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92_SB0329 LRB9207406ACcd 1 AN ACT concerning education. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing 5 Section 10-22.34 as follows: 6 (105 ILCS 5/10-22.34) (from Ch. 122, par. 10-22.34) 7 Sec. 10-22.34. Non-certificated personnel. 8 (a) School Boards may employ non-teaching personnel or 9 utilize volunteer personnel for: (1) non-teaching duties not 10 requiring instructional judgment or evaluation of pupils; and 11 (2) supervising study halls, long distance teaching reception 12 areas used incident to instructional programs transmitted by 13 electronic media such as computers, video, and audio, and 14 detention and discipline areas, and school-sponsored 15 extracurricular activities. 16 (b) School boards may further utilize volunteer 17 non-certificated personnel or employ non-certificated 18 personnel to assist in the instruction of pupils under the 19 immediate supervision of a teacher, holding a valid 20 certificate, directly engaged in teaching subject matter or 21 conducting activities. The teacher shall be continuously 22 aware of the non-certificated persons' activities and shall 23 be able to control or modify them. The State Board of 24 Education, in consultation with the State Teacher 25 Certification Board, shall determine qualifications of such 26 personnel and shall prescribe rules for determining the 27 duties and activities to be assigned to such personnel. In 28 the determination of qualifications of such personnel, the 29 State Board of Education shall accept coursework earned in a 30 recognized institution or from an institution of higher 31 learning accredited by the North Central Association or other -2- LRB9207406ACcd 1 comparable regional accrediting association. 2 (c) School boards may also employ students holding a 3 bachelor's degree from a recognized institution of higher 4 learning aspart timeteaching interns when such students are 5 enrolled in a college or university internship program, which 6 has prior approval by the Regional Office of Education or the 7 State Board of Education, in consultation with the State 8 Teacher Certification Board, leading to a masters degree. 9 (d) Nothing in this Section shall require constant 10 supervision of a student teacher enrolled in a student 11 teaching course at a college or university, provided such 12 activity has the prior approval of the representative of the 13 higher education institution and teaching plans have 14 previously been discussed with and approved by the 15 supervising teacher and further provided that such teaching 16 is within guidelines established by the State Board of 17 Education in consultation with the State Teacher 18 Certification Board. 19 (Source: P.A. 88-89; 89-159, eff. 1-1-96.)