Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia

Filed: 10/17/2013

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 578

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 578 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Sections
521B-25, 21B-40, and 21B-45 as follows:
 
6    (105 ILCS 5/21B-25)
7    Sec. 21B-25. Endorsement on licenses. All licenses issued
8under paragraph (1) of Section 21B-20 of this Code shall be
9specifically endorsed by the State Board of Education for each
10content area, school support area, and administrative area for
11which the holder of the license is qualified. Recognized
12institutions approved to offer educator preparation programs
13shall be trained to add endorsements to licenses issued to
14applicants who meet all of the requirements for the endorsement
15or endorsements, including passing any required tests. The
16State Superintendent of Education shall randomly audit

 

 

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1institutions to ensure that all rules and standards are being
2followed for entitlement or when endorsements are being
3recommended.
4        (1) The State Board of Education, in consultation with
5    the State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, shall
6    establish, by rule, the grade level and subject area
7    endorsements to be added to the Professional Educator
8    License. These rules shall outline the requirements for
9    obtaining each endorsement.
10        (2) In addition to any and all grade level and content
11    area endorsements developed by rule, the State Board of
12    Education, in consultation with the State Educator
13    Preparation and Licensure Board, shall develop the
14    requirements for the following endorsements:
15            (A) General administrative endorsement. A general
16        administrative endorsement shall be added to a
17        Professional Educator License, provided that an
18        approved program has been completed. An individual
19        holding a general administrative endorsement may work
20        only as a principal or assistant principal or in a
21        related or similar position, as determined by the State
22        Superintendent of Education, in consultation with the
23        State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board.
24            Beginning on September 1, 2014, the general
25        administrative endorsement shall no longer be issued.
26        Individuals who hold a valid and registered

 

 

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1        administrative certificate with a general
2        administrative endorsement issued under Section 21-7.1
3        of this Code or a Professional Educator License with a
4        general administrative endorsement issued prior to
5        September 1, 2014 and who have served for at least one
6        full year during the 5 years prior in a position
7        requiring a general administrative endorsement shall,
8        upon request to the State Board of Education and
9        through July 1, 2015, have their respective general
10        administrative endorsement converted to a principal
11        endorsement on the Professional Educator License.
12        Candidates shall not be admitted to an approved general
13        administrative preparation program after September 1,
14        2012.
15            All other individuals holding a valid and
16        registered administrative certificate with a general
17        administrative endorsement issued pursuant to Section
18        21-7.1 of this Code or a general administrative
19        endorsement on a Professional Educator License issued
20        prior to September 1, 2014 shall have the general
21        administrative endorsement converted to a principal
22        endorsement on a Professional Educator License upon
23        request to the State Board of Education and by
24        completing one of the following pathways:
25                (i) Passage of the State principal assessment
26            developed by the State Board of Education.

 

 

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1                (ii) Through July 1, 2019, completion of an
2            Illinois Educators' Academy course designated by
3            the State Superintendent of Education.
4                (iii) Completion of a principal preparation
5            program established and approved pursuant to
6            Section 21B-60 of this Code and applicable rules.
7            Individuals who do not choose to convert the
8        general administrative endorsement on the
9        administrative certificate issued pursuant to Section
10        21-7.1 of this Code or on the Professional Educator
11        License shall continue to be able to serve in any
12        position previously allowed under paragraph (2) of
13        subsection (e) of Section 21-7.1 of this Code.
14            The general administrative endorsement on the
15        Professional Educator License is available only to
16        individuals who, prior to September 1, 2014, had such
17        an endorsement on the administrative certificate
18        issued pursuant to Section 21-7.1 of this Code or who
19        already have a Professional Educator License and have
20        completed a general administrative program and who do
21        not choose to convert the general administrative
22        endorsement to a principal endorsement pursuant to the
23        options in this Section.
24            (B) Principal endorsement. A principal endorsement
25        shall be affixed to a Professional Educator License of
26        any holder who qualifies by having all of the

 

 

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1        following:
2                (i) Successful completion of a principal
3            preparation program approved in accordance with
4            Section 21B-60 of this Code and any applicable
5            rules.
6                (ii) Four years of teaching in a public school
7            or nonpublic school recognized by the State Board
8            of Education; however, the State Board of
9            Education, in consultation with the State Educator
10            Preparation and Licensure Board, shall allow, by
11            rules, for fewer than 4 years of experience based
12            on meeting standards set forth in such rules,
13            including without limitation a review of
14            performance evaluations or other evidence of
15            demonstrated qualifications.
16                (iii) A master's degree or higher from a
17            regionally accredited college or university.
18            (C) Chief school business official endorsement. A
19        chief school business official endorsement shall be
20        affixed to the Professional Educator License of any
21        holder who qualifies by having a master's degree or
22        higher, 2 years of full-time administrative experience
23        in school business management or 2 years of
24        university-approved practical experience, and a
25        minimum of 24 semester hours of graduate credit in a
26        program approved by the State Board of Education for

 

 

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1        the preparation of school business administrators and
2        by passage of the applicable State tests. The chief
3        school business official endorsement may also be
4        affixed to the Professional Educator License of any
5        holder who qualifies by having a master's degree in
6        business administration, finance, or accounting and
7        who completes an additional 6 semester hours of
8        internship in school business management from a
9        regionally accredited institution of higher education
10        and passes the applicable State tests. This
11        endorsement shall be required for any individual
12        employed as a chief school business official.
13            (D) Superintendent endorsement. A superintendent
14        endorsement shall be affixed to the Professional
15        Educator License of any holder who has completed a
16        program approved by the State Board of Education for
17        the preparation of superintendents of schools, has had
18        at least 2 years of experience employed as a full-time
19        principal, director of special education, or chief
20        school business official in the public schools or in a
21        State-recognized nonpublic school in which the chief
22        administrator is required to have the licensure
23        necessary to be a principal in a public school in this
24        State and where a majority of the teachers are required
25        to have the licensure necessary to be instructors in a
26        public school in this State, and has passed the

 

 

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1        required State tests; or of any holder who has
2        completed a program from out-of-state that has a
3        program with recognition standards comparable to those
4        approved by the State Superintendent of Education and
5        holds the general administrative, principal, or chief
6        school business official endorsement and who has had 2
7        years of experience as a principal, director of special
8        education, or chief school business official while
9        holding a valid educator license or certificate
10        comparable in validity and educational and experience
11        requirements and has passed the appropriate State
12        tests, as provided in Section 21B-30 of this Code. The
13        superintendent endorsement shall allow individuals to
14        serve only as a superintendent or assistant
15        superintendent.
16            (E) Teacher leader endorsement. It shall be the
17        policy of this State to improve the quality of
18        instructional leaders by providing a career pathway
19        for teachers interested in serving in leadership
20        roles, but not as principals. The State Board of
21        Education, in consultation with the State Educator
22        Preparation and Licensure Board, may issue a teacher
23        leader endorsement under this subdivision (E). Persons
24        who meet and successfully complete the requirements of
25        the endorsement shall be issued a teacher leader
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1        serving in schools in this State. Teacher leaders may
2        qualify to serve in such positions as department
3        chairs, coaches, mentors, curriculum and instruction
4        leaders, or other leadership positions as defined by
5        the district. The endorsement shall be available to
6        those teachers who (i) hold a Professional Educator
7        License, (ii) hold a master's degree or higher from a
8        regionally accredited institution, (iii) have
9        completed a program of study that has been approved by
10        the State Board of Education, in consultation with the
11        State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, and
12        (iv) have taken coursework in all of the following
13        areas:
14                (I) Leadership.
15                (II) Designing professional development to
16            meet teaching and learning needs.
17                (III) Building school culture that focuses on
18            student learning.
19                (IV) Using assessments to improve student
20            learning and foster school improvement.
21                (V) Building collaboration with teachers and
22            stakeholders.
23            A teacher who meets the requirements set forth in
24        this Section and holds a teacher leader endorsement may
25        evaluate teachers pursuant to Section 24A-5 of this
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1        evaluation component required by Section 24A-3 of this
2        Code and a teacher leader is allowed to evaluate
3        personnel under the respective school district's
4        collective bargaining agreement.
5            The State Board of Education, in consultation with
6        the State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board,
7        may adopt such rules as may be necessary to establish
8        and implement the teacher leader endorsement program
9        and to specify the positions for which this endorsement
10        shall be required.
11            (F) Special education endorsement. A special
12        education endorsement in one or more areas shall be
13        affixed to a Professional Educator License for any
14        individual that meets those requirements established
15        by the State Board of Education in rules. Special
16        education endorsement areas shall include without
17        limitation the following:
18                (i) Learning Behavior Specialist I;
19                (ii) Learning Behavior Specialist II;
20                (iii) Speech Language Pathologist;
21                (iv) Blind or Visually Impaired;
22                (v) Deaf-Hard of Hearing; and
23                (vi) Early Childhood Special Education.
24        Notwithstanding anything in this Code to the contrary,
25        the State Board of Education, in consultation with the
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1        add additional areas of special education by rule.
2            (G) School support personnel endorsement. School
3        support personnel endorsement areas shall include, but
4        are not limited to, school counselor, marriage and
5        family therapist, school psychologist, school speech
6        and language pathologist, school nurse, and school
7        social worker. This endorsement is for individuals who
8        are not teachers or administrators, but still require
9        licensure to work in an instructional support position
10        in a public or State-operated elementary school,
11        secondary school, or cooperative or joint agreement
12        with a governing body or board of control or a charter
13        school operating in compliance with the Charter
14        Schools Law. The school support personnel endorsement
15        shall be affixed to the Professional Educator License
16        and shall meet all of the requirements established in
17        any rules adopted to implement this subdivision (G).
18        The holder of such an endorsement is entitled to all of
19        the rights and privileges granted holders of any other
20        Professional Educator License, including teacher
21        benefits, compensation, and working conditions.
22            Beginning on January 1, 2014 and ending on April
23        30, 2014, a person holding a Professional Educator
24        License with a school speech and language pathologist
25        (teaching) endorsement may exchange his or her school
26        speech and language pathologist (teaching) endorsement

 

 

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1        for a school speech and language pathologist
2        (non-teaching) endorsement through application to the
3        State Board of Education. There shall be no cost for
4        this exchange.
5(Source: P.A. 97-607, eff. 8-26-11; 98-413, eff. 8-16-13.)
 
6    (105 ILCS 5/21B-40)
7    Sec. 21B-40. Fees.
8    (a) Beginning with the start of the new licensure system
9established pursuant to this Article, the following fees shall
10be charged to applicants:
11        (1) A $75 application fee for a Professional Educator
12    License or an Educator License with Stipulations and for
13    individuals seeking a Substitute Teaching License.
14    However, beginning on January 1, 2015, the application fee
15    for a Professional Educator License, Educator License with
16    Stipulations, or Substitute Teaching License shall be
17    $100.
18        (2) A $150 application fee for individuals who have
19    completed an approved educator preparation program outside
20    of this State or who hold a valid, comparable credential
21    from another state or country and are seeking any of the
22    licenses set forth in subdivision (1) of this subsection
23    (a).
24        (3) A $50 application fee for each endorsement or
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1    that license.
2        (4) A $10 per year registration fee for the course of
3    the validity cycle to register the license, which shall be
4    paid to the regional office of education having supervision
5    and control over the school in which the individual holding
6    the license is to be employed. If the individual holding
7    the license is not yet employed, then the license may be
8    registered in any county in this State. The registration
9    fee must be paid in its entirety the first time the
10    individual registers the license for a particular validity
11    period in a single region. No additional fee may be charged
12    for that validity period should the individual
13    subsequently register the license in additional regions.
14    An individual must register the license (i) immediately
15    after initial issuance of the license and (ii) at the
16    beginning of each renewal cycle if the individual has
17    satisfied the renewal requirements required under this
18    Code.
19    (b) All application fees paid pursuant to subdivisions (1)
20through (3) of subsection (a) of this Section shall be
21deposited into the Teacher Certificate Fee Revolving Fund and
22shall be used, subject to appropriation, by the State Board of
23Education to provide the technology and human resources
24necessary for the timely and efficient processing of
25applications and for the renewal of licenses. The Teacher
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1charge transfers, authorized under Section 8h of the State
2Finance Act, from the Teacher Certificate Fee Revolving Fund
3into any other fund of this State, and moneys in the Teacher
4Certificate Fee Revolving Fund shall not revert back to the
5General Revenue Fund at any time.
6    The regional superintendent of schools shall deposit the
7registration fees paid pursuant to subdivision (4) of
8subsection (a) of this Section into the institute fund
9established pursuant to Section 3-11 of this Code.
10    (c) The State Board of Education and each regional office
11of education are authorized to charge a service or convenience
12fee for the use of credit cards for the payment of license
13fees. This service or convenience fee shall not exceed the
14amount required by the credit card processing company or vendor
15that has entered into a contract with the State Board or
16regional office of education for this purpose, and the fee must
17be paid to that company or vendor.
18    (d) If, at the time a certificate issued under Article 21
19of this Code is exchanged for a license issued under this
20Article, a person has paid registration fees for any years of
21the validity period of the certificate and these years have not
22expired when the certificate is exchanged, then those fees must
23be applied to the registration of the new license.
24(Source: P.A. 97-607, eff. 8-26-11.)
 
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1    Sec. 21B-45. Professional Educator License Licensure
2renewal.
3    (a) Individuals holding a Professional Educator License
4All licenses with endorsements are required to complete the
5licensure renewal requirements as specified in this Section,
6unless otherwise provided in this Code.
7    Individuals holding a Professional Educator License
8endorsed in a teaching field shall meet the renewal
9requirements set forth in this subsection (e) of Section,
10unless otherwise provided in this Code 21-14 of this Code. An
11individual holding a Professional Educator License with a
12general administrative, principal, chief school business
13official, or superintendent endorsement issued under this
14Article who is also working in a position using or requiring
15that endorsement is subject to the renewal requirements in
16subsection (c-10) of Section 21-7.1 of this Code. An individual
17holding a Professional Educator License with a school personnel
18support endorsement and working in a position for which that
19endorsement is required must complete the licensure renewal
20requirements under Section 21-25 of this Code. If an individual
21holds a license endorsed licensure in more than one area that
22has different renewal requirements, that individual shall
23follow the renewal requirements for the position for which he
24or she spends the majority of his or her time working.
25    (b) All Professional Educator Licenses licenses not
26renewed as provided in this Section shall lapse on September 1

 

 

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1of that year or registered in accordance with Section 21B-40 of
2this Code shall lapse after a period of 6 months from the
3expiration of the last year of registration. Lapsed licenses
4may be immediately reinstated upon (i) payment by the applicant
5of a $500 penalty to the State Board of Education or, for
6individuals holding an Educator License with Stipulations with
7a paraprofessional educator endorsement only, payment by the
8applicant of a $150 penalty to the State Board of Education or
9(ii) the demonstration of proficiency by completing 9 semester
10hours of coursework from a regionally accredited institution of
11higher education in the content area that most aligns with one
12or more of the educator's endorsement areas. Any and all back
13fees, including without limitation registration fees owed from
14the time of expiration of the certificate until the date of
15reinstatement, shall be paid and kept in accordance with the
16provisions in Article 3 of this Code concerning an institute
17fund and the provisions in Article 21B of this Code concerning
18fees and requirements for registration. Licenses not
19registered in accordance with Section 21B-40 of this Code shall
20lapse after a period of 6 months from the expiration of the
21last year of registration. An unregistered license is invalid
22after September 1 for employment and performance of services in
23an Illinois public or State-operated school or cooperative and
24in a charter school. The license may be reinstated once the
25applicant has demonstrated proficiency by completing 9
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1institution of higher education in the content area that most
2aligns with the educator's endorsement area or areas. Before
3the license may be reinstated, the applicant shall pay all back
4fees owed from the time of expiration of the license until the
5date of reinstatement. Any license or endorsement may be
6voluntarily surrendered by the license holder. A voluntarily
7surrendered license, except a substitute teaching license
8issued under Section 21B-20 of this Code, shall be treated as a
9revoked license.
10    (c) From July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014, in order to
11satisfy the requirements for licensure renewal provided for in
12this Section, each professional educator licensee with an
13administrative endorsement who is working in a position
14requiring such endorsement shall complete one Illinois
15Administrators' Academy course, as described in Article 2 of
16this Code, per fiscal year.
17    (d) Beginning July 1, 2014, in order to satisfy the
18requirements for licensure renewal provided for in this
19Section, each professional educator licensee may create a
20professional development plan each year. The plan shall address
21one or more of the endorsements that are required of his or her
22educator position if the licensee is employed and performing
23services in an Illinois public or State-operated school or
24cooperative. If the licensee is employed in a charter school,
25the plan shall address that endorsement or those endorsements
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1employed and performing services in any other Illinois schools
2may participate in the renewal requirements by adhering to the
3same process.
4    Except as otherwise provided in this Section, the
5licensee's professional development activities shall align
6with one or more of the following criteria:
7        (1) activities are of a type that engage participants
8    over a sustained period of time allowing for analysis,
9    discovery, and application as they relate to student
10    learning, social or emotional achievement, or well-being;
11        (2) professional development aligns to the licensee's
12    performance;
13        (3) outcomes for the activities must relate to student
14    growth or district improvement;
15        (4) activities align to State-approved standards; and
16        (5) higher education coursework.
17    (e) For each renewal cycle, each professional educator
18licensee shall engage in professional development activities.
19Within 60 days after the conclusion of a professional
20development activity, the licensee shall enter electronically
21into the Educator Licensure Information System (ELIS) the name,
22date, and location of the activity, the number of professional
23development hours, and the provider's name. The following
24provisions shall apply concerning professional development
25activities:
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1    of professional development per 5-year renewal cycle in
2    order to renew the license, except as otherwise provided in
3    this Section.
4        (2) Beginning with his or her first full 5-year cycle,
5    any licensee with an administrative endorsement who is not
6    working in a position requiring such endorsement shall
7    complete one Illinois Administrators' Academy course, as
8    described in Article 2 of this Code, in each 5-year renewal
9    cycle in which the administrative endorsement was held for
10    at least one year. The Illinois Administrators' Academy
11    course may count toward the total of 120 hours per 5-year
12    cycle.
13        (3) Any licensee with an administrative endorsement
14    who is working in a position requiring such endorsement or
15    an individual with a Teacher Leader endorsement serving in
16    an administrative capacity at least 50% of the day shall
17    complete one Illinois Administrators' Academy course, as
18    described in Article 2 of this Code, each fiscal year in
19    addition to 100 hours of professional development per
20    5-year renewal cycle in accordance with this Code.
21        (4) Any licensee holding a current National Board for
22    Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) master teacher
23    designation shall complete a total of 60 hours of
24    professional development per 5-year renewal cycle in order
25    to renew the license.
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1    require educator licensure or working in a position for
2    less than 50% for any particular year are considered to be
3    exempt and shall be required to pay only the registration
4    fee in order to renew and maintain the validity of the
5    license.
6        (6) Licensees who are retired and qualify for benefits
7    from a State retirement system shall notify the State Board
8    of Education using ELIS, and the license shall be
9    maintained in retired status. An individual with a license
10    in retired status shall not be required to complete
11    professional development activities or pay registration
12    fees until returning to a position that requires educator
13    licensure. Upon returning to work in a position that
14    requires the Professional Educator License, the licensee
15    shall immediately pay a registration fee and complete
16    renewal requirements for that year. A license in retired
17    status cannot lapse.
18        (7) For any renewal cycle in which professional
19    development hours were required, but not fulfilled, the
20    licensee shall complete any missed hours to total the
21    minimum professional development hours required in this
22    Section prior to September 1 of that year. For any fiscal
23    year or renewal cycle in which an Illinois Administrators'
24    Academy course was required but not completed, the licensee
25    shall complete any missed Illinois Administrators' Academy
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1    complete all deficient hours and Illinois Administrators'
2    Academy courses while continuing to work in a position that
3    requires that license until September 1 of that year.
4        (8) Any licensee who has not fulfilled the professional
5    development renewal requirements set forth in this Section
6    at the end of any 5-year renewal cycle is ineligible to
7    register his or her license and may submit an appeal to the
8    State Superintendent of Education for reinstatement of the
9    license.
10        (9) If professional development opportunities were
11    unavailable to a licensee, proof that opportunities were
12    unavailable and request for an extension of time beyond
13    August 31 to complete the renewal requirements may be
14    submitted from April 1 through June 30 of that year to the
15    State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board. If an
16    extension is approved, the license shall remain valid
17    during the extension period.
18        (10) Individuals who hold exempt licenses prior to the
19    effective date of this amendatory Act of the 98th General
20    Assembly shall commence the annual renewal process with the
21    first scheduled registration due after the effective date
22    of this amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly.
23    (f) At the time of renewal, each licensee shall respond to
24the required questions under penalty of perjury.
25    (g) The following entities shall be designated as approved
26to provide professional development activities for the renewal

 

 

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1of Professional Educator Licenses:
2        (1) The State Board of Education.
3        (2) regional offices of education and intermediate
4    service centers.
5        (3) Illinois professional associations representing
6    the following groups that are approved by the State
7    Superintendent of Education:
8            (A) school administrators;
9            (B) principals;
10            (C) school business officials;
11            (D) teachers;
12            (E) school boards; and
13            (F) local school districts.
14        (4) Regionally accredited institutions of higher
15    education that offer Illinois-approved educator
16    preparation programs.
17        (5) Illinois public school districts and special
18    education cooperatives.
19    (h) Approved providers under subsection (g) of this Section
20shall make available professional development opportunities
21that satisfy at least one of the following:
22        (1) increase the knowledge and skills of school and
23    district leaders who guide continuous professional
24    development;
25        (2) improve the learning of students;
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1    goals are aligned with those of the school and district;
2        (4) deepen educator's content knowledge;
3        (5) provide educators with research-based
4    instructional strategies to assist students in meeting
5    rigorous academic standards;
6        (6) prepare educators to appropriately use various
7    types of classroom assessments;
8        (7) use learning strategies appropriate to the
9    intended goals;
10        (8) provide educators with the knowledge and skills to
11    collaborate; or
12        (9) prepare educators to apply research to
13    decision-making.
14    (i) Approved providers under subsection (g) of this Section
15shall do the following:
16        (1) align professional development activities to the
17    State-approved national standards for professional
18    learning;
19        (2) meet the professional development criteria for
20    Illinois licensure renewal;
21        (3) produce a rationale for the activity that explains
22    how it aligns to State standards and identify the
23    assessment for determining the expected impact on student
24    learning or school improvement;
25        (4) maintain original documentation for completion of
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1        (5) provide license holders with evidence of
2    completion of activities.
3    (j) The State Board of Education shall conduct annual
4audits of approved providers, except for school districts,
5which shall be audited by regional offices of education and
6intermediate service centers. The State Board of Education
7shall complete random audits of licensees.
8        (1) Approved providers shall annually submit to the
9    State Board of Education a list of subcontractors used for
10    delivery of professional development activities for which
11    renewal credit was issued and other information as defined
12    by rule.
13        (2) Approved providers shall annually submit data to
14    the State Board of Education demonstrating how the
15    professional development activities impacted one or more
16    of the following:
17            (A) educator and student growth in regards to
18        content knowledge or skills, or both;
19            (B) educator and student social and emotional
20        growth; or
21            (C) alignment to district or school improvement
22        plans.
23        (3) The State Superintendent of Education shall review
24    the annual data collected by the State Board of Education,
25    regional offices of education, and intermediate service
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1    met the criteria and should continue to be an approved
2    provider or if further action should be taken as provided
3    in rules.
4    (k) Registration fees shall be paid for the next renewal
5cycle between April 1 and June 30 in the last year of each
65-year renewal cycle using ELIS. If all required professional
7development hours for the renewal cycle have been completed and
8entered by the licensee, the licensee shall pay the
9registration fees for the next cycle using a form of credit or
10debit card.
11    (l) Beginning July 1, 2014, any professional educator
12licensee endorsed for school support personnel who is employed
13and performing services in Illinois public schools and who
14holds an active and current professional license issued by the
15Department of Financial and Professional Regulation related to
16the endorsement areas on the Professional Educator License
17shall be deemed to have satisfied the continuing professional
18development requirements provided for in this Section. Such
19individuals shall be required to pay only registration fees to
20renew the Professional Educator License. An individual who does
21not hold a license issued by the Department of Financial and
22Professional Regulation shall complete professional
23development requirements for the renewal of a Professional
24Educator License provided for in this Section.
25    (m) Appeals to the State Educator Preparation and Licensure
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1the State Superintendent of Education that a license will not
2be renewed based upon failure to complete the requirements of
3this Section. A licensee may appeal that decision to the State
4Educator Preparation and Licensure Board in a manner prescribed
5by rule.
6        (1) Each appeal shall state the reasons why the State
7    Superintendent's decision should be reversed and shall be
8    sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the
9    State Board of Education.
10        (2) The State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board
11    shall review each appeal regarding renewal of a license
12    within 90 days after receiving the appeal in order to
13    determine whether the licensee has met the requirements of
14    this Section. The State Educator Preparation and Licensure
15    Board may hold an appeal hearing or may make its
16    determination based upon the record of review, which shall
17    consist of the following:
18            (A) the regional superintendent of education's
19        rationale for recommending nonrenewal of the license,
20        if applicable;
21            (B) any evidence submitted to the State
22        Superintendent along with the individual's electronic
23        statement of assurance for renewal; and
24            (C) the State Superintendent's rationale for
25        non-renewal of the license.
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1    shall notify the licensee of its decision regarding license
2    renewal by certified mail, return receipt requested, no
3    later than 30 days after reaching a decision. Upon receipt
4    of notification of renewal, the licensee, using ELIS, shall
5    pay the applicable registration fee for the next cycle
6    using a form of credit or debit card.
7    (n) The State Board of Education may adopt rules as may be
8necessary to implement this Section.
9(Source: P.A. 97-607, eff. 8-26-11.)
 
10    (105 ILCS 5/21-14 rep.)
11    Section 10. The School Code is amended by repealing Section
1221-14.
 
13    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
14becoming law.".