[ Home ] [ ILCS ] [ Search ] [ Bottom ]
[ Other General Assemblies ]
Public Act 91-0102
SB556 Enrolled LRB9102361NTsbA
AN ACT concerning education, amending named Acts.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing
Sections 3-12, 21-0.01, 21-1a, 21-1b, 21-1c, 21-2, 21-2.1,
21-2a, 21-3, 21-4, 21-5, 21-7.1, 21-9, 21-11.3, 21-11.4,
21-12, 21-14, 21-16, 21-17, 21-21, 21-25, and 34-83 and
adding Sections 2-3.11c and 3-11.5 as follows:
(105 ILCS 5/2-3.11c new)
Sec. 2-3.11c. Teacher supply and demand report. To
report annually, on or before January 1, on the relative
supply and demand for education staff of the public schools
to the Governor, to the General Assembly, and to institutions
of higher education that prepare teachers, administrators,
school service personnel, other certificated individuals, and
other professionals employed by school districts or joint
agreements. The report shall contain the following
information:
(1) the relative supply and demand for teachers,
administrators, and other certificated and
non-certificated personnel by field, content area, and
levels;
(2) State and regional analyses of fields, content
areas, and levels with an over-supply or under-supply of
educators; and
(3) projections of likely high demand and low
demand for educators, in a manner sufficient to advise
the public, individuals, and institutions regarding
career opportunities in education.
(105 ILCS 5/3-11.5 new)
Sec. 3-11.5. Regional professional development review
committee. The regional superintendent of schools shall
constitute a regional professional development review
committee or committees, as provided in paragraph (2) of
subsection (g) of Section 21-14 of this Code, to advise the
regional superintendent of schools, upon his or her request,
and to hear appeals relating to the renewal of teaching
certificates, in accordance with Section 21-14 of this Code.
The expenses of these review committees shall be funded, in
part, from the fees collected pursuant to Section 21-16 of
this Code and deposited into the institute fund.
(105 ILCS 5/3-12) (from Ch. 122, par. 3-12)
Sec. 3-12. Institute fund. All certificate examination,
registration fees and a portion of renewal and duplicate fees
shall be kept by the regional superintendent as described in
Section 21-16 of this Code, together with a record of the
names of the persons paying them. Such fees fund shall be
deposited into the institute fund and shall be used by the
regional superintendent to defray expenses associated with
the work of the regional professional development review
committees established pursuant to paragraph (2) of
subsection (g) of Section 21-14 of this Code to advise the
regional superintendent, upon his or her request, and to hear
appeals relating to the renewal of teaching certificates, in
accordance with Section 21-14 of this Code; to defray
expenses connected with improving the technology necessary
for the efficient processing of certificates; to defray
expenses incidental to teachers' institutes, workshops or
meetings of a professional nature that are designed to
promote the professional growth of teachers or for the
purpose of defraying the expense of any general or special
meeting of teachers or school personnel of the region, which
has been approved by the regional superintendent.
The regional superintendent shall on or before January 1
of each year publish in a newspaper of general circulation
published in the region or shall post in each school building
under his jurisdiction an accounting of (1) the balance on
hand in the Institute fund at the beginning of the previous
year; (2) all receipts within the previous year deposited in
the fund, with the sources from which they were derived; (3)
the amount distributed from the fund and the purposes for
which such distributions were made; and (4) the balance on
hand in the fund.
(Source: P.A. 88-89; 89-335, eff. 1-1-96.)
(105 ILCS 5/21-0.01)
Sec. 21-0.01. Powers after January 1, 1998. Beginning on
January 1, 1998 and thereafter, the State Board of Education,
in consultation with the State Teacher Certification Board,
shall have the power and authority to do all of the
following:
(1) set standards for teaching, supervising, or
holding other certificated employment in the public
schools, and administer the certification process as
provided in this Article; provided, however, that the
State Teacher Certification Board shall be solely
responsible for the renewal of Standard Teaching
Certificates as provided in Sections Section 21-2 and
21-14 of this Code;
(2) approve and evaluate teacher and administrator
preparation programs;
(3) enter into agreements with other states
relative to reciprocal approval of teacher and
administrator preparation programs;
(4) establish standards for the issuance of new
types of certificates; and
(5) take such other action relating to the
improvement of instruction in the public schools through
teacher education and professional development and that
attracts qualified candidates into teacher training
programs as is appropriate and consistent with applicable
laws.
(Source: P.A. 90-548, eff. 1-1-98.)
(105 ILCS 5/21-1a) (from Ch. 122, par. 21-1a)
Sec. 21-1a. Tests required for certification.
(a) After July 1, 1988, in addition to all other
requirements, early childhood, elementary, special, high
school, school service personnel, or, except as provided in
Section 34-6, administrative certificates shall be issued to
persons who have satisfactorily passed a test of basic skills
and subject matter knowledge. The tests of basic skills and
subject matter knowledge shall be the tests which from time
to time are designated by the State Board of Education in
consultation with the State Teacher Certification Board and
may be tests prepared by an educational testing organization
or tests designed by the State Board of Education in
consultation with the State Teacher Certification Board. The
areas to be covered by the test of basic skills shall include
the basic skills of reading, writing, grammar and
mathematics. The test of subject matter knowledge shall
assess content knowledge in the specific subject field. The
tests shall be designed to be racially neutral to assure that
no person in taking the tests is thereby discriminated
against on the basis of race, color, national origin or other
factors unrelated to the person's ability to perform as a
certificated employee. The score required to pass the tests
of basic skills and subject matter knowledge shall be fixed
by the State Board of Education in consultation with the
State Teacher Certification Board. The tests shall be held
not fewer than 3 times a year at such time and place as may
be designated by the State Board of Education in consultation
with the State Teacher Certification Board.
(b) Except as provided in Section 34-6, the provisions
of subsection (a) of this Section shall apply equally in any
school district subject to Article 34, provided that the
State Board of Education shall determine which certificates
issued under Sections 34-8.1 and 34-83 prior to July 1, 1988
are comparable to any early childhood certificate, elementary
school certificate, special certificate, high school
certificate, school service personnel certificate or
administrative certificate issued under this Article as of
July 1, 1988.
(c) A person who holds an early childhood, elementary,
special, high school or school service personnel certificate
issued under this Article on or at any time before July 1,
1988, including a person who has been issued any such
certificate pursuant to Section 21-11.1 or in exchange for a
comparable certificate theretofore issued under Section
34-8.1 or Section 34-83, shall not be required to take or
pass the tests in order to thereafter have such certificate
renewed.
(d) The State Board of Education in consultation with
the State Teacher Certification Board shall conduct a pilot
administration of the tests by administering the test to
students completing teacher education programs in the 1986-87
school year for the purpose of determining the effect and
impact of testing candidates for certification.
(e) The rules and regulations developed to implement the
required test of basic skills and subject matter knowledge
shall include the requirements of subsections (a), (b), and
(c) and shall include specific regulations to govern test
selection; test validation and determination of a passing
score; administration of the tests; frequency of
administration; applicant fees; frequency of applicants'
taking the tests; the years for which a score is valid; and,
waiving certain additional tests for additional certificates
to individuals who have satisfactorily passed the test of
basic skills and subject matter knowledge as required in
subsection (a). The State Board of Education shall provide,
by rule, specific policies that assure uniformity in the
difficulty level of each form of the basic skills test and
each subject matter knowledge test from test-to-test and
year-to-year. The State Board of Education shall also set a
passing score for the tests.
(f) The State Teacher Certification Board may issue a
nonrenewable temporary certificate between July 1, 1988 and
August 31, 1988 to individuals who have taken the tests of
basic skills and subject matter knowledge prescribed by this
Section but have not received such test scores by August 31,
1988. Such temporary certificates shall expire on December
31, 1988.
(g) Beginning February 15, 2000 July 1, 1999, the State
Board of Education, in consultation with the State Teacher
Certification Board, shall implement and administer a new
system of certification for teachers in the State of
Illinois. The State Board of Education, in consultation with
the State Teacher Certification Board, shall design and
implement a system of examinations and various other criteria
which shall be required prior to the issuance of Initial
Teaching Certificates and Standard Teaching Certificates.
These examinations and indicators shall be based on national
and State professional teaching standards, as determined by
the State Board of Education, in consultation with the State
Teacher Certification Board. The State Board of Education may
adopt any and all regulations necessary to implement and
administer this Section.
(h) The State Board of Education shall report to the
Illinois General Assembly and the Governor with
recommendations for further changes and improvements to the
teacher certification system no later than July 1, 1999 and
on an annual basis until July 1, 2001.
(Source: P.A. 90-548, eff. 1-1-98; 90-811, eff. 1-26-99.)
(105 ILCS 5/21-1b) (from Ch. 122, par. 21-1b)
Sec. 21-1b. Subject endorsement on certificates. All
certificates initially issued under this Article after June
30, 1986, shall be specifically endorsed by the State Board
of Education for each subject the holder of the certificate
is legally qualified to teach, such endorsements to be made
in accordance with standards promulgated by the State Board
of Education in consultation with the State Teacher
Certification Board. All certificates which are issued under
this Article prior to July 1, 1986 may, by application to the
State Board of Education, be specifically endorsed for each
subject the holder is legally qualified to teach.
Endorsements issued under this Section shall not apply to
substitute teacher's certificates issued under Section 21-9
of this Code. Each application for endorsement of an
existing teaching certificate shall be accompanied by a $20
nonrefundable fee.
Commencing July 1, 1999, each application for endorsement
of an existing teaching certificate shall be accompanied by a
$30 nonrefundable fee January 1, 1994, an additional $10
shall be charged for each application for endorsement. There
is hereby created a Teacher Certificate Fee Revolving Fund as
a special fund within the State Treasury. The proceeds of
each $30 the additional $10 fee shall be paid into the
Teacher Certificate Fee Revolving Fund; and the moneys in
that Fund shall be appropriated and used to provide the
technology and other resources necessary for the timely and
efficient processing of certification requests.
(Source: P.A. 88-224.)
(105 ILCS 5/21-1c) (from Ch. 122, par. 21-1c)
Sec. 21-1c. Exclusive certificate authority. Only the
State Board of Education and State Teacher Certification
Board, acting in accordance with the applicable provisions of
this Act and the rules, regulations and standards promulgated
thereunder, shall have the authority to issue or endorse any
certificate required for teaching, supervising or holding
certificated employment in the public schools; and no other
State agency shall have any power or authority (i) to
establish or prescribe any qualifications or other
requirements applicable to the issuance or endorsement of any
such certificate, or (ii) to establish or prescribe any
licensure or equivalent requirement which must be satisfied
in order to teach, supervise or hold certificated employment
in the public schools. This Section does not prohibit the
State Board of Education, in consultation with the State
Teacher Certification Board, from delegating to regional
superintendents of schools the authority to grant temporary
employment authorizations to teacher applicants whose
qualifications have been confirmed by the State Board of
Education, in consultation with the State Teacher
Certification Board.
(Source: P.A. 86-1441.)
(105 ILCS 5/21-2) (from Ch. 122, par. 21-2)
Sec. 21-2. Grades of certificates.
(a) Until February 15, 2000 July 1, 1999, all
certificates issued under this Article shall be State
certificates valid, except as limited in Section 21-1, in
every school district coming under the provisions of this Act
and shall be limited in time and designated as follows:
Provisional vocational certificate, temporary provisional
vocational certificate, early childhood certificate,
elementary school certificate, special certificate, high
school certificate, school service personnel certificate,
administrative certificate, provisional certificate, and
substitute certificate. The requirement of student teaching
under close and competent supervision for obtaining a
teaching certificate may be waived by the State Teacher
Certification Board upon presentation to the Board by the
teacher of evidence of 5 years successful teaching experience
on a valid certificate and graduation from a recognized
institution of higher learning with a bachelor's degree with
not less than 120 semester hours and a minimum of 16 semester
hours in professional education.
(b) Initial Teaching Certificate. Beginning February
15, 2000 July 1, 1999, persons who (1) have completed an
approved teacher preparation program, (2) are recommended by
an approved teacher preparation program, (3) have
successfully completed the Initial Teaching Certification
examinations required by the State Board of Education, and
(4) have met all other criteria established by the State
Board of Education in consultation with the State Teacher
Certification Board, shall be issued an Initial Teaching
Certificate valid for 4 years of teaching, as defined in
Section 21-14 of this Code. Initial Teaching Certificates
shall be issued for categories corresponding to Early
Childhood, Elementary, Secondary, and Special K-12, with
special certification designations for Special Education,
Bilingual Education, fundamental learning areas (including
Language Arts, Reading, Mathematics, Science, Social Science,
Physical Development and Health, Fine Arts, and Foreign
Language), and other areas designated by the State Board of
Education, in consultation with the State Teacher
Certification Board.
(c) Standard Certificate. Beginning February 15, 2000
July 1, 1999, persons who (1) have completed 4 years of
teaching, as defined in Section 21-14 of this Code, with an
Initial Certificate, have successfully completed the Standard
Teaching Certificate examinations, and have met all other
criteria established by the State Board of Education in
consultation with the State Teacher Certification Board, or
(2) have completed 4 years of teaching on a valid equivalent
certificate in another State or territory of the United
States, or have completed 4 years of teaching in a nonpublic
Illinois elementary or secondary school with an Initial
Certificate, and have met all other criteria established by
the State Board of Education, in consultation with the State
Teacher Certification Board, or (3) were issued teaching
certificates prior to February 15, 2000 July 1, 1999 and are
renewing those certificates after February 15, 2000 July 1,
1999, shall be issued a Standard Certificate valid for 5
years, which may be renewed thereafter every 5 years by the
State Teacher Certification Board based on proof of
continuing education or professional development. Beginning
July 1, 2003, persons who have completed 4 years of teaching,
as described in clauses (1) and (2) of this subsection (c),
have successfully completed the Standard Teaching Certificate
Examinations, and have met all other criteria established by
the State Board of Education, in consultation with the State
Teacher Certification Board, shall be issued Standard
Certificates. Standard Certificates shall be issued for
categories corresponding to Early Childhood, Elementary,
Secondary, and Special K-12, with special certification
designations for Special Education, Bilingual Education,
fundamental learning areas (including Language Arts, Reading,
Mathematics, Science, Social Science, Physical Development
and Health, Fine Arts, and Foreign Language), and other areas
designated by the State Board of Education, in consultation
with the State Teacher Certification Board.
(d) Master Certificate. Beginning February 15, 2000
July 1, 1999, persons who have successfully achieved National
Board certification through the National Board for
Professional Teaching Standards shall be issued a Master
Certificate, valid for 10 7 years and renewable thereafter
every 10 7 years through compliance with requirements set
forth by the State Board of Education, in consultation with
the State Teacher Certification Board.
(Source: P.A. 90-548, eff. 1-1-98; 90-653, eff. 7-29-98;
90-811, eff. 1-26-99.)
(105 ILCS 5/21-2.1) (from Ch. 122, par. 21-2.1)
Sec. 21-2.1. Early childhood certificate.
(a) An early childhood certificate shall be valid for 4
years for teaching children up to 6 years of age, exclusive
of children enrolled in kindergarten, in facilities approved
by the State Superintendent of Education. Beginning July 1,
1988, such certificate shall be valid for 4 years for
Teaching children through grade 3 in facilities approved by
the State Superintendent of Education. Subject to the
provisions of Section 21-1a, it shall be issued to persons
who have graduated from a recognized institution of higher
learning with a bachelor's degree and with not fewer than 120
semester hours including professional education or human
development or, until July 1, 1992, to persons who have early
childhood education instruction and practical experience
involving supervised work with children under 6 years of age
or with children through grade 3. Such persons shall be
recommended for the early childhood certificate by a
recognized institution as having completed an approved
program of preparation which includes the requisite hours and
academic and professional courses and practical experience
approved by the State Superintendent of Education in
consultation with the State Teacher Certification Board.
(b) Beginning February 15, 2000 July 1, 1999, Initial
and Standard Early Childhood Education Certificates shall be
issued to persons who meet the criteria established by the
State Board of Education.
(Source: P.A. 90-548, eff. 1-1-98; 90-811, eff. 1-26-99.)
(105 ILCS 5/21-2a) (from Ch. 122, par. 21-2a)
Sec. 21-2a. Required instruction for all teachers. After
September 1, 1981 and until January 1, 1999, in addition to
all other requirements, the successful completion of course
work which includes instruction on the psychology of the
exceptional child, the identification of the exceptional
child, including, but not limited to the learning disabled
and methods of instruction for the exceptional child,
including, but not limited to the learning disabled shall be
a prerequisite to a person receiving any of the following
certificates: early childhood, elementary, special and high
school.
After January 1, 1999, the State Board of Education shall
ensure that the curriculum for all approved teacher
preparation programs includes, and that all prospective
teachers pursuing Early Childhood, Elementary, Secondary, or
Special K-12 certificates receive, instruction on the
psychology of, the identification of, and the methods of
instruction for the exceptional child, including without
limitation the learning disabled. This instruction on
exceptional children may be provided in one concentrated
course or may be integrated among other courses within the
teacher preparation program as shall be determined by the
State Board of Education.
(Source: P.A. 90-548, eff. 1-1-98; 90-653, eff. 7-29-98.)
(105 ILCS 5/21-3) (from Ch. 122, par. 21-3)
Sec. 21-3. Elementary certificate.
(a) An elementary school certificate shall be valid for
4 years for teaching in the kindergarten and lower 9 grades
of the common schools. Subject to the provisions of Section
21-1a, it shall be issued to persons who have graduated from
a recognized institution of higher learning with a bachelor's
degree and with not fewer than 120 semester hours and with a
minimum of 16 semester hours in professional education,
including 5 semester hours in student teaching under
competent and close supervision. Such persons shall be
recommended for the elementary certificate by a recognized
institution as having completed an approved program of
preparation which includes intensive preservice training in
the humanities, natural sciences, mathematics and the
academic and professional courses approved by the State
Superintendent of Education in consultation with the State
Teacher Certification Board.
(b) Beginning February 15, 2000 July 1, 1999, Initial
and Standard Elementary Certificates shall be issued to
persons who meet all of the criteria established by the State
Board of Education for elementary education.
(Source: P.A. 90-548, eff. 1-1-98; 90-811, eff. 1-26-99.)
(105 ILCS 5/21-4) (from Ch. 122, par. 21-4)
Sec. 21-4. Special certificate.
(a) A special certificate shall be valid for 4 years for
teaching the special subjects named therein in all grades of
the common schools. Subject to the provisions of Section
21-1a, it shall be issued to persons who have graduated from
a recognized institution of higher learning with a bachelor's
degree and with not fewer than 120 semester hours including a
minimum of 16 semester hours in professional education, 5 of
which shall be in student teaching under competent and close
supervision. When the holder of such certificate has earned a
master's degree, including eight semester hours of graduate
professional education from a recognized institution of
higher learning and with two years' teaching experience, it
may be endorsed for supervision.
Such persons shall be recommended for the special
certificate by a recognized institution as having completed
an approved program of preparation which includes academic
and professional courses approved by the State Superintendent
of Education in consultation with the State Teacher
Certification Board.
(b) Those persons holding special certificates on
February 15, 2000 July 1, 1999 shall be eligible for one of
the following:
(1) The issuance of Standard Elementary and
Standard Secondary Certificates with appropriate special
certification designations as determined by the State
Board of Education, in consultation with the State
Teacher Certification Board, and consistent with rules
adopted by the State Board of Education. These
certificates shall be renewed as provided in subsection
(c) of Section 21-2.
(2) The issuance of Standard Special K-12
Certificates with appropriate special certification
designations, which shall be renewed as provided in
subsection (c) of Section 21-2. These certificates shall
not be eligible for additional certification designations
except as approved by the State Board of Education, in
consultation with the State Teacher Certification Board.
(c) Those persons eligible to receive K-12 certification
after February 15, 2000 July 1, 1999 shall be issued Initial
Elementary and Initial Secondary Certificates with
appropriate special certification designations pursuant to
this Section or Initial Special K-12 Certificates with
appropriate special certification designations pursuant to
this Section. These Initial K-12 Special Certificates shall
not be eligible for additional certification designations
except as approved by the State Board of Education, in
consultation with the State Teacher Certification Board.
(d) Beginning February 15, 2000, all persons exchanging
a special certificate are exempt from the provisions of
Section 2-3.71 of this Code, provided they meet all the other
requirements for teaching as established by the State Board
of Education, in consultation with the State Teacher
Certification Board.
Beginning February 15, 2000, all persons receiving a
special education designation on either a special certificate
or an elementary certificate issued pursuant to subsection
(c) of this Section are exempt from the provisions of Section
2-3.71 of this Code, provided they meet all the other
requirements for teaching as established by the State Board
of Education, in consultation with the State Teacher
Certification Board.
Certificates exchanged or issued pursuant to this
subsection (d) shall be valid for teaching children with
disabilities, as defined in Section 14-1.02 of this Code, and
these special certificates shall be called Initial or
Standard Special Preschool - Age 21 Certificates. Nothing in
this subsection (d) shall be construed to adversely affect
the rights of any person presently certificated, any person
whose certification is currently pending, or any person who
is currently enrolled or enrolls prior to February 15, 2000
in an approved Special K-12 certification program.
(Source: P.A. 90-548, eff. 1-1-98; 90-653, eff. 7-29-98;
90-811, eff. 1-26-99.)
(105 ILCS 5/21-5) (from Ch. 122, par. 21-5)
Sec. 21-5. High school certificate.
(a) A high school certificate shall be valid for 4 years
for teaching in grades 6 to 12 inclusive of the common
schools. Subject to the provisions of Section 21-1a, it shall
be issued to persons who have graduated from a recognized
institution of higher learning with a bachelor's degree and
with not fewer than 120 semester hours including 16 semester
hours in professional education, 5 of which shall be in
student teaching under competent and close supervision and
with one or more teaching fields. Such persons shall be
recommended for the high school certificate by a recognized
institution as having completed an approved program of
preparation which includes the academic and professional
courses approved by the State Superintendent of Education in
consultation with the State Teacher Certification Board.
(b) Beginning February 15, 2000 July 1, 1999, Initial
and Standard Secondary Certificates shall be issued to
persons who meet all of the criteria established by the State
Board of Education for secondary education.
(Source: P.A. 90-548, eff. 1-1-98; 90-811, eff. 1-26-99.)
(105 ILCS 5/21-7.1) (from Ch. 122, par. 21-7.1)
Sec. 21-7.1. Administrative certificate.
(a) After July 1, 1999 January 1, 1986, an
administrative certificate valid for 5 years of supervising
and administering in the public common schools may be issued
to persons who have graduated from a regionally accredited
recognized institution of higher learning with a master's
degree and who have been recommended certified by a
recognized institution these institutions of higher learning
as having completed a program of preparation for one or more
of these endorsements. Such programs of academic and
professional preparation required for endorsement shall be
administered by the institution in accordance with standards
set forth by the State Superintendent of Education in
consultation with the State Teacher Certification Board.
(b) No administrative certificate shall be issued for
the first time after June 30, 1987 and no endorsement
provided for by this Section shall be made or affixed to an
administrative certificate for the first time after June 30,
1987 unless the person to whom such administrative
certificate is to be issued or to whose administrative
certificate such endorsement is to be affixed has been
required to demonstrate as a part of a program of academic or
professional preparation for such certification or
endorsement: (i) an understanding of the knowledge called for
in establishing productive parent-school relationships and of
the procedures fostering the involvement which such
relationships demand; and (ii) an understanding of the
knowledge required for establishing a high quality school
climate and promoting good classroom organization and
management, including rules of conduct and instructional
procedures appropriate to accomplishing the tasks of
schooling; and (iii) a demonstration of the knowledge and
skills called for in providing instructional leadership. The
standards for demonstrating an understanding of such
knowledge shall be set forth by the State Board of Education
in consultation with the State Teacher Certification Board,
and shall be administered by the recognized institutions of
higher learning as part of the programs of academic and
professional preparation required for certification and
endorsement under this Section. As used in this subsection:
"establishing productive parent-school relationships" means
the ability to maintain effective communication between
parents and school personnel, to encourage parental
involvement in schooling, and to motivate school personnel to
engage parents in encouraging student achievement, including
the development of programs and policies which serve to
accomplish this purpose; and "establishing a high quality
school climate" means the ability to promote academic
achievement, to maintain discipline, to recognize substance
abuse problems among students and utilize appropriate law
enforcement and other community resources to address these
problems, to support teachers and students in their education
endeavors, to establish learning objectives and to provide
instructional leadership, including the development of
policies and programs which serve to accomplish this purpose;
and "providing instructional leadership" means the ability to
effectively evaluate school personnel, to possess general
communication and interpersonal skills, and to establish and
maintain appropriate classroom learning environments. The
provisions of this subsection shall not apply to or affect
the initial issuance or making on or before June 30, 1987 of
any administrative certificate or endorsement provided for
under this Section, nor shall such provisions apply to or
affect the renewal after June 30, 1987 of any such
certificate or endorsement initially issued or made on or
before June 30, 1987.
(c) Administrative certificates shall be renewed every
five years with the first renewal being five years following
the initial receipt of an administrative certificate. Renewal
requirements for administrators whose positions require
certification shall be based upon evidence of continuing
professional education which promotes the following goals:
(1) Improving administrators' knowledge of instructional
practices and administrative procedures; (2) Maintaining the
basic level of competence required for initial certification;
and (3) Improving the mastery of skills and knowledge
regarding the improvement of teaching performance in clinical
settings and assessment of the levels of student performance
in their schools. Evidence of continuing professional
education must include verification of biennial attendance in
a program developed by the Illinois Administrators' Academy
and verification of annual participation in a school district
approved activity which contributes to continuing
professional education. The State Board of Education, in
consultation with the State Teacher Certification Board,
shall develop procedures for implementing this Section and
shall administer the renewal of administrative certificates.
Failure to submit satisfactory evidence of continuing
professional education which contributes to promoting the
goals of this Section shall result in a loss of
administrative certification.
(d) Any limited or life supervisory certificate issued
prior to July 1, 1968 shall continue to be valid for all
administrative and supervisory positions in the public
schools for which it is valid as of that date as long as its
holder meets the requirements for registration or renewal as
set forth in the statutes or until revoked according to law.
(e) The administrative or supervisory positions for
which the certificate shall be valid shall be determined by
one or more of 3 endorsements: general supervisory, general
administrative and superintendent.
Subject to the provisions of Section 21-1a, endorsements
shall be made under conditions set forth in this Section.
The State Board of Education shall, in consultation with the
State Teacher Certification Board, adopt rules pursuant to
the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act, establishing
requirements for obtaining administrative certificates where
the minimum administrative or supervisory requirements
surpass those set forth in this Section.
The State Teacher Certification Board shall file with the
State Board of Education a written recommendation when
considering additional administrative or supervisory
requirements. All additional requirements shall be based
upon the requisite knowledge necessary to perform those tasks
required by the certificate. The State Board of Education
shall in consultation with the State Teacher Certification
Board, establish standards within its rules which shall
include the academic and professional requirements necessary
for certification. These standards shall at a minimum
contain, but not be limited to, those used by the State Board
of Education in determining whether additional knowledge will
be required. Additionally, the State Board of Education
shall in consultation with the State Teacher Certification
Board, establish provisions within its rules whereby any
member of the educational community or the public may file a
formal written recommendation or inquiry regarding
requirements.
(1) Until July 1, 2003, the general supervisory
endorsement shall be affixed to the administrative
certificate of any holder who has at least 16 semester
hours of graduate credit in professional education
including 8 semester hours of graduate credit in
curriculum and research and who has at least 2 years of
full-time teaching experience or school service personnel
experience in public schools, schools under the
supervision of the Department of Corrections, schools
under the administration of the Department of
Rehabilitation Services, or nonpublic schools meeting the
standards established by the State Superintendent of
Education or comparable out-of-state recognition
standards approved by the State Superintendent of
Education.
Such endorsement shall be required for supervisors,
curriculum directors and for such similar and related
positions as determined by the State Superintendent of
Education in consultation with the State Teacher
Certification Board.
(2) The general administrative endorsement shall be
affixed to the administrative certificate of any holder
who has at least 20 semester hours of graduate credit in
educational administration and supervision and who has at
least 2 years of full-time teaching experience or school
service personnel experience in public schools, schools
under the supervision of the Department of Corrections,
schools under the administration of the Department of
Rehabilitation Services, or nonpublic schools meeting the
standards established by the State Superintendent of
Education or comparable out-of-state recognition
standards approved by the State Superintendent of
Education.
Such endorsement shall be required for principal,
assistant principal, assistant or associate
superintendent, junior college dean and for related or
similar positions as determined by the State
Superintendent of Education in consultation with the
State Teacher Certification Board.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act,
after January 1, 1990 and until January 1, 1991, any
teacher employed by a district subject to Article 34
shall be entitled to receive an administrative
certificate with a general administrative endorsement
affixed thereto if he or she: (i) had at least 3 years of
experience as a certified teacher for such district prior
to August 1, 1985; (ii) obtained a Master's degree prior
to August 1, 1985; (iii) completed at least 20 hours of
graduate credit in education courses (including at least
12 hours in educational administration and supervision)
prior to September 1, 1987; and (iv) has received a
rating of superior for at least each of the last 5 years.
Any person who obtains an administrative certificate with
a general administrative endorsement affixed thereto
under this paragraph shall not be qualified to serve in
any administrative position except assistant principal.
(3) The chief school business official endorsement
shall be affixed to the administrative certificate of any
holder who qualifies by having a Master's degree, two
years of administrative experience in school business
management, and a minimum of 20 semester hours of
graduate credit in a program established by the State
Superintendent of Education in consultation with the
State Teacher Certification Board for the preparation of
school business administrators. Such endorsement shall
also be affixed to the administrative certificate of any
holder who qualifies by having a Master's Degree in
Business Administration, Finance or Accounting from a
regionally accredited institution of higher education.
After June 30, 1977, such endorsement shall be
required for any individual first employed as a chief
school business official.
(4) The superintendent endorsement shall be affixed to
the administrative certificate of any holder who has
completed 30 semester hours of graduate credit beyond the
master's degree in a program for the preparation of
superintendents of schools including 16 semester hours of
graduate credit in professional education and who has at
least 2 years experience as an administrator or supervisor in
the public schools or the State Board of Education or
education service regions or in nonpublic schools meeting the
standards established by the State Superintendent of
Education or comparable out-of-state recognition standards
approved by the State Superintendent of Education and holds
general supervisory or general administrative endorsement, or
who has had 2 years of experience as a supervisor or
administrator while holding an all-grade supervisory
certificate or a certificate comparable in validity and
educational and experience requirements.
After June 30, 1968, such endorsement shall be required
for a superintendent of schools, except as provided in the
second paragraph of this Section and in Section 34-6.
Any person appointed to the position of superintendent
between the effective date of this Act and June 30, 1993 in a
school district organized pursuant to Article 32 with an
enrollment of at least 20,000 pupils shall be exempt from the
provisions of this Subsection (4) until June 30, 1996.
(f) All official interpretations or acts of issuing or
denying administrative certificates or endorsements by the
State Teacher's Certification Board, State Board of Education
or the State Superintendent of Education, from the passage of
P.A. 81-1208 on November 8, 1979 through September 24, 1981
are hereby declared valid and legal acts in all respects and
further that the purported repeal of the provisions of this
Section by P.A. 81-1208 and P.A. 81-1509 is declared null and
void.
(Source: P.A. 89-626, eff. 8-9-96.)
(105 ILCS 5/21-9) (from Ch. 122, par. 21-9)
Sec. 21-9. Substitute certificates and substitute
teaching.
(a) A substitute teacher's certificate may be issued for
teaching in all grades of the common schools. Such
certificate may be issued upon request of the regional
superintendent of schools of any region in which the teacher
is to teach. A substitute teacher's certificate is valid for
teaching in the public schools of any county. Such
certificate may be issued to persons who either (a) hold a
certificate valid for teaching in the common schools as
shown on the face of the certificate, (b) hold a bachelor of
arts degree from an institution of higher learning accredited
by the North Central Association or other comparable regional
accrediting association or have been graduated from a
recognized institution of higher learning with a bachelor's
degree, or (c) have had 2 years of teaching experience and
meet such other rules and regulations as may be adopted by
the State Board of Education in consultation with the State
Teacher Certification Board. Such certificate shall expire
on June 30 in the fourth year from date of issue. Substitute
teacher's certificates are not subject to endorsement as
described in Section 21-1b of this Code.
(b) A teacher holding a substitute teacher's certificate
may teach only in the place of a certified teacher who is
under contract with the employing board and may teach only
when no appropriate fully certified teacher is available to
teach in a substitute capacity. A teacher holding an early
childhood certificate, an elementary certificate, a high
school certificate, or a special certificate may also
substitute teach in grades K-12 but only in the place of a
certified teacher who is under contract with the employing
board. A substitute teacher may teach only for a period not
to exceed 90 paid school days or 450 paid school hours in any
one school district in any one school term. Where such
teaching is partly on a daily and partly on an hourly basis,
a school day shall be considered as 5 hours. The teaching
limitations imposed by this subsection upon teachers holding
substitute certificates shall not apply in any school
district operating under Article 34.
(Source: P.A. 89-212, eff. 8-4-95.)
(105 ILCS 5/21-11.3) (from Ch. 122, par. 21-11.3)
Sec. 21-11.3. Resident teacher certificate. A resident
teacher certificate shall be valid for 2 years for employment
as a resident teacher in a public school. It shall be issued
only to persons who have graduated from a regionally
accredited recognized institution of higher education with a
bachelor's degree, who are enrolled in a program of
preparation approved by the State Superintendent of Education
in consultation with the State Teacher Certification Board,
and who have passed the appropriate tests as required in
Section 21-1a and as determined by the State Board of
Education. A resident teacher certificate may be issued for
teaching children through grade 3 or for grades K-9, 6-12, or
K-12 in a special subject area and may not be renewed. A
resident teacher may teach only in conjunction with and under
the direction of a certified teacher and shall not teach in
place of a certified teacher.
(Source: P.A. 90-548, eff. 1-1-98.)
(105 ILCS 5/21-11.4)
Sec. 21-11.4. Illinois Teacher Corps.
(a) The General Assembly finds and determines that (i)
it is important to encourage the entry of qualified
professionals into elementary and secondary teaching as a
second career; and (ii) there are a number of individuals who
have bachelors' degrees, experience in the work force, and an
interest in serving youth that creates a special talent pool
with great potential for enriching the lives of Illinois
children as teachers. To provide this talent pool with the
opportunity to serve children as teachers, school districts,
colleges, and universities are encouraged, as part of the
public policy of this State, to enter into collaborative
programs to educate and induct these non-traditional
candidates into the teaching profession. To facilitate the
certification of such candidates, the State Board of
Education, in consultation with the State Teacher
Certification Board, shall assist institutions of higher
education and school districts with the implementation of the
Illinois Teacher Corps.
(b) Individuals who wish to become candidates for the
Illinois Teacher Corps program must earn a resident teacher
certificate as defined in Section 21-11.3, including:
(1) graduation from a regionally accredited
recognized institution of higher education with a
bachelor's degree and at least a 3.00 out of a 4.00 grade
point average;
(2) a minimum of 5 years of professional experience
in the area the candidate wishes to teach;
(3) passing the examinations required by the State
Board of Education;
(4) enrollment in a Masters of Education Degree
program approved by the State Superintendent of Education
in consultation with the State Teacher Certification
Board; and
(5) completion of a 6 week summer intensive teacher
preparation course which is the first component of the
Masters Degree program.
(c) School districts may hire an Illinois Teacher Corps
candidate after the candidate has received his or her
resident teacher certificate. The school district has the
responsibility of ensuring that the candidates receive the
supports necessary to become qualified, competent and
productive teachers. To be eligible to participate in the
Illinois Teacher Corps program, school districts must provide
a minimum of the following supports to the candidates:
(1) a salary and benefits package as negotiated
through the teacher contracts;
(2) a mentor certified teacher who will provide
guidance to one or more candidates under a program
developed collaboratively by the school district and
university;
(3) at least quarterly evaluations performed of
each candidate jointly by the mentor teacher and the
principal of the school or the principal's designee; and
(4) a written and signed document from the school
district outlining the support the district intends to
provide to the candidates, for approval by the State
Teacher Certification Board.
(d) Illinois institutions of higher education shall work
collaboratively with school districts and the State Teacher
Certification Board to academically prepare the candidates
for the teaching profession. To be eligible to participate,
the College or School of Education of a participating
Illinois institution of higher education must develop a
curriculum that provides, upon completion, a Masters Degree
in Education for the candidates. The Masters Degree program
must:
(1) receive approval from the State Teacher
Certification Board; and
(2) take no longer than 3 summers and 2 academic
years to complete, and balance the needs and time
constraints of the candidates.
(e) Upon successful completion of the Masters Degree
program, the candidate receives an Initial Teaching
Certificate in the State of Illinois.
(f) If an individual wishes to become a candidate in the
Illinois Teacher Corps program, but does not possess 5 years
of professional experience, the individual may qualify for
the program by participating in a one year internship
teacher preparation program with a school district. The one
year internship shall be developed collaboratively by the
school district and the Illinois institution of higher
education, and shall be approved by the State Teacher
Certification Board.
(g) The State Board of Education is authorized to award
grants to school districts that seek to prepare candidates
for the teaching profession who have bachelors' degrees and
professional work experience in subjects relevant to teaching
fields, but who do not have formal preparation for teaching.
Grants may be made to school districts for up to $3,000 per
candidate when the school district, in cooperation with a
public or private university and the school district's
teacher bargaining unit, develop a program designed to
prepare teachers pursuant to the Illinois Teacher Corps
program under this Section.
(Source: P.A. 90-548, eff. 1-1-98.)
(105 ILCS 5/21-12) (from Ch. 122, par. 21-12)
Sec. 21-12. Printing; of Seal; Signature; Credentials.
All certificates shall be printed by and bear the seal of the
State Teacher Certification Board and the signatures of the
chairman and of the secretary of the State Teacher
Certification Board board. Each certificate shall show the
integrally printed seal of the State Teacher Certification
Board. All college credentials offered as the basis of a
certificate shall be presented to the secretary of the State
Teacher Certification Board for inspection and approval.
After January 1, 1964, each application for a certificate or
evaluation of credentials shall be accompanied by an
evaluation fee of $20 which is not refundable.
Commencing July 1, 1999, each application for a
certificate or evaluation of credentials shall be accompanied
by an evaluation fee of $30 payable to the State
Superintendent of Education, January 1, 1994, an additional
$10 shall be charged for each application for a certificate
or evaluation of credentials which is not refundable, except
that no application or evaluation fee shall be required for a
Master Certificate issued pursuant to subsection (d) of
Section 21-2 of this Code. There is hereby created a Teacher
Certificate Fee Revolving Fund as a special fund within the
State Treasury. The proceeds of each $30 the additional $10
fee shall be paid into the Teacher Certificate Fee Revolving
Fund, created under Section 21-1b of this Code; and the
moneys in that Fund shall be appropriated and used to provide
the technology and other resources necessary for the timely
and efficient processing of certification requests.
When evaluation verifies the requirements for a valid
certificate, the applicant shall be issued an entitlement
card that may be presented to a regional superintendent of
schools together with a fee of one dollar for issuance of a
certificate.
The applicant shall be notified of any deficiencies.
(Source: P.A. 88-224; revised 10-31-98.)
(105 ILCS 5/21-14) (from Ch. 122, par. 21-14)
Sec. 21-14. Registration and renewal of certificates.
(a) A limited four-year certificate or a certificate
issued after July 1, 1955, shall be renewable at its
expiration or within 60 days thereafter by the county
superintendent of schools having supervision and control over
the school where the teacher is teaching upon certified
evidence of meeting the requirements for renewal as required
by this Act and prescribed by the State Board of Education in
consultation with the State Teacher Certification Board. An
elementary supervisory certificate shall not be renewed at
the end of the first four-year period covered by the
certificate unless the holder thereof has filed certified
evidence with the State Teacher Certification Board that he
has a master's degree or that he has earned 8 semester hours
of credit in the field of educational administration and
supervision in a recognized institution of higher learning.
The holder shall continue to earn 8 semester hours of credit
each four-year period until such time as he has earned a
master's degree.
All certificates not renewed or registered as herein
provided shall lapse after a period of 5 4 years from the
expiration of the last year of registration. Such
certificates may be reinstated for a one year period upon
payment of all accumulated registration fees. Such
reinstated certificates shall only be renewed: (1) by earning
5 semester hours of credit in a recognized institution of
higher learning in the field of professional education or in
courses related to the holder's contractual teaching duties;
or (2) by presenting evidence of holding a valid regular
certificate of some other type. Any certificate may be
voluntarily surrendered by the certificate holder. A
voluntarily surrendered certificate shall be treated as a
revoked certificate.
(b) When those teaching certificates issued before
February 15, 2000 July 1, 1999 are renewed for the first time
after February 15, 2000 July 1, 1999, all such teaching
certificates shall be exchanged for Standard Teaching
Certificates as provided in subsection (c) of Section 21-2.
All Initial and Standard Teaching Certificates, including
those issued to persons who previously held teaching
certificates issued before February 15, 2000 July 1, 1999,
shall be renewable under the conditions set forth in this
subsection (b).
Initial Teaching Certificates are nonrenewable and are
valid for 4 years of teaching. Standard Teaching
Certificates are renewable every 5 years as provided in
subsection (c) of Section 21-2 and subsection (c) of this
Section. For purposes of this Section, "teaching" is defined
as employment and performance of services in an Illinois
public or State-operated elementary school, secondary school,
or cooperative or joint agreement with a governing body or
board of control, in a certificated teaching position, or a
charter school operating in compliance with the Charter
Schools Law.
(c) In compliance with subsection (c) of Section 21-2 of
this Code, which provides that a Standard Teaching
Certificate may be renewed by the State Teacher Certification
Board based upon proof of continuing professional
development, the State Board of Education and the State
Teacher Certification Board shall jointly:
(1) establish a procedure for renewing Standard
Teaching Certificates, which shall include but not be
limited to annual timelines for the renewal process and
the components set forth in subsections (d) through (k)
of this Section;
(2) establish the standards for certificate
renewal;
(3) approve the providers of continuing
professional development activities;
(4) determine the maximum credit for each category
of continuing professional development activities, based
upon recommendations submitted by a continuing
professional development activity task force, which shall
consist of 6 staff members from the State Board of
Education, appointed by the State Superintendent of
Education, and 6 teacher representatives, 3 of whom are
selected by the Illinois Education Association and 3 of
whom are selected by the Illinois Federation of Teachers;
(5) designate the type and amount of documentation
required to show that continuing professional development
activities have been completed; and
(6) provide, on a timely basis to all Illinois
teachers, certificate holders, regional superintendents
of schools, school districts, and others with an interest
in continuing professional development, information about
the standards and requirements established pursuant to
this subsection (c).
(d) Any Standard Teaching Certificate held by an
individual employed and performing services in an Illinois
public or State-operated elementary school, secondary school,
or cooperative or joint agreement with a governing body or
board of control in a certificated teaching position or a
charter school in compliance with the Charter Schools Law
must be maintained Valid and Active through certificate
renewal activities specified in the certificate renewal
procedure established pursuant to subsection (c) of this
Section, provided that a holder of a Valid and Active
certificate who is only employed on either a part-time basis
or day-to-day basis as a substitute teacher shall pay only
the required registration fee to renew his or her certificate
and maintain it as Valid and Active. All other Standard
Teaching Certificates held may be maintained as Valid and
Exempt through the registration process provided for in the
certificate renewal procedure established pursuant to
subsection (c) of this Section. A Valid and Exempt
certificate must be immediately activated, through procedures
developed jointly by the State Board of Education and the
State Teacher Certification Board, upon the certificate
holder becoming employed and performing services in an
Illinois public or State-operated elementary school,
secondary school, or cooperative or joint agreement with a
governing body or board of control in a certificated teaching
position or a charter school operating in compliance with the
Charter Schools Law. A holder of a Valid and Exempt
certificate may activate his or her certificate through
procedures provided for in the certificate renewal procedure
established pursuant to subsection (c) of this Section.
(e)(1) A Standard Teaching Certificate that has been
maintained as Valid and Active for the 5 years of the
certificate's validity shall be renewed as Valid and Active
upon the certificate holder: (i) completing at least 8
semester hours of coursework as described in subdivision (A)
of paragraph (3) of this subsection (e); (ii) earning at
least 24 continuing education units as described in
subdivision (B) of paragraph (3) of this subsection (e);
(iii) completing the National Board for Professional Teaching
Standards process as described in subdivision (C) of
paragraph (3) of this subsection (e); or (iv) earning 120
continuing professional development units ("CPDU") as
described in subdivision (D) of paragraph (3) of this
subsection (e). The maximum continuing professional
development units for each continuing professional
development activity identified in subdivisions (E) through
(I) of paragraph (3) of this subsection (e) shall be jointly
determined by the State Board of Education and the State
Teacher Certification Board. If, however, the certificate
holder has maintained the certificate as Valid and Exempt for
a portion of the 5-year period of validity, the number of
continuing professional development units needed to renew the
certificate as Valid and Active shall be proportionately
reduced by the amount of time the certificate was Valid and
Exempt. Furthermore, if a certificate holder is employed and
performs teaching services on a part-time basis for all or a
portion of the certificate's 5-year period of validity, the
number of continuing professional development units needed to
renew the certificate as Valid and Active shall be reduced by
50% for the amount of time the certificate holder has been
employed and performed teaching services on a part-time
basis. Part-time shall be defined as less than 50% of the
school day or school term.
(2) Each Valid and Active Standard Teaching Certificate
holder shall develop a certificate renewal plan for
satisfying the continuing professional development
requirement provided for in subsection (c) of Section 21-2 of
this Code. Certificate holders with multiple certificates
shall develop a certificate renewal plan that addresses only
that certificate or those certificates that are required of
his or her certificated teaching position, if the certificate
holder is employed and performing services in an Illinois
public or State-operated elementary school, secondary school,
or cooperative or joint agreement with a governing body or
board of control, or that certificate or those certificates
most closely related to his or her teaching position, if the
certificate holder is employed in a charter school. Except
as otherwise provided in this subsection (e), a certificate
renewal plan shall include a minimum of 3 individual
improvement goals developed by the certificate holder and
shall reflect purposes (A), (B), and (C) and may reflect
purpose (D) of the following continuing professional
development purposes:
(A) Advance both the certificate holder's knowledge
and skills as a teacher consistent with the Illinois
Professional Teaching Standards and the Illinois Content
Area Standards in the certificate holder's areas of
certification, endorsement, or teaching assignment in
order to keep the certificate holder current in those
areas.
(B) Develop the certificate holder's knowledge and
skills in areas determined to be critical for all
Illinois teachers, as defined by the State Board of
Education, known as "State priorities".
(C) Address the knowledge, skills, and goals of the
certificate holder's local school improvement plan, if
the teacher is employed in an Illinois public or
State-operated elementary school, secondary school, or
cooperative or joint agreement with a governing body or
board of control.
(D) Expand knowledge and skills in an additional
teaching field or toward the acquisition of another
teaching certificate, endorsement, or relevant education
degree.
A certificate renewal plan must include a description of how
these goals are to be achieved and an explanation of selected
continuing professional development activities to be
completed, each of which must meet one or more of the
continuing professional development purposes specified in
this paragraph (2). The plan shall identify potential
activities and include projected timelines for those
activities that will assure completion of the plan before the
expiration of the 5-year validity of the Standard Teaching
Certificate. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection
(e), at least 50% of continuing professional development
units must relate to purposes (A) and (B) set forth in this
paragraph (2): the advancement of a certificate holder's
knowledge and skills as a teacher consistent with the
Illinois Professional Teaching Standards and the Illinois
Content Area Standards in the certificate holder's areas of
certification, endorsement, or teaching assignment in order
to keep the certificate holder current in those areas and the
development of a certificate holder's knowledge and skills in
the State priorities that exist at the time the certificate
renewal plan is developed.
(3) Continuing professional development activities
included in a certificate renewal plan may include, but are
not limited to, the following activities:
(A) at least 8 semester hours of coursework in an
approved education-related program, of which at least 2
semester hours relate to the continuing professional
development purpose set forth in purpose (A) of paragraph
(2) of this subsection (e), provided that such a plan
need not include any other continuing professional
development activities nor reflect or contain activities
related to the other continuing professional development
purposes set forth in paragraph (2) of this subsection
(e);
(B) continuing education units that satisfy the
continuing professional development purposes set forth in
paragraph (2) of this subsection (e), with each
continuing education unit equal to 5 clock hours,
provided that a plan that includes at least 24 continuing
education units (or 120 clock/contact hours) need not
include any other continuing professional development
activities;
(C) completion of the National Board of
Professional Teaching Standards ("NBPTS") process,
provided that a plan that includes completion of the
NBPTS process need not include any other continuing
professional development activities nor reflect or
contain activities related to the continuing professional
development purposes set forth in paragraph (2) of
subsection (e) of this Section;
(D) completion of 120 continuing professional
development units that satisfy the continuing
professional development purposes set forth in paragraph
(2) of this subsection (e) and may include without
limitation the activities identified in subdivisions (E)
through (I) of this paragraph (3);
(E) collaboration and partnership activities
related to improving the teacher's knowledge and skills
as a teacher, including the following:
(i) participating on collaborative planning
and professional improvement teams and committees;
(ii) peer review and coaching;
(iii) mentoring in a formal mentoring program,
including service as a consulting teacher
participating in a remediation process formulated
under Section 24A-5 of this Code;
(iv) participating in site-based management or
decision making teams, relevant committees, boards,
or task forces directly related to school
improvement plans;
(v) coordinating community resources in
schools, if the project is a specific goal of the
school improvement plan;
(vi) facilitating parent education programs
for a school, school district, or regional office of
education directly related to student achievement or
school improvement plans;
(vii) participating in business, school, or
community partnerships directly related to student
achievement or school improvement plans;
(viii) supervising a student teacher or
teacher education candidate in clinical supervision,
provided that the supervision may only be counted
once during the course of 5 years;
(F) college or university coursework related to
improving the teacher's knowledge and skills as a teacher
as follows:
(i) completing undergraduate or graduate
credit earned from a regionally accredited
institution in coursework relevant to the
certificate area being renewed, provided the
coursework meets Illinois Professional Teaching
Standards or Illinois Content Area Standards and
supports the essential characteristics of quality
professional development; or
(ii) teaching college or university courses in
areas relevant to the certificate area being
renewed, provided that the teaching may only be
counted once during the course of 5 years;
(G) conferences, workshops, institutes, seminars,
and symposiums related to improving the teacher's
knowledge and skills as a teacher, including the
following:
(i) completing non-university credit directly
related to student achievement, school improvement
plans, or State priorities;
(ii) participating in or presenting at
workshops, seminars, conferences, institutes, and
symposiums;
(iii) training as external reviewers for
Quality Assurance;
(iv) training as reviewers of university
teacher preparation programs;
(H) other educational experiences related to
improving the teacher's knowledge and skills as a
teacher, including the following:
(i) participating in action research and
inquiry projects;
(ii) observing programs or teaching in
schools, related businesses, or industry that is
systematic, purposeful, and relevant to certificate
renewal;
(iii) traveling related to ones teaching
assignment, directly related to student achievement
or school improvement plans and approved at least 30
days prior to the travel experience, provided that
the traveling shall not include time spent commuting
to destinations where the learning experience will
occur;
(iv) participating in study groups related to
student achievement or school improvement plans;
(v) serving on a statewide education-related
committee, including but not limited to the State
Teacher Certification Board, State Board of
Education strategic agenda teams, or the State
Advisory Council on Education of Children with
Disabilities;
(vi) participating in work/learn programs or
internships; or
(I) professional leadership experiences related to
improving the teacher's knowledge and skills as a
teacher, including the following:
(i) participating in curriculum development or
assessment activities at the school, school
district, regional office of education, State, or
national level;
(ii) participating in team or department
leadership in a school or school district;
(iii) participating on external or internal
school or school district review teams;
(iv) publishing educational articles, columns,
or books relevant to the certificate area being
renewed; or
(v) participating in non-strike related
professional association or labor organization
service or activities related to professional
development.
(4) A certificate renewal plan must initially be
approved by the certificate holder's local professional
development committee, as provided for in subsection (f) of
this Section. If the local professional development
committee does not approve the certificate renewal plan, the
certificate holder may appeal that determination to the
regional professional development review committee, as
provided for in paragraph (2) of subsection (g) of this
Section. If the regional professional development review
committee disagrees with the local professional development
committee's determination, the certificate renewal plan shall
be deemed approved and the certificate holder may begin
satisfying the continuing professional development activities
set forth in the plan. If the regional professional
development review committee agrees with the local
professional development committee's determination, the
certificate renewal plan shall be deemed disapproved and
shall be returned to the certificate holder to develop a
revised certificate renewal plan. In all cases, the regional
professional development review committee shall immediately
notify both the local professional development committee and
the certificate holder of its determination.
(5) A certificate holder who wishes to modify the
continuing professional development activities or goals in
his or her certificate renewal plan must submit the proposed
modifications to his or her local professional development
committee for approval prior to engaging in the proposed
activities. If the local professional development committee
does not approve the proposed modification, the certificate
holder may appeal that determination to the regional
professional development review committee, as set forth in
paragraph (4) of this subsection (e).
(6) When a certificate holder changes assignments or
school districts during the course of completing a
certificate renewal plan, the professional development and
continuing education credit earned pursuant to the plan shall
transfer to the new assignment or school district and count
toward the total requirements. This certificate renewal plan
must be reviewed by the appropriate local professional
development committee and may be modified to reflect the
certificate holder's new work assignment or the school
improvement plan of the new school district or school
building.
(f) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Code,
each school district, charter school, and cooperative or
joint agreement with a governing body or board of control
that employs certificated staff, shall establish and
implement, in conjunction with its exclusive representative,
if any, one or more local professional development
committees, as set forth in this subsection (f), which shall
perform the following functions:
(1) review and approve certificate renewal plans
and any modifications made to these plans, including
transferred plans;
(2) maintain a file of approved certificate renewal
plans;
(3) monitor certificate holders' progress in
completing approved certificate renewal plans;
(4) assist in the development of professional
development plans based upon needs identified in
certificate renewal plans;
(5) determine whether certificate holders have met
the requirements of their certificate renewal plans and
notify certificate holders of its determination;
(6) provide a certificate holder with the
opportunity to address the committee when it has
determined that the certificate holder has not met the
requirements of his or her certificate renewal plan;
(7) issue and forward recommendations for renewal
or nonrenewal of certificate holders' Standard Teaching
Certificates to the appropriate regional superintendent
of schools, based upon whether certificate holders have
met the requirements of their approved certificate
renewal plans, with 30-day written notice of its
recommendation provided to the certificate holder prior
to forwarding the recommendation to the regional
superintendent of schools, provided that if the local
professional development committee's recommendation is
for certificate nonrenewal, the written notice provided
to the certificate holder shall include a return receipt;
and
(8) reconsider its recommendation of certificate
nonrenewal, upon request of the certificate holder within
30 days of receipt of written notification that the local
professional development committee will make such a
recommendation, and forward to the regional
superintendent of schools its recommendation within 30
days of receipt of the certificate holder's request.
Each local professional development committee shall
consist of at least 3 classroom teachers; one superintendent
or chief administrator of the school district, charter
school, or cooperative or joint agreement or his or her
designee; and one at-large member who shall be either (i) a
parent, (ii) a member of the business community, (iii) a
community member, or (iv) an administrator, with preference
given to an individual chosen from among those persons listed
in items (i), (ii), and (iii) in order to secure
representation of an interest not already represented on the
committee. If mutually agreed upon by the school district,
charter school, or governing body or board of control of a
cooperative or joint agreement and its exclusive
representative, if any, additional members may be added to a
local professional development committee, provided that a
majority of members are classroom teachers. The school
district, charter school, or governing body or board of
control of a cooperative or joint agreement and its exclusive
representative, if any, shall determine the term of service
of the members of a local professional development committee.
All individuals selected to serve on local professional
development committees must be known to demonstrate the best
practices in teaching or their respective field of practice.
The exclusive representative, if any, shall select the
classroom teacher members of the local professional
development committee. If no exclusive representative
exists, then the classroom teacher members of a local
professional development committee shall be selected by the
classroom teachers that come within the local professional
development committee's authority. The school district,
charter school, or governing body or board of control of a
cooperative or joint agreement shall select the 2
non-classroom teacher members (the superintendent or chief
administrator of the school district, charter school, or
cooperative or joint agreement or his or her designee and the
at-large member) of a local professional development
committee. Vacancies in positions on a local professional
development committee shall be filled in the same manner as
the original selections. The members of a local professional
development committee shall select a chairperson. Local
professional development committee meetings shall be
scheduled so as not to interfere with committee members'
regularly scheduled teaching duties, except when otherwise
permitted by the policies of or agreed to or approved by the
school district, charter school, or governing body or board
of control of a cooperative or joint agreement, or its
designee.
The board of education or governing board shall convene
the first meeting of the local professional development
committee. All actions taken by the local professional
development committee shall require that a majority of
committee members be present, and no committee action may be
taken unless 50% or more of those present are teacher
members.
The State Board of Education and the State Teacher
Certification Board shall jointly provide local professional
development committee members with a training manual, and the
members shall certify that they have received and read the
manual.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this subsection
(f), for a teacher employed and performing services in a
nonpublic or State-operated elementary or secondary school,
all references to a local professional development committee
shall mean the regional superintendent of schools of the
regional office of education for the geographic area where
the teaching is done.
(g)(1) Each regional superintendent of schools shall
review and concur or nonconcur with each recommendation for
renewal or nonrenewal of a Standard Teaching Certificate he
or she receives from a local professional development
committee or, if a certificate holder appeals the
recommendation to the regional professional development
review committee, the recommendation for renewal or
nonrenewal he or she receives from a regional professional
development review committee and, within 14 days of receipt
of the recommendation, shall provide the State Teacher
Certification Board with verification of the following, if
applicable:
(A) a certificate renewal plan was filed and
approved by the appropriate local professional
development committee;
(B) the professional development and continuing
education activities set forth in the approved
certificate renewal plan have been satisfactorily
completed;
(C) the local professional development committee
has recommended the renewal of the certificate holder's
Standard Teaching Certificate and forwarded the
recommendation, along with all supporting documentation
as jointly required by the State Board of Education and
the State Teacher Certification Board, to the regional
superintendent of schools;
(D) the certificate holder has appealed his or her
local professional development committee's recommendation
of nonrenewal to the regional professional development
review committee and the result of that appeal;
(E) the regional superintendent of schools has
concurred or nonconcurred with the local professional
development committee's or regional professional
development review committee's recommendation to renew or
nonrenew the certificate holder's Standard Teaching
Certificate and made a recommendation to that effect; and
(F) the established registration fee for the
Standard Teaching Certificate has been paid.
At the same time the regional superintendent of schools
provides the State Teacher Certification Board with the
notice required by this subsection (g), he or she shall also
notify the certificate holder in writing that this notice has
been provided to the State Teacher Certification Board,
provided that if the notice provided by the regional
superintendent of schools to the State Teacher Certification
Board includes a recommendation of certificate nonrenewal,
the written notice provided to the certificate holder shall
be by certified mail, return receipt requested.
(2) Each certificate holder shall have the right to
appeal his or her local professional development committee's
recommendation of nonrenewal to the regional professional
development review committee, within 14 days of receipt of
notice that the recommendation has been sent to the regional
superintendent of schools. Each regional superintendent of
schools shall establish a regional professional development
review committee or committees for the purpose of advising
the regional superintendent of schools, upon request, and
handling certificate holder appeals. This committee shall
consist of at least 4 classroom teachers, one
non-administrative certificated educational employee, 2
administrators, and one at-large member who shall be either
(i) a parent, (ii) a member of the business community, (iii)
a community member, or (iv) an administrator, with preference
given to an individual chosen from among those persons listed
in items (i), (ii), and (iii) in order to secure
representation of an interest not already represented on the
committee. The teacher and non-administrative certificated
educational employee members of the review committee shall be
selected by their exclusive representative, if any, and the
administrators and at-large member shall be selected by the
regional superintendent of schools. A regional
superintendent of schools may add additional members to the
committee, provided that the same proportion of teachers to
administrators and at-large members on the committee is
maintained. Any additional teacher and non-administrative
certificated educational employee members shall be selected
by their exclusive representative, if any. Vacancies in
positions on a regional professional development review
committee shall be filled in the same manner as the original
selections. Committee members shall serve staggered 3-year
terms. All individuals selected to serve on regional
professional development review committees must be known to
demonstrate the best practices in teaching or their
respective field of practice.
The exclusive representative responsible for choosing the
individuals that serve on a regional professional development
review committee shall notify each school district, charter
school, or governing body or board of control of a
cooperative or joint agreement employing the individuals
chosen to serve and provide their names to the appropriate
regional superintendent of schools. Regional professional
development review committee meetings shall be scheduled so
as not to interfere with the committee members' regularly
scheduled teaching duties, except when otherwise permitted by
the policies of or agreed to or approved by the school
district, charter school, or governing body or board of
control of a cooperative or joint agreement, or its designee,
provided that the school district, charter school, or
governing body or board of control shall not unreasonably
withhold permission for a committee member to attend regional
professional development review committee meetings.
In a city having a population exceeding 500,000 that does
not have a regional office of education, one or more separate
regional professional development review committees shall be
established as mutually agreed upon by the board of education
of the school district organized under Article 34 of this
Code and the exclusive representative. The composition of
each committee shall be the same as for a regional
professional development review committee, except that
members of the committee shall be jointly appointed by the
board of education and the exclusive representative. All
other provisions of this Section concerning regional
professional development review committees shall apply to
these committees.
The regional professional development review committee
may require information in addition to that received from a
certificate holder's local professional development committee
or request that the certificate holder appear before it,
shall either concur or nonconcur with a local professional
development committee's recommendation of nonrenewal, and
shall forward to the regional superintendent of schools its
recommendation of renewal or nonrenewal. All actions taken
by the regional professional development review committee
shall require a quorum and be by a simple majority of those
present and voting. A record of all votes shall be
maintained. The committee shall have 45 days from receipt of
a certificate holder's appeal to make its recommendation to
the regional superintendent of schools.
The State Board of Education and the State Teacher
Certification Board shall jointly provide regional
professional development review committee members with a
training manual, and the members shall be required to attend
one training seminar sponsored jointly by the State Board of
Education and the State Teacher Certification Board.
(h)(1) The State Teacher Certification Board shall
review the regional superintendent of schools'
recommendations to renew or nonrenew Standard Teaching
Certificates and notify certificate holders in writing
whether their certificates have been renewed or nonrenewed
within 90 days of receipt of the recommendations, unless a
certificate holder has appealed a regional superintendent of
schools' recommendation of nonrenewal, as provided in
paragraph (2) of this subsection (h). The State Teacher
Certification Board shall verify that the certificate holder
has met the renewal criteria set forth in paragraph (1) of
subsection (g) of this Section.
(2) Each certificate holder shall have the right to
appeal a regional superintendent of school's recommendation
to nonrenew his or her Standard Teaching Certificate to the
State Teacher Certification Board, within 14 days of receipt
of notice that the decision has been sent to the State
Teacher Certification Board, which shall hold an appeal
hearing within 60 days of receipt of the appeal. When such
an appeal is taken, the certificate holder's Standard
Teaching Certificate shall continue to be valid until the
appeal is finally determined. The State Teacher
Certification Board shall review the regional superintendent
of school's recommendation, the regional professional
development review committee's recommendation, if any, and
the local professional development committee's recommendation
and all relevant documentation to verify whether the
certificate holder has met the renewal criteria set forth in
paragraph (1) of subsection (g) of this Section. The State
Teacher Certification Board may request that the certificate
holder appear before it. All actions taken by the State
Teacher Certification Board shall require a quorum and be by
a simple majority of those present and voting. A record of
all votes shall be maintained. The State Teacher
Certification Board shall notify the certificate holder in
writing, within 7 days of completing the review, whether his
or her Standard Teaching Certificate has been renewed or
nonrenewed, provided that if the State Teacher Certification
Board determines to nonrenew a certificate, the written
notice provided to the certificate holder shall be by
certified mail, return receipt requested. All certificate
renewal or nonrenewal decisions of the State Teacher
Certification Board are final and subject to administrative
review, as set forth in Section 21-24 of this Code.
(i) Holders of Master Teaching Certificates shall meet
the same requirements and follow the same procedures as
holders of Standard Teaching Certificates, except that their
renewal cycle shall be as set forth in subsection (d) of
Section 21-2 of this Code.
(j) Holders of Valid and Exempt Standard and Master
Teaching Certificates who are not employed and performing
services in an Illinois public or State-operated elementary
school, secondary school, or cooperative or joint agreement
with a governing body or board of control, in a certificated
teaching position, may voluntarily activate their
certificates by developing and submitting a certificate
renewal plan to the regional superintendent of schools of the
regional office of education for the geographic area where
their teaching is done, who, or whose designee, shall approve
the plan and serve as the certificate holder's local
professional development committee. These certificate
holders shall follow the same renewal criteria and procedures
as all other Standard and Master Teaching Certificate
holders, except that their continuing professional
development plans shall not be required to reflect or address
the knowledge, skills, and goals of a local school
improvement plan.
(k) Each school district, charter school, or cooperative
or joint agreement shall be paid an annual amount of not less
than $1,000, as determined by a formula based on the number
of Standard Teaching and Master Teaching Certificate holders,
subject to renewal and established by rule, not to exceed
$1,000,000 annually for all school districts, charter
schools, and cooperatives or joint agreements, for
administrative costs associated with conducting the meetings
of the local professional development committee. Each
regional office of education shall receive $2,000 annually to
pay school districts, charter schools, or cooperatives or
joint agreements for costs, as defined by rule, incurred in
staff attendance at regional professional development review
committee meetings and the training seminar required under
paragraph (2) of subsection (g) of this Section.
(l) The State Board of Education and the State Teacher
Certification Board shall jointly contract with an
independent party to conduct a comprehensive evaluation of
the certificate renewal system pursuant to this Section. The
first report of this evaluation shall be presented to the
General Assembly on January 1, 2005 and on January 1 of every
third year thereafter.
(Source: P.A. 90-548, eff. 1-1-98; 90-653, eff. 7-29-98;
90-811, eff. 1-26-99.)
(105 ILCS 5/21-16) (from Ch. 122, par. 21-16)
Sec. 21-16. Fees - Requirement for registration.
(a) Until February 15, 2000, every applicant when issued
a certificate shall pay to the regional superintendent of
schools a fee of $1, which shall be paid into the institute
fund. Every certificate issued under the provisions of this
Act shall be registered annually or, at the option of the
holder of the certificate, once every 3 years. The regional
superintendent of schools having supervision and control over
the school where the teaching is done shall register the
certificate before the holder begins to teach, otherwise it
shall be registered in any county in the State of Illinois;
and one fee of $4 per year for registration or renewal of one
or more certificates which have been issued to the same
holder shall be paid into the institute fund.
Until February 15, 2000, requirements for registration of
any certificate limited in time shall include evidence of
professional growth defined as successful teaching experience
since last registration of certificate, attendance at
professional meetings, membership in professional
organizations, additional credits earned in recognized
teacher-training institutions, travel specifically for
educational experience, reading of professional books and
periodicals, filing all reports as required by the regional
superintendent of schools and the State Superintendent of
Education or such other professional experience or
combination of experiences as are presented by the teacher
and are approved by the State Superintendent of Education in
consultation with the State Teacher Certification Board. A
duplicate certificate may be issued to the holder of a valid
life certificate or valid certificate limited in time by the
State Superintendent of Education; however, it shall only be
issued upon request of a regional superintendent of schools
and upon payment to the regional superintendent of schools
who requests such duplicate a fee of $4.
(b) Beginning February 15, 2000, all persons who are
issued Standard Teaching Certificates pursuant clause (2) of
subsection (c) of Section 21-2 and all persons who renew
Standard Teaching Certificates shall pay a $25 fee for
registration of all certificates held. All persons who are
issued Standard Teaching Certificates under clause (1) of
subsection (c) of Section 21-2 and all other applicants for
Standard Teaching Certificates shall pay an original
application fee, pursuant to Section 21-12, and a $25 fee for
registration of all certificates held. These certificates
shall be registered and the registration fee paid once every
5 years. Standard Teaching Certificate applicants and
holders shall not be required to pay any other registration
fees for issuance or renewal of their certificates, except as
provided in Section 21-17 of this Code. Beginning February
15, 2000, Master Teaching Certificates shall be issued and
renewed upon payment by the applicant or certificate holder
of a $50 fee for registration of all certificates held.
These certificates shall be registered and the fee paid once
every 10 years. Master Teaching Certificate applicants and
holders shall not be required to pay any other application or
registration fees for issuance or renewal of their
certificates, except as provided in Section 21-17 of this
Code. All other certificates issued under the provisions of
this Code shall be registered for the validity period of the
certificate at the rate of $5 per year for the total number
of years for which the certificate is valid for registration
of all certificates held, or for a maximum of 5 years for
life certificates. The regional superintendent of schools
having supervision and control over the school where the
teaching is done shall register the certificate before the
holder begins to teach, otherwise it shall be registered in
any county in the State of Illinois. Each holder shall pay
the appropriate registration fee to the regional
superintendent of schools. The regional superintendent of
schools shall deposit the registration fees into the
institute fund. Any certificate holder who teaches in more
than one educational service region shall register the
certificate or certificates in all regions where the teaching
is done, but shall be required to pay one registration fee
for all certificates held, provided holders of certificates
issued pursuant to Section 21-9 of this Code shall be
required to pay one registration fee, in each educational
service region in which his or her certificate or
certificates are registered, for all certificates held.
A duplicate certificate may be issued to the holder of a
valid life certificate or valid certificate limited in time
by the State Superintendent of Education; however, it shall
only be issued upon request of a regional superintendent of
schools and upon payment to the regional superintendent of
schools who requests the duplicate a fee of $4, which shall
be deposited into the institute fund.
(Source: P.A. 87-745.)
(105 ILCS 5/21-17) (from Ch. 122, par. 21-17)
Sec. 21-17. Fee for original and duplicate certificate.
A duplicate certificate shall be issued by the State
Superintendent of Education when requested by the regional
superintendent of schools as provided in Section 21-16. The
request for a duplicate certificate shall be accompanied by a
fee of $4, which shall be deposited into the Teacher
Certificate Fee Revolving Fund.
(Source: P.A. 81-940.)
(105 ILCS 5/21-21) (from Ch. 122, par. 21-21)
Sec. 21-21. Definitions; granting of recognition;
regional accreditation).
(a) "Recognized", as used in this Article in connection
with the word "school" or "institution", means such school,
college, university, private junior college, public community
college or special or technical school as maintains a an
equipment, course of study, a standard of scholarship and
other requirements set by the State Board of Education in
consultation with the State Teacher Certification Board.
Application for recognition of such school or institution as
a teacher education training institution shall be made to the
State Board of Education. The State Board of Education in
consultation with the State Teacher Certification Board shall
set the criteria by which the school or institution shall be
judged and through the Secretary of the Board shall arrange
for an official inspection and shall grant recognition of
such school or institution as may meet the required
standards. If such standards include requirements with
regard to education in acquiring skills in working with
culturally distinctive students, as defined by the State
Board of Education, then the rules of the State Board of
Education shall include the criteria used to evaluate
compliance with this requirement. No school or institution
shall make assignments of student teachers or teachers for
practice teaching so as to promote segregation on the basis
of race, creed, color, religion, sex or national origin.
All recommendations for initial or standard certification
shall be made All courses listed or credentials required as
the basis of any certificate or for its renewal shall be the
equivalent of courses offered by a recognized teacher
training institution operating a program of preparation for
the certificate approved by the State Superintendent of
Education in consultation with the State Teacher
Certification Board. The State Board of Education in
consultation with the State Teacher Certification Board shall
have the power to define a major or minor when used as a
basis for recognition and certification purposes.
(b) "Regionally accredited" or "accredited" as used in
this Article in connection with a university or institution
shall mean an institution of higher education accredited by
the North Central Association or other comparable regional
accrediting association.
(Source: P.A. 84-793.)
(105 ILCS 5/21-25) (from Ch. 122, par. 21-25)
Sec. 21-25. School service personnel certificate.
Subject to the provisions of Section 21-1a, a school service
personnel certificate shall be issued to those applicants of
good character, good health, a citizen of the United States
and at least 19 years of age who have a Bachelor's degree
with not fewer than 120 semester hours from a regionally
accredited recognized institution of higher learning and who
meets the requirements established by the State
Superintendent of Education in consultation with the State
Teacher Certification Board. A school service personnel
certificate with a school nurse endorsement may be issued to
a person who holds a bachelor of science degree from an
institution of higher learning accredited by the North
Central Association or other comparable regional accrediting
association. Persons seeking any other endorsement on the
school service personnel certificate shall be recommended for
the endorsement by a recognized teacher education institution
as having completed a program of preparation approved by the
State Superintendent of Education in consultation with the
State Teacher Certification Board.
Such certificate shall be endorsed with the area of
Service as determined by the State Superintendent of
Education in consultation with the State Teacher
Certification Board.
The holder of such certificate shall be entitled to all
of the rights and privileges granted holders of a valid
teaching certificate, including teacher benefits,
compensation and working conditions.
When the holder of such certificate has earned a master's
degree, including 8 semester hours of graduate professional
education from a recognized institution of higher learning,
and has at least 2 years of successful school experience
while holding such certificate, the certificate may be
endorsed for supervision.
(Source: P.A. 88-386.)
(105 ILCS 5/34-83) (from Ch. 122, par. 34-83)
Sec. 34-83. Board of examiners - Certificates -
Examinations. A board of 3 examiners shall examine all
applicants required to hold certificates to teach and the
board of education shall issue gratuitously to those who pass
a required test of character, scholarship and general
fitness, such certificates to teach as they are found
entitled to receive. No person may be granted or continue to
hold a teaching certificate who has knowingly altered or
misrepresented his or her teaching qualifications in order to
acquire the certificate. Any other certificate held by such
person may be suspended or revoked by the board of examiners,
depending upon the severity of the alteration or
misrepresentation. The board of examiners shall consist of
the general superintendent of schools and 2 persons approved
and appointed by the board of education upon the nomination
of the general superintendent of schools. The board of
examiners shall hold such examinations as the board of
education may prescribe, upon the recommendation of the
general superintendent of schools and shall prepare all
necessary eligible lists, which shall be kept in the office
of the general superintendent of schools and be open to
public inspection. Members of the board of examiners shall
hold office for a term of 2 years.
The board of examiners created herein is abolished
effective July 1, 1988. Commencing July 1, 1988, all new
teachers employed by the board shall hold teaching
certificates issued by the State Teacher Certification Board
under Article 21. The State Board of Education in
consultation with the board of examiners and the State
Teacher Certification Board shall develop procedures whereby
teachers currently holding valid certificates issued by the
board of examiners, and all teachers employed by the board
after August 1, 1985 and prior to July 1, 1988, shall no
later than July 1, 1988 exchange certificates issued by the
board of examiners for comparable certificates issued by the
State Teacher Certification Board. On the exchange of a
certificate on or before July 1, 1988, the State Teacher
Certification Board shall not require any additional
qualifications for the issuance of the comparable
certificate. If prior to July 1, 1988 the board of examiners
has issued types of teaching certificates which are not
comparable to the types of certificates issued by the State
Teacher Certification Board, such certificates shall continue
to be valid for and shall be renewable by the holders
thereof, and no additional qualifications shall be required
by the State Teacher Certification Board for any such
renewal; however, no individual who received a letter of
continuing eligibility shall be issued an Initial or Standard
Teaching Certificate, as provided in Section 21-2 of this
Code, unless that individual also holds such a valid and
renewable certificate.
The State Board of Education shall report by July 1,
1986, to the Illinois General Assembly on the procedures for
exchange it has developed in consultation with the board of
examiners and the State Teacher Certification Board as
required in this Section.
(Source: P.A. 89-15, eff. 5-30-95.)
(105 ILCS 5/21-11 rep.)
Section 10. The School Code is amended by repealing
Section 21-11.
Section 90. The State Mandates Act is amended by adding
Section 8.23 as follows:
(30 ILCS 805/8.23 new)
Sec. 8.23. Exempt mandate. Notwithstanding Sections 6
and 8 of this Act and except for the payment provided in
subsection (k) of Section 21-14 of the School Code, no
reimbursement by the State is required for the implementation
of any mandate created by this amendatory Act of the 91st
General Assembly.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July
1, 1999.
[ Top ]