Full Text of HB2657 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning education.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Sections | 5 | | 3-12, 21B-20, 21B-25, 21B-30, 21B-35, 21B-40, 21B-45, 21B-50, | 6 | | 21B-60, 21B-80, 27-9, and 27-17 as follows:
| 7 | | (105 ILCS 5/3-12) (from Ch. 122, par. 3-12)
| 8 | | Sec. 3-12. Institute fund. | 9 | | (a) All license certificate
registration fees and
a portion | 10 | | of renewal and duplicate fees
shall be kept by the regional | 11 | | superintendent as described in Section 21-16 or 21B-40 of
this | 12 | | Code, together with a record of the
names of the persons paying | 13 | | them. Such fees shall be deposited
into the institute fund and
| 14 | | shall be used by the regional superintendent
to defray expenses | 15 | | associated with the
work of
the regional professional | 16 | | development review committees established pursuant to
| 17 | | paragraph (2) of subsection (g) of Section 21-14 of this Code | 18 | | to advise the
regional
superintendent, upon his or her request, | 19 | | and to hear appeals relating to the
renewal of
teaching | 20 | | licenses certificates , in accordance with Section 21-14 of this | 21 | | Code; to defray
expenses
connected with improving the | 22 | | technology necessary for the efficient processing
of
licenses | 23 | | certificates ; to defray all costs associated with the |
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| 1 | | administration of teaching licenses certificates ;
to defray | 2 | | expenses incidental to
teachers' institutes,
workshops or | 3 | | meetings of a professional nature that are designed to promote | 4 | | the
professional growth of teachers or for the purpose of | 5 | | defraying the expense of
any general or special meeting of | 6 | | teachers or school personnel of the region,
which has been | 7 | | approved by the regional superintendent.
| 8 | | (b) In addition to the use of moneys in the institute fund | 9 | | to defray expenses under subsection (a) of this Section, the | 10 | | State Superintendent of Education, as authorized under Section | 11 | | 2-3.105 of this Code, shall use moneys in the institute fund to | 12 | | defray all costs associated with the administration of teaching | 13 | | licenses certificates within a city having a population | 14 | | exceeding 500,000.
Moneys in the institute fund may also be | 15 | | used by the State Superintendent of Education to support | 16 | | educator recruitment and retention programs within a city | 17 | | having a population exceeding 500,000, to support educator | 18 | | preparation programs within a city having a population | 19 | | exceeding 500,000 as those programs seek national | 20 | | accreditation, and to provide professional development aligned | 21 | | with the requirements set forth in Section 21B-45 of this Code | 22 | | within a city having a population exceeding 500,000. A majority | 23 | | of the moneys in the institute fund must be dedicated to the | 24 | | timely and efficient processing of applications and for the | 25 | | renewal of licenses. | 26 | | (c) The regional superintendent shall on or before January |
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| 1 | | 1 of each year
publish in a newspaper of general circulation | 2 | | published in the region or
shall post in each school building | 3 | | under his jurisdiction an accounting of
(1) the balance on hand | 4 | | in the institute Institute fund at the beginning of the
| 5 | | previous year; (2) all receipts within the previous year | 6 | | deposited in the
fund, with the sources from which they were | 7 | | derived; (3) the amount
distributed from the fund and the | 8 | | purposes for which such distributions
were made; and (4) the | 9 | | balance on hand in the fund.
| 10 | | (Source: P.A. 96-893, eff. 7-1-10; 97-607, eff. 8-26-11.)
| 11 | | (105 ILCS 5/21B-20) | 12 | | Sec. 21B-20. Types of licenses. Before July 1, 2013, the | 13 | | State Board of Education shall implement a system of educator | 14 | | licensure, whereby individuals employed in school districts | 15 | | who are required to be licensed must have one of the following | 16 | | licenses: (i) a professional educator license; (ii) a | 17 | | professional educator license with stipulations; or (iii) a | 18 | | substitute teaching license. References in law regarding | 19 | | individuals certified or certificated or required to be | 20 | | certified or certificated under Article 21 of this Code shall | 21 | | also include individuals licensed or required to be licensed | 22 | | under this Article. The first year of all licenses ends on June | 23 | | 30 following one full year of the license being issued. | 24 | | The State Board of Education, in consultation with the | 25 | | State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, may adopt such |
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| 1 | | rules as may be necessary to govern the requirements for | 2 | | licenses and endorsements under this Section. | 3 | | (1) Professional Educator License. Persons who (i) | 4 | | have successfully completed an approved educator | 5 | | preparation program and are recommended for licensure by | 6 | | the Illinois institution offering the educator preparation | 7 | | program, (ii) have successfully completed the required | 8 | | testing under Section 21B-30 of this Code, (iii) have | 9 | | successfully completed coursework on the psychology of, | 10 | | the identification of, and the methods of instruction for | 11 | | the exceptional child, including without limitation the | 12 | | learning disabled, (iv) have successfully completed | 13 | | coursework in methods of reading and reading in the content | 14 | | area, and (v) have met all other criteria established by | 15 | | rule of the State Board of Education shall be issued a | 16 | | Professional Educator License. All Professional Educator | 17 | | Licenses are valid until June 30 immediately following 5 | 18 | | years of the license being issued. The Professional | 19 | | Educator License shall be endorsed with specific areas and | 20 | | grade levels in which the individual is eligible to | 21 | | practice. | 22 | | Individuals can receive subsequent endorsements on the | 23 | | Professional Educator License. Subsequent endorsements | 24 | | shall require a minimum of 24 semester hours of coursework | 25 | | in the endorsement area, unless otherwise specified by | 26 | | rule, and passage of the applicable content area test. |
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| 1 | | (2) Educator License with Stipulations. An Educator | 2 | | License with Stipulations shall be issued an endorsement | 3 | | that limits the license holder to one particular position | 4 | | or does not require completion of an approved educator | 5 | | program or both. | 6 | | An individual with an Educator License with | 7 | | Stipulations must not be employed by a school district or | 8 | | any other entity to replace any presently employed teacher | 9 | | who otherwise would not be replaced for any reason. | 10 | | An Educator License with Stipulations may be issued | 11 | | with the following endorsements: | 12 | | (A) Provisional educator. A provisional educator | 13 | | endorsement in a specific content area or areas on an | 14 | | Educator License with Stipulations may be issued to an | 15 | | applicant who holds an educator license with a minimum | 16 | | of 15 semester hours in content coursework from another | 17 | | state, U.S. territory, or foreign country and who, at | 18 | | the time of applying for an Illinois license, does not | 19 | | meet the minimum requirements under Section 21B-35 of | 20 | | this Code, but does, at a minimum, meet both of the | 21 | | following requirements: | 22 | | (i) Holds the equivalent of a minimum of a | 23 | | bachelor's degree, unless a master's degree is | 24 | | required for the endorsement, from a regionally | 25 | | accredited college or university or, for | 26 | | individuals educated in a country other than the |
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| 1 | | United States, the equivalent of a minimum of a | 2 | | bachelor's degree issued in the United States, | 3 | | unless a master's degree is required for the | 4 | | endorsement. | 5 | | (ii) Has passed or passes a test of basic | 6 | | skills and content area test, as required by | 7 | | Section 21B-30 of this Code , prior to or within one | 8 | | year after issuance of the provisional educator | 9 | | endorsement on the Educator License with | 10 | | Stipulations . If an individual who holds an | 11 | | Educator License with Stipulations endorsed for | 12 | | provisional educator has not passed a test of basic | 13 | | skills and applicable content area test or tests | 14 | | within one year after issuance of the endorsement, | 15 | | the endorsement shall expire on June 30 following | 16 | | one full year of the endorsement being issued. If | 17 | | such an individual has passed the test of basic | 18 | | skills and applicable content area test or tests | 19 | | either prior to issuance of the endorsement or | 20 | | within one year after issuance of the endorsement, | 21 | | the endorsement is valid until June 30 immediately | 22 | | following 2 years of the license being issued, | 23 | | during which time any and all coursework | 24 | | deficiencies must be met and any and all additional | 25 | | testing deficiencies must be met. | 26 | | In addition However , a provisional educator |
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| 1 | | endorsement for principals or superintendents may be | 2 | | issued if the individual meets the requirements set | 3 | | forth in subdivisions (1) and (3) of subsection (b-5) | 4 | | of Section 21B-35 of this Code may not be issued, nor | 5 | | may any person with a provisional educator endorsement | 6 | | serve as a principal in a public school in this State . | 7 | | Applicants who have not been entitled by an | 8 | | Illinois-approved educator preparation program at an | 9 | | Illinois institution of higher education In addition, | 10 | | out-of-state applicants shall not receive a | 11 | | provisional educator endorsement if the person | 12 | | completed an alternative licensure program in another | 13 | | state, unless the program has been determined to be | 14 | | equivalent to Illinois program requirements. | 15 | | Notwithstanding any other requirements of this | 16 | | Section, a service member or spouse of a service member | 17 | | may obtain a Professional Educator License with | 18 | | Stipulations, and a provisional educator endorsement | 19 | | in a specific content area or areas, if he or she holds | 20 | | a valid teaching certificate or license in good | 21 | | standing from another state, meets the qualifications | 22 | | of educators outlined in Section 21B-15 of this Code, | 23 | | and has not engaged in any misconduct that would | 24 | | prohibit an individual from obtaining a license | 25 | | pursuant to Illinois law, including without limitation | 26 | | any administrative rules of the State Board of |
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| 1 | | Education ; however, the service member or spouse may | 2 | | not serve as a principal under the Professional | 3 | | Educator License with Stipulations or provisional | 4 | | educator endorsement . | 5 | | In this Section, "service member" means any person | 6 | | who, at the time of application under this Section, is | 7 | | an active duty member of the United States Armed Forces | 8 | | or any reserve component of the United States Armed | 9 | | Forces or the National Guard of any state, | 10 | | commonwealth, or territory of the United States or the | 11 | | District of Columbia. | 12 | | A provisional educator endorsement is valid until | 13 | | June 30 immediately following 2 years of the license | 14 | | being issued, provided that during which time any | 15 | | remaining testing and coursework deficiencies are must | 16 | | be met as set forth in this Section . Failure to satisfy | 17 | | all stated deficiencies shall mean the individual, | 18 | | including any service member or spouse who has obtained | 19 | | a Professional Educator License with Stipulations and | 20 | | a provisional educator endorsement in a specific | 21 | | content area or areas, is ineligible to receive a | 22 | | Professional Educator License at that time. An A | 23 | | provisional educator endorsement on an Educator | 24 | | License with Stipulations endorsed for provisional | 25 | | educator shall not be renewed for individuals who hold | 26 | | an Educator License with Stipulations and who have held |
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| 1 | | a position in a public school or non-public school | 2 | | recognized by the State Board of Education . | 3 | | (B) Alternative provisional educator. An | 4 | | alternative provisional educator endorsement on an | 5 | | Educator License with Stipulations may be issued to an | 6 | | applicant who, at the time of applying for the | 7 | | endorsement, has done all of the following: | 8 | | (i) Graduated from a regionally accredited | 9 | | college or university with a minimum of a | 10 | | bachelor's degree. | 11 | | (ii) Successfully completed the first phase of | 12 | | the Alternative Educator Licensure Program for | 13 | | Teachers, as described in Section 21B-50 of this | 14 | | Code. | 15 | | (iii) Passed a test of basic skills and content | 16 | | area test, as required under Section 21B-30 of this | 17 | | Code. | 18 | | The alternative provisional educator endorsement | 19 | | is valid for 2 years of teaching and may be renewed for | 20 | | a third year by an individual meeting the requirements | 21 | | set forth in Section 21B-50 of this Code. | 22 | | (C) Alternative provisional superintendent. An | 23 | | alternative provisional superintendent endorsement on | 24 | | an Educator License with Stipulations entitles the | 25 | | holder to serve only as a superintendent or assistant | 26 | | superintendent in a school district's central office. |
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| 1 | | This endorsement may only be issued to an applicant | 2 | | who, at the time of applying for the endorsement, has | 3 | | done all of the following: | 4 | | (i) Graduated from a regionally accredited | 5 | | college or university with a minimum of a master's | 6 | | degree in a management field other than education. | 7 | | (ii) Been employed for a period of at least 5 | 8 | | years in a management level position in a field | 9 | | other than education. | 10 | | (iii) Successfully completed the first phase | 11 | | of an alternative route to superintendent | 12 | | endorsement program, as provided in Section 21B-55 | 13 | | of this Code. | 14 | | (iv) Passed a test of basic skills and content | 15 | | area tests required under Section 21B-30 of this | 16 | | Code. | 17 | | The endorsement may be registered for 2 fiscal | 18 | | years in order to complete one full year of serving as | 19 | | a superintendent or assistant superintendent. | 20 | | (D) Resident teacher endorsement. A resident | 21 | | teacher endorsement on an Educator License with | 22 | | Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who, at the | 23 | | time of applying for the endorsement, has done all of | 24 | | the following: | 25 | | (i) Graduated from a regionally accredited | 26 | | institution of higher education with a minimum of a |
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| 1 | | bachelor's degree. | 2 | | (ii) Enrolled in an approved Illinois educator | 3 | | preparation program. | 4 | | (iii) Passed a test of basic skills and content | 5 | | area test, as required under Section 21B-30 of this | 6 | | Code. | 7 | | The resident teacher endorsement on an Educator | 8 | | License with Stipulations is valid for 4 years of | 9 | | teaching and shall not be renewed. | 10 | | A resident teacher may teach only under the | 11 | | direction of a licensed teacher, who shall act as the | 12 | | resident mentor teacher, and may not teach in place of | 13 | | a licensed teacher.
A resident teacher endorsement on | 14 | | an Educator License with Stipulations shall no longer | 15 | | be valid after June 30, 2017. | 16 | | (E) Career and technical educator. A career and | 17 | | technical educator endorsement on an Educator License | 18 | | with Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who has | 19 | | a minimum of 60 semester hours of coursework from a | 20 | | regionally accredited institution of higher education | 21 | | and has a minimum of 2,000 hours of experience in the | 22 | | last 10 years outside of education in each area to be | 23 | | taught. | 24 | | The career and technical educator endorsement on | 25 | | an Educator License with Stipulations is valid until | 26 | | June 30 immediately following 5 years of the |
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| 1 | | endorsement being issued and may be renewed if the | 2 | | individual passes a test of basic skills, as required | 3 | | under Section 21B-30 of this Code. | 4 | | (F) Part-time provisional career and technical | 5 | | educator or provisional career and technical educator. | 6 | | A part-time provisional career and technical educator | 7 | | endorsement or a provisional career and technical | 8 | | educator endorsement on an Educator License with | 9 | | Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who has a | 10 | | minimum of 8,000 hours of work experience in the skill | 11 | | for which the applicant is seeking the endorsement. It | 12 | | is the responsibility of each employing school board | 13 | | and regional office of education to provide | 14 | | verification, in writing, to the State Superintendent | 15 | | of Education at the time the application is submitted | 16 | | that no qualified teacher holding a Professional | 17 | | Educator License or an Educator License with | 18 | | Stipulations with a career and technical educator | 19 | | endorsement is available and that actual circumstances | 20 | | require such issuance. | 21 | | The provisional career and technical educator | 22 | | endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations | 23 | | is valid until June 30 immediately following 5 years of | 24 | | the endorsement being issued and may be renewed only | 25 | | one time for 5 years if the individual passes a test of | 26 | | basic skills, as required under Section 21B-30 of this |
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| 1 | | Code, and has completed a minimum of 20 semester hours | 2 | | from a regionally accredited institution. | 3 | | A part-time provisional career and technical | 4 | | educator endorsement on an Educator License with | 5 | | Stipulations may be issued for teaching no more than 2 | 6 | | courses of study for grades 6 through 12. The part-time | 7 | | provisional career and technical educator endorsement | 8 | | on 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 5 years | 11 | | if the individual makes application for renewal. | 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) Has passed a test of basic skills, as | 16 | | required under Section 21B-30 of this Code. | 17 | | A language endorsement on an Educator License with | 18 | | Stipulations is valid for prekindergarten through | 19 | | grade 12 for the same validity period as the | 20 | | individual's transitional bilingual educator | 21 | | endorsement on the Educator License with Stipulations | 22 | | and shall not be renewed. | 23 | | (I) Visiting international educator. A visiting | 24 | | international educator endorsement on an Educator | 25 | | License with Stipulations may be issued to an | 26 | | individual who is being recruited by a particular |
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| 1 | | school district that conducts formal recruitment | 2 | | programs outside of the United States to secure the | 3 | | services of qualified teachers and who meets all of the | 4 | | following requirements: | 5 | | (i) Holds the equivalent of a minimum of a | 6 | | bachelor's degree issued in the United States. | 7 | | (ii) Has been prepared as a teacher at the | 8 | | grade level for which he or she will be employed. | 9 | | (iii) Has adequate content knowledge in the | 10 | | subject to be taught. | 11 | | (iv) Has an adequate command of the English | 12 | | language. | 13 | | A holder of a visiting international educator | 14 | | endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations | 15 | | shall be permitted to teach in bilingual education | 16 | | programs in the language that was the medium of | 17 | | instruction in his or her teacher preparation program, | 18 | | provided that he or she passes the English Language | 19 | | Proficiency Examination or another test of writing | 20 | | skills in English identified by the State Board of | 21 | | Education, in consultation with the State Educator | 22 | | Preparation and Licensure Board. | 23 | | A visiting international educator endorsement on | 24 | | an Educator License with Stipulations is valid for 3 | 25 | | years and shall not be renewed. | 26 | | (J) Paraprofessional educator. A paraprofessional |
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| 1 | | educator endorsement on an Educator License with | 2 | | Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who holds a | 3 | | high school diploma or its recognized equivalent and | 4 | | either holds an associate's degree or a minimum of 60 | 5 | | semester hours of credit from a regionally accredited | 6 | | institution of higher education or has passed a test of | 7 | | basic skills required under Section 21B-30 of this | 8 | | Code. The paraprofessional educator endorsement is | 9 | | valid until June 30 immediately following 5 years of | 10 | | the endorsement being issued and may be renewed through | 11 | | application and payment of the appropriate fee, as | 12 | | required under Section 21B-40 of this Code. An | 13 | | individual who holds only a paraprofessional educator | 14 | | endorsement is not subject to additional requirements | 15 | | in order to renew the endorsement. | 16 | | (K) Chief school business official. A chief school | 17 | | business official endorsement on an Educator License | 18 | | with Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who | 19 | | qualifies by having a master's degree or higher, 2 | 20 | | years of full-time administrative experience in school | 21 | | business management or 2 years of university-approved | 22 | | practical experience, and a minimum of 24 semester | 23 | | hours of graduate credit in a program approved by the | 24 | | State Board of Education for the preparation of school | 25 | | business administrators and by passage of the | 26 | | applicable State tests, including a test of basic |
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| 1 | | skills and applicable content area test. | 2 | | The chief school business official endorsement may | 3 | | also be affixed to the Educator License with | 4 | | Stipulations of any holder who qualifies by having a | 5 | | master's degree in business administration, finance, | 6 | | or accounting and who completes an additional 6 | 7 | | semester hours of internship in school business | 8 | | management from a regionally accredited institution of | 9 | | higher education and passes the applicable State | 10 | | tests, including a test of basic skills and applicable | 11 | | content area test. This endorsement shall be required | 12 | | for any individual employed as a chief school business | 13 | | official. | 14 | | The chief school business official endorsement on | 15 | | an Educator License with Stipulations is valid until | 16 | | June 30 immediately following 5 years of the | 17 | | endorsement being issued and may be renewed if the | 18 | | license holder completes renewal requirements as | 19 | | required for individuals who hold a Professional | 20 | | Educator License endorsed for chief school business | 21 | | official under Section 21B-45 of this Code and such | 22 | | rules as may be adopted by the State Board of | 23 | | Education. | 24 | | (3) Substitute Teaching License. A Substitute Teaching | 25 | | License may be issued to qualified applicants for | 26 | | substitute teaching in all grades of the public schools, |
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| 1 | | prekindergarten through grade 12. Substitute Teaching | 2 | | Licenses are not eligible for endorsements. Applicants for | 3 | | a Substitute Teaching License must hold a bachelor's degree | 4 | | or higher from a regionally accredited institution of | 5 | | higher education. | 6 | | Substitute Teaching Licenses are valid for 5 years and | 7 | | may be renewed if the individual has passed a test of basic | 8 | | skills, as authorized under Section 21B-30 of this Code. An | 9 | | individual who has passed a test of basic skills for the | 10 | | first licensure renewal is not required to retake the test | 11 | | again for further renewals. | 12 | | Substitute Teaching Licenses are valid for substitute | 13 | | teaching in every county of this State. If an individual | 14 | | has had his or her Professional Educator License or | 15 | | Educator License with Stipulations suspended or revoked or | 16 | | has not met the renewal requirements for licensure, then | 17 | | that individual is not eligible to obtain a Substitute | 18 | | Teaching License. | 19 | | A substitute teacher may only teach in the place of a | 20 | | licensed teacher who is under contract with the employing | 21 | | board. If, however, there is no licensed teacher under | 22 | | contract because of an emergency situation, then a district | 23 | | may employ a substitute teacher for no longer than 30 | 24 | | calendar days per each vacant position in the district if | 25 | | the district notifies the appropriate regional office of | 26 | | education within 5 business days after the employment of |
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| 1 | | the substitute teacher in the emergency situation. An | 2 | | emergency situation is one in which an unforeseen vacancy | 3 | | has occurred and (i) a teacher is unable to fulfill his or | 4 | | her contractual duties or (ii) teacher capacity needs of | 5 | | the district exceed previous indications, and the district | 6 | | is actively engaged in advertising to hire a fully licensed | 7 | | teacher for the vacant position. | 8 | | There is no limit on the number of days that a | 9 | | substitute teacher may teach in a single school district, | 10 | | provided that no substitute teacher may teach for longer | 11 | | than 90 school days for any one licensed teacher under | 12 | | contract in the same school year. A substitute teacher who | 13 | | holds a Professional Educator License or Educator License | 14 | | with Stipulations shall not teach for more than 120 school | 15 | | days for any one licensed teacher under contract in the | 16 | | same school year. The limitations in this paragraph (3) on | 17 | | the number of days a substitute teacher may be employed do | 18 | | not apply to any school district operating under Article 34 | 19 | | of this Code.
| 20 | | (Source: P.A. 97-607, eff. 8-26-11; 97-710, eff. 1-1-13; 98-28, | 21 | | eff. 7-1-13; 98-751, eff. 1-1-15 .) | 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, 2019, working in the capacity of | 20 | | school support personnel in an Illinois public | 21 | | school or nonpublic school recognized by the State | 22 | | Board of Education or in an out-of-state public | 23 | | school or out-of-state nonpublic school meeting | 24 | | out-of-state recognition standards comparable to | 25 | | those approved by the State Superintendent of | 26 | | Education; however, the State Board of Education, |
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| 1 | | in consultation with the State Educator | 2 | | Preparation and Licensure Board, shall allow, by | 3 | | rules, for fewer than 4 years of experience based | 4 | | on meeting standards set forth in such rules, | 5 | | including without limitation a review of | 6 | | 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 and | 25 | | who completes an additional 6 semester hours of | 26 | | internship in school business management from a |
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| 1 | | regionally accredited institution of higher education | 2 | | and passes the applicable State tests. This | 3 | | endorsement shall be required for any individual | 4 | | employed as a chief school business official. | 5 | | (D) Superintendent endorsement. A superintendent | 6 | | endorsement shall be affixed to the Professional | 7 | | Educator License of any holder who has completed a | 8 | | program approved by the State Board of Education for | 9 | | the preparation of superintendents of schools, has had | 10 | | at least 2 years of experience employed full-time in a | 11 | | general administrative position or as a full-time | 12 | | principal, director of special education, or chief | 13 | | school business official in the public schools or in a | 14 | | State-recognized nonpublic school in which the chief | 15 | | administrator is required to have the licensure | 16 | | necessary to be a principal in a public school in this | 17 | | State and where a majority of the teachers are required | 18 | | to have the licensure necessary to be instructors in a | 19 | | public school in this State, and has passed the | 20 | | required State tests; or of any holder who has | 21 | | completed a program that is not an Illinois-approved | 22 | | educator preparation program at an Illinois | 23 | | institution of higher education and from out-of-state | 24 | | that has a program with recognition standards | 25 | | comparable to those approved by the State | 26 | | Superintendent of Education and holds the general |
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| 1 | | administrative, principal, or chief school business | 2 | | official endorsement and who has had 2 years of | 3 | | 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 taken coursework in all of the following | 9 | | areas: | 10 | | (I) Leadership. | 11 | | (II) Designing professional development to | 12 | | meet teaching and learning needs. | 13 | | (III) Building school culture that focuses on | 14 | | student learning. | 15 | | (IV) Using assessments to improve student | 16 | | learning and foster school improvement. | 17 | | (V) Building collaboration with teachers and | 18 | | stakeholders. | 19 | | A teacher who meets the requirements set forth in | 20 | | this Section and holds a teacher leader endorsement may | 21 | | evaluate teachers pursuant to Section 24A-5 of this | 22 | | Code, provided that the individual has completed the | 23 | | evaluation component required by Section 24A-3 of this | 24 | | Code and a teacher leader is allowed to evaluate | 25 | | personnel under the respective school district's | 26 | | collective bargaining agreement. |
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| 1 | | The State Board of Education, in consultation with | 2 | | the State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, | 3 | | may adopt such rules as may be necessary to establish | 4 | | and implement the teacher leader endorsement program | 5 | | and to specify the positions for which this endorsement | 6 | | shall be required. | 7 | | (F) Special education endorsement. A special | 8 | | education endorsement in one or more areas shall be | 9 | | affixed to a Professional Educator License for any | 10 | | individual that meets those requirements established | 11 | | by the State Board of Education in rules. Special | 12 | | education endorsement areas shall include without | 13 | | limitation the following: | 14 | | (i) Learning Behavior Specialist I; | 15 | | (ii) Learning Behavior Specialist II; | 16 | | (iii) Speech Language Pathologist; | 17 | | (iv) Blind or Visually Impaired; | 18 | | (v) Deaf-Hard of Hearing; and | 19 | | (vi) Early Childhood Special Education. | 20 | | Notwithstanding anything in this Code to the contrary, | 21 | | the State Board of Education, in consultation with the | 22 | | State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, may | 23 | | add additional areas of special education by rule. | 24 | | (G) School support personnel endorsement. School | 25 | | support personnel endorsement areas shall include, but | 26 | | are not limited to, school counselor, marriage and |
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| 1 | | family therapist, school psychologist, school speech | 2 | | and language pathologist, school nurse, and school | 3 | | social worker. This endorsement is for individuals who | 4 | | are not teachers or administrators, but still require | 5 | | licensure to work in an instructional support position | 6 | | in a public or State-operated elementary school, | 7 | | secondary school, or cooperative or joint agreement | 8 | | with a governing body or board of control or a charter | 9 | | school operating in compliance with the Charter | 10 | | Schools Law. The school support personnel endorsement | 11 | | shall be affixed to the Professional Educator License | 12 | | and shall meet all of the requirements established in | 13 | | any rules adopted to implement this subdivision (G). | 14 | | The holder of such an endorsement is entitled to all of | 15 | | the rights and privileges granted holders of any other | 16 | | Professional Educator License, including teacher | 17 | | benefits, compensation, and working conditions.
| 18 | | Beginning on January 1, 2014 and ending on April | 19 | | 30, 2014, a person holding a Professional Educator | 20 | | License with a school speech and language pathologist | 21 | | (teaching) endorsement may exchange his or her school | 22 | | speech and language pathologist (teaching) endorsement | 23 | | for a school speech and language pathologist | 24 | | (non-teaching) endorsement through application to the | 25 | | State Board of Education. There shall be no cost for | 26 | | this exchange. |
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| 1 | | (Source: P.A. 97-607, eff. 8-26-11; 98-413, eff. 8-16-13; | 2 | | 98-610, eff. 12-27-13; 98-872, eff. 8-11-14; 98-917, eff. | 3 | | 8-15-14; 98-1147, eff. 12-31-14.)
| 4 | | (105 ILCS 5/21B-30)
| 5 | | Sec. 21B-30. Educator testing. | 6 | | (a) This Section applies beginning on July 1, 2012. | 7 | | (b) The State Board of Education, in consultation with the | 8 | | State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, shall design | 9 | | and implement a system of examinations, which shall be required | 10 | | prior to the issuance of educator licenses. These examinations | 11 | | and indicators must be based on national and State professional | 12 | | teaching standards, as determined by the State Board of | 13 | | Education, in consultation with the State Educator Preparation | 14 | | and Licensure Board. The State Board of Education may adopt | 15 | | such rules as may be necessary to implement and administer this | 16 | | Section. No score on a test required under this Section, other | 17 | | than a test of basic skills, shall be more than 10 5 years old | 18 | | at the time that an individual makes application for an | 19 | | educator license or endorsement. | 20 | | (c) Applicants seeking a Professional Educator License or | 21 | | an Educator License with Stipulations shall be required to pass | 22 | | a test of basic skills before the license is issued, unless the | 23 | | endorsement the individual is seeking does not require passage | 24 | | of the test. All applicants completing Illinois-approved, | 25 | | teacher education or school service personnel preparation |
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| 1 | | programs shall be required to pass the State Board of | 2 | | Education's recognized test of basic skills prior to starting | 3 | | their student teaching or starting the final semester of their | 4 | | internship, unless required earlier at the discretion of the | 5 | | recognized, Illinois institution in which they are completing | 6 | | their approved program. An individual who passes a test of | 7 | | basic skills does not need to do so again for subsequent | 8 | | endorsements or other educator licenses. | 9 | | (d) All applicants seeking a State license shall be | 10 | | required to pass a test of content area knowledge for each area | 11 | | of endorsement for which there is an applicable test. There | 12 | | shall be no exception to this requirement. No candidate shall | 13 | | be allowed to student teach or serve as the teacher of record | 14 | | until he or she has passed the applicable content area test. | 15 | | (e) All applicants seeking a State license endorsed in a | 16 | | teaching field shall pass the assessment of professional | 17 | | teaching (APT). Passage of the APT is required for completion | 18 | | of an approved Illinois educator preparation program. | 19 | | (f) Beginning on September 1, 2015, all candidates | 20 | | completing teacher preparation programs in this State and all | 21 | | candidates subject to Section 21B-35 of this Code are required | 22 | | to pass an evidence-based assessment of teacher effectiveness | 23 | | approved by the State Board of Education, in consultation with | 24 | | the State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board. All | 25 | | recognized institutions offering approved teacher preparation | 26 | | programs must begin phasing in the approved teacher performance |
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| 1 | | assessment no later than July 1, 2013. | 2 | | (g) Tests of basic skills and content area knowledge and | 3 | | the assessment of professional teaching shall be the tests that | 4 | | from time to time are designated by the State Board of | 5 | | Education, in consultation with the State Educator Preparation | 6 | | and Licensure Board, and may be tests prepared by an | 7 | | educational testing organization or tests designed by the State | 8 | | Board of Education, in consultation with the State Educator | 9 | | Preparation and Licensure Board. The areas to be covered by a | 10 | | test of basic skills shall include reading, language arts, and | 11 | | mathematics. The test of content area knowledge shall assess | 12 | | content knowledge in a specific subject field. The tests must | 13 | | be designed to be racially neutral to ensure that no person | 14 | | taking the tests is discriminated against on the basis of race, | 15 | | color, national origin, or other factors unrelated to the | 16 | | person's ability to perform as a licensed employee. The score | 17 | | required to pass the tests shall be fixed by the State Board of | 18 | | Education, in consultation with the State Educator Preparation | 19 | | and Licensure Board. The tests shall be administered not fewer | 20 | | than 3 times a year at such time and place as may be designated | 21 | | by the State Board of Education, in consultation with the State | 22 | | Educator Preparation and Licensure Board. | 23 | | The State Board shall implement a test or tests to assess | 24 | | the speaking, reading, writing, and grammar skills of | 25 | | applicants for an endorsement or a license issued under | 26 | | subdivision (G) of paragraph (2) of Section 21B-20 of this Code |
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| 1 | | in the English language and in the language of the transitional | 2 | | bilingual education program requested by the applicant. | 3 | | (h) Except as provided in Section 34-6 of this Code, the | 4 | | provisions of this Section shall apply equally in any school | 5 | | district subject to Article 34 of this Code. | 6 | | (i) The rules developed to implement and enforce the | 7 | | testing requirements under this Section shall include without | 8 | | limitation provisions governing test selection, test | 9 | | validation and determination of a passing score, | 10 | | administration of the tests, frequency of administration, | 11 | | applicant fees, frequency of applicants taking the tests, the | 12 | | years for which a score is valid, and appropriate special | 13 | | accommodations. The State Board of Education shall develop such | 14 | | rules as may be needed to ensure uniformity from year to year | 15 | | in the level of difficulty for each form of an assessment.
| 16 | | (Source: P.A. 97-607, eff. 8-26-11; 98-361, eff. 1-1-14; | 17 | | 98-581, eff. 8-27-13; 98-756, eff. 7-16-14.) | 18 | | (105 ILCS 5/21B-35) | 19 | | Sec. 21B-35. Minimum requirements for educators trained in | 20 | | other states or countries. | 21 | | (a) All out-of-state applicants who have not been entitled | 22 | | by an Illinois-approved educator preparation program at an | 23 | | Illinois institution of higher education applying for a | 24 | | Professional Educator License endorsed in a teaching field or | 25 | | school support personnel area must meet all of the following |
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| 1 | | requirements: | 2 | | (1) Have completed a comparable state-approved | 3 | | education program, as defined by the State Superintendent | 4 | | of Education. | 5 | | (2) Have a degree from a regionally accredited | 6 | | institution of higher education and the degreed major or a | 7 | | constructed major must directly correspond to the license | 8 | | or endorsement sought. | 9 | | (3) Teachers and school support Except for school | 10 | | service personnel prepared by out-of-state programs, have | 11 | | completed a minimum of one course in the methods of | 12 | | instruction of the exceptional child. School service | 13 | | personnel who have not been entitled by an | 14 | | Illinois-approved educator preparation program at an | 15 | | Illinois institution of higher education prepared by | 16 | | out-of-state programs shall meet the same requirements | 17 | | concerning courses in the methods of instruction of the | 18 | | exceptional child as in-State candidates entitled by an | 19 | | Illinois-approved educator preparation program in teaching | 20 | | and school support service personnel areas, as defined by | 21 | | rules. | 22 | | (4) Teachers and school support Except for school | 23 | | service personnel prepared by out-of-state programs, have | 24 | | completed a minimum of 6 semester hours of coursework in | 25 | | methods of reading and reading in the content area. School | 26 | | service personnel who have not been entitled by an |
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| 1 | | Illinois-approved educator preparation program at an | 2 | | Illinois institution of higher education prepared by | 3 | | out-of-state programs shall meet the same requirements | 4 | | concerning coursework in methods of reading and reading in | 5 | | the content area as in-State candidates entitled by an | 6 | | Illinois-approved educator preparation program in teaching | 7 | | and school support service personnel areas, as defined by | 8 | | rules. | 9 | | (5) Teachers and school support Except for school | 10 | | service personnel prepared by out-of-state programs, have | 11 | | completed a minimum of one course in instructional | 12 | | strategies for English language learners. School service | 13 | | personnel who have not been entitled by an | 14 | | Illinois-approved educator preparation program at an | 15 | | Illinois institution of higher education prepared by | 16 | | out-of-state programs shall meet the same requirements | 17 | | concerning courses in instructional strategies for English | 18 | | language learners as in-State candidates entitled by an | 19 | | Illinois-approved educator preparation program in teaching | 20 | | and school support service personnel areas, as defined by | 21 | | rules. | 22 | | (6) Have successfully met all Illinois examination | 23 | | requirements. Applicants who have successfully completed a | 24 | | test of basic skills, as defined by rules, at the time of | 25 | | initial licensure in another state shall not be required to | 26 | | complete a test of basic skills. Applicants for a teaching |
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| 1 | | endorsement who have successfully completed an | 2 | | evidence-based assessment of teacher effectiveness, as | 3 | | defined by rules, at the time of initial licensure in | 4 | | another state shall not be required to complete an | 5 | | evidence-based assessment of teacher effectiveness. | 6 | | (7) For applicants for a teaching endorsement, have | 7 | | Have completed student teaching or an equivalent | 8 | | experience or, for applicants for a school service | 9 | | personnel endorsement, have completed an internship or an | 10 | | equivalent experience . | 11 | | Teachers and school support personnel who have not been | 12 | | entitled by an Illinois-approved educator preparation program | 13 | | at an Illinois institution of higher education must submit | 14 | | verification to the State Board of Education of having | 15 | | completed coursework as required under items (3), (4), and (5) | 16 | | of this subsection (a) prior to issuance of a Professional | 17 | | Educator License. An individual who is not able to verify | 18 | | completion of the coursework as required under items (3), (4), | 19 | | and (5) of this subsection (a) may qualify for an Educator | 20 | | License with Stipulations with a provisional educator | 21 | | endorsement and must complete coursework in those areas | 22 | | identified as deficient. | 23 | | If one or more of the criteria in this subsection (a) of | 24 | | this Section are not met, then applicants who have not been | 25 | | entitled by an Illinois-approved educator preparation program | 26 | | at an Illinois institution of higher education out-of-state |
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| 1 | | applicants who hold a valid, comparable certificate from | 2 | | another state and have passed a test of basic skills and | 3 | | content area test, as required by Section 21B-20 of this Code, | 4 | | may qualify for a provisional educator endorsement on an | 5 | | Educator License with Stipulations, in accordance with Section | 6 | | 21B-20 of this Code , with the exception that an individual | 7 | | shall not serve as a principal or assistant principal while | 8 | | holding the provisional educator endorsement . | 9 | | (b) In order to receive a Professional Educator License | 10 | | endorsed in a teaching field , applicants trained in another | 11 | | country must meet all of the following requirements: | 12 | | (1) Have completed a comparable education program in | 13 | | another country. | 14 | | (2) Have had transcripts evaluated by an evaluation | 15 | | service approved by the State Superintendent of Education. | 16 | | (3) Hold a degreed major that must directly correspond | 17 | | to the license or endorsement sought. | 18 | | (4) Have completed coursework a minimum of one course | 19 | | in the methods of instruction of the exceptional child. | 20 | | (5) Have completed a minimum of 6 semester hours of | 21 | | coursework in methods of reading and reading in the content | 22 | | area. | 23 | | (6) Have completed coursework a minimum of one course | 24 | | in instructional strategies for English language learners. | 25 | | (7) Have successfully met all State licensure | 26 | | examination requirements. Applicants who have successfully |
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| 1 | | completed a test of basic skills, as defined by rules, at | 2 | | the time of initial licensure in another country shall not | 3 | | be required to complete a test of basic skills. Applicants | 4 | | for a teaching endorsement who have successfully completed | 5 | | an evidence-based assessment of teacher effectiveness, as | 6 | | defined by rules, at the time of initial licensure in | 7 | | another country shall not be required to complete an | 8 | | evidence-based assessment of teacher effectiveness. | 9 | | (8) Have completed student teaching or an equivalent | 10 | | experience. | 11 | | Applicants trained in another country must submit | 12 | | verification to the State Board of Education of having | 13 | | completed coursework as required under items (4), (5), and (6) | 14 | | of this subsection (b) prior to issuance of a Professional | 15 | | Educator License. Individuals who are not able to verify | 16 | | completion of the coursework as required under items (4), (5), | 17 | | and (6) of this subsection (b) may qualify for an Educator | 18 | | License with Stipulations with a provisional educator | 19 | | endorsement and must complete coursework in those areas | 20 | | identified as deficient. | 21 | | If one or more of the these criteria in this subsection (b) | 22 | | are not met, then an applicant trained in another country who | 23 | | has passed a test of basic skills and content area test, as | 24 | | required by Section 21B-20 of this Code, may qualify for a | 25 | | provisional educator endorsement on an Educator License with | 26 | | Stipulations in accordance with Section 21B-20 of this Code , |
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| 1 | | with the exception that an individual shall not serve as a | 2 | | principal or assistant principal while holding the provisional | 3 | | educator endorsement . | 4 | | (b-5) All applicants who have not been entitled by an | 5 | | Illinois-approved educator preparation program at an Illinois | 6 | | institution of higher education and applicants trained in | 7 | | another country applying for a Professional Educator License | 8 | | endorsed for principal or superintendent must meet all of the | 9 | | following requirements: | 10 | | (1) Have completed an educator preparation program | 11 | | approved by another state or comparable educator program in | 12 | | another country leading to the receipt of a license or | 13 | | certificate for the Illinois endorsement sought. | 14 | | (2) Have successfully met all State licensure | 15 | | examination requirements, as required by Section 21B-30 of | 16 | | this Code. Applicants who have successfully completed a | 17 | | test of basic skills, as defined by rules, at the time of | 18 | | initial licensure in another state or country shall not be | 19 | | required to complete a test of basic skills. | 20 | | (3) Have received a certificate or license endorsed in | 21 | | a teaching field. | 22 | | A provisional educator endorsement to serve as a | 23 | | superintendent or principal may be affixed to an Educator | 24 | | License with Stipulations in accordance with Section 21B-20 of | 25 | | this Code. | 26 | | (b-10) All applicants who have not been entitled by an |
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| 1 | | Illinois-approved educator preparation program at an Illinois | 2 | | institution of higher education applying for a Professional | 3 | | Educator License endorsed for chief school business official | 4 | | must meet all of the following requirements: | 5 | | (1) Have completed a master's degree in school business | 6 | | management, finance, or accounting. | 7 | | (2) Have successfully completed an internship in | 8 | | school business management or have 2 years of experience as | 9 | | a school business administrator. | 10 | | (3) Have successfully met all State examination | 11 | | requirements, as required by Section 21B-30 of this Code. | 12 | | (4) Have successfully completed modules in reading | 13 | | methods, special education, and English Learners. | 14 | | A provisional educator endorsement to serve as a chief | 15 | | school business official may be affixed to an Educator License | 16 | | with Stipulations. | 17 | | (c) The State Board of Education, in consultation with the | 18 | | State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, may adopt such | 19 | | rules as may be necessary to implement this Section.
| 20 | | (Source: P.A. 97-607, eff. 8-26-11; 98-581, eff. 8-27-13.) | 21 | | (105 ILCS 5/21B-40) | 22 | | Sec. 21B-40. Fees. | 23 | | (a) Beginning with the start of the new licensure system | 24 | | established pursuant to this Article, the following fees shall | 25 | | be charged to applicants: |
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| 1 | | (1) A $75 application fee for a Professional Educator | 2 | | License or an Educator License with Stipulations and for | 3 | | individuals seeking a Substitute Teaching License. | 4 | | However, beginning on January 1, 2015, the application fee | 5 | | for a Professional Educator License, Educator License with | 6 | | Stipulations, or Substitute Teaching License shall be | 7 | | $100. | 8 | | (2) A $150 application fee for individuals who have not | 9 | | been entitled by an Illinois-approved educator preparation | 10 | | program at an Illinois institution of higher education | 11 | | completed an approved educator preparation program outside | 12 | | of this State or who hold a valid, comparable credential | 13 | | from another state or country and are seeking any of the | 14 | | licenses set forth in subdivision (1) of this subsection | 15 | | (a). | 16 | | (3) A $50 application fee for each endorsement or | 17 | | approval an individual holding a license wishes to add to | 18 | | that license. | 19 | | (4) A $10 per year registration fee for the course of | 20 | | the validity cycle to register the license, which shall be | 21 | | paid to the regional office of education having supervision | 22 | | and control over the school in which the individual holding | 23 | | the license is to be employed. If the individual holding | 24 | | the license is not yet employed, then the license may be | 25 | | registered in any county in this State. The registration | 26 | | fee must be paid in its entirety the first time the |
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| 1 | | individual registers the license for a particular validity | 2 | | period in a single region. No additional fee may be charged | 3 | | for that validity period should the individual | 4 | | subsequently register the license in additional regions. | 5 | | An individual must register the license (i) immediately | 6 | | after initial issuance of the license and (ii) at the | 7 | | beginning of each renewal cycle if the individual has | 8 | | satisfied the renewal requirements required under this | 9 | | Code. | 10 | | (b) All application fees paid pursuant to subdivisions (1) | 11 | | through (3) of subsection (a) of this Section shall be | 12 | | deposited into the Teacher Certificate Fee Revolving Fund and | 13 | | shall be used, subject to appropriation, by the State Board of | 14 | | Education to provide the technology and human resources | 15 | | necessary for the timely and efficient processing of | 16 | | applications and for the renewal of licenses. Funds available | 17 | | from the Teacher Certificate Fee Revolving Fund may also be | 18 | | used by the State Board of Education to support the recruitment | 19 | | and retention of educators, to support educator preparation | 20 | | programs as they seek national accreditation, and to provide | 21 | | professional development aligned with the requirements set | 22 | | forth in Section 21B-45 of this Code. A majority of the funds | 23 | | in the Teacher Certificate Fee Revolving Fund must be dedicated | 24 | | to the timely and efficient processing of applications and for | 25 | | the renewal of licenses. The Teacher Certificate Fee Revolving | 26 | | Fund is not subject to administrative charge transfers, |
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| 1 | | authorized under Section 8h of the State Finance Act, from the | 2 | | Teacher Certificate Fee Revolving Fund into any other fund of | 3 | | this State, and moneys in the Teacher Certificate Fee Revolving | 4 | | Fund shall not revert back to the General Revenue Fund at any | 5 | | time. | 6 | | The regional superintendent of schools shall deposit the | 7 | | registration fees paid pursuant to subdivision (4) of | 8 | | subsection (a) of this Section into the institute fund | 9 | | established pursuant to Section 3-11 of this Code. | 10 | | (c) The State Board of Education and each regional office | 11 | | of education are authorized to charge a service or convenience | 12 | | fee for the use of credit cards for the payment of license | 13 | | fees. This service or convenience fee shall not exceed the | 14 | | amount required by the credit card processing company or vendor | 15 | | that has entered into a contract with the State Board or | 16 | | regional office of education for this purpose, and the fee must | 17 | | be paid to that company or vendor. | 18 | | (d) If, at the time a certificate issued under Article 21 | 19 | | of this Code is exchanged for a license issued under this | 20 | | Article, a person has paid registration fees for any years of | 21 | | the validity period of the certificate and these years have not | 22 | | expired when the certificate is exchanged, then those fees must | 23 | | be applied to the registration of the new license.
| 24 | | (Source: P.A. 97-607, eff. 8-26-11; 98-610, eff. 12-27-13.) | 25 | | (105 ILCS 5/21B-45) |
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| 1 | | Sec. 21B-45. Professional Educator License renewal. | 2 | | (a) Individuals holding a Professional Educator License | 3 | | are required to complete the licensure renewal requirements as | 4 | | specified in this Section, unless otherwise provided in this | 5 | | Code. | 6 | | Individuals holding a Professional Educator License shall | 7 | | meet the renewal requirements set forth in this Section, unless | 8 | | otherwise provided in this Code. If an individual holds a | 9 | | license endorsed in more than one area that has different | 10 | | renewal requirements, that individual shall follow the renewal | 11 | | requirements for the position for which he or she spends the | 12 | | majority of his or her time working. | 13 | | (b) All Professional Educator Licenses not renewed as | 14 | | provided in this Section shall lapse on September 1 of that | 15 | | year. Lapsed licenses may be immediately reinstated upon (i) | 16 | | payment by the applicant of a $500 penalty to the State Board | 17 | | of Education or , for individuals holding an Educator License | 18 | | with Stipulations with a paraprofessional educator endorsement | 19 | | only, payment by the applicant of a $150 penalty to the State | 20 | | Board of Education or (ii) the demonstration of proficiency by | 21 | | completing 9 semester hours of coursework from a regionally | 22 | | accredited institution of higher education in the content area | 23 | | that most aligns with one or more of the educator's endorsement | 24 | | areas. Any and all back fees, including without limitation | 25 | | registration fees owed from the time of expiration of the | 26 | | certificate until the date of reinstatement, shall be paid and |
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| 1 | | kept in accordance with the provisions in Article 3 of this | 2 | | Code concerning an institute fund and the provisions in Article | 3 | | 21B of this Code concerning fees and requirements for | 4 | | registration. Licenses not registered in accordance with | 5 | | Section 21B-40 of this Code shall lapse after a period of 6 | 6 | | months from the expiration of the last year of registration. An | 7 | | unregistered license is invalid after September 1 for | 8 | | employment and performance of services in an Illinois public or | 9 | | State-operated school or cooperative and in a charter school. | 10 | | Any license or endorsement may be voluntarily surrendered by | 11 | | the license holder. A voluntarily surrendered license, except a | 12 | | substitute teaching license issued under Section 21B-20 of this | 13 | | Code, shall be treated as a revoked license. An Educator | 14 | | License with Stipulations with only a paraprofessional | 15 | | endorsement does not lapse.
| 16 | | (c) From July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014, in order to | 17 | | satisfy the requirements for licensure renewal provided for in | 18 | | this Section, each professional educator licensee with an | 19 | | administrative endorsement who is working in a position | 20 | | requiring such endorsement shall complete one Illinois | 21 | | Administrators' Academy course, as described in Article 2 of | 22 | | this Code, per fiscal year. | 23 | | (d) Beginning July 1, 2014, in order to satisfy the | 24 | | requirements for licensure renewal provided for in this | 25 | | Section, each professional educator licensee may create a | 26 | | professional development plan each year. The plan shall address |
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| 1 | | one or more of the endorsements that are required of his or her | 2 | | educator position if the licensee is employed and performing | 3 | | services in an Illinois public or State-operated school or | 4 | | cooperative. If the licensee is employed in a charter school, | 5 | | the plan shall address that endorsement or those endorsements | 6 | | most closely related to his or her educator position. Licensees | 7 | | employed and performing services in any other Illinois schools | 8 | | may participate in the renewal requirements by adhering to the | 9 | | same process. | 10 | | Except as otherwise provided in this Section, the | 11 | | licensee's professional development activities shall align | 12 | | with one or more of the following criteria: | 13 | | (1) activities are of a type that engage participants | 14 | | over a sustained period of time allowing for analysis, | 15 | | discovery, and application as they relate to student | 16 | | learning, social or emotional achievement, or well-being; | 17 | | (2) professional development aligns to the licensee's | 18 | | performance; | 19 | | (3) outcomes for the activities must relate to student | 20 | | growth or district improvement; | 21 | | (4) activities align to State-approved standards;
and | 22 | | (5) higher education coursework. | 23 | | (e) For each renewal cycle, each professional educator | 24 | | licensee shall engage in professional development activities. | 25 | | Prior to renewal Within 60 days after the conclusion of a | 26 | | professional development activity , the licensee shall enter |
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| 1 | | electronically into the Educator Licensure Information System | 2 | | (ELIS) the name, date, and location of the activity, the number | 3 | | of professional development hours, and the provider's name. The | 4 | | following provisions shall apply concerning professional | 5 | | development activities: | 6 | | (1) Each licensee shall complete a total of 120 hours | 7 | | of professional development per 5-year renewal cycle in | 8 | | order to renew the license, except as otherwise provided in | 9 | | this Section. | 10 | | (2) Beginning with his or her first full 5-year cycle, | 11 | | any licensee with an administrative endorsement who is not | 12 | | working in a position requiring such endorsement shall | 13 | | complete one Illinois Administrators' Academy course, as | 14 | | described in Article 2 of this Code, in each 5-year renewal | 15 | | cycle in which the administrative endorsement was held for | 16 | | at least one year. The Illinois Administrators' Academy | 17 | | course may count toward the total of 120 hours per 5-year | 18 | | cycle. | 19 | | (3) Any licensee with an administrative endorsement | 20 | | who is working in a position requiring such endorsement or | 21 | | an individual with a Teacher Leader endorsement serving in | 22 | | an administrative capacity at least 50% of the day shall | 23 | | complete one Illinois Administrators' Academy course, as | 24 | | described in Article 2 of this Code, each fiscal year in | 25 | | addition to 100 hours of professional development per | 26 | | 5-year renewal cycle in accordance with this Code. |
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| 1 | | (4) Any licensee holding a current National Board for | 2 | | Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) master teacher | 3 | | designation shall complete a total of 60 hours of | 4 | | professional development per 5-year renewal cycle in order | 5 | | to renew the license. | 6 | | (5) Licensees working in a position that does not | 7 | | require educator licensure or working in a position for | 8 | | less than 50% for any particular year are considered to be | 9 | | exempt and shall be required to pay only the registration | 10 | | fee in order to renew and maintain the validity of the | 11 | | license. | 12 | | (6) Licensees who are retired and qualify for benefits | 13 | | from a State retirement system shall notify the State Board | 14 | | of Education using ELIS, and the license shall be | 15 | | maintained in retired status. An individual with a license | 16 | | in retired status shall not be required to complete | 17 | | professional development activities or pay registration | 18 | | fees until returning to a position that requires educator | 19 | | licensure. Upon returning to work in a position that | 20 | | requires the Professional Educator License, the licensee | 21 | | shall immediately pay a registration fee and complete | 22 | | renewal requirements for that year. A license in retired | 23 | | status cannot lapse. | 24 | | (7) For any renewal cycle in which professional | 25 | | development hours were required, but not fulfilled, the | 26 | | licensee shall complete any missed hours to total the |
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| 1 | | minimum professional development hours required in this | 2 | | Section prior to September 1 of that year. For any fiscal | 3 | | year or renewal cycle in which an Illinois Administrators' | 4 | | Academy course was required but not completed, the licensee | 5 | | shall complete any missed Illinois Administrators' Academy | 6 | | courses prior to September 1 of that year. The licensee may | 7 | | complete all deficient hours and Illinois Administrators' | 8 | | Academy courses while continuing to work in a position that | 9 | | requires that license until September 1 of that year. | 10 | | (8) Any licensee who has not fulfilled the professional | 11 | | development renewal requirements set forth in this Section | 12 | | at the end of any 5-year renewal cycle is ineligible to | 13 | | register his or her license and may submit an appeal to the | 14 | | State Superintendent of Education for reinstatement of the | 15 | | license. | 16 | | (9) If professional development opportunities were | 17 | | unavailable to a licensee, proof that opportunities were | 18 | | unavailable and request for an extension of time beyond | 19 | | August 31 to complete the renewal requirements may be | 20 | | submitted from April 1 through June 30 of that year to the | 21 | | State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board. If an | 22 | | extension is approved, the license shall remain valid | 23 | | during the extension period. | 24 | | (10) Individuals who hold exempt licenses prior to the | 25 | | effective date of this amendatory Act of the 98th General | 26 | | Assembly shall commence the annual renewal process with the |
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| 1 | | first scheduled registration due after the effective date | 2 | | of this amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly. | 3 | | (f) At the time of renewal, each licensee shall respond to | 4 | | the required questions under penalty of perjury. | 5 | | (g) The following entities shall be designated as approved | 6 | | to provide professional development activities for the renewal | 7 | | of Professional Educator Licenses: | 8 | | (1) The State Board of Education. | 9 | | (2) Regional offices of education and intermediate | 10 | | service centers. | 11 | | (3) Illinois professional associations representing | 12 | | the following groups that are approved by the State | 13 | | Superintendent of Education: | 14 | | (A) school administrators; | 15 | | (B) principals; | 16 | | (C) school business officials; | 17 | | (D) teachers, including special education | 18 | | teachers; | 19 | | (E) school boards; | 20 | | (F) school districts; | 21 | | (G) parents; and | 22 | | (H) school service personnel. | 23 | | (4) Regionally accredited institutions of higher | 24 | | education that offer Illinois-approved educator | 25 | | preparation programs and public community colleges subject | 26 | | to the Public Community College Act . |
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| 1 | | (5) Illinois public school districts, charter schools | 2 | | authorized under Article 27A of this Code, and joint | 3 | | educational programs authorized under Article 10 of this | 4 | | Code for the purposes of providing career and technical | 5 | | education or special education services. | 6 | | (6) A not-for-profit organization that, as of the | 7 | | effective date of this amendatory Act of the 98th General | 8 | | Assembly, has had or has a grant from or a contract with | 9 | | the State Board of Education to provide professional | 10 | | development services in the area of English Language | 11 | | Learning to Illinois school districts, teachers, or | 12 | | administrators. | 13 | | (7) State agencies, State boards, and State | 14 | | commissions. | 15 | | (h) Approved providers under subsection (g) of this Section | 16 | | shall make available professional development opportunities | 17 | | that satisfy at least one of the following: | 18 | | (1) increase the knowledge and skills of school and | 19 | | district leaders who guide continuous professional | 20 | | development; | 21 | | (2) improve the learning of students; | 22 | | (3) organize adults into learning communities whose | 23 | | goals are aligned with those of the school and district; | 24 | | (4) deepen educator's content knowledge; | 25 | | (5) provide educators with research-based | 26 | | instructional strategies to assist students in meeting |
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| 1 | | rigorous academic standards; | 2 | | (6) prepare educators to appropriately use various | 3 | | types of classroom assessments; | 4 | | (7) use learning strategies appropriate to the | 5 | | intended goals; | 6 | | (8) provide educators with the knowledge and skills to | 7 | | collaborate; or | 8 | | (9) prepare educators to apply research to | 9 | | decision-making. | 10 | | (i) Approved providers under subsection (g) of this Section | 11 | | shall do the following: | 12 | | (1) align professional development activities to the | 13 | | State-approved national standards for professional | 14 | | learning; | 15 | | (2) meet the professional development criteria for | 16 | | Illinois licensure renewal; | 17 | | (3) produce a rationale for the activity that explains | 18 | | how it aligns to State standards and identify the | 19 | | assessment for determining the expected impact on student | 20 | | learning or school improvement; | 21 | | (4) maintain original documentation for completion of | 22 | | activities; and | 23 | | (5) provide license holders with evidence of | 24 | | completion of activities. | 25 | | (j) The State Board of Education shall conduct annual | 26 | | audits of approved providers, except for school districts, |
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| 1 | | which shall be audited by regional offices of education and | 2 | | intermediate service centers. The State Board of Education | 3 | | shall complete random audits of licensees. | 4 | | (1) Approved providers shall annually submit to the | 5 | | State Board of Education a list of subcontractors used for | 6 | | delivery of professional development activities for which | 7 | | renewal credit was issued and other information as defined | 8 | | by rule. | 9 | | (2) Approved providers shall annually submit data to | 10 | | the State Board of Education demonstrating how the | 11 | | professional development activities impacted one or more | 12 | | of the following: | 13 | | (A) educator and student growth in regards to | 14 | | content knowledge or skills, or both; | 15 | | (B) educator and student social and emotional | 16 | | growth; or | 17 | | (C) alignment to district or school improvement | 18 | | plans. | 19 | | (3) The State Superintendent of Education shall review | 20 | | the annual data collected by the State Board of Education, | 21 | | regional offices of education, and intermediate service | 22 | | centers in audits to determine if the approved provider has | 23 | | met the criteria and should continue to be an approved | 24 | | provider or if further action should be taken as provided | 25 | | in rules. | 26 | | (k) Registration fees shall be paid for the next renewal |
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| 1 | | cycle between April 1 and June 30 in the last year of each | 2 | | 5-year renewal cycle using ELIS. If all required professional | 3 | | development hours for the renewal cycle have been completed and | 4 | | entered by the licensee, the licensee shall pay the | 5 | | registration fees for the next cycle using a form of credit or | 6 | | debit card. | 7 | | (l) Beginning July 1, 2014, any professional educator | 8 | | licensee endorsed for school support personnel who is employed | 9 | | and performing services in Illinois public schools and who | 10 | | holds an active and current professional license issued by the | 11 | | Department of Financial and Professional Regulation related to | 12 | | the endorsement areas on the Professional Educator License | 13 | | shall be deemed to have satisfied the continuing professional | 14 | | development requirements provided for in this Section. Such | 15 | | individuals shall be required to pay only registration fees to | 16 | | renew the Professional Educator License. An individual who does | 17 | | not hold a license issued by the Department of Financial and | 18 | | Professional Regulation shall complete professional | 19 | | development requirements for the renewal of a Professional | 20 | | Educator License provided for in this Section. | 21 | | (m) Appeals to the State Educator Preparation and Licensure | 22 | | Board
must be made within 30 days after receipt of notice from | 23 | | the State Superintendent of Education that a license will not | 24 | | be renewed based upon failure to complete the requirements of | 25 | | this Section. A licensee may appeal that decision to the State | 26 | | Educator Preparation and Licensure Board in a manner prescribed |
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| 1 | | by rule. | 2 | | (1) Each appeal shall state the reasons why the State | 3 | | Superintendent's decision should be reversed and shall be | 4 | | sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the | 5 | | State Board of Education. | 6 | | (2) The State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board | 7 | | shall review each appeal regarding renewal of a license | 8 | | within 90 days after receiving the appeal in order to | 9 | | determine whether the licensee has met the requirements of | 10 | | this Section. The State Educator Preparation and Licensure | 11 | | Board may hold an appeal hearing or may make its | 12 | | determination based upon the record of review, which shall | 13 | | consist of the following: | 14 | | (A) the regional superintendent of education's | 15 | | rationale for recommending nonrenewal of the license, | 16 | | if applicable; | 17 | | (B) any evidence submitted to the State | 18 | | Superintendent along with the individual's electronic | 19 | | statement of assurance for renewal; and | 20 | | (C) the State Superintendent's rationale for | 21 | | nonrenewal of the license. | 22 | | (3) The State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board | 23 | | shall notify the licensee of its decision regarding license | 24 | | renewal by certified mail, return receipt requested, no | 25 | | later than 30 days after reaching a decision. Upon receipt | 26 | | of notification of renewal, the licensee, using ELIS, shall |
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| 1 | | pay the applicable registration fee for the next cycle | 2 | | using a form of credit or debit card. | 3 | | (n) The State Board of Education may adopt rules as may be | 4 | | necessary to implement this Section. | 5 | | (Source: P.A. 97-607, eff. 8-26-11; 98-610, eff. 12-27-13; | 6 | | 98-1147, eff. 12-31-14.) | 7 | | (105 ILCS 5/21B-50) | 8 | | Sec. 21B-50. Alternative educator licensure program. | 9 | | (a) There is established an alternative educator licensure | 10 | | program, to be known as the Alternative Educator Licensure | 11 | | Program for Teachers. | 12 | | (b) Beginning on January 1, 2013, the Alternative Educator | 13 | | Licensure Program for Teachers may be offered by a recognized | 14 | | institution approved to offer educator preparation programs by | 15 | | the State Board of Education, in consultation with the State | 16 | | Educator Preparation and Licensure Board. Any program offered | 17 | | by a not-for-profit entity also must be approved by the Board | 18 | | of Higher Education. | 19 | | The program shall be comprised of 4 phases: | 20 | | (1) A course of study that at a minimum includes | 21 | | instructional planning; instructional strategies, | 22 | | including special education, reading, and English language | 23 | | learning; classroom management; and the assessment of | 24 | | students and use of data to drive instruction. | 25 | | (2) A year of residency, which is a candidate's |
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| 1 | | assignment to a full-time teaching position or as a | 2 | | co-teacher for one full school year. An individual must | 3 | | hold an Educator License with Stipulations with an | 4 | | alternative provisional educator endorsement in order to | 5 | | enter the residency and must complete additional program | 6 | | requirements that address required State and national | 7 | | standards, pass the assessment of professional teaching | 8 | | before entering the second residency year, as required | 9 | | under phase (3) of this subsection (b), and be recommended | 10 | | by the principal and program coordinator to continue with | 11 | | the second year of the residency. | 12 | | (3) A second year of residency, which shall include the | 13 | | candidate's assignment to a full-time teaching position | 14 | | for one school year. The candidate must be assigned an | 15 | | experienced teacher to act as a mentor and coach the | 16 | | candidate through the second year of residency. | 17 | | (4) A comprehensive assessment of the candidate's | 18 | | teaching effectiveness, as evaluated by the principal and | 19 | | the program coordinator, at the end of the second year of | 20 | | residency. If there is disagreement between the 2 | 21 | | evaluators about the candidate's teaching effectiveness, | 22 | | the candidate may complete one additional year of residency | 23 | | teaching under a professional development plan developed | 24 | | by the principal and preparation program. At the completion | 25 | | of the third year, a candidate must have positive | 26 | | evaluations and a recommendation for full licensure from |
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| 1 | | both the principal and the program coordinator or no | 2 | | Professional Educator License shall be issued. | 3 | | Successful completion of the program shall be deemed to | 4 | | satisfy any other practice or student teaching and content | 5 | | matter requirements established by law. | 6 | | (c) An alternative provisional educator endorsement on an | 7 | | Educator License with Stipulations is valid for 2 years of | 8 | | teaching in the public schools, including without limitation a | 9 | | charter school, or in a State-recognized nonpublic school in | 10 | | which the chief administrator is required to have the licensure | 11 | | necessary to be a principal in a public school in this State | 12 | | and in which a majority of the teachers are required to have | 13 | | the licensure necessary to be instructors in a public school in | 14 | | this State, but may be renewed for a third year if needed to | 15 | | complete the Alternative Educator Licensure Program for | 16 | | Teachers. The endorsement shall be issued only once to an | 17 | | individual who meets all of the following requirements: | 18 | | (1) Has graduated from a regionally accredited college | 19 | | or university with a bachelor's degree or higher. | 20 | | (2) Has a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or | 21 | | greater on a 4.0 scale or its equivalent on another scale. | 22 | | (3) Has completed a major in the content area if | 23 | | seeking a middle or secondary level endorsement or, if | 24 | | seeking an early childhood, elementary, or special | 25 | | education endorsement, has completed a major in the content | 26 | | area of reading, English/language arts, mathematics, or |
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| 1 | | one of the sciences. If the individual does not have a | 2 | | major in a content area for any level of teaching, he or | 3 | | she must submit transcripts to the State Superintendent of | 4 | | Education to be reviewed for equivalency. | 5 | | (4) Has successfully completed phase (1) of subsection | 6 | | (b) of this Section. | 7 | | (5) Has passed a test of basic skills and content area | 8 | | test required for the specific endorsement for admission | 9 | | into the program, as required under Section 21B-30 of this | 10 | | Code. | 11 | | A candidate possessing the alternative provisional | 12 | | educator endorsement may receive a salary, benefits, and any | 13 | | other terms of employment offered to teachers in the school who | 14 | | are members of an exclusive bargaining representative, if any, | 15 | | but a school is not required to provide these benefits during | 16 | | the years of residency if the candidate is serving only as a | 17 | | co-teacher. If the candidate is serving as the teacher of | 18 | | record, the candidate must receive a salary, benefits, and any | 19 | | other terms of employment. Residency experiences must not be | 20 | | counted towards tenure. | 21 | | (d) The recognized institution offering the Alternative | 22 | | Educator Licensure Program for Teachers must partner with a | 23 | | school district, including without limitation a charter | 24 | | school, or a State-recognized, nonpublic school in this State | 25 | | in which the chief administrator is required to have the | 26 | | licensure necessary to be a principal in a public school in |
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| 1 | | this State and in which a majority of the teachers are required | 2 | | to have the licensure necessary to be instructors in a public | 3 | | school in this State. The program presented for approval by the | 4 | | State Board of Education must demonstrate the supports that are | 5 | | to be provided to assist the provisional teacher during the | 6 | | 2-year residency period. These supports must provide | 7 | | additional contact hours with mentors during the first year of | 8 | | residency. | 9 | | (e) Upon completion of the 4 phases outlined in subsection | 10 | | (b) of this Section and all assessments required under Section | 11 | | 21B-30 of this Code, an individual shall receive a Professional | 12 | | Educator License. | 13 | | (f) The State Board of Education, in consultation with the | 14 | | State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, may adopt such | 15 | | rules as may be necessary to establish and implement the | 16 | | Alternative Educator Licensure Program for Teachers.
| 17 | | (Source: P.A. 97-607, eff. 8-26-11; 97-702, eff. 6-25-12.) | 18 | | (105 ILCS 5/21B-60) | 19 | | Sec. 21B-60. Principal preparation programs. | 20 | | (a) It is the policy of this State that an essential | 21 | | element of improving student learning is supporting and | 22 | | employing highly effective school principals in leadership | 23 | | roles who improve teaching and learning and increase academic | 24 | | achievement and the development of all students. | 25 | | (b) No later than September 1, 2014, recognized |
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| 1 | | institutions approved by the State Board of Education, in | 2 | | consultation with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure | 3 | | Board, to offer principal preparation programs must do all of | 4 | | the following: | 5 | | (1) Meet the standards and requirements for such | 6 | | programs in accordance with this Section and any rules | 7 | | adopted by the State Board of Education, in consultation | 8 | | with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board. | 9 | | (2) Prepare candidates to meet required standards for | 10 | | principal skills, knowledge, and responsibilities, which | 11 | | shall include a focus on instruction and student learning | 12 | | and which must be used for principal professional | 13 | | development, mentoring, and evaluation. | 14 | | (3) Include specific requirements for (i) the | 15 | | selection and assessment of candidates, (ii) training in | 16 | | the evaluation of staff, (iii) an internship, and (iv) a | 17 | | partnership with one or more school districts or | 18 | | State-recognized, nonpublic schools in which the chief | 19 | | administrator is required to have the licensure necessary | 20 | | to be a principal in a public school in this State and in | 21 | | which a majority of the teachers are required to have the | 22 | | licensure necessary to be instructors in a public school in | 23 | | this State. | 24 | | Any principal preparation program offered in whole or in | 25 | | part by a not-for-profit entity must also be approved by the | 26 | | Board of Higher Education. |
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| 1 | | (c) Candidates successfully completing a principal | 2 | | preparation program established pursuant to this Section shall | 3 | | obtain a principal endorsement on a Professional Educator | 4 | | License and are eligible to work as a principal or an assistant | 5 | | principal or in related or similar positions, as determined by | 6 | | the State Superintendent of Education, in consultation with the | 7 | | State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board. | 8 | | (d) The State Board of Education, in consultation with the | 9 | | State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, may adopt such | 10 | | rules as may be necessary to implement and administer principal | 11 | | preparation programs under this Section.
| 12 | | (Source: P.A. 97-607, eff. 8-26-11.) | 13 | | (105 ILCS 5/21B-80) | 14 | | Sec. 21B-80. Conviction of certain offenses as grounds for | 15 | | revocation of license. | 16 | | (a) As used in this Section: | 17 | | "Narcotics offense" means any one or more of the following | 18 | | offenses: | 19 | | (1) Any offense defined in the Cannabis Control Act, | 20 | | except those defined in subdivisions (a) and (b) of Section | 21 | | 4 and subdivision (a) of Section 5 of the Cannabis Control | 22 | | Act and any offense for which the holder of a license is | 23 | | placed on probation under the provisions of Section 10 of | 24 | | the Cannabis Control Act, provided that if the terms and | 25 | | conditions of probation required by the court are not |
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| 1 | | fulfilled, the offense is not eligible for this exception. | 2 | | (2) Any offense defined in the Illinois Controlled | 3 | | Substances Act, except any offense for which the holder of | 4 | | a license is placed on probation under the provisions of | 5 | | Section 410 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, | 6 | | provided that if the terms and conditions of probation | 7 | | required by the court are not fulfilled, the offense is not | 8 | | eligible for this exception. | 9 | | (3) Any offense defined in the Methamphetamine Control | 10 | | and Community Protection Act, except any offense for which | 11 | | the holder of a license is placed on probation under the | 12 | | provision of Section 70 of that Act, provided that if the | 13 | | terms and conditions of probation required by the court are | 14 | | not fulfilled, the offense is not eligible for this | 15 | | exception. | 16 | | (4) Any attempt to commit any of the offenses listed in | 17 | | items (1) through (3) of this definition. | 18 | | (5) Any offense committed or attempted in any other | 19 | | state or against the laws of the United States that, if | 20 | | committed or attempted in this State, would have been | 21 | | punishable as one or more of the offenses listed in items | 22 | | (1) through (4) of this definition. | 23 | | The changes made by Public Act 96-431 to the definition of | 24 | | "narcotics offense" are declaratory of existing law. | 25 | | "Sex offense" means any one or more of the following | 26 | | offenses: |
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| 1 | | (A) Any offense defined in Sections 11-6, 11-9 through | 2 | | 11-9.5, inclusive, and 11-30, of the Criminal Code of 1961 | 3 | | or the Criminal Code of 2012; Sections 11-14 through 11-21, | 4 | | inclusive, of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal | 5 | | Code of 2012; Sections 11-23 (if punished as a Class 3 | 6 | | felony), 11-24, 11-25, and 11-26 of the Criminal Code of | 7 | | 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012; and Sections 11-1.20, | 8 | | 11-1.30, 11-1.40, 11-1.50, 11-1.60, 12-4.9, 12-13, 12-14, | 9 | | 12-14.1, 12-15, 12-16, 12-32, 12-33, and 12C-45 , and 26-4 | 10 | | (if punished pursuant to subdivision (4) or (5) of | 11 | | subsection (d) of Section 26-4) of the Criminal Code of | 12 | | 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012. | 13 | | (B) Any attempt to commit any of the offenses listed in | 14 | | item (A) of this definition. | 15 | | (C) Any offense committed or attempted in any other | 16 | | state that, if committed or attempted in this State, would | 17 | | have been punishable as one or more of the offenses listed | 18 | | in items (A) and (B) of this definition. | 19 | | (b) Whenever the holder of any license issued pursuant to | 20 | | this Article has been convicted of any sex offense or narcotics | 21 | | offense, the State Superintendent of Education shall forthwith | 22 | | suspend the license. If the conviction is reversed and the | 23 | | holder is acquitted of the offense in a new trial or the | 24 | | charges against him or her are dismissed, the State | 25 | | Superintendent of Education shall forthwith terminate the | 26 | | suspension of the license. When the conviction becomes final, |
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| 1 | | the State Superintendent of Education shall forthwith revoke | 2 | | the license. | 3 | | (c) Whenever the holder of a license issued pursuant to | 4 | | this Article has been convicted of attempting to commit, | 5 | | conspiring to commit, soliciting, or committing first degree | 6 | | murder or a Class X felony or any offense committed or | 7 | | attempted in any other state or against the laws of the United | 8 | | States that, if committed or attempted in this State, would | 9 | | have been punishable as one or more of the foregoing offenses, | 10 | | the State Superintendent of Education shall forthwith suspend | 11 | | the license. If the conviction is reversed and the holder is | 12 | | acquitted of that offense in a new trial or the charges that he | 13 | | or she committed that offense are dismissed, the State | 14 | | Superintendent of Education shall forthwith terminate the | 15 | | suspension of the license. When the conviction becomes final, | 16 | | the State Superintendent of Education shall forthwith revoke | 17 | | the license.
| 18 | | (Source: P.A. 97-607, eff. 8-26-11; incorporates 96-1551, eff. | 19 | | 7-1-11; 97-1109, eff. 1-1-13; 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13.)
| 20 | | (105 ILCS 5/27-9) (from Ch. 122, par. 27-9)
| 21 | | Sec. 27-9. Training teachers to teach physical education. | 22 | | The curriculum in all elementary educator preparation programs | 23 | | approved by the State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board | 24 | | State universities shall contain instruction courses in
| 25 | | methods and materials of physical education and training for |
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| 1 | | teachers. No teacher candidate
student or elementary school | 2 | | teacher shall be graduated from such an educator preparation | 3 | | program a
university who has not successfully completed | 4 | | instruction had a minimum of 1 course in methods and materials
| 5 | | in the teaching of physical education and training , whether by | 6 | | way of a specific course or as incorporated in existing courses | 7 | | taught in the educator preparation program .
| 8 | | (Source: Laws 1961, p. 31.)
| 9 | | (105 ILCS 5/27-17) (from Ch. 122, par. 27-17)
| 10 | | Sec. 27-17. Safety education. School boards of public | 11 | | schools and all boards in charge of
educational institutions | 12 | | supported wholly or partially by the State may
provide | 13 | | instruction in safety education in all grades and include such
| 14 | | instruction in the courses of study regularly taught therein.
| 15 | | In this section "safety education" means and includes | 16 | | instruction in
the following:
| 17 | | 1. automobile safety, including traffic regulations, | 18 | | highway
safety, and the consequences of alcohol | 19 | | consumption and the operation of a motor vehicle;
| 20 | | 2. safety in the home;
| 21 | | 3. safety in connection with recreational activities;
| 22 | | 4. safety in and around school buildings;
| 23 | | 5. safety in connection with vocational work or | 24 | | training;
| 25 | | 6. cardio-pulmonary resuscitation for students |
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| 1 | | enrolled in grades 9 through 11; and
| 2 | | 7. for students enrolled in grades 6 through 8, | 3 | | cardio-pulmonary resuscitation and how to use an automated | 4 | | external defibrillator by watching a training video on | 5 | | those subjects. | 6 | | Such boards may make suitable provisions in the schools and
| 7 | | institutions under their jurisdiction for instruction in | 8 | | safety
education for not less than 16 hours during each school | 9 | | year.
| 10 | | The curriculum in all educator preparation programs | 11 | | approved by the State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board | 12 | | State universities shall contain instruction in safety | 13 | | education for teachers that is appropriate to the grade level | 14 | | of the educator license teaching certificate . This instruction | 15 | | may be by specific courses in safety education or may be | 16 | | incorporated in existing subjects taught in the educator | 17 | | preparation program university .
| 18 | | (Source: P.A. 96-734, eff. 8-25-09; 97-714, eff. 6-28-12.)
| 19 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, | 20 | | 2015.
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