Full Text of SB0863 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning education.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section | 5 | | 21B-35 as follows: | 6 | | (105 ILCS 5/21B-35) | 7 | | Sec. 21B-35. Minimum requirements for educators trained in | 8 | | other states or countries. | 9 | | (a) All applicants who have not been entitled by an | 10 | | Illinois-approved educator preparation program at an Illinois | 11 | | institution of higher education applying for a Professional | 12 | | Educator License endorsed in a teaching field or school support | 13 | | personnel area must meet all of the following requirements: | 14 | | (1) Provide evidence of completing a comparable | 15 | | state-approved educator preparation program, as defined by | 16 | | the State Superintendent of Education, or hold Hold a | 17 | | comparable and valid educator license or certificate with | 18 | | similar grade level and subject matter credentials from | 19 | | another state. The State Board of Education shall have the | 20 | | authority to determine what constitutes similar grade | 21 | | level and subject matter credentials from another state. A | 22 | | comparable educator license or certificate is one that | 23 | | demonstrates that the license or certificate holder meets |
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| 1 | | similar requirements as candidates entitled by an | 2 | | Illinois-approved educator preparation program in teaching | 3 | | or school support personnel areas concerning coursework | 4 | | aligned to standards concerning methods of instruction of | 5 | | the exceptional child, methods of reading and reading in | 6 | | the content area, and instructional strategies for English | 7 | | learners. An applicant who holds a comparable and valid | 8 | | educator license or certificate from another state must | 9 | | submit verification to the State Board of Education that | 10 | | the applicant has completed coursework concerning methods | 11 | | of instruction of the exceptional child, methods of reading | 12 | | and reading in the content area, and instructional | 13 | | strategies for English learners. | 14 | | (2) Have a degree from a regionally accredited | 15 | | institution of higher education. | 16 | | (3) (Blank). | 17 | | (4) (Blank). | 18 | | (5) (Blank). | 19 | | (6) Have successfully met all Illinois examination | 20 | | requirements. Applicants who have successfully completed a | 21 | | test of basic skills, as defined by rules, at the time of | 22 | | initial licensure in another state shall not be required to | 23 | | complete a test of basic skills. Applicants who have | 24 | | successfully completed a test of content, as defined by | 25 | | rules, at the time of initial licensure in another state | 26 | | shall not be required to complete a test of content. |
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| 1 | | Applicants for a teaching endorsement who have | 2 | | successfully completed an evidence-based assessment of | 3 | | teacher effectiveness, as defined by rules, at the time of | 4 | | initial licensure in another state shall not be required to | 5 | | complete an evidence-based assessment of teacher | 6 | | effectiveness. | 7 | | (7) For applicants for a teaching endorsement, have | 8 | | completed student teaching or an equivalent experience or, | 9 | | for applicants for a school service personnel endorsement, | 10 | | have completed an internship or an equivalent experience. | 11 | | If one or more of the criteria in this subsection (a) are | 12 | | not met, then applicants who have not been entitled by an | 13 | | Illinois-approved educator preparation program at an Illinois | 14 | | institution of higher education who hold a valid, comparable | 15 | | certificate from another state may qualify for a provisional | 16 | | educator endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations, | 17 | | in accordance with Section 21B-20 of this Code. | 18 | | (b) In order to receive a Professional Educator License | 19 | | endorsed in a teaching field, applicants trained in another | 20 | | country must meet all of the following requirements: | 21 | | (1) Have completed a comparable education program in | 22 | | another country. | 23 | | (2) Have had transcripts evaluated by an evaluation | 24 | | service approved by the State Superintendent of Education. | 25 | | (3) Have a degree comparable to a degree from a | 26 | | regionally accredited institution of higher education. |
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| 1 | | (4) Have completed coursework aligned to standards | 2 | | concerning methods of instruction of the exceptional | 3 | | child, methods of reading and reading in the content area, | 4 | | and instructional strategies for English learners. | 5 | | (5) (Blank). | 6 | | (6) (Blank). | 7 | | (7) Have successfully met all State licensure | 8 | | examination requirements. Applicants who have successfully | 9 | | completed a test of basic skills, as defined by rules, at | 10 | | the time of initial licensure in another country shall not | 11 | | be required to complete a test of basic skills. Applicants | 12 | | who have successfully completed a test of content, as | 13 | | defined by rules, at the time of initial licensure in | 14 | | another country shall not be required to complete a test of | 15 | | content. Applicants for a teaching endorsement who have | 16 | | successfully completed an evidence-based assessment of | 17 | | teacher effectiveness, as defined by rules, at the time of | 18 | | initial licensure in another country shall not be required | 19 | | to complete an evidence-based assessment of teacher | 20 | | effectiveness. | 21 | | (8) Have completed student teaching or an equivalent | 22 | | experience. | 23 | | (b-5) All applicants who have not been entitled by an | 24 | | Illinois-approved educator preparation program at an Illinois | 25 | | institution of higher education and applicants trained in | 26 | | another country applying for a Professional Educator License |
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| 1 | | endorsed for principal or superintendent must meet all of the | 2 | | following requirements: | 3 | | (1) Have completed an educator preparation program | 4 | | approved by another state or comparable educator program in | 5 | | another country leading to the receipt of a license or | 6 | | certificate for the Illinois endorsement sought. | 7 | | (2) Have successfully met all State licensure | 8 | | examination requirements, as required by Section 21B-30 of | 9 | | this Code. Applicants who have successfully completed a | 10 | | test of basic skills, as defined by rules, at the time of | 11 | | initial licensure in another state or country shall not be | 12 | | required to complete a test of basic skills. Applicants who | 13 | | have successfully completed a test of content, as defined | 14 | | by rules, at the time of initial licensure in another state | 15 | | or country shall not be required to complete a test of | 16 | | content. | 17 | | (3) (Blank). | 18 | | (4) Have completed coursework aligned to standards | 19 | | concerning methods of instruction of the exceptional | 20 | | child, methods of reading and reading in the content area, | 21 | | and instructional strategies for English learners. | 22 | | (5) Have completed a master's degree. | 23 | | (6) Have successfully completed teaching, school | 24 | | support, or administrative experience as defined by rule. | 25 | | A provisional educator endorsement to serve as a | 26 | | superintendent or principal may be affixed to an Educator |
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| 1 | | License with Stipulations in accordance with Section 21B-20 of | 2 | | this Code. | 3 | | (b-7) All applicants who have not been entitled by an | 4 | | Illinois-approved educator preparation program at an Illinois | 5 | | institution of higher education applying for a Professional | 6 | | Educator License endorsed for Director of Special Education | 7 | | must meet all of the following requirements: | 8 | | (1) Have completed a master's degree. | 9 | | (2) Have 2 years of full-time experience providing | 10 | | special education services. | 11 | | (3) Have successfully completed all examination | 12 | | requirements, as required by Section 21B-30 of this Code. | 13 | | Applicants who have successfully completed a test of | 14 | | content, as identified by rules, at the time of initial | 15 | | licensure in another state or country shall not be required | 16 | | to complete a test of content. | 17 | | (4) Have completed coursework aligned to standards | 18 | | concerning methods of instruction of the exceptional | 19 | | child, methods of reading and reading in the content area, | 20 | | and instructional strategies for English learners. | 21 | | A provisional educator endorsement to serve as Director of | 22 | | Special Education may be affixed to an Educator License with | 23 | | Stipulations in accordance with Section 21B-20 of this Code. | 24 | | (b-10) All applicants who have not been entitled by an | 25 | | Illinois-approved educator preparation program at an Illinois | 26 | | institution of higher education applying for a Professional |
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| 1 | | Educator License endorsed for chief school business official | 2 | | must meet all of the following requirements: | 3 | | (1) Have completed a master's degree in school business | 4 | | management, finance, or accounting. | 5 | | (2) Have successfully completed an internship in | 6 | | school business management or have 2 years of experience as | 7 | | a school business administrator. | 8 | | (3) Have successfully met all State examination | 9 | | requirements, as required by Section 21B-30 of this Code. | 10 | | Applicants who have successfully completed a test of | 11 | | content, as identified by rules, at the time of initial | 12 | | licensure in another state or country shall not be required | 13 | | to complete a test of content. | 14 | | (4) Have completed modules aligned to standards | 15 | | concerning methods of instruction of the exceptional | 16 | | child, methods of reading and reading in the content area, | 17 | | and instructional strategies for English learners. | 18 | | A provisional educator endorsement to serve as a chief | 19 | | school business official may be affixed to an Educator License | 20 | | with Stipulations. | 21 | | (c) The State Board of Education, in consultation with the | 22 | | State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, may adopt such | 23 | | rules as may be necessary to implement this Section.
| 24 | | (Source: P.A. 99-58, eff. 7-16-15; 99-920, eff. 1-6-17; 100-13, | 25 | | eff. 7-1-17.)
| 26 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
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| 1 | | becoming law. |
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