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 1                    AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1436

 2        AMENDMENT NO.     .  Amend House Bill 1436  by  replacing
 3    everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 4        "Section  5.   The  School  Code  is  amended by changing
 5    Sections 21-2, 21-14, and 21-16 as follows:

 6        (105 ILCS 5/21-2) (from Ch. 122, par. 21-2)
 7        Sec. 21-2.  Grades of certificates.
 8        (a)  Until February 15,  2000,  All  certificates  issued
 9    under  this Article shall be State certificates valid, except
10    as limited in Section 21-1, in every school  district  coming
11    under the provisions of this Act and shall be limited in time
12    and    designated    as   follows:   Provisional   vocational
13    certificate, temporary  provisional  vocational  certificate,
14    early  childhood  certificate, elementary school certificate,
15    special  certificate,  secondary  high  school   certificate,
16    school    service   personnel   certificate,   administrative
17    certificate,   provisional   certificate,   and    substitute
18    certificate.  The requirement of student teaching under close
19    and   competent   supervision   for   obtaining   a  teaching
20    certificate may be waived by the State Teacher  Certification
21    Board  upon  presentation  to  the  Board  by  the teacher of
22    evidence of 5 years successful teaching experience on a valid
 
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 1    certificate and graduation from a recognized  institution  of
 2    higher  learning  with a bachelor's degree with not less than
 3    120 semester hours and a minimum  of  16  semester  hours  in
 4    professional education.
 5        (b)  Initial Teaching Certificate. Beginning February 15,
 6    2000,  Persons  who  (1)  have  completed an approved teacher
 7    preparation program,  (2)  are  recommended  by  an  approved
 8    teacher  preparation program, (3) have successfully completed
 9    the Initial Teaching Certification examinations  required  by
10    the  State  Board  of  Education,  and (4) have met all other
11    criteria established by  the  State  Board  of  Education  in
12    consultation  with  the  State  Teacher  Certification Board,
13    shall be issued an Initial Teaching Certificate valid  for  4
14    years  of teaching, as defined in Section 21-14 of this Code.
15    Initial Teaching Certificates shall be issued for  categories
16    corresponding  to Early Childhood, Elementary, Secondary, and
17    Special K-12, with  special  certification  designations  for
18    Special  Education, Bilingual Education, fundamental learning
19    areas  (including  Language   Arts,   Reading,   Mathematics,
20    Science,  Social  Science,  Physical  Development and Health,
21    Fine Arts, and Foreign Language), and other areas  designated
22    by  the  State  Board  of Education, in consultation with the
23    State Teacher Certification Board.
24        (c)  Standard Certificate. Beginning February 15, 2000,
25        (1)  Persons who  (i)  (1)  have  completed  4  years  of
26    teaching,  as  defined in Section 21-14 of this Code, with an
27    Initial  Certificate  or  an  Initial  Alternative   Teaching
28    Certificate  and  have  met all other criteria established by
29    the State Board of Education in consultation with  the  State
30    Teacher  Certification Board, (ii) (2) have completed 4 years
31    of teaching on a  valid  equivalent  certificate  in  another
32    State  or territory of the United States, or have completed 4
33    years of teaching  in  a  nonpublic  Illinois  elementary  or
34    secondary  school  with  an Initial Certificate or an Initial
 
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 1    Alternative Teaching Certificate,  and  have  met  all  other
 2    criteria  established  by  the  State  Board of Education, in
 3    consultation with the State Teacher Certification  Board,  or
 4    (iii) (3) were issued teaching certificates prior to February
 5    15,  2000  and are renewing those certificates after February
 6    15, 2000, shall be issued a Standard Certificate valid for  5
 7    years,  which  may be renewed thereafter every 5 years by the
 8    State  Teacher  Certification  Board  based   on   proof   of
 9    continuing  education or professional development.  Beginning
10    July 1, 2003, persons who have completed 4 years of teaching,
11    as described  in  clauses  (i)  (1)  and  (ii)  (2)  of  this
12    paragraph  (1)   subsection  (c), have successfully completed
13    the requirements  of  paragraphs  (2)  through  (4)  of  this
14    subsection  (c)  Standard  Teaching Certificate Examinations,
15    and have met all other  criteria  established  by  the  State
16    Board  of  Education,  in consultation with the State Teacher
17    Certification Board, shall be issued  Standard  Certificates.
18    Standard   Certificates   shall   be  issued  for  categories
19    corresponding to Early Childhood, Elementary, Secondary,  and
20    Special  K-12,  with  special  certification designations for
21    Special Education, Bilingual Education, fundamental  learning
22    areas   (including   Language   Arts,  Reading,  Mathematics,
23    Science, Social Science,  Physical  Development  and  Health,
24    Fine  Arts, and Foreign Language), and other areas designated
25    by the State Board of Education,  in  consultation  with  the
26    State Teacher Certification Board.
27        (2)  This  paragraph  (2)  applies  only to those persons
28    required to successfully complete the  requirements  of  this
29    paragraph  under  paragraph  (1)  of  this subsection (c). In
30    order to receive a Standard Teaching  Certificate,  a  person
31    must  satisfy  one  of  the following requirements, which the
32    person must identify, in writing, as the requirement that the
33    person  has  chosen  to  satisfy  to  the  responsible  local
34    professional development committee  established  pursuant  to
 
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 1    subsection (f) of Section 21-14 of this Code:
 2             (A)  Completion   of  a  program  of  induction  and
 3        mentoring for new teachers that is based upon a  specific
 4        plan  approved  by  the  State  Board  of  Education,  in
 5        consultation  with the State Teacher Certification Board.
 6        The plan must describe the role of mentor  teachers,  the
 7        criteria and process for their selection, and how all the
 8        following components are to be provided:
 9                  (i)  Assignment  of  a  formally trained mentor
10             teacher to each new teacher for a  specified  period
11             of time, which shall be established by the employing
12             school  or  school  district but shall be at least 2
13             school years in duration,  provided  that  a  mentor
14             teacher  may  not directly or indirectly participate
15             in the evaluation  of  a  new  teacher  pursuant  to
16             Article 24A of this Code or the evaluation procedure
17             of the school.
18                  (ii)  Formal mentoring for each new teacher.
19                  (iii)  Support for each new teacher in relation
20             to the Illinois Professional Teaching Standards, the
21             content-area   standards   applicable   to  the  new
22             teacher's area of certification, and any  applicable
23             local    school    improvement    and   professional
24             development plans.
25                  (iv)  Professional   development   specifically
26             designed to foster the growth of each new  teacher's
27             knowledge and skills.
28                  (v)  Formative  assessment that is based on the
29             Illinois   Professional   Teaching   Standards   and
30             designed to provide feedback to the new teacher  and
31             opportunities   for   reflection   on   his  or  her
32             performance, which must  not  be  used  directly  or
33             indirectly  in  any  evaluation  of  a  new  teacher
34             pursuant   to  Article  24A  of  this  Code  or  the
 
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 1             evaluation procedure of the school  and  which  must
 2             include  the activities specified in clauses (B)(i),
 3             (B)(ii), and (B)(iii) of this paragraph (2).
 4                  (vi)  Assignment    of    responsibility    for
 5             coordination of the induction and mentoring  program
 6             within  each  school  district  participating in the
 7             program.
 8             (B)  Successful completion of 4  semester  hours  of
 9        graduate-level  coursework on the assessment of one's own
10        performance in  relation  to  the  Illinois  Professional
11        Teaching  Standards.  The  coursework must be approved by
12        the State Board of Education, in  consultation  with  the
13        State Teacher Certification Board; must be offered either
14        by  an  institution  of  higher  education,  by  such  an
15        institution  in  partnership with a teachers' association
16        or union or with a regional office of  education,  or  by
17        another  entity  authorized  to issue college credit; and
18        must include demonstration of performance through all  of
19        the   following  activities  for  each  of  the  Illinois
20        Professional Teaching Standards:
21                  (i)  Observation, by the course  instructor  or
22             another  experienced  teacher,  of the new teacher's
23             classroom practice (the observation may be  recorded
24             for  later  viewing)  for the purpose of identifying
25             and describing how  the  new  teacher  made  content
26             meaningful  for  students; how the teacher motivated
27             individuals and the group and created an environment
28             conducive to positive  social  interactions,  active
29             learning,  and  self-motivation;  what instructional
30             strategies the teacher used to  encourage  students'
31             development  of  critical thinking, problem solving,
32             and performance; how the teacher communicated  using
33             written, verbal, nonverbal, and visual communication
34             techniques; and how the teacher maintained standards
 
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 1             of  professional  conduct and provided leadership to
 2             improve students' learning.
 3                  (ii)  Review  and  analysis,  by   the   course
 4             instructor   or   another  experienced  teacher,  of
 5             written   documentation   (i.e.,    lesson    plans,
 6             assignments,  assessment instruments, and samples of
 7             students' work) prepared by the new teacher  for  at
 8             least  2  lessons.  The  documentation  must provide
 9             evidence  of  classroom   performance   related   to
10             Illinois  Professional  Teaching Standards 1 through
11             9, with an emphasis on how the teacher used  his  or
12             her  understanding of students, assessment data, and
13             subject matter to decide on learning goals; how  the
14             teacher   designed   or   selected   activities  and
15             instructional materials and aligned  instruction  to
16             the  relevant  Illinois  Learning Standards; how the
17             teacher  adapted  or  modified  curriculum  to  meet
18             individual students'  needs;  and  how  the  teacher
19             sequenced   instruction  and  designed  or  selected
20             student assessment strategies.
21                  (iii)  Demonstration of professional  expertise
22             on  the part of the new teacher in reflecting on his
23             or her practice, which  was  observed  under  clause
24             (B)(i)  of  this  paragraph (2) and documented under
25             clause (B)(ii) of this paragraph (2),  in  terms  of
26             teaching strengths, weaknesses, and implications for
27             improvement  according  to the Illinois Professional
28             Teaching Standards.
29             (C)  Successful  completion  of  a  minimum   of   4
30        semester  hours  of  graduate-level coursework addressing
31        preparation to meet the requirements for certification by
32        the National Board for  Professional  Teaching  Standards
33        (NBPTS).  The  coursework  must  be approved by the State
34        Board  of  Education,  in  consultation  with  the  State
 
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 1        Teacher Certification Board, and must be  offered  either
 2        by  an  institution  of  higher  education,  by  such  an
 3        institution  in  partnership with a teachers' association
 4        or union or with a regional office of  education,  or  by
 5        another  entity  authorized  to issue college credit. The
 6        course must address the 5  NBPTS  Core  Propositions  and
 7        relevant standards through such means as the following:
 8                  (i)  Observation,  by  the course instructor or
 9             another experienced teacher, of  the  new  teacher's
10             classroom  practice (the observation may be recorded
11             for later viewing) for the  purpose  of  identifying
12             and  describing  how  the  new  teacher made content
13             meaningful for students; how the  teacher  motivated
14             individuals and the group and created an environment
15             conducive  to  positive  social interactions, active
16             learning, and  self-motivation;  what  instructional
17             strategies  the  teacher used to encourage students'
18             development of critical thinking,  problem  solving,
19             and  performance; how the teacher communicated using
20             written, verbal, nonverbal, and visual communication
21             techniques; and how the teacher maintained standards
22             of professional conduct and provided  leadership  to
23             improve students' learning.
24                  (ii)  Review   and   analysis,  by  the  course
25             instructor  or  another  experienced   teacher,   of
26             written    documentation    (i.e.,   lesson   plans,
27             assignments, assessment instruments, and samples  of
28             students'  work)  prepared by the new teacher for at
29             least 2  lessons.  The  documentation  must  provide
30             evidence of classroom performance, including how the
31             teacher  used  his or her understanding of students,
32             assessment data, and subject  matter  to  decide  on
33             learning goals; how the teacher designed or selected
34             activities  and  instructional materials and aligned
 
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 1             instruction  to  the  relevant   Illinois   Learning
 2             Standards;  how  the  teacher  adapted  or  modified
 3             curriculum  to  meet individual students' needs; and
 4             how the teacher sequenced instruction  and  designed
 5             or selected student assessment strategies.
 6                  (iii)  Demonstration  of professional expertise
 7             on the part of the new teacher in reflecting on  his
 8             or  her  practice,  which  was observed under clause
 9             (C)(i) of this paragraph (2)  and  documented  under
10             clause  (C)(ii)  of  this paragraph (2), in terms of
11             teaching strengths, weaknesses, and implications for
12             improvement.
13             (D)  Receipt  of  an   advanced   degree   from   an
14        accredited   institution   of   higher  education  in  an
15        education-related  field,  provided  that  at   least   8
16        semester hours of the coursework completed count toward a
17        degree, certificate, or endorsement in a teaching field.
18             (E)  Accumulation   of  60  continuing  professional
19        development units (CPDUs), earned by completing  selected
20        activities  that  comply  with  paragraphs (3) and (4) of
21        this subsection (c). However, for an individual who holds
22        an Initial Teaching Certificate on the effective date  of
23        this  amendatory  Act  of  the 92nd General Assembly, the
24        number of CPDUs shall be reduced to reflect the  teaching
25        time remaining on the Initial Teaching Certificate.
26             (F)  Completion     of    a    nationally    normed,
27        performance-based assessment, if made  available  by  the
28        State  Board  of Education in consultation with the State
29        Teacher Certification Board, provided that  the  cost  to
30        the  person  shall  not exceed the cost of the coursework
31        described in clause (B) of this paragraph (2).
32        (3)  This paragraph (3) applies  only  to  those  persons
33    required  to  successfully  complete the requirements of this
34    paragraph under paragraph (1)  of  this  subsection  (c).  At
 
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 1    least  one-half  the  CPDUs  a person must accrue in order to
 2    qualify for a Standard Teaching Certificate  must  be  earned
 3    through   completion   of  coursework,  workshops,  seminars,
 4    conferences, and  other  similar  training  events  that  are
 5    pre-approved by the State Board of Education, in consultation
 6    with  the  State Teacher Certification Board, for the purpose
 7    of reflection on teaching practices in order to  address  all
 8    of  the Illinois Professional Teaching Standards necessary to
 9    obtain a Standard Teaching Certificate. These activities must
10    meet all of the following requirements:
11             (A)  Each activity must be  designed  to  advance  a
12        person's  knowledge and skills in relation to one or more
13        of the Illinois Professional  Teaching  Standards  or  in
14        relation  to the content-area standards applicable to the
15        teacher's field of certification.
16             (B)  Taken together, the activities  completed  must
17        address   each  of  the  Illinois  Professional  Teaching
18        Standards as provided in  clauses  (B)(i),  (B)(ii),  and
19        (B)(iii) of paragraph (2) of this subsection (c).
20             (C)  Each  activity  must  be  provided by an entity
21        approved by the State Board of Education, in consultation
22        with the State  Teacher  Certification  Board,  for  this
23        purpose.
24             (D)  Each   activity,  integral  to  its  successful
25        completion, must require participants to demonstrate  the
26        degree  to  which  they  have  acquired  new knowledge or
27        skills, such as through performance, through  preparation
28        of  a  written  product,  through  assembling  samples of
29        students' or teachers' work, or by some other means  that
30        is appropriate to the subject matter of the activity.
31             (E)  One  CPDU  shall  be available for each hour of
32        direct participation by a holder of an  Initial  Teaching
33        Certificate  in a qualifying activity. An activity may be
34        attributed to more than one of the Illinois  Professional
 
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 1        Teaching  Standards, but credit for any activity shall be
 2        counted only once.
 3        (4)  This paragraph (4) applies  only  to  those  persons
 4    required  to  successfully  complete the requirements of this
 5    paragraph under paragraph (1) of  this  subsection  (c).  The
 6    balance of the CPDUs a person must accrue in order to qualify
 7    for  a  Standard  Teaching  Certificate,  in combination with
 8    those earned pursuant to paragraph  (3)  of  this  subsection
 9    (c), may be chosen from among the following, provided that an
10    activity  listed in clause (C) of this paragraph (4) shall be
11    creditable only if its provider is approved for this  purpose
12    by  the  State  Board  of Education, in consultation with the
13    State Teacher Certification Board:
14             (A)  Collaboration   and   partnership    activities
15        related to improving a person's knowledge and skills as a
16        teacher, including all of the following:
17                  (i)  Peer review and coaching.
18                  (ii)  Mentoring  in a formal mentoring program,
19             including   service   as   a   consulting    teacher
20             participating  in  a  remediation process formulated
21             under Section 24A-5 of this Code.
22                  (iii)  Facilitating parent  education  programs
23             directly   related  to  student  achievement  for  a
24             school,  school  district,  or  regional  office  of
25             education.
26                  (iv)  Participating  in  business,  school,  or
27             community partnerships directly related  to  student
28             achievement.
29             (B)  Teaching college or university courses in areas
30        relevant  to a teacher's field of certification, provided
31        that the teaching may only be  counted  once  during  the
32        course of 4 years.
33             (C)  Conferences,  workshops,  institutes, seminars,
34        and symposiums related to improving a person's  knowledge
 
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 1        and skills as a teacher, including all of the following:
 2                  (i)  Completing  non-university credit directly
 3             related  to  student   achievement,   the   Illinois
 4             Professional  Teaching  Standards,  or  content-area
 5             standards.
 6                  (ii)  Participating   in   or   presenting   at
 7             workshops,  seminars,  conferences,  institutes, and
 8             symposiums.
 9                  (iii)  Training as external reviewers  for  the
10             State Board of Education.
11                  (iv)  Training   as   reviewers  of  university
12             teacher preparation programs.
13             (D)  Other  educational   experiences   related   to
14        improving  a  person's knowledge and skills as a teacher,
15        including all of the following:
16                  (i)  Participating  in  action   research   and
17             inquiry projects.
18                  (ii)  Observing   programs   or   teaching   in
19             schools,  related  businesses,  or  industry that is
20             systematic, purposeful, and relevant to a  teacher's
21             field of certification.
22                  (iii)  Participating in study groups related to
23             student   achievement,   the  Illinois  Professional
24             Teaching Standards, or content-area standards.
25                  (iv)  Participating in work/learn  programs  or
26             internships.
27                  (v)  Developing  a  portfolio  of students' and
28             teacher's work.
29             (E)  Professional leadership experiences related  to
30        improving  a  person's knowledge and skills as a teacher,
31        including all of the following:
32                  (i)  Participating in curriculum development or
33        assessment activities at  the  school,  school  district,
34        regional office of education, State, or national level.
 
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 1                  (ii)  Participating   in   team  or  department
 2             leadership in a school or school district.
 3                  (iii)  Participating on  external  or  internal
 4             school or school district review teams.
 5                  (iv)  Publishing educational articles, columns,
 6             or   books   relevant   to   a  teacher's  field  of
 7             certification.
 8                  (v)  Participating   in   non-strike    related
 9             activities  of  a  professional association or labor
10             organization  that  are  related   to   professional
11             development.
12        (5)  A person must complete his or her chosen requirement
13    under  paragraph  (2)  of  this  subsection  (c)  before  the
14    expiration  of  his  or  her Initial Teaching Certificate and
15    must  submit  evidence  of  having  done  so  to  the   local
16    professional  development  committee.  Within  30  days after
17    receipt of a  person's  evidence  of  completion,  the  local
18    professional development committee shall forward the evidence
19    of  completion  to the responsible regional superintendent of
20    schools  along  with  the  local   professional   development
21    committee's  recommendation,  based  on  that evidence, as to
22    whether the person is eligible to receive a Standard Teaching
23    Certificate. The  local  professional  development  committee
24    shall  provide  a copy of this recommendation to the affected
25    person.
26        The regional superintendent of schools shall  review  the
27    evidence  of completion submitted by a person and, based upon
28    compliance with all of the  requirements  for  receipt  of  a
29    Standard  Teaching  Certificate,  shall  forward to the State
30    Board  of  Education  a  recommendation   for   issuance   or
31    non-issuance.  The  regional  superintendent of schools shall
32    notify the affected person of the recommendation forwarded.
33        Upon review of  a  regional  superintendent  of  school's
34    recommendations,  the  State  Board  of Education shall issue
 
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 1    Standard Teaching Certificates to those who qualify and shall
 2    notify a person, in writing, of a decision denying a Standard
 3    Teaching Certificate. Any  decision  denying  issuance  of  a
 4    Standard  Teaching Certificate to a person may be appealed to
 5    the State Teacher Certification Board.
 6        (6)  The State Board of Education, in  consultation  with
 7    the  State  Teacher  Certification  Board, may adopt rules to
 8    implement this subsection (c) and may  periodically  evaluate
 9    any  of  the  methods  of  qualifying for a Standard Teaching
10    Certificate described in this subsection (c).
11        (d)  Master Certificate.  Beginning  February  15,  2000,
12    Persons   who   have  successfully  achieved  National  Board
13    certification through the  National  Board  for  Professional
14    Teaching  Standards  shall  be  issued  a Master Certificate,
15    valid for 10 years and renewable thereafter  every  10  years
16    through  compliance  with requirements set forth by the State
17    Board of Education, in consultation with  the  State  Teacher
18    Certification  Board.   However,  each  teacher  who  holds a
19    Master Certificate shall be eligible for a teaching  position
20    in this State in the areas for which he or she holds a Master
21    Certificate without satisfying any other requirements of this
22    Code,  except  for  those requirements pertaining to criminal
23    background checks.  A teacher who holds a Master  Certificate
24    shall   be   deemed   to  meet  State  certification  renewal
25    requirements in the area or areas for which he or she holds a
26    Master Certificate for the  10-year  term  of  the  teacher's
27    Master Certificate.
28    (Source:  P.A.  91-102,  eff.  7-12-99; 91-606, eff. 8-16-99;
29    91-609, eff. 1-1-00; 92-16, eff. 6-28-01.)

30        (105 ILCS 5/21-14) (from Ch. 122, par. 21-14)
31        (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 92-510)
32        Sec. 21-14. Registration and renewal of certificates.
33        (a)  A limited four-year  certificate  or  a  certificate
 
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 1    issued  after  July  1,  1955,  shall  be  renewable  at  its
 2    expiration  or  within  60  days  thereafter  by  the  county
 3    superintendent of schools having supervision and control over
 4    the  school  where  the  teacher  is  teaching upon certified
 5    evidence of meeting the requirements for renewal as  required
 6    by this Act and prescribed by the State Board of Education in
 7    consultation  with the State Teacher Certification Board.  An
 8    elementary supervisory certificate shall not  be  renewed  at
 9    the  end  of  the  first  four-year  period  covered  by  the
10    certificate  unless  the  holder  thereof has filed certified
11    evidence with the State Teacher Certification Board  that  he
12    has  a master's degree or that he has earned 8 semester hours
13    of credit in the  field  of  educational  administration  and
14    supervision  in  a recognized institution of higher learning.
15    The holder shall continue to earn 8 semester hours of  credit
16    each  four-year  period  until  such  time as he has earned a
17    master's degree.
18        All certificates not  renewed  or  registered  as  herein
19    provided  shall  lapse  after  a  period  of 5 years from the
20    expiration  of  the  last   year   of   registration.    Such
21    certificates  may  be  reinstated  for a one year period upon
22    payment  of  all   accumulated   registration   fees.    Such
23    reinstated certificates shall only be renewed: (1) by earning
24    5  semester  hours  of  credit in a recognized institution of
25    higher learning in the field of professional education or  in
26    courses  related to the holder's contractual teaching duties;
27    or (2) by presenting evidence  of  holding  a  valid  regular
28    certificate  of  some  other  type.   Any  certificate may be
29    voluntarily  surrendered  by  the  certificate   holder.    A
30    voluntarily  surrendered  certificate  shall  be treated as a
31    revoked certificate.
32        (b)  When  those  teaching  certificates  issued   before
33    February  15,  2000  are  renewed  for  the  first time after
34    February 15, 2000, all such teaching  certificates  shall  be
 
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 1    exchanged  for  Standard Teaching Certificates as provided in
 2    subsection (c) of Section 21-2.   All  Initial  and  Standard
 3    Teaching  Certificates, including those issued to persons who
 4    previously held teaching certificates issued before  February
 5    15,  2000,  shall be renewable under the conditions set forth
 6    in this subsection (b).
 7        Initial Teaching Certificates are  nonrenewable  and  are
 8    valid   for   4   years   of   teaching.   Standard  Teaching
 9    Certificates are renewable  every  5  years  as  provided  in
10    subsection  (c)  of  Section  21-2 and subsection (c) of this
11    Section.  For purposes of this Section, "teaching" is defined
12    as employment and performance  of  services  in  an  Illinois
13    public or State-operated elementary school, secondary school,
14    or  cooperative  or  joint agreement with a governing body or
15    board of control, in a certificated teaching position,  or  a
16    charter  school  operating  in  compliance  with  the Charter
17    Schools Law.
18        (c)  In compliance with subsection (c) of Section 21-2 of
19    this  Code,  which  provides   that   a   Standard   Teaching
20    Certificate may be renewed by the State Teacher Certification
21    Board   based   upon   proof   of   continuing   professional
22    development,  the  State  Board  of  Education  and the State
23    Teacher Certification Board shall jointly:
24             (1)  establish a  procedure  for  renewing  Standard
25        Teaching  Certificates,  which  shall  include but not be
26        limited to annual timelines for the renewal  process  and
27        the  components  set forth in subsections (d) through (k)
28        of this Section;
29             (2)  establish   the   standards   for   certificate
30        renewal;
31             (3)  approve    the    providers    of    continuing
32        professional development activities;
33             (4)  determine the maximum credit for each  category
34        of  continuing professional development activities, based
 
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 1        upon   recommendations   submitted   by   a    continuing
 2        professional development activity task force, which shall
 3        consist  of  6  staff  members  from  the  State Board of
 4        Education,  appointed  by  the  State  Superintendent  of
 5        Education, and 6 teacher representatives, 3 of  whom  are
 6        selected  by  the Illinois Education Association and 3 of
 7        whom are selected by the Illinois Federation of Teachers;
 8             (5)  designate the type and amount of  documentation
 9        required to show that continuing professional development
10        activities have been completed; and
11             (6)  provide,  on  a  timely  basis  to all Illinois
12        teachers, certificate holders,  regional  superintendents
13        of schools, school districts, and others with an interest
14        in continuing professional development, information about
15        the  standards  and  requirements established pursuant to
16        this subsection (c).
17        (d)  Any  Standard  Teaching  Certificate  held   by   an
18    individual  employed  and  performing services in an Illinois
19    public or State-operated elementary school, secondary school,
20    or cooperative or joint agreement with a  governing  body  or
21    board  of  control  in  a certificated teaching position or a
22    charter school in compliance with  the  Charter  Schools  Law
23    must  be  maintained  Valid  and  Active  through certificate
24    renewal  activities  specified  in  the  certificate  renewal
25    procedure established pursuant  to  subsection  (c)  of  this
26    Section,  provided  that  a  holder  of  a  Valid  and Active
27    certificate who is only employed on either a part-time  basis
28    or  day-to-day  basis  as a substitute teacher shall pay only
29    the required registration fee to renew his or her certificate
30    and maintain it as Valid  and  Active.   All  other  Standard
31    Teaching  Certificates  held  may  be maintained as Valid and
32    Exempt through the registration process provided for  in  the
33    certificate   renewal   procedure   established  pursuant  to
34    subsection  (c)  of  this  Section.   A  Valid   and   Exempt
 
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 1    certificate must be immediately activated, through procedures
 2    developed  jointly  by  the  State Board of Education and the
 3    State  Teacher  Certification  Board,  upon  the  certificate
 4    holder  becoming  employed  and  performing  services  in  an
 5    Illinois  public   or   State-operated   elementary   school,
 6    secondary  school,  or  cooperative or joint agreement with a
 7    governing body or board of control in a certificated teaching
 8    position or a charter school operating in compliance with the
 9    Charter  Schools  Law.   A  holder  of  a  Valid  and  Exempt
10    certificate may  activate  his  or  her  certificate  through
11    procedures  provided for in the certificate renewal procedure
12    established pursuant to subsection (c) of this Section.
13        (e)(1)  A Standard Teaching  Certificate  that  has  been
14    maintained  as  Valid  and  Active  for  the  5  years of the
15    certificate's validity shall be renewed as Valid  and  Active
16    upon  the  certificate  holder:  (i)  completing  an advanced
17    degree from an approved institution in  an  education-related
18    field;   (ii)   completing  at  least  8  semester  hours  of
19    coursework as described in subdivision (B) (A)  of  paragraph
20    (3)  of  this  subsection (e); (iii) (ii) earning at least 24
21    continuing education units as described  in  subdivision  (C)
22    (B)  of  paragraph  (3)  of  this  subsection (e); (iv) (iii)
23    completing  the  National  Board  for  Professional  Teaching
24    Standards process as described  in  subdivision  (D)  (C)  of
25    paragraph (3) of this subsection (e); or (v) (iv) earning 120
26    continuing   professional   development   units  ("CPDU")  as
27    described in subdivision (E) (D) of  paragraph  (3)  of  this
28    subsection   (e).    The   maximum   continuing  professional
29    development   units   for   each   continuing    professional
30    development  activity  identified  in  subdivisions  (F)  (E)
31    through (J) (I) of paragraph (3) of this subsection (e) shall
32    be jointly determined by the State Board of Education and the
33    State   Teacher   Certification   Board.   If,  however,  the
34    certificate holder has maintained the  certificate  as  Valid
 
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 1    and  Exempt  for  a portion of the 5-year period of validity,
 2    the  number  of  continuing  professional  development  units
 3    needed to renew the certificate as Valid and Active shall  be
 4    proportionately reduced by the amount of time the certificate
 5    was Valid and Exempt. Furthermore, if a certificate holder is
 6    employed  and performs teaching services on a part-time basis
 7    for all or a portion of the certificate's  5-year  period  of
 8    validity,  the  number of continuing professional development
 9    units needed to renew the certificate  as  Valid  and  Active
10    shall   be  reduced  by  50%  for  the  amount  of  time  the
11    certificate holder has been employed and  performed  teaching
12    services on a part-time basis.  Part-time shall be defined as
13    less than 50% of the school day or school term.
14        (2)  Each  Valid and Active Standard Teaching Certificate
15    holder  shall  develop  a  certificate   renewal   plan   for
16    satisfying    the    continuing    professional   development
17    requirement provided for in subsection (c) of Section 21-2 of
18    this Code.  Certificate holders  with  multiple  certificates
19    shall  develop a certificate renewal plan that addresses only
20    that certificate or those certificates that are  required  of
21    his or her certificated teaching position, if the certificate
22    holder  is  employed  and  performing services in an Illinois
23    public or State-operated elementary school, secondary school,
24    or cooperative or joint agreement with a  governing  body  or
25    board  of  control, or that certificate or those certificates
26    most closely related to his or her teaching position, if  the
27    certificate  holder  is employed in a charter school.  Except
28    as otherwise provided in this subsection (e),  a  certificate
29    renewal   plan  shall  include  a  minimum  of  3  individual
30    improvement goals developed by  the  certificate  holder  and
31    shall  reflect  purposes  (A),  (B),  and (C) and may reflect
32    purpose  (D)  of  the   following   continuing   professional
33    development purposes:
34             (A)  Advance both the certificate holder's knowledge
 
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 1        and  skills  as  a  teacher  consistent with the Illinois
 2        Professional Teaching Standards and the Illinois  Content
 3        Area  Standards  in  the  certificate  holder's  areas of
 4        certification, endorsement,  or  teaching  assignment  in
 5        order  to  keep  the  certificate holder current in those
 6        areas.
 7             (B)  Develop the certificate holder's knowledge  and
 8        skills  in  areas  determined  to  be  critical  for  all
 9        Illinois  teachers,  as  defined  by  the  State Board of
10        Education, known as "State priorities".
11             (C)  Address the knowledge, skills, and goals of the
12        certificate holder's local school  improvement  plan,  if
13        the   teacher  is  employed  in  an  Illinois  public  or
14        State-operated elementary school,  secondary  school,  or
15        cooperative  or  joint agreement with a governing body or
16        board of control.
17             (D)  Expand the certificate holder's  knowledge  and
18        skills  in  an  additional  teaching  field or toward the
19        acquisition of another teaching certificate, endorsement,
20        or relevant education degree.
21    A certificate renewal plan must include a description of  how
22    these goals are to be achieved and an explanation of selected
23    continuing   professional   development   activities   to  be
24    completed, each of  which  must  meet  one  or  more  of  the
25    continuing  professional  development  purposes  specified in
26    this  paragraph  (2).   The  plan  shall  identify  potential
27    activities  and  include  projected   timelines   for   those
28    activities that will assure completion of the plan before the
29    expiration  of  the  5-year validity of the Standard Teaching
30    Certificate.  Except as otherwise provided in this subsection
31    (e), at least  50%  of  continuing  professional  development
32    units  must  relate to purposes (A) and (B) set forth in this
33    paragraph (2): the  advancement  of  a  certificate  holder's
34    knowledge  and  skills  as  a  teacher  consistent  with  the
 
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 1    Illinois  Professional  Teaching  Standards  and the Illinois
 2    Content Area Standards in the certificate holder's  areas  of
 3    certification,  endorsement,  or teaching assignment in order
 4    to keep the certificate holder current in those areas and the
 5    development of a certificate holder's knowledge and skills in
 6    the State priorities that exist at the time  the  certificate
 7    renewal plan is developed.
 8        (3)  Continuing   professional   development   activities
 9    included  in  a certificate renewal plan may include, but are
10    not limited to, the following activities:
11             (A)  completion  of  an  advanced  degree  from   an
12        approved institution in an education-related field;
13             (B)  (A)  at least 8 semester hours of coursework in
14        an approved education-related program, of which at  least
15        2  semester  hours  relate to the continuing professional
16        development purpose set forth in purpose (A) of paragraph
17        (2) of this subsection (e), provided  that  such  a  plan
18        need   not  include  any  other  continuing  professional
19        development activities nor reflect or contain  activities
20        related  to the other continuing professional development
21        purposes set forth in paragraph (2)  of  this  subsection
22        (e);
23             (C) (B)  continuing education units that satisfy the
24        continuing professional development purposes set forth in
25        paragraph   (2)   of   this  subsection  (e),  with  each
26        continuing  education  unit  equal  to  5  clock   hours,
27        provided that a plan that includes at least 24 continuing
28        education  units  (or  120  clock/contact hours) need not
29        include any  other  continuing  professional  development
30        activities;
31             (D)   (C)  completion   of  the  National  Board  of
32        Professional  Teaching   Standards   ("NBPTS")   process,
33        provided  that  a  plan  that  includes completion of the
34        NBPTS process  need  not  include  any  other  continuing
 
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 1        professional   development   activities  nor  reflect  or
 2        contain activities related to the continuing professional
 3        development  purposes  set  forth  in  paragraph  (2)  of
 4        subsection (e) of this Section;
 5             (E) (D)  completion of 120  continuing  professional
 6        development    units    that   satisfy   the   continuing
 7        professional development purposes set forth in  paragraph
 8        (2)  of  this  subsection  (e)  and  may  include without
 9        limitation the activities identified in subdivisions  (F)
10        (E) through (J) (I) of this paragraph (3);
11             (F)  (E)  collaboration  and  partnership activities
12        related to improving the teacher's knowledge  and  skills
13        as a teacher, including the following:
14                  (i)  participating  on  collaborative  planning
15             and professional improvement teams and committees;
16                  (ii)  peer review and coaching;
17                  (iii)  mentoring in a formal mentoring program,
18             including    service   as   a   consulting   teacher
19             participating in a  remediation  process  formulated
20             under Section 24A-5 of this Code;
21                  (iv)  participating in site-based management or
22             decision  making teams, relevant committees, boards,
23             or  task   forces   directly   related   to   school
24             improvement plans;
25                  (v)  coordinating    community   resources   in
26             schools, if the project is a specific  goal  of  the
27             school improvement plan;
28                  (vi)  facilitating  parent  education  programs
29             for a school, school district, or regional office of
30             education directly related to student achievement or
31             school improvement plans;
32                  (vii)  participating  in  business,  school, or
33             community partnerships directly related  to  student
34             achievement or school improvement plans; or
 
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 1                  (viii)  supervising   a   student   teacher  or
 2             teacher education candidate in clinical supervision,
 3             provided that the supervision may  only  be  counted
 4             once during the course of 5 years;
 5             (G) (F)  college or university coursework related to
 6        improving the teacher's knowledge and skills as a teacher
 7        as follows:
 8                  (i)  completing   undergraduate   or   graduate
 9             credit   earned   from   a   regionally   accredited
10             institution    in   coursework   relevant   to   the
11             certificate area being renewed, including coursework
12             that   incorporates   induction    activities    and
13             development  of  a  portfolio  of  both  student and
14             teacher work that provides experience in  reflective
15             practices,  provided  the  coursework meets Illinois
16             Professional Teaching Standards or Illinois  Content
17             Area    Standards   and   supports   the   essential
18             characteristics of quality professional development;
19             or
20                  (ii)  teaching college or university courses in
21             areas  relevant  to  the  certificate   area   being
22             renewed,  provided  that  the  teaching  may only be
23             counted once during the course of 5 years;
24             (H)   (G)  conferences,    workshops,    institutes,
25        seminars,   and   symposiums  related  to  improving  the
26        teacher's knowledge and skills as  a  teacher,  including
27        the following:
28                  (i)  completing  non-university credit directly
29             related to student achievement,  school  improvement
30             plans, or State priorities;
31                  (ii)  participating   in   or   presenting   at
32             workshops,  seminars,  conferences,  institutes, and
33             symposiums;
34                  (iii)  training  as  external   reviewers   for
 
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 1             Quality Assurance; or
 2                  (iv)  training   as   reviewers  of  university
 3             teacher preparation programs;
 4             (I) (H)  other educational  experiences  related  to
 5        improving   the  teacher's  knowledge  and  skills  as  a
 6        teacher, including the following:
 7                  (i)  participating  in  action   research   and
 8             inquiry projects;
 9                  (ii)  observing   programs   or   teaching   in
10             schools,  related  businesses,  or  industry that is
11             systematic, purposeful, and relevant to  certificate
12             renewal;
13                  (iii)  traveling   related   to  ones  teaching
14             assignment, directly related to student  achievement
15             or school improvement plans and approved at least 30
16             days  prior  to the travel experience, provided that
17             the traveling shall not include time spent commuting
18             to destinations where the learning  experience  will
19             occur;
20                  (iv)  participating  in study groups related to
21             student achievement or school improvement plans;
22                  (v)  serving on a  statewide  education-related
23             committee,  including  but  not limited to the State
24             Teacher  Certification   Board,   State   Board   of
25             Education  strategic  agenda  teams,  or  the  State
26             Advisory  Council  on  Education  of  Children  with
27             Disabilities;
28                  (vi)  participating  in  work/learn programs or
29             internships; or
30                  (vii)  developing a portfolio  of  student  and
31             teacher work; or
32             (J) (I)  professional leadership experiences related
33        to  improving  the  teacher's  knowledge  and skills as a
34        teacher, including the following:
 
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 1                  (i)  participating in curriculum development or
 2             assessment  activities   at   the   school,   school
 3             district,  regional  office  of education, State, or
 4             national level;
 5                  (ii)  participating  in  team   or   department
 6             leadership in a school or school district;
 7                  (iii)  participating  on  external  or internal
 8             school or school district review teams;
 9                  (iv)  publishing educational articles, columns,
10             or books relevant  to  the  certificate  area  being
11             renewed; or
12                  (v)  participating    in   non-strike   related
13             professional  association  or   labor   organization
14             service   or   activities  related  to  professional
15             development.
16        (4)  A  certificate  renewal  plan  must   initially   be
17    approved  by  the  certificate  holder's  local  professional
18    development  committee,  as provided for in subsection (f) of
19    this  Section.   If  the   local   professional   development
20    committee  does not approve the certificate renewal plan, the
21    certificate holder  may  appeal  that  determination  to  the
22    regional   professional   development  review  committee,  as
23    provided for in paragraph  (2)  of  subsection  (g)  of  this
24    Section.   If  the  regional  professional development review
25    committee disagrees with the local  professional  development
26    committee's determination, the certificate renewal plan shall
27    be  deemed  approved  and  the  certificate  holder may begin
28    satisfying the continuing professional development activities
29    set  forth  in  the  plan.   If  the  regional   professional
30    development   review   committee   agrees   with   the  local
31    professional  development  committee's   determination,   the
32    certificate  renewal  plan  shall  be  deemed disapproved and
33    shall be returned to the  certificate  holder  to  develop  a
34    revised certificate renewal plan.  In all cases, the regional
 
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 1    professional  development  review committee shall immediately
 2    notify both the local professional development committee  and
 3    the certificate holder of its determination.
 4        (5)  A  certificate  holder  who  wishes  to  modify  the
 5    continuing  professional  development  activities or goals in
 6    his or her certificate renewal plan must submit the  proposed
 7    modifications  to  his  or her local professional development
 8    committee for approval prior  to  engaging  in  the  proposed
 9    activities.   If the local professional development committee
10    does not approve the proposed modification,  the  certificate
11    holder   may   appeal  that  determination  to  the  regional
12    professional development review committee, as  set  forth  in
13    paragraph (4) of this subsection (e).
14        (6)  When  a  certificate  holder  changes assignments or
15    school  districts  during  the   course   of   completing   a
16    certificate  renewal  plan,  the professional development and
17    continuing education credit earned pursuant to the plan shall
18    transfer to the new assignment or school district  and  count
19    toward the total requirements.  This certificate renewal plan
20    must  be  reviewed  by  the  appropriate  local  professional
21    development  committee  and  may  be  modified to reflect the
22    certificate  holder's  new  work  assignment  or  the  school
23    improvement  plan  of  the  new  school  district  or  school
24    building.
25        (f)  Notwithstanding any other provisions of  this  Code,
26    each  school  district,  charter  school,  and cooperative or
27    joint agreement with a governing body  or  board  of  control
28    that   employs   certificated   staff,  shall  establish  and
29    implement, in conjunction with its exclusive  representative,
30    if   any,   one   or   more  local  professional  development
31    committees, as set forth in this subsection (f), which  shall
32    perform the following functions:
33             (1)  review  and  approve  certificate renewal plans
34        and any modifications  made  to  these  plans,  including
 
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 1        transferred plans;
 2             (2)  maintain a file of approved certificate renewal
 3        plans;
 4             (3)  monitor   certificate   holders'   progress  in
 5        completing approved certificate renewal  plans,  provided
 6        that a local professional development committee shall not
 7        be   required   to   maintain   materials   submitted  by
 8        certificate holders  to  demonstrate  their  progress  in
 9        completing  their  certificate  renewal  plans  after the
10        committee has reviewed the materials and the credits have
11        been awarded;
12             (4)  assist  in  the  development  of   professional
13        development   plans   based   upon  needs  identified  in
14        certificate renewal plans;
15             (5)  determine whether certificate holders have  met
16        the  requirements  of their certificate renewal plans and
17        notify certificate holders of its determination;
18             (6)  provide   a   certificate   holder   with   the
19        opportunity  to  address  the  committee  when   it   has
20        determined  that  the  certificate holder has not met the
21        requirements of his or her certificate renewal plan;
22             (7)  issue and forward recommendations  for  renewal
23        or  nonrenewal  of certificate holders' Standard Teaching
24        Certificates to the appropriate  regional  superintendent
25        of  schools,  based upon whether certificate holders have
26        met  the  requirements  of  their  approved   certificate
27        renewal   plans,   with  30-day  written  notice  of  its
28        recommendation provided to the certificate  holder  prior
29        to   forwarding   the   recommendation  to  the  regional
30        superintendent of schools, provided  that  if  the  local
31        professional  development  committee's  recommendation is
32        for certificate nonrenewal, the written  notice  provided
33        to the certificate holder shall include a return receipt;
34        and
 
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 1             (8)  reconsider  its  recommendation  of certificate
 2        nonrenewal, upon request of the certificate holder within
 3        30 days of receipt of written notification that the local
 4        professional  development  committee  will  make  such  a
 5        recommendation,   and    forward    to    the    regional
 6        superintendent  of  schools  its recommendation within 30
 7        days of receipt of the certificate holder's request.
 8        Each  local  professional  development  committee   shall
 9    consist  of at least 3 classroom teachers; one superintendent
10    or  chief  administrator  of  the  school  district,  charter
11    school, or cooperative or  joint  agreement  or  his  or  her
12    designee;  and  one at-large member who shall be either (i) a
13    parent, (ii) a member of  the  business  community,  (iii)  a
14    community  member,  or (iv) an administrator, with preference
15    given to an individual chosen from among those persons listed
16    in  items  (i),  (ii),  and  (iii)   in   order   to   secure
17    representation  of an interest not already represented on the
18    committee.  Except in a school district in a  city  having  a
19    population    exceeding   500,000,   a   local   professional
20    development committee shall be responsible for no  more  than
21    200  certificate  renewal  plans  annually  unless  otherwise
22    mutually  agreed upon by the school district, charter school,
23    or governing body or board of control  of  a  cooperative  or
24    joint agreement and its exclusive representative, if any.  If
25    mutually  agreed upon by the school district, charter school,
26    or governing body or board of control  of  a  cooperative  or
27    joint  agreement  and  its  exclusive representative, if any,
28    additional members may  be  added  to  a  local  professional
29    development  committee,  provided  that a majority of members
30    are classroom teachers.  Except in a  school  district  in  a
31    city  having  a  population  exceeding 500,000, if additional
32    members  are  added  to  a  local  professional   development
33    committee,  the  maximum  number of certificate renewal plans
34    for which the committee shall annually be responsible may  be
 
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 1    increased  by  50  plans  for  each additional member, unless
 2    otherwise  mutually  agreed  upon  by  the  school  district,
 3    charter school, or governing body or board of  control  of  a
 4    cooperative    or   joint   agreement   and   its   exclusive
 5    representative, if any.  The school district, charter school,
 6    or governing body or board of control  of  a  cooperative  or
 7    joint  agreement  and  its  exclusive representative, if any,
 8    shall determine the term of service of the members of a local
 9    professional development committee.  All individuals selected
10    to serve on local professional development committees must be
11    known to demonstrate the best practices in teaching or  their
12    respective field of practice.
13        The  exclusive  representative,  if any, shall select the
14    classroom  teacher  members   of   the   local   professional
15    development   committee.    If  no  exclusive  representative
16    exists,  then  the  classroom  teacher  members  of  a  local
17    professional development committee shall be selected  by  the
18    classroom  teachers  that  come within the local professional
19    development  committee's  authority.   The  school  district,
20    charter school, or governing body or board of  control  of  a
21    cooperative   or   joint   agreement   shall   select  the  2
22    non-classroom teacher members (the  superintendent  or  chief
23    administrator  of  the  school  district,  charter school, or
24    cooperative or joint agreement or his or her designee and the
25    at-large  member)  of  a   local   professional   development
26    committee.   Vacancies  in  positions on a local professional
27    development committee shall be filled in the same  manner  as
28    the original selections.  The members of a local professional
29    development  committee  shall  select  a  chairperson.  Local
30    professional  development   committee   meetings   shall   be
31    scheduled  so  as  not  to  interfere with committee members'
32    regularly scheduled teaching duties,  except  when  otherwise
33    permitted  by the policies of or agreed to or approved by the
34    school district, charter school, or governing body  or  board
 
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 1    of  control  of  a  cooperative  or  joint  agreement, or its
 2    designee.
 3        The board of education or governing board  shall  convene
 4    the  first  meeting  of  the  local  professional development
 5    committee.  All  actions  taken  by  the  local  professional
 6    development  committee  shall  require  that  a  majority  of
 7    committee  members be present, and no committee action may be
 8    taken unless  50%  or  more  of  those  present  are  teacher
 9    members.
10        The  State  Board  of  Education  and  the  State Teacher
11    Certification Board shall jointly provide local  professional
12    development committee members with a training manual, and the
13    members  shall  certify  that they have received and read the
14    manual.
15        Notwithstanding any other provisions of  this  subsection
16    (f),  for  a  teacher  employed  and performing services in a
17    nonpublic or State-operated elementary or  secondary  school,
18    all  references to a local professional development committee
19    shall mean the regional  superintendent  of  schools  of  the
20    regional  office  of  education for the geographic area where
21    the teaching is done.
22        (g)(1)  Each regional  superintendent  of  schools  shall
23    review  and  concur or nonconcur with each recommendation for
24    renewal or nonrenewal of a Standard Teaching  Certificate  he
25    or   she  receives  from  a  local  professional  development
26    committee  or,  if   a   certificate   holder   appeals   the
27    recommendation   to  the  regional  professional  development
28    review  committee,  the   recommendation   for   renewal   or
29    nonrenewal  he  or  she receives from a regional professional
30    development review committee and, within 14 days  of  receipt
31    of  the  recommendation,  shall  provide  the  State  Teacher
32    Certification  Board  with  verification of the following, if
33    applicable:
34             (A)  a  certificate  renewal  plan  was  filed   and
 
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 1        approved    by   the   appropriate   local   professional
 2        development committee;
 3             (B)  the  professional  development  and  continuing
 4        education  activities   set   forth   in   the   approved
 5        certificate   renewal   plan   have  been  satisfactorily
 6        completed;
 7             (C)  the local  professional  development  committee
 8        has  recommended  the renewal of the certificate holder's
 9        Standard   Teaching   Certificate   and   forwarded   the
10        recommendation, along with all  supporting  documentation
11        as  jointly  required by the State Board of Education and
12        the State Teacher Certification Board,  to  the  regional
13        superintendent of schools;
14             (D)  the  certificate holder has appealed his or her
15        local professional development committee's recommendation
16        of nonrenewal to the  regional  professional  development
17        review committee and the result of that appeal;
18             (E)  the  regional  superintendent  of  schools  has
19        concurred  or  nonconcurred  with  the local professional
20        development   committee's   or   regional    professional
21        development review committee's recommendation to renew or
22        nonrenew   the  certificate  holder's  Standard  Teaching
23        Certificate and made a recommendation to that effect; and
24             (F)  the  established  registration  fee   for   the
25        Standard Teaching Certificate has been paid.
26    At  the  same  time  the  regional  superintendent of schools
27    provides the  State  Teacher  Certification  Board  with  the
28    notice  required by this subsection (g), he or she shall also
29    notify the certificate holder in writing that this notice has
30    been provided  to  the  State  Teacher  Certification  Board,
31    provided   that  if  the  notice  provided  by  the  regional
32    superintendent of schools to the State Teacher  Certification
33    Board  includes  a  recommendation of certificate nonrenewal,
34    the written notice provided to the certificate  holder  shall
 
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 1    be by certified mail, return receipt requested.
 2        (2)  Each  certificate  holder  shall  have  the right to
 3    appeal his or her local professional development  committee's
 4    recommendation  of  nonrenewal  to  the regional professional
 5    development review committee, within 14 days  of  receipt  of
 6    notice  that the recommendation has been sent to the regional
 7    superintendent of schools.  Each regional  superintendent  of
 8    schools  shall  establish a regional professional development
 9    review committee or committees for the  purpose  of  advising
10    the  regional  superintendent  of  schools, upon request, and
11    handling certificate holder appeals.   This  committee  shall
12    consist    of    at   least   4   classroom   teachers,   one
13    non-administrative  certificated  educational   employee,   2
14    administrators,  and  one at-large member who shall be either
15    (i) a parent, (ii) a member of the business community,  (iii)
16    a community member, or (iv) an administrator, with preference
17    given to an individual chosen from among those persons listed
18    in   items   (i),   (ii),   and  (iii)  in  order  to  secure
19    representation of an interest not already represented on  the
20    committee.   The  teacher and non-administrative certificated
21    educational employee members of the review committee shall be
22    selected by their exclusive representative, if any,  and  the
23    administrators  and  at-large member shall be selected by the
24    regional superintendent of schools. A regional superintendent
25    of schools may  add  additional  members  to  the  committee,
26    provided   that   the   same   proportion   of   teachers  to
27    administrators and  at-large  members  on  the  committee  is
28    maintained.    Any  additional teacher and non-administrative
29    certificated educational employee members shall  be  selected
30    by  their  exclusive  representative,  if  any.  Vacancies in
31    positions  on  a  regional  professional  development  review
32    committee shall be filled in the same manner as the  original
33    selections.   Committee  members shall serve staggered 3-year
34    terms.   All  individuals  selected  to  serve  on   regional
 
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 1    professional  development  review committees must be known to
 2    demonstrate  the  best  practices  in   teaching   or   their
 3    respective field of practice.
 4        The exclusive representative responsible for choosing the
 5    individuals that serve on a regional professional development
 6    review  committee  shall notify each school district, charter
 7    school,  or  governing  body  or  board  of  control   of   a
 8    cooperative  or  joint  agreement  employing  the individuals
 9    chosen to serve and provide their names  to  the  appropriate
10    regional  superintendent  of  schools.  Regional professional
11    development review committee meetings shall be  scheduled  so
12    as  not  to  interfere  with the committee members' regularly
13    scheduled teaching duties, except when otherwise permitted by
14    the policies of or  agreed  to  or  approved  by  the  school
15    district,  charter  school,  or  governing  body  or board of
16    control of a cooperative or joint agreement, or its designee,
17    provided  that  the  school  district,  charter  school,   or
18    governing  body  or  board  of control shall not unreasonably
19    withhold permission for a committee member to attend regional
20    professional development review committee meetings.
21        In a city having a population exceeding 500,000 that does
22    not have a regional office of education, one or more separate
23    regional professional development review committees shall  be
24    established as mutually agreed upon by the board of education
25    of  the  school  district  organized under Article 34 of this
26    Code and the exclusive representative.   The  composition  of
27    each   committee   shall  be  the  same  as  for  a  regional
28    professional  development  review  committee,   except   that
29    members  of  the  committee shall be jointly appointed by the
30    board of education  and  the  exclusive  representative.  All
31    other   provisions   of   this  Section  concerning  regional
32    professional development review  committees  shall  apply  to
33    these committees.
34        The  regional  professional  development review committee
 
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 1    may require information in addition to that received  from  a
 2    certificate holder's local professional development committee
 3    or  request  that  the  certificate  holder appear before it,
 4    shall either concur or nonconcur with  a  local  professional
 5    development  committee's  recommendation  of  nonrenewal, and
 6    shall forward to the regional superintendent of  schools  its
 7    recommendation  of  renewal or nonrenewal.  All actions taken
 8    by the regional  professional  development  review  committee
 9    shall  require  a quorum and be by a simple majority of those
10    present  and  voting.    A  record  of  all  votes  shall  be
11    maintained.  The committee shall have 45 days from receipt of
12    a certificate holder's appeal to make its  recommendation  to
13    the regional superintendent of schools.
14        The  State  Board  of  Education  and  the  State Teacher
15    Certification   Board   shall   jointly   provide    regional
16    professional  development  review  committee  members  with a
17    training manual, and the members shall be required to  attend
18    one  training seminar sponsored jointly by the State Board of
19    Education and the State Teacher Certification Board.
20        (h)(1)  The  State  Teacher  Certification  Board   shall
21    review    the    regional    superintendent    of    schools'
22    recommendations   to  renew  or  nonrenew  Standard  Teaching
23    Certificates  and  notify  certificate  holders  in   writing
24    whether  their  certificates  have been renewed or nonrenewed
25    within 90 days of receipt of the  recommendations,  unless  a
26    certificate  holder has appealed a regional superintendent of
27    schools'  recommendation  of  nonrenewal,  as   provided   in
28    paragraph  (2)  of  this  subsection  (h).  The State Teacher
29    Certification Board shall verify that the certificate  holder
30    has  met  the  renewal criteria set forth in paragraph (1) of
31    subsection (g) of this Section.
32        (2)  Each certificate holder  shall  have  the  right  to
33    appeal  a  regional superintendent of school's recommendation
34    to nonrenew his or her Standard Teaching Certificate  to  the
 
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 1    State  Teacher Certification Board, within 14 days of receipt
 2    of notice that the  decision  has  been  sent  to  the  State
 3    Teacher  Certification  Board,  which  shall  hold  an appeal
 4    hearing within 60 days of receipt of the appeal.   When  such
 5    an   appeal  is  taken,  the  certificate  holder's  Standard
 6    Teaching Certificate shall continue to  be  valid  until  the
 7    appeal    is   finally   determined.    The   State   Teacher
 8    Certification Board shall review the regional  superintendent
 9    of   school's   recommendation,   the  regional  professional
10    development review committee's recommendation,  if  any,  and
11    the local professional development committee's recommendation
12    and   all   relevant  documentation  to  verify  whether  the
13    certificate holder has met the renewal criteria set forth  in
14    paragraph  (1)  of subsection (g) of this Section.  The State
15    Teacher Certification Board may request that the  certificate
16    holder  appear  before  it.   All  actions taken by the State
17    Teacher Certification Board shall require a quorum and be  by
18    a  simple  majority of those present and voting.  A record of
19    all  votes  shall   be   maintained.    The   State   Teacher
20    Certification  Board  shall  notify the certificate holder in
21    writing, within 7 days of completing the review, whether  his
22    or  her  Standard  Teaching  Certificate  has been renewed or
23    nonrenewed, provided that if the State Teacher  Certification
24    Board  determines  to  nonrenew  a  certificate,  the written
25    notice  provided  to  the  certificate  holder  shall  be  by
26    certified mail, return receipt requested.    All  certificate
27    renewal   or   nonrenewal  decisions  of  the  State  Teacher
28    Certification Board are final and subject  to  administrative
29    review, as set forth in Section 21-24 of this Code.
30        (i)  Holders  of  Master Teaching Certificates shall meet
31    the same requirements  and  follow  the  same  procedures  as
32    holders  of Standard Teaching Certificates, except that their
33    renewal cycle shall be as set  forth  in  subsection  (d)  of
34    Section 21-2 of this Code.
 
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 1        (j)  Holders  of  Valid  and  Exempt  Standard and Master
 2    Teaching Certificates who are  not  employed  and  performing
 3    services  in  an Illinois public or State-operated elementary
 4    school, secondary school, or cooperative or  joint  agreement
 5    with  a governing body or board of control, in a certificated
 6    teaching   position,   may   voluntarily    activate    their
 7    certificates  by  developing  and  submitting  a  certificate
 8    renewal plan to the regional superintendent of schools of the
 9    regional  office  of  education for the geographic area where
10    their teaching is done, who, or whose designee, shall approve
11    the  plan  and  serve  as  the  certificate  holder's   local
12    professional   development   committee.    These  certificate
13    holders shall follow the same renewal criteria and procedures
14    as  all  other  Standard  and  Master  Teaching   Certificate
15    holders,    except   that   their   continuing   professional
16    development plans shall not be required to reflect or address
17    the  knowledge,  skills,  and  goals  of   a   local   school
18    improvement plan.
19        (k)  Each school district, charter school, or cooperative
20    or joint agreement shall be paid an annual amount of not less
21    than  $1,000,  as determined by a formula based on the number
22    of Standard Teaching and Master Teaching Certificate holders,
23    subject to renewal and established by  rule,  not  to  exceed
24    $1,000,000   annually   for  all  school  districts,  charter
25    schools,  and   cooperatives   or   joint   agreements,   for
26    administrative  costs associated with conducting the meetings
27    of  the  local   professional   development   committee,   as
28    determined in consultation with the committee.  Each regional
29    office  of  education  shall  receive  $2,000 annually to pay
30    school districts, charter schools, or cooperatives  or  joint
31    agreements  for  costs, as defined by rule, incurred in staff
32    attendance  at  regional  professional   development   review
33    committee  meetings  and  the training seminar required under
34    paragraph (2) of subsection (g) of this Section.
 
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 1        (l)  The State Board of Education and the  State  Teacher
 2    Certification   Board   shall   jointly   contract   with  an
 3    independent party to conduct a  comprehensive  evaluation  of
 4    the certificate renewal system pursuant to this Section.  The
 5    first  report  of  this  evaluation shall be presented to the
 6    General Assembly on January 1, 2005 and on January 1 of every
 7    third year thereafter.
 8    (Source: P.A. 90-548,  eff.  1-1-98;  90-653,  eff.  7-29-98;
 9    90-811, eff. 1-26-99; 91-102, eff. 7-12-99.)

10        (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 92-510)
11        Sec. 21-14. Registration and renewal of certificates.
12        (a)  A  limited  four-year  certificate  or a certificate
13    issued  after  July  1,  1955,  shall  be  renewable  at  its
14    expiration  or  within  60  days  thereafter  by  the  county
15    superintendent of schools having supervision and control over
16    the school where  the  teacher  is  teaching  upon  certified
17    evidence  of meeting the requirements for renewal as required
18    by this Act and prescribed by the State Board of Education in
19    consultation with the State Teacher Certification Board.   An
20    elementary  supervisory  certificate  shall not be renewed at
21    the  end  of  the  first  four-year  period  covered  by  the
22    certificate unless the holder  thereof  has  filed  certified
23    evidence  with  the State Teacher Certification Board that he
24    has a master's degree or that he has earned 8 semester  hours
25    of  credit  in  the  field  of educational administration and
26    supervision in a recognized institution of  higher  learning.
27    The  holder shall continue to earn 8 semester hours of credit
28    each four-year period until such time  as  he  has  earned  a
29    master's degree.
30        All  certificates  not  renewed  or  registered as herein
31    provided shall lapse after a  period  of  5  years  from  the
32    expiration   of   the   last   year  of  registration.   Such
33    certificates may be reinstated for a  one  year  period  upon
34    payment   of   all   accumulated   registration  fees.   Such
 
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 1    reinstated certificates shall only be renewed: (1) by earning
 2    5 semester hours of credit in  a  recognized  institution  of
 3    higher  learning in the field of professional education or in
 4    courses related to the holder's contractual teaching  duties;
 5    or  (2)  by  presenting  evidence  of holding a valid regular
 6    certificate of some  other  type.   Any  certificate  may  be
 7    voluntarily   surrendered   by  the  certificate  holder.   A
 8    voluntarily surrendered certificate shall  be  treated  as  a
 9    revoked certificate.
10        (b)  When   those  teaching  certificates  issued  before
11    February 15, 2000  are  renewed  for  the  first  time  after
12    February  15,  2000,  all such teaching certificates shall be
13    exchanged for Standard Teaching Certificates as  provided  in
14    subsection  (c)  of  Section  21-2.  All Initial and Standard
15    Teaching Certificates, including those issued to persons  who
16    previously  held teaching certificates issued before February
17    15, 2000, shall be renewable under the conditions  set  forth
18    in this subsection (b).
19        Initial  Teaching  Certificates  are nonrenewable and are
20    valid  for  4  years  of   teaching.      Standard   Teaching
21    Certificates  are  renewable  every  5  years  as provided in
22    subsection (c) of Section 21-2 and  subsection  (c)  of  this
23    Section.  For purposes of this Section, "teaching" is defined
24    as  employment  and  performance  of  services in an Illinois
25    public or State-operated elementary school, secondary school,
26    or cooperative or joint agreement with a  governing  body  or
27    board  of  control, in a certificated teaching position, or a
28    charter school  operating  in  compliance  with  the  Charter
29    Schools Law.
30        (c)  In compliance with subsection (c) of Section 21-2 of
31    this   Code,   which   provides   that  a  Standard  Teaching
32    Certificate may be renewed by the State Teacher Certification
33    Board   based   upon   proof   of   continuing   professional
34    development, the State  Board  of  Education  and  the  State
 
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 1    Teacher Certification Board shall jointly:
 2             (1)  establish  a  procedure  for  renewing Standard
 3        Teaching Certificates, which shall  include  but  not  be
 4        limited  to  annual timelines for the renewal process and
 5        the components set forth in subsections (d)  through  (k)
 6        of this Section;
 7             (2)  establish   the   standards   for   certificate
 8        renewal;
 9             (3)  approve    the    providers    of    continuing
10        professional development activities;
11             (4)  determine  the maximum credit for each category
12        of continuing professional development activities,  based
13        upon    recommendations   submitted   by   a   continuing
14        professional development activity task force, which shall
15        consist of 6  staff  members  from  the  State  Board  of
16        Education,  appointed  by  the  State  Superintendent  of
17        Education,  and  6 teacher representatives, 3 of whom are
18        selected by the Illinois Education Association and  3  of
19        whom are selected by the Illinois Federation of Teachers;
20             (5)  designate  the type and amount of documentation
21        required to show that continuing professional development
22        activities have been completed; and
23             (6)  provide, on a  timely  basis  to  all  Illinois
24        teachers,  certificate  holders, regional superintendents
25        of schools, school districts, and others with an interest
26        in continuing professional development, information about
27        the standards and requirements  established  pursuant  to
28        this subsection (c).
29        (d)  Any   Standard   Teaching  Certificate  held  by  an
30    individual employed and performing services  in  an  Illinois
31    public or State-operated elementary school, secondary school,
32    or  cooperative  or  joint agreement with a governing body or
33    board of control in a certificated  teaching  position  or  a
34    charter  school  in  compliance  with the Charter Schools Law
 
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 1    must be  maintained  Valid  and  Active  through  certificate
 2    renewal  activities  specified  in  the  certificate  renewal
 3    procedure  established  pursuant  to  subsection  (c) of this
 4    Section, provided  that  a  holder  of  a  Valid  and  Active
 5    certificate  who is only employed on either a part-time basis
 6    or day-to-day basis as a substitute teacher  shall  pay  only
 7    the required registration fee to renew his or her certificate
 8    and  maintain  it  as  Valid  and Active.  All other Standard
 9    Teaching Certificates held may be  maintained  as  Valid  and
10    Exempt  through  the registration process provided for in the
11    certificate  renewal  procedure   established   pursuant   to
12    subsection   (c)   of  this  Section.   A  Valid  and  Exempt
13    certificate must be immediately activated, through procedures
14    developed jointly by the State Board  of  Education  and  the
15    State  Teacher  Certification  Board,  upon  the  certificate
16    holder  becoming  employed  and  performing  services  in  an
17    Illinois   public   or   State-operated   elementary  school,
18    secondary school, or cooperative or joint  agreement  with  a
19    governing body or board of control in a certificated teaching
20    position or a charter school operating in compliance with the
21    Charter  Schools  Law.   A  holder  of  a  Valid  and  Exempt
22    certificate  may  activate  his  or  her  certificate through
23    procedures provided for in the certificate renewal  procedure
24    established pursuant to subsection (c) of this Section.
25        (e)(1)  A  Standard  Teaching  Certificate  that has been
26    maintained as Valid  and  Active  for  the  5  years  of  the
27    certificate's  validity  shall be renewed as Valid and Active
28    upon the  certificate  holder:  (i)  completing  an  advanced
29    degree  from  an approved institution in an education-related
30    field;  (ii)  completing  at  least  8  semester   hours   of
31    coursework  as  described in subdivision (B) (A) of paragraph
32    (3) of this subsection (e); (iii) (ii) earning  at  least  24
33    continuing  education  units  as described in subdivision (C)
34    (B) of paragraph (3)  of  this  subsection  (e);  (iv)  (iii)
 
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 1    completing  the  National  Board  for  Professional  Teaching
 2    Standards  process  as  described  in  subdivision (D) (C) of
 3    paragraph (3) of this subsection (e); or (v) (iv) earning 120
 4    continuing  professional  development   units   ("CPDU")   as
 5    described  in  subdivision  (E)  (D) of paragraph (3) of this
 6    subsection  (e).    The   maximum   continuing   professional
 7    development    units   for   each   continuing   professional
 8    development  activity  identified  in  subdivisions  (F)  (E)
 9    through (J) (I) of paragraph (3) of this subsection (e) shall
10    be jointly determined by the State Board of Education and the
11    State  Teacher  Certification   Board.   If,   however,   the
12    certificate  holder  has  maintained the certificate as Valid
13    and Exempt for a portion of the 5-year  period  of  validity,
14    the  number  of  continuing  professional  development  units
15    needed  to renew the certificate as Valid and Active shall be
16    proportionately reduced by the amount of time the certificate
17    was Valid and Exempt. Furthermore, if a certificate holder is
18    employed and performs teaching services on a part-time  basis
19    for  all  or  a portion of the certificate's 5-year period of
20    validity, the number of continuing  professional  development
21    units  needed  to  renew  the certificate as Valid and Active
22    shall  be  reduced  by  50%  for  the  amount  of  time   the
23    certificate  holder  has been employed and performed teaching
24    services on a part-time basis.  Part-time shall be defined as
25    less than 50% of the school day or school term.
26        (2)  Each Valid and Active Standard Teaching  Certificate
27    holder   shall   develop   a  certificate  renewal  plan  for
28    satisfying   the    continuing    professional    development
29    requirement provided for in subsection (c) of Section 21-2 of
30    this  Code.    Certificate holders with multiple certificates
31    shall develop a certificate renewal plan that addresses  only
32    that  certificate  or those certificates that are required of
33    his or her certificated teaching position, if the certificate
34    holder is employed and performing  services  in  an  Illinois
 
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 1    public or State-operated elementary school, secondary school,
 2    or  cooperative  or  joint agreement with a governing body or
 3    board of control, or that certificate or  those  certificates
 4    most  closely related to his or her teaching position, if the
 5    certificate holder is employed in a charter  school.   Except
 6    as  otherwise  provided in this subsection (e), a certificate
 7    renewal  plan  shall  include  a  minimum  of  3   individual
 8    improvement  goals  developed  by  the certificate holder and
 9    shall reflect purposes (A), (B),  and  (C)  and  may  reflect
10    purpose   (D)   of   the  following  continuing  professional
11    development purposes:
12             (A)  Advance both the certificate holder's knowledge
13        and skills as a  teacher  consistent  with  the  Illinois
14        Professional  Teaching Standards and the Illinois Content
15        Area Standards  in  the  certificate  holder's  areas  of
16        certification,  endorsement,  or  teaching  assignment in
17        order to keep the certificate  holder  current  in  those
18        areas.
19             (B)  Develop  the certificate holder's knowledge and
20        skills  in  areas  determined  to  be  critical  for  all
21        Illinois teachers, as  defined  by  the  State  Board  of
22        Education, known as "State priorities".
23             (C)  Address the knowledge, skills, and goals of the
24        certificate  holder's  local  school improvement plan, if
25        the  teacher  is  employed  in  an  Illinois  public   or
26        State-operated  elementary  school,  secondary school, or
27        cooperative or joint agreement with a governing  body  or
28        board of control.
29             (D)  Expand  the  certificate holder's knowledge and
30        skills in an additional  teaching  field  or  toward  the
31        acquisition of another teaching certificate, endorsement,
32        or relevant education degree.
33    A  certificate renewal plan must include a description of how
34    these goals are to be achieved and an explanation of selected
 
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 1    continuing  professional   development   activities   to   be
 2    completed,  each  of  which  must  meet  one  or  more of the
 3    continuing professional  development  purposes  specified  in
 4    this  paragraph  (2).   The  plan  shall  identify  potential
 5    activities   and   include   projected  timelines  for  those
 6    activities that will assure completion of the plan before the
 7    expiration of the 5-year validity of  the  Standard  Teaching
 8    Certificate.  Except as otherwise provided in this subsection
 9    (e),  at  least  50%  of  continuing professional development
10    units must relate to purposes (A) and (B) set forth  in  this
11    paragraph  (2):  the  advancement  of  a certificate holder's
12    knowledge  and  skills  as  a  teacher  consistent  with  the
13    Illinois Professional Teaching  Standards  and  the  Illinois
14    Content  Area  Standards in the certificate holder's areas of
15    certification, endorsement, or teaching assignment  in  order
16    to keep the certificate holder current in those areas and the
17    development of a certificate holder's knowledge and skills in
18    the  State  priorities that exist at the time the certificate
19    renewal plan is developed.
20        A  speech-language  pathologist  or  audiologist  who  is
21    licensed under the  Illinois  Speech-Language  Pathology  and
22    Audiology  Practice  Act  and  who  has  met  the  continuing
23    education  requirements of that Act and the rules promulgated
24    under  that  Act  shall  be  deemed  to  have  satisfied  the
25    continuing professional development requirements  established
26    by the State Board of Education and the Teacher Certification
27    Board to renew a Standard Certificate.
28        (3)  Continuing   professional   development   activities
29    included  in  a certificate renewal plan may include, but are
30    not limited to, the following activities:
31             (A)  completion  of  an  advanced  degree  from   an
32        approved institution in an education-related field;
33             (B)  (A)  at least 8 semester hours of coursework in
34        an approved education-related program, of which at  least
 
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 1        2  semester  hours  relate to the continuing professional
 2        development purpose set forth in purpose (A) of paragraph
 3        (2) of this subsection (e), provided  that  such  a  plan
 4        need   not  include  any  other  continuing  professional
 5        development activities nor reflect or contain  activities
 6        related  to the other continuing professional development
 7        purposes set forth in paragraph (2)  of  this  subsection
 8        (e);
 9             (C) (B)  continuing education units that satisfy the
10        continuing professional development purposes set forth in
11        paragraph   (2)   of   this  subsection  (e),  with  each
12        continuing  education  unit  equal  to  5  clock   hours,
13        provided that a plan that includes at least 24 continuing
14        education  units  (or  120  clock/contact hours) need not
15        include any  other  continuing  professional  development
16        activities;
17             (D)   (C)  completion   of  the  National  Board  of
18        Professional  Teaching   Standards   ("NBPTS")   process,
19        provided  that  a  plan  that  includes completion of the
20        NBPTS process  need  not  include  any  other  continuing
21        professional   development   activities  nor  reflect  or
22        contain activities related to the continuing professional
23        development  purposes  set  forth  in  paragraph  (2)  of
24        subsection (e) of this Section;
25             (E) (D)  completion of 120  continuing  professional
26        development    units    that   satisfy   the   continuing
27        professional development purposes set forth in  paragraph
28        (2)  of  this  subsection  (e)  and  may  include without
29        limitation the activities identified in subdivisions  (F)
30        (E) through (J) (I) of this paragraph (3);
31             (F)  (E)  collaboration  and  partnership activities
32        related to improving the teacher's knowledge  and  skills
33        as a teacher, including the following:
34                  (i)  participating  on  collaborative  planning
 
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 1             and professional improvement teams and committees;
 2                  (ii)  peer review and coaching;
 3                  (iii)  mentoring in a formal mentoring program,
 4             including    service   as   a   consulting   teacher
 5             participating in a  remediation  process  formulated
 6             under Section 24A-5 of this Code;
 7                  (iv)  participating in site-based management or
 8             decision  making teams, relevant committees, boards,
 9             or  task   forces   directly   related   to   school
10             improvement plans;
11                  (v)  coordinating    community   resources   in
12             schools, if the project is a specific  goal  of  the
13             school improvement plan;
14                  (vi)  facilitating  parent  education  programs
15             for a school, school district, or regional office of
16             education directly related to student achievement or
17             school improvement plans;
18                  (vii)  participating  in  business,  school, or
19             community partnerships directly related  to  student
20             achievement or school improvement plans; or
21                  (viii)  supervising   a   student   teacher  or
22             teacher education candidate in clinical supervision,
23             provided that the supervision may  only  be  counted
24             once during the course of 5 years;
25             (G) (F)  college or university coursework related to
26        improving the teacher's knowledge and skills as a teacher
27        as follows:
28                  (i)  completing   undergraduate   or   graduate
29             credit   earned   from   a   regionally   accredited
30             institution    in   coursework   relevant   to   the
31             certificate area being renewed, including coursework
32             that   incorporates   induction    activities    and
33             development  of  a  portfolio  of  both  student and
34             teacher work that provides experience in  reflective
 
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 1             practices,  provided  the  coursework meets Illinois
 2             Professional Teaching Standards or Illinois  Content
 3             Area    Standards   and   supports   the   essential
 4             characteristics of quality professional development;
 5             or
 6                  (ii)  teaching college or university courses in
 7             areas  relevant  to  the  certificate   area   being
 8             renewed,  provided  that  the  teaching  may only be
 9             counted once during the course of 5 years;
10             (H)   (G)  conferences,    workshops,    institutes,
11        seminars,   and   symposiums  related  to  improving  the
12        teacher's knowledge and skills as  a  teacher,  including
13        the following:
14                  (i)  completing  non-university credit directly
15             related to student achievement,  school  improvement
16             plans, or State priorities;
17                  (ii)  participating   in   or   presenting   at
18             workshops,  seminars,  conferences,  institutes, and
19             symposiums;
20                  (iii)  training  as  external   reviewers   for
21             Quality Assurance; or
22                  (iv)  training   as   reviewers  of  university
23             teacher preparation programs;
24             (I) (H)  other educational  experiences  related  to
25        improving   the  teacher's  knowledge  and  skills  as  a
26        teacher, including the following:
27                  (i)  participating  in  action   research   and
28             inquiry projects;
29                  (ii)  observing   programs   or   teaching   in
30             schools,  related  businesses,  or  industry that is
31             systematic, purposeful, and relevant to  certificate
32             renewal;
33                  (iii)  traveling   related   to  ones  teaching
34             assignment, directly related to student  achievement
 
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 1             or school improvement plans and approved at least 30
 2             days  prior  to the travel experience, provided that
 3             the traveling shall not include time spent commuting
 4             to destinations where the learning  experience  will
 5             occur;
 6                  (iv)  participating  in study groups related to
 7             student achievement or school improvement plans;
 8                  (v)  serving on a  statewide  education-related
 9             committee,  including  but  not limited to the State
10             Teacher  Certification   Board,   State   Board   of
11             Education  strategic  agenda  teams,  or  the  State
12             Advisory  Council  on  Education  of  Children  with
13             Disabilities;
14                  (vi)  participating  in  work/learn programs or
15             internships; or
16                  (vii)  developing a portfolio  of  student  and
17             teacher work; or
18             (J) (I)  professional leadership experiences related
19        to  improving  the  teacher's  knowledge  and skills as a
20        teacher, including the following:
21                  (i)  participating in curriculum development or
22             assessment  activities   at   the   school,   school
23             district,  regional  office  of education, State, or
24             national level;
25                  (ii)  participating  in  team   or   department
26             leadership in a school or school district;
27                  (iii)  participating  on  external  or internal
28             school or school district review teams;
29                  (iv)  publishing educational articles, columns,
30             or books relevant  to  the  certificate  area  being
31             renewed; or
32                  (v)  participating    in   non-strike   related
33             professional  association  or   labor   organization
34             service   or   activities  related  to  professional
 
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 1             development.
 2        (4)  A  certificate  renewal  plan  must   initially   be
 3    approved  by  the  certificate  holder's  local  professional
 4    development  committee,  as provided for in subsection (f) of
 5    this  Section.   If  the   local   professional   development
 6    committee  does not approve the certificate renewal plan, the
 7    certificate holder  may  appeal  that  determination  to  the
 8    regional   professional   development  review  committee,  as
 9    provided for in paragraph  (2)  of  subsection  (g)  of  this
10    Section.   If  the  regional  professional development review
11    committee disagrees with the local  professional  development
12    committee's determination, the certificate renewal plan shall
13    be  deemed  approved  and  the  certificate  holder may begin
14    satisfying the continuing professional development activities
15    set  forth  in  the  plan.   If  the  regional   professional
16    development   review   committee   agrees   with   the  local
17    professional  development  committee's   determination,   the
18    certificate  renewal  plan  shall  be  deemed disapproved and
19    shall be returned to the  certificate  holder  to  develop  a
20    revised certificate renewal plan.  In all cases, the regional
21    professional  development  review committee shall immediately
22    notify both the local professional development committee  and
23    the certificate holder of its determination.
24        (5)  A  certificate  holder  who  wishes  to  modify  the
25    continuing  professional  development  activities or goals in
26    his or her certificate renewal plan must submit the  proposed
27    modifications  to  his  or her local professional development
28    committee for approval prior  to  engaging  in  the  proposed
29    activities.   If the local professional development committee
30    does not approve the proposed modification,  the  certificate
31    holder   may   appeal  that  determination  to  the  regional
32    professional development review committee, as  set  forth  in
33    paragraph (4) of this subsection (e).
34        (6)  When  a  certificate  holder  changes assignments or
 
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 1    school  districts  during  the   course   of   completing   a
 2    certificate  renewal  plan,  the professional development and
 3    continuing education credit earned pursuant to the plan shall
 4    transfer to the new assignment or school district  and  count
 5    toward the total requirements.  This certificate renewal plan
 6    must  be  reviewed  by  the  appropriate  local  professional
 7    development  committee  and  may  be  modified to reflect the
 8    certificate  holder's  new  work  assignment  or  the  school
 9    improvement  plan  of  the  new  school  district  or  school
10    building.
11        (f)  Notwithstanding any other provisions of  this  Code,
12    each  school  district,  charter  school,  and cooperative or
13    joint agreement with a governing body  or  board  of  control
14    that   employs   certificated   staff,  shall  establish  and
15    implement, in conjunction with its exclusive  representative,
16    if   any,   one   or   more  local  professional  development
17    committees, as set forth in this subsection (f), which  shall
18    perform the following functions:
19             (1)  review  and  approve  certificate renewal plans
20        and any modifications  made  to  these  plans,  including
21        transferred plans;
22             (2)  maintain a file of approved certificate renewal
23        plans;
24             (3)  monitor   certificate   holders'   progress  in
25        completing approved certificate renewal  plans,  provided
26        that a local professional development committee shall not
27        be   required   to   maintain   materials   submitted  by
28        certificate holders  to  demonstrate  their  progress  in
29        completing  their  certificate  renewal  plans  after the
30        committee has reviewed the materials and the credits have
31        been awarded;
32             (4)  assist  in  the  development  of   professional
33        development   plans   based   upon  needs  identified  in
34        certificate renewal plans;
 
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 1             (5)  determine whether certificate holders have  met
 2        the  requirements  of their certificate renewal plans and
 3        notify certificate holders of its determination;
 4             (6)  provide   a   certificate   holder   with   the
 5        opportunity  to  address  the  committee  when   it   has
 6        determined  that  the  certificate holder has not met the
 7        requirements of his or her certificate renewal plan;
 8             (7)  issue and forward recommendations  for  renewal
 9        or  nonrenewal  of certificate holders' Standard Teaching
10        Certificates to the appropriate  regional  superintendent
11        of  schools,  based upon whether certificate holders have
12        met  the  requirements  of  their  approved   certificate
13        renewal   plans,   with  30-day  written  notice  of  its
14        recommendation provided to the certificate  holder  prior
15        to   forwarding   the   recommendation  to  the  regional
16        superintendent of schools, provided  that  if  the  local
17        professional  development  committee's  recommendation is
18        for certificate nonrenewal, the written  notice  provided
19        to the certificate holder shall include a return receipt;
20        and
21             (8)  reconsider  its  recommendation  of certificate
22        nonrenewal, upon request of the certificate holder within
23        30 days of receipt of written notification that the local
24        professional  development  committee  will  make  such  a
25        recommendation,   and    forward    to    the    regional
26        superintendent  of  schools  its recommendation within 30
27        days of receipt of the certificate holder's request.
28        Each  local  professional  development  committee   shall
29    consist  of at least 3 classroom teachers; one superintendent
30    or  chief  administrator  of  the  school  district,  charter
31    school, or cooperative or  joint  agreement  or  his  or  her
32    designee;  and  one at-large member who shall be either (i) a
33    parent, (ii) a member of  the  business  community,  (iii)  a
34    community  member,  or (iv) an administrator, with preference
 
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 1    given to an individual chosen from among those persons listed
 2    in  items  (i),  (ii),  and  (iii)   in   order   to   secure
 3    representation  of an interest not already represented on the
 4    committee.  Except in a school district in a  city  having  a
 5    population    exceeding   500,000,   a   local   professional
 6    development committee shall be responsible for no  more  than
 7    200  certificate  renewal  plans  annually  unless  otherwise
 8    mutually  agreed upon by the school district, charter school,
 9    or governing body or board of control  of  a  cooperative  or
10    joint agreement and its exclusive representative, if any.  If
11    mutually  agreed upon by the school district, charter school,
12    or governing body or board of control  of  a  cooperative  or
13    joint  agreement  and  its  exclusive representative, if any,
14    additional members may  be  added  to  a  local  professional
15    development  committee,  provided  that a majority of members
16    are classroom teachers.  Except in a  school  district  in  a
17    city  having  a  population  exceeding 500,000, if additional
18    members  are  added  to  a  local  professional   development
19    committee,  the  maximum  number of certificate renewal plans
20    for which the committee shall annually be responsible may  be
21    increased  by  50  plans  for  each additional member, unless
22    otherwise  mutually  agreed  upon  by  the  school  district,
23    charter school, or governing body or board of  control  of  a
24    cooperative    or   joint   agreement   and   its   exclusive
25    representative, if any.  The school district, charter school,
26    or governing body or board of control  of  a  cooperative  or
27    joint  agreement  and  its  exclusive representative, if any,
28    shall determine the term of service of the members of a local
29    professional development committee.  All individuals selected
30    to serve on local professional development committees must be
31    known to demonstrate the best practices in teaching or  their
32    respective field of practice.
33        The  exclusive  representative,  if any, shall select the
34    classroom  teacher  members   of   the   local   professional
 
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 1    development   committee.    If  no  exclusive  representative
 2    exists,  then  the  classroom  teacher  members  of  a  local
 3    professional development committee shall be selected  by  the
 4    classroom  teachers  that  come within the local professional
 5    development  committee's  authority.   The  school  district,
 6    charter school, or governing body or board of  control  of  a
 7    cooperative   or   joint   agreement   shall   select  the  2
 8    non-classroom teacher members (the  superintendent  or  chief
 9    administrator  of  the  school  district,  charter school, or
10    cooperative or joint agreement or his or her designee and the
11    at-large  member)  of  a   local   professional   development
12    committee.   Vacancies  in  positions on a local professional
13    development committee shall be filled in the same  manner  as
14    the original selections.  The members of a local professional
15    development  committee  shall  select  a  chairperson.  Local
16    professional  development   committee   meetings   shall   be
17    scheduled  so  as  not  to  interfere with committee members'
18    regularly scheduled teaching duties,  except  when  otherwise
19    permitted  by the policies of or agreed to or approved by the
20    school district, charter school, or governing body  or  board
21    of  control  of  a  cooperative  or  joint  agreement, or its
22    designee.
23        The board of education or governing board  shall  convene
24    the  first  meeting  of  the  local  professional development
25    committee.  All  actions  taken  by  the  local  professional
26    development  committee  shall  require  that  a  majority  of
27    committee  members be present, and no committee action may be
28    taken unless  50%  or  more  of  those  present  are  teacher
29    members.
30        The  State  Board  of  Education  and  the  State Teacher
31    Certification Board shall jointly provide local  professional
32    development committee members with a training manual, and the
33    members  shall  certify  that they have received and read the
34    manual.
 
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 1        Notwithstanding any other provisions of  this  subsection
 2    (f),  for  a  teacher  employed  and performing services in a
 3    nonpublic or State-operated elementary or  secondary  school,
 4    all  references to a local professional development committee
 5    shall mean the regional  superintendent  of  schools  of  the
 6    regional  office  of  education for the geographic area where
 7    the teaching is done.
 8        (g)(1)  Each regional  superintendent  of  schools  shall
 9    review  and  concur or nonconcur with each recommendation for
10    renewal or nonrenewal of a Standard Teaching  Certificate  he
11    or   she  receives  from  a  local  professional  development
12    committee  or,  if   a   certificate   holder   appeals   the
13    recommendation   to  the  regional  professional  development
14    review  committee,  the   recommendation   for   renewal   or
15    nonrenewal  he  or  she receives from a regional professional
16    development review committee and, within 14 days  of  receipt
17    of  the  recommendation,  shall  provide  the  State  Teacher
18    Certification  Board  with  verification of the following, if
19    applicable:
20             (A)  a  certificate  renewal  plan  was  filed   and
21        approved    by   the   appropriate   local   professional
22        development committee;
23             (B)  the  professional  development  and  continuing
24        education  activities   set   forth   in   the   approved
25        certificate   renewal   plan   have  been  satisfactorily
26        completed;
27             (C)  the local  professional  development  committee
28        has  recommended  the renewal of the certificate holder's
29        Standard   Teaching   Certificate   and   forwarded   the
30        recommendation, along with all  supporting  documentation
31        as  jointly  required by the State Board of Education and
32        the State Teacher Certification Board,  to  the  regional
33        superintendent of schools;
34             (D)  the  certificate holder has appealed his or her
 
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 1        local professional development committee's recommendation
 2        of nonrenewal to the  regional  professional  development
 3        review committee and the result of that appeal;
 4             (E)  the  regional  superintendent  of  schools  has
 5        concurred  or  nonconcurred  with  the local professional
 6        development   committee's   or   regional    professional
 7        development review committee's recommendation to renew or
 8        nonrenew   the  certificate  holder's  Standard  Teaching
 9        Certificate and made a recommendation to that effect; and
10             (F)  the  established  registration  fee   for   the
11        Standard Teaching Certificate has been paid.
12    At  the  same  time  the  regional  superintendent of schools
13    provides the  State  Teacher  Certification  Board  with  the
14    notice  required by this subsection (g), he or she shall also
15    notify the certificate holder in writing that this notice has
16    been provided  to  the  State  Teacher  Certification  Board,
17    provided   that  if  the  notice  provided  by  the  regional
18    superintendent of schools to the State Teacher  Certification
19    Board  includes  a  recommendation of certificate nonrenewal,
20    the written notice provided to the certificate  holder  shall
21    be by certified mail, return receipt requested.
22        (2)  Each  certificate  holder  shall  have  the right to
23    appeal his or her local professional development  committee's
24    recommendation  of  nonrenewal  to  the regional professional
25    development review committee, within 14 days  of  receipt  of
26    notice  that the recommendation has been sent to the regional
27    superintendent of schools.  Each regional  superintendent  of
28    schools  shall  establish a regional professional development
29    review committee or committees for the  purpose  of  advising
30    the  regional  superintendent  of  schools, upon request, and
31    handling certificate holder appeals.   This  committee  shall
32    consist    of    at   least   4   classroom   teachers,   one
33    non-administrative  certificated  educational   employee,   2
34    administrators,  and  one at-large member who shall be either
 
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 1    (i) a parent, (ii) a member of the business community,  (iii)
 2    a community member, or (iv) an administrator, with preference
 3    given to an individual chosen from among those persons listed
 4    in   items   (i),   (ii),   and  (iii)  in  order  to  secure
 5    representation of an interest not already represented on  the
 6    committee.   The  teacher and non-administrative certificated
 7    educational employee members of the review committee shall be
 8    selected by their exclusive representative, if any,  and  the
 9    administrators  and  at-large member shall be selected by the
10    regional   superintendent    of    schools.     A    regional
11    superintendent  of  schools may add additional members to the
12    committee, provided that the same proportion of  teachers  to
13    administrators  and  at-large  members  on  the  committee is
14    maintained.  Any additional  teacher  and  non-administrative
15    certificated  educational  employee members shall be selected
16    by their exclusive  representative,  if  any.   Vacancies  in
17    positions  on  a  regional  professional  development  review
18    committee  shall be filled in the same manner as the original
19    selections.  Committee members shall serve  staggered  3-year
20    terms.    All  individuals  selected  to  serve  on  regional
21    professional development review committees must be  known  to
22    demonstrate   the   best   practices  in  teaching  or  their
23    respective field of practice.
24        The exclusive representative responsible for choosing the
25    individuals that serve on a regional professional development
26    review committee shall notify each school  district,  charter
27    school,   or   governing  body  or  board  of  control  of  a
28    cooperative or  joint  agreement  employing  the  individuals
29    chosen  to  serve  and provide their names to the appropriate
30    regional superintendent of  schools.   Regional  professional
31    development  review  committee meetings shall be scheduled so
32    as not to interfere with  the  committee  members'  regularly
33    scheduled teaching duties, except when otherwise permitted by
34    the  policies  of  or  agreed  to  or  approved by the school
 
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 1    district, charter school,  or  governing  body  or  board  of
 2    control of a cooperative or joint agreement, or its designee,
 3    provided   that  the  school  district,  charter  school,  or
 4    governing body or board of  control  shall  not  unreasonably
 5    withhold permission for a committee member to attend regional
 6    professional development review committee meetings.
 7        In a city having a population exceeding 500,000 that does
 8    not have a regional office of education, one or more separate
 9    regional  professional development review committees shall be
10    established as mutually agreed upon by the board of education
11    of the school district organized under  Article  34  of  this
12    Code  and  the  exclusive representative.  The composition of
13    each  committee  shall  be  the  same  as  for   a   regional
14    professional   development   review  committee,  except  that
15    members of the committee shall be jointly  appointed  by  the
16    board  of  education  and  the  exclusive representative. All
17    other  provisions  of  this   Section   concerning   regional
18    professional  development  review  committees  shall apply to
19    these committees.
20        The regional professional  development  review  committee
21    may  require  information in addition to that received from a
22    certificate holder's local professional development committee
23    or request that the  certificate  holder  appear  before  it,
24    shall  either  concur  or nonconcur with a local professional
25    development committee's  recommendation  of  nonrenewal,  and
26    shall  forward  to the regional superintendent of schools its
27    recommendation of renewal or nonrenewal.  All  actions  taken
28    by  the  regional  professional  development review committee
29    shall require a quorum and be by a simple majority  of  those
30    present  and  voting.    A  record  of  all  votes  shall  be
31    maintained.  The committee shall have 45 days from receipt of
32    a  certificate  holder's appeal to make its recommendation to
33    the regional superintendent of schools.
34        The State  Board  of  Education  and  the  State  Teacher
 
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 1    Certification    Board   shall   jointly   provide   regional
 2    professional development  review  committee  members  with  a
 3    training  manual, and the members shall be required to attend
 4    one training seminar sponsored jointly by the State Board  of
 5    Education and the State Teacher Certification Board.
 6        (h)(1)  The   State  Teacher  Certification  Board  shall
 7    review    the    regional    superintendent    of    schools'
 8    recommendations  to  renew  or  nonrenew  Standard   Teaching
 9    Certificates   and  notify  certificate  holders  in  writing
10    whether their certificates have been  renewed  or  nonrenewed
11    within  90  days  of receipt of the recommendations, unless a
12    certificate holder has appealed a regional superintendent  of
13    schools'   recommendation   of  nonrenewal,  as  provided  in
14    paragraph (2) of this  subsection  (h).   The  State  Teacher
15    Certification  Board shall verify that the certificate holder
16    has met the renewal criteria set forth in  paragraph  (1)  of
17    subsection (g) of this Section.
18        (2)  Each  certificate  holder  shall  have  the right to
19    appeal a regional superintendent of  school's  recommendation
20    to  nonrenew  his or her Standard Teaching Certificate to the
21    State Teacher Certification Board, within 14 days of  receipt
22    of  notice  that  the  decision  has  been  sent to the State
23    Teacher Certification  Board,  which  shall  hold  an  appeal
24    hearing  within  60 days of receipt of the appeal.  When such
25    an  appeal  is  taken,  the  certificate  holder's   Standard
26    Teaching  Certificate  shall  continue  to be valid until the
27    appeal   is   finally   determined.    The   State    Teacher
28    Certification  Board shall review the regional superintendent
29    of  school's  recommendation,   the   regional   professional
30    development  review  committee's  recommendation, if any, and
31    the local professional development committee's recommendation
32    and  all  relevant  documentation  to  verify   whether   the
33    certificate  holder has met the renewal criteria set forth in
34    paragraph (1) of subsection (g) of this Section.   The  State
 
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 1    Teacher  Certification Board may request that the certificate
 2    holder appear before it.  All  actions  taken  by  the  State
 3    Teacher  Certification Board shall require a quorum and be by
 4    a simple majority of those present and voting.  A  record  of
 5    all   votes   shall   be   maintained.    The  State  Teacher
 6    Certification Board shall notify the  certificate  holder  in
 7    writing,  within 7 days of completing the review, whether his
 8    or her Standard Teaching  Certificate  has  been  renewed  or
 9    nonrenewed,  provided that if the State Teacher Certification
10    Board determines  to  nonrenew  a  certificate,  the  written
11    notice  provided  to  the  certificate  holder  shall  be  by
12    certified  mail,  return  receipt requested.  All certificate
13    renewal  or  nonrenewal  decisions  of  the   State   Teacher
14    Certification  Board  are final and subject to administrative
15    review, as set forth in Section 21-24 of this Code.
16        (i)  Holders of Master Teaching Certificates  shall  meet
17    the  same  requirements  and  follow  the  same procedures as
18    holders of Standard Teaching Certificates, except that  their
19    renewal  cycle  shall  be  as  set forth in subsection (d) of
20    Section 21-2 of this Code.
21        A  holder  of  a  teaching  certificate  endorsed  as   a
22    speech-language   pathologist   who   has  been  granted  the
23    Certificate  of   Clinical   Competence   by   the   American
24    Speech-Language  Hearing  Association  may  renew  his or her
25    Standard Teaching Certificate pursuant to the 10-year renewal
26    cycle set forth in subsection (d) of  Section  21-2  of  this
27    Code.
28        (j)  Holders  of  Valid  and  Exempt  Standard and Master
29    Teaching Certificates who are  not  employed  and  performing
30    services  in  an Illinois public or State-operated elementary
31    school, secondary school, or cooperative or  joint  agreement
32    with  a governing body or board of control, in a certificated
33    teaching   position,   may   voluntarily    activate    their
34    certificates  by  developing  and  submitting  a  certificate
 
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 1    renewal plan to the regional superintendent of schools of the
 2    regional  office  of  education for the geographic area where
 3    their teaching is done, who, or whose designee, shall approve
 4    the  plan  and  serve  as  the  certificate  holder's   local
 5    professional   development   committee.    These  certificate
 6    holders shall follow the same renewal criteria and procedures
 7    as  all  other  Standard  and  Master  Teaching   Certificate
 8    holders,    except   that   their   continuing   professional
 9    development plans shall not be required to reflect or address
10    the  knowledge,  skills,  and  goals  of   a   local   school
11    improvement plan.
12        (k)  Each school district, charter school, or cooperative
13    or joint agreement shall be paid an annual amount of not less
14    than  $1,000,  as determined by a formula based on the number
15    of Standard Teaching and Master Teaching Certificate holders,
16    subject to renewal and established by  rule,  not  to  exceed
17    $1,000,000   annually   for  all  school  districts,  charter
18    schools,  and   cooperatives   or   joint   agreements,   for
19    administrative  costs associated with conducting the meetings
20    of  the  local   professional   development   committee,   as
21    determined in consultation with the committee.  Each regional
22    office  of  education  shall  receive  $2,000 annually to pay
23    school districts, charter schools, or cooperatives  or  joint
24    agreements  for  costs, as defined by rule, incurred in staff
25    attendance  at  regional  professional   development   review
26    committee  meetings  and  the training seminar required under
27    paragraph (2) of subsection (g) of this Section.
28        (l)  The State Board of Education and the  State  Teacher
29    Certification   Board   shall   jointly   contract   with  an
30    independent party to conduct a  comprehensive  evaluation  of
31    the certificate renewal system pursuant to this Section.  The
32    first  report  of  this  evaluation shall be presented to the
33    General Assembly on January 1, 2005 and on January 1 of every
34    third year thereafter.
 
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 1    (Source: P.A. 91-102, eff. 7-12-99; 92-510, eff. 6-1-02.)

 2        (105 ILCS 5/21-16) (from Ch. 122, par. 21-16)
 3        Sec. 21-16. Fees - Requirement for registration.
 4        (a)  Until February 15, 2000, every applicant when issued
 5    a certificate shall pay to  the  regional  superintendent  of
 6    schools  a  fee of $1, which shall be paid into the institute
 7    fund. Every certificate issued under the provisions  of  this
 8    Act  shall  be  registered  annually or, at the option of the
 9    holder of the certificate, once every 3 years.  The  regional
10    superintendent of schools having supervision and control over
11    the  school  where  the  teaching  is done shall register the
12    certificate before the holder begins to teach,  otherwise  it
13    shall  be  registered in any county in the State of Illinois;
14    and one fee of $4 per year for registration or renewal of one
15    or more certificates which  have  been  issued  to  the  same
16    holder shall be paid into the institute fund.
17        Until February 15, 2000, requirements for registration of
18    any  certificate  limited  in  time shall include evidence of
19    professional growth defined as successful teaching experience
20    since  last  registration  of  certificate,   attendance   at
21    professional    meetings,    membership    in    professional
22    organizations,   additional   credits  earned  in  recognized
23    teacher-training  institutions,   travel   specifically   for
24    educational  experience,  reading  of  professional books and
25    periodicals, filing all reports as required by  the  regional
26    superintendent  of  schools  and  the State Superintendent of
27    Education  or   such   other   professional   experience   or
28    combination  of  experiences  as are presented by the teacher
29    and are approved by the State Superintendent of Education  in
30    consultation  with  the  State Teacher Certification Board. A
31    duplicate certificate may be issued to the holder of a  valid
32    life  certificate or valid certificate limited in time by the
33    State Superintendent of Education; however, it shall only  be
 
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 1    issued  upon  request of a regional superintendent of schools
 2    and upon payment to the regional  superintendent  of  schools
 3    who requests such duplicate a fee of $4.
 4        (b)  Beginning  February  15,  2000,  all persons who are
 5    issued Standard Teaching Certificates pursuant to clause (ii)
 6    of paragraph (1) (2) of subsection (c) of  Section  21-2  and
 7    all  persons  who  renew Standard Teaching Certificates shall
 8    pay a $25 fee for registration of all certificates held.  All
 9    persons who are issued Standard Teaching  Certificates  under
10    clause (i) of paragraph (1) of subsection (c) of Section 21-2
11    and  all  other applicants for Standard Teaching Certificates
12    shall pay an original application fee,  pursuant  to  Section
13    21-12,  and  a  $25  fee for registration of all certificates
14    held.   These  certificates  shall  be  registered  and   the
15    registration  fee paid once every 5 years.  Standard Teaching
16    Certificate applicants and holders shall not be  required  to
17    pay  any  other  registration fees for issuance or renewal of
18    their certificates, except as provided in  Section  21-17  of
19    this  Code.   Beginning  February  15,  2000, Master Teaching
20    Certificates shall be issued and renewed upon payment by  the
21    applicant or certificate holder of a $50 fee for registration
22    of  all  certificates  held.   These  certificates  shall  be
23    registered  and  the  fee  paid  once every 10 years.  Master
24    Teaching Certificate applicants  and  holders  shall  not  be
25    required  to  pay  any other application or registration fees
26    for issuance or renewal  of  their  certificates,  except  as
27    provided   in   Section   21-17  of  this  Code.   All  other
28    certificates issued under the provisions of this  Code  shall
29    be  registered  for the validity period of the certificate at
30    the rate of $5 per year for the total  number  of  years  for
31    which  the  certificate  is  valid  for  registration  of all
32    certificates held, or for a  maximum  of  5  years  for  life
33    certificates.   The regional superintendent of schools having
34    supervision and control over the school where the teaching is
 
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 1    done shall register the certificate before the holder  begins
 2    to  teach,  otherwise it shall be registered in any county in
 3    the State of Illinois. Each holder shall pay the  appropriate
 4    registration  fee  to the regional superintendent of schools.
 5    The regional superintendent  of  schools  shall  deposit  the
 6    registration  fees  into the institute fund.  Any certificate
 7    holder who teaches  in  more  than  one  educational  service
 8    region  shall register the certificate or certificates in all
 9    regions where the teaching is done, but shall be required  to
10    pay  one registration fee for all certificates held, provided
11    holders of certificates issued pursuant to  Section  21-9  of
12    this  Code  shall be required to pay one registration fee, in
13    each  educational  service  region  in  which  his   or   her
14    certificate   or   certificates   are   registered,  for  all
15    certificates held.
16        A duplicate certificate may be issued to the holder of  a
17    valid  life  certificate or valid certificate limited in time
18    by the State Superintendent of Education; however,  it  shall
19    only  be  issued upon request of a regional superintendent of
20    schools and upon payment to the  regional  superintendent  of
21    schools  who  requests the duplicate a fee of $4, which shall
22    be deposited into the institute fund.
23    (Source: P.A. 91-102, eff. 7-12-99.)

24        Section 95.  No acceleration or delay.   Where  this  Act
25    makes changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by
26    text  that  is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a
27    Section represented by multiple versions), the  use  of  that
28    text  does  not  accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i)
29    the changes made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived  from
30    any other Public Act.

31        Section  99.  Effective date.  This Act takes effect upon
32    becoming law.".

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