Section 25.160  Notification of Recommendations; Decisions by State Board of Education

a)         The State Superintendent of Education shall notify an affected institution in writing not later than 30 days after receipt of a recommendation from the State Teacher Certification Board pursuant to the provisions of this Subpart C and, except as provided in this subsection (a), shall await the institution's response (see subsection (b) of this Section) prior to forwarding that recommendation to the State Board of Education.  The State Superintendent shall not await a response from an institution if, as applicable to the nature of the review:

1)         the State Teacher Certification Board has recommended the initial recognition of the institution, the accreditation of its educational unit, and the approval of all of its proposed programs under Section 25.155(l)(1) of this Part; or

2)         the State Teacher Certification Board has recommended continuing the accreditation of the educational unit under Section 25.125(j)(1) of this Part and the approval of all the unit's existing preparation programs under Section 25.127(j)(1) of this Part; or

3)         the State Teacher Certification Board has recommended provisional approval of each proposed new preparation program under Section 25.145(d)(1) of this Part.

b)         Within 30 days after receipt of written notification from the State Superintendent, an affected institution may submit a notice of objection to the State Teacher Certification Board's recommendation.  The institution's narrative explanation of its objections shall conform to the requirements for rejoinders stated in Section 25.125(g) of this Part but may also be based upon an objection to the State Teacher Certification Board's review; this narrative and any supporting documentation shall be submitted to the State Superintendent not later than 30 days after the institution submits its notice of objection.

c)         The State Superintendent shall forward to the State Board of Education for consideration at its next available meeting the recommendation made by the State Teacher Certification Board and the institution's presentation of its objections and shall inform the State Teacher Certification Board that these materials have been submitted for the State Board's consideration.

d)         No more than 30 days after the State Board of Education makes its decision, the State Superintendent shall notify the institution in writing of the State Board's action.

(Source:  Amended at 30 Ill. Reg. 8494, effective April 21, 2006)