Full Text of SB1947 100th General Assembly
SB1947ham001 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY | Rep. Fred Crespo Filed: 6/30/2017
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1947
| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1947 by replacing | 3 | | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
| 4 | | "Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section | 5 | | 21B-35 as follows: | 6 | | (105 ILCS 5/21B-35) | 7 | | Sec. 21B-35. Minimum requirements for educators trained in | 8 | | other states or countries. | 9 | | (a) All applicants who have not been entitled by an | 10 | | Illinois-approved educator preparation program at an Illinois | 11 | | institution of higher education applying for a Professional | 12 | | Educator License endorsed in a teaching field or school support | 13 | | personnel area must meet all of the following requirements: | 14 | | (1) Provide evidence of completing a comparable | 15 | | state-approved educator preparation program, as defined by | 16 | | the State Superintendent of Education, or hold Hold a |
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| 1 | | comparable and valid educator license or certificate with | 2 | | similar grade level and subject matter credentials from | 3 | | another state. The State Board of Education shall have the | 4 | | authority to determine what constitutes similar grade | 5 | | level and subject matter credentials from another state. A | 6 | | comparable educator license or certificate is one that | 7 | | demonstrates that the license or certificate holder meets | 8 | | similar requirements as candidates entitled by an | 9 | | Illinois-approved educator preparation program in teaching | 10 | | or school support personnel areas concerning coursework | 11 | | aligned to standards concerning methods of instruction of | 12 | | the exceptional child, methods of reading and reading in | 13 | | the content area, and instructional strategies for English | 14 | | learners. An applicant who holds a comparable and valid | 15 | | educator license or certificate from another state must | 16 | | submit verification to the State Board of Education that | 17 | | the applicant has completed coursework concerning methods | 18 | | of instruction of the exceptional child, methods of reading | 19 | | and reading in the content area, and instructional | 20 | | strategies for English learners. | 21 | | (2) Have a degree from a regionally accredited | 22 | | institution of higher education and the degreed major or a | 23 | | constructed major must directly correspond to the license | 24 | | or endorsement sought. | 25 | | (3) (Blank). | 26 | | (4) (Blank). |
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| 1 | | (5) (Blank). | 2 | | (6) Have successfully met all Illinois examination | 3 | | requirements. Applicants who have successfully completed a | 4 | | test of basic skills, as defined by rules, at the time of | 5 | | initial licensure in another state shall not be required to | 6 | | complete a test of basic skills. Applicants who have | 7 | | successfully completed a test of content, as defined by | 8 | | rules, at the time of initial licensure in another state | 9 | | shall not be required to complete a test of content. | 10 | | Applicants for a teaching endorsement who have | 11 | | successfully completed an evidence-based assessment of | 12 | | teacher effectiveness, as defined by rules, at the time of | 13 | | initial licensure in another state shall not be required to | 14 | | complete an evidence-based assessment of teacher | 15 | | effectiveness. | 16 | | (7) For applicants for a teaching endorsement, have | 17 | | completed student teaching or an equivalent experience or, | 18 | | for applicants for a school service personnel endorsement, | 19 | | have completed an internship or an equivalent experience. | 20 | | If one or more of the criteria in this subsection (a) are | 21 | | not met, then applicants who have not been entitled by an | 22 | | Illinois-approved educator preparation program at an Illinois | 23 | | institution of higher education who hold a valid, comparable | 24 | | certificate from another state may qualify for a provisional | 25 | | educator endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations, | 26 | | in accordance with Section 21B-20 of this Code. |
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| 1 | | (b) In order to receive a Professional Educator License | 2 | | endorsed in a teaching field, applicants trained in another | 3 | | country must meet all of the following requirements: | 4 | | (1) Have completed a comparable education program in | 5 | | another country. | 6 | | (2) Have had transcripts evaluated by an evaluation | 7 | | service approved by the State Superintendent of Education. | 8 | | (3) Hold a degreed major that must directly correspond | 9 | | to the license or endorsement sought. | 10 | | (4) (Blank). | 11 | | (5) (Blank). | 12 | | (6) (Blank). | 13 | | (7) Have successfully met all State licensure | 14 | | examination requirements. Applicants who have successfully | 15 | | completed a test of basic skills, as defined by rules, at | 16 | | the time of initial licensure in another country shall not | 17 | | be required to complete a test of basic skills. Applicants | 18 | | who have successfully completed a test of content, as | 19 | | defined by rules, at the time of initial licensure in | 20 | | another country shall not be required to complete a test of | 21 | | content. Applicants for a teaching endorsement who have | 22 | | successfully completed an evidence-based assessment of | 23 | | teacher effectiveness, as defined by rules, at the time of | 24 | | initial licensure in another country shall not be required | 25 | | to complete an evidence-based assessment of teacher | 26 | | effectiveness. |
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| 1 | | (8) Have completed student teaching or an equivalent | 2 | | experience. | 3 | | (b-5) All applicants who have not been entitled by an | 4 | | Illinois-approved educator preparation program at an Illinois | 5 | | institution of higher education and applicants trained in | 6 | | another country applying for a Professional Educator License | 7 | | endorsed for principal or superintendent must meet all of the | 8 | | following requirements: | 9 | | (1) Have completed an educator preparation program | 10 | | approved by another state or comparable educator program in | 11 | | another country leading to the receipt of a license or | 12 | | certificate for the Illinois endorsement sought. | 13 | | (2) Have successfully met all State licensure | 14 | | examination requirements, as required by Section 21B-30 of | 15 | | this Code. Applicants who have successfully completed a | 16 | | test of basic skills, as defined by rules, at the time of | 17 | | initial licensure in another state or country shall not be | 18 | | required to complete a test of basic skills. Applicants who | 19 | | have successfully completed a test of content, as defined | 20 | | by rules, at the time of initial licensure in another state | 21 | | or country shall not be required to complete a test of | 22 | | content. | 23 | | (3) (Blank). | 24 | | A provisional educator endorsement to serve as a | 25 | | superintendent or principal may be affixed to an Educator | 26 | | License with Stipulations in accordance with Section 21B-20 of |
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| 1 | | this Code. | 2 | | (b-10) All applicants who have not been entitled by an | 3 | | Illinois-approved educator preparation program at an Illinois | 4 | | institution of higher education applying for a Professional | 5 | | Educator License endorsed for chief school business official | 6 | | must meet all of the following requirements: | 7 | | (1) Have completed a master's degree in school business | 8 | | management, finance, or accounting. | 9 | | (2) Have successfully completed an internship in | 10 | | school business management or have 2 years of experience as | 11 | | a school business administrator. | 12 | | (3) Have successfully met all State examination | 13 | | requirements, as required by Section 21B-30 of this Code. | 14 | | Applicants who have successfully completed a test of | 15 | | content, as identified by rules, at the time of initial | 16 | | licensure in another state or country shall not be required | 17 | | to complete a test of content. | 18 | | (4) Have successfully completed modules in reading | 19 | | methods, special education, and English Learners. | 20 | | A provisional educator endorsement to serve as a chief | 21 | | school business official may be affixed to an Educator License | 22 | | with Stipulations. | 23 | | (c) The State Board of Education, in consultation with the | 24 | | State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, may adopt such | 25 | | rules as may be necessary to implement this Section.
| 26 | | (Source: P.A. 98-581, eff. 8-27-13; 99-58, eff. 7-16-15; |
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| 1 | | 99-920, eff. 1-6-17.)".
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