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92_HB1436sam001 LRB9202656NTpkam02 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, secondaryhigh schoolcertificate, 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 -2- LRB9202656NTpkam02 1 certificate and graduation from a recognized institution of 2 higher learning with a bachelor's degreewith not less than3120 semester hours and a minimum of 16 semester hours in4professional education. 5 (b) Initial Teaching Certificate.Beginning February 15,62000,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 -3- LRB9202656NTpkam02 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 -4- LRB9202656NTpkam02 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 -5- LRB9202656NTpkam02 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 -6- LRB9202656NTpkam02 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 -7- LRB9202656NTpkam02 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 -8- LRB9202656NTpkam02 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 -9- LRB9202656NTpkam02 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 -10- LRB9202656NTpkam02 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 -11- LRB9202656NTpkam02 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. -12- LRB9202656NTpkam02 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 -13- LRB9202656NTpkam02 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 -14- LRB9202656NTpkam02 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 -15- LRB9202656NTpkam02 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 -16- LRB9202656NTpkam02 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 -17- LRB9202656NTpkam02 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 -18- LRB9202656NTpkam02 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 -19- LRB9202656NTpkam02 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 -20- LRB9202656NTpkam02 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 -21- LRB9202656NTpkam02 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 -22- LRB9202656NTpkam02 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 -23- LRB9202656NTpkam02 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: -24- LRB9202656NTpkam02 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 -25- LRB9202656NTpkam02 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 -26- LRB9202656NTpkam02 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 -27- LRB9202656NTpkam02 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 -28- LRB9202656NTpkam02 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 -29- LRB9202656NTpkam02 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 -30- LRB9202656NTpkam02 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 -31- LRB9202656NTpkam02 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 -32- LRB9202656NTpkam02 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 -33- LRB9202656NTpkam02 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 -34- LRB9202656NTpkam02 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. -35- LRB9202656NTpkam02 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. -36- LRB9202656NTpkam02 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 -37- LRB9202656NTpkam02 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 -38- LRB9202656NTpkam02 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 -39- LRB9202656NTpkam02 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)-40- LRB9202656NTpkam02 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 -41- LRB9202656NTpkam02 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 -42- LRB9202656NTpkam02 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 -43- LRB9202656NTpkam02 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 -44- LRB9202656NTpkam02 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 -45- LRB9202656NTpkam02 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 -46- LRB9202656NTpkam02 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 -47- LRB9202656NTpkam02 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 -48- LRB9202656NTpkam02 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; -49- LRB9202656NTpkam02 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 -50- LRB9202656NTpkam02 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 -51- LRB9202656NTpkam02 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. -52- LRB9202656NTpkam02 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 -53- LRB9202656NTpkam02 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 -54- LRB9202656NTpkam02 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 -55- LRB9202656NTpkam02 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 -56- LRB9202656NTpkam02 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 -57- LRB9202656NTpkam02 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 -58- LRB9202656NTpkam02 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. -59- LRB9202656NTpkam02 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 -60- LRB9202656NTpkam02 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 -61- LRB9202656NTpkam02 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.".