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Full Text of SB3220 100th General Assembly

SB3220sam002 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Sen. Omar Aquino
Filed: 3/29/2018

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1 AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 3220
2     AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 3220 by replacing
3 everything after the enacting clause with the following:

4     "Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Section
5 21B-107 as follows:

6     (105 ILCS 5/21B-107 new)
7     Sec. 21B-107. Educator preparation program; appeal.
8     (a) An institution of higher education that is denied a
9 recommendation for recognition by the State Educator
10 Preparation and Licensure Board to offer an educator
11 preparation program at the institution may appeal the decision
12 to the State Board of Education. The appeal must state the
13 reasons why the State Educator Preparation and Licensure
14 Board's decision should be reversed and must include any other
15 information required by the State Board of Education. The
16 appeal must be submitted in writing, by certified mail with

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1 return receipt requested, and postmarked no later than 14 days
2 after receipt of the notice of denial of recommendation from
3 the State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board. As soon as
4 practicable after receipt of the appeal, the State Board of
5 Education must provide a copy of the appeal to the State
6 Educator Preparation and Licensure Board. Except as provided
7 under subsection (b) of this Section, the State Board of
8 Education must approve or deny the appeal no later than 30 days
9 after receipt of the appeal.
10     (b) If a majority of the members of the State Board of
11 Education determines that the appeal is untimely or that the
12 proposed educator preparation program does not comply with 23
13 Ill. Adm. Code 25.Subpart C, the State Board of Education must
14 hold a public hearing, which must comply with all of the
15 following:
16         (1) Notice of the meeting must be posted in accordance
17     with the Open Meetings Act.
18         (2) The hearing must include testimony from members of
19     the State Board of Education and State Educator Preparation
20     and Licensure Board and other public participants.
21         (3) The hearing must include testimony from the
22     institution of higher education appealing the denial of
23     recommendation. The testimony must include evidence of any
24     nationally recognized accreditations, qualifications of
25     the educators at the institution, and the relevance of
26     education preparation programs in Illinois communities.

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1     The testimony must also include a response to any concerns
2     raised by the State Board of Education or State Educator
3     Preparation and Licensure Board.
4     The State Board of Education must take action to approve or
5 deny the appeal immediately after the hearing.".

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