Full Text of HB4167 100th General Assembly
HB4167ham001 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY | Rep. Lindsay Parkhurst Filed: 4/16/2018
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4167
| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4167 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-40 and by adding Sections 10-20.67 and 34-18.60 | 6 | | as follows: | 7 | | (105 ILCS 5/10-20.67 new) | 8 | | Sec. 10-20.67. Short-term substitute teacher training. | 9 | | (a) Each school board shall, in collaboration with its | 10 | | teachers or, if applicable, the exclusive bargaining | 11 | | representative of its teachers, jointly develop a short-term | 12 | | substitute teacher training program that provides individuals | 13 | | who hold a Short-Term Substitute Teaching License under Section | 14 | | 21B-20 of this Code with information on curriculum, classroom | 15 | | management techniques, school safety, and district and | 16 | | building operations. The State Board of Education may develop a |
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| 1 | | model short-term substitute teacher training program for use by | 2 | | a school board under this subsection (a) if the school board | 3 | | and its teachers or, if applicable, the exclusive bargaining | 4 | | representative of its teachers agree to use the State Board's | 5 | | model. A school board with a substitute teacher training | 6 | | program in place before the effective date of this amendatory | 7 | | Act of the 100th General Assembly may utilize that program to | 8 | | satisfy the requirements of this subsection (a). | 9 | | (b) Nothing in this Section prohibits a school board from | 10 | | offering substitute training to substitute teachers licensed | 11 | | under paragraph (3) of Section 21B-20 of this Code or to | 12 | | substitute teachers holding a Professional Educator License. | 13 | | (c) This Section is repealed on July 1, 2023. | 14 | | (105 ILCS 5/21B-20) | 15 | | Sec. 21B-20. Types of licenses. The Before July 1, 2013, | 16 | | the State Board of Education shall implement a system of | 17 | | educator licensure, whereby individuals employed in school | 18 | | districts who are required to be licensed must have one of the | 19 | | following licenses: (i) a professional educator license; (ii) | 20 | | an a professional educator license with stipulations; or (iii) | 21 | | a substitute teaching license ; or (iv) until June 30, 2023, a | 22 | | short-term substitute teaching license . References in law | 23 | | regarding individuals certified or certificated or required to | 24 | | be certified or certificated under Article 21 of this Code | 25 | | shall also include individuals licensed or required to be |
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| 1 | | licensed under this Article. The first year of all licenses | 2 | | ends on June 30 following one full year of the license being | 3 | | issued. | 4 | | The State Board of Education, in consultation with the | 5 | | State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, may adopt such | 6 | | rules as may be necessary to govern the requirements for | 7 | | licenses and endorsements under this Section. | 8 | | (1) Professional Educator License. Persons who (i) | 9 | | have successfully completed an approved educator | 10 | | preparation program and are recommended for licensure by | 11 | | the Illinois institution offering the educator preparation | 12 | | program, (ii) have successfully completed the required | 13 | | testing under Section 21B-30 of this Code, (iii) have | 14 | | successfully completed coursework on the psychology of, | 15 | | the identification of, and the methods of instruction for | 16 | | the exceptional child, including without limitation | 17 | | children with learning disabilities, (iv) have | 18 | | successfully completed coursework in methods of reading | 19 | | and reading in the content area, and (v) have met all other | 20 | | criteria established by rule of the State Board of | 21 | | Education shall be issued a Professional Educator License. | 22 | | All Professional Educator Licenses are valid until June 30 | 23 | | immediately following 5 years of the license being issued. | 24 | | The Professional Educator License shall be endorsed with | 25 | | specific areas and grade levels in which the individual is | 26 | | eligible to practice. |
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| 1 | | Individuals can receive subsequent endorsements on the | 2 | | Professional Educator License. Subsequent endorsements | 3 | | shall require a minimum of 24 semester hours of coursework | 4 | | in the endorsement area, unless otherwise specified by | 5 | | rule, and passage of the applicable content area test. | 6 | | (2) Educator License with Stipulations. An Educator | 7 | | License with Stipulations shall be issued an endorsement | 8 | | that limits the license holder to one particular position | 9 | | or does not require completion of an approved educator | 10 | | program or both. | 11 | | An individual with an Educator License with | 12 | | Stipulations must not be employed by a school district or | 13 | | any other entity to replace any presently employed teacher | 14 | | who otherwise would not be replaced for any reason. | 15 | | An Educator License with Stipulations may be issued | 16 | | with the following endorsements: | 17 | | (A) Provisional educator. A provisional educator | 18 | | endorsement in a specific content area or areas on an | 19 | | Educator License with Stipulations may be issued to an | 20 | | applicant who holds an educator license from another | 21 | | state, U.S. territory, or foreign country and who, at | 22 | | the time of applying for an Illinois license, does not | 23 | | meet the minimum requirements under Section 21B-35 of | 24 | | this Code, but does, at a minimum, meet the following | 25 | | requirements: | 26 | | (i) Holds the equivalent of a minimum of a |
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| 1 | | bachelor's degree, unless a master's degree is | 2 | | required for the endorsement, from a regionally | 3 | | accredited college or university or, for | 4 | | individuals educated in a country other than the | 5 | | United States, the equivalent of a minimum of a | 6 | | bachelor's degree issued in the United States, | 7 | | unless a master's degree is required for the | 8 | | endorsement. | 9 | | (ii) Has passed or passes a test of basic | 10 | | skills and content area test prior to or within one | 11 | | year after issuance of the provisional educator | 12 | | endorsement on the Educator License with | 13 | | Stipulations. If an individual who holds an | 14 | | Educator License with Stipulations endorsed for | 15 | | provisional educator has not passed a test of basic | 16 | | skills and applicable content area test or tests | 17 | | within one year after issuance of the endorsement, | 18 | | the endorsement shall expire on June 30 following | 19 | | one full year of the endorsement being issued. If | 20 | | such an individual has passed the test of basic | 21 | | skills and applicable content area test or tests | 22 | | either prior to issuance of the endorsement or | 23 | | within one year after issuance of the endorsement, | 24 | | the endorsement is valid until June 30 immediately | 25 | | following 2 years of the license being issued, | 26 | | during which time any and all coursework |
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| 1 | | deficiencies must be met and any and all additional | 2 | | testing deficiencies must be met. | 3 | | In addition, a provisional educator endorsement | 4 | | for principals or superintendents may be issued if the | 5 | | individual meets the requirements set forth in | 6 | | subdivisions (1) and (3) of subsection (b-5) of Section | 7 | | 21B-35 of this Code. Applicants who have not been | 8 | | entitled by an Illinois-approved educator preparation | 9 | | program at an Illinois institution of higher education | 10 | | shall not receive a provisional educator endorsement | 11 | | if the person completed an alternative licensure | 12 | | program in another state, unless the program has been | 13 | | determined to be equivalent to Illinois program | 14 | | requirements. | 15 | | Notwithstanding any other requirements of this | 16 | | Section, a service member or spouse of a service member | 17 | | may obtain a Professional Educator License with | 18 | | Stipulations, and a provisional educator endorsement | 19 | | in a specific content area or areas, if he or she holds | 20 | | a valid teaching certificate or license in good | 21 | | standing from another state, meets the qualifications | 22 | | of educators outlined in Section 21B-15 of this Code, | 23 | | and has not engaged in any misconduct that would | 24 | | prohibit an individual from obtaining a license | 25 | | pursuant to Illinois law, including without limitation | 26 | | any administrative rules of the State Board of |
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| 1 | | Education. | 2 | | In this Section, "service member" means any person | 3 | | who, at the time of application under this Section, is | 4 | | an active duty member of the United States Armed Forces | 5 | | or any reserve component of the United States Armed | 6 | | Forces or the National Guard of any state, | 7 | | commonwealth, or territory of the United States or the | 8 | | District of Columbia. | 9 | | A provisional educator endorsement is valid until | 10 | | June 30 immediately following 2 years of the license | 11 | | being issued, provided that any remaining testing and | 12 | | coursework deficiencies are met as set forth in this | 13 | | Section. Failure to satisfy all stated deficiencies | 14 | | shall mean the individual, including any service | 15 | | member or spouse who has obtained a Professional | 16 | | Educator License with Stipulations and a provisional | 17 | | educator endorsement in a specific content area or | 18 | | areas, is ineligible to receive a Professional | 19 | | Educator License at that time. An Educator License with | 20 | | Stipulations endorsed for provisional educator shall | 21 | | not be renewed for individuals who hold an Educator | 22 | | License with Stipulations and who have held a position | 23 | | in a public school or non-public school recognized by | 24 | | the State Board of Education. | 25 | | (B) Alternative provisional educator. An | 26 | | alternative provisional educator endorsement on an |
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| 1 | | Educator License with Stipulations may be issued to an | 2 | | applicant who, at the time of applying for the | 3 | | endorsement, has done all of the following: | 4 | | (i) Graduated from a regionally accredited | 5 | | college or university with a minimum of a | 6 | | bachelor's degree. | 7 | | (ii) Successfully completed the first phase of | 8 | | the Alternative Educator Licensure Program for | 9 | | Teachers, as described in Section 21B-50 of this | 10 | | Code. | 11 | | (iii) Passed a test of basic skills and content | 12 | | area test, as required under Section 21B-30 of this | 13 | | Code. | 14 | | The alternative provisional educator endorsement is | 15 | | valid for 2 years of teaching and may be renewed for a | 16 | | third year by an individual meeting the requirements set | 17 | | forth in Section 21B-50 of this Code. | 18 | | (C) Alternative provisional superintendent. An | 19 | | alternative provisional superintendent endorsement on | 20 | | an Educator License with Stipulations entitles the | 21 | | holder to serve only as a superintendent or assistant | 22 | | superintendent in a school district's central office. | 23 | | This endorsement may only be issued to an applicant | 24 | | who, at the time of applying for the endorsement, has | 25 | | done all of the following: | 26 | | (i) Graduated from a regionally accredited |
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| 1 | | college or university with a minimum of a master's | 2 | | degree in a management field other than education. | 3 | | (ii) Been employed for a period of at least 5 | 4 | | years in a management level position in a field | 5 | | other than education. | 6 | | (iii) Successfully completed the first phase | 7 | | of an alternative route to superintendent | 8 | | endorsement program, as provided in Section 21B-55 | 9 | | of this Code. | 10 | | (iv) Passed a test of basic skills and content | 11 | | area tests required under Section 21B-30 of this | 12 | | Code. | 13 | | The endorsement may be registered for 2 fiscal | 14 | | years in order to complete one full year of serving as | 15 | | a superintendent or assistant superintendent. | 16 | | (D) Resident teacher endorsement. A resident | 17 | | teacher endorsement on an Educator License with | 18 | | Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who, at the | 19 | | time of applying for the endorsement, has done all of | 20 | | the following: | 21 | | (i) Graduated from a regionally accredited | 22 | | institution of higher education with a minimum of a | 23 | | bachelor's degree. | 24 | | (ii) Enrolled in an approved Illinois educator | 25 | | preparation program. | 26 | | (iii) Passed a test of basic skills and content |
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| 1 | | area test, as required under Section 21B-30 of this | 2 | | Code. | 3 | | The resident teacher endorsement on an Educator | 4 | | License with Stipulations is valid for 4 years of | 5 | | teaching and shall not be renewed. | 6 | | A resident teacher may teach only under the | 7 | | direction of a licensed teacher, who shall act as the | 8 | | resident mentor teacher, and may not teach in place of | 9 | | a licensed teacher.
A resident teacher endorsement on | 10 | | an Educator License with Stipulations shall no longer | 11 | | be valid after June 30, 2017. | 12 | | (E) Career and technical educator. A career and | 13 | | technical educator endorsement on an Educator License | 14 | | with Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who has | 15 | | a minimum of 60 semester hours of coursework from a | 16 | | regionally accredited institution of higher education | 17 | | or an accredited trade and technical institution and | 18 | | has a minimum of 2,000 hours of experience outside of | 19 | | education in each area to be taught. | 20 | | The career and technical educator endorsement on | 21 | | 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 | 24 | | individuals who were issued the career and technical | 25 | | educator endorsement on an Educator License with | 26 | | Stipulations on or after January 1, 2015, the license |
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| 1 | | may be renewed if the individual passes a test of basic | 2 | | skills or test of work proficiency, as required under | 3 | | Section 21B-30 of this Code. | 4 | | An individual who holds a valid career and | 5 | | technical educator endorsement on an Educator License | 6 | | with Stipulations but does not hold a bachelor's degree | 7 | | may substitute teach in career and technical education | 8 | | classrooms. | 9 | | (F) Part-time provisional career and technical | 10 | | educator or provisional career and technical educator. | 11 | | A part-time provisional career and technical educator | 12 | | endorsement or a provisional career and technical | 13 | | educator endorsement on an Educator License with | 14 | | Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who has a | 15 | | minimum of 8,000 hours of work experience in the skill | 16 | | for which the applicant is seeking the endorsement. It | 17 | | is the responsibility of each employing school board | 18 | | and regional office of education to provide | 19 | | verification, in writing, to the State Superintendent | 20 | | of Education at the time the application is submitted | 21 | | that no qualified teacher holding a Professional | 22 | | Educator License or an Educator License with | 23 | | Stipulations with a career and technical educator | 24 | | endorsement is available and that actual circumstances | 25 | | require such issuance. | 26 | | The provisional career and technical educator |
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| 1 | | endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations | 2 | | is valid until June 30 immediately following 5 years of | 3 | | the endorsement being issued and may be renewed for 5 | 4 | | years. For individuals who were issued the provisional | 5 | | career and technical educator endorsement on an | 6 | | Educator License with Stipulations on or after January | 7 | | 1, 2015, the license may be renewed if the individual | 8 | | passes a test of basic skills or test of work | 9 | | proficiency, as required under Section 21B-30 of this | 10 | | Code. | 11 | | A part-time provisional career and technical | 12 | | educator endorsement on an Educator License with | 13 | | Stipulations may be issued for teaching no more than 2 | 14 | | courses of study for grades 6 through 12. The part-time | 15 | | provisional career and technical educator endorsement | 16 | | on an Educator License with Stipulations is valid until | 17 | | June 30 immediately following 5 years of the | 18 | | endorsement being issued and may be renewed for 5 years | 19 | | if the individual makes application for renewal. | 20 | | An individual who holds a provisional or part-time | 21 | | provisional career and technical educator endorsement | 22 | | on an Educator License with Stipulations but does not | 23 | | hold a bachelor's degree may substitute teach in career | 24 | | and technical education classrooms. | 25 | | (G) Transitional bilingual educator. A | 26 | | transitional bilingual educator endorsement on an |
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| 1 | | Educator License with Stipulations may be issued for | 2 | | the purpose of providing instruction in accordance | 3 | | with Article 14C of this Code to an applicant who | 4 | | provides satisfactory evidence that he or she meets all | 5 | | of the following requirements: | 6 | | (i) Possesses adequate speaking, reading, and | 7 | | writing ability in the language other than English | 8 | | in which transitional bilingual education is | 9 | | offered. | 10 | | (ii) Has the ability to successfully | 11 | | communicate in English. | 12 | | (iii) Either possessed, within 5 years | 13 | | previous to his or her applying for a transitional | 14 | | bilingual educator endorsement, a valid and | 15 | | comparable teaching certificate or comparable | 16 | | authorization issued by a foreign country or holds | 17 | | a degree from an institution of higher learning in | 18 | | a foreign country that the State Educator | 19 | | Preparation and Licensure Board determines to be | 20 | | the equivalent of a bachelor's degree from a | 21 | | regionally accredited institution of higher | 22 | | learning in the United States. | 23 | | A transitional bilingual educator endorsement | 24 | | shall be valid for prekindergarten through grade 12, is | 25 | | valid until June 30 immediately following 5 years of | 26 | | the endorsement being issued, and shall not be renewed. |
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| 1 | | Persons holding a transitional bilingual educator | 2 | | endorsement shall not be employed to replace any | 3 | | presently employed teacher who otherwise would not be | 4 | | replaced for any reason. | 5 | | (H) Language endorsement. In an effort to | 6 | | alleviate the shortage of teachers speaking a language | 7 | | other than English in the public schools, an individual | 8 | | who holds an Educator License with Stipulations may | 9 | | also apply for a language endorsement, provided that | 10 | | the applicant provides satisfactory evidence that he | 11 | | or she meets all of the following requirements: | 12 | | (i) Holds a transitional bilingual | 13 | | endorsement. | 14 | | (ii) Has demonstrated proficiency in the | 15 | | language for which the endorsement is to be issued | 16 | | by passing the applicable language content test | 17 | | required by the State Board of Education. | 18 | | (iii) Holds a bachelor's degree or higher from | 19 | | a regionally accredited institution of higher | 20 | | education or, for individuals educated in a | 21 | | country other than the United States, holds a | 22 | | degree from an institution of higher learning in a | 23 | | 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 | | (iv) Has passed a test of basic skills, as | 3 | | required under Section 21B-30 of this Code. | 4 | | A language endorsement on an Educator License with | 5 | | Stipulations is valid for prekindergarten through | 6 | | grade 12 for the same validity period as the | 7 | | individual's transitional bilingual educator | 8 | | endorsement on the Educator License with Stipulations | 9 | | and shall not be renewed. | 10 | | (I) Visiting international educator. A visiting | 11 | | international educator endorsement on an Educator | 12 | | License with Stipulations may be issued to an | 13 | | individual who is being recruited by a particular | 14 | | school district that conducts formal recruitment | 15 | | programs outside of the United States to secure the | 16 | | services of qualified teachers and who meets all of the | 17 | | following requirements: | 18 | | (i) Holds the equivalent of a minimum of a | 19 | | bachelor's degree issued in the United States. | 20 | | (ii) Has been prepared as a teacher at the | 21 | | grade level for which he or she will be employed. | 22 | | (iii) Has adequate content knowledge in the | 23 | | subject to be taught. | 24 | | (iv) Has an adequate command of the English | 25 | | language. | 26 | | A holder of a visiting international educator |
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| 1 | | endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations | 2 | | shall be permitted to teach in bilingual education | 3 | | programs in the language that was the medium of | 4 | | instruction in his or her teacher preparation program, | 5 | | provided that he or she passes the English Language | 6 | | Proficiency Examination or another test of writing | 7 | | skills in English identified by the State Board of | 8 | | Education, in consultation with the State Educator | 9 | | Preparation and Licensure Board. | 10 | | A visiting international educator endorsement on | 11 | | an Educator License with Stipulations is valid for 3 | 12 | | years and shall not be renewed. | 13 | | (J) Paraprofessional educator. A paraprofessional | 14 | | educator endorsement on an Educator License with | 15 | | Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who holds a | 16 | | high school diploma or its recognized equivalent and | 17 | | either holds an associate's degree or a minimum of 60 | 18 | | semester hours of credit from a regionally accredited | 19 | | institution of higher education or has passed a test of | 20 | | basic skills required under Section 21B-30 of this | 21 | | Code. The paraprofessional educator endorsement is | 22 | | valid until June 30 immediately following 5 years of | 23 | | the endorsement being issued and may be renewed through | 24 | | application and payment of the appropriate fee, as | 25 | | required under Section 21B-40 of this Code. An | 26 | | individual who holds only a paraprofessional educator |
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| 1 | | endorsement is not subject to additional requirements | 2 | | in order to renew the endorsement. | 3 | | (K) Chief school business official. A chief school | 4 | | business official endorsement on an Educator License | 5 | | with Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who | 6 | | qualifies by having a master's degree or higher, 2 | 7 | | years of full-time administrative experience in school | 8 | | business management or 2 years of university-approved | 9 | | practical experience, and a minimum of 24 semester | 10 | | hours of graduate credit in a program approved by the | 11 | | State Board of Education for the preparation of school | 12 | | business administrators and by passage of the | 13 | | applicable State tests, including a test of basic | 14 | | skills and applicable content area test. | 15 | | The chief school business official endorsement may | 16 | | also be affixed to the Educator License with | 17 | | Stipulations of any holder who qualifies by having a | 18 | | master's degree in business administration, finance, | 19 | | accounting, or public administration and who completes | 20 | | an additional 6 semester hours of internship in school | 21 | | business management from a regionally accredited | 22 | | institution of higher education and passes the | 23 | | applicable State tests, including a test of basic | 24 | | skills and applicable content area test. This | 25 | | endorsement shall be required for any individual | 26 | | employed as a chief school business official. |
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| 1 | | The chief school business official endorsement on | 2 | | 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 if the | 5 | | license holder completes renewal requirements as | 6 | | required for individuals who hold a Professional | 7 | | Educator License endorsed for chief school business | 8 | | official under Section 21B-45 of this Code and such | 9 | | rules as may be adopted by the State Board of | 10 | | Education. | 11 | | The State Board of Education shall adopt any rules | 12 | | necessary to implement Public Act 100-288 this | 13 | | amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly . | 14 | | (L) Provisional in-state educator. A provisional | 15 | | in-state educator endorsement on an Educator License | 16 | | with Stipulations may be issued to a candidate who has | 17 | | completed an Illinois-approved educator preparation | 18 | | program at an Illinois institution of higher education | 19 | | and who has not successfully completed an | 20 | | evidence-based assessment of teacher effectiveness but | 21 | | who meets all of the following requirements: | 22 | | (i) Holds at least a bachelor's degree. | 23 | | (ii) Has completed an approved educator | 24 | | preparation program at an Illinois institution. | 25 | | (iii) Has passed a test of basic skills and | 26 | | applicable content area test, as required by |
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| 1 | | Section 21B-30 of this Code. | 2 | | (iv) Has attempted an evidence-based | 3 | | assessment of teacher effectiveness and received a | 4 | | minimum score on that assessment, as established | 5 | | by the State Board of Education in consultation | 6 | | with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure | 7 | | Board. | 8 | | A provisional in-state educator endorsement on an | 9 | | Educator License with Stipulations is valid for one | 10 | | full fiscal year after the date of issuance and may not | 11 | | be renewed. | 12 | | (3) Substitute Teaching License. A Substitute Teaching | 13 | | License may be issued to qualified applicants for | 14 | | substitute teaching in all grades of the public schools, | 15 | | prekindergarten through grade 12. Substitute Teaching | 16 | | Licenses are not eligible for endorsements. Applicants for | 17 | | a Substitute Teaching License must hold a bachelor's degree | 18 | | or higher from a regionally accredited institution of | 19 | | higher education. | 20 | | Substitute Teaching Licenses are valid for 5 years. | 21 | | Substitute Teaching Licenses are valid for substitute | 22 | | teaching in every county of this State. If an individual | 23 | | has had his or her Professional Educator License or | 24 | | Educator License with Stipulations suspended or revoked or | 25 | | has not met the renewal requirements for licensure, then | 26 | | that individual is not eligible to obtain a Substitute |
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| 1 | | Teaching License. | 2 | | A substitute teacher may only teach in the place of a | 3 | | licensed teacher who is under contract with the employing | 4 | | board. If, however, there is no licensed teacher under | 5 | | contract because of an emergency situation, then a district | 6 | | may employ a substitute teacher for no longer than 30 | 7 | | calendar days per each vacant position in the district if | 8 | | the district notifies the appropriate regional office of | 9 | | education within 5 business days after the employment of | 10 | | the substitute teacher in the emergency situation. An | 11 | | emergency situation is one in which an unforeseen vacancy | 12 | | has occurred and (i) a teacher is unable to fulfill his or | 13 | | her contractual duties or (ii) teacher capacity needs of | 14 | | the district exceed previous indications, and the district | 15 | | is actively engaged in advertising to hire a fully licensed | 16 | | teacher for the vacant position. | 17 | | There is no limit on the number of days that a | 18 | | substitute teacher may teach in a single school district, | 19 | | provided that no substitute teacher may teach for longer | 20 | | than 90 school days for any one licensed teacher under | 21 | | contract in the same school year. A substitute teacher who | 22 | | holds a Professional Educator License or Educator License | 23 | | with Stipulations shall not teach for more than 120 school | 24 | | days for any one licensed teacher under contract in the | 25 | | same school year. The limitations in this paragraph (3) on | 26 | | the number of days a substitute teacher may be employed do |
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| 1 | | not apply to any school district operating under Article 34 | 2 | | of this Code. | 3 | | A school district may not require an individual who | 4 | | holds a valid Professional Educator License or Educator | 5 | | License with Stipulations to seek or hold a Substitute | 6 | | Teaching License to teach as a substitute teacher. | 7 | | (4) Short-Term Substitute Teaching License. Beginning | 8 | | on July 1, 2018 and until June 30, 2023, the State Board of | 9 | | Education may issue a Short-Term Substitute Teaching | 10 | | License. A Short-Term Substitute Teaching License may be | 11 | | issued to a qualified applicant for substitute teaching in | 12 | | all grades of the public schools, prekindergarten through | 13 | | grade 12. Short-Term Substitute Teaching Licenses are not | 14 | | eligible for endorsements. Applicants for a Short-Term | 15 | | Substitute Teaching License must hold an associate's | 16 | | degree or have completed at least 60 credit hours from a | 17 | | regionally accredited institution of higher education. | 18 | | Short-Term Substitute Teaching Licenses are valid for | 19 | | substitute teaching in every county of this State. If an | 20 | | individual has had his or her Professional Educator License | 21 | | or Educator License with Stipulations suspended or | 22 | | revoked, then that individual is not eligible to obtain a | 23 | | Short-Term Substitute Teaching License. | 24 | | The provisions of Sections 10-21.9 and 34-18.5 of this | 25 | | Code apply to short-term substitute teachers. | 26 | | An individual holding a Short-Term Substitute Teaching |
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| 1 | | License may teach no more than 5 consecutive days per | 2 | | licensed teacher who is under contract. For teacher | 3 | | absences lasting 6 or more days per licensed teacher who is | 4 | | under contract, a school district may not hire an | 5 | | individual holding a Short-Term Substitute Teaching | 6 | | License. An individual holding a Short-Term Substitute | 7 | | Teaching License must complete the training program under | 8 | | Section 10-20.67 or 34-18.60 of this Code to be eligible to | 9 | | teach at a public school. This paragraph (4) is inoperative | 10 | | on and after July 1, 2023.
| 11 | | (Source: P.A. 99-35, eff. 1-1-16; 99-58, eff. 7-16-15; 99-143, | 12 | | eff. 7-27-15; 99-642, eff. 7-28-16; 99-920, eff. 1-6-17; 100-8, | 13 | | eff. 7-1-17; 100-13, eff. 7-1-17; 100-288, eff. 8-24-17; | 14 | | revised 9-25-17.) | 15 | | (105 ILCS 5/21B-40) | 16 | | Sec. 21B-40. Fees. | 17 | | (a) Beginning with the start of the new licensure system | 18 | | established pursuant to this Article, the following fees shall | 19 | | be charged to applicants: | 20 | | (1) A $75 application fee for a Professional Educator | 21 | | License or an Educator License with Stipulations. However, | 22 | | beginning on January 1, 2015, the application fee for a | 23 | | Professional Educator License and Educator License with | 24 | | Stipulations shall be $100. | 25 | | (1.5) A $50 application fee for a Substitute Teaching |
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| 1 | | License. If the application for a Substitute Teaching | 2 | | License is made and granted after July 1, 2017, the | 3 | | licensee may apply for a refund of the application fee | 4 | | within 18 months of issuance of the new license and shall | 5 | | be issued that refund by the State Board of Education if | 6 | | the licensee provides evidence to the State Board of | 7 | | Education that the licensee has taught pursuant to the | 8 | | Substitute Teaching License at least 10 full school days | 9 | | within one year of issuance. | 10 | | (1.7) A $25 application fee for a Short-Term Substitute | 11 | | Teaching License. The Short-Term Substitute Teaching | 12 | | License must be registered in at least one region in this | 13 | | State, but does not require a registration fee. The | 14 | | licensee may apply for a refund of the application fee | 15 | | within 18 months of issuance of the new license and shall | 16 | | be issued that refund by the State Board of Education if | 17 | | the licensee provides evidence to the State Board of | 18 | | Education that the licensee has taught pursuant to the | 19 | | Short-Term Substitute Teaching License at least 10 full | 20 | | school days within one year of issuance. | 21 | | (2) A $150 application fee for individuals who have not | 22 | | been entitled by an Illinois-approved educator preparation | 23 | | program at an Illinois institution of higher education and | 24 | | are seeking any of the licenses set forth in subdivision | 25 | | (1) of this subsection (a). | 26 | | (3) A $50 application fee for each endorsement or |
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| 1 | | approval an individual holding a license wishes to add to | 2 | | that license. | 3 | | (4) A $10 per year registration fee for the course of | 4 | | the validity cycle to register the license, which shall be | 5 | | paid to the regional office of education having supervision | 6 | | and control over the school in which the individual holding | 7 | | the license is to be employed. If the individual holding | 8 | | the license is not yet employed, then the license may be | 9 | | registered in any county in this State. The registration | 10 | | fee must be paid in its entirety the first time the | 11 | | individual registers the license for a particular validity | 12 | | period in a single region. No additional fee may be charged | 13 | | for that validity period should the individual | 14 | | subsequently register the license in additional regions. | 15 | | An individual must register the license (i) immediately | 16 | | after initial issuance of the license and (ii) at the | 17 | | beginning of each renewal cycle if the individual has | 18 | | satisfied the renewal requirements required under this | 19 | | Code. | 20 | | Beginning on July 1, 2017, at the beginning of each | 21 | | renewal cycle, individuals who hold a Substitute Teaching | 22 | | License may apply for a reimbursement of the registration | 23 | | fee within 18 months of renewal and shall be issued that | 24 | | reimbursement by the State Board of Education from funds | 25 | | appropriated for that purpose if the licensee provides | 26 | | evidence to the State Board of Education that the licensee |
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| 1 | | has taught pursuant to the Substitute Teaching License at | 2 | | least 10 full school days within one year of renewal. | 3 | | (b) All application fees paid pursuant to subdivisions (1) | 4 | | through (3) of subsection (a) of this Section shall be | 5 | | deposited into the Teacher Certificate Fee Revolving Fund and | 6 | | shall be used, subject to appropriation, by the State Board of | 7 | | Education to provide the technology and human resources | 8 | | necessary for the timely and efficient processing of | 9 | | applications and for the renewal of licenses. Funds available | 10 | | from the Teacher Certificate Fee Revolving Fund may also be | 11 | | used by the State Board of Education to support the recruitment | 12 | | and retention of educators, to support educator preparation | 13 | | programs as they seek national accreditation, and to provide | 14 | | professional development aligned with the requirements set | 15 | | forth in Section 21B-45 of this Code. A majority of the funds | 16 | | in the Teacher Certificate Fee Revolving Fund must be dedicated | 17 | | to the timely and efficient processing of applications and for | 18 | | the renewal of licenses. The Teacher Certificate Fee Revolving | 19 | | Fund is not subject to administrative charge transfers, | 20 | | authorized under Section 8h of the State Finance Act, from the | 21 | | Teacher Certificate Fee Revolving Fund into any other fund of | 22 | | this State, and moneys in the Teacher Certificate Fee Revolving | 23 | | Fund shall not revert back to the General Revenue Fund at any | 24 | | time. | 25 | | The regional superintendent of schools shall deposit the | 26 | | registration fees paid pursuant to subdivision (4) of |
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| 1 | | subsection (a) of this Section into the institute fund | 2 | | established pursuant to Section 3-11 of this Code. | 3 | | (c) The State Board of Education and each regional office | 4 | | of education are authorized to charge a service or convenience | 5 | | fee for the use of credit cards for the payment of license | 6 | | fees. This service or convenience fee shall not exceed the | 7 | | amount required by the credit card processing company or vendor | 8 | | that has entered into a contract with the State Board or | 9 | | regional office of education for this purpose, and the fee must | 10 | | be paid to that company or vendor. | 11 | | (d) If, at the time a certificate issued under Article 21 | 12 | | of this Code is exchanged for a license issued under this | 13 | | Article, a person has paid registration fees for any years of | 14 | | the validity period of the certificate and these years have not | 15 | | expired when the certificate is exchanged, then those fees must | 16 | | be applied to the registration of the new license.
| 17 | | (Source: P.A. 99-58, eff. 7-16-15; 99-920, eff. 1-6-17; | 18 | | 100-550, eff. 11-8-17.) | 19 | | (105 ILCS 5/34-18.60 new) | 20 | | Sec. 34-18.60. Short-term substitute teacher training. | 21 | | (a) The board shall, in collaboration with its teachers or, | 22 | | if applicable, the exclusive bargaining representative of its | 23 | | teachers, jointly develop a short-term substitute teacher | 24 | | training program that provides individuals who hold a | 25 | | Short-Term Substitute Teaching License under Section 21B-20 of |
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| 1 | | this Code with information on curriculum, classroom management | 2 | | techniques, school safety, and district and building | 3 | | operations. The State Board of Education may develop a model | 4 | | short-term substitute teacher training program for use by the | 5 | | board under this subsection (a) if the board and its teachers | 6 | | or, if applicable, the exclusive bargaining representative of | 7 | | its teachers agree to use the State Board's model. If the board | 8 | | has a substitute teacher training program in place before the | 9 | | effective date of this amendatory Act of the 100th General | 10 | | Assembly, it may utilize that program to satisfy the | 11 | | requirements of this subsection (a). | 12 | | (b) Nothing in this Section prohibits the board from | 13 | | offering substitute training to substitute teachers licensed | 14 | | under paragraph (3) of Section 21B-20 of this Code or to | 15 | | substitute teachers holding a Professional Educator License. | 16 | | (c) This Section is repealed on July 1, 2023.
| 17 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, | 18 | | 2018.".
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