Full Text of SB1952 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning education.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 10. The School Code is amended by changing Sections | 5 | | 21B-20, 21B-25, 21B-30, 21B-35, 21B-50, 21B-55, and 27A-10 and | 6 | | by adding Section 24-8.5 as follows: | 7 | | (105 ILCS 5/21B-20) | 8 | | Sec. 21B-20. Types of licenses. The State Board of | 9 | | Education shall implement a system of educator licensure, | 10 | | whereby individuals employed in school districts who are | 11 | | required to be licensed must have one of the following | 12 | | licenses: (i) a professional educator license; (ii) an educator | 13 | | license with stipulations; (iii) a substitute teaching | 14 | | license; or (iv) until June 30, 2023, a short-term substitute | 15 | | teaching license. References in law regarding individuals | 16 | | certified or certificated or required to be certified or | 17 | | certificated under Article 21 of this Code shall also include | 18 | | individuals licensed or required to be licensed under this | 19 | | Article. The first year of all licenses ends on June 30 | 20 | | following one full year of the license being issued. | 21 | | 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 govern the requirements for |
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| 1 | | licenses and endorsements under this Section. | 2 | | (1) Professional Educator License. Persons who (i) | 3 | | have successfully completed an approved educator | 4 | | preparation program and are recommended for licensure by | 5 | | the Illinois institution offering the educator preparation | 6 | | program, (ii) have successfully completed the required | 7 | | testing under Section 21B-30 of this Code, (iii) have | 8 | | successfully completed coursework on the psychology of, | 9 | | the identification of, and the methods of instruction for | 10 | | the exceptional child, including without limitation | 11 | | children with learning disabilities, (iv) have | 12 | | successfully completed coursework in methods of reading | 13 | | and reading in the content area, and (v) have met all other | 14 | | criteria established by rule of the State Board of | 15 | | Education shall be issued a Professional Educator License. | 16 | | All Professional Educator Licenses are valid until June 30 | 17 | | immediately following 5 years of the license being issued. | 18 | | The Professional Educator License shall be endorsed with | 19 | | specific areas and grade levels in which the individual is | 20 | | eligible to practice. For an early childhood education | 21 | | endorsement, an individual may satisfy the student | 22 | | teaching requirement of his or her early childhood teacher | 23 | | preparation program through placement in a setting with | 24 | | children from birth through grade 2, and the individual may | 25 | | be paid and receive credit while student teaching. The | 26 | | student teaching experience must meet the requirements of |
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| 1 | | and be approved by the individual's early childhood teacher | 2 | | preparation program. | 3 | | Individuals can receive subsequent endorsements on the | 4 | | Professional Educator License. Subsequent endorsements | 5 | | shall require a minimum of 24 semester hours of coursework | 6 | | in the endorsement area and passage of the applicable | 7 | | content area test, unless otherwise specified by rule. | 8 | | (2) Educator License with Stipulations. An Educator | 9 | | License with Stipulations shall be issued an endorsement | 10 | | that limits the license holder to one particular position | 11 | | or does not require completion of an approved educator | 12 | | program or both. | 13 | | An individual with an Educator License with | 14 | | Stipulations must not be employed by a school district or | 15 | | any other entity to replace any presently employed teacher | 16 | | who otherwise would not be replaced for any reason. | 17 | | An Educator License with Stipulations may be issued | 18 | | with the following endorsements: | 19 | | (A) (Blank). A A provisional educator endorsement | 20 | | for a service member or a spouse of a service member is | 21 | | valid until June 30 immediately following 3 years of | 22 | | the license being issued, provided that any remaining | 23 | | testing and coursework deficiencies are met under this | 24 | | Section. In this Section, "spouse of a service member" | 25 | | means any person who, at the time of application under | 26 | | this Section, is the spouse of an active duty member of |
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| 1 | | the United States Armed Forces or any reserve component | 2 | | of the United States Armed Forces or the National Guard | 3 | | of any state, commonwealth, or territory of the United | 4 | | States or the District of Columbia. | 5 | | Except as otherwise provided under this | 6 | | subparagraph, a | 7 | | (B) Alternative provisional educator. An | 8 | | alternative provisional educator endorsement on an | 9 | | Educator License with Stipulations may be issued to an | 10 | | applicant who, at the time of applying for the | 11 | | endorsement, has done all of the following: | 12 | | (i) Graduated from a regionally accredited | 13 | | college or university with a minimum of a | 14 | | bachelor's degree. | 15 | | (ii) Successfully completed the first phase of | 16 | | the Alternative Educator Licensure Program for | 17 | | Teachers, as described in Section 21B-50 of this | 18 | | Code. | 19 | | (iii) Passed a test of basic skills and content | 20 | | area test, as required under Section 21B-30 of this | 21 | | Code. | 22 | | The alternative provisional educator endorsement is | 23 | | valid for 2 years of teaching and may be renewed for a | 24 | | third year by an individual meeting the requirements set | 25 | | forth in Section 21B-50 of this Code. | 26 | | (C) Alternative provisional superintendent. An |
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| 1 | | alternative provisional superintendent endorsement on | 2 | | an Educator License with Stipulations entitles the | 3 | | holder to serve only as a superintendent or assistant | 4 | | superintendent in a school district's central office. | 5 | | This endorsement may only be issued to an applicant | 6 | | who, at the time of applying for the endorsement, has | 7 | | done all of the following: | 8 | | (i) Graduated from a regionally accredited | 9 | | college or university with a minimum of a master's | 10 | | degree in a management field other than education. | 11 | | (ii) Been employed for a period of at least 5 | 12 | | years in a management level position in a field | 13 | | other than education. | 14 | | (iii) Successfully completed the first phase | 15 | | of an alternative route to superintendent | 16 | | endorsement program, as provided in Section 21B-55 | 17 | | of this Code. | 18 | | (iv) Passed a test of basic skills and content | 19 | | area test tests required under Section 21B-30 of | 20 | | this Code. | 21 | | The endorsement is valid for 2 fiscal years in | 22 | | order to complete one full year of serving as a | 23 | | superintendent or assistant superintendent. | 24 | | (D) (Blank). | 25 | | (E) Career and technical educator. A career and | 26 | | technical educator endorsement on an Educator License |
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| 1 | | with Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who has | 2 | | a minimum of 60 semester hours of coursework from a | 3 | | regionally accredited institution of higher education | 4 | | or an accredited trade and technical institution and | 5 | | has a minimum of 2,000 hours of experience outside of | 6 | | education in each area to be taught. | 7 | | The career and technical educator endorsement on | 8 | | an Educator License with Stipulations is valid until | 9 | | June 30 immediately following 5 years of the | 10 | | endorsement being issued and may be renewed. For | 11 | | individuals who were issued the career and technical | 12 | | educator endorsement on an Educator License with | 13 | | Stipulations on or after January 1, 2015, the license | 14 | | may be renewed if the individual passes a test of basic | 15 | | skills or test of work proficiency, as required under | 16 | | Section 21B-30 of this Code. | 17 | | An individual who holds a valid career and | 18 | | technical educator endorsement on an Educator License | 19 | | with Stipulations but does not hold a bachelor's degree | 20 | | may substitute teach in career and technical education | 21 | | classrooms. | 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 for 5 | 17 | | years. For individuals who were issued the provisional | 18 | | career and technical educator endorsement on an | 19 | | Educator License with Stipulations on or after January | 20 | | 1, 2015, the license may be renewed if the individual | 21 | | passes a test of basic skills or test of work | 22 | | proficiency, as required under Section 21B-30 of this | 23 | | Code. | 24 | | A part-time provisional career and technical | 25 | | educator endorsement on an Educator License with | 26 | | Stipulations may be issued for teaching no more than 2 |
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| 1 | | courses of study for grades 6 through 12. The part-time | 2 | | provisional career and technical educator endorsement | 3 | | on an Educator License with Stipulations is valid until | 4 | | June 30 immediately following 5 years of the | 5 | | endorsement being issued and may be renewed for 5 years | 6 | | if the individual makes application for renewal. | 7 | | An individual who holds a provisional or part-time | 8 | | provisional career and technical educator endorsement | 9 | | on an Educator License with Stipulations but does not | 10 | | hold a bachelor's degree may substitute teach in career | 11 | | and technical education classrooms. | 12 | | (G) Transitional bilingual educator. A | 13 | | transitional bilingual educator endorsement on an | 14 | | Educator License with Stipulations may be issued for | 15 | | the purpose of providing instruction in accordance | 16 | | with Article 14C of this Code to an applicant who | 17 | | provides satisfactory evidence that he or she meets all | 18 | | of the following requirements: | 19 | | (i) Possesses adequate speaking, reading, and | 20 | | writing ability in the language other than English | 21 | | in which transitional bilingual education is | 22 | | offered. | 23 | | (ii) Has the ability to successfully | 24 | | communicate in English. | 25 | | (iii) Either possessed, within 5 years | 26 | | previous to his or her applying for a transitional |
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| 1 | | bilingual educator endorsement, a valid and | 2 | | comparable teaching certificate or comparable | 3 | | authorization issued by a foreign country or holds | 4 | | a degree from an institution of higher learning in | 5 | | a foreign country that the State Educator | 6 | | Preparation and Licensure Board determines to be | 7 | | the equivalent of a bachelor's degree from a | 8 | | regionally accredited institution of higher | 9 | | learning in the United States. | 10 | | A transitional bilingual educator endorsement | 11 | | shall be valid for prekindergarten through grade 12, is | 12 | | valid until June 30 immediately following 5 years of | 13 | | the endorsement being issued, and shall not be renewed. | 14 | | Persons holding a transitional bilingual educator | 15 | | endorsement shall not be employed to replace any | 16 | | presently employed teacher who otherwise would not be | 17 | | replaced for any reason. | 18 | | (H) Language endorsement. In an effort to | 19 | | alleviate the shortage of teachers speaking a language | 20 | | other than English in the public schools, an individual | 21 | | who holds an Educator License with Stipulations may | 22 | | also apply for a language endorsement, provided that | 23 | | the applicant provides satisfactory evidence that he | 24 | | or she meets all of the following requirements: | 25 | | (i) Holds a transitional bilingual | 26 | | endorsement. |
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| 1 | | (ii) Has demonstrated proficiency in the | 2 | | language for which the endorsement is to be issued | 3 | | by passing the applicable language content test | 4 | | required by the State Board of Education. | 5 | | (iii) Holds a bachelor's degree or higher from | 6 | | a regionally accredited institution of higher | 7 | | education or, for individuals educated in a | 8 | | country other than the United States, holds a | 9 | | degree from an institution of higher learning in a | 10 | | foreign country that the State Educator | 11 | | Preparation and Licensure Board determines to be | 12 | | the equivalent of a bachelor's degree from a | 13 | | regionally accredited institution of higher | 14 | | learning in the United States. | 15 | | (iv) (Blank). Has passed a test of basic | 16 | | skills, as required under Section 21B-30 of this | 17 | | Code. | 18 | | A language endorsement on an Educator License with | 19 | | Stipulations is valid for prekindergarten through | 20 | | grade 12 for the same validity period as the | 21 | | individual's transitional bilingual educator | 22 | | endorsement on the Educator License with Stipulations | 23 | | and shall not be renewed. | 24 | | (I) Visiting international educator. A visiting | 25 | | international educator endorsement on an Educator | 26 | | License with Stipulations may be issued to an |
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| 1 | | individual who is being recruited by a particular | 2 | | school district that conducts formal recruitment | 3 | | programs outside of the United States to secure the | 4 | | services of qualified teachers and who meets all of the | 5 | | following requirements: | 6 | | (i) Holds the equivalent of a minimum of a | 7 | | bachelor's degree issued in the United States. | 8 | | (ii) Has been prepared as a teacher at the | 9 | | grade level for which he or she will be employed. | 10 | | (iii) Has adequate content knowledge in the | 11 | | subject to be taught. | 12 | | (iv) Has an adequate command of the English | 13 | | language. | 14 | | A holder of a visiting international educator | 15 | | endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations | 16 | | shall be permitted to teach in bilingual education | 17 | | programs in the language that was the medium of | 18 | | instruction in his or her teacher preparation program, | 19 | | provided that he or she passes the English Language | 20 | | Proficiency Examination or another test of writing | 21 | | skills in English identified by the State Board of | 22 | | Education, in consultation with the State Educator | 23 | | Preparation and Licensure Board. | 24 | | A visiting international educator endorsement on | 25 | | an Educator License with Stipulations is valid for 3 | 26 | | years and shall not be renewed. |
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| 1 | | (J) Paraprofessional educator. A paraprofessional | 2 | | educator endorsement on an Educator License with | 3 | | Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who holds a | 4 | | high school diploma or its recognized equivalent and | 5 | | either holds an associate's degree or a minimum of 60 | 6 | | semester hours of credit from a regionally accredited | 7 | | institution of higher education or has passed a test of | 8 | | basic skills required under Section 21B-30 of this | 9 | | Code . The paraprofessional educator endorsement is | 10 | | valid until June 30 immediately following 5 years of | 11 | | the endorsement being issued and may be renewed through | 12 | | application and payment of the appropriate fee, as | 13 | | required under Section 21B-40 of this Code. An | 14 | | individual who holds only a paraprofessional educator | 15 | | endorsement is not subject to additional requirements | 16 | | in order to renew the endorsement. | 17 | | (K) Chief school business official. A chief school | 18 | | business official endorsement on an Educator License | 19 | | with Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who | 20 | | qualifies by having a master's degree or higher, 2 | 21 | | years of full-time administrative experience in school | 22 | | business management or 2 years of university-approved | 23 | | practical experience, and a minimum of 24 semester | 24 | | hours of graduate credit in a program approved by the | 25 | | State Board of Education for the preparation of school | 26 | | business administrators and by passage of the |
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| 1 | | applicable State tests, including an a test of basic | 2 | | skills and applicable content area test. | 3 | | The chief school business official endorsement may | 4 | | also be affixed to the Educator License with | 5 | | Stipulations of any holder who qualifies by having a | 6 | | master's degree in business administration, finance, | 7 | | accounting, or public administration and who completes | 8 | | an additional 6 semester hours of internship in school | 9 | | business management from a regionally accredited | 10 | | institution of higher education and passes the | 11 | | applicable State tests, including an a test of basic | 12 | | skills and applicable content area test. This | 13 | | endorsement shall be required for any individual | 14 | | employed as a chief school business official. | 15 | | The chief school business official endorsement on | 16 | | an Educator License with Stipulations is valid until | 17 | | June 30 immediately following 5 years of the | 18 | | endorsement being issued and may be renewed if the | 19 | | license holder completes renewal requirements as | 20 | | required for individuals who hold a Professional | 21 | | Educator License endorsed for chief school business | 22 | | official under Section 21B-45 of this Code and such | 23 | | rules as may be adopted by the State Board of | 24 | | Education. | 25 | | The State Board of Education shall adopt any rules | 26 | | necessary to implement Public Act 100-288. |
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| 1 | | (L) Provisional in-state educator. A provisional | 2 | | in-state educator endorsement on an Educator License | 3 | | with Stipulations may be issued to a candidate who has | 4 | | completed an Illinois-approved educator preparation | 5 | | program at an Illinois institution of higher education | 6 | | and who has not successfully completed an | 7 | | evidence-based assessment of teacher effectiveness but | 8 | | who meets all of the following requirements: | 9 | | (i) Holds at least a bachelor's degree. | 10 | | (ii) Has completed an approved educator | 11 | | preparation program at an Illinois institution. | 12 | | (iii) Has passed an a test of basic skills and | 13 | | applicable content area test, as required by | 14 | | Section 21B-30 of this Code. | 15 | | (iv) Has attempted an evidence-based | 16 | | assessment of teacher effectiveness and received a | 17 | | minimum score on that assessment, as established | 18 | | by the State Board of Education in consultation | 19 | | with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure | 20 | | Board. | 21 | | A provisional in-state educator endorsement on an | 22 | | Educator License with Stipulations is valid for one | 23 | | full fiscal year after the date of issuance and may not | 24 | | be renewed. | 25 | | (M) School support personnel intern. A school | 26 | | support personnel intern endorsement on an Educator |
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| 1 | | License with Stipulations may be issued as specified by | 2 | | rule. | 3 | | (N) Special education area. A special education | 4 | | area endorsement on an Educator License with | 5 | | Stipulations may be issued as defined and specified by | 6 | | rule. | 7 | | (3) Substitute Teaching License. A Substitute Teaching | 8 | | License may be issued to qualified applicants for | 9 | | substitute teaching in all grades of the public schools, | 10 | | prekindergarten through grade 12. Substitute Teaching | 11 | | Licenses are not eligible for endorsements. Applicants for | 12 | | a Substitute Teaching License must hold a bachelor's degree | 13 | | or higher from a regionally accredited institution of | 14 | | higher education. | 15 | | Substitute Teaching Licenses are valid for 5 years. | 16 | | Substitute Teaching Licenses are valid for substitute | 17 | | teaching in every county of this State. If an individual | 18 | | has had his or her Professional Educator License or | 19 | | Educator License with Stipulations suspended or revoked, | 20 | | then that individual is not eligible to obtain a Substitute | 21 | | Teaching License. | 22 | | A substitute teacher may only teach in the place of a | 23 | | licensed teacher who is under contract with the employing | 24 | | board. If, however, there is no licensed teacher under | 25 | | contract because of an emergency situation, then a district | 26 | | may employ a substitute teacher for no longer than 30 |
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| 1 | | calendar days per each vacant position in the district if | 2 | | the district notifies the appropriate regional office of | 3 | | education within 5 business days after the employment of | 4 | | the substitute teacher in the emergency situation. An | 5 | | emergency situation is one in which an unforeseen vacancy | 6 | | has occurred and (i) a teacher is unable to fulfill his or | 7 | | her contractual duties or (ii) teacher capacity needs of | 8 | | the district exceed previous indications, and the district | 9 | | is actively engaged in advertising to hire a fully licensed | 10 | | teacher for the 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 90 school days for any one licensed teacher under | 15 | | contract in the same school year. A substitute teacher who | 16 | | holds a Professional Educator License or Educator License | 17 | | with Stipulations shall not teach for more than 120 school | 18 | | days for any one licensed teacher under contract in the | 19 | | same school year. The limitations in this paragraph (3) on | 20 | | the number of days a substitute teacher may be employed do | 21 | | not apply to any school district operating under Article 34 | 22 | | of this Code. | 23 | | A school district may not require an individual who | 24 | | holds a valid Professional Educator License or Educator | 25 | | License with Stipulations to seek or hold a Substitute | 26 | | Teaching License to teach as a substitute teacher. |
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| 1 | | (4) Short-Term Substitute Teaching License. Beginning | 2 | | on July 1, 2018 and until June 30, 2023, the State Board of | 3 | | Education may issue a Short-Term Substitute Teaching | 4 | | License. A Short-Term Substitute Teaching License may be | 5 | | issued to a qualified applicant for substitute teaching in | 6 | | all grades of the public schools, prekindergarten through | 7 | | grade 12. Short-Term Substitute Teaching Licenses are not | 8 | | eligible for endorsements. Applicants for a Short-Term | 9 | | Substitute Teaching License must hold an associate's | 10 | | degree or have completed at least 60 credit hours from a | 11 | | regionally accredited institution of higher education. | 12 | | Short-Term Substitute Teaching Licenses are valid for | 13 | | substitute teaching in every county of this State. If an | 14 | | individual has had his or her Professional Educator License | 15 | | or Educator License with Stipulations suspended or | 16 | | revoked, then that individual is not eligible to obtain a | 17 | | Short-Term Substitute Teaching License. | 18 | | The provisions of Sections 10-21.9 and 34-18.5 of this | 19 | | Code apply to short-term substitute teachers. | 20 | | An individual holding a Short-Term Substitute Teaching | 21 | | License may teach no more than 5 consecutive days per | 22 | | licensed teacher who is under contract. For teacher | 23 | | absences lasting 6 or more days per licensed teacher who is | 24 | | under contract, a school district may not hire an | 25 | | individual holding a Short-Term Substitute Teaching | 26 | | License. An individual holding a Short-Term Substitute |
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| 1 | | Teaching License must complete the training program under | 2 | | Section 10-20.67 or 34-18.60 of this Code to be eligible to | 3 | | teach at a public school. This paragraph (4) is inoperative | 4 | | on and after July 1, 2023.
| 5 | | (Source: P.A. 99-35, eff. 1-1-16; 99-58, eff. 7-16-15; 99-143, | 6 | | eff. 7-27-15; 99-642, eff. 7-28-16; 99-920, eff. 1-6-17; 100-8, | 7 | | eff. 7-1-17; 100-13, eff. 7-1-17; 100-288, eff. 8-24-17; | 8 | | 100-596, eff. 7-1-18; 100-821, eff. 9-3-18; 100-863, eff. | 9 | | 8-14-18; revised 10-1-18.) | 10 | | (105 ILCS 5/21B-25) | 11 | | Sec. 21B-25. Endorsement on licenses. All licenses issued | 12 | | under paragraph (1) of Section 21B-20 of this Code shall be | 13 | | specifically endorsed by the State Board of Education for each | 14 | | content area, school support area, and administrative area for | 15 | | which the holder of the license is qualified. Recognized | 16 | | institutions approved to offer educator preparation programs | 17 | | shall be trained to add endorsements to licenses issued to | 18 | | applicants who meet all of the requirements for the endorsement | 19 | | or endorsements, including passing any required tests. The | 20 | | State Superintendent of Education shall randomly audit | 21 | | institutions to ensure that all rules and standards are being | 22 | | followed for entitlement or when endorsements are being | 23 | | recommended. | 24 | | (1) The State Board of Education, in consultation with | 25 | | the State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, shall |
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| 1 | | establish, by rule, the grade level and subject area | 2 | | endorsements to be added to the Professional Educator | 3 | | License. These rules shall outline the requirements for | 4 | | obtaining each endorsement. | 5 | | (2) In addition to any and all grade level and content | 6 | | area endorsements developed by rule, the State Board of | 7 | | Education, in consultation with the State Educator | 8 | | Preparation and Licensure Board, shall develop the | 9 | | requirements for the following endorsements: | 10 | | (A) (Blank). | 11 | | (B) Principal endorsement. A principal endorsement | 12 | | shall be affixed to a Professional Educator License of | 13 | | any holder who qualifies by having all of the | 14 | | following: | 15 | | (i) Successful completion of a principal | 16 | | preparation program approved in accordance with | 17 | | Section 21B-60 of this Code and any applicable | 18 | | rules. | 19 | | (ii) At least 4 total years of teaching or 4 | 20 | | total years of working in the capacity of school | 21 | | support personnel in an Illinois public school or | 22 | | nonpublic school recognized by the State Board of | 23 | | Education, in a school under the supervision of the | 24 | | Department of Corrections, or in an out-of-state | 25 | | public school or out-of-state nonpublic school | 26 | | meeting out-of-state recognition standards |
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| 1 | | comparable to those approved by the State | 2 | | Superintendent of Education; however, the State | 3 | | Board of Education, in consultation with the State | 4 | | Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, shall | 5 | | allow, by rules, for fewer than 4 years of | 6 | | experience based on meeting standards set forth in | 7 | | such rules, including without limitation a review | 8 | | of performance evaluations or other evidence of | 9 | | demonstrated qualifications. | 10 | | (iii) A master's degree or higher from a | 11 | | regionally accredited college or university. | 12 | | (C) Chief school business official endorsement. A | 13 | | chief school business official endorsement shall be | 14 | | affixed to the Professional Educator License of any | 15 | | holder who qualifies by having a master's degree or | 16 | | higher, 2 years of full-time administrative experience | 17 | | in school business management or 2 years of | 18 | | university-approved practical experience, and a | 19 | | minimum of 24 semester hours of graduate credit in a | 20 | | program approved by the State Board of Education for | 21 | | the preparation of school business administrators and | 22 | | by passage of the applicable State tests. The chief | 23 | | school business official endorsement may also be | 24 | | affixed to the Professional Educator License of any | 25 | | holder who qualifies by having a master's degree in | 26 | | business administration, finance, accounting, or |
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| 1 | | public administration and who completes an additional | 2 | | 6 semester hours of internship in school business | 3 | | management from a regionally accredited institution of | 4 | | higher education and passes the applicable State | 5 | | tests. This endorsement shall be required for any | 6 | | individual employed as a chief school business | 7 | | official. | 8 | | (D) Superintendent endorsement. A superintendent | 9 | | endorsement shall be affixed to the Professional | 10 | | Educator License of any holder who has completed a | 11 | | program approved by the State Board of Education for | 12 | | the preparation of superintendents of schools, has had | 13 | | at least 2 years of experience employed full-time in a | 14 | | general administrative position or as a full-time | 15 | | principal, director of special education, or chief | 16 | | school business official in the public schools or in a | 17 | | State-recognized nonpublic school in which the chief | 18 | | administrator is required to have the licensure | 19 | | necessary to be a principal in a public school in this | 20 | | State and where a majority of the teachers are required | 21 | | to have the licensure necessary to be instructors in a | 22 | | public school in this State, and has passed the | 23 | | required State tests; or of any holder who has | 24 | | completed a program that is not an Illinois-approved | 25 | | educator preparation program at an Illinois | 26 | | institution of higher education and that has |
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| 1 | | recognition standards comparable to those approved by | 2 | | the State Superintendent of Education and holds the | 3 | | general administrative, principal, or chief school | 4 | | business official endorsement and who has had 2 years | 5 | | of experience as a principal, director of special | 6 | | education, or chief school business official while | 7 | | holding a valid educator license or certificate | 8 | | comparable in validity and educational and experience | 9 | | requirements and has passed the appropriate State | 10 | | tests, as provided in Section 21B-30 of this Code. The | 11 | | superintendent endorsement shall allow individuals to | 12 | | serve only as a superintendent or assistant | 13 | | superintendent. | 14 | | (E) Teacher leader endorsement. It shall be the | 15 | | policy of this State to improve the quality of | 16 | | instructional leaders by providing a career pathway | 17 | | for teachers interested in serving in leadership | 18 | | roles, but not as principals. The State Board of | 19 | | Education, in consultation with the State Educator | 20 | | Preparation and Licensure Board, may issue a teacher | 21 | | leader endorsement under this subdivision (E). Persons | 22 | | who meet and successfully complete the requirements of | 23 | | the endorsement shall be issued a teacher leader | 24 | | endorsement on the Professional Educator License for | 25 | | serving in schools in this State. Teacher leaders may | 26 | | qualify to serve in such positions as department |
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| 1 | | chairs, coaches, mentors, curriculum and instruction | 2 | | leaders, or other leadership positions as defined by | 3 | | the district. The endorsement shall be available to | 4 | | those teachers who (i) hold a Professional Educator | 5 | | License, (ii) hold a master's degree or higher from a | 6 | | regionally accredited institution, (iii) have | 7 | | completed a program of study that has been approved by | 8 | | the State Board of Education, in consultation with the | 9 | | State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, and | 10 | | (iv) have successfully demonstrated competencies as | 11 | | defined by rule. | 12 | | A teacher who meets the requirements set forth in | 13 | | this Section and holds a teacher leader endorsement may | 14 | | evaluate teachers pursuant to Section 24A-5 of this | 15 | | Code, provided that the individual has completed the | 16 | | evaluation component required by Section 24A-3 of this | 17 | | Code and a teacher leader is allowed to evaluate | 18 | | personnel under the respective school district's | 19 | | collective bargaining agreement. | 20 | | The State Board of Education, in consultation with | 21 | | the State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, | 22 | | may adopt such rules as may be necessary to establish | 23 | | and implement the teacher leader endorsement program | 24 | | and to specify the positions for which this endorsement | 25 | | shall be required. | 26 | | (F) Special education endorsement. A special |
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| 1 | | education endorsement in one or more areas shall be | 2 | | affixed to a Professional Educator License for any | 3 | | individual that meets those requirements established | 4 | | by the State Board of Education in rules. Special | 5 | | education endorsement areas shall include without | 6 | | limitation the following: | 7 | | (i) Learning Behavior Specialist I; | 8 | | (ii) Learning Behavior Specialist II; | 9 | | (iii) Speech Language Pathologist; | 10 | | (iv) Blind or Visually Impaired; | 11 | | (v) Deaf-Hard of Hearing; | 12 | | (vi) Early Childhood Special Education; and | 13 | | (vii) Director of Special Education. | 14 | | Notwithstanding anything in this Code to the contrary, | 15 | | the State Board of Education, in consultation with the | 16 | | State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, may | 17 | | add additional areas of special education by rule. | 18 | | (G) School support personnel endorsement. School | 19 | | support personnel endorsement areas shall include, but | 20 | | are not limited to, school counselor, marriage and | 21 | | family therapist, school psychologist, school speech | 22 | | and language pathologist, school nurse, and school | 23 | | social worker. This endorsement is for individuals who | 24 | | are not teachers or administrators, but still require | 25 | | licensure to work in an instructional support position | 26 | | in a public or State-operated elementary school, |
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| 1 | | secondary school, or cooperative or joint agreement | 2 | | with a governing body or board of control or a charter | 3 | | school operating in compliance with the Charter | 4 | | Schools Law. The school support personnel endorsement | 5 | | shall be affixed to the Professional Educator License | 6 | | and shall meet all of the requirements established in | 7 | | any rules adopted to implement this subdivision (G). | 8 | | The holder of such an endorsement is entitled to all of | 9 | | the rights and privileges granted holders of any other | 10 | | Professional Educator License, including teacher | 11 | | benefits, compensation, and working conditions.
| 12 | | (Source: P.A. 99-58, eff. 7-16-15; 99-623, eff. 7-22-16; | 13 | | 99-920, eff. 1-6-17; 100-13, eff. 7-1-17; 100-267, eff. | 14 | | 8-22-17; 100-288, eff. 8-24-17; 100-596, eff. 7-1-18; 100-780, | 15 | | eff. 1-1-19; 100-863, eff. 8-14-18; revised 10-1-18.)
| 16 | | (105 ILCS 5/21B-30)
| 17 | | Sec. 21B-30. Educator testing. | 18 | | (a) This Section applies beginning on July 1, 2012. | 19 | | (b) The State Board of Education, in consultation with the | 20 | | State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, shall design | 21 | | and implement a system of examinations, which shall be required | 22 | | prior to the issuance of educator licenses. These examinations | 23 | | and indicators must be based on national and State professional | 24 | | teaching standards, as determined by the State Board of | 25 | | Education, in consultation with the State Educator Preparation |
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| 1 | | and Licensure Board. The State Board of Education may adopt | 2 | | such rules as may be necessary to implement and administer this | 3 | | Section. | 4 | | (c) (Blank). Except as otherwise provided in this Article, | 5 | | applicants seeking a Professional Educator License or an | 6 | | Educator License with Stipulations shall be required to pass a | 7 | | test of basic skills before the license is issued, unless the | 8 | | endorsement the individual is seeking does not require passage | 9 | | of the test. All applicants completing Illinois-approved, | 10 | | teacher education or school service personnel preparation | 11 | | programs shall be required to pass the State Board of | 12 | | Education's recognized test of basic skills prior to starting | 13 | | their student teaching or starting the final semester of their | 14 | | internship. An institution of higher learning, as defined in | 15 | | the Higher Education Student Assistance Act, may not require an | 16 | | applicant to complete the State Board's recognized test of | 17 | | basic skills prior to the semester before student teaching or | 18 | | prior to the semester before starting the final semester of an | 19 | | internship. An individual who passes a test of basic skills | 20 | | does not need to do so again for subsequent endorsements or | 21 | | other educator licenses. | 22 | | (d) All applicants seeking a State license shall be | 23 | | required to pass a test of content area knowledge for each area | 24 | | of endorsement for which there is an applicable test. There | 25 | | shall be no exception to this requirement. No candidate shall | 26 | | be allowed to student teach or serve as the teacher of record |
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| 1 | | until he or she has passed the applicable content area test. | 2 | | (e) (Blank). | 3 | | (f) Except as otherwise provided in this Article, beginning | 4 | | on September 1, 2015, all candidates completing teacher | 5 | | preparation programs in this State and all candidates subject | 6 | | to Section 21B-35 of this Code are required to pass a teacher | 7 | | performance assessment approved by the State Board of | 8 | | Education, in consultation with the State Educator Preparation | 9 | | and Licensure Board. Subject to appropriation, an individual | 10 | | who holds a Professional Educator License and is employed for a | 11 | | minimum of one school year by a school district designated as | 12 | | Tier 1 under Section 18-8.15 may, after application to the | 13 | | State Board, receive from the State Board a refund for any | 14 | | costs associated with completing the teacher performance | 15 | | assessment under this subsection. | 16 | | (g) The Tests of basic skills and content area knowledge | 17 | | test and the teacher performance assessment shall be the tests | 18 | | that from time to time are designated by the State Board of | 19 | | Education, in consultation with the State Educator Preparation | 20 | | and Licensure Board, and may be tests prepared by an | 21 | | educational testing organization or tests designed by the State | 22 | | Board of Education, in consultation with the State Educator | 23 | | Preparation and Licensure Board. The areas to be covered by a | 24 | | test of basic skills shall include reading, language arts, and | 25 | | mathematics. The test of content area knowledge shall assess | 26 | | content knowledge in a specific subject field. The tests must |
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| 1 | | be designed to be racially neutral to ensure that no person | 2 | | taking the tests is discriminated against on the basis of race, | 3 | | color, national origin, or other factors unrelated to the | 4 | | person's ability to perform as a licensed employee. The score | 5 | | required to pass the tests shall be fixed by the State Board of | 6 | | Education, in consultation with the State Educator Preparation | 7 | | and Licensure Board. The tests shall be administered not fewer | 8 | | than 3 times a year at such time and place as may be designated | 9 | | by the State Board of Education, in consultation with the State | 10 | | Educator Preparation and Licensure Board. | 11 | | The State Board shall implement a test or tests to assess | 12 | | the speaking, reading, writing, and grammar skills of | 13 | | applicants for an endorsement or a license issued under | 14 | | subdivision (G) of paragraph (2) of Section 21B-20 of this Code | 15 | | in the English language and in the language of the transitional | 16 | | bilingual education program requested by the applicant. | 17 | | (h) Except as provided in Section 34-6 of this Code, the | 18 | | provisions of this Section shall apply equally in any school | 19 | | district subject to Article 34 of this Code. | 20 | | (i) The rules developed to implement and enforce the | 21 | | testing requirements under this Section shall include without | 22 | | limitation provisions governing test selection, test | 23 | | validation and determination of a passing score, | 24 | | administration of the tests, frequency of administration, | 25 | | applicant fees, frequency of applicants taking the tests, the | 26 | | years for which a score is valid, and appropriate special |
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| 1 | | accommodations. The State Board of Education shall develop such | 2 | | rules as may be needed to ensure uniformity from year to year | 3 | | in the level of difficulty for each form of an assessment.
| 4 | | (Source: P.A. 99-58, eff. 7-16-15; 99-657, eff. 7-28-16; | 5 | | 99-920, eff. 1-6-17; 100-596, eff. 7-1-18; 100-863, eff. | 6 | | 8-14-18; 100-932, eff. 8-17-18; revised 10-1-18.) | 7 | | (105 ILCS 5/21B-35) | 8 | | Sec. 21B-35. Minimum requirements for educators trained in | 9 | | other states or countries. | 10 | | (a) Any applicant who has not been entitled by an | 11 | | Illinois-approved educator preparation program at an Illinois | 12 | | institution of higher education applying for a Professional | 13 | | Educator License endorsed in a teaching field or school support | 14 | | personnel area must meet the following requirements: | 15 | | (1) the applicant must: | 16 | | (A) hold a comparable and valid educator license or | 17 | | certificate, as defined by rule, with similar grade | 18 | | level and content area credentials from another state, | 19 | | with the State Board of Education having the authority | 20 | | to determine what constitutes similar grade level and | 21 | | content area credentials from another state; and | 22 | | (B) have a bachelor's degree from a regionally | 23 | | accredited institution of higher education; or | 24 | | (2) the applicant must: | 25 | | (A) have completed a state-approved program for |
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| 1 | | the licensure area sought, including coursework | 2 | | concerning methods of instruction of the exceptional | 3 | | child, methods of reading and reading in the content | 4 | | area, and instructional strategies for English | 5 | | learners; | 6 | | (B) have a bachelor's degree from a regionally | 7 | | accredited institution of higher education; | 8 | | (C) have successfully met all Illinois examination | 9 | | requirements, except that: | 10 | | (i) (blank); an applicant who has successfully | 11 | | completed a test of basic skills, as defined by | 12 | | rules, at the time of initial licensure in another | 13 | | state is not required to complete a test of basic | 14 | | skills; | 15 | | (ii) an applicant who has successfully | 16 | | completed a test of content, as defined by rules, | 17 | | at the time of initial licensure in another state | 18 | | is not required to complete a test of content; and | 19 | | (iii) an applicant for a teaching endorsement | 20 | | who has successfully completed an evidence-based | 21 | | assessment of teacher effectiveness, as defined by | 22 | | rules, at the time of initial licensure in another | 23 | | state is not required to complete an | 24 | | evidence-based assessment of teacher | 25 | | effectiveness; and | 26 | | (D) for an applicant for a teaching endorsement, |
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| 1 | | have completed student teaching or an equivalent | 2 | | experience or, for an applicant for a school service | 3 | | personnel endorsement, have completed an internship or | 4 | | an equivalent experience. | 5 | | (b) In order to receive a Professional Educator License | 6 | | endorsed in a teaching field or school support personnel area, | 7 | | applicants trained in another country must meet all of the | 8 | | following requirements: | 9 | | (1) Have completed a comparable education program in | 10 | | another country. | 11 | | (2) Have had transcripts evaluated by an evaluation | 12 | | service approved by the State Superintendent of Education. | 13 | | (3) Have a degree comparable to a degree from a | 14 | | regionally accredited institution of higher education. | 15 | | (4) Have completed coursework aligned to standards | 16 | | concerning methods of instruction of the exceptional | 17 | | child, methods of reading and reading in the content area, | 18 | | and instructional strategies for English learners. | 19 | | (5) (Blank). | 20 | | (6) (Blank). | 21 | | (7) Have successfully met all State licensure | 22 | | examination requirements. Applicants who have successfully | 23 | | completed a test of basic skills, as defined by rules, at | 24 | | the time of initial licensure in another country shall not | 25 | | be required to complete a test of basic skills. Applicants | 26 | | who have successfully completed a test of content, as |
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| 1 | | defined by rules, at the time of initial licensure in | 2 | | another country shall not be required to complete a test of | 3 | | content. Applicants for a teaching endorsement who have | 4 | | successfully completed an evidence-based assessment of | 5 | | teacher effectiveness, as defined by rules, at the time of | 6 | | initial licensure in another country shall not be required | 7 | | to complete an evidence-based assessment of teacher | 8 | | effectiveness. | 9 | | (8) Have completed student teaching or an equivalent | 10 | | experience. | 11 | | (b-5) All applicants who have not been entitled by an | 12 | | Illinois-approved educator preparation program at an Illinois | 13 | | institution of higher education and applicants trained in | 14 | | another country applying for a Professional Educator License | 15 | | endorsed for principal or superintendent must hold a master's | 16 | | degree from a regionally accredited institution of higher | 17 | | education and must hold a comparable and valid educator license | 18 | | or certificate with similar grade level and subject matter | 19 | | credentials, with the State Board of Education having the | 20 | | authority to determine what constitutes similar grade level and | 21 | | subject matter credentials from another state, or must meet all | 22 | | of the following requirements: | 23 | | (1) Have completed an educator preparation program | 24 | | approved by another state or comparable educator program in | 25 | | another country leading to the receipt of a license or | 26 | | certificate for the Illinois endorsement sought. |
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| 1 | | (2) Have successfully met all State licensure | 2 | | examination requirements, as required by Section 21B-30 of | 3 | | this Code. Applicants who have successfully completed a | 4 | | test of basic skills, as defined by rules, at the time of | 5 | | initial licensure in another state or country shall not be | 6 | | required to complete a test of basic skills. Applicants who | 7 | | have successfully completed a test of content, as defined | 8 | | by rules, at the time of initial licensure in another state | 9 | | or country shall not be required to complete a test of | 10 | | content. | 11 | | (2.5) Have completed an internship, as defined by rule. | 12 | | (3) (Blank). | 13 | | (4) Have completed coursework aligned to standards | 14 | | concerning methods of instruction of the exceptional | 15 | | child, methods of reading and reading in the content area, | 16 | | and instructional strategies for English learners. | 17 | | (5) Have completed a master's degree. | 18 | | (6) Have successfully completed teaching, school | 19 | | support, or administrative experience as defined by rule. | 20 | | (b-7) All applicants who have not been entitled by an | 21 | | Illinois-approved educator preparation program at an Illinois | 22 | | institution of higher education applying for a Professional | 23 | | Educator License endorsed for Director of Special Education | 24 | | must hold a master's degree from a regionally accredited | 25 | | institution of higher education and must hold a comparable and | 26 | | valid educator license or certificate with similar grade level |
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| 1 | | and subject matter credentials, with the State Board of | 2 | | Education having the authority to determine what constitutes | 3 | | similar grade level and subject matter credentials from another | 4 | | state, or must meet all of the following requirements: | 5 | | (1) Have completed a master's degree. | 6 | | (2) Have 2 years of full-time experience providing | 7 | | special education services. | 8 | | (3) Have successfully completed all 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 coursework 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 | | (b-10) All applicants who have not been entitled by an | 19 | | Illinois-approved educator preparation program at an Illinois | 20 | | institution of higher education applying for a Professional | 21 | | Educator License endorsed for chief school business official | 22 | | must hold a master's degree from a regionally accredited | 23 | | institution of higher education and must hold a comparable and | 24 | | valid educator license or certificate with similar grade level | 25 | | and subject matter credentials, with the State Board of | 26 | | Education having the authority to determine what constitutes |
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| 1 | | similar grade level and subject matter credentials from another | 2 | | state, or 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 | | (c) The State Board of Education, in consultation with the | 19 | | State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, may adopt such | 20 | | rules as may be necessary to implement this Section.
| 21 | | (Source: P.A. 99-58, eff. 7-16-15; 99-920, eff. 1-6-17; 100-13, | 22 | | eff. 7-1-17; 100-584, eff. 4-6-18; 100-596, eff. 7-1-18.) | 23 | | (105 ILCS 5/21B-50) | 24 | | Sec. 21B-50. Alternative educator licensure program. | 25 | | (a) There is established an alternative educator licensure |
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| 1 | | program, to be known as the Alternative Educator Licensure | 2 | | Program for Teachers. | 3 | | (b) The Alternative Educator Licensure Program for | 4 | | Teachers may be offered by a recognized institution approved to | 5 | | offer educator preparation programs by the State Board of | 6 | | Education, in consultation with the State Educator Preparation | 7 | | and Licensure Board. | 8 | | The program shall be comprised of 4 phases: | 9 | | (1) A course of study that at a minimum includes | 10 | | instructional planning; instructional strategies, | 11 | | including special education, reading, and English language | 12 | | learning; classroom management; and the assessment of | 13 | | students and use of data to drive instruction. | 14 | | (2) A year of residency, which is a candidate's | 15 | | assignment to a full-time teaching position or as a | 16 | | co-teacher for one full school year. An individual must | 17 | | hold an Educator License with Stipulations with an | 18 | | alternative provisional educator endorsement in order to | 19 | | enter the residency and must complete additional program | 20 | | requirements that address required State and national | 21 | | standards, pass the assessment of professional teaching | 22 | | before entering the second residency year, as required | 23 | | under phase (3) of this subsection (b), and be recommended | 24 | | by the principal or qualified equivalent of a principal, as | 25 | | required under subsection (d) of this Section, and the | 26 | | program coordinator to continue with the second year of the |
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| 1 | | residency. | 2 | | (3) A second year of residency, which shall include the | 3 | | candidate's assignment to a full-time teaching position | 4 | | for one school year. The candidate must be assigned an | 5 | | experienced teacher to act as a mentor and coach the | 6 | | candidate through the second year of residency. | 7 | | (4) A comprehensive assessment of the candidate's | 8 | | teaching effectiveness, as evaluated by the principal or | 9 | | qualified equivalent of a principal, as required under | 10 | | subsection (d) of this Section, and the program | 11 | | coordinator, at the end of the second year of residency. If | 12 | | there is disagreement between the 2 evaluators about the | 13 | | candidate's teaching effectiveness, the candidate may | 14 | | complete one additional year of residency teaching under a | 15 | | professional development plan developed by the principal | 16 | | or qualified equivalent and the preparation program. At the | 17 | | completion of the third year, a candidate must have | 18 | | positive evaluations and a recommendation for full | 19 | | licensure from both the principal or qualified equivalent | 20 | | and the program coordinator or no Professional Educator | 21 | | License shall be issued. | 22 | | Successful completion of the program shall be deemed to | 23 | | satisfy any other practice or student teaching and content | 24 | | matter requirements established by law. | 25 | | (c) An alternative provisional educator endorsement on an | 26 | | Educator License with Stipulations is valid for 2 years of |
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| 1 | | teaching in the public schools, including without limitation a | 2 | | preschool educational program under Section 2-3.71 of this Code | 3 | | or charter school, or in a State-recognized nonpublic school in | 4 | | which the chief administrator is required to have the licensure | 5 | | necessary to be a principal in a public school in this State | 6 | | and in which a majority of the teachers are required to have | 7 | | the licensure necessary to be instructors in a public school in | 8 | | this State, but may be renewed for a third year if needed to | 9 | | complete the Alternative Educator Licensure Program for | 10 | | Teachers. The endorsement shall be issued only once to an | 11 | | individual who meets all of the following requirements: | 12 | | (1) Has graduated from a regionally accredited college | 13 | | or university with a bachelor's degree or higher. | 14 | | (2) Has a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or | 15 | | greater on a 4.0 scale or its equivalent on another scale. | 16 | | (3) Has completed a major in the content area if | 17 | | seeking a middle or secondary level endorsement or, if | 18 | | seeking an early childhood, elementary, or special | 19 | | education endorsement, has completed a major in the content | 20 | | area of reading, English/language arts, mathematics, or | 21 | | one of the sciences. If the individual does not have a | 22 | | major in a content area for any level of teaching, he or | 23 | | she must submit transcripts to the State Board of Education | 24 | | to be reviewed for equivalency. | 25 | | (4) Has successfully completed phase (1) of subsection | 26 | | (b) of this Section. |
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| 1 | | (5) Has passed a test of basic skills and content area | 2 | | test required for the specific endorsement for admission | 3 | | into the program, as required under Section 21B-30 of this | 4 | | Code. | 5 | | A candidate possessing the alternative provisional | 6 | | educator endorsement may receive a salary, benefits, and any | 7 | | other terms of employment offered to teachers in the school who | 8 | | are members of an exclusive bargaining representative, if any, | 9 | | but a school is not required to provide these benefits during | 10 | | the years of residency if the candidate is serving only as a | 11 | | co-teacher. If the candidate is serving as the teacher of | 12 | | record, the candidate must receive a salary, benefits, and any | 13 | | other terms of employment. Residency experiences must not be | 14 | | counted towards tenure. | 15 | | (d) The recognized institution offering the Alternative | 16 | | Educator Licensure Program for Teachers must partner with a | 17 | | school district, including without limitation a preschool | 18 | | educational program under Section 2-3.71 of this Code or | 19 | | charter school, or a State-recognized, nonpublic school in this | 20 | | State in which the chief administrator is required to have the | 21 | | licensure necessary to be a principal in a public school in | 22 | | this State and in which a majority of the teachers are required | 23 | | to have the licensure necessary to be instructors in a public | 24 | | school in this State. A recognized institution that partners | 25 | | with a public school district administering a preschool | 26 | | educational program under Section 2-3.71 of this Code must |
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| 1 | | require a principal to recommend or evaluate candidates in the | 2 | | program. A recognized institution that partners with an | 3 | | eligible entity administering a preschool educational program | 4 | | under Section 2-3.71 of this Code and that is not a public | 5 | | school district must require a principal or qualified | 6 | | equivalent of a principal to recommend or evaluate candidates | 7 | | in the program. The program presented for approval by the State | 8 | | Board of Education must demonstrate the supports that are to be | 9 | | provided to assist the provisional teacher during the 2-year | 10 | | residency period. These supports must provide additional | 11 | | contact hours with mentors during the first year of residency. | 12 | | (e) Upon completion of the 4 phases outlined in subsection | 13 | | (b) of this Section and all assessments required under Section | 14 | | 21B-30 of this Code, an individual shall receive a Professional | 15 | | Educator License. | 16 | | (f) The State Board of Education, in consultation with the | 17 | | State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, may adopt such | 18 | | rules as may be necessary to establish and implement the | 19 | | Alternative Educator Licensure Program for Teachers.
| 20 | | (Source: P.A. 99-58, eff. 7-16-15; 100-596, eff. 7-1-18; | 21 | | 100-822, eff. 1-1-19 .) | 22 | | (105 ILCS 5/21B-55) | 23 | | Sec. 21B-55. Alternative route to superintendent | 24 | | endorsement. | 25 | | (a) The State Board of Education, in consultation with the |
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| 1 | | State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, may approve | 2 | | programs designed to provide an alternative route to | 3 | | superintendent endorsement on a Professional Educator License. | 4 | | (b) Entities offering an alternative route to | 5 | | superintendent endorsement program must have the program | 6 | | approved by the State Board of Education, in consultation with | 7 | | the State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board. | 8 | | (c) All programs approved under this Section shall be | 9 | | comprised of the following 3 phases: | 10 | | (1) A course of study offered on an intensive basis in | 11 | | education management, governance, organization, and | 12 | | instructional and district planning. | 13 | | (2) The person's assignment to a full-time position for | 14 | | one school year as a superintendent. | 15 | | (3) A comprehensive assessment of the person's | 16 | | performance by school officials and a recommendation to the | 17 | | State Board of Education that the person be issued a | 18 | | superintendent endorsement on a Professional Educator | 19 | | License. | 20 | | (d) In order to serve as a superintendent under phase (2) | 21 | | of subsection (c) of this Section, an individual must be issued | 22 | | an alternative provisional superintendent endorsement on an | 23 | | Educator License with Stipulations, to be valid for only one | 24 | | year of serving as a superintendent. In order to receive the | 25 | | provisional alternative superintendent endorsement under this | 26 | | Section, an individual must meet all of the following |
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| 1 | | requirements: | 2 | | (1) Have graduated from a regionally accredited | 3 | | college or university with a minimum of a master's degree | 4 | | in a management field. | 5 | | (2) Have been employed for a period of at least 5 years | 6 | | in a management level position other than education. | 7 | | (3) Have successfully completed phase (1) of | 8 | | subsection (c) of this Section. | 9 | | (4) Have passed a test of basic skills and a content | 10 | | area test for admission into the program, as required by | 11 | | Section 21B-30 of this Code. | 12 | | (e) Successful completion of an alternative route to | 13 | | superintendent endorsement program shall be deemed to satisfy | 14 | | any other supervisory, administrative, or management | 15 | | experience requirements established by law, and, once | 16 | | completed, an individual shall be eligible for a superintendent | 17 | | endorsement on a Professional Educator License. | 18 | | (f) The State Board of Education, in consultation with the | 19 | | State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, may adopt such | 20 | | rules as may be needed to establish and implement these | 21 | | alternative route to superintendent endorsement programs.
| 22 | | (Source: P.A. 100-596, eff. 7-1-18.) | 23 | | (105 ILCS 5/24-8.5 new) | 24 | | Sec. 24-8.5. Student teacher; salary. Each school district | 25 | | may provide a salary to a student teacher employed by the |
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| 1 | | district. A school district may fix the amount of salary to pay | 2 | | a student teacher under this Section.
| 3 | | (105 ILCS 5/27A-10)
| 4 | | Sec. 27A-10. Employees.
| 5 | | (a) A person shall be deemed to be employed by a charter | 6 | | school unless a
collective bargaining agreement or the charter | 7 | | school
contract otherwise provides.
| 8 | | (b) In all school districts, including special charter | 9 | | districts and
districts located in
cities having a population | 10 | | exceeding 500,000, the local school board shall
determine by | 11 | | policy or by negotiated
agreement, if one exists, the | 12 | | employment status of any school district
employees who are | 13 | | employed by a charter school and who seek to return to
| 14 | | employment in the public
schools of the district. Each local | 15 | | school board shall grant, for a period of
up to 5 years, a | 16 | | leave of absence to those of its teachers who accept
employment | 17 | | with a charter school. At the end of the authorized leave of
| 18 | | absence, the teacher must return to the school district or | 19 | | resign; provided,
however, that if the teacher chooses to | 20 | | return to the school district, the
teacher must be assigned to | 21 | | a position which requires the teacher's
certification and legal | 22 | | qualifications. The
contractual
continued service status and | 23 | | retirement benefits of a
teacher of the district who is granted | 24 | | a leave of absence to accept employment
with a charter school | 25 | | shall not be affected by that leave of absence.
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| 1 | | (c) Charter schools shall employ in instructional | 2 | | positions, as defined in
the charter, individuals who are | 3 | | certificated under Article 21 of this
Code or who possess the | 4 | | following qualifications:
| 5 | | (i) graduated with a bachelor's degree from an | 6 | | accredited institution of
higher learning;
| 7 | | (ii) been employed for a period of at least 5 years in | 8 | | an area requiring
application of the individual's | 9 | | education;
| 10 | | (iii) (blank); and passed the tests of basic skills and | 11 | | subject matter knowledge
required by Section 21-1a of the | 12 | | School Code; and
| 13 | | (iv) demonstrate continuing evidence of professional | 14 | | growth which shall
include, but not be limited to, | 15 | | successful teaching experience, attendance at
professional | 16 | | meetings, membership in professional organizations, | 17 | | additional
credits earned at institutions of higher | 18 | | learning, travel specifically for
educational purposes, | 19 | | and reading of professional books and periodicals.
| 20 | | (c-5) Charter schools employing individuals without | 21 | | certification in
instructional positions shall provide such | 22 | | mentoring, training, and staff
development for those | 23 | | individuals as the charter schools determine necessary
for | 24 | | satisfactory performance in the classroom.
| 25 | | At least 50% of the
individuals
employed in instructional | 26 | | positions by a charter school that is operating in a
city
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| 1 | | having a population exceeding 500,000 and that is
established | 2 | | on or after April 16, 2003 shall hold teaching certificates | 3 | | issued under
Article 21 of this Code.
| 4 | | At
least 75% of the individuals employed in instructional | 5 | | positions by a
charter school that is operating in a city | 6 | | having a population exceeding
500,000 and that was
established | 7 | | before April 16, 2003 shall hold teaching certificates issued | 8 | | under
Article 21 of this Code.
| 9 | | (c-10) Notwithstanding any provision in subsection (c-5) | 10 | | to the contrary, in any charter school established before the | 11 | | effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General | 12 | | Assembly, at least 75% of the individuals employed in | 13 | | instructional positions by the charter school shall hold | 14 | | teaching certificates issued under Article 21 of this Code | 15 | | beginning with the 2012-2013 school year. In any charter school | 16 | | established after the effective date of this amendatory Act of | 17 | | the 96th General Assembly, at least 75% of the individuals | 18 | | employed in instructional positions by a charter school shall | 19 | | hold teaching certificates issued under Article 21 of this Code | 20 | | by the beginning of the fourth school year during which a | 21 | | student is enrolled in the charter school. Charter schools may | 22 | | employ non-certificated staff in all other positions. | 23 | | (c-15) Charter schools are
exempt from any annual cap on | 24 | | new
participants in an alternative certification program. The | 25 | | second
and third phases of the alternative certification | 26 | | program may
be conducted and completed at the charter school, |
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| 1 | | and the
alternative teaching certificate is valid for 4 years | 2 | | or the length
of the charter (or any extension of the charter), | 3 | | whichever is longer.
| 4 | | (d) A teacher at a charter school may resign his or her | 5 | | position only if
the teacher gives notice of resignation to the | 6 | | charter school's governing body
at least 60 days before the end | 7 | | of the school term, and the resignation must
take effect | 8 | | immediately upon the end of the school term.
| 9 | | (Source: P.A. 96-105, eff. 7-30-09.)
| 10 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 11 | | becoming law.
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