Full Text of HB4706 100th General Assembly
HB4706sam002 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY | Sen. Andy Manar Filed: 5/28/2018
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4706
| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4706 as follows:
| 3 | | on page 1, line 4, by replacing "Section" with "Sections"; and
| 4 | | on page 1, line 5, by replacing "24-5" with "21B-5, 21B-20, and | 5 | | 24-5"; and
| 6 | | on page 1, immediately below line 5, by inserting the | 7 | | following:
| 8 | | "(105 ILCS 5/21B-5) | 9 | | Sec. 21B-5. Licensure powers of the State Board of | 10 | | Education. | 11 | | (a) Recognizing that the education of our citizens is the | 12 | | single most important influence on the prosperity and success | 13 | | of this State and recognizing that new developments in | 14 | | education require a flexible approach to our educational |
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| 1 | | system, the State Board of Education, in consultation with the | 2 | | State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, shall have the | 3 | | power and authority to do all of the following: | 4 | | (1) Set standards for teaching, supervising, or | 5 | | otherwise holding licensed employment in the public | 6 | | schools of this State and administer the licensure process | 7 | | as provided in this Article. | 8 | | (2) Approve, evaluate, and sanction educator | 9 | | preparation programs. | 10 | | (3) Enter into agreements with other states relative to | 11 | | reciprocal approval of educator preparation programs. | 12 | | (4) Establish standards for the issuance of new types | 13 | | of educator licenses. | 14 | | (5) Establish a code of ethics for all educators. | 15 | | (6) Maintain a system of licensure examination aligned | 16 | | with standards determined by the State Board of Education. | 17 | | (7) Take such other action relating to the improvement | 18 | | of instruction in the public schools as is appropriate and | 19 | | consistent with applicable laws. | 20 | | (b) Only the State Superintendent of Education, acting in | 21 | | accordance with the applicable provisions of this Article and | 22 | | rules, shall have the authority to issue or endorse any license | 23 | | required for teaching, supervising, or otherwise holding | 24 | | licensed employment in the public schools; and no other State | 25 | | agency shall have any power or authority (i) to establish or | 26 | | prescribe any qualifications or other requirements applicable |
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| 1 | | to the issuance or endorsement of any such license or (ii) to | 2 | | establish or prescribe any licensure or equivalent requirement | 3 | | that must be satisfied in order to teach, supervise, or hold | 4 | | licensed employment in the public schools.
| 5 | | (c) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (b) of | 6 | | this Section, a regional superintendent of schools may, after | 7 | | receiving certified training by the State Superintendent of | 8 | | Education, issue licenses or endorsements under subparagraph | 9 | | (J) of paragraph (2) or paragraph (3) of Section 21B-20 of this | 10 | | Code on behalf of the State Superintendent of Education. The | 11 | | State Superintendent of Education shall audit the issuance of | 12 | | licenses or endorsements under this subsection (c) and shall | 13 | | have the ability to suspend a regional superintendent of | 14 | | schools' authorization upon verification of noncompliance with | 15 | | respect to issuance of those licenses or endorsements. The | 16 | | State Board of Education shall adopt rules to implement this | 17 | | subsection (c). | 18 | | (Source: P.A. 97-607, eff. 8-26-11.) | 19 | | (105 ILCS 5/21B-20) | 20 | | Sec. 21B-20. Types of licenses. Before July 1, 2013, the | 21 | | State Board of Education shall implement a system of educator | 22 | | licensure, whereby individuals employed in school districts | 23 | | who are required to be licensed must have one of the following | 24 | | licenses: (i) a professional educator license; (ii) a | 25 | | professional educator license with stipulations; or (iii) a |
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| 1 | | substitute teaching license. References in law regarding | 2 | | individuals certified or certificated or required to be | 3 | | certified or certificated under Article 21 of this Code shall | 4 | | also include individuals licensed or required to be licensed | 5 | | under this Article. The first year of all licenses ends on June | 6 | | 30 following one full year of the license being issued. | 7 | | The State Board of Education, in consultation with the | 8 | | State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, may adopt such | 9 | | rules as may be necessary to govern the requirements for | 10 | | licenses and endorsements under this Section. | 11 | | (1) Professional Educator License. Persons who (i) | 12 | | have successfully completed an approved educator | 13 | | preparation program and are recommended for licensure by | 14 | | the Illinois institution offering the educator preparation | 15 | | program, (ii) have successfully completed the required | 16 | | testing under Section 21B-30 of this Code, (iii) have | 17 | | successfully completed coursework on the psychology of, | 18 | | the identification of, and the methods of instruction for | 19 | | the exceptional child, including without limitation | 20 | | children with learning disabilities, (iv) have | 21 | | successfully completed coursework in methods of reading | 22 | | and reading in the content area, and (v) have met all other | 23 | | criteria established by rule of the State Board of | 24 | | Education shall be issued a Professional Educator License. | 25 | | All Professional Educator Licenses are valid until June 30 | 26 | | immediately following 5 years of the license being issued. |
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| 1 | | The Professional Educator License shall be endorsed with | 2 | | specific areas and grade levels in which the individual is | 3 | | eligible to practice. | 4 | | Individuals can receive subsequent endorsements on the | 5 | | Professional Educator License. Subsequent endorsements | 6 | | shall require a minimum of 24 semester hours of coursework | 7 | | in the endorsement area, unless otherwise specified by | 8 | | rule, and passage of the applicable content area test. | 9 | | (2) Educator License with Stipulations. An Educator | 10 | | License with Stipulations shall be issued an endorsement | 11 | | that limits the license holder to one particular position | 12 | | or does not require completion of an approved educator | 13 | | program or both. | 14 | | An individual with an Educator License with | 15 | | Stipulations must not be employed by a school district or | 16 | | any other entity to replace any presently employed teacher | 17 | | who otherwise would not be replaced for any reason. | 18 | | An Educator License with Stipulations may be issued | 19 | | with the following endorsements: | 20 | | (A) Provisional educator. A provisional educator | 21 | | endorsement in a specific content area or areas on an | 22 | | Educator License with Stipulations may be issued to an | 23 | | applicant who holds an educator license from another | 24 | | state, U.S. territory, or foreign country and who, at | 25 | | the time of applying for an Illinois license, does not | 26 | | meet the minimum requirements under Section 21B-35 of |
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| 1 | | this Code, but does, at a minimum, meet the following | 2 | | requirements: | 3 | | (i) Holds the equivalent of a minimum of a | 4 | | bachelor's degree, unless a master's degree is | 5 | | required for the endorsement, from a regionally | 6 | | accredited college or university or, for | 7 | | individuals educated in a country other than the | 8 | | United States, the equivalent of a minimum of a | 9 | | bachelor's degree issued in the United States, | 10 | | unless a master's degree is required for the | 11 | | endorsement. | 12 | | (ii) Has passed or passes a test of basic | 13 | | skills and content area test prior to or within one | 14 | | year after issuance of the provisional educator | 15 | | endorsement on the Educator License with | 16 | | Stipulations. If an individual who holds an | 17 | | Educator License with Stipulations endorsed for | 18 | | provisional educator has not passed a test of basic | 19 | | skills and applicable content area test or tests | 20 | | within one year after issuance of the endorsement, | 21 | | the endorsement shall expire on June 30 following | 22 | | one full year of the endorsement being issued. If | 23 | | such an individual has passed the test of basic | 24 | | skills and applicable content area test or tests | 25 | | either prior to issuance of the endorsement or | 26 | | within one year after issuance of the endorsement, |
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| 1 | | the endorsement is valid until June 30 immediately | 2 | | following 2 years of the license being issued, | 3 | | during which time any and all coursework | 4 | | deficiencies must be met and any and all additional | 5 | | testing deficiencies must be met. | 6 | | In addition, a provisional educator endorsement | 7 | | for principals or superintendents may be issued if the | 8 | | individual meets the requirements set forth in | 9 | | subdivisions (1) and (3) of subsection (b-5) of Section | 10 | | 21B-35 of this Code. Applicants who have not been | 11 | | entitled by an Illinois-approved educator preparation | 12 | | program at an Illinois institution of higher education | 13 | | shall not receive a provisional educator endorsement | 14 | | if the person completed an alternative licensure | 15 | | program in another state, unless the program has been | 16 | | determined to be equivalent to Illinois program | 17 | | requirements. | 18 | | Notwithstanding any other requirements of this | 19 | | Section, a service member or spouse of a service member | 20 | | may obtain a Professional Educator License with | 21 | | Stipulations, and a provisional educator endorsement | 22 | | in a specific content area or areas, if he or she holds | 23 | | a valid teaching certificate or license in good | 24 | | standing from another state, meets the qualifications | 25 | | of educators outlined in Section 21B-15 of this Code, | 26 | | and has not engaged in any misconduct that would |
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| 1 | | prohibit an individual from obtaining a license | 2 | | pursuant to Illinois law, including without limitation | 3 | | any administrative rules of the State Board of | 4 | | Education. | 5 | | In this Section, "service member" means any person | 6 | | who, at the time of application under this Section, is | 7 | | an active duty member of the United States Armed Forces | 8 | | or any reserve component of the United States Armed | 9 | | Forces or the National Guard of any state, | 10 | | commonwealth, or territory of the United States or the | 11 | | District of Columbia. | 12 | | A provisional educator endorsement is valid until | 13 | | June 30 immediately following 2 years of the license | 14 | | being issued, provided that any remaining testing and | 15 | | coursework deficiencies are met as set forth in this | 16 | | Section. Failure to satisfy all stated deficiencies | 17 | | shall mean the individual, including any service | 18 | | member or spouse who has obtained a Professional | 19 | | Educator License with Stipulations and a provisional | 20 | | educator endorsement in a specific content area or | 21 | | areas, is ineligible to receive a Professional | 22 | | Educator License at that time. An Educator License with | 23 | | Stipulations endorsed for provisional educator shall | 24 | | not be renewed for individuals who hold an Educator | 25 | | License with Stipulations and who have held a position | 26 | | in a public school or non-public school recognized by |
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| 1 | | the State Board of Education. | 2 | | (B) Alternative provisional educator. An | 3 | | alternative provisional educator endorsement on an | 4 | | Educator License with Stipulations may be issued to an | 5 | | applicant who, at the time of applying for the | 6 | | endorsement, has done all of the following: | 7 | | (i) Graduated from a regionally accredited | 8 | | college or university with a minimum of a | 9 | | bachelor's degree. | 10 | | (ii) Successfully completed the first phase of | 11 | | the Alternative Educator Licensure Program for | 12 | | Teachers, as described in Section 21B-50 of this | 13 | | Code. | 14 | | (iii) Passed a test of basic skills and content | 15 | | area test, as required under Section 21B-30 of this | 16 | | Code. | 17 | | The alternative provisional educator endorsement | 18 | | is valid for 2 years of teaching and may be renewed for | 19 | | a third year by an individual meeting the requirements | 20 | | set forth in Section 21B-50 of this Code. | 21 | | (C) Alternative provisional superintendent. An | 22 | | alternative provisional superintendent endorsement on | 23 | | an Educator License with Stipulations entitles the | 24 | | holder to serve only as a superintendent or assistant | 25 | | superintendent in a school district's central office. | 26 | | This endorsement may only be issued to an applicant |
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| 1 | | who, at the time of applying for the endorsement, has | 2 | | done all of the following: | 3 | | (i) Graduated from a regionally accredited | 4 | | college or university with a minimum of a master's | 5 | | degree in a management field other than education. | 6 | | (ii) Been employed for a period of at least 5 | 7 | | years in a management level position in a field | 8 | | other than education. | 9 | | (iii) Successfully completed the first phase | 10 | | of an alternative route to superintendent | 11 | | endorsement program, as provided in Section 21B-55 | 12 | | of this Code. | 13 | | (iv) Passed a test of basic skills and content | 14 | | area tests required under Section 21B-30 of this | 15 | | Code. | 16 | | The endorsement may be registered for 2 fiscal | 17 | | years in order to complete one full year of serving as | 18 | | a superintendent or assistant superintendent. | 19 | | (D) Resident teacher endorsement. A resident | 20 | | teacher endorsement on an Educator License with | 21 | | Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who, at the | 22 | | time of applying for the endorsement, has done all of | 23 | | the following: | 24 | | (i) Graduated from a regionally accredited | 25 | | institution of higher education with a minimum of a | 26 | | bachelor's degree. |
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| 1 | | (ii) Enrolled in an approved Illinois educator | 2 | | preparation program. | 3 | | (iii) Passed a test of basic skills and content | 4 | | area test, as required under Section 21B-30 of this | 5 | | Code. | 6 | | The resident teacher endorsement on an Educator | 7 | | License with Stipulations is valid for 4 years of | 8 | | teaching and shall not be renewed. | 9 | | A resident teacher may teach only under the | 10 | | direction of a licensed teacher, who shall act as the | 11 | | resident mentor teacher, and may not teach in place of | 12 | | a licensed teacher.
A resident teacher endorsement on | 13 | | an Educator License with Stipulations shall no longer | 14 | | be valid after June 30, 2017. | 15 | | (E) Career and technical educator. A career and | 16 | | technical educator endorsement on an Educator License | 17 | | with Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who has | 18 | | a minimum of 60 semester hours of coursework from a | 19 | | regionally accredited institution of higher education | 20 | | or an accredited trade and technical institution and | 21 | | has a minimum of 2,000 hours of experience outside of | 22 | | 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 for 5 | 7 | | years. For individuals who were issued the provisional | 8 | | career and technical educator endorsement on an | 9 | | Educator License with Stipulations on or after January | 10 | | 1, 2015, the license may be renewed if the individual | 11 | | passes a test of basic skills or test of work | 12 | | proficiency, as required under Section 21B-30 of this | 13 | | Code. | 14 | | A part-time provisional career and technical | 15 | | educator endorsement on an Educator License with | 16 | | Stipulations may be issued for teaching no more than 2 | 17 | | courses of study for grades 6 through 12. The part-time | 18 | | provisional career and technical educator endorsement | 19 | | on an Educator License with Stipulations is valid until | 20 | | June 30 immediately following 5 years of the | 21 | | endorsement being issued and may be renewed for 5 years | 22 | | if the individual makes application for renewal. | 23 | | An individual who holds a provisional or part-time | 24 | | provisional career and technical educator endorsement | 25 | | on an Educator License with Stipulations but does not | 26 | | hold a bachelor's degree may substitute teach in career |
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| 1 | | and technical education classrooms. | 2 | | (G) Transitional bilingual educator. A | 3 | | transitional bilingual educator endorsement on an | 4 | | Educator License with Stipulations may be issued for | 5 | | the purpose of providing instruction in accordance | 6 | | with Article 14C of this Code to an applicant who | 7 | | provides satisfactory evidence that he or she meets all | 8 | | of the following requirements: | 9 | | (i) Possesses adequate speaking, reading, and | 10 | | writing ability in the language other than English | 11 | | in which transitional bilingual education is | 12 | | offered. | 13 | | (ii) Has the ability to successfully | 14 | | communicate in English. | 15 | | (iii) Either possessed, within 5 years | 16 | | previous to his or her applying for a transitional | 17 | | bilingual educator endorsement, a valid and | 18 | | comparable teaching certificate or comparable | 19 | | authorization issued by a foreign country or holds | 20 | | a degree from an institution of higher learning in | 21 | | a foreign country that the State Educator | 22 | | Preparation and Licensure Board determines to be | 23 | | the equivalent of a bachelor's degree from a | 24 | | regionally accredited institution of higher | 25 | | learning in the United States. | 26 | | A transitional bilingual educator endorsement |
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| 1 | | shall be valid for prekindergarten through grade 12, is | 2 | | valid until June 30 immediately following 5 years of | 3 | | the endorsement being issued, and shall not be renewed. | 4 | | Persons holding a transitional bilingual educator | 5 | | endorsement shall not be employed to replace any | 6 | | presently employed teacher who otherwise would not be | 7 | | replaced for any reason. | 8 | | (H) Language endorsement. In an effort to | 9 | | alleviate the shortage of teachers speaking a language | 10 | | other than English in the public schools, an individual | 11 | | who holds an Educator License with Stipulations may | 12 | | also apply for a language endorsement, provided that | 13 | | the applicant provides satisfactory evidence that he | 14 | | or she meets all of the following requirements: | 15 | | (i) Holds a transitional bilingual | 16 | | endorsement. | 17 | | (ii) Has demonstrated proficiency in the | 18 | | language for which the endorsement is to be issued | 19 | | by passing the applicable language content test | 20 | | required by the State Board of Education. | 21 | | (iii) Holds a bachelor's degree or higher from | 22 | | a regionally accredited institution of higher | 23 | | education or, for individuals educated in a | 24 | | country other than the United States, holds a | 25 | | degree from an institution of higher learning in a | 26 | | foreign country that the State Educator |
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| 1 | | Preparation and Licensure Board determines to be | 2 | | the equivalent of a bachelor's degree from a | 3 | | regionally accredited institution of higher | 4 | | learning in the United States. | 5 | | (iv) Has passed a test of basic skills, as | 6 | | required under Section 21B-30 of this Code. | 7 | | A language endorsement on an Educator License with | 8 | | Stipulations is valid for prekindergarten through | 9 | | grade 12 for the same validity period as the | 10 | | individual's transitional bilingual educator | 11 | | endorsement on the Educator License with Stipulations | 12 | | and shall not be renewed. | 13 | | (I) Visiting international educator. A visiting | 14 | | international educator endorsement on an Educator | 15 | | License with Stipulations may be issued to an | 16 | | individual who is being recruited by a particular | 17 | | school district that conducts formal recruitment | 18 | | programs outside of the United States to secure the | 19 | | services of qualified teachers and who meets all of the | 20 | | following requirements: | 21 | | (i) Holds the equivalent of a minimum of a | 22 | | bachelor's degree issued in the United States. | 23 | | (ii) Has been prepared as a teacher at the | 24 | | grade level for which he or she will be employed. | 25 | | (iii) Has adequate content knowledge in the | 26 | | subject to be taught. |
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| 1 | | (iv) Has an adequate command of the English | 2 | | language. | 3 | | A holder of a visiting international educator | 4 | | endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations | 5 | | shall be permitted to teach in bilingual education | 6 | | programs in the language that was the medium of | 7 | | instruction in his or her teacher preparation program, | 8 | | provided that he or she passes the English Language | 9 | | Proficiency Examination or another test of writing | 10 | | skills in English identified by the State Board of | 11 | | Education, in consultation with the State Educator | 12 | | Preparation and Licensure Board. | 13 | | A visiting international educator endorsement on | 14 | | an Educator License with Stipulations is valid for 3 | 15 | | years and shall not be renewed. | 16 | | (J) Paraprofessional educator. A paraprofessional | 17 | | educator endorsement on an Educator License with | 18 | | Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who holds a | 19 | | high school diploma or its recognized equivalent and | 20 | | either holds an associate's degree or a minimum of 60 | 21 | | semester hours of credit from a regionally accredited | 22 | | institution of higher education or has passed a test of | 23 | | basic skills required under Section 21B-30 of this | 24 | | Code. An applicant for a paraprofessional educator | 25 | | endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations | 26 | | must submit an application on the Educator Licensure |
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| 1 | | Information System (ELIS) and pay the appropriate | 2 | | application fee and submit to the regional office of | 3 | | education official transcripts from a regionally | 4 | | accredited institution of higher education that | 5 | | document 60 hours of coursework or a passing score on | 6 | | the WorkKeys Test. Upon notification of the submitted | 7 | | application and receipt of official transcripts from a | 8 | | regionally accredited institution of higher education, | 9 | | the regional superintendent of schools shall review | 10 | | all documentation and, if in order, shall issue the | 11 | | applicant a paraprofessional endorsement on an | 12 | | Educator License with Stipulations. An applicant must | 13 | | register the License in the educational service region | 14 | | where he or she is employed. The paraprofessional | 15 | | educator endorsement is valid until June 30 | 16 | | immediately following 5 years of the endorsement being | 17 | | issued and may be renewed through application and | 18 | | payment of the appropriate fee, as required under | 19 | | Section 21B-40 of this Code. An individual who holds | 20 | | only a paraprofessional educator endorsement is not | 21 | | subject to additional requirements in order to renew | 22 | | the endorsement. | 23 | | (K) Chief school business official. A chief school | 24 | | business official endorsement on an Educator License | 25 | | with Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who | 26 | | qualifies by having a master's degree or higher, 2 |
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| 1 | | years of full-time administrative experience in school | 2 | | business management or 2 years of university-approved | 3 | | practical experience, and a minimum of 24 semester | 4 | | hours of graduate credit in a program approved by the | 5 | | State Board of Education for the preparation of school | 6 | | business administrators and by passage of the | 7 | | applicable State tests, including a test of basic | 8 | | skills and applicable content area test. | 9 | | The chief school business official endorsement may | 10 | | also be affixed to the Educator License with | 11 | | Stipulations of any holder who qualifies by having a | 12 | | master's degree in business administration, finance, | 13 | | accounting, or public administration and who completes | 14 | | an additional 6 semester hours of internship in school | 15 | | business management from a regionally accredited | 16 | | institution of higher education and passes the | 17 | | applicable State tests, including a test of basic | 18 | | skills and applicable content area test. This | 19 | | endorsement shall be required for any individual | 20 | | employed as a chief school business official. | 21 | | The chief school business official endorsement on | 22 | | an Educator License with Stipulations is valid until | 23 | | June 30 immediately following 5 years of the | 24 | | endorsement being issued and may be renewed if the | 25 | | license holder completes renewal requirements as | 26 | | required for individuals who hold a Professional |
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| 1 | | Educator License endorsed for chief school business | 2 | | official under Section 21B-45 of this Code and such | 3 | | rules as may be adopted by the State Board of | 4 | | Education. | 5 | | The State Board of Education shall adopt any rules | 6 | | necessary to implement Public Act 100-288 this | 7 | | amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly . | 8 | | (L) Provisional in-state educator. A provisional | 9 | | in-state educator endorsement on an Educator License | 10 | | with Stipulations may be issued to a candidate who has | 11 | | completed an Illinois-approved educator preparation | 12 | | program at an Illinois institution of higher education | 13 | | and who has not successfully completed an | 14 | | evidence-based assessment of teacher effectiveness but | 15 | | who meets all of the following requirements: | 16 | | (i) Holds at least a bachelor's degree. | 17 | | (ii) Has completed an approved educator | 18 | | preparation program at an Illinois institution. | 19 | | (iii) Has passed a test of basic skills and | 20 | | applicable content area test, as required by | 21 | | Section 21B-30 of this Code. | 22 | | (iv) Has attempted an evidence-based | 23 | | assessment of teacher effectiveness and received a | 24 | | minimum score on that assessment, as established | 25 | | by the State Board of Education in consultation | 26 | | with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure |
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| 1 | | Board. | 2 | | A provisional in-state educator endorsement on an | 3 | | Educator License with Stipulations is valid for one | 4 | | full fiscal year after the date of issuance and may not | 5 | | be renewed. | 6 | | (3) Substitute Teaching License. A Substitute Teaching | 7 | | License may be issued to qualified applicants for | 8 | | substitute teaching in all grades of the public schools, | 9 | | prekindergarten through grade 12. Substitute Teaching | 10 | | Licenses are not eligible for endorsements. Applicants for | 11 | | a Substitute Teaching License must hold a bachelor's degree | 12 | | or higher from a regionally accredited institution of | 13 | | higher education. An applicant for a Substitute Teaching | 14 | | License must submit an application on the Educator | 15 | | Licensure Information System (ELIS) and pay the | 16 | | appropriate application fee and submit to the regional | 17 | | office of education official transcripts from a regionally | 18 | | accredited institution of higher education. Upon | 19 | | notification of the submitted application and receipt of | 20 | | official transcripts from a regionally accredited | 21 | | institution of higher education, the regional | 22 | | superintendent of schools shall review all documentation | 23 | | and, if in order, shall issue the applicant a Substitute | 24 | | Teaching License. | 25 | | Substitute Teaching Licenses are valid for 5 years. | 26 | | Substitute Teaching Licenses are valid for substitute |
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| 1 | | teaching in every county of this State. If an individual | 2 | | has had his or her Professional Educator License or | 3 | | Educator License with Stipulations suspended or revoked or | 4 | | has not met the renewal requirements for licensure, then | 5 | | that individual is not eligible to obtain a Substitute | 6 | | Teaching License. | 7 | | A substitute teacher may only teach in the place of a | 8 | | licensed teacher who is under contract with the employing | 9 | | board. If, however, there is no licensed teacher under | 10 | | contract because of an emergency situation, then a district | 11 | | may employ a substitute teacher for no longer than 30 | 12 | | calendar days per each vacant position in the district if | 13 | | the district notifies the appropriate regional office of | 14 | | education within 5 business days after the employment of | 15 | | the substitute teacher in the emergency situation. An | 16 | | emergency situation is one in which an unforeseen vacancy | 17 | | has occurred and (i) a teacher is unable to fulfill his or | 18 | | her contractual duties or (ii) teacher capacity needs of | 19 | | the district exceed previous indications, and the district | 20 | | is actively engaged in advertising to hire a fully licensed | 21 | | teacher for the vacant position. | 22 | | There is no limit on the number of days that a | 23 | | substitute teacher may teach in a single school district, | 24 | | provided that no substitute teacher may teach for longer | 25 | | than 90 school days for any one licensed teacher under | 26 | | contract in the same school year. A substitute teacher who |
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| 1 | | holds a Professional Educator License or Educator License | 2 | | with Stipulations shall not teach for more than 120 school | 3 | | days for any one licensed teacher under contract in the | 4 | | same school year. The limitations in this paragraph (3) on | 5 | | the number of days a substitute teacher may be employed do | 6 | | not apply to any school district operating under Article 34 | 7 | | of this Code.
| 8 | | (Source: P.A. 99-35, eff. 1-1-16; 99-58, eff. 7-16-15; 99-143, | 9 | | eff. 7-27-15; 99-642, eff. 7-28-16; 99-920, eff. 1-6-17; 100-8, | 10 | | eff. 7-1-17; 100-13, eff. 7-1-17; 100-288, eff. 8-24-17; | 11 | | revised 9-25-17.)".
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