Bill Amendment: IL HB1745 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly
NOTE: For additional amemendments please see the Bill Drafting List
Bill Title: EDUCATION-TECH
Status: 2024-04-19 - House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB1745 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-HB1745-House_Amendment_001.html
Bill Title: EDUCATION-TECH
Status: 2024-04-19 - House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB1745 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-HB1745-House_Amendment_001.html
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1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1745 | ||||||
2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1745 by replacing | ||||||
3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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4 | "Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing | ||||||
5 | Sections 21B-20 and 21B-30 as follows:
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6 | (105 ILCS 5/21B-20) | ||||||
7 | Sec. 21B-20. Types of licenses. The State Board of | ||||||
8 | Education shall implement a system of educator licensure, | ||||||
9 | whereby individuals employed in school districts who are | ||||||
10 | required to be licensed must have one of the following | ||||||
11 | licenses: (i) a professional educator license; (ii) an | ||||||
12 | educator license with stipulations; (iii) a substitute | ||||||
13 | teaching license; or (iv) until June 30, 2028, a short-term | ||||||
14 | substitute teaching license. References in law regarding | ||||||
15 | individuals certified or certificated or required to be | ||||||
16 | certified or certificated under Article 21 of this Code shall |
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1 | also include individuals licensed or required to be licensed | ||||||
2 | under this Article. The first year of all licenses ends on June | ||||||
3 | 30 following one full year of the license being issued. | ||||||
4 | The State Board of Education, in consultation with the | ||||||
5 | State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, may adopt such | ||||||
6 | rules as may be necessary to govern the requirements for | ||||||
7 | licenses and endorsements under this Section. | ||||||
8 | (1) Professional Educator License. Persons who (i) | ||||||
9 | have successfully completed an approved educator | ||||||
10 | preparation program and are recommended for licensure by | ||||||
11 | the Illinois institution offering the educator preparation | ||||||
12 | program, (ii) have successfully completed the required | ||||||
13 | testing under Section 21B-30 of this Code, (iii) have | ||||||
14 | successfully completed coursework on the psychology of, | ||||||
15 | the identification of, and the methods of instruction for | ||||||
16 | the exceptional child, including, without limitation, | ||||||
17 | children with learning disabilities, (iv) have | ||||||
18 | successfully completed coursework in methods of reading | ||||||
19 | and reading in the content area, and (v) have met all other | ||||||
20 | criteria established by rule of the State Board of | ||||||
21 | Education shall be issued a Professional Educator License. | ||||||
22 | All Professional Educator Licenses are valid until June 30 | ||||||
23 | immediately following 5 years of the license being issued. | ||||||
24 | The Professional Educator License shall be endorsed with | ||||||
25 | specific areas and grade levels in which the individual is | ||||||
26 | eligible to practice. For an early childhood education |
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1 | endorsement, an individual may satisfy the student | ||||||
2 | teaching requirement of his or her early childhood teacher | ||||||
3 | preparation program through placement in a setting with | ||||||
4 | children from birth through grade 2, and the individual | ||||||
5 | may be paid and receive credit while student teaching. The | ||||||
6 | student teaching experience must meet the requirements of | ||||||
7 | and be approved by the individual's early childhood | ||||||
8 | teacher preparation program. | ||||||
9 | Individuals can receive subsequent endorsements on the | ||||||
10 | Professional Educator License. Subsequent endorsements | ||||||
11 | shall require a minimum of 24 semester hours of coursework | ||||||
12 | in the endorsement area and passage of the applicable | ||||||
13 | content area test, unless otherwise specified by rule. | ||||||
14 | (2) Educator License with Stipulations. An Educator | ||||||
15 | License with Stipulations shall be issued an endorsement | ||||||
16 | that limits the license holder to one particular position | ||||||
17 | or does not require completion of an approved educator | ||||||
18 | program or both. | ||||||
19 | An individual with an Educator License with | ||||||
20 | Stipulations must not be employed by a school district or | ||||||
21 | any other entity to replace any presently employed teacher | ||||||
22 | who otherwise would not be replaced for any reason. | ||||||
23 | An Educator License with Stipulations may be issued | ||||||
24 | with the following endorsements: | ||||||
25 | (A) (Blank). | ||||||
26 | (B) Alternative provisional educator. An |
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1 | alternative provisional educator endorsement on an | ||||||
2 | Educator License with Stipulations may be issued to an | ||||||
3 | applicant who, at the time of applying for the | ||||||
4 | endorsement, has done all of the following: | ||||||
5 | (i) Graduated from a regionally accredited | ||||||
6 | college or university with a minimum of a | ||||||
7 | bachelor's degree. | ||||||
8 | (ii) Successfully completed the first phase of | ||||||
9 | the Alternative Educator Licensure Program for | ||||||
10 | Teachers, as described in Section 21B-50 of this | ||||||
11 | Code. | ||||||
12 | (iii) Passed a content area test, as required | ||||||
13 | under Section 21B-30 of this Code. | ||||||
14 | The alternative provisional educator endorsement is | ||||||
15 | valid for 2 years of teaching and may be renewed for a | ||||||
16 | third year by an individual meeting the requirements set | ||||||
17 | forth in Section 21B-50 of this Code. | ||||||
18 | (C) Alternative provisional superintendent. An | ||||||
19 | alternative provisional superintendent endorsement on | ||||||
20 | an Educator License with Stipulations entitles the | ||||||
21 | holder to serve only as a superintendent or assistant | ||||||
22 | superintendent in a school district's central office. | ||||||
23 | This endorsement may only be issued to an applicant | ||||||
24 | who, at the time of applying for the endorsement, has | ||||||
25 | done all of the following: | ||||||
26 | (i) Graduated from a regionally accredited |
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1 | college or university with a minimum of a master's | ||||||
2 | degree in a management field other than education. | ||||||
3 | (ii) Been employed for a period of at least 5 | ||||||
4 | years in a management level position in a field | ||||||
5 | other than education. | ||||||
6 | (iii) Successfully completed the first phase | ||||||
7 | of an alternative route to superintendent | ||||||
8 | endorsement program, as provided in Section 21B-55 | ||||||
9 | of this Code. | ||||||
10 | (iv) Passed a content area test required under | ||||||
11 | 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 | ||||||
19 | has 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. | ||||||
2 | An individual who holds a valid career and | ||||||
3 | technical educator endorsement on an Educator License | ||||||
4 | with Stipulations but does not hold a bachelor's | ||||||
5 | degree may substitute teach in career and technical | ||||||
6 | education classrooms. | ||||||
7 | (F) (Blank). | ||||||
8 | (G) Transitional bilingual educator. A | ||||||
9 | transitional bilingual educator endorsement on an | ||||||
10 | Educator License with Stipulations may be issued for | ||||||
11 | the purpose of providing instruction in accordance | ||||||
12 | with Article 14C of this Code to an applicant who | ||||||
13 | provides satisfactory evidence that he or she meets | ||||||
14 | all of the following requirements: | ||||||
15 | (i) Possesses adequate speaking, reading, and | ||||||
16 | writing ability in the language other than English | ||||||
17 | in which transitional bilingual education is | ||||||
18 | offered. | ||||||
19 | (ii) Has the ability to successfully | ||||||
20 | communicate in English. | ||||||
21 | (iii) Either possessed, within 5 years | ||||||
22 | previous to his or her applying for a transitional | ||||||
23 | bilingual educator endorsement, a valid and | ||||||
24 | comparable teaching certificate or comparable | ||||||
25 | authorization issued by a foreign country or holds | ||||||
26 | a degree from an institution of higher learning in |
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1 | a foreign country that the State Educator | ||||||
2 | Preparation and Licensure Board determines to be | ||||||
3 | the equivalent of a bachelor's degree from a | ||||||
4 | regionally accredited institution of higher | ||||||
5 | learning in the United States. | ||||||
6 | A transitional bilingual educator endorsement | ||||||
7 | shall be valid for prekindergarten through grade 12, | ||||||
8 | is valid until June 30 immediately following 5 years | ||||||
9 | of the endorsement being issued, and shall not be | ||||||
10 | renewed. | ||||||
11 | Persons holding a transitional bilingual educator | ||||||
12 | endorsement shall not be employed to replace any | ||||||
13 | presently employed teacher who otherwise would not be | ||||||
14 | replaced for any reason. | ||||||
15 | (H) Language endorsement. In an effort to | ||||||
16 | alleviate the shortage of teachers speaking a language | ||||||
17 | other than English in the public schools, an | ||||||
18 | individual who holds an Educator License with | ||||||
19 | Stipulations may also apply for a language | ||||||
20 | endorsement, provided that the applicant provides | ||||||
21 | satisfactory evidence that he or she meets all of the | ||||||
22 | following requirements: | ||||||
23 | (i) Holds a transitional bilingual | ||||||
24 | endorsement. | ||||||
25 | (ii) Has demonstrated proficiency in the | ||||||
26 | language for which the endorsement is to be issued |
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1 | by passing the applicable language content test | ||||||
2 | required by the State Board of Education. | ||||||
3 | (iii) Holds a bachelor's degree or higher from | ||||||
4 | a regionally accredited institution of higher | ||||||
5 | education or, for individuals educated in a | ||||||
6 | country other than the United States, holds a | ||||||
7 | degree from an institution of higher learning in a | ||||||
8 | foreign country that the State Educator | ||||||
9 | Preparation and Licensure Board determines to be | ||||||
10 | the equivalent of a bachelor's degree from a | ||||||
11 | regionally accredited institution of higher | ||||||
12 | learning in the United States. | ||||||
13 | (iv) (Blank). | ||||||
14 | A language endorsement on an Educator License with | ||||||
15 | Stipulations is valid for prekindergarten through | ||||||
16 | grade 12 for the same validity period as the | ||||||
17 | individual's transitional bilingual educator | ||||||
18 | endorsement on the Educator License with Stipulations | ||||||
19 | and shall not be renewed. | ||||||
20 | (I) Visiting international educator. A visiting | ||||||
21 | international educator endorsement on an Educator | ||||||
22 | License with Stipulations may be issued to an | ||||||
23 | individual who is being recruited by a particular | ||||||
24 | school district that conducts formal recruitment | ||||||
25 | programs outside of the United States to secure the | ||||||
26 | services of qualified teachers and who meets all of |
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1 | the following requirements: | ||||||
2 | (i) Holds the equivalent of a minimum of a | ||||||
3 | bachelor's degree issued in the United States. | ||||||
4 | (ii) Has been prepared as a teacher at the | ||||||
5 | grade level for which he or she will be employed. | ||||||
6 | (iii) Has adequate content knowledge in the | ||||||
7 | subject to be taught. | ||||||
8 | (iv) Has an adequate command of the English | ||||||
9 | language. | ||||||
10 | A holder of a visiting international educator | ||||||
11 | endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations | ||||||
12 | shall be permitted to teach in bilingual education | ||||||
13 | programs in the language that was the medium of | ||||||
14 | instruction in his or her teacher preparation program, | ||||||
15 | provided that he or she passes the English Language | ||||||
16 | Proficiency Examination or another test of writing | ||||||
17 | skills in English identified by the State Board of | ||||||
18 | Education, in consultation with the State Educator | ||||||
19 | Preparation and Licensure Board. | ||||||
20 | A visiting international educator endorsement on | ||||||
21 | an Educator License with Stipulations is valid for 5 | ||||||
22 | years and shall not be renewed. | ||||||
23 | (J) Paraprofessional educator. A paraprofessional | ||||||
24 | educator endorsement on an Educator License with | ||||||
25 | Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who holds a | ||||||
26 | high school diploma or its recognized equivalent and |
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1 | (i) holds an associate's degree or a minimum of 60 | ||||||
2 | semester hours of credit from a regionally accredited | ||||||
3 | institution of higher education; (ii) has passed a | ||||||
4 | paraprofessional competency test under subsection | ||||||
5 | (c-5) of Section 21B-30; or (iii) is at least 18 years | ||||||
6 | of age and will be using the Educator License with | ||||||
7 | Stipulations exclusively for grades prekindergarten | ||||||
8 | through grade 8, until the individual reaches the age | ||||||
9 | of 19 years and otherwise meets the criteria for a | ||||||
10 | paraprofessional educator endorsement pursuant to this | ||||||
11 | subparagraph (J). The paraprofessional educator | ||||||
12 | endorsement is valid until June 30 immediately | ||||||
13 | following 5 years of the endorsement being issued and | ||||||
14 | may be renewed through application and payment of the | ||||||
15 | appropriate fee, as required under Section 21B-40 of | ||||||
16 | this Code. An individual who holds only a | ||||||
17 | paraprofessional educator endorsement is not subject | ||||||
18 | to additional requirements in order to renew the | ||||||
19 | endorsement. | ||||||
20 | (K) Chief school business official. A chief school | ||||||
21 | business official endorsement on an Educator License | ||||||
22 | with Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who | ||||||
23 | qualifies by having a master's degree or higher, 2 | ||||||
24 | years of full-time administrative experience in school | ||||||
25 | business management or 2 years of university-approved | ||||||
26 | practical experience, and a minimum of 24 semester |
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1 | hours of graduate credit in a program approved by the | ||||||
2 | State Board of Education for the preparation of school | ||||||
3 | business administrators and by passage of the | ||||||
4 | applicable State tests, including an applicable | ||||||
5 | content area test. | ||||||
6 | The chief school business official endorsement may | ||||||
7 | also be affixed to the Educator License with | ||||||
8 | Stipulations of any holder who qualifies by having a | ||||||
9 | master's degree in business administration, finance, | ||||||
10 | accounting, or public administration and who completes | ||||||
11 | an additional 6 semester hours of internship in school | ||||||
12 | business management from a regionally accredited | ||||||
13 | institution of higher education and passes the | ||||||
14 | applicable State tests, including an applicable | ||||||
15 | content area test. This endorsement shall be required | ||||||
16 | for any individual employed as a chief school business | ||||||
17 | official. | ||||||
18 | The chief school business official endorsement on | ||||||
19 | an Educator License with Stipulations is valid until | ||||||
20 | June 30 immediately following 5 years of the | ||||||
21 | endorsement being issued and may be renewed if the | ||||||
22 | license holder completes renewal requirements as | ||||||
23 | required for individuals who hold a Professional | ||||||
24 | Educator License endorsed for chief school business | ||||||
25 | official under Section 21B-45 of this Code and such | ||||||
26 | rules as may be adopted by the State Board of |
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1 | Education. | ||||||
2 | The State Board of Education shall adopt any rules | ||||||
3 | necessary to implement Public Act 100-288. | ||||||
4 | (L) Provisional in-state educator. A provisional | ||||||
5 | in-state educator endorsement on an Educator License | ||||||
6 | with Stipulations may be issued to a candidate who has | ||||||
7 | completed an Illinois-approved educator preparation | ||||||
8 | program at an Illinois institution of higher education | ||||||
9 | and who has not successfully completed an | ||||||
10 | evidence-based assessment of teacher effectiveness but | ||||||
11 | who meets all of the following requirements: | ||||||
12 | (i) Holds at least a bachelor's degree. | ||||||
13 | (ii) Has completed an approved educator | ||||||
14 | preparation program at an Illinois institution. | ||||||
15 | (iii) Has passed an applicable content area | ||||||
16 | test, as required by Section 21B-30 of this Code. | ||||||
17 | (iv) Has attempted an evidence-based | ||||||
18 | assessment of teacher effectiveness and received a | ||||||
19 | minimum score on that assessment, as established | ||||||
20 | by the State Board of Education in consultation | ||||||
21 | with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure | ||||||
22 | Board. | ||||||
23 | A provisional in-state educator endorsement on an | ||||||
24 | Educator License with Stipulations is valid for one | ||||||
25 | full fiscal year after the date of issuance and may not | ||||||
26 | be renewed. |
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1 | (M) (Blank). | ||||||
2 | (N) Specialized services. A specialized services | ||||||
3 | endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations | ||||||
4 | may be issued as defined and specified by rule. | ||||||
5 | (O) Provisional career and technical educator. A | ||||||
6 | provisional career and technical educator endorsement | ||||||
7 | on an Educator License with Stipulations may be issued | ||||||
8 | to an applicant who has a minimum of 8,000 hours of | ||||||
9 | work experience in the skill for which the applicant | ||||||
10 | is seeking the endorsement. Each employing school | ||||||
11 | board and regional office of education shall provide | ||||||
12 | verification, in writing, to the State Superintendent | ||||||
13 | of Education at the time the application is submitted | ||||||
14 | that no qualified teacher holding a Professional | ||||||
15 | Educator License or an Educator License with | ||||||
16 | Stipulations with a career and technical educator | ||||||
17 | endorsement is available to teach and that actual | ||||||
18 | circumstances require such issuance. | ||||||
19 | A provisional career and technical educator | ||||||
20 | endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations | ||||||
21 | is valid until June 30 immediately following 5 years | ||||||
22 | of the endorsement being issued and may be renewed. | ||||||
23 | An individual who holds a provisional career and | ||||||
24 | technical educator endorsement on an Educator License | ||||||
25 | with Stipulations may teach as a substitute teacher in | ||||||
26 | career and technical education classrooms. |
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1 | (P) Two-Year provisional license. A two-year | ||||||
2 | provisional license endorsement on an Educator License | ||||||
3 | with Stipulations may be issued to a candidate who has | ||||||
4 | completed a State-approved educator preparation | ||||||
5 | program, an educator preparation program approved by | ||||||
6 | another state, or a comparable educator program in | ||||||
7 | another country and who meets all of the following | ||||||
8 | requirements: | ||||||
9 | (i) The candidate has completed the educator | ||||||
10 | preparation program or comparable educator program | ||||||
11 | with a cumulative grade point average of at least | ||||||
12 | 3.5 on a 4.0 scale or its equivalent. | ||||||
13 | (ii) The candidate has taken a test of content | ||||||
14 | area knowledge at least once but failed to pass | ||||||
15 | the test. | ||||||
16 | A two-year provisional license endorsement on an | ||||||
17 | Educator License with Stipulations is valid for 2 | ||||||
18 | years after the date of issuance and may not be | ||||||
19 | renewed. | ||||||
20 | An individual holding a two-year provisional | ||||||
21 | license endorsement on an Educator License with | ||||||
22 | Stipulations may teach only a subject in which the | ||||||
23 | individual is seeking an endorsement but has failed to | ||||||
24 | pass the test of content area knowledge in the | ||||||
25 | subject. | ||||||
26 | (3) Substitute Teaching License. A Substitute Teaching |
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1 | License may be issued to qualified applicants for | ||||||
2 | substitute teaching in all grades of the public schools, | ||||||
3 | prekindergarten through grade 12. Substitute Teaching | ||||||
4 | Licenses are not eligible for endorsements. Applicants for | ||||||
5 | a Substitute Teaching License must hold a bachelor's | ||||||
6 | degree or higher from a regionally accredited institution | ||||||
7 | of higher education or must be enrolled in an approved | ||||||
8 | educator preparation program in this State and have earned | ||||||
9 | at least 90 credit hours. | ||||||
10 | Substitute Teaching Licenses are valid for 5 years. | ||||||
11 | Substitute Teaching Licenses are valid for substitute | ||||||
12 | teaching in every county of this State. If an individual | ||||||
13 | has had his or her Professional Educator License or | ||||||
14 | Educator License with Stipulations suspended or revoked, | ||||||
15 | then that individual is not eligible to obtain a | ||||||
16 | Substitute Teaching License. | ||||||
17 | A substitute teacher may only teach in the place of a | ||||||
18 | licensed teacher who is under contract with the employing | ||||||
19 | board. If, however, there is no licensed teacher under | ||||||
20 | contract because of an emergency situation, then a | ||||||
21 | district may employ a substitute teacher for no longer | ||||||
22 | than 30 calendar days per each vacant position in the | ||||||
23 | district if the district notifies the appropriate regional | ||||||
24 | office of education within 5 business days after the | ||||||
25 | employment of the substitute teacher in that vacant | ||||||
26 | position. A district may continue to employ that same |
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1 | substitute teacher in that same vacant position for 90 | ||||||
2 | calendar days or until the end of the semester, whichever | ||||||
3 | is greater, if, prior to the expiration of the | ||||||
4 | 30-calendar-day period then current, the district files a | ||||||
5 | written request with the appropriate regional office of | ||||||
6 | education for a 30-calendar-day extension on the basis | ||||||
7 | that the position remains vacant and the district | ||||||
8 | continues to actively seek qualified candidates and | ||||||
9 | provides documentation that it has provided training | ||||||
10 | specific to the position, including training on meeting | ||||||
11 | the needs of students with disabilities and English | ||||||
12 | learners if applicable. Each extension request shall be | ||||||
13 | granted in writing by the regional office of education. An | ||||||
14 | emergency situation is one in which an unforeseen vacancy | ||||||
15 | has occurred and (i) a teacher is unexpectedly unable to | ||||||
16 | fulfill his or her contractual duties or (ii) teacher | ||||||
17 | capacity needs of the district exceed previous indications | ||||||
18 | or vacancies are unfilled due to a lack of qualified | ||||||
19 | candidates, and the district is actively engaged in | ||||||
20 | advertising to hire a fully licensed teacher for the | ||||||
21 | vacant position. | ||||||
22 | There is no limit on the number of days that a | ||||||
23 | substitute teacher may teach in a single school district, | ||||||
24 | provided that no substitute teacher may teach for longer | ||||||
25 | than 120 days beginning with the 2021-2022 school year | ||||||
26 | through the 2022-2023 school year, otherwise 90 school |
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1 | days for any one licensed teacher under contract in the | ||||||
2 | same school year. A substitute teacher who holds a | ||||||
3 | Professional Educator License or Educator License with | ||||||
4 | Stipulations shall not teach for more than 120 school days | ||||||
5 | for any one licensed teacher under contract in the same | ||||||
6 | school year. The limitations in this paragraph (3) on the | ||||||
7 | number of days a substitute teacher may be employed do not | ||||||
8 | apply to any school district operating under Article 34 of | ||||||
9 | this Code. | ||||||
10 | A school district may not require an individual who | ||||||
11 | holds a valid Professional Educator License or Educator | ||||||
12 | License with Stipulations to seek or hold a Substitute | ||||||
13 | Teaching License to teach as a substitute teacher. | ||||||
14 | (4) Short-Term Substitute Teaching License. Beginning | ||||||
15 | on July 1, 2018 and until June 30, 2028, applicants may | ||||||
16 | apply to the State Board of Education for issuance of a | ||||||
17 | Short-Term Substitute Teaching License. A Short-Term | ||||||
18 | Substitute Teaching License may be issued to a qualified | ||||||
19 | applicant for substitute teaching in all grades of the | ||||||
20 | public schools, prekindergarten through grade 12. | ||||||
21 | Short-Term Substitute Teaching Licenses are not eligible | ||||||
22 | for endorsements. Applicants for a Short-Term Substitute | ||||||
23 | Teaching License must hold an associate's degree or have | ||||||
24 | completed at least 60 credit hours from a regionally | ||||||
25 | accredited institution of higher education. | ||||||
26 | Short-Term Substitute Teaching Licenses are valid for |
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1 | substitute teaching in every county of this State. If an | ||||||
2 | individual has had his or her Professional Educator | ||||||
3 | License or Educator License with Stipulations suspended or | ||||||
4 | revoked, then that individual is not eligible to obtain a | ||||||
5 | Short-Term Substitute Teaching License. | ||||||
6 | The provisions of Sections 10-21.9 and 34-18.5 of this | ||||||
7 | Code apply to short-term substitute teachers. | ||||||
8 | An individual holding a Short-Term Substitute Teaching | ||||||
9 | License may teach no more than 15 consecutive days per | ||||||
10 | licensed teacher who is under contract. For teacher | ||||||
11 | absences lasting 6 or more days per licensed teacher who | ||||||
12 | is under contract, a school district may not hire an | ||||||
13 | individual holding a Short-Term Substitute Teaching | ||||||
14 | License, unless the Governor has declared a disaster due | ||||||
15 | to a public health emergency pursuant to Section 7 of the | ||||||
16 | Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act. An individual | ||||||
17 | holding a Short-Term Substitute Teaching License must | ||||||
18 | complete the training program under Section 10-20.67 or | ||||||
19 | 34-18.60 of this Code to be eligible to teach at a public | ||||||
20 | school. Short-Term Substitute Teaching Licenses under this | ||||||
21 | Section are valid for 5 years. | ||||||
22 | (Source: P.A. 102-711, eff. 1-1-23; 102-712, eff. 4-27-22; | ||||||
23 | 102-713, eff. 1-1-23; 102-717, eff. 4-29-22; 102-894, eff. | ||||||
24 | 5-20-22; 103-111, eff. 6-29-23; 103-154, eff. 6-30-23; | ||||||
25 | 103-193, eff. 1-1-24; 103-564, eff. 11-17-23 .)
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1 | (105 ILCS 5/21B-30) | ||||||
2 | Sec. 21B-30. Educator testing. | ||||||
3 | (a) (Blank). | ||||||
4 | (b) The State Board of Education, in consultation with the | ||||||
5 | State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, shall design | ||||||
6 | and implement a system of examinations, which shall be | ||||||
7 | required prior to the issuance of educator licenses. These | ||||||
8 | examinations and indicators must be based on national and | ||||||
9 | State professional teaching standards, as determined by the | ||||||
10 | State Board of Education, in consultation with the State | ||||||
11 | Educator Preparation and Licensure Board. The State Board of | ||||||
12 | Education may adopt such rules as may be necessary to | ||||||
13 | implement and administer this Section. | ||||||
14 | (c) (Blank). | ||||||
15 | (c-5) The State Board must adopt rules to implement a | ||||||
16 | paraprofessional competency test. This test would allow an | ||||||
17 | applicant seeking an Educator License with Stipulations with a | ||||||
18 | paraprofessional educator endorsement to obtain the | ||||||
19 | endorsement if he or she passes the test and meets the other | ||||||
20 | requirements of subparagraph (J) of paragraph (2) of Section | ||||||
21 | 21B-20 other than the higher education requirements. | ||||||
22 | (d) Except as provided in subsection (d-10), all All | ||||||
23 | applicants seeking a State license shall be required to pass a | ||||||
24 | test of content area knowledge for each area of endorsement | ||||||
25 | for which there is an applicable test. There shall be no | ||||||
26 | exception to this requirement. No candidate shall be allowed |
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1 | to student teach or serve as the teacher of record until he or | ||||||
2 | she has passed the applicable content area test. | ||||||
3 | (d-5) The State Board shall consult with any applicable | ||||||
4 | vendors within 90 days after July 28, 2023 ( the effective date | ||||||
5 | of Public Act 103-402) this amendatory Act of the 103rd | ||||||
6 | General Assembly to develop a plan to transition the test of | ||||||
7 | content area knowledge in the endorsement area of elementary | ||||||
8 | education, grades one through 6, by July 1, 2026 to a content | ||||||
9 | area test that contains testing elements that cover | ||||||
10 | bilingualism, biliteracy, oral language development, | ||||||
11 | foundational literacy skills, and developmentally appropriate | ||||||
12 | higher-order comprehension and on which a valid and reliable | ||||||
13 | language and literacy subscore can be determined. The State | ||||||
14 | Board shall base its rules concerning the passing subscore on | ||||||
15 | the language and literacy portion of the test on the | ||||||
16 | recommended cut-score determined in the formal | ||||||
17 | standard-setting process. Candidates need not achieve a | ||||||
18 | particular subscore in the area of language and literacy. The | ||||||
19 | State Board shall aggregate and publish the number of | ||||||
20 | candidates in each preparation program who take the test and | ||||||
21 | the number who pass the language and literacy portion. | ||||||
22 | (d-10) An applicant seeking a State license is not | ||||||
23 | required to pass a test of content area knowledge: | ||||||
24 | (1) in the circumstances provided for in subparagraph | ||||||
25 | (P) of paragraph (2) of Section 21B-20; | ||||||
26 | (2) if the educator preparation program in which the |
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1 | applicant is enrolled provides the State Board of | ||||||
2 | Education with a letter approved and signed by (i) the | ||||||
3 | principal of the school in which the candidate completed | ||||||
4 | student teaching, (ii) the supervising licensed educator | ||||||
5 | overseeing the applicant's classroom experience, and (iii) | ||||||
6 | the applicant's academic advisor at the applicant's | ||||||
7 | educator preparation program stating that the test of | ||||||
8 | content area knowledge should be waived for the applicant | ||||||
9 | based on their experience working with the applicant. In | ||||||
10 | order to approve the letter and provide it to the State | ||||||
11 | Board, the persons signing the letter shall consider the | ||||||
12 | applicant's educational background, including, but not | ||||||
13 | limited to grades, test scores, and work product, as well | ||||||
14 | as the applicant's student teaching experience and any | ||||||
15 | evaluations completed during that experience; or | ||||||
16 | (3) to receive a Professional Educator License if the | ||||||
17 | applicant holds a two-year provisional license endorsement | ||||||
18 | on an Educator License with Stipulations and the candidate | ||||||
19 | receives a rating of "proficient" or "excellent" on | ||||||
20 | evaluations under Article 24A in each of the 2 years while | ||||||
21 | teaching and holding a two-year provisional license | ||||||
22 | endorsement. | ||||||
23 | An applicant seeking a Professional Educator License who | ||||||
24 | has held a paraprofessional educator endorsement on an | ||||||
25 | Educator License with Stipulations under subparagraph (J) of | ||||||
26 | paragraph (2) of Section 21B-20 for at least 5 years and has |
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1 | been working for at least 5 years in a classroom under the | ||||||
2 | direct supervision of a licensed educator in the subject in | ||||||
3 | which the candidate is seeking an endorsement on a | ||||||
4 | Professional Educator License is not required to pass a test | ||||||
5 | of content area knowledge in the subject. | ||||||
6 | (e) (Blank). | ||||||
7 | (f) Beginning on August 4, 2023 ( the effective date of | ||||||
8 | Public Act 103-488) this amendatory Act of the 103rd General | ||||||
9 | Assembly through August 31, 2025, no candidate completing a | ||||||
10 | teacher preparation program in this State or candidate subject | ||||||
11 | to Section 21B-35 of this Code is required to pass a teacher | ||||||
12 | performance assessment. Except as otherwise provided in this | ||||||
13 | Article, beginning on September 1, 2015 until August 4, 2023 | ||||||
14 | ( the effective date of Public Act 103-488) this amendatory Act | ||||||
15 | of the 103rd General Assembly and beginning again on September | ||||||
16 | 1, 2025, all candidates completing teacher preparation | ||||||
17 | programs in this State and all candidates subject to Section | ||||||
18 | 21B-35 of this Code are required to pass a teacher performance | ||||||
19 | assessment approved by the State Board of Education, in | ||||||
20 | consultation with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure | ||||||
21 | Board. A candidate may not be required to submit test | ||||||
22 | materials by video submission. Subject to appropriation, an | ||||||
23 | individual who holds a Professional Educator License and is | ||||||
24 | employed for a minimum of one school year by a school district | ||||||
25 | designated as Tier 1 under Section 18-8.15 may, after | ||||||
26 | application to the State Board, receive from the State Board a |
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1 | refund for any costs associated with completing the teacher | ||||||
2 | performance assessment under this subsection. | ||||||
3 | (f-5) The Teacher Performance Assessment Task Force is | ||||||
4 | created to evaluate potential performance-based and objective | ||||||
5 | teacher performance assessment systems for implementation | ||||||
6 | across all educator preparation programs in this State, with | ||||||
7 | the intention of ensuring consistency across programs and | ||||||
8 | supporting a thoughtful and well-rounded licensure system. | ||||||
9 | Members appointed to the Task Force must reflect the racial, | ||||||
10 | ethnic, and geographic diversity of this State. The Task Force | ||||||
11 | shall consist of all of the following members: | ||||||
12 | (1) One member of the Senate, appointed by the | ||||||
13 | President of the Senate. | ||||||
14 | (2) One member of the Senate, appointed by the | ||||||
15 | Minority Leader of the Senate. | ||||||
16 | (3) One member of the House of Representatives, | ||||||
17 | appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. | ||||||
18 | (4) One member of the House of Representatives, | ||||||
19 | appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of | ||||||
20 | Representatives. | ||||||
21 | (5) One member who represents a statewide professional | ||||||
22 | teachers' organization, appointed by the State | ||||||
23 | Superintendent of Education. | ||||||
24 | (6) One member who represents a different statewide | ||||||
25 | professional teachers' organization, appointed by the | ||||||
26 | State Superintendent of Education. |
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1 | (7) One member from a statewide organization | ||||||
2 | representing school principals, appointed by the State | ||||||
3 | Superintendent of Education. | ||||||
4 | (8) One member from a statewide organization | ||||||
5 | representing regional superintendents of schools, | ||||||
6 | appointed by the State Superintendent of Education. | ||||||
7 | (9) One member from a statewide organization | ||||||
8 | representing school administrators, appointed by the State | ||||||
9 | Superintendent of Education. | ||||||
10 | (10) One member representing a school district | ||||||
11 | organized under Article 34 of this Code, appointed by the | ||||||
12 | State Superintendent of Education. | ||||||
13 | (11) One member of an association representing rural | ||||||
14 | and small schools, appointed by the State Superintendent | ||||||
15 | of Education. | ||||||
16 | (12) One member representing a suburban school | ||||||
17 | district, appointed by the State Superintendent of | ||||||
18 | Education. | ||||||
19 | (13) One member from a statewide organization | ||||||
20 | representing school districts in the southern suburbs of | ||||||
21 | the City of Chicago, appointed by the State Superintendent | ||||||
22 | of Education. | ||||||
23 | (14) One member from a statewide organization | ||||||
24 | representing large unit school districts, appointed by the | ||||||
25 | State Superintendent of Education. | ||||||
26 | (15) One member from a statewide organization |
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1 | representing school districts in the collar counties of | ||||||
2 | the City of Chicago, appointed by the State Superintendent | ||||||
3 | of Education. | ||||||
4 | (16) Three members, each representing a different | ||||||
5 | public university in this State and each a current member | ||||||
6 | of the faculty of an approved educator preparation | ||||||
7 | program, appointed by the State Superintendent of | ||||||
8 | Education. | ||||||
9 | (17) Three members, each representing a different | ||||||
10 | 4-year nonpublic university or college in this State and | ||||||
11 | each a current member of the faculty of an approved | ||||||
12 | educator preparation program, appointed by the State | ||||||
13 | Superintendent of Education. | ||||||
14 | (18) One member of the Board of Higher Education, | ||||||
15 | appointed by the State Superintendent of Education. | ||||||
16 | (19) One member representing a statewide policy | ||||||
17 | organization advocating on behalf of multilingual students | ||||||
18 | and families, appointed by the State Superintendent of | ||||||
19 | Education. | ||||||
20 | (20) One member representing a statewide organization | ||||||
21 | focused on research-based education policy to support a | ||||||
22 | school system that prepares all students for college, a | ||||||
23 | career, and democratic citizenship, appointed by the State | ||||||
24 | Superintendent of Education. | ||||||
25 | (21) Two members representing an early childhood | ||||||
26 | advocacy organization, appointed by the State |
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1 | Superintendent of Education. | ||||||
2 | (22) One member representing a statewide organization | ||||||
3 | that partners with educator preparation programs and | ||||||
4 | school districts to support the growth and development of | ||||||
5 | preservice teachers, appointed by the State Superintendent | ||||||
6 | of Education. | ||||||
7 | (23) One member representing a statewide organization | ||||||
8 | that advocates for educational equity and racial justice | ||||||
9 | in schools, appointed by the State Superintendent of | ||||||
10 | Education. | ||||||
11 | (24) One member representing a statewide organization | ||||||
12 | that represents school boards, appointed by the State | ||||||
13 | Superintendent of Education. | ||||||
14 | (25) One member who has, within the last 5 years, | ||||||
15 | served as a cooperating teacher, appointed by the State | ||||||
16 | Superintendent of Education. | ||||||
17 | Members of the Task Force shall serve without | ||||||
18 | compensation. The Task Force shall first meet at the call of | ||||||
19 | the State Superintendent of Education, and each subsequent | ||||||
20 | meeting shall be called by the chairperson of the Task Force, | ||||||
21 | who shall be designated by the State Superintendent of | ||||||
22 | Education. The State Board of Education shall provide | ||||||
23 | administrative and other support to the Task Force. | ||||||
24 | On or before August 1, 2024, the Task Force shall report on | ||||||
25 | its work, including recommendations on a teacher performance | ||||||
26 | assessment system in this State, to the State Board of |
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1 | Education and the General Assembly. The Task Force is | ||||||
2 | dissolved upon submission of this report. | ||||||
3 | (g) The content area knowledge test and the teacher | ||||||
4 | performance assessment shall be the tests that from time to | ||||||
5 | time are designated by the State Board of Education, in | ||||||
6 | consultation with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure | ||||||
7 | Board, and may be tests prepared by an educational testing | ||||||
8 | organization or tests designed by the State Board of | ||||||
9 | Education, in consultation with the State Educator Preparation | ||||||
10 | and Licensure Board. The test of content area knowledge shall | ||||||
11 | assess content knowledge in a specific subject field. The | ||||||
12 | tests must be designed to be racially neutral to ensure that no | ||||||
13 | person taking the tests is discriminated against on the basis | ||||||
14 | of race, color, national origin, or other factors unrelated to | ||||||
15 | the person's ability to perform as a licensed employee. The | ||||||
16 | score required to pass the tests shall be fixed by the State | ||||||
17 | Board of Education, in consultation with the State Educator | ||||||
18 | Preparation and Licensure Board. The tests shall be | ||||||
19 | administered not fewer than 3 times a year at such time and | ||||||
20 | place as may be designated by the State Board of Education, in | ||||||
21 | consultation with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure | ||||||
22 | Board. | ||||||
23 | The State Board shall implement a test or tests to assess | ||||||
24 | the speaking, reading, writing, and grammar skills of | ||||||
25 | applicants for an endorsement or a license issued under | ||||||
26 | subdivision (G) of paragraph (2) of Section 21B-20 of this |
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1 | Code in the English language and in the language of the | ||||||
2 | transitional bilingual education program requested by the | ||||||
3 | applicant. | ||||||
4 | (h) Except as provided in Section 34-6 of this Code, the | ||||||
5 | provisions of this Section shall apply equally in any school | ||||||
6 | district subject to Article 34 of this Code. | ||||||
7 | (i) The rules developed to implement and enforce the | ||||||
8 | testing requirements under this Section shall include, without | ||||||
9 | limitation, provisions governing test selection, test | ||||||
10 | validation, and determination of a passing score, | ||||||
11 | administration of the tests, frequency of administration, | ||||||
12 | applicant fees, frequency of applicants taking the tests, the | ||||||
13 | years for which a score is valid, and appropriate special | ||||||
14 | accommodations. The State Board of Education shall develop | ||||||
15 | such rules as may be needed to ensure uniformity from year to | ||||||
16 | year in the level of difficulty for each form of an assessment. | ||||||
17 | (Source: P.A. 102-301, eff. 8-26-21; 103-402, eff. 7-28-23; | ||||||
18 | 103-488, eff. 8-4-23; revised 9-1-23.)
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