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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning education.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Sections | 5 | | 21B-20 and 21B-25 as follows: | 6 | | (105 ILCS 5/21B-20) | 7 | | Sec. 21B-20. Types of licenses. Before July 1, 2013, the | 8 | | State Board of Education shall implement a system of educator | 9 | | licensure, whereby individuals employed in school districts | 10 | | who are required to be licensed must have one of the following | 11 | | licenses: (i) a professional educator license; (ii) a | 12 | | professional educator license with stipulations; or (iii) a | 13 | | substitute teaching license. References in law regarding | 14 | | individuals certified or certificated or required to be | 15 | | certified or certificated under Article 21 of this Code shall | 16 | | also include individuals licensed or required to be licensed | 17 | | under this Article. The first year of all licenses ends on June | 18 | | 30 following one full year of the license being issued. | 19 | | The State Board of Education, in consultation with the | 20 | | State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, may adopt such | 21 | | rules as may be necessary to govern the requirements for | 22 | | licenses and endorsements under this Section. | 23 | | (1) Professional Educator License. Persons who (i) |
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| 1 | | have successfully completed an approved educator | 2 | | preparation program and are recommended for licensure by | 3 | | the Illinois institution offering the educator preparation | 4 | | program, (ii) have successfully completed the required | 5 | | testing under Section 21B-30 of this Code, (iii) have | 6 | | successfully completed coursework on the psychology of, | 7 | | the identification of, and the methods of instruction for | 8 | | the exceptional child, including without limitation | 9 | | children with learning disabilities, (iv) have | 10 | | successfully completed coursework in methods of reading | 11 | | and reading in the content area, and (v) have met all other | 12 | | criteria established by rule of the State Board of | 13 | | Education shall be issued a Professional Educator License. | 14 | | All Professional Educator Licenses are valid until June 30 | 15 | | immediately following 5 years of the license being issued. | 16 | | The Professional Educator License shall be endorsed with | 17 | | specific areas and grade levels in which the individual is | 18 | | eligible to practice. | 19 | | Individuals can receive subsequent endorsements on the | 20 | | Professional Educator License. Subsequent endorsements | 21 | | shall require a minimum of 24 semester hours of coursework | 22 | | in the endorsement area, unless otherwise specified by | 23 | | rule, and passage of the applicable content area test. | 24 | | (2) Educator License with Stipulations. An Educator | 25 | | License with Stipulations shall be issued an endorsement | 26 | | that limits the license holder to one particular position |
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| 1 | | or does not require completion of an approved educator | 2 | | program or both. | 3 | | An individual with an Educator License with | 4 | | Stipulations must not be employed by a school district or | 5 | | any other entity to replace any presently employed teacher | 6 | | who otherwise would not be replaced for any reason. | 7 | | An Educator License with Stipulations may be issued | 8 | | with the following endorsements: | 9 | | (A) Provisional educator. A provisional educator | 10 | | endorsement in a specific content area or areas on an | 11 | | Educator License with Stipulations may be issued to an | 12 | | applicant who holds an educator license with a minimum | 13 | | of 15 semester hours in content coursework from another | 14 | | state, U.S. territory, or foreign country and who, at | 15 | | the time of applying for an Illinois license, does not | 16 | | meet the minimum requirements under Section 21B-35 of | 17 | | this Code, but does, at a minimum, meet the following | 18 | | requirements: | 19 | | (i) Holds the equivalent of a minimum of a | 20 | | bachelor's degree, unless a master's degree is | 21 | | required for the endorsement, from a regionally | 22 | | accredited college or university or, for | 23 | | individuals educated in a country other than the | 24 | | United States, the equivalent of a minimum of a | 25 | | bachelor's degree issued in the United States, | 26 | | unless a master's degree is required for the |
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| 1 | | endorsement. | 2 | | (ii) Has passed or passes a test of basic | 3 | | skills and content area test, as required by | 4 | | Section 21B-30 of this Code, prior to or within one | 5 | | year after issuance of the provisional educator | 6 | | endorsement on the Educator License with | 7 | | Stipulations. If an individual who holds an | 8 | | Educator License with Stipulations endorsed for | 9 | | provisional educator has not passed a test of basic | 10 | | skills and applicable content area test or tests | 11 | | within one year after issuance of the endorsement, | 12 | | the endorsement shall expire on June 30 following | 13 | | one full year of the endorsement being issued. If | 14 | | such an individual has passed the test of basic | 15 | | skills and applicable content area test or tests | 16 | | either prior to issuance of the endorsement or | 17 | | within one year after issuance of the endorsement, | 18 | | the endorsement is valid until June 30 immediately | 19 | | following 2 years of the license being issued, | 20 | | during which time any and all coursework | 21 | | deficiencies must be met and any and all additional | 22 | | testing deficiencies must be met. | 23 | | In addition, a provisional educator endorsement for | 24 | | principals or superintendents may be issued if the | 25 | | individual meets the requirements set forth in | 26 | | subdivisions (1) and (3) of subsection (b-5) of Section |
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| 1 | | 21B-35 of this Code. Applicants who have not been | 2 | | entitled by an Illinois-approved educator preparation | 3 | | program at an Illinois institution of higher education | 4 | | shall not receive a provisional educator endorsement | 5 | | if the person completed an alternative licensure | 6 | | program in another state, unless the program has been | 7 | | determined to be equivalent to Illinois program | 8 | | requirements. | 9 | | Notwithstanding any other requirements of this | 10 | | Section, a service member or spouse of a service member | 11 | | may obtain a Professional Educator License with | 12 | | Stipulations, and a provisional educator endorsement | 13 | | in a specific content area or areas, if he or she holds | 14 | | a valid teaching certificate or license in good | 15 | | standing from another state, meets the qualifications | 16 | | of educators outlined in Section 21B-15 of this Code, | 17 | | and has not engaged in any misconduct that would | 18 | | prohibit an individual from obtaining a license | 19 | | pursuant to Illinois law, including without limitation | 20 | | any administrative rules of the State Board of | 21 | | Education. | 22 | | In this Section, "service member" means any person | 23 | | who, at the time of application under this Section, is | 24 | | an active duty member of the United States Armed Forces | 25 | | or any reserve component of the United States Armed | 26 | | Forces or the National Guard of any state, |
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| 1 | | commonwealth, or territory of the United States or the | 2 | | District of Columbia. | 3 | | A provisional educator endorsement is valid until | 4 | | June 30 immediately following 2 years of the license | 5 | | being issued, provided that any remaining testing and | 6 | | coursework deficiencies are met as set forth in this | 7 | | Section. Failure to satisfy all stated deficiencies | 8 | | shall mean the individual, including any service | 9 | | member or spouse who has obtained a Professional | 10 | | Educator License with Stipulations and a provisional | 11 | | educator endorsement in a specific content area or | 12 | | areas, is ineligible to receive a Professional | 13 | | Educator License at that time. An Educator License with | 14 | | Stipulations endorsed for provisional educator shall | 15 | | not be renewed for individuals who hold an Educator | 16 | | License with Stipulations and who have held a position | 17 | | in a public school or non-public school recognized by | 18 | | the State Board of Education. | 19 | | (B) Alternative provisional educator. An | 20 | | alternative provisional educator endorsement on an | 21 | | Educator License with Stipulations may be issued to an | 22 | | applicant who, at the time of applying for the | 23 | | endorsement, has done all of the following: | 24 | | (i) Graduated from a regionally accredited | 25 | | college or university with a minimum of a | 26 | | bachelor's degree. |
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| 1 | | (ii) Successfully completed the first phase of | 2 | | the Alternative Educator Licensure Program for | 3 | | Teachers, as described in Section 21B-50 of this | 4 | | Code. | 5 | | (iii) Passed a test of basic skills and content | 6 | | area test, as required under Section 21B-30 of this | 7 | | Code. | 8 | | The alternative provisional educator endorsement | 9 | | is valid for 2 years of teaching and may be renewed for | 10 | | a third year by an individual meeting the requirements | 11 | | set forth in Section 21B-50 of this Code. | 12 | | (C) Alternative provisional superintendent. An | 13 | | alternative provisional superintendent endorsement on | 14 | | an Educator License with Stipulations entitles the | 15 | | holder to serve only as a superintendent or assistant | 16 | | superintendent in a school district's central office. | 17 | | This endorsement may only be issued to an applicant | 18 | | who, at the time of applying for the endorsement, has | 19 | | done all of the following: | 20 | | (i) Graduated from a regionally accredited | 21 | | college or university with a minimum of a master's | 22 | | degree in a management field other than education. | 23 | | (ii) Been employed for a period of at least 5 | 24 | | years in a management level position in a field | 25 | | other than education. | 26 | | (iii) Successfully completed the first phase |
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| 1 | | of an alternative route to superintendent | 2 | | endorsement program, as provided in Section 21B-55 | 3 | | of this Code. | 4 | | (iv) Passed a test of basic skills and content | 5 | | area tests required under Section 21B-30 of this | 6 | | Code. | 7 | | The endorsement may be registered for 2 fiscal | 8 | | years in order to complete one full year of serving as | 9 | | a superintendent or assistant superintendent. | 10 | | (D) Resident teacher endorsement. A resident | 11 | | teacher endorsement on an Educator License with | 12 | | Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who, at the | 13 | | time of applying for the endorsement, has done all of | 14 | | the following: | 15 | | (i) Graduated from a regionally accredited | 16 | | institution of higher education with a minimum of a | 17 | | bachelor's degree. | 18 | | (ii) Enrolled in an approved Illinois educator | 19 | | preparation program. | 20 | | (iii) Passed a test of basic skills and content | 21 | | area test, as required under Section 21B-30 of this | 22 | | Code. | 23 | | The resident teacher endorsement on an Educator | 24 | | License with Stipulations is valid for 4 years of | 25 | | teaching and shall not be renewed. | 26 | | A resident teacher may teach only under the |
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| 1 | | direction of a licensed teacher, who shall act as the | 2 | | resident mentor teacher, and may not teach in place of | 3 | | a licensed teacher.
A resident teacher endorsement on | 4 | | an Educator License with Stipulations shall no longer | 5 | | be valid after June 30, 2017. | 6 | | (E) Career and technical educator. A career and | 7 | | technical educator endorsement on an Educator License | 8 | | with Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who has | 9 | | a minimum of 60 semester hours of coursework from a | 10 | | regionally accredited institution of higher education | 11 | | and has a minimum of 2,000 hours of experience outside | 12 | | of education in each area to be taught. | 13 | | The career and technical educator endorsement on | 14 | | an Educator License with Stipulations is valid until | 15 | | June 30 immediately following 5 years of the | 16 | | endorsement being issued and may be renewed. For | 17 | | individuals who were issued the career and technical | 18 | | educator endorsement on an Educator License with | 19 | | Stipulations on or after January 1, 2015, the license | 20 | | may be renewed if the individual passes a test of basic | 21 | | skills, as required under Section 21B-30 of this Code. | 22 | | (F) Part-time provisional career and technical | 23 | | educator or provisional career and technical educator. | 24 | | A part-time provisional career and technical educator | 25 | | endorsement or a provisional career and technical | 26 | | educator endorsement on an Educator License with |
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| 1 | | Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who has a | 2 | | minimum of 8,000 hours of work experience in the skill | 3 | | for which the applicant is seeking the endorsement. It | 4 | | is the responsibility of each employing school board | 5 | | and regional office of education to provide | 6 | | verification, in writing, to the State Superintendent | 7 | | of Education at the time the application is submitted | 8 | | that no qualified teacher holding a Professional | 9 | | Educator License or an Educator License with | 10 | | Stipulations with a career and technical educator | 11 | | endorsement is available and that actual circumstances | 12 | | require such issuance. | 13 | | The provisional career and technical educator | 14 | | endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations | 15 | | is valid until June 30 immediately following 5 years of | 16 | | the endorsement being issued and may be renewed only | 17 | | one time for 5 years. For individuals who were issued | 18 | | the provisional career and technical educator | 19 | | endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations | 20 | | on or after January 1, 2015, the license may be renewed | 21 | | one time if the individual passes a test of basic | 22 | | skills, as required under Section 21B-30 of this Code, | 23 | | and has completed a minimum of 20 semester hours from a | 24 | | regionally accredited institution. | 25 | | A part-time provisional career and technical | 26 | | educator endorsement on an Educator License with |
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| 1 | | Stipulations may be issued for teaching no more than 2 | 2 | | courses of study for grades 6 through 12. The part-time | 3 | | provisional career and technical educator endorsement | 4 | | on an Educator License with Stipulations is valid until | 5 | | June 30 immediately following 5 years of the | 6 | | endorsement being issued and may be renewed for 5 years | 7 | | if the individual makes application for renewal. | 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 all | 14 | | 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, is | 8 | | valid until June 30 immediately following 5 years of | 9 | | the endorsement being issued, and shall not be 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 individual | 17 | | who holds an Educator License with Stipulations may | 18 | | also apply for a language endorsement, provided that | 19 | | the applicant provides satisfactory evidence that he | 20 | | or she meets all of the following requirements: | 21 | | (i) Holds a transitional bilingual | 22 | | endorsement. | 23 | | (ii) Has demonstrated proficiency in the | 24 | | language for which the endorsement is to be issued | 25 | | by passing the applicable language content test | 26 | | required by the State Board of Education. |
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| 1 | | (iii) Holds a bachelor's degree or higher from | 2 | | a regionally accredited institution of higher | 3 | | education or, for individuals educated in a | 4 | | country other than the United States, holds a | 5 | | degree from an institution of higher learning in a | 6 | | foreign country that the State Educator | 7 | | Preparation and Licensure Board determines to be | 8 | | the equivalent of a bachelor's degree from a | 9 | | regionally accredited institution of higher | 10 | | learning in the United States. | 11 | | (iv) Has passed a test of basic skills, as | 12 | | required under Section 21B-30 of this Code. | 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 the | 26 | | 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 3 | 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 | | either 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 or has passed a test of | 3 | | basic skills required under Section 21B-30 of this | 4 | | Code. The paraprofessional educator endorsement is | 5 | | valid until June 30 immediately following 5 years of | 6 | | the endorsement being issued and may be renewed through | 7 | | application and payment of the appropriate fee, as | 8 | | required under Section 21B-40 of this Code. An | 9 | | individual who holds only a paraprofessional educator | 10 | | endorsement is not subject to additional requirements | 11 | | in order to renew the endorsement. | 12 | | (K) Chief school business official. A chief school | 13 | | business official endorsement on an Educator License | 14 | | with Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who | 15 | | qualifies by having a master's degree or higher, 2 | 16 | | years of full-time administrative experience in school | 17 | | business management or 2 years of university-approved | 18 | | practical experience, and a minimum of 24 semester | 19 | | hours of graduate credit in a program approved by the | 20 | | State Board of Education for the preparation of school | 21 | | business administrators and by passage of the | 22 | | applicable State tests, including a test of basic | 23 | | skills and applicable content area test. | 24 | | The chief school business official endorsement may | 25 | | also be affixed to the Educator License with | 26 | | Stipulations of any holder who qualifies by having a |
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| 1 | | master's degree in business administration, finance, | 2 | | or accounting , or public administration and who | 3 | | completes an additional 6 semester hours of internship | 4 | | in school business management from a regionally | 5 | | accredited institution of higher education and passes | 6 | | the applicable State tests, including a test of basic | 7 | | skills and applicable content area test. This | 8 | | endorsement shall be required for any individual | 9 | | employed as a chief school business official. | 10 | | The chief school business official endorsement on | 11 | | an Educator License with Stipulations is valid until | 12 | | June 30 immediately following 5 years of the | 13 | | endorsement being issued and may be renewed if the | 14 | | license holder completes renewal requirements as | 15 | | required for individuals who hold a Professional | 16 | | Educator License endorsed for chief school business | 17 | | official under Section 21B-45 of this Code and such | 18 | | rules as may be adopted by the State Board of | 19 | | Education. | 20 | | The State Board of Education shall adopt any rules | 21 | | necessary to implement this amendatory Act of the 100th | 22 | | General Assembly. | 23 | | (3) Substitute Teaching License. A Substitute Teaching | 24 | | License may be issued to qualified applicants for | 25 | | substitute teaching in all grades of the public schools, | 26 | | prekindergarten through grade 12. Substitute Teaching |
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| 1 | | Licenses are not eligible for endorsements. Applicants for | 2 | | a Substitute Teaching License must hold a bachelor's degree | 3 | | or higher from a regionally accredited institution of | 4 | | higher education. | 5 | | Substitute Teaching Licenses are valid for 5 years and | 6 | | may be renewed if the individual has passed a test of basic | 7 | | skills, as authorized under Section 21B-30 of this Code. An | 8 | | individual who has passed a test of basic skills for the | 9 | | first licensure renewal is not required to retake the test | 10 | | again for further renewals. | 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 or | 15 | | has not met the renewal requirements for licensure, then | 16 | | that individual is not eligible to obtain a Substitute | 17 | | Teaching License. | 18 | | A substitute teacher may only teach in the place of a | 19 | | licensed teacher who is under contract with the employing | 20 | | board. If, however, there is no licensed teacher under | 21 | | contract because of an emergency situation, then a district | 22 | | may employ a substitute teacher for no longer than 30 | 23 | | calendar days per each vacant position in the district if | 24 | | the district notifies the appropriate regional office of | 25 | | education within 5 business days after the employment of | 26 | | the substitute teacher in the emergency situation. An |
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| 1 | | emergency situation is one in which an unforeseen vacancy | 2 | | has occurred and (i) a teacher is unable to fulfill his or | 3 | | her contractual duties or (ii) teacher capacity needs of | 4 | | the district exceed previous indications, and the district | 5 | | is actively engaged in advertising to hire a fully licensed | 6 | | teacher for the vacant position. | 7 | | There is no limit on the number of days that a | 8 | | substitute teacher may teach in a single school district, | 9 | | provided that no substitute teacher may teach for longer | 10 | | than 90 school days for any one licensed teacher under | 11 | | contract in the same school year. A substitute teacher who | 12 | | holds a Professional Educator License or Educator License | 13 | | with Stipulations shall not teach for more than 120 school | 14 | | days for any one licensed teacher under contract in the | 15 | | same school year. The limitations in this paragraph (3) on | 16 | | the number of days a substitute teacher may be employed do | 17 | | not apply to any school district operating under Article 34 | 18 | | of this Code.
| 19 | | (Source: P.A. 98-28, eff. 7-1-13; 98-751, eff. 1-1-15; 99-35, | 20 | | eff. 1-1-16; 99-58, eff. 7-16-15; 99-143, eff. 7-27-15; 99-642, | 21 | | eff. 7-28-16.) | 22 | | (105 ILCS 5/21B-25) | 23 | | Sec. 21B-25. Endorsement on licenses. All licenses issued | 24 | | under paragraph (1) of Section 21B-20 of this Code shall be | 25 | | specifically endorsed by the State Board of Education for each |
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| 1 | | content area, school support area, and administrative area for | 2 | | which the holder of the license is qualified. Recognized | 3 | | institutions approved to offer educator preparation programs | 4 | | shall be trained to add endorsements to licenses issued to | 5 | | applicants who meet all of the requirements for the endorsement | 6 | | or endorsements, including passing any required tests. The | 7 | | State Superintendent of Education shall randomly audit | 8 | | institutions to ensure that all rules and standards are being | 9 | | followed for entitlement or when endorsements are being | 10 | | recommended. | 11 | | (1) The State Board of Education, in consultation with | 12 | | the State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, shall | 13 | | establish, by rule, the grade level and subject area | 14 | | endorsements to be added to the Professional Educator | 15 | | License. These rules shall outline the requirements for | 16 | | obtaining each endorsement. | 17 | | (2) In addition to any and all grade level and content | 18 | | area endorsements developed by rule, the State Board of | 19 | | Education, in consultation with the State Educator | 20 | | Preparation and Licensure Board, shall develop the | 21 | | requirements for the following endorsements: | 22 | | (A) General administrative endorsement. A general | 23 | | administrative endorsement shall be added to a | 24 | | Professional Educator License, provided that an | 25 | | approved program has been completed. An individual | 26 | | holding a general administrative endorsement may work |
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| 1 | | only as a principal or assistant principal or in a | 2 | | related or similar position, as determined by the State | 3 | | Superintendent of Education, in consultation with the | 4 | | State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board. | 5 | | Beginning on September 1, 2014, the general | 6 | | administrative endorsement shall no longer be issued | 7 | | except to individuals who completed all coursework | 8 | | requirements for the receipt of the general | 9 | | administrative endorsement by September 1, 2014, who | 10 | | have completed all testing requirements by June 30, | 11 | | 2016, and who apply for the endorsement on or before | 12 | | June 30, 2016. Individuals who hold a valid and | 13 | | registered administrative certificate with a general | 14 | | administrative endorsement issued under Section 21-7.1 | 15 | | of this Code or a Professional Educator License with a | 16 | | general administrative endorsement issued prior to | 17 | | September 1, 2014 and who have served for at least one | 18 | | full year during the 5 years prior in a position | 19 | | requiring a general administrative endorsement shall, | 20 | | upon request to the State Board of Education and | 21 | | through July 1, 2015, have their respective general | 22 | | administrative endorsement converted to a principal | 23 | | endorsement on the Professional Educator License. | 24 | | Candidates shall not be admitted to an approved general | 25 | | administrative preparation program after September 1, | 26 | | 2012. |
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| 1 | | All other individuals holding a valid and | 2 | | registered administrative certificate with a general | 3 | | administrative endorsement issued pursuant to Section | 4 | | 21-7.1 of this Code or a general administrative | 5 | | endorsement on a Professional Educator License issued | 6 | | prior to September 1, 2014 shall have the general | 7 | | administrative endorsement converted to a principal | 8 | | endorsement on a Professional Educator License upon | 9 | | request to the State Board of Education and by | 10 | | completing one of the following pathways: | 11 | | (i) Passage of the State principal assessment | 12 | | developed by the State Board of Education. | 13 | | (ii) Through July 1, 2019, completion of an | 14 | | Illinois Educators' Academy course designated by | 15 | | the State Superintendent of Education. | 16 | | (iii) Completion of a principal preparation | 17 | | program established and approved pursuant to | 18 | | Section 21B-60 of this Code and applicable rules. | 19 | | Individuals who do not choose to convert the | 20 | | general administrative endorsement on the | 21 | | administrative certificate issued pursuant to Section | 22 | | 21-7.1 of this Code or on the Professional Educator | 23 | | License shall continue to be able to serve in any | 24 | | position previously allowed under paragraph (2) of | 25 | | subsection (e) of Section 21-7.1 of this Code. | 26 | | The general administrative endorsement on the |
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| 1 | | Professional Educator License is available only to | 2 | | individuals who, prior to September 1, 2014, had such | 3 | | an endorsement on the administrative certificate | 4 | | issued pursuant to Section 21-7.1 of this Code or who | 5 | | already have a Professional Educator License and have | 6 | | completed a general administrative program and who do | 7 | | not choose to convert the general administrative | 8 | | endorsement to a principal endorsement pursuant to the | 9 | | options in this Section. | 10 | | (B) Principal endorsement. A principal endorsement | 11 | | shall be affixed to a Professional Educator License of | 12 | | any holder who qualifies by having all of the | 13 | | following: | 14 | | (i) Successful completion of a principal | 15 | | preparation program approved in accordance with | 16 | | Section 21B-60 of this Code and any applicable | 17 | | rules. | 18 | | (ii) At least 4 total years of teaching or, | 19 | | until June 30, 2021, 4 total years of working in | 20 | | the capacity of school support personnel in an | 21 | | Illinois public school or nonpublic school | 22 | | recognized by the State Board of Education or in an | 23 | | out-of-state public school or out-of-state | 24 | | nonpublic school meeting out-of-state recognition | 25 | | standards comparable to those approved by the | 26 | | State Superintendent of Education; however, the |
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| 1 | | State Board of Education, in consultation with the | 2 | | State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, | 3 | | shall allow, by rules, for fewer than 4 years of | 4 | | experience based on meeting standards set forth in | 5 | | such rules, including without limitation a review | 6 | | of performance evaluations or other evidence of | 7 | | demonstrated qualifications. | 8 | | (iii) A master's degree or higher from a | 9 | | regionally accredited college or university. | 10 | | (C) Chief school business official endorsement. A | 11 | | chief school business official endorsement shall be | 12 | | affixed to the Professional Educator License of any | 13 | | holder who qualifies by having a master's degree or | 14 | | higher, 2 years of full-time administrative experience | 15 | | in school business management or 2 years of | 16 | | university-approved practical experience, and a | 17 | | minimum of 24 semester hours of graduate credit in a | 18 | | program approved by the State Board of Education for | 19 | | the preparation of school business administrators and | 20 | | by passage of the applicable State tests. The chief | 21 | | school business official endorsement may also be | 22 | | affixed to the Professional Educator License of any | 23 | | holder who qualifies by having a master's degree in | 24 | | business administration, finance, or accounting , or | 25 | | public administration and who completes an additional | 26 | | 6 semester hours of internship in school business |
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| 1 | | management from a regionally accredited institution of | 2 | | higher education and passes the applicable State | 3 | | tests. This endorsement shall be required for any | 4 | | individual employed as a chief school business | 5 | | official. | 6 | | (D) Superintendent endorsement. A superintendent | 7 | | endorsement shall be affixed to the Professional | 8 | | Educator License of any holder who has completed a | 9 | | program approved by the State Board of Education for | 10 | | the preparation of superintendents of schools, has had | 11 | | at least 2 years of experience employed full-time in a | 12 | | general administrative position or as a full-time | 13 | | principal, director of special education, or chief | 14 | | school business official in the public schools or in a | 15 | | State-recognized nonpublic school in which the chief | 16 | | administrator is required to have the licensure | 17 | | necessary to be a principal in a public school in this | 18 | | State and where a majority of the teachers are required | 19 | | to have the licensure necessary to be instructors in a | 20 | | public school in this State, and has passed the | 21 | | required State tests; or of any holder who has | 22 | | completed a program that is not an Illinois-approved | 23 | | educator preparation program at an Illinois | 24 | | institution of higher education and that has | 25 | | recognition standards comparable to those approved by | 26 | | the State Superintendent of Education and holds the |
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| 1 | | general administrative, principal, or chief school | 2 | | business official endorsement and who has had 2 years | 3 | | of experience as a principal, director of special | 4 | | education, or chief school business official while | 5 | | holding a valid educator license or certificate | 6 | | comparable in validity and educational and experience | 7 | | requirements and has passed the appropriate State | 8 | | tests, as provided in Section 21B-30 of this Code. The | 9 | | superintendent endorsement shall allow individuals to | 10 | | serve only as a superintendent or assistant | 11 | | superintendent. | 12 | | (E) Teacher leader endorsement. It shall be the | 13 | | policy of this State to improve the quality of | 14 | | instructional leaders by providing a career pathway | 15 | | for teachers interested in serving in leadership | 16 | | roles, but not as principals. The State Board of | 17 | | Education, in consultation with the State Educator | 18 | | Preparation and Licensure Board, may issue a teacher | 19 | | leader endorsement under this subdivision (E). Persons | 20 | | who meet and successfully complete the requirements of | 21 | | the endorsement shall be issued a teacher leader | 22 | | endorsement on the Professional Educator License for | 23 | | serving in schools in this State. Teacher leaders may | 24 | | qualify to serve in such positions as department | 25 | | chairs, coaches, mentors, curriculum and instruction | 26 | | leaders, or other leadership positions as defined by |
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| 1 | | the district. The endorsement shall be available to | 2 | | those teachers who (i) hold a Professional Educator | 3 | | License, (ii) hold a master's degree or higher from a | 4 | | regionally accredited institution, (iii) have | 5 | | completed a program of study that has been approved by | 6 | | the State Board of Education, in consultation with the | 7 | | State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, and | 8 | | (iv) have successfully demonstrated competencies as | 9 | | defined by rule. | 10 | | A teacher who meets the requirements set forth in | 11 | | this Section and holds a teacher leader endorsement may | 12 | | evaluate teachers pursuant to Section 24A-5 of this | 13 | | Code, provided that the individual has completed the | 14 | | evaluation component required by Section 24A-3 of this | 15 | | Code and a teacher leader is allowed to evaluate | 16 | | personnel under the respective school district's | 17 | | collective bargaining agreement. | 18 | | The State Board of Education, in consultation with | 19 | | the State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, | 20 | | may adopt such rules as may be necessary to establish | 21 | | and implement the teacher leader endorsement program | 22 | | and to specify the positions for which this endorsement | 23 | | shall be required. | 24 | | (F) Special education endorsement. A special | 25 | | education endorsement in one or more areas shall be | 26 | | affixed to a Professional Educator License for any |
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| 1 | | individual that meets those requirements established | 2 | | by the State Board of Education in rules. Special | 3 | | education endorsement areas shall include without | 4 | | limitation the following: | 5 | | (i) Learning Behavior Specialist I; | 6 | | (ii) Learning Behavior Specialist II; | 7 | | (iii) Speech Language Pathologist; | 8 | | (iv) Blind or Visually Impaired; | 9 | | (v) Deaf-Hard of Hearing; and | 10 | | (vi) Early Childhood Special Education. | 11 | | Notwithstanding anything in this Code to the contrary, | 12 | | the State Board of Education, in consultation with the | 13 | | State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, may | 14 | | add additional areas of special education by rule. | 15 | | (G) School support personnel endorsement. School | 16 | | support personnel endorsement areas shall include, but | 17 | | are not limited to, school counselor, marriage and | 18 | | family therapist, school psychologist, school speech | 19 | | and language pathologist, school nurse, and school | 20 | | social worker. This endorsement is for individuals who | 21 | | are not teachers or administrators, but still require | 22 | | licensure to work in an instructional support position | 23 | | in a public or State-operated elementary school, | 24 | | secondary school, or cooperative or joint agreement | 25 | | with a governing body or board of control or a charter | 26 | | school operating in compliance with the Charter |
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| 1 | | Schools Law. The school support personnel endorsement | 2 | | shall be affixed to the Professional Educator License | 3 | | and shall meet all of the requirements established in | 4 | | any rules adopted to implement this subdivision (G). | 5 | | The holder of such an endorsement is entitled to all of | 6 | | the rights and privileges granted holders of any other | 7 | | Professional Educator License, including teacher | 8 | | benefits, compensation, and working conditions.
| 9 | | Beginning on January 1, 2014 and ending on April | 10 | | 30, 2014, a person holding a Professional Educator | 11 | | License with a school speech and language pathologist | 12 | | (teaching) endorsement may exchange his or her school | 13 | | speech and language pathologist (teaching) endorsement | 14 | | for a school speech and language pathologist | 15 | | (non-teaching) endorsement through application to the | 16 | | State Board of Education. There shall be no cost for | 17 | | this exchange. | 18 | | (Source: P.A. 98-413, eff. 8-16-13; 98-610, eff. 12-27-13; | 19 | | 98-872, eff. 8-11-14; 98-917, eff. 8-15-14; 98-1147, eff. | 20 | | 12-31-14; 99-58, eff. 7-16-15; 99-623, eff. 7-22-16; 99-920, | 21 | | eff. 1-6-17; revised 1-23-17.)
| 22 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 23 | | becoming law.
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