Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia

Filed: 11/18/2014

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2711

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2711 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Sections
521B-25 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) At least 4 total Four years of teaching
7            or, until June 30, 2019, working in the capacity of
8            school support personnel in an Illinois a public
9            school or nonpublic school recognized by the State
10            Board of Education or in an out-of-state public
11            school or out-of-state nonpublic school meeting
12            out-of-state recognition standards comparable to
13            those approved by the State Superintendent of
14            Education; however, the State Board of Education,
15            in consultation with the State Educator
16            Preparation and Licensure Board, shall allow, by
17            rules, for fewer than 4 years of experience based
18            on meeting standards set forth in such rules,
19            including without limitation a review of
20            performance evaluations or other evidence of
21            demonstrated qualifications.
22                (iii) A master's degree or higher from a
23            regionally accredited college or university.
24            (C) Chief school business official endorsement. A
25        chief school business official endorsement shall be
26        affixed to the Professional Educator License of any

 

 

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

 

 

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1        school business official in the public schools or in a
2        State-recognized nonpublic school in which the chief
3        administrator is required to have the licensure
4        necessary to be a principal in a public school in this
5        State and where a majority of the teachers are required
6        to have the licensure necessary to be instructors in a
7        public school in this State, and has passed the
8        required State tests; or of any holder who has
9        completed a program from out-of-state that has a
10        program with recognition standards comparable to those
11        approved by the State Superintendent of Education and
12        holds the general administrative, principal, or chief
13        school business official endorsement and who has had 2
14        years of experience as a principal, director of special
15        education, or chief school business official while
16        holding a valid educator license or certificate
17        comparable in validity and educational and experience
18        requirements and has passed the appropriate State
19        tests, as provided in Section 21B-30 of this Code. The
20        superintendent endorsement shall allow individuals to
21        serve only as a superintendent or assistant
22        superintendent.
23            (E) Teacher leader endorsement. It shall be the
24        policy of this State to improve the quality of
25        instructional leaders by providing a career pathway
26        for teachers interested in serving in leadership

 

 

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1        roles, but not as principals. The State Board of
2        Education, in consultation with the State Educator
3        Preparation and Licensure Board, may issue a teacher
4        leader endorsement under this subdivision (E). Persons
5        who meet and successfully complete the requirements of
6        the endorsement shall be issued a teacher leader
7        endorsement on the Professional Educator License for
8        serving in schools in this State. Teacher leaders may
9        qualify to serve in such positions as department
10        chairs, coaches, mentors, curriculum and instruction
11        leaders, or other leadership positions as defined by
12        the district. The endorsement shall be available to
13        those teachers who (i) hold a Professional Educator
14        License, (ii) hold a master's degree or higher from a
15        regionally accredited institution, (iii) have
16        completed a program of study that has been approved by
17        the State Board of Education, in consultation with the
18        State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, and
19        (iv) have taken coursework in all of the following
20        areas:
21                (I) Leadership.
22                (II) Designing professional development to
23            meet teaching and learning needs.
24                (III) Building school culture that focuses on
25            student learning.
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1            learning and foster school improvement.
2                (V) Building collaboration with teachers and
3            stakeholders.
4            A teacher who meets the requirements set forth in
5        this Section and holds a teacher leader endorsement may
6        evaluate teachers pursuant to Section 24A-5 of this
7        Code, provided that the individual has completed the
8        evaluation component required by Section 24A-3 of this
9        Code and a teacher leader is allowed to evaluate
10        personnel under the respective school district's
11        collective bargaining agreement.
12            The State Board of Education, in consultation with
13        the State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board,
14        may adopt such rules as may be necessary to establish
15        and implement the teacher leader endorsement program
16        and to specify the positions for which this endorsement
17        shall be required.
18            (F) Special education endorsement. A special
19        education endorsement in one or more areas shall be
20        affixed to a Professional Educator License for any
21        individual that meets those requirements established
22        by the State Board of Education in rules. Special
23        education endorsement areas shall include without
24        limitation the following:
25                (i) Learning Behavior Specialist I;
26                (ii) Learning Behavior Specialist II;

 

 

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1                (iii) Speech Language Pathologist;
2                (iv) Blind or Visually Impaired;
3                (v) Deaf-Hard of Hearing; and
4                (vi) Early Childhood Special Education.
5        Notwithstanding anything in this Code to the contrary,
6        the State Board of Education, in consultation with the
7        State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, may
8        add additional areas of special education by rule.
9            (G) School support personnel endorsement. School
10        support personnel endorsement areas shall include, but
11        are not limited to, school counselor, marriage and
12        family therapist, school psychologist, school speech
13        and language pathologist, school nurse, and school
14        social worker. This endorsement is for individuals who
15        are not teachers or administrators, but still require
16        licensure to work in an instructional support position
17        in a public or State-operated elementary school,
18        secondary school, or cooperative or joint agreement
19        with a governing body or board of control or a charter
20        school operating in compliance with the Charter
21        Schools Law. The school support personnel endorsement
22        shall be affixed to the Professional Educator License
23        and shall meet all of the requirements established in
24        any rules adopted to implement this subdivision (G).
25        The holder of such an endorsement is entitled to all of
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1        Professional Educator License, including teacher
2        benefits, compensation, and working conditions.
3            Beginning on January 1, 2014 and ending on April
4        30, 2014, a person holding a Professional Educator
5        License with a school speech and language pathologist
6        (teaching) endorsement may exchange his or her school
7        speech and language pathologist (teaching) endorsement
8        for a school speech and language pathologist
9        (non-teaching) endorsement through application to the
10        State Board of Education. There shall be no cost for
11        this exchange.
12(Source: P.A. 97-607, eff. 8-26-11; 98-413, eff. 8-16-13;
1398-610, eff. 12-27-13; 98-872, eff. 8-11-14; 98-917, eff.
148-15-14; revised 9-2-14.)
 
15    (105 ILCS 5/21B-45)
16    Sec. 21B-45. Professional Educator License renewal.
17    (a) Individuals holding a Professional Educator License
18are required to complete the licensure renewal requirements as
19specified in this Section, unless otherwise provided in this
20Code.
21    Individuals holding a Professional Educator License shall
22meet the renewal requirements set forth in this Section, unless
23otherwise provided in this Code. If an individual holds a
24license endorsed in more than one area that has different
25renewal requirements, that individual shall follow the renewal

 

 

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1requirements for the position for which he or she spends the
2majority of his or her time working.
3    (b) All Professional Educator Licenses not renewed as
4provided in this Section shall lapse on September 1 of that
5year. Lapsed licenses may be immediately reinstated upon (i)
6payment by the applicant of a $500 penalty to the State Board
7of Education or, for individuals holding an Educator License
8with Stipulations with a paraprofessional educator endorsement
9only, payment by the applicant of a $150 penalty to the State
10Board of Education or (ii) the demonstration of proficiency by
11completing 9 semester hours of coursework from a regionally
12accredited institution of higher education in the content area
13that most aligns with one or more of the educator's endorsement
14areas. Any and all back fees, including without limitation
15registration fees owed from the time of expiration of the
16certificate until the date of reinstatement, shall be paid and
17kept in accordance with the provisions in Article 3 of this
18Code concerning an institute fund and the provisions in Article
1921B of this Code concerning fees and requirements for
20registration. Licenses not registered in accordance with
21Section 21B-40 of this Code shall lapse after a period of 6
22months from the expiration of the last year of registration. An
23unregistered license is invalid after September 1 for
24employment and performance of services in an Illinois public or
25State-operated school or cooperative and in a charter school.
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1the license holder. A voluntarily surrendered license, except a
2substitute teaching license issued under Section 21B-20 of this
3Code, shall be treated as a revoked license.
4    (c) From July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014, in order to
5satisfy the requirements for licensure renewal provided for in
6this Section, each professional educator licensee with an
7administrative endorsement who is working in a position
8requiring such endorsement shall complete one Illinois
9Administrators' Academy course, as described in Article 2 of
10this Code, per fiscal year.
11    (d) Beginning July 1, 2014, in order to satisfy the
12requirements for licensure renewal provided for in this
13Section, each professional educator licensee may create a
14professional development plan each year. The plan shall address
15one or more of the endorsements that are required of his or her
16educator position if the licensee is employed and performing
17services in an Illinois public or State-operated school or
18cooperative. If the licensee is employed in a charter school,
19the plan shall address that endorsement or those endorsements
20most closely related to his or her educator position. Licensees
21employed and performing services in any other Illinois schools
22may participate in the renewal requirements by adhering to the
23same process.
24    Except as otherwise provided in this Section, the
25licensee's professional development activities shall align
26with one or more of the following criteria:

 

 

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1        (1) activities are of a type that engage participants
2    over a sustained period of time allowing for analysis,
3    discovery, and application as they relate to student
4    learning, social or emotional achievement, or well-being;
5        (2) professional development aligns to the licensee's
6    performance;
7        (3) outcomes for the activities must relate to student
8    growth or district improvement;
9        (4) activities align to State-approved standards; and
10        (5) higher education coursework.
11    (e) For each renewal cycle, each professional educator
12licensee shall engage in professional development activities.
13Within 60 days after the conclusion of a professional
14development activity, the licensee shall enter electronically
15into the Educator Licensure Information System (ELIS) the name,
16date, and location of the activity, the number of professional
17development hours, and the provider's name. The following
18provisions shall apply concerning professional development
19activities:
20        (1) Each licensee shall complete a total of 120 hours
21    of professional development per 5-year renewal cycle in
22    order to renew the license, except as otherwise provided in
23    this Section.
24        (2) Beginning with his or her first full 5-year cycle,
25    any licensee with an administrative endorsement who is not
26    working in a position requiring such endorsement shall

 

 

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1    complete one Illinois Administrators' Academy course, as
2    described in Article 2 of this Code, in each 5-year renewal
3    cycle in which the administrative endorsement was held for
4    at least one year. The Illinois Administrators' Academy
5    course may count toward the total of 120 hours per 5-year
6    cycle.
7        (3) Any licensee with an administrative endorsement
8    who is working in a position requiring such endorsement or
9    an individual with a Teacher Leader endorsement serving in
10    an administrative capacity at least 50% of the day shall
11    complete one Illinois Administrators' Academy course, as
12    described in Article 2 of this Code, each fiscal year in
13    addition to 100 hours of professional development per
14    5-year renewal cycle in accordance with this Code.
15        (4) Any licensee holding a current National Board for
16    Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) master teacher
17    designation shall complete a total of 60 hours of
18    professional development per 5-year renewal cycle in order
19    to renew the license.
20        (5) Licensees working in a position that does not
21    require educator licensure or working in a position for
22    less than 50% for any particular year are considered to be
23    exempt and shall be required to pay only the registration
24    fee in order to renew and maintain the validity of the
25    license.
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1    from a State retirement system shall notify the State Board
2    of Education using ELIS, and the license shall be
3    maintained in retired status. An individual with a license
4    in retired status shall not be required to complete
5    professional development activities or pay registration
6    fees until returning to a position that requires educator
7    licensure. Upon returning to work in a position that
8    requires the Professional Educator License, the licensee
9    shall immediately pay a registration fee and complete
10    renewal requirements for that year. A license in retired
11    status cannot lapse.
12        (7) For any renewal cycle in which professional
13    development hours were required, but not fulfilled, the
14    licensee shall complete any missed hours to total the
15    minimum professional development hours required in this
16    Section prior to September 1 of that year. For any fiscal
17    year or renewal cycle in which an Illinois Administrators'
18    Academy course was required but not completed, the licensee
19    shall complete any missed Illinois Administrators' Academy
20    courses prior to September 1 of that year. The licensee may
21    complete all deficient hours and Illinois Administrators'
22    Academy courses while continuing to work in a position that
23    requires that license until September 1 of that year.
24        (8) Any licensee who has not fulfilled the professional
25    development renewal requirements set forth in this Section
26    at the end of any 5-year renewal cycle is ineligible to

 

 

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1    register his or her license and may submit an appeal to the
2    State Superintendent of Education for reinstatement of the
3    license.
4        (9) If professional development opportunities were
5    unavailable to a licensee, proof that opportunities were
6    unavailable and request for an extension of time beyond
7    August 31 to complete the renewal requirements may be
8    submitted from April 1 through June 30 of that year to the
9    State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board. If an
10    extension is approved, the license shall remain valid
11    during the extension period.
12        (10) Individuals who hold exempt licenses prior to the
13    effective date of this amendatory Act of the 98th General
14    Assembly shall commence the annual renewal process with the
15    first scheduled registration due after the effective date
16    of this amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly.
17    (f) At the time of renewal, each licensee shall respond to
18the required questions under penalty of perjury.
19    (g) The following entities shall be designated as approved
20to provide professional development activities for the renewal
21of Professional Educator Licenses:
22        (1) The State Board of Education.
23        (2) Regional offices of education and intermediate
24    service centers.
25        (3) Illinois professional associations representing
26    the following groups that are approved by the State

 

 

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1    Superintendent of Education:
2            (A) school administrators;
3            (B) principals;
4            (C) school business officials;
5            (D) teachers, including special education
6        teachers;
7            (E) school boards;
8            (F) school districts;
9            (G) parents; and
10            (H) school service personnel.
11        (4) Regionally accredited institutions of higher
12    education that offer Illinois-approved educator
13    preparation programs.
14        (5) Illinois public school districts, charter schools
15    authorized under Article 27A of this Code, and joint
16    educational programs authorized under Article 10 of this
17    Code for the purposes of providing career and technical
18    education or special education services.
19        (6) A not-for-profit organization that, as of the
20    effective date of this amendatory Act of the 98th General
21    Assembly, has had or has a grant from or a contract with
22    the State Board of Education to provide professional
23    development services in the area of English Language
24    Learning to Illinois school districts, teachers, or
25    administrators.
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1shall make available professional development opportunities
2that satisfy at least one of the following:
3        (1) increase the knowledge and skills of school and
4    district leaders who guide continuous professional
5    development;
6        (2) improve the learning of students;
7        (3) organize adults into learning communities whose
8    goals are aligned with those of the school and district;
9        (4) deepen educator's content knowledge;
10        (5) provide educators with research-based
11    instructional strategies to assist students in meeting
12    rigorous academic standards;
13        (6) prepare educators to appropriately use various
14    types of classroom assessments;
15        (7) use learning strategies appropriate to the
16    intended goals;
17        (8) provide educators with the knowledge and skills to
18    collaborate; or
19        (9) prepare educators to apply research to
20    decision-making.
21    (i) Approved providers under subsection (g) of this Section
22shall do the following:
23        (1) align professional development activities to the
24    State-approved national standards for professional
25    learning;
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1    Illinois licensure renewal;
2        (3) produce a rationale for the activity that explains
3    how it aligns to State standards and identify the
4    assessment for determining the expected impact on student
5    learning or school improvement;
6        (4) maintain original documentation for completion of
7    activities; and
8        (5) provide license holders with evidence of
9    completion of activities.
10    (j) The State Board of Education shall conduct annual
11audits of approved providers, except for school districts,
12which shall be audited by regional offices of education and
13intermediate service centers. The State Board of Education
14shall complete random audits of licensees.
15        (1) Approved providers shall annually submit to the
16    State Board of Education a list of subcontractors used for
17    delivery of professional development activities for which
18    renewal credit was issued and other information as defined
19    by rule.
20        (2) Approved providers shall annually submit data to
21    the State Board of Education demonstrating how the
22    professional development activities impacted one or more
23    of the following:
24            (A) educator and student growth in regards to
25        content knowledge or skills, or both;
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1        growth; or
2            (C) alignment to district or school improvement
3        plans.
4        (3) The State Superintendent of Education shall review
5    the annual data collected by the State Board of Education,
6    regional offices of education, and intermediate service
7    centers in audits to determine if the approved provider has
8    met the criteria and should continue to be an approved
9    provider or if further action should be taken as provided
10    in rules.
11    (k) Registration fees shall be paid for the next renewal
12cycle between April 1 and June 30 in the last year of each
135-year renewal cycle using ELIS. If all required professional
14development hours for the renewal cycle have been completed and
15entered by the licensee, the licensee shall pay the
16registration fees for the next cycle using a form of credit or
17debit card.
18    (l) Beginning July 1, 2014, any professional educator
19licensee endorsed for school support personnel who is employed
20and performing services in Illinois public schools and who
21holds an active and current professional license issued by the
22Department of Financial and Professional Regulation related to
23the endorsement areas on the Professional Educator License
24shall be deemed to have satisfied the continuing professional
25development requirements provided for in this Section. Such
26individuals shall be required to pay only registration fees to

 

 

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1renew the Professional Educator License. An individual who does
2not hold a license issued by the Department of Financial and
3Professional Regulation shall complete professional
4development requirements for the renewal of a Professional
5Educator License provided for in this Section.
6    (m) Appeals to the State Educator Preparation and Licensure
7Board must be made within 30 days after receipt of notice from
8the State Superintendent of Education that a license will not
9be renewed based upon failure to complete the requirements of
10this Section. A licensee may appeal that decision to the State
11Educator Preparation and Licensure Board in a manner prescribed
12by rule.
13        (1) Each appeal shall state the reasons why the State
14    Superintendent's decision should be reversed and shall be
15    sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the
16    State Board of Education.
17        (2) The State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board
18    shall review each appeal regarding renewal of a license
19    within 90 days after receiving the appeal in order to
20    determine whether the licensee has met the requirements of
21    this Section. The State Educator Preparation and Licensure
22    Board may hold an appeal hearing or may make its
23    determination based upon the record of review, which shall
24    consist of the following:
25            (A) the regional superintendent of education's
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1        if applicable;
2            (B) any evidence submitted to the State
3        Superintendent along with the individual's electronic
4        statement of assurance for renewal; and
5            (C) the State Superintendent's rationale for
6        nonrenewal of the license.
7        (3) The State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board
8    shall notify the licensee of its decision regarding license
9    renewal by certified mail, return receipt requested, no
10    later than 30 days after reaching a decision. Upon receipt
11    of notification of renewal, the licensee, using ELIS, shall
12    pay the applicable registration fee for the next cycle
13    using a form of credit or debit card.
14    (n) The State Board of Education may adopt rules as may be
15necessary to implement this Section.
16(Source: P.A. 97-607, eff. 8-26-11; 98-610, eff. 12-27-13.)
 
17    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
18becoming law.".