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Public Act 92-0560

SB1707 Enrolled                                LRB9215398NTsb

    AN ACT relating to 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 21-11.3 as follows:

    (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  4  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 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  as  the   resident
teacher's  mentor and shall not teach in place of a certified
teacher. The holder of a resident teacher  certificate  shall
be deemed to have satisfied the requirements for the issuance
of a Standard Teaching Certificate if he or she has completed
4  years  of  successful teaching, has passed all appropriate
tests, and has earned a master's degree in education.
(Source: P.A. 90-548, eff. 1-1-98; 91-102, eff. 7-12-99.)

    Section 99.  Effective date.  This Act takes effect  upon
becoming law.
    Passed in the General Assembly April 17, 2002.
    Approved June 24, 2002.
    Effective June 24, 2002.

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