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| | 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018 HB5568 Introduced , by Rep. Juliana Stratton SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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Amends the School Code. Provides that an art educator endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who has completed (i) a minimum of 60 semester hours of coursework from a regionally accredited institution of higher education or an accredited art school and (ii) a minimum of 2,000 hours of experience that is not education experience in each area to be taught by the applicant. Provides that an art educator endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations is valid until June 30 immediately following 5 years of the endorsement being issued and may be renewed if the applicant passes the test of basic skills required under the Code for Educator Licenses with Stipulations.
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1 | | AN ACT concerning education.
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2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | | Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section |
5 | | 21B-20 as follows: |
6 | | (105 ILCS 5/21B-20) |
7 | | Sec. 21B-20. Types of licenses. Before July 1, 2013, the |
8 | | State Board of Education shall implement a system of educator |
9 | | licensure, whereby individuals employed in school districts |
10 | | who are required to be licensed must have one of the following |
11 | | licenses: (i) a professional educator license; (ii) a |
12 | | professional educator license with stipulations; or (iii) a |
13 | | substitute teaching license. References in law regarding |
14 | | individuals certified or certificated or required to be |
15 | | certified or certificated under Article 21 of this Code shall |
16 | | also include individuals licensed or required to be licensed |
17 | | under this Article. The first year of all licenses ends on June |
18 | | 30 following one full year of the license being issued. |
19 | | The State Board of Education, in consultation with the |
20 | | State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, may adopt such |
21 | | rules as may be necessary to govern the requirements for |
22 | | licenses and endorsements under this Section. |
23 | | (1) Professional Educator License. Persons who (i) |
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1 | | have successfully completed an approved educator |
2 | | preparation program and are recommended for licensure by |
3 | | the Illinois institution offering the educator preparation |
4 | | program, (ii) have successfully completed the required |
5 | | testing under Section 21B-30 of this Code, (iii) have |
6 | | successfully completed coursework on the psychology of, |
7 | | the identification of, and the methods of instruction for |
8 | | the exceptional child, including without limitation |
9 | | children with learning disabilities, (iv) have |
10 | | successfully completed coursework in methods of reading |
11 | | and reading in the content area, and (v) have met all other |
12 | | criteria established by rule of the State Board of |
13 | | Education shall be issued a Professional Educator License. |
14 | | All Professional Educator Licenses are valid until June 30 |
15 | | immediately following 5 years of the license being issued. |
16 | | The Professional Educator License shall be endorsed with |
17 | | specific areas and grade levels in which the individual is |
18 | | eligible to practice. |
19 | | Individuals can receive subsequent endorsements on the |
20 | | Professional Educator License. Subsequent endorsements |
21 | | shall require a minimum of 24 semester hours of coursework |
22 | | in the endorsement area, unless otherwise specified by |
23 | | rule, and passage of the applicable content area test. |
24 | | (2) Educator License with Stipulations. An Educator |
25 | | License with Stipulations shall be issued an endorsement |
26 | | that limits the license holder to one particular position |
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1 | | or does not require completion of an approved educator |
2 | | program or both. |
3 | | An individual with an Educator License with |
4 | | Stipulations must not be employed by a school district or |
5 | | any other entity to replace any presently employed teacher |
6 | | who otherwise would not be replaced for any reason. |
7 | | An Educator License with Stipulations may be issued |
8 | | with the following endorsements: |
9 | | (A) Provisional educator. A provisional educator |
10 | | endorsement in a specific content area or areas on an |
11 | | Educator License with Stipulations may be issued to an |
12 | | applicant who holds an educator license from another |
13 | | state, U.S. territory, or foreign country and who, at |
14 | | the time of applying for an Illinois license, does not |
15 | | meet the minimum requirements under Section 21B-35 of |
16 | | this Code, but does, at a minimum, meet the following |
17 | | requirements: |
18 | | (i) Holds the equivalent of a minimum of a |
19 | | bachelor's degree, unless a master's degree is |
20 | | required for the endorsement, from a regionally |
21 | | accredited college or university or, for |
22 | | individuals educated in a country other than the |
23 | | United States, the equivalent of a minimum of a |
24 | | bachelor's degree issued in the United States, |
25 | | unless a master's degree is required for the |
26 | | endorsement. |
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1 | | (ii) Has passed or passes a test of basic |
2 | | skills and content area test prior to or within one |
3 | | year after issuance of the provisional educator |
4 | | endorsement on the Educator License with |
5 | | Stipulations. If an individual who holds an |
6 | | Educator License with Stipulations endorsed for |
7 | | provisional educator has not passed a test of basic |
8 | | skills and applicable content area test or tests |
9 | | within one year after issuance of the endorsement, |
10 | | the endorsement shall expire on June 30 following |
11 | | one full year of the endorsement being issued. If |
12 | | such an individual has passed the test of basic |
13 | | skills and applicable content area test or tests |
14 | | either prior to issuance of the endorsement or |
15 | | within one year after issuance of the endorsement, |
16 | | the endorsement is valid until June 30 immediately |
17 | | following 2 years of the license being issued, |
18 | | during which time any and all coursework |
19 | | deficiencies must be met and any and all additional |
20 | | testing deficiencies must be met. |
21 | | In addition, a provisional educator endorsement |
22 | | for principals or superintendents may be issued if the |
23 | | individual meets the requirements set forth in |
24 | | subdivisions (1) and (3) of subsection (b-5) of Section |
25 | | 21B-35 of this Code. Applicants who have not been |
26 | | entitled by an Illinois-approved educator preparation |
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1 | | program at an Illinois institution of higher education |
2 | | shall not receive a provisional educator endorsement |
3 | | if the person completed an alternative licensure |
4 | | program in another state, unless the program has been |
5 | | determined to be equivalent to Illinois program |
6 | | requirements. |
7 | | Notwithstanding any other requirements of this |
8 | | Section, a service member or spouse of a service member |
9 | | may obtain a Professional Educator License with |
10 | | Stipulations, and a provisional educator endorsement |
11 | | in a specific content area or areas, if he or she holds |
12 | | a valid teaching certificate or license in good |
13 | | standing from another state, meets the qualifications |
14 | | of educators outlined in Section 21B-15 of this Code, |
15 | | and has not engaged in any misconduct that would |
16 | | prohibit an individual from obtaining a license |
17 | | pursuant to Illinois law, including without limitation |
18 | | any administrative rules of the State Board of |
19 | | Education. |
20 | | In this Section, "service member" means any person |
21 | | who, at the time of application under this Section, is |
22 | | an active duty member of the United States Armed Forces |
23 | | or any reserve component of the United States Armed |
24 | | Forces or the National Guard of any state, |
25 | | commonwealth, or territory of the United States or the |
26 | | District of Columbia. |
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1 | | A provisional educator endorsement is valid until |
2 | | June 30 immediately following 2 years of the license |
3 | | being issued, provided that any remaining testing and |
4 | | coursework deficiencies are met as set forth in this |
5 | | Section. Failure to satisfy all stated deficiencies |
6 | | shall mean the individual, including any service |
7 | | member or spouse who has obtained a Professional |
8 | | Educator License with Stipulations and a provisional |
9 | | educator endorsement in a specific content area or |
10 | | areas, is ineligible to receive a Professional |
11 | | Educator License at that time. An Educator License with |
12 | | Stipulations endorsed for provisional educator shall |
13 | | not be renewed for individuals who hold an Educator |
14 | | License with Stipulations and who have held a position |
15 | | in a public school or non-public school recognized by |
16 | | the State Board of Education. |
17 | | (B) Alternative provisional educator. An |
18 | | alternative provisional educator endorsement on an |
19 | | Educator License with Stipulations may be issued to an |
20 | | applicant who, at the time of applying for the |
21 | | endorsement, has done all of the following: |
22 | | (i) Graduated from a regionally accredited |
23 | | college or university with a minimum of a |
24 | | bachelor's degree. |
25 | | (ii) Successfully completed the first phase of |
26 | | the Alternative Educator Licensure Program for |
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1 | | Teachers, as described in Section 21B-50 of this |
2 | | Code. |
3 | | (iii) Passed a test of basic skills and content |
4 | | area test, as required under Section 21B-30 of this |
5 | | Code. |
6 | | The alternative provisional educator endorsement |
7 | | is valid for 2 years of teaching and may be renewed for |
8 | | a third year by an individual meeting the requirements |
9 | | set forth in Section 21B-50 of this Code. |
10 | | (C) Alternative provisional superintendent. An |
11 | | alternative provisional superintendent endorsement on |
12 | | an Educator License with Stipulations entitles the |
13 | | holder to serve only as a superintendent or assistant |
14 | | superintendent in a school district's central office. |
15 | | This endorsement may only be issued to an applicant |
16 | | who, at the time of applying for the endorsement, has |
17 | | done all of the following: |
18 | | (i) Graduated from a regionally accredited |
19 | | college or university with a minimum of a master's |
20 | | degree in a management field other than education. |
21 | | (ii) Been employed for a period of at least 5 |
22 | | years in a management level position in a field |
23 | | other than education. |
24 | | (iii) Successfully completed the first phase |
25 | | of an alternative route to superintendent |
26 | | endorsement program, as provided in Section 21B-55 |
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1 | | of this Code. |
2 | | (iv) Passed a test of basic skills and content |
3 | | area tests required under Section 21B-30 of this |
4 | | Code. |
5 | | The endorsement may be registered for 2 fiscal |
6 | | years in order to complete one full year of serving as |
7 | | a superintendent or assistant superintendent. |
8 | | (D) Resident teacher endorsement. A resident |
9 | | teacher endorsement on an Educator License with |
10 | | Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who, at the |
11 | | time of applying for the endorsement, has done all of |
12 | | the following: |
13 | | (i) Graduated from a regionally accredited |
14 | | institution of higher education with a minimum of a |
15 | | bachelor's degree. |
16 | | (ii) Enrolled in an approved Illinois educator |
17 | | preparation program. |
18 | | (iii) Passed a test of basic skills and content |
19 | | area test, as required under Section 21B-30 of this |
20 | | Code. |
21 | | The resident teacher endorsement on an Educator |
22 | | License with Stipulations is valid for 4 years of |
23 | | teaching and shall not be renewed. |
24 | | A resident teacher may teach only under the |
25 | | direction of a licensed teacher, who shall act as the |
26 | | resident mentor teacher, and may not teach in place of |
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1 | | a licensed teacher.
A resident teacher endorsement on |
2 | | an Educator License with Stipulations shall no longer |
3 | | be valid after June 30, 2017. |
4 | | (E) Career and technical educator. A career and |
5 | | technical educator endorsement on an Educator License |
6 | | with Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who has |
7 | | a minimum of 60 semester hours of coursework from a |
8 | | regionally accredited institution of higher education |
9 | | or an accredited trade and technical institution and |
10 | | has a minimum of 2,000 hours of experience outside of |
11 | | education in each area to be taught. |
12 | | The career and technical educator endorsement on |
13 | | an Educator License with Stipulations is valid until |
14 | | June 30 immediately following 5 years of the |
15 | | endorsement being issued and may be renewed. For |
16 | | individuals who were issued the career and technical |
17 | | educator endorsement on an Educator License with |
18 | | Stipulations on or after January 1, 2015, the license |
19 | | may be renewed if the individual passes a test of basic |
20 | | skills or test of work proficiency, as required under |
21 | | Section 21B-30 of this Code. |
22 | | An individual who holds a valid career and |
23 | | technical educator endorsement on an Educator License |
24 | | with Stipulations but does not hold a bachelor's degree |
25 | | may substitute teach in career and technical education |
26 | | classrooms. |
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1 | | (F) Part-time provisional career and technical |
2 | | educator or provisional career and technical educator. |
3 | | A part-time provisional career and technical educator |
4 | | endorsement or a provisional career and technical |
5 | | educator endorsement on an Educator License with |
6 | | Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who has a |
7 | | minimum of 8,000 hours of work experience in the skill |
8 | | for which the applicant is seeking the endorsement. It |
9 | | is the responsibility of each employing school board |
10 | | and regional office of education to provide |
11 | | verification, in writing, to the State Superintendent |
12 | | of Education at the time the application is submitted |
13 | | that no qualified teacher holding a Professional |
14 | | Educator License or an Educator License with |
15 | | Stipulations with a career and technical educator |
16 | | endorsement is available and that actual circumstances |
17 | | require such issuance. |
18 | | The provisional career and technical educator |
19 | | endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations |
20 | | is valid until June 30 immediately following 5 years of |
21 | | the endorsement being issued and may be renewed for 5 |
22 | | years. For individuals who were issued the provisional |
23 | | career and technical educator endorsement on an |
24 | | Educator License with Stipulations on or after January |
25 | | 1, 2015, the license may be renewed if the individual |
26 | | passes a test of basic skills or test of work |
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1 | | proficiency, as required under Section 21B-30 of this |
2 | | Code. |
3 | | A part-time provisional career and technical |
4 | | educator endorsement on an Educator License with |
5 | | Stipulations may be issued for teaching no more than 2 |
6 | | courses of study for grades 6 through 12. The part-time |
7 | | provisional career and technical educator endorsement |
8 | | on an Educator License with Stipulations is valid until |
9 | | June 30 immediately following 5 years of the |
10 | | endorsement being issued and may be renewed for 5 years |
11 | | if the individual makes application for renewal. |
12 | | An individual who holds a provisional or part-time |
13 | | provisional career and technical educator endorsement |
14 | | on an Educator License with Stipulations but does not |
15 | | hold a bachelor's degree may substitute teach in career |
16 | | and technical education classrooms. |
17 | | (G) Transitional bilingual educator. A |
18 | | transitional bilingual educator endorsement on an |
19 | | Educator License with Stipulations may be issued for |
20 | | the purpose of providing instruction in accordance |
21 | | with Article 14C of this Code to an applicant who |
22 | | provides satisfactory evidence that he or she meets all |
23 | | of the following requirements: |
24 | | (i) Possesses adequate speaking, reading, and |
25 | | writing ability in the language other than English |
26 | | in which transitional bilingual education is |
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1 | | offered. |
2 | | (ii) Has the ability to successfully |
3 | | communicate in English. |
4 | | (iii) Either possessed, within 5 years |
5 | | previous to his or her applying for a transitional |
6 | | bilingual educator endorsement, a valid and |
7 | | comparable teaching certificate or comparable |
8 | | authorization issued by a foreign country or holds |
9 | | a degree from an institution of higher learning in |
10 | | a foreign country that the State Educator |
11 | | Preparation and Licensure Board determines to be |
12 | | the equivalent of a bachelor's degree from a |
13 | | regionally accredited institution of higher |
14 | | learning in the United States. |
15 | | A transitional bilingual educator endorsement |
16 | | shall be valid for prekindergarten through grade 12, is |
17 | | valid until June 30 immediately following 5 years of |
18 | | the endorsement being issued, and shall not be renewed. |
19 | | Persons holding a transitional bilingual educator |
20 | | endorsement shall not be employed to replace any |
21 | | presently employed teacher who otherwise would not be |
22 | | replaced for any reason. |
23 | | (H) Language endorsement. In an effort to |
24 | | alleviate the shortage of teachers speaking a language |
25 | | other than English in the public schools, an individual |
26 | | who holds an Educator License with Stipulations may |
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1 | | also apply for a language endorsement, provided that |
2 | | the applicant provides satisfactory evidence that he |
3 | | or she meets all of the following requirements: |
4 | | (i) Holds a transitional bilingual |
5 | | endorsement. |
6 | | (ii) Has demonstrated proficiency in the |
7 | | language for which the endorsement is to be issued |
8 | | by passing the applicable language content test |
9 | | required by the State Board of Education. |
10 | | (iii) Holds a bachelor's degree or higher from |
11 | | a regionally accredited institution of higher |
12 | | education or, for individuals educated in a |
13 | | country other than the United States, holds a |
14 | | degree from an institution of higher learning in a |
15 | | foreign country that the State Educator |
16 | | Preparation and Licensure Board determines to be |
17 | | the equivalent of a bachelor's degree from a |
18 | | regionally accredited institution of higher |
19 | | learning in the United States. |
20 | | (iv) Has passed a test of basic skills, as |
21 | | required under Section 21B-30 of this Code. |
22 | | A language endorsement on an Educator License with |
23 | | Stipulations is valid for prekindergarten through |
24 | | grade 12 for the same validity period as the |
25 | | individual's transitional bilingual educator |
26 | | endorsement on the Educator License with Stipulations |
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1 | | and shall not be renewed. |
2 | | (I) Visiting international educator. A visiting |
3 | | international educator endorsement on an Educator |
4 | | License with Stipulations may be issued to an |
5 | | individual who is being recruited by a particular |
6 | | school district that conducts formal recruitment |
7 | | programs outside of the United States to secure the |
8 | | services of qualified teachers and who meets all of the |
9 | | following requirements: |
10 | | (i) Holds the equivalent of a minimum of a |
11 | | bachelor's degree issued in the United States. |
12 | | (ii) Has been prepared as a teacher at the |
13 | | grade level for which he or she will be employed. |
14 | | (iii) Has adequate content knowledge in the |
15 | | subject to be taught. |
16 | | (iv) Has an adequate command of the English |
17 | | language. |
18 | | A holder of a visiting international educator |
19 | | endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations |
20 | | shall be permitted to teach in bilingual education |
21 | | programs in the language that was the medium of |
22 | | instruction in his or her teacher preparation program, |
23 | | provided that he or she passes the English Language |
24 | | Proficiency Examination or another test of writing |
25 | | skills in English identified by the State Board of |
26 | | Education, in consultation with the State Educator |
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1 | | Preparation and Licensure Board. |
2 | | A visiting international educator endorsement on |
3 | | an Educator License with Stipulations is valid for 3 |
4 | | years and shall not be renewed. |
5 | | (J) Paraprofessional educator. A paraprofessional |
6 | | educator endorsement on an Educator License with |
7 | | Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who holds a |
8 | | high school diploma or its recognized equivalent and |
9 | | either holds an associate's degree or a minimum of 60 |
10 | | semester hours of credit from a regionally accredited |
11 | | institution of higher education or has passed a test of |
12 | | basic skills required under Section 21B-30 of this |
13 | | Code. The paraprofessional educator endorsement is |
14 | | valid until June 30 immediately following 5 years of |
15 | | the endorsement being issued and may be renewed through |
16 | | application and payment of the appropriate fee, as |
17 | | required under Section 21B-40 of this Code. An |
18 | | individual who holds only a paraprofessional educator |
19 | | endorsement is not subject to additional requirements |
20 | | in order to renew the endorsement. |
21 | | (K) Chief school business official. A chief school |
22 | | business official endorsement on an Educator License |
23 | | with Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who |
24 | | qualifies by having a master's degree or higher, 2 |
25 | | years of full-time administrative experience in school |
26 | | business management or 2 years of university-approved |
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1 | | practical experience, and a minimum of 24 semester |
2 | | hours of graduate credit in a program approved by the |
3 | | State Board of Education for the preparation of school |
4 | | business administrators and by passage of the |
5 | | applicable State tests, including a test of basic |
6 | | skills and applicable content area test. |
7 | | The chief school business official endorsement may |
8 | | also be affixed to the Educator License with |
9 | | Stipulations of any holder who qualifies by having a |
10 | | master's degree in business administration, finance, |
11 | | accounting, or public administration and who completes |
12 | | an additional 6 semester hours of internship in school |
13 | | business management from a regionally accredited |
14 | | institution of higher education and passes the |
15 | | applicable State tests, including a test of basic |
16 | | skills and applicable content area test. This |
17 | | endorsement shall be required for any individual |
18 | | employed as a chief school business official. |
19 | | The chief school business official endorsement on |
20 | | an Educator License with Stipulations is valid until |
21 | | June 30 immediately following 5 years of the |
22 | | endorsement being issued and may be renewed if the |
23 | | license holder completes renewal requirements as |
24 | | required for individuals who hold a Professional |
25 | | Educator License endorsed for chief school business |
26 | | official under Section 21B-45 of this Code and such |
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1 | | rules as may be adopted by the State Board of |
2 | | Education. |
3 | | The State Board of Education shall adopt any rules |
4 | | necessary to implement Public Act 100-288 this |
5 | | amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly . |
6 | | (L) Provisional in-state educator. A provisional |
7 | | in-state educator endorsement on an Educator License |
8 | | with Stipulations may be issued to a candidate who has |
9 | | completed an Illinois-approved educator preparation |
10 | | program at an Illinois institution of higher education |
11 | | and who has not successfully completed an |
12 | | evidence-based assessment of teacher effectiveness but |
13 | | who meets all of the following requirements: |
14 | | (i) Holds at least a bachelor's degree. |
15 | | (ii) Has completed an approved educator |
16 | | preparation program at an Illinois institution. |
17 | | (iii) Has passed a test of basic skills and |
18 | | applicable content area test, as required by |
19 | | Section 21B-30 of this Code. |
20 | | (iv) Has attempted an evidence-based |
21 | | assessment of teacher effectiveness and received a |
22 | | minimum score on that assessment, as established |
23 | | by the State Board of Education in consultation |
24 | | with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure |
25 | | Board. |
26 | | A provisional in-state educator endorsement on an |
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1 | | Educator License with Stipulations is valid for one |
2 | | full fiscal year after the date of issuance and may not |
3 | | be renewed. |
4 | | (M) Art educator. An art educator endorsement on an |
5 | | Educator License with Stipulations may be issued to an |
6 | | applicant who has completed (i) a minimum of 60 |
7 | | semester hours of coursework from a regionally |
8 | | accredited institution of higher education or an |
9 | | accredited art school and (ii) a minimum of 2,000 hours |
10 | | of experience that is not education experience in each |
11 | | area to be taught by the applicant. An art educator |
12 | | endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations |
13 | | is valid until June 30 immediately following 5 years of |
14 | | the endorsement being issued. An art educator |
15 | | endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations |
16 | | may be renewed if the applicant passes the test of |
17 | | basic skills under subsection (c) of Section 21B-30 of |
18 | | this Code. |
19 | | (3) Substitute Teaching License. A Substitute Teaching |
20 | | License may be issued to qualified applicants for |
21 | | substitute teaching in all grades of the public schools, |
22 | | prekindergarten through grade 12. Substitute Teaching |
23 | | Licenses are not eligible for endorsements. Applicants for |
24 | | a Substitute Teaching License must hold a bachelor's degree |
25 | | or higher from a regionally accredited institution of |
26 | | higher education. |
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1 | | Substitute Teaching Licenses are valid for 5 years. |
2 | | Substitute Teaching Licenses are valid for substitute |
3 | | teaching in every county of this State. If an individual |
4 | | has had his or her Professional Educator License or |
5 | | Educator License with Stipulations suspended or revoked or |
6 | | has not met the renewal requirements for licensure, then |
7 | | that individual is not eligible to obtain a Substitute |
8 | | Teaching License. |
9 | | A substitute teacher may only teach in the place of a |
10 | | licensed teacher who is under contract with the employing |
11 | | board. If, however, there is no licensed teacher under |
12 | | contract because of an emergency situation, then a district |
13 | | may employ a substitute teacher for no longer than 30 |
14 | | calendar days per each vacant position in the district if |
15 | | the district notifies the appropriate regional office of |
16 | | education within 5 business days after the employment of |
17 | | the substitute teacher in the emergency situation. An |
18 | | emergency situation is one in which an unforeseen vacancy |
19 | | has occurred and (i) a teacher is unable to fulfill his or |
20 | | her contractual duties or (ii) teacher capacity needs of |
21 | | the district exceed previous indications, and the district |
22 | | is actively engaged in advertising to hire a fully licensed |
23 | | teacher for the vacant position. |
24 | | There is no limit on the number of days that a |
25 | | substitute teacher may teach in a single school district, |
26 | | provided that no substitute teacher may teach for longer |
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1 | | than 90 school days for any one licensed teacher under |
2 | | contract in the same school year. A substitute teacher who |
3 | | holds a Professional Educator License or Educator License |
4 | | with Stipulations shall not teach for more than 120 school |
5 | | days for any one licensed teacher under contract in the |
6 | | same school year. The limitations in this paragraph (3) on |
7 | | the number of days a substitute teacher may be employed do |
8 | | not apply to any school district operating under Article 34 |
9 | | of this Code.
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10 | | (Source: P.A. 99-35, eff. 1-1-16; 99-58, eff. 7-16-15; 99-143, |
11 | | eff. 7-27-15; 99-642, eff. 7-28-16; 99-920, eff. 1-6-17; 100-8, |
12 | | eff. 7-1-17; 100-13, eff. 7-1-17; 100-288, eff. 8-24-17; |
13 | | revised 9-25-17.)
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