | | contract in the same school year. A substitute teacher who | 24 | | holds a Professional Educator License or Educator License | 25 | | with Stipulations shall not teach for more than 120 school | 26 | | days for any one licensed teacher under contract in the |
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| 1 | | same school year. The limitations in this paragraph (3) on | 2 | | the number of days a substitute teacher may be employed do | 3 | | not apply to any school district operating under Article 34 | 4 | | of this Code.
| 5 | | (Source: P.A. 98-28, eff. 7-1-13; 98-751, eff. 1-1-15; 99-35, | 6 | | eff. 1-1-16; 99-58, eff. 7-16-15; 99-143, eff. 7-27-15; 99-642, | 7 | | eff. 7-28-16; 99-920, eff. 1-6-17.) | 8 | | (105 ILCS 5/21B-35) | 9 | | Sec. 21B-35. Minimum requirements for educators trained in | 10 | | other states or countries. | 11 | | (a) All applicants who have not been entitled by an | 12 | | Illinois-approved educator preparation program at an Illinois | 13 | | institution of higher education applying for a Professional | 14 | | Educator License endorsed in a teaching field or school support | 15 | | personnel area must meet all of the following requirements: | 16 | | (1) Hold a comparable and valid educator license or | 17 | | certificate with similar grade level and subject matter | 18 | | credentials from another state. The State Board of | 19 | | Education shall have the authority to determine what | 20 | | constitutes similar grade level and subject matter | 21 | | credentials from another state. A comparable educator | 22 | | license or certificate is one that demonstrates that the | 23 | | license or certificate holder meets similar requirements | 24 | | as candidates entitled by an Illinois-approved educator | 25 | | preparation program in teaching or school support |
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| 1 | | personnel areas concerning coursework aligned to standards | 2 | | concerning methods of instruction of the exceptional | 3 | | child, methods of reading and reading in the content area, | 4 | | and instructional strategies for English learners. An | 5 | | applicant who holds a comparable and valid educator license | 6 | | or certificate from another state must submit verification | 7 | | to the State Board of Education that the applicant has | 8 | | completed coursework concerning methods of instruction of | 9 | | the exceptional child, methods of reading and reading in | 10 | | the content area, and instructional strategies for English | 11 | | learners. | 12 | | (2) Have a degree from a regionally accredited | 13 | | institution of higher education and the degreed major or a | 14 | | constructed major must directly correspond to the license | 15 | | or endorsement sought . | 16 | | (3) (Blank). | 17 | | (4) (Blank). | 18 | | (5) (Blank). | 19 | | (6) Have successfully met all Illinois examination | 20 | | requirements. Applicants who have successfully completed a | 21 | | test of basic skills, as defined by rules, at the time of | 22 | | initial licensure in another state shall not be required to | 23 | | complete a test of basic skills. Applicants who have | 24 | | successfully completed a test of content, as defined by | 25 | | rules, at the time of initial licensure in another state | 26 | | shall not be required to complete a test of content. |
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| 1 | | Applicants for a teaching endorsement who have | 2 | | successfully completed an evidence-based assessment of | 3 | | teacher effectiveness, as defined by rules, at the time of | 4 | | initial licensure in another state shall not be required to | 5 | | complete an evidence-based assessment of teacher | 6 | | effectiveness. | 7 | | (7) For applicants for a teaching endorsement, have | 8 | | completed student teaching or an equivalent experience or, | 9 | | for applicants for a school service personnel endorsement, | 10 | | have completed an internship or an equivalent experience. | 11 | | If one or more of the criteria in this subsection (a) are | 12 | | not met, then applicants who have not been entitled by an | 13 | | Illinois-approved educator preparation program at an Illinois | 14 | | institution of higher education who hold a valid, comparable | 15 | | certificate from another state may qualify for a provisional | 16 | | educator endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations, | 17 | | in accordance with Section 21B-20 of this Code. | 18 | | (b) In order to receive a Professional Educator License | 19 | | endorsed in a teaching field, applicants trained in another | 20 | | country must meet all of the following requirements: | 21 | | (1) Have completed a comparable education program in | 22 | | another country. | 23 | | (2) Have had transcripts evaluated by an evaluation | 24 | | service approved by the State Superintendent of Education. | 25 | | (3) (Blank). Hold a degreed major that must directly | 26 | | correspond to the license or endorsement sought. |
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| 1 | | (4) (Blank). | 2 | | (5) (Blank). | 3 | | (6) (Blank). | 4 | | (7) Have successfully met all State licensure | 5 | | examination requirements. Applicants who have successfully | 6 | | completed a test of basic skills, as defined by rules, at | 7 | | the time of initial licensure in another country shall not | 8 | | be required to complete a test of basic skills. Applicants | 9 | | who have successfully completed a test of content, as | 10 | | defined by rules, at the time of initial licensure in | 11 | | another country shall not be required to complete a test of | 12 | | content. Applicants for a teaching endorsement who have | 13 | | successfully completed an evidence-based assessment of | 14 | | teacher effectiveness, as defined by rules, at the time of | 15 | | initial licensure in another country shall not be required | 16 | | to complete an evidence-based assessment of teacher | 17 | | effectiveness. | 18 | | (8) Have completed student teaching or an equivalent | 19 | | experience. | 20 | | (b-5) All applicants who have not been entitled by an | 21 | | Illinois-approved educator preparation program at an Illinois | 22 | | institution of higher education and applicants trained in | 23 | | another country applying for a Professional Educator License | 24 | | endorsed for principal or superintendent must meet all of the | 25 | | following requirements: | 26 | | (1) Have completed an educator preparation program |
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| 1 | | approved by another state or comparable educator program in | 2 | | another country leading to the receipt of a license or | 3 | | certificate for the Illinois endorsement sought. | 4 | | (2) Have successfully met all State licensure | 5 | | examination requirements, as required by Section 21B-30 of | 6 | | this Code. Applicants who have successfully completed a | 7 | | test of basic skills, as defined by rules, at the time of | 8 | | initial licensure in another state or country shall not be | 9 | | required to complete a test of basic skills. Applicants who | 10 | | have successfully completed a test of content, as defined | 11 | | by rules, at the time of initial licensure in another state | 12 | | or country shall not be required to complete a test of | 13 | | content. | 14 | | (3) (Blank). | 15 | | A provisional educator endorsement to serve as a | 16 | | superintendent or principal may be affixed to an Educator | 17 | | License with Stipulations in accordance with Section 21B-20 of | 18 | | this Code. | 19 | | (b-10) All applicants who have not been entitled by an | 20 | | Illinois-approved educator preparation program at an Illinois | 21 | | institution of higher education applying for a Professional | 22 | | Educator License endorsed for chief school business official | 23 | | must meet all of the following requirements: | 24 | | (1) Have completed a master's degree in school business | 25 | | management, finance, or accounting. | 26 | | (2) Have successfully completed an internship in |
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| 1 | | school business management or have 2 years of experience as | 2 | | a school business administrator. | 3 | | (3) Have successfully met all State examination | 4 | | requirements, as required by Section 21B-30 of this Code. | 5 | | Applicants who have successfully completed a test of | 6 | | content, as identified by rules, at the time of initial | 7 | | licensure in another state or country shall not be required | 8 | | to complete a test of content. | 9 | | (4) Have successfully completed modules in reading | 10 | | methods, special education, and English Learners. | 11 | | A provisional educator endorsement to serve as a chief | 12 | | school business official may be affixed to an Educator License | 13 | | with Stipulations. | 14 | | (c) The State Board of Education, in consultation with the | 15 | | State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, may adopt such | 16 | | rules as may be necessary to implement this Section.
| 17 | | (Source: P.A. 98-581, eff. 8-27-13; 99-58, eff. 7-16-15; | 18 | | 99-920, eff. 1-6-17.) | 19 | | (105 ILCS 5/21B-45) | 20 | | Sec. 21B-45. Professional Educator License renewal. | 21 | | (a) Individuals holding a Professional Educator License | 22 | | are required to complete the licensure renewal requirements as | 23 | | specified in this Section, unless otherwise provided in this | 24 | | Code. | 25 | | Individuals holding a Professional Educator License shall |
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| 1 | | meet the renewal requirements set forth in this Section, unless | 2 | | otherwise provided in this Code. If an individual holds a | 3 | | license endorsed in more than one area that has different | 4 | | renewal requirements, that individual shall follow the renewal | 5 | | requirements for the position for which he or she spends the | 6 | | majority of his or her time working. | 7 | | (b) All Professional Educator Licenses not renewed as | 8 | | provided in this Section shall lapse on September 1 of that | 9 | | year. Lapsed licenses may be immediately reinstated upon (i) | 10 | | payment by the applicant of a $500 penalty to the State Board | 11 | | of Education or (ii) the demonstration of proficiency by | 12 | | completing 9 semester hours of coursework from a regionally | 13 | | accredited institution of higher education in the content area | 14 | | that most aligns with one or more of the educator's endorsement | 15 | | areas. Any and all back fees, including without limitation | 16 | | registration fees owed from the time of expiration of the | 17 | | license until the date of reinstatement, shall be paid and kept | 18 | | in accordance with the provisions in Article 3 of this Code | 19 | | concerning an institute fund and the provisions in Article 21B | 20 | | of this Code concerning fees and requirements for registration. | 21 | | Licenses not registered in accordance with Section 21B-40 of | 22 | | this Code shall lapse after a period of 6 months from the | 23 | | expiration of the last year of registration or on January 1 of | 24 | | the fiscal year following initial issuance of the license . An | 25 | | unregistered license is invalid after September 1 for | 26 | | employment and performance of services in an Illinois public or |
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| 1 | | State-operated school or cooperative and in a charter school. | 2 | | Any license or endorsement may be voluntarily surrendered by | 3 | | the license holder. A voluntarily surrendered license, except a | 4 | | substitute teaching license issued under Section 21B-20 of this | 5 | | Code, shall be treated as a revoked license. An Educator | 6 | | License with Stipulations with only a paraprofessional | 7 | | endorsement does not lapse.
| 8 | | (c) From July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014, in order to | 9 | | satisfy the requirements for licensure renewal provided for in | 10 | | this Section, each professional educator licensee with an | 11 | | administrative endorsement who is working in a position | 12 | | requiring such endorsement shall complete one Illinois | 13 | | Administrators' Academy course, as described in Article 2 of | 14 | | this Code, per fiscal year. | 15 | | (d) Beginning July 1, 2014, in order to satisfy the | 16 | | requirements for licensure renewal provided for in this | 17 | | Section, each professional educator licensee may create a | 18 | | professional development plan each year. The plan shall address | 19 | | one or more of the endorsements that are required of his or her | 20 | | educator position if the licensee is employed and performing | 21 | | services in an Illinois public or State-operated school or | 22 | | cooperative. If the licensee is employed in a charter school, | 23 | | the plan shall address that endorsement or those endorsements | 24 | | most closely related to his or her educator position. Licensees | 25 | | employed and performing services in any other Illinois schools | 26 | | may participate in the renewal requirements by adhering to the |
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| 1 | | same process. | 2 | | Except as otherwise provided in this Section, the | 3 | | licensee's professional development activities shall align | 4 | | with one or more of the following criteria: | 5 | | (1) activities are of a type that engage participants | 6 | | over a sustained period of time allowing for analysis, | 7 | | discovery, and application as they relate to student | 8 | | learning, social or emotional achievement, or well-being; | 9 | | (2) professional development aligns to the licensee's | 10 | | performance; | 11 | | (3) outcomes for the activities must relate to student | 12 | | growth or district improvement; | 13 | | (4) activities align to State-approved standards;
and | 14 | | (5) higher education coursework. | 15 | | (e) For each renewal cycle, each professional educator | 16 | | licensee shall engage in professional development activities. | 17 | | Prior to renewal, the licensee shall enter electronically into | 18 | | the Educator Licensure Information System (ELIS) the name, | 19 | | date, and location of the activity, the number of professional | 20 | | development hours, and the provider's name. The following | 21 | | provisions shall apply concerning professional development | 22 | | activities: | 23 | | (1) Each licensee shall complete a total of 120 hours | 24 | | of professional development per 5-year renewal cycle in | 25 | | order to renew the license, except as otherwise provided in | 26 | | this Section. |
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| 1 | | (2) Beginning with his or her first full 5-year cycle, | 2 | | any licensee with an administrative endorsement who is not | 3 | | working in a position requiring such endorsement is not | 4 | | required to shall complete one Illinois Administrators' | 5 | | Academy courses course , as described in Article 2 of this | 6 | | Code , in each 5-year renewal cycle in which the | 7 | | administrative endorsement was held for at least one year. | 8 | | The Illinois Administrators' Academy course may count | 9 | | toward the total of 120 hours per 5-year cycle . Such | 10 | | licensees must complete one Illinois Administrators' | 11 | | Academy course within one year after returning to a | 12 | | position that requires the administrative endorsement. | 13 | | (3) Any licensee with an administrative endorsement | 14 | | who is working in a position requiring such endorsement or | 15 | | an individual with a Teacher Leader endorsement serving in | 16 | | an administrative capacity at least 50% of the day shall | 17 | | complete one Illinois Administrators' Academy course, as | 18 | | described in Article 2 of this Code, each fiscal year in | 19 | | addition to 100 hours of professional development per | 20 | | 5-year renewal cycle in accordance with this Code. | 21 | | (4) Any licensee holding a current National Board for | 22 | | Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) master teacher | 23 | | designation shall complete a total of 60 hours of | 24 | | professional development per 5-year renewal cycle in order | 25 | | to renew the license. | 26 | | (5) Licensees working in a position that does not |
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| 1 | | require educator licensure or working in a position for | 2 | | less than 50% for any particular year are considered to be | 3 | | exempt and shall be required to pay only the registration | 4 | | fee in order to renew and maintain the validity of the | 5 | | license. | 6 | | (6) Licensees who are retired and qualify for benefits | 7 | | from a State retirement system shall notify the State Board | 8 | | of Education using ELIS, and the license shall be | 9 | | maintained in retired status. For any renewal cycle in | 10 | | which a licensee retires during the renewal cycle, the | 11 | | licensee must complete professional development activities | 12 | | on a prorated basis depending on the number of years during | 13 | | the renewal cycle the educator held an active license. If a | 14 | | licensee retires during a renewal cycle, the licensee must | 15 | | notify the State Board of Education using ELIS that the | 16 | | licensee wishes to maintain the license in retired status | 17 | | and must show proof of completion of professional | 18 | | development activities on a prorated basis for all years of | 19 | | that renewal cycle for which the license was active. An | 20 | | individual with a license in retired status shall not be | 21 | | required to complete professional development activities | 22 | | or pay registration fees until returning to a position that | 23 | | requires educator licensure. Upon returning to work in a | 24 | | position that requires the Professional Educator License, | 25 | | the licensee shall immediately pay a registration fee and | 26 | | complete renewal requirements for that year. A license in |
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| 1 | | retired status cannot lapse. Beginning on January 6, 2017 | 2 | | ( the effective date of Public Act 99-920) this amendatory | 3 | | Act of the 99th General Assembly through December 31, 2017, | 4 | | any licensee who has retired and whose license has lapsed | 5 | | for failure to renew as provided in this Section may | 6 | | reinstate that license and maintain it in retired status | 7 | | upon providing proof to the State Board of Education using | 8 | | ELIS that the licensee is retired and is not working in a | 9 | | position that requires a Professional Educator License. | 10 | | (7) For any renewal cycle in which professional | 11 | | development hours were required, but not fulfilled, the | 12 | | licensee shall complete any missed hours to total the | 13 | | minimum professional development hours required in this | 14 | | Section prior to September 1 of that year. For any fiscal | 15 | | year or renewal cycle in which an Illinois Administrators' | 16 | | Academy course was required but not completed, the licensee | 17 | | shall complete any missed Illinois Administrators' Academy | 18 | | courses prior to September 1 of that year. The licensee may | 19 | | complete all deficient hours and Illinois Administrators' | 20 | | Academy courses while continuing to work in a position that | 21 | | requires that license until September 1 of that year. | 22 | | (8) Any licensee who has not fulfilled the professional | 23 | | development renewal requirements set forth in this Section | 24 | | at the end of any 5-year renewal cycle is ineligible to | 25 | | register his or her license and may submit an appeal to the | 26 | | State Superintendent of Education for reinstatement of the |
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| 1 | | license. | 2 | | (9) If professional development opportunities were | 3 | | unavailable to a licensee, proof that opportunities were | 4 | | unavailable and request for an extension of time beyond | 5 | | August 31 to complete the renewal requirements may be | 6 | | submitted from April 1 through June 30 of that year to the | 7 | | State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board. If an | 8 | | extension is approved, the license shall remain valid | 9 | | during the extension period. | 10 | | (10) Individuals who hold exempt licenses prior to | 11 | | December 27, 2013 (the effective date of Public Act 98-610) | 12 | | shall commence the annual renewal process with the first | 13 | | scheduled registration due after December 27, 2013 (the | 14 | | effective date of Public Act 98-610). | 15 | | (11) Notwithstanding any other provision of this | 16 | | subsection (e), if a licensee earns more than the required | 17 | | number of professional development hours during a renewal | 18 | | cycle, then the licensee may carry over any hours earned | 19 | | from April 1 through June 30 of the last year of the | 20 | | renewal cycle. Any hours carried over in this manner must | 21 | | be applied to the next renewal cycle. Illinois | 22 | | Administrators' Academy courses or hours earned in those | 23 | | courses may not be carried over. | 24 | | (f) At the time of renewal, each licensee shall respond to | 25 | | the required questions under penalty of perjury. | 26 | | (g) The following entities shall be designated as approved |
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| 1 | | to provide professional development activities for the renewal | 2 | | of Professional Educator Licenses: | 3 | | (1) The State Board of Education. | 4 | | (2) Regional offices of education and intermediate | 5 | | service centers. | 6 | | (3) Illinois professional associations representing | 7 | | the following groups that are approved by the State | 8 | | Superintendent of Education: | 9 | | (A) school administrators; | 10 | | (B) principals; | 11 | | (C) school business officials; | 12 | | (D) teachers, including special education | 13 | | teachers; | 14 | | (E) school boards; | 15 | | (F) school districts; | 16 | | (G) parents; and | 17 | | (H) school service personnel. | 18 | | (4) Regionally accredited institutions of higher | 19 | | education that offer Illinois-approved educator | 20 | | preparation programs and public community colleges subject | 21 | | to the Public Community College Act. | 22 | | (5) Illinois public school districts, charter schools | 23 | | authorized under Article 27A of this Code, and joint | 24 | | educational programs authorized under Article 10 of this | 25 | | Code for the purposes of providing career and technical | 26 | | education or special education services. |
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| 1 | | (6) A not-for-profit organization that, as of December | 2 | | 31, 2014 (the effective date of Public Act 98-1147), has | 3 | | had or has a grant from or a contract with the State Board | 4 | | of Education to provide professional development services | 5 | | in the area of English Learning to Illinois school | 6 | | districts, teachers, or administrators. | 7 | | (7) State agencies, State boards, and State | 8 | | commissions. | 9 | | (8) Museums as defined in Section 10 of the Museum | 10 | | Disposition of Property Act. | 11 | | (h) Approved providers under subsection (g) of this Section | 12 | | shall make available professional development opportunities | 13 | | that satisfy at least one of the following: | 14 | | (1) increase the knowledge and skills of school and | 15 | | district leaders who guide continuous professional | 16 | | development; | 17 | | (2) improve the learning of students; | 18 | | (3) organize adults into learning communities whose | 19 | | goals are aligned with those of the school and district; | 20 | | (4) deepen educator's content knowledge; | 21 | | (5) provide educators with research-based | 22 | | instructional strategies to assist students in meeting | 23 | | rigorous academic standards; | 24 | | (6) prepare educators to appropriately use various | 25 | | types of classroom assessments; | 26 | | (7) use learning strategies appropriate to the |
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| 1 | | intended goals; | 2 | | (8) provide educators with the knowledge and skills to | 3 | | collaborate; or | 4 | | (9) prepare educators to apply research to | 5 | | decision-making. | 6 | | (i) Approved providers under subsection (g) of this Section | 7 | | shall do the following: | 8 | | (1) align professional development activities to the | 9 | | State-approved national standards for professional | 10 | | learning; | 11 | | (2) meet the professional development criteria for | 12 | | Illinois licensure renewal; | 13 | | (3) produce a rationale for the activity that explains | 14 | | how it aligns to State standards and identify the | 15 | | assessment for determining the expected impact on student | 16 | | learning or school improvement; | 17 | | (4) maintain original documentation for completion of | 18 | | activities; and | 19 | | (5) provide license holders with evidence of | 20 | | completion of activities. | 21 | | (j) The State Board of Education shall conduct annual | 22 | | audits of a subset of approved providers, except for school | 23 | | districts, which shall be audited by regional offices of | 24 | | education and intermediate service centers. Each approved | 25 | | provider, except for school districts, that is audited by a | 26 | | regional office of education or intermediate service center |
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| 1 | | must be audited at least once every 5 years. The State Board of | 2 | | Education shall complete random audits of licensees. | 3 | | (1) Approved providers shall annually submit to the | 4 | | State Board of Education a list of subcontractors used for | 5 | | delivery of professional development activities for which | 6 | | renewal credit was issued and other information as defined | 7 | | by rule. | 8 | | (2) Approved providers shall annually submit data to | 9 | | the State Board of Education demonstrating how the | 10 | | professional development activities impacted one or more | 11 | | of the following: | 12 | | (A) educator and student growth in regards to | 13 | | content knowledge or skills, or both; | 14 | | (B) educator and student social and emotional | 15 | | growth; or | 16 | | (C) alignment to district or school improvement | 17 | | plans. | 18 | | (3) The State Superintendent of Education shall review | 19 | | the annual data collected by the State Board of Education, | 20 | | regional offices of education, and intermediate service | 21 | | centers in audits to determine if the approved provider has | 22 | | met the criteria and should continue to be an approved | 23 | | provider or if further action should be taken as provided | 24 | | in rules. | 25 | | (k) Registration fees shall be paid for the next renewal | 26 | | cycle between April 1 and June 30 in the last year of each |
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| 1 | | 5-year renewal cycle using ELIS. If all required professional | 2 | | development hours for the renewal cycle have been completed and | 3 | | entered by the licensee, the licensee shall pay the | 4 | | registration fees for the next cycle using a form of credit or | 5 | | debit card. | 6 | | (l) Any Beginning July 1, 2014, any professional educator | 7 | | licensee endorsed for school support personnel who is employed | 8 | | and performing services in Illinois public schools and who | 9 | | holds an active and current professional license issued by the | 10 | | Department of Financial and Professional Regulation or a | 11 | | national certification board, as approved by the State Board of | 12 | | Education, related to the endorsement areas on the Professional | 13 | | Educator License shall be deemed to have satisfied the | 14 | | continuing professional development requirements provided for | 15 | | in this Section. Such individuals shall be required to pay only | 16 | | registration fees to renew the Professional Educator License. | 17 | | An individual who does not hold a license issued by the | 18 | | Department of Financial and Professional Regulation shall | 19 | | complete professional development requirements for the renewal | 20 | | of a Professional Educator License provided for in this | 21 | | Section. | 22 | | (m) Appeals to the State Educator Preparation and Licensure | 23 | | Board
must be made within 30 days after receipt of notice from | 24 | | the State Superintendent of Education that a license will not | 25 | | be renewed based upon failure to complete the requirements of | 26 | | this Section. A licensee may appeal that decision to the State |
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| 1 | | Educator Preparation and Licensure Board in a manner prescribed | 2 | | by rule. | 3 | | (1) Each appeal shall state the reasons why the State | 4 | | Superintendent's decision should be reversed and shall be | 5 | | sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the | 6 | | State Board of Education. | 7 | | (2) The State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board | 8 | | shall review each appeal regarding renewal of a license | 9 | | within 90 days after receiving the appeal in order to | 10 | | determine whether the licensee has met the requirements of | 11 | | this Section. The State Educator Preparation and Licensure | 12 | | Board may hold an appeal hearing or may make its | 13 | | determination based upon the record of review, which shall | 14 | | consist of the following: | 15 | | (A) the regional superintendent of education's | 16 | | rationale for recommending nonrenewal of the license, | 17 | | if applicable; | 18 | | (B) any evidence submitted to the State | 19 | | Superintendent along with the individual's electronic | 20 | | statement of assurance for renewal; and | 21 | | (C) the State Superintendent's rationale for | 22 | | nonrenewal of the license. | 23 | | (3) The State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board | 24 | | shall notify the licensee of its decision regarding license | 25 | | renewal by certified mail, return receipt requested, no | 26 | | later than 30 days after reaching a decision. Upon receipt |
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| 1 | | of notification of renewal, the licensee, using ELIS, shall | 2 | | pay the applicable registration fee for the next cycle | 3 | | using a form of credit or debit card. | 4 | | (n) The State Board of Education may adopt rules as may be | 5 | | necessary to implement this Section. | 6 | | (Source: P.A. 98-610, eff. 12-27-13; 98-1147, eff. 12-31-14; | 7 | | 99-58, eff. 7-16-15; 99-130, eff. 7-24-15; 99-591, eff. 1-1-17; | 8 | | 99-642, eff. 7-28-16; 99-920, eff. 1-6-17; revised 1-23-17.)
| 9 | | (105 ILCS 5/24-14) (from Ch. 122, par. 24-14)
| 10 | | Sec. 24-14. Termination of contractual continued service | 11 | | by teacher. A teacher who
has entered into contractual | 12 | | continued service may resign
at any time by obtaining | 13 | | concurrence of the board or by serving at least 30
days' | 14 | | written notice upon the secretary of the board. However, no | 15 | | teacher
may resign during the school term, without the | 16 | | concurrence of the board,
in order to accept another teaching | 17 | | assignment. Any teacher
terminating said service not in | 18 | | accordance with this Section may be publicly reprimanded | 19 | | pursuant to is guilty of
unprofessional conduct and liable to | 20 | | suspension of licensure for a period not
to exceed 1 year, as | 21 | | provided in Section 21B-75 of this Code.
| 22 | | (Source: P.A. 97-607, eff. 8-26-11.)
| 23 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, | 24 | | 2017.
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