103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB4173

 

Introduced , by Rep. Jed Davis

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
105 ILCS 5/21A-5
105 ILCS 5/21B-20
110 ILCS 148/10
110 ILCS 148/15
110 ILCS 148/80

    Amends the School Code. Allows a METT Educator District License for teaching a course in manufacturing, engineering, technology, or a trade (METT) to be issued to an applicant who has at least 10,000 working hours in a trade. Provides that a METT Educator District License may be issued to qualified individuals who have not obtained a bachelor's degree or an equivalent number of hours in an educational program at an institution of higher education. Provides that a METT Educator District License is valid until June 30 immediately following 5 years of the license being issued and may be renewed. Provides that a METT Educator District License is valid only for the teaching of a course that the State Board of Education has identified as related to the work experience of the licensee. Sets forth other provisions regarding the license. Amends the Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness Act. Provides that the State Board of Education, in conjunction with the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity or the Department of Labor, shall expand a database to identify METT labor shortages. Provides that by July 1, 2026, school districts in identified regions shall be notified by the State Board and shall participate in a College and Career Pathway Endorsement program and offer a METT endorsement. Makes other changes.


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STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT
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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning education.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Sections
521A-5 and 21B-20 as follows:
 
6    (105 ILCS 5/21A-5)
7    Sec. 21A-5. Definitions. In this Article:
8    "New teacher" means the holder of a professional educator
9license or METT educator district license, as set forth in
10Section 21B-20 of this Code, who is employed by a public school
11and who has not previously participated in a new teacher
12induction and mentoring program required by this Article,
13except as provided in Section 21A-25 of this Code.
14    "Eligible applicant" or "eligible entity" means a regional
15office of education, an intermediate service center, an
16Illinois institution of higher education, a statewide
17organization representing teachers, a local education agency,
18or a public or private not-for-profit entity with experience
19providing professional learning, including mentoring, to early
20childhood educators.
21    "Public school" means any school operating pursuant to the
22authority of this Code, including without limitation a school
23district, a charter school, a cooperative or joint agreement

 

 

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1with a governing body or board of control, and a school
2operated by a regional office of education or State agency.
3(Source: P.A. 101-643, eff. 6-18-20; 102-521, eff. 8-20-21.)
 
4    (105 ILCS 5/21B-20)
5    (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-193)
6    Sec. 21B-20. Types of licenses. The State Board of
7Education shall implement a system of educator licensure,
8whereby individuals employed in school districts who are
9required to be licensed must have one of the following
10licenses: (i) a professional educator license; (ii) an
11educator license with stipulations; (iii) a substitute
12teaching license; or (iv) until June 30, 2028, a short-term
13substitute teaching license, or (v) a METT educator district
14license. References in law regarding individuals certified or
15certificated or required to be certified or certificated under
16Article 21 of this Code shall also include individuals
17licensed or required to be licensed under this Article. The
18first year of all licenses ends on June 30 following one full
19year of the license being issued.
20    The State Board of Education, in consultation with the
21State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, may adopt such
22rules as may be necessary to govern the requirements for
23licenses and endorsements under this Section.
24        (1) Professional Educator License. Persons who (i)
25    have successfully completed an approved educator

 

 

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1    preparation program and are recommended for licensure by
2    the Illinois institution offering the educator preparation
3    program, (ii) have successfully completed the required
4    testing under Section 21B-30 of this Code, (iii) have
5    successfully completed coursework on the psychology of,
6    the identification of, and the methods of instruction for
7    the exceptional child, including, without limitation,
8    children with learning disabilities, (iv) have
9    successfully completed coursework in methods of reading
10    and reading in the content area, and (v) have met all other
11    criteria established by rule of the State Board of
12    Education shall be issued a Professional Educator License.
13    All Professional Educator Licenses are valid until June 30
14    immediately following 5 years of the license being issued.
15    The Professional Educator License shall be endorsed with
16    specific areas and grade levels in which the individual is
17    eligible to practice. For an early childhood education
18    endorsement, an individual may satisfy the student
19    teaching requirement of his or her early childhood teacher
20    preparation program through placement in a setting with
21    children from birth through grade 2, and the individual
22    may be paid and receive credit while student teaching. The
23    student teaching experience must meet the requirements of
24    and be approved by the individual's early childhood
25    teacher preparation program.
26        Individuals can receive subsequent endorsements on the

 

 

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1    Professional Educator License. Subsequent endorsements
2    shall require a minimum of 24 semester hours of coursework
3    in the endorsement area and passage of the applicable
4    content area test, unless otherwise specified by rule.
5        (2) Educator License with Stipulations. An Educator
6    License with Stipulations shall be issued an endorsement
7    that limits the license holder to one particular position
8    or does not require completion of an approved educator
9    program or both.
10        An individual with an Educator License with
11    Stipulations must not be employed by a school district or
12    any other entity to replace any presently employed teacher
13    who otherwise would not be replaced for any reason.
14        An Educator License with Stipulations may be issued
15    with the following endorsements:
16            (A) (Blank).
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 content area test, as required
4            under Section 21B-30 of this Code.
5        The alternative provisional educator endorsement is
6    valid for 2 years of teaching and may be renewed for a
7    third year by an individual meeting the requirements set
8    forth in Section 21B-50 of this Code.
9            (C) Alternative provisional superintendent. An
10        alternative provisional superintendent endorsement on
11        an Educator License with Stipulations entitles the
12        holder to serve only as a superintendent or assistant
13        superintendent in a school district's central office.
14        This endorsement may only be issued to an applicant
15        who, at the time of applying for the endorsement, has
16        done all of the following:
17                (i) Graduated from a regionally accredited
18            college or university with a minimum of a master's
19            degree in a management field other than education.
20                (ii) Been employed for a period of at least 5
21            years in a management level position in a field
22            other than education.
23                (iii) Successfully completed the first phase
24            of an alternative route to superintendent
25            endorsement program, as provided in Section 21B-55
26            of this Code.

 

 

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1                (iv) Passed a content area test required under
2            Section 21B-30 of this Code.
3            The endorsement is valid for 2 fiscal years in
4        order to complete one full year of serving as a
5        superintendent or assistant superintendent.
6            (D) (Blank).
7            (E) Career and technical educator. A career and
8        technical educator endorsement on an Educator License
9        with Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who
10        has a minimum of 60 semester hours of coursework from a
11        regionally accredited institution of higher education
12        or an accredited trade and technical institution and
13        has a minimum of 2,000 hours of experience outside of
14        education in each area to be taught.
15            The career and technical educator endorsement on
16        an Educator License with Stipulations is valid until
17        June 30 immediately following 5 years of the
18        endorsement being issued and may be renewed.
19            An individual who holds a valid career and
20        technical educator endorsement on an Educator License
21        with Stipulations but does not hold a bachelor's
22        degree may substitute teach in career and technical
23        education classrooms.
24            (F) (Blank).
25            (G) Transitional bilingual educator. A
26        transitional bilingual educator endorsement on an

 

 

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

 

 

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1        renewed.
2            Persons holding a transitional bilingual educator
3        endorsement shall not be employed to replace any
4        presently employed teacher who otherwise would not be
5        replaced for any reason.
6            (H) Language endorsement. In an effort to
7        alleviate the shortage of teachers speaking a language
8        other than English in the public schools, an
9        individual who holds an Educator License with
10        Stipulations may also apply for a language
11        endorsement, provided that the applicant provides
12        satisfactory evidence that he or she meets all of the
13        following requirements:
14                (i) Holds a transitional bilingual
15            endorsement.
16                (ii) Has demonstrated proficiency in the
17            language for which the endorsement is to be issued
18            by passing the applicable language content test
19            required by the State Board of Education.
20                (iii) Holds a bachelor's degree or higher from
21            a regionally accredited institution of higher
22            education or, for individuals educated in a
23            country other than the United States, holds a
24            degree from an institution of higher learning in a
25            foreign country that the State Educator
26            Preparation and Licensure Board determines to be

 

 

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1            the equivalent of a bachelor's degree from a
2            regionally accredited institution of higher
3            learning in the United States.
4                (iv) (Blank).
5            A language endorsement on an Educator License with
6        Stipulations is valid for prekindergarten through
7        grade 12 for the same validity period as the
8        individual's transitional bilingual educator
9        endorsement on the Educator License with Stipulations
10        and shall not be renewed.
11            (I) Visiting international educator. A visiting
12        international educator endorsement on an Educator
13        License with Stipulations may be issued to an
14        individual who is being recruited by a particular
15        school district that conducts formal recruitment
16        programs outside of the United States to secure the
17        services of qualified teachers and who meets all of
18        the following requirements:
19                (i) Holds the equivalent of a minimum of a
20            bachelor's degree issued in the United States.
21                (ii) Has been prepared as a teacher at the
22            grade level for which he or she will be employed.
23                (iii) Has adequate content knowledge in the
24            subject to be taught.
25                (iv) Has an adequate command of the English
26            language.

 

 

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1            A holder of a visiting international educator
2        endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations
3        shall be permitted to teach in bilingual education
4        programs in the language that was the medium of
5        instruction in his or her teacher preparation program,
6        provided that he or she passes the English Language
7        Proficiency Examination or another test of writing
8        skills in English identified by the State Board of
9        Education, in consultation with the State Educator
10        Preparation and Licensure Board.
11            A visiting international educator endorsement on
12        an Educator License with Stipulations is valid for 5
13        years and shall not be renewed.
14            (J) Paraprofessional educator. A paraprofessional
15        educator endorsement on an Educator License with
16        Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who holds a
17        high school diploma or its recognized equivalent and
18        (i) holds an associate's degree or a minimum of 60
19        semester hours of credit from a regionally accredited
20        institution of higher education; (ii) has passed a
21        paraprofessional competency test under subsection
22        (c-5) of Section 21B-30; or (iii) is at least 18 years
23        of age and will be using the Educator License with
24        Stipulations exclusively for grades prekindergarten
25        through grade 8, until the individual reaches the age
26        of 19 years and otherwise meets the criteria for a

 

 

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1        paraprofessional educator endorsement pursuant to this
2        subparagraph (J). The paraprofessional educator
3        endorsement is valid until June 30 immediately
4        following 5 years of the endorsement being issued and
5        may be renewed through application and payment of the
6        appropriate fee, as required under Section 21B-40 of
7        this Code. An individual who holds only a
8        paraprofessional educator endorsement is not subject
9        to additional requirements in order to renew the
10        endorsement.
11            (K) Chief school business official. A chief school
12        business official endorsement on an Educator License
13        with Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who
14        qualifies by having a master's degree or higher, 2
15        years of full-time administrative experience in school
16        business management or 2 years of university-approved
17        practical experience, and a minimum of 24 semester
18        hours of graduate credit in a program approved by the
19        State Board of Education for the preparation of school
20        business administrators and by passage of the
21        applicable State tests, including an applicable
22        content area test.
23            The chief school business official endorsement may
24        also be affixed to the Educator License with
25        Stipulations of any holder who qualifies by having a
26        master's degree in business administration, finance,

 

 

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1        accounting, or public administration and who completes
2        an additional 6 semester hours of internship in school
3        business management from a regionally accredited
4        institution of higher education and passes the
5        applicable State tests, including an applicable
6        content area test. This endorsement shall be required
7        for any individual employed as a chief school business
8        official.
9            The chief school business official endorsement on
10        an Educator License with Stipulations is valid until
11        June 30 immediately following 5 years of the
12        endorsement being issued and may be renewed if the
13        license holder completes renewal requirements as
14        required for individuals who hold a Professional
15        Educator License endorsed for chief school business
16        official under Section 21B-45 of this Code and such
17        rules as may be adopted by the State Board of
18        Education.
19            The State Board of Education shall adopt any rules
20        necessary to implement Public Act 100-288.
21            (L) Provisional in-state educator. A provisional
22        in-state educator endorsement on an Educator License
23        with Stipulations may be issued to a candidate who has
24        completed an Illinois-approved educator preparation
25        program at an Illinois institution of higher education
26        and who has not successfully completed an

 

 

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1        evidence-based assessment of teacher effectiveness but
2        who meets all of the following requirements:
3                (i) Holds at least a bachelor's degree.
4                (ii) Has completed an approved educator
5            preparation program at an Illinois institution.
6                (iii) Has passed an applicable content area
7            test, as required by Section 21B-30 of this Code.
8                (iv) Has attempted an evidence-based
9            assessment of teacher effectiveness and received a
10            minimum score on that assessment, as established
11            by the State Board of Education in consultation
12            with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure
13            Board.
14            A provisional in-state educator endorsement on an
15        Educator License with Stipulations is valid for one
16        full fiscal year after the date of issuance and may not
17        be renewed.
18            (M) (Blank).
19            (N) Specialized services. A specialized services
20        endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations
21        may be issued as defined and specified by rule.
22        (3) Substitute Teaching License. A Substitute Teaching
23    License may be issued to qualified applicants for
24    substitute teaching in all grades of the public schools,
25    prekindergarten through grade 12. Substitute Teaching
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1    a Substitute Teaching License must hold a bachelor's
2    degree or higher from a regionally accredited institution
3    of higher education or must be enrolled in an approved
4    educator preparation program in this State and have earned
5    at least 90 credit hours.
6        Substitute Teaching Licenses are valid for 5 years.
7        Substitute Teaching Licenses are valid for substitute
8    teaching in every county of this State. If an individual
9    has had his or her Professional Educator License or
10    Educator License with Stipulations suspended or revoked,
11    then that individual is not eligible to obtain a
12    Substitute Teaching License.
13        A substitute teacher may only teach in the place of a
14    licensed teacher who is under contract with the employing
15    board. If, however, there is no licensed teacher under
16    contract because of an emergency situation, then a
17    district may employ a substitute teacher for no longer
18    than 30 calendar days per each vacant position in the
19    district if the district notifies the appropriate regional
20    office of education within 5 business days after the
21    employment of the substitute teacher in the emergency
22    situation. An emergency situation is one in which an
23    unforeseen vacancy has occurred and (i) a teacher is
24    unable to fulfill his or her contractual duties or (ii)
25    teacher capacity needs of the district exceed previous
26    indications, and the district is actively engaged in

 

 

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1    advertising to hire a fully licensed teacher for the
2    vacant position.
3        There is no limit on the number of days that a
4    substitute teacher may teach in a single school district,
5    provided that no substitute teacher may teach for longer
6    than 120 days beginning with the 2021-2022 school year
7    through the 2022-2023 school year, otherwise 90 school
8    days for any one licensed teacher under contract in the
9    same school year. A substitute teacher who holds a
10    Professional Educator License or Educator License with
11    Stipulations shall not teach for more than 120 school days
12    for any one licensed teacher under contract in the same
13    school year. The limitations in this paragraph (3) on the
14    number of days a substitute teacher may be employed do not
15    apply to any school district operating under Article 34 of
16    this Code.
17        A school district may not require an individual who
18    holds a valid Professional Educator License or Educator
19    License with Stipulations to seek or hold a Substitute
20    Teaching License to teach as a substitute teacher.
21        (4) Short-Term Substitute Teaching License. Beginning
22    on July 1, 2018 and until June 30, 2028, applicants may
23    apply to the State Board of Education for issuance of a
24    Short-Term Substitute Teaching License. A Short-Term
25    Substitute Teaching License may be issued to a qualified
26    applicant for substitute teaching in all grades of the

 

 

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1    public schools, prekindergarten through grade 12.
2    Short-Term Substitute Teaching Licenses are not eligible
3    for endorsements. Applicants for a Short-Term Substitute
4    Teaching License must hold an associate's degree or have
5    completed at least 60 credit hours from a regionally
6    accredited institution of higher education.
7        Short-Term Substitute Teaching Licenses are valid for
8    substitute teaching in every county of this State. If an
9    individual has had his or her Professional Educator
10    License or Educator License with Stipulations suspended or
11    revoked, then that individual is not eligible to obtain a
12    Short-Term Substitute Teaching License.
13        The provisions of Sections 10-21.9 and 34-18.5 of this
14    Code apply to short-term substitute teachers.
15        An individual holding a Short-Term Substitute Teaching
16    License may teach no more than 15 consecutive days per
17    licensed teacher who is under contract. For teacher
18    absences lasting 6 or more days per licensed teacher who
19    is under contract, a school district may not hire an
20    individual holding a Short-Term Substitute Teaching
21    License, unless the Governor has declared a disaster due
22    to a public health emergency pursuant to Section 7 of the
23    Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act. An individual
24    holding a Short-Term Substitute Teaching License must
25    complete the training program under Section 10-20.67 or
26    34-18.60 of this Code to be eligible to teach at a public

 

 

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1    school. Short-Term Substitute Teaching Licenses Short-term
2    substitute teaching licenses under this Section are valid
3    for 5 years.
4        (5) METT Educator District License. A METT Educator
5    District License for teaching a course in manufacturing,
6    engineering, technology, or a trade may be issued to an
7    applicant who has at least 10,000 working hours in a
8    trade, including, but not limited to, any of the
9    following:
10            (A) Manufacturing.
11            (B) Fabrication.
12            (C) Welding.
13            (D) Vehicle mechanics.
14            (E) Carpentry.
15            (F) Masonry.
16            (G) Plumbing.
17        A METT Educator District License may be issued to
18    qualified individuals who have not obtained a bachelor's
19    degree or an equivalent number of hours in an educational
20    program at an institution of higher education.
21        A METT Educator District License is valid until June
22    30 immediately following 5 years of the license being
23    issued and may be renewed.
24        A METT Educator District License is valid only for the
25    teaching of a course that the State Board of Education has
26    identified as related to the work experience of the

 

 

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1    licensee. A METT Educator District License is valid only
2    for teaching in the school district where the licensee was
3    teaching immediately after the METT Educator District
4    License was issued. However, the licensee may transfer to
5    another district to teach without having to apply for a
6    new license upon approval of the State Board of Education,
7    the sending district, and the receiving district.
8        A license holder who does not hold a bachelor's degree
9    or has not completed at least 60 hours of coursework at an
10    institution of higher education shall successfully
11    complete at least one course in teacher education outside
12    of the school year as directed by the State Board of
13    Education, in conjunction with the Illinois Community
14    College Board, to ensure that the license holder is
15    continuing to learn proper teaching methods, lesson
16    planning, and other classroom-essential knowledge.
17(Source: P.A. 102-711, eff. 1-1-23; 102-712, eff. 4-27-22;
18102-713, eff. 1-1-23; 102-717, eff. 4-29-22; 102-894, eff.
195-20-22; 103-111, eff. 6-29-23; 103-154, eff. 6-30-23; revised
209-7-23.)
 
21    (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 103-193)
22    Sec. 21B-20. Types of licenses. The State Board of
23Education shall implement a system of educator licensure,
24whereby individuals employed in school districts who are
25required to be licensed must have one of the following

 

 

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1licenses: (i) a professional educator license; (ii) an
2educator license with stipulations; (iii) a substitute
3teaching license; or (iv) until June 30, 2028, a short-term
4substitute teaching license. References in law regarding
5individuals certified or certificated or required to be
6certified or certificated under Article 21 of this Code shall
7also include individuals licensed or required to be licensed
8under this Article. The first year of all licenses ends on June
930 following one full year of the license being issued.
10    The State Board of Education, in consultation with the
11State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, may adopt such
12rules as may be necessary to govern the requirements for
13licenses and endorsements under this Section.
14        (1) Professional Educator License. Persons who (i)
15    have successfully completed an approved educator
16    preparation program and are recommended for licensure by
17    the Illinois institution offering the educator preparation
18    program, (ii) have successfully completed the required
19    testing under Section 21B-30 of this Code, (iii) have
20    successfully completed coursework on the psychology of,
21    the identification of, and the methods of instruction for
22    the exceptional child, including, without limitation,
23    children with learning disabilities, (iv) have
24    successfully completed coursework in methods of reading
25    and reading in the content area, and (v) have met all other
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1    Education shall be issued a Professional Educator License.
2    All Professional Educator Licenses are valid until June 30
3    immediately following 5 years of the license being issued.
4    The Professional Educator License shall be endorsed with
5    specific areas and grade levels in which the individual is
6    eligible to practice. For an early childhood education
7    endorsement, an individual may satisfy the student
8    teaching requirement of his or her early childhood teacher
9    preparation program through placement in a setting with
10    children from birth through grade 2, and the individual
11    may be paid and receive credit while student teaching. The
12    student teaching experience must meet the requirements of
13    and be approved by the individual's early childhood
14    teacher preparation program.
15        Individuals can receive subsequent endorsements on the
16    Professional Educator License. Subsequent endorsements
17    shall require a minimum of 24 semester hours of coursework
18    in the endorsement area and passage of the applicable
19    content area test, unless otherwise specified by rule.
20        (2) Educator License with Stipulations. An Educator
21    License with Stipulations shall be issued an endorsement
22    that limits the license holder to one particular position
23    or does not require completion of an approved educator
24    program or both.
25        An individual with an Educator License with
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1    any other entity to replace any presently employed teacher
2    who otherwise would not be replaced for any reason.
3        An Educator License with Stipulations may be issued
4    with the following endorsements:
5            (A) (Blank).
6            (B) Alternative provisional educator. An
7        alternative provisional educator endorsement on an
8        Educator License with Stipulations may be issued to an
9        applicant who, at the time of applying for the
10        endorsement, has done all of the following:
11                (i) Graduated from a regionally accredited
12            college or university with a minimum of a
13            bachelor's degree.
14                (ii) Successfully completed the first phase of
15            the Alternative Educator Licensure Program for
16            Teachers, as described in Section 21B-50 of this
17            Code.
18                (iii) Passed a content area test, as required
19            under Section 21B-30 of this Code.
20        The alternative provisional educator endorsement is
21    valid for 2 years of teaching and may be renewed for a
22    third year by an individual meeting the requirements set
23    forth in Section 21B-50 of this Code.
24            (C) Alternative provisional superintendent. An
25        alternative provisional superintendent endorsement on
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1        holder to serve only as a superintendent or assistant
2        superintendent in a school district's central office.
3        This endorsement may only be issued to an applicant
4        who, at the time of applying for the endorsement, has
5        done all of the following:
6                (i) Graduated from a regionally accredited
7            college or university with a minimum of a master's
8            degree in a management field other than education.
9                (ii) Been employed for a period of at least 5
10            years in a management level position in a field
11            other than education.
12                (iii) Successfully completed the first phase
13            of an alternative route to superintendent
14            endorsement program, as provided in Section 21B-55
15            of this Code.
16                (iv) Passed a content area test required under
17            Section 21B-30 of this Code.
18            The endorsement is valid for 2 fiscal years in
19        order to complete one full year of serving as a
20        superintendent or assistant superintendent.
21            (D) (Blank).
22            (E) Career and technical educator. A career and
23        technical educator endorsement on an Educator License
24        with Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who
25        has a minimum of 60 semester hours of coursework from a
26        regionally accredited institution of higher education

 

 

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1        or an accredited trade and technical institution and
2        has a minimum of 2,000 hours of experience outside of
3        education in each area to be taught.
4            The career and technical educator endorsement on
5        an Educator License with Stipulations is valid until
6        June 30 immediately following 5 years of the
7        endorsement being issued and may be renewed.
8            An individual who holds a valid career and
9        technical educator endorsement on an Educator License
10        with Stipulations but does not hold a bachelor's
11        degree may substitute teach in career and technical
12        education classrooms.
13            (F) (Blank).
14            (G) Transitional bilingual educator. A
15        transitional bilingual educator endorsement on an
16        Educator License with Stipulations may be issued for
17        the purpose of providing instruction in accordance
18        with Article 14C of this Code to an applicant who
19        provides satisfactory evidence that he or she meets
20        all of the following requirements:
21                (i) Possesses adequate speaking, reading, and
22            writing ability in the language other than English
23            in which transitional bilingual education is
24            offered.
25                (ii) Has the ability to successfully
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1                (iii) Either possessed, within 5 years
2            previous to his or her applying for a transitional
3            bilingual educator endorsement, a valid and
4            comparable teaching certificate or comparable
5            authorization issued by a foreign country or holds
6            a degree from an institution of higher learning in
7            a foreign country that the State Educator
8            Preparation and Licensure Board determines to be
9            the equivalent of a bachelor's degree from a
10            regionally accredited institution of higher
11            learning in the United States.
12            A transitional bilingual educator endorsement
13        shall be valid for prekindergarten through grade 12,
14        is valid until June 30 immediately following 5 years
15        of the endorsement being issued, and shall not be
16        renewed.
17            Persons holding a transitional bilingual educator
18        endorsement shall not be employed to replace any
19        presently employed teacher who otherwise would not be
20        replaced for any reason.
21            (H) Language endorsement. In an effort to
22        alleviate the shortage of teachers speaking a language
23        other than English in the public schools, an
24        individual who holds an Educator License with
25        Stipulations may also apply for a language
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1        satisfactory evidence that he or she meets all of the
2        following requirements:
3                (i) Holds a transitional bilingual
4            endorsement.
5                (ii) Has demonstrated proficiency in the
6            language for which the endorsement is to be issued
7            by passing the applicable language content test
8            required by the State Board of Education.
9                (iii) Holds a bachelor's degree or higher from
10            a regionally accredited institution of higher
11            education or, for individuals educated in a
12            country other than the United States, holds a
13            degree from an institution of higher learning in a
14            foreign country that the State Educator
15            Preparation and Licensure Board determines to be
16            the equivalent of a bachelor's degree from a
17            regionally accredited institution of higher
18            learning in the United States.
19                (iv) (Blank).
20            A language endorsement on an Educator License with
21        Stipulations is valid for prekindergarten through
22        grade 12 for the same validity period as the
23        individual's transitional bilingual educator
24        endorsement on the Educator License with Stipulations
25        and shall not be renewed.
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1        international educator endorsement on an Educator
2        License with Stipulations may be issued to an
3        individual who is being recruited by a particular
4        school district that conducts formal recruitment
5        programs outside of the United States to secure the
6        services of qualified teachers and who meets all of
7        the following requirements:
8                (i) Holds the equivalent of a minimum of a
9            bachelor's degree issued in the United States.
10                (ii) Has been prepared as a teacher at the
11            grade level for which he or she will be employed.
12                (iii) Has adequate content knowledge in the
13            subject to be taught.
14                (iv) Has an adequate command of the English
15            language.
16            A holder of a visiting international educator
17        endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations
18        shall be permitted to teach in bilingual education
19        programs in the language that was the medium of
20        instruction in his or her teacher preparation program,
21        provided that he or she passes the English Language
22        Proficiency Examination or another test of writing
23        skills in English identified by the State Board of
24        Education, in consultation with the State Educator
25        Preparation and Licensure Board.
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1        an Educator License with Stipulations is valid for 5
2        years and shall not be renewed.
3            (J) Paraprofessional educator. A paraprofessional
4        educator endorsement on an Educator License with
5        Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who holds a
6        high school diploma or its recognized equivalent and
7        (i) holds an associate's degree or a minimum of 60
8        semester hours of credit from a regionally accredited
9        institution of higher education; (ii) has passed a
10        paraprofessional competency test under subsection
11        (c-5) of Section 21B-30; or (iii) is at least 18 years
12        of age and will be using the Educator License with
13        Stipulations exclusively for grades prekindergarten
14        through grade 8, until the individual reaches the age
15        of 19 years and otherwise meets the criteria for a
16        paraprofessional educator endorsement pursuant to this
17        subparagraph (J). The paraprofessional educator
18        endorsement is valid until June 30 immediately
19        following 5 years of the endorsement being issued and
20        may be renewed through application and payment of the
21        appropriate fee, as required under Section 21B-40 of
22        this Code. An individual who holds only a
23        paraprofessional educator endorsement is not subject
24        to additional requirements in order to renew the
25        endorsement.
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1        business official endorsement on an Educator License
2        with Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who
3        qualifies by having a master's degree or higher, 2
4        years of full-time administrative experience in school
5        business management or 2 years of university-approved
6        practical experience, and a minimum of 24 semester
7        hours of graduate credit in a program approved by the
8        State Board of Education for the preparation of school
9        business administrators and by passage of the
10        applicable State tests, including an applicable
11        content area test.
12            The chief school business official endorsement may
13        also be affixed to the Educator License with
14        Stipulations of any holder who qualifies by having a
15        master's degree in business administration, finance,
16        accounting, or public administration and who completes
17        an additional 6 semester hours of internship in school
18        business management from a regionally accredited
19        institution of higher education and passes the
20        applicable State tests, including an applicable
21        content area test. This endorsement shall be required
22        for any individual employed as a chief school business
23        official.
24            The chief school business official endorsement on
25        an Educator License with Stipulations is valid until
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1        endorsement being issued and may be renewed if the
2        license holder completes renewal requirements as
3        required for individuals who hold a Professional
4        Educator License endorsed for chief school business
5        official under Section 21B-45 of this Code and such
6        rules as may be adopted by the State Board of
7        Education.
8            The State Board of Education shall adopt any rules
9        necessary to implement Public Act 100-288.
10            (L) Provisional in-state educator. A provisional
11        in-state educator endorsement on an Educator License
12        with Stipulations may be issued to a candidate who has
13        completed an Illinois-approved educator preparation
14        program at an Illinois institution of higher education
15        and who has not successfully completed an
16        evidence-based assessment of teacher effectiveness but
17        who meets all of the following requirements:
18                (i) Holds at least a bachelor's degree.
19                (ii) Has completed an approved educator
20            preparation program at an Illinois institution.
21                (iii) Has passed an applicable content area
22            test, as required by Section 21B-30 of this Code.
23                (iv) Has attempted an evidence-based
24            assessment of teacher effectiveness and received a
25            minimum score on that assessment, as established
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1            with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure
2            Board.
3            A provisional in-state educator endorsement on an
4        Educator License with Stipulations is valid for one
5        full fiscal year after the date of issuance and may not
6        be renewed.
7            (M) (Blank).
8            (N) Specialized services. A specialized services
9        endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations
10        may be issued as defined and specified by rule.
11        (3) Substitute Teaching License. A Substitute Teaching
12    License may be issued to qualified applicants for
13    substitute teaching in all grades of the public schools,
14    prekindergarten through grade 12. Substitute Teaching
15    Licenses are not eligible for endorsements. Applicants for
16    a Substitute Teaching License must hold a bachelor's
17    degree or higher from a regionally accredited institution
18    of higher education or must be enrolled in an approved
19    educator preparation program in this State and have earned
20    at least 90 credit hours.
21        Substitute Teaching Licenses are valid for 5 years.
22        Substitute Teaching Licenses are valid for substitute
23    teaching in every county of this State. If an individual
24    has had his or her Professional Educator License or
25    Educator License with Stipulations suspended or revoked,
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1    Substitute Teaching License.
2        A substitute teacher may only teach in the place of a
3    licensed teacher who is under contract with the employing
4    board. If, however, there is no licensed teacher under
5    contract because of an emergency situation, then a
6    district may employ a substitute teacher for no longer
7    than 30 calendar days per each vacant position in the
8    district if the district notifies the appropriate regional
9    office of education within 5 business days after the
10    employment of the substitute teacher in that vacant
11    position. A district may continue to employ that same
12    substitute teacher in that same vacant position for 90
13    calendar days or until the end of the semester, whichever
14    is greater, if, prior to the expiration of the
15    30-calendar-day period then current, the district files a
16    written request with the appropriate regional office of
17    education for a 30-calendar-day extension on the basis
18    that the position remains vacant and the district
19    continues to actively seek qualified candidates and
20    provides documentation that it has provided training
21    specific to the position, including training on meeting
22    the needs of students with disabilities and English
23    learners if applicable. Each extension request shall be
24    granted in writing by the regional office of education. An
25    emergency situation is one in which an unforeseen vacancy
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1    fulfill his or her contractual duties or (ii) teacher
2    capacity needs of the district exceed previous indications
3    or vacancies are unfilled due to a lack of qualified
4    candidates, and the district is actively engaged in
5    advertising to hire a fully licensed teacher for the
6    vacant position.
7        There is no limit on the number of days that a
8    substitute teacher may teach in a single school district,
9    provided that no substitute teacher may teach for longer
10    than 120 days beginning with the 2021-2022 school year
11    through the 2022-2023 school year, otherwise 90 school
12    days for any one licensed teacher under contract in the
13    same school year. A substitute teacher who holds a
14    Professional Educator License or Educator License with
15    Stipulations shall not teach for more than 120 school days
16    for any one licensed teacher under contract in the same
17    school year. The limitations in this paragraph (3) on the
18    number of days a substitute teacher may be employed do not
19    apply to any school district operating under Article 34 of
20    this Code.
21        A school district may not require an individual who
22    holds a valid Professional Educator License or Educator
23    License with Stipulations to seek or hold a Substitute
24    Teaching License to teach as a substitute teacher.
25        (4) Short-Term Substitute Teaching License. Beginning
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1    apply to the State Board of Education for issuance of a
2    Short-Term Substitute Teaching License. A Short-Term
3    Substitute Teaching License may be issued to a qualified
4    applicant for substitute teaching in all grades of the
5    public schools, prekindergarten through grade 12.
6    Short-Term Substitute Teaching Licenses are not eligible
7    for endorsements. Applicants for a Short-Term Substitute
8    Teaching License must hold an associate's degree or have
9    completed at least 60 credit hours from a regionally
10    accredited institution of higher education.
11        Short-Term Substitute Teaching Licenses are valid for
12    substitute teaching in every county of this State. If an
13    individual has had his or her Professional Educator
14    License or Educator License with Stipulations suspended or
15    revoked, then that individual is not eligible to obtain a
16    Short-Term Substitute Teaching License.
17        The provisions of Sections 10-21.9 and 34-18.5 of this
18    Code apply to short-term substitute teachers.
19        An individual holding a Short-Term Substitute Teaching
20    License may teach no more than 15 consecutive days per
21    licensed teacher who is under contract. For teacher
22    absences lasting 6 or more days per licensed teacher who
23    is under contract, a school district may not hire an
24    individual holding a Short-Term Substitute Teaching
25    License, unless the Governor has declared a disaster due
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1    Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act. An individual
2    holding a Short-Term Substitute Teaching License must
3    complete the training program under Section 10-20.67 or
4    34-18.60 of this Code to be eligible to teach at a public
5    school. Short-Term Substitute Teaching Licenses Short-term
6    substitute teaching licenses under this Section are valid
7    for 5 years.
8        (5) METT Educator District License. A METT Educator
9    District License for teaching a course in manufacturing,
10    engineering, technology, or a trade may be issued to an
11    applicant who has at least 10,000 working hours in a
12    trade, including, but not limited to, any of the
13    following:
14            (A) Manufacturing.
15            (B) Fabrication.
16            (C) Welding.
17            (D) Vehicle mechanics.
18            (E) Carpentry.
19            (F) Masonry.
20            (G) Plumbing.
21        A METT Educator District License may be issued to
22    qualified individuals who have not obtained a bachelor's
23    degree or an equivalent number of hours in an educational
24    program at an institution of higher education.
25        A METT Educator District License is valid until June
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1    issued and may be renewed.
2        A METT Educator District License is valid only for the
3    teaching of a course that the State Board of Education has
4    identified as related to the work experience of the
5    licensee. A METT Educator District License is valid only
6    for teaching in the school district where the licensee was
7    teaching immediately after the METT Educator District
8    License was issued. However, the licensee may transfer to
9    another district to teach without having to apply for a
10    new license upon approval of the State Board of Education,
11    the sending district, and the receiving district.
12        A license holder who does not hold a bachelor's degree
13    or has not completed at least 60 hours of coursework at an
14    institution of higher education shall successfully
15    complete at least one course in teacher education outside
16    of the school year as directed by the State Board of
17    Education, in conjunction with the Illinois Community
18    College Board, to ensure that the license holder is
19    continuing to learn proper teaching methods, lesson
20    planning, and other classroom-essential knowledge.
21(Source: P.A. 102-711, eff. 1-1-23; 102-712, eff. 4-27-22;
22102-713, eff. 1-1-23; 102-717, eff. 4-29-22; 102-894, eff.
235-20-22; 103-111, eff. 6-29-23; 103-154, eff. 6-30-23;
24103-193, eff. 1-1-24; revised 9-7-23.)
 
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1is amended by changing Sections 10, 15, and 80 as follows:
 
2    (110 ILCS 148/10)
3    Sec. 10. Definitions. In this Act:
4    "Adaptive Competencies" means foundational skills needed
5for success in college, careers, and life, such as, but not
6limited to, work ethic, professionalism, communication,
7collaboration and interpersonal skills, and problem-solving.
8    "Career Exploration Activity" means an activity such as a
9job shadow, attendance at a career exposition, or employer
10site visit providing a student with the ability to engage
11directly with employers for the purpose of gaining knowledge
12of one or more industry sectors or occupations.
13    "College-level mathematics course" means a mathematics
14course that bears credit leading to a baccalaureate degree, a
15certificate, or an associate degree from a postsecondary
16institution.
17    "Community college" means a public community college
18organized under the Public Community College Act.
19    "DCEO" means the Department of Commerce and Economic
20Opportunity.
21    "Early college credit course" means a course through which
22a high school student can receive postsecondary institution
23course credit and includes dual credit courses, dual
24enrollment courses, International Baccalaureate courses,
25Advanced Placement courses, and courses with articulated

 

 

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1credit with a postsecondary institution.
2    "Eligible School District" means a school district that
3has satisfied the requirements set forth in Section 80 of this
4Act and is eligible to award one or more College and Career
5Pathway Endorsements.
6    "Endorsement Area" means an industry sector or grouping of
7sectors as organized and established pursuant to Section 80 of
8this Act.
9    "GECC" means the General Education Core Curriculum
10developed by the IAI and adopted by IBHE and ICCB.
11    "IAI" means the Illinois Articulation Initiative.
12    "IBHE" means the Illinois Board of Higher Education.
13    "ICCB" means the Illinois Community College Board.
14    "IMACC" means the Illinois Mathematics Association of
15Community Colleges.
16    "Integrated courses" means courses that include
17substantial instruction focused on both academic and
18career-oriented competencies.
19    "Intensive Career Exploration Experience" means a
20structured, multi-day student experience, such as a career
21exploration camp, that provides students with the opportunity
22to explore various occupations relating to an Endorsement Area
23with hands-on training and orientation activities.
24    "IPIC" means the Illinois Pathways Interagency Committee
25formed by intergovernmental agreement among at least the
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1Department of Employment Security.
2    "IPIC Agency" means a State agency participating in the
3IPIC.
4    "ISAC" means the Illinois Student Assistance Commission.
5    "ISBE" means the Illinois State Board of Education.
6    "Local Community College" means, with respect to an
7Eligible School District, a community college whose district
8territory includes all or any portion of the district
9territory of the Eligible School District.
10    "Local school district" means, with respect to a
11partnership agreement with a community college for
12transitional mathematics instruction, a school district whose
13district territory includes all or any portion of the district
14territory of the community college.
15    "Local Workforce Board" means the governing board of a
16local workforce development area established pursuant to the
17federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (Public Law
18113-128).
19    "METT" means manufacturing, engineering, technology, and
20the trades.
21    "METT endorsement" means a College and Career Pathway
22Endorsement in manufacturing, engineering, technology, and the
23trades based on the successful completion of METT courses as
24determined by ISBE.
25    "Postsecondary institution" means a community college or
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1    "Professional Skills Assessment" means an observational
2assessment of a student's performance in a Supervised Career
3Development Experience given by an adult supervisor that
4addresses, at minimum, the Adaptive Competencies of work
5ethic, professionalism, communication, collaboration and
6interpersonal skills, and problem-solving. The Professional
7Skills Assessment is to be used as a feedback tool and student
8development strategy and not for a grade or credit
9determination.
10    "Public university" means a public university listed in
11the definition of "public institutions of higher education"
12under the Board of Higher Education Act.
13    "School district" means a public school district organized
14and operating pursuant to the provisions of the School Code.
15    "Statewide portability" means, with respect to
16transitional mathematics instruction, all community colleges
17other than the community college transcripting credit for
18successful completion of the instruction provide the same
19completion recognition for college-level mathematics course
20placement purposes as the transcripting community college
21provides.
22    "Supervised Career Development Experience" means an
23experience in which students obtain authentic and relevant
24work experience relating to an Endorsement Area, such as an
25internship, a school-based enterprise, a supervised
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1apprenticeship, where the student either receives compensation
2from an employer or credit by the school district and that
3involves a Professional Skills Assessment.
4    "Team-based Challenge" means a group problem-based
5learning project relating to a student's Endorsement Area that
6involves a problem relevant to employers within that
7Endorsement Area, including mentoring from adults with
8expertise in that Endorsement Area, and requires student
9presentation of the outcomes of the project.
10    "Transitional mathematics instruction" means instruction
11delivered to a student during 12th grade for the purpose of
12enabling the student to attain the transitional mathematics
13competencies associated with the student's postsecondary
14institution mathematics pathway and demonstrate readiness for
15a college-level mathematics course. Transitional mathematics
16instruction may be delivered through a mathematics course or
17an integrated course or through a competency-based learning
18system that includes a set of transitional mathematics
19competencies.
20(Source: P.A. 99-674, eff. 7-29-16.)
 
21    (110 ILCS 148/15)
22    Sec. 15. Postsecondary and career expectations.
23    (a) By no later than July 1, 2017, ISBE, ICCB, IBHE, and
24ISAC, in consultation with appropriate stakeholders, shall
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1expectations for public school students in grades 8 through
212. The model postsecondary and career expectations shall
3define activities that school districts, parents, and
4community-based organizations should support students in
5completing and related knowledge students should possess by no
6later than the end of each grade level. The model
7postsecondary and career expectations must address the
8following categories:
9        (1) career exploration and development;
10        (2) postsecondary institution exploration,
11    preparation, and selection; and
12        (3) financial aid and financial literacy.
13    (b) By July 1, 2023, ISBE, ICCB, IBHE, and ISAC, in
14consultation with appropriate stakeholders, shall jointly
15adopt and publicize an update to the model postsecondary and
16career expectations that extends the expectations to grade 6
17and includes such other revisions and updates as the agencies
18deem appropriate.
19    (c) By July 1, 2024, ISBE shall consult with a statewide
20organization representing businesses and manufacturing. After
21consultation, ISBE shall publish and maintain on its website a
22current database, organized by region, of employer champions
23for work-based learning and career readiness systems and
24programs. Each employer must consent to its designation as a
25champion and its information being published in the database.
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1inventory of resources available to support school districts
2in implementing College and Career Pathway Endorsements,
3including sector-specific resources and applications for State
4funding for career and technical education as it relates to
5METT courses.
6    By July 1, 2025, ISBE, in conjunction with DCEO or the
7Department of Labor, shall expand the database to include the
8regions of this State that are facing METT labor shortages and
9update this information at least once every 2 years
10thereafter.
11    By July 1, 2026, ISBE shall, in conjunction with DCEO or
12the Department of Labor, use the data collected under this
13subsection (c) to identify regions of this State where there
14is a shortage of METT professionals and notify school
15districts in those regions that they must participate in a
16College and Career Pathway Endorsement program and offer a
17METT endorsement as required under Section 80 of this Act.
18(Source: P.A. 102-917, eff. 1-1-23.)
 
19    (110 ILCS 148/80)
20    Sec. 80. College and Career Pathway Endorsements.
21    (a) College and Career Pathway Endorsements are
22established to recognize public high school graduates who
23complete the requirements set forth in subsection (d) of this
24Section.
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1voluntary. However, if a school district is in a region of this
2State that has been identified by ISBE under subsection (c) of
3Section 15 of this Act as experiencing a shortage of METT
4professionals, the district must participate in the program
5and must offer a METT endorsement.
6    (c) As of the 2019-2020 school year, Eligible School
7Districts may award one or more College and Career Pathway
8Endorsements on high school diplomas in Endorsement Areas
9established by ISBE in consultation with the other IPIC
10Agencies and appropriate stakeholders, including postsecondary
11institutions and employers. When establishing the Endorsement
12Areas, the agencies shall consider the Illinois career cluster
13framework, prevalent models for comprehensive pathway systems
14in Illinois high schools that articulate to postsecondary
15institutions and career training programs, prevalent models
16for guided pathway systems at postsecondary institutions, and
17the postsecondary institution mathematics pathways established
18pursuant to this Act. The Endorsement Areas shall also provide
19for a multidisciplinary endorsement for students that change
20career pathways during high school while meeting the
21individualized plan, professional learning, and academic
22readiness requirements set forth in subsection (d) of this
23Section.
24    ISBE shall establish a METT endorsement to be awarded
25beginning with the 2026-2027 school year.
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1student shall satisfy all of the following requirements:
2        (1) Develop and periodically update an individualized
3    plan for postsecondary education or training, careers, and
4    financial aid. This individualized plan shall also include
5    student development of a resume and personal statement
6    with student reflection on attainment of Adaptive
7    Competencies. The Eligible School District shall certify
8    to ISBE that its individualized planning process spans
9    grades 9 through 12 and includes an annual process for
10    updating the plan.
11        (2) Complete a career-focused instructional sequence,
12    including at least 2 years of coursework or equivalent
13    competencies within an Endorsement Area or, for students
14    attaining a multidisciplinary endorsement, multiple
15    Endorsement Areas. An Eligible School District must
16    consult with its regional education for employment
17    director on the establishment of the career-focused
18    instructional sequence. For all areas other than for
19    multidisciplinary endorsements, the Eligible School
20    District and a Local Community College shall certify to
21    ISBE and ICCB that the career-focused instructional
22    sequence is articulated to a certificate or degree program
23    with labor market value, with opportunities for ongoing
24    student advancement. ISBE and ICCB may adopt requirements
25    for certifying that the instructional sequence meets the
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1    must be re-certified at least once every 5 years
2    thereafter. Commencing in the 2022-2023 school year,
3    students must earn at least 6 hours of credit through
4    early college credit courses within the career-focused
5    instructional sequence.
6        (3) Complete a minimum of 2 Career Exploration
7    Activities or one Intensive Career Exploration Experience,
8    a minimum of 2 Team-based Challenges, and at least 60
9    cumulative hours of participation in one or more
10    Supervised Career Development Experiences.
11        (4) Demonstrate readiness for non-remedial coursework
12    in reading and mathematics by high school graduation
13    through criteria certified by the Eligible School District
14    and a Local Community College to ISBE and ICCB. The
15    criteria shall align to any local partnership agreement
16    established pursuant to Section 55 of this Act and may
17    allow the demonstration of readiness through various
18    methods, including assessment scores, grade point average,
19    course completions, or other locally adopted criteria.
20    (e) To become an Eligible School District and award
21College and Careers Pathway Endorsements, a school district
22shall submit information in a form determined by ISBE and ICCB
23that indicates the school district's intent to award College
24and Career Pathway Endorsements in one or more Endorsement
25Areas and includes the certifications described in subsection
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1supporting evidence for any certification made by the school
2district in the submission. An Eligible School District must
3participate in any quality review process adopted by ISBE for
4College and Career Pathway Endorsement systems, provided that
5the quality review process is at no cost to the Eligible School
6District.
7(Source: P.A. 99-674, eff. 7-29-16.)
 
8    Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes
9changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text
10that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section
11represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does
12not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes
13made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other
14Public Act.