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1 AN ACT relating to education.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Section
5 2-3.131 as follows:
6 (105 ILCS 5/2-3.131 new)
7 Sec. 2-3.131. Special education teacher incentives
8 program.
9 (a) As used in this Section, the term "special education
10 program" means a program provided for those children
11 described in Sections 14-1.02 and 14-1.03a of this Code.
12 (b) The State Board of Education shall establish a
13 program to provide monetary incentives to teachers who are
14 certified pursuant to Section 14-9.01 of this Code. To
15 receive a monetary incentive under this program, a teacher
16 shall contract with the State Board of Education to teach in
17 a special education program in a school district for 3 school
18 years. The amount of the incentive shall be as follows:
19 (1) $3,000 after completion of the first school
20 year in the program, contingent upon the teacher
21 receiving a satisfactory or better rating when evaluated
22 under Article 24A of this Code.
23 (2) $3,000 after completion of the second school
24 year in the program, contingent upon the teacher
25 receiving a satisfactory or better rating when evaluated
26 under Article 24A of this Code.
27 (3) $4,000 after completion of the third school
28 year in the program, contingent upon the teacher
29 receiving a satisfactory or better rating when evaluated
30 under Article 24A of this Code.
31 (c) Unless occasioned by death or total and permanent
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1 disability, the failure of a teacher to complete all or part
2 of his or her commitment under this Section shall obligate
3 the teacher to proportionately repay the amount of the
4 incentive provided, plus 5% interest on that amount.
5 (d) The State Board of Education may adopt any rules
6 necessary to implement this Section.