Full Text of HB1745 103rd General Assembly
HB1745ham001 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY | Rep. Norine K. Hammond Filed: 3/19/2024 | | 10300HB1745ham001 | | LRB103 27962 RJT 70777 a |
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1745
| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1745 by replacing | 3 | | everything after the enacting clause with the following: | 4 | | "Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing | 5 | | Sections 21B-20 and 21B-30 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 | 12 | | educator license with stipulations; (iii) a substitute | 13 | | teaching license; or (iv) until June 30, 2028, a short-term | 14 | | substitute teaching license. References in law regarding | 15 | | individuals certified or certificated or required to be | 16 | | certified or certificated under Article 21 of this Code shall |
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| 1 | | also include individuals licensed or required to be licensed | 2 | | under this Article. The first year of all licenses ends on June | 3 | | 30 following one full year of the license being issued. | 4 | | The State Board of Education, in consultation with the | 5 | | State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, may adopt such | 6 | | rules as may be necessary to govern the requirements for | 7 | | licenses and endorsements under this Section. | 8 | | (1) Professional Educator License. Persons who (i) | 9 | | have successfully completed an approved educator | 10 | | preparation program and are recommended for licensure by | 11 | | the Illinois institution offering the educator preparation | 12 | | program, (ii) have successfully completed the required | 13 | | testing under Section 21B-30 of this Code, (iii) have | 14 | | successfully completed coursework on the psychology of, | 15 | | the identification of, and the methods of instruction for | 16 | | the exceptional child, including, without limitation, | 17 | | children with learning disabilities, (iv) have | 18 | | successfully completed coursework in methods of reading | 19 | | and reading in the content area, and (v) have met all other | 20 | | criteria established by rule of the State Board of | 21 | | Education shall be issued a Professional Educator License. | 22 | | All Professional Educator Licenses are valid until June 30 | 23 | | immediately following 5 years of the license being issued. | 24 | | The Professional Educator License shall be endorsed with | 25 | | specific areas and grade levels in which the individual is | 26 | | eligible to practice. For an early childhood education |
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| 1 | | endorsement, an individual may satisfy the student | 2 | | teaching requirement of his or her early childhood teacher | 3 | | preparation program through placement in a setting with | 4 | | children from birth through grade 2, and the individual | 5 | | may be paid and receive credit while student teaching. The | 6 | | student teaching experience must meet the requirements of | 7 | | and be approved by the individual's early childhood | 8 | | teacher preparation program. | 9 | | Individuals can receive subsequent endorsements on the | 10 | | Professional Educator License. Subsequent endorsements | 11 | | shall require a minimum of 24 semester hours of coursework | 12 | | in the endorsement area and passage of the applicable | 13 | | content area test, unless otherwise specified by rule. | 14 | | (2) Educator License with Stipulations. An Educator | 15 | | License with Stipulations shall be issued an endorsement | 16 | | that limits the license holder to one particular position | 17 | | or does not require completion of an approved educator | 18 | | program or both. | 19 | | An individual with an Educator License with | 20 | | Stipulations must not be employed by a school district or | 21 | | any other entity to replace any presently employed teacher | 22 | | who otherwise would not be replaced for any reason. | 23 | | An Educator License with Stipulations may be issued | 24 | | with the following endorsements: | 25 | | (A) (Blank). | 26 | | (B) Alternative provisional educator. An |
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| 1 | | alternative provisional educator endorsement on an | 2 | | Educator License with Stipulations may be issued to an | 3 | | applicant who, at the time of applying for the | 4 | | endorsement, has done all of the following: | 5 | | (i) Graduated from a regionally accredited | 6 | | college or university with a minimum of a | 7 | | bachelor's degree. | 8 | | (ii) Successfully completed the first phase of | 9 | | the Alternative Educator Licensure Program for | 10 | | Teachers, as described in Section 21B-50 of this | 11 | | Code. | 12 | | (iii) Passed a content area test, as required | 13 | | under Section 21B-30 of this Code. | 14 | | The alternative provisional educator endorsement is | 15 | | valid for 2 years of teaching and may be renewed for a | 16 | | third year by an individual meeting the requirements set | 17 | | forth in Section 21B-50 of this Code. | 18 | | (C) Alternative provisional superintendent. An | 19 | | alternative provisional superintendent endorsement on | 20 | | an Educator License with Stipulations entitles the | 21 | | holder to serve only as a superintendent or assistant | 22 | | superintendent in a school district's central office. | 23 | | This endorsement may only be issued to an applicant | 24 | | who, at the time of applying for the endorsement, has | 25 | | done all of the following: | 26 | | (i) Graduated from a regionally accredited |
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| 1 | | college or university with a minimum of a master's | 2 | | degree in a management field other than education. | 3 | | (ii) Been employed for a period of at least 5 | 4 | | years in a management level position in a field | 5 | | other than education. | 6 | | (iii) Successfully completed the first phase | 7 | | of an alternative route to superintendent | 8 | | endorsement program, as provided in Section 21B-55 | 9 | | of this Code. | 10 | | (iv) Passed a content area test required under | 11 | | Section 21B-30 of this Code. | 12 | | The endorsement is valid for 2 fiscal years in | 13 | | order to complete one full year of serving as a | 14 | | superintendent or assistant superintendent. | 15 | | (D) (Blank). | 16 | | (E) Career and technical educator. A career and | 17 | | technical educator endorsement on an Educator License | 18 | | with Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who | 19 | | has a minimum of 60 semester hours of coursework from a | 20 | | regionally accredited institution of higher education | 21 | | or an accredited trade and technical institution and | 22 | | has a minimum of 2,000 hours of experience outside of | 23 | | education in each area to be taught. | 24 | | The career and technical educator endorsement on | 25 | | an Educator License with Stipulations is valid until | 26 | | June 30 immediately following 5 years of the |
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| 1 | | endorsement being issued and may be renewed. | 2 | | An individual who holds a valid career and | 3 | | technical educator endorsement on an Educator License | 4 | | with Stipulations but does not hold a bachelor's | 5 | | degree may substitute teach in career and technical | 6 | | education classrooms. | 7 | | (F) (Blank). | 8 | | (G) Transitional bilingual educator. A | 9 | | transitional bilingual educator endorsement on an | 10 | | Educator License with Stipulations may be issued for | 11 | | the purpose of providing instruction in accordance | 12 | | with Article 14C of this Code to an applicant who | 13 | | provides satisfactory evidence that he or she meets | 14 | | all of the following requirements: | 15 | | (i) Possesses adequate speaking, reading, and | 16 | | writing ability in the language other than English | 17 | | in which transitional bilingual education is | 18 | | offered. | 19 | | (ii) Has the ability to successfully | 20 | | communicate in English. | 21 | | (iii) Either possessed, within 5 years | 22 | | previous to his or her applying for a transitional | 23 | | bilingual educator endorsement, a valid and | 24 | | comparable teaching certificate or comparable | 25 | | authorization issued by a foreign country or holds | 26 | | a degree from an institution of higher learning in |
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| 1 | | a foreign country that the State Educator | 2 | | Preparation and Licensure Board determines to be | 3 | | the equivalent of a bachelor's degree from a | 4 | | regionally accredited institution of higher | 5 | | learning in the United States. | 6 | | A transitional bilingual educator endorsement | 7 | | shall be valid for prekindergarten through grade 12, | 8 | | is valid until June 30 immediately following 5 years | 9 | | of the endorsement being issued, and shall not be | 10 | | renewed. | 11 | | Persons holding a transitional bilingual educator | 12 | | endorsement shall not be employed to replace any | 13 | | presently employed teacher who otherwise would not be | 14 | | replaced for any reason. | 15 | | (H) Language endorsement. In an effort to | 16 | | alleviate the shortage of teachers speaking a language | 17 | | other than English in the public schools, an | 18 | | individual who holds an Educator License with | 19 | | Stipulations may also apply for a language | 20 | | endorsement, provided that the applicant provides | 21 | | satisfactory evidence that he or she meets all of the | 22 | | following requirements: | 23 | | (i) Holds a transitional bilingual | 24 | | endorsement. | 25 | | (ii) Has demonstrated proficiency in the | 26 | | language for which the endorsement is to be issued |
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| 1 | | by passing the applicable language content test | 2 | | required by the State Board of Education. | 3 | | (iii) Holds a bachelor's degree or higher from | 4 | | a regionally accredited institution of higher | 5 | | education or, for individuals educated in a | 6 | | country other than the United States, holds a | 7 | | degree from an institution of higher learning in a | 8 | | foreign country that the State Educator | 9 | | Preparation and Licensure Board determines to be | 10 | | the equivalent of a bachelor's degree from a | 11 | | regionally accredited institution of higher | 12 | | learning in the United States. | 13 | | (iv) (Blank). | 14 | | A language endorsement on an Educator License with | 15 | | Stipulations is valid for prekindergarten through | 16 | | grade 12 for the same validity period as the | 17 | | individual's transitional bilingual educator | 18 | | endorsement on the Educator License with Stipulations | 19 | | and shall not be renewed. | 20 | | (I) Visiting international educator. A visiting | 21 | | international educator endorsement on an Educator | 22 | | License with Stipulations may be issued to an | 23 | | individual who is being recruited by a particular | 24 | | school district that conducts formal recruitment | 25 | | programs outside of the United States to secure the | 26 | | services of qualified teachers and who meets all of |
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| 1 | | the following requirements: | 2 | | (i) Holds the equivalent of a minimum of a | 3 | | bachelor's degree issued in the United States. | 4 | | (ii) Has been prepared as a teacher at the | 5 | | grade level for which he or she will be employed. | 6 | | (iii) Has adequate content knowledge in the | 7 | | subject to be taught. | 8 | | (iv) Has an adequate command of the English | 9 | | language. | 10 | | A holder of a visiting international educator | 11 | | endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations | 12 | | shall be permitted to teach in bilingual education | 13 | | programs in the language that was the medium of | 14 | | instruction in his or her teacher preparation program, | 15 | | provided that he or she passes the English Language | 16 | | Proficiency Examination or another test of writing | 17 | | skills in English identified by the State Board of | 18 | | Education, in consultation with the State Educator | 19 | | Preparation and Licensure Board. | 20 | | A visiting international educator endorsement on | 21 | | an Educator License with Stipulations is valid for 5 | 22 | | years and shall not be renewed. | 23 | | (J) Paraprofessional educator. A paraprofessional | 24 | | educator endorsement on an Educator License with | 25 | | Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who holds a | 26 | | high school diploma or its recognized equivalent and |
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| 1 | | (i) holds an associate's degree or a minimum of 60 | 2 | | semester hours of credit from a regionally accredited | 3 | | institution of higher education; (ii) has passed a | 4 | | paraprofessional competency test under subsection | 5 | | (c-5) of Section 21B-30; or (iii) is at least 18 years | 6 | | of age and will be using the Educator License with | 7 | | Stipulations exclusively for grades prekindergarten | 8 | | through grade 8, until the individual reaches the age | 9 | | of 19 years and otherwise meets the criteria for a | 10 | | paraprofessional educator endorsement pursuant to this | 11 | | subparagraph (J). The paraprofessional educator | 12 | | endorsement is valid until June 30 immediately | 13 | | following 5 years of the endorsement being issued and | 14 | | may be renewed through application and payment of the | 15 | | appropriate fee, as required under Section 21B-40 of | 16 | | this Code. An individual who holds only a | 17 | | paraprofessional educator endorsement is not subject | 18 | | to additional requirements in order to renew the | 19 | | endorsement. | 20 | | (K) Chief school business official. A chief school | 21 | | business official endorsement on an Educator License | 22 | | with Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who | 23 | | qualifies by having a master's degree or higher, 2 | 24 | | years of full-time administrative experience in school | 25 | | business management or 2 years of university-approved | 26 | | practical experience, and a minimum of 24 semester |
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| 1 | | hours of graduate credit in a program approved by the | 2 | | State Board of Education for the preparation of school | 3 | | business administrators and by passage of the | 4 | | applicable State tests, including an applicable | 5 | | content area test. | 6 | | The chief school business official endorsement may | 7 | | also be affixed to the Educator License with | 8 | | Stipulations of any holder who qualifies by having a | 9 | | master's degree in business administration, finance, | 10 | | accounting, or public administration and who completes | 11 | | an additional 6 semester hours of internship in school | 12 | | business management from a regionally accredited | 13 | | institution of higher education and passes the | 14 | | applicable State tests, including an applicable | 15 | | content area test. This endorsement shall be required | 16 | | for any individual employed as a chief school business | 17 | | official. | 18 | | The chief school business official endorsement on | 19 | | 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 if the | 22 | | license holder completes renewal requirements as | 23 | | required for individuals who hold a Professional | 24 | | Educator License endorsed for chief school business | 25 | | official under Section 21B-45 of this Code and such | 26 | | rules as may be adopted by the State Board of |
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| 1 | | Education. | 2 | | The State Board of Education shall adopt any rules | 3 | | necessary to implement Public Act 100-288. | 4 | | (L) Provisional in-state educator. A provisional | 5 | | in-state educator endorsement on an Educator License | 6 | | with Stipulations may be issued to a candidate who has | 7 | | completed an Illinois-approved educator preparation | 8 | | program at an Illinois institution of higher education | 9 | | and who has not successfully completed an | 10 | | evidence-based assessment of teacher effectiveness but | 11 | | who meets all of the following requirements: | 12 | | (i) Holds at least a bachelor's degree. | 13 | | (ii) Has completed an approved educator | 14 | | preparation program at an Illinois institution. | 15 | | (iii) Has passed an applicable content area | 16 | | test, as required by Section 21B-30 of this Code. | 17 | | (iv) Has attempted an evidence-based | 18 | | assessment of teacher effectiveness and received a | 19 | | minimum score on that assessment, as established | 20 | | by the State Board of Education in consultation | 21 | | with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure | 22 | | Board. | 23 | | A provisional in-state educator endorsement on an | 24 | | Educator License with Stipulations is valid for one | 25 | | full fiscal year after the date of issuance and may not | 26 | | be renewed. |
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| 1 | | (M) (Blank). | 2 | | (N) Specialized services. A specialized services | 3 | | endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations | 4 | | may be issued as defined and specified by rule. | 5 | | (O) Provisional career and technical educator. A | 6 | | provisional career and technical educator endorsement | 7 | | on an Educator License with Stipulations may be issued | 8 | | to an applicant who has a minimum of 8,000 hours of | 9 | | work experience in the skill for which the applicant | 10 | | is seeking the endorsement. Each employing school | 11 | | board and regional office of education shall provide | 12 | | verification, in writing, to the State Superintendent | 13 | | of Education at the time the application is submitted | 14 | | that no qualified teacher holding a Professional | 15 | | Educator License or an Educator License with | 16 | | Stipulations with a career and technical educator | 17 | | endorsement is available to teach and that actual | 18 | | circumstances require such issuance. | 19 | | A provisional career and technical educator | 20 | | endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations | 21 | | is valid until June 30 immediately following 5 years | 22 | | of the endorsement being issued and may be renewed. | 23 | | An individual who holds a provisional career and | 24 | | technical educator endorsement on an Educator License | 25 | | with Stipulations may teach as a substitute teacher in | 26 | | career and technical education classrooms. |
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| 1 | | (P) Two-Year provisional license. A two-year | 2 | | provisional license endorsement on an Educator License | 3 | | with Stipulations may be issued to a candidate who has | 4 | | completed a State-approved educator preparation | 5 | | program, an educator preparation program approved by | 6 | | another state, or a comparable educator program in | 7 | | another country and who meets all of the following | 8 | | requirements: | 9 | | (i) The candidate has completed the educator | 10 | | preparation program or comparable educator program | 11 | | with a cumulative grade point average of at least | 12 | | 3.5 on a 4.0 scale or its equivalent. | 13 | | (ii) The candidate has taken a test of content | 14 | | area knowledge at least once but failed to pass | 15 | | the test. | 16 | | A two-year provisional license endorsement on an | 17 | | Educator License with Stipulations is valid for 2 | 18 | | years after the date of issuance and may not be | 19 | | renewed. | 20 | | An individual holding a two-year provisional | 21 | | license endorsement on an Educator License with | 22 | | Stipulations may teach only a subject in which the | 23 | | individual is seeking an endorsement but has failed to | 24 | | pass the test of content area knowledge in the | 25 | | subject. | 26 | | (3) Substitute Teaching License. A Substitute Teaching |
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| 1 | | License may be issued to qualified applicants for | 2 | | substitute teaching in all grades of the public schools, | 3 | | prekindergarten through grade 12. Substitute Teaching | 4 | | Licenses are not eligible for endorsements. Applicants for | 5 | | a Substitute Teaching License must hold a bachelor's | 6 | | degree or higher from a regionally accredited institution | 7 | | of higher education or must be enrolled in an approved | 8 | | educator preparation program in this State and have earned | 9 | | at least 90 credit hours. | 10 | | Substitute Teaching Licenses are valid for 5 years. | 11 | | Substitute Teaching Licenses are valid for substitute | 12 | | teaching in every county of this State. If an individual | 13 | | has had his or her Professional Educator License or | 14 | | Educator License with Stipulations suspended or revoked, | 15 | | then that individual is not eligible to obtain a | 16 | | Substitute Teaching License. | 17 | | A substitute teacher may only teach in the place of a | 18 | | licensed teacher who is under contract with the employing | 19 | | board. If, however, there is no licensed teacher under | 20 | | contract because of an emergency situation, then a | 21 | | district may employ a substitute teacher for no longer | 22 | | than 30 calendar days per each vacant position in the | 23 | | district if the district notifies the appropriate regional | 24 | | office of education within 5 business days after the | 25 | | employment of the substitute teacher in that vacant | 26 | | position. A district may continue to employ that same |
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| 1 | | substitute teacher in that same vacant position for 90 | 2 | | calendar days or until the end of the semester, whichever | 3 | | is greater, if, prior to the expiration of the | 4 | | 30-calendar-day period then current, the district files a | 5 | | written request with the appropriate regional office of | 6 | | education for a 30-calendar-day extension on the basis | 7 | | that the position remains vacant and the district | 8 | | continues to actively seek qualified candidates and | 9 | | provides documentation that it has provided training | 10 | | specific to the position, including training on meeting | 11 | | the needs of students with disabilities and English | 12 | | learners if applicable. Each extension request shall be | 13 | | granted in writing by the regional office of education. An | 14 | | emergency situation is one in which an unforeseen vacancy | 15 | | has occurred and (i) a teacher is unexpectedly unable to | 16 | | fulfill his or her contractual duties or (ii) teacher | 17 | | capacity needs of the district exceed previous indications | 18 | | or vacancies are unfilled due to a lack of qualified | 19 | | candidates, and the district is actively engaged in | 20 | | advertising to hire a fully licensed teacher for the | 21 | | 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 120 days beginning with the 2021-2022 school year | 26 | | through the 2022-2023 school year, otherwise 90 school |
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| 1 | | days for any one licensed teacher under contract in the | 2 | | same school year. A substitute teacher who holds a | 3 | | Professional Educator License or Educator License with | 4 | | Stipulations shall not teach for more than 120 school days | 5 | | for any one licensed teacher under contract in the same | 6 | | school year. The limitations in this paragraph (3) on the | 7 | | number of days a substitute teacher may be employed do not | 8 | | apply to any school district operating under Article 34 of | 9 | | this Code. | 10 | | A school district may not require an individual who | 11 | | holds a valid Professional Educator License or Educator | 12 | | License with Stipulations to seek or hold a Substitute | 13 | | Teaching License to teach as a substitute teacher. | 14 | | (4) Short-Term Substitute Teaching License. Beginning | 15 | | on July 1, 2018 and until June 30, 2028, applicants may | 16 | | apply to the State Board of Education for issuance of a | 17 | | Short-Term Substitute Teaching License. A Short-Term | 18 | | Substitute Teaching License may be issued to a qualified | 19 | | applicant for substitute teaching in all grades of the | 20 | | public schools, prekindergarten through grade 12. | 21 | | Short-Term Substitute Teaching Licenses are not eligible | 22 | | for endorsements. Applicants for a Short-Term Substitute | 23 | | Teaching License must hold an associate's degree or have | 24 | | completed at least 60 credit hours from a regionally | 25 | | accredited institution of higher education. | 26 | | Short-Term Substitute Teaching Licenses are valid for |
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| 1 | | substitute teaching in every county of this State. If an | 2 | | individual has had his or her Professional Educator | 3 | | License or Educator License with Stipulations suspended or | 4 | | revoked, then that individual is not eligible to obtain a | 5 | | Short-Term Substitute Teaching License. | 6 | | The provisions of Sections 10-21.9 and 34-18.5 of this | 7 | | Code apply to short-term substitute teachers. | 8 | | An individual holding a Short-Term Substitute Teaching | 9 | | License may teach no more than 15 consecutive days per | 10 | | licensed teacher who is under contract. For teacher | 11 | | absences lasting 6 or more days per licensed teacher who | 12 | | is under contract, a school district may not hire an | 13 | | individual holding a Short-Term Substitute Teaching | 14 | | License, unless the Governor has declared a disaster due | 15 | | to a public health emergency pursuant to Section 7 of the | 16 | | Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act. An individual | 17 | | holding a Short-Term Substitute Teaching License must | 18 | | complete the training program under Section 10-20.67 or | 19 | | 34-18.60 of this Code to be eligible to teach at a public | 20 | | school. Short-Term Substitute Teaching Licenses under this | 21 | | Section are valid for 5 years. | 22 | | (Source: P.A. 102-711, eff. 1-1-23; 102-712, eff. 4-27-22; | 23 | | 102-713, eff. 1-1-23; 102-717, eff. 4-29-22; 102-894, eff. | 24 | | 5-20-22; 103-111, eff. 6-29-23; 103-154, eff. 6-30-23; | 25 | | 103-193, eff. 1-1-24; 103-564, eff. 11-17-23 .) |
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| 1 | | (105 ILCS 5/21B-30) | 2 | | Sec. 21B-30. Educator testing. | 3 | | (a) (Blank). | 4 | | (b) The State Board of Education, in consultation with the | 5 | | State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, shall design | 6 | | and implement a system of examinations, which shall be | 7 | | required prior to the issuance of educator licenses. These | 8 | | examinations and indicators must be based on national and | 9 | | State professional teaching standards, as determined by the | 10 | | State Board of Education, in consultation with the State | 11 | | Educator Preparation and Licensure Board. The State Board of | 12 | | Education may adopt such rules as may be necessary to | 13 | | implement and administer this Section. | 14 | | (c) (Blank). | 15 | | (c-5) The State Board must adopt rules to implement a | 16 | | paraprofessional competency test. This test would allow an | 17 | | applicant seeking an Educator License with Stipulations with a | 18 | | paraprofessional educator endorsement to obtain the | 19 | | endorsement if he or she passes the test and meets the other | 20 | | requirements of subparagraph (J) of paragraph (2) of Section | 21 | | 21B-20 other than the higher education requirements. | 22 | | (d) Except as provided in subsection (d-10), all All | 23 | | applicants seeking a State license shall be required to pass a | 24 | | test of content area knowledge for each area of endorsement | 25 | | for which there is an applicable test. There shall be no | 26 | | exception to this requirement. No candidate shall be allowed |
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| 1 | | to student teach or serve as the teacher of record until he or | 2 | | she has passed the applicable content area test. | 3 | | (d-5) The State Board shall consult with any applicable | 4 | | vendors within 90 days after July 28, 2023 ( the effective date | 5 | | of Public Act 103-402) this amendatory Act of the 103rd | 6 | | General Assembly to develop a plan to transition the test of | 7 | | content area knowledge in the endorsement area of elementary | 8 | | education, grades one through 6, by July 1, 2026 to a content | 9 | | area test that contains testing elements that cover | 10 | | bilingualism, biliteracy, oral language development, | 11 | | foundational literacy skills, and developmentally appropriate | 12 | | higher-order comprehension and on which a valid and reliable | 13 | | language and literacy subscore can be determined. The State | 14 | | Board shall base its rules concerning the passing subscore on | 15 | | the language and literacy portion of the test on the | 16 | | recommended cut-score determined in the formal | 17 | | standard-setting process. Candidates need not achieve a | 18 | | particular subscore in the area of language and literacy. The | 19 | | State Board shall aggregate and publish the number of | 20 | | candidates in each preparation program who take the test and | 21 | | the number who pass the language and literacy portion. | 22 | | (d-10) An applicant seeking a State license is not | 23 | | required to pass a test of content area knowledge: | 24 | | (1) in the circumstances provided for in subparagraph | 25 | | (P) of paragraph (2) of Section 21B-20; | 26 | | (2) if the educator preparation program in which the |
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| 1 | | applicant is enrolled provides the State Board of | 2 | | Education with a letter approved and signed by (i) the | 3 | | principal of the school in which the candidate completed | 4 | | student teaching, (ii) the supervising licensed educator | 5 | | overseeing the applicant's classroom experience, and (iii) | 6 | | the applicant's academic advisor at the applicant's | 7 | | educator preparation program stating that the test of | 8 | | content area knowledge should be waived for the applicant | 9 | | based on their experience working with the applicant. In | 10 | | order to approve the letter and provide it to the State | 11 | | Board, the persons signing the letter shall consider the | 12 | | applicant's educational background, including, but not | 13 | | limited to grades, test scores, and work product, as well | 14 | | as the applicant's student teaching experience and any | 15 | | evaluations completed during that experience; or | 16 | | (3) to receive a Professional Educator License if the | 17 | | applicant holds a two-year provisional license endorsement | 18 | | on an Educator License with Stipulations and the candidate | 19 | | receives a rating of "proficient" or "excellent" on | 20 | | evaluations under Article 24A in each of the 2 years while | 21 | | teaching and holding a two-year provisional license | 22 | | endorsement. | 23 | | An applicant seeking a Professional Educator License who | 24 | | has held a paraprofessional educator endorsement on an | 25 | | Educator License with Stipulations under subparagraph (J) of | 26 | | paragraph (2) of Section 21B-20 for at least 5 years and has |
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| 1 | | been working for at least 5 years in a classroom under the | 2 | | direct supervision of a licensed educator in the subject in | 3 | | which the candidate is seeking an endorsement on a | 4 | | Professional Educator License is not required to pass a test | 5 | | of content area knowledge in the subject. | 6 | | (e) (Blank). | 7 | | (f) Beginning on August 4, 2023 ( the effective date of | 8 | | Public Act 103-488) this amendatory Act of the 103rd General | 9 | | Assembly through August 31, 2025, no candidate completing a | 10 | | teacher preparation program in this State or candidate subject | 11 | | to Section 21B-35 of this Code is required to pass a teacher | 12 | | performance assessment. Except as otherwise provided in this | 13 | | Article, beginning on September 1, 2015 until August 4, 2023 | 14 | | ( the effective date of Public Act 103-488) this amendatory Act | 15 | | of the 103rd General Assembly and beginning again on September | 16 | | 1, 2025, all candidates completing teacher preparation | 17 | | programs in this State and all candidates subject to Section | 18 | | 21B-35 of this Code are required to pass a teacher performance | 19 | | assessment approved by the State Board of Education, in | 20 | | consultation with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure | 21 | | Board. A candidate may not be required to submit test | 22 | | materials by video submission. Subject to appropriation, an | 23 | | individual who holds a Professional Educator License and is | 24 | | employed for a minimum of one school year by a school district | 25 | | designated as Tier 1 under Section 18-8.15 may, after | 26 | | application to the State Board, receive from the State Board a |
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| 1 | | refund for any costs associated with completing the teacher | 2 | | performance assessment under this subsection. | 3 | | (f-5) The Teacher Performance Assessment Task Force is | 4 | | created to evaluate potential performance-based and objective | 5 | | teacher performance assessment systems for implementation | 6 | | across all educator preparation programs in this State, with | 7 | | the intention of ensuring consistency across programs and | 8 | | supporting a thoughtful and well-rounded licensure system. | 9 | | Members appointed to the Task Force must reflect the racial, | 10 | | ethnic, and geographic diversity of this State. The Task Force | 11 | | shall consist of all of the following members: | 12 | | (1) One member of the Senate, appointed by the | 13 | | President of the Senate. | 14 | | (2) One member of the Senate, appointed by the | 15 | | Minority Leader of the Senate. | 16 | | (3) One member of the House of Representatives, | 17 | | appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. | 18 | | (4) One member of the House of Representatives, | 19 | | appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of | 20 | | Representatives. | 21 | | (5) One member who represents a statewide professional | 22 | | teachers' organization, appointed by the State | 23 | | Superintendent of Education. | 24 | | (6) One member who represents a different statewide | 25 | | professional teachers' organization, appointed by the | 26 | | State Superintendent of Education. |
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| 1 | | (7) One member from a statewide organization | 2 | | representing school principals, appointed by the State | 3 | | Superintendent of Education. | 4 | | (8) One member from a statewide organization | 5 | | representing regional superintendents of schools, | 6 | | appointed by the State Superintendent of Education. | 7 | | (9) One member from a statewide organization | 8 | | representing school administrators, appointed by the State | 9 | | Superintendent of Education. | 10 | | (10) One member representing a school district | 11 | | organized under Article 34 of this Code, appointed by the | 12 | | State Superintendent of Education. | 13 | | (11) One member of an association representing rural | 14 | | and small schools, appointed by the State Superintendent | 15 | | of Education. | 16 | | (12) One member representing a suburban school | 17 | | district, appointed by the State Superintendent of | 18 | | Education. | 19 | | (13) One member from a statewide organization | 20 | | representing school districts in the southern suburbs of | 21 | | the City of Chicago, appointed by the State Superintendent | 22 | | of Education. | 23 | | (14) One member from a statewide organization | 24 | | representing large unit school districts, appointed by the | 25 | | State Superintendent of Education. | 26 | | (15) One member from a statewide organization |
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| 1 | | representing school districts in the collar counties of | 2 | | the City of Chicago, appointed by the State Superintendent | 3 | | of Education. | 4 | | (16) Three members, each representing a different | 5 | | public university in this State and each a current member | 6 | | of the faculty of an approved educator preparation | 7 | | program, appointed by the State Superintendent of | 8 | | Education. | 9 | | (17) Three members, each representing a different | 10 | | 4-year nonpublic university or college in this State and | 11 | | each a current member of the faculty of an approved | 12 | | educator preparation program, appointed by the State | 13 | | Superintendent of Education. | 14 | | (18) One member of the Board of Higher Education, | 15 | | appointed by the State Superintendent of Education. | 16 | | (19) One member representing a statewide policy | 17 | | organization advocating on behalf of multilingual students | 18 | | and families, appointed by the State Superintendent of | 19 | | Education. | 20 | | (20) One member representing a statewide organization | 21 | | focused on research-based education policy to support a | 22 | | school system that prepares all students for college, a | 23 | | career, and democratic citizenship, appointed by the State | 24 | | Superintendent of Education. | 25 | | (21) Two members representing an early childhood | 26 | | advocacy organization, appointed by the State |
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| 1 | | Superintendent of Education. | 2 | | (22) One member representing a statewide organization | 3 | | that partners with educator preparation programs and | 4 | | school districts to support the growth and development of | 5 | | preservice teachers, appointed by the State Superintendent | 6 | | of Education. | 7 | | (23) One member representing a statewide organization | 8 | | that advocates for educational equity and racial justice | 9 | | in schools, appointed by the State Superintendent of | 10 | | Education. | 11 | | (24) One member representing a statewide organization | 12 | | that represents school boards, appointed by the State | 13 | | Superintendent of Education. | 14 | | (25) One member who has, within the last 5 years, | 15 | | served as a cooperating teacher, appointed by the State | 16 | | Superintendent of Education. | 17 | | Members of the Task Force shall serve without | 18 | | compensation. The Task Force shall first meet at the call of | 19 | | the State Superintendent of Education, and each subsequent | 20 | | meeting shall be called by the chairperson of the Task Force, | 21 | | who shall be designated by the State Superintendent of | 22 | | Education. The State Board of Education shall provide | 23 | | administrative and other support to the Task Force. | 24 | | On or before August 1, 2024, the Task Force shall report on | 25 | | its work, including recommendations on a teacher performance | 26 | | assessment system in this State, to the State Board of |
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| 1 | | Education and the General Assembly. The Task Force is | 2 | | dissolved upon submission of this report. | 3 | | (g) The content area knowledge test and the teacher | 4 | | performance assessment shall be the tests that from time to | 5 | | time are designated by the State Board of Education, in | 6 | | consultation with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure | 7 | | Board, and may be tests prepared by an educational testing | 8 | | organization or tests designed by the State Board of | 9 | | Education, in consultation with the State Educator Preparation | 10 | | and Licensure Board. The test of content area knowledge shall | 11 | | assess content knowledge in a specific subject field. The | 12 | | tests must be designed to be racially neutral to ensure that no | 13 | | person taking the tests is discriminated against on the basis | 14 | | of race, color, national origin, or other factors unrelated to | 15 | | the person's ability to perform as a licensed employee. The | 16 | | score required to pass the tests shall be fixed by the State | 17 | | Board of Education, in consultation with the State Educator | 18 | | Preparation and Licensure Board. The tests shall be | 19 | | administered not fewer than 3 times a year at such time and | 20 | | place as may be designated by the State Board of Education, in | 21 | | consultation with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure | 22 | | Board. | 23 | | The State Board shall implement a test or tests to assess | 24 | | the speaking, reading, writing, and grammar skills of | 25 | | applicants for an endorsement or a license issued under | 26 | | subdivision (G) of paragraph (2) of Section 21B-20 of this |
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| 1 | | Code in the English language and in the language of the | 2 | | transitional bilingual education program requested by the | 3 | | applicant. | 4 | | (h) Except as provided in Section 34-6 of this Code, the | 5 | | provisions of this Section shall apply equally in any school | 6 | | district subject to Article 34 of this Code. | 7 | | (i) The rules developed to implement and enforce the | 8 | | testing requirements under this Section shall include, without | 9 | | limitation, provisions governing test selection, test | 10 | | validation, and determination of a passing score, | 11 | | administration of the tests, frequency of administration, | 12 | | applicant fees, frequency of applicants taking the tests, the | 13 | | years for which a score is valid, and appropriate special | 14 | | accommodations. The State Board of Education shall develop | 15 | | such rules as may be needed to ensure uniformity from year to | 16 | | year in the level of difficulty for each form of an assessment. | 17 | | (Source: P.A. 102-301, eff. 8-26-21; 103-402, eff. 7-28-23; | 18 | | 103-488, eff. 8-4-23; revised 9-1-23.) | 19 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 20 | | becoming law.". |
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