Full Text of HB0423 101st General Assembly
HB0423ham004 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY | Rep. Sue Scherer Filed: 4/3/2019
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 423
| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 423, AS AMENDED, by | 3 | | replacing everything after the enacting clause with the | 4 | | following:
| 5 | | "Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Sections | 6 | | 2-3.11d, 14-9.01, 21B-15, 21B-20, 21B-30, 21B-35, 21B-50, | 7 | | 21B-55, and 24-1.5 and by adding Section 21B-107 as follows: | 8 | | (105 ILCS 5/2-3.11d) | 9 | | Sec. 2-3.11d. Teacher preparation institution listing. | 10 | | Data on tests required for teacher preparation and | 11 | | certification. Beginning with the effective date of this | 12 | | amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly, to collect and | 13 | | maintain all of the following data for each institution of | 14 | | higher education engaged in teacher preparation in this State: | 15 | | (1) The number of individuals taking the test of basic | 16 | | skills under Section 21-1a of this Code. |
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| 1 | | (2) The number of individuals passing the test of basic | 2 | | skills under Section 21-1a of this Code. | 3 | | (3) The total number of subject-matter tests attempted | 4 | | under Section 21-1a of this Code. | 5 | | (4) The total number of subject-matter tests passed | 6 | | under Section 21-1a of this Code. | 7 | | The data regarding subject-matter tests shall be reported in | 8 | | sum, rather than by separately listing each subject, in order | 9 | | to better protect the identity of the test-takers. | 10 | | On or before August 1, 2007, the State Board of Education | 11 | | shall file with the General Assembly and the Governor and shall | 12 | | make available to the public a report listing the institutions | 13 | | of higher education engaged in teacher preparation in this | 14 | | State, along with the data listed in items (1) and (2) of this | 15 | | Section pertinent to each institution. | 16 | | On or before October 1, 2012 and every 3 years thereafter, | 17 | | the State Board of Education shall file with the General | 18 | | Assembly and the Governor and shall make available to the | 19 | | public a report listing the institutions of higher education | 20 | | engaged in teacher preparation in this State , along with the | 21 | | data listed in items (1) through (4) of this Section pertinent | 22 | | to each institution .
| 23 | | (Source: P.A. 96-1423, eff. 8-3-10.)
| 24 | | (105 ILCS 5/14-9.01) (from Ch. 122, par. 14-9.01)
| 25 | | Sec. 14-9.01. Qualifications of teachers, other |
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| 1 | | professional personnel
and necessary workers. No person shall | 2 | | be employed to teach any class or
program authorized by this | 3 | | Article who does not hold a valid teacher's
license as provided | 4 | | by law and unless he has had such special training
as the State | 5 | | Board of Education may require. No special license or
| 6 | | endorsement to a special license issued under Article 21B | 7 | | Section 21B-30 of this Code shall be valid for teaching | 8 | | students with visual
disabilities unless the person to whom the | 9 | | license or endorsement is issued
has attained satisfactory | 10 | | performance on an examination that is designed to
assess | 11 | | competency in Braille reading and writing skills according to | 12 | | standards
that the State Board of Education may adopt. On and | 13 | | after July 1, 2025, evidence Evidence of successfully
| 14 | | completing the examination of Braille reading and writing | 15 | | skills must be
submitted to the State Board of Education prior | 16 | | to an applicant's taking
of the content area test required | 17 | | under Section 21B-30 of this Code. In addition to other | 18 | | requirements, a candidate for a teaching
license in the area of | 19 | | the deaf and hard of hearing granted by the
Illinois State | 20 | | Board of Education for teaching deaf and hard of hearing
| 21 | | students in grades pre-school through grade 12 must demonstrate | 22 | | a minimum
proficiency in sign language as determined by the | 23 | | Illinois State Board of
Education. All other professional | 24 | | personnel employed in any class, service,
or program authorized | 25 | | by this Article shall hold such licenses and shall
have had | 26 | | such special training as the State Board of Education may |
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| 1 | | require;
provided that in a school district organized under | 2 | | Article 34, the school
district may employ speech and language | 3 | | pathologists who are licensed under the
Illinois | 4 | | Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Practice Act but who do | 5 | | not
hold a license issued under this Code if the district | 6 | | certifies that
a chronic shortage of certified personnel | 7 | | exists. Nothing contained in this
Act prohibits the school | 8 | | board from employing necessary workers to assist the
teacher | 9 | | with the special educational facilities, except that all such | 10 | | necessary
workers must have had such training as the State | 11 | | Board of Education may
require.
| 12 | | No later than January 1, 1993, the State Board of Education | 13 | | shall develop,
in consultation with the Advisory Council on the | 14 | | Education of Children with
Disabilities and the Advisory | 15 | | Council on Bilingual Education, rules governing
the | 16 | | qualifications for certification of teachers and school | 17 | | service personnel
providing services to English learners | 18 | | receiving special
education and related services.
| 19 | | The employment of any teacher in a special education | 20 | | program provided
for in Sections 14-1.01 to 14-14.01, | 21 | | inclusive, shall be subject to
the provisions of Sections 24-11 | 22 | | to 24-16, inclusive. Any teacher
employed in a special | 23 | | education program, prior to the effective date of
this | 24 | | amendatory Act of 1987, in which 2 or more districts
| 25 | | participate shall enter upon contractual continued service in | 26 | | each of
the participating districts subject to the provisions |
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| 1 | | of Sections 24-11
to 24-16, inclusive.
| 2 | | (Source: P.A. 99-30, eff. 7-10-15.)
| 3 | | (105 ILCS 5/21B-15) | 4 | | Sec. 21B-15. Qualifications of educators. | 5 | | (a) No one may be licensed to teach or supervise or be | 6 | | otherwise employed in the public schools of this State who is | 7 | | not of good character and at least 19 years of age. | 8 | | In determining good character under this Section, the State | 9 | | Superintendent of Education shall take into consideration the | 10 | | disciplinary actions of other states or national entities | 11 | | against certificates or licenses issued by those states and | 12 | | held by individuals from those states. In addition, any felony | 13 | | conviction of the applicant may be taken into consideration; | 14 | | however, no one may be licensed to teach or supervise in the | 15 | | public schools of this State who has been convicted of (i) an | 16 | | offense set forth in subsection (b) of Section 21B-80 of this | 17 | | Code until 7 years following the end of the sentence for the | 18 | | criminal offense or (ii) an offense set forth in subsection (c) | 19 | | of Section 21B-80 of this Code. Unless the conviction is for an | 20 | | offense set forth in Section 21B-80 of this Code, an applicant | 21 | | must be permitted to submit character references or other | 22 | | written material before such a conviction or other information | 23 | | regarding the applicant's character may be used by the State | 24 | | Superintendent of Education as a basis for denying the | 25 | | application. |
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| 1 | | (b) No person otherwise qualified shall be denied the right | 2 | | to be licensed or to receive training for the purpose of | 3 | | becoming an educator because of a physical disability, | 4 | | including, but not limited to, visual and hearing disabilities; | 5 | | nor shall any school district refuse to employ a teacher on | 6 | | such grounds, provided that the person is able to carry out the | 7 | | duties of the position for which he or she applies. | 8 | | (c) No person may be granted or continue to hold an | 9 | | educator license who has knowingly altered or misrepresented | 10 | | his or her qualifications, in this State or any other state, in | 11 | | order to acquire or renew the license. Any other license issued | 12 | | under this Article held by the person may be suspended or | 13 | | revoked by the State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, | 14 | | depending upon the severity of the alteration or | 15 | | misrepresentation. | 16 | | (d) No one may teach or supervise in the public schools nor | 17 | | receive for teaching or supervising any part of any public | 18 | | school fund who does not hold an educator license granted by | 19 | | the State Superintendent of Education as provided in this | 20 | | Article. However, the provisions of this Article do not apply | 21 | | to a member of the armed forces who is employed as a teacher of | 22 | | subjects in the Reserve Officers' Training Corps of any school, | 23 | | nor to an individual teaching a dual credit course as provided | 24 | | for in the Dual Credit Quality Act. | 25 | | (e) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code, the | 26 | | school board of a school district may grant to a teacher of the |
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| 1 | | district a leave of absence with full pay for a period of not | 2 | | more than one year to permit the teacher to teach in a foreign | 3 | | state under the provisions of the Exchange Teacher Program | 4 | | established under Public Law 584, 79th Congress, and Public Law | 5 | | 402, 80th Congress, as amended. The school board granting the | 6 | | leave of absence may employ, with or without pay, a national of | 7 | | the foreign state wherein the teacher on the leave of absence | 8 | | is to teach if the national is qualified to teach in that | 9 | | foreign state and if that national is to teach in a grade level | 10 | | similar to the one that was taught in the foreign state. The | 11 | | State Board of Education, in consultation with the State | 12 | | Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, may adopt rules as | 13 | | may be necessary to implement this subsection (e).
| 14 | | (f) No person shall be denied a license issued under this | 15 | | Article solely based on his or her citizenship status or | 16 | | immigration status. The General Assembly finds and declares | 17 | | that this subsection (f) is a State law within the meaning of | 18 | | subsection (d) of Section 1621 of Title 8 of the United States | 19 | | Code. Nothing in this subsection shall affect the requirements | 20 | | to obtain a license that are not directly related to | 21 | | citizenship status or immigration status. Nothing in this | 22 | | subsection shall be construed to grant eligibility for | 23 | | obtaining any public benefit other than a license issued under | 24 | | this Article. | 25 | | (g) Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act | 26 | | of the 101st General Assembly and through June 30, 2025, a |
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| 1 | | candidate enrolled in a teacher preparation program must | 2 | | receive a letter grade of at least a "C", or its equivalent, in | 3 | | his or her student teaching program to obtain an educator | 4 | | license under this Article. | 5 | | (Source: P.A. 99-667, eff. 7-29-16; 100-13, eff. 7-1-17; | 6 | | 100-1078, eff. 1-1-19 .) | 7 | | (105 ILCS 5/21B-20) | 8 | | Sec. 21B-20. Types of licenses. The State Board of | 9 | | Education shall implement a system of educator licensure, | 10 | | whereby individuals employed in school districts who are | 11 | | required to be licensed must have one of the following | 12 | | licenses: (i) a professional educator license; (ii) an educator | 13 | | license with stipulations; (iii) a substitute teaching | 14 | | license; or (iv) until June 30, 2023, a short-term substitute | 15 | | teaching license. References in law regarding individuals | 16 | | certified or certificated or required to be certified or | 17 | | certificated under Article 21 of this Code shall also include | 18 | | individuals licensed or required to be licensed under this | 19 | | Article. The first year of all licenses ends on June 30 | 20 | | following one full year of the license being issued. | 21 | | The State Board of Education, in consultation with the | 22 | | State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, may adopt such | 23 | | rules as may be necessary to govern the requirements for | 24 | | licenses and endorsements under this Section. | 25 | | (1) Professional Educator License. Persons who (i) |
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| 1 | | have successfully completed an approved educator | 2 | | preparation program and are recommended for licensure by | 3 | | the Illinois institution offering the educator preparation | 4 | | program, (ii) have successfully completed the required | 5 | | testing under Section 21B-30 of this Code, (iii) have | 6 | | successfully completed coursework on the psychology of, | 7 | | the identification of, and the methods of instruction for | 8 | | the exceptional child, including without limitation | 9 | | children with learning disabilities, (iv) have | 10 | | successfully completed coursework in methods of reading | 11 | | and reading in the content area, and (v) have met all other | 12 | | criteria established by rule of the State Board of | 13 | | Education shall be issued a Professional Educator License. | 14 | | All Professional Educator Licenses are valid until June 30 | 15 | | immediately following 5 years of the license being issued. | 16 | | The Professional Educator License shall be endorsed with | 17 | | specific areas and grade levels in which the individual is | 18 | | eligible to practice. | 19 | | Individuals can receive subsequent endorsements on the | 20 | | Professional Educator License. Subsequent endorsements | 21 | | shall require a minimum of 24 semester hours of coursework | 22 | | in the endorsement area and , on and after July 1, 2025, | 23 | | passage of the applicable content area test, unless | 24 | | otherwise specified by rule. | 25 | | (2) Educator License with Stipulations. An Educator | 26 | | License with Stipulations shall be issued an endorsement |
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| 1 | | that limits the license holder to one particular position | 2 | | or does not require completion of an approved educator | 3 | | program or both. | 4 | | An individual with an Educator License with | 5 | | Stipulations must not be employed by a school district or | 6 | | any other entity to replace any presently employed teacher | 7 | | who otherwise would not be replaced for any reason. | 8 | | An Educator License with Stipulations may be issued | 9 | | with the following endorsements: | 10 | | (A) (Blank). A A provisional educator endorsement | 11 | | for a service member or a spouse of a service member is | 12 | | valid until June 30 immediately following 3 years of | 13 | | the license being issued, provided that any remaining | 14 | | testing and coursework deficiencies are met under this | 15 | | Section. In this Section, "spouse of a service member" | 16 | | means any person who, at the time of application under | 17 | | this Section, is the spouse of an active duty member of | 18 | | the United States Armed Forces or any reserve component | 19 | | of the United States Armed Forces or the National Guard | 20 | | of any state, commonwealth, or territory of the United | 21 | | States or the District of Columbia. | 22 | | Except as otherwise provided under this | 23 | | subparagraph, a | 24 | | (B) Alternative provisional educator. An | 25 | | alternative provisional educator endorsement on an | 26 | | Educator License with Stipulations may be issued to an |
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| 1 | | applicant who, at the time of applying for the | 2 | | endorsement, has done all of the following: | 3 | | (i) Graduated from a regionally accredited | 4 | | college or university with a minimum of a | 5 | | bachelor's degree. | 6 | | (ii) Successfully completed the first phase of | 7 | | the Alternative Educator Licensure Program for | 8 | | Teachers, as described in Section 21B-50 of this | 9 | | Code. | 10 | | (iii) On and after July 1, 2025, passed Passed | 11 | | a test of basic skills and content area test, as | 12 | | required under Section 21B-30 of this Code. | 13 | | The alternative provisional educator endorsement is | 14 | | valid for 2 years of teaching and may be renewed for a | 15 | | third year by an individual meeting the requirements set | 16 | | forth in Section 21B-50 of this Code. | 17 | | (C) Alternative provisional superintendent. An | 18 | | alternative provisional superintendent endorsement on | 19 | | an Educator License with Stipulations entitles the | 20 | | holder to serve only as a superintendent or assistant | 21 | | superintendent in a school district's central office. | 22 | | This endorsement may only be issued to an applicant | 23 | | who, at the time of applying for the endorsement, has | 24 | | done all of the following: | 25 | | (i) Graduated from a regionally accredited | 26 | | college or university with a minimum of a master's |
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| 1 | | degree in a management field other than education. | 2 | | (ii) Been employed for a period of at least 5 | 3 | | years in a management level position in a field | 4 | | other than education. | 5 | | (iii) Successfully completed the first phase | 6 | | of an alternative route to superintendent | 7 | | endorsement program, as provided in Section 21B-55 | 8 | | of this Code. | 9 | | (iv) On and after July 1, 2025, passed Passed a | 10 | | test of basic skills and content area tests | 11 | | required under Section 21B-30 of this Code. | 12 | | The endorsement is valid for 2 fiscal years in | 13 | | order to complete one full year of serving as a | 14 | | superintendent or assistant superintendent. | 15 | | (D) (Blank). | 16 | | (E) Career and technical educator. A career and | 17 | | technical educator endorsement on an Educator License | 18 | | with Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who has | 19 | | a minimum of 60 semester hours of coursework from a | 20 | | regionally accredited institution of higher education | 21 | | or an accredited trade and technical institution and | 22 | | has a minimum of 2,000 hours of experience outside of | 23 | | education in each area to be taught. | 24 | | The career and technical educator endorsement on | 25 | | an Educator License with Stipulations is valid until | 26 | | June 30 immediately following 5 years of the |
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| 1 | | endorsement being issued and may be renewed. On and | 2 | | after July 1, 2025, for For individuals who were issued | 3 | | the career and technical educator endorsement on an | 4 | | Educator License with Stipulations on or after January | 5 | | 1, 2015, the license may be renewed if the individual | 6 | | passes a test of basic skills or test of work | 7 | | proficiency, as required under Section 21B-30 of this | 8 | | 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. On and after July 1, 2025, for For individuals | 10 | | who were issued the provisional career and technical | 11 | | educator endorsement on an Educator License with | 12 | | Stipulations on or after January 1, 2015, the license | 13 | | may be renewed if the individual passes a test of basic | 14 | | skills or test of work proficiency, as required under | 15 | | Section 21B-30 of this 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) On and after July 1, 2025, has Has | 20 | | demonstrated proficiency in the language for which | 21 | | the endorsement is to be issued by passing the | 22 | | applicable language content test required by the | 23 | | State Board of Education. | 24 | | (iii) Holds a bachelor's degree or higher from | 25 | | a regionally accredited institution of higher | 26 | | education or, for individuals educated in a |
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| 1 | | country other than the United States, holds a | 2 | | degree from an institution of higher learning in a | 3 | | foreign country that the State Educator | 4 | | Preparation and Licensure Board determines to be | 5 | | the equivalent of a bachelor's degree from a | 6 | | regionally accredited institution of higher | 7 | | learning in the United States. | 8 | | (iv) On and after July 1, 2025, has Has passed | 9 | | a test of basic skills, as required under Section | 10 | | 21B-30 of this Code. | 11 | | A language endorsement on an Educator License with | 12 | | Stipulations is valid for prekindergarten through | 13 | | grade 12 for the same validity period as the | 14 | | individual's transitional bilingual educator | 15 | | endorsement on the Educator License with Stipulations | 16 | | and shall not be renewed. | 17 | | (I) Visiting international educator. A visiting | 18 | | international educator endorsement on an Educator | 19 | | License with Stipulations may be issued to an | 20 | | individual who is being recruited by a particular | 21 | | school district that conducts formal recruitment | 22 | | programs outside of the United States to secure the | 23 | | services of qualified teachers and who meets all of the | 24 | | following requirements: | 25 | | (i) Holds the equivalent of a minimum of a | 26 | | bachelor's degree issued in the United States. |
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| 1 | | (ii) Has been prepared as a teacher at the | 2 | | grade level for which he or she will be employed. | 3 | | (iii) Has adequate content knowledge in the | 4 | | subject to be taught. | 5 | | (iv) Has an adequate command of the English | 6 | | language. | 7 | | A holder of a visiting international educator | 8 | | endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations | 9 | | shall be permitted to teach in bilingual education | 10 | | programs in the language that was the medium of | 11 | | instruction in his or her teacher preparation program, | 12 | | provided that he or she passes the English Language | 13 | | Proficiency Examination or another test of writing | 14 | | skills in English identified by the State Board of | 15 | | Education, in consultation with the State Educator | 16 | | Preparation and Licensure Board. | 17 | | A visiting international educator endorsement on | 18 | | an Educator License with Stipulations is valid for 3 | 19 | | years and shall not be renewed. | 20 | | (J) Paraprofessional educator. A paraprofessional | 21 | | educator endorsement on an Educator License with | 22 | | Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who holds a | 23 | | high school diploma or its recognized equivalent and | 24 | | either holds an associate's degree or a minimum of 60 | 25 | | semester hours of credit from a regionally accredited | 26 | | institution of higher education or , on and after July |
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| 1 | | 1, 2025, has passed a test of basic skills required | 2 | | under Section 21B-30 of this Code. The | 3 | | paraprofessional educator endorsement is valid until | 4 | | June 30 immediately following 5 years of the | 5 | | endorsement being issued and may be renewed through | 6 | | application and payment of the appropriate fee, as | 7 | | required under Section 21B-40 of this Code. An | 8 | | individual who holds only a paraprofessional educator | 9 | | endorsement is not subject to additional requirements | 10 | | in order to renew the endorsement. | 11 | | (K) Chief school business official. A chief school | 12 | | business official endorsement on an Educator License | 13 | | with Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who | 14 | | qualifies by having a master's degree or higher, 2 | 15 | | years of full-time administrative experience in school | 16 | | business management or 2 years of university-approved | 17 | | practical experience, and a minimum of 24 semester | 18 | | hours of graduate credit in a program approved by the | 19 | | State Board of Education for the preparation of school | 20 | | business administrators and by passage of the | 21 | | applicable State tests, including , on and after July 1, | 22 | | 2025, a test of basic skills and applicable content | 23 | | area test. | 24 | | The chief school business official endorsement may | 25 | | also be affixed to the Educator License with | 26 | | Stipulations of any holder who qualifies by having a |
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| 1 | | master's degree in business administration, finance, | 2 | | accounting, or public administration and who completes | 3 | | an additional 6 semester hours of internship in school | 4 | | business management from a regionally accredited | 5 | | institution of higher education and passes the | 6 | | applicable State tests, including , on and after July 1, | 7 | | 2025, a test of basic skills and applicable content | 8 | | area test. This endorsement shall be required for any | 9 | | individual employed as a chief school business | 10 | | official. | 11 | | The chief school business official endorsement on | 12 | | an Educator License with Stipulations is valid until | 13 | | June 30 immediately following 5 years of the | 14 | | endorsement being issued and may be renewed if the | 15 | | license holder completes renewal requirements as | 16 | | required for individuals who hold a Professional | 17 | | Educator License endorsed for chief school business | 18 | | official under Section 21B-45 of this Code and such | 19 | | rules as may be adopted by the State Board of | 20 | | Education. | 21 | | The State Board of Education shall adopt any rules | 22 | | necessary to implement Public Act 100-288. | 23 | | (L) Provisional in-state educator. A provisional | 24 | | in-state educator endorsement on an Educator License | 25 | | with Stipulations may be issued to a candidate who has | 26 | | completed an Illinois-approved educator preparation |
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| 1 | | program at an Illinois institution of higher education | 2 | | and who has not successfully completed an | 3 | | evidence-based assessment of teacher effectiveness but | 4 | | who meets all of the following requirements: | 5 | | (i) Holds at least a bachelor's degree. | 6 | | (ii) Has completed an approved educator | 7 | | preparation program at an Illinois institution. | 8 | | (iii) On an after July 1, 2025, has Has passed | 9 | | a test of basic skills and applicable content area | 10 | | test, as required by Section 21B-30 of this Code. | 11 | | (iv) Has attempted an evidence-based | 12 | | assessment of teacher effectiveness and received a | 13 | | minimum score on that assessment, as established | 14 | | by the State Board of Education in consultation | 15 | | with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure | 16 | | Board. | 17 | | A provisional in-state educator endorsement on an | 18 | | Educator License with Stipulations is valid for one | 19 | | full fiscal year after the date of issuance and may not | 20 | | be renewed. | 21 | | (M) School support personnel intern. A school | 22 | | support personnel intern endorsement on an Educator | 23 | | License with Stipulations may be issued as specified by | 24 | | rule. | 25 | | (N) Special education area. A special education | 26 | | area endorsement on an Educator License with |
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| 1 | | Stipulations may be issued as defined and specified by | 2 | | rule. | 3 | | (3) Substitute Teaching License. A Substitute Teaching | 4 | | License may be issued to qualified applicants for | 5 | | substitute teaching in all grades of the public schools, | 6 | | prekindergarten through grade 12. Substitute Teaching | 7 | | Licenses are not eligible for endorsements. Applicants for | 8 | | a Substitute Teaching License must hold a bachelor's degree | 9 | | or higher from a regionally accredited institution of | 10 | | higher education. | 11 | | Substitute Teaching Licenses are valid for 5 years. | 12 | | Substitute Teaching Licenses are valid for substitute | 13 | | teaching in every county of this State. If an individual | 14 | | has had his or her Professional Educator License or | 15 | | Educator License with Stipulations suspended or revoked, | 16 | | then that individual is not eligible to obtain a Substitute | 17 | | Teaching License. | 18 | | A substitute teacher may only teach in the place of a | 19 | | licensed teacher who is under contract with the employing | 20 | | board. If, however, there is no licensed teacher under | 21 | | contract because of an emergency situation, then a district | 22 | | may employ a substitute teacher for no longer than 30 | 23 | | calendar days per each vacant position in the district if | 24 | | the district notifies the appropriate regional office of | 25 | | education within 5 business days after the employment of | 26 | | the substitute teacher in the emergency situation. An |
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| 1 | | emergency situation is one in which an unforeseen vacancy | 2 | | has occurred and (i) a teacher is unable to fulfill his or | 3 | | her contractual duties or (ii) teacher capacity needs of | 4 | | the district exceed previous indications, and the district | 5 | | is actively engaged in advertising to hire a fully licensed | 6 | | teacher for the vacant position. | 7 | | There is no limit on the number of days that a | 8 | | substitute teacher may teach in a single school district, | 9 | | provided that no substitute teacher may teach for longer | 10 | | than 90 school days for any one licensed teacher under | 11 | | contract in the same school year. A substitute teacher who | 12 | | holds a Professional Educator License or Educator License | 13 | | with Stipulations shall not teach for more than 120 school | 14 | | days for any one licensed teacher under contract in the | 15 | | same school year. The limitations in this paragraph (3) on | 16 | | the number of days a substitute teacher may be employed do | 17 | | not apply to any school district operating under Article 34 | 18 | | of this Code. | 19 | | A school district may not require an individual who | 20 | | holds a valid Professional Educator License or Educator | 21 | | License with Stipulations to seek or hold a Substitute | 22 | | Teaching License to teach as a substitute teacher. | 23 | | (4) Short-Term Substitute Teaching License. Beginning | 24 | | on July 1, 2018 and until June 30, 2023, the State Board of | 25 | | Education may issue a Short-Term Substitute Teaching | 26 | | License. A Short-Term Substitute Teaching License may be |
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| 1 | | issued to a qualified applicant for substitute teaching in | 2 | | all grades of the public schools, prekindergarten through | 3 | | grade 12. Short-Term Substitute Teaching Licenses are not | 4 | | eligible for endorsements. Applicants for a Short-Term | 5 | | Substitute Teaching License must hold an associate's | 6 | | degree or have completed at least 60 credit hours from a | 7 | | regionally accredited institution of higher education. | 8 | | Short-Term Substitute Teaching Licenses are valid for | 9 | | substitute teaching in every county of this State. If an | 10 | | individual has had his or her Professional Educator License | 11 | | or Educator License with Stipulations suspended or | 12 | | revoked, then that individual is not eligible to obtain a | 13 | | Short-Term Substitute Teaching License. | 14 | | The provisions of Sections 10-21.9 and 34-18.5 of this | 15 | | Code apply to short-term substitute teachers. | 16 | | An individual holding a Short-Term Substitute Teaching | 17 | | License may teach no more than 5 consecutive days per | 18 | | licensed teacher who is under contract. For teacher | 19 | | absences lasting 6 or more days per licensed teacher who is | 20 | | under contract, a school district may not hire an | 21 | | individual holding a Short-Term Substitute Teaching | 22 | | License. An individual holding a Short-Term Substitute | 23 | | Teaching License must complete the training program under | 24 | | Section 10-20.67 or 34-18.60 of this Code to be eligible to | 25 | | teach at a public school. This paragraph (4) is inoperative | 26 | | on and after July 1, 2023.
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| 1 | | (Source: P.A. 99-35, eff. 1-1-16; 99-58, eff. 7-16-15; 99-143, | 2 | | eff. 7-27-15; 99-642, eff. 7-28-16; 99-920, eff. 1-6-17; 100-8, | 3 | | eff. 7-1-17; 100-13, eff. 7-1-17; 100-288, eff. 8-24-17; | 4 | | 100-596, eff. 7-1-18; 100-821, eff. 9-3-18; 100-863, eff. | 5 | | 8-14-18; revised 10-1-18.)
| 6 | | (105 ILCS 5/21B-30)
| 7 | | Sec. 21B-30. Educator testing. | 8 | | (a) This Section applies beginning on July 1, 2012. | 9 | | (b) The State Board of Education, in consultation with the | 10 | | State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, shall design | 11 | | and implement a system of examinations, which shall be required | 12 | | prior to the issuance of educator licenses. These examinations | 13 | | and indicators must be based on national and State professional | 14 | | teaching standards, as determined by the State Board of | 15 | | Education, in consultation with the State Educator Preparation | 16 | | and Licensure Board. The State Board of Education may adopt | 17 | | such rules as may be necessary to implement and administer this | 18 | | Section. | 19 | | (c) On and after July 1, 2025, except Except as otherwise | 20 | | provided in this Article, applicants seeking a Professional | 21 | | Educator License or an Educator License with Stipulations shall | 22 | | be required to pass a test of basic skills before the license | 23 | | is issued, unless the endorsement the individual is seeking | 24 | | does not require passage of the test. All applicants completing | 25 | | Illinois-approved, teacher education or school service |
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| 1 | | personnel preparation programs shall be required to pass the | 2 | | State Board of Education's recognized test of basic skills | 3 | | prior to starting their student teaching or starting the final | 4 | | semester of their internship. An institution of higher | 5 | | learning, as defined in the Higher Education Student Assistance | 6 | | Act, may not require an applicant to complete the State Board's | 7 | | recognized test of basic skills prior to the semester before | 8 | | student teaching or prior to the semester before starting the | 9 | | final semester of an internship. An individual who passes a | 10 | | test of basic skills does not need to do so again for | 11 | | subsequent endorsements or other educator licenses. | 12 | | (d) Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act | 13 | | of the 101st General Assembly and through June 30, 2025, all | 14 | | applicants seeking a State license may, at the option of the | 15 | | applicant, complete a test of content area knowledge for each | 16 | | area of endorsement for which there is an applicable test. On | 17 | | and after July 1, 2025, all All applicants seeking a State | 18 | | license shall be required to pass a test of content area | 19 | | knowledge for each area of endorsement for which there is an | 20 | | applicable test. Except as otherwise provided under this | 21 | | subsection, there There shall be no exception to this | 22 | | requirement. On and after July 1, 2025, no No candidate shall | 23 | | be allowed to student teach or serve as the teacher of record | 24 | | until he or she has passed the applicable content area test. | 25 | | (e) (Blank). | 26 | | (f) Except as otherwise provided in this Article, beginning |
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| 1 | | on September 1, 2015, all candidates completing teacher | 2 | | preparation programs in this State and all candidates subject | 3 | | to Section 21B-35 of this Code are required to pass a teacher | 4 | | performance assessment approved by the State Board of | 5 | | Education, in consultation with the State Educator Preparation | 6 | | and Licensure Board. | 7 | | (g) Tests of basic skills and content area knowledge and | 8 | | the teacher performance assessment shall be the tests that from | 9 | | time to time are designated by the State Board of Education, in | 10 | | consultation with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure | 11 | | Board, and may be tests prepared by an educational testing | 12 | | organization or tests designed by the State Board of Education, | 13 | | in consultation with the State Educator Preparation and | 14 | | Licensure Board. The areas to be covered by a test of basic | 15 | | skills shall include reading, language arts, and mathematics. | 16 | | The test of content area knowledge shall assess content | 17 | | knowledge in a specific subject field. The tests must be | 18 | | designed to be racially neutral to ensure that no person taking | 19 | | the tests is discriminated against on the basis of race, color, | 20 | | national origin, or other factors unrelated to the person's | 21 | | ability to perform as a licensed employee. The score required | 22 | | to pass the tests shall be fixed by the State Board of | 23 | | Education, in consultation with the State Educator Preparation | 24 | | and Licensure Board. The tests shall be administered not fewer | 25 | | than 3 times a year at such time and place as may be designated | 26 | | by the State Board of Education, in consultation with the State |
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| 1 | | Educator Preparation and Licensure Board. | 2 | | On and after July 1, 2025, the The State Board shall | 3 | | implement a test or tests to assess the speaking, reading, | 4 | | writing, and grammar skills of applicants for an endorsement or | 5 | | a license issued under subdivision (G) of paragraph (2) of | 6 | | Section 21B-20 of this Code in the English language and in the | 7 | | language of the transitional bilingual education program | 8 | | requested by the applicant. | 9 | | (h) Except as provided in Section 34-6 of this Code, the | 10 | | provisions of this Section shall apply equally in any school | 11 | | district subject to Article 34 of this Code. | 12 | | (i) The rules developed to implement and enforce the | 13 | | testing requirements under this Section shall include without | 14 | | limitation provisions governing test selection, test | 15 | | validation and determination of a passing score, | 16 | | administration of the tests, frequency of administration, | 17 | | applicant fees, frequency of applicants taking the tests, the | 18 | | years for which a score is valid, and appropriate special | 19 | | accommodations. The State Board of Education shall develop such | 20 | | rules as may be needed to ensure uniformity from year to year | 21 | | in the level of difficulty for each form of an assessment.
| 22 | | (Source: P.A. 99-58, eff. 7-16-15; 99-657, eff. 7-28-16; | 23 | | 99-920, eff. 1-6-17; 100-596, eff. 7-1-18; 100-863, eff. | 24 | | 8-14-18; 100-932, eff. 8-17-18; revised 10-1-18.) | 25 | | (105 ILCS 5/21B-35) |
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| 1 | | Sec. 21B-35. Minimum requirements for educators trained in | 2 | | other states or countries. | 3 | | (a) Any applicant who has not been entitled by an | 4 | | Illinois-approved educator preparation program at an Illinois | 5 | | institution of higher education applying for a Professional | 6 | | Educator License endorsed in a teaching field or school support | 7 | | personnel area must meet the following requirements: | 8 | | (1) the applicant must: | 9 | | (A) hold a comparable and valid educator license or | 10 | | certificate, as defined by rule, with similar grade | 11 | | level and content area credentials from another state, | 12 | | with the State Board of Education having the authority | 13 | | to determine what constitutes similar grade level and | 14 | | content area credentials from another state; and | 15 | | (B) have a bachelor's degree from a regionally | 16 | | accredited institution of higher education; or | 17 | | (2) the applicant must: | 18 | | (A) have completed a state-approved program for | 19 | | the licensure area sought, including coursework | 20 | | concerning methods of instruction of the exceptional | 21 | | child, methods of reading and reading in the content | 22 | | area, and instructional strategies for English | 23 | | learners; | 24 | | (B) have a bachelor's degree from a regionally | 25 | | accredited institution of higher education; | 26 | | (C) have successfully met all Illinois examination |
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| 1 | | requirements, except that: | 2 | | (i) on and after July 1, 2025, an applicant who | 3 | | has successfully completed a test of basic skills, | 4 | | as defined by rules, at the time of initial | 5 | | licensure in another state is not required to | 6 | | complete a test of basic skills; | 7 | | (ii) on and after July 1, 2025, an applicant | 8 | | who has successfully completed a test of content, | 9 | | as defined by rules, at the time of initial | 10 | | licensure in another state is not required to | 11 | | complete a test of content; and | 12 | | (iii) an applicant for a teaching endorsement | 13 | | who has successfully completed an evidence-based | 14 | | assessment of teacher effectiveness, as defined by | 15 | | rules, at the time of initial licensure in another | 16 | | state is not required to complete an | 17 | | evidence-based assessment of teacher | 18 | | effectiveness; and | 19 | | (D) for an applicant for a teaching endorsement, | 20 | | have completed student teaching or an equivalent | 21 | | experience or, for an applicant for a school service | 22 | | personnel endorsement, have completed an internship or | 23 | | an equivalent experience. | 24 | | (b) In order to receive a Professional Educator License | 25 | | endorsed in a teaching field or school support personnel area, | 26 | | applicants trained in another country must meet all of the |
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| 1 | | following requirements: | 2 | | (1) Have completed a comparable education program in | 3 | | another country. | 4 | | (2) Have had transcripts evaluated by an evaluation | 5 | | service approved by the State Superintendent of Education. | 6 | | (3) Have a degree comparable to a degree from a | 7 | | regionally accredited institution of higher education. | 8 | | (4) Have completed coursework 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 | | (5) (Blank). | 13 | | (6) (Blank). | 14 | | (7) Have successfully met all State licensure | 15 | | examination requirements. On and after July 1, 2025, | 16 | | applicants Applicants who have successfully completed a | 17 | | test of basic skills, as defined by rules, at the time of | 18 | | initial licensure in another country shall not be required | 19 | | to complete a test of basic skills. On and after July 1, | 20 | | 2025, applicants Applicants who have successfully | 21 | | completed a test of content, as defined by rules, at the | 22 | | time of initial licensure in another country shall not be | 23 | | required to complete a test of content. Applicants for a | 24 | | teaching endorsement who have successfully completed an | 25 | | evidence-based assessment of teacher effectiveness, as | 26 | | defined by rules, at the time of initial licensure in |
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| 1 | | another country shall not be required to complete an | 2 | | evidence-based assessment of teacher effectiveness. | 3 | | (8) Have completed student teaching or an equivalent | 4 | | experience. | 5 | | (b-5) All applicants who have not been entitled by an | 6 | | Illinois-approved educator preparation program at an Illinois | 7 | | institution of higher education and applicants trained in | 8 | | another country applying for a Professional Educator License | 9 | | endorsed for principal or superintendent must hold a master's | 10 | | degree from a regionally accredited institution of higher | 11 | | education and must hold a comparable and valid educator license | 12 | | or certificate with similar grade level and subject matter | 13 | | credentials, with the State Board of Education having the | 14 | | authority to determine what constitutes similar grade level and | 15 | | subject matter credentials from another state, or must meet all | 16 | | of the following requirements: | 17 | | (1) Have completed an educator preparation program | 18 | | approved by another state or comparable educator program in | 19 | | another country leading to the receipt of a license or | 20 | | certificate for the Illinois endorsement sought. | 21 | | (2) Have successfully met all State licensure | 22 | | examination requirements, as required by Section 21B-30 of | 23 | | this Code. On and after July 1, 2025, applicants Applicants | 24 | | who have successfully completed a test of basic skills, as | 25 | | defined by rules, at the time of initial licensure in | 26 | | another state or country shall not be required to complete |
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| 1 | | a test of basic skills. On and after July 1, 2025, | 2 | | applicants Applicants who have successfully completed a | 3 | | test of content, as defined by rules, at the time of | 4 | | initial licensure in another state or country shall not be | 5 | | required to complete a test of content. | 6 | | (2.5) Have completed an internship, as defined by rule. | 7 | | (3) (Blank). | 8 | | (4) Have completed coursework 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 | | (5) Have completed a master's degree. | 13 | | (6) Have successfully completed teaching, school | 14 | | support, or administrative experience as defined by rule. | 15 | | (b-7) All applicants who have not been entitled by an | 16 | | Illinois-approved educator preparation program at an Illinois | 17 | | institution of higher education applying for a Professional | 18 | | Educator License endorsed for Director of Special Education | 19 | | must hold a master's degree from a regionally accredited | 20 | | institution of higher education and must hold a comparable and | 21 | | valid educator license or certificate with similar grade level | 22 | | and subject matter credentials, with the State Board of | 23 | | Education having the authority to determine what constitutes | 24 | | similar grade level and subject matter credentials from another | 25 | | state, or must meet all of the following requirements: | 26 | | (1) Have completed a master's degree. |
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| 1 | | (2) Have 2 years of full-time experience providing | 2 | | special education services. | 3 | | (3) Have successfully completed all examination | 4 | | requirements, as required by Section 21B-30 of this Code. | 5 | | On and after July 1, 2025, applicants Applicants who have | 6 | | successfully completed a test of content, as identified by | 7 | | rules, at the time of initial licensure in another state or | 8 | | country shall not be required to complete a test of | 9 | | content. | 10 | | (4) Have completed coursework aligned to standards | 11 | | concerning methods of instruction of the exceptional | 12 | | child, methods of reading and reading in the content area, | 13 | | and instructional strategies for English learners. | 14 | | (b-10) All applicants who have not been entitled by an | 15 | | Illinois-approved educator preparation program at an Illinois | 16 | | institution of higher education applying for a Professional | 17 | | Educator License endorsed for chief school business official | 18 | | must hold a master's degree from a regionally accredited | 19 | | institution of higher education and must hold a comparable and | 20 | | valid educator license or certificate with similar grade level | 21 | | and subject matter credentials, with the State Board of | 22 | | Education having the authority to determine what constitutes | 23 | | similar grade level and subject matter credentials from another | 24 | | state, or must meet all of the following requirements: | 25 | | (1) Have completed a master's degree in school business | 26 | | management, finance, or accounting. |
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| 1 | | (2) Have successfully completed an internship in | 2 | | school business management or have 2 years of experience as | 3 | | a school business administrator. | 4 | | (3) Have successfully met all State examination | 5 | | requirements, as required by Section 21B-30 of this Code. | 6 | | On and after July 1, 2025, applicants Applicants who have | 7 | | successfully completed a test of content, as identified by | 8 | | rules, at the time of initial licensure in another state or | 9 | | country shall not be required to complete a test of | 10 | | content. | 11 | | (4) Have completed modules aligned to standards | 12 | | concerning methods of instruction of the exceptional | 13 | | child, methods of reading and reading in the content area, | 14 | | and instructional strategies for English learners. | 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; 100-596, eff. 7-1-18.) | 20 | | (105 ILCS 5/21B-50) | 21 | | Sec. 21B-50. Alternative educator licensure program. | 22 | | (a) There is established an alternative educator licensure | 23 | | program, to be known as the Alternative Educator Licensure | 24 | | Program for Teachers. | 25 | | (b) The Alternative Educator Licensure Program for |
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| 1 | | Teachers may be offered by a recognized institution approved to | 2 | | offer educator preparation programs by the State Board of | 3 | | Education, in consultation with the State Educator Preparation | 4 | | and Licensure Board. | 5 | | The program shall be comprised of 4 phases: | 6 | | (1) A course of study that at a minimum includes | 7 | | instructional planning; instructional strategies, | 8 | | including special education, reading, and English language | 9 | | learning; classroom management; and the assessment of | 10 | | students and use of data to drive instruction. | 11 | | (2) A year of residency, which is a candidate's | 12 | | assignment to a full-time teaching position or as a | 13 | | co-teacher for one full school year. An individual must | 14 | | hold an Educator License with Stipulations with an | 15 | | alternative provisional educator endorsement in order to | 16 | | enter the residency and must complete additional program | 17 | | requirements that address required State and national | 18 | | standards, pass the assessment of professional teaching | 19 | | before entering the second residency year, as required | 20 | | under phase (3) of this subsection (b), and be recommended | 21 | | by the principal or qualified equivalent of a principal, as | 22 | | required under subsection (d) of this Section, and the | 23 | | program coordinator to continue with the second year of the | 24 | | residency. | 25 | | (3) A second year of residency, which shall include the | 26 | | candidate's assignment to a full-time teaching position |
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| 1 | | for one school year. The candidate must be assigned an | 2 | | experienced teacher to act as a mentor and coach the | 3 | | candidate through the second year of residency. | 4 | | (4) A comprehensive assessment of the candidate's | 5 | | teaching effectiveness, as evaluated by the principal or | 6 | | qualified equivalent of a principal, as required under | 7 | | subsection (d) of this Section, and the program | 8 | | coordinator, at the end of the second year of residency. If | 9 | | there is disagreement between the 2 evaluators about the | 10 | | candidate's teaching effectiveness, the candidate may | 11 | | complete one additional year of residency teaching under a | 12 | | professional development plan developed by the principal | 13 | | or qualified equivalent and the preparation program. At the | 14 | | completion of the third year, a candidate must have | 15 | | positive evaluations and a recommendation for full | 16 | | licensure from both the principal or qualified equivalent | 17 | | and the program coordinator or no Professional Educator | 18 | | License shall be issued. | 19 | | Successful completion of the program shall be deemed to | 20 | | satisfy any other practice or student teaching and content | 21 | | matter requirements established by law. | 22 | | (c) An alternative provisional educator endorsement on an | 23 | | Educator License with Stipulations is valid for 2 years of | 24 | | teaching in the public schools, including without limitation a | 25 | | preschool educational program under Section 2-3.71 of this Code | 26 | | or 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 of Education | 21 | | to be reviewed for equivalency. | 22 | | (4) Has successfully completed phase (1) of subsection | 23 | | (b) of this Section. | 24 | | (5) On and after July 1, 2025, has Has passed a test of | 25 | | basic skills and content area test required for the | 26 | | specific endorsement for admission into the program, as |
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| 1 | | required under Section 21B-30 of this Code. | 2 | | A candidate possessing the alternative provisional | 3 | | educator endorsement may receive a salary, benefits, and any | 4 | | other terms of employment offered to teachers in the school who | 5 | | are members of an exclusive bargaining representative, if any, | 6 | | but a school is not required to provide these benefits during | 7 | | the years of residency if the candidate is serving only as a | 8 | | co-teacher. If the candidate is serving as the teacher of | 9 | | record, the candidate must receive a salary, benefits, and any | 10 | | other terms of employment. Residency experiences must not be | 11 | | counted towards tenure. | 12 | | (d) The recognized institution offering the Alternative | 13 | | Educator Licensure Program for Teachers must partner with a | 14 | | school district, including without limitation a preschool | 15 | | educational program under Section 2-3.71 of this Code or | 16 | | charter school, or a State-recognized, nonpublic school in this | 17 | | State 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. A recognized institution that partners | 22 | | with a public school district administering a preschool | 23 | | educational program under Section 2-3.71 of this Code must | 24 | | require a principal to recommend or evaluate candidates in the | 25 | | program. A recognized institution that partners with an | 26 | | eligible entity administering a preschool educational program |
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| 1 | | under Section 2-3.71 of this Code and that is not a public | 2 | | school district must require a principal or qualified | 3 | | equivalent of a principal to recommend or evaluate candidates | 4 | | in the program. The program presented for approval by the State | 5 | | Board of Education must demonstrate the supports that are to be | 6 | | provided to assist the provisional teacher during the 2-year | 7 | | residency period. These supports must provide additional | 8 | | contact hours with mentors during the first year of residency. | 9 | | (e) Upon completion of the 4 phases outlined in subsection | 10 | | (b) of this Section and all assessments required under Section | 11 | | 21B-30 of this Code, an individual shall receive a Professional | 12 | | Educator License. | 13 | | (f) The State Board of Education, in consultation with the | 14 | | State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, may adopt such | 15 | | rules as may be necessary to establish and implement the | 16 | | Alternative Educator Licensure Program for Teachers.
| 17 | | (Source: P.A. 99-58, eff. 7-16-15; 100-596, eff. 7-1-18; | 18 | | 100-822, eff. 1-1-19 .) | 19 | | (105 ILCS 5/21B-55) | 20 | | Sec. 21B-55. Alternative route to superintendent | 21 | | endorsement. | 22 | | (a) The State Board of Education, in consultation with the | 23 | | State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, may approve | 24 | | programs designed to provide an alternative route to | 25 | | superintendent endorsement on a Professional Educator License. |
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| 1 | | (b) Entities offering an alternative route to | 2 | | superintendent endorsement program must have the program | 3 | | approved by the State Board of Education, in consultation with | 4 | | the State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board. | 5 | | (c) All programs approved under this Section shall be | 6 | | comprised of the following 3 phases: | 7 | | (1) A course of study offered on an intensive basis in | 8 | | education management, governance, organization, and | 9 | | instructional and district planning. | 10 | | (2) The person's assignment to a full-time position for | 11 | | one school year as a superintendent. | 12 | | (3) A comprehensive assessment of the person's | 13 | | performance by school officials and a recommendation to the | 14 | | State Board of Education that the person be issued a | 15 | | superintendent endorsement on a Professional Educator | 16 | | License. | 17 | | (d) In order to serve as a superintendent under phase (2) | 18 | | of subsection (c) of this Section, an individual must be issued | 19 | | an alternative provisional superintendent endorsement on an | 20 | | Educator License with Stipulations, to be valid for only one | 21 | | year of serving as a superintendent. In order to receive the | 22 | | provisional alternative superintendent endorsement under this | 23 | | Section, an individual must meet all of the following | 24 | | requirements: | 25 | | (1) Have graduated from a regionally accredited | 26 | | college or university with a minimum of a master's degree |
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| 1 | | in a management field. | 2 | | (2) Have been employed for a period of at least 5 years | 3 | | in a management level position other than education. | 4 | | (3) Have successfully completed phase (1) of | 5 | | subsection (c) of this Section. | 6 | | (4) On and after July 1, 2025, have Have passed a test | 7 | | of basic skills and a content area test for admission into | 8 | | the program, as required by Section 21B-30 of this Code. | 9 | | (e) Successful completion of an alternative route to | 10 | | superintendent endorsement program shall be deemed to satisfy | 11 | | any other supervisory, administrative, or management | 12 | | experience requirements established by law, and, once | 13 | | completed, an individual shall be eligible for a superintendent | 14 | | endorsement on a Professional Educator License. | 15 | | (f) The State Board of Education, in consultation with the | 16 | | State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, may adopt such | 17 | | rules as may be needed to establish and implement these | 18 | | alternative route to superintendent endorsement programs.
| 19 | | (Source: P.A. 100-596, eff. 7-1-18.) | 20 | | (105 ILCS 5/21B-107 new) | 21 | | Sec. 21B-107. Educator testing requirements; review. | 22 | | (a) No later than July 1, 2025, the General Assembly must | 23 | | review the educator testing requirements of this Article. | 24 | | (b) This Section is repealed on January 1, 2026. |
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| 1 | | (105 ILCS 5/24-1.5) | 2 | | Sec. 24-1.5. New or vacant teaching positions. A school | 3 | | district's selection of a candidate for a new or vacant | 4 | | teaching position not otherwise required to be filled pursuant | 5 | | to Section 24-12 of this Code must be based upon the | 6 | | consideration of factors that include without limitation | 7 | | certifications, qualifications, merit and ability (including | 8 | | performance evaluations, if available), and relevant | 9 | | experience, provided that the length of continuing service with | 10 | | the school district must not be considered as a factor, unless | 11 | | all other factors are determined by the school district to be | 12 | | equal. A school district's decision to select a particular | 13 | | candidate to fill a new or vacant position is not subject to | 14 | | review under grievance resolution procedures adopted pursuant | 15 | | to subsection (c) of Section 10 of the Illinois Educational | 16 | | Labor Relations Act, provided that, in making such a decision, | 17 | | the district does not fail to adhere to procedural requirements | 18 | | in a collective bargaining agreement relating to the filling of | 19 | | new or vacant teaching positions. Provisions regarding the | 20 | | filling of new and vacant positions in a collective bargaining | 21 | | agreement between a school district and the exclusive | 22 | | bargaining representative of its teachers in existence on the | 23 | | effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th General | 24 | | Assembly shall remain in full force and effect for the term of | 25 | | the agreement, unless terminated by mutual agreement. From the | 26 | | effective date of this amendatory Act of the 101st General |
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| 1 | | Assembly through June 30, 2025, a school district may, as a | 2 | | condition of employment, require an applicant for a new or | 3 | | vacant teaching position to pass a test of content area | 4 | | knowledge under Section 21B-30 for each endorsement area the | 5 | | applicant has affixed on his or her educator license if the | 6 | | endorsement area has an applicable test. | 7 | | Nothing in this amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly | 8 | | (i) limits or otherwise impacts school districts' management | 9 | | right to hire new employees, (ii) affects what currently is or | 10 | | may be a mandatory subject of bargaining under the Illinois | 11 | | Educational Labor Relations Act, or (iii) creates a statutory | 12 | | cause of action for a candidate or a candidate's representative | 13 | | to challenge a school district's selection decision based on | 14 | | the school district's failure to adhere to the requirements of | 15 | | this Section.
| 16 | | (Source: P.A. 97-8, eff. 6-13-11.)
| 17 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, | 18 | | 2020.".
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