Full Text of HB3820 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning education.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Sections | 5 | | 21B-15, 21B-20, 21B-25, 21B-35, and 21B-45 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 20 years of age. | 11 | | In determining good character under this Section, the State | 12 | | Superintendent of Education shall take into consideration the | 13 | | disciplinary actions of other states or national entities | 14 | | against certificates or licenses issued by those states and | 15 | | held by individuals from those states. In addition, any felony | 16 | | conviction of the applicant may be taken into consideration; | 17 | | however, no one may be licensed to teach or supervise in the | 18 | | public schools of this State who has been convicted of (i) an | 19 | | offense set forth in subsection (b) of Section 21B-80 of this | 20 | | Code until 7 years following the end of the sentence for the | 21 | | criminal offense or (ii) an offense set forth in subsection (c) | 22 | | of Section 21B-80 of this Code. Unless the conviction is for an | 23 | | offense set forth in Section 21B-80 of this Code, an applicant |
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| 1 | | must be permitted to submit character references or other | 2 | | written material before such a conviction or other information | 3 | | regarding the applicant's character may be used by the State | 4 | | Superintendent of Education as a basis for denying the | 5 | | application. | 6 | | (b) No person otherwise qualified shall be denied the right | 7 | | to be licensed or to receive training for the purpose of | 8 | | becoming an educator because of a physical disability, | 9 | | including, but not limited to, visual and hearing disabilities; | 10 | | nor shall any school district refuse to employ a teacher on | 11 | | such grounds, provided that the person is able to carry out the | 12 | | duties of the position for which he or she applies. | 13 | | (c) No person may be granted or continue to hold an | 14 | | educator license who has knowingly altered or misrepresented | 15 | | his or her qualifications, in this State or any other state, in | 16 | | order to acquire or renew the license. Any other license issued | 17 | | under this Article held by the person may be suspended or | 18 | | revoked by the State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, | 19 | | depending upon the severity of the alteration or | 20 | | misrepresentation. | 21 | | (d) No one may teach or supervise in the public schools nor | 22 | | receive for teaching or supervising any part of any public | 23 | | school fund who does not hold an educator license granted by | 24 | | the State Superintendent of Education as provided in this | 25 | | Article. However, the provisions of this Article do not apply | 26 | | to a member of the armed forces who is employed as a teacher of |
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| 1 | | subjects in the Reserve Officers' Training Corps of any school, | 2 | | nor to an individual teaching a dual credit course as provided | 3 | | for in the Dual Credit Quality Act. | 4 | | (e) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code, the | 5 | | school board of a school district may grant to a teacher of the | 6 | | district a leave of absence with full pay for a period of not | 7 | | more than one year to permit the teacher to teach in a foreign | 8 | | state under the provisions of the Exchange Teacher Program | 9 | | established under Public Law 584, 79th Congress, and Public Law | 10 | | 402, 80th Congress, as amended. The school board granting the | 11 | | leave of absence may employ, with or without pay, a national of | 12 | | the foreign state wherein the teacher on the leave of absence | 13 | | is to teach if the national is qualified to teach in that | 14 | | foreign state and if that national is to teach in a grade level | 15 | | similar to the one that was taught in the foreign state. The | 16 | | State Board of Education, in consultation with the State | 17 | | Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, may adopt rules as | 18 | | may be necessary to implement this subsection (e).
| 19 | | (Source: P.A. 99-667, eff. 7-29-16.) | 20 | | (105 ILCS 5/21B-20) | 21 | | Sec. 21B-20. Types of licenses. Before July 1, 2013, the | 22 | | State Board of Education shall implement a system of educator | 23 | | licensure, whereby individuals employed in school districts | 24 | | who are required to be licensed must have one of the following | 25 | | licenses: (i) a professional educator license; (ii) a |
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| 1 | | professional educator license with stipulations; or (iii) a | 2 | | substitute teaching license. References in law regarding | 3 | | individuals certified or certificated or required to be | 4 | | certified or certificated under Article 21 of this Code shall | 5 | | also include individuals licensed or required to be licensed | 6 | | under this Article. The first year of all licenses ends on June | 7 | | 30 following one full year of the license being issued. | 8 | | 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 govern the requirements for | 11 | | licenses and endorsements under this Section. | 12 | | (1) Professional Educator License. Persons who (i) | 13 | | have successfully completed an approved educator | 14 | | preparation program and are recommended for licensure by | 15 | | the Illinois institution offering the educator preparation | 16 | | program, (ii) have successfully completed the required | 17 | | testing under Section 21B-30 of this Code, (iii) have | 18 | | successfully completed coursework on the psychology of, | 19 | | the identification of, and the methods of instruction for | 20 | | the exceptional child, including without limitation | 21 | | children with learning disabilities, (iv) have | 22 | | successfully completed coursework in methods of reading | 23 | | and reading in the content area, and (v) have met all other | 24 | | criteria established by rule of the State Board of | 25 | | Education shall be issued a Professional Educator License. | 26 | | All Professional Educator Licenses are valid until June 30 |
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| 1 | | immediately following 5 years of the license being issued. | 2 | | The Professional Educator License shall be endorsed with | 3 | | specific areas and grade levels in which the individual is | 4 | | eligible to practice. | 5 | | Individuals can receive subsequent endorsements on the | 6 | | Professional Educator License. Subsequent endorsements | 7 | | shall require a minimum of 24 semester hours of coursework | 8 | | in the endorsement area, unless otherwise specified by | 9 | | rule, and passage of the applicable content area test. | 10 | | (2) Educator License with Stipulations. An Educator | 11 | | License with Stipulations shall be issued an endorsement | 12 | | that limits the license holder to one particular position | 13 | | or does not require completion of an approved educator | 14 | | program or both. | 15 | | An individual with an Educator License with | 16 | | Stipulations must not be employed by a school district or | 17 | | any other entity to replace any presently employed teacher | 18 | | who otherwise would not be replaced for any reason. | 19 | | An Educator License with Stipulations may be issued | 20 | | with the following endorsements: | 21 | | (A) Provisional educator. A provisional educator | 22 | | endorsement in a specific content area or areas on an | 23 | | Educator License with Stipulations may be issued to an | 24 | | applicant who holds an educator license from another | 25 | | state, U.S. territory, or foreign country and who, at | 26 | | the time of applying for an Illinois license, does not |
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| 1 | | meet the minimum requirements under Section 21B-35 of | 2 | | this Code, but does, at a minimum, meet the following | 3 | | requirements: | 4 | | (i) Holds the equivalent of a minimum of a | 5 | | bachelor's degree, unless a master's degree is | 6 | | required for the endorsement, from a regionally | 7 | | accredited college or university or, for | 8 | | individuals educated in a country other than the | 9 | | United States, the equivalent of a minimum of a | 10 | | bachelor's degree issued in the United States, | 11 | | unless a master's degree is required for the | 12 | | endorsement. | 13 | | (ii) Has passed or passes a test of basic | 14 | | skills and content area test prior to or within one | 15 | | year after issuance of the provisional educator | 16 | | endorsement on the Educator License with | 17 | | Stipulations. If an individual who holds an | 18 | | Educator License with Stipulations endorsed for | 19 | | provisional educator has not passed a test of basic | 20 | | skills and applicable content area test or tests | 21 | | within one year after issuance of the endorsement, | 22 | | the endorsement shall expire on June 30 following | 23 | | one full year of the endorsement being issued. If | 24 | | such an individual has passed the test of basic | 25 | | skills and applicable content area test or tests | 26 | | either prior to issuance of the endorsement or |
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| 1 | | within one year after issuance of the endorsement, | 2 | | the endorsement is valid until June 30 immediately | 3 | | following 2 years of the license being issued, | 4 | | during which time any and all coursework | 5 | | deficiencies must be met and any and all additional | 6 | | testing deficiencies must be met. | 7 | | In addition, a provisional educator endorsement | 8 | | for principals or superintendents may be issued if the | 9 | | individual meets the requirements set forth in | 10 | | subdivisions (1) and (3) of subsection (b-5) of Section | 11 | | 21B-35 of this Code. Applicants who have not been | 12 | | entitled by an Illinois-approved educator preparation | 13 | | program at an Illinois institution of higher education | 14 | | shall not receive a provisional educator endorsement | 15 | | if the person completed an alternative licensure | 16 | | program in another state, unless the program has been | 17 | | determined to be equivalent to Illinois program | 18 | | requirements. | 19 | | Notwithstanding any other requirements of this | 20 | | Section, a service member or spouse of a service member | 21 | | may obtain a Professional Educator License with | 22 | | Stipulations, and a provisional educator endorsement | 23 | | in a specific content area or areas, if he or she holds | 24 | | a valid teaching certificate or license in good | 25 | | standing from another state, meets the qualifications | 26 | | of educators outlined in Section 21B-15 of this Code, |
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| 1 | | and has not engaged in any misconduct that would | 2 | | prohibit an individual from obtaining a license | 3 | | pursuant to Illinois law, including without limitation | 4 | | any administrative rules of the State Board of | 5 | | Education. | 6 | | In this Section, "service member" means any person | 7 | | who, at the time of application under this Section, is | 8 | | an active duty member of the United States Armed Forces | 9 | | or any reserve component of the United States Armed | 10 | | Forces or the National Guard of any state, | 11 | | commonwealth, or territory of the United States or the | 12 | | District of Columbia. | 13 | | A provisional educator endorsement is valid until | 14 | | June 30 immediately following 2 years of the license | 15 | | being issued, provided that any remaining testing and | 16 | | coursework deficiencies are met as set forth in this | 17 | | Section. Failure to satisfy all stated deficiencies | 18 | | shall mean the individual, including any service | 19 | | member or spouse who has obtained a Professional | 20 | | Educator License with Stipulations and a provisional | 21 | | educator endorsement in a specific content area or | 22 | | areas, is ineligible to receive a Professional | 23 | | Educator License at that time. An Educator License with | 24 | | Stipulations endorsed for provisional educator shall | 25 | | not be renewed for individuals who hold an Educator | 26 | | License with Stipulations and who have held a position |
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| 1 | | in a public school or non-public school recognized by | 2 | | 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 outside | 22 | | of education in each area to be taught. | 23 | | The career and technical educator endorsement on | 24 | | an Educator License with Stipulations is valid until | 25 | | June 30 immediately following 5 years of the | 26 | | endorsement being issued and may be renewed. For |
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| 1 | | individuals who were issued the career and technical | 2 | | educator endorsement on an Educator License with | 3 | | Stipulations on or after January 1, 2015, the license | 4 | | may be renewed if the individual passes a test of basic | 5 | | skills or test of work proficiency, as required under | 6 | | Section 21B-30 of this Code. | 7 | | An individual who holds a valid career and | 8 | | technical educator endorsement on an Educator License | 9 | | with Stipulations but does not hold a bachelor's degree | 10 | | may substitute teach in career and technical education | 11 | | classrooms. | 12 | | (F) Part-time provisional career and technical | 13 | | educator or provisional career and technical educator. | 14 | | A part-time provisional career and technical educator | 15 | | endorsement or a provisional career and technical | 16 | | educator endorsement on an Educator License with | 17 | | Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who has a | 18 | | minimum of 8,000 hours of work experience in the skill | 19 | | for which the applicant is seeking the endorsement. It | 20 | | is the responsibility of each employing school board | 21 | | and regional office of education to provide | 22 | | verification, in writing, to the State Superintendent | 23 | | of Education at the time the application is submitted | 24 | | that no qualified teacher holding a Professional | 25 | | Educator License or an Educator License with | 26 | | Stipulations with a career and technical educator |
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| 1 | | endorsement is available and that actual circumstances | 2 | | require such issuance. | 3 | | The provisional career and technical educator | 4 | | endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations | 5 | | is valid until June 30 immediately following 5 years of | 6 | | the endorsement being issued and may be renewed only | 7 | | one time for 5 years. For individuals who were issued | 8 | | the provisional career and technical educator | 9 | | endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations | 10 | | on or after January 1, 2015, the license may be renewed | 11 | | one time if the individual passes a test of basic | 12 | | skills or test of work proficiency, as required under | 13 | | Section 21B-30 of this Code , and has completed a | 14 | | minimum of 20 semester hours from a regionally | 15 | | accredited institution . | 16 | | A part-time provisional career and technical | 17 | | educator endorsement on an Educator License with | 18 | | Stipulations may be issued for teaching no more than 2 | 19 | | courses of study for grades 6 through 12. The part-time | 20 | | provisional career and technical educator endorsement | 21 | | on an Educator License with Stipulations is valid until | 22 | | June 30 immediately following 5 years of the | 23 | | endorsement being issued and may be renewed for 5 years | 24 | | if the individual makes application for renewal. | 25 | | An individual who holds a provisional or part-time | 26 | | provisional career and technical educator endorsement |
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| 1 | | on an Educator License with Stipulations but does not | 2 | | hold a bachelor's degree may substitute teach in career | 3 | | and technical education classrooms. | 4 | | (G) Transitional bilingual educator. A | 5 | | transitional bilingual educator endorsement on an | 6 | | Educator License with Stipulations may be issued for | 7 | | the purpose of providing instruction in accordance | 8 | | with Article 14C of this Code to an applicant who | 9 | | provides satisfactory evidence that he or she meets all | 10 | | of the following requirements: | 11 | | (i) Possesses adequate speaking, reading, and | 12 | | writing ability in the language other than English | 13 | | in which transitional bilingual education is | 14 | | offered. | 15 | | (ii) Has the ability to successfully | 16 | | communicate in English. | 17 | | (iii) Either possessed, within 5 years | 18 | | previous to his or her applying for a transitional | 19 | | bilingual educator endorsement, a valid and | 20 | | comparable teaching certificate or comparable | 21 | | authorization issued by a foreign country or holds | 22 | | a degree from an institution of higher learning in | 23 | | a foreign country that the State Educator | 24 | | Preparation and Licensure Board determines to be | 25 | | the equivalent of a bachelor's degree from a | 26 | | regionally accredited institution of higher |
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| 1 | | learning in the United States. | 2 | | A transitional bilingual educator endorsement | 3 | | shall be valid for prekindergarten through grade 12, is | 4 | | valid until June 30 immediately following 5 years of | 5 | | the endorsement being issued, and shall not be renewed. | 6 | | Persons holding a transitional bilingual educator | 7 | | endorsement shall not be employed to replace any | 8 | | presently employed teacher who otherwise would not be | 9 | | replaced for any reason. | 10 | | (H) Language endorsement. In an effort to | 11 | | alleviate the shortage of teachers speaking a language | 12 | | other than English in the public schools, an individual | 13 | | who holds an Educator License with Stipulations may | 14 | | also apply for a language endorsement, provided that | 15 | | the applicant provides satisfactory evidence that he | 16 | | or she meets all of the following requirements: | 17 | | (i) Holds a transitional bilingual | 18 | | endorsement. | 19 | | (ii) Has demonstrated proficiency in the | 20 | | language for which the endorsement is to be issued | 21 | | by passing the applicable language content test | 22 | | required by the State Board of Education. | 23 | | (iii) Holds a bachelor's degree or higher from | 24 | | a regionally accredited institution of higher | 25 | | education or, for individuals educated in a | 26 | | country other than the United States, holds a |
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| 1 | | degree from an institution of higher learning in a | 2 | | foreign country that the State Educator | 3 | | Preparation and Licensure Board determines to be | 4 | | the equivalent of a bachelor's degree from a | 5 | | regionally accredited institution of higher | 6 | | learning in the United States. | 7 | | (iv) Has passed a test of basic skills, as | 8 | | required under Section 21B-30 of this Code. | 9 | | A language endorsement on an Educator License with | 10 | | Stipulations is valid for prekindergarten through | 11 | | grade 12 for the same validity period as the | 12 | | individual's transitional bilingual educator | 13 | | endorsement on the Educator License with Stipulations | 14 | | and shall not be renewed. | 15 | | (I) Visiting international educator. A visiting | 16 | | international educator endorsement on an Educator | 17 | | License with Stipulations may be issued to an | 18 | | individual who is being recruited by a particular | 19 | | school district that conducts formal recruitment | 20 | | programs outside of the United States to secure the | 21 | | services of qualified teachers and who meets all of the | 22 | | following requirements: | 23 | | (i) Holds the equivalent of a minimum of a | 24 | | bachelor's degree issued in the United States. | 25 | | (ii) Has been prepared as a teacher at the | 26 | | grade level for which he or she will be employed. |
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| 1 | | (iii) Has adequate content knowledge in the | 2 | | subject to be taught. | 3 | | (iv) Has an adequate command of the English | 4 | | language. | 5 | | A holder of a visiting international educator | 6 | | endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations | 7 | | shall be permitted to teach in bilingual education | 8 | | programs in the language that was the medium of | 9 | | instruction in his or her teacher preparation program, | 10 | | provided that he or she passes the English Language | 11 | | Proficiency Examination or another test of writing | 12 | | skills in English identified by the State Board of | 13 | | Education, in consultation with the State Educator | 14 | | Preparation and Licensure Board. | 15 | | A visiting international educator endorsement on | 16 | | an Educator License with Stipulations is valid for 3 | 17 | | years and shall not be renewed. | 18 | | (J) Paraprofessional educator. A paraprofessional | 19 | | educator endorsement on an Educator License with | 20 | | Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who holds a | 21 | | high school diploma or its recognized equivalent and | 22 | | either holds an associate's degree or a minimum of 60 | 23 | | semester hours of credit from a regionally accredited | 24 | | institution of higher education or has passed a test of | 25 | | basic skills required under Section 21B-30 of this | 26 | | Code. The paraprofessional educator endorsement is |
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| 1 | | valid until June 30 immediately following 5 years of | 2 | | the endorsement being issued and may be renewed through | 3 | | application and payment of the appropriate fee, as | 4 | | required under Section 21B-40 of this Code. An | 5 | | individual who holds only a paraprofessional educator | 6 | | endorsement is not subject to additional requirements | 7 | | in order to renew the endorsement. | 8 | | (K) Chief school business official. A chief school | 9 | | business official endorsement on an Educator License | 10 | | with Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who | 11 | | qualifies by having a master's degree or higher, 2 | 12 | | years of full-time administrative experience in school | 13 | | business management or 2 years of university-approved | 14 | | practical experience, and a minimum of 24 semester | 15 | | hours of graduate credit in a program approved by the | 16 | | State Board of Education for the preparation of school | 17 | | business administrators and by passage of the | 18 | | applicable State tests, including a test of basic | 19 | | skills and applicable content area test. | 20 | | The chief school business official endorsement may | 21 | | also be affixed to the Educator License with | 22 | | Stipulations of any holder who qualifies by having a | 23 | | master's degree in business administration, finance, | 24 | | or accounting and who completes an additional 6 | 25 | | semester hours of internship in school business | 26 | | management from a regionally accredited institution of |
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| 1 | | higher education and passes the applicable State | 2 | | tests, including a test of basic skills and applicable | 3 | | content area test. This endorsement shall be required | 4 | | for any individual employed as a chief school business | 5 | | official. | 6 | | The chief school business official endorsement on | 7 | | an Educator License with Stipulations is valid until | 8 | | June 30 immediately following 5 years of the | 9 | | endorsement being issued and may be renewed if the | 10 | | license holder completes renewal requirements as | 11 | | required for individuals who hold a Professional | 12 | | Educator License endorsed for chief school business | 13 | | official under Section 21B-45 of this Code and such | 14 | | rules as may be adopted by the State Board of | 15 | | Education. | 16 | | (L) Provisional in-state educator. A provisional | 17 | | in-state educator endorsement on an Educator License | 18 | | with Stipulations may be issued to a candidate who has | 19 | | completed an Illinois-approved educator preparation | 20 | | program at an Illinois institution of higher education | 21 | | and who has not successfully completed an | 22 | | evidence-based assessment of teacher effectiveness but | 23 | | who meets all of the following requirements: | 24 | | (i) Holds at least a bachelor's degree. | 25 | | (ii) Has completed an approved educator | 26 | | preparation program at an Illinois institution. |
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| 1 | | (iii) Has passed a test of basic skills and | 2 | | applicable content area test, as required by | 3 | | Section 21B-30 of this Code. | 4 | | (iv) Has attempted an evidence-based | 5 | | assessment of teacher effectiveness and received a | 6 | | minimum score on that assessment, as established | 7 | | by the State Board of Education in consultation | 8 | | with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure | 9 | | Board. | 10 | | A provisional in-state educator endorsement on an | 11 | | Educator License with Stipulations is valid for one | 12 | | full fiscal year after the date of issuance and may not | 13 | | be renewed. | 14 | | (3) Substitute Teaching License. A Substitute Teaching | 15 | | License may be issued to qualified applicants for | 16 | | substitute teaching in all grades of the public schools, | 17 | | prekindergarten through grade 12. Substitute Teaching | 18 | | Licenses are not eligible for endorsements. Applicants for | 19 | | a Substitute Teaching License must hold a bachelor's degree | 20 | | or higher from a regionally accredited institution of | 21 | | higher education. | 22 | | Substitute Teaching Licenses are valid for 5 years. | 23 | | Substitute Teaching Licenses are valid for substitute | 24 | | teaching in every county of this State. If an individual | 25 | | has had his or her Professional Educator License or | 26 | | Educator License with Stipulations suspended or revoked or |
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| 1 | | has not met the renewal requirements for licensure, then | 2 | | that individual is not eligible to obtain a Substitute | 3 | | Teaching License. | 4 | | A substitute teacher may only teach in the place of a | 5 | | licensed teacher who is under contract with the employing | 6 | | board. If, however, there is no licensed teacher under | 7 | | contract because of an emergency situation, then a district | 8 | | may employ a substitute teacher for no longer than 30 | 9 | | calendar days per each vacant position in the district if | 10 | | the district notifies the appropriate regional office of | 11 | | education within 5 business days after the employment of | 12 | | the substitute teacher in the emergency situation. An | 13 | | emergency situation is one in which an unforeseen vacancy | 14 | | has occurred and (i) a teacher is unable to fulfill his or | 15 | | her contractual duties or (ii) teacher capacity needs of | 16 | | the district exceed previous indications, and the district | 17 | | is actively engaged in advertising to hire a fully licensed | 18 | | teacher for the vacant position. | 19 | | There is no limit on the number of days that a | 20 | | substitute teacher may teach in a single school district, | 21 | | provided that no substitute teacher may teach for longer | 22 | | than 90 school days for any one licensed teacher under | 23 | | contract in the same school year. A substitute teacher who | 24 | | holds a Professional Educator License or Educator License | 25 | | with Stipulations shall not teach for more than 120 school | 26 | | days for any one licensed teacher under contract in the |
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| 1 | | same school year. The limitations in this paragraph (3) on | 2 | | the number of days a substitute teacher may be employed do | 3 | | not apply to any school district operating under Article 34 | 4 | | of this Code.
| 5 | | (Source: P.A. 98-28, eff. 7-1-13; 98-751, eff. 1-1-15; 99-35, | 6 | | eff. 1-1-16; 99-58, eff. 7-16-15; 99-143, eff. 7-27-15; 99-642, | 7 | | eff. 7-28-16; 99-920, eff. 1-6-17.) | 8 | | (105 ILCS 5/21B-25) | 9 | | Sec. 21B-25. Endorsement on licenses. All licenses issued | 10 | | under paragraph (1) of Section 21B-20 of this Code shall be | 11 | | specifically endorsed by the State Board of Education for each | 12 | | content area, school support area, and administrative area for | 13 | | which the holder of the license is qualified. Recognized | 14 | | institutions approved to offer educator preparation programs | 15 | | shall be trained to add endorsements to licenses issued to | 16 | | applicants who meet all of the requirements for the endorsement | 17 | | or endorsements, including passing any required tests. The | 18 | | State Superintendent of Education shall randomly audit | 19 | | institutions to ensure that all rules and standards are being | 20 | | followed for entitlement or when endorsements are being | 21 | | recommended. | 22 | | (1) The State Board of Education, in consultation with | 23 | | the State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, shall | 24 | | establish, by rule, the grade level and subject area | 25 | | endorsements to be added to the Professional Educator |
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| 1 | | License. These rules shall outline the requirements for | 2 | | obtaining each endorsement. | 3 | | (2) In addition to any and all grade level and content | 4 | | area endorsements developed by rule, the State Board of | 5 | | Education, in consultation with the State Educator | 6 | | Preparation and Licensure Board, shall develop the | 7 | | requirements for the following endorsements: | 8 | | (A) General administrative endorsement. A general | 9 | | administrative endorsement shall be added to a | 10 | | Professional Educator License, provided that an | 11 | | approved program has been completed. An individual | 12 | | holding a general administrative endorsement may work | 13 | | only as a principal or assistant principal or in a | 14 | | related or similar position, as determined by the State | 15 | | Superintendent of Education, in consultation with the | 16 | | State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board. | 17 | | Beginning on September 1, 2014, the general | 18 | | administrative endorsement shall no longer be issued | 19 | | except to individuals who completed all coursework | 20 | | requirements for the receipt of the general | 21 | | administrative endorsement by September 1, 2014, who | 22 | | have completed all testing requirements by June 30, | 23 | | 2016, and who apply for the endorsement on or before | 24 | | June 30, 2016. Individuals who hold a valid and | 25 | | registered administrative certificate with a general | 26 | | administrative endorsement issued under Section 21-7.1 |
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| 1 | | of this Code or a Professional Educator License with a | 2 | | general administrative endorsement issued prior to | 3 | | September 1, 2014 and who have served for at least one | 4 | | full year during the 5 years prior in a position | 5 | | requiring a general administrative endorsement shall, | 6 | | upon request to the State Board of Education and | 7 | | through July 1, 2015, have their respective general | 8 | | administrative endorsement converted to a principal | 9 | | endorsement on the Professional Educator License. | 10 | | Candidates shall not be admitted to an approved general | 11 | | administrative preparation program after September 1, | 12 | | 2012. | 13 | | All other individuals holding a valid and | 14 | | registered administrative certificate with a general | 15 | | administrative endorsement issued pursuant to Section | 16 | | 21-7.1 of this Code or a general administrative | 17 | | endorsement on a Professional Educator License issued | 18 | | prior to September 1, 2014 shall have the general | 19 | | administrative endorsement converted to a principal | 20 | | endorsement on a Professional Educator License upon | 21 | | request to the State Board of Education and by | 22 | | completing one of the following pathways: | 23 | | (i) Passage of the State principal assessment | 24 | | developed by the State Board of Education. | 25 | | (ii) Through July 1, 2019, completion of an | 26 | | Illinois Educators' Academy course designated by |
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| 1 | | the State Superintendent of Education. | 2 | | (iii) Completion of a principal preparation | 3 | | program established and approved pursuant to | 4 | | Section 21B-60 of this Code and applicable rules. | 5 | | Individuals who do not choose to convert the | 6 | | general administrative endorsement on the | 7 | | administrative certificate issued pursuant to Section | 8 | | 21-7.1 of this Code or on the Professional Educator | 9 | | License shall continue to be able to serve in any | 10 | | position previously allowed under paragraph (2) of | 11 | | subsection (e) of Section 21-7.1 of this Code. | 12 | | The general administrative endorsement on the | 13 | | Professional Educator License is available only to | 14 | | individuals who, prior to September 1, 2014, had such | 15 | | an endorsement on the administrative certificate | 16 | | issued pursuant to Section 21-7.1 of this Code or who | 17 | | already have a Professional Educator License and have | 18 | | completed a general administrative program and who do | 19 | | not choose to convert the general administrative | 20 | | endorsement to a principal endorsement pursuant to the | 21 | | options in this Section. | 22 | | (B) Principal endorsement. A principal endorsement | 23 | | shall be affixed to a Professional Educator License of | 24 | | any holder who qualifies by having all of the | 25 | | following: | 26 | | (i) Successful completion of a principal |
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| 1 | | preparation program approved in accordance with | 2 | | Section 21B-60 of this Code and any applicable | 3 | | rules. | 4 | | (ii) At least 4 total years of teaching or, | 5 | | until June 30, 2021, 4 total years of working in | 6 | | the capacity of school support personnel in an | 7 | | Illinois public school or nonpublic school | 8 | | recognized by the State Board of Education or in an | 9 | | out-of-state public school or out-of-state | 10 | | nonpublic school meeting out-of-state recognition | 11 | | standards comparable to those approved by the | 12 | | State Superintendent of Education; however, the | 13 | | State Board of Education, in consultation with the | 14 | | State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, | 15 | | shall allow, by rules, for fewer than 4 years of | 16 | | experience based on meeting standards set forth in | 17 | | such rules, including without limitation a review | 18 | | of performance evaluations or other evidence of | 19 | | demonstrated qualifications. | 20 | | (iii) A master's degree or higher from a | 21 | | regionally accredited college or university. | 22 | | (C) Chief school business official endorsement. A | 23 | | chief school business official endorsement shall be | 24 | | affixed to the Professional Educator License of any | 25 | | holder who qualifies by having a master's degree or | 26 | | higher, 2 years of full-time administrative experience |
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| 1 | | in school business management or 2 years of | 2 | | university-approved practical experience, and a | 3 | | minimum of 24 semester hours of graduate credit in a | 4 | | program approved by the State Board of Education for | 5 | | the preparation of school business administrators and | 6 | | by passage of the applicable State tests. The chief | 7 | | school business official endorsement may also be | 8 | | affixed to the Professional Educator License of any | 9 | | holder who qualifies by having a master's degree in | 10 | | business administration, finance, or accounting and | 11 | | who completes an additional 6 semester hours of | 12 | | internship in school business management from a | 13 | | regionally accredited institution of higher education | 14 | | and passes the applicable State tests. This | 15 | | endorsement shall be required for any individual | 16 | | employed as a chief school business official. | 17 | | (D) Superintendent endorsement. A superintendent | 18 | | endorsement shall be affixed to the Professional | 19 | | Educator License of any holder who has completed a | 20 | | program approved by the State Board of Education for | 21 | | the preparation of superintendents of schools, has had | 22 | | at least 2 years of experience employed full-time in a | 23 | | general administrative position or as a full-time | 24 | | principal, director of special education, or chief | 25 | | school business official in the public schools or in a | 26 | | State-recognized nonpublic school in which the chief |
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| 1 | | administrator is required to have the licensure | 2 | | necessary to be a principal in a public school in this | 3 | | State and where a majority of the teachers are required | 4 | | to have the licensure necessary to be instructors in a | 5 | | public school in this State, and has passed the | 6 | | required State tests; or of any holder who has | 7 | | completed a program that is not an Illinois-approved | 8 | | educator preparation program at an Illinois | 9 | | institution of higher education and that has | 10 | | recognition standards comparable to those approved by | 11 | | the State Superintendent of Education and holds the | 12 | | general administrative, principal, or chief school | 13 | | business official endorsement and who has had 2 years | 14 | | of experience as a principal, director of special | 15 | | education, or chief school business official while | 16 | | holding a valid educator license or certificate | 17 | | comparable in validity and educational and experience | 18 | | requirements and has passed the appropriate State | 19 | | tests, as provided in Section 21B-30 of this Code. The | 20 | | superintendent endorsement shall allow individuals to | 21 | | serve only as a superintendent or assistant | 22 | | superintendent. | 23 | | (E) Teacher leader endorsement. It shall be the | 24 | | policy of this State to improve the quality of | 25 | | instructional leaders by providing a career pathway | 26 | | for teachers interested in serving in leadership |
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| 1 | | roles, but not as principals. The State Board of | 2 | | Education, in consultation with the State Educator | 3 | | Preparation and Licensure Board, may issue a teacher | 4 | | leader endorsement under this subdivision (E). Persons | 5 | | who meet and successfully complete the requirements of | 6 | | the endorsement shall be issued a teacher leader | 7 | | endorsement on the Professional Educator License for | 8 | | serving in schools in this State. Teacher leaders may | 9 | | qualify to serve in such positions as department | 10 | | chairs, coaches, mentors, curriculum and instruction | 11 | | leaders, or other leadership positions as defined by | 12 | | the district. The endorsement shall be available to | 13 | | those teachers who (i) hold a Professional Educator | 14 | | License, (ii) hold a master's degree or higher from a | 15 | | regionally accredited institution, (iii) have | 16 | | completed a program of study that has been approved by | 17 | | the State Board of Education, in consultation with the | 18 | | State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, and | 19 | | (iv) have successfully demonstrated competencies as | 20 | | defined by rule. | 21 | | A teacher who meets the requirements set forth in | 22 | | this Section and holds a teacher leader endorsement may | 23 | | evaluate teachers pursuant to Section 24A-5 of this | 24 | | Code, provided that the individual has completed the | 25 | | evaluation component required by Section 24A-3 of this | 26 | | Code and a teacher leader is allowed to evaluate |
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| 1 | | personnel under the respective school district's | 2 | | collective bargaining agreement. | 3 | | The State Board of Education, in consultation with | 4 | | the State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, | 5 | | may adopt such rules as may be necessary to establish | 6 | | and implement the teacher leader endorsement program | 7 | | and to specify the positions for which this endorsement | 8 | | shall be required. | 9 | | (F) Special education endorsement. A special | 10 | | education endorsement in one or more areas shall be | 11 | | affixed to a Professional Educator License for any | 12 | | individual that meets those requirements established | 13 | | by the State Board of Education in rules. Special | 14 | | education endorsement areas shall include without | 15 | | limitation the following: | 16 | | (i) Learning Behavior Specialist I; | 17 | | (ii) Learning Behavior Specialist II; | 18 | | (iii) Speech Language Pathologist; | 19 | | (iv) Blind or Visually Impaired; | 20 | | (v) Deaf-Hard of Hearing; and | 21 | | (vi) Early Childhood Special Education ; and . | 22 | | (vii) Director of Special Education. | 23 | | Notwithstanding anything in this Code to the contrary, | 24 | | the State Board of Education, in consultation with the | 25 | | State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, may | 26 | | add additional areas of special education by rule. |
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| 1 | | (G) School support personnel endorsement. School | 2 | | support personnel endorsement areas shall include, but | 3 | | are not limited to, school counselor, marriage and | 4 | | family therapist, school psychologist, school speech | 5 | | and language pathologist, school nurse, and school | 6 | | social worker. This endorsement is for individuals who | 7 | | are not teachers or administrators, but still require | 8 | | licensure to work in an instructional support position | 9 | | in a public or State-operated elementary school, | 10 | | secondary school, or cooperative or joint agreement | 11 | | with a governing body or board of control or a charter | 12 | | school operating in compliance with the Charter | 13 | | Schools Law. The school support personnel endorsement | 14 | | shall be affixed to the Professional Educator License | 15 | | and shall meet all of the requirements established in | 16 | | any rules adopted to implement this subdivision (G). | 17 | | The holder of such an endorsement is entitled to all of | 18 | | the rights and privileges granted holders of any other | 19 | | Professional Educator License, including teacher | 20 | | benefits, compensation, and working conditions.
| 21 | | Beginning on January 1, 2014 and ending on April | 22 | | 30, 2014, a person holding a Professional Educator | 23 | | License with a school speech and language pathologist | 24 | | (teaching) endorsement may exchange his or her school | 25 | | speech and language pathologist (teaching) endorsement | 26 | | for a school speech and language pathologist |
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| 1 | | (non-teaching) endorsement through application to the | 2 | | State Board of Education. There shall be no cost for | 3 | | this exchange. | 4 | | (Source: P.A. 98-413, eff. 8-16-13; 98-610, eff. 12-27-13; | 5 | | 98-872, eff. 8-11-14; 98-917, eff. 8-15-14; 98-1147, eff. | 6 | | 12-31-14; 99-58, eff. 7-16-15; 99-623, eff. 7-22-16; 99-920, | 7 | | eff. 1-6-17; revised 1-23-17.) | 8 | | (105 ILCS 5/21B-35) | 9 | | Sec. 21B-35. Minimum requirements for educators trained in | 10 | | other states or countries. | 11 | | (a) All applicants who have not been entitled by an | 12 | | Illinois-approved educator preparation program at an Illinois | 13 | | institution of higher education applying for a Professional | 14 | | Educator License endorsed in a teaching field or school support | 15 | | personnel area must meet all of the following requirements: | 16 | | (1) Hold a comparable and valid educator license or | 17 | | certificate with similar grade level and subject matter | 18 | | credentials from another state. The State Board of | 19 | | Education shall have the authority to determine what | 20 | | constitutes similar grade level and subject matter | 21 | | credentials from another state. A comparable educator | 22 | | license or certificate is one that demonstrates that the | 23 | | license or certificate holder meets similar requirements | 24 | | as candidates entitled by an Illinois-approved educator | 25 | | preparation program in teaching or school support |
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| 1 | | personnel areas concerning coursework aligned to standards | 2 | | concerning methods of instruction of the exceptional | 3 | | child, methods of reading and reading in the content area, | 4 | | and instructional strategies for English learners. An | 5 | | applicant who holds a comparable and valid educator license | 6 | | or certificate from another state must submit verification | 7 | | to the State Board of Education that the applicant has | 8 | | completed coursework concerning methods of instruction of | 9 | | the exceptional child, methods of reading and reading in | 10 | | the content area, and instructional strategies for English | 11 | | learners. | 12 | | (2) Have a degree from a regionally accredited | 13 | | institution of higher education and the degreed major or a | 14 | | constructed major must directly correspond to the license | 15 | | or endorsement sought . | 16 | | (3) (Blank). | 17 | | (4) (Blank). | 18 | | (5) (Blank). | 19 | | (6) Have successfully met all Illinois examination | 20 | | requirements. Applicants who have successfully completed a | 21 | | test of basic skills, as defined by rules, at the time of | 22 | | initial licensure in another state shall not be required to | 23 | | complete a test of basic skills. Applicants who have | 24 | | successfully completed a test of content, as defined by | 25 | | rules, at the time of initial licensure in another state | 26 | | shall not be required to complete a test of content. |
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| 1 | | Applicants for a teaching endorsement who have | 2 | | successfully completed an evidence-based assessment of | 3 | | teacher effectiveness, as defined by rules, at the time of | 4 | | initial licensure in another state shall not be required to | 5 | | complete an evidence-based assessment of teacher | 6 | | effectiveness. | 7 | | (7) For applicants for a teaching endorsement, have | 8 | | completed student teaching or an equivalent experience or, | 9 | | for applicants for a school service personnel endorsement, | 10 | | have completed an internship or an equivalent experience. | 11 | | If one or more of the criteria in this subsection (a) are | 12 | | not met, then applicants who have not been entitled by an | 13 | | Illinois-approved educator preparation program at an Illinois | 14 | | institution of higher education who hold a valid, comparable | 15 | | certificate from another state may qualify for a provisional | 16 | | educator endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations, | 17 | | in accordance with Section 21B-20 of this Code. | 18 | | (b) In order to receive a Professional Educator License | 19 | | endorsed in a teaching field, applicants trained in another | 20 | | country must meet all of the following requirements: | 21 | | (1) Have completed a comparable education program in | 22 | | another country. | 23 | | (2) Have had transcripts evaluated by an evaluation | 24 | | service approved by the State Superintendent of Education. | 25 | | (3) Have a degree comparable to a degree from a | 26 | | regionally accredited institution of higher education. |
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| 1 | | Hold a degreed major that must directly correspond to the | 2 | | license or endorsement sought. | 3 | | (4) Have completed coursework aligned to standards | 4 | | concerning methods of instruction of the exceptional | 5 | | child, methods of reading and reading in the content area, | 6 | | and instructional strategies for English learners. | 7 | | (Blank). | 8 | | (5) (Blank). | 9 | | (6) (Blank). | 10 | | (7) Have successfully met all State licensure | 11 | | examination requirements. Applicants who have successfully | 12 | | completed a test of basic skills, as defined by rules, at | 13 | | the time of initial licensure in another country shall not | 14 | | be required to complete a test of basic skills. Applicants | 15 | | who have successfully completed a test of content, as | 16 | | defined by rules, at the time of initial licensure in | 17 | | another country shall not be required to complete a test of | 18 | | content. Applicants for a teaching endorsement who have | 19 | | successfully completed an evidence-based assessment of | 20 | | teacher effectiveness, as defined by rules, at the time of | 21 | | initial licensure in another country shall not be required | 22 | | to complete an evidence-based assessment of teacher | 23 | | effectiveness. | 24 | | (8) Have completed student teaching or an equivalent | 25 | | experience. | 26 | | (b-5) 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 and applicants trained in | 3 | | another country applying for a Professional Educator License | 4 | | endorsed for principal or superintendent must meet all of the | 5 | | following requirements: | 6 | | (1) Have completed an educator preparation program | 7 | | approved by another state or comparable educator program in | 8 | | another country leading to the receipt of a license or | 9 | | certificate for the Illinois endorsement sought. | 10 | | (2) Have successfully met all State licensure | 11 | | examination requirements, as required by Section 21B-30 of | 12 | | this Code. Applicants who have successfully completed a | 13 | | test of basic skills, as defined by rules, at the time of | 14 | | initial licensure in another state or country shall not be | 15 | | required to complete a test of basic skills. Applicants who | 16 | | have successfully completed a test of content, as defined | 17 | | by rules, at the time of initial licensure in another state | 18 | | or country shall not be required to complete a test of | 19 | | content. | 20 | | (3) (Blank). | 21 | | (4) Have completed coursework aligned to standards | 22 | | concerning methods of instruction of the exceptional | 23 | | child, methods of reading and reading in the content area, | 24 | | and instructional strategies for English learners. | 25 | | (5) Have completed a master's degree. | 26 | | (6) Have successfully completed teaching, school |
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| 1 | | support, or administrative experience as defined by rule. | 2 | | A provisional educator endorsement to serve as a | 3 | | superintendent or principal may be affixed to an Educator | 4 | | License with Stipulations in accordance with Section 21B-20 of | 5 | | this Code. | 6 | | (b-7) All applicants who have not been entitled by an | 7 | | Illinois-approved educator preparation program at an Illinois | 8 | | institution of higher education applying for a Professional | 9 | | Educator License endorsed for Director of Special Education | 10 | | must meet all of the following requirements: | 11 | | (1) Have completed a master's degree. | 12 | | (2) Have 2 years of full-time experience providing | 13 | | special education services. | 14 | | (3) Have successfully completed all examination | 15 | | requirements, as required by Section 21B-30 of this Code. | 16 | | Applicants who have successfully completed a test of | 17 | | content, as identified by rules, at the time of initial | 18 | | licensure in another state or country shall not be required | 19 | | to complete a test of content. | 20 | | (4) Have completed coursework aligned to standards | 21 | | concerning methods of instruction of the exceptional | 22 | | child, methods of reading and reading in the content area, | 23 | | and instructional strategies for English learners. | 24 | | A provisional educator endorsement to serve as Director of | 25 | | Special Education may be affixed to an Educator License with | 26 | | Stipulations in accordance with Section 21B-20 of this Code. |
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| 1 | | (b-10) All applicants who have not been entitled by an | 2 | | Illinois-approved educator preparation program at an Illinois | 3 | | institution of higher education applying for a Professional | 4 | | Educator License endorsed for chief school business official | 5 | | must meet all of the following requirements: | 6 | | (1) Have completed a master's degree in school business | 7 | | management, finance, or accounting. | 8 | | (2) Have successfully completed an internship in | 9 | | school business management or have 2 years of experience as | 10 | | a school business administrator. | 11 | | (3) Have successfully met all State examination | 12 | | requirements, as required by Section 21B-30 of this Code. | 13 | | Applicants who have successfully completed a test of | 14 | | content, as identified by rules, at the time of initial | 15 | | licensure in another state or country shall not be required | 16 | | to complete a test of content. | 17 | | (4) Have successfully completed modules aligned to | 18 | | standards concerning methods of instruction of the | 19 | | exceptional child, methods of reading and reading in the | 20 | | content area, and instructional strategies for English | 21 | | learners in reading methods, special education, and | 22 | | English Learners . | 23 | | A provisional educator endorsement to serve as a chief | 24 | | school business official may be affixed to an Educator License | 25 | | with Stipulations. | 26 | | (c) The State Board of Education, in consultation with the |
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| 1 | | State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, may adopt such | 2 | | rules as may be necessary to implement this Section.
| 3 | | (Source: P.A. 98-581, eff. 8-27-13; 99-58, eff. 7-16-15; | 4 | | 99-920, eff. 1-6-17.) | 5 | | (105 ILCS 5/21B-45) | 6 | | Sec. 21B-45. Professional Educator License renewal. | 7 | | (a) Individuals holding a Professional Educator License | 8 | | are required to complete the licensure renewal requirements as | 9 | | specified in this Section, unless otherwise provided in this | 10 | | Code. | 11 | | Individuals holding a Professional Educator License shall | 12 | | meet the renewal requirements set forth in this Section, unless | 13 | | otherwise provided in this Code. If an individual holds a | 14 | | license endorsed in more than one area that has different | 15 | | renewal requirements, that individual shall follow the renewal | 16 | | requirements for the position for which he or she spends the | 17 | | majority of his or her time working. | 18 | | (b) All Professional Educator Licenses not renewed as | 19 | | provided in this Section shall lapse on September 1 of that | 20 | | year. Lapsed licenses may be immediately reinstated upon (i) | 21 | | payment by the applicant of a $500 penalty to the State Board | 22 | | of Education or (ii) the demonstration of proficiency by | 23 | | completing 9 semester hours of coursework from a regionally | 24 | | accredited institution of higher education in the content area | 25 | | that most aligns with one or more of the educator's endorsement |
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| 1 | | areas. Any and all back fees, including without limitation | 2 | | registration fees owed from the time of expiration of the | 3 | | license until the date of reinstatement, shall be paid and kept | 4 | | in accordance with the provisions in Article 3 of this Code | 5 | | concerning an institute fund and the provisions in Article 21B | 6 | | of this Code concerning fees and requirements for registration. | 7 | | Licenses not registered in accordance with Section 21B-40 of | 8 | | this Code shall lapse after a period of 6 months from the | 9 | | expiration of the last year of registration or on January 1 of | 10 | | the fiscal year following initial issuance of the license . An | 11 | | unregistered license is invalid after September 1 for | 12 | | employment and performance of services in an Illinois public or | 13 | | State-operated school or cooperative and in a charter school. | 14 | | Any license or endorsement may be voluntarily surrendered by | 15 | | the license holder. A voluntarily surrendered license, except a | 16 | | substitute teaching license issued under Section 21B-20 of this | 17 | | Code, shall be treated as a revoked license. An Educator | 18 | | License with Stipulations with only a paraprofessional | 19 | | endorsement does not lapse.
| 20 | | (c) From July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014, in order to | 21 | | satisfy the requirements for licensure renewal provided for in | 22 | | this Section, each professional educator licensee with an | 23 | | administrative endorsement who is working in a position | 24 | | requiring such endorsement shall complete one Illinois | 25 | | Administrators' Academy course, as described in Article 2 of | 26 | | this Code, per fiscal year. |
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| 1 | | (d) Beginning July 1, 2014, in order to satisfy the | 2 | | requirements for licensure renewal provided for in this | 3 | | Section, each professional educator licensee may create a | 4 | | professional development plan each year. The plan shall address | 5 | | one or more of the endorsements that are required of his or her | 6 | | educator position if the licensee is employed and performing | 7 | | services in an Illinois public or State-operated school or | 8 | | cooperative. If the licensee is employed in a charter school, | 9 | | the plan shall address that endorsement or those endorsements | 10 | | most closely related to his or her educator position. Licensees | 11 | | employed and performing services in any other Illinois schools | 12 | | may participate in the renewal requirements by adhering to the | 13 | | same process. | 14 | | Except as otherwise provided in this Section, the | 15 | | licensee's professional development activities shall align | 16 | | with one or more of the following criteria: | 17 | | (1) activities are of a type that engage participants | 18 | | over a sustained period of time allowing for analysis, | 19 | | discovery, and application as they relate to student | 20 | | learning, social or emotional achievement, or well-being; | 21 | | (2) professional development aligns to the licensee's | 22 | | performance; | 23 | | (3) outcomes for the activities must relate to student | 24 | | growth or district improvement; | 25 | | (4) activities align to State-approved standards;
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| 1 | | (e) For each renewal cycle, each professional educator | 2 | | licensee shall engage in professional development activities. | 3 | | Prior to renewal, the licensee shall enter electronically into | 4 | | the Educator Licensure Information System (ELIS) the name, | 5 | | date, and location of the activity, the number of professional | 6 | | development hours, and the provider's name. The following | 7 | | provisions shall apply concerning professional development | 8 | | activities: | 9 | | (1) Each licensee shall complete a total of 120 hours | 10 | | of professional development per 5-year renewal cycle in | 11 | | order to renew the license, except as otherwise provided in | 12 | | this Section. | 13 | | (2) Beginning with his or her first full 5-year cycle, | 14 | | any licensee with an administrative endorsement who is not | 15 | | working in a position requiring such endorsement is not | 16 | | required to shall complete one Illinois Administrators' | 17 | | Academy courses course , as described in Article 2 of this | 18 | | Code , in each 5-year renewal cycle in which the | 19 | | administrative endorsement was held for at least one year. | 20 | | The Illinois Administrators' Academy course may count | 21 | | toward the total of 120 hours per 5-year cycle . Such | 22 | | licensees must complete one Illinois Administrators' | 23 | | Academy course within one year after returning to a | 24 | | position that requires the administrative endorsement. | 25 | | (3) Any licensee with an administrative endorsement | 26 | | who is working in a position requiring such endorsement or |
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| 1 | | an individual with a Teacher Leader endorsement serving in | 2 | | an administrative capacity at least 50% of the day shall | 3 | | complete one Illinois Administrators' Academy course, as | 4 | | described in Article 2 of this Code, each fiscal year in | 5 | | addition to 100 hours of professional development per | 6 | | 5-year renewal cycle in accordance with this Code. | 7 | | (4) Any licensee holding a current National Board for | 8 | | Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) master teacher | 9 | | designation shall complete a total of 60 hours of | 10 | | professional development per 5-year renewal cycle in order | 11 | | to renew the license. | 12 | | (5) Licensees working in a position that does not | 13 | | require educator licensure or working in a position for | 14 | | less than 50% for any particular year are considered to be | 15 | | exempt and shall be required to pay only the registration | 16 | | fee in order to renew and maintain the validity of the | 17 | | license. | 18 | | (6) Licensees who are retired and qualify for benefits | 19 | | from a State retirement system shall notify the State Board | 20 | | of Education using ELIS, and the license shall be | 21 | | maintained in retired status. For any renewal cycle in | 22 | | which a licensee retires during the renewal cycle, the | 23 | | licensee must complete professional development activities | 24 | | on a prorated basis depending on the number of years during | 25 | | the renewal cycle the educator held an active license. If a | 26 | | licensee retires during a renewal cycle, the licensee must |
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| 1 | | notify the State Board of Education using ELIS that the | 2 | | licensee wishes to maintain the license in retired status | 3 | | and must show proof of completion of professional | 4 | | development activities on a prorated basis for all years of | 5 | | that renewal cycle for which the license was active. An | 6 | | individual with a license in retired status shall not be | 7 | | required to complete professional development activities | 8 | | or pay registration fees until returning to a position that | 9 | | requires educator licensure. Upon returning to work in a | 10 | | position that requires the Professional Educator License, | 11 | | the licensee shall immediately pay a registration fee and | 12 | | complete renewal requirements for that year. A license in | 13 | | retired status cannot lapse. Beginning on January 6, 2017 | 14 | | ( the effective date of Public Act 99-920) this amendatory | 15 | | Act of the 99th General Assembly through December 31, 2017, | 16 | | any licensee who has retired and whose license has lapsed | 17 | | for failure to renew as provided in this Section may | 18 | | reinstate that license and maintain it in retired status | 19 | | upon providing proof to the State Board of Education using | 20 | | ELIS that the licensee is retired and is not working in a | 21 | | position that requires a Professional Educator License. | 22 | | (7) For any renewal cycle in which professional | 23 | | development hours were required, but not fulfilled, the | 24 | | licensee shall complete any missed hours to total the | 25 | | minimum professional development hours required in this | 26 | | Section prior to September 1 of that year. For any fiscal |
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| 1 | | year or renewal cycle in which an Illinois Administrators' | 2 | | Academy course was required but not completed, the licensee | 3 | | shall complete any missed Illinois Administrators' Academy | 4 | | courses prior to September 1 of that year. The licensee may | 5 | | complete all deficient hours and Illinois Administrators' | 6 | | Academy courses while continuing to work in a position that | 7 | | requires that license until September 1 of that year. | 8 | | (8) Any licensee who has not fulfilled the professional | 9 | | development renewal requirements set forth in this Section | 10 | | at the end of any 5-year renewal cycle is ineligible to | 11 | | register his or her license and may submit an appeal to the | 12 | | State Superintendent of Education for reinstatement of the | 13 | | license. | 14 | | (9) If professional development opportunities were | 15 | | unavailable to a licensee, proof that opportunities were | 16 | | unavailable and request for an extension of time beyond | 17 | | August 31 to complete the renewal requirements may be | 18 | | submitted from April 1 through June 30 of that year to the | 19 | | State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board. If an | 20 | | extension is approved, the license shall remain valid | 21 | | during the extension period. | 22 | | (10) Individuals who hold exempt licenses prior to | 23 | | December 27, 2013 (the effective date of Public Act 98-610) | 24 | | shall commence the annual renewal process with the first | 25 | | scheduled registration due after December 27, 2013 (the | 26 | | effective date of Public Act 98-610). |
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| 1 | | (11) Notwithstanding any other provision of this | 2 | | subsection (e), if a licensee earns more than the required | 3 | | number of professional development hours during a renewal | 4 | | cycle, then the licensee may carry over any hours earned | 5 | | from April 1 through June 30 of the last year of the | 6 | | renewal cycle. Any hours carried over in this manner must | 7 | | be applied to the next renewal cycle. Illinois | 8 | | Administrators' Academy courses or hours earned in those | 9 | | courses may not be carried over. | 10 | | (f) At the time of renewal, each licensee shall respond to | 11 | | the required questions under penalty of perjury. | 12 | | (g) The following entities shall be designated as approved | 13 | | to provide professional development activities for the renewal | 14 | | of Professional Educator Licenses: | 15 | | (1) The State Board of Education. | 16 | | (2) Regional offices of education and intermediate | 17 | | service centers. | 18 | | (3) Illinois professional associations representing | 19 | | the following groups that are approved by the State | 20 | | Superintendent of Education: | 21 | | (A) school administrators; | 22 | | (B) principals; | 23 | | (C) school business officials; | 24 | | (D) teachers, including special education | 25 | | teachers; | 26 | | (E) school boards; |
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| 1 | | (F) school districts; | 2 | | (G) parents; and | 3 | | (H) school service personnel. | 4 | | (4) Regionally accredited institutions of higher | 5 | | education that offer Illinois-approved educator | 6 | | preparation programs and public community colleges subject | 7 | | to the Public Community College Act. | 8 | | (5) Illinois public school districts, charter schools | 9 | | authorized under Article 27A of this Code, and joint | 10 | | educational programs authorized under Article 10 of this | 11 | | Code for the purposes of providing career and technical | 12 | | education or special education services. | 13 | | (6) A not-for-profit organization that, as of December | 14 | | 31, 2014 (the effective date of Public Act 98-1147), has | 15 | | had or has a grant from or a contract with the State Board | 16 | | of Education to provide professional development services | 17 | | in the area of English Learning to Illinois school | 18 | | districts, teachers, or administrators. | 19 | | (7) State agencies, State boards, and State | 20 | | commissions. | 21 | | (8) Museums as defined in Section 10 of the Museum | 22 | | Disposition of Property Act. | 23 | | (h) Approved providers under subsection (g) of this Section | 24 | | shall make available professional development opportunities | 25 | | that satisfy at least one of the following: | 26 | | (1) increase the knowledge and skills of school and |
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| 1 | | district leaders who guide continuous professional | 2 | | development; | 3 | | (2) improve the learning of students; | 4 | | (3) organize adults into learning communities whose | 5 | | goals are aligned with those of the school and district; | 6 | | (4) deepen educator's content knowledge; | 7 | | (5) provide educators with research-based | 8 | | instructional strategies to assist students in meeting | 9 | | rigorous academic standards; | 10 | | (6) prepare educators to appropriately use various | 11 | | types of classroom assessments; | 12 | | (7) use learning strategies appropriate to the | 13 | | intended goals; | 14 | | (8) provide educators with the knowledge and skills to | 15 | | collaborate; or | 16 | | (9) prepare educators to apply research to | 17 | | decision-making. | 18 | | (i) Approved providers under subsection (g) of this Section | 19 | | shall do the following: | 20 | | (1) align professional development activities to the | 21 | | State-approved national standards for professional | 22 | | learning; | 23 | | (2) meet the professional development criteria for | 24 | | Illinois licensure renewal; | 25 | | (3) produce a rationale for the activity that explains | 26 | | how it aligns to State standards and identify the |
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| 1 | | assessment for determining the expected impact on student | 2 | | learning or school improvement; | 3 | | (4) maintain original documentation for completion of | 4 | | activities; and | 5 | | (5) provide license holders with evidence of | 6 | | completion of activities. | 7 | | (j) The State Board of Education shall conduct annual | 8 | | audits of a subset of approved providers, except for school | 9 | | districts, which shall be audited by regional offices of | 10 | | education and intermediate service centers. Each approved | 11 | | provider, except for school districts, that is audited by a | 12 | | regional office of education or intermediate service center | 13 | | must be audited at least once every 5 years. The State Board of | 14 | | Education shall complete random audits of licensees. | 15 | | (1) Approved providers shall annually submit to the | 16 | | State Board of Education a list of subcontractors used for | 17 | | delivery of professional development activities for which | 18 | | renewal credit was issued and other information as defined | 19 | | by rule. | 20 | | (2) Approved providers shall annually submit data to | 21 | | the State Board of Education demonstrating how the | 22 | | professional development activities impacted one or more | 23 | | of the following: | 24 | | (A) educator and student growth in regards to | 25 | | content knowledge or skills, or both; | 26 | | (B) educator and student social and emotional |
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| 1 | | growth; or | 2 | | (C) alignment to district or school improvement | 3 | | plans. | 4 | | (3) The State Superintendent of Education shall review | 5 | | the annual data collected by the State Board of Education, | 6 | | regional offices of education, and intermediate service | 7 | | centers in audits to determine if the approved provider has | 8 | | met the criteria and should continue to be an approved | 9 | | provider or if further action should be taken as provided | 10 | | in rules. | 11 | | (k) Registration fees shall be paid for the next renewal | 12 | | cycle between April 1 and June 30 in the last year of each | 13 | | 5-year renewal cycle using ELIS. If all required professional | 14 | | development hours for the renewal cycle have been completed and | 15 | | entered by the licensee, the licensee shall pay the | 16 | | registration fees for the next cycle using a form of credit or | 17 | | debit card. | 18 | | (l) Any Beginning July 1, 2014, any professional educator | 19 | | licensee endorsed for school support personnel who is employed | 20 | | and performing services in Illinois public schools and who | 21 | | holds an active and current professional license issued by the | 22 | | Department of Financial and Professional Regulation or a | 23 | | national certification board, as approved by the State Board of | 24 | | Education, related to the endorsement areas on the Professional | 25 | | Educator License shall be deemed to have satisfied the | 26 | | continuing professional development requirements provided for |
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| 1 | | in this Section. Such individuals shall be required to pay only | 2 | | registration fees to renew the Professional Educator License. | 3 | | An individual who does not hold a license issued by the | 4 | | Department of Financial and Professional Regulation shall | 5 | | complete professional development requirements for the renewal | 6 | | of a Professional Educator License provided for in this | 7 | | Section. | 8 | | (m) Appeals to the State Educator Preparation and Licensure | 9 | | Board
must be made within 30 days after receipt of notice from | 10 | | the State Superintendent of Education that a license will not | 11 | | be renewed based upon failure to complete the requirements of | 12 | | this Section. A licensee may appeal that decision to the State | 13 | | Educator Preparation and Licensure Board in a manner prescribed | 14 | | by rule. | 15 | | (1) Each appeal shall state the reasons why the State | 16 | | Superintendent's decision should be reversed and shall be | 17 | | sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the | 18 | | State Board of Education. | 19 | | (2) The State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board | 20 | | shall review each appeal regarding renewal of a license | 21 | | within 90 days after receiving the appeal in order to | 22 | | determine whether the licensee has met the requirements of | 23 | | this Section. The State Educator Preparation and Licensure | 24 | | Board may hold an appeal hearing or may make its | 25 | | determination based upon the record of review, which shall | 26 | | consist of the following: |
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| 1 | | (A) the regional superintendent of education's | 2 | | rationale for recommending nonrenewal of the license, | 3 | | if applicable; | 4 | | (B) any evidence submitted to the State | 5 | | Superintendent along with the individual's electronic | 6 | | statement of assurance for renewal; and | 7 | | (C) the State Superintendent's rationale for | 8 | | nonrenewal of the license. | 9 | | (3) The State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board | 10 | | shall notify the licensee of its decision regarding license | 11 | | renewal by certified mail, return receipt requested, no | 12 | | later than 30 days after reaching a decision. Upon receipt | 13 | | of notification of renewal, the licensee, using ELIS, shall | 14 | | pay the applicable registration fee for the next cycle | 15 | | using a form of credit or debit card. | 16 | | (n) The State Board of Education may adopt rules as may be | 17 | | necessary to implement this Section. | 18 | | (Source: P.A. 98-610, eff. 12-27-13; 98-1147, eff. 12-31-14; | 19 | | 99-58, eff. 7-16-15; 99-130, eff. 7-24-15; 99-591, eff. 1-1-17; | 20 | | 99-642, eff. 7-28-16; 99-920, eff. 1-6-17; revised 1-23-17.)
| 21 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, | 22 | | 2017.
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