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HB2932 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY

  
  

 


 
101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB2932

 

Introduced , by Rep. Nicholas K. Smith

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
105 ILCS 5/21B-20
105 ILCS 5/21B-30
105 ILCS 5/21B-50
105 ILCS 5/21B-55

    Amends the Educator Licensure Article of the School Code. Provides that, beginning with the 2019-2020 school year, an applicant seeking a Professional Educator License or an Educator License with Stipulations who holds a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution of higher education is not required to pass a test of basic skills to be issued that license. Makes conforming changes. Effective immediately.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning education.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Sections
521B-20, 21B-30, 21B-50, and 21B-55 as follows:
 
6    (105 ILCS 5/21B-20)
7    Sec. 21B-20. Types of licenses. The State Board of
8Education shall implement a system of educator licensure,
9whereby individuals employed in school districts who are
10required to be licensed must have one of the following
11licenses: (i) a professional educator license; (ii) an educator
12license with stipulations; (iii) a substitute teaching
13license; or (iv) until June 30, 2023, a short-term substitute
14teaching license. References in law regarding individuals
15certified or certificated or required to be certified or
16certificated under Article 21 of this Code shall also include
17individuals licensed or required to be licensed under this
18Article. The first year of all licenses ends on June 30
19following one full year of the license being issued.
20    The State Board of Education, in consultation with the
21State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, may adopt such
22rules as may be necessary to govern the requirements for
23licenses and endorsements under this Section.

 

 

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1        (1) Professional Educator License. Persons who (i)
2    have successfully completed an approved educator
3    preparation program and are recommended for licensure by
4    the Illinois institution offering the educator preparation
5    program, (ii) have successfully completed the required
6    testing under Section 21B-30 of this Code, (iii) have
7    successfully completed coursework on the psychology of,
8    the identification of, and the methods of instruction for
9    the exceptional child, including without limitation
10    children with learning disabilities, (iv) have
11    successfully completed coursework in methods of reading
12    and reading in the content area, and (v) have met all other
13    criteria established by rule of the State Board of
14    Education shall be issued a Professional Educator License.
15    All Professional Educator Licenses are valid until June 30
16    immediately following 5 years of the license being issued.
17    The Professional Educator License shall be endorsed with
18    specific areas and grade levels in which the individual is
19    eligible to practice.
20        Individuals can receive subsequent endorsements on the
21    Professional Educator License. Subsequent endorsements
22    shall require a minimum of 24 semester hours of coursework
23    in the endorsement area and passage of the applicable
24    content area test, unless 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) Passed a test of basic skills and content
11            area test, as required under Section 21B-30 of this
12            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) Passed a test of basic skills and content
10            area tests required under Section 21B-30 of this
11            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. For
2        individuals who were issued the career and technical
3        educator endorsement on an Educator License with
4        Stipulations on or after January 1, 2015, the license
5        may be renewed if the individual passes a test of basic
6        skills or test of work proficiency, as required under
7        Section 21B-30 of this Code, unless the individual is
8        not required to under Section 21B-30.
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, unless the individual is not required to under
16        Section 21B-30.
17            A part-time provisional career and technical
18        educator endorsement on an Educator License with
19        Stipulations may be issued for teaching no more than 2
20        courses of study for grades 6 through 12. The part-time
21        provisional career and technical educator endorsement
22        on an Educator License with Stipulations is valid until
23        June 30 immediately following 5 years of the
24        endorsement being issued and may be renewed for 5 years
25        if the individual makes application for renewal.
26            An individual who holds a provisional or part-time

 

 

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1        provisional career and technical educator endorsement
2        on an Educator License with Stipulations but does not
3        hold a bachelor's degree may substitute teach in career
4        and technical education classrooms.
5            (G) Transitional bilingual educator. A
6        transitional bilingual educator endorsement on an
7        Educator License with Stipulations may be issued for
8        the purpose of providing instruction in accordance
9        with Article 14C of this Code to an applicant who
10        provides satisfactory evidence that he or she meets all
11        of the following requirements:
12                (i) Possesses adequate speaking, reading, and
13            writing ability in the language other than English
14            in which transitional bilingual education is
15            offered.
16                (ii) Has the ability to successfully
17            communicate in English.
18                (iii) Either possessed, within 5 years
19            previous to his or her applying for a transitional
20            bilingual educator endorsement, a valid and
21            comparable teaching certificate or comparable
22            authorization issued by a foreign country or holds
23            a degree from an institution of higher learning in
24            a foreign country that the State Educator
25            Preparation and Licensure Board determines to be
26            the equivalent of a bachelor's degree from a

 

 

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1            regionally accredited institution of higher
2            learning in the United States.
3            A transitional bilingual educator endorsement
4        shall be valid for prekindergarten through grade 12, is
5        valid until June 30 immediately following 5 years of
6        the endorsement being issued, and shall not be renewed.
7            Persons holding a transitional bilingual educator
8        endorsement shall not be employed to replace any
9        presently employed teacher who otherwise would not be
10        replaced for any reason.
11            (H) Language endorsement. In an effort to
12        alleviate the shortage of teachers speaking a language
13        other than English in the public schools, an individual
14        who holds an Educator License with Stipulations may
15        also apply for a language endorsement, provided that
16        the applicant provides satisfactory evidence that he
17        or she meets all of the following requirements:
18                (i) Holds a transitional bilingual
19            endorsement.
20                (ii) Has demonstrated proficiency in the
21            language for which the endorsement is to be issued
22            by passing the applicable language content test
23            required by the 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) Has passed a test of basic skills, as
9            required under Section 21B-30 of this Code, unless
10            the individual is not required to under Section
11            21B-30.
12            A language endorsement on an Educator License with
13        Stipulations is valid for prekindergarten through
14        grade 12 for the same validity period as the
15        individual's transitional bilingual educator
16        endorsement on the Educator License with Stipulations
17        and shall not be renewed.
18            (I) Visiting international educator. A visiting
19        international educator endorsement on an Educator
20        License with Stipulations may be issued to an
21        individual who is being recruited by a particular
22        school district that conducts formal recruitment
23        programs outside of the United States to secure the
24        services of qualified teachers and who meets all of the
25        following requirements:
26                (i) Holds the equivalent of a minimum of a

 

 

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1            bachelor's degree issued in the United States.
2                (ii) Has been prepared as a teacher at the
3            grade level for which he or she will be employed.
4                (iii) Has adequate content knowledge in the
5            subject to be taught.
6                (iv) Has an adequate command of the English
7            language.
8            A holder of a visiting international educator
9        endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations
10        shall be permitted to teach in bilingual education
11        programs in the language that was the medium of
12        instruction in his or her teacher preparation program,
13        provided that he or she passes the English Language
14        Proficiency Examination or another test of writing
15        skills in English identified by the State Board of
16        Education, in consultation with the State Educator
17        Preparation and Licensure Board.
18            A visiting international educator endorsement on
19        an Educator License with Stipulations is valid for 3
20        years and shall not be renewed.
21            (J) Paraprofessional educator. A paraprofessional
22        educator endorsement on an Educator License with
23        Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who holds a
24        high school diploma or its recognized equivalent and
25        either holds an associate's degree or a minimum of 60
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1        institution of higher education or has passed a test of
2        basic skills required under Section 21B-30 of this
3        Code, unless the individual is not required to under
4        Section 21B-30. The paraprofessional educator
5        endorsement is valid until June 30 immediately
6        following 5 years of the endorsement being issued and
7        may be renewed through application and payment of the
8        appropriate fee, as required under Section 21B-40 of
9        this Code. An individual who holds only a
10        paraprofessional educator endorsement is not subject
11        to additional requirements in order to renew the
12        endorsement.
13            (K) Chief school business official. A chief school
14        business official endorsement on an Educator License
15        with Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who
16        qualifies by having a master's degree or higher, 2
17        years of full-time administrative experience in school
18        business management or 2 years of university-approved
19        practical experience, and a minimum of 24 semester
20        hours of graduate credit in a program approved by the
21        State Board of Education for the preparation of school
22        business administrators and, except as otherwise
23        provided in Section 21B-30, by passage of the
24        applicable State tests, including a test of basic
25        skills and applicable content area test.
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1        also be affixed to the Educator License with
2        Stipulations of any holder who qualifies by having a
3        master's degree in business administration, finance,
4        accounting, or public administration and who completes
5        an additional 6 semester hours of internship in school
6        business management from a regionally accredited
7        institution of higher education and, except as
8        otherwise provided in Section 21B-30, passes the
9        applicable State tests, including a test of basic
10        skills and applicable content area test. This
11        endorsement shall be required for any individual
12        employed as a chief school business official.
13            The chief school business official endorsement on
14        an Educator License with Stipulations is valid until
15        June 30 immediately following 5 years of the
16        endorsement being issued and may be renewed if the
17        license holder completes renewal requirements as
18        required for individuals who hold a Professional
19        Educator License endorsed for chief school business
20        official under Section 21B-45 of this Code and such
21        rules as may be adopted by the State Board of
22        Education.
23            The State Board of Education shall adopt any rules
24        necessary to implement Public Act 100-288.
25            (L) Provisional in-state educator. A provisional
26        in-state educator endorsement on an Educator License

 

 

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1        with Stipulations may be issued to a candidate who has
2        completed an Illinois-approved educator preparation
3        program at an Illinois institution of higher education
4        and who has not successfully completed an
5        evidence-based assessment of teacher effectiveness but
6        who meets all of the following requirements:
7                (i) Holds at least a bachelor's degree.
8                (ii) Has completed an approved educator
9            preparation program at an Illinois institution.
10                (iii) Has passed a test of basic skills and
11            applicable content area test under , as required by
12            Section 21B-30 of this Code, unless the individual
13            is not required to under Section 21B-30.
14                (iv) Has attempted an evidence-based
15            assessment of teacher effectiveness and received a
16            minimum score on that assessment, as established
17            by the State Board of Education in consultation
18            with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure
19            Board.
20            A provisional in-state educator endorsement on an
21        Educator License with Stipulations is valid for one
22        full fiscal year after the date of issuance and may not
23        be renewed.
24            (M) School support personnel intern. A school
25        support personnel intern endorsement on an Educator
26        License with Stipulations may be issued as specified by

 

 

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1        rule.
2            (N) Special education area. A special education
3        area endorsement on an Educator License with
4        Stipulations may be issued as defined and specified by
5        rule.
6        (3) Substitute Teaching License. A Substitute Teaching
7    License may be issued to qualified applicants for
8    substitute teaching in all grades of the public schools,
9    prekindergarten through grade 12. Substitute Teaching
10    Licenses are not eligible for endorsements. Applicants for
11    a Substitute Teaching License must hold a bachelor's degree
12    or higher from a regionally accredited institution of
13    higher education.
14        Substitute Teaching Licenses are valid for 5 years.
15        Substitute Teaching Licenses are valid for substitute
16    teaching in every county of this State. If an individual
17    has had his or her Professional Educator License or
18    Educator License with Stipulations suspended or revoked,
19    then that individual is not eligible to obtain a Substitute
20    Teaching License.
21        A substitute teacher may only teach in the place of a
22    licensed teacher who is under contract with the employing
23    board. If, however, there is no licensed teacher under
24    contract because of an emergency situation, then a district
25    may employ a substitute teacher for no longer than 30
26    calendar days per each vacant position in the district if

 

 

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1    the district notifies the appropriate regional office of
2    education within 5 business days after the employment of
3    the substitute teacher in the emergency situation. An
4    emergency situation is one in which an unforeseen vacancy
5    has occurred and (i) a teacher is unable to fulfill his or
6    her contractual duties or (ii) teacher capacity needs of
7    the district exceed previous indications, and the district
8    is actively engaged in advertising to hire a fully licensed
9    teacher for the vacant position.
10        There is no limit on the number of days that a
11    substitute teacher may teach in a single school district,
12    provided that no substitute teacher may teach for longer
13    than 90 school days for any one licensed teacher under
14    contract in the same school year. A substitute teacher who
15    holds a Professional Educator License or Educator License
16    with Stipulations shall not teach for more than 120 school
17    days for any one licensed teacher under contract in the
18    same school year. The limitations in this paragraph (3) on
19    the number of days a substitute teacher may be employed do
20    not apply to any school district operating under Article 34
21    of this Code.
22        A school district may not require an individual who
23    holds a valid Professional Educator License or Educator
24    License with Stipulations to seek or hold a Substitute
25    Teaching License to teach as a substitute teacher.
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1    on July 1, 2018 and until June 30, 2023, the State Board of
2    Education may issue a Short-Term Substitute Teaching
3    License. A Short-Term Substitute Teaching License may be
4    issued to a qualified applicant for substitute teaching in
5    all grades of the public schools, prekindergarten through
6    grade 12. Short-Term Substitute Teaching Licenses are not
7    eligible for endorsements. Applicants for a Short-Term
8    Substitute Teaching License must hold an associate's
9    degree or have completed at least 60 credit hours from a
10    regionally accredited institution of higher education.
11        Short-Term Substitute Teaching Licenses are valid for
12    substitute teaching in every county of this State. If an
13    individual has had his or her Professional Educator License
14    or Educator License with Stipulations suspended or
15    revoked, then that individual is not eligible to obtain a
16    Short-Term Substitute Teaching License.
17        The provisions of Sections 10-21.9 and 34-18.5 of this
18    Code apply to short-term substitute teachers.
19        An individual holding a Short-Term Substitute Teaching
20    License may teach no more than 5 consecutive days per
21    licensed teacher who is under contract. For teacher
22    absences lasting 6 or more days per licensed teacher who is
23    under contract, a school district may not hire an
24    individual holding a Short-Term Substitute Teaching
25    License. An individual holding a Short-Term Substitute
26    Teaching License must complete the training program under

 

 

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1    Section 10-20.67 or 34-18.60 of this Code to be eligible to
2    teach at a public school. This paragraph (4) is inoperative
3    on and after July 1, 2023.
4(Source: P.A. 99-35, eff. 1-1-16; 99-58, eff. 7-16-15; 99-143,
5eff. 7-27-15; 99-642, eff. 7-28-16; 99-920, eff. 1-6-17; 100-8,
6eff. 7-1-17; 100-13, eff. 7-1-17; 100-288, eff. 8-24-17;
7100-596, eff. 7-1-18; 100-821, eff. 9-3-18; 100-863, eff.
88-14-18; revised 10-1-18.)
 
9    (105 ILCS 5/21B-30)
10    Sec. 21B-30. Educator testing.
11    (a) This Section applies beginning on July 1, 2012.
12    (b) The State Board of Education, in consultation with the
13State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, shall design
14and implement a system of examinations, which shall be required
15prior to the issuance of educator licenses. These examinations
16and indicators must be based on national and State professional
17teaching standards, as determined by the State Board of
18Education, in consultation with the State Educator Preparation
19and Licensure Board. The State Board of Education may adopt
20such rules as may be necessary to implement and administer this
21Section.
22    (c) Except as otherwise provided in this Article,
23applicants seeking a Professional Educator License or an
24Educator License with Stipulations shall be required to pass a
25test of basic skills before the license is issued, unless the

 

 

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1endorsement the individual is seeking does not require passage
2of the test. Beginning with the 2019-2020 school year, an
3applicant seeking a Professional Educator License or an
4Educator License with Stipulations who holds a bachelor's
5degree from a regionally accredited institution of higher
6education is not required to pass a test of basic skills under
7this Section. Unless not required to under this Section, all
8All applicants completing Illinois-approved, teacher education
9or school service personnel preparation programs shall be
10required to pass the State Board of Education's recognized test
11of basic skills prior to starting their student teaching or
12starting the final semester of their internship. An institution
13of higher learning, as defined in the Higher Education Student
14Assistance Act, may not require an applicant to complete the
15State Board's recognized test of basic skills prior to the
16semester before student teaching or prior to the semester
17before starting the final semester of an internship. An
18individual who passes a test of basic skills does not need to
19do so again for subsequent endorsements or other educator
20licenses.
21    (d) All applicants seeking a State license shall be
22required to pass a test of content area knowledge for each area
23of endorsement for which there is an applicable test. There
24shall be no exception to this requirement. No candidate shall
25be allowed to student teach or serve as the teacher of record
26until he or she has passed the applicable content area test.

 

 

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1    (e) (Blank).
2    (f) Except as otherwise provided in this Article, beginning
3on September 1, 2015, all candidates completing teacher
4preparation programs in this State and all candidates subject
5to Section 21B-35 of this Code are required to pass a teacher
6performance assessment approved by the State Board of
7Education, in consultation with the State Educator Preparation
8and Licensure Board.
9    (g) Tests of basic skills and content area knowledge and
10the teacher performance assessment shall be the tests that from
11time to time are designated by the State Board of Education, in
12consultation with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure
13Board, and may be tests prepared by an educational testing
14organization or tests designed by the State Board of Education,
15in consultation with the State Educator Preparation and
16Licensure Board. The areas to be covered by a test of basic
17skills shall include reading, language arts, and mathematics.
18The test of content area knowledge shall assess content
19knowledge in a specific subject field. The tests must be
20designed to be racially neutral to ensure that no person taking
21the tests is discriminated against on the basis of race, color,
22national origin, or other factors unrelated to the person's
23ability to perform as a licensed employee. The score required
24to pass the tests shall be fixed by the State Board of
25Education, in consultation with the State Educator Preparation
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1than 3 times a year at such time and place as may be designated
2by the State Board of Education, in consultation with the State
3Educator Preparation and Licensure Board.
4    The State Board shall implement a test or tests to assess
5the speaking, reading, writing, and grammar skills of
6applicants for an endorsement or a license issued under
7subdivision (G) of paragraph (2) of Section 21B-20 of this Code
8in the English language and in the language of the transitional
9bilingual education program requested by the applicant.
10    (h) Except as provided in Section 34-6 of this Code, the
11provisions of this Section shall apply equally in any school
12district subject to Article 34 of this Code.
13    (i) The rules developed to implement and enforce the
14testing requirements under this Section shall include without
15limitation provisions governing test selection, test
16validation and determination of a passing score,
17administration of the tests, frequency of administration,
18applicant fees, frequency of applicants taking the tests, the
19years for which a score is valid, and appropriate special
20accommodations. The State Board of Education shall develop such
21rules as may be needed to ensure uniformity from year to year
22in the level of difficulty for each form of an assessment.
23(Source: P.A. 99-58, eff. 7-16-15; 99-657, eff. 7-28-16;
2499-920, eff. 1-6-17; 100-596, eff. 7-1-18; 100-863, eff.
258-14-18; 100-932, eff. 8-17-18; revised 10-1-18.)
 

 

 

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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
4program, to be known as the Alternative Educator Licensure
5Program for Teachers.
6    (b) The Alternative Educator Licensure Program for
7Teachers may be offered by a recognized institution approved to
8offer educator preparation programs by the State Board of
9Education, in consultation with the State Educator Preparation
10and 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
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1    by the principal or qualified equivalent of a principal, as
2    required under subsection (d) of this Section, and the
3    program coordinator to continue with the second year of the
4    residency.
5        (3) A second year of residency, which shall include the
6    candidate's assignment to a full-time teaching position
7    for one school year. The candidate must be assigned an
8    experienced teacher to act as a mentor and coach the
9    candidate through the second year of residency.
10        (4) A comprehensive assessment of the candidate's
11    teaching effectiveness, as evaluated by the principal or
12    qualified equivalent of a principal, as required under
13    subsection (d) of this Section, and the program
14    coordinator, at the end of the second year of residency. If
15    there is disagreement between the 2 evaluators about the
16    candidate's teaching effectiveness, the candidate may
17    complete one additional year of residency teaching under a
18    professional development plan developed by the principal
19    or qualified equivalent and the preparation program. At the
20    completion of the third year, a candidate must have
21    positive evaluations and a recommendation for full
22    licensure from both the principal or qualified equivalent
23    and the program coordinator or no Professional Educator
24    License shall be issued.
25    Successful completion of the program shall be deemed to
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1matter requirements established by law.
2    (c) An alternative provisional educator endorsement on an
3Educator License with Stipulations is valid for 2 years of
4teaching in the public schools, including without limitation a
5preschool educational program under Section 2-3.71 of this Code
6or charter school, or in a State-recognized nonpublic school in
7which the chief administrator is required to have the licensure
8necessary to be a principal in a public school in this State
9and in which a majority of the teachers are required to have
10the licensure necessary to be instructors in a public school in
11this State, but may be renewed for a third year if needed to
12complete the Alternative Educator Licensure Program for
13Teachers. The endorsement shall be issued only once to an
14individual who meets all of the following requirements:
15        (1) Has graduated from a regionally accredited college
16    or university with a bachelor's degree or higher.
17        (2) Has a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or
18    greater on a 4.0 scale or its equivalent on another scale.
19        (3) Has completed a major in the content area if
20    seeking a middle or secondary level endorsement or, if
21    seeking an early childhood, elementary, or special
22    education endorsement, has completed a major in the content
23    area of reading, English/language arts, mathematics, or
24    one of the sciences. If the individual does not have a
25    major in a content area for any level of teaching, he or
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1    to be reviewed for equivalency.
2        (4) Has successfully completed phase (1) of subsection
3    (b) of this Section.
4        (5) Has passed a test of basic skills and content area
5    test required for the specific endorsement for admission
6    into the program, as required under Section 21B-30 of this
7    Code.
8    A candidate possessing the alternative provisional
9educator endorsement may receive a salary, benefits, and any
10other terms of employment offered to teachers in the school who
11are members of an exclusive bargaining representative, if any,
12but a school is not required to provide these benefits during
13the years of residency if the candidate is serving only as a
14co-teacher. If the candidate is serving as the teacher of
15record, the candidate must receive a salary, benefits, and any
16other terms of employment. Residency experiences must not be
17counted towards tenure.
18    (d) The recognized institution offering the Alternative
19Educator Licensure Program for Teachers must partner with a
20school district, including without limitation a preschool
21educational program under Section 2-3.71 of this Code or
22charter school, or a State-recognized, nonpublic school in this
23State in which the chief administrator is required to have the
24licensure necessary to be a principal in a public school in
25this State and in which a majority of the teachers are required
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1school in this State. A recognized institution that partners
2with a public school district administering a preschool
3educational program under Section 2-3.71 of this Code must
4require a principal to recommend or evaluate candidates in the
5program. A recognized institution that partners with an
6eligible entity administering a preschool educational program
7under Section 2-3.71 of this Code and that is not a public
8school district must require a principal or qualified
9equivalent of a principal to recommend or evaluate candidates
10in the program. The program presented for approval by the State
11Board of Education must demonstrate the supports that are to be
12provided to assist the provisional teacher during the 2-year
13residency period. These supports must provide additional
14contact hours with mentors during the first year of residency.
15    (e) Upon completion of the 4 phases outlined in subsection
16(b) of this Section and all assessments required under Section
1721B-30 of this Code, an individual shall receive a Professional
18Educator License.
19    (f) The State Board of Education, in consultation with the
20State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, may adopt such
21rules as may be necessary to establish and implement the
22Alternative Educator Licensure Program for Teachers.
23(Source: P.A. 99-58, eff. 7-16-15; 100-596, eff. 7-1-18;
24100-822, eff. 1-1-19.)
 
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1    Sec. 21B-55. Alternative route to superintendent
2endorsement.
3    (a) The State Board of Education, in consultation with the
4State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, may approve
5programs designed to provide an alternative route to
6superintendent endorsement on a Professional Educator License.
7    (b) Entities offering an alternative route to
8superintendent endorsement program must have the program
9approved by the State Board of Education, in consultation with
10the State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board.
11    (c) All programs approved under this Section shall be
12comprised of the following 3 phases:
13        (1) A course of study offered on an intensive basis in
14    education management, governance, organization, and
15    instructional and district planning.
16        (2) The person's assignment to a full-time position for
17    one school year as a superintendent.
18        (3) A comprehensive assessment of the person's
19    performance by school officials and a recommendation to the
20    State Board of Education that the person be issued a
21    superintendent endorsement on a Professional Educator
22    License.
23    (d) In order to serve as a superintendent under phase (2)
24of subsection (c) of this Section, an individual must be issued
25an alternative provisional superintendent endorsement on an
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1year of serving as a superintendent. In order to receive the
2provisional alternative superintendent endorsement under this
3Section, an individual must meet all of the following
4requirements:
5        (1) Have graduated from a regionally accredited
6    college or university with a minimum of a master's degree
7    in a management field.
8        (2) Have been employed for a period of at least 5 years
9    in a management level position other than education.
10        (3) Have successfully completed phase (1) of
11    subsection (c) of this Section.
12        (4) Have passed a test of basic skills and a content
13    area test for admission into the program, as required by
14    Section 21B-30 of this Code.
15    (e) Successful completion of an alternative route to
16superintendent endorsement program shall be deemed to satisfy
17any other supervisory, administrative, or management
18experience requirements established by law, and, once
19completed, an individual shall be eligible for a superintendent
20endorsement on a Professional Educator License.
21    (f) The State Board of Education, in consultation with the
22State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, may adopt such
23rules as may be needed to establish and implement these
24alternative route to superintendent endorsement programs.
25(Source: P.A. 100-596, eff. 7-1-18.)
 
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1becoming law.