Full Text of HB0106 100th General Assembly
HB0106ham001 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY | Rep. Mark Batinick Filed: 2/14/2017
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 106
| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 106 as follows:
| 3 | | on page 1, lines 4 and 5, by replacing "Section 21B-20" with | 4 | | "Sections 21B-20 and 21B-25"; and | 5 | | on page 18, immediately below line 21, by inserting the | 6 | | following: | 7 | | "(105 ILCS 5/21B-25) | 8 | | Sec. 21B-25. Endorsement on licenses. All licenses issued | 9 | | under paragraph (1) of Section 21B-20 of this Code shall be | 10 | | specifically endorsed by the State Board of Education for each | 11 | | content area, school support area, and administrative area for | 12 | | which the holder of the license is qualified. Recognized | 13 | | institutions approved to offer educator preparation programs | 14 | | shall be trained to add endorsements to licenses issued to | 15 | | applicants who meet all of the requirements for the endorsement |
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| 1 | | or endorsements, including passing any required tests. The | 2 | | State Superintendent of Education shall randomly audit | 3 | | institutions to ensure that all rules and standards are being | 4 | | followed for entitlement or when endorsements are being | 5 | | recommended. | 6 | | (1) The State Board of Education, in consultation with | 7 | | the State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, shall | 8 | | establish, by rule, the grade level and subject area | 9 | | endorsements to be added to the Professional Educator | 10 | | License. These rules shall outline the requirements for | 11 | | obtaining each endorsement. | 12 | | (2) In addition to any and all grade level and content | 13 | | area endorsements developed by rule, the State Board of | 14 | | Education, in consultation with the State Educator | 15 | | Preparation and Licensure Board, shall develop the | 16 | | requirements for the following endorsements: | 17 | | (A) General administrative endorsement. A general | 18 | | administrative endorsement shall be added to a | 19 | | Professional Educator License, provided that an | 20 | | approved program has been completed. An individual | 21 | | holding a general administrative endorsement may work | 22 | | only as a principal or assistant principal or in a | 23 | | related or similar position, as determined by the State | 24 | | Superintendent of Education, in consultation with the | 25 | | State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board. | 26 | | Beginning on September 1, 2014, the general |
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| 1 | | administrative endorsement shall no longer be issued | 2 | | except to individuals who completed all coursework | 3 | | requirements for the receipt of the general | 4 | | administrative endorsement by September 1, 2014, who | 5 | | have completed all testing requirements by June 30, | 6 | | 2016, and who apply for the endorsement on or before | 7 | | June 30, 2016. Individuals who hold a valid and | 8 | | registered administrative certificate with a general | 9 | | administrative endorsement issued under Section 21-7.1 | 10 | | of this Code or a Professional Educator License with a | 11 | | general administrative endorsement issued prior to | 12 | | September 1, 2014 and who have served for at least one | 13 | | full year during the 5 years prior in a position | 14 | | requiring a general administrative endorsement shall, | 15 | | upon request to the State Board of Education and | 16 | | through July 1, 2015, have their respective general | 17 | | administrative endorsement converted to a principal | 18 | | endorsement on the Professional Educator License. | 19 | | Candidates shall not be admitted to an approved general | 20 | | administrative preparation program after September 1, | 21 | | 2012. | 22 | | All other individuals holding a valid and | 23 | | registered administrative certificate with a general | 24 | | administrative endorsement issued pursuant to Section | 25 | | 21-7.1 of this Code or a general administrative | 26 | | endorsement on a Professional Educator License issued |
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| 1 | | prior to September 1, 2014 shall have the general | 2 | | administrative endorsement converted to a principal | 3 | | endorsement on a Professional Educator License upon | 4 | | request to the State Board of Education and by | 5 | | completing one of the following pathways: | 6 | | (i) Passage of the State principal assessment | 7 | | developed by the State Board of Education. | 8 | | (ii) Through July 1, 2019, completion of an | 9 | | Illinois Educators' Academy course designated by | 10 | | the State Superintendent of Education. | 11 | | (iii) Completion of a principal preparation | 12 | | program established and approved pursuant to | 13 | | Section 21B-60 of this Code and applicable rules. | 14 | | Individuals who do not choose to convert the | 15 | | general administrative endorsement on the | 16 | | administrative certificate issued pursuant to Section | 17 | | 21-7.1 of this Code or on the Professional Educator | 18 | | License shall continue to be able to serve in any | 19 | | position previously allowed under paragraph (2) of | 20 | | subsection (e) of Section 21-7.1 of this Code. | 21 | | The general administrative endorsement on the | 22 | | Professional Educator License is available only to | 23 | | individuals who, prior to September 1, 2014, had such | 24 | | an endorsement on the administrative certificate | 25 | | issued pursuant to Section 21-7.1 of this Code or who | 26 | | already have a Professional Educator License and have |
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| 1 | | completed a general administrative program and who do | 2 | | not choose to convert the general administrative | 3 | | endorsement to a principal endorsement pursuant to the | 4 | | options in this Section. | 5 | | (B) Principal endorsement. A principal endorsement | 6 | | shall be affixed to a Professional Educator License of | 7 | | any holder who qualifies by having all of the | 8 | | following: | 9 | | (i) Successful completion of a principal | 10 | | preparation program approved in accordance with | 11 | | Section 21B-60 of this Code and any applicable | 12 | | rules. | 13 | | (ii) At least 4 total years of teaching or, | 14 | | until June 30, 2021, 4 total years of working in | 15 | | the capacity of school support personnel in an | 16 | | Illinois public school or nonpublic school | 17 | | recognized by the State Board of Education or in an | 18 | | out-of-state public school or out-of-state | 19 | | nonpublic school meeting out-of-state recognition | 20 | | standards comparable to those approved by the | 21 | | State Superintendent of Education; however, the | 22 | | State Board of Education, in consultation with the | 23 | | State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, | 24 | | shall allow, by rules, for fewer than 4 years of | 25 | | experience based on meeting standards set forth in | 26 | | such rules, including without limitation a review |
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| 1 | | of performance evaluations or other evidence of | 2 | | demonstrated qualifications. | 3 | | (iii) A master's degree or higher from a | 4 | | regionally accredited college or university. | 5 | | (C) Chief school business official endorsement. A | 6 | | chief school business official endorsement shall be | 7 | | affixed to the Professional Educator License of any | 8 | | holder who qualifies by having a master's degree or | 9 | | higher, 2 years of full-time administrative experience | 10 | | in school business management or 2 years of | 11 | | university-approved practical experience, and a | 12 | | minimum of 24 semester hours of graduate credit in a | 13 | | program approved by the State Board of Education for | 14 | | the preparation of school business administrators and | 15 | | by passage of the applicable State tests. The chief | 16 | | school business official endorsement may also be | 17 | | affixed to the Professional Educator License of any | 18 | | holder who qualifies by having a master's degree in | 19 | | business administration, finance, or accounting , or | 20 | | public administration and who completes an additional | 21 | | 6 semester hours of internship in school business | 22 | | management from a regionally accredited institution of | 23 | | higher education and passes the applicable State | 24 | | tests. This endorsement shall be required for any | 25 | | individual employed as a chief school business | 26 | | official. |
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| 1 | | (D) Superintendent endorsement. A superintendent | 2 | | endorsement shall be affixed to the Professional | 3 | | Educator License of any holder who has completed a | 4 | | program approved by the State Board of Education for | 5 | | the preparation of superintendents of schools, has had | 6 | | at least 2 years of experience employed full-time in a | 7 | | general administrative position or as a full-time | 8 | | principal, director of special education, or chief | 9 | | school business official in the public schools or in a | 10 | | State-recognized nonpublic school in which the chief | 11 | | administrator is required to have the licensure | 12 | | necessary to be a principal in a public school in this | 13 | | State and where a majority of the teachers are required | 14 | | to have the licensure necessary to be instructors in a | 15 | | public school in this State, and has passed the | 16 | | required State tests; or of any holder who has | 17 | | completed a program that is not an Illinois-approved | 18 | | educator preparation program at an Illinois | 19 | | institution of higher education and that has | 20 | | recognition standards comparable to those approved by | 21 | | the State Superintendent of Education and holds the | 22 | | general administrative, principal, or chief school | 23 | | business official endorsement and who has had 2 years | 24 | | of experience as a principal, director of special | 25 | | education, or chief school business official while | 26 | | holding a valid educator license or certificate |
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| 1 | | comparable in validity and educational and experience | 2 | | requirements and has passed the appropriate State | 3 | | tests, as provided in Section 21B-30 of this Code. The | 4 | | superintendent endorsement shall allow individuals to | 5 | | serve only as a superintendent or assistant | 6 | | superintendent. | 7 | | (E) Teacher leader endorsement. It shall be the | 8 | | policy of this State to improve the quality of | 9 | | instructional leaders by providing a career pathway | 10 | | for teachers interested in serving in leadership | 11 | | roles, but not as principals. The State Board of | 12 | | Education, in consultation with the State Educator | 13 | | Preparation and Licensure Board, may issue a teacher | 14 | | leader endorsement under this subdivision (E). Persons | 15 | | who meet and successfully complete the requirements of | 16 | | the endorsement shall be issued a teacher leader | 17 | | endorsement on the Professional Educator License for | 18 | | serving in schools in this State. Teacher leaders may | 19 | | qualify to serve in such positions as department | 20 | | chairs, coaches, mentors, curriculum and instruction | 21 | | leaders, or other leadership positions as defined by | 22 | | the district. The endorsement shall be available to | 23 | | those teachers who (i) hold a Professional Educator | 24 | | License, (ii) hold a master's degree or higher from a | 25 | | regionally accredited institution, (iii) have | 26 | | completed a program of study that has been approved by |
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| 1 | | the State Board of Education, in consultation with the | 2 | | State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, and | 3 | | (iv) have successfully demonstrated competencies as | 4 | | defined by rule. | 5 | | A teacher who meets the requirements set forth in | 6 | | this Section and holds a teacher leader endorsement may | 7 | | evaluate teachers pursuant to Section 24A-5 of this | 8 | | Code, provided that the individual has completed the | 9 | | evaluation component required by Section 24A-3 of this | 10 | | Code and a teacher leader is allowed to evaluate | 11 | | personnel under the respective school district's | 12 | | collective bargaining agreement. | 13 | | The State Board of Education, in consultation with | 14 | | the State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, | 15 | | may adopt such rules as may be necessary to establish | 16 | | and implement the teacher leader endorsement program | 17 | | and to specify the positions for which this endorsement | 18 | | shall be required. | 19 | | (F) Special education endorsement. A special | 20 | | education endorsement in one or more areas shall be | 21 | | affixed to a Professional Educator License for any | 22 | | individual that meets those requirements established | 23 | | by the State Board of Education in rules. Special | 24 | | education endorsement areas shall include without | 25 | | limitation the following: | 26 | | (i) Learning Behavior Specialist I; |
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| 1 | | (ii) Learning Behavior Specialist II; | 2 | | (iii) Speech Language Pathologist; | 3 | | (iv) Blind or Visually Impaired; | 4 | | (v) Deaf-Hard of Hearing; and | 5 | | (vi) Early Childhood Special Education. | 6 | | Notwithstanding anything in this Code to the contrary, | 7 | | the State Board of Education, in consultation with the | 8 | | State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, may | 9 | | add additional areas of special education by rule. | 10 | | (G) School support personnel endorsement. School | 11 | | support personnel endorsement areas shall include, but | 12 | | are not limited to, school counselor, marriage and | 13 | | family therapist, school psychologist, school speech | 14 | | and language pathologist, school nurse, and school | 15 | | social worker. This endorsement is for individuals who | 16 | | are not teachers or administrators, but still require | 17 | | licensure to work in an instructional support position | 18 | | in a public or State-operated elementary school, | 19 | | secondary school, or cooperative or joint agreement | 20 | | with a governing body or board of control or a charter | 21 | | school operating in compliance with the Charter | 22 | | Schools Law. The school support personnel endorsement | 23 | | shall be affixed to the Professional Educator License | 24 | | and shall meet all of the requirements established in | 25 | | any rules adopted to implement this subdivision (G). | 26 | | The holder of such an endorsement is entitled to all of |
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| 1 | | the rights and privileges granted holders of any other | 2 | | Professional Educator License, including teacher | 3 | | benefits, compensation, and working conditions.
| 4 | | Beginning on January 1, 2014 and ending on April | 5 | | 30, 2014, a person holding a Professional Educator | 6 | | License with a school speech and language pathologist | 7 | | (teaching) endorsement may exchange his or her school | 8 | | speech and language pathologist (teaching) endorsement | 9 | | for a school speech and language pathologist | 10 | | (non-teaching) endorsement through application to the | 11 | | State Board of Education. There shall be no cost for | 12 | | this exchange. | 13 | | (Source: P.A. 98-413, eff. 8-16-13; 98-610, eff. 12-27-13; | 14 | | 98-872, eff. 8-11-14; 98-917, eff. 8-15-14; 98-1147, eff. | 15 | | 12-31-14; 99-58, eff. 7-16-15; 99-623, eff. 7-22-16; 99-920, | 16 | | eff. 1-6-17; revised 1-23-17.)".
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