Sen. John M. Sullivan

Filed: 4/26/2013

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1868

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1868 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section
521B-20 as follows:
 
6    (105 ILCS 5/21B-20)
7    Sec. 21B-20. Types of licenses. Before July 1, 2013, the
8State Board of Education shall implement a system of educator
9licensure, whereby individuals employed in school districts
10who are required to be licensed must have one of the following
11licenses: (i) a professional educator license; (ii) a
12professional educator license with stipulations; or (iii) a
13substitute teaching license. References in law regarding
14individuals certified or certificated or required to be
15certified or certificated under Article 21 of this Code shall
16also include individuals licensed or required to be licensed

 

 

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1under this Article. The first year of all licenses ends on June
230 following one full year of the license being issued.
3    The State Board of Education, in consultation with the
4State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, may adopt such
5rules as may be necessary to govern the requirements for
6licenses and endorsements under this Section.
7        (1) Professional Educator License. Persons who (i)
8    have successfully completed an approved educator
9    preparation program and are recommended for licensure by
10    the Illinois institution offering the educator preparation
11    program, (ii) have successfully completed the required
12    testing under Section 21B-30 of this Code, (iii) have
13    successfully completed coursework on the psychology of,
14    the identification of, and the methods of instruction for
15    the exceptional child, including without limitation the
16    learning disabled, (iv) have successfully completed
17    coursework in methods of reading and reading in the content
18    area, and (v) have met all other criteria established by
19    rule of the State Board of Education shall be issued a
20    Professional Educator License. All Professional Educator
21    Licenses are valid until June 30 immediately following 5
22    years of the license being issued. The Professional
23    Educator License shall be endorsed with specific areas and
24    grade levels in which the individual is eligible to
25    practice.
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, unless otherwise specified by
4    rule, and passage of the applicable content area test.
5        (2) Educator License with Stipulations. An Educator
6    License with Stipulations shall be issued an endorsement
7    that (i) is non-renewable, (ii) limits the license holder
8    to one particular position, or (iii) does not require
9    completion of an approved educator program or both any
10    combination of items (i) through (iii) of this paragraph
11    (2).
12        An individual with an Educator License with
13    Stipulations must not be employed by a school district or
14    any other entity to replace any presently employed teacher
15    who otherwise would not be replaced for any reason.
16        An Educator License with Stipulations may be issued
17    with the following endorsements:
18            (A) Provisional educator. A provisional educator
19        endorsement in a specific content area or areas on an
20        Educator License with Stipulations may be issued to an
21        applicant who holds an educator license with a minimum
22        of 15 semester hours in content coursework from another
23        state, U.S. territory, or foreign country and who, at
24        the time of applying for an Illinois license, does not
25        meet the minimum requirements under Section 21B-35 of
26        this Code, but does, at a minimum, meet both of the

 

 

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1        following requirements:
2                (i) Holds the equivalent of a minimum of a
3            bachelor's degree, unless a master's degree is
4            required for the endorsement, from a regionally
5            accredited college or university or, for
6            individuals educated in a country other than the
7            United States, the equivalent of a minimum of a
8            bachelor's degree issued in the United States,
9            unless a master's degree is required for the
10            endorsement.
11                (ii) Has passed a test of basic skills and
12            content area test, as required by Section 21B-30 of
13            this Code.
14        However, a provisional educator endorsement for
15        principals may not be issued, nor may any person with a
16        provisional educator endorsement serve as a principal
17        in a public school in this State. In addition,
18        out-of-state applicants shall not receive a
19        provisional educator endorsement if the person
20        completed an alternative licensure program in another
21        state, unless the program has been determined to be
22        equivalent to Illinois program requirements.
23            Notwithstanding any other requirements of this
24        Section, a service member or spouse of a service member
25        may obtain a Professional Educator License with
26        Stipulations, and a provisional educator endorsement

 

 

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1        in a specific content area or areas, if he or she holds
2        a valid teaching certificate or license in good
3        standing from another state, meets the qualifications
4        of educators outlined in Section 21B-15 of this Code,
5        and has not engaged in any misconduct that would
6        prohibit an individual from obtaining a license
7        pursuant to Illinois law, including without limitation
8        any administrative rules of the State Board of
9        Education; however, the service member or spouse may
10        not serve as a principal under the Professional
11        Educator License with Stipulations or provisional
12        educator endorsement.
13            In this Section, "service member" means any person
14        who, at the time of application under this Section, is
15        an active duty member of the United States Armed Forces
16        or any reserve component of the United States Armed
17        Forces or the National Guard of any state,
18        commonwealth, or territory of the United States or the
19        District of Columbia.
20            A provisional educator endorsement is valid until
21        June 30 immediately following 2 years of the license
22        being issued, during which time any remaining testing
23        and coursework deficiencies must be met. Failure to
24        satisfy all stated deficiencies shall mean the
25        individual, including any service member or spouse who
26        has obtained a Professional Educator License with

 

 

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1        Stipulations and a provisional educator endorsement in
2        a specific content area or areas, is ineligible to
3        receive a Professional Educator License at that time. A
4        provisional educator endorsement on an Educator
5        License with Stipulations shall not be renewed.
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 test of basic skills and content
19            area test, as required under Section 21B-30 of this
20            Code.
21            The alternative provisional educator endorsement
22        is valid for 2 years of teaching and may be renewed for
23        a third year by an individual meeting the requirements
24        set forth in Section 21B-50 of this Code.
25            (C) Alternative provisional superintendent. An
26        alternative provisional superintendent endorsement on

 

 

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1        an Educator License with Stipulations entitles the
2        holder to serve only as a superintendent or assistant
3        superintendent in a school district's central office.
4        This endorsement may only be issued to an applicant
5        who, at the time of applying for the endorsement, has
6        done all of the following:
7                (i) Graduated from a regionally accredited
8            college or university with a minimum of a master's
9            degree in a management field other than education.
10                (ii) Been employed for a period of at least 5
11            years in a management level position in a field
12            other than education.
13                (iii) Successfully completed the first phase
14            of an alternative route to superintendent
15            endorsement program, as provided in Section 21B-55
16            of this Code.
17                (iv) Passed a test of basic skills and content
18            area tests required under Section 21B-30 of this
19            Code.
20            The endorsement may be registered for 2 fiscal
21        years in order to complete one full year of serving as
22        a superintendent or assistant superintendent.
23            (D) Resident teacher endorsement. A resident
24        teacher endorsement on an Educator License with
25        Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who, at the
26        time of applying for the endorsement, has done all of

 

 

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1        the following:
2                (i) Graduated from a regionally accredited
3            institution of higher education with a minimum of a
4            bachelor's degree.
5                (ii) Enrolled in an approved Illinois educator
6            preparation program.
7                (iii) Passed a test of basic skills and content
8            area test, as required under Section 21B-30 of this
9            Code.
10            The resident teacher endorsement on an Educator
11        License with Stipulations is valid for 4 years of
12        teaching and shall not be renewed.
13            A resident teacher may teach only under the
14        direction of a licensed teacher, who shall act as the
15        resident mentor teacher, and may not teach in place of
16        a licensed teacher. A resident teacher endorsement on
17        an Educator License with Stipulations shall no longer
18        be valid after June 30, 2017.
19            (E) Career and technical educator. A career and
20        technical educator endorsement on an Educator License
21        with Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who has
22        a minimum of 60 semester hours of coursework from a
23        regionally accredited institution of higher education,
24        has passed a test of basic skills required under
25        Section 21B-30 of this Code, and has a minimum of 2,000
26        hours of experience in the last 10 years outside of

 

 

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1        education in each area to be taught.
2            The career and technical educator endorsement on
3        an Educator License with Stipulations is valid until
4        June 30 immediately following 5 years of the
5        endorsement being issued.
6            (F) Part-time provisional career and technical
7        educator or provisional Provisional career and
8        technical educator. A part-time provisional career and
9        technical educator endorsement or a provisional
10        Provisional career and technical educator endorsement
11        on an Educator License with Stipulations may be issued
12        to an applicant who has a minimum of 8,000 hours of
13        work experience in the skill for which the applicant is
14        seeking the endorsement. It is the responsibility of
15        each employing school board and regional office of
16        education to provide verification, in writing, to the
17        State Superintendent of Education at the time the
18        application is submitted that no qualified teacher
19        holding a Professional Educator License or an Educator
20        License with Stipulations with a career and technical
21        educator endorsement is available and that actual
22        circumstances require such issuance.
23            The provisional career and technical educator
24        endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations
25        is valid until June 30 immediately following 5 years of
26        the endorsement being issued and may be renewed only

 

 

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1        one time for 5 years if the individual passes a test of
2        basic skills, as required under Section 21B-30 of this
3        Code, and has completed a minimum of 20 semester hours
4        from a regionally accredited institution.
5            A part-time provisional career and technical
6        educator endorsement on an Educator License with
7        Stipulations may be issued for teaching no more than 2
8        courses of study for grades 6 through 12. The part-time
9        provisional career and technical educator endorsement
10        on 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 for 5 years
13        if the individual makes application for renewal.
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 all
20        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
26            communicate in English.

 

 

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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, is
14        valid until June 30 immediately following 5 years of
15        the endorsement being issued, and shall not be renewed.
16            Persons holding a transitional bilingual educator
17        endorsement shall not be employed to replace any
18        presently employed teacher who otherwise would not be
19        replaced for any reason.
20            (H) Language endorsement. In an effort to
21        alleviate the shortage of teachers speaking a language
22        other than English in the public schools, an individual
23        who holds an Educator License with Stipulations may
24        also apply for a language endorsement, provided that
25        the applicant provides satisfactory evidence that he
26        or she meets all of the following requirements:

 

 

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1                (i) Holds a transitional bilingual
2            endorsement.
3                (ii) Has demonstrated proficiency in the
4            language for which the endorsement is to be issued
5            by passing the applicable language content test
6            required by the State Board of Education.
7                (iii) Holds a bachelor's degree or higher from
8            a regionally accredited institution of higher
9            education or, for individuals educated in a
10            country other than the United States, holds a
11            degree from an institution of higher learning in a
12            foreign country that the State Educator
13            Preparation and Licensure Board determines to be
14            the equivalent of a bachelor's degree from a
15            regionally accredited institution of higher
16            learning in the United States.
17                (iv) Has passed a test of basic skills, as
18            required under Section 21B-30 of this Code.
19            A language endorsement on an Educator License with
20        Stipulations is valid for prekindergarten through
21        grade 12 for the same validity period as the
22        individual's transitional bilingual educator
23        endorsement on the Educator License with Stipulations
24        and shall not be renewed.
25            (I) Visiting international educator. A visiting
26        international educator endorsement on an Educator

 

 

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1        License with Stipulations may be issued to an
2        individual who is being recruited by a particular
3        school district that conducts formal recruitment
4        programs outside of the United States to secure the
5        services of qualified teachers and who meets all of the
6        following requirements:
7                (i) Holds the equivalent of a minimum of a
8            bachelor's degree issued in the United States.
9                (ii) Has been prepared as a teacher at the
10            grade level for which he or she will be employed.
11                (iii) Has adequate content knowledge in the
12            subject to be taught.
13                (iv) Has an adequate command of the English
14            language.
15            A holder of a visiting international educator
16        endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations
17        shall be permitted to teach in bilingual education
18        programs in the language that was the medium of
19        instruction in his or her teacher preparation program,
20        provided that he or she passes the English Language
21        Proficiency Examination or another test of writing
22        skills in English identified by the State Board of
23        Education, in consultation with the State Educator
24        Preparation and Licensure Board.
25            A visiting international educator endorsement on
26        an Educator License with Stipulations is valid for 3

 

 

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1        years and shall not be renewed.
2            (J) Paraprofessional educator. A paraprofessional
3        educator endorsement on an Educator License with
4        Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who holds a
5        high school diploma or its recognized equivalent and
6        either holds an associate's degree or a minimum of 60
7        semester hours of credit from a regionally accredited
8        institution of higher education or has passed a test of
9        basic skills required under Section 21B-30 of this
10        Code. The paraprofessional educator endorsement is
11        valid until June 30 immediately following 5 years of
12        the endorsement being issued and may be renewed through
13        application and payment of the appropriate fee, as
14        required under Section 21B-40 of this Code. An
15        individual who holds only a paraprofessional educator
16        endorsement is not subject to additional requirements
17        in order to renew the endorsement.
18        (3) Substitute Teaching License. A Substitute Teaching
19    License may be issued to qualified applicants for
20    substitute teaching in all grades of the public schools,
21    prekindergarten through grade 12. Substitute Teaching
22    Licenses are not eligible for endorsements. Applicants for
23    a Substitute Teaching License must hold a bachelor's degree
24    or higher from a regionally accredited institution of
25    higher education.
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1    may be renewed if the individual has passed a test of basic
2    skills, as authorized under Section 21B-30 of this Code. An
3    individual who has passed a test of basic skills for the
4    first licensure renewal is not required to retake the test
5    again for further renewals.
6        Substitute Teaching Licenses are valid for substitute
7    teaching in every county of this State. If an individual
8    has had his or her Professional Educator License or
9    Educator License with Stipulations suspended or revoked or
10    has not met the renewal requirements for licensure, then
11    that individual is not eligible to obtain a Substitute
12    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 district
17    may employ a substitute teacher for no longer than 30
18    calendar days per each vacant position in the district if
19    the district notifies the appropriate regional office of
20    education within 5 business days after the employment of
21    the substitute teacher in the emergency situation. An
22    emergency situation is one in which an unforeseen vacancy
23    has occurred and (i) a teacher is unable to fulfill his or
24    her contractual duties or (ii) teacher capacity needs of
25    the district exceed previous indications, and the district
26    is actively engaged in advertising to hire a fully licensed

 

 

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1    teacher for the vacant position.
2        There is no limit on the number of days that a
3    substitute teacher may teach in a single school district,
4    provided that no substitute teacher may teach for longer
5    than 90 school days for any one licensed teacher under
6    contract in the same school year. A substitute teacher who
7    holds a Professional Educator License or Educator License
8    with Stipulations shall not teach for more than 120 school
9    days for any one licensed teacher under contract in the
10    same school year. The limitations in this paragraph (3) on
11    the number of days a substitute teacher may be employed do
12    not apply to any school district operating under Article 34
13    of this Code.
14(Source: P.A. 97-607, eff. 8-26-11; 97-710, eff. 1-1-13.)
 
15    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1,
162013.".