Full Text of SB1901 101st General Assembly
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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-40 and 21B-50 as follows: | 6 | | (105 ILCS 5/21B-40) | 7 | | Sec. 21B-40. Fees. | 8 | | (a) Beginning with the start of the new licensure system | 9 | | established pursuant to this Article, the following fees shall | 10 | | be charged to applicants: | 11 | | (1) A $100 application fee for a Professional Educator | 12 | | License or an Educator License with Stipulations. | 13 | | Beginning on July 1, 2018, the license renewal fee for an | 14 | | Educator License with Stipulations with a paraprofessional | 15 | | educator endorsement shall be $25. | 16 | | (1.5) A $50 application fee for a Substitute Teaching | 17 | | License. If the application for a Substitute Teaching | 18 | | License is made and granted after July 1, 2017, the | 19 | | licensee may apply for a refund of the application fee | 20 | | within 18 months of issuance of the new license and shall | 21 | | be issued that refund by the State Board of Education if | 22 | | the licensee provides evidence to the State Board of | 23 | | Education that the licensee has taught pursuant to the |
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| 1 | | Substitute Teaching License at least 10 full school days | 2 | | within one year of issuance. | 3 | | (1.7) A $25 application fee for a Short-Term Substitute | 4 | | Teaching License. The Short-Term Substitute Teaching | 5 | | License must be registered in at least one region in this | 6 | | State, but does not require a registration fee. The | 7 | | licensee may apply for a refund of the application fee | 8 | | within 18 months of issuance of the new license and shall | 9 | | be issued that refund by the State Board of Education if | 10 | | the licensee provides evidence to the State Board of | 11 | | Education that the licensee has taught pursuant to the | 12 | | Short-Term Substitute Teaching License at least 10 full | 13 | | school days within one year of issuance. | 14 | | (2) A $150 application fee for individuals who have not | 15 | | been entitled by an Illinois-approved educator preparation | 16 | | program at an Illinois institution of higher education and | 17 | | are seeking any of the licenses set forth in subdivision | 18 | | (1) of this subsection (a). | 19 | | (3) A $50 application fee for each endorsement or | 20 | | approval. | 21 | | (4) A $10 per year registration fee for the course of | 22 | | the validity cycle to register the license, which shall be | 23 | | paid to the regional office of education having supervision | 24 | | and control over the school in which the individual holding | 25 | | the license is to be employed. If the individual holding | 26 | | the license is not yet employed, then the license may be |
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| 1 | | registered in any county in this State. The registration | 2 | | fee must be paid in its entirety the first time the | 3 | | individual registers the license for a particular validity | 4 | | period in a single region. No additional fee may be charged | 5 | | for that validity period should the individual | 6 | | subsequently register the license in additional regions. | 7 | | An individual must register the license (i) immediately | 8 | | after initial issuance of the license and (ii) at the | 9 | | beginning of each renewal cycle if the individual has | 10 | | satisfied the renewal requirements required under this | 11 | | Code. | 12 | | Beginning on July 1, 2017, at the beginning of each | 13 | | renewal cycle, individuals who hold a Substitute Teaching | 14 | | License may apply for a reimbursement of the registration | 15 | | fee within 18 months of renewal and shall be issued that | 16 | | reimbursement by the State Board of Education from funds | 17 | | appropriated for that purpose if the licensee provides | 18 | | evidence to the State Board of Education that the licensee | 19 | | has taught pursuant to the Substitute Teaching License at | 20 | | least 10 full school days within one year of renewal. | 21 | | (5) The license renewal fee for an Educator License | 22 | | with Stipulations with a paraprofessional educator | 23 | | endorsement is $25. | 24 | | (b) All application fees paid pursuant to subdivisions (1) | 25 | | through (3) of subsection (a) of this Section shall be | 26 | | deposited into the Teacher Certificate Fee Revolving Fund and |
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| 1 | | shall be used, subject to appropriation, by the State Board of | 2 | | Education to provide the technology and human resources | 3 | | necessary for the timely and efficient processing of | 4 | | applications and for the renewal of licenses. Funds available | 5 | | from the Teacher Certificate Fee Revolving Fund may also be | 6 | | used by the State Board of Education to support the recruitment | 7 | | and retention of educators, to support educator preparation | 8 | | programs as they seek national accreditation, and to provide | 9 | | professional development aligned with the requirements set | 10 | | forth in Section 21B-45 of this Code. A majority of the funds | 11 | | in the Teacher Certificate Fee Revolving Fund must be dedicated | 12 | | to the timely and efficient processing of applications and for | 13 | | the renewal of licenses. The Teacher Certificate Fee Revolving | 14 | | Fund is not subject to administrative charge transfers, | 15 | | authorized under Section 8h of the State Finance Act, from the | 16 | | Teacher Certificate Fee Revolving Fund into any other fund of | 17 | | this State, and moneys in the Teacher Certificate Fee Revolving | 18 | | Fund shall not revert back to the General Revenue Fund at any | 19 | | time. | 20 | | The regional superintendent of schools shall deposit the | 21 | | registration fees paid pursuant to subdivision (4) of | 22 | | subsection (a) of this Section into the institute fund | 23 | | established pursuant to Section 3-11 of this Code. | 24 | | (c) The State Board of Education and each regional office | 25 | | of education are authorized to charge a service or convenience | 26 | | fee for the use of credit cards for the payment of license |
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| 1 | | fees. This service or convenience fee shall not exceed the | 2 | | amount required by the credit card processing company or vendor | 3 | | that has entered into a contract with the State Board or | 4 | | regional office of education for this purpose, and the fee must | 5 | | be paid to that company or vendor. | 6 | | (d) If, at the time a certificate issued under Article 21 | 7 | | of this Code is exchanged for a license issued under this | 8 | | Article, a person has paid registration fees for any years of | 9 | | the validity period of the certificate and these years have not | 10 | | expired when the certificate is exchanged, then those fees must | 11 | | be applied to the registration of the new license.
| 12 | | (Source: P.A. 99-58, eff. 7-16-15; 99-920, eff. 1-6-17; | 13 | | 100-550, eff. 11-8-17; 100-596, eff. 7-1-18; 100-772, eff. | 14 | | 8-10-18; revised 10-1-18.) | 15 | | (105 ILCS 5/21B-50) | 16 | | Sec. 21B-50. Alternative educator licensure program. | 17 | | (a) There is established an alternative educator licensure | 18 | | program, to be known as the Alternative Educator Licensure | 19 | | Program for Teachers. | 20 | | (b) The Alternative Educator Licensure Program for | 21 | | Teachers may be offered by a recognized institution approved to | 22 | | offer educator preparation programs by the State Board of | 23 | | Education, in consultation with the State Educator Preparation | 24 | | and Licensure Board. | 25 | | 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 State Board's teacher performance | 14 | | assessment no later than the end of the first semester of | 15 | | his or her second year of residency assessment of | 16 | | professional teaching before entering the second residency | 17 | | year , as required under phase (3) of this subsection (b), | 18 | | and be recommended by the principal or qualified equivalent | 19 | | of a principal, as required under subsection (d) of this | 20 | | Section, and the program coordinator to continue with the | 21 | | second year of the residency. | 22 | | (3) A second year of residency, which shall include the | 23 | | candidate's assignment to a full-time teaching position | 24 | | for one school year. The candidate must be assigned an | 25 | | experienced teacher to act as a mentor and coach the | 26 | | candidate through the second year of residency. |
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| 1 | | (4) A comprehensive assessment of the candidate's | 2 | | teaching effectiveness, as evaluated by the principal or | 3 | | qualified equivalent of a principal, as required under | 4 | | subsection (d) of this Section, and the program | 5 | | coordinator, at the end of the second year of residency. If | 6 | | there is disagreement between the 2 evaluators about the | 7 | | candidate's teaching effectiveness, the candidate may | 8 | | complete one additional year of residency teaching under a | 9 | | professional development plan developed by the principal | 10 | | or qualified equivalent and the preparation program. At the | 11 | | completion of the third year, a candidate must have | 12 | | positive evaluations and a recommendation for full | 13 | | licensure from both the principal or qualified equivalent | 14 | | and the program coordinator or no Professional Educator | 15 | | License shall be issued. | 16 | | Successful completion of the program shall be deemed to | 17 | | satisfy any other practice or student teaching and content | 18 | | matter requirements established by law. | 19 | | (c) An alternative provisional educator endorsement on an | 20 | | Educator License with Stipulations is valid for 2 years of | 21 | | teaching in the public schools, including without limitation a | 22 | | preschool educational program under Section 2-3.71 of this Code | 23 | | or charter school, or in a State-recognized nonpublic school in | 24 | | which the chief administrator is required to have the licensure | 25 | | necessary to be a principal in a public school in this State | 26 | | and in which a majority of the teachers are required to have |
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| 1 | | the licensure necessary to be instructors in a public school in | 2 | | this State, but may be renewed for a third year if needed to | 3 | | complete the Alternative Educator Licensure Program for | 4 | | Teachers. The endorsement shall be issued only once to an | 5 | | individual who meets all of the following requirements: | 6 | | (1) Has graduated from a regionally accredited college | 7 | | or university with a bachelor's degree or higher. | 8 | | (2) Has a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or | 9 | | greater on a 4.0 scale or its equivalent on another scale. | 10 | | (3) Has completed a major in the content area if | 11 | | seeking a middle or secondary level endorsement or, if | 12 | | seeking an early childhood, elementary, or special | 13 | | education endorsement, has completed a major in the content | 14 | | area of reading, English/language arts, mathematics, or | 15 | | one of the sciences. If the individual does not have a | 16 | | major in a content area for any level of teaching, he or | 17 | | she must submit transcripts to the State Board of Education | 18 | | to be reviewed for equivalency. | 19 | | (4) Has successfully completed phase (1) of subsection | 20 | | (b) of this Section. | 21 | | (5) Has passed a test of basic skills and content area | 22 | | test required for the specific endorsement for admission | 23 | | into the program, as required under Section 21B-30 of this | 24 | | Code. | 25 | | A candidate possessing the alternative provisional | 26 | | educator endorsement may receive a salary, benefits, and any |
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| 1 | | other terms of employment offered to teachers in the school who | 2 | | are members of an exclusive bargaining representative, if any, | 3 | | but a school is not required to provide these benefits during | 4 | | the years of residency if the candidate is serving only as a | 5 | | co-teacher. If the candidate is serving as the teacher of | 6 | | record, the candidate must receive a salary, benefits, and any | 7 | | other terms of employment. Residency experiences must not be | 8 | | counted towards tenure. | 9 | | (d) The recognized institution offering the Alternative | 10 | | Educator Licensure Program for Teachers must partner with a | 11 | | school district, including without limitation a preschool | 12 | | educational program under Section 2-3.71 of this Code or | 13 | | charter school, or a State-recognized, nonpublic school in this | 14 | | State in which the chief administrator is required to have the | 15 | | licensure necessary to be a principal in a public school in | 16 | | this State and in which a majority of the teachers are required | 17 | | to have the licensure necessary to be instructors in a public | 18 | | school in this State. A recognized institution that partners | 19 | | with a public school district administering a preschool | 20 | | educational program under Section 2-3.71 of this Code must | 21 | | require a principal to recommend or evaluate candidates in the | 22 | | program. A recognized institution that partners with an | 23 | | eligible entity administering a preschool educational program | 24 | | under Section 2-3.71 of this Code and that is not a public | 25 | | school district must require a principal or qualified | 26 | | equivalent of a principal to recommend or evaluate candidates |
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| 1 | | in the program. The program presented for approval by the State | 2 | | Board of Education must demonstrate the supports that are to be | 3 | | provided to assist the provisional teacher during the 2-year | 4 | | residency period. These supports must provide additional | 5 | | contact hours with mentors during the first year of residency. | 6 | | (e) Upon completion of the 4 phases outlined in subsection | 7 | | (b) of this Section and all assessments required under Section | 8 | | 21B-30 of this Code, an individual shall receive a Professional | 9 | | Educator License. | 10 | | (f) The State Board of Education, in consultation with the | 11 | | State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, may adopt such | 12 | | rules as may be necessary to establish and implement the | 13 | | Alternative Educator Licensure Program for Teachers.
| 14 | | (Source: P.A. 99-58, eff. 7-16-15; 100-596, eff. 7-1-18; | 15 | | 100-822, eff. 1-1-19 .)
| 16 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 17 | | becoming law.
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