Full Text of HB5627 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning education.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The Illinois Pension Code is amended by changing | 5 | | Section 16-118 as follows:
| 6 | | (40 ILCS 5/16-118) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 16-118)
| 7 | | Sec. 16-118. Retirement. "Retirement": Entry upon a | 8 | | retirement annuity
or receipt of a single-sum retirement | 9 | | benefit granted under this Article
after termination of active | 10 | | service as a teacher.
| 11 | | (a) An annuitant receiving a retirement annuity other than | 12 | | a disability
retirement annuity may accept employment as a | 13 | | teacher from a school board
or other employer specified in | 14 | | Section 16-106 without impairing retirement
status, if that | 15 | | employment: (1) is not within the school year during which
| 16 | | service was terminated; and (2) does not exceed the following: | 17 | | (i) before July 1, 2001, 100 paid days or 500 paid
| 18 | | hours in any school year ; | 19 | | (ii) ( during the period beginning July 1, 2001 through
| 20 | | June 30, 2011, 120 paid days or 600 paid hours in each | 21 | | school year ; ) | 22 | | (iii) during the period beginning July 1, 2011 through
| 23 | | June 30, 2018, 100 paid days or 500 paid hours in each |
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| 1 | | school year; | 2 | | (iv) beginning July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2020, 120 | 3 | | paid days or 600 paid hours in each school year, but not | 4 | | more than 100 paid days in the same classroom; and | 5 | | (v) beginning July 1, 2020, 100 paid days or 500 paid | 6 | | hours in each school year . | 7 | | Where
such permitted employment is partly on a daily and | 8 | | partly on an hourly basis,
a day shall be considered as 5 | 9 | | hours.
| 10 | | (b) Subsection (a) does not apply to an annuitant who | 11 | | returns to teaching
under the program established in Section | 12 | | 16-150.1, for the duration of his or
her participation in that | 13 | | program.
| 14 | | (Source: P.A. 93-320, eff. 7-23-03; 94-914, eff. 6-23-06.)
| 15 | | Section 10. The School Code is amended by changing Sections | 16 | | 21B-5, 21B-10, 21B-20, 21B-25, 21B-30, 21B-35, 21B-40, 21B-45, | 17 | | 21B-50, 21B-55, and 21B-105 and by adding Sections 10-20.67 and | 18 | | 34-18.60 as follows: | 19 | | (105 ILCS 5/10-20.67 new) | 20 | | Sec. 10-20.67. Short-term substitute teacher training. | 21 | | (a) Each school board shall, in collaboration with its | 22 | | teachers or, if applicable, the exclusive bargaining | 23 | | representative of its teachers, jointly develop a short-term | 24 | | substitute teacher training program that provides individuals |
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| 1 | | who hold a Short-Term Substitute Teaching License under Section | 2 | | 21B-20 of this Code with information on curriculum, classroom | 3 | | management techniques, school safety, and district and | 4 | | building operations. The State Board of Education may develop a | 5 | | model short-term substitute teacher training program for use by | 6 | | a school board under this subsection (a) if the school board | 7 | | and its teachers or, if applicable, the exclusive bargaining | 8 | | representative of its teachers agree to use the State Board's | 9 | | model. A school board with a substitute teacher training | 10 | | program in place before the effective date of this amendatory | 11 | | Act of the 100th General Assembly may utilize that program to | 12 | | satisfy the requirements of this subsection (a). | 13 | | (b) Nothing in this Section prohibits a school board from | 14 | | offering substitute training to substitute teachers licensed | 15 | | under paragraph (3) of Section 21B-20 of this Code or to | 16 | | substitute teachers holding a Professional Educator License. | 17 | | (c) This Section is repealed on July 1, 2023. | 18 | | (105 ILCS 5/21B-5) | 19 | | Sec. 21B-5. Licensure powers of the State Board of | 20 | | Education. | 21 | | (a) Recognizing that the education of our citizens is the | 22 | | single most important influence on the prosperity and success | 23 | | of this State and recognizing that new developments in | 24 | | education require a flexible approach to our educational | 25 | | system, the State Board of Education, in consultation with the |
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| 1 | | State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, shall have the | 2 | | power and authority to do all of the following: | 3 | | (1) Set standards for teaching, supervising, or | 4 | | otherwise holding licensed employment in the public | 5 | | schools of this State and administer the licensure process | 6 | | as provided in this Article. | 7 | | (2) Approve, evaluate, and sanction educator | 8 | | preparation programs. | 9 | | (3) Enter into agreements with other states relative to | 10 | | reciprocal approval of educator preparation programs. | 11 | | (4) Establish standards for the issuance of new types | 12 | | of educator licenses. | 13 | | (5) Establish a code of ethics for all educators. | 14 | | (6) Maintain a system of licensure examination aligned | 15 | | with standards determined by the State Board of Education. | 16 | | (7) Take such other action relating to the improvement | 17 | | of instruction in the public schools as is appropriate and | 18 | | consistent with applicable laws. | 19 | | (b) Only the State Board Superintendent of Education, | 20 | | acting in accordance with the applicable provisions of this | 21 | | Article and rules, shall have the authority to issue or endorse | 22 | | any license required for teaching, supervising, or otherwise | 23 | | holding licensed employment in the public schools; and no other | 24 | | State agency shall have any power or authority (i) to establish | 25 | | or prescribe any qualifications or other requirements | 26 | | applicable to the issuance or endorsement of any such license |
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| 1 | | or (ii) to establish or prescribe any licensure or equivalent | 2 | | requirement that must be satisfied in order to teach, | 3 | | supervise, or hold licensed employment in the public schools.
| 4 | | (Source: P.A. 97-607, eff. 8-26-11.) | 5 | | (105 ILCS 5/21B-10) | 6 | | Sec. 21B-10. State Educator Preparation and Licensure | 7 | | Board. | 8 | | (a) The State Teacher Certification Board, which had been | 9 | | established under Section 21-13 of the School Code prior to | 10 | | this amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly, shall be | 11 | | renamed the State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board. | 12 | | References in law to the State Teacher Certification Board | 13 | | shall mean the State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board.
| 14 | | The State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board shall | 15 | | consist of the State Superintendent of Education or a | 16 | | representative appointed by him or her, who shall be ex-officio | 17 | | chairperson, 5 administrative or faculty members of public or | 18 | | private colleges or universities located in this State, 3 | 19 | | administrators and 10 classroom teachers employed in the public | 20 | | schools (5 of whom must be members of and nominated by a | 21 | | statewide professional teachers' organization and 5 of whom | 22 | | must be members of and nominated by a different statewide | 23 | | professional teachers' organization), and one regional | 24 | | superintendent of schools, all of whom shall be appointed by | 25 | | the State Board of Education; provided that at least one of the |
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| 1 | | administrators and at least 3 of the classroom teachers so | 2 | | appointed must be employees of a school district that is | 3 | | subject to the provisions of Article 34 of this Code. A | 4 | | statewide professional teachers' organization and a different | 5 | | statewide professional teachers' organization shall submit to | 6 | | the State Board of Education for consideration at least 3 names | 7 | | of accomplished teachers for every one vacancy or expiring term | 8 | | in a classroom teacher position. The nominations submitted to | 9 | | the State Board of Education under this Section to fill a | 10 | | vacancy or an expiring term shall be advisory. Nomination for | 11 | | State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board members must be | 12 | | submitted to the State Board of Education within 30 days after | 13 | | the vacancy or vacancies occur. Nominations to fill an expiring | 14 | | term must be submitted to the State Board of Education at least | 15 | | 30 days before the expiration of that term. Notwithstanding any | 16 | | other provisions of this Section, if a sufficient number of | 17 | | nominations are not received by the State Board of Education | 18 | | for a vacancy or expiring term within the 30-day period, then | 19 | | the State Board of Education may appoint any qualified person, | 20 | | in the same manner as the original appointment, to fill the | 21 | | vacancy or expiring term. The regular term of each member is 3 | 22 | | years, and an individual may be appointed for no more than 2 | 23 | | consecutive terms. The term of an appointed member of the State | 24 | | Educator Preparation and Licensure Board shall expire on June | 25 | | 30 of his or her final year. | 26 | | (b) The State Board of Education shall appoint a secretary |
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| 1 | | of the State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board. | 2 | | (c) The State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board | 3 | | shall hold regular meetings at least quarterly and such other | 4 | | special meetings as may be necessary. | 5 | | (d) The necessary expenses of the State Educator | 6 | | Preparation and Licensure Board shall be provided through the | 7 | | State Board of Education. The State Board of Education, in | 8 | | consultation with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure | 9 | | Board, may adopt such rules as may be necessary for the | 10 | | administration of this Article. | 11 | | (e) (Blank). Individuals serving on the State Teacher | 12 | | Certification Board on June 30, 2011 under Section 21-13 of | 13 | | this Code shall continue to serve on the State Educator | 14 | | Preparation and Licensure Board until the scheduled expiration | 15 | | of their respective terms.
| 16 | | (Source: P.A. 97-607, eff. 8-26-11.) | 17 | | (105 ILCS 5/21B-20) | 18 | | Sec. 21B-20. Types of licenses. The Before July 1, 2013, | 19 | | the State Board of Education shall implement a system of | 20 | | educator licensure, whereby individuals employed in school | 21 | | districts who are required to be licensed must have one of the | 22 | | following licenses: (i) a professional educator license; (ii) | 23 | | an a professional educator license with stipulations; or (iii) | 24 | | a substitute teaching license ; or (iv) until June 30, 2023, a | 25 | | short-term substitute teaching license . References in law |
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| 1 | | regarding individuals certified or certificated or required to | 2 | | be certified or certificated under Article 21 of this Code | 3 | | shall also include individuals licensed or required to be | 4 | | licensed under this Article. The first year of all licenses | 5 | | ends on June 30 following one full year of the license being | 6 | | issued. | 7 | | The State Board of Education, in consultation with the | 8 | | State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, may adopt such | 9 | | rules as may be necessary to govern the requirements for | 10 | | licenses and endorsements under this Section. | 11 | | (1) Professional Educator License. Persons who (i) | 12 | | have successfully completed an approved educator | 13 | | preparation program and are recommended for licensure by | 14 | | the Illinois institution offering the educator preparation | 15 | | program, (ii) have successfully completed the required | 16 | | testing under Section 21B-30 of this Code, (iii) have | 17 | | successfully completed coursework on the psychology of, | 18 | | the identification of, and the methods of instruction for | 19 | | the exceptional child, including without limitation | 20 | | children with learning disabilities, (iv) have | 21 | | successfully completed coursework in methods of reading | 22 | | and reading in the content area, and (v) have met all other | 23 | | criteria established by rule of the State Board of | 24 | | Education shall be issued a Professional Educator License. | 25 | | All Professional Educator Licenses are valid until June 30 | 26 | | immediately following 5 years of the license being issued. |
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| 1 | | The Professional Educator License shall be endorsed with | 2 | | specific areas and grade levels in which the individual is | 3 | | eligible to practice. | 4 | | Individuals can receive subsequent endorsements on the | 5 | | Professional Educator License. Subsequent endorsements | 6 | | shall require a minimum of 24 semester hours of coursework | 7 | | in the endorsement area , unless otherwise specified by | 8 | | rule, and passage of the applicable content area test , | 9 | | unless otherwise specified by rule . | 10 | | (2) Educator License with Stipulations. An Educator | 11 | | License with Stipulations shall be issued an endorsement | 12 | | that limits the license holder to one particular position | 13 | | or does not require completion of an approved educator | 14 | | program or both. | 15 | | An individual with an Educator License with | 16 | | Stipulations must not be employed by a school district or | 17 | | any other entity to replace any presently employed teacher | 18 | | who otherwise would not be replaced for any reason. | 19 | | An Educator License with Stipulations may be issued | 20 | | with the following endorsements: | 21 | | (A) (Blank). Provisional educator. A provisional | 22 | | educator endorsement in a specific content area or | 23 | | areas on an Educator License with Stipulations may be | 24 | | issued to an applicant who holds an educator license | 25 | | from another state, U.S. territory, or foreign country | 26 | | and who, at the time of applying for an Illinois |
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| 1 | | license, does not meet the minimum requirements under | 2 | | Section 21B-35 of this Code, but does, at a minimum, | 3 | | meet the following requirements: | 4 | | (i) Holds the equivalent of a minimum of a | 5 | | bachelor's degree, unless a master's degree is | 6 | | required for the endorsement, from a regionally | 7 | | accredited college or university or, for | 8 | | individuals educated in a country other than the | 9 | | United States, the equivalent of a minimum of a | 10 | | bachelor's degree issued in the United States, | 11 | | unless a master's degree is required for the | 12 | | endorsement. | 13 | | (ii) Has passed or passes a test of basic | 14 | | skills and content area test prior to or within one | 15 | | year after issuance of the provisional educator | 16 | | endorsement on the Educator License with | 17 | | Stipulations. If an individual who holds an | 18 | | Educator License with Stipulations endorsed for | 19 | | provisional educator has not passed a test of basic | 20 | | skills and applicable content area test or tests | 21 | | within one year after issuance of the endorsement, | 22 | | the endorsement shall expire on June 30 following | 23 | | one full year of the endorsement being issued. If | 24 | | such an individual has passed the test of basic | 25 | | skills and applicable content area test or tests | 26 | | either prior to issuance of the endorsement or |
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| 1 | | within one year after issuance of the endorsement, | 2 | | the endorsement is valid until June 30 immediately | 3 | | following 2 years of the license being issued, | 4 | | during which time any and all coursework | 5 | | deficiencies must be met and any and all additional | 6 | | testing deficiencies must be met. | 7 | | In addition, a provisional educator endorsement | 8 | | for principals or superintendents may be issued if the | 9 | | individual meets the requirements set forth in | 10 | | subdivisions (1) and (3) of subsection (b-5) of Section | 11 | | 21B-35 of this Code. Applicants who have not been | 12 | | entitled by an Illinois-approved educator preparation | 13 | | program at an Illinois institution of higher education | 14 | | shall not receive a provisional educator endorsement | 15 | | if the person completed an alternative licensure | 16 | | program in another state, unless the program has been | 17 | | determined to be equivalent to Illinois program | 18 | | requirements. | 19 | | Notwithstanding any other requirements of this | 20 | | Section, a service member or spouse of a service member | 21 | | may obtain a Professional Educator License with | 22 | | Stipulations, and a provisional educator endorsement | 23 | | in a specific content area or areas, if he or she holds | 24 | | a valid teaching certificate or license in good | 25 | | standing from another state, meets the qualifications | 26 | | of educators outlined in Section 21B-15 of this Code, |
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| 1 | | and has not engaged in any misconduct that would | 2 | | prohibit an individual from obtaining a license | 3 | | pursuant to Illinois law, including without limitation | 4 | | any administrative rules of the State Board of | 5 | | Education. | 6 | | In this Section, "service member" means any person | 7 | | who, at the time of application under this Section, is | 8 | | an active duty member of the United States Armed Forces | 9 | | or any reserve component of the United States Armed | 10 | | Forces or the National Guard of any state, | 11 | | commonwealth, or territory of the United States or the | 12 | | District of Columbia. | 13 | | A provisional educator endorsement is valid until | 14 | | June 30 immediately following 2 years of the license | 15 | | being issued, provided that any remaining testing and | 16 | | coursework deficiencies are met as set forth in this | 17 | | Section. Failure to satisfy all stated deficiencies | 18 | | shall mean the individual, including any service | 19 | | member or spouse who has obtained a Professional | 20 | | Educator License with Stipulations and a provisional | 21 | | educator endorsement in a specific content area or | 22 | | areas, is ineligible to receive a Professional | 23 | | Educator License at that time. An Educator License with | 24 | | Stipulations endorsed for provisional educator shall | 25 | | not be renewed for individuals who hold an Educator | 26 | | License with Stipulations and who have held a position |
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| 1 | | in a public school or non-public school recognized by | 2 | | 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 is | 19 | | valid for 2 years of teaching and may be renewed for a | 20 | | third year by an individual meeting the requirements set | 21 | | 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 is valid may be registered for 2 | 18 | | fiscal years in order to complete one full year of | 19 | | serving as a superintendent or assistant | 20 | | superintendent. | 21 | | (D) (Blank). Resident teacher endorsement. A | 22 | | resident teacher endorsement on an Educator License | 23 | | with Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who, at | 24 | | the time of applying for the endorsement, has done all | 25 | | of the following: | 26 | | (i) Graduated from a regionally accredited |
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| 1 | | institution of higher education with a minimum of a | 2 | | bachelor's degree. | 3 | | (ii) Enrolled in an approved Illinois educator | 4 | | preparation program. | 5 | | (iii) Passed a test of basic skills and content | 6 | | area test, as required under Section 21B-30 of this | 7 | | Code. | 8 | | The resident teacher endorsement on an Educator | 9 | | License with Stipulations is valid for 4 years of | 10 | | teaching and shall not be renewed. | 11 | | A resident teacher may teach only under the | 12 | | direction of a licensed teacher, who shall act as the | 13 | | resident mentor teacher, and may not teach in place of | 14 | | a licensed teacher.
A resident teacher endorsement on | 15 | | an Educator License with Stipulations shall no longer | 16 | | be valid after June 30, 2017. | 17 | | (E) Career and technical educator. A career and | 18 | | technical educator endorsement on an Educator License | 19 | | with Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who has | 20 | | a minimum of 60 semester hours of coursework from a | 21 | | regionally accredited institution of higher education | 22 | | or an accredited trade and technical institution and | 23 | | has a minimum of 2,000 hours of experience outside of | 24 | | education in each area to be taught. | 25 | | The career and technical educator endorsement on | 26 | | an Educator License with Stipulations is valid until |
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| 1 | | June 30 immediately following 5 years of the | 2 | | endorsement being issued and may be renewed. For | 3 | | individuals who were issued the career and technical | 4 | | educator endorsement on an Educator License with | 5 | | Stipulations on or after January 1, 2015, the license | 6 | | may be renewed if the individual passes a test of basic | 7 | | skills or test of work proficiency, as required under | 8 | | Section 21B-30 of this Code. | 9 | | An individual who holds a valid career and | 10 | | technical educator endorsement on an Educator License | 11 | | with Stipulations but does not hold a bachelor's degree | 12 | | may substitute teach in career and technical education | 13 | | classrooms. | 14 | | (F) Part-time provisional career and technical | 15 | | educator or provisional career and technical educator. | 16 | | A part-time provisional career and technical educator | 17 | | endorsement or a provisional career and technical | 18 | | educator endorsement on an Educator License with | 19 | | Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who has a | 20 | | minimum of 8,000 hours of work experience in the skill | 21 | | for which the applicant is seeking the endorsement. It | 22 | | is the responsibility of each employing school board | 23 | | and regional office of education to provide | 24 | | verification, in writing, to the State Superintendent | 25 | | of Education at the time the application is submitted | 26 | | that no qualified teacher holding a Professional |
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| 1 | | Educator License or an Educator License with | 2 | | Stipulations with a career and technical educator | 3 | | endorsement is available and that actual circumstances | 4 | | require such issuance. | 5 | | The provisional career and technical educator | 6 | | endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations | 7 | | is valid until June 30 immediately following 5 years of | 8 | | the endorsement being issued and may be renewed for 5 | 9 | | years. For individuals who were issued the provisional | 10 | | career and technical educator endorsement on an | 11 | | Educator License with Stipulations on or after January | 12 | | 1, 2015, the license may be renewed if the individual | 13 | | passes a test of basic skills or test of work | 14 | | proficiency, as required under Section 21B-30 of this | 15 | | Code. | 16 | | A part-time provisional career and technical | 17 | | educator endorsement on an Educator License with | 18 | | Stipulations may be issued for teaching no more than 2 | 19 | | courses of study for grades 6 through 12. The part-time | 20 | | provisional career and technical educator endorsement | 21 | | on an Educator License with Stipulations is valid until | 22 | | June 30 immediately following 5 years of the | 23 | | endorsement being issued and may be renewed for 5 years | 24 | | if the individual makes application for renewal. | 25 | | An individual who holds a provisional or part-time | 26 | | provisional career and technical educator endorsement |
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| 1 | | on an Educator License with Stipulations but does not | 2 | | hold a bachelor's degree may substitute teach in career | 3 | | and technical education classrooms. | 4 | | (G) Transitional bilingual educator. A | 5 | | transitional bilingual educator endorsement on an | 6 | | Educator License with Stipulations may be issued for | 7 | | the purpose of providing instruction in accordance | 8 | | with Article 14C of this Code to an applicant who | 9 | | provides satisfactory evidence that he or she meets all | 10 | | of the following requirements: | 11 | | (i) Possesses adequate speaking, reading, and | 12 | | writing ability in the language other than English | 13 | | in which transitional bilingual education is | 14 | | offered. | 15 | | (ii) Has the ability to successfully | 16 | | communicate in English. | 17 | | (iii) Either possessed, within 5 years | 18 | | previous to his or her applying for a transitional | 19 | | bilingual educator endorsement, a valid and | 20 | | comparable teaching certificate or comparable | 21 | | authorization issued by a foreign country or holds | 22 | | a degree from an institution of higher learning in | 23 | | a foreign country that the State Educator | 24 | | Preparation and Licensure Board determines to be | 25 | | the equivalent of a bachelor's degree from a | 26 | | regionally accredited institution of higher |
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| 1 | | learning in the United States. | 2 | | A transitional bilingual educator endorsement | 3 | | shall be valid for prekindergarten through grade 12, is | 4 | | valid until June 30 immediately following 5 years of | 5 | | the endorsement being issued, and shall not be renewed. | 6 | | Persons holding a transitional bilingual educator | 7 | | endorsement shall not be employed to replace any | 8 | | presently employed teacher who otherwise would not be | 9 | | replaced for any reason. | 10 | | (H) Language endorsement. In an effort to | 11 | | alleviate the shortage of teachers speaking a language | 12 | | other than English in the public schools, an individual | 13 | | who holds an Educator License with Stipulations may | 14 | | also apply for a language endorsement, provided that | 15 | | the applicant provides satisfactory evidence that he | 16 | | or she meets all of the following requirements: | 17 | | (i) Holds a transitional bilingual | 18 | | endorsement. | 19 | | (ii) Has demonstrated proficiency in the | 20 | | language for which the endorsement is to be issued | 21 | | by passing the applicable language content test | 22 | | required by the State Board of Education. | 23 | | (iii) Holds a bachelor's degree or higher from | 24 | | a regionally accredited institution of higher | 25 | | education or, for individuals educated in a | 26 | | country other than the United States, holds a |
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| 1 | | degree from an institution of higher learning in a | 2 | | foreign country that the State Educator | 3 | | Preparation and Licensure Board determines to be | 4 | | the equivalent of a bachelor's degree from a | 5 | | regionally accredited institution of higher | 6 | | learning in the United States. | 7 | | (iv) Has passed a test of basic skills, as | 8 | | required under Section 21B-30 of this Code. | 9 | | A language endorsement on an Educator License with | 10 | | Stipulations is valid for prekindergarten through | 11 | | grade 12 for the same validity period as the | 12 | | individual's transitional bilingual educator | 13 | | endorsement on the Educator License with Stipulations | 14 | | and shall not be renewed. | 15 | | (I) Visiting international educator. A visiting | 16 | | international educator endorsement on an Educator | 17 | | License with Stipulations may be issued to an | 18 | | individual who is being recruited by a particular | 19 | | school district that conducts formal recruitment | 20 | | programs outside of the United States to secure the | 21 | | services of qualified teachers and who meets all of the | 22 | | following requirements: | 23 | | (i) Holds the equivalent of a minimum of a | 24 | | bachelor's degree issued in the United States. | 25 | | (ii) Has been prepared as a teacher at the | 26 | | grade level for which he or she will be employed. |
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| 1 | | (iii) Has adequate content knowledge in the | 2 | | subject to be taught. | 3 | | (iv) Has an adequate command of the English | 4 | | language. | 5 | | A holder of a visiting international educator | 6 | | endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations | 7 | | shall be permitted to teach in bilingual education | 8 | | programs in the language that was the medium of | 9 | | instruction in his or her teacher preparation program, | 10 | | provided that he or she passes the English Language | 11 | | Proficiency Examination or another test of writing | 12 | | skills in English identified by the State Board of | 13 | | Education, in consultation with the State Educator | 14 | | Preparation and Licensure Board. | 15 | | A visiting international educator endorsement on | 16 | | an Educator License with Stipulations is valid for 3 | 17 | | years and shall not be renewed. | 18 | | (J) Paraprofessional educator. A paraprofessional | 19 | | educator endorsement on an Educator License with | 20 | | Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who holds a | 21 | | high school diploma or its recognized equivalent and | 22 | | either holds an associate's degree or a minimum of 60 | 23 | | semester hours of credit from a regionally accredited | 24 | | institution of higher education or has passed a test of | 25 | | basic skills required under Section 21B-30 of this | 26 | | Code. The paraprofessional educator endorsement is |
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| 1 | | valid until June 30 immediately following 5 years of | 2 | | the endorsement being issued and may be renewed through | 3 | | application and payment of the appropriate fee, as | 4 | | required under Section 21B-40 of this Code. An | 5 | | individual who holds only a paraprofessional educator | 6 | | endorsement is not subject to additional requirements | 7 | | in order to renew the endorsement. | 8 | | (K) Chief school business official. A chief school | 9 | | business official endorsement on an Educator License | 10 | | with Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who | 11 | | qualifies by having a master's degree or higher, 2 | 12 | | years of full-time administrative experience in school | 13 | | business management or 2 years of university-approved | 14 | | practical experience, and a minimum of 24 semester | 15 | | hours of graduate credit in a program approved by the | 16 | | State Board of Education for the preparation of school | 17 | | business administrators and by passage of the | 18 | | applicable State tests, including a test of basic | 19 | | skills and applicable content area test. | 20 | | The chief school business official endorsement may | 21 | | also be affixed to the Educator License with | 22 | | Stipulations of any holder who qualifies by having a | 23 | | master's degree in business administration, finance, | 24 | | accounting, or public administration and who completes | 25 | | an additional 6 semester hours of internship in school | 26 | | business management from a regionally accredited |
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| 1 | | institution of higher education and passes the | 2 | | applicable State tests, including a test of basic | 3 | | skills and applicable content area test. This | 4 | | endorsement shall be required for any individual | 5 | | employed as a chief school business official. | 6 | | The chief school business official endorsement on | 7 | | an Educator License with Stipulations is valid until | 8 | | June 30 immediately following 5 years of the | 9 | | endorsement being issued and may be renewed if the | 10 | | license holder completes renewal requirements as | 11 | | required for individuals who hold a Professional | 12 | | Educator License endorsed for chief school business | 13 | | official under Section 21B-45 of this Code and such | 14 | | rules as may be adopted by the State Board of | 15 | | Education. | 16 | | The State Board of Education shall adopt any rules | 17 | | necessary to implement Public Act 100-288 this | 18 | | amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly . | 19 | | (L) Provisional in-state educator. A provisional | 20 | | in-state educator endorsement on an Educator License | 21 | | with Stipulations may be issued to a candidate who has | 22 | | completed an Illinois-approved educator preparation | 23 | | program at an Illinois institution of higher education | 24 | | and who has not successfully completed an | 25 | | evidence-based assessment of teacher effectiveness but | 26 | | who meets all of the following requirements: |
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| 1 | | (i) Holds at least a bachelor's degree. | 2 | | (ii) Has completed an approved educator | 3 | | preparation program at an Illinois institution. | 4 | | (iii) Has passed a test of basic skills and | 5 | | applicable content area test, as required by | 6 | | Section 21B-30 of this Code. | 7 | | (iv) Has attempted an evidence-based | 8 | | assessment of teacher effectiveness and received a | 9 | | minimum score on that assessment, as established | 10 | | by the State Board of Education in consultation | 11 | | with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure | 12 | | Board. | 13 | | A provisional in-state educator endorsement on an | 14 | | Educator License with Stipulations is valid for one | 15 | | full fiscal year after the date of issuance and may not | 16 | | be renewed. | 17 | | (M) School support personnel intern. A school | 18 | | support personnel intern endorsement on an Educator | 19 | | License with Stipulations may be issued as specified by | 20 | | rule. | 21 | | (N) Special education area. A special education | 22 | | area endorsement on an Educator License with | 23 | | Stipulations may be issued as defined and specified by | 24 | | rule. | 25 | | (3) Substitute Teaching License. A Substitute Teaching | 26 | | License may be issued to qualified applicants for |
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| 1 | | substitute teaching in all grades of the public schools, | 2 | | prekindergarten through grade 12. Substitute Teaching | 3 | | Licenses are not eligible for endorsements. Applicants for | 4 | | a Substitute Teaching License must hold a bachelor's degree | 5 | | or higher from a regionally accredited institution of | 6 | | higher education. | 7 | | Substitute Teaching Licenses are valid for 5 years. | 8 | | Substitute Teaching Licenses are valid for substitute | 9 | | teaching in every county of this State. If an individual | 10 | | has had his or her Professional Educator License or | 11 | | Educator License with Stipulations suspended or revoked or | 12 | | has not met the renewal requirements for licensure , then | 13 | | that individual is not eligible to obtain a Substitute | 14 | | Teaching License. | 15 | | A substitute teacher may only teach in the place of a | 16 | | licensed teacher who is under contract with the employing | 17 | | board. If, however, there is no licensed teacher under | 18 | | contract because of an emergency situation, then a district | 19 | | may employ a substitute teacher for no longer than 30 | 20 | | calendar days per each vacant position in the district if | 21 | | the district notifies the appropriate regional office of | 22 | | education within 5 business days after the employment of | 23 | | the substitute teacher in the emergency situation. An | 24 | | emergency situation is one in which an unforeseen vacancy | 25 | | has occurred and (i) a teacher is unable to fulfill his or | 26 | | her contractual duties or (ii) teacher capacity needs of |
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| 1 | | the district exceed previous indications, and the district | 2 | | is actively engaged in advertising to hire a fully licensed | 3 | | teacher for the vacant position. | 4 | | There is no limit on the number of days that a | 5 | | substitute teacher may teach in a single school district, | 6 | | provided that no substitute teacher may teach for longer | 7 | | than 90 school days for any one licensed teacher under | 8 | | contract in the same school year. A substitute teacher who | 9 | | holds a Professional Educator License or Educator License | 10 | | with Stipulations shall not teach for more than 120 school | 11 | | days for any one licensed teacher under contract in the | 12 | | same school year. The limitations in this paragraph (3) on | 13 | | the number of days a substitute teacher may be employed do | 14 | | not apply to any school district operating under Article 34 | 15 | | of this Code. | 16 | | A school district may not require an individual who | 17 | | holds a valid Professional Educator License or Educator | 18 | | License with Stipulations to seek or hold a Substitute | 19 | | Teaching License to teach as a substitute teacher. | 20 | | (4) Short-Term Substitute Teaching License. Beginning | 21 | | on July 1, 2018 and until June 30, 2023, the State Board of | 22 | | Education may issue a Short-Term Substitute Teaching | 23 | | License. A Short-Term Substitute Teaching License may be | 24 | | issued to a qualified applicant for substitute teaching in | 25 | | all grades of the public schools, prekindergarten through | 26 | | grade 12. Short-Term Substitute Teaching Licenses are not |
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| 1 | | eligible for endorsements. Applicants for a Short-Term | 2 | | Substitute Teaching License must hold an associate's | 3 | | degree or have completed at least 60 credit hours from a | 4 | | regionally accredited institution of higher education. | 5 | | Short-Term Substitute Teaching Licenses are valid for | 6 | | substitute teaching in every county of this State. If an | 7 | | individual has had his or her Professional Educator License | 8 | | or Educator License with Stipulations suspended or | 9 | | revoked, then that individual is not eligible to obtain a | 10 | | Short-Term Substitute Teaching License. | 11 | | The provisions of Sections 10-21.9 and 34-18.5 of this | 12 | | Code apply to short-term substitute teachers. | 13 | | An individual holding a Short-Term Substitute Teaching | 14 | | License may teach no more than 5 consecutive days per | 15 | | licensed teacher who is under contract. For teacher | 16 | | absences lasting 6 or more days per licensed teacher who is | 17 | | under contract, a school district may not hire an | 18 | | individual holding a Short-Term Substitute Teaching | 19 | | License. An individual holding a Short-Term Substitute | 20 | | Teaching License must complete the training program under | 21 | | Section 10-20.67 or 34-18.60 of this Code to be eligible to | 22 | | teach at a public school. This paragraph (4) is inoperative | 23 | | on and after July 1, 2023.
| 24 | | (Source: P.A. 99-35, eff. 1-1-16; 99-58, eff. 7-16-15; 99-143, | 25 | | eff. 7-27-15; 99-642, eff. 7-28-16; 99-920, eff. 1-6-17; 100-8, | 26 | | eff. 7-1-17; 100-13, eff. 7-1-17; 100-288, eff. 8-24-17; |
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| 1 | | revised 9-25-17.) | 2 | | (105 ILCS 5/21B-25) | 3 | | Sec. 21B-25. Endorsement on licenses. All licenses issued | 4 | | under paragraph (1) of Section 21B-20 of this Code shall be | 5 | | specifically endorsed by the State Board of Education for each | 6 | | content area, school support area, and administrative area for | 7 | | which the holder of the license is qualified. Recognized | 8 | | institutions approved to offer educator preparation programs | 9 | | shall be trained to add endorsements to licenses issued to | 10 | | applicants who meet all of the requirements for the endorsement | 11 | | or endorsements, including passing any required tests. The | 12 | | State Superintendent of Education shall randomly audit | 13 | | institutions to ensure that all rules and standards are being | 14 | | followed for entitlement or when endorsements are being | 15 | | recommended. | 16 | | (1) The State Board of Education, in consultation with | 17 | | the State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, shall | 18 | | establish, by rule, the grade level and subject area | 19 | | endorsements to be added to the Professional Educator | 20 | | License. These rules shall outline the requirements for | 21 | | obtaining each endorsement. | 22 | | (2) In addition to any and all grade level and content | 23 | | area endorsements developed by rule, the State Board of | 24 | | Education, in consultation with the State Educator | 25 | | Preparation and Licensure Board, shall develop the |
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| 1 | | requirements for the following endorsements: | 2 | | (A) (Blank). General administrative endorsement. A | 3 | | general administrative endorsement shall be added to a | 4 | | Professional Educator License, provided that an | 5 | | approved program has been completed. An individual | 6 | | holding a general administrative endorsement may work | 7 | | only as a principal or assistant principal or in a | 8 | | related or similar position, as determined by the State | 9 | | Superintendent of Education, in consultation with the | 10 | | State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board. | 11 | | Beginning on September 1, 2014, the general | 12 | | administrative endorsement shall no longer be issued | 13 | | except to individuals who completed all coursework | 14 | | requirements for the receipt of the general | 15 | | administrative endorsement by September 1, 2014, who | 16 | | have completed all testing requirements by June 30, | 17 | | 2016, and who apply for the endorsement on or before | 18 | | June 30, 2016. Individuals who hold a valid and | 19 | | registered administrative certificate with a general | 20 | | administrative endorsement issued under Section 21-7.1 | 21 | | of this Code or a Professional Educator License with a | 22 | | general administrative endorsement issued prior to | 23 | | September 1, 2014 and who have served for at least one | 24 | | full year during the 5 years prior in a position | 25 | | requiring a general administrative endorsement shall, | 26 | | upon request to the State Board of Education and |
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| 1 | | through July 1, 2015, have their respective general | 2 | | administrative endorsement converted to a principal | 3 | | endorsement on the Professional Educator License. | 4 | | Candidates shall not be admitted to an approved general | 5 | | administrative preparation program after September 1, | 6 | | 2012. | 7 | | All other individuals holding a valid and | 8 | | registered administrative certificate with a general | 9 | | administrative endorsement issued pursuant to Section | 10 | | 21-7.1 of this Code or a general administrative | 11 | | endorsement on a Professional Educator License issued | 12 | | prior to September 1, 2014 shall have the general | 13 | | administrative endorsement converted to a principal | 14 | | endorsement on a Professional Educator License upon | 15 | | request to the State Board of Education and by | 16 | | completing one of the following pathways: | 17 | | (i) Passage of the State principal assessment | 18 | | developed by the State Board of Education. | 19 | | (ii) Through July 1, 2019, completion of an | 20 | | Illinois Educators' Academy course designated by | 21 | | the State Superintendent of Education. | 22 | | (iii) Completion of a principal preparation | 23 | | program established and approved pursuant to | 24 | | Section 21B-60 of this Code and applicable rules. | 25 | | Individuals who do not choose to convert the | 26 | | general administrative endorsement on the |
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| 1 | | administrative certificate issued pursuant to Section | 2 | | 21-7.1 of this Code or on the Professional Educator | 3 | | License shall continue to be able to serve in any | 4 | | position previously allowed under paragraph (2) of | 5 | | subsection (e) of Section 21-7.1 of this Code. | 6 | | The general administrative endorsement on the | 7 | | Professional Educator License is available only to | 8 | | individuals who, prior to September 1, 2014, had such | 9 | | an endorsement on the administrative certificate | 10 | | issued pursuant to Section 21-7.1 of this Code or who | 11 | | already have a Professional Educator License and have | 12 | | completed a general administrative program and who do | 13 | | not choose to convert the general administrative | 14 | | endorsement to a principal endorsement pursuant to the | 15 | | options in this Section. | 16 | | (B) Principal endorsement. A principal endorsement | 17 | | shall be affixed to a Professional Educator License of | 18 | | any holder who qualifies by having all of the | 19 | | following: | 20 | | (i) Successful completion of a principal | 21 | | preparation program approved in accordance with | 22 | | Section 21B-60 of this Code and any applicable | 23 | | rules. | 24 | | (ii) At least 4 total years of teaching or 4 | 25 | | total years of working in the capacity of school | 26 | | support personnel in an Illinois public school or |
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| 1 | | nonpublic school recognized by the State Board of | 2 | | Education or in an out-of-state public school or | 3 | | out-of-state nonpublic school meeting out-of-state | 4 | | recognition standards comparable to those approved | 5 | | by the State Superintendent of Education; however, | 6 | | the State Board of Education, in consultation with | 7 | | the State Educator Preparation and Licensure | 8 | | Board, shall allow, by rules, for fewer than 4 | 9 | | years of experience based on meeting standards set | 10 | | forth in such rules, including without limitation | 11 | | a review of performance evaluations or other | 12 | | evidence of demonstrated qualifications. | 13 | | (iii) A master's degree or higher from a | 14 | | regionally accredited college or university. | 15 | | (C) Chief school business official endorsement. A | 16 | | chief school business official endorsement shall be | 17 | | affixed to the Professional Educator License of any | 18 | | holder who qualifies by having a master's degree or | 19 | | higher, 2 years of full-time administrative experience | 20 | | in school business management or 2 years of | 21 | | university-approved practical experience, and a | 22 | | minimum of 24 semester hours of graduate credit in a | 23 | | program approved by the State Board of Education for | 24 | | the preparation of school business administrators and | 25 | | by passage of the applicable State tests. The chief | 26 | | school business official endorsement may also be |
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| 1 | | affixed to the Professional Educator License of any | 2 | | holder who qualifies by having a master's degree in | 3 | | business administration, finance, accounting, or | 4 | | public administration and who completes an additional | 5 | | 6 semester hours of internship in school business | 6 | | management from a regionally accredited institution of | 7 | | higher education and passes the applicable State | 8 | | tests. This endorsement shall be required for any | 9 | | individual employed as a chief school business | 10 | | official. | 11 | | (D) Superintendent endorsement. A superintendent | 12 | | endorsement shall be affixed to the Professional | 13 | | Educator License of any holder who has completed a | 14 | | program approved by the State Board of Education for | 15 | | the preparation of superintendents of schools, has had | 16 | | at least 2 years of experience employed full-time in a | 17 | | general administrative position or as a full-time | 18 | | principal, director of special education, or chief | 19 | | school business official in the public schools or in a | 20 | | State-recognized nonpublic school in which the chief | 21 | | administrator is required to have the licensure | 22 | | necessary to be a principal in a public school in this | 23 | | State and where a majority of the teachers are required | 24 | | to have the licensure necessary to be instructors in a | 25 | | public school in this State, and has passed the | 26 | | required State tests; or of any holder who has |
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| 1 | | completed a program that is not an Illinois-approved | 2 | | educator preparation program at an Illinois | 3 | | institution of higher education and that has | 4 | | recognition standards comparable to those approved by | 5 | | the State Superintendent of Education and holds the | 6 | | general administrative, principal, or chief school | 7 | | business official endorsement and who has had 2 years | 8 | | of experience as a principal, director of special | 9 | | education, or chief school business official while | 10 | | holding a valid educator license or certificate | 11 | | comparable in validity and educational and experience | 12 | | requirements and has passed the appropriate State | 13 | | tests, as provided in Section 21B-30 of this Code. The | 14 | | superintendent endorsement shall allow individuals to | 15 | | serve only as a superintendent or assistant | 16 | | superintendent. | 17 | | (E) Teacher leader endorsement. It shall be the | 18 | | policy of this State to improve the quality of | 19 | | instructional leaders by providing a career pathway | 20 | | for teachers interested in serving in leadership | 21 | | roles, but not as principals. The State Board of | 22 | | Education, in consultation with the State Educator | 23 | | Preparation and Licensure Board, may issue a teacher | 24 | | leader endorsement under this subdivision (E). Persons | 25 | | who meet and successfully complete the requirements of | 26 | | the endorsement shall be issued a teacher leader |
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| 1 | | endorsement on the Professional Educator License for | 2 | | serving in schools in this State. Teacher leaders may | 3 | | qualify to serve in such positions as department | 4 | | chairs, coaches, mentors, curriculum and instruction | 5 | | leaders, or other leadership positions as defined by | 6 | | the district. The endorsement shall be available to | 7 | | those teachers who (i) hold a Professional Educator | 8 | | License, (ii) hold a master's degree or higher from a | 9 | | regionally accredited institution, (iii) have | 10 | | completed a program of study that has been approved by | 11 | | the State Board of Education, in consultation with the | 12 | | State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, and | 13 | | (iv) have successfully demonstrated competencies as | 14 | | defined by rule. | 15 | | A teacher who meets the requirements set forth in | 16 | | this Section and holds a teacher leader endorsement may | 17 | | evaluate teachers pursuant to Section 24A-5 of this | 18 | | Code, provided that the individual has completed the | 19 | | evaluation component required by Section 24A-3 of this | 20 | | Code and a teacher leader is allowed to evaluate | 21 | | personnel under the respective school district's | 22 | | collective bargaining agreement. | 23 | | The State Board of Education, in consultation with | 24 | | the State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, | 25 | | may adopt such rules as may be necessary to establish | 26 | | and implement the teacher leader endorsement program |
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| 1 | | and to specify the positions for which this endorsement | 2 | | shall be required. | 3 | | (F) Special education endorsement. A special | 4 | | education endorsement in one or more areas shall be | 5 | | affixed to a Professional Educator License for any | 6 | | individual that meets those requirements established | 7 | | by the State Board of Education in rules. Special | 8 | | education endorsement areas shall include without | 9 | | limitation the following: | 10 | | (i) Learning Behavior Specialist I; | 11 | | (ii) Learning Behavior Specialist II; | 12 | | (iii) Speech Language Pathologist; | 13 | | (iv) Blind or Visually Impaired; | 14 | | (v) Deaf-Hard of Hearing; | 15 | | (vi) Early Childhood Special Education; and | 16 | | (vii) Director of Special Education. | 17 | | Notwithstanding anything in this Code to the contrary, | 18 | | the State Board of Education, in consultation with the | 19 | | State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, may | 20 | | add additional areas of special education by rule. | 21 | | (G) School support personnel endorsement. School | 22 | | support personnel endorsement areas shall include, but | 23 | | are not limited to, school counselor, marriage and | 24 | | family therapist, school psychologist, school speech | 25 | | and language pathologist, school nurse, and school | 26 | | social worker. This endorsement is for individuals who |
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| 1 | | are not teachers or administrators, but still require | 2 | | licensure to work in an instructional support position | 3 | | in a public or State-operated elementary school, | 4 | | secondary school, or cooperative or joint agreement | 5 | | with a governing body or board of control or a charter | 6 | | school operating in compliance with the Charter | 7 | | Schools Law. The school support personnel endorsement | 8 | | shall be affixed to the Professional Educator License | 9 | | and shall meet all of the requirements established in | 10 | | any rules adopted to implement this subdivision (G). | 11 | | The holder of such an endorsement is entitled to all of | 12 | | the rights and privileges granted holders of any other | 13 | | Professional Educator License, including teacher | 14 | | benefits, compensation, and working conditions.
| 15 | | Beginning on January 1, 2014 and ending on April | 16 | | 30, 2014, a person holding a Professional Educator | 17 | | License with a school speech and language pathologist | 18 | | (teaching) endorsement may exchange his or her school | 19 | | speech and language pathologist (teaching) endorsement | 20 | | for a school speech and language pathologist | 21 | | (non-teaching) endorsement through application to the | 22 | | State Board of Education. There shall be no cost for | 23 | | this exchange. | 24 | | (Source: P.A. 99-58, eff. 7-16-15; 99-623, eff. 7-22-16; | 25 | | 99-920, eff. 1-6-17; 100-13, eff. 7-1-17; 100-267, eff. | 26 | | 8-22-17; 100-288, eff. 8-24-17; revised 9-25-17.)
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| 2 | | Sec. 21B-30. Educator testing. | 3 | | (a) This Section applies beginning on July 1, 2012. | 4 | | (b) The State Board of Education, in consultation with the | 5 | | State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, shall design | 6 | | and implement a system of examinations, which shall be required | 7 | | prior to the issuance of educator licenses. These examinations | 8 | | and indicators must be based on national and State professional | 9 | | teaching standards, as determined by the State Board of | 10 | | Education, in consultation with the State Educator Preparation | 11 | | and Licensure Board. The State Board of Education may adopt | 12 | | such rules as may be necessary to implement and administer this | 13 | | Section. | 14 | | (c) Except as otherwise provided in this Article, | 15 | | applicants Applicants seeking a Professional Educator License | 16 | | or an Educator License with Stipulations shall be required to | 17 | | pass a test of basic skills before the license is issued, | 18 | | unless the endorsement the individual is seeking does not | 19 | | require passage of the test. All applicants completing | 20 | | Illinois-approved, teacher education or school service | 21 | | personnel preparation programs shall be required to pass the | 22 | | State Board of Education's recognized test of basic skills | 23 | | prior to starting their student teaching or starting the final | 24 | | semester of their internship, unless required earlier at the | 25 | | discretion of the recognized, Illinois institution in which |
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| 1 | | they are completing their approved program. An individual who | 2 | | passes a test of basic skills does not need to do so again for | 3 | | subsequent endorsements or other educator licenses. | 4 | | (d) All applicants seeking a State license shall be | 5 | | required to pass a test of content area knowledge for each area | 6 | | of endorsement for which there is an applicable test. There | 7 | | shall be no exception to this requirement. No candidate shall | 8 | | be allowed to student teach or serve as the teacher of record | 9 | | until he or she has passed the applicable content area test. | 10 | | (e) (Blank). and completing their student teaching | 11 | | experience no later than August 31, 2015 Prior to September 1, | 12 | | 2015, passage The APT shall be available through August 31, | 13 | | 2020. | 14 | | (f) Except as otherwise provided in this Article, beginning | 15 | | on September 1, 2015, all candidates completing teacher | 16 | | preparation programs in this State and all candidates subject | 17 | | to Section 21B-35 of this Code are required to pass a teacher | 18 | | performance assessment an evidence-based assessment of teacher | 19 | | effectiveness approved by the State Board of Education, in | 20 | | consultation with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure | 21 | | Board. All recognized institutions offering approved teacher | 22 | | preparation programs must begin phasing in the approved teacher | 23 | | performance assessment no later than July 1, 2013. | 24 | | (g) Tests of basic skills and content area knowledge and | 25 | | the teacher performance assessment assessment of professional | 26 | | teaching shall be the tests that from time to time are |
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| 1 | | designated by the State Board of Education, in consultation | 2 | | with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, and | 3 | | may be tests prepared by an educational testing organization or | 4 | | tests designed by the State Board of Education, in consultation | 5 | | with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board. The | 6 | | areas to be covered by a test of basic skills shall include | 7 | | reading, language arts, and mathematics. The test of content | 8 | | area knowledge shall assess content knowledge in a specific | 9 | | subject field. The tests must be designed to be racially | 10 | | neutral to ensure that no person taking the tests is | 11 | | discriminated against on the basis of race, color, national | 12 | | origin, or other factors unrelated to the person's ability to | 13 | | perform as a licensed employee. The score required to pass the | 14 | | tests shall be fixed by the State Board of Education, in | 15 | | consultation with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure | 16 | | Board. The tests shall be administered not fewer than 3 times a | 17 | | year at such time and place as may be designated by the State | 18 | | Board of Education, in consultation with the State Educator | 19 | | Preparation and Licensure Board. | 20 | | The State Board shall implement a test or tests to assess | 21 | | the speaking, reading, writing, and grammar skills of | 22 | | applicants for an endorsement or a license issued under | 23 | | subdivision (G) of paragraph (2) of Section 21B-20 of this Code | 24 | | in the English language and in the language of the transitional | 25 | | bilingual education program requested by the applicant. | 26 | | (h) Except as provided in Section 34-6 of this Code, the |
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| 1 | | provisions of this Section shall apply equally in any school | 2 | | district subject to Article 34 of this Code. | 3 | | (i) The rules developed to implement and enforce the | 4 | | testing requirements under this Section shall include without | 5 | | limitation provisions governing test selection, test | 6 | | validation and determination of a passing score, | 7 | | administration of the tests, frequency of administration, | 8 | | applicant fees, frequency of applicants taking the tests, the | 9 | | years for which a score is valid, and appropriate special | 10 | | accommodations. The State Board of Education shall develop such | 11 | | rules as may be needed to ensure uniformity from year to year | 12 | | in the level of difficulty for each form of an assessment.
| 13 | | (Source: P.A. 98-361, eff. 1-1-14; 98-581, eff. 8-27-13; | 14 | | 98-756, eff. 7-16-14; 99-58, eff. 7-16-15; 99-657, eff. | 15 | | 7-28-16; 99-920, eff. 1-6-17; revised 1-23-17.) | 16 | | (105 ILCS 5/21B-35) | 17 | | Sec. 21B-35. Minimum requirements for educators trained in | 18 | | other states or countries. | 19 | | (a) Any applicant who has All applicants who have not been | 20 | | entitled by an Illinois-approved educator preparation program | 21 | | at an Illinois institution of higher education applying for a | 22 | | Professional Educator License endorsed in a teaching field or | 23 | | school support personnel area must meet all of the following | 24 | | requirements: | 25 | | (1) the applicant must: |
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| 1 | | (A) hold a comparable and valid educator license or | 2 | | certificate, as defined by rule, with similar grade | 3 | | level and content area credentials from another state, | 4 | | with the State Board of Education having the authority | 5 | | to determine what constitutes similar grade level and | 6 | | content area credentials from another state; and | 7 | | (B) have a bachelor's degree from a regionally | 8 | | accredited institution of higher education; or | 9 | | (2) the applicant must: | 10 | | (A) have completed a state-approved program for | 11 | | the licensure area sought, including coursework | 12 | | concerning methods of instruction of the exceptional | 13 | | child, methods of reading and reading in the content | 14 | | area, and instructional strategies for English | 15 | | learners; | 16 | | (B) have a bachelor's degree from a regionally | 17 | | accredited institution of higher education; | 18 | | (C) have successfully met all Illinois examination | 19 | | requirements, except that: | 20 | | (i) an applicant who has successfully | 21 | | completed a test of basic skills, as defined by | 22 | | rules, at the time of initial licensure in another | 23 | | state is not required to complete a test of basic | 24 | | skills; | 25 | | (ii) an applicant who has successfully | 26 | | completed a test of content, as defined by rules, |
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| 1 | | at the time of initial licensure in another state | 2 | | is not required to complete a test of content; and | 3 | | (iii) an applicant for a teaching endorsement | 4 | | who has successfully completed an evidence-based | 5 | | assessment of teacher effectiveness, as defined by | 6 | | rules, at the time of initial licensure in another | 7 | | state is not required to complete an | 8 | | evidence-based assessment of teacher | 9 | | effectiveness; and | 10 | | (D) for an applicant for a teaching endorsement, | 11 | | have completed student teaching or an equivalent | 12 | | experience or, for an applicant for a school service | 13 | | personnel endorsement, have completed an internship or | 14 | | an equivalent experience. (1) Provide evidence of | 15 | | completing a comparable state-approved educator | 16 | | preparation program, as defined by the State | 17 | | Superintendent of Education, or hold a comparable and | 18 | | valid educator license or certificate with similar | 19 | | grade level and subject matter credentials from | 20 | | another state. The State Board of Education shall have | 21 | | the authority to determine what constitutes similar | 22 | | grade level and subject matter credentials from | 23 | | another state. A comparable educator license or | 24 | | certificate is one that demonstrates that the license | 25 | | or certificate holder meets similar requirements as | 26 | | candidates entitled by an Illinois-approved educator |
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| 1 | | preparation program in teaching or school support | 2 | | personnel areas concerning coursework aligned to | 3 | | standards concerning methods of instruction of the | 4 | | exceptional child, methods of reading and reading in | 5 | | the content area, and instructional strategies for | 6 | | English learners. An applicant who holds a comparable | 7 | | and valid educator license or certificate from another | 8 | | state must submit verification to the State Board of | 9 | | Education that the applicant has completed coursework | 10 | | concerning methods of instruction of the exceptional | 11 | | child, methods of reading and reading in the content | 12 | | area, and instructional strategies for English | 13 | | learners. | 14 | | (2) Have a degree from a regionally accredited | 15 | | institution of higher education. | 16 | | (3) (Blank). | 17 | | (4) (Blank). | 18 | | (5) (Blank). | 19 | | (6) Have successfully met all Illinois examination | 20 | | requirements. Applicants who have successfully completed a | 21 | | test of basic skills, as defined by rules, at the time of | 22 | | initial licensure in another state shall not be required to | 23 | | complete a test of basic skills. Applicants who have | 24 | | successfully completed a test of content, as defined by | 25 | | rules, at the time of initial licensure in another state | 26 | | shall not be required to complete a test of content. |
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| 1 | | Applicants for a teaching endorsement who have | 2 | | successfully completed an evidence-based assessment of | 3 | | teacher effectiveness, as defined by rules, at the time of | 4 | | initial licensure in another state shall not be required to | 5 | | complete an evidence-based assessment of teacher | 6 | | effectiveness. | 7 | | (7) For applicants for a teaching endorsement, have | 8 | | completed student teaching or an equivalent experience or, | 9 | | for applicants for a school service personnel endorsement, | 10 | | have completed an internship or an equivalent experience. | 11 | | If one or more of the criteria in this subsection (a) are | 12 | | not met, then applicants who have not been entitled by an | 13 | | Illinois-approved educator preparation program at an Illinois | 14 | | institution of higher education who hold a valid, comparable | 15 | | certificate from another state may qualify for a provisional | 16 | | educator endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations, | 17 | | in accordance with Section 21B-20 of this Code. | 18 | | (b) In order to receive a Professional Educator License | 19 | | endorsed in a teaching field or school support personnel area , | 20 | | applicants trained in another country must meet all of the | 21 | | following requirements: | 22 | | (1) Have completed a comparable education program in | 23 | | another country. | 24 | | (2) Have had transcripts evaluated by an evaluation | 25 | | service approved by the State Superintendent of Education. | 26 | | (3) Have a degree comparable to a degree from a |
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| 1 | | regionally accredited institution of higher education. | 2 | | (4) Have completed coursework aligned to standards | 3 | | concerning methods of instruction of the exceptional | 4 | | child, methods of reading and reading in the content area, | 5 | | and instructional strategies for English learners. | 6 | | (5) (Blank). | 7 | | (6) (Blank). | 8 | | (7) Have successfully met all State licensure | 9 | | examination requirements. Applicants who have successfully | 10 | | completed a test of basic skills, as defined by rules, at | 11 | | the time of initial licensure in another country shall not | 12 | | be required to complete a test of basic skills. Applicants | 13 | | who have successfully completed a test of content, as | 14 | | defined by rules, at the time of initial licensure in | 15 | | another country shall not be required to complete a test of | 16 | | content. Applicants for a teaching endorsement who have | 17 | | successfully completed an evidence-based assessment of | 18 | | teacher effectiveness, as defined by rules, at the time of | 19 | | initial licensure in another country shall not be required | 20 | | to complete an evidence-based assessment of teacher | 21 | | effectiveness. | 22 | | (8) Have completed student teaching or an equivalent | 23 | | experience. | 24 | | (b-5) All applicants who have not been entitled by an | 25 | | Illinois-approved educator preparation program at an Illinois | 26 | | institution of higher education and applicants trained in |
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| 1 | | another country applying for a Professional Educator License | 2 | | endorsed for principal or superintendent must hold a master's | 3 | | degree from a regionally accredited institution of higher | 4 | | education and must hold a comparable and valid educator license | 5 | | or certificate with similar grade level and subject matter | 6 | | credentials, with the State Board of Education having the | 7 | | authority to determine what constitutes similar grade level and | 8 | | subject matter credentials from another state, or must meet all | 9 | | of the following 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. Applicants who | 20 | | have successfully completed a test of content, as defined | 21 | | by rules, at the time of initial licensure in another state | 22 | | or country shall not be required to complete a test of | 23 | | content. | 24 | | (2.5) Have completed an internship, as defined by rule. | 25 | | (3) (Blank). | 26 | | (4) Have completed coursework aligned to standards |
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| 1 | | concerning methods of instruction of the exceptional | 2 | | child, methods of reading and reading in the content area, | 3 | | and instructional strategies for English learners. | 4 | | (5) Have completed a master's degree. | 5 | | (6) Have successfully completed teaching, school | 6 | | support, or administrative experience as defined by rule. | 7 | | A provisional educator endorsement to serve as a | 8 | | superintendent or principal may be affixed to an Educator | 9 | | License with Stipulations in accordance with Section 21B-20 of | 10 | | this Code. | 11 | | (b-7) All applicants who have not been entitled by an | 12 | | Illinois-approved educator preparation program at an Illinois | 13 | | institution of higher education applying for a Professional | 14 | | Educator License endorsed for Director of Special Education | 15 | | must hold a master's degree from a regionally accredited | 16 | | institution of higher education and must hold a comparable and | 17 | | valid educator license or certificate with similar grade level | 18 | | and subject matter credentials, with the State Board of | 19 | | Education having the authority to determine what constitutes | 20 | | similar grade level and subject matter credentials from another | 21 | | state, or must meet all of the following requirements: | 22 | | (1) Have completed a master's degree. | 23 | | (2) Have 2 years of full-time experience providing | 24 | | special education services. | 25 | | (3) Have successfully completed all examination | 26 | | requirements, as required by Section 21B-30 of this Code. |
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| 1 | | Applicants who have successfully completed a test of | 2 | | content, as identified by rules, at the time of initial | 3 | | licensure in another state or country shall not be required | 4 | | to complete a test of content. | 5 | | (4) Have completed coursework aligned to standards | 6 | | concerning methods of instruction of the exceptional | 7 | | child, methods of reading and reading in the content area, | 8 | | and instructional strategies for English learners. | 9 | | A provisional educator endorsement to serve as Director of | 10 | | Special Education may be affixed to an Educator License with | 11 | | Stipulations in accordance with Section 21B-20 of this Code. | 12 | | (b-10) All applicants who have not been entitled by an | 13 | | Illinois-approved educator preparation program at an Illinois | 14 | | institution of higher education applying for a Professional | 15 | | Educator License endorsed for chief school business official | 16 | | must hold a master's degree from a regionally accredited | 17 | | institution of higher education and must hold a comparable and | 18 | | valid educator license or certificate with similar grade level | 19 | | and subject matter credentials, with the State Board of | 20 | | Education having the authority to determine what constitutes | 21 | | similar grade level and subject matter credentials from another | 22 | | state, or must meet all of the following requirements: | 23 | | (1) Have completed a master's degree in school business | 24 | | management, finance, or accounting. | 25 | | (2) Have successfully completed an internship in | 26 | | school business management or have 2 years of experience as |
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| 1 | | a school business administrator. | 2 | | (3) Have successfully met all State examination | 3 | | requirements, as required by Section 21B-30 of this Code. | 4 | | Applicants who have successfully completed a test of | 5 | | content, as identified by rules, at the time of initial | 6 | | licensure in another state or country shall not be required | 7 | | to complete a test of content. | 8 | | (4) Have completed modules aligned to standards | 9 | | concerning methods of instruction of the exceptional | 10 | | child, methods of reading and reading in the content area, | 11 | | and instructional strategies for English learners. | 12 | | A provisional educator endorsement to serve as a chief | 13 | | school business official may be affixed to an Educator License | 14 | | with Stipulations. | 15 | | (c) The State Board of Education, in consultation with the | 16 | | State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, may adopt such | 17 | | rules as may be necessary to implement this Section.
| 18 | | (Source: P.A. 99-58, eff. 7-16-15; 99-920, eff. 1-6-17; 100-13, | 19 | | eff. 7-1-17; 100-584, eff. 4-6-18.) | 20 | | (105 ILCS 5/21B-40) | 21 | | Sec. 21B-40. Fees. | 22 | | (a) Beginning with the start of the new licensure system | 23 | | established pursuant to this Article, the following fees shall | 24 | | be charged to applicants: | 25 | | (1) A $100 $75 application fee for a Professional |
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| 1 | | Educator License or an Educator License with Stipulations. | 2 | | However, beginning on January 1, 2015, the application fee | 3 | | for a Professional Educator License and Educator License | 4 | | with Stipulations shall be $100. | 5 | | (1.5) A $50 application fee for a Substitute Teaching | 6 | | License. If the application for a Substitute Teaching | 7 | | License is made and granted after July 1, 2017, the | 8 | | licensee may apply for a refund of the application fee | 9 | | within 18 months of issuance of the new license and shall | 10 | | be issued that refund by the State Board of Education if | 11 | | the licensee provides evidence to the State Board of | 12 | | Education that the licensee has taught pursuant to the | 13 | | Substitute Teaching License at least 10 full school days | 14 | | within one year of issuance. | 15 | | (1.7) A $25 application fee for a Short-Term Substitute | 16 | | Teaching License. The Short-Term Substitute Teaching | 17 | | License must be registered in at least one region in this | 18 | | State, but does not require a registration fee. The | 19 | | licensee may apply for a refund of the application fee | 20 | | within 18 months of issuance of the new license and shall | 21 | | be issued that refund by the State Board of Education if | 22 | | the licensee provides evidence to the State Board of | 23 | | Education that the licensee has taught pursuant to the | 24 | | Short-Term Substitute Teaching License at least 10 full | 25 | | school days within one year of issuance. | 26 | | (2) A $150 application fee for individuals who have not |
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| 1 | | been entitled by an Illinois-approved educator preparation | 2 | | program at an Illinois institution of higher education and | 3 | | are seeking any of the licenses set forth in subdivision | 4 | | (1) of this subsection (a). | 5 | | (3) A $50 application fee for each endorsement or | 6 | | approval an individual holding a license wishes to add to | 7 | | that license . | 8 | | (4) A $10 per year registration fee for the course of | 9 | | the validity cycle to register the license, which shall be | 10 | | paid to the regional office of education having supervision | 11 | | and control over the school in which the individual holding | 12 | | the license is to be employed. If the individual holding | 13 | | the license is not yet employed, then the license may be | 14 | | registered in any county in this State. The registration | 15 | | fee must be paid in its entirety the first time the | 16 | | individual registers the license for a particular validity | 17 | | period in a single region. No additional fee may be charged | 18 | | for that validity period should the individual | 19 | | subsequently register the license in additional regions. | 20 | | An individual must register the license (i) immediately | 21 | | after initial issuance of the license and (ii) at the | 22 | | beginning of each renewal cycle if the individual has | 23 | | satisfied the renewal requirements required under this | 24 | | Code. | 25 | | Beginning on July 1, 2017, at the beginning of each | 26 | | renewal cycle, individuals who hold a Substitute Teaching |
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| 1 | | License may apply for a reimbursement of the registration | 2 | | fee within 18 months of renewal and shall be issued that | 3 | | reimbursement by the State Board of Education from funds | 4 | | appropriated for that purpose if the licensee provides | 5 | | evidence to the State Board of Education that the licensee | 6 | | has taught pursuant to the Substitute Teaching License at | 7 | | least 10 full school days within one year of renewal. | 8 | | (b) All application fees paid pursuant to subdivisions (1) | 9 | | through (3) of subsection (a) of this Section shall be | 10 | | deposited into the Teacher Certificate Fee Revolving Fund and | 11 | | shall be used, subject to appropriation, by the State Board of | 12 | | Education to provide the technology and human resources | 13 | | necessary for the timely and efficient processing of | 14 | | applications and for the renewal of licenses. Funds available | 15 | | from the Teacher Certificate Fee Revolving Fund may also be | 16 | | used by the State Board of Education to support the recruitment | 17 | | and retention of educators, to support educator preparation | 18 | | programs as they seek national accreditation, and to provide | 19 | | professional development aligned with the requirements set | 20 | | forth in Section 21B-45 of this Code. A majority of the funds | 21 | | in the Teacher Certificate Fee Revolving Fund must be dedicated | 22 | | to the timely and efficient processing of applications and for | 23 | | the renewal of licenses. The Teacher Certificate Fee Revolving | 24 | | Fund is not subject to administrative charge transfers, | 25 | | authorized under Section 8h of the State Finance Act, from the | 26 | | Teacher Certificate Fee Revolving Fund into any other fund of |
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| 1 | | this State, and moneys in the Teacher Certificate Fee Revolving | 2 | | Fund shall not revert back to the General Revenue Fund at any | 3 | | time. | 4 | | The regional superintendent of schools shall deposit the | 5 | | registration fees paid pursuant to subdivision (4) of | 6 | | subsection (a) of this Section into the institute fund | 7 | | established pursuant to Section 3-11 of this Code. | 8 | | (c) The State Board of Education and each regional office | 9 | | of education are authorized to charge a service or convenience | 10 | | fee for the use of credit cards for the payment of license | 11 | | fees. This service or convenience fee shall not exceed the | 12 | | amount required by the credit card processing company or vendor | 13 | | that has entered into a contract with the State Board or | 14 | | regional office of education for this purpose, and the fee must | 15 | | be paid to that company or vendor. | 16 | | (d) If, at the time a certificate issued under Article 21 | 17 | | of this Code is exchanged for a license issued under this | 18 | | Article, a person has paid registration fees for any years of | 19 | | the validity period of the certificate and these years have not | 20 | | expired when the certificate is exchanged, then those fees must | 21 | | be applied to the registration of the new license.
| 22 | | (Source: P.A. 99-58, eff. 7-16-15; 99-920, eff. 1-6-17; | 23 | | 100-550, eff. 11-8-17.) | 24 | | (105 ILCS 5/21B-45) | 25 | | Sec. 21B-45. Professional Educator License renewal. |
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| 1 | | (a) Individuals holding a Professional Educator License | 2 | | are required to complete the licensure renewal requirements as | 3 | | specified in this Section, unless otherwise provided in this | 4 | | Code. | 5 | | Individuals holding a Professional Educator License shall | 6 | | meet the renewal requirements set forth in this Section, unless | 7 | | otherwise provided in this Code. If an individual holds a | 8 | | license endorsed in more than one area that has different | 9 | | renewal requirements, that individual shall follow the renewal | 10 | | requirements for the position for which he or she spends the | 11 | | majority of his or her time working. | 12 | | (b) All Professional Educator Licenses not renewed as | 13 | | provided in this Section shall lapse on September 1 of that | 14 | | year. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Section, if | 15 | | a license holder's electronic mail address is available, the | 16 | | State Board of Education shall send him or her notification | 17 | | electronically that his or her license will lapse if not | 18 | | renewed, to be sent no more than 6 months prior to the license | 19 | | lapsing. Lapsed licenses may be immediately reinstated upon (i) | 20 | | payment by the applicant of a $500 penalty to the State Board | 21 | | of Education or (ii) the demonstration of proficiency by | 22 | | completing 9 semester hours of coursework from a regionally | 23 | | accredited institution of higher education in the content area | 24 | | that most aligns with one or more of the educator's endorsement | 25 | | areas. Any and all back fees, including without limitation | 26 | | registration fees owed from the time of expiration of the |
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| 1 | | license until the date of reinstatement, shall be paid and kept | 2 | | in accordance with the provisions in Article 3 of this Code | 3 | | concerning an institute fund and the provisions in Article 21B | 4 | | of this Code concerning fees and requirements for registration. | 5 | | Licenses not registered in accordance with Section 21B-40 of | 6 | | this Code shall lapse after a period of 6 months from the | 7 | | expiration of the last year of registration or on January 1 of | 8 | | the fiscal year following initial issuance of the license. An | 9 | | unregistered license is invalid after September 1 for | 10 | | employment and performance of services in an Illinois public or | 11 | | State-operated school or cooperative and in a charter school. | 12 | | Any license or endorsement may be voluntarily surrendered by | 13 | | the license holder. A voluntarily surrendered license, except a | 14 | | substitute teaching license issued under Section 21B-20 of this | 15 | | Code, shall be treated as a revoked license. An Educator | 16 | | License with Stipulations with only a paraprofessional | 17 | | endorsement does not lapse.
| 18 | | (c) From July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014, in order to | 19 | | satisfy the requirements for licensure renewal provided for in | 20 | | this Section, each professional educator licensee with an | 21 | | administrative endorsement who is working in a position | 22 | | requiring such endorsement shall complete one Illinois | 23 | | Administrators' Academy course, as described in Article 2 of | 24 | | this Code, per fiscal year. | 25 | | (d) Beginning July 1, 2014, in order to satisfy the | 26 | | requirements for licensure renewal provided for in this |
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| 1 | | Section, each professional educator licensee may create a | 2 | | professional development plan each year. The plan shall address | 3 | | one or more of the endorsements that are required of his or her | 4 | | educator position if the licensee is employed and performing | 5 | | services in an Illinois public or State-operated school or | 6 | | cooperative. If the licensee is employed in a charter school, | 7 | | the plan shall address that endorsement or those endorsements | 8 | | most closely related to his or her educator position. Licensees | 9 | | employed and performing services in any other Illinois schools | 10 | | may participate in the renewal requirements by adhering to the | 11 | | same process. | 12 | | Except as otherwise provided in this Section, the | 13 | | licensee's professional development activities shall align | 14 | | with one or more of the following criteria: | 15 | | (1) activities are of a type that engage participants | 16 | | over a sustained period of time allowing for analysis, | 17 | | discovery, and application as they relate to student | 18 | | learning, social or emotional achievement, or well-being; | 19 | | (2) professional development aligns to the licensee's | 20 | | performance; | 21 | | (3) outcomes for the activities must relate to student | 22 | | growth or district improvement; | 23 | | (4) activities align to State-approved standards;
and | 24 | | (5) higher education coursework. | 25 | | (e) For each renewal cycle, each professional educator | 26 | | licensee shall engage in professional development activities. |
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| 1 | | Prior to renewal, the licensee shall enter electronically into | 2 | | the Educator Licensure Information System (ELIS) the name, | 3 | | date, and location of the activity, the number of professional | 4 | | development hours, and the provider's name. The following | 5 | | provisions shall apply concerning professional development | 6 | | activities: | 7 | | (1) Each licensee shall complete a total of 120 hours | 8 | | of professional development per 5-year renewal cycle in | 9 | | order to renew the license, except as otherwise provided in | 10 | | this Section. | 11 | | (2) Beginning with his or her first full 5-year cycle, | 12 | | any licensee with an administrative endorsement who is not | 13 | | working in a position requiring such endorsement is not | 14 | | required to complete Illinois Administrators' Academy | 15 | | courses, as described in Article 2 of this Code. Such | 16 | | licensees must complete one Illinois Administrators' | 17 | | Academy course within one year after returning to a | 18 | | position that requires the administrative endorsement. | 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 of Illinois retirement system shall notify the | 14 | | State Board of Education using ELIS, and the license shall | 15 | | be maintained in retired status. For any renewal cycle in | 16 | | which a licensee retires during the renewal cycle, the | 17 | | licensee must complete professional development activities | 18 | | on a prorated basis depending on the number of years during | 19 | | the renewal cycle the educator held an active license. If a | 20 | | licensee retires during a renewal cycle, the licensee must | 21 | | notify the State Board of Education using ELIS that the | 22 | | licensee wishes to maintain the license in retired status | 23 | | and must show proof of completion of professional | 24 | | development activities on a prorated basis for all years of | 25 | | that renewal cycle for which the license was active. An | 26 | | individual with a license in retired status shall not be |
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| 1 | | required to complete professional development activities | 2 | | or pay registration fees until returning to a position that | 3 | | requires educator licensure. Upon returning to work in a | 4 | | position that requires the Professional Educator License, | 5 | | the licensee shall immediately pay a registration fee and | 6 | | complete renewal requirements for that year. A license in | 7 | | retired status cannot lapse. Beginning on January 6, 2017 | 8 | | (the effective date of Public Act 99-920) through December | 9 | | 31, 2017, any licensee who has retired and whose license | 10 | | has lapsed for failure to renew as provided in this Section | 11 | | may reinstate that license and maintain it in retired | 12 | | status upon providing proof to the State Board of Education | 13 | | using ELIS that the licensee is retired and is not working | 14 | | in a position that requires a Professional Educator | 15 | | License. | 16 | | (7) For any renewal cycle in which professional | 17 | | development hours were required, but not fulfilled, the | 18 | | licensee shall complete any missed hours to total the | 19 | | minimum professional development hours required in this | 20 | | Section prior to September 1 of that year. Professional | 21 | | development hours used to fulfill the minimum required | 22 | | hours for a renewal cycle may be used for only one renewal | 23 | | cycle. For any fiscal year or renewal cycle in which an | 24 | | Illinois Administrators' Academy course was required but | 25 | | not completed, the licensee shall complete any missed | 26 | | Illinois Administrators' Academy courses prior to |
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| 1 | | September 1 of that year. The licensee may complete all | 2 | | deficient hours and Illinois Administrators' Academy | 3 | | courses while continuing to work in a position that | 4 | | requires that license until September 1 of that year. | 5 | | (8) Any licensee who has not fulfilled the professional | 6 | | development renewal requirements set forth in this Section | 7 | | at the end of any 5-year renewal cycle is ineligible to | 8 | | register his or her license and may submit an appeal to the | 9 | | State Superintendent of Education for reinstatement of the | 10 | | license. | 11 | | (9) If professional development opportunities were | 12 | | unavailable to a licensee, proof that opportunities were | 13 | | unavailable and request for an extension of time beyond | 14 | | August 31 to complete the renewal requirements may be | 15 | | submitted from April 1 through June 30 of that year to the | 16 | | State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board. If an | 17 | | extension is approved, the license shall remain valid | 18 | | during the extension period. | 19 | | (10) Individuals who hold exempt licenses prior to | 20 | | December 27, 2013 (the effective date of Public Act 98-610) | 21 | | shall commence the annual renewal process with the first | 22 | | scheduled registration due after December 27, 2013 (the | 23 | | effective date of Public Act 98-610). | 24 | | (11) Notwithstanding any other provision of this | 25 | | subsection (e), if a licensee earns more than the required | 26 | | number of professional development hours during a renewal |
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| 1 | | cycle, then the licensee may carry over any hours earned | 2 | | from April 1 through June 30 of the last year of the | 3 | | renewal cycle. Any hours carried over in this manner must | 4 | | be applied to the next renewal cycle. Illinois | 5 | | Administrators' Academy courses or hours earned in those | 6 | | courses may not be carried over. | 7 | | (f) At the time of renewal, each licensee shall respond to | 8 | | the required questions under penalty of perjury. | 9 | | (g) The following entities shall be designated as approved | 10 | | to provide professional development activities for the renewal | 11 | | of Professional Educator Licenses: | 12 | | (1) The State Board of Education. | 13 | | (2) Regional offices of education and intermediate | 14 | | service centers. | 15 | | (3) Illinois professional associations representing | 16 | | the following groups that are approved by the State | 17 | | Superintendent of Education: | 18 | | (A) school administrators; | 19 | | (B) principals; | 20 | | (C) school business officials; | 21 | | (D) teachers, including special education | 22 | | teachers; | 23 | | (E) school boards; | 24 | | (F) school districts; | 25 | | (G) parents; and | 26 | | (H) school service personnel. |
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| 1 | | (4) Regionally accredited institutions of higher | 2 | | education that offer Illinois-approved educator | 3 | | preparation programs and public community colleges subject | 4 | | to the Public Community College Act. | 5 | | (5) Illinois public school districts, charter schools | 6 | | authorized under Article 27A of this Code, and joint | 7 | | educational programs authorized under Article 10 of this | 8 | | Code for the purposes of providing career and technical | 9 | | education or special education services. | 10 | | (6) A not-for-profit organization that, as of December | 11 | | 31, 2014 (the effective date of Public Act 98-1147), has | 12 | | had or has a grant from or a contract with the State Board | 13 | | of Education to provide professional development services | 14 | | in the area of English Learning to Illinois school | 15 | | districts, teachers, or administrators. | 16 | | (7) State agencies, State boards, and State | 17 | | commissions. | 18 | | (8) Museums as defined in Section 10 of the Museum | 19 | | Disposition of Property Act. | 20 | | (h) Approved providers under subsection (g) of this Section | 21 | | shall make available professional development opportunities | 22 | | that satisfy at least one of the following: | 23 | | (1) increase the knowledge and skills of school and | 24 | | district leaders who guide continuous professional | 25 | | development; | 26 | | (2) improve the learning of students; |
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| 1 | | (3) organize adults into learning communities whose | 2 | | goals are aligned with those of the school and district; | 3 | | (4) deepen educator's content knowledge; | 4 | | (5) provide educators with research-based | 5 | | instructional strategies to assist students in meeting | 6 | | rigorous academic standards; | 7 | | (6) prepare educators to appropriately use various | 8 | | types of classroom assessments; | 9 | | (7) use learning strategies appropriate to the | 10 | | intended goals; | 11 | | (8) provide educators with the knowledge and skills to | 12 | | collaborate; or | 13 | | (9) prepare educators to apply research to | 14 | | decision-making. | 15 | | (i) Approved providers under subsection (g) of this Section | 16 | | shall do the following: | 17 | | (1) align professional development activities to the | 18 | | State-approved national standards for professional | 19 | | learning; | 20 | | (2) meet the professional development criteria for | 21 | | Illinois licensure renewal; | 22 | | (3) produce a rationale for the activity that explains | 23 | | how it aligns to State standards and identify the | 24 | | assessment for determining the expected impact on student | 25 | | learning or school improvement; | 26 | | (4) maintain original documentation for completion of |
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| 1 | | activities; and | 2 | | (5) provide license holders with evidence of | 3 | | completion of activities ; and . | 4 | | (6) request an Illinois Educator Identification Number | 5 | | (IEIN) for each educator during each professional | 6 | | development activity. | 7 | | (j) The State Board of Education shall conduct annual | 8 | | audits of a subset of approved providers, except for school | 9 | | districts, which shall be audited by regional offices of | 10 | | education and intermediate service centers. The State Board of | 11 | | Education shall ensure that each approved provider, except for | 12 | | a school district, is audited at least once every 5 years. The | 13 | | State Board of Education may conduct more frequent audits of | 14 | | providers if evidence suggests the requirements of this Section | 15 | | or administrative rules are not being met. Each approved | 16 | | provider, except for school districts, that is audited by a | 17 | | regional office of education or intermediate service center | 18 | | must be audited at least once every 5 years. The State Board of | 19 | | Education shall complete random audits of licensees. | 20 | | (1) (Blank). Approved providers shall annually submit | 21 | | to the State Board of Education a list of subcontractors | 22 | | used for delivery of professional development activities | 23 | | for which renewal credit was issued and other information | 24 | | as defined by rule. | 25 | | (2) Approved providers shall comply with the | 26 | | requirements in subsections (h) and (i) of this Section by |
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| 1 | | annually submitting submit data to the State Board of | 2 | | Education demonstrating how the professional development | 3 | | activities impacted one or more of the following: | 4 | | (A) educator and student growth in regards to | 5 | | content knowledge or skills, or both; | 6 | | (B) educator and student social and emotional | 7 | | growth; or | 8 | | (C) alignment to district or school improvement | 9 | | plans. | 10 | | (3) The State Superintendent of Education shall review | 11 | | the annual data collected by the State Board of Education, | 12 | | regional offices of education, and intermediate service | 13 | | centers in audits to determine if the approved provider has | 14 | | met the criteria and should continue to be an approved | 15 | | provider or if further action should be taken as provided | 16 | | in rules. | 17 | | (k) Registration fees shall be paid for the next renewal | 18 | | cycle between April 1 and June 30 in the last year of each | 19 | | 5-year renewal cycle using ELIS. If all required professional | 20 | | development hours for the renewal cycle have been completed and | 21 | | entered by the licensee, the licensee shall pay the | 22 | | registration fees for the next cycle using a form of credit or | 23 | | debit card. | 24 | | (l) Any professional educator licensee endorsed for school | 25 | | support personnel who is employed and performing services in | 26 | | Illinois public schools and who holds an active and current |
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| 1 | | professional license issued by the Department of Financial and | 2 | | Professional Regulation or a national certification board, as | 3 | | approved by the State Board of Education, related to the | 4 | | endorsement areas on the Professional Educator License shall be | 5 | | deemed to have satisfied the continuing professional | 6 | | development requirements provided for in this Section. Such | 7 | | individuals shall be required to pay only registration fees to | 8 | | renew the Professional Educator License. An individual who does | 9 | | not hold a license issued by the Department of Financial and | 10 | | Professional Regulation shall complete professional | 11 | | development requirements for the renewal of a Professional | 12 | | Educator License provided for in this Section. | 13 | | (m) Appeals to the State Educator Preparation and Licensure | 14 | | Board
must be made within 30 days after receipt of notice from | 15 | | the State Superintendent of Education that a license will not | 16 | | be renewed based upon failure to complete the requirements of | 17 | | this Section. A licensee may appeal that decision to the State | 18 | | Educator Preparation and Licensure Board in a manner prescribed | 19 | | by rule. | 20 | | (1) Each appeal shall state the reasons why the State | 21 | | Superintendent's decision should be reversed and shall be | 22 | | sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the | 23 | | State Board of Education. | 24 | | (2) The State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board | 25 | | shall review each appeal regarding renewal of a license | 26 | | within 90 days after receiving the appeal in order to |
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| 1 | | determine whether the licensee has met the requirements of | 2 | | this Section. The State Educator Preparation and Licensure | 3 | | Board may hold an appeal hearing or may make its | 4 | | determination based upon the record of review, which shall | 5 | | consist of the following: | 6 | | (A) the regional superintendent of education's | 7 | | rationale for recommending nonrenewal of the license, | 8 | | if applicable; | 9 | | (B) any evidence submitted to the State | 10 | | Superintendent along with the individual's electronic | 11 | | statement of assurance for renewal; and | 12 | | (C) the State Superintendent's rationale for | 13 | | nonrenewal of the license. | 14 | | (3) The State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board | 15 | | shall notify the licensee of its decision regarding license | 16 | | renewal by certified mail, return receipt requested, no | 17 | | later than 30 days after reaching a decision. Upon receipt | 18 | | of notification of renewal, the licensee, using ELIS, shall | 19 | | pay the applicable registration fee for the next cycle | 20 | | using a form of credit or debit card. | 21 | | (n) The State Board of Education may adopt rules as may be | 22 | | necessary to implement this Section. | 23 | | (Source: P.A. 99-58, eff. 7-16-15; 99-130, eff. 7-24-15; | 24 | | 99-591, eff. 1-1-17; 99-642, eff. 7-28-16; 99-920, eff. 1-6-17; | 25 | | 100-13, eff. 7-1-17; 100-339, eff. 8-25-17; revised 9-22-17.) |
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| 1 | | (105 ILCS 5/21B-50) | 2 | | Sec. 21B-50. Alternative educator licensure program. | 3 | | (a) There is established an alternative educator licensure | 4 | | program, to be known as the Alternative Educator Licensure | 5 | | Program for Teachers. | 6 | | (b) Beginning on January 1, 2013, the Alternative Educator | 7 | | Licensure Program for Teachers may be offered by a recognized | 8 | | institution approved to offer educator preparation programs by | 9 | | the State Board of Education, in consultation with the State | 10 | | Educator Preparation and Licensure Board. | 11 | | The program shall be comprised of 4 phases: | 12 | | (1) A course of study that at a minimum includes | 13 | | instructional planning; instructional strategies, | 14 | | including special education, reading, and English language | 15 | | learning; classroom management; and the assessment of | 16 | | students and use of data to drive instruction. | 17 | | (2) A year of residency, which is a candidate's | 18 | | assignment to a full-time teaching position or as a | 19 | | co-teacher for one full school year. An individual must | 20 | | hold an Educator License with Stipulations with an | 21 | | alternative provisional educator endorsement in order to | 22 | | enter the residency and must complete additional program | 23 | | requirements that address required State and national | 24 | | standards, pass the assessment of professional teaching | 25 | | before entering the second residency year, as required | 26 | | under phase (3) of this subsection (b), and be recommended |
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| 1 | | by the principal and program coordinator to continue with | 2 | | the second year of the residency. | 3 | | (3) A second year of residency, which shall include the | 4 | | candidate's assignment to a full-time teaching position | 5 | | for one school year. The candidate must be assigned an | 6 | | experienced teacher to act as a mentor and coach the | 7 | | candidate through the second year of residency. | 8 | | (4) A comprehensive assessment of the candidate's | 9 | | teaching effectiveness, as evaluated by the principal and | 10 | | the program coordinator, at the end of the second year of | 11 | | residency. If there is disagreement between the 2 | 12 | | evaluators about the candidate's teaching effectiveness, | 13 | | the candidate may complete one additional year of residency | 14 | | teaching under a professional development plan developed | 15 | | by the principal and preparation program. At the completion | 16 | | of the third year, a candidate must have positive | 17 | | evaluations and a recommendation for full licensure from | 18 | | both the principal and the program coordinator or no | 19 | | Professional Educator License shall be issued. | 20 | | Successful completion of the program shall be deemed to | 21 | | satisfy any other practice or student teaching and content | 22 | | matter requirements established by law. | 23 | | (c) An alternative provisional educator endorsement on an | 24 | | Educator License with Stipulations is valid for 2 years of | 25 | | teaching in the public schools, including without limitation a | 26 | | charter school, or in a State-recognized nonpublic school in |
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| 1 | | which the chief administrator is required to have the licensure | 2 | | necessary to be a principal in a public school in this State | 3 | | and in which a majority of the teachers are required to have | 4 | | the licensure necessary to be instructors in a public school in | 5 | | this State, but may be renewed for a third year if needed to | 6 | | complete the Alternative Educator Licensure Program for | 7 | | Teachers. The endorsement shall be issued only once to an | 8 | | individual who meets all of the following requirements: | 9 | | (1) Has graduated from a regionally accredited college | 10 | | or university with a bachelor's degree or higher. | 11 | | (2) Has a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or | 12 | | greater on a 4.0 scale or its equivalent on another scale. | 13 | | (3) Has completed a major in the content area if | 14 | | seeking a middle or secondary level endorsement or, if | 15 | | seeking an early childhood, elementary, or special | 16 | | education endorsement, has completed a major in the content | 17 | | area of reading, English/language arts, mathematics, or | 18 | | one of the sciences. If the individual does not have a | 19 | | major in a content area for any level of teaching, he or | 20 | | she must submit transcripts to the State Board | 21 | | Superintendent of Education to be reviewed for | 22 | | equivalency. | 23 | | (4) Has successfully completed phase (1) of subsection | 24 | | (b) of this Section. | 25 | | (5) Has passed a test of basic skills and content area | 26 | | test required for the specific endorsement for admission |
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| 1 | | into the program, as required under Section 21B-30 of this | 2 | | Code. | 3 | | A candidate possessing the alternative provisional | 4 | | educator endorsement may receive a salary, benefits, and any | 5 | | other terms of employment offered to teachers in the school who | 6 | | are members of an exclusive bargaining representative, if any, | 7 | | but a school is not required to provide these benefits during | 8 | | the years of residency if the candidate is serving only as a | 9 | | co-teacher. If the candidate is serving as the teacher of | 10 | | record, the candidate must receive a salary, benefits, and any | 11 | | other terms of employment. Residency experiences must not be | 12 | | counted towards tenure. | 13 | | (d) The recognized institution offering the Alternative | 14 | | Educator Licensure Program for Teachers must partner with a | 15 | | school district, including without limitation a charter | 16 | | school, or a State-recognized, nonpublic school in this State | 17 | | in which the chief administrator is required to have the | 18 | | licensure necessary to be a principal in a public school in | 19 | | this State and in which a majority of the teachers are required | 20 | | to have the licensure necessary to be instructors in a public | 21 | | school in this State. The program presented for approval by the | 22 | | State Board of Education must demonstrate the supports that are | 23 | | to be provided to assist the provisional teacher during the | 24 | | 2-year residency period. These supports must provide | 25 | | additional contact hours with mentors during the first year of | 26 | | residency. |
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| 1 | | (e) Upon completion of the 4 phases outlined in subsection | 2 | | (b) of this Section and all assessments required under Section | 3 | | 21B-30 of this Code, an individual shall receive a Professional | 4 | | Educator License. | 5 | | (f) The State Board of Education, in consultation with the | 6 | | State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, may adopt such | 7 | | rules as may be necessary to establish and implement the | 8 | | Alternative Educator Licensure Program for Teachers.
| 9 | | (Source: P.A. 99-58, eff. 7-16-15.) | 10 | | (105 ILCS 5/21B-55) | 11 | | Sec. 21B-55. Alternative route to superintendent | 12 | | endorsement. | 13 | | (a) The State Board of Education, in consultation with the | 14 | | State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, may approve | 15 | | programs designed to provide an alternative route to | 16 | | superintendent endorsement on a Professional Educator License. | 17 | | (b) Entities offering an alternative route to | 18 | | superintendent endorsement program must have the program | 19 | | approved by the State Board of Education, in consultation with | 20 | | the State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board. | 21 | | (c) All programs approved under this Section shall be | 22 | | comprised of the following 3 phases: | 23 | | (1) A course of study offered on an intensive basis in | 24 | | education management, governance, organization, and | 25 | | instructional and district planning. |
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| 1 | | (2) The person's assignment to a full-time position for | 2 | | one school year as a superintendent. | 3 | | (3) A comprehensive assessment of the person's | 4 | | performance by school officials and a recommendation to the | 5 | | State Board Superintendent of Education that the person be | 6 | | issued a superintendent endorsement on a Professional | 7 | | Educator License. | 8 | | (d) In order to be admitted to an alternative route to | 9 | | superintendent endorsement program, a candidate shall pass a | 10 | | test of basic skills, as required under Section 21B-30 of this | 11 | | Code. In order to serve as a superintendent under phase (2) of | 12 | | subsection (c) of this Section, an individual must be issued an | 13 | | alternative provisional superintendent endorsement on an | 14 | | Educator License with Stipulations, to be valid for only one | 15 | | year of serving as a superintendent. In order to receive the | 16 | | provisional alternative superintendent endorsement under this | 17 | | Section, an individual must meet all of the following | 18 | | requirements: | 19 | | (1) Have graduated from a regionally accredited | 20 | | college or university with a minimum of a master's degree | 21 | | in a management field other than education . | 22 | | (2) Have been employed for a period of at least 5 years | 23 | | in a management level position other than education. | 24 | | (3) Have successfully completed phase (1) of | 25 | | subsection (c) of this Section. | 26 | | (4) Have passed a test of basic skills and a content |
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| 1 | | area test for admission into the program, as examinations | 2 | | required by Section 21B-30 of this Code. | 3 | | (e) Successful completion of an alternative route to | 4 | | superintendent endorsement program shall be deemed to satisfy | 5 | | any other supervisory, administrative, or management | 6 | | experience requirements established by law, and, once | 7 | | completed, an individual shall be eligible for a superintendent | 8 | | endorsement on a Professional Educator License. | 9 | | (f) The State Board of Education, in consultation with the | 10 | | State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, may adopt such | 11 | | rules as may be needed to establish and implement these | 12 | | alternative route to superintendent endorsement programs.
| 13 | | (Source: P.A. 97-607, eff. 8-26-11.) | 14 | | (105 ILCS 5/21B-105) | 15 | | Sec. 21B-105. Granting of recognition; regional | 16 | | accreditation; definitions. | 17 | | (a) "Recognized", as used in this Article in connection | 18 | | with the word "school" or "institution", means such college, | 19 | | university, or for-profit or not-for-profit entity that meets | 20 | | requirements set by the State Board of Education, in | 21 | | consultation with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure | 22 | | Board. Application for recognition of the school or institution | 23 | | as an educator preparation institution must be made to the | 24 | | State Board of Education. The State Board of Education, in | 25 | | consultation with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure |
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| 1 | | Board, shall set the criteria by which the school or | 2 | | institution is to be judged and, through the secretary of the | 3 | | State Board, arrange for an official inspection and shall grant | 4 | | recognition of such school or institution as may meet the | 5 | | required standards. If the standards include requirements with | 6 | | regard to education in acquiring skills in working with | 7 | | culturally distinctive students, as defined by the State Board | 8 | | of Education, then the rules of the State Board of Education | 9 | | shall include the criteria used to evaluate compliance with | 10 | | this requirement. No school or institution may make assignments | 11 | | of student teachers or teachers for practice teaching so as to | 12 | | promote segregation on the basis of race, creed, color, | 13 | | religion, sex, or national origin. | 14 | | Any for-profit or not-for-profit entity must also be | 15 | | approved by the Board of Higher Education. | 16 | | All recommendations or entitlements for educator licensure | 17 | | shall be made by a recognized institution operating a program | 18 | | of preparation for the license that is approved by the State | 19 | | Board Superintendent of Education, in consultation with the | 20 | | State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board. The State Board | 21 | | of Education, in consultation with the State Educator | 22 | | Preparation and Licensure Board, shall have the power to define | 23 | | a major or minor when used as a basis for recognition and | 24 | | licensure purposes. | 25 | | (b) "Regionally accredited", or "accredited", as used in | 26 | | this Article in connection with a university or institution, |
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| 1 | | means an institution of higher education accredited by the | 2 | | North Central Association or other comparable regional | 3 | | accrediting association.
| 4 | | (Source: P.A. 97-607, eff. 8-26-11.) | 5 | | (105 ILCS 5/34-18.60 new) | 6 | | Sec. 34-18.60. Short-term substitute teacher training. | 7 | | (a) The board shall, in collaboration with its teachers or, | 8 | | if applicable, the exclusive bargaining representative of its | 9 | | teachers, jointly develop a short-term substitute teacher | 10 | | training program that provides individuals who hold a | 11 | | Short-Term Substitute Teaching License under Section 21B-20 of | 12 | | this Code with information on curriculum, classroom management | 13 | | techniques, school safety, and district and building | 14 | | operations. The State Board of Education may develop a model | 15 | | short-term substitute teacher training program for use by the | 16 | | board under this subsection (a) if the board and its teachers | 17 | | or, if applicable, the exclusive bargaining representative of | 18 | | its teachers agree to use the State Board's model. If the board | 19 | | has a substitute teacher training program in place before the | 20 | | effective date of this amendatory Act of the 100th General | 21 | | Assembly, it may utilize that program to satisfy the | 22 | | requirements of this subsection (a). | 23 | | (b) Nothing in this Section prohibits the board from | 24 | | offering substitute training to substitute teachers licensed | 25 | | under paragraph (3) of Section 21B-20 of this Code or to |
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| 1 | | substitute teachers holding a Professional Educator License. | 2 | | (c) This Section is repealed on July 1, 2023.
| 3 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, | 4 | | 2018. |
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