WATSON-MAITLAND-SIEBEN-CRONIN. (BASSI-MCCARTHY-WOOLARD-RIGHTER-DAVIS,MONIQUE) 105 ILCS 5/21-2 from Ch. 122, par. 21-2 Amends the School Code. Provides that with respect to a Master Certificate, the State Board of Education shall adopt rules concerning reciprocity, fee supports, incentives, and the application process. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Adds reference to: 105 ILCS 5/21-27 new Removes the requirement that the State Board of Education adopt rules concerning reciprocity, fee supports, incentives, and the application process. Provides instead that each teacher who holds a Master Certificate shall be eligible for a teaching position in this State in the areas for which he or she holds a Master Certificate without satisfying any other requirements of this Code, except for those requirements pertaining to criminal background checks. Provides that a teacher who holds a Master Certificate shall be deemed to meet State certification renewal requirements for the 7-year term of the teacher's Master Certificate. Establishes the Illinois Teaching Excellence Program to provide categorical funding for monetary incentives and bonuses for teachers who are employed by school districts and who hold a Master Certificate. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Provides that a Master Certificate is valid for 10 (instead of 7) years and is renewable every 10 (instead of 7) years. Makes changes concerning the amounts of the incentives, to whom they are given, and the requirements that a person must comply with to receive an incentive. Requires each regional superintendent of schools to provide information about the Master Certificate program of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards and the amendatory Act to each individual seeking to register or renew a certificate. Adds an immediate effective date. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Removes the provision that allows mentoring to include developing awareness of the standards of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. Replaces the provision concerning mentoring to classroom teachers in schools with a low-income pupil concentration level of 50% or greater with a provision concerning mentoring to classroom teachers in which 50% or more of the students receive free or reduced price lunches. Makes other changes. 99-02-25 S FIRST READING 99-02-25 S REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 99-03-03 S ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE EDUCATION 99-03-10 S POSTPONED 99-03-17 S DO PASS 009-000-000 SESE 99-03-17 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 2ND READING 99-03-18 99-03-22 S SECOND READING 99-03-22 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 99-03-23 99-03-23 S FILED WITH SECRETARY 99-03-23 S AMENDMENT NO. 01-WATSON 99-03-23 S AMENDMENT REFERRED TO SRUL 99-03-24 S AMENDMENT NO. 01-WATSON 99-03-24 S RULES REFERS TO SESE 99-03-24 S AMENDMENT NO. 01-WATSON 99-03-24 S BE ADOPTED SESE/010-000-000 99-03-24 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR SIEBEN 99-03-24 S RECALLED TO SECOND READING 99-03-24 S AMENDMENT NO. 01-WATSON 99-03-24 S ADOPTED 99-03-24 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 99-03-25 99-03-25 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR CRONIN 99-03-25 S THIRD READING - PASSED 057-001-000 99-03-26 H ARRIVE IN HOUSE 99-03-26 H HOUSE SPONSOR MCCARTHY 99-03-26 H FIRST READING 99-03-26 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 99-04-14 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE ELEM SCND ED 99-04-20 H ALTERNATE PRIMARY SPONSOR CHANGED TO BASSI 99-04-20 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR MCCARTHY 99-04-20 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR WOOLARD 99-04-28 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-ELEM SCND ED H 99-04-28 H ADOPTED 99-04-28 H DO PASS AMENDED/SHORT DEBATE 022-000-000 HELM 99-04-28 H PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-04-29 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR RIGHTER 99-04-29 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR DAVIS,MONIQUE 99-05-04 H AMENDMENT NO. 02-BASSI 99-05-04 H AMENDMENT REFERRED TO HRUL 99-05-04 H CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-05-04 H SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-05-04 H HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE 99-05-06 H AMENDMENT NO. 02-BASSI 99-05-06 H RECOMMENDS BE ADOPTED HRUL/003-002-000 99-05-06 H AMENDMENT NO. 02-BASSI 99-05-06 H ADOPTED 99-05-06 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-05-06 H THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 114-000-000 99-05-07 S SECRETARYS DESK - CONCURRENCE 01,02 99-05-17 S FILED WITH SECRETARY 99-05-17 S MOTION TO CONCUR - HOUSE AMENDMENT NO 01,02/WATSON 99-05-17 S MOTION REFERRED TO SRUL 99-05-18 S MOTION TO CONCUR - HOUSE AMENDMENT NO 01,02/WATSON 99-05-18 S RULES REFERS TO SESE 99-05-19 S MOTION TO CONCUR - HOUSE AMENDMENT NO 01/WATSON 99-05-19 S BE ADOPTED SESE/007-000-000 99-05-19 S MOTION TO CONCUR - HOUSE AMENDMENT NO 02/WATSON 99-05-19 S BE ADOPTED SESE/009-000-000 99-05-19 S MOTION TO CONCUR - HOUSE AMENDMENT NO 01,02/WATSON 99-05-19 S SEN CONCURS IN HSE AMENDMENTS (NO.) 01,02/058-000-000 99-05-19 S PASSED BOTH HOUSES 99-06-17 S SENT TO THE GOVERNOR 99-08-16 S GOVERNOR APPROVED 99-08-16 S EFFECTIVE DATE 99-08-16 99-08-16 S PUBLIC ACT.............................. 91-0606 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary