Rep. Fred Crespo

Filed: 10/24/2019

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 10

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 10 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Sections
514-8.02a, 21B-20, 21B-30, and 27A-10 as follows:
 
6    (105 ILCS 5/14-8.02a)
7    Sec. 14-8.02a. Impartial due process hearing; civil
8action.
9    (a) This Section shall apply to all impartial due process
10hearings requested on or after July 1, 2005. Impartial due
11process hearings requested before July 1, 2005 shall be
12governed by the rules described in Public Act 89-652.
13    (a-5) For purposes of this Section and Section 14-8.02b of
14this Code, days shall be computed in accordance with Section
151.11 of the Statute on Statutes.
16    (b) The State Board of Education shall establish an

 

 

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1impartial due process hearing system in accordance with this
2Section and may, with the advice and approval of the Advisory
3Council on Education of Children with Disabilities, promulgate
4rules and regulations consistent with this Section to establish
5the rules and procedures for due process hearings.
6    (c) (Blank).
7    (d) (Blank).
8    (e) (Blank).
9    (f) An impartial due process hearing shall be convened upon
10the request of a parent, student if at least 18 years of age or
11emancipated, or a school district. A school district shall make
12a request in writing to the State Board of Education and
13promptly mail a copy of the request to the parents or student
14(if at least 18 years of age or emancipated) at the parent's or
15student's last known address. A request made by the parent or
16student shall be made in writing to the superintendent of the
17school district where the student resides. The superintendent
18shall forward the request to the State Board of Education
19within 5 days after receipt of the request. The request shall
20be filed no more than 2 years following the date the person or
21school district knew or should have known of the event or
22events forming the basis for the request. However, if the
23request is in connection with an allegation that a school
24district organized under Article 34 delayed or denied special
25education or related services in the 2016-2017 or 2017-2018
26school year as a result of the adoption of policies and

 

 

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1procedures identified by the State Board of Education as
2unlawful, the request shall be filed on or before September 30,
32021, and, no later than 30 days after the effective date of
4this amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly, the school
5district must provide written notification of this filing
6deadline to (i) the parent or guardian of the student, (ii) a
7designated representative of the student, (iii) the student if
8he or she is an emancipated minor, or (iv) the student if he or
9she has reached the age of majority and does not have a
10designated representative. The request shall, at a minimum,
11contain all of the following:
12        (1) The name of the student, the address of the
13    student's residence, and the name of the school the student
14    is attending.
15        (2) In the case of homeless children (as defined under
16    the federal McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42
17    U.S.C. 11434a(2))), available contact information for the
18    student and the name of the school the student is
19    attending.
20        (3) A description of the nature of the problem relating
21    to the actual or proposed placement, identification,
22    services, or evaluation of the student, including facts
23    relating to the problem.
24        (4) A proposed resolution of the problem to the extent
25    known and available to the party at the time.
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1the State Board of Education shall appoint a due process
2hearing officer using a rotating appointment system and shall
3notify the hearing officer of his or her appointment.
4    For a school district other than a school district located
5in a municipality having a population exceeding 500,000, a
6hearing officer who is a current resident of the school
7district, special education cooperative, or other public
8entity involved in the hearing shall recuse himself or herself.
9A hearing officer who is a former employee of the school
10district, special education cooperative, or other public
11entity involved in the hearing shall immediately disclose the
12former employment to the parties and shall recuse himself or
13herself, unless the parties otherwise agree in writing. A
14hearing officer having a personal or professional interest that
15may conflict with his or her objectivity in the hearing shall
16disclose the conflict to the parties and shall recuse himself
17or herself unless the parties otherwise agree in writing. For
18purposes of this subsection an assigned hearing officer shall
19be considered to have a conflict of interest if, at any time
20prior to the issuance of his or her written decision, he or she
21knows or should know that he or she may receive remuneration
22from a party to the hearing within 3 years following the
23conclusion of the due process hearing.
24    A party to a due process hearing shall be permitted one
25substitution of hearing officer as a matter of right, in
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1the State Board of Education under this Section. The State
2Board of Education shall randomly select and appoint another
3hearing officer within 3 days after receiving notice that the
4appointed hearing officer is ineligible to serve or upon
5receiving a proper request for substitution of hearing officer.
6If a party withdraws its request for a due process hearing
7after a hearing officer has been appointed, that hearing
8officer shall retain jurisdiction over a subsequent hearing
9that involves the same parties and is requested within one year
10from the date of withdrawal of the previous request, unless
11that hearing officer is unavailable.
12    Any party may raise facts that constitute a conflict of
13interest for the hearing officer at any time before or during
14the hearing and may move for recusal.
15    (g) Impartial due process hearings shall be conducted
16pursuant to this Section and any rules and regulations
17promulgated by the State Board of Education consistent with
18this Section and other governing laws and regulations. The
19hearing shall address only those issues properly raised in the
20hearing request under subsection (f) of this Section or, if
21applicable, in the amended hearing request under subsection
22(g-15) of this Section. The hearing shall be closed to the
23public unless the parents request that the hearing be open to
24the public. The parents involved in the hearing shall have the
25right to have the student who is the subject of the hearing
26present. The hearing shall be held at a time and place which

 

 

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1are reasonably convenient to the parties involved. Upon the
2request of a party, the hearing officer shall hold the hearing
3at a location neutral to the parties if the hearing officer
4determines that there is no cost for securing the use of the
5neutral location. Once appointed, the impartial due process
6hearing officer shall not communicate with the State Board of
7Education or its employees concerning the hearing, except that,
8where circumstances require, communications for administrative
9purposes that do not deal with substantive or procedural
10matters or issues on the merits are authorized, provided that
11the hearing officer promptly notifies all parties of the
12substance of the communication as a matter of record.
13    (g-5) Unless the school district has previously provided
14prior written notice to the parent or student (if at least 18
15years of age or emancipated) regarding the subject matter of
16the hearing request, the school district shall, within 10 days
17after receiving a hearing request initiated by a parent or
18student (if at least 18 years of age or emancipated), provide a
19written response to the request that shall include all of the
20following:
21        (1) An explanation of why the school district proposed
22    or refused to take the action or actions described in the
23    hearing request.
24        (2) A description of other options the IEP team
25    considered and the reasons why those options were rejected.
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1    assessment, record, report, or other evidence the school
2    district used as the basis for the proposed or refused
3    action or actions.
4        (4) A description of the factors that are or were
5    relevant to the school district's proposed or refused
6    action or actions.
7    (g-10) When the hearing request has been initiated by a
8school district, within 10 days after receiving the request,
9the parent or student (if at least 18 years of age or
10emancipated) shall provide the school district with a response
11that specifically addresses the issues raised in the school
12district's hearing request. The parent's or student's response
13shall be provided in writing, unless he or she is illiterate or
14has a disability that prevents him or her from providing a
15written response. The parent's or student's response may be
16provided in his or her native language, if other than English.
17In the event that illiteracy or another disabling condition
18prevents the parent or student from providing a written
19response, the school district shall assist the parent or
20student in providing the written response.
21    (g-15) Within 15 days after receiving notice of the hearing
22request, the non-requesting party may challenge the
23sufficiency of the request by submitting its challenge in
24writing to the hearing officer. Within 5 days after receiving
25the challenge to the sufficiency of the request, the hearing
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1to the parties. In the event that the hearing officer upholds
2the challenge, the party who requested the hearing may, with
3the consent of the non-requesting party or hearing officer,
4file an amended request. Amendments are permissible for the
5purpose of raising issues beyond those in the initial hearing
6request. In addition, the party who requested the hearing may
7amend the request once as a matter of right by filing the
8amended request within 5 days after filing the initial request.
9An amended request, other than an amended request as a matter
10of right, shall be filed by the date determined by the hearing
11officer, but in no event any later than 5 days prior to the
12date of the hearing. If an amended request, other than an
13amended request as a matter of right, raises issues that were
14not part of the initial request, the applicable timeline for a
15hearing, including the timeline under subsection (g-20) of this
16Section, shall recommence.
17    (g-20) Within 15 days after receiving a request for a
18hearing from a parent or student (if at least 18 years of age
19or emancipated) or, in the event that the school district
20requests a hearing, within 15 days after initiating the
21request, the school district shall convene a resolution meeting
22with the parent and relevant members of the IEP team who have
23specific knowledge of the facts contained in the request for
24the purpose of resolving the problem that resulted in the
25request. The resolution meeting shall include a representative
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1behalf of the school district. Unless the parent is accompanied
2by an attorney at the resolution meeting, the school district
3may not include an attorney representing the school district.
4    The resolution meeting may not be waived unless agreed to
5in writing by the school district and the parent or student (if
6at least 18 years of age or emancipated) or the parent or
7student (if at least 18 years of age or emancipated) and the
8school district agree in writing to utilize mediation in place
9of the resolution meeting. If either party fails to cooperate
10in the scheduling or convening of the resolution meeting, the
11hearing officer may order an extension of the timeline for
12completion of the resolution meeting or, upon the motion of a
13party and at least 7 days after ordering the non-cooperating
14party to cooperate, order the dismissal of the hearing request
15or the granting of all relief set forth in the request, as
16appropriate.
17    In the event that the school district and the parent or
18student (if at least 18 years of age or emancipated) agree to a
19resolution of the problem that resulted in the hearing request,
20the terms of the resolution shall be committed to writing and
21signed by the parent or student (if at least 18 years of age or
22emancipated) and the representative of the school district with
23decision-making authority. The agreement shall be legally
24binding and shall be enforceable in any State or federal court
25of competent jurisdiction. In the event that the parties
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1continue until no later than the 30th day following the receipt
2of the hearing request by the non-requesting party (or as
3properly extended by order of the hearing officer) to resolve
4the issues underlying the request, at which time the timeline
5for completion of the impartial due process hearing shall
6commence. The State Board of Education may, by rule, establish
7additional procedures for the conduct of resolution meetings.
8    (g-25) If mutually agreed to in writing, the parties to a
9hearing request may request State-sponsored mediation as a
10substitute for the resolution process described in subsection
11(g-20) of this Section or may utilize mediation at the close of
12the resolution process if all issues underlying the hearing
13request have not been resolved through the resolution process.
14    (g-30) If mutually agreed to in writing, the parties to a
15hearing request may waive the resolution process described in
16subsection (g-20) of this Section. Upon signing a written
17agreement to waive the resolution process, the parties shall be
18required to forward the written waiver to the hearing officer
19appointed to the case within 2 business days following the
20signing of the waiver by the parties. The timeline for the
21impartial due process hearing shall commence on the date of the
22signing of the waiver by the parties.
23    (g-35) The timeline for completing the impartial due
24process hearing, as set forth in subsection (h) of this
25Section, shall be initiated upon the occurrence of any one of
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1        (1) The unsuccessful completion of the resolution
2    process as described in subsection (g-20) of this Section.
3        (2) The mutual agreement of the parties to waive the
4    resolution process as described in subsection (g-25) or
5    (g-30) of this Section.
6    (g-40) The hearing officer shall convene a prehearing
7conference no later than 14 days before the scheduled date for
8the due process hearing for the general purpose of aiding in
9the fair, orderly, and expeditious conduct of the hearing. The
10hearing officer shall provide the parties with written notice
11of the prehearing conference at least 7 days in advance of the
12conference. The written notice shall require the parties to
13notify the hearing officer by a date certain whether they
14intend to participate in the prehearing conference. The hearing
15officer may conduct the prehearing conference in person or by
16telephone. Each party shall at the prehearing conference (1)
17disclose whether it is represented by legal counsel or intends
18to retain legal counsel; (2) clarify matters it believes to be
19in dispute in the case and the specific relief being sought;
20(3) disclose whether there are any additional evaluations for
21the student that it intends to introduce into the hearing
22record that have not been previously disclosed to the other
23parties; (4) disclose a list of all documents it intends to
24introduce into the hearing record, including the date and a
25brief description of each document; and (5) disclose the names
26of all witnesses it intends to call to testify at the hearing.

 

 

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1The hearing officer shall specify the order of presentation to
2be used at the hearing. If the prehearing conference is held by
3telephone, the parties shall transmit the information required
4in this paragraph in such a manner that it is available to all
5parties at the time of the prehearing conference. The State
6Board of Education may, by rule, establish additional
7procedures for the conduct of prehearing conferences.
8    (g-45) The impartial due process hearing officer shall not
9initiate or participate in any ex parte communications with the
10parties, except to arrange the date, time, and location of the
11prehearing conference, due process hearing, or other status
12conferences convened at the discretion of the hearing officer
13and to receive confirmation of whether a party intends to
14participate in the prehearing conference.
15    (g-50) The parties shall disclose and provide to each other
16any evidence which they intend to submit into the hearing
17record no later than 5 days before the hearing. Any party to a
18hearing has the right to prohibit the introduction of any
19evidence at the hearing that has not been disclosed to that
20party at least 5 days before the hearing. The party requesting
21a hearing shall not be permitted at the hearing to raise issues
22that were not raised in the party's initial or amended request,
23unless otherwise permitted in this Section.
24    (g-55) All reasonable efforts must be made by the parties
25to present their respective cases at the hearing within a
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1hearing officer shall schedule the final day of the hearing no
2more than 30 calendar days after the first day of the hearing
3unless good cause is shown. This subsection (g-55) shall not be
4applied in a manner that (i) denies any party to the hearing a
5fair and reasonable allocation of time and opportunity to
6present its case in its entirety or (ii) deprives any party to
7the hearing of the safeguards accorded under the federal
8Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of
92004 (Public Law 108-446), regulations promulgated under the
10Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of
112004, or any other applicable law. The school district shall
12present evidence that the special education needs of the child
13have been appropriately identified and that the special
14education program and related services proposed to meet the
15needs of the child are adequate, appropriate, and available.
16Any party to the hearing shall have the right to (1) be
17represented by counsel and be accompanied and advised by
18individuals with special knowledge or training with respect to
19the problems of children with disabilities, at the party's own
20expense; (2) present evidence and confront and cross-examine
21witnesses; (3) move for the exclusion of witnesses from the
22hearing until they are called to testify, provided, however,
23that this provision may not be invoked to exclude the
24individual designated by a party to assist that party or its
25representative in the presentation of the case; (4) obtain a
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130 days of receipt of a written request from the parents by the
2school district; and (5) obtain a written decision, including
3findings of fact and conclusions of law, within 10 calendar
4days, excluding Saturday, Sunday, and any State holiday, after
5the conclusion of the hearing. If at issue, the school district
6shall present evidence that it has properly identified and
7evaluated the nature and severity of the student's suspected or
8identified disability and that, if the student has been or
9should have been determined eligible for special education and
10related services, that it is providing or has offered a free
11appropriate public education to the student in the least
12restrictive environment, consistent with procedural safeguards
13and in accordance with an individualized educational program.
14At any time prior to the conclusion of the hearing, the
15impartial due process hearing officer shall have the authority
16to require additional information and order independent
17evaluations for the student at the expense of the school
18district. The State Board of Education and the school district
19shall share equally the costs of providing a written or
20electronic verbatim record of the proceedings. Any party may
21request that the due process hearing officer issue a subpoena
22to compel the testimony of witnesses or the production of
23documents relevant to the resolution of the hearing. Whenever a
24person refuses to comply with any subpoena issued under this
25Section, the circuit court of the county in which that hearing
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1the party requesting the issuance of the subpoena, may compel
2compliance through the contempt powers of the court in the same
3manner as if the requirements of a subpoena issued by the court
4had been disobeyed.
5    (h) The impartial hearing officer shall issue a written
6decision, including findings of fact and conclusions of law,
7within 10 calendar days, excluding Saturday, Sunday, and any
8State holiday, after the conclusion of the hearing and send by
9certified mail a copy of the decision to the parents or student
10(if the student requests the hearing), the school district, the
11director of special education, legal representatives of the
12parties, and the State Board of Education. Unless the hearing
13officer has granted specific extensions of time at the request
14of a party, a final decision, including the clarification of a
15decision requested under this subsection, shall be reached and
16mailed to the parties named above not later than 45 days after
17the initiation of the timeline for conducting the hearing, as
18described in subsection (g-35) of this Section. The decision
19shall specify the educational and related services that shall
20be provided to the student in accordance with the student's
21needs and the timeline for which the school district shall
22submit evidence to the State Board of Education to demonstrate
23compliance with the hearing officer's decision in the event
24that the decision orders the school district to undertake
25corrective action. The hearing officer shall retain
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1clarification of the final decision submitted in writing by a
2party to the impartial hearing officer within 5 days after
3receipt of the decision. A copy of the request for
4clarification shall specify the portions of the decision for
5which clarification is sought and shall be mailed to all
6parties of record and to the State Board of Education. The
7request shall operate to stay implementation of those portions
8of the decision for which clarification is sought, pending
9action on the request by the hearing officer, unless the
10parties otherwise agree. The hearing officer shall issue a
11clarification of the specified portion of the decision or issue
12a partial or full denial of the request in writing within 10
13days of receipt of the request and mail copies to all parties
14to whom the decision was mailed. This subsection does not
15permit a party to request, or authorize a hearing officer to
16entertain, reconsideration of the decision itself. The statute
17of limitations for seeking review of the decision shall be
18tolled from the date the request is submitted until the date
19the hearing officer acts upon the request. The hearing
20officer's decision shall be binding upon the school district
21and the parents unless a civil action is commenced.
22    (i) Any party to an impartial due process hearing aggrieved
23by the final written decision of the impartial due process
24hearing officer shall have the right to commence a civil action
25with respect to the issues presented in the impartial due
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1court of competent jurisdiction within 120 days after a copy of
2the decision of the impartial due process hearing officer is
3mailed to the party as provided in subsection (h). The civil
4action authorized by this subsection shall not be exclusive of
5any rights or causes of action otherwise available. The
6commencement of a civil action under this subsection shall
7operate as a supersedeas. In any action brought under this
8subsection the Court shall receive the records of the impartial
9due process hearing, shall hear additional evidence at the
10request of a party, and, basing its decision on the
11preponderance of the evidence, shall grant such relief as the
12court determines is appropriate. In any instance where a school
13district willfully disregards applicable regulations or
14statutes regarding a child covered by this Article, and which
15disregard has been detrimental to the child, the school
16district shall be liable for any reasonable attorney's fees
17incurred by the parent in connection with proceedings under
18this Section.
19    (j) During the pendency of any administrative or judicial
20proceeding conducted pursuant to this Section, including
21mediation (if the school district or other public entity
22voluntarily agrees to participate in mediation), unless the
23school district and the parents or student (if at least 18
24years of age or emancipated) otherwise agree, the student shall
25remain in his or her present educational placement and continue
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1and related services, if any. If mediation fails to resolve the
2dispute between the parties, or if the parties do not agree to
3use mediation, the parent (or student if 18 years of age or
4older or emancipated) shall have 10 days after the mediation
5concludes, or after a party declines to use mediation, to file
6a request for a due process hearing in order to continue to
7invoke the "stay-put" provisions of this subsection (j). If
8applying for initial admission to the school district, the
9student shall, with the consent of the parents (if the student
10is not at least 18 years of age or emancipated), be placed in
11the school district program until all such proceedings have
12been completed. The costs for any special education and related
13services or placement incurred following 60 school days after
14the initial request for evaluation shall be borne by the school
15district if the services or placement is in accordance with the
16final determination as to the special education and related
17services or placement that must be provided to the child,
18provided that during that 60-day period there have been no
19delays caused by the child's parent. The requirements and
20procedures of this subsection (j) shall be included in the
21uniform notices developed by the State Superintendent under
22subsection (g) of Section 14-8.02 of this Code.
23    (k) Whenever the parents of a child of the type described
24in Section 14-1.02 are not known or are unavailable or the
25child is a youth in care as defined in Section 4d of the
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1serve as surrogate parent for the child in matters relating to
2the identification, evaluation, and educational placement of
3the child and the provision of a free appropriate public
4education to the child. Persons shall be assigned as surrogate
5parents by the State Superintendent of Education. The State
6Board of Education shall promulgate rules and regulations
7establishing qualifications of those persons and their
8responsibilities and the procedures to be followed in making
9assignments of persons as surrogate parents. Surrogate parents
10shall not be employees of the school district, an agency
11created by joint agreement under Section 10-22.31, an agency
12involved in the education or care of the student, or the State
13Board of Education. Services of any person assigned as
14surrogate parent shall terminate if the parent becomes
15available unless otherwise requested by the parents. The
16assignment of a person as surrogate parent at no time
17supersedes, terminates, or suspends the parents' legal
18authority relative to the child. Any person participating in
19good faith as surrogate parent on behalf of the child before
20school officials or a hearing officer shall have immunity from
21civil or criminal liability that otherwise might result by
22reason of that participation, except in cases of willful and
23wanton misconduct.
24    (l) At all stages of the hearing, the hearing officer shall
25require that interpreters be made available by the school
26district for persons who are deaf or for persons whose normally

 

 

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1spoken language is other than English.
2    (m) If any provision of this Section or its application to
3any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity of
4that provision or application does not affect other provisions
5or applications of the Section that can be given effect without
6the invalid application or provision, and to this end the
7provisions of this Section are severable, unless otherwise
8provided by this Section.
9(Source: P.A. 100-122, eff. 8-18-17; 100-159, eff. 8-18-17;
10100-849, eff. 8-14-18; 100-863, eff. 8-14-18.)
 
11    (105 ILCS 5/21B-20)
12    Sec. 21B-20. Types of licenses. The State Board of
13Education shall implement a system of educator licensure,
14whereby individuals employed in school districts who are
15required to be licensed must have one of the following
16licenses: (i) a professional educator license; (ii) an educator
17license with stipulations; (iii) a substitute teaching
18license; or (iv) until June 30, 2023, a short-term substitute
19teaching license. References in law regarding individuals
20certified or certificated or required to be certified or
21certificated under Article 21 of this Code shall also include
22individuals licensed or required to be licensed under this
23Article. The first year of all licenses ends on June 30
24following one full year of the license being issued.
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1State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, may adopt such
2rules as may be necessary to govern the requirements for
3licenses and endorsements under this Section.
4        (1) Professional Educator License. Persons who (i)
5    have successfully completed an approved educator
6    preparation program and are recommended for licensure by
7    the Illinois institution offering the educator preparation
8    program, (ii) have successfully completed the required
9    testing under Section 21B-30 of this Code, (iii) have
10    successfully completed coursework on the psychology of,
11    the identification of, and the methods of instruction for
12    the exceptional child, including without limitation
13    children with learning disabilities, (iv) have
14    successfully completed coursework in methods of reading
15    and reading in the content area, and (v) have met all other
16    criteria established by rule of the State Board of
17    Education shall be issued a Professional Educator License.
18    All Professional Educator Licenses are valid until June 30
19    immediately following 5 years of the license being issued.
20    The Professional Educator License shall be endorsed with
21    specific areas and grade levels in which the individual is
22    eligible to practice. For an early childhood education
23    endorsement, an individual may satisfy the student
24    teaching requirement of his or her early childhood teacher
25    preparation program through placement in a setting with
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1    be paid and receive credit while student teaching. The
2    student teaching experience must meet the requirements of
3    and be approved by the individual's early childhood teacher
4    preparation program.
5        Individuals can receive subsequent endorsements on the
6    Professional Educator License. Subsequent endorsements
7    shall require a minimum of 24 semester hours of coursework
8    in the endorsement area and passage of the applicable
9    content area test, unless otherwise specified by rule.
10        (2) Educator License with Stipulations. An Educator
11    License with Stipulations shall be issued an endorsement
12    that limits the license holder to one particular position
13    or does not require completion of an approved educator
14    program or both.
15        An individual with an Educator License with
16    Stipulations must not be employed by a school district or
17    any other entity to replace any presently employed teacher
18    who otherwise would not be replaced for any reason.
19        An Educator License with Stipulations may be issued
20    with the following endorsements:
21            (A) (Blank).
22            (B) Alternative provisional educator. An
23        alternative provisional educator endorsement on an
24        Educator License with Stipulations may be issued to an
25        applicant who, at the time of applying for the
26        endorsement, has done all of the following:

 

 

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1                (i) Graduated from a regionally accredited
2            college or university with a minimum of a
3            bachelor's degree.
4                (ii) Successfully completed the first phase of
5            the Alternative Educator Licensure Program for
6            Teachers, as described in Section 21B-50 of this
7            Code.
8                (iii) Passed a content area test, as required
9            under Section 21B-30 of this Code.
10        The alternative provisional educator endorsement is
11    valid for 2 years of teaching and may be renewed for a
12    third year by an individual meeting the requirements set
13    forth in Section 21B-50 of this Code.
14            (C) Alternative provisional superintendent. An
15        alternative provisional superintendent endorsement on
16        an Educator License with Stipulations entitles the
17        holder to serve only as a superintendent or assistant
18        superintendent in a school district's central office.
19        This endorsement may only be issued to an applicant
20        who, at the time of applying for the endorsement, has
21        done all of the following:
22                (i) Graduated from a regionally accredited
23            college or university with a minimum of a master's
24            degree in a management field other than education.
25                (ii) Been employed for a period of at least 5
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1            other than education.
2                (iii) Successfully completed the first phase
3            of an alternative route to superintendent
4            endorsement program, as provided in Section 21B-55
5            of this Code.
6                (iv) Passed a content area test required under
7            Section 21B-30 of this Code.
8            The endorsement is valid for 2 fiscal years in
9        order to complete one full year of serving as a
10        superintendent or assistant superintendent.
11            (D) (Blank).
12            (E) Career and technical educator. A career and
13        technical educator endorsement on an Educator License
14        with Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who has
15        a minimum of 60 semester hours of coursework from a
16        regionally accredited institution of higher education
17        or an accredited trade and technical institution and
18        has a minimum of 2,000 hours of experience outside of
19        education in each area to be taught.
20            The career and technical educator endorsement on
21        an Educator License with Stipulations is valid until
22        June 30 immediately following 5 years of the
23        endorsement being issued and may be renewed. For
24        individuals who were issued the career and technical
25        educator endorsement on an Educator License with
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1        may be renewed if the individual passes a test of work
2        proficiency, as required under Section 21B-30 of this
3        Code.
4            An individual who holds a valid career and
5        technical educator endorsement on an Educator License
6        with Stipulations but does not hold a bachelor's degree
7        may substitute teach in career and technical education
8        classrooms.
9            (F) Part-time provisional career and technical
10        educator or provisional career and technical educator.
11        A part-time provisional career and technical educator
12        endorsement or a provisional career and technical
13        educator endorsement on an Educator License with
14        Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who has a
15        minimum of 8,000 hours of work experience in the skill
16        for which the applicant is seeking the endorsement. It
17        is the responsibility of each employing school board
18        and regional office of education to provide
19        verification, in writing, to the State Superintendent
20        of Education at the time the application is submitted
21        that no qualified teacher holding a Professional
22        Educator License or an Educator License with
23        Stipulations with a career and technical educator
24        endorsement is available and that actual circumstances
25        require such issuance.
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1        endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations
2        is valid until June 30 immediately following 5 years of
3        the endorsement being issued and may be renewed for 5
4        years. For individuals who were issued the provisional
5        career and technical educator endorsement on an
6        Educator License with Stipulations on or after January
7        1, 2015, the license may be renewed if the individual
8        passes a test of work proficiency, as required under
9        Section 21B-30 of this Code.
10            A part-time provisional career and technical
11        educator endorsement on an Educator License with
12        Stipulations may be issued for teaching no more than 2
13        courses of study for grades 6 through 12. The part-time
14        provisional career and technical educator endorsement
15        on an Educator License with Stipulations is valid until
16        June 30 immediately following 5 years of the
17        endorsement being issued and may be renewed for 5 years
18        if the individual makes application for renewal.
19            An individual who holds a provisional or part-time
20        provisional career and technical educator endorsement
21        on an Educator License with Stipulations but does not
22        hold a bachelor's degree may substitute teach in career
23        and technical education classrooms.
24            (G) Transitional bilingual educator. A
25        transitional bilingual educator endorsement on an
26        Educator License with Stipulations may be issued for

 

 

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1        the purpose of providing instruction in accordance
2        with Article 14C of this Code to an applicant who
3        provides satisfactory evidence that he or she meets all
4        of the following requirements:
5                (i) Possesses adequate speaking, reading, and
6            writing ability in the language other than English
7            in which transitional bilingual education is
8            offered.
9                (ii) Has the ability to successfully
10            communicate in English.
11                (iii) Either possessed, within 5 years
12            previous to his or her applying for a transitional
13            bilingual educator endorsement, a valid and
14            comparable teaching certificate or comparable
15            authorization issued by a foreign country or holds
16            a degree from an institution of higher learning in
17            a foreign country that the State Educator
18            Preparation and Licensure Board determines to be
19            the equivalent of a bachelor's degree from a
20            regionally accredited institution of higher
21            learning in the United States.
22            A transitional bilingual educator endorsement
23        shall be valid for prekindergarten through grade 12, is
24        valid until June 30 immediately following 5 years of
25        the endorsement being issued, and shall not be renewed.
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1        endorsement shall not be employed to replace any
2        presently employed teacher who otherwise would not be
3        replaced for any reason.
4            (H) Language endorsement. In an effort to
5        alleviate the shortage of teachers speaking a language
6        other than English in the public schools, an individual
7        who holds an Educator License with Stipulations may
8        also apply for a language endorsement, provided that
9        the applicant provides satisfactory evidence that he
10        or she meets all of the following requirements:
11                (i) Holds a transitional bilingual
12            endorsement.
13                (ii) Has demonstrated proficiency in the
14            language for which the endorsement is to be issued
15            by passing the applicable language content test
16            required by the State Board of Education.
17                (iii) Holds a bachelor's degree or higher from
18            a regionally accredited institution of higher
19            education or, for individuals educated in a
20            country other than the United States, holds a
21            degree from an institution of higher learning in a
22            foreign country that the State Educator
23            Preparation and Licensure Board determines to be
24            the equivalent of a bachelor's degree from a
25            regionally accredited institution of higher
26            learning in the United States.

 

 

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1                (iv) (Blank).
2            A language endorsement on an Educator License with
3        Stipulations is valid for prekindergarten through
4        grade 12 for the same validity period as the
5        individual's transitional bilingual educator
6        endorsement on the Educator License with Stipulations
7        and shall not be renewed.
8            (I) Visiting international educator. A visiting
9        international educator endorsement on an Educator
10        License with Stipulations may be issued to an
11        individual who is being recruited by a particular
12        school district that conducts formal recruitment
13        programs outside of the United States to secure the
14        services of qualified teachers and who meets all of the
15        following requirements:
16                (i) Holds the equivalent of a minimum of a
17            bachelor's degree issued in the United States.
18                (ii) Has been prepared as a teacher at the
19            grade level for which he or she will be employed.
20                (iii) Has adequate content knowledge in the
21            subject to be taught.
22                (iv) Has an adequate command of the English
23            language.
24            A holder of a visiting international educator
25        endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations
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1        programs in the language that was the medium of
2        instruction in his or her teacher preparation program,
3        provided that he or she passes the English Language
4        Proficiency Examination or another test of writing
5        skills in English identified by the State Board of
6        Education, in consultation with the State Educator
7        Preparation and Licensure Board.
8            A visiting international educator endorsement on
9        an Educator License with Stipulations is valid for 3
10        years and shall not be renewed.
11            (J) Paraprofessional educator. A paraprofessional
12        educator endorsement on an Educator License with
13        Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who holds a
14        high school diploma or its recognized equivalent and
15        either holds an associate's degree or a minimum of 60
16        semester hours of credit from a regionally accredited
17        institution of higher education or has passed a
18        paraprofessional competency test under subsection
19        (c-5) of Section 21B-30. The paraprofessional educator
20        endorsement is valid until June 30 immediately
21        following 5 years of the endorsement being issued and
22        may be renewed through application and payment of the
23        appropriate fee, as required under Section 21B-40 of
24        this Code. An individual who holds only a
25        paraprofessional educator endorsement is not subject
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1        endorsement.
2            (K) Chief school business official. A chief school
3        business official endorsement on an Educator License
4        with Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who
5        qualifies by having a master's degree or higher, 2
6        years of full-time administrative experience in school
7        business management or 2 years of university-approved
8        practical experience, and a minimum of 24 semester
9        hours of graduate credit in a program approved by the
10        State Board of Education for the preparation of school
11        business administrators and by passage of the
12        applicable State tests, including an applicable
13        content area test.
14            The chief school business official endorsement may
15        also be affixed to the Educator License with
16        Stipulations of any holder who qualifies by having a
17        master's degree in business administration, finance,
18        accounting, or public administration and who completes
19        an additional 6 semester hours of internship in school
20        business management from a regionally accredited
21        institution of higher education and passes the
22        applicable State tests, including an applicable
23        content area test. This endorsement shall be required
24        for any individual employed as a chief school business
25        official.
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1        an Educator License with Stipulations is valid until
2        June 30 immediately following 5 years of the
3        endorsement being issued and may be renewed if the
4        license holder completes renewal requirements as
5        required for individuals who hold a Professional
6        Educator License endorsed for chief school business
7        official under Section 21B-45 of this Code and such
8        rules as may be adopted by the State Board of
9        Education.
10            The State Board of Education shall adopt any rules
11        necessary to implement Public Act 100-288.
12            (L) Provisional in-state educator. A provisional
13        in-state educator endorsement on an Educator License
14        with Stipulations may be issued to a candidate who has
15        completed an Illinois-approved educator preparation
16        program at an Illinois institution of higher education
17        and who has not successfully completed an
18        evidence-based assessment of teacher effectiveness but
19        who meets all of the following requirements:
20                (i) Holds at least a bachelor's degree.
21                (ii) Has completed an approved educator
22            preparation program at an Illinois institution.
23                (iii) Has passed an applicable content area
24            test, as required by Section 21B-30 of this Code.
25                (iv) Has attempted an evidence-based
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1            minimum score on that assessment, as established
2            by the State Board of Education in consultation
3            with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure
4            Board.
5            A provisional in-state educator endorsement on an
6        Educator License with Stipulations is valid for one
7        full fiscal year after the date of issuance and may not
8        be renewed.
9            (M) School support personnel intern. A school
10        support personnel intern endorsement on an Educator
11        License with Stipulations may be issued as specified by
12        rule.
13            (N) Special education area. A special education
14        area endorsement on an Educator License with
15        Stipulations may be issued as defined and specified by
16        rule.
17        (3) Substitute Teaching License. A Substitute Teaching
18    License may be issued to qualified applicants for
19    substitute teaching in all grades of the public schools,
20    prekindergarten through grade 12. Substitute Teaching
21    Licenses are not eligible for endorsements. Applicants for
22    a Substitute Teaching License must hold a bachelor's degree
23    or higher from a regionally accredited institution of
24    higher education.
25        Substitute Teaching Licenses are valid for 5 years.
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1    teaching in every county of this State. If an individual
2    has had his or her Professional Educator License or
3    Educator License with Stipulations suspended or revoked,
4    then that individual is not eligible to obtain a Substitute
5    Teaching License.
6        A substitute teacher may only teach in the place of a
7    licensed teacher who is under contract with the employing
8    board. If, however, there is no licensed teacher under
9    contract because of an emergency situation, then a district
10    may employ a substitute teacher for no longer than 30
11    calendar days per each vacant position in the district if
12    the district notifies the appropriate regional office of
13    education within 5 business days after the employment of
14    the substitute teacher in the emergency situation. An
15    emergency situation is one in which an unforeseen vacancy
16    has occurred and (i) a teacher is unable to fulfill his or
17    her contractual duties or (ii) teacher capacity needs of
18    the district exceed previous indications, and the district
19    is actively engaged in advertising to hire a fully licensed
20    teacher for the vacant position.
21        There is no limit on the number of days that a
22    substitute teacher may teach in a single school district,
23    provided that no substitute teacher may teach for longer
24    than 90 school days for any one licensed teacher under
25    contract in the same school year. A substitute teacher who
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1    with Stipulations shall not teach for more than 120 school
2    days for any one licensed teacher under contract in the
3    same school year. The limitations in this paragraph (3) on
4    the number of days a substitute teacher may be employed do
5    not apply to any school district operating under Article 34
6    of this Code.
7        A school district may not require an individual who
8    holds a valid Professional Educator License or Educator
9    License with Stipulations to seek or hold a Substitute
10    Teaching License to teach as a substitute teacher.
11        (4) Short-Term Substitute Teaching License. Beginning
12    on July 1, 2018 and until June 30, 2023, the State Board of
13    Education may issue a Short-Term Substitute Teaching
14    License. A Short-Term Substitute Teaching License may be
15    issued to a qualified applicant for substitute teaching in
16    all grades of the public schools, prekindergarten through
17    grade 12. Short-Term Substitute Teaching Licenses are not
18    eligible for endorsements. Applicants for a Short-Term
19    Substitute Teaching License must hold an associate's
20    degree or have completed at least 60 credit hours from a
21    regionally accredited institution of higher education.
22        Short-Term Substitute Teaching Licenses are valid for
23    substitute teaching in every county of this State. If an
24    individual has had his or her Professional Educator License
25    or Educator License with Stipulations suspended or
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1    Short-Term Substitute Teaching License.
2        The provisions of Sections 10-21.9 and 34-18.5 of this
3    Code apply to short-term substitute teachers.
4        An individual holding a Short-Term Substitute Teaching
5    License may teach no more than 5 consecutive days per
6    licensed teacher who is under contract. For teacher
7    absences lasting 6 or more days per licensed teacher who is
8    under contract, a school district may not hire an
9    individual holding a Short-Term Substitute Teaching
10    License. An individual holding a Short-Term Substitute
11    Teaching License must complete the training program under
12    Section 10-20.67 or 34-18.60 of this Code to be eligible to
13    teach at a public school. This paragraph (4) is inoperative
14    on and after July 1, 2023.
15(Source: P.A. 100-8, eff. 7-1-17; 100-13, eff. 7-1-17; 100-288,
16eff. 8-24-17; 100-596, eff. 7-1-18; 100-821, eff. 9-3-18;
17100-863, eff. 8-14-18; 101-81, eff. 7-12-19; 101-220, eff.
188-7-19.)
 
19    (105 ILCS 5/21B-30)
20    Sec. 21B-30. Educator testing.
21    (a) (Blank). This Section applies beginning on July 1,
222012.
23    (b) The State Board of Education, in consultation with the
24State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, shall design
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1prior to the issuance of educator licenses. These examinations
2and indicators must be based on national and State professional
3teaching standards, as determined by the State Board of
4Education, in consultation with the State Educator Preparation
5and Licensure Board. The State Board of Education may adopt
6such rules as may be necessary to implement and administer this
7Section.
8    (c) (Blank).
9    (c-5) The State Board must adopt rules to implement a
10paraprofessional competency test. This test would allow an
11applicant seeking an Educator License with Stipulations with a
12paraprofessional educator endorsement to obtain the
13endorsement if he or she passes the test and meets the other
14requirements of subparagraph (J) of paragraph (2) of Section
1521B-20 other than the higher education requirements.
16    (d) All applicants seeking a State license shall be
17required to pass a test of content area knowledge for each area
18of endorsement for which there is an applicable test. There
19shall be no exception to this requirement. No candidate shall
20be allowed to student teach or serve as the teacher of record
21until he or she has passed the applicable content area test.
22    (e) (Blank).
23    (f) Except as otherwise provided in this Article, beginning
24on September 1, 2015, all candidates completing teacher
25preparation programs in this State and all candidates subject
26to Section 21B-35 of this Code are required to pass a teacher

 

 

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1performance assessment approved by the State Board of
2Education, in consultation with the State Educator Preparation
3and Licensure Board. Subject to appropriation, an individual
4who holds a Professional Educator License and is employed for a
5minimum of one school year by a school district designated as
6Tier 1 under Section 18-8.15 may, after application to the
7State Board, receive from the State Board a refund for any
8costs associated with completing the teacher performance
9assessment under this subsection.
10    (g) The content area knowledge test and the teacher
11performance assessment shall be the tests that from time to
12time are designated by the State Board of Education, in
13consultation with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure
14Board, and may be tests prepared by an educational testing
15organization or tests designed by the State Board of Education,
16in consultation with the State Educator Preparation and
17Licensure Board. The test of content area knowledge shall
18assess content knowledge in a specific subject field. The tests
19must be designed to be racially neutral to ensure that no
20person taking the tests is discriminated against on the basis
21of race, color, national origin, or other factors unrelated to
22the person's ability to perform as a licensed employee. The
23score required to pass the tests shall be fixed by the State
24Board of Education, in consultation with the State Educator
25Preparation and Licensure Board. The tests shall be
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1place as may be designated by the State Board of Education, in
2consultation with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure
3Board.
4    The State Board shall implement a test or tests to assess
5the speaking, reading, writing, and grammar skills of
6applicants for an endorsement or a license issued under
7subdivision (G) of paragraph (2) of Section 21B-20 of this Code
8in the English language and in the language of the transitional
9bilingual education program requested by the applicant.
10    (h) Except as provided in Section 34-6 of this Code, the
11provisions of this Section shall apply equally in any school
12district subject to Article 34 of this Code.
13    (i) The rules developed to implement and enforce the
14testing requirements under this Section shall include without
15limitation provisions governing test selection, test
16validation and determination of a passing score,
17administration of the tests, frequency of administration,
18applicant fees, frequency of applicants taking the tests, the
19years for which a score is valid, and appropriate special
20accommodations. The State Board of Education shall develop such
21rules as may be needed to ensure uniformity from year to year
22in the level of difficulty for each form of an assessment.
23(Source: P.A. 100-596, eff. 7-1-18; 100-863, eff. 8-14-18;
24100-932, eff. 8-17-18; 101-81, eff. 7-12-19; 101-220, eff.
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1    (105 ILCS 5/27A-10)
2    Sec. 27A-10. Employees.
3    (a) A person shall be deemed to be employed by a charter
4school unless a collective bargaining agreement or the charter
5school contract otherwise provides.
6    (b) In all school districts, including special charter
7districts and districts located in cities having a population
8exceeding 500,000, the local school board shall determine by
9policy or by negotiated agreement, if one exists, the
10employment status of any school district employees who are
11employed by a charter school and who seek to return to
12employment in the public schools of the district. Each local
13school board shall grant, for a period of up to 5 years, a
14leave of absence to those of its teachers who accept employment
15with a charter school. At the end of the authorized leave of
16absence, the teacher must return to the school district or
17resign; provided, however, that if the teacher chooses to
18return to the school district, the teacher must be assigned to
19a position that which requires the teacher's licensure
20certification and legal qualifications. The contractual
21continued service status and retirement benefits of a teacher
22of the district who is granted a leave of absence to accept
23employment with a charter school shall not be affected by that
24leave of absence.
25    (c) Charter schools shall employ in instructional
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1licensed certificated under Article 21B 21 of this Code or who
2possess the following qualifications:
3        (i) graduated with a bachelor's degree from an
4    accredited institution of higher learning;
5        (ii) been employed for a period of at least 5 years in
6    an area requiring application of the individual's
7    education;
8        (iii) passed a content area knowledge test required
9    under Section 21B-30 of this Code (blank); and
10        (iv) demonstrate continuing evidence of professional
11    growth, which shall include, but not be limited to,
12    successful teaching experience, attendance at professional
13    meetings, membership in professional organizations,
14    additional credits earned at institutions of higher
15    learning, travel specifically for educational purposes,
16    and reading of professional books and periodicals.
17    (c-5) Charter schools employing individuals without
18licensure certification in instructional positions shall
19provide such mentoring, training, and staff development for
20those individuals as the charter schools determine necessary
21for satisfactory performance in the classroom.
22    At least 50% of the individuals employed in instructional
23positions by a charter school that is operating in a city
24having a population exceeding 500,000 and that is established
25on or after April 16, 2003 shall hold teaching licenses
26certificates issued under Article 21B 21 of this Code.

 

 

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1    At least 75% of the individuals employed in instructional
2positions by a charter school that is operating in a city
3having a population exceeding 500,000 and that was established
4before April 16, 2003 shall hold teaching licenses certificates
5issued under Article 21B 21 of this Code.
6    (c-10) Notwithstanding any provision in subsection (c-5)
7to the contrary, in any charter school established before, on,
8or after July 30, 2009 (the effective date of Public Act
996-105) this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, at
10least 75% of the individuals employed in instructional
11positions by the charter school shall hold teaching licenses
12certificates issued under Article 21B 21 of this Code beginning
13with the 2012-2013 school year. In any charter school
14established after the effective date of this amendatory Act of
15the 96th General Assembly, at least 75% of the individuals
16employed in instructional positions by a charter school shall
17hold teaching certificates issued under Article 21 of this Code
18by the beginning of the fourth school year during which a
19student is enrolled in the charter school. Charter schools may
20employ non-licensed non-certificated staff in all other
21positions.
22    (c-15) Charter schools are exempt from any annual cap on
23new participants in an alternative educator licensure
24certification program. The second and third phases of the
25alternative certification program may be conducted and
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1provisional educator endorsement teaching certificate is valid
2for 4 years or the length of the charter (or any extension of
3the charter), whichever is longer.
4    (d) A teacher at a charter school may resign his or her
5position only if the teacher gives notice of resignation to the
6charter school's governing body at least 60 days before the end
7of the school term, and the resignation must take effect
8immediately upon the end of the school term.
9(Source: P.A. 101-220, eff. 8-7-19.)
 
10    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
11becoming law.".