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91_SB0555
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1 AN ACT to amend the School Code by changing Section
2 21-13.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing
6 Section 21-13 as follow:
7 (105 ILCS 5/21-13) (from Ch. 122, par. 21-13)
8 Sec. 21-13. State Teacher Certification Board -
9 Examinations - Issuance of certificates.) For the purpose of
10 carrying out the provisions of this Article with regard to
11 certificates there is hereby created a State Teacher
12 Certification Board to consist of the State Superintendent of
13 Education, or a representative appointed by him, who shall be
14 ex-officio chairman, 5 administrative or faculty members of
15 public or private colleges or universities located in
16 Illinois, 3 administrators and 8 classroom teachers
17 (increased to 10 classroom teachers beginning July 1, 1992)
18 in the public schools and one regional superintendent of
19 schools, each to be appointed by the State Board of
20 Education; provided, that at least one of the administrators
21 and at least 2 of the classroom teachers (increased to at
22 least 3 classroom teachers beginning July 1, 1992) so
23 appointed shall be employees of a school district which is
24 subject to the provisions of Article 34. A candidate may be
25 nominated for a vacant teacher's position on the State
26 Teacher Certification Board by filing with the State Board of
27 Education a petition signed by 250 persons holding valid
28 teaching certificates. Any professional teachers'
29 organization may submit one candidate for nomination for each
30 vacancy for each 20,000, or major portion thereof, members of
31 that organization who hold valid teaching certificates. The
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1 nominations submitted to the State Board of Education under
2 this Section to fill a vacancy or an expiring term shall be
3 advisory. Nomination for State Teacher Certification Board
4 members must be submitted to the State Board of Education
5 within 90 days after the vacancy or vacancies occur. If no
6 nominations are received by the State Board of Education for
7 a vacancy within such 90 day period, the State Board of
8 Education may appoint any qualified person to fill the
9 vacancy. Nominations to fill an expiring term in a teacher's
10 position must be submitted to the State Board of Education at
11 least 30 days before the expiration of such term. The regular
12 term of each member is 3 years. The 2 additional classroom
13 teacher members added by this amendatory Act of 1991 shall be
14 appointed by the State Board of Education within 90 days
15 after the effective date of that Act, each to terms
16 commencing on July 1, 1992; provided that the additional
17 classroom teacher members so appointed shall determine
18 staggered terms of 1 and 3 years by lot, and their successors
19 shall then serve regular terms of 3 years. The term of an
20 appointed member of the State Teacher Certification Board
21 shall expire on June 30 of its final year.
22 The State Board of Education shall appoint a secretary of
23 the State Teacher Certification Board.
24 The State Teacher Certification Board shall hold regular
25 meetings at least quarterly, and such other special meetings
26 as may be necessary.
27 The necessary expenses of the State Teacher Certification
28 Board shall be provided through the State Board of Education.
29 The State Board of Education in consultation with the State
30 Teacher Certification Board may make and prescribe rules
31 necessary for the administration of this Article.
32 (Source: P.A. 87-694.)
33 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
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1 becoming law.