Section 25.411  Voluntary Removal of Endorsements

This Section sets forth the conditions upon which a licensee may voluntarily remove one or more endorsements issued on a professional educator license or an educator license with stipulations. 

a)         A licensee may request the removal of an endorsement only between January 1 and May 1 of each calendar year, with the endorsement being removed by no later than July 1 of the same calendar year.

b)         A licensee shall not request removal of any endorsement from a professional educator license or an educator license with stipulations if he or she is subject to an ongoing investigation conducted by the State Board of Education or there is other evidence or allegations of misconduct.

c)         Any licensee not subject to the provisions set forth in subsection (b) of this Section shall provide written notification to the State Board of Education, using a form provided for this purpose, of his or her intent to remove one or more endorsements.  The notification shall include the licensee's full name as recorded in ELIS, his or her license number and the name of each credential to be removed.  The notice shall be submitted to:

General Counsel

Illinois State Board of Education

100 W. Randolph Street, CH14-300

Chicago, Illinois  60601

d)         Confirmation noting the date that the endorsement was removed from the license shall be sent to the individual within 30 days after receipt of the request.  Removal of the endorsement from the individual's license shall be reflected in ELIS.

e)         A licensee may reapply for an endorsement removed under this Section by paying the fee required in Section 21B-40 of the School Code, provided that:

1)         at least 10 years has passed since the endorsement was removed;

2)         the licensee passes all tests required for the endorsement as set forth in Section 21B-30 of the School Code and Section 25.720 of this Part; and

3)         the licensee provides evidence of meeting all other requirements in effect for the endorsement, as set forth in Article 21B and this Part, at the time he or she makes application for the endorsement. 

f)         A licensee shall not request the removal of the same endorsement from his or her professional educator license or educator license with stipulations more than once every 10 years.

(Source:  Amended at 40 Ill. Reg. 12346, effective August 9, 2016)