Full Text of SB2100 97th General Assembly
SB2100 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2011 and 2012 SB2100 Introduced 2/10/2011, by Sen. Thomas Johnson SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: | | 105 ILCS 5/21-7.1 | from Ch. 122, par. 21-7.1 |
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Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning
administrative certificates.
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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, | 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section | 5 | | 21-7.1 as follows: | 6 | | (105 ILCS 5/21-7.1) (from Ch. 122, par. 21-7.1) | 7 | | Sec. 21-7.1. Administrative certificate. | 8 | | (a) After July 1, 1999, an administrative
certificate valid | 9 | | for 5
years of supervising and
and administering in the public | 10 | | common schools (unless
changed under subsection (a-5) of this | 11 | | Section) may be
issued to persons who have graduated from a | 12 | | regionally accredited institution
of higher learning with a | 13 | | master's degree or its equivalent and who have been recommended | 14 | | by a
recognized institution of higher learning, a | 15 | | not-for-profit entity, or a combination thereof, as having | 16 | | completed a program of
preparation for one or more of these | 17 | | endorsements. Such programs of
academic and professional | 18 | | preparation required for endorsement shall be
administered by | 19 | | an institution or not-for-profit entity approved to offer such | 20 | | programs by the State Board of Education, in consultation with | 21 | | the State Teacher Certification Board, and shall be operated in | 22 | | accordance with this Article and the standards set forth by
the | 23 | | State Superintendent of Education in consultation with the |
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Teacher Certification Board. Any program offered in whole | 2 | | or in part by a not-for-profit entity must also be approved by | 3 | | the Board of Higher Education. | 4 | | (a-5) Beginning July 1, 2003, if an administrative | 5 | | certificate holder
holds a Standard Teaching Certificate, the | 6 | | validity period of the
administrative certificate shall be | 7 | | changed, if necessary, so that the
validity period of the | 8 | | administrative certificate coincides with the validity
period | 9 | | of the Standard Teaching Certificate. Beginning July 1, 2003, | 10 | | if
an administrative certificate holder holds a Master Teaching | 11 | | Certificate,
the validity period of the administrative | 12 | | certificate shall be changed so
that the validity period of the | 13 | | administrative certificate coincides with the
validity period | 14 | | of the Master Teaching Certificate. | 15 | | (b) No administrative certificate shall be issued for the | 16 | | first time
after June 30, 1987 and no endorsement provided for | 17 | | by this Section shall
be made or affixed to an administrative | 18 | | certificate for the first time
after June 30, 1987 unless the | 19 | | person to whom such administrative
certificate is to be issued | 20 | | or to whose administrative certificate such
endorsement is to | 21 | | be affixed has been required to demonstrate as a part of
a | 22 | | program of academic or professional preparation for such | 23 | | certification or
endorsement: (i) an understanding of the | 24 | | knowledge called for in
establishing productive parent-school | 25 | | relationships and of the procedures
fostering the involvement | 26 | | which such relationships demand; and (ii) an
understanding of |
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| 1 | | the knowledge required for establishing a high quality
school | 2 | | climate and promoting good classroom organization and | 3 | | management,
including rules of conduct and instructional | 4 | | procedures appropriate to
accomplishing the tasks of | 5 | | schooling; and (iii) a demonstration of the
knowledge and | 6 | | skills called for in providing instructional leadership. The
| 7 | | standards for demonstrating an understanding of such knowledge | 8 | | shall be set
forth by the State Board of Education in | 9 | | consultation with the
State Teacher Certification Board, and | 10 | | shall be administered by the
recognized institutions of higher | 11 | | learning as part of the programs of
academic and professional | 12 | | preparation required for certification and
endorsement under | 13 | | this Section. As used in this subsection: "establishing
| 14 | | productive parent-school relationships" means the ability to | 15 | | maintain
effective communication between parents and school | 16 | | personnel, to encourage
parental involvement in schooling, and | 17 | | to motivate school personnel to
engage parents in encouraging | 18 | | student achievement, including the
development of programs and | 19 | | policies which serve to accomplish this
purpose; and | 20 | | "establishing a high quality school climate" means the ability
| 21 | | to promote academic achievement, to maintain discipline, to | 22 | | recognize
substance abuse problems among students and utilize | 23 | | appropriate law
enforcement and other community resources to | 24 | | address these problems, to support
teachers and students in | 25 | | their education endeavors, to establish learning
objectives | 26 | | and to provide instructional leadership, including the
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| 1 | | development of policies and programs which serve to accomplish | 2 | | this
purpose; and "providing instructional leadership" means | 3 | | the ability to
effectively evaluate school personnel, to | 4 | | possess general communication and
interpersonal skills, and to | 5 | | establish and maintain appropriate classroom
learning | 6 | | environments. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply | 7 | | to
or affect the initial issuance or making on or before June | 8 | | 30, 1987 of any
administrative certificate or endorsement | 9 | | provided for under this Section,
nor shall such provisions | 10 | | apply to or affect the renewal after June 30, 1987
of any such | 11 | | certificate or endorsement initially issued or made on or | 12 | | before
June 30, 1987. | 13 | | (c) Administrative certificates shall be renewed every 5 | 14 | | years
with
the first renewal being 5 years following the | 15 | | initial receipt of
an
administrative certificate, unless the | 16 | | validity period for the administrative
certificate has been
| 17 | | changed under subsection (a-5) of this Section, in which case | 18 | | the
certificate shall be renewed at the same time that the | 19 | | Standard or Master
Teaching Certificate is renewed. | 20 | | (c-5) (Blank). | 21 | | (c-10) Except as otherwise provided in subsection
(c-15) of | 22 | | this Section, persons holding administrative
certificates must | 23 | | follow the certificate renewal procedure set forth in this
| 24 | | subsection (c-10), provided that those persons holding | 25 | | administrative
certificates on June 30, 2003 who are renewing | 26 | | those certificates on or
after July 1, 2003 shall be issued new |
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| 1 | | administrative certificates valid for
5 years (unless changed | 2 | | under subsection (a-5) of this Section), which
may be renewed | 3 | | thereafter as set forth in this subsection (c-10). | 4 | | A person holding an administrative certificate and
| 5 | | employed in a position requiring administrative certification,
| 6 | | including a regional superintendent of schools, must satisfy | 7 | | the continuing
professional development requirements of this | 8 | | Section to renew his or her
administrative certificate. The | 9 | | continuing professional development must include without
| 10 | | limitation the following continuing professional development
| 11 | | purposes: | 12 | | (1) To improve the administrator's knowledge of
| 13 | | instructional practices and administrative procedures in
| 14 | | accordance with the Illinois Professional School Leader
| 15 | | Standards. | 16 | | (2) To maintain the basic level of competence required
| 17 | | for initial certification. | 18 | | (3) To improve the administrator's mastery of skills
| 19 | | and knowledge regarding the improvement of teaching
| 20 | | performance in clinical settings and assessment of the | 21 | | levels
of student performance in the schools. | 22 | | The continuing professional development must
include the | 23 | | following in order for the certificate to be renewed: | 24 | | (A) Participation in continuing professional
| 25 | | development activities, which must total a minimum of 100
| 26 | | hours of continuing professional development. The |
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| 1 | | participation must consist of a minimum
of 5 activities per | 2 | | validity period of the certificate, and the certificate | 3 | | holder must maintain documentation of completion of each | 4 | | activity. | 5 | | (B) Participation every year in an Illinois
| 6 | | Administrators' Academy course, which participation must
| 7 | | total a minimum of 30 continuing professional development
| 8 | | hours during the period of the certificate's validity and | 9 | | which
must include completion of applicable required
| 10 | | coursework, including completion of a communication, | 11 | | dissemination, or application component, as defined by the | 12 | | State Board of
Education. | 13 | | The certificate holder must complete a verification form | 14 | | developed by the State Board of Education and certify that 100 | 15 | | hours of continuing professional development activities and 5 | 16 | | Administrators' Academy courses have been completed. The | 17 | | regional superintendent of schools shall review and
validate | 18 | | the verification form for a certificate holder. Based on
| 19 | | compliance with all of the requirements for renewal, the | 20 | | regional
superintendent of schools shall forward a | 21 | | recommendation for
renewal or non-renewal to the State | 22 | | Superintendent of Education
and shall notify the certificate | 23 | | holder of the recommendation. The
State Superintendent of | 24 | | Education shall review the
recommendation to renew or non-renew | 25 | | and shall notify, in writing,
the certificate holder of a | 26 | | decision denying renewal of his or her
certificate. Any |
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| 1 | | decision regarding non-renewal of an
administrative | 2 | | certificate may be appealed to the State Teacher
Certification | 3 | | Board. | 4 | | The State Board of Education, in consultation with the | 5 | | State
Teacher Certification Board, shall adopt rules to | 6 | | implement this
subsection (c-10). | 7 | | The regional superintendent of schools shall monitor the | 8 | | process
for renewal of administrative certificates established | 9 | | in this subsection
(c-10). | 10 | | (c-15) This subsection (c-15) applies to the first period | 11 | | of an
administrative certificate's validity during which the | 12 | | holder becomes
subject to the requirements of subsection (c-10) | 13 | | of this Section if the
certificate has less than 5 years' | 14 | | validity or has less than 5 years' validity
remaining when the | 15 | | certificate holder becomes subject to the
requirements of | 16 | | subsection (c-10) of this Section. With respect to this
period, | 17 | | the 100 hours of continuing professional development and 5
| 18 | | activities per validity period specified in clause (A) of
| 19 | | subsection (c-10) of this Section shall instead be deemed to | 20 | | mean 20
hours of continuing professional development and one | 21 | | activity per year of
the certificate's validity or remaining | 22 | | validity and the 30 continuing
professional development hours | 23 | | specified in clause (B) of
subsection (c-10) of this Section | 24 | | shall instead be deemed to mean
completion of at least one | 25 | | course per year of the certificate's validity or
remaining | 26 | | validity. Certificate holders who evaluate certified staff |
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| 1 | | must complete a 2-day teacher evaluation course, in addition to | 2 | | the 30 continuing professional development hours. | 3 | | (c-20) The State
Board of Education, in consultation with | 4 | | the State Teacher Certification Board,
shall develop | 5 | | procedures for implementing this Section and shall administer | 6 | | the
renewal of administrative certificates. Failure to submit | 7 | | satisfactory evidence
of continuing professional education | 8 | | which contributes to promoting the goals
of this Section shall | 9 | | result in a loss of administrative certification. | 10 | | (d) Any limited or life supervisory certificate issued | 11 | | prior to July 1, 1968
shall continue to be valid for all | 12 | | administrative and supervisory positions
in the public schools | 13 | | for which it is valid as of that date as long as its
holder | 14 | | meets the requirements for registration or renewal as set forth | 15 | | in
the statutes or until revoked according to law. | 16 | | (e) The administrative or supervisory positions for which | 17 | | the certificate
shall be valid shall be determined by one or | 18 | | more of the following endorsements: general
supervisory, | 19 | | general administrative, principal, chief school business | 20 | | official, and superintendent. | 21 | | Subject to the provisions of Section 21-1a, endorsements | 22 | | shall be
made under conditions set forth in this Section. The | 23 | | State Board of
Education shall, in consultation with the State | 24 | | Teacher Certification
Board, adopt rules pursuant to the | 25 | | Illinois Administrative Procedure Act,
establishing | 26 | | requirements for obtaining administrative certificates where
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| 1 | | the minimum administrative or supervisory requirements surpass | 2 | | those set
forth in this Section. | 3 | | The State Teacher Certification Board shall file with the | 4 | | State Board of
Education a written recommendation when | 5 | | considering additional
administrative or supervisory | 6 | | requirements. All additional requirements
shall be based upon | 7 | | the requisite knowledge necessary to perform those
tasks | 8 | | required by the certificate. The State Board of Education shall | 9 | | in
consultation with the State Teacher Certification Board, | 10 | | establish
standards within its rules which shall include the | 11 | | academic and
professional requirements necessary for | 12 | | certification. These standards
shall at a minimum contain, but | 13 | | not be limited to, those used by the State
Board of Education | 14 | | in determining whether additional knowledge will be
required. | 15 | | Additionally, the State Board of Education shall in | 16 | | consultation
with the State Teacher Certification Board, | 17 | | establish provisions within its
rules whereby any member of the | 18 | | educational community or the public may
file a formal written | 19 | | recommendation or inquiry regarding requirements. | 20 | | (1) Until July 1, 2003, the general supervisory | 21 | | endorsement shall be
affixed to the
administrative | 22 | | certificate of any holder who has at least 16 semester | 23 | | hours
of graduate credit in professional education | 24 | | including 8 semester hours of
graduate credit in curriculum | 25 | | and research and who has at least 2 years of
full-time | 26 | | teaching experience or school service personnel experience |
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public schools, schools under the supervision of the | 2 | | Department of Corrections,
schools under the | 3 | | administration of the Department of
Rehabilitation | 4 | | Services, or nonpublic schools meeting the standards
| 5 | | established by the State Superintendent of Education or | 6 | | comparable out-of-state
recognition standards approved by | 7 | | the State Superintendent of Education. | 8 | | Such endorsement shall be required for supervisors, | 9 | | curriculum directors
and for such similar and related | 10 | | positions as determined by the State
Superintendent of | 11 | | Education in consultation with the State Teacher
| 12 | | Certification Board. | 13 | | (2) Until June 30, 2014, the general administrative | 14 | | endorsement shall be affixed to the
administrative | 15 | | certificate of any holder who has at least 20 semester | 16 | | hours
of graduate credit in educational administration and | 17 | | supervision and who
has at least 2 years of full-time | 18 | | teaching experience or school service
personnel experience | 19 | | in public schools, schools under the supervision of
the | 20 | | Department of Corrections, schools under the | 21 | | administration of
the Department of Rehabilitation | 22 | | Services, or
nonpublic schools meeting the standards
| 23 | | established by the State Superintendent of Education or | 24 | | comparable
out-of-state recognition standards approved by | 25 | | the State Superintendent
of Education. | 26 | | Such endorsement or a principal endorsement shall be |
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| 1 | | required for principal, assistant principal,
assistant or | 2 | | associate superintendent, and junior college dean and for | 3 | | related
or similar positions as determined by the State | 4 | | Superintendent of Education
in consultation with the State | 5 | | Teacher Certification Board. | 6 | | (2.5) The principal endorsement shall be affixed to the | 7 | | administrative certificate of any holder who qualifies by: | 8 | | (A) successfully completing a principal | 9 | | preparation program approved in accordance with | 10 | | Section 21-7.6 of this Code and any applicable rules; | 11 | | (B) having 4 years of teaching experience; | 12 | | however, the State Board of Education shall allow, by | 13 | | rules, for fewer than 4 years of experience based on | 14 | | meeting standards set forth in such rules, including | 15 | | without limitation a review of performance evaluations | 16 | | or other evidence of demonstrated qualifications; and | 17 | | (C) having a master's degree. | 18 | | (3) The chief school business official endorsement | 19 | | shall be affixed to
the administrative certificate of any | 20 | | holder who qualifies by having
a Master's degree, 2 years | 21 | | of administrative experience in school business
management | 22 | | or 2 years of university-approved practical experience, | 23 | | and a minimum of 20 semester hours of graduate credit in a | 24 | | program
established by the State Superintendent of | 25 | | Education in consultation with the
State Teacher | 26 | | Certification Board for the preparation of school business
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| 1 | | administrators. Such endorsement shall also be affixed to | 2 | | the administrative
certificate of any holder who qualifies | 3 | | by having a Master's Degree in Business
Administration, | 4 | | Finance or Accounting and 6 semester hours of internship in | 5 | | school business management from a regionally accredited | 6 | | institution
of higher education. | 7 | | After June 30, 1977, such endorsement shall be required | 8 | | for any individual
first employed as a chief school | 9 | | business official. | 10 | | (4) The superintendent endorsement shall be affixed to | 11 | | the administrative
certificate of any holder who has | 12 | | completed 30 semester hours of graduate
credit beyond the | 13 | | master's degree in a program for the preparation of
| 14 | | superintendents of schools including 16 semester hours of | 15 | | graduate credit
in professional education and who has at | 16 | | least 2 years experience as an
administrator or supervisor | 17 | | in the public schools or the State Board of
Education or | 18 | | education service regions or in nonpublic schools meeting | 19 | | the
standards established by the State Superintendent of | 20 | | Education or
comparable out-of-state recognition standards | 21 | | approved by the State
Superintendent of Education and holds | 22 | | general supervisory or general
administrative endorsement, | 23 | | or who has had 2 years of experience as a
supervisor, chief | 24 | | school business official, or administrator while holding | 25 | | an all-grade supervisory
certificate or a certificate | 26 | | comparable in validity and educational and
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| 1 | | requirements. | 2 | | After June 30, 1968, such endorsement shall be required | 3 | | for a
superintendent of schools, except as provided in the | 4 | | second paragraph of this
Section and in Section 34-6. | 5 | | Any person appointed to the position of superintendent | 6 | | between the
effective date of this Act and June 30, 1993 in | 7 | | a school district organized
pursuant to Article 32 with an | 8 | | enrollment of at least 20,000 pupils shall
be exempt from | 9 | | the provisions of this paragraph (4) until
June 30, 1996. | 10 | | (f) All official interpretations or acts of issuing or | 11 | | denying
administrative certificates or endorsements by the | 12 | | State Teacher's
Certification Board, State Board of Education | 13 | | or the State Superintendent
of Education, from the passage of | 14 | | P.A. 81-1208 on November 8, 1979 through
September 24, 1981 are | 15 | | hereby declared valid and legal acts in all respects and
| 16 | | further that the purported repeal of the provisions of this | 17 | | Section by P.A.
81-1208 and P.A. 81-1509 is declared null and | 18 | | void. | 19 | | (Source: P.A. 96-56, eff. 1-1-10; 96-903, eff. 7-1-10; 96-982, | 20 | | eff. 1-1-11; 96-1423, eff. 8-3-10; revised 9-2-10.) |
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