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1    AN ACT concerning education.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Sections
53-12, 21B-20, 21B-25, 21B-30, 21B-35, 21B-40, 21B-45, 21B-50,
621B-60, 21B-80, 27-9, and 27-17 as follows:
 
7    (105 ILCS 5/3-12)  (from Ch. 122, par. 3-12)
8    Sec. 3-12. Institute fund.
9    (a) All license certificate registration fees and a portion
10of renewal and duplicate fees shall be kept by the regional
11superintendent as described in Section 21-16 or 21B-40 of this
12Code, together with a record of the names of the persons paying
13them. Such fees shall be deposited into the institute fund and
14shall be used by the regional superintendent to defray expenses
15associated with the work of the regional professional
16development review committees established pursuant to
17paragraph (2) of subsection (g) of Section 21-14 of this Code
18to advise the regional superintendent, upon his or her request,
19and to hear appeals relating to the renewal of teaching
20licenses certificates, in accordance with Section 21-14 of this
21Code; to defray expenses connected with improving the
22technology necessary for the efficient processing of licenses
23certificates; to defray all costs associated with the

 

 

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1administration of teaching licenses certificates; to defray
2expenses incidental to teachers' institutes, workshops or
3meetings of a professional nature that are designed to promote
4the professional growth of teachers or for the purpose of
5defraying the expense of any general or special meeting of
6teachers or school personnel of the region, which has been
7approved by the regional superintendent.
8    (b) In addition to the use of moneys in the institute fund
9to defray expenses under subsection (a) of this Section, the
10State Superintendent of Education, as authorized under Section
112-3.105 of this Code, shall use moneys in the institute fund to
12defray all costs associated with the administration of teaching
13licenses certificates within a city having a population
14exceeding 500,000. Moneys in the institute fund may also be
15used by the State Superintendent of Education to support
16educator recruitment and retention programs within a city
17having a population exceeding 500,000, to support educator
18preparation programs within a city having a population
19exceeding 500,000 as those programs seek national
20accreditation, and to provide professional development aligned
21with the requirements set forth in Section 21B-45 of this Code
22within a city having a population exceeding 500,000. A majority
23of the moneys in the institute fund must be dedicated to the
24timely and efficient processing of applications and for the
25renewal of licenses.
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11 of each year publish in a newspaper of general circulation
2published in the region or shall post in each school building
3under his jurisdiction an accounting of (1) the balance on hand
4in the institute Institute fund at the beginning of the
5previous year; (2) all receipts within the previous year
6deposited in the fund, with the sources from which they were
7derived; (3) the amount distributed from the fund and the
8purposes for which such distributions were made; and (4) the
9balance on hand in the fund.
10(Source: P.A. 96-893, eff. 7-1-10; 97-607, eff. 8-26-11.)
 
11    (105 ILCS 5/21B-20)
12    Sec. 21B-20. Types of licenses. Before July 1, 2013, the
13State Board of Education shall implement a system of educator
14licensure, whereby individuals employed in school districts
15who are required to be licensed must have one of the following
16licenses: (i) a professional educator license; (ii) a
17professional educator license with stipulations; or (iii) a
18substitute teaching license. References in law regarding
19individuals certified or certificated or required to be
20certified or certificated under Article 21 of this Code shall
21also include individuals licensed or required to be licensed
22under this Article. The first year of all licenses ends on June
2330 following one full year of the license being issued.
24    The State Board of Education, in consultation with the
25State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, may adopt such

 

 

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1rules as may be necessary to govern the requirements for
2licenses and endorsements under this Section.
3        (1) Professional Educator License. Persons who (i)
4    have successfully completed an approved educator
5    preparation program and are recommended for licensure by
6    the Illinois institution offering the educator preparation
7    program, (ii) have successfully completed the required
8    testing under Section 21B-30 of this Code, (iii) have
9    successfully completed coursework on the psychology of,
10    the identification of, and the methods of instruction for
11    the exceptional child, including without limitation the
12    learning disabled, (iv) have successfully completed
13    coursework in methods of reading and reading in the content
14    area, and (v) have met all other criteria established by
15    rule of the State Board of Education shall be issued a
16    Professional Educator License. All Professional Educator
17    Licenses are valid until June 30 immediately following 5
18    years of the license being issued. The Professional
19    Educator License shall be endorsed with specific areas and
20    grade levels in which the individual is eligible to
21    practice.
22        Individuals can receive subsequent endorsements on the
23    Professional Educator License. Subsequent endorsements
24    shall require a minimum of 24 semester hours of coursework
25    in the endorsement area, unless otherwise specified by
26    rule, and passage of the applicable content area test.

 

 

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1        (2) Educator License with Stipulations. An Educator
2    License with Stipulations shall be issued an endorsement
3    that limits the license holder to one particular position
4    or does not require completion of an approved educator
5    program or both.
6        An individual with an Educator License with
7    Stipulations must not be employed by a school district or
8    any other entity to replace any presently employed teacher
9    who otherwise would not be replaced for any reason.
10        An Educator License with Stipulations may be issued
11    with the following endorsements:
12            (A) Provisional educator. A provisional educator
13        endorsement in a specific content area or areas on an
14        Educator License with Stipulations may be issued to an
15        applicant who holds an educator license with a minimum
16        of 15 semester hours in content coursework from another
17        state, U.S. territory, or foreign country and who, at
18        the time of applying for an Illinois license, does not
19        meet the minimum requirements under Section 21B-35 of
20        this Code, but does, at a minimum, meet both of the
21        following requirements:
22                (i) Holds the equivalent of a minimum of a
23            bachelor's degree, unless a master's degree is
24            required for the endorsement, from a regionally
25            accredited college or university or, for
26            individuals educated in a country other than the

 

 

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1            United States, the equivalent of a minimum of a
2            bachelor's degree issued in the United States,
3            unless a master's degree is required for the
4            endorsement.
5                (ii) Has passed or passes a test of basic
6            skills and content area test, as required by
7            Section 21B-30 of this Code, prior to or within one
8            year after issuance of the provisional educator
9            endorsement on the Educator License with
10            Stipulations. If an individual who holds an
11            Educator License with Stipulations endorsed for
12            provisional educator has not passed a test of basic
13            skills and applicable content area test or tests
14            within one year after issuance of the endorsement,
15            the endorsement shall expire on June 30 following
16            one full year of the endorsement being issued. If
17            such an individual has passed the test of basic
18            skills and applicable content area test or tests
19            either prior to issuance of the endorsement or
20            within one year after issuance of the endorsement,
21            the endorsement is valid until June 30 immediately
22            following 2 years of the license being issued,
23            during which time any and all coursework
24            deficiencies must be met and any and all additional
25            testing deficiencies must be met.
26        In addition However, a provisional educator

 

 

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1        endorsement for principals or superintendents may be
2        issued if the individual meets the requirements set
3        forth in subdivisions (1) and (3) of subsection (b-5)
4        of Section 21B-35 of this Code may not be issued, nor
5        may any person with a provisional educator endorsement
6        serve as a principal in a public school in this State.
7        Applicants who have not been entitled by an
8        Illinois-approved educator preparation program at an
9        Illinois institution of higher education In addition,
10        out-of-state applicants shall not receive a
11        provisional educator endorsement if the person
12        completed an alternative licensure program in another
13        state, unless the program has been determined to be
14        equivalent to Illinois program requirements.
15            Notwithstanding any other requirements of this
16        Section, a service member or spouse of a service member
17        may obtain a Professional Educator License with
18        Stipulations, and a provisional educator endorsement
19        in a specific content area or areas, if he or she holds
20        a valid teaching certificate or license in good
21        standing from another state, meets the qualifications
22        of educators outlined in Section 21B-15 of this Code,
23        and has not engaged in any misconduct that would
24        prohibit an individual from obtaining a license
25        pursuant to Illinois law, including without limitation
26        any administrative rules of the State Board of

 

 

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1        Education; however, the service member or spouse may
2        not serve as a principal under the Professional
3        Educator License with Stipulations or provisional
4        educator endorsement.
5            In this Section, "service member" means any person
6        who, at the time of application under this Section, is
7        an active duty member of the United States Armed Forces
8        or any reserve component of the United States Armed
9        Forces or the National Guard of any state,
10        commonwealth, or territory of the United States or the
11        District of Columbia.
12            A provisional educator endorsement is valid until
13        June 30 immediately following 2 years of the license
14        being issued, provided that during which time any
15        remaining testing and coursework deficiencies are must
16        be met as set forth in this Section. Failure to satisfy
17        all stated deficiencies shall mean the individual,
18        including any service member or spouse who has obtained
19        a Professional Educator License with Stipulations and
20        a provisional educator endorsement in a specific
21        content area or areas, is ineligible to receive a
22        Professional Educator License at that time. An A
23        provisional educator endorsement on an Educator
24        License with Stipulations endorsed for provisional
25        educator shall not be renewed for individuals who hold
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1        a position in a public school or non-public school
2        recognized by the State Board of Education.
3            (B) Alternative provisional educator. An
4        alternative provisional educator endorsement on an
5        Educator License with Stipulations may be issued to an
6        applicant who, at the time of applying for the
7        endorsement, has done all of the following:
8                (i) Graduated from a regionally accredited
9            college or university with a minimum of a
10            bachelor's degree.
11                (ii) Successfully completed the first phase of
12            the Alternative Educator Licensure Program for
13            Teachers, as described in Section 21B-50 of this
14            Code.
15                (iii) Passed a test of basic skills and content
16            area test, as required under Section 21B-30 of this
17            Code.
18            The alternative provisional educator endorsement
19        is valid for 2 years of teaching and may be renewed for
20        a third year by an individual meeting the requirements
21        set forth in Section 21B-50 of this Code.
22            (C) Alternative provisional superintendent. An
23        alternative provisional superintendent endorsement on
24        an Educator License with Stipulations entitles the
25        holder to serve only as a superintendent or assistant
26        superintendent in a school district's central office.

 

 

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1        This endorsement may only be issued to an applicant
2        who, at the time of applying for the endorsement, has
3        done all of the following:
4                (i) Graduated from a regionally accredited
5            college or university with a minimum of a master's
6            degree in a management field other than education.
7                (ii) Been employed for a period of at least 5
8            years in a management level position in a field
9            other than education.
10                (iii) Successfully completed the first phase
11            of an alternative route to superintendent
12            endorsement program, as provided in Section 21B-55
13            of this Code.
14                (iv) Passed a test of basic skills and content
15            area tests required under Section 21B-30 of this
16            Code.
17            The endorsement may be registered for 2 fiscal
18        years in order to complete one full year of serving as
19        a superintendent or assistant superintendent.
20            (D) Resident teacher endorsement. A resident
21        teacher endorsement on an Educator License with
22        Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who, at the
23        time of applying for the endorsement, has done all of
24        the following:
25                (i) Graduated from a regionally accredited
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1            bachelor's degree.
2                (ii) Enrolled in an approved Illinois educator
3            preparation program.
4                (iii) Passed a test of basic skills and content
5            area test, as required under Section 21B-30 of this
6            Code.
7            The resident teacher endorsement on an Educator
8        License with Stipulations is valid for 4 years of
9        teaching and shall not be renewed.
10            A resident teacher may teach only under the
11        direction of a licensed teacher, who shall act as the
12        resident mentor teacher, and may not teach in place of
13        a licensed teacher. A resident teacher endorsement on
14        an Educator License with Stipulations shall no longer
15        be valid after June 30, 2017.
16            (E) Career and technical educator. A career and
17        technical educator endorsement on an Educator License
18        with Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who has
19        a minimum of 60 semester hours of coursework from a
20        regionally accredited institution of higher education
21        and has a minimum of 2,000 hours of experience in the
22        last 10 years outside of education in each area to be
23        taught.
24            The career and technical educator endorsement on
25        an Educator License with Stipulations is valid until
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1        endorsement being issued and may be renewed if the
2        individual passes a test of basic skills, as required
3        under Section 21B-30 of this Code.
4            (F) Part-time provisional career and technical
5        educator or provisional career and technical educator.
6        A part-time provisional career and technical educator
7        endorsement or a provisional career and technical
8        educator endorsement on an Educator License with
9        Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who has a
10        minimum of 8,000 hours of work experience in the skill
11        for which the applicant is seeking the endorsement. It
12        is the responsibility of each employing school board
13        and regional office of education to provide
14        verification, in writing, to the State Superintendent
15        of Education at the time the application is submitted
16        that no qualified teacher holding a Professional
17        Educator License or an Educator License with
18        Stipulations with a career and technical educator
19        endorsement is available and that actual circumstances
20        require such issuance.
21            The provisional career and technical educator
22        endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations
23        is valid until June 30 immediately following 5 years of
24        the endorsement being issued and may be renewed only
25        one time for 5 years if the individual passes a test of
26        basic skills, as required under Section 21B-30 of this

 

 

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1        Code, and has completed a minimum of 20 semester hours
2        from a regionally accredited institution.
3            A part-time provisional career and technical
4        educator endorsement on an Educator License with
5        Stipulations may be issued for teaching no more than 2
6        courses of study for grades 6 through 12. The part-time
7        provisional career and technical educator endorsement
8        on an Educator License with Stipulations is valid until
9        June 30 immediately following 5 years of the
10        endorsement being issued and may be renewed for 5 years
11        if the individual makes application for renewal.
12            (G) Transitional bilingual educator. A
13        transitional bilingual educator endorsement on an
14        Educator License with Stipulations may be issued for
15        the purpose of providing instruction in accordance
16        with Article 14C of this Code to an applicant who
17        provides satisfactory evidence that he or she meets all
18        of the following requirements:
19                (i) Possesses adequate speaking, reading, and
20            writing ability in the language other than English
21            in which transitional bilingual education is
22            offered.
23                (ii) Has the ability to successfully
24            communicate in English.
25                (iii) Either possessed, within 5 years
26            previous to his or her applying for a transitional

 

 

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1            bilingual educator endorsement, a valid and
2            comparable teaching certificate or comparable
3            authorization issued by a foreign country or holds
4            a degree from an institution of higher learning in
5            a foreign country that the State Educator
6            Preparation and Licensure Board determines to be
7            the equivalent of a bachelor's degree from a
8            regionally accredited institution of higher
9            learning in the United States.
10            A transitional bilingual educator endorsement
11        shall be valid for prekindergarten through grade 12, is
12        valid until June 30 immediately following 5 years of
13        the endorsement being issued, and shall not be renewed.
14            Persons holding a transitional bilingual educator
15        endorsement shall not be employed to replace any
16        presently employed teacher who otherwise would not be
17        replaced for any reason.
18            (H) Language endorsement. In an effort to
19        alleviate the shortage of teachers speaking a language
20        other than English in the public schools, an individual
21        who holds an Educator License with Stipulations may
22        also apply for a language endorsement, provided that
23        the applicant provides satisfactory evidence that he
24        or she meets all of the following requirements:
25                (i) Holds a transitional bilingual
26            endorsement.

 

 

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

 

 

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1        school district that conducts formal recruitment
2        programs outside of the United States to secure the
3        services of qualified teachers and who meets all of the
4        following requirements:
5                (i) Holds the equivalent of a minimum of a
6            bachelor's degree issued in the United States.
7                (ii) Has been prepared as a teacher at the
8            grade level for which he or she will be employed.
9                (iii) Has adequate content knowledge in the
10            subject to be taught.
11                (iv) Has an adequate command of the English
12            language.
13            A holder of a visiting international educator
14        endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations
15        shall be permitted to teach in bilingual education
16        programs in the language that was the medium of
17        instruction in his or her teacher preparation program,
18        provided that he or she passes the English Language
19        Proficiency Examination or another test of writing
20        skills in English identified by the State Board of
21        Education, in consultation with the State Educator
22        Preparation and Licensure Board.
23            A visiting international educator endorsement on
24        an Educator License with Stipulations is valid for 3
25        years and shall not be renewed.
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1        educator endorsement on an Educator License with
2        Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who holds a
3        high school diploma or its recognized equivalent and
4        either holds an associate's degree or a minimum of 60
5        semester hours of credit from a regionally accredited
6        institution of higher education or has passed a test of
7        basic skills required under Section 21B-30 of this
8        Code. The paraprofessional educator endorsement is
9        valid until June 30 immediately following 5 years of
10        the endorsement being issued and may be renewed through
11        application and payment of the appropriate fee, as
12        required under Section 21B-40 of this Code. An
13        individual who holds only a paraprofessional educator
14        endorsement is not subject to additional requirements
15        in order to renew the endorsement.
16            (K) Chief school business official. A chief school
17        business official endorsement on an Educator License
18        with Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who
19        qualifies by having a master's degree or higher, 2
20        years of full-time administrative experience in school
21        business management or 2 years of university-approved
22        practical experience, and a minimum of 24 semester
23        hours of graduate credit in a program approved by the
24        State Board of Education for the preparation of school
25        business administrators and by passage of the
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1        skills and applicable content area test.
2            The chief school business official endorsement may
3        also be affixed to the Educator License with
4        Stipulations of any holder who qualifies by having a
5        master's degree in business administration, finance,
6        or accounting and who completes an additional 6
7        semester hours of internship in school business
8        management from a regionally accredited institution of
9        higher education and passes the applicable State
10        tests, including a test of basic skills and applicable
11        content area test. This endorsement shall be required
12        for any individual employed as a chief school business
13        official.
14            The chief school business official endorsement on
15        an Educator License with Stipulations is valid until
16        June 30 immediately following 5 years of the
17        endorsement being issued and may be renewed if the
18        license holder completes renewal requirements as
19        required for individuals who hold a Professional
20        Educator License endorsed for chief school business
21        official under Section 21B-45 of this Code and such
22        rules as may be adopted by the State Board of
23        Education.
24        (3) Substitute Teaching License. A Substitute Teaching
25    License may be issued to qualified applicants for
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1    prekindergarten through grade 12. Substitute Teaching
2    Licenses are not eligible for endorsements. Applicants for
3    a Substitute Teaching License must hold a bachelor's degree
4    or higher from a regionally accredited institution of
5    higher education.
6        Substitute Teaching Licenses are valid for 5 years and
7    may be renewed if the individual has passed a test of basic
8    skills, as authorized under Section 21B-30 of this Code. An
9    individual who has passed a test of basic skills for the
10    first licensure renewal is not required to retake the test
11    again for further renewals.
12        Substitute Teaching Licenses are valid for substitute
13    teaching in every county of this State. If an individual
14    has had his or her Professional Educator License or
15    Educator License with Stipulations suspended or revoked or
16    has not met the renewal requirements for licensure, then
17    that individual is not eligible to obtain a Substitute
18    Teaching License.
19        A substitute teacher may only teach in the place of a
20    licensed teacher who is under contract with the employing
21    board. If, however, there is no licensed teacher under
22    contract because of an emergency situation, then a district
23    may employ a substitute teacher for no longer than 30
24    calendar days per each vacant position in the district if
25    the district notifies the appropriate regional office of
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1    the substitute teacher in the emergency situation. An
2    emergency situation is one in which an unforeseen vacancy
3    has occurred and (i) a teacher is unable to fulfill his or
4    her contractual duties or (ii) teacher capacity needs of
5    the district exceed previous indications, and the district
6    is actively engaged in advertising to hire a fully licensed
7    teacher for the vacant position.
8        There is no limit on the number of days that a
9    substitute teacher may teach in a single school district,
10    provided that no substitute teacher may teach for longer
11    than 90 school days for any one licensed teacher under
12    contract in the same school year. A substitute teacher who
13    holds a Professional Educator License or Educator License
14    with Stipulations shall not teach for more than 120 school
15    days for any one licensed teacher under contract in the
16    same school year. The limitations in this paragraph (3) on
17    the number of days a substitute teacher may be employed do
18    not apply to any school district operating under Article 34
19    of this Code.
20(Source: P.A. 97-607, eff. 8-26-11; 97-710, eff. 1-1-13; 98-28,
21eff. 7-1-13; 98-751, eff. 1-1-15.)
 
22    (105 ILCS 5/21B-25)
23    Sec. 21B-25. Endorsement on licenses. All licenses issued
24under paragraph (1) of Section 21B-20 of this Code shall be
25specifically endorsed by the State Board of Education for each

 

 

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1content area, school support area, and administrative area for
2which the holder of the license is qualified. Recognized
3institutions approved to offer educator preparation programs
4shall be trained to add endorsements to licenses issued to
5applicants who meet all of the requirements for the endorsement
6or endorsements, including passing any required tests. The
7State Superintendent of Education shall randomly audit
8institutions to ensure that all rules and standards are being
9followed for entitlement or when endorsements are being
10recommended.
11        (1) The State Board of Education, in consultation with
12    the State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, shall
13    establish, by rule, the grade level and subject area
14    endorsements to be added to the Professional Educator
15    License. These rules shall outline the requirements for
16    obtaining each endorsement.
17        (2) In addition to any and all grade level and content
18    area endorsements developed by rule, the State Board of
19    Education, in consultation with the State Educator
20    Preparation and Licensure Board, shall develop the
21    requirements for the following endorsements:
22            (A) General administrative endorsement. A general
23        administrative endorsement shall be added to a
24        Professional Educator License, provided that an
25        approved program has been completed. An individual
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1        only as a principal or assistant principal or in a
2        related or similar position, as determined by the State
3        Superintendent of Education, in consultation with the
4        State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board.
5            Beginning on September 1, 2014, the general
6        administrative endorsement shall no longer be issued
7        except to individuals who completed all coursework
8        requirements for the receipt of the general
9        administrative endorsement by September 1, 2014, who
10        have completed all testing requirements by June 30,
11        2016, and who apply for the endorsement on or before
12        June 30, 2016. Individuals who hold a valid and
13        registered administrative certificate with a general
14        administrative endorsement issued under Section 21-7.1
15        of this Code or a Professional Educator License with a
16        general administrative endorsement issued prior to
17        September 1, 2014 and who have served for at least one
18        full year during the 5 years prior in a position
19        requiring a general administrative endorsement shall,
20        upon request to the State Board of Education and
21        through July 1, 2015, have their respective general
22        administrative endorsement converted to a principal
23        endorsement on the Professional Educator License.
24        Candidates shall not be admitted to an approved general
25        administrative preparation program after September 1,
26        2012.

 

 

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1            All other individuals holding a valid and
2        registered administrative certificate with a general
3        administrative endorsement issued pursuant to Section
4        21-7.1 of this Code or a general administrative
5        endorsement on a Professional Educator License issued
6        prior to September 1, 2014 shall have the general
7        administrative endorsement converted to a principal
8        endorsement on a Professional Educator License upon
9        request to the State Board of Education and by
10        completing one of the following pathways:
11                (i) Passage of the State principal assessment
12            developed by the State Board of Education.
13                (ii) Through July 1, 2019, completion of an
14            Illinois Educators' Academy course designated by
15            the State Superintendent of Education.
16                (iii) Completion of a principal preparation
17            program established and approved pursuant to
18            Section 21B-60 of this Code and applicable rules.
19            Individuals who do not choose to convert the
20        general administrative endorsement on the
21        administrative certificate issued pursuant to Section
22        21-7.1 of this Code or on the Professional Educator
23        License shall continue to be able to serve in any
24        position previously allowed under paragraph (2) of
25        subsection (e) of Section 21-7.1 of this Code.
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1        Professional Educator License is available only to
2        individuals who, prior to September 1, 2014, had such
3        an endorsement on the administrative certificate
4        issued pursuant to Section 21-7.1 of this Code or who
5        already have a Professional Educator License and have
6        completed a general administrative program and who do
7        not choose to convert the general administrative
8        endorsement to a principal endorsement pursuant to the
9        options in this Section.
10            (B) Principal endorsement. A principal endorsement
11        shall be affixed to a Professional Educator License of
12        any holder who qualifies by having all of the
13        following:
14                (i) Successful completion of a principal
15            preparation program approved in accordance with
16            Section 21B-60 of this Code and any applicable
17            rules.
18                (ii) At least 4 total years of teaching or,
19            until June 30, 2019, working in the capacity of
20            school support personnel in an Illinois public
21            school or nonpublic school recognized by the State
22            Board of Education or in an out-of-state public
23            school or out-of-state nonpublic school meeting
24            out-of-state recognition standards comparable to
25            those approved by the State Superintendent of
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1            in consultation with the State Educator
2            Preparation and Licensure Board, shall allow, by
3            rules, for fewer than 4 years of experience based
4            on meeting standards set forth in such rules,
5            including without limitation a review of
6            performance evaluations or other evidence of
7            demonstrated qualifications.
8                (iii) A master's degree or higher from a
9            regionally accredited college or university.
10            (C) Chief school business official endorsement. A
11        chief school business official endorsement shall be
12        affixed to the Professional Educator License of any
13        holder who qualifies by having a master's degree or
14        higher, 2 years of full-time administrative experience
15        in school business management or 2 years of
16        university-approved practical experience, and a
17        minimum of 24 semester hours of graduate credit in a
18        program approved by the State Board of Education for
19        the preparation of school business administrators and
20        by passage of the applicable State tests. The chief
21        school business official endorsement may also be
22        affixed to the Professional Educator License of any
23        holder who qualifies by having a master's degree in
24        business administration, finance, or accounting and
25        who completes an additional 6 semester hours of
26        internship in school business management from a

 

 

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1        regionally accredited institution of higher education
2        and passes the applicable State tests. This
3        endorsement shall be required for any individual
4        employed as a chief school business official.
5            (D) Superintendent endorsement. A superintendent
6        endorsement shall be affixed to the Professional
7        Educator License of any holder who has completed a
8        program approved by the State Board of Education for
9        the preparation of superintendents of schools, has had
10        at least 2 years of experience employed full-time in a
11        general administrative position or as a full-time
12        principal, director of special education, or chief
13        school business official in the public schools or in a
14        State-recognized nonpublic school in which the chief
15        administrator is required to have the licensure
16        necessary to be a principal in a public school in this
17        State and where a majority of the teachers are required
18        to have the licensure necessary to be instructors in a
19        public school in this State, and has passed the
20        required State tests; or of any holder who has
21        completed a program that is not an Illinois-approved
22        educator preparation program at an Illinois
23        institution of higher education and from out-of-state
24        that has a program with recognition standards
25        comparable to those approved by the State
26        Superintendent of Education and holds the general

 

 

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1        administrative, principal, or chief school business
2        official endorsement and who has had 2 years of
3        experience as a principal, director of special
4        education, or chief school business official while
5        holding a valid educator license or certificate
6        comparable in validity and educational and experience
7        requirements and has passed the appropriate State
8        tests, as provided in Section 21B-30 of this Code. The
9        superintendent endorsement shall allow individuals to
10        serve only as a superintendent or assistant
11        superintendent.
12            (E) Teacher leader endorsement. It shall be the
13        policy of this State to improve the quality of
14        instructional leaders by providing a career pathway
15        for teachers interested in serving in leadership
16        roles, but not as principals. The State Board of
17        Education, in consultation with the State Educator
18        Preparation and Licensure Board, may issue a teacher
19        leader endorsement under this subdivision (E). Persons
20        who meet and successfully complete the requirements of
21        the endorsement shall be issued a teacher leader
22        endorsement on the Professional Educator License for
23        serving in schools in this State. Teacher leaders may
24        qualify to serve in such positions as department
25        chairs, coaches, mentors, curriculum and instruction
26        leaders, or other leadership positions as defined by

 

 

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1        the district. The endorsement shall be available to
2        those teachers who (i) hold a Professional Educator
3        License, (ii) hold a master's degree or higher from a
4        regionally accredited institution, (iii) have
5        completed a program of study that has been approved by
6        the State Board of Education, in consultation with the
7        State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, and
8        (iv) have taken coursework in all of the following
9        areas:
10                (I) Leadership.
11                (II) Designing professional development to
12            meet teaching and learning needs.
13                (III) Building school culture that focuses on
14            student learning.
15                (IV) Using assessments to improve student
16            learning and foster school improvement.
17                (V) Building collaboration with teachers and
18            stakeholders.
19            A teacher who meets the requirements set forth in
20        this Section and holds a teacher leader endorsement may
21        evaluate teachers pursuant to Section 24A-5 of this
22        Code, provided that the individual has completed the
23        evaluation component required by Section 24A-3 of this
24        Code and a teacher leader is allowed to evaluate
25        personnel under the respective school district's
26        collective bargaining agreement.

 

 

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1            The State Board of Education, in consultation with
2        the State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board,
3        may adopt such rules as may be necessary to establish
4        and implement the teacher leader endorsement program
5        and to specify the positions for which this endorsement
6        shall be required.
7            (F) Special education endorsement. A special
8        education endorsement in one or more areas shall be
9        affixed to a Professional Educator License for any
10        individual that meets those requirements established
11        by the State Board of Education in rules. Special
12        education endorsement areas shall include without
13        limitation the following:
14                (i) Learning Behavior Specialist I;
15                (ii) Learning Behavior Specialist II;
16                (iii) Speech Language Pathologist;
17                (iv) Blind or Visually Impaired;
18                (v) Deaf-Hard of Hearing; and
19                (vi) Early Childhood Special Education.
20        Notwithstanding anything in this Code to the contrary,
21        the State Board of Education, in consultation with the
22        State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, may
23        add additional areas of special education by rule.
24            (G) School support personnel endorsement. School
25        support personnel endorsement areas shall include, but
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1        family therapist, school psychologist, school speech
2        and language pathologist, school nurse, and school
3        social worker. This endorsement is for individuals who
4        are not teachers or administrators, but still require
5        licensure to work in an instructional support position
6        in a public or State-operated elementary school,
7        secondary school, or cooperative or joint agreement
8        with a governing body or board of control or a charter
9        school operating in compliance with the Charter
10        Schools Law. The school support personnel endorsement
11        shall be affixed to the Professional Educator License
12        and shall meet all of the requirements established in
13        any rules adopted to implement this subdivision (G).
14        The holder of such an endorsement is entitled to all of
15        the rights and privileges granted holders of any other
16        Professional Educator License, including teacher
17        benefits, compensation, and working conditions.
18            Beginning on January 1, 2014 and ending on April
19        30, 2014, a person holding a Professional Educator
20        License with a school speech and language pathologist
21        (teaching) endorsement may exchange his or her school
22        speech and language pathologist (teaching) endorsement
23        for a school speech and language pathologist
24        (non-teaching) endorsement through application to the
25        State Board of Education. There shall be no cost for
26        this exchange.

 

 

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1(Source: P.A. 97-607, eff. 8-26-11; 98-413, eff. 8-16-13;
298-610, eff. 12-27-13; 98-872, eff. 8-11-14; 98-917, eff.
38-15-14; 98-1147, eff. 12-31-14.)
 
4    (105 ILCS 5/21B-30)
5    Sec. 21B-30. Educator testing.
6    (a) This Section applies beginning on July 1, 2012.
7    (b) The State Board of Education, in consultation with the
8State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, shall design
9and implement a system of examinations, which shall be required
10prior to the issuance of educator licenses. These examinations
11and indicators must be based on national and State professional
12teaching standards, as determined by the State Board of
13Education, in consultation with the State Educator Preparation
14and Licensure Board. The State Board of Education may adopt
15such rules as may be necessary to implement and administer this
16Section. No score on a test required under this Section, other
17than a test of basic skills, shall be more than 10 5 years old
18at the time that an individual makes application for an
19educator license or endorsement.
20    (c) Applicants seeking a Professional Educator License or
21an Educator License with Stipulations shall be required to pass
22a test of basic skills before the license is issued, unless the
23endorsement the individual is seeking does not require passage
24of the test. All applicants completing Illinois-approved,
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1programs shall be required to pass the State Board of
2Education's recognized test of basic skills prior to starting
3their student teaching or starting the final semester of their
4internship, unless required earlier at the discretion of the
5recognized, Illinois institution in which they are completing
6their approved program. An individual who passes a test of
7basic skills does not need to do so again for subsequent
8endorsements or other educator licenses.
9    (d) All applicants seeking a State license shall be
10required to pass a test of content area knowledge for each area
11of endorsement for which there is an applicable test. There
12shall be no exception to this requirement. No candidate shall
13be allowed to student teach or serve as the teacher of record
14until he or she has passed the applicable content area test.
15    (e) All applicants seeking a State license endorsed in a
16teaching field shall pass the assessment of professional
17teaching (APT). Passage of the APT is required for completion
18of an approved Illinois educator preparation program.
19    (f) Beginning on September 1, 2015, all candidates
20completing teacher preparation programs in this State and all
21candidates subject to Section 21B-35 of this Code are required
22to pass an evidence-based assessment of teacher effectiveness
23approved by the State Board of Education, in consultation with
24the State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board. All
25recognized institutions offering approved teacher preparation
26programs must begin phasing in the approved teacher performance

 

 

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1assessment no later than July 1, 2013.
2    (g) Tests of basic skills and content area knowledge and
3the assessment of professional teaching shall be the tests that
4from time to time are designated by the State Board of
5Education, in consultation with the State Educator Preparation
6and Licensure Board, and may be tests prepared by an
7educational testing organization or tests designed by the State
8Board of Education, in consultation with the State Educator
9Preparation and Licensure Board. The areas to be covered by a
10test of basic skills shall include reading, language arts, and
11mathematics. The test of content area knowledge shall assess
12content knowledge in a specific subject field. The tests must
13be designed to be racially neutral to ensure that no person
14taking the tests is discriminated against on the basis of race,
15color, national origin, or other factors unrelated to the
16person's ability to perform as a licensed employee. The score
17required to pass the tests shall be fixed by the State Board of
18Education, in consultation with the State Educator Preparation
19and Licensure Board. The tests shall be administered not fewer
20than 3 times a year at such time and place as may be designated
21by the State Board of Education, in consultation with the State
22Educator Preparation and Licensure Board.
23    The State Board shall implement a test or tests to assess
24the speaking, reading, writing, and grammar skills of
25applicants for an endorsement or a license issued under
26subdivision (G) of paragraph (2) of Section 21B-20 of this Code

 

 

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1in the English language and in the language of the transitional
2bilingual education program requested by the applicant.
3    (h) Except as provided in Section 34-6 of this Code, the
4provisions of this Section shall apply equally in any school
5district subject to Article 34 of this Code.
6    (i) The rules developed to implement and enforce the
7testing requirements under this Section shall include without
8limitation provisions governing test selection, test
9validation and determination of a passing score,
10administration of the tests, frequency of administration,
11applicant fees, frequency of applicants taking the tests, the
12years for which a score is valid, and appropriate special
13accommodations. The State Board of Education shall develop such
14rules as may be needed to ensure uniformity from year to year
15in the level of difficulty for each form of an assessment.
16(Source: P.A. 97-607, eff. 8-26-11; 98-361, eff. 1-1-14;
1798-581, eff. 8-27-13; 98-756, eff. 7-16-14.)
 
18    (105 ILCS 5/21B-35)
19    Sec. 21B-35. Minimum requirements for educators trained in
20other states or countries.
21    (a) All out-of-state applicants who have not been entitled
22by an Illinois-approved educator preparation program at an
23Illinois institution of higher education applying for a
24Professional Educator License endorsed in a teaching field or
25school support personnel area must meet all of the following

 

 

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1requirements:
2        (1) Have completed a comparable state-approved
3    education program, as defined by the State Superintendent
4    of Education.
5        (2) Have a degree from a regionally accredited
6    institution of higher education and the degreed major or a
7    constructed major must directly correspond to the license
8    or endorsement sought.
9        (3) Teachers and school support Except for school
10    service personnel prepared by out-of-state programs, have
11    completed a minimum of one course in the methods of
12    instruction of the exceptional child. School service
13    personnel who have not been entitled by an
14    Illinois-approved educator preparation program at an
15    Illinois institution of higher education prepared by
16    out-of-state programs shall meet the same requirements
17    concerning courses in the methods of instruction of the
18    exceptional child as in-State candidates entitled by an
19    Illinois-approved educator preparation program in teaching
20    and school support service personnel areas, as defined by
21    rules.
22        (4) Teachers and school support Except for school
23    service personnel prepared by out-of-state programs, have
24    completed a minimum of 6 semester hours of coursework in
25    methods of reading and reading in the content area. School
26    service personnel who have not been entitled by an

 

 

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1    Illinois-approved educator preparation program at an
2    Illinois institution of higher education prepared by
3    out-of-state programs shall meet the same requirements
4    concerning coursework in methods of reading and reading in
5    the content area as in-State candidates entitled by an
6    Illinois-approved educator preparation program in teaching
7    and school support service personnel areas, as defined by
8    rules.
9        (5) Teachers and school support Except for school
10    service personnel prepared by out-of-state programs, have
11    completed a minimum of one course in instructional
12    strategies for English language learners. School service
13    personnel who have not been entitled by an
14    Illinois-approved educator preparation program at an
15    Illinois institution of higher education prepared by
16    out-of-state programs shall meet the same requirements
17    concerning courses in instructional strategies for English
18    language learners as in-State candidates entitled by an
19    Illinois-approved educator preparation program in teaching
20    and school support service personnel areas, as defined by
21    rules.
22        (6) Have successfully met all Illinois examination
23    requirements. Applicants who have successfully completed a
24    test of basic skills, as defined by rules, at the time of
25    initial licensure in another state shall not be required to
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1    endorsement who have successfully completed an
2    evidence-based assessment of teacher effectiveness, as
3    defined by rules, at the time of initial licensure in
4    another state shall not be required to complete an
5    evidence-based assessment of teacher effectiveness.
6        (7) For applicants for a teaching endorsement, have
7    Have completed student teaching or an equivalent
8    experience or, for applicants for a school service
9    personnel endorsement, have completed an internship or an
10    equivalent experience.
11    Teachers and school support personnel who have not been
12entitled by an Illinois-approved educator preparation program
13at an Illinois institution of higher education must submit
14verification to the State Board of Education of having
15completed coursework as required under items (3), (4), and (5)
16of this subsection (a) prior to issuance of a Professional
17Educator License. An individual who is not able to verify
18completion of the coursework as required under items (3), (4),
19and (5) of this subsection (a) may qualify for an Educator
20License with Stipulations with a provisional educator
21endorsement and must complete coursework in those areas
22identified as deficient.
23    If one or more of the criteria in this subsection (a) of
24this Section are not met, then applicants who have not been
25entitled by an Illinois-approved educator preparation program
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1applicants who hold a valid, comparable certificate from
2another state and have passed a test of basic skills and
3content area test, as required by Section 21B-20 of this Code,
4may qualify for a provisional educator endorsement on an
5Educator License with Stipulations, in accordance with Section
621B-20 of this Code, with the exception that an individual
7shall not serve as a principal or assistant principal while
8holding the provisional educator endorsement.
9    (b) In order to receive a Professional Educator License
10endorsed in a teaching field, applicants trained in another
11country must meet all of the following requirements:
12        (1) Have completed a comparable education program in
13    another country.
14        (2) Have had transcripts evaluated by an evaluation
15    service approved by the State Superintendent of Education.
16        (3) Hold a degreed major that must directly correspond
17    to the license or endorsement sought.
18        (4) Have completed coursework a minimum of one course
19    in the methods of instruction of the exceptional child.
20        (5) Have completed a minimum of 6 semester hours of
21    coursework in methods of reading and reading in the content
22    area.
23        (6) Have completed coursework a minimum of one course
24    in instructional strategies for English language learners.
25        (7) Have successfully met all State licensure
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1    completed a test of basic skills, as defined by rules, at
2    the time of initial licensure in another country shall not
3    be required to complete a test of basic skills. Applicants
4    for a teaching endorsement who have successfully completed
5    an evidence-based assessment of teacher effectiveness, as
6    defined by rules, at the time of initial licensure in
7    another country shall not be required to complete an
8    evidence-based assessment of teacher effectiveness.
9        (8) Have completed student teaching or an equivalent
10    experience.
11    Applicants trained in another country must submit
12verification to the State Board of Education of having
13completed coursework as required under items (4), (5), and (6)
14of this subsection (b) prior to issuance of a Professional
15Educator License. Individuals who are not able to verify
16completion of the coursework as required under items (4), (5),
17and (6) of this subsection (b) may qualify for an Educator
18License with Stipulations with a provisional educator
19endorsement and must complete coursework in those areas
20identified as deficient.
21    If one or more of the these criteria in this subsection (b)
22are not met, then an applicant trained in another country who
23has passed a test of basic skills and content area test, as
24required by Section 21B-20 of this Code, may qualify for a
25provisional educator endorsement on an Educator License with
26Stipulations in accordance with Section 21B-20 of this Code ,

 

 

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1with the exception that an individual shall not serve as a
2principal or assistant principal while holding the provisional
3educator endorsement.
4    (b-5) All applicants who have not been entitled by an
5Illinois-approved educator preparation program at an Illinois
6institution of higher education and applicants trained in
7another country applying for a Professional Educator License
8endorsed for principal or superintendent must meet all of the
9following requirements:
10        (1) Have completed an educator preparation program
11    approved by another state or comparable educator program in
12    another country leading to the receipt of a license or
13    certificate for the Illinois endorsement sought.
14        (2) Have successfully met all State licensure
15    examination requirements, as required by Section 21B-30 of
16    this Code. Applicants who have successfully completed a
17    test of basic skills, as defined by rules, at the time of
18    initial licensure in another state or country shall not be
19    required to complete a test of basic skills.
20        (3) Have received a certificate or license endorsed in
21    a teaching field.
22    A provisional educator endorsement to serve as a
23superintendent or principal may be affixed to an Educator
24License with Stipulations in accordance with Section 21B-20 of
25this Code.
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1Illinois-approved educator preparation program at an Illinois
2institution of higher education applying for a Professional
3Educator License endorsed for chief school business official
4must meet all of the following requirements:
5        (1) Have completed a master's degree in school business
6    management, finance, or accounting.
7        (2) Have successfully completed an internship in
8    school business management or have 2 years of experience as
9    a school business administrator.
10        (3) Have successfully met all State examination
11    requirements, as required by Section 21B-30 of this Code.
12        (4) Have successfully completed modules in reading
13    methods, special education, and English Learners.
14    A provisional educator endorsement to serve as a chief
15school business official may be affixed to an Educator License
16with Stipulations.
17    (c) The State Board of Education, in consultation with the
18State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, may adopt such
19rules as may be necessary to implement this Section.
20(Source: P.A. 97-607, eff. 8-26-11; 98-581, eff. 8-27-13.)
 
21    (105 ILCS 5/21B-40)
22    Sec. 21B-40. Fees.
23    (a) Beginning with the start of the new licensure system
24established pursuant to this Article, the following fees shall
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1        (1) A $75 application fee for a Professional Educator
2    License or an Educator License with Stipulations and for
3    individuals seeking a Substitute Teaching License.
4    However, beginning on January 1, 2015, the application fee
5    for a Professional Educator License, Educator License with
6    Stipulations, or Substitute Teaching License shall be
7    $100.
8        (2) A $150 application fee for individuals who have not
9    been entitled by an Illinois-approved educator preparation
10    program at an Illinois institution of higher education
11    completed an approved educator preparation program outside
12    of this State or who hold a valid, comparable credential
13    from another state or country and are seeking any of the
14    licenses set forth in subdivision (1) of this subsection
15    (a).
16        (3) A $50 application fee for each endorsement or
17    approval an individual holding a license wishes to add to
18    that license.
19        (4) A $10 per year registration fee for the course of
20    the validity cycle to register the license, which shall be
21    paid to the regional office of education having supervision
22    and control over the school in which the individual holding
23    the license is to be employed. If the individual holding
24    the license is not yet employed, then the license may be
25    registered in any county in this State. The registration
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1    individual registers the license for a particular validity
2    period in a single region. No additional fee may be charged
3    for that validity period should the individual
4    subsequently register the license in additional regions.
5    An individual must register the license (i) immediately
6    after initial issuance of the license and (ii) at the
7    beginning of each renewal cycle if the individual has
8    satisfied the renewal requirements required under this
9    Code.
10    (b) All application fees paid pursuant to subdivisions (1)
11through (3) of subsection (a) of this Section shall be
12deposited into the Teacher Certificate Fee Revolving Fund and
13shall be used, subject to appropriation, by the State Board of
14Education to provide the technology and human resources
15necessary for the timely and efficient processing of
16applications and for the renewal of licenses. Funds available
17from the Teacher Certificate Fee Revolving Fund may also be
18used by the State Board of Education to support the recruitment
19and retention of educators, to support educator preparation
20programs as they seek national accreditation, and to provide
21professional development aligned with the requirements set
22forth in Section 21B-45 of this Code. A majority of the funds
23in the Teacher Certificate Fee Revolving Fund must be dedicated
24to the timely and efficient processing of applications and for
25the renewal of licenses. The Teacher Certificate Fee Revolving
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1authorized under Section 8h of the State Finance Act, from the
2Teacher Certificate Fee Revolving Fund into any other fund of
3this State, and moneys in the Teacher Certificate Fee Revolving
4Fund shall not revert back to the General Revenue Fund at any
5time.
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; 98-610, eff. 12-27-13.)
 
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1    Sec. 21B-45. Professional Educator License renewal.
2    (a) Individuals holding a Professional Educator License
3are required to complete the licensure renewal requirements as
4specified in this Section, unless otherwise provided in this
5Code.
6    Individuals holding a Professional Educator License shall
7meet the renewal requirements set forth in this Section, unless
8otherwise provided in this Code. If an individual holds a
9license endorsed in more than one area that has different
10renewal requirements, that individual shall follow the renewal
11requirements for the position for which he or she spends the
12majority of his or her time working.
13    (b) All Professional Educator Licenses not renewed as
14provided in this Section shall lapse on September 1 of that
15year. Lapsed licenses may be immediately reinstated upon (i)
16payment by the applicant of a $500 penalty to the State Board
17of Education or, for individuals holding an Educator License
18with Stipulations with a paraprofessional educator endorsement
19only, payment by the applicant of a $150 penalty to the State
20Board of Education or (ii) the demonstration of proficiency by
21completing 9 semester hours of coursework from a regionally
22accredited institution of higher education in the content area
23that most aligns with one or more of the educator's endorsement
24areas. Any and all back fees, including without limitation
25registration fees owed from the time of expiration of the
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1kept in accordance with the provisions in Article 3 of this
2Code concerning an institute fund and the provisions in Article
321B of this Code concerning fees and requirements for
4registration. Licenses not registered in accordance with
5Section 21B-40 of this Code shall lapse after a period of 6
6months from the expiration of the last year of registration. An
7unregistered license is invalid after September 1 for
8employment and performance of services in an Illinois public or
9State-operated school or cooperative and in a charter school.
10Any license or endorsement may be voluntarily surrendered by
11the license holder. A voluntarily surrendered license, except a
12substitute teaching license issued under Section 21B-20 of this
13Code, shall be treated as a revoked license. An Educator
14License with Stipulations with only a paraprofessional
15endorsement does not lapse.
16    (c) From July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014, in order to
17satisfy the requirements for licensure renewal provided for in
18this Section, each professional educator licensee with an
19administrative endorsement who is working in a position
20requiring such endorsement shall complete one Illinois
21Administrators' Academy course, as described in Article 2 of
22this Code, per fiscal year.
23    (d) Beginning July 1, 2014, in order to satisfy the
24requirements for licensure renewal provided for in this
25Section, each professional educator licensee may create a
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1one or more of the endorsements that are required of his or her
2educator position if the licensee is employed and performing
3services in an Illinois public or State-operated school or
4cooperative. If the licensee is employed in a charter school,
5the plan shall address that endorsement or those endorsements
6most closely related to his or her educator position. Licensees
7employed and performing services in any other Illinois schools
8may participate in the renewal requirements by adhering to the
9same process.
10    Except as otherwise provided in this Section, the
11licensee's professional development activities shall align
12with one or more of the following criteria:
13        (1) activities are of a type that engage participants
14    over a sustained period of time allowing for analysis,
15    discovery, and application as they relate to student
16    learning, social or emotional achievement, or well-being;
17        (2) professional development aligns to the licensee's
18    performance;
19        (3) outcomes for the activities must relate to student
20    growth or district improvement;
21        (4) activities align to State-approved standards; and
22        (5) higher education coursework.
23    (e) For each renewal cycle, each professional educator
24licensee shall engage in professional development activities.
25Prior to renewal Within 60 days after the conclusion of a
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1electronically into the Educator Licensure Information System
2(ELIS) the name, date, and location of the activity, the number
3of professional development hours, and the provider's name. The
4following provisions shall apply concerning professional
5development activities:
6        (1) Each licensee shall complete a total of 120 hours
7    of professional development per 5-year renewal cycle in
8    order to renew the license, except as otherwise provided in
9    this Section.
10        (2) Beginning with his or her first full 5-year cycle,
11    any licensee with an administrative endorsement who is not
12    working in a position requiring such endorsement shall
13    complete one Illinois Administrators' Academy course, as
14    described in Article 2 of this Code, in each 5-year renewal
15    cycle in which the administrative endorsement was held for
16    at least one year. The Illinois Administrators' Academy
17    course may count toward the total of 120 hours per 5-year
18    cycle.
19        (3) Any licensee with an administrative endorsement
20    who is working in a position requiring such endorsement or
21    an individual with a Teacher Leader endorsement serving in
22    an administrative capacity at least 50% of the day shall
23    complete one Illinois Administrators' Academy course, as
24    described in Article 2 of this Code, each fiscal year in
25    addition to 100 hours of professional development per
26    5-year renewal cycle in accordance with this Code.

 

 

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1        (4) Any licensee holding a current National Board for
2    Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) master teacher
3    designation shall complete a total of 60 hours of
4    professional development per 5-year renewal cycle in order
5    to renew the license.
6        (5) Licensees working in a position that does not
7    require educator licensure or working in a position for
8    less than 50% for any particular year are considered to be
9    exempt and shall be required to pay only the registration
10    fee in order to renew and maintain the validity of the
11    license.
12        (6) Licensees who are retired and qualify for benefits
13    from a State retirement system shall notify the State Board
14    of Education using ELIS, and the license shall be
15    maintained in retired status. An individual with a license
16    in retired status shall not be required to complete
17    professional development activities or pay registration
18    fees until returning to a position that requires educator
19    licensure. Upon returning to work in a position that
20    requires the Professional Educator License, the licensee
21    shall immediately pay a registration fee and complete
22    renewal requirements for that year. A license in retired
23    status cannot lapse.
24        (7) For any renewal cycle in which professional
25    development hours were required, but not fulfilled, the
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1    minimum professional development hours required in this
2    Section prior to September 1 of that year. For any fiscal
3    year or renewal cycle in which an Illinois Administrators'
4    Academy course was required but not completed, the licensee
5    shall complete any missed Illinois Administrators' Academy
6    courses prior to September 1 of that year. The licensee may
7    complete all deficient hours and Illinois Administrators'
8    Academy courses while continuing to work in a position that
9    requires that license until September 1 of that year.
10        (8) Any licensee who has not fulfilled the professional
11    development renewal requirements set forth in this Section
12    at the end of any 5-year renewal cycle is ineligible to
13    register his or her license and may submit an appeal to the
14    State Superintendent of Education for reinstatement of the
15    license.
16        (9) If professional development opportunities were
17    unavailable to a licensee, proof that opportunities were
18    unavailable and request for an extension of time beyond
19    August 31 to complete the renewal requirements may be
20    submitted from April 1 through June 30 of that year to the
21    State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board. If an
22    extension is approved, the license shall remain valid
23    during the extension period.
24        (10) Individuals who hold exempt licenses prior to the
25    effective date of this amendatory Act of the 98th General
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1    first scheduled registration due after the effective date
2    of this amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly.
3    (f) At the time of renewal, each licensee shall respond to
4the required questions under penalty of perjury.
5    (g) The following entities shall be designated as approved
6to provide professional development activities for the renewal
7of Professional Educator Licenses:
8        (1) The State Board of Education.
9        (2) Regional offices of education and intermediate
10    service centers.
11        (3) Illinois professional associations representing
12    the following groups that are approved by the State
13    Superintendent of Education:
14            (A) school administrators;
15            (B) principals;
16            (C) school business officials;
17            (D) teachers, including special education
18        teachers;
19            (E) school boards;
20            (F) school districts;
21            (G) parents; and
22            (H) school service personnel.
23        (4) Regionally accredited institutions of higher
24    education that offer Illinois-approved educator
25    preparation programs and public community colleges subject
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1        (5) Illinois public school districts, charter schools
2    authorized under Article 27A of this Code, and joint
3    educational programs authorized under Article 10 of this
4    Code for the purposes of providing career and technical
5    education or special education services.
6        (6) A not-for-profit organization that, as of the
7    effective date of this amendatory Act of the 98th General
8    Assembly, has had or has a grant from or a contract with
9    the State Board of Education to provide professional
10    development services in the area of English Language
11    Learning to Illinois school districts, teachers, or
12    administrators.
13        (7) State agencies, State boards, and State
14    commissions.
15    (h) Approved providers under subsection (g) of this Section
16shall make available professional development opportunities
17that satisfy at least one of the following:
18        (1) increase the knowledge and skills of school and
19    district leaders who guide continuous professional
20    development;
21        (2) improve the learning of students;
22        (3) organize adults into learning communities whose
23    goals are aligned with those of the school and district;
24        (4) deepen educator's content knowledge;
25        (5) provide educators with research-based
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1    rigorous academic standards;
2        (6) prepare educators to appropriately use various
3    types of classroom assessments;
4        (7) use learning strategies appropriate to the
5    intended goals;
6        (8) provide educators with the knowledge and skills to
7    collaborate; or
8        (9) prepare educators to apply research to
9    decision-making.
10    (i) Approved providers under subsection (g) of this Section
11shall do the following:
12        (1) align professional development activities to the
13    State-approved national standards for professional
14    learning;
15        (2) meet the professional development criteria for
16    Illinois licensure renewal;
17        (3) produce a rationale for the activity that explains
18    how it aligns to State standards and identify the
19    assessment for determining the expected impact on student
20    learning or school improvement;
21        (4) maintain original documentation for completion of
22    activities; and
23        (5) provide license holders with evidence of
24    completion of activities.
25    (j) The State Board of Education shall conduct annual
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1which shall be audited by regional offices of education and
2intermediate service centers. The State Board of Education
3shall complete random audits of licensees.
4        (1) Approved providers shall annually submit to the
5    State Board of Education a list of subcontractors used for
6    delivery of professional development activities for which
7    renewal credit was issued and other information as defined
8    by rule.
9        (2) Approved providers shall annually submit data to
10    the State Board of Education demonstrating how the
11    professional development activities impacted one or more
12    of the following:
13            (A) educator and student growth in regards to
14        content knowledge or skills, or both;
15            (B) educator and student social and emotional
16        growth; or
17            (C) alignment to district or school improvement
18        plans.
19        (3) The State Superintendent of Education shall review
20    the annual data collected by the State Board of Education,
21    regional offices of education, and intermediate service
22    centers in audits to determine if the approved provider has
23    met the criteria and should continue to be an approved
24    provider or if further action should be taken as provided
25    in rules.
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1cycle between April 1 and June 30 in the last year of each
25-year renewal cycle using ELIS. If all required professional
3development hours for the renewal cycle have been completed and
4entered by the licensee, the licensee shall pay the
5registration fees for the next cycle using a form of credit or
6debit card.
7    (l) Beginning July 1, 2014, any professional educator
8licensee endorsed for school support personnel who is employed
9and performing services in Illinois public schools and who
10holds an active and current professional license issued by the
11Department of Financial and Professional Regulation related to
12the endorsement areas on the Professional Educator License
13shall be deemed to have satisfied the continuing professional
14development requirements provided for in this Section. Such
15individuals shall be required to pay only registration fees to
16renew the Professional Educator License. An individual who does
17not hold a license issued by the Department of Financial and
18Professional Regulation shall complete professional
19development requirements for the renewal of a Professional
20Educator License provided for in this Section.
21    (m) Appeals to the State Educator Preparation and Licensure
22Board must be made within 30 days after receipt of notice from
23the State Superintendent of Education that a license will not
24be renewed based upon failure to complete the requirements of
25this Section. A licensee may appeal that decision to the State
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1by rule.
2        (1) Each appeal shall state the reasons why the State
3    Superintendent's decision should be reversed and shall be
4    sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the
5    State Board of Education.
6        (2) The State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board
7    shall review each appeal regarding renewal of a license
8    within 90 days after receiving the appeal in order to
9    determine whether the licensee has met the requirements of
10    this Section. The State Educator Preparation and Licensure
11    Board may hold an appeal hearing or may make its
12    determination based upon the record of review, which shall
13    consist of the following:
14            (A) the regional superintendent of education's
15        rationale for recommending nonrenewal of the license,
16        if applicable;
17            (B) any evidence submitted to the State
18        Superintendent along with the individual's electronic
19        statement of assurance for renewal; and
20            (C) the State Superintendent's rationale for
21        nonrenewal of the license.
22        (3) The State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board
23    shall notify the licensee of its decision regarding license
24    renewal by certified mail, return receipt requested, no
25    later than 30 days after reaching a decision. Upon receipt
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1    pay the applicable registration fee for the next cycle
2    using a form of credit or debit card.
3    (n) The State Board of Education may adopt rules as may be
4necessary to implement this Section.
5(Source: P.A. 97-607, eff. 8-26-11; 98-610, eff. 12-27-13;
698-1147, eff. 12-31-14.)
 
7    (105 ILCS 5/21B-50)
8    Sec. 21B-50. Alternative educator licensure program.
9    (a) There is established an alternative educator licensure
10program, to be known as the Alternative Educator Licensure
11Program for Teachers.
12    (b) Beginning on January 1, 2013, the Alternative Educator
13Licensure Program for Teachers may be offered by a recognized
14institution approved to offer educator preparation programs by
15the State Board of Education, in consultation with the State
16Educator Preparation and Licensure Board. Any program offered
17by a not-for-profit entity also must be approved by the Board
18of Higher Education.
19    The program shall be comprised of 4 phases:
20        (1) A course of study that at a minimum includes
21    instructional planning; instructional strategies,
22    including special education, reading, and English language
23    learning; classroom management; and the assessment of
24    students and use of data to drive instruction.
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1    assignment to a full-time teaching position or as a
2    co-teacher for one full school year. An individual must
3    hold an Educator License with Stipulations with an
4    alternative provisional educator endorsement in order to
5    enter the residency and must complete additional program
6    requirements that address required State and national
7    standards, pass the assessment of professional teaching
8    before entering the second residency year, as required
9    under phase (3) of this subsection (b), and be recommended
10    by the principal and program coordinator to continue with
11    the second year of the residency.
12        (3) A second year of residency, which shall include the
13    candidate's assignment to a full-time teaching position
14    for one school year. The candidate must be assigned an
15    experienced teacher to act as a mentor and coach the
16    candidate through the second year of residency.
17        (4) A comprehensive assessment of the candidate's
18    teaching effectiveness, as evaluated by the principal and
19    the program coordinator, at the end of the second year of
20    residency. If there is disagreement between the 2
21    evaluators about the candidate's teaching effectiveness,
22    the candidate may complete one additional year of residency
23    teaching under a professional development plan developed
24    by the principal and preparation program. At the completion
25    of the third year, a candidate must have positive
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1    both the principal and the program coordinator or no
2    Professional Educator License shall be issued.
3    Successful completion of the program shall be deemed to
4satisfy any other practice or student teaching and content
5matter requirements established by law.
6    (c) An alternative provisional educator endorsement on an
7Educator License with Stipulations is valid for 2 years of
8teaching in the public schools, including without limitation a
9charter school, or in a State-recognized nonpublic school in
10which the chief administrator is required to have the licensure
11necessary to be a principal in a public school in this State
12and in which a majority of the teachers are required to have
13the licensure necessary to be instructors in a public school in
14this State, but may be renewed for a third year if needed to
15complete the Alternative Educator Licensure Program for
16Teachers. The endorsement shall be issued only once to an
17individual who meets all of the following requirements:
18        (1) Has graduated from a regionally accredited college
19    or university with a bachelor's degree or higher.
20        (2) Has a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or
21    greater on a 4.0 scale or its equivalent on another scale.
22        (3) Has completed a major in the content area if
23    seeking a middle or secondary level endorsement or, if
24    seeking an early childhood, elementary, or special
25    education endorsement, has completed a major in the content
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1    one of the sciences. If the individual does not have a
2    major in a content area for any level of teaching, he or
3    she must submit transcripts to the State Superintendent of
4    Education to be reviewed for equivalency.
5        (4) Has successfully completed phase (1) of subsection
6    (b) of this Section.
7        (5) Has passed a test of basic skills and content area
8    test required for the specific endorsement for admission
9    into the program, as required under Section 21B-30 of this
10    Code.
11    A candidate possessing the alternative provisional
12educator endorsement may receive a salary, benefits, and any
13other terms of employment offered to teachers in the school who
14are members of an exclusive bargaining representative, if any,
15but a school is not required to provide these benefits during
16the years of residency if the candidate is serving only as a
17co-teacher. If the candidate is serving as the teacher of
18record, the candidate must receive a salary, benefits, and any
19other terms of employment. Residency experiences must not be
20counted towards tenure.
21    (d) The recognized institution offering the Alternative
22Educator Licensure Program for Teachers must partner with a
23school district, including without limitation a charter
24school, or a State-recognized, nonpublic school in this State
25in which the chief administrator is required to have the
26licensure necessary to be a principal in a public school in

 

 

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1this State and in which a majority of the teachers are required
2to have the licensure necessary to be instructors in a public
3school in this State. The program presented for approval by the
4State Board of Education must demonstrate the supports that are
5to be provided to assist the provisional teacher during the
62-year residency period. These supports must provide
7additional contact hours with mentors during the first year of
8residency.
9    (e) Upon completion of the 4 phases outlined in subsection
10(b) of this Section and all assessments required under Section
1121B-30 of this Code, an individual shall receive a Professional
12Educator License.
13    (f) The State Board of Education, in consultation with the
14State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, may adopt such
15rules as may be necessary to establish and implement the
16Alternative Educator Licensure Program for Teachers.
17(Source: P.A. 97-607, eff. 8-26-11; 97-702, eff. 6-25-12.)
 
18    (105 ILCS 5/21B-60)
19    Sec. 21B-60. Principal preparation programs.
20    (a) It is the policy of this State that an essential
21element of improving student learning is supporting and
22employing highly effective school principals in leadership
23roles who improve teaching and learning and increase academic
24achievement and the development of all students.
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1institutions approved by the State Board of Education, in
2consultation with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure
3Board, to offer principal preparation programs must do all of
4the following:
5        (1) Meet the standards and requirements for such
6    programs in accordance with this Section and any rules
7    adopted by the State Board of Education, in consultation
8    with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board.
9        (2) Prepare candidates to meet required standards for
10    principal skills, knowledge, and responsibilities, which
11    shall include a focus on instruction and student learning
12    and which must be used for principal professional
13    development, mentoring, and evaluation.
14        (3) Include specific requirements for (i) the
15    selection and assessment of candidates, (ii) training in
16    the evaluation of staff, (iii) an internship, and (iv) a
17    partnership with one or more school districts or
18    State-recognized, nonpublic schools in which the chief
19    administrator is required to have the licensure necessary
20    to be a principal in a public school in this State and in
21    which a majority of the teachers are required to have the
22    licensure necessary to be instructors in a public school in
23    this State.
24    Any principal preparation program offered in whole or in
25part by a not-for-profit entity must also be approved by the
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1    (c) Candidates successfully completing a principal
2preparation program established pursuant to this Section shall
3obtain a principal endorsement on a Professional Educator
4License and are eligible to work as a principal or an assistant
5principal or in related or similar positions, as determined by
6the State Superintendent of Education, in consultation with the
7State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board.
8    (d) The State Board of Education, in consultation with the
9State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, may adopt such
10rules as may be necessary to implement and administer principal
11preparation programs under this Section.
12(Source: P.A. 97-607, eff. 8-26-11.)
 
13    (105 ILCS 5/21B-80)
14    Sec. 21B-80. Conviction of certain offenses as grounds for
15revocation of license.
16    (a) As used in this Section:
17    "Narcotics offense" means any one or more of the following
18offenses:
19        (1) Any offense defined in the Cannabis Control Act,
20    except those defined in subdivisions (a) and (b) of Section
21    4 and subdivision (a) of Section 5 of the Cannabis Control
22    Act and any offense for which the holder of a license is
23    placed on probation under the provisions of Section 10 of
24    the Cannabis Control Act, provided that if the terms and
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1    fulfilled, the offense is not eligible for this exception.
2        (2) Any offense defined in the Illinois Controlled
3    Substances Act, except any offense for which the holder of
4    a license is placed on probation under the provisions of
5    Section 410 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act,
6    provided that if the terms and conditions of probation
7    required by the court are not fulfilled, the offense is not
8    eligible for this exception.
9        (3) Any offense defined in the Methamphetamine Control
10    and Community Protection Act, except any offense for which
11    the holder of a license is placed on probation under the
12    provision of Section 70 of that Act, provided that if the
13    terms and conditions of probation required by the court are
14    not fulfilled, the offense is not eligible for this
15    exception.
16        (4) Any attempt to commit any of the offenses listed in
17    items (1) through (3) of this definition.
18        (5) Any offense committed or attempted in any other
19    state or against the laws of the United States that, if
20    committed or attempted in this State, would have been
21    punishable as one or more of the offenses listed in items
22    (1) through (4) of this definition.
23The changes made by Public Act 96-431 to the definition of
24"narcotics offense" are declaratory of existing law.
25    "Sex offense" means any one or more of the following
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1        (A) Any offense defined in Sections 11-6, 11-9 through
2    11-9.5, inclusive, and 11-30, of the Criminal Code of 1961
3    or the Criminal Code of 2012; Sections 11-14 through 11-21,
4    inclusive, of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal
5    Code of 2012; Sections 11-23 (if punished as a Class 3
6    felony), 11-24, 11-25, and 11-26 of the Criminal Code of
7    1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012; and Sections 11-1.20,
8    11-1.30, 11-1.40, 11-1.50, 11-1.60, 12-4.9, 12-13, 12-14,
9    12-14.1, 12-15, 12-16, 12-32, 12-33, and 12C-45, and 26-4
10    (if punished pursuant to subdivision (4) or (5) of
11    subsection (d) of Section 26-4) of the Criminal Code of
12    1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012.
13        (B) Any attempt to commit any of the offenses listed in
14    item (A) of this definition.
15        (C) Any offense committed or attempted in any other
16    state that, if committed or attempted in this State, would
17    have been punishable as one or more of the offenses listed
18    in items (A) and (B) of this definition.
19    (b) Whenever the holder of any license issued pursuant to
20this Article has been convicted of any sex offense or narcotics
21offense, the State Superintendent of Education shall forthwith
22suspend the license. If the conviction is reversed and the
23holder is acquitted of the offense in a new trial or the
24charges against him or her are dismissed, the State
25Superintendent of Education shall forthwith terminate the
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1the State Superintendent of Education shall forthwith revoke
2the license.
3    (c) Whenever the holder of a license issued pursuant to
4this Article has been convicted of attempting to commit,
5conspiring to commit, soliciting, or committing first degree
6murder or a Class X felony or any offense committed or
7attempted in any other state or against the laws of the United
8States that, if committed or attempted in this State, would
9have been punishable as one or more of the foregoing offenses,
10the State Superintendent of Education shall forthwith suspend
11the license. If the conviction is reversed and the holder is
12acquitted of that offense in a new trial or the charges that he
13or she committed that offense are dismissed, the State
14Superintendent of Education shall forthwith terminate the
15suspension of the license. When the conviction becomes final,
16the State Superintendent of Education shall forthwith revoke
17the license.
18(Source: P.A. 97-607, eff. 8-26-11; incorporates 96-1551, eff.
197-1-11; 97-1109, eff. 1-1-13; 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13.)
 
20    (105 ILCS 5/27-9)  (from Ch. 122, par. 27-9)
21    Sec. 27-9. Training teachers to teach physical education.
22The curriculum in all elementary educator preparation programs
23approved by the State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board
24State universities shall contain instruction courses in
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1teachers. No teacher candidate student or elementary school
2teacher shall be graduated from such an educator preparation
3program a university who has not successfully completed
4instruction had a minimum of 1 course in methods and materials
5in the teaching of physical education and training, whether by
6way of a specific course or as incorporated in existing courses
7taught in the educator preparation program.
8(Source: Laws 1961, p. 31.)
 
9    (105 ILCS 5/27-17)  (from Ch. 122, par. 27-17)
10    Sec. 27-17. Safety education. School boards of public
11schools and all boards in charge of educational institutions
12supported wholly or partially by the State may provide
13instruction in safety education in all grades and include such
14instruction in the courses of study regularly taught therein.
15    In this section "safety education" means and includes
16instruction in the following:
17        1. automobile safety, including traffic regulations,
18    highway safety, and the consequences of alcohol
19    consumption and the operation of a motor vehicle;
20        2. safety in the home;
21        3. safety in connection with recreational activities;
22        4. safety in and around school buildings;
23        5. safety in connection with vocational work or
24    training;
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1    enrolled in grades 9 through 11; and
2        7. for students enrolled in grades 6 through 8,
3    cardio-pulmonary resuscitation and how to use an automated
4    external defibrillator by watching a training video on
5    those subjects.
6    Such boards may make suitable provisions in the schools and
7institutions under their jurisdiction for instruction in
8safety education for not less than 16 hours during each school
9year.
10    The curriculum in all educator preparation programs
11approved by the State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board
12State universities shall contain instruction in safety
13education for teachers that is appropriate to the grade level
14of the educator license teaching certificate. This instruction
15may be by specific courses in safety education or may be
16incorporated in existing subjects taught in the educator
17preparation program university.
18(Source: P.A. 96-734, eff. 8-25-09; 97-714, eff. 6-28-12.)
 
19    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1,
202015.