100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
SB2844

 

Introduced 2/13/2018, by Sen. Omar Aquino

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
105 ILCS 5/2-3.173 new
105 ILCS 5/21B-20

    Amends the School Code. Requires the State Board of Education to establish and maintain the Growing Future Educators Program to train high school graduates who at one time have been identified as English learners and who are enrolled in an approved educator preparation program, among other qualifications, to become secondary language educators. Provides that each school district that chooses to participate in the Program shall partner with one public, regionally accredited institution of higher education in this State that offers a pre-approved educator preparation program and each qualified high school graduate participating in the program through the district must be enrolled at that institution in its educator preparation program. Provides that for each semester that a qualified high school graduate is participating in the program, the State Board shall issue the person a paraprofessional educator endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations and the person must be employed as a part-time employee by the participating district as a paraprofessional working under the supervision of a district employee with a Professional Educator License. Sets forth provisions concerning funding, submitting program data, reporting to the General Assembly, and rulemaking. Effective immediately.


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A BILL FOR

 

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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 1. Legislative intent. The General Assembly
5understands there is a current teacher shortage throughout this
6State and the United States, especially a shortage of bilingual
7and secondary language teachers. The General Assembly also
8understands that higher education is becoming more and more
9expensive each year. In response, the General Assembly has
10taken action to ensure that Illinois schools have access to
11quality educators at both the elementary and secondary level.
12The General Assembly believes it is appropriate to offer
13assistance to quality high school graduates so they can receive
14a college degree while in the midst of helping school-aged
15children learn the basics of a foreign language.
 
16    Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Section
172-3.173 and by changing Section 21B-20 as follows:
 
18    (105 ILCS 5/2-3.173 new)
19    Sec. 2-3.173. Growing Future Educators Program.
20    (a) In this Section:
21    "English learner" means a child included in the definition
22of "English learners" under Section 14C-2 of this Code.

 

 

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1    "Program" means the Growing Future Educators Program
2established under this Section.
3    "Qualified high school graduate" means any high school
4graduate who at any one time during grades pre-kindergarten
5through 12 was identified as an English learner and who is
6enrolled in an approved educator preparation program at a
7public, regionally accredited institution of higher education
8in this State. A "qualified high school graduate" shall have
9graduated within the previous 2 years from the school district
10where he or she plans to participate in the Program.
11    "Secondary language educator" means an educator who
12teaches a high school course in a language other than English.
13    "State Board" means the State Board of Education.
14    (b) The State Board shall establish and maintain the
15Growing Future Educators Program to train qualified high school
16graduates to become secondary language educators beginning
17with the 2019-2020 school year.
18    (c) Each school district that chooses to participate in the
19Program shall partner with one public, regionally accredited
20institution of higher education in this State that offers a
21pre-approved educator preparation program. Each qualified high
22school graduate participating in the Program through the school
23district must be enrolled at that regionally accredited
24institution of higher education in its educator preparation
25program. To be eligible for the Program, the qualified high
26school graduate must be enrolled in higher education courses on

 

 

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1at least a part-time basis each semester while participating in
2the Program.
3    (d) For each semester that a qualified high school graduate
4is participating in the Program, the State Board shall issue
5the qualified high school graduate a paraprofessional educator
6endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations,
7regardless of how many semester hours of credit that qualified
8high school graduate has completed. If a qualified high school
9graduate fails to enroll in enough credit hours to qualify for
10at least part-time status in any given semester, the qualified
11high school graduate may not be issued the paraprofessional
12educator endorsement for that semester but may participate in
13the Program in subsequent semesters in which the qualified high
14school graduate is enrolled in enough credit hours to qualify
15for at least part-time status. A qualified high school graduate
16shall no longer qualify for the Program if at any time the
17participating school district determines that the qualified
18high school graduate is no longer making substantial progress
19towards a degree in an approved educator preparation program.
20    (e) Throughout each semester of participation in the
21Program, the qualified high school graduate must be employed as
22a part-time employee by the participating school district as a
23paraprofessional working under the supervision of a school
24district employee with a Professional Educator License. The
25qualified high school graduate shall work under the supervision
26of a school district employee with a Professional Educator

 

 

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1License with an endorsement in any subject. Duties of the
2qualified high school graduate may include, but are not limited
3to, (i) working in cooperation with his or her supervisor under
4this subsection (e) to create classroom curriculum and lesson
5plans and (ii) working with and mentoring English learners on a
6one-on-one basis.
7    Each participating school district may use appropriate
8State, federal, or local revenue to employ the qualified high
9school graduate.
10    (f) At the end of each school year of the Program, each
11participating school district shall submit data to the State
12Board detailing all of the following:
13        (1) The number of qualified high school graduates
14    enrolled in the Program.
15        (2) The cost of the Program.
16        (3) In which subjects each qualified high school
17    graduate has been working under the supervision of a school
18    district employee with a Professional Educator License.
19        (4) The current status of each qualified high school
20    graduate in his or her educator preparation program.
21        (5) Any other pertinent information requested by the
22    State Board.
23    The school district may not submit any personal information
24of the qualified high school graduate except where he or she
25currently is in his or her educator preparation program.
26    (g) Prior to the 2023-2024 school year, the State Board

 

 

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1shall submit a report to the General Assembly detailing the
2first 4 years of the Program, including, but not limited to,
3all of the following information:
4        (1) The participating school districts.
5        (2) The number of qualified high school graduates
6    participating in the Program.
7        (3) The total cost per school district of the Program.
8        (4) In which subjects each qualified high school
9    graduate has been working under the supervision of a school
10    district employee with a Professional Educator License.
11        (5) The current status of each qualified high school
12    graduate in his or her educator preparation program,
13    including the number of qualified high school graduates who
14    have completed their educator preparation program and the
15    current employment status of those individuals.
16        (6) Any other pertinent information as determined by
17    the State Board.
18    The State Board may not submit any personal information of
19a qualified high school graduate except where he or she
20currently is in his or her educator preparation program.
21    (h) The State Board shall establish and adopt any rules
22necessary to implement this Section.
23    (i) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to require a
24school district to participate in the Program.
 
25    (105 ILCS 5/21B-20)

 

 

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1    Sec. 21B-20. Types of licenses. Before July 1, 2013, the
2State Board of Education shall implement a system of educator
3licensure, whereby individuals employed in school districts
4who are required to be licensed must have one of the following
5licenses: (i) a professional educator license; (ii) a
6professional educator license with stipulations; or (iii) a
7substitute teaching license. References in law regarding
8individuals certified or certificated or required to be
9certified or certificated under Article 21 of this Code shall
10also include individuals licensed or required to be licensed
11under this Article. The first year of all licenses ends on June
1230 following one full year of the license being issued.
13    The State Board of Education, in consultation with the
14State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, may adopt such
15rules as may be necessary to govern the requirements for
16licenses and endorsements under this Section.
17        (1) Professional Educator License. Persons who (i)
18    have successfully completed an approved educator
19    preparation program and are recommended for licensure by
20    the Illinois institution offering the educator preparation
21    program, (ii) have successfully completed the required
22    testing under Section 21B-30 of this Code, (iii) have
23    successfully completed coursework on the psychology of,
24    the identification of, and the methods of instruction for
25    the exceptional child, including without limitation
26    children with learning disabilities, (iv) have

 

 

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1    successfully completed coursework in methods of reading
2    and reading in the content area, and (v) have met all other
3    criteria established by rule of the State Board of
4    Education shall be issued a Professional Educator License.
5    All Professional Educator Licenses are valid until June 30
6    immediately following 5 years of the license being issued.
7    The Professional Educator License shall be endorsed with
8    specific areas and grade levels in which the individual is
9    eligible to practice.
10        Individuals can receive subsequent endorsements on the
11    Professional Educator License. Subsequent endorsements
12    shall require a minimum of 24 semester hours of coursework
13    in the endorsement area, unless otherwise specified by
14    rule, and passage of the applicable content area test.
15        (2) Educator License with Stipulations. An Educator
16    License with Stipulations shall be issued an endorsement
17    that limits the license holder to one particular position
18    or does not require completion of an approved educator
19    program or both.
20        An individual with an Educator License with
21    Stipulations must not be employed by a school district or
22    any other entity to replace any presently employed teacher
23    who otherwise would not be replaced for any reason.
24        An Educator License with Stipulations may be issued
25    with the following endorsements:
26            (A) Provisional educator. A provisional educator

 

 

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1        endorsement in a specific content area or areas on an
2        Educator License with Stipulations may be issued to an
3        applicant who holds an educator license from another
4        state, U.S. territory, or foreign country and who, at
5        the time of applying for an Illinois license, does not
6        meet the minimum requirements under Section 21B-35 of
7        this Code, but does, at a minimum, meet the following
8        requirements:
9                (i) Holds the equivalent of a minimum of a
10            bachelor's degree, unless a master's degree is
11            required for the endorsement, from a regionally
12            accredited college or university or, for
13            individuals educated in a country other than the
14            United States, the equivalent of a minimum of a
15            bachelor's degree issued in the United States,
16            unless a master's degree is required for the
17            endorsement.
18                (ii) Has passed or passes a test of basic
19            skills and content area test prior to or within one
20            year after issuance of the provisional educator
21            endorsement on the Educator License with
22            Stipulations. If an individual who holds an
23            Educator License with Stipulations endorsed for
24            provisional educator has not passed a test of basic
25            skills and applicable content area test or tests
26            within one year after issuance of the endorsement,

 

 

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1            the endorsement shall expire on June 30 following
2            one full year of the endorsement being issued. If
3            such an individual has passed the test of basic
4            skills and applicable content area test or tests
5            either prior to issuance of the endorsement or
6            within one year after issuance of the endorsement,
7            the endorsement is valid until June 30 immediately
8            following 2 years of the license being issued,
9            during which time any and all coursework
10            deficiencies must be met and any and all additional
11            testing deficiencies must be met.
12            In addition, a provisional educator endorsement
13        for principals or superintendents may be issued if the
14        individual meets the requirements set forth in
15        subdivisions (1) and (3) of subsection (b-5) of Section
16        21B-35 of this Code. Applicants who have not been
17        entitled by an Illinois-approved educator preparation
18        program at an Illinois institution of higher education
19        shall not receive a provisional educator endorsement
20        if the person completed an alternative licensure
21        program in another state, unless the program has been
22        determined to be equivalent to Illinois program
23        requirements.
24            Notwithstanding any other requirements of this
25        Section, a service member or spouse of a service member
26        may obtain a Professional Educator License with

 

 

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1        Stipulations, and a provisional educator endorsement
2        in a specific content area or areas, if he or she holds
3        a valid teaching certificate or license in good
4        standing from another state, meets the qualifications
5        of educators outlined in Section 21B-15 of this Code,
6        and has not engaged in any misconduct that would
7        prohibit an individual from obtaining a license
8        pursuant to Illinois law, including without limitation
9        any administrative rules of the State Board of
10        Education.
11            In this Section, "service member" means any person
12        who, at the time of application under this Section, is
13        an active duty member of the United States Armed Forces
14        or any reserve component of the United States Armed
15        Forces or the National Guard of any state,
16        commonwealth, or territory of the United States or the
17        District of Columbia.
18            A provisional educator endorsement is valid until
19        June 30 immediately following 2 years of the license
20        being issued, provided that any remaining testing and
21        coursework deficiencies are met as set forth in this
22        Section. Failure to satisfy all stated deficiencies
23        shall mean the individual, including any service
24        member or spouse who has obtained a Professional
25        Educator License with Stipulations and a provisional
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1        areas, is ineligible to receive a Professional
2        Educator License at that time. An Educator License with
3        Stipulations endorsed for provisional educator shall
4        not be renewed for individuals who hold an Educator
5        License with Stipulations and who have held a position
6        in a public school or non-public school recognized by
7        the State Board of Education.
8            (B) Alternative provisional educator. An
9        alternative provisional educator endorsement on an
10        Educator License with Stipulations may be issued to an
11        applicant who, at the time of applying for the
12        endorsement, has done all of the following:
13                (i) Graduated from a regionally accredited
14            college or university with a minimum of a
15            bachelor's degree.
16                (ii) Successfully completed the first phase of
17            the Alternative Educator Licensure Program for
18            Teachers, as described in Section 21B-50 of this
19            Code.
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 alternative provisional educator endorsement
24        is valid for 2 years of teaching and may be renewed for
25        a third year by an individual meeting the requirements
26        set forth in Section 21B-50 of this Code.

 

 

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1            (C) Alternative provisional superintendent. An
2        alternative provisional superintendent endorsement on
3        an Educator License with Stipulations entitles the
4        holder to serve only as a superintendent or assistant
5        superintendent in a school district's central office.
6        This endorsement may only be issued to an applicant
7        who, at the time of applying for the endorsement, has
8        done all of the following:
9                (i) Graduated from a regionally accredited
10            college or university with a minimum of a master's
11            degree in a management field other than education.
12                (ii) Been employed for a period of at least 5
13            years in a management level position in a field
14            other than education.
15                (iii) Successfully completed the first phase
16            of an alternative route to superintendent
17            endorsement program, as provided in Section 21B-55
18            of this Code.
19                (iv) Passed a test of basic skills and content
20            area tests required under Section 21B-30 of this
21            Code.
22            The endorsement may be registered for 2 fiscal
23        years in order to complete one full year of serving as
24        a superintendent or assistant superintendent.
25            (D) Resident teacher endorsement. A resident
26        teacher endorsement on an Educator License with

 

 

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1        Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who, at the
2        time of applying for the endorsement, has done all of
3        the following:
4                (i) Graduated from a regionally accredited
5            institution of higher education with a minimum of a
6            bachelor's degree.
7                (ii) Enrolled in an approved Illinois educator
8            preparation program.
9                (iii) Passed a test of basic skills and content
10            area test, as required under Section 21B-30 of this
11            Code.
12            The resident teacher endorsement on an Educator
13        License with Stipulations is valid for 4 years of
14        teaching and shall not be renewed.
15            A resident teacher may teach only under the
16        direction of a licensed teacher, who shall act as the
17        resident mentor teacher, and may not teach in place of
18        a licensed teacher. A resident teacher endorsement on
19        an Educator License with Stipulations shall no longer
20        be valid after June 30, 2017.
21            (E) Career and technical educator. A career and
22        technical educator endorsement on an Educator License
23        with Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who has
24        a minimum of 60 semester hours of coursework from a
25        regionally accredited institution of higher education
26        or an accredited trade and technical institution and

 

 

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1        has a minimum of 2,000 hours of experience outside of
2        education in each area to be taught.
3            The career and technical educator endorsement on
4        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
7        individuals who were issued the career and technical
8        educator endorsement on an Educator License with
9        Stipulations on or after January 1, 2015, the license
10        may be renewed if the individual passes a test of basic
11        skills or test of work proficiency, as required under
12        Section 21B-30 of this Code.
13            An individual who holds a valid career and
14        technical educator endorsement on an Educator License
15        with Stipulations but does not hold a bachelor's degree
16        may substitute teach in career and technical education
17        classrooms.
18            (F) Part-time provisional career and technical
19        educator or provisional career and technical educator.
20        A part-time provisional career and technical educator
21        endorsement or a provisional career and technical
22        educator endorsement on an Educator License with
23        Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who has a
24        minimum of 8,000 hours of work experience in the skill
25        for which the applicant is seeking the endorsement. It
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1        and regional office of education to provide
2        verification, in writing, to the State Superintendent
3        of Education at the time the application is submitted
4        that no qualified teacher holding a Professional
5        Educator License or an Educator License with
6        Stipulations with a career and technical educator
7        endorsement is available and that actual circumstances
8        require such issuance.
9            The provisional career and technical educator
10        endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations
11        is valid until June 30 immediately following 5 years of
12        the endorsement being issued and may be renewed for 5
13        years. For individuals who were issued the provisional
14        career and technical educator endorsement on an
15        Educator License with Stipulations on or after January
16        1, 2015, the license may be renewed if the individual
17        passes a test of basic skills or test of work
18        proficiency, as required under Section 21B-30 of this
19        Code.
20            A part-time provisional career and technical
21        educator endorsement on an Educator License with
22        Stipulations may be issued for teaching no more than 2
23        courses of study for grades 6 through 12. The part-time
24        provisional career and technical educator endorsement
25        on an Educator License with Stipulations is valid until
26        June 30 immediately following 5 years of the

 

 

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1        endorsement being issued and may be renewed for 5 years
2        if the individual makes application for renewal.
3            An individual who holds a provisional or part-time
4        provisional career and technical educator endorsement
5        on an Educator License with Stipulations but does not
6        hold a bachelor's degree may substitute teach in career
7        and technical education classrooms.
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
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1        otherwise provided in Section 2-3.173 of this Code, a
2        minimum of 60 semester hours of credit from a
3        regionally accredited institution of higher education
4        or has passed a test of basic skills required under
5        Section 21B-30 of this Code. Except as otherwise
6        provided in Section 2-3.173 of this Code, the The
7        paraprofessional educator endorsement is valid until
8        June 30 immediately following 5 years of the
9        endorsement being issued and may be renewed through
10        application and payment of the appropriate fee, as
11        required under Section 21B-40 of this Code. An
12        individual who holds only a paraprofessional educator
13        endorsement is not subject to additional requirements
14        in order to renew the endorsement.
15            Notwithstanding any other provision of this
16        paragraph (J), a paraprofessional educator endorsement
17        on an Educator License with Stipulations may be issued
18        to a qualified high school graduate under Section
19        2-3.173 of this Code for each semester that the person
20        is participating in the Growing Future Educators
21        Program.
22            (K) Chief school business official. A chief school
23        business official endorsement on an Educator License
24        with Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who
25        qualifies by having a master's degree or higher, 2
26        years of full-time administrative experience in school

 

 

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1        business management or 2 years of university-approved
2        practical experience, and a minimum of 24 semester
3        hours of graduate credit in a program approved by the
4        State Board of Education for the preparation of school
5        business administrators and by passage of the
6        applicable State tests, including a test of basic
7        skills and applicable content area test.
8            The chief school business official endorsement may
9        also be affixed to the Educator License with
10        Stipulations of any holder who qualifies by having a
11        master's degree in business administration, finance,
12        accounting, or public administration and who completes
13        an additional 6 semester hours of internship in school
14        business management from a regionally accredited
15        institution of higher education and passes the
16        applicable State tests, including a test of basic
17        skills and applicable content area test. This
18        endorsement shall be required for any individual
19        employed as a chief school business official.
20            The chief school business official endorsement on
21        an Educator License with Stipulations is valid until
22        June 30 immediately following 5 years of the
23        endorsement being issued and may be renewed if the
24        license holder completes renewal requirements as
25        required for individuals who hold a Professional
26        Educator License endorsed for chief school business

 

 

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1        official under Section 21B-45 of this Code and such
2        rules as may be adopted by the State Board of
3        Education.
4            The State Board of Education shall adopt any rules
5        necessary to implement Public Act 100-288 this
6        amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly.
7            (L) Provisional in-state educator. A provisional
8        in-state educator endorsement on an Educator License
9        with Stipulations may be issued to a candidate who has
10        completed an Illinois-approved educator preparation
11        program at an Illinois institution of higher education
12        and who has not successfully completed an
13        evidence-based assessment of teacher effectiveness but
14        who meets all of the following requirements:
15                (i) Holds at least a bachelor's degree.
16                (ii) Has completed an approved educator
17            preparation program at an Illinois institution.
18                (iii) Has passed a test of basic skills and
19            applicable content area test, as required by
20            Section 21B-30 of this Code.
21                (iv) Has attempted an evidence-based
22            assessment of teacher effectiveness and received a
23            minimum score on that assessment, as established
24            by the State Board of Education in consultation
25            with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure
26            Board.

 

 

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1            A provisional in-state educator endorsement on an
2        Educator License with Stipulations is valid for one
3        full fiscal year after the date of issuance and may not
4        be renewed.
5        (3) Substitute Teaching License. A Substitute Teaching
6    License may be issued to qualified applicants for
7    substitute teaching in all grades of the public schools,
8    prekindergarten through grade 12. Substitute Teaching
9    Licenses are not eligible for endorsements. Applicants for
10    a Substitute Teaching License must hold a bachelor's degree
11    or higher from a regionally accredited institution of
12    higher education.
13        Substitute Teaching Licenses are valid for 5 years.
14        Substitute Teaching Licenses are valid for substitute
15    teaching in every county of this State. If an individual
16    has had his or her Professional Educator License or
17    Educator License with Stipulations suspended or revoked or
18    has not met the renewal requirements for licensure, then
19    that individual is not eligible to obtain a Substitute
20    Teaching License.
21        A substitute teacher may only teach in the place of a
22    licensed teacher who is under contract with the employing
23    board. If, however, there is no licensed teacher under
24    contract because of an emergency situation, then a district
25    may employ a substitute teacher for no longer than 30
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1    the district notifies the appropriate regional office of
2    education within 5 business days after the employment of
3    the substitute teacher in the emergency situation. An
4    emergency situation is one in which an unforeseen vacancy
5    has occurred and (i) a teacher is unable to fulfill his or
6    her contractual duties or (ii) teacher capacity needs of
7    the district exceed previous indications, and the district
8    is actively engaged in advertising to hire a fully licensed
9    teacher for the vacant position.
10        There is no limit on the number of days that a
11    substitute teacher may teach in a single school district,
12    provided that no substitute teacher may teach for longer
13    than 90 school days for any one licensed teacher under
14    contract in the same school year. A substitute teacher who
15    holds a Professional Educator License or Educator License
16    with Stipulations shall not teach for more than 120 school
17    days for any one licensed teacher under contract in the
18    same school year. The limitations in this paragraph (3) on
19    the number of days a substitute teacher may be employed do
20    not apply to any school district operating under Article 34
21    of this Code.
22(Source: P.A. 99-35, eff. 1-1-16; 99-58, eff. 7-16-15; 99-143,
23eff. 7-27-15; 99-642, eff. 7-28-16; 99-920, eff. 1-6-17; 100-8,
24eff. 7-1-17; 100-13, eff. 7-1-17; 100-288, eff. 8-24-17;
25revised 9-25-17.)
 
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1becoming law.