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91_SB1368
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1 AN ACT to amend the School Code by changing Sections
2 2-3.53, 21-7.1, and 21-16.
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 Sections 2-3.53, 21-7.1, and 21-16 as follows:
7 (105 ILCS 5/2-3.53) (from Ch. 122, par. 2-3.53)
8 Sec. 2-3.53. Administrators' Academy. The State Board
9 of Education shall cause to be established an Illinois
10 Administrators' Academy. This Academy shall develop programs
11 that which provide for development of skills in the areas of
12 instructional staff development, school improvement, school
13 accountability, effective communication skills, public school
14 relations, evaluation of personnel, including documentation
15 of employee performance and remediation of unsatisfactory
16 employee performance.
17 By January 1, 1986, the State Board of Education shall
18 establish a schedule by which administrators throughout
19 Illinois must receive training through the Academy.
20 (Source: P.A. 87-1076.)
21 (105 ILCS 5/21-7.1) (from Ch. 122, par. 21-7.1)
22 Sec. 21-7.1. Administrative certificate.
23 (a) After July 1, 1999, an administrative certificate
24 valid for 5 years of supervising and administering in the
25 public common schools may be issued to persons who have
26 graduated from a regionally accredited institution of higher
27 learning with a master's degree and who have been recommended
28 by a recognized institution of higher learning as having
29 completed a program of preparation for one or more of these
30 endorsements. These Such programs of academic and
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1 professional preparation required for endorsement shall be
2 administered by the institution in accordance with standards
3 set forth by the State Superintendent of Education in
4 consultation with the State Teacher Certification Board.
5 (b) No administrative certificate shall be issued for
6 the first time after June 30, 1987 and no endorsement
7 provided for by this Section shall be made or affixed to an
8 administrative certificate for the first time after June 30,
9 1987 unless the person to whom such administrative
10 certificate is to be issued or to whose administrative
11 certificate such endorsement is to be affixed has been
12 required to demonstrate as a part of a program of academic or
13 professional preparation for such certification or
14 endorsement: (i) an understanding of the knowledge called for
15 in establishing productive parent-school relationships and of
16 the procedures fostering the involvement which such
17 relationships demand; and (ii) an understanding of the
18 knowledge required for establishing a high quality school
19 climate and promoting good classroom organization and
20 management, including rules of conduct and instructional
21 procedures appropriate to accomplishing the tasks of
22 schooling; and (iii) a demonstration of the knowledge and
23 skills called for in providing instructional leadership. The
24 standards for demonstrating an understanding of such
25 knowledge shall be set forth by the State Board of Education
26 in consultation with the State Teacher Certification Board,
27 and shall be administered by the recognized institutions of
28 higher learning as part of the programs of academic and
29 professional preparation required for certification and
30 endorsement under this Section. As used in this subsection:
31 "establishing productive parent-school relationships" means
32 the ability to maintain effective communication between
33 parents and school personnel, to encourage parental
34 involvement in schooling, and to motivate school personnel to
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1 engage parents in encouraging student achievement, including
2 the development of programs and policies which serve to
3 accomplish this purpose; and "establishing a high quality
4 school climate" means the ability to promote academic
5 achievement, to maintain discipline, to recognize substance
6 abuse problems among students and utilize appropriate law
7 enforcement and other community resources to address these
8 problems, to support teachers and students in their education
9 endeavors, to establish learning objectives and to provide
10 instructional leadership, including the development of
11 policies and programs which serve to accomplish this purpose;
12 and "providing instructional leadership" means the ability to
13 effectively evaluate school personnel, to possess general
14 communication and interpersonal skills, and to establish and
15 maintain appropriate classroom learning environments. The
16 provisions of this subsection shall not apply to or affect
17 the initial issuance or making on or before June 30, 1987 of
18 any administrative certificate or endorsement provided for
19 under this Section, nor shall such provisions apply to or
20 affect the renewal after June 30, 1987 of any such
21 certificate or endorsement initially issued or made on or
22 before June 30, 1987.
23 (c) Administrative certificates shall be renewed every
24 five years with the first renewal being five years following
25 the initial receipt of an administrative certificate. Renewal
26 requirements for administrators whose positions require
27 certification shall be based upon evidence of continuing
28 professional education which promotes the following goals:
29 (1) Improving administrators' knowledge of instructional
30 practices and administrative procedures; (2) Maintaining the
31 basic level of competence required for initial certification;
32 and (3) Improving the mastery of skills and knowledge
33 regarding the improvement of teaching performance in clinical
34 settings and assessment of the levels of student performance
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1 in their schools. Evidence of continuing professional
2 education must include verification of biennial attendance in
3 a program developed by the Illinois Administrators' Academy
4 and verification of annual participation in a school district
5 approved activity which contributes to continuing
6 professional education. The State Board of Education, in
7 consultation with the State Teacher Certification Board,
8 shall develop procedures for implementing this Section and
9 shall administer the renewal of administrative certificates.
10 Failure to submit satisfactory evidence of continuing
11 professional education which contributes to promoting the
12 goals of this Section shall result in a loss of
13 administrative certification.
14 (d) Any limited or life supervisory certificate issued
15 prior to July 1, 1968 shall continue to be valid for all
16 administrative and supervisory positions in the public
17 schools for which it is valid as of that date as long as its
18 holder meets the requirements for registration or renewal as
19 set forth in the statutes or until revoked according to law.
20 (e) The administrative or supervisory positions for
21 which the certificate shall be valid shall be determined by
22 one or more of 3 endorsements: general supervisory, general
23 administrative and superintendent.
24 Subject to the provisions of Section 21-1a, endorsements
25 shall be made under conditions set forth in this Section.
26 The State Board of Education shall, in consultation with the
27 State Teacher Certification Board, adopt rules pursuant to
28 the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act, establishing
29 requirements for obtaining administrative certificates where
30 the minimum administrative or supervisory requirements
31 surpass those set forth in this Section.
32 The State Teacher Certification Board shall file with the
33 State Board of Education a written recommendation when
34 considering additional administrative or supervisory
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1 requirements. All additional requirements shall be based
2 upon the requisite knowledge necessary to perform those tasks
3 required by the certificate. The State Board of Education
4 shall in consultation with the State Teacher Certification
5 Board, establish standards within its rules which shall
6 include the academic and professional requirements necessary
7 for certification. These standards shall at a minimum
8 contain, but not be limited to, those used by the State Board
9 of Education in determining whether additional knowledge will
10 be required. Additionally, the State Board of Education
11 shall in consultation with the State Teacher Certification
12 Board, establish provisions within its rules whereby any
13 member of the educational community or the public may file a
14 formal written recommendation or inquiry regarding
15 requirements.
16 (1) Until July 1, 2003, the general supervisory
17 endorsement shall be affixed to the administrative
18 certificate of any holder who has at least 16 semester
19 hours of graduate credit in professional education
20 including 8 semester hours of graduate credit in
21 curriculum and research and who has at least 2 years of
22 full-time teaching experience or school service personnel
23 experience in public schools, schools under the
24 supervision of the Department of Corrections, schools
25 under the administration of the Department of
26 Rehabilitation Services, or nonpublic schools meeting the
27 standards established by the State Superintendent of
28 Education or comparable out-of-state recognition
29 standards approved by the State Superintendent of
30 Education.
31 Such endorsement shall be required for supervisors,
32 curriculum directors and for such similar and related
33 positions as determined by the State Superintendent of
34 Education in consultation with the State Teacher
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1 Certification Board.
2 (2) The general administrative endorsement shall be
3 affixed to the administrative certificate of any holder
4 who has at least 20 semester hours of graduate credit in
5 educational administration and supervision and who has at
6 least 2 years of full-time teaching experience or school
7 service personnel experience in public schools, schools
8 under the supervision of the Department of Corrections,
9 schools under the administration of the Department of
10 Rehabilitation Services, or nonpublic schools meeting the
11 standards established by the State Superintendent of
12 Education or comparable out-of-state recognition
13 standards approved by the State Superintendent of
14 Education.
15 Such endorsement shall be required for principal,
16 assistant principal, assistant or associate
17 superintendent, junior college dean and for related or
18 similar positions as determined by the State
19 Superintendent of Education in consultation with the
20 State Teacher Certification Board.
21 Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act,
22 after January 1, 1990 and until January 1, 1991, any
23 teacher employed by a district subject to Article 34
24 shall be entitled to receive an administrative
25 certificate with a general administrative endorsement
26 affixed thereto if he or she: (i) had at least 3 years of
27 experience as a certified teacher for such district prior
28 to August 1, 1985; (ii) obtained a Master's degree prior
29 to August 1, 1985; (iii) completed at least 20 hours of
30 graduate credit in education courses (including at least
31 12 hours in educational administration and supervision)
32 prior to September 1, 1987; and (iv) has received a
33 rating of superior for at least each of the last 5 years.
34 Any person who obtains an administrative certificate with
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1 a general administrative endorsement affixed thereto
2 under this paragraph shall not be qualified to serve in
3 any administrative position except assistant principal.
4 (3) The chief school business official endorsement
5 shall be affixed to the administrative certificate of any
6 holder who qualifies by having a Master's degree, two
7 years of administrative experience in school business
8 management, and a minimum of 20 semester hours of
9 graduate credit in a program established by the State
10 Superintendent of Education in consultation with the
11 State Teacher Certification Board for the preparation of
12 school business administrators. Such endorsement shall
13 also be affixed to the administrative certificate of any
14 holder who qualifies by having a Master's Degree in
15 Business Administration, Finance or Accounting from a
16 regionally accredited institution of higher education.
17 After June 30, 1977, such endorsement shall be
18 required for any individual first employed as a chief
19 school business official.
20 (4) The superintendent endorsement shall be affixed to
21 the administrative certificate of any holder who has
22 completed 30 semester hours of graduate credit beyond the
23 master's degree in a program for the preparation of
24 superintendents of schools including 16 semester hours of
25 graduate credit in professional education and who has at
26 least 2 years experience as an administrator or supervisor in
27 the public schools or the State Board of Education or
28 education service regions or in nonpublic schools meeting the
29 standards established by the State Superintendent of
30 Education or comparable out-of-state recognition standards
31 approved by the State Superintendent of Education and holds
32 general supervisory or general administrative endorsement, or
33 who has had 2 years of experience as a supervisor or
34 administrator while holding an all-grade supervisory
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1 certificate or a certificate comparable in validity and
2 educational and experience requirements.
3 After June 30, 1968, such endorsement shall be required
4 for a superintendent of schools, except as provided in the
5 second paragraph of this Section and in Section 34-6.
6 Any person appointed to the position of superintendent
7 between the effective date of this Act and June 30, 1993 in a
8 school district organized pursuant to Article 32 with an
9 enrollment of at least 20,000 pupils shall be exempt from the
10 provisions of this Subsection (4) until June 30, 1996.
11 (f) All official interpretations or acts of issuing or
12 denying administrative certificates or endorsements by the
13 State Teacher's Certification Board, State Board of Education
14 or the State Superintendent of Education, from the passage of
15 P.A. 81-1208 on November 8, 1979 through September 24, 1981
16 are hereby declared valid and legal acts in all respects and
17 further that the purported repeal of the provisions of this
18 Section by P.A. 81-1208 and P.A. 81-1509 is declared null and
19 void.
20 (Source: P.A. 91-102, eff. 7-12-99.)
21 (105 ILCS 5/21-16) (from Ch. 122, par. 21-16)
22 Sec. 21-16. Fees - Requirement for registration.
23 (a) Until February 15, 2000, every applicant when issued
24 a certificate shall pay to the regional superintendent of
25 schools a fee of $1, which shall be paid into the institute
26 fund. Every certificate issued under the provisions of this
27 Code Act shall be registered annually or, at the option of
28 the holder of the certificate, once every 3 years. The
29 regional superintendent of schools having supervision and
30 control over the school where the teaching is done shall
31 register the certificate before the holder begins to teach,
32 otherwise it shall be registered in any county in the State
33 of Illinois; and one fee of $4 per year for registration or
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1 renewal of one or more certificates which have been issued to
2 the same holder shall be paid into the institute fund.
3 Until February 15, 2000, requirements for registration of
4 any certificate limited in time shall include evidence of
5 professional growth defined as successful teaching experience
6 since last registration of certificate, attendance at
7 professional meetings, membership in professional
8 organizations, additional credits earned in recognized
9 teacher-training institutions, travel specifically for
10 educational experience, reading of professional books and
11 periodicals, filing all reports as required by the regional
12 superintendent of schools and the State Superintendent of
13 Education or such other professional experience or
14 combination of experiences as are presented by the teacher
15 and are approved by the State Superintendent of Education in
16 consultation with the State Teacher Certification Board. A
17 duplicate certificate may be issued to the holder of a valid
18 life certificate or valid certificate limited in time by the
19 State Superintendent of Education; however, it shall only be
20 issued upon request of a regional superintendent of schools
21 and upon payment to the regional superintendent of schools
22 who requests such duplicate a fee of $4.
23 (b) Beginning February 15, 2000, all persons who are
24 issued Standard Teaching Certificates pursuant clause (2) of
25 subsection (c) of Section 21-2 and all persons who renew
26 Standard Teaching Certificates shall pay a $25 fee for
27 registration of all certificates held. All persons who are
28 issued Standard Teaching Certificates under clause (1) of
29 subsection (c) of Section 21-2 and all other applicants for
30 Standard Teaching Certificates shall pay an original
31 application fee, pursuant to Section 21-12, and a $25 fee for
32 registration of all certificates held. These certificates
33 shall be registered and the registration fee paid once every
34 5 years. Standard Teaching Certificate applicants and
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1 holders shall not be required to pay any other registration
2 fees for issuance or renewal of their certificates, except as
3 provided in Section 21-17 of this Code. Beginning February
4 15, 2000, Master Teaching Certificates shall be issued and
5 renewed upon payment by the applicant or certificate holder
6 of a $50 fee for registration of all certificates held.
7 These certificates shall be registered and the fee paid once
8 every 10 years. Master Teaching Certificate applicants and
9 holders shall not be required to pay any other application or
10 registration fees for issuance or renewal of their
11 certificates, except as provided in Section 21-17 of this
12 Code. All other certificates issued under the provisions of
13 this Code shall be registered for the validity period of the
14 certificate at the rate of $5 per year for the total number
15 of years for which the certificate is valid for registration
16 of all certificates held, or for a maximum of 5 years for
17 life certificates. The regional superintendent of schools
18 having supervision and control over the school where the
19 teaching is done shall register the certificate before the
20 holder begins to teach, otherwise it shall be registered in
21 any county in the State of Illinois. Each holder shall pay
22 the appropriate registration fee to the regional
23 superintendent of schools. The regional superintendent of
24 schools shall deposit the registration fees into the
25 institute fund. Any certificate holder who teaches in more
26 than one educational service region shall register the
27 certificate or certificates in all regions where the teaching
28 is done, but shall be required to pay one registration fee
29 for all certificates held, provided holders of certificates
30 issued pursuant to Section 21-9 of this Code shall be
31 required to pay one registration fee, in each educational
32 service region in which his or her certificate or
33 certificates are registered, for all certificates held.
34 A duplicate certificate may be issued to the holder of a
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1 valid life certificate or valid certificate limited in time
2 by the State Superintendent of Education; however, it shall
3 only be issued upon request of a regional superintendent of
4 schools and upon payment to the regional superintendent of
5 schools who requests the duplicate a fee of $4, which shall
6 be deposited into the institute fund.
7 (Source: P.A. 91-102, eff. 7-12-99.)