94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
HB3105

 

Introduced 2/22/2005, by Rep. Tom Cross

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
105 ILCS 5/21-12   from Ch. 122, par. 21-12

    Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning teacher certification.


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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,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section
5 21-12 as follows:
 
6     (105 ILCS 5/21-12)  (from Ch. 122, par. 21-12)
7     Sec. 21-12. Printing; Seal; Signature; Credentials. All
8 certificates shall be printed by and and bear the signatures of
9 the chairman and of the secretary of the State Teacher
10 Certification Board. Each certificate shall show the
11 integrally printed seal of the State Teacher Certification
12 Board. All college credentials offered as the basis of a
13 certificate shall be presented to the secretary of the State
14 Teacher Certification Board for inspection and approval. The
15 regional superintendent of schools, however, has the duty,
16 after appropriate training, to accept and review all
17 transcripts for new initial certificate applications and
18 ensure that each applicant has met all of the criteria
19 established by the State Board of Education in consultation
20 with the State Teacher Certification Board.
21     Commencing July 1, 1999, each application for a certificate
22 or evaluation of credentials shall be accompanied by an
23 evaluation fee of $30 payable to the State Superintendent of
24 Education, which is not refundable, except that no application
25 or evaluation fee shall be required for a Master Certificate
26 issued pursuant to subsection (d) of Section 21-2 of this Code.
27 The proceeds of each $30 fee shall be paid into the Teacher
28 Certificate Fee Revolving Fund, created under Section 21-1b of
29 this Code; and the moneys in that Fund shall be appropriated
30 and used to provide the technology and other resources
31 necessary for the timely and efficient processing of
32 certification requests.

 

 

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1     The State Board of Education and each regional office of
2 education are authorized to charge a service or convenience fee
3 for the use of credit cards for the payment of certification
4 fees. This service or convenience fee may not exceed the amount
5 required by the credit card processing company or vendor that
6 has entered into a contract with the State Board or regional
7 office of education for this purpose, and the fee must be paid
8 to that company or vendor.
9     When evaluation verifies the requirements for a valid
10 certificate, the applicant shall be issued an entitlement card
11 that may be presented to a regional superintendent of schools
12 for issuance of a certificate.
13     The applicant shall be notified of any deficiencies.
14 (Source: P.A. 93-679, eff. 6-30-04; 93-1036, eff. 9-14-04;
15 revised 10-22-04.)