Full Text of HB3600 103rd General Assembly
HB3600sam001 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY | Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel Filed: 5/9/2023
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3600
| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3600 by replacing | 3 | | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
| 4 | | "Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing | 5 | | Sections 2-3.25o, 2-3.71, 10-20.12a, 10-20.67, 21B-20, and | 6 | | 21B-50 as follows: | 7 | | (105 ILCS 5/2-3.25o)
| 8 | | Sec. 2-3.25o. Registration and recognition of non-public | 9 | | elementary and
secondary schools.
| 10 | | (a) Findings. The General Assembly finds and declares (i) | 11 | | that the
Constitution
of the State of Illinois provides that a | 12 | | "fundamental goal of the People of the
State is the
| 13 | | educational development of all persons to the limits of their | 14 | | capacities" and
(ii) that the
educational development of every | 15 | | school student serves the public purposes of
the State.
In | 16 | | order to ensure that all Illinois students and teachers have |
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| 1 | | the opportunity
to enroll and
work in State-approved | 2 | | educational institutions and programs, the State Board
of
| 3 | | Education shall provide for the voluntary registration and | 4 | | recognition of
non-public
elementary and secondary schools.
| 5 | | (b) Registration. All non-public elementary and secondary | 6 | | schools in the
State
of
Illinois may voluntarily register with | 7 | | the State Board of Education on an
annual basis. Registration | 8 | | shall
be completed
in conformance with procedures prescribed | 9 | | by the State Board of Education.
Information
required for | 10 | | registration shall include assurances of compliance (i) with
| 11 | | federal
and State
laws regarding health examination and | 12 | | immunization, attendance, length of term,
and
| 13 | | nondiscrimination, including assurances that the school will | 14 | | not prohibit hairstyles historically associated with race, | 15 | | ethnicity, or hair texture, including, but not limited to, | 16 | | protective hairstyles such as braids, locks, and twists, and | 17 | | (ii) with applicable fire and health safety requirements.
| 18 | | (c) Recognition. All non-public elementary and secondary | 19 | | schools in the
State of
Illinois may voluntarily seek the | 20 | | status of "Non-public School Recognition"
from
the State
Board | 21 | | of Education. This status may be obtained by compliance with
| 22 | | administrative
guidelines and review procedures as prescribed | 23 | | by the State Board of Education.
The
guidelines and procedures | 24 | | must recognize that some of the aims and the
financial bases of
| 25 | | non-public schools are different from public schools and will | 26 | | not be identical
to those for
public schools, nor will they be |
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| 1 | | more burdensome. The guidelines and procedures
must
also | 2 | | recognize the diversity of non-public schools and shall not | 3 | | impinge upon
the
noneducational relationships between those | 4 | | schools and their clientele.
| 5 | | (c-5) Prohibition against recognition. A non-public | 6 | | elementary or secondary school may not obtain "Non-public | 7 | | School Recognition" status unless the school requires all | 8 | | certified and non-certified applicants for employment with the | 9 | | school, after July 1, 2007, to authorize a fingerprint-based | 10 | | criminal history records check as a condition of employment to | 11 | | determine if such applicants have been convicted of any of the | 12 | | enumerated criminal or drug offenses set forth in Section | 13 | | 21B-80 of this Code or have been convicted, within 7 years of | 14 | | the application for employment, of any other felony under the | 15 | | laws of this State or of any offense committed or attempted in | 16 | | any other state or against the laws of the United States that, | 17 | | if committed or attempted in this State, would have been | 18 | | punishable as a felony under the laws of this State. | 19 | | Authorization for the check shall be furnished by the | 20 | | applicant to the school, except that if the applicant is a | 21 | | substitute teacher seeking employment in more than one | 22 | | non-public school, a teacher seeking concurrent part-time | 23 | | employment positions with more than one non-public school (as | 24 | | a reading specialist, special education teacher, or | 25 | | otherwise), or an educational support personnel employee | 26 | | seeking employment positions with more than one non-public |
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| 1 | | school, then only one of the non-public schools employing the | 2 | | individual shall request the authorization. Upon receipt of | 3 | | this authorization, the non-public school shall submit the | 4 | | applicant's name, sex, race, date of birth, social security | 5 | | number, fingerprint images, and other identifiers, as | 6 | | prescribed by the Illinois State Police, to the Illinois State | 7 | | Police. | 8 | | The Illinois State Police and Federal Bureau of | 9 | | Investigation shall furnish, pursuant to a fingerprint-based | 10 | | criminal history records check, records of convictions, | 11 | | forever and hereafter, until expunged, to the president or | 12 | | principal of the non-public school that requested the check. | 13 | | The Illinois State Police shall charge that school a fee for | 14 | | conducting such check, which fee must be deposited into the | 15 | | State Police Services Fund and must not exceed the cost of the | 16 | | inquiry. Subject to appropriations for these purposes, the | 17 | | State Superintendent of Education shall reimburse non-public | 18 | | schools for fees paid to obtain criminal history records | 19 | | checks under this Section. | 20 | | A non-public school may not obtain recognition status | 21 | | unless the school also performs a check of the Statewide Sex | 22 | | Offender Database, as authorized by the Sex Offender Community | 23 | | Notification Law, and the Statewide Murderer and Violent | 24 | | Offender Against Youth Database, as authorized by the Murderer | 25 | | and Violent Offender Against Youth Registration Act, for each | 26 | | applicant for employment, after July 1, 2007, to determine |
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| 1 | | whether the applicant has been adjudicated of a sex offense or | 2 | | of a murder or other violent crime against youth. The checks of | 3 | | the Statewide Sex Offender Database and the Statewide Murderer | 4 | | and Violent Offender Against Youth Database must be conducted | 5 | | by the non-public school once for every 5 years that an | 6 | | applicant remains employed by the non-public school a sex | 7 | | offender . | 8 | | Any information concerning the record of convictions | 9 | | obtained by a non-public school's president or principal under | 10 | | this Section is confidential and may be disseminated only to | 11 | | the governing body of the non-public school or any other | 12 | | person necessary to the decision of hiring the applicant for | 13 | | employment. A copy of the record of convictions obtained from | 14 | | the Illinois State Police shall be provided to the applicant | 15 | | for employment. Upon a check of the Statewide Sex Offender | 16 | | Database, the non-public school shall notify the applicant as | 17 | | to whether or not the applicant has been identified in the Sex | 18 | | Offender Database as a sex offender. Any information | 19 | | concerning the records of conviction obtained by the | 20 | | non-public school's president or principal under this Section | 21 | | for a substitute teacher seeking employment in more than one | 22 | | non-public school, a teacher seeking concurrent part-time | 23 | | employment positions with more than one non-public school (as | 24 | | a reading specialist, special education teacher, or | 25 | | otherwise), or an educational support personnel employee | 26 | | seeking employment positions with more than one non-public |
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| 1 | | school may be shared with another non-public school's | 2 | | principal or president to which the applicant seeks | 3 | | employment. Any unauthorized release of confidential | 4 | | information may be a violation of Section 7 of the Criminal | 5 | | Identification Act. | 6 | | No non-public school may obtain recognition status that | 7 | | knowingly employs a person, hired after July 1, 2007, for whom | 8 | | an Illinois State Police and Federal Bureau of Investigation | 9 | | fingerprint-based criminal history records check and a | 10 | | Statewide Sex Offender Database check has not been initiated | 11 | | or who has been convicted of any offense enumerated in Section | 12 | | 21B-80 of this Code or any offense committed or attempted in | 13 | | any other state or against the laws of the United States that, | 14 | | if committed or attempted in this State, would have been | 15 | | punishable as one or more of those offenses. No non-public | 16 | | school may obtain recognition status under this Section that | 17 | | knowingly employs a person who has been found to be the | 18 | | perpetrator of sexual or physical abuse of a minor under 18 | 19 | | years of age pursuant to proceedings under Article II of the | 20 | | Juvenile Court Act of 1987. | 21 | | In order to obtain recognition status under this Section, | 22 | | a non-public school must require compliance with the | 23 | | provisions of this subsection (c-5) from all employees of | 24 | | persons or firms holding contracts with the school, including, | 25 | | but not limited to, food service workers, school bus drivers, | 26 | | and other transportation employees, who have direct, daily |
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| 1 | | contact with pupils. Any information concerning the records of | 2 | | conviction or identification as a sex offender of any such | 3 | | employee obtained by the non-public school principal or | 4 | | president must be promptly reported to the school's governing | 5 | | body.
| 6 | | Prior to the commencement of any student teaching | 7 | | experience or required internship (which is referred to as | 8 | | student teaching in this Section) in any non-public elementary | 9 | | or secondary school that has obtained or seeks to obtain | 10 | | recognition status under this Section, a student teacher is | 11 | | required to authorize a fingerprint-based criminal history | 12 | | records check. Authorization for and payment of the costs of | 13 | | the check must be furnished by the student teacher to the chief | 14 | | administrative officer of the non-public school where the | 15 | | student teaching is to be completed. Upon receipt of this | 16 | | authorization and payment, the chief administrative officer of | 17 | | the non-public school shall submit the student teacher's name, | 18 | | sex, race, date of birth, social security number, fingerprint | 19 | | images, and other identifiers, as prescribed by the Illinois | 20 | | State Police, to the Illinois State Police. The Illinois State | 21 | | Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall furnish, | 22 | | pursuant to a fingerprint-based criminal history records | 23 | | check, records of convictions, forever and hereinafter, until | 24 | | expunged, to the chief administrative officer of the | 25 | | non-public school that requested the check. The Illinois State | 26 | | Police shall charge the school a fee for conducting the check, |
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| 1 | | which fee must be passed on to the student teacher, must not | 2 | | exceed the cost of the inquiry, and must be deposited into the | 3 | | State Police Services Fund. The school shall further perform a | 4 | | check of the Statewide Sex Offender Database, as authorized by | 5 | | the Sex Offender Community Notification Law, and of the | 6 | | Statewide Murderer and Violent Offender Against Youth | 7 | | Database, as authorized by the Murderer and Violent Offender | 8 | | Against Youth Registration Act, for each student teacher. No | 9 | | school that has obtained or seeks to obtain recognition status | 10 | | under this Section may knowingly allow a person to student | 11 | | teach for whom a criminal history records check, a Statewide | 12 | | Sex Offender Database check, and a Statewide Murderer and | 13 | | Violent Offender Against Youth Database check have not been | 14 | | completed and reviewed by the chief administrative officer of | 15 | | the non-public school. | 16 | | A copy of the record of convictions obtained from the | 17 | | Illinois State Police must be provided to the student teacher. | 18 | | Any information concerning the record of convictions obtained | 19 | | by the chief administrative officer of the non-public school | 20 | | is confidential and may be transmitted only to the chief | 21 | | administrative officer of the non-public school or his or her | 22 | | designee, the State Superintendent of Education, the State | 23 | | Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, or, for | 24 | | clarification purposes, the Illinois State Police or the | 25 | | Statewide Sex Offender Database or Statewide Murderer and | 26 | | Violent Offender Against Youth Database. Any unauthorized |
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| 1 | | release of confidential information may be a violation of | 2 | | Section 7 of the Criminal Identification Act. | 3 | | No school that has obtained or seeks to obtain recognition | 4 | | status under this Section may knowingly allow a person to | 5 | | student teach who has been convicted of any offense that would | 6 | | subject him or her to license suspension or revocation | 7 | | pursuant to Section 21B-80 of this Code or who has been found | 8 | | to be the perpetrator of sexual or physical abuse of a minor | 9 | | under 18 years of age pursuant to proceedings under Article II | 10 | | of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. | 11 | | Any school that has obtained or seeks to obtain | 12 | | recognition status under this Section may not prohibit | 13 | | hairstyles historically associated with race, ethnicity, or | 14 | | hair texture, including, but not limited to, protective | 15 | | hairstyles such as braids, locks, and twists. | 16 | | (d) Public purposes. The provisions of this Section are in | 17 | | the public
interest, for
the public benefit, and serve secular | 18 | | public purposes.
| 19 | | (e) Definition. For purposes of this Section, a non-public | 20 | | school means any
non-profit, non-home-based, and non-public | 21 | | elementary or secondary school that
is
in
compliance with | 22 | | Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and attendance at
| 23 | | which
satisfies the requirements of Section 26-1 of this Code.
| 24 | | (Source: P.A. 102-360, eff. 1-1-22; 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; | 25 | | 102-813, eff. 5-13-22.)
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| 1 | | (105 ILCS 5/2-3.71) (from Ch. 122, par. 2-3.71)
| 2 | | Sec. 2-3.71. Grants for preschool educational programs. | 3 | | (a) Preschool program.
| 4 | | (1) The State Board of Education shall implement and | 5 | | administer
a grant program under the provisions of this | 6 | | subsection which shall
consist of grants to public school | 7 | | districts and other eligible entities, as defined by the | 8 | | State Board of Education, to conduct voluntary
preschool
| 9 | | educational programs for children ages 3 to 5 which | 10 | | include a parent
education component. A public school | 11 | | district which receives grants under
this subsection may | 12 | | subcontract with other entities that are eligible to | 13 | | conduct a preschool educational
program. These grants must | 14 | | be used to supplement, not supplant, funds received from | 15 | | any other source.
| 16 | | (2) (Blank).
| 17 | | (3) Except as otherwise provided under this subsection | 18 | | (a), any teacher of preschool children in the program | 19 | | authorized by this
subsection shall hold a Professional | 20 | | Educator License with an early childhood education | 21 | | endorsement. | 22 | | (3.5) Beginning with the 2018-2019 school year and | 23 | | until the 2028-2029 2023-2024 school year, an individual | 24 | | may teach preschool children in an early childhood program | 25 | | under this Section if he or she holds a Professional | 26 | | Educator License with an early childhood education |
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| 1 | | endorsement or with short-term approval for early | 2 | | childhood education or he or she pursues a Professional | 3 | | Educator License and holds any of the following: | 4 | | (A) An ECE Credential Level of 5 awarded by the | 5 | | Department of Human Services under the Gateways to | 6 | | Opportunity Program developed under Section 10-70 of | 7 | | the Department of Human Services Act. | 8 | | (B) An Educator License with Stipulations with a | 9 | | transitional bilingual educator endorsement and he or | 10 | | she has (i) passed an early childhood education | 11 | | content test or (ii) completed no less than 9 semester | 12 | | hours of postsecondary coursework in the area of early | 13 | | childhood education.
| 14 | | (4) (Blank).
| 15 | | (4.5) The State Board of Education shall provide the | 16 | | primary source of
funding through appropriations for the | 17 | | program.
Such funds shall be distributed to achieve a goal | 18 | | of "Preschool for All Children" for the benefit
of all | 19 | | children whose families choose to participate in the | 20 | | program. Based on available appropriations, newly funded | 21 | | programs shall be selected through a process giving first | 22 | | priority to qualified programs serving primarily at-risk | 23 | | children and second priority to qualified programs serving | 24 | | primarily children with a family income of less than 4 | 25 | | times the poverty guidelines updated periodically in the | 26 | | Federal Register by the U.S. Department of Health and |
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| 1 | | Human Services under the authority of 42 U.S.C. 9902(2). | 2 | | For purposes of this paragraph (4.5), at-risk children are | 3 | | those who because of their home and community environment | 4 | | are subject
to such language, cultural, economic and like | 5 | | disadvantages to cause them to have
been determined as a | 6 | | result of screening procedures to be at risk of
academic | 7 | | failure. Such screening procedures shall be based on | 8 | | criteria
established by the State Board of Education. | 9 | | Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph (4.5), | 10 | | grantees under the program must enter into a memorandum of | 11 | | understanding with the appropriate local Head Start | 12 | | agency. This memorandum must be entered into no later than | 13 | | 3 months after the award of a grantee's grant under the | 14 | | program, except that, in the case of the 2009-2010 program | 15 | | year, the memorandum must be entered into no later than | 16 | | the deadline set by the State Board of Education for | 17 | | applications to participate in the program in fiscal year | 18 | | 2011, and must address collaboration between the grantee's | 19 | | program and the local Head Start agency on certain issues, | 20 | | which shall include without limitation the following: | 21 | | (A) educational activities, curricular objectives, | 22 | | and instruction; | 23 | | (B) public information dissemination and access to | 24 | | programs for families contacting programs; | 25 | | (C) service areas; | 26 | | (D) selection priorities for eligible children to |
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| 1 | | be served by programs; | 2 | | (E) maximizing the impact of federal and State | 3 | | funding to benefit young children; | 4 | | (F) staff training, including opportunities for | 5 | | joint staff training; | 6 | | (G) technical assistance; | 7 | | (H) communication and parent outreach for smooth | 8 | | transitions to kindergarten; | 9 | | (I) provision and use of facilities, | 10 | | transportation, and other program elements; | 11 | | (J) facilitating each program's fulfillment of its | 12 | | statutory and regulatory requirements; | 13 | | (K) improving local planning and collaboration; | 14 | | and | 15 | | (L) providing comprehensive services for the | 16 | | neediest Illinois children and families. | 17 | | If the appropriate local Head Start agency is unable or | 18 | | unwilling to enter into a memorandum of understanding as | 19 | | required under this paragraph (4.5), the memorandum of | 20 | | understanding requirement shall not apply and the grantee | 21 | | under the program must notify the State Board of Education | 22 | | in writing of the Head Start agency's inability or | 23 | | unwillingness. The State Board of Education shall compile | 24 | | all such written notices and make them available to the | 25 | | public. | 26 | | (5) The State Board of Education shall develop and |
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| 1 | | provide
evaluation tools, including tests, that school | 2 | | districts and other eligible entities may use to
evaluate | 3 | | children for school readiness prior to age 5. The State | 4 | | Board of
Education shall require school districts and | 5 | | other eligible entities
to obtain consent from the parents
| 6 | | or guardians of children before any evaluations are | 7 | | conducted. The State
Board of Education shall encourage | 8 | | local school districts and other eligible entities to | 9 | | evaluate the
population of preschool children in their | 10 | | communities and provide preschool
programs, pursuant to | 11 | | this subsection, where appropriate.
| 12 | | (6) The State Board of Education shall report to the | 13 | | General Assembly by November 1, 2018
and every
2 years | 14 | | thereafter on the results and progress of
students who | 15 | | were enrolled in preschool educational programs, including | 16 | | an
assessment of which programs have been most successful | 17 | | in promoting
academic excellence and alleviating academic | 18 | | failure. The State Board of
Education shall assess the | 19 | | academic progress of all students who have been
enrolled | 20 | | in preschool educational programs.
| 21 | | On or before November 1 of each fiscal year in which | 22 | | the General Assembly provides funding for new programs | 23 | | under paragraph (4.5) of this Section, the State Board of | 24 | | Education shall report to the General Assembly on what | 25 | | percentage of new funding was provided to programs serving | 26 | | primarily at-risk children, what percentage of new funding |
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| 1 | | was provided to programs serving primarily children with a | 2 | | family income of less than 4 times the federal poverty | 3 | | level, and what percentage of new funding was provided to | 4 | | other programs. | 5 | | (7) Due to evidence that expulsion practices in the | 6 | | preschool years are linked to poor child outcomes and are | 7 | | employed inconsistently across racial and gender groups, | 8 | | early childhood programs receiving State funds under this | 9 | | subsection (a) shall prohibit expulsions. Planned | 10 | | transitions to settings that are able to better meet a | 11 | | child's needs are not considered expulsion under this | 12 | | paragraph (7). | 13 | | (A) When persistent and serious challenging | 14 | | behaviors emerge, the early childhood program shall | 15 | | document steps taken to ensure that the child can | 16 | | participate safely in the program; including | 17 | | observations of initial and ongoing challenging | 18 | | behaviors, strategies for remediation and intervention | 19 | | plans to address the behaviors, and communication with | 20 | | the parent or legal guardian, including participation | 21 | | of the parent or legal guardian in planning and | 22 | | decision-making. | 23 | | (B) The early childhood program shall, with | 24 | | parental or legal guardian consent as required, | 25 | | utilize a range of community resources, if available | 26 | | and deemed necessary, including, but not limited to, |
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| 1 | | developmental screenings, referrals to programs and | 2 | | services administered by a local educational agency or | 3 | | early intervention agency under Parts B and C of the | 4 | | federal Individual with Disabilities Education Act, | 5 | | and consultation with infant and early childhood | 6 | | mental health consultants and the child's health care | 7 | | provider. The program shall document attempts to | 8 | | engage these resources, including parent or legal | 9 | | guardian participation and consent attempted and | 10 | | obtained. Communication with the parent or legal | 11 | | guardian shall take place in a culturally and | 12 | | linguistically competent manner. | 13 | | (C) If there is documented evidence that all | 14 | | available interventions and supports recommended by a | 15 | | qualified professional have been exhausted and the | 16 | | program determines in its professional judgment that | 17 | | transitioning a child to another program is necessary | 18 | | for the well-being of the child or his or her peers and | 19 | | staff, with parent or legal guardian permission, both | 20 | | the current and pending programs shall create a | 21 | | transition plan designed to ensure continuity of | 22 | | services and the comprehensive development of the | 23 | | child. Communication with families shall occur in a | 24 | | culturally and linguistically competent manner. | 25 | | (D) Nothing in this paragraph (7) shall preclude a | 26 | | parent's or legal guardian's right to voluntarily |
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| 1 | | withdraw his or her child from an early childhood | 2 | | program. Early childhood programs shall request and | 3 | | keep on file, when received, a written statement from | 4 | | the parent or legal guardian stating the reason for | 5 | | his or her decision to withdraw his or her child. | 6 | | (E) In the case of the determination of a serious | 7 | | safety threat to a child or others or in the case of | 8 | | behaviors listed in subsection (d) of Section 10-22.6 | 9 | | of this Code, the temporary removal of a child from | 10 | | attendance in group settings may be used. Temporary | 11 | | removal of a child from attendance in a group setting | 12 | | shall trigger the process detailed in subparagraphs | 13 | | (A), (B), and (C) of this paragraph (7), with the child | 14 | | placed back in a group setting as quickly as possible. | 15 | | (F) Early childhood programs may utilize and the | 16 | | State Board of Education, the Department of Human | 17 | | Services, and the Department of Children and Family | 18 | | Services shall recommend training, technical support, | 19 | | and professional development resources to improve the | 20 | | ability of teachers, administrators, program | 21 | | directors, and other staff to promote social-emotional | 22 | | development and behavioral health, to address | 23 | | challenging behaviors, and to understand trauma and | 24 | | trauma-informed care, cultural competence, family | 25 | | engagement with diverse populations, the impact of | 26 | | implicit bias on adult behavior, and the use of |
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| 1 | | reflective practice techniques. Support shall include | 2 | | the availability of resources to contract with infant | 3 | | and early childhood mental health consultants. | 4 | | (G) Beginning on July 1, 2018, early childhood | 5 | | programs shall annually report to the State Board of | 6 | | Education, and, beginning in fiscal year 2020, the | 7 | | State Board of Education shall make available on a | 8 | | biennial basis, in an existing report, all of the | 9 | | following data for children from birth to age 5 who are | 10 | | served by the program: | 11 | | (i) Total number served over the course of the | 12 | | program year and the total number of children who | 13 | | left the program during the program year. | 14 | | (ii) Number of planned transitions to another | 15 | | program due to children's behavior, by children's | 16 | | race, gender, disability, language, class/group | 17 | | size, teacher-child ratio, and length of program | 18 | | day. | 19 | | (iii) Number of temporary removals of a child | 20 | | from attendance in group settings due to a serious | 21 | | safety threat under subparagraph (E) of this | 22 | | paragraph (7), by children's race, gender, | 23 | | disability, language, class/group size, | 24 | | teacher-child ratio, and length of program day. | 25 | | (iv) Hours of infant and early childhood | 26 | | mental health consultant contact with program |
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| 1 | | leaders, staff, and families over the program | 2 | | year. | 3 | | (H) Changes to services for children with an | 4 | | individualized education program or individual family | 5 | | service plan shall be construed in a manner consistent | 6 | | with the federal Individuals with Disabilities | 7 | | Education Act. | 8 | | The State Board of Education, in consultation with the | 9 | | Governor's Office of Early Childhood Development and the | 10 | | Department of Children and Family Services, shall adopt | 11 | | rules to administer this paragraph (7). | 12 | | (b) (Blank).
| 13 | | (c) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Section, | 14 | | grantees may serve children ages 0 to 12 of essential workers | 15 | | if the Governor has declared a disaster due to a public health | 16 | | emergency pursuant to Section 7 of the Illinois Emergency | 17 | | Management Agency Act. For the purposes of this subsection, | 18 | | essential workers include those outlined in Executive Order | 19 | | 20-8 and school employees. The State Board of Education shall | 20 | | adopt rules to administer this subsection. | 21 | | (Source: P.A. 100-105, eff. 1-1-18; 100-645, eff. 7-27-18; | 22 | | 101-643, eff. 6-18-20.)
| 23 | | (105 ILCS 5/10-20.12a) (from Ch. 122, par. 10-20.12a)
| 24 | | Sec. 10-20.12a. Tuition for non-resident pupils. | 25 | | (a) To charge non-resident pupils who attend the schools |
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| 1 | | of the district
tuition in an amount not exceeding 110% of the | 2 | | per capita
cost of maintaining the schools of the district for | 3 | | the preceding school year.
| 4 | | Such per capita cost shall be computed by dividing the | 5 | | total cost of
conducting and maintaining the schools of the | 6 | | district by the average daily
attendance, including tuition | 7 | | pupils. Depreciation on the buildings and
equipment of the | 8 | | schools of the district, and the amount of annual
depreciation | 9 | | on such buildings and equipment shall be dependent upon the
| 10 | | useful life of such property.
| 11 | | The tuition charged shall in no case exceed 110% of the per | 12 | | capita
cost of conducting and maintaining the schools of the | 13 | | district attended, as
determined
with reference to the most | 14 | | recent audit prepared under Section 3-7 which is
available at | 15 | | the commencement of the current school year.
Non-resident | 16 | | pupils attending the schools of the district
for less than the
| 17 | | school term shall have their tuition apportioned, however | 18 | | pupils who become
non-resident during a school term shall not | 19 | | be charged tuition for the
remainder of the school term in | 20 | | which they became non-resident pupils. | 21 | | Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Section, a | 22 | | school district may adopt a policy to waive tuition costs for a | 23 | | non-resident pupil if the pupil is a child of a district | 24 | | employee. For purposes of this paragraph, "child" means a | 25 | | district employee's child who is a biological child, adopted | 26 | | child, foster child, stepchild, or child for which the |
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| 1 | | employee serves as a legal guardian.
| 2 | | (b) Unless otherwise agreed to by the parties involved and | 3 | | where the
educational services are not otherwise provided for, | 4 | | educational services
for an Illinois student under the age of | 5 | | 21 (and not eligible for services pursuant to Article 14 of | 6 | | this Code) in any residential program
shall be provided by
the | 7 | | district in which the facility is located and financed as | 8 | | follows. The
cost of educational services shall be paid by the | 9 | | district in which the
student resides in an amount equal to the | 10 | | cost of providing educational
services in the residential | 11 | | facility. Payments shall be made by the district
of the | 12 | | student's residence and shall be made to the district wherein | 13 | | the
facility is located no less than once per month unless | 14 | | otherwise agreed to
by the parties. | 15 | | The funding provision of this subsection (b) applies to | 16 | | all Illinois students under the age of 21 (and not eligible for | 17 | | services pursuant to Article 14 of this Code) receiving | 18 | | educational services in residential facilities, irrespective | 19 | | of whether the student was placed therein pursuant to this | 20 | | Code or the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 or by an Illinois public | 21 | | agency or a court. The changes to this subsection (b) made by | 22 | | this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly apply to all | 23 | | placements in effect on July 1, 2007 and all placements | 24 | | thereafter. For purposes of this subsection (b), a student's | 25 | | district of residence shall be determined in accordance with | 26 | | subsection (a) of Section 10-20.12b of this Code. The |
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| 1 | | placement of a student in a residential facility shall not | 2 | | affect the residency of the student. When a dispute arises | 3 | | over the determination of the district of residence under this | 4 | | subsection (b), any person or entity, including without | 5 | | limitation a school district or residential facility, may make | 6 | | a written request for a residency decision to the State | 7 | | Superintendent of Education, who, upon review of materials | 8 | | submitted and any other items or information he or she may | 9 | | request for submission, shall issue his or her decision in | 10 | | writing. The decision of the State Superintendent of Education | 11 | | is final.
| 12 | | (Source: P.A. 95-844, eff. 8-15-08; 95-938, eff. 8-29-08.)
| 13 | | (105 ILCS 5/10-20.67) | 14 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2023) | 15 | | Sec. 10-20.67. Short-term substitute teacher training. | 16 | | (a) Each school board shall, in collaboration with its | 17 | | teachers or, if applicable, the exclusive bargaining | 18 | | representative of its teachers, jointly develop a short-term | 19 | | substitute teacher training program that provides individuals | 20 | | who hold a Short-Term Substitute Teaching License under | 21 | | Section 21B-20 of this Code with information on curriculum, | 22 | | classroom management techniques, school safety, and district | 23 | | and building operations. The State Board of Education may | 24 | | develop a model short-term substitute teacher training program | 25 | | for use by a school board under this subsection (a) if the |
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| 1 | | school board and its teachers or, if applicable, the exclusive | 2 | | bargaining representative of its teachers agree to use the | 3 | | State Board's model. A school board with a substitute teacher | 4 | | training program in place before July 1, 2018 (the effective | 5 | | date of Public Act 100-596) may utilize that program to | 6 | | satisfy the requirements of this subsection (a). | 7 | | (b) Nothing in this Section prohibits a school board from | 8 | | offering substitute training to substitute teachers licensed | 9 | | under paragraph (3) of Section 21B-20 of this Code or to | 10 | | substitute teachers holding a Professional Educator License. | 11 | | (c) This Section is repealed on July 1, 2028 2023 .
| 12 | | (Source: P.A. 100-596, eff. 7-1-18; 101-81, eff. 7-12-19.) | 13 | | (105 ILCS 5/21B-20) | 14 | | Sec. 21B-20. Types of licenses. The State Board of | 15 | | Education shall implement a system of educator licensure, | 16 | | whereby individuals employed in school districts who are | 17 | | required to be licensed must have one of the following | 18 | | licenses: (i) a professional educator license; (ii) an | 19 | | educator license with stipulations; (iii) a substitute | 20 | | teaching license; or (iv) until June 30, 2028 2023 , a | 21 | | short-term substitute teaching license. References in law | 22 | | regarding individuals certified or certificated or required to | 23 | | be certified or certificated under Article 21 of this Code | 24 | | shall also include individuals licensed or required to be | 25 | | licensed under this Article. The first year of all licenses |
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| 1 | | ends on June 30 following one full year of the license being | 2 | | issued. | 3 | | The State Board of Education, in consultation with the | 4 | | State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, may adopt such | 5 | | rules as may be necessary to govern the requirements for | 6 | | licenses and endorsements under this Section. | 7 | | (1) Professional Educator License. Persons who (i) | 8 | | have successfully completed an approved educator | 9 | | preparation program and are recommended for licensure by | 10 | | the Illinois institution offering the educator preparation | 11 | | program, (ii) have successfully completed the required | 12 | | testing under Section 21B-30 of this Code, (iii) have | 13 | | successfully completed coursework on the psychology of, | 14 | | the identification of, and the methods of instruction for | 15 | | the exceptional child, including without limitation | 16 | | children with learning disabilities, (iv) have | 17 | | successfully completed coursework in methods of reading | 18 | | and reading in the content area, and (v) have met all other | 19 | | criteria established by rule of the State Board of | 20 | | Education shall be issued a Professional Educator License. | 21 | | All Professional Educator Licenses are valid until June 30 | 22 | | immediately following 5 years of the license being issued. | 23 | | The Professional Educator License shall be endorsed with | 24 | | specific areas and grade levels in which the individual is | 25 | | eligible to practice. For an early childhood education | 26 | | endorsement, an individual may satisfy the student |
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| 1 | | teaching requirement of his or her early childhood teacher | 2 | | preparation program through placement in a setting with | 3 | | children from birth through grade 2, and the individual | 4 | | may be paid and receive credit while student teaching. The | 5 | | student teaching experience must meet the requirements of | 6 | | and be approved by the individual's early childhood | 7 | | teacher preparation program. | 8 | | Individuals can receive subsequent endorsements on the | 9 | | Professional Educator License. Subsequent endorsements | 10 | | shall require a minimum of 24 semester hours of coursework | 11 | | in the endorsement area and passage of the applicable | 12 | | content area test, unless otherwise specified by rule. | 13 | | (2) Educator License with Stipulations. An Educator | 14 | | License with Stipulations shall be issued an endorsement | 15 | | that limits the license holder to one particular position | 16 | | or does not require completion of an approved educator | 17 | | program or both. | 18 | | An individual with an Educator License with | 19 | | Stipulations must not be employed by a school district or | 20 | | any other entity to replace any presently employed teacher | 21 | | who otherwise would not be replaced for any reason. | 22 | | An Educator License with Stipulations may be issued | 23 | | with the following endorsements: | 24 | | (A) (Blank). | 25 | | (B) Alternative provisional educator. An | 26 | | alternative provisional educator endorsement on an |
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| 1 | | Educator License with Stipulations may be issued to an | 2 | | applicant who, at the time of applying for the | 3 | | endorsement, has done all of the following: | 4 | | (i) Graduated from a regionally accredited | 5 | | college or university with a minimum of a | 6 | | bachelor's degree. | 7 | | (ii) Successfully completed the first phase of | 8 | | the Alternative Educator Licensure Program for | 9 | | Teachers, as described in Section 21B-50 of this | 10 | | Code. | 11 | | (iii) Passed a content area test, as required | 12 | | under Section 21B-30 of this Code. | 13 | | The alternative provisional educator endorsement is | 14 | | valid for 2 years of teaching and may be renewed for a | 15 | | third year by an individual meeting the requirements set | 16 | | forth in Section 21B-50 of this Code. | 17 | | (C) Alternative provisional superintendent. An | 18 | | alternative provisional superintendent endorsement on | 19 | | an Educator License with Stipulations entitles the | 20 | | holder to serve only as a superintendent or assistant | 21 | | superintendent in a school district's central office. | 22 | | This endorsement may only be issued to an applicant | 23 | | who, at the time of applying for the endorsement, has | 24 | | done all of the following: | 25 | | (i) Graduated from a regionally accredited | 26 | | college or university with a minimum of a master's |
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| 1 | | degree in a management field other than education. | 2 | | (ii) Been employed for a period of at least 5 | 3 | | years in a management level position in a field | 4 | | other than education. | 5 | | (iii) Successfully completed the first phase | 6 | | of an alternative route to superintendent | 7 | | endorsement program, as provided in Section 21B-55 | 8 | | of this Code. | 9 | | (iv) Passed a content area test required under | 10 | | Section 21B-30 of this Code. | 11 | | The endorsement is valid for 2 fiscal years in | 12 | | order to complete one full year of serving as a | 13 | | superintendent or assistant superintendent. | 14 | | (D) (Blank). | 15 | | (E) Career and technical educator. A career and | 16 | | technical educator endorsement on an Educator License | 17 | | with Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who | 18 | | has a minimum of 60 semester hours of coursework from a | 19 | | regionally accredited institution of higher education | 20 | | or an accredited trade and technical institution and | 21 | | has a minimum of 2,000 hours of experience outside of | 22 | | education in each area to be taught. | 23 | | The career and technical educator endorsement on | 24 | | an Educator License with Stipulations is valid until | 25 | | June 30 immediately following 5 years of the | 26 | | endorsement being issued and may be renewed. |
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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 | 4 | | degree may substitute teach in career and technical | 5 | | education classrooms. | 6 | | (F) (Blank). | 7 | | (G) Transitional bilingual educator. A | 8 | | transitional bilingual educator endorsement on an | 9 | | Educator License with Stipulations may be issued for | 10 | | the purpose of providing instruction in accordance | 11 | | with Article 14C of this Code to an applicant who | 12 | | provides satisfactory evidence that he or she meets | 13 | | all of the following requirements: | 14 | | (i) Possesses adequate speaking, reading, and | 15 | | writing ability in the language other than English | 16 | | in which transitional bilingual education is | 17 | | offered. | 18 | | (ii) Has the ability to successfully | 19 | | communicate in English. | 20 | | (iii) Either possessed, within 5 years | 21 | | previous to his or her applying for a transitional | 22 | | bilingual educator endorsement, a valid and | 23 | | comparable teaching certificate or comparable | 24 | | authorization issued by a foreign country or holds | 25 | | a degree from an institution of higher learning in | 26 | | a foreign country that the State Educator |
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| 1 | | Preparation and Licensure Board determines to be | 2 | | the equivalent of a bachelor's degree from a | 3 | | regionally accredited institution of higher | 4 | | learning in the United States. | 5 | | A transitional bilingual educator endorsement | 6 | | shall be valid for prekindergarten through grade 12, | 7 | | is valid until June 30 immediately following 5 years | 8 | | of the endorsement being issued, and shall not be | 9 | | renewed. | 10 | | Persons holding a transitional bilingual educator | 11 | | endorsement shall not be employed to replace any | 12 | | presently employed teacher who otherwise would not be | 13 | | replaced for any reason. | 14 | | (H) Language endorsement. In an effort to | 15 | | alleviate the shortage of teachers speaking a language | 16 | | other than English in the public schools, an | 17 | | individual who holds an Educator License with | 18 | | Stipulations may also apply for a language | 19 | | endorsement, provided that the applicant provides | 20 | | satisfactory evidence that he or she meets all of the | 21 | | following requirements: | 22 | | (i) Holds a transitional bilingual | 23 | | endorsement. | 24 | | (ii) Has demonstrated proficiency in the | 25 | | language for which the endorsement is to be issued | 26 | | by passing the applicable language content test |
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| 1 | | required by the State Board of Education. | 2 | | (iii) Holds a bachelor's degree or higher from | 3 | | a regionally accredited institution of higher | 4 | | education or, for individuals educated in a | 5 | | country other than the United States, holds a | 6 | | degree from an institution of higher learning in a | 7 | | foreign country that the State Educator | 8 | | Preparation and Licensure Board determines to be | 9 | | the equivalent of a bachelor's degree from a | 10 | | regionally accredited institution of higher | 11 | | learning in the United States. | 12 | | (iv) (Blank). | 13 | | A language endorsement on an Educator License with | 14 | | Stipulations is valid for prekindergarten through | 15 | | grade 12 for the same validity period as the | 16 | | individual's transitional bilingual educator | 17 | | endorsement on the Educator License with Stipulations | 18 | | and shall not be renewed. | 19 | | (I) Visiting international educator. A visiting | 20 | | international educator endorsement on an Educator | 21 | | License with Stipulations may be issued to an | 22 | | individual who is being recruited by a particular | 23 | | school district that conducts formal recruitment | 24 | | programs outside of the United States to secure the | 25 | | services of qualified teachers and who meets all of | 26 | | the following requirements: |
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| 1 | | (i) Holds the equivalent of a minimum of a | 2 | | bachelor's degree issued in the United States. | 3 | | (ii) Has been prepared as a teacher at the | 4 | | grade level for which he or she will be employed. | 5 | | (iii) Has adequate content knowledge in the | 6 | | subject to be taught. | 7 | | (iv) Has an adequate command of the English | 8 | | language. | 9 | | A holder of a visiting international educator | 10 | | endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations | 11 | | shall be permitted to teach in bilingual education | 12 | | programs in the language that was the medium of | 13 | | instruction in his or her teacher preparation program, | 14 | | provided that he or she passes the English Language | 15 | | Proficiency Examination or another test of writing | 16 | | skills in English identified by the State Board of | 17 | | Education, in consultation with the State Educator | 18 | | Preparation and Licensure Board. | 19 | | A visiting international educator endorsement on | 20 | | an Educator License with Stipulations is valid for 5 | 21 | | years and shall not be renewed. | 22 | | (J) Paraprofessional educator. A paraprofessional | 23 | | educator endorsement on an Educator License with | 24 | | Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who holds a | 25 | | high school diploma or its recognized equivalent and | 26 | | (i) holds an associate's degree or a minimum of 60 |
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| 1 | | semester hours of credit from a regionally accredited | 2 | | institution of higher education; (ii) has passed a | 3 | | paraprofessional competency test under subsection | 4 | | (c-5) of Section 21B-30; or (iii) is at least 18 years | 5 | | of age and will be using the Educator License with | 6 | | Stipulations exclusively for grades prekindergarten | 7 | | through grade 8, until the individual reaches the age | 8 | | of 19 years and otherwise meets the criteria for a | 9 | | paraprofessional educator endorsement pursuant to this | 10 | | subparagraph (J). The paraprofessional educator | 11 | | endorsement is valid until June 30 immediately | 12 | | following 5 years of the endorsement being issued and | 13 | | may be renewed through application and payment of the | 14 | | appropriate fee, as required under Section 21B-40 of | 15 | | this Code. An individual who holds only a | 16 | | paraprofessional educator endorsement is not subject | 17 | | to additional requirements in order to renew the | 18 | | endorsement. | 19 | | (K) Chief school business official. A chief school | 20 | | business official endorsement on an Educator License | 21 | | with Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who | 22 | | qualifies by having a master's degree or higher, 2 | 23 | | years of full-time administrative experience in school | 24 | | business management or 2 years of university-approved | 25 | | practical experience, and a minimum of 24 semester | 26 | | hours of graduate credit in a program approved by the |
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| 1 | | State Board of Education for the preparation of school | 2 | | business administrators and by passage of the | 3 | | applicable State tests, including an applicable | 4 | | content area test. | 5 | | The chief school business official endorsement may | 6 | | also be affixed to the Educator License with | 7 | | Stipulations of any holder who qualifies by having a | 8 | | master's degree in business administration, finance, | 9 | | accounting, or public administration and who completes | 10 | | an additional 6 semester hours of internship in school | 11 | | business management from a regionally accredited | 12 | | institution of higher education and passes the | 13 | | applicable State tests, including an applicable | 14 | | content area test. This endorsement shall be required | 15 | | for any individual employed as a chief school business | 16 | | official. | 17 | | The chief school business official 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 if the | 21 | | license holder completes renewal requirements as | 22 | | required for individuals who hold a Professional | 23 | | Educator License endorsed for chief school business | 24 | | official under Section 21B-45 of this Code and such | 25 | | rules as may be adopted by the State Board of | 26 | | Education. |
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| 1 | | The State Board of Education shall adopt any rules | 2 | | necessary to implement Public Act 100-288. | 3 | | (L) Provisional in-state educator. A provisional | 4 | | in-state educator endorsement on an Educator License | 5 | | with Stipulations may be issued to a candidate who has | 6 | | completed an Illinois-approved educator preparation | 7 | | program at an Illinois institution of higher education | 8 | | and who has not successfully completed an | 9 | | evidence-based assessment of teacher effectiveness but | 10 | | who meets all of the following requirements: | 11 | | (i) Holds at least a bachelor's degree. | 12 | | (ii) Has completed an approved educator | 13 | | preparation program at an Illinois institution. | 14 | | (iii) Has passed an applicable content area | 15 | | test, as required by Section 21B-30 of this Code. | 16 | | (iv) Has attempted an evidence-based | 17 | | assessment of teacher effectiveness and received a | 18 | | minimum score on that assessment, as established | 19 | | by the State Board of Education in consultation | 20 | | with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure | 21 | | Board. | 22 | | A provisional in-state educator endorsement on an | 23 | | Educator License with Stipulations is valid for one | 24 | | full fiscal year after the date of issuance and may not | 25 | | be renewed. | 26 | | (M) (Blank). |
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| 1 | | (N) Specialized services. A specialized services | 2 | | endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations | 3 | | may be issued as defined and specified by rule. | 4 | | (3) Substitute Teaching License. A Substitute Teaching | 5 | | License may be issued to qualified applicants for | 6 | | substitute teaching in all grades of the public schools, | 7 | | prekindergarten through grade 12. Substitute Teaching | 8 | | Licenses are not eligible for endorsements. Applicants for | 9 | | a Substitute Teaching License must hold a bachelor's | 10 | | degree or higher from a regionally accredited institution | 11 | | of higher education or must be enrolled in an approved | 12 | | educator preparation program in this State and have earned | 13 | | at least 90 credit hours. | 14 | | Substitute Teaching Licenses are valid for 5 years. | 15 | | Substitute Teaching Licenses are valid for substitute | 16 | | teaching in every county of this State. If an individual | 17 | | has had his or her Professional Educator License or | 18 | | Educator License with Stipulations suspended or revoked, | 19 | | then that individual is not eligible to obtain a | 20 | | Substitute Teaching License. | 21 | | A substitute teacher may only teach in the place of a | 22 | | licensed teacher who is under contract with the employing | 23 | | board. If, however, there is no licensed teacher under | 24 | | contract because of an emergency situation, then a | 25 | | district may employ a substitute teacher for no longer | 26 | | than 30 calendar days per each vacant position in the |
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| 1 | | district if the district notifies the appropriate regional | 2 | | office of education within 5 business days after the | 3 | | employment of the substitute teacher in the emergency | 4 | | situation. An emergency situation is one in which an | 5 | | unforeseen vacancy has occurred and (i) a teacher is | 6 | | unable to fulfill his or her contractual duties or (ii) | 7 | | teacher capacity needs of the district exceed previous | 8 | | indications, and the district is actively engaged in | 9 | | advertising to hire a fully licensed teacher for the | 10 | | vacant position. | 11 | | There is no limit on the number of days that a | 12 | | substitute teacher may teach in a single school district, | 13 | | provided that no substitute teacher may teach for longer | 14 | | than 120 days beginning with the 2021-2022 school year | 15 | | through the 2022-2023 school year, otherwise 90 school | 16 | | days for any one licensed teacher under contract in the | 17 | | same school year. A substitute teacher who holds a | 18 | | Professional Educator License or Educator License with | 19 | | Stipulations shall not teach for more than 120 school days | 20 | | for any one licensed teacher under contract in the same | 21 | | school year. The limitations in this paragraph (3) on the | 22 | | number of days a substitute teacher may be employed do not | 23 | | apply to any school district operating under Article 34 of | 24 | | this Code. | 25 | | A school district may not require an individual who | 26 | | holds a valid Professional Educator License or Educator |
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| 1 | | License with Stipulations to seek or hold a Substitute | 2 | | Teaching License to teach as a substitute teacher. | 3 | | (4) Short-Term Substitute Teaching License. Beginning | 4 | | on July 1, 2018 and until June 30, 2028 2023 , applicants | 5 | | may apply to the State Board of Education for issuance of | 6 | | may issue a Short-Term Substitute Teaching License. A | 7 | | Short-Term Substitute Teaching License may be issued to a | 8 | | qualified applicant for substitute teaching in all grades | 9 | | of the public schools, prekindergarten through grade 12. | 10 | | Short-Term Substitute Teaching Licenses are not eligible | 11 | | for endorsements. Applicants for a Short-Term Substitute | 12 | | Teaching License must hold an associate's degree or have | 13 | | completed at least 60 credit hours from a regionally | 14 | | accredited institution of higher education. | 15 | | Short-Term Substitute Teaching Licenses are valid for | 16 | | substitute teaching in every county of this State. If an | 17 | | individual has had his or her Professional Educator | 18 | | License or Educator License with Stipulations suspended or | 19 | | revoked, then that individual is not eligible to obtain a | 20 | | Short-Term Substitute Teaching License. | 21 | | The provisions of Sections 10-21.9 and 34-18.5 of this | 22 | | Code apply to short-term substitute teachers. | 23 | | An individual holding a Short-Term Substitute Teaching | 24 | | License may teach no more than 15 consecutive days per | 25 | | licensed teacher who is under contract. For teacher | 26 | | absences lasting 6 or more days per licensed teacher who |
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| 1 | | is under contract, a school district may not hire an | 2 | | individual holding a Short-Term Substitute Teaching | 3 | | License, unless the Governor has declared a disaster due | 4 | | to a public health emergency pursuant to Section 7 of the | 5 | | Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act. An individual | 6 | | holding a Short-Term Substitute Teaching License must | 7 | | complete the training program under Section 10-20.67 or | 8 | | 34-18.60 of this Code to be eligible to teach at a public | 9 | | school. Short-Term Substitute Teaching Licenses under this | 10 | | Section are valid for 5 years. This paragraph (4) is | 11 | | inoperative on and after July 1, 2028 2023 .
| 12 | | (Source: P.A. 101-81, eff. 7-12-19; 101-220, eff. 8-7-19; | 13 | | 101-594, eff. 12-5-19; 101-643, eff. 6-18-20; 102-711, eff. | 14 | | 1-1-23; 102-712, eff. 4-27-22; 102-713, eff. 1-1-23; 102-717, | 15 | | eff. 4-29-22; 102-894, eff. 5-20-22; revised 12-13-22.) | 16 | | (105 ILCS 5/21B-50) | 17 | | Sec. 21B-50. Alternative Educator Licensure Program. | 18 | | (a) There is established an alternative educator licensure | 19 | | program, to be known as the Alternative Educator Licensure | 20 | | Program for Teachers. | 21 | | (b) The Alternative Educator Licensure Program for | 22 | | Teachers may be offered by a recognized institution approved | 23 | | to offer educator preparation programs by the State Board of | 24 | | Education, in consultation with the State Educator Preparation | 25 | | and Licensure Board. |
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| 1 | | The program shall be comprised of up to 3 4 phases: | 2 | | (1) A course of study that at a minimum includes | 3 | | instructional planning; instructional strategies, | 4 | | including special education, reading, and English language | 5 | | learning; classroom management; and the assessment of | 6 | | students and use of data to drive instruction. | 7 | | (2) A year of residency, which is a candidate's | 8 | | assignment to a full-time teaching position or as a | 9 | | co-teacher for one full school year. An individual must | 10 | | hold an Educator License with Stipulations with an | 11 | | alternative provisional educator endorsement in order to | 12 | | enter the residency . In residency, the candidate must be | 13 | | assigned an effective, fully licensed teacher by the | 14 | | principal or principal equivalent to act as a mentor and | 15 | | coach the candidate through residency, and must complete | 16 | | additional program requirements that address required | 17 | | State and national standards, pass the State Board's | 18 | | teacher performance assessment no later than the end of | 19 | | the first semester of the second year of residency, as | 20 | | required under phase (3) of this subsection (b) , and be | 21 | | recommended by the principal or qualified equivalent of a | 22 | | principal, as required under subsection (d) of this | 23 | | Section, and the program coordinator to be recommended for | 24 | | full licensure or to continue with a the second year of the | 25 | | residency. | 26 | | (3) (Blank). A second year of residency, which shall |
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| 1 | | include the candidate's assignment to a full-time teaching | 2 | | position for one school year. The candidate must be | 3 | | assigned an experienced teacher to act as a mentor and | 4 | | coach the candidate through the second year of residency. | 5 | | (4) A comprehensive assessment of the candidate's | 6 | | teaching effectiveness, as evaluated by the principal or | 7 | | qualified equivalent of a principal, as required under | 8 | | subsection (d) of this Section, and the program | 9 | | coordinator, at the end of either the first or the second | 10 | | year of residency. If there is disagreement between the 2 | 11 | | evaluators about the candidate's teaching effectiveness at | 12 | | the end of the first year of residency, a second year of | 13 | | residency shall be required. If there is disagreement | 14 | | between the 2 evaluators at the end of the second year of | 15 | | residency , the candidate may complete one additional year | 16 | | of residency teaching under a professional development | 17 | | plan developed by the principal or qualified equivalent | 18 | | and the preparation program. At the completion of the | 19 | | third year, a candidate must have positive evaluations and | 20 | | a recommendation for full licensure from both the | 21 | | principal or qualified equivalent and the program | 22 | | coordinator or no Professional Educator License shall be | 23 | | issued. | 24 | | Successful completion of the program shall be deemed to | 25 | | satisfy any other practice or student teaching and content | 26 | | matter requirements established by law. |
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| 1 | | (c) An alternative provisional educator endorsement on an | 2 | | Educator License with Stipulations is valid for up to 2 years | 3 | | of teaching in the public schools, including without | 4 | | limitation a preschool educational program under Section | 5 | | 2-3.71 of this Code or charter school, or in a | 6 | | State-recognized nonpublic school in which the chief | 7 | | administrator is required to have the licensure necessary to | 8 | | be a principal in a public school in this State and in which a | 9 | | majority of the teachers are required to have the licensure | 10 | | necessary to be instructors in a public school in this State, | 11 | | but may be renewed for a third year if needed to complete the | 12 | | Alternative Educator Licensure Program for Teachers. The | 13 | | endorsement shall be issued only once to an individual who | 14 | | meets all of the following requirements: | 15 | | (1) Has graduated from a regionally accredited college | 16 | | or university with a bachelor's degree or higher. | 17 | | (2) (Blank). | 18 | | (3) Has completed a major in the content area if | 19 | | seeking a middle or secondary level endorsement or, if | 20 | | seeking an early childhood, elementary, or special | 21 | | education endorsement, has completed a major in the | 22 | | content area of early childhood reading, English/language | 23 | | arts, mathematics, or one of the sciences. If the | 24 | | individual does not have a major in a content area for any | 25 | | level of teaching, he or she must submit transcripts to | 26 | | the State Board of Education to be reviewed for |
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| 1 | | equivalency. | 2 | | (4) Has successfully completed phase (1) of subsection | 3 | | (b) of this Section. | 4 | | (5) Has passed a content area test required for the | 5 | | specific endorsement for admission into the program, as | 6 | | required under Section 21B-30 of this Code. | 7 | | A candidate possessing the alternative provisional | 8 | | educator endorsement may receive a salary, benefits, and any | 9 | | other terms of employment offered to teachers in the school | 10 | | who are members of an exclusive bargaining representative, if | 11 | | any, but a school is not required to provide these benefits | 12 | | during the years of residency if the candidate is serving only | 13 | | as a co-teacher. If the candidate is serving as the teacher of | 14 | | record, the candidate must receive a salary, benefits, and any | 15 | | other terms of employment. Residency experiences must not be | 16 | | counted towards tenure. | 17 | | (d) The recognized institution offering the Alternative | 18 | | Educator Licensure Program for Teachers must partner with a | 19 | | school district, including without limitation a preschool | 20 | | educational program under Section 2-3.71 of this Code or | 21 | | charter school, or a State-recognized, nonpublic school in | 22 | | this State in which the chief administrator is required to | 23 | | have the licensure necessary to be a principal in a public | 24 | | school in this State and in which a majority of the teachers | 25 | | are required to have the licensure necessary to be instructors | 26 | | in a public school in this State. A recognized institution |
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| 1 | | that partners with a public school district administering a | 2 | | preschool educational program under Section 2-3.71 of this | 3 | | Code must require a principal to recommend or evaluate | 4 | | candidates in the program. A recognized institution that | 5 | | partners with an eligible entity administering a preschool | 6 | | educational program under Section 2-3.71 of this Code and that | 7 | | is not a public school district must require a principal or | 8 | | qualified equivalent of a principal to recommend or evaluate | 9 | | candidates in the program. The program presented for approval | 10 | | by the State Board of Education must demonstrate the supports | 11 | | that are to be provided to assist the provisional teacher | 12 | | during the one-year or 2-year residency period and if the | 13 | | residency period is to be less than 2 years in length, | 14 | | assurances from the partner school districts to provide | 15 | | intensive mentoring and supports through at least the end of | 16 | | the second full year of teaching for educators who completed | 17 | | the Alternative Educators Licensure Program in less than 2 | 18 | | years . These supports must , at a minimum, provide additional | 19 | | contact hours with mentors during the first year of residency. | 20 | | (e) Upon completion of the 4 phases under paragraphs (1), | 21 | | (2), (4), and, if needed, (3) outlined in subsection (b) of | 22 | | this Section and all assessments required under Section 21B-30 | 23 | | of this Code, an individual shall receive a Professional | 24 | | Educator License. | 25 | | (f) The State Board of Education, in consultation with the | 26 | | State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, may adopt such |
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| 1 | | rules as may be necessary to establish and implement the | 2 | | Alternative Educator Licensure Program for Teachers.
| 3 | | (Source: P.A. 100-596, eff. 7-1-18; 100-822, eff. 1-1-19; | 4 | | 101-220, eff. 8-7-19; 101-570, eff. 8-23-19; 101-643, eff. | 5 | | 6-18-20; 101-654, eff. 3-8-21.)
| 6 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 7 | | becoming law.".
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