Full Text of HB5410 101st General Assembly
HB5410 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2019 and 2020 HB5410 Introduced , by Rep. Dan Caulkins - Avery Bourne - Patrick Windhorst SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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Amends the School Code. With regard to the Alternative Educator Licensure Program for Teachers, provides that, beginning on January 1, 2023, the program shall be comprised of 3 phases (rather than 4 phases) by removing the second year of residency; makes conforming changes. Provides that an alternative provisional educator endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations is valid for one year (rather than 2 years) of teaching in the public schools, but may be renewed for a second (rather than third) year if needed to complete the Alternative Educator Licensure Program for Teachers. Effective immediately.
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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-20 and 21B-50 as follows: | 6 | | (105 ILCS 5/21B-20) | 7 | | Sec. 21B-20. Types of licenses. The State Board of | 8 | | Education shall implement a system of educator licensure, | 9 | | whereby individuals employed in school districts who are | 10 | | required to be licensed must have one of the following | 11 | | licenses: (i) a professional educator license; (ii) an educator | 12 | | license with stipulations; (iii) a substitute teaching | 13 | | license; or (iv) until June 30, 2023, a short-term substitute | 14 | | teaching license. References in law regarding individuals | 15 | | certified or certificated or required to be certified or | 16 | | certificated under Article 21 of this Code shall also include | 17 | | individuals licensed or required to be licensed under this | 18 | | Article. The first year of all licenses ends on June 30 | 19 | | following one full year of the license being issued. | 20 | | The State Board of Education, in consultation with the | 21 | | State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, may adopt such | 22 | | rules as may be necessary to govern the requirements for | 23 | | licenses and endorsements under this Section. |
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| 1 | | (1) Professional Educator License. Persons who (i) | 2 | | have successfully completed an approved educator | 3 | | preparation program and are recommended for licensure by | 4 | | the Illinois institution offering the educator preparation | 5 | | program, (ii) have successfully completed the required | 6 | | testing under Section 21B-30 of this Code, (iii) have | 7 | | successfully completed coursework on the psychology of, | 8 | | the identification of, and the methods of instruction for | 9 | | the exceptional child, including without limitation | 10 | | children with learning disabilities, (iv) have | 11 | | successfully completed coursework in methods of reading | 12 | | and reading in the content area, and (v) have met all other | 13 | | criteria established by rule of the State Board of | 14 | | Education shall be issued a Professional Educator License. | 15 | | All Professional Educator Licenses are valid until June 30 | 16 | | immediately following 5 years of the license being issued. | 17 | | The Professional Educator License shall be endorsed with | 18 | | specific areas and grade levels in which the individual is | 19 | | eligible to practice. For an early childhood education | 20 | | endorsement, an individual may satisfy the student | 21 | | teaching requirement of his or her early childhood teacher | 22 | | preparation program through placement in a setting with | 23 | | children from birth through grade 2, and the individual may | 24 | | be paid and receive credit while student teaching. The | 25 | | student teaching experience must meet the requirements of | 26 | | and be approved by the individual's early childhood teacher |
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| 1 | | preparation program. | 2 | | Individuals can receive subsequent endorsements on the | 3 | | Professional Educator License. Subsequent endorsements | 4 | | shall require a minimum of 24 semester hours of coursework | 5 | | in the endorsement area and passage of the applicable | 6 | | content area test, unless otherwise specified by rule. | 7 | | (2) Educator License with Stipulations. An Educator | 8 | | License with Stipulations shall be issued an endorsement | 9 | | that limits the license holder to one particular position | 10 | | or does not require completion of an approved educator | 11 | | program or both. | 12 | | An individual with an Educator License with | 13 | | Stipulations must not be employed by a school district or | 14 | | any other entity to replace any presently employed teacher | 15 | | who otherwise would not be replaced for any reason. | 16 | | An Educator License with Stipulations may be issued | 17 | | with the following endorsements: | 18 | | (A) (Blank). | 19 | | (B) Alternative provisional educator. An | 20 | | alternative provisional educator endorsement on an | 21 | | Educator License with Stipulations may be issued to an | 22 | | applicant who, at the time of applying for the | 23 | | endorsement, has done all of the following: | 24 | | (i) Graduated from a regionally accredited | 25 | | college or university with a minimum of a | 26 | | bachelor's degree. |
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| 1 | | (ii) Successfully completed the first phase of | 2 | | the Alternative Educator Licensure Program for | 3 | | Teachers, as described in Section 21B-50 of this | 4 | | Code. | 5 | | (iii) Passed a content area test, as required | 6 | | under Section 21B-30 of this Code. | 7 | | The alternative provisional educator endorsement is | 8 | | valid for one year 2 years of teaching and may be renewed | 9 | | for a second third year by an individual meeting the | 10 | | requirements set forth in Section 21B-50 of this Code. | 11 | | (C) Alternative provisional superintendent. An | 12 | | alternative provisional superintendent endorsement on | 13 | | an Educator License with Stipulations entitles the | 14 | | holder to serve only as a superintendent or assistant | 15 | | superintendent in a school district's central office. | 16 | | This endorsement may only be issued to an applicant | 17 | | who, at the time of applying for the endorsement, has | 18 | | done all of the following: | 19 | | (i) Graduated from a regionally accredited | 20 | | college or university with a minimum of a master's | 21 | | degree in a management field other than education. | 22 | | (ii) Been employed for a period of at least 5 | 23 | | years in a management level position in a field | 24 | | other than education. | 25 | | (iii) Successfully completed the first phase | 26 | | of an alternative route to superintendent |
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| 1 | | endorsement program, as provided in Section 21B-55 | 2 | | of this Code. | 3 | | (iv) Passed a content area test required under | 4 | | Section 21B-30 of this Code. | 5 | | The endorsement is valid for 2 fiscal years in | 6 | | order to complete one full year of serving as a | 7 | | superintendent or assistant superintendent. | 8 | | (D) (Blank). | 9 | | (E) Career and technical educator. A career and | 10 | | technical educator endorsement on an Educator License | 11 | | with Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who has | 12 | | a minimum of 60 semester hours of coursework from a | 13 | | regionally accredited institution of higher education | 14 | | or an accredited trade and technical institution and | 15 | | has a minimum of 2,000 hours of experience outside of | 16 | | education in each area to be taught. | 17 | | The career and technical educator endorsement on | 18 | | an Educator License with Stipulations is valid until | 19 | | June 30 immediately following 5 years of the | 20 | | endorsement being issued and may be renewed. For | 21 | | individuals who were issued the career and technical | 22 | | educator endorsement on an Educator License with | 23 | | Stipulations on or after January 1, 2015, the license | 24 | | may be renewed if the individual passes a test of work | 25 | | proficiency, as required under Section 21B-30 of this | 26 | | Code. |
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| 1 | | An individual who holds a valid career and | 2 | | technical educator endorsement on an Educator License | 3 | | with Stipulations but does not hold a bachelor's degree | 4 | | may substitute teach in career and technical education | 5 | | classrooms. | 6 | | (F) Part-time provisional career and technical | 7 | | educator or provisional career and technical educator. | 8 | | A part-time provisional career and technical educator | 9 | | endorsement or a provisional career and technical | 10 | | educator endorsement on an Educator License with | 11 | | Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who has a | 12 | | minimum of 8,000 hours of work experience in the skill | 13 | | for which the applicant is seeking the endorsement. It | 14 | | is the responsibility of each employing school board | 15 | | and regional office of education to provide | 16 | | verification, in writing, to the State Superintendent | 17 | | of Education at the time the application is submitted | 18 | | that no qualified teacher holding a Professional | 19 | | Educator License or an Educator License with | 20 | | Stipulations with a career and technical educator | 21 | | endorsement is available and that actual circumstances | 22 | | require such issuance. | 23 | | The provisional career and technical educator | 24 | | endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations | 25 | | is valid until June 30 immediately following 5 years of | 26 | | the endorsement being issued and may be renewed for 5 |
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| 1 | | years. For individuals who were issued the provisional | 2 | | career and technical educator endorsement on an | 3 | | Educator License with Stipulations on or after January | 4 | | 1, 2015, the license may be renewed if the individual | 5 | | passes a test of work proficiency, as required under | 6 | | Section 21B-30 of this Code. | 7 | | A part-time provisional career and technical | 8 | | educator endorsement on an Educator License with | 9 | | Stipulations may be issued for teaching no more than 2 | 10 | | courses of study for grades 6 through 12. The part-time | 11 | | provisional career and technical educator endorsement | 12 | | on an Educator License with Stipulations is valid until | 13 | | June 30 immediately following 5 years of the | 14 | | endorsement being issued and may be renewed for 5 years | 15 | | if the individual makes application for renewal. | 16 | | An individual who holds a provisional or part-time | 17 | | provisional career and technical educator endorsement | 18 | | on an Educator License with Stipulations but does not | 19 | | hold a bachelor's degree may substitute teach in career | 20 | | and technical education classrooms. | 21 | | (G) Transitional bilingual educator. A | 22 | | transitional bilingual educator endorsement on an | 23 | | Educator License with Stipulations may be issued for | 24 | | the purpose of providing instruction in accordance | 25 | | with Article 14C of this Code to an applicant who | 26 | | provides satisfactory evidence that he or she meets all |
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| 1 | | of the following requirements: | 2 | | (i) Possesses adequate speaking, reading, and | 3 | | writing ability in the language other than English | 4 | | in which transitional bilingual education is | 5 | | offered. | 6 | | (ii) Has the ability to successfully | 7 | | communicate in English. | 8 | | (iii) Either possessed, within 5 years | 9 | | previous to his or her applying for a transitional | 10 | | bilingual educator endorsement, a valid and | 11 | | comparable teaching certificate or comparable | 12 | | authorization issued by a foreign country or holds | 13 | | a degree from an institution of higher learning in | 14 | | a foreign country that the State Educator | 15 | | Preparation and Licensure Board determines to be | 16 | | the equivalent of a bachelor's degree from a | 17 | | regionally accredited institution of higher | 18 | | learning in the United States. | 19 | | A transitional bilingual educator endorsement | 20 | | shall be valid for prekindergarten through grade 12, is | 21 | | valid until June 30 immediately following 5 years of | 22 | | the endorsement being issued, and shall not be renewed. | 23 | | Persons holding a transitional bilingual educator | 24 | | endorsement shall not be employed to replace any | 25 | | presently employed teacher who otherwise would not be | 26 | | replaced for any reason. |
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| 1 | | (H) Language endorsement. In an effort to | 2 | | alleviate the shortage of teachers speaking a language | 3 | | other than English in the public schools, an individual | 4 | | who holds an Educator License with Stipulations may | 5 | | also apply for a language endorsement, provided that | 6 | | the applicant provides satisfactory evidence that he | 7 | | or she meets all of the following requirements: | 8 | | (i) Holds a transitional bilingual | 9 | | endorsement. | 10 | | (ii) Has demonstrated proficiency in the | 11 | | language for which the endorsement is to be issued | 12 | | by passing the applicable language content test | 13 | | required by the State Board of Education. | 14 | | (iii) Holds a bachelor's degree or higher from | 15 | | a regionally accredited institution of higher | 16 | | education or, for individuals educated in a | 17 | | country other than the United States, holds a | 18 | | degree from an institution of higher learning in a | 19 | | foreign country that the State Educator | 20 | | Preparation and Licensure Board determines to be | 21 | | the equivalent of a bachelor's degree from a | 22 | | regionally accredited institution of higher | 23 | | learning in the United States. | 24 | | (iv) (Blank). | 25 | | A language endorsement on an Educator License with | 26 | | Stipulations is valid for prekindergarten through |
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| 1 | | grade 12 for the same validity period as the | 2 | | individual's transitional bilingual educator | 3 | | endorsement on the Educator License with Stipulations | 4 | | and shall not be renewed. | 5 | | (I) Visiting international educator. A visiting | 6 | | international educator endorsement on an Educator | 7 | | License with Stipulations may be issued to an | 8 | | individual who is being recruited by a particular | 9 | | school district that conducts formal recruitment | 10 | | programs outside of the United States to secure the | 11 | | services of qualified teachers and who meets all of the | 12 | | following requirements: | 13 | | (i) Holds the equivalent of a minimum of a | 14 | | bachelor's degree issued in the United States. | 15 | | (ii) Has been prepared as a teacher at the | 16 | | grade level for which he or she will be employed. | 17 | | (iii) Has adequate content knowledge in the | 18 | | subject to be taught. | 19 | | (iv) Has an adequate command of the English | 20 | | language. | 21 | | A holder of a visiting international educator | 22 | | endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations | 23 | | shall be permitted to teach in bilingual education | 24 | | programs in the language that was the medium of | 25 | | instruction in his or her teacher preparation program, | 26 | | provided that he or she passes the English Language |
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| 1 | | Proficiency Examination or another test of writing | 2 | | skills in English identified by the State Board of | 3 | | Education, in consultation with the State Educator | 4 | | Preparation and Licensure Board. | 5 | | A visiting international educator endorsement on | 6 | | an Educator License with Stipulations is valid for 3 | 7 | | years and shall not be renewed. | 8 | | (J) Paraprofessional educator. A paraprofessional | 9 | | educator endorsement on an Educator License with | 10 | | Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who holds a | 11 | | high school diploma or its recognized equivalent and | 12 | | either holds an associate's degree or a minimum of 60 | 13 | | semester hours of credit from a regionally accredited | 14 | | institution of higher education. 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 an applicable | 8 | | 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 an applicable | 18 | | content area test. This endorsement shall be required | 19 | | for any individual employed as a chief school business | 20 | | 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. | 7 | | (L) Provisional in-state educator. A provisional | 8 | | in-state educator endorsement on an Educator License | 9 | | with Stipulations may be issued to a candidate who has | 10 | | completed an Illinois-approved educator preparation | 11 | | program at an Illinois institution of higher education | 12 | | and who has not successfully completed an | 13 | | evidence-based assessment of teacher effectiveness but | 14 | | who meets all of the following requirements: | 15 | | (i) Holds at least a bachelor's degree. | 16 | | (ii) Has completed an approved educator | 17 | | preparation program at an Illinois institution. | 18 | | (iii) Has passed an applicable content area | 19 | | test, as required by Section 21B-30 of this Code. | 20 | | (iv) Has attempted an evidence-based | 21 | | assessment of teacher effectiveness and received a | 22 | | minimum score on that assessment, as established | 23 | | by the State Board of Education in consultation | 24 | | with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure | 25 | | Board. | 26 | | A provisional in-state educator endorsement on an |
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| 1 | | Educator License with Stipulations is valid for one | 2 | | full fiscal year after the date of issuance and may not | 3 | | be renewed. | 4 | | (M) School support personnel intern. A school | 5 | | support personnel intern endorsement on an Educator | 6 | | License with Stipulations may be issued as specified by | 7 | | rule. | 8 | | (N) Special education area. A special education | 9 | | area endorsement on an Educator License with | 10 | | Stipulations may be issued as defined and specified by | 11 | | rule. | 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, | 25 | | then that individual is not eligible to obtain a Substitute | 26 | | Teaching License. |
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| 1 | | A substitute teacher may only teach in the place of a | 2 | | licensed teacher who is under contract with the employing | 3 | | board. If, however, there is no licensed teacher under | 4 | | contract because of an emergency situation, then a district | 5 | | may employ a substitute teacher for no longer than 30 | 6 | | calendar days per each vacant position in the district if | 7 | | the district notifies the appropriate regional office of | 8 | | education within 5 business days after the employment of | 9 | | the substitute teacher in the emergency situation. An | 10 | | emergency situation is one in which an unforeseen vacancy | 11 | | has occurred and (i) a teacher is unable to fulfill his or | 12 | | her contractual duties or (ii) teacher capacity needs of | 13 | | the district exceed previous indications, and the district | 14 | | is actively engaged in advertising to hire a fully licensed | 15 | | teacher for the vacant position. | 16 | | There is no limit on the number of days that a | 17 | | substitute teacher may teach in a single school district, | 18 | | provided that no substitute teacher may teach for longer | 19 | | than 90 school days for any one licensed teacher under | 20 | | contract in the same school year. A substitute teacher who | 21 | | holds a Professional Educator License or Educator License | 22 | | with Stipulations shall not teach for more than 120 school | 23 | | days for any one licensed teacher under contract in the | 24 | | same school year. The limitations in this paragraph (3) on | 25 | | the number of days a substitute teacher may be employed do | 26 | | not apply to any school district operating under Article 34 |
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| 1 | | of this Code. | 2 | | A school district may not require an individual who | 3 | | holds a valid Professional Educator License or Educator | 4 | | License with Stipulations to seek or hold a Substitute | 5 | | Teaching License to teach as a substitute teacher. | 6 | | (4) Short-Term Substitute Teaching License. Beginning | 7 | | on July 1, 2018 and until June 30, 2023, the State Board of | 8 | | Education may issue a Short-Term Substitute Teaching | 9 | | License. A Short-Term Substitute Teaching License may be | 10 | | issued to a qualified applicant for substitute teaching in | 11 | | all grades of the public schools, prekindergarten through | 12 | | grade 12. Short-Term Substitute Teaching Licenses are not | 13 | | eligible for endorsements. Applicants for a Short-Term | 14 | | Substitute Teaching License must hold an associate's | 15 | | degree or have completed at least 60 credit hours from a | 16 | | regionally accredited institution of higher education. | 17 | | Short-Term Substitute Teaching Licenses are valid for | 18 | | substitute teaching in every county of this State. If an | 19 | | individual has had his or her Professional Educator License | 20 | | or Educator License with Stipulations suspended or | 21 | | revoked, then that individual is not eligible to obtain a | 22 | | Short-Term Substitute Teaching License. | 23 | | The provisions of Sections 10-21.9 and 34-18.5 of this | 24 | | Code apply to short-term substitute teachers. | 25 | | An individual holding a Short-Term Substitute Teaching | 26 | | License may teach no more than 5 consecutive days per |
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| 1 | | licensed teacher who is under contract. For teacher | 2 | | absences lasting 6 or more days per licensed teacher who is | 3 | | under contract, a school district may not hire an | 4 | | individual holding a Short-Term Substitute Teaching | 5 | | License. An individual holding a Short-Term Substitute | 6 | | Teaching License must complete the training program under | 7 | | Section 10-20.67 or 34-18.60 of this Code to be eligible to | 8 | | teach at a public school. This paragraph (4) is inoperative | 9 | | on and after July 1, 2023.
| 10 | | (Source: P.A. 100-8, eff. 7-1-17; 100-13, eff. 7-1-17; 100-288, | 11 | | eff. 8-24-17; 100-596, eff. 7-1-18; 100-821, eff. 9-3-18; | 12 | | 100-863, eff. 8-14-18; 101-81, eff. 7-12-19; 101-220, eff. | 13 | | 8-7-19.) | 14 | | (105 ILCS 5/21B-50) | 15 | | Sec. 21B-50. Alternative Educator Licensure Program. | 16 | | (a) There is established an alternative educator licensure | 17 | | program, to be known as the Alternative Educator Licensure | 18 | | Program for Teachers. | 19 | | (b) The Alternative Educator Licensure Program for | 20 | | Teachers may be offered by a recognized institution approved to | 21 | | offer educator preparation programs by the State Board of | 22 | | Education, in consultation with the State Educator Preparation | 23 | | and Licensure Board. | 24 | | The program shall be comprised of 4 phases or, beginning on | 25 | | January 1, 2023, 3 phases, as follows : |
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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 State Board's teacher performance | 14 | | assessment (no later than the end of the first semester of | 15 | | the second year of residency before entering the second | 16 | | residency year , as required under phase (3) of this | 17 | | subsection (b), if applicable), and be recommended by the | 18 | | principal or qualified equivalent of a principal, as | 19 | | required under subsection (d) of this Section, and the | 20 | | program coordinator to continue with the second year of the | 21 | | residency , if applicable . | 22 | | (3) Until January 1, 2023, a A second year of | 23 | | residency, which shall include the candidate's assignment | 24 | | to a full-time teaching position for one school year. The | 25 | | candidate must be assigned an experienced teacher to act as | 26 | | a mentor and coach the candidate through the second year of |
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| 1 | | residency. | 2 | | (4) A comprehensive assessment of the candidate's | 3 | | teaching effectiveness, as evaluated by the principal or | 4 | | qualified equivalent of a principal, as required under | 5 | | subsection (d) of this Section, and the program | 6 | | coordinator, at the end of the second year of residency. If | 7 | | there is disagreement between the 2 evaluators about the | 8 | | candidate's teaching effectiveness, the candidate may | 9 | | complete one additional year of residency teaching under a | 10 | | professional development plan developed by the principal | 11 | | or qualified equivalent and the preparation program. At the | 12 | | completion of the third year or second year, as applicable , | 13 | | a candidate must have positive evaluations and a | 14 | | recommendation for full licensure from both the principal | 15 | | or qualified equivalent and the program coordinator or no | 16 | | Professional Educator License shall be issued. | 17 | | Successful completion of the program shall be deemed to | 18 | | satisfy any other practice or student teaching and content | 19 | | matter requirements established by law. | 20 | | (c) An alternative provisional educator endorsement on an | 21 | | Educator License with Stipulations is valid for one year 2 | 22 | | years of teaching in the public schools, including without | 23 | | limitation a preschool educational program under Section | 24 | | 2-3.71 of this Code or charter school, or in a State-recognized | 25 | | nonpublic school in which the chief administrator is required | 26 | | to have the licensure necessary to be a principal in a public |
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| 1 | | school in this State and in which a majority of the teachers | 2 | | are required to have the licensure necessary to be instructors | 3 | | in a public school in this State, but may be renewed for a | 4 | | second third year if needed to complete the Alternative | 5 | | Educator Licensure Program for Teachers. The endorsement shall | 6 | | be issued only once to an individual who meets all of the | 7 | | following requirements: | 8 | | (1) Has graduated from a regionally accredited college | 9 | | or university with a bachelor's degree or higher. | 10 | | (2) Has a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or | 11 | | greater on a 4.0 scale or its equivalent on another scale. | 12 | | (3) Has completed a major in the content area if | 13 | | seeking a middle or secondary level endorsement or, if | 14 | | seeking an early childhood, elementary, or special | 15 | | education endorsement, has completed a major in the content | 16 | | area of reading, English/language arts, mathematics, or | 17 | | one of the sciences. If the individual does not have a | 18 | | major in a content area for any level of teaching, he or | 19 | | she must submit transcripts to the State Board of Education | 20 | | to be reviewed for equivalency. | 21 | | (4) Has successfully completed phase (1) of subsection | 22 | | (b) of this Section. | 23 | | (5) Has passed a content area test required for the | 24 | | specific endorsement for admission into the program, as | 25 | | required under Section 21B-30 of this Code. | 26 | | A candidate possessing the alternative provisional |
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| 1 | | educator endorsement may receive a salary, benefits, and any | 2 | | other terms of employment offered to teachers in the school who | 3 | | are members of an exclusive bargaining representative, if any, | 4 | | but a school is not required to provide these benefits during | 5 | | the years of residency if the candidate is serving only as a | 6 | | co-teacher. If the candidate is serving as the teacher of | 7 | | record, the candidate must receive a salary, benefits, and any | 8 | | other terms of employment. Residency experiences must not be | 9 | | counted towards tenure. | 10 | | (d) The recognized institution offering the Alternative | 11 | | Educator Licensure Program for Teachers must partner with a | 12 | | school district, including without limitation a preschool | 13 | | educational program under Section 2-3.71 of this Code or | 14 | | charter school, or a State-recognized, nonpublic school in this | 15 | | State in which the chief administrator is required to have the | 16 | | licensure necessary to be a principal in a public school in | 17 | | this State and in which a majority of the teachers are required | 18 | | to have the licensure necessary to be instructors in a public | 19 | | school in this State. A recognized institution that partners | 20 | | with a public school district administering a preschool | 21 | | educational program under Section 2-3.71 of this Code must | 22 | | require a principal to recommend or evaluate candidates in the | 23 | | program. A recognized institution that partners with an | 24 | | eligible entity administering a preschool educational program | 25 | | under Section 2-3.71 of this Code and that is not a public | 26 | | school district must require a principal or qualified |
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| 1 | | equivalent of a principal to recommend or evaluate candidates | 2 | | in the program. The program presented for approval by the State | 3 | | Board of Education must demonstrate the supports that are to be | 4 | | provided to assist the provisional teacher during the 2-year | 5 | | residency period. These supports must provide additional | 6 | | contact hours with mentors during the first year of residency | 7 | | or during the one year of residency, as applicable . | 8 | | (e) Upon completion of the 3 or 4 phases , as applicable, | 9 | | outlined in subsection (b) of this Section and all assessments | 10 | | required under Section 21B-30 of this Code, an individual shall | 11 | | receive a Professional Educator License. | 12 | | (f) The State Board of Education, in consultation with the | 13 | | State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, may adopt such | 14 | | rules as may be necessary to establish and implement the | 15 | | Alternative Educator Licensure Program for Teachers.
| 16 | | (Source: P.A. 100-596, eff. 7-1-18; 100-822, eff. 1-1-19; | 17 | | 101-220, eff. 8-7-19; 101-570, eff. 8-23-19; revised 9-19-19.)
| 18 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 19 | | becoming law.
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