Full Text of SB3680 102nd General Assembly
SB3680 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2021 and 2022 SB3680 Introduced 1/21/2022, by Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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Amends the School Code. Allows a person who is at least 18 years of age (instead of 19 years of age) to be licensed as a paraprofessional educator. With respect to the paraprofessional competency test, requires the test to be passed within 90 days after employment.
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning education.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Sections | 5 | | 21B-15 and 21B-20 as follows: | 6 | | (105 ILCS 5/21B-15) | 7 | | Sec. 21B-15. Qualifications of educators. | 8 | | (a) No one may be licensed to teach or supervise or be | 9 | | otherwise employed in the public schools of this State who is | 10 | | not of good character and at least 19 years of age , with the | 11 | | exception of paraprofessional educators, who must be at least | 12 | | 18 years of age . | 13 | | In determining good character under this Section, the | 14 | | State Superintendent of Education shall take into | 15 | | consideration the disciplinary actions of other states or | 16 | | national entities against certificates or licenses issued by | 17 | | those states and held by individuals from those states. In | 18 | | addition, any felony conviction of the applicant may be taken | 19 | | into consideration; however, no one may be licensed to teach | 20 | | or supervise in the public schools of this State who has been | 21 | | convicted of (i) an offense set forth in subsection (b) of | 22 | | Section 21B-80 of this Code until 7 years following the end of | 23 | | the sentence for the criminal offense or (ii) an offense set |
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| 1 | | forth in subsection (c) of Section 21B-80 of this Code. Unless | 2 | | the conviction is for an offense set forth in Section 21B-80 of | 3 | | this Code, an applicant must be permitted to submit character | 4 | | references or other written material before such a conviction | 5 | | or other information regarding the applicant's character may | 6 | | be used by the State Superintendent of Education as a basis for | 7 | | denying the application. | 8 | | (b) No person otherwise qualified shall be denied the | 9 | | right to be licensed or to receive training for the purpose of | 10 | | becoming an educator because of a physical disability, | 11 | | including, but not limited to, visual and hearing | 12 | | disabilities; nor shall any school district refuse to employ a | 13 | | teacher on such grounds, provided that the person is able to | 14 | | carry out the duties of the position for which he or she | 15 | | applies. | 16 | | (c) No person may be granted or continue to hold an | 17 | | educator license who has knowingly altered or misrepresented | 18 | | his or her qualifications, in this State or any other state, in | 19 | | order to acquire or renew the license. Any other license | 20 | | issued under this Article held by the person may be suspended | 21 | | or revoked by the State Educator Preparation and Licensure | 22 | | Board, depending upon the severity of the alteration or | 23 | | misrepresentation. | 24 | | (d) No one may teach or supervise in the public schools nor | 25 | | receive for teaching or supervising any part of any public | 26 | | school fund who does not hold an educator license granted by |
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| 1 | | the State Superintendent of Education as provided in this | 2 | | Article. However, the provisions of this Article do not apply | 3 | | to a member of the armed forces who is employed as a teacher of | 4 | | subjects in the Reserve Officers' Training Corps of any | 5 | | school, nor to an individual teaching a dual credit course as | 6 | | provided for in the Dual Credit Quality Act. | 7 | | (e) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code, the | 8 | | school board of a school district may grant to a teacher of the | 9 | | district a leave of absence with full pay for a period of not | 10 | | more than one year to permit the teacher to teach in a foreign | 11 | | state under the provisions of the Exchange Teacher Program | 12 | | established under Public Law 584, 79th Congress, and Public | 13 | | Law 402, 80th Congress, as amended. The school board granting | 14 | | the leave of absence may employ, with or without pay, a | 15 | | national of the foreign state wherein the teacher on the leave | 16 | | of absence is to teach if the national is qualified to teach in | 17 | | that foreign state and if that national is to teach in a grade | 18 | | level similar to the one that was taught in the foreign state. | 19 | | The State Board of Education, in consultation with the State | 20 | | Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, may adopt rules as | 21 | | may be necessary to implement this subsection (e).
| 22 | | (f) No person shall be denied a license issued under this | 23 | | Article solely based on his or her citizenship status or | 24 | | immigration status. The General Assembly finds and declares | 25 | | that this subsection (f) is a State law within the meaning of | 26 | | subsection (d) of Section 1621 of Title 8 of the United States |
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| 1 | | Code. Nothing in this subsection shall affect the requirements | 2 | | to obtain a license that are not directly related to | 3 | | citizenship status or immigration status. Nothing in this | 4 | | subsection shall be construed to grant eligibility for | 5 | | obtaining any public benefit other than a license issued under | 6 | | this Article. | 7 | | (Source: P.A. 99-667, eff. 7-29-16; 100-13, eff. 7-1-17; | 8 | | 100-1078, eff. 1-1-19 .) | 9 | | (105 ILCS 5/21B-20) | 10 | | Sec. 21B-20. Types of licenses. The State Board of | 11 | | Education shall implement a system of educator licensure, | 12 | | whereby individuals employed in school districts who are | 13 | | required to be licensed must have one of the following | 14 | | licenses: (i) a professional educator license; (ii) an | 15 | | educator license with stipulations; (iii) a substitute | 16 | | teaching license; or (iv) until June 30, 2023, a short-term | 17 | | substitute teaching license. References in law regarding | 18 | | individuals certified or certificated or required to be | 19 | | certified or certificated under Article 21 of this Code shall | 20 | | also include individuals licensed or required to be licensed | 21 | | under this Article. The first year of all licenses ends on June | 22 | | 30 following one full year of the license being issued. | 23 | | The State Board of Education, in consultation with the | 24 | | State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, may adopt such | 25 | | rules as may be necessary to govern the requirements for |
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| 1 | | licenses and endorsements under this Section. | 2 | | (1) Professional Educator License. Persons who (i) | 3 | | have successfully completed an approved educator | 4 | | preparation program and are recommended for licensure by | 5 | | the Illinois institution offering the educator preparation | 6 | | program, (ii) have successfully completed the required | 7 | | testing under Section 21B-30 of this Code, (iii) have | 8 | | successfully completed coursework on the psychology of, | 9 | | the identification of, and the methods of instruction for | 10 | | the exceptional child, including without limitation | 11 | | children with learning disabilities, (iv) have | 12 | | successfully completed coursework in methods of reading | 13 | | and reading in the content area, and (v) have met all other | 14 | | criteria established by rule of the State Board of | 15 | | Education shall be issued a Professional Educator License. | 16 | | All Professional Educator Licenses are valid until June 30 | 17 | | immediately following 5 years of the license being issued. | 18 | | The Professional Educator License shall be endorsed with | 19 | | specific areas and grade levels in which the individual is | 20 | | eligible to practice. For an early childhood education | 21 | | endorsement, an individual may satisfy the student | 22 | | teaching requirement of his or her early childhood teacher | 23 | | preparation program through placement in a setting with | 24 | | children from birth through grade 2, and the individual | 25 | | may be paid and receive credit while student teaching. The | 26 | | student teaching experience must meet the requirements of |
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| 1 | | and be approved by the individual's early childhood | 2 | | teacher preparation program. | 3 | | Individuals can receive subsequent endorsements on the | 4 | | Professional Educator License. Subsequent endorsements | 5 | | shall require a minimum of 24 semester hours of coursework | 6 | | in the endorsement area and passage of the applicable | 7 | | content area test, unless otherwise specified by rule. | 8 | | (2) Educator License with Stipulations. An Educator | 9 | | License with Stipulations shall be issued an endorsement | 10 | | that limits the license holder to one particular position | 11 | | or does not require completion of an approved educator | 12 | | program or both. | 13 | | An individual with an Educator License with | 14 | | Stipulations must not be employed by a school district or | 15 | | any other entity to replace any presently employed teacher | 16 | | who otherwise would not be replaced for any reason. | 17 | | An Educator License with Stipulations may be issued | 18 | | with the following endorsements: | 19 | | (A) (Blank). | 20 | | (B) Alternative provisional educator. An | 21 | | alternative provisional educator endorsement on an | 22 | | Educator License with Stipulations may be issued to an | 23 | | applicant who, at the time of applying for the | 24 | | endorsement, has done all of the following: | 25 | | (i) Graduated from a regionally accredited | 26 | | college or university with a minimum of a |
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| 1 | | bachelor's degree. | 2 | | (ii) Successfully completed the first phase of | 3 | | the Alternative Educator Licensure Program for | 4 | | Teachers, as described in Section 21B-50 of this | 5 | | Code. | 6 | | (iii) Passed a content area test, as required | 7 | | under Section 21B-30 of this Code. | 8 | | The alternative provisional educator endorsement is | 9 | | valid for 2 years of teaching and may be renewed for a | 10 | | third year by an individual meeting the requirements set | 11 | | forth in Section 21B-50 of this Code. | 12 | | (C) Alternative provisional superintendent. An | 13 | | alternative provisional superintendent endorsement on | 14 | | an Educator License with Stipulations entitles the | 15 | | holder to serve only as a superintendent or assistant | 16 | | superintendent in a school district's central office. | 17 | | This endorsement may only be issued to an applicant | 18 | | who, at the time of applying for the endorsement, has | 19 | | done all of the following: | 20 | | (i) Graduated from a regionally accredited | 21 | | college or university with a minimum of a master's | 22 | | degree in a management field other than education. | 23 | | (ii) Been employed for a period of at least 5 | 24 | | years in a management level position in a field | 25 | | other than education. | 26 | | (iii) Successfully completed the first phase |
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| 1 | | of an alternative route to superintendent | 2 | | endorsement program, as provided in Section 21B-55 | 3 | | of this Code. | 4 | | (iv) Passed a content area test required under | 5 | | Section 21B-30 of this Code. | 6 | | The endorsement is valid for 2 fiscal years in | 7 | | order to complete one full year of serving as a | 8 | | superintendent or assistant superintendent. | 9 | | (D) (Blank). | 10 | | (E) Career and technical educator. A career and | 11 | | technical educator endorsement on an Educator License | 12 | | with Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who | 13 | | has a minimum of 60 semester hours of coursework from a | 14 | | regionally accredited institution of higher education | 15 | | or an accredited trade and technical institution and | 16 | | has a minimum of 2,000 hours of experience outside of | 17 | | education in each area to be taught. | 18 | | The career and technical educator endorsement on | 19 | | an Educator License with Stipulations is valid until | 20 | | June 30 immediately following 5 years of the | 21 | | endorsement being issued and may be renewed. | 22 | | An individual who holds a valid career and | 23 | | technical educator endorsement on an Educator License | 24 | | with Stipulations but does not hold a bachelor's | 25 | | degree may substitute teach in career and technical | 26 | | education classrooms. |
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| 1 | | (F) Part-time provisional career and technical | 2 | | educator or provisional career and technical educator. | 3 | | A part-time provisional career and technical educator | 4 | | endorsement or a provisional career and technical | 5 | | educator endorsement on an Educator License with | 6 | | Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who has a | 7 | | minimum of 8,000 hours of work experience in the skill | 8 | | for which the applicant is seeking the endorsement. It | 9 | | is the responsibility of each employing school board | 10 | | and regional office of education to provide | 11 | | verification, in writing, to the State Superintendent | 12 | | of Education at the time the application is submitted | 13 | | that no qualified teacher holding a Professional | 14 | | Educator License or an Educator License with | 15 | | Stipulations with a career and technical educator | 16 | | endorsement is available and that actual circumstances | 17 | | require such issuance. | 18 | | The provisional career and technical educator | 19 | | endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations | 20 | | is valid until June 30 immediately following 5 years | 21 | | of the endorsement being issued and may be renewed for | 22 | | 5 years. | 23 | | A part-time provisional career and technical | 24 | | educator endorsement on an Educator License with | 25 | | Stipulations may be issued for teaching no more than 2 | 26 | | courses of study for grades 6 through 12. The |
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| 1 | | part-time provisional career and technical educator | 2 | | endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations | 3 | | is valid until June 30 immediately following 5 years | 4 | | of the endorsement being issued and may be renewed for | 5 | | 5 years if the individual makes application for | 6 | | renewal. | 7 | | An individual who holds a provisional or part-time | 8 | | provisional career and technical educator endorsement | 9 | | on an Educator License with Stipulations but does not | 10 | | hold a bachelor's degree may substitute teach in | 11 | | career and technical education classrooms. | 12 | | (G) Transitional bilingual educator. A | 13 | | transitional bilingual educator endorsement on an | 14 | | Educator License with Stipulations may be issued for | 15 | | the purpose of providing instruction in accordance | 16 | | with Article 14C of this Code to an applicant who | 17 | | provides satisfactory evidence that he or she meets | 18 | | all 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, | 12 | | is valid until June 30 immediately following 5 years | 13 | | of the endorsement being issued, and shall not be | 14 | | renewed. | 15 | | Persons holding a transitional bilingual educator | 16 | | endorsement shall not be employed to replace any | 17 | | presently employed teacher who otherwise would not be | 18 | | replaced for any reason. | 19 | | (H) Language endorsement. In an effort to | 20 | | alleviate the shortage of teachers speaking a language | 21 | | other than English in the public schools, an | 22 | | individual who holds an Educator License with | 23 | | Stipulations may also apply for a language | 24 | | endorsement, provided that the applicant provides | 25 | | satisfactory evidence that he or she meets all of the | 26 | | following requirements: |
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| 1 | | (i) Holds a transitional bilingual | 2 | | endorsement. | 3 | | (ii) Has demonstrated proficiency in the | 4 | | language for which the endorsement is to be issued | 5 | | by passing the applicable language content test | 6 | | required by the State Board of Education. | 7 | | (iii) Holds a bachelor's degree or higher from | 8 | | a regionally accredited institution of higher | 9 | | education or, for individuals educated in a | 10 | | country other than the United States, holds a | 11 | | degree from an institution of higher learning in a | 12 | | foreign country that the State Educator | 13 | | Preparation and Licensure Board determines to be | 14 | | the equivalent of a bachelor's degree from a | 15 | | regionally accredited institution of higher | 16 | | learning in the United States. | 17 | | (iv) (Blank). | 18 | | A language endorsement on an Educator License with | 19 | | Stipulations is valid for prekindergarten through | 20 | | grade 12 for the same validity period as the | 21 | | individual's transitional bilingual educator | 22 | | endorsement on the Educator License with Stipulations | 23 | | and shall not be renewed. | 24 | | (I) Visiting international educator. A visiting | 25 | | international educator endorsement on an Educator | 26 | | License with Stipulations may be issued to an |
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| 1 | | individual who is being recruited by a particular | 2 | | school district that conducts formal recruitment | 3 | | programs outside of the United States to secure the | 4 | | services of qualified teachers and who meets all of | 5 | | the following requirements: | 6 | | (i) Holds the equivalent of a minimum of a | 7 | | bachelor's degree issued in the United States. | 8 | | (ii) Has been prepared as a teacher at the | 9 | | grade level for which he or she will be employed. | 10 | | (iii) Has adequate content knowledge in the | 11 | | subject to be taught. | 12 | | (iv) Has an adequate command of the English | 13 | | language. | 14 | | A holder of a visiting international educator | 15 | | endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations | 16 | | shall be permitted to teach in bilingual education | 17 | | programs in the language that was the medium of | 18 | | instruction in his or her teacher preparation program, | 19 | | provided that he or she passes the English Language | 20 | | Proficiency Examination or another test of writing | 21 | | skills in English identified by the State Board of | 22 | | Education, in consultation with the State Educator | 23 | | Preparation and Licensure Board. | 24 | | A visiting international educator endorsement on | 25 | | an Educator License with Stipulations is valid for 5 | 26 | | years and shall not be renewed. |
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| 1 | | (J) Paraprofessional educator. A paraprofessional | 2 | | educator endorsement on an Educator License with | 3 | | Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who holds a | 4 | | high school diploma or its recognized equivalent and | 5 | | either holds an associate's degree or a minimum of 60 | 6 | | semester hours of credit from a regionally accredited | 7 | | institution of higher education or has passed a | 8 | | paraprofessional competency test under subsection | 9 | | (c-5) of Section 21B-30 within 90 days after | 10 | | employment . The paraprofessional educator endorsement | 11 | | is valid until June 30 immediately following 5 years | 12 | | of the endorsement being issued and may be renewed | 13 | | through application and payment of the appropriate | 14 | | fee, as required under Section 21B-40 of this Code. An | 15 | | individual who holds only a paraprofessional educator | 16 | | endorsement is not subject to additional requirements | 17 | | in order to renew the endorsement. | 18 | | (K) Chief school business official. A chief school | 19 | | business official endorsement on an Educator License | 20 | | with Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who | 21 | | qualifies by having a master's degree or higher, 2 | 22 | | years of full-time administrative experience in school | 23 | | business management or 2 years of university-approved | 24 | | practical experience, and a minimum of 24 semester | 25 | | hours of graduate credit in a program approved by the | 26 | | State Board of Education for the preparation of school |
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| 1 | | business administrators and by passage of the | 2 | | applicable State tests, including an applicable | 3 | | content area test. | 4 | | The chief school business official endorsement may | 5 | | also be affixed to the Educator License with | 6 | | Stipulations of any holder who qualifies by having a | 7 | | master's degree in business administration, finance, | 8 | | accounting, or public administration and who completes | 9 | | an additional 6 semester hours of internship in school | 10 | | business management from a regionally accredited | 11 | | institution of higher education and passes the | 12 | | applicable State tests, including an applicable | 13 | | content area test. This endorsement shall be required | 14 | | for any individual employed as a chief school business | 15 | | official. | 16 | | The chief school business official endorsement on | 17 | | an Educator License with Stipulations is valid until | 18 | | June 30 immediately following 5 years of the | 19 | | endorsement being issued and may be renewed if the | 20 | | license holder completes renewal requirements as | 21 | | required for individuals who hold a Professional | 22 | | Educator License endorsed for chief school business | 23 | | official under Section 21B-45 of this Code and such | 24 | | rules as may be adopted by the State Board of | 25 | | Education. | 26 | | The State Board of Education shall adopt any rules |
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| 1 | | necessary to implement Public Act 100-288. | 2 | | (L) Provisional in-state educator. A provisional | 3 | | in-state educator endorsement on an Educator License | 4 | | with Stipulations may be issued to a candidate who has | 5 | | completed an Illinois-approved educator preparation | 6 | | program at an Illinois institution of higher education | 7 | | and who has not successfully completed an | 8 | | evidence-based assessment of teacher effectiveness but | 9 | | who meets all of the following requirements: | 10 | | (i) Holds at least a bachelor's degree. | 11 | | (ii) Has completed an approved educator | 12 | | preparation program at an Illinois institution. | 13 | | (iii) Has passed an applicable content area | 14 | | test, as required by Section 21B-30 of this Code. | 15 | | (iv) Has attempted an evidence-based | 16 | | assessment of teacher effectiveness and received a | 17 | | minimum score on that assessment, as established | 18 | | by the State Board of Education in consultation | 19 | | with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure | 20 | | Board. | 21 | | A provisional in-state educator endorsement on an | 22 | | Educator License with Stipulations is valid for one | 23 | | full fiscal year after the date of issuance and may not | 24 | | be renewed. | 25 | | (M) (Blank). | 26 | | (N) Specialized services. A specialized services |
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| 1 | | endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations | 2 | | may be issued as defined and specified by rule. | 3 | | (3) Substitute Teaching License. A Substitute Teaching | 4 | | License may be issued to qualified applicants for | 5 | | substitute teaching in all grades of the public schools, | 6 | | prekindergarten through grade 12. Substitute Teaching | 7 | | Licenses are not eligible for endorsements. Applicants for | 8 | | a Substitute Teaching License must hold a bachelor's | 9 | | degree or higher from a regionally accredited institution | 10 | | of higher education. | 11 | | Substitute Teaching Licenses are valid for 5 years. | 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, | 16 | | then that individual is not eligible to obtain a | 17 | | Substitute Teaching License. | 18 | | A substitute teacher may only teach in the place of a | 19 | | licensed teacher who is under contract with the employing | 20 | | board. If, however, there is no licensed teacher under | 21 | | contract because of an emergency situation, then a | 22 | | district may employ a substitute teacher for no longer | 23 | | than 30 calendar days per each vacant position in the | 24 | | district if the district notifies the appropriate regional | 25 | | office of education within 5 business days after the | 26 | | employment of the substitute teacher in the emergency |
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| 1 | | situation. An emergency situation is one in which an | 2 | | unforeseen vacancy has occurred and (i) a teacher is | 3 | | unable to fulfill his or her contractual duties or (ii) | 4 | | teacher capacity needs of the district exceed previous | 5 | | indications, and the district is actively engaged in | 6 | | advertising to hire a fully licensed teacher for the | 7 | | 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 | 19 | | 34 of this Code. | 20 | | A school district may not require an individual who | 21 | | holds a valid Professional Educator License or Educator | 22 | | License with Stipulations to seek or hold a Substitute | 23 | | Teaching License to teach as a substitute teacher. | 24 | | (4) Short-Term Substitute Teaching License. Beginning | 25 | | on July 1, 2018 and until June 30, 2023, the State Board of | 26 | | Education may issue a Short-Term Substitute Teaching |
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| 1 | | License. A Short-Term Substitute Teaching License may be | 2 | | issued to a qualified applicant for substitute teaching in | 3 | | all grades of the public schools, prekindergarten through | 4 | | grade 12. Short-Term Substitute Teaching Licenses are not | 5 | | eligible for endorsements. Applicants for a Short-Term | 6 | | Substitute Teaching License must hold an associate's | 7 | | degree or have completed at least 60 credit hours from a | 8 | | regionally accredited institution of higher education. | 9 | | Short-Term Substitute Teaching Licenses are valid for | 10 | | substitute teaching in every county of this State. If an | 11 | | individual has had his or her Professional Educator | 12 | | License or Educator License with Stipulations suspended or | 13 | | revoked, then that individual is not eligible to obtain a | 14 | | Short-Term Substitute Teaching License. | 15 | | The provisions of Sections 10-21.9 and 34-18.5 of this | 16 | | Code apply to short-term substitute teachers. | 17 | | An individual holding a Short-Term Substitute Teaching | 18 | | License may teach no more than 5 consecutive days per | 19 | | licensed teacher who is under contract. For teacher | 20 | | absences lasting 6 or more days per licensed teacher who | 21 | | is under contract, a school district may not hire an | 22 | | individual holding a Short-Term Substitute Teaching | 23 | | License. An individual holding a Short-Term Substitute | 24 | | Teaching License must complete the training program under | 25 | | Section 10-20.67 or 34-18.60 of this Code to be eligible | 26 | | to teach at a public school. This paragraph (4) is |
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| 1 | | inoperative on and after July 1, 2023.
| 2 | | (Source: P.A. 100-8, eff. 7-1-17; 100-13, eff. 7-1-17; | 3 | | 100-288, eff. 8-24-17; 100-596, eff. 7-1-18; 100-821, eff. | 4 | | 9-3-18; 100-863, eff. 8-14-18; 101-81, eff. 7-12-19; 101-220, | 5 | | eff. 8-7-19; 101-594, eff. 12-5-19; 101-643, eff. 6-18-20.)
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