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Public Act 92-0184

SB1293 Enrolled                               LRB9205351NTsbB

    AN ACT concerning education.

    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
Section 21-9 as follows:

    (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. However, for  the
2001-2002,  2002-2003,  and 2003-2004 school years, a teacher
holding an  early  childhood,  elementary,  high  school,  or
special  certificate may substitute teach for a period not to
exceed 120 paid school days or 600 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. 91-102, eff. 7-12-99.)

    Section 99.  Effective date.  This Act takes effect  upon
becoming law.
    Passed in the General Assembly May 02, 2001.
    Approved July 27, 2001.
    Effective July 27, 2001.

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