Full Text of HB5144 100th General Assembly
HB5144ham001 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY | Rep. Rita Mayfield Filed: 4/20/2018
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5144
| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5144 by replacing | 3 | | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
| 4 | | "Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section | 5 | | 21B-50 as follows: | 6 | | (105 ILCS 5/21B-50) | 7 | | Sec. 21B-50. Alternative educator licensure program. | 8 | | (a) There is established an alternative educator licensure | 9 | | program, to be known as the Alternative Educator Licensure | 10 | | Program for Teachers. | 11 | | (b) Beginning on January 1, 2013, the Alternative Educator | 12 | | Licensure Program for Teachers may be offered by a recognized | 13 | | institution approved to offer educator preparation programs by | 14 | | the State Board of Education, in consultation with the State | 15 | | Educator Preparation and Licensure Board. | 16 | | The program shall be comprised of 4 phases: |
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| 1 | | (1) A course of study that at a minimum includes | 2 | | instructional planning; instructional strategies, | 3 | | including special education, reading, and English language | 4 | | learning; classroom management; and the assessment of | 5 | | students and use of data to drive instruction. | 6 | | (2) A year of residency, which is a candidate's | 7 | | assignment to a full-time teaching position or as a | 8 | | co-teacher for one full school year. An individual must | 9 | | hold an Educator License with Stipulations with an | 10 | | alternative provisional educator endorsement in order to | 11 | | enter the residency and must complete additional program | 12 | | requirements that address required State and national | 13 | | standards, pass the assessment of professional teaching | 14 | | before entering the second residency year, as required | 15 | | under phase (3) of this subsection (b), and be recommended | 16 | | by the principal and program coordinator to continue with | 17 | | the second year of the residency. | 18 | | (3) A second year of residency, which shall include the | 19 | | candidate's assignment to a full-time teaching position | 20 | | for one school year. The candidate must be assigned an | 21 | | experienced teacher to act as a mentor and coach the | 22 | | candidate through the second year of residency. | 23 | | (4) A comprehensive assessment of the candidate's | 24 | | teaching effectiveness, as evaluated by the principal and | 25 | | the program coordinator, at the end of the second year of | 26 | | residency. If there is disagreement between the 2 |
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| 1 | | evaluators about the candidate's teaching effectiveness, | 2 | | the candidate may complete one additional year of residency | 3 | | teaching under a professional development plan developed | 4 | | by the principal and preparation program. At the completion | 5 | | of the third year, a candidate must have positive | 6 | | evaluations and a recommendation for full licensure from | 7 | | both the principal and the program coordinator or no | 8 | | Professional Educator License shall be issued. | 9 | | Successful completion of the program shall be deemed to | 10 | | satisfy any other practice or student teaching and content | 11 | | matter requirements established by law. | 12 | | (c) An alternative provisional educator endorsement on an | 13 | | Educator License with Stipulations is valid for 2 years of | 14 | | teaching in the public schools, including without limitation a | 15 | | charter school, or in a State-recognized nonpublic school in | 16 | | which the chief administrator is required to have the licensure | 17 | | necessary to be a principal in a public school in this State | 18 | | and in which a majority of the teachers are required to have | 19 | | the licensure necessary to be instructors in a public school in | 20 | | this State, but may be renewed for a third year if needed to | 21 | | complete the Alternative Educator Licensure Program for | 22 | | Teachers. The endorsement shall be issued only once to an | 23 | | individual who meets all of the following requirements: | 24 | | (1) Has graduated from a regionally accredited college | 25 | | or university with a bachelor's degree or higher. | 26 | | (2) Has a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or |
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| 1 | | greater on a 4.0 scale or its equivalent on another scale. | 2 | | (3) Has completed a major in the content area if | 3 | | seeking a middle or secondary level endorsement or, if | 4 | | seeking an early childhood, elementary, or special | 5 | | education endorsement, has completed a major in the content | 6 | | area of reading, English/language arts, mathematics, or | 7 | | one of the sciences. If the individual does not have a | 8 | | major in a content area for any level of teaching, he or | 9 | | she must submit transcripts to the State Superintendent of | 10 | | Education to be reviewed for equivalency. An individual who | 11 | | has passed the content area test required under paragraph | 12 | | (5) of this subsection (c) in an area that has been | 13 | | identified by the U.S. Department of Education as a teacher | 14 | | shortage area does not need to meet the requirements of | 15 | | this paragraph (3). | 16 | | (4) Has successfully completed phase (1) of subsection | 17 | | (b) of this Section. | 18 | | (5) Has passed a test of basic skills and content area | 19 | | test required for the specific endorsement for admission | 20 | | into the program, as required under Section 21B-30 of this | 21 | | Code. | 22 | | A candidate possessing the alternative provisional | 23 | | educator endorsement may receive a salary, benefits, and any | 24 | | other terms of employment offered to teachers in the school who | 25 | | are members of an exclusive bargaining representative, if any, | 26 | | but a school is not required to provide these benefits during |
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| 1 | | the years of residency if the candidate is serving only as a | 2 | | co-teacher. If the candidate is serving as the teacher of | 3 | | record, the candidate must receive a salary, benefits, and any | 4 | | other terms of employment. Residency experiences must not be | 5 | | counted towards tenure. | 6 | | (d) The recognized institution offering the Alternative | 7 | | Educator Licensure Program for Teachers must partner with a | 8 | | school district, including without limitation a charter | 9 | | school, or a State-recognized, nonpublic school in this State | 10 | | in which the chief administrator is required to have the | 11 | | licensure necessary to be a principal in a public school in | 12 | | this State and in which a majority of the teachers are required | 13 | | to have the licensure necessary to be instructors in a public | 14 | | school in this State. The program presented for approval by the | 15 | | State Board of Education must demonstrate the supports that are | 16 | | to be provided to assist the provisional teacher during the | 17 | | 2-year residency period. These supports must provide a maximum | 18 | | of 5 additional contact hours with mentors during the first | 19 | | year of residency. | 20 | | (e) Upon completion of the 4 phases outlined in subsection | 21 | | (b) of this Section and all assessments required under Section | 22 | | 21B-30 of this Code, an individual shall receive a Professional | 23 | | Educator License. | 24 | | (f) The State Board of Education, in consultation with the | 25 | | State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, may adopt such | 26 | | rules as may be necessary to establish and implement the |
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| 1 | | Alternative Educator Licensure Program for Teachers.
| 2 | | (Source: P.A. 99-58, eff. 7-16-15.)
| 3 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 4 | | becoming law.".
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