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1 | | AN ACT concerning education.
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2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | | Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Sections |
5 | | 21B-15 and 21B-20 as follows: |
6 | | (105 ILCS 5/21B-15) |
7 | | Sec. 21B-15. Qualifications of educators. |
8 | | (a) No one may be licensed to teach or supervise or be |
9 | | otherwise employed in the public schools of this State who is |
10 | | not of good character and at least 19 years of age , except as |
11 | | otherwise provided in subparagraph (J) of subsection (2) of |
12 | | Section 21B-20 . |
13 | | In determining good character under this Section, the |
14 | | State Superintendent of Education shall take into |
15 | | consideration the disciplinary actions of other states or |
16 | | national entities against certificates or licenses issued by |
17 | | those states and held by individuals from those states. In |
18 | | addition, any felony conviction of the applicant may be taken |
19 | | into consideration; however, no one may be licensed to teach |
20 | | or supervise in the public schools of this State who has been |
21 | | convicted of (i) an offense set forth in subsection (b) of |
22 | | Section 21B-80 of this Code until 7 years following the end of |
23 | | the sentence for the criminal offense or (ii) an offense set |
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1 | | forth in subsection (c) of Section 21B-80 of this Code. Unless |
2 | | the conviction is for an offense set forth in Section 21B-80 of |
3 | | this Code, an applicant must be permitted to submit character |
4 | | references or other written material before such a conviction |
5 | | or other information regarding the applicant's character may |
6 | | be used by the State Superintendent of Education as a basis for |
7 | | denying the application. |
8 | | (b) No person otherwise qualified shall be denied the |
9 | | right to be licensed or to receive training for the purpose of |
10 | | becoming an educator because of a physical disability, |
11 | | including, but not limited to, visual and hearing |
12 | | disabilities; nor shall any school district refuse to employ a |
13 | | teacher on such grounds, provided that the person is able to |
14 | | carry out the duties of the position for which he or she |
15 | | applies. |
16 | | (c) No person may be granted or continue to hold an |
17 | | educator license who has knowingly altered or misrepresented |
18 | | his or her qualifications, in this State or any other state, in |
19 | | order to acquire or renew the license. Any other license |
20 | | issued under this Article held by the person may be suspended |
21 | | or revoked by the State Educator Preparation and Licensure |
22 | | Board, depending upon the severity of the alteration or |
23 | | misrepresentation. |
24 | | (d) No one may teach or supervise in the public schools nor |
25 | | receive for teaching or supervising any part of any public |
26 | | school fund who does not hold an educator license granted by |
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1 | | the State Superintendent of Education as provided in this |
2 | | Article. However, the provisions of this Article do not apply |
3 | | to a member of the armed forces who is employed as a teacher of |
4 | | subjects in the Reserve Officers' Training Corps of any |
5 | | school, nor to an individual teaching a dual credit course as |
6 | | provided for in the Dual Credit Quality Act. |
7 | | (e) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code, the |
8 | | school board of a school district may grant to a teacher of the |
9 | | district a leave of absence with full pay for a period of not |
10 | | more than one year to permit the teacher to teach in a foreign |
11 | | state under the provisions of the Exchange Teacher Program |
12 | | established under Public Law 584, 79th Congress, and Public |
13 | | Law 402, 80th Congress, as amended. The school board granting |
14 | | the leave of absence may employ, with or without pay, a |
15 | | national of the foreign state wherein the teacher on the leave |
16 | | of absence is to teach if the national is qualified to teach in |
17 | | that foreign state and if that national is to teach in a grade |
18 | | level similar to the one that was taught in the foreign state. |
19 | | The State Board of Education, in consultation with the State |
20 | | Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, may adopt rules as |
21 | | may be necessary to implement this subsection (e).
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22 | | (f) No person shall be denied a license issued under this |
23 | | Article solely based on his or her citizenship status or |
24 | | immigration status. The General Assembly finds and declares |
25 | | that this subsection (f) is a State law within the meaning of |
26 | | subsection (d) of Section 1621 of Title 8 of the United States |
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1 | | Code. Nothing in this subsection shall affect the requirements |
2 | | to obtain a license that are not directly related to |
3 | | citizenship status or immigration status. Nothing in this |
4 | | subsection shall be construed to grant eligibility for |
5 | | obtaining any public benefit other than a license issued under |
6 | | this Article. |
7 | | (Source: P.A. 99-667, eff. 7-29-16; 100-13, eff. 7-1-17; |
8 | | 100-1078, eff. 1-1-19 .) |
9 | | (105 ILCS 5/21B-20) |
10 | | Sec. 21B-20. Types of licenses. The State Board of |
11 | | Education shall implement a system of educator licensure, |
12 | | whereby individuals employed in school districts who are |
13 | | required to be licensed must have one of the following |
14 | | licenses: (i) a professional educator license; (ii) an |
15 | | educator license with stipulations; (iii) a substitute |
16 | | teaching license; or (iv) until June 30, 2023, a short-term |
17 | | substitute teaching license. References in law regarding |
18 | | individuals certified or certificated or required to be |
19 | | certified or certificated under Article 21 of this Code shall |
20 | | also include individuals licensed or required to be licensed |
21 | | under this Article. The first year of all licenses ends on June |
22 | | 30 following one full year of the license being issued. |
23 | | The State Board of Education, in consultation with the |
24 | | State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, may adopt such |
25 | | rules as may be necessary to govern the requirements for |
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1 | | licenses and endorsements under this Section. |
2 | | (1) Professional Educator License. Persons who (i) |
3 | | have successfully completed an approved educator |
4 | | preparation program and are recommended for licensure by |
5 | | the Illinois institution offering the educator preparation |
6 | | program, (ii) have successfully completed the required |
7 | | testing under Section 21B-30 of this Code, (iii) have |
8 | | successfully completed coursework on the psychology of, |
9 | | the identification of, and the methods of instruction for |
10 | | the exceptional child, including without limitation |
11 | | children with learning disabilities, (iv) have |
12 | | successfully completed coursework in methods of reading |
13 | | and reading in the content area, and (v) have met all other |
14 | | criteria established by rule of the State Board of |
15 | | Education shall be issued a Professional Educator License. |
16 | | All Professional Educator Licenses are valid until June 30 |
17 | | immediately following 5 years of the license being issued. |
18 | | The Professional Educator License shall be endorsed with |
19 | | specific areas and grade levels in which the individual is |
20 | | eligible to practice. For an early childhood education |
21 | | endorsement, an individual may satisfy the student |
22 | | teaching requirement of his or her early childhood teacher |
23 | | preparation program through placement in a setting with |
24 | | children from birth through grade 2, and the individual |
25 | | may be paid and receive credit while student teaching. The |
26 | | student teaching experience must meet the requirements of |
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1 | | and be approved by the individual's early childhood |
2 | | teacher preparation program. |
3 | | Individuals can receive subsequent endorsements on the |
4 | | Professional Educator License. Subsequent endorsements |
5 | | shall require a minimum of 24 semester hours of coursework |
6 | | in the endorsement area and passage of the applicable |
7 | | content area test, unless otherwise specified by rule. |
8 | | (2) Educator License with Stipulations. An Educator |
9 | | License with Stipulations shall be issued an endorsement |
10 | | that limits the license holder to one particular position |
11 | | or does not require completion of an approved educator |
12 | | program or both. |
13 | | An individual with an Educator License with |
14 | | Stipulations must not be employed by a school district or |
15 | | any other entity to replace any presently employed teacher |
16 | | who otherwise would not be replaced for any reason. |
17 | | An Educator License with Stipulations may be issued |
18 | | with the following endorsements: |
19 | | (A) (Blank). |
20 | | (B) Alternative provisional educator. An |
21 | | alternative provisional educator endorsement on an |
22 | | Educator License with Stipulations may be issued to an |
23 | | applicant who, at the time of applying for the |
24 | | endorsement, has done all of the following: |
25 | | (i) Graduated from a regionally accredited |
26 | | college or university with a minimum of a |
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1 | | bachelor's degree. |
2 | | (ii) Successfully completed the first phase of |
3 | | the Alternative Educator Licensure Program for |
4 | | Teachers, as described in Section 21B-50 of this |
5 | | Code. |
6 | | (iii) Passed a content area test, as required |
7 | | under Section 21B-30 of this Code. |
8 | | The alternative provisional educator endorsement is |
9 | | valid for 2 years of teaching and may be renewed for a |
10 | | third year by an individual meeting the requirements set |
11 | | 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 content area test required under |
5 | | Section 21B-30 of this Code. |
6 | | The endorsement is valid for 2 fiscal years in |
7 | | order to complete one full year of serving as a |
8 | | superintendent or assistant superintendent. |
9 | | (D) (Blank). |
10 | | (E) Career and technical educator. A career and |
11 | | technical educator endorsement on an Educator License |
12 | | with Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who |
13 | | has a minimum of 60 semester hours of coursework from a |
14 | | regionally accredited institution of higher education |
15 | | or an accredited trade and technical institution and |
16 | | has a minimum of 2,000 hours of experience outside of |
17 | | education in each area to be taught. |
18 | | The career and technical educator endorsement on |
19 | | an Educator License with Stipulations is valid until |
20 | | June 30 immediately following 5 years of the |
21 | | endorsement being issued and may be renewed. |
22 | | An individual who holds a valid career and |
23 | | technical educator endorsement on an Educator License |
24 | | with Stipulations but does not hold a bachelor's |
25 | | degree may substitute teach in career and technical |
26 | | education classrooms. |
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1 | | (F) Part-time provisional career and technical |
2 | | educator or provisional career and technical educator. |
3 | | A part-time provisional career and technical educator |
4 | | endorsement or a provisional career and technical |
5 | | educator endorsement on an Educator License with |
6 | | Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who has a |
7 | | minimum of 8,000 hours of work experience in the skill |
8 | | for which the applicant is seeking the endorsement. It |
9 | | is the responsibility of each employing school board |
10 | | and regional office of education to provide |
11 | | verification, in writing, to the State Superintendent |
12 | | of Education at the time the application is submitted |
13 | | that no qualified teacher holding a Professional |
14 | | Educator License or an Educator License with |
15 | | Stipulations with a career and technical educator |
16 | | endorsement is available and that actual circumstances |
17 | | require such issuance. |
18 | | The provisional career and technical educator |
19 | | endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations |
20 | | is valid until June 30 immediately following 5 years |
21 | | of the endorsement being issued and may be renewed for |
22 | | 5 years. |
23 | | A part-time provisional career and technical |
24 | | educator endorsement on an Educator License with |
25 | | Stipulations may be issued for teaching no more than 2 |
26 | | courses of study for grades 6 through 12. The |
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1 | | part-time provisional career and technical educator |
2 | | endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations |
3 | | is valid until June 30 immediately following 5 years |
4 | | of the endorsement being issued and may be renewed for |
5 | | 5 years if the individual makes application for |
6 | | renewal. |
7 | | An individual who holds a provisional or part-time |
8 | | provisional career and technical educator endorsement |
9 | | on an Educator License with Stipulations but does not |
10 | | hold a bachelor's degree may substitute teach in |
11 | | career and technical education classrooms. |
12 | | (G) Transitional bilingual educator. A |
13 | | transitional bilingual educator endorsement on an |
14 | | Educator License with Stipulations may be issued for |
15 | | the purpose of providing instruction in accordance |
16 | | with Article 14C of this Code to an applicant who |
17 | | provides satisfactory evidence that he or she meets |
18 | | all of the following requirements: |
19 | | (i) Possesses adequate speaking, reading, and |
20 | | writing ability in the language other than English |
21 | | in which transitional bilingual education is |
22 | | offered. |
23 | | (ii) Has the ability to successfully |
24 | | communicate in English. |
25 | | (iii) Either possessed, within 5 years |
26 | | previous to his or her applying for a transitional |
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1 | | bilingual educator endorsement, a valid and |
2 | | comparable teaching certificate or comparable |
3 | | authorization issued by a foreign country or holds |
4 | | a degree from an institution of higher learning in |
5 | | a foreign country that the State Educator |
6 | | Preparation and Licensure Board determines to be |
7 | | the equivalent of a bachelor's degree from a |
8 | | regionally accredited institution of higher |
9 | | learning in the United States. |
10 | | A transitional bilingual educator endorsement |
11 | | shall be valid for prekindergarten through grade 12, |
12 | | is valid until June 30 immediately following 5 years |
13 | | of the endorsement being issued, and shall not be |
14 | | renewed. |
15 | | Persons holding a transitional bilingual educator |
16 | | endorsement shall not be employed to replace any |
17 | | presently employed teacher who otherwise would not be |
18 | | replaced for any reason. |
19 | | (H) Language endorsement. In an effort to |
20 | | alleviate the shortage of teachers speaking a language |
21 | | other than English in the public schools, an |
22 | | individual who holds an Educator License with |
23 | | Stipulations may also apply for a language |
24 | | endorsement, provided that the applicant provides |
25 | | satisfactory evidence that he or she meets all of the |
26 | | following requirements: |
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1 | | (i) Holds a transitional bilingual |
2 | | endorsement. |
3 | | (ii) Has demonstrated proficiency in the |
4 | | language for which the endorsement is to be issued |
5 | | by passing the applicable language content test |
6 | | required by the State Board of Education. |
7 | | (iii) Holds a bachelor's degree or higher from |
8 | | a regionally accredited institution of higher |
9 | | education or, for individuals educated in a |
10 | | country other than the United States, holds a |
11 | | degree from an institution of higher learning in a |
12 | | foreign country that the State Educator |
13 | | Preparation and Licensure Board determines to be |
14 | | the equivalent of a bachelor's degree from a |
15 | | regionally accredited institution of higher |
16 | | learning in the United States. |
17 | | (iv) (Blank). |
18 | | A language endorsement on an Educator License with |
19 | | Stipulations is valid for prekindergarten through |
20 | | grade 12 for the same validity period as the |
21 | | individual's transitional bilingual educator |
22 | | endorsement on the Educator License with Stipulations |
23 | | and shall not be renewed. |
24 | | (I) Visiting international educator. A visiting |
25 | | international educator endorsement on an Educator |
26 | | License with Stipulations may be issued to an |
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1 | | individual who is being recruited by a particular |
2 | | school district that conducts formal recruitment |
3 | | programs outside of the United States to secure the |
4 | | services of qualified teachers and who meets all of |
5 | | the following requirements: |
6 | | (i) Holds the equivalent of a minimum of a |
7 | | bachelor's degree issued in the United States. |
8 | | (ii) Has been prepared as a teacher at the |
9 | | grade level for which he or she will be employed. |
10 | | (iii) Has adequate content knowledge in the |
11 | | subject to be taught. |
12 | | (iv) Has an adequate command of the English |
13 | | language. |
14 | | A holder of a visiting international educator |
15 | | endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations |
16 | | shall be permitted to teach in bilingual education |
17 | | programs in the language that was the medium of |
18 | | instruction in his or her teacher preparation program, |
19 | | provided that he or she passes the English Language |
20 | | Proficiency Examination or another test of writing |
21 | | skills in English identified by the State Board of |
22 | | Education, in consultation with the State Educator |
23 | | Preparation and Licensure Board. |
24 | | A visiting international educator endorsement on |
25 | | an Educator License with Stipulations is valid for 5 |
26 | | years and shall not be renewed. |
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1 | | (J) Paraprofessional educator. A paraprofessional |
2 | | educator endorsement on an Educator License with |
3 | | Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who holds a |
4 | | high school diploma or its recognized equivalent and |
5 | | (i) either holds an associate's degree or a minimum of |
6 | | 60 semester hours of credit from a regionally |
7 | | accredited institution of higher education ; (ii) or |
8 | | has passed a paraprofessional competency test under |
9 | | subsection (c-5) of Section 21B-30 ; or (iii) is at |
10 | | least 18 years of age and will be using the Educator |
11 | | License with Stipulations exclusively for grades |
12 | | prekindergarten through grade 8, until the individual |
13 | | reaches the age of 19 years and otherwise meets the |
14 | | criteria for a paraprofessional educator endorsement |
15 | | pursuant to this subparagraph (J) . The |
16 | | paraprofessional educator endorsement is valid until |
17 | | June 30 immediately following 5 years of the |
18 | | endorsement being issued and may be renewed through |
19 | | application and payment of the appropriate fee, as |
20 | | required under Section 21B-40 of this Code. An |
21 | | individual who holds only a paraprofessional educator |
22 | | endorsement is not subject to additional requirements |
23 | | in order to renew the endorsement. |
24 | | (K) Chief school business official. A chief school |
25 | | business official endorsement on an Educator License |
26 | | with Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who |
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1 | | qualifies by having a master's degree or higher, 2 |
2 | | years of full-time administrative experience in school |
3 | | business management or 2 years of university-approved |
4 | | practical experience, and a minimum of 24 semester |
5 | | hours of graduate credit in a program approved by the |
6 | | State Board of Education for the preparation of school |
7 | | business administrators and by passage of the |
8 | | applicable State tests, including an applicable |
9 | | content area test. |
10 | | The chief school business official endorsement may |
11 | | also be affixed to the Educator License with |
12 | | Stipulations of any holder who qualifies by having a |
13 | | master's degree in business administration, finance, |
14 | | accounting, or public administration and who completes |
15 | | an additional 6 semester hours of internship in school |
16 | | business management from a regionally accredited |
17 | | institution of higher education and passes the |
18 | | applicable State tests, including an applicable |
19 | | content area test. This endorsement shall be required |
20 | | for any individual employed as a chief school business |
21 | | official. |
22 | | The chief school business official endorsement on |
23 | | an Educator License with Stipulations is valid until |
24 | | June 30 immediately following 5 years of the |
25 | | endorsement being issued and may be renewed if the |
26 | | license holder completes renewal requirements as |
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1 | | required for individuals who hold a Professional |
2 | | Educator License endorsed for chief school business |
3 | | official under Section 21B-45 of this Code and such |
4 | | rules as may be adopted by the State Board of |
5 | | Education. |
6 | | The State Board of Education shall adopt any rules |
7 | | necessary to implement Public Act 100-288. |
8 | | (L) Provisional in-state educator. A provisional |
9 | | in-state educator endorsement on an Educator License |
10 | | with Stipulations may be issued to a candidate who has |
11 | | completed an Illinois-approved educator preparation |
12 | | program at an Illinois institution of higher education |
13 | | and who has not successfully completed an |
14 | | evidence-based assessment of teacher effectiveness but |
15 | | who meets all of the following requirements: |
16 | | (i) Holds at least a bachelor's degree. |
17 | | (ii) Has completed an approved educator |
18 | | preparation program at an Illinois institution. |
19 | | (iii) Has passed an applicable content area |
20 | | test, as required by 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 | | (M) (Blank). |
6 | | (N) Specialized services. A specialized services |
7 | | endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations |
8 | | may be issued as defined and specified by rule. |
9 | | (3) Substitute Teaching License. A Substitute Teaching |
10 | | License may be issued to qualified applicants for |
11 | | substitute teaching in all grades of the public schools, |
12 | | prekindergarten through grade 12. Substitute Teaching |
13 | | Licenses are not eligible for endorsements. Applicants for |
14 | | a Substitute Teaching License must hold a bachelor's |
15 | | degree or higher from a regionally accredited institution |
16 | | of higher education. |
17 | | Substitute Teaching Licenses are valid for 5 years. |
18 | | Substitute Teaching Licenses are valid for substitute |
19 | | teaching in every county of this State. If an individual |
20 | | has had his or her Professional Educator License or |
21 | | Educator License with Stipulations suspended or revoked, |
22 | | then that individual is not eligible to obtain a |
23 | | Substitute Teaching License. |
24 | | A substitute teacher may only teach in the place of a |
25 | | licensed teacher who is under contract with the employing |
26 | | board. If, however, there is no licensed teacher under |
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1 | | contract because of an emergency situation, then a |
2 | | district may employ a substitute teacher for no longer |
3 | | than 30 calendar days per each vacant position in the |
4 | | district if the district notifies the appropriate regional |
5 | | office of education within 5 business days after the |
6 | | employment of the substitute teacher in the emergency |
7 | | situation. An emergency situation is one in which an |
8 | | unforeseen vacancy has occurred and (i) a teacher is |
9 | | unable to fulfill his or her contractual duties or (ii) |
10 | | teacher capacity needs of the district exceed previous |
11 | | indications, and the district is actively engaged in |
12 | | advertising to hire a fully licensed teacher for the |
13 | | vacant position. |
14 | | There is no limit on the number of days that a |
15 | | substitute teacher may teach in a single school district, |
16 | | provided that no substitute teacher may teach for longer |
17 | | than 90 school days for any one licensed teacher under |
18 | | contract in the same school year. A substitute teacher who |
19 | | holds a Professional Educator License or Educator License |
20 | | with Stipulations shall not teach for more than 120 school |
21 | | days for any one licensed teacher under contract in the |
22 | | same school year. The limitations in this paragraph (3) on |
23 | | the number of days a substitute teacher may be employed do |
24 | | not apply to any school district operating under Article |
25 | | 34 of this Code. |
26 | | A school district may not require an individual who |
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1 | | holds a valid Professional Educator License or Educator |
2 | | License with Stipulations to seek or hold a Substitute |
3 | | Teaching License to teach as a substitute teacher. |
4 | | (4) Short-Term Substitute Teaching License. Beginning |
5 | | on July 1, 2018 and until June 30, 2023, the State Board of |
6 | | Education may issue a Short-Term Substitute Teaching |
7 | | License. A Short-Term Substitute Teaching License may be |
8 | | issued to a qualified applicant for substitute teaching in |
9 | | all grades of the public schools, prekindergarten through |
10 | | grade 12. Short-Term Substitute Teaching Licenses are not |
11 | | eligible for endorsements. Applicants for a Short-Term |
12 | | Substitute Teaching License must hold an associate's |
13 | | degree or have completed at least 60 credit hours from a |
14 | | regionally accredited institution of higher education. |
15 | | Short-Term Substitute Teaching Licenses are valid for |
16 | | substitute teaching in every county of this State. If an |
17 | | individual has had his or her Professional Educator |
18 | | License or Educator License with Stipulations suspended or |
19 | | revoked, then that individual is not eligible to obtain a |
20 | | Short-Term Substitute Teaching License. |
21 | | The provisions of Sections 10-21.9 and 34-18.5 of this |
22 | | Code apply to short-term substitute teachers. |
23 | | An individual holding a Short-Term Substitute Teaching |
24 | | License may teach no more than 5 consecutive days per |
25 | | licensed teacher who is under contract. For teacher |
26 | | absences lasting 6 or more days per licensed teacher who |
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1 | | is under contract, a school district may not hire an |
2 | | individual holding a Short-Term Substitute Teaching |
3 | | License. An individual holding a Short-Term Substitute |
4 | | Teaching License must complete the training program under |
5 | | Section 10-20.67 or 34-18.60 of this Code to be eligible |
6 | | to teach at a public school. This paragraph (4) is |
7 | | inoperative on and after July 1, 2023.
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8 | | (Source: P.A. 100-8, eff. 7-1-17; 100-13, eff. 7-1-17; |
9 | | 100-288, eff. 8-24-17; 100-596, eff. 7-1-18; 100-821, eff. |
10 | | 9-3-18; 100-863, eff. 8-14-18; 101-81, eff. 7-12-19; 101-220, |
11 | | eff. 8-7-19; 101-594, eff. 12-5-19; 101-643, eff. 6-18-20.)
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