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1    AN ACT concerning education.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Sections
521B-20 and 21B-25 as follows:
 
6    (105 ILCS 5/21B-20)
7    Sec. 21B-20. Types of licenses. Before July 1, 2013, the
8State Board of Education shall implement a system of educator
9licensure, whereby individuals employed in school districts
10who are required to be licensed must have one of the following
11licenses: (i) a professional educator license; (ii) a
12professional educator license with stipulations; or (iii) a
13substitute teaching license. References in law regarding
14individuals certified or certificated or required to be
15certified or certificated under Article 21 of this Code shall
16also include individuals licensed or required to be licensed
17under this Article. The first year of all licenses ends on June
1830 following one full year of the license being issued.
19    The State Board of Education, in consultation with the
20State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, may adopt such
21rules as may be necessary to govern the requirements for
22licenses and endorsements under this Section.
23        (1) Professional Educator License. Persons who (i)

 

 

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1    have successfully completed an approved educator
2    preparation program and are recommended for licensure by
3    the Illinois institution offering the educator preparation
4    program, (ii) have successfully completed the required
5    testing under Section 21B-30 of this Code, (iii) have
6    successfully completed coursework on the psychology of,
7    the identification of, and the methods of instruction for
8    the exceptional child, including without limitation
9    children with learning disabilities, (iv) have
10    successfully completed coursework in methods of reading
11    and reading in the content area, and (v) have met all other
12    criteria established by rule of the State Board of
13    Education shall be issued a Professional Educator License.
14    All Professional Educator Licenses are valid until June 30
15    immediately following 5 years of the license being issued.
16    The Professional Educator License shall be endorsed with
17    specific areas and grade levels in which the individual is
18    eligible to practice.
19        Individuals can receive subsequent endorsements on the
20    Professional Educator License. Subsequent endorsements
21    shall require a minimum of 24 semester hours of coursework
22    in the endorsement area, unless otherwise specified by
23    rule, and passage of the applicable content area test.
24        (2) Educator License with Stipulations. An Educator
25    License with Stipulations shall be issued an endorsement
26    that limits the license holder to one particular position

 

 

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1    or does not require completion of an approved educator
2    program or both.
3        An individual with an Educator License with
4    Stipulations must not be employed by a school district or
5    any other entity to replace any presently employed teacher
6    who otherwise would not be replaced for any reason.
7        An Educator License with Stipulations may be issued
8    with the following endorsements:
9            (A) Provisional educator. A provisional educator
10        endorsement in a specific content area or areas on an
11        Educator License with Stipulations may be issued to an
12        applicant who holds an educator license with a minimum
13        of 15 semester hours in content coursework from another
14        state, U.S. territory, or foreign country and who, at
15        the time of applying for an Illinois license, does not
16        meet the minimum requirements under Section 21B-35 of
17        this Code, but does, at a minimum, meet the following
18        requirements:
19                (i) Holds the equivalent of a minimum of a
20            bachelor's degree, unless a master's degree is
21            required for the endorsement, from a regionally
22            accredited college or university or, for
23            individuals educated in a country other than the
24            United States, the equivalent of a minimum of a
25            bachelor's degree issued in the United States,
26            unless a master's degree is required for the

 

 

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1            endorsement.
2                (ii) Has passed or passes a test of basic
3            skills and content area test, as required by
4            Section 21B-30 of this Code, prior to or within one
5            year after issuance of the provisional educator
6            endorsement on the Educator License with
7            Stipulations. If an individual who holds an
8            Educator License with Stipulations endorsed for
9            provisional educator has not passed a test of basic
10            skills and applicable content area test or tests
11            within one year after issuance of the endorsement,
12            the endorsement shall expire on June 30 following
13            one full year of the endorsement being issued. If
14            such an individual has passed the test of basic
15            skills and applicable content area test or tests
16            either prior to issuance of the endorsement or
17            within one year after issuance of the endorsement,
18            the endorsement is valid until June 30 immediately
19            following 2 years of the license being issued,
20            during which time any and all coursework
21            deficiencies must be met and any and all additional
22            testing deficiencies must be met.
23        In addition, a provisional educator endorsement for
24        principals or superintendents may be issued if the
25        individual meets the requirements set forth in
26        subdivisions (1) and (3) of subsection (b-5) of Section

 

 

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1        21B-35 of this Code. Applicants who have not been
2        entitled by an Illinois-approved educator preparation
3        program at an Illinois institution of higher education
4        shall not receive a provisional educator endorsement
5        if the person completed an alternative licensure
6        program in another state, unless the program has been
7        determined to be equivalent to Illinois program
8        requirements.
9            Notwithstanding any other requirements of this
10        Section, a service member or spouse of a service member
11        may obtain a Professional Educator License with
12        Stipulations, and a provisional educator endorsement
13        in a specific content area or areas, if he or she holds
14        a valid teaching certificate or license in good
15        standing from another state, meets the qualifications
16        of educators outlined in Section 21B-15 of this Code,
17        and has not engaged in any misconduct that would
18        prohibit an individual from obtaining a license
19        pursuant to Illinois law, including without limitation
20        any administrative rules of the State Board of
21        Education.
22            In this Section, "service member" means any person
23        who, at the time of application under this Section, is
24        an active duty member of the United States Armed Forces
25        or any reserve component of the United States Armed
26        Forces or the National Guard of any state,

 

 

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1        commonwealth, or territory of the United States or the
2        District of Columbia.
3            A provisional educator endorsement is valid until
4        June 30 immediately following 2 years of the license
5        being issued, provided that any remaining testing and
6        coursework deficiencies are met as set forth in this
7        Section. Failure to satisfy all stated deficiencies
8        shall mean the individual, including any service
9        member or spouse who has obtained a Professional
10        Educator License with Stipulations and a provisional
11        educator endorsement in a specific content area or
12        areas, is ineligible to receive a Professional
13        Educator License at that time. An Educator License with
14        Stipulations endorsed for provisional educator shall
15        not be renewed for individuals who hold an Educator
16        License with Stipulations and who have held a position
17        in a public school or non-public school recognized by
18        the State Board of Education.
19            (B) Alternative provisional educator. An
20        alternative provisional educator endorsement on an
21        Educator License with Stipulations may be issued to an
22        applicant who, at the time of applying for the
23        endorsement, has done all of the following:
24                (i) Graduated from a regionally accredited
25            college or university with a minimum of a
26            bachelor's degree.

 

 

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1                (ii) Successfully completed the first phase of
2            the Alternative Educator Licensure Program for
3            Teachers, as described in Section 21B-50 of this
4            Code.
5                (iii) Passed a test of basic skills and content
6            area test, as required under Section 21B-30 of this
7            Code.
8            The alternative provisional educator endorsement
9        is valid for 2 years of teaching and may be renewed for
10        a third year by an individual meeting the requirements
11        set forth in Section 21B-50 of this Code.
12            (C) Alternative provisional superintendent. An
13        alternative provisional superintendent endorsement on
14        an Educator License with Stipulations entitles the
15        holder to serve only as a superintendent or assistant
16        superintendent in a school district's central office.
17        This endorsement may only be issued to an applicant
18        who, at the time of applying for the endorsement, has
19        done all of the following:
20                (i) Graduated from a regionally accredited
21            college or university with a minimum of a master's
22            degree in a management field other than education.
23                (ii) Been employed for a period of at least 5
24            years in a management level position in a field
25            other than education.
26                (iii) Successfully completed the first phase

 

 

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1            of an alternative route to superintendent
2            endorsement program, as provided in Section 21B-55
3            of this Code.
4                (iv) Passed a test of basic skills and content
5            area tests required under Section 21B-30 of this
6            Code.
7            The endorsement may be registered for 2 fiscal
8        years in order to complete one full year of serving as
9        a superintendent or assistant superintendent.
10            (D) Resident teacher endorsement. A resident
11        teacher endorsement on an Educator License with
12        Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who, at the
13        time of applying for the endorsement, has done all of
14        the following:
15                (i) Graduated from a regionally accredited
16            institution of higher education with a minimum of a
17            bachelor's degree.
18                (ii) Enrolled in an approved Illinois educator
19            preparation program.
20                (iii) Passed a test of basic skills and content
21            area test, as required under Section 21B-30 of this
22            Code.
23            The resident teacher endorsement on an Educator
24        License with Stipulations is valid for 4 years of
25        teaching and shall not be renewed.
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1        direction of a licensed teacher, who shall act as the
2        resident mentor teacher, and may not teach in place of
3        a licensed teacher. A resident teacher endorsement on
4        an Educator License with Stipulations shall no longer
5        be valid after June 30, 2017.
6            (E) Career and technical educator. A career and
7        technical educator endorsement on an Educator License
8        with Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who has
9        a minimum of 60 semester hours of coursework from a
10        regionally accredited institution of higher education
11        and has a minimum of 2,000 hours of experience outside
12        of education in each area to be taught.
13            The career and technical educator endorsement on
14        an Educator License with Stipulations is valid until
15        June 30 immediately following 5 years of the
16        endorsement being issued and may be renewed. For
17        individuals who were issued the career and technical
18        educator endorsement on an Educator License with
19        Stipulations on or after January 1, 2015, the license
20        may be renewed if the individual passes a test of basic
21        skills, as required under Section 21B-30 of this Code.
22            (F) Part-time provisional career and technical
23        educator or provisional career and technical educator.
24        A part-time provisional career and technical educator
25        endorsement or a provisional career and technical
26        educator endorsement on an Educator License with

 

 

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1        Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who has a
2        minimum of 8,000 hours of work experience in the skill
3        for which the applicant is seeking the endorsement. It
4        is the responsibility of each employing school board
5        and regional office of education to provide
6        verification, in writing, to the State Superintendent
7        of Education at the time the application is submitted
8        that no qualified teacher holding a Professional
9        Educator License or an Educator License with
10        Stipulations with a career and technical educator
11        endorsement is available and that actual circumstances
12        require such issuance.
13            The provisional career and technical educator
14        endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations
15        is valid until June 30 immediately following 5 years of
16        the endorsement being issued and may be renewed only
17        one time for 5 years. For individuals who were issued
18        the provisional career and technical educator
19        endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations
20        on or after January 1, 2015, the license may be renewed
21        one time if the individual passes a test of basic
22        skills, as required under Section 21B-30 of this Code,
23        and has completed a minimum of 20 semester hours from a
24        regionally accredited institution.
25            A part-time provisional career and technical
26        educator endorsement on an Educator License with

 

 

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1        Stipulations may be issued for teaching no more than 2
2        courses of study for grades 6 through 12. The part-time
3        provisional career and technical educator endorsement
4        on an Educator License with Stipulations is valid until
5        June 30 immediately following 5 years of the
6        endorsement being issued and may be renewed for 5 years
7        if the individual makes application for renewal.
8            (G) Transitional bilingual educator. A
9        transitional bilingual educator endorsement on an
10        Educator License with Stipulations may be issued for
11        the purpose of providing instruction in accordance
12        with Article 14C of this Code to an applicant who
13        provides satisfactory evidence that he or she meets all
14        of the following requirements:
15                (i) Possesses adequate speaking, reading, and
16            writing ability in the language other than English
17            in which transitional bilingual education is
18            offered.
19                (ii) Has the ability to successfully
20            communicate in English.
21                (iii) Either possessed, within 5 years
22            previous to his or her applying for a transitional
23            bilingual educator endorsement, a valid and
24            comparable teaching certificate or comparable
25            authorization issued by a foreign country or holds
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1            a foreign country that the State Educator
2            Preparation and Licensure Board determines to be
3            the equivalent of a bachelor's degree from a
4            regionally accredited institution of higher
5            learning in the United States.
6            A transitional bilingual educator endorsement
7        shall be valid for prekindergarten through grade 12, is
8        valid until June 30 immediately following 5 years of
9        the endorsement being issued, and shall not be renewed.
10            Persons holding a transitional bilingual educator
11        endorsement shall not be employed to replace any
12        presently employed teacher who otherwise would not be
13        replaced for any reason.
14            (H) Language endorsement. In an effort to
15        alleviate the shortage of teachers speaking a language
16        other than English in the public schools, an individual
17        who holds an Educator License with Stipulations may
18        also apply for a language endorsement, provided that
19        the applicant provides satisfactory evidence that he
20        or she meets all of the following requirements:
21                (i) Holds a transitional bilingual
22            endorsement.
23                (ii) Has demonstrated proficiency in the
24            language for which the endorsement is to be issued
25            by passing the applicable language content test
26            required by the State Board of Education.

 

 

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1                (iii) Holds a bachelor's degree or higher from
2            a regionally accredited institution of higher
3            education or, for individuals educated in a
4            country other than the United States, holds a
5            degree from an institution of higher learning in a
6            foreign country that the State Educator
7            Preparation and Licensure Board determines to be
8            the equivalent of a bachelor's degree from a
9            regionally accredited institution of higher
10            learning in the United States.
11                (iv) Has passed a test of basic skills, as
12            required under Section 21B-30 of this Code.
13            A language endorsement on an Educator License with
14        Stipulations is valid for prekindergarten through
15        grade 12 for the same validity period as the
16        individual's transitional bilingual educator
17        endorsement on the Educator License with Stipulations
18        and shall not be renewed.
19            (I) Visiting international educator. A visiting
20        international educator endorsement on an Educator
21        License with Stipulations may be issued to an
22        individual who is being recruited by a particular
23        school district that conducts formal recruitment
24        programs outside of the United States to secure the
25        services of qualified teachers and who meets all of the
26        following requirements:

 

 

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1                (i) Holds the equivalent of a minimum of a
2            bachelor's degree issued in the United States.
3                (ii) Has been prepared as a teacher at the
4            grade level for which he or she will be employed.
5                (iii) Has adequate content knowledge in the
6            subject to be taught.
7                (iv) Has an adequate command of the English
8            language.
9            A holder of a visiting international educator
10        endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations
11        shall be permitted to teach in bilingual education
12        programs in the language that was the medium of
13        instruction in his or her teacher preparation program,
14        provided that he or she passes the English Language
15        Proficiency Examination or another test of writing
16        skills in English identified by the State Board of
17        Education, in consultation with the State Educator
18        Preparation and Licensure Board.
19            A visiting international educator endorsement on
20        an Educator License with Stipulations is valid for 3
21        years and shall not be renewed.
22            (J) Paraprofessional educator. A paraprofessional
23        educator endorsement on an Educator License with
24        Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who holds a
25        high school diploma or its recognized equivalent and
26        either holds an associate's degree or a minimum of 60

 

 

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1        semester hours of credit from a regionally accredited
2        institution of higher education or has passed a test of
3        basic skills required under Section 21B-30 of this
4        Code. The paraprofessional educator endorsement is
5        valid until June 30 immediately following 5 years of
6        the endorsement being issued and may be renewed through
7        application and payment of the appropriate fee, as
8        required under Section 21B-40 of this Code. An
9        individual who holds only a paraprofessional educator
10        endorsement is not subject to additional requirements
11        in order to renew the endorsement.
12            (K) Chief school business official. A chief school
13        business official endorsement on an Educator License
14        with Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who
15        qualifies by having a master's degree or higher, 2
16        years of full-time administrative experience in school
17        business management or 2 years of university-approved
18        practical experience, and a minimum of 24 semester
19        hours of graduate credit in a program approved by the
20        State Board of Education for the preparation of school
21        business administrators and by passage of the
22        applicable State tests, including a test of basic
23        skills and applicable content area test.
24            The chief school business official endorsement may
25        also be affixed to the Educator License with
26        Stipulations of any holder who qualifies by having a

 

 

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1        master's degree in business administration, finance,
2        or accounting, or public administration and who
3        completes an additional 6 semester hours of internship
4        in school business management from a regionally
5        accredited institution of higher education and passes
6        the applicable State tests, including a test of basic
7        skills and applicable content area test. This
8        endorsement shall be required for any individual
9        employed as a chief school business official.
10            The chief school business official endorsement on
11        an Educator License with Stipulations is valid until
12        June 30 immediately following 5 years of the
13        endorsement being issued and may be renewed if the
14        license holder completes renewal requirements as
15        required for individuals who hold a Professional
16        Educator License endorsed for chief school business
17        official under Section 21B-45 of this Code and such
18        rules as may be adopted by the State Board of
19        Education.
20            The State Board of Education shall adopt any rules
21        necessary to implement this amendatory Act of the 100th
22        General Assembly.
23        (3) Substitute Teaching License. A Substitute Teaching
24    License may be issued to qualified applicants for
25    substitute teaching in all grades of the public schools,
26    prekindergarten through grade 12. Substitute Teaching

 

 

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1    Licenses are not eligible for endorsements. Applicants for
2    a Substitute Teaching License must hold a bachelor's degree
3    or higher from a regionally accredited institution of
4    higher education.
5        Substitute Teaching Licenses are valid for 5 years and
6    may be renewed if the individual has passed a test of basic
7    skills, as authorized under Section 21B-30 of this Code. An
8    individual who has passed a test of basic skills for the
9    first licensure renewal is not required to retake the test
10    again for further renewals.
11        Substitute Teaching Licenses are valid for substitute
12    teaching in every county of this State. If an individual
13    has had his or her Professional Educator License or
14    Educator License with Stipulations suspended or revoked or
15    has not met the renewal requirements for licensure, then
16    that individual is not eligible to obtain a Substitute
17    Teaching License.
18        A substitute teacher may only teach in the place of a
19    licensed teacher who is under contract with the employing
20    board. If, however, there is no licensed teacher under
21    contract because of an emergency situation, then a district
22    may employ a substitute teacher for no longer than 30
23    calendar days per each vacant position in the district if
24    the district notifies the appropriate regional office of
25    education within 5 business days after the employment of
26    the substitute teacher in the emergency situation. An

 

 

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1    emergency situation is one in which an unforeseen vacancy
2    has occurred and (i) a teacher is unable to fulfill his or
3    her contractual duties or (ii) teacher capacity needs of
4    the district exceed previous indications, and the district
5    is actively engaged in advertising to hire a fully licensed
6    teacher for the vacant position.
7        There is no limit on the number of days that a
8    substitute teacher may teach in a single school district,
9    provided that no substitute teacher may teach for longer
10    than 90 school days for any one licensed teacher under
11    contract in the same school year. A substitute teacher who
12    holds a Professional Educator License or Educator License
13    with Stipulations shall not teach for more than 120 school
14    days for any one licensed teacher under contract in the
15    same school year. The limitations in this paragraph (3) on
16    the number of days a substitute teacher may be employed do
17    not apply to any school district operating under Article 34
18    of this Code.
19(Source: P.A. 98-28, eff. 7-1-13; 98-751, eff. 1-1-15; 99-35,
20eff. 1-1-16; 99-58, eff. 7-16-15; 99-143, eff. 7-27-15; 99-642,
21eff. 7-28-16.)
 
22    (105 ILCS 5/21B-25)
23    Sec. 21B-25. Endorsement on licenses. All licenses issued
24under paragraph (1) of Section 21B-20 of this Code shall be
25specifically endorsed by the State Board of Education for each

 

 

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1content area, school support area, and administrative area for
2which the holder of the license is qualified. Recognized
3institutions approved to offer educator preparation programs
4shall be trained to add endorsements to licenses issued to
5applicants who meet all of the requirements for the endorsement
6or endorsements, including passing any required tests. The
7State Superintendent of Education shall randomly audit
8institutions to ensure that all rules and standards are being
9followed for entitlement or when endorsements are being
10recommended.
11        (1) The State Board of Education, in consultation with
12    the State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, shall
13    establish, by rule, the grade level and subject area
14    endorsements to be added to the Professional Educator
15    License. These rules shall outline the requirements for
16    obtaining each endorsement.
17        (2) In addition to any and all grade level and content
18    area endorsements developed by rule, the State Board of
19    Education, in consultation with the State Educator
20    Preparation and Licensure Board, shall develop the
21    requirements for the following endorsements:
22            (A) General administrative endorsement. A general
23        administrative endorsement shall be added to a
24        Professional Educator License, provided that an
25        approved program has been completed. An individual
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1        only as a principal or assistant principal or in a
2        related or similar position, as determined by the State
3        Superintendent of Education, in consultation with the
4        State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board.
5            Beginning on September 1, 2014, the general
6        administrative endorsement shall no longer be issued
7        except to individuals who completed all coursework
8        requirements for the receipt of the general
9        administrative endorsement by September 1, 2014, who
10        have completed all testing requirements by June 30,
11        2016, and who apply for the endorsement on or before
12        June 30, 2016. Individuals who hold a valid and
13        registered administrative certificate with a general
14        administrative endorsement issued under Section 21-7.1
15        of this Code or a Professional Educator License with a
16        general administrative endorsement issued prior to
17        September 1, 2014 and who have served for at least one
18        full year during the 5 years prior in a position
19        requiring a general administrative endorsement shall,
20        upon request to the State Board of Education and
21        through July 1, 2015, have their respective general
22        administrative endorsement converted to a principal
23        endorsement on the Professional Educator License.
24        Candidates shall not be admitted to an approved general
25        administrative preparation program after September 1,
26        2012.

 

 

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1            All other individuals holding a valid and
2        registered administrative certificate with a general
3        administrative endorsement issued pursuant to Section
4        21-7.1 of this Code or a general administrative
5        endorsement on a Professional Educator License issued
6        prior to September 1, 2014 shall have the general
7        administrative endorsement converted to a principal
8        endorsement on a Professional Educator License upon
9        request to the State Board of Education and by
10        completing one of the following pathways:
11                (i) Passage of the State principal assessment
12            developed by the State Board of Education.
13                (ii) Through July 1, 2019, completion of an
14            Illinois Educators' Academy course designated by
15            the State Superintendent of Education.
16                (iii) Completion of a principal preparation
17            program established and approved pursuant to
18            Section 21B-60 of this Code and applicable rules.
19            Individuals who do not choose to convert the
20        general administrative endorsement on the
21        administrative certificate issued pursuant to Section
22        21-7.1 of this Code or on the Professional Educator
23        License shall continue to be able to serve in any
24        position previously allowed under paragraph (2) of
25        subsection (e) of Section 21-7.1 of this Code.
26            The general administrative endorsement on the

 

 

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1        Professional Educator License is available only to
2        individuals who, prior to September 1, 2014, had such
3        an endorsement on the administrative certificate
4        issued pursuant to Section 21-7.1 of this Code or who
5        already have a Professional Educator License and have
6        completed a general administrative program and who do
7        not choose to convert the general administrative
8        endorsement to a principal endorsement pursuant to the
9        options in this Section.
10            (B) Principal endorsement. A principal endorsement
11        shall be affixed to a Professional Educator License of
12        any holder who qualifies by having all of the
13        following:
14                (i) Successful completion of a principal
15            preparation program approved in accordance with
16            Section 21B-60 of this Code and any applicable
17            rules.
18                (ii) At least 4 total years of teaching or,
19            until June 30, 2021, 4 total years of working in
20            the capacity of school support personnel in an
21            Illinois public school or nonpublic school
22            recognized by the State Board of Education or in an
23            out-of-state public school or out-of-state
24            nonpublic school meeting out-of-state recognition
25            standards comparable to those approved by the
26            State Superintendent of Education; however, the

 

 

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1            State Board of Education, in consultation with the
2            State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board,
3            shall allow, by rules, for fewer than 4 years of
4            experience based on meeting standards set forth in
5            such rules, including without limitation a review
6            of performance evaluations or other evidence of
7            demonstrated qualifications.
8                (iii) A master's degree or higher from a
9            regionally accredited college or university.
10            (C) Chief school business official endorsement. A
11        chief school business official endorsement shall be
12        affixed to the Professional Educator License of any
13        holder who qualifies by having a master's degree or
14        higher, 2 years of full-time administrative experience
15        in school business management or 2 years of
16        university-approved practical experience, and a
17        minimum of 24 semester hours of graduate credit in a
18        program approved by the State Board of Education for
19        the preparation of school business administrators and
20        by passage of the applicable State tests. The chief
21        school business official endorsement may also be
22        affixed to the Professional Educator License of any
23        holder who qualifies by having a master's degree in
24        business administration, finance, or accounting, or
25        public administration and who completes an additional
26        6 semester hours of internship in school business

 

 

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1        management from a regionally accredited institution of
2        higher education and passes the applicable State
3        tests. This endorsement shall be required for any
4        individual employed as a chief school business
5        official.
6            (D) Superintendent endorsement. A superintendent
7        endorsement shall be affixed to the Professional
8        Educator License of any holder who has completed a
9        program approved by the State Board of Education for
10        the preparation of superintendents of schools, has had
11        at least 2 years of experience employed full-time in a
12        general administrative position or as a full-time
13        principal, director of special education, or chief
14        school business official in the public schools or in a
15        State-recognized nonpublic school in which the chief
16        administrator is required to have the licensure
17        necessary to be a principal in a public school in this
18        State and where a majority of the teachers are required
19        to have the licensure necessary to be instructors in a
20        public school in this State, and has passed the
21        required State tests; or of any holder who has
22        completed a program that is not an Illinois-approved
23        educator preparation program at an Illinois
24        institution of higher education and that has
25        recognition standards comparable to those approved by
26        the State Superintendent of Education and holds the

 

 

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1        general administrative, principal, or chief school
2        business official endorsement and who has had 2 years
3        of experience as a principal, director of special
4        education, or chief school business official while
5        holding a valid educator license or certificate
6        comparable in validity and educational and experience
7        requirements and has passed the appropriate State
8        tests, as provided in Section 21B-30 of this Code. The
9        superintendent endorsement shall allow individuals to
10        serve only as a superintendent or assistant
11        superintendent.
12            (E) Teacher leader endorsement. It shall be the
13        policy of this State to improve the quality of
14        instructional leaders by providing a career pathway
15        for teachers interested in serving in leadership
16        roles, but not as principals. The State Board of
17        Education, in consultation with the State Educator
18        Preparation and Licensure Board, may issue a teacher
19        leader endorsement under this subdivision (E). Persons
20        who meet and successfully complete the requirements of
21        the endorsement shall be issued a teacher leader
22        endorsement on the Professional Educator License for
23        serving in schools in this State. Teacher leaders may
24        qualify to serve in such positions as department
25        chairs, coaches, mentors, curriculum and instruction
26        leaders, or other leadership positions as defined by

 

 

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1        the district. The endorsement shall be available to
2        those teachers who (i) hold a Professional Educator
3        License, (ii) hold a master's degree or higher from a
4        regionally accredited institution, (iii) have
5        completed a program of study that has been approved by
6        the State Board of Education, in consultation with the
7        State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, and
8        (iv) have successfully demonstrated competencies as
9        defined by rule.
10            A teacher who meets the requirements set forth in
11        this Section and holds a teacher leader endorsement may
12        evaluate teachers pursuant to Section 24A-5 of this
13        Code, provided that the individual has completed the
14        evaluation component required by Section 24A-3 of this
15        Code and a teacher leader is allowed to evaluate
16        personnel under the respective school district's
17        collective bargaining agreement.
18            The State Board of Education, in consultation with
19        the State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board,
20        may adopt such rules as may be necessary to establish
21        and implement the teacher leader endorsement program
22        and to specify the positions for which this endorsement
23        shall be required.
24            (F) Special education endorsement. A special
25        education endorsement in one or more areas shall be
26        affixed to a Professional Educator License for any

 

 

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1        individual that meets those requirements established
2        by the State Board of Education in rules. Special
3        education endorsement areas shall include without
4        limitation the following:
5                (i) Learning Behavior Specialist I;
6                (ii) Learning Behavior Specialist II;
7                (iii) Speech Language Pathologist;
8                (iv) Blind or Visually Impaired;
9                (v) Deaf-Hard of Hearing; and
10                (vi) Early Childhood Special Education.
11        Notwithstanding anything in this Code to the contrary,
12        the State Board of Education, in consultation with the
13        State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, may
14        add additional areas of special education by rule.
15            (G) School support personnel endorsement. School
16        support personnel endorsement areas shall include, but
17        are not limited to, school counselor, marriage and
18        family therapist, school psychologist, school speech
19        and language pathologist, school nurse, and school
20        social worker. This endorsement is for individuals who
21        are not teachers or administrators, but still require
22        licensure to work in an instructional support position
23        in a public or State-operated elementary school,
24        secondary school, or cooperative or joint agreement
25        with a governing body or board of control or a charter
26        school operating in compliance with the Charter

 

 

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1        Schools Law. The school support personnel endorsement
2        shall be affixed to the Professional Educator License
3        and shall meet all of the requirements established in
4        any rules adopted to implement this subdivision (G).
5        The holder of such an endorsement is entitled to all of
6        the rights and privileges granted holders of any other
7        Professional Educator License, including teacher
8        benefits, compensation, and working conditions.
9            Beginning on January 1, 2014 and ending on April
10        30, 2014, a person holding a Professional Educator
11        License with a school speech and language pathologist
12        (teaching) endorsement may exchange his or her school
13        speech and language pathologist (teaching) endorsement
14        for a school speech and language pathologist
15        (non-teaching) endorsement through application to the
16        State Board of Education. There shall be no cost for
17        this exchange.
18(Source: P.A. 98-413, eff. 8-16-13; 98-610, eff. 12-27-13;
1998-872, eff. 8-11-14; 98-917, eff. 8-15-14; 98-1147, eff.
2012-31-14; 99-58, eff. 7-16-15; 99-623, eff. 7-22-16; 99-920,
21eff. 1-6-17; revised 1-23-17.)
 
22    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
23becoming law.