Bill Amendment: IL HB3298 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly

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Bill Title: SCH CD-BUDGET-CLASSRM TEACHING

Status: 2017-11-09 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0550 [HB3298 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2017-HB3298-House_Amendment_001.html

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Rep. Sue Scherer

Filed: 3/13/2017

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3298
AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3298 by replacing
everything after the enacting clause with the following:
"Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section
21B-40 as follows:
(105 ILCS 5/21B-40)
Sec. 21B-40. Fees.
(a) Beginning with the start of the new licensure system
established pursuant to this Article, the following fees shall
be charged to applicants:
(1) A $75 application fee for a Professional Educator
License or an Educator License with Stipulations. However,
beginning on January 1, 2015, the application fee for a
Professional Educator License and Educator License with
Stipulations shall be $100.
(1.5) A $50 application fee for a Substitute Teaching

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License. If the application is from a current holder of a
Substitute Teaching License, this fee shall be waived if
the holder proves to the State Board of Education that he
or she has taught at least 10 full school days in the year
prior to submitting the application. If the application is
from an applicant not currently holding a Substitute
Teaching License, the applicant, if granted a Substitute
Teaching License, shall receive a refund of the full
application fee if he or she proves to the State Board of
Education that he or she has taught 10 full school days
within a year of receiving the Substitute Teaching License.
(2) A $150 application fee for individuals who have not
been entitled by an Illinois-approved educator preparation
program at an Illinois institution of higher education and
are seeking any of the licenses set forth in subdivision
(1) of this subsection (a).
(3) A $50 application fee for each endorsement or
approval an individual holding a license wishes to add to
that license.
(4) A $10 per year registration fee for the course of
the validity cycle to register the license, which shall be
paid to the regional office of education having supervision
and control over the school in which the individual holding
the license is to be employed. If the individual holding
the license is not yet employed, then the license may be
registered in any county in this State. The registration

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fee must be paid in its entirety the first time the
individual registers the license for a particular validity
period in a single region. No additional fee may be charged
for that validity period should the individual
subsequently register the license in additional regions.
An individual must register the license (i) immediately
after initial issuance of the license and (ii) at the
beginning of each renewal cycle if the individual has
satisfied the renewal requirements required under this
Code.
(b) All application fees paid pursuant to subdivisions (1)
through (3) of subsection (a) of this Section shall be
deposited into the Teacher Certificate Fee Revolving Fund and
shall be used, subject to appropriation, by the State Board of
Education to provide the technology and human resources
necessary for the timely and efficient processing of
applications and for the renewal of licenses. Funds available
from the Teacher Certificate Fee Revolving Fund may also be
used by the State Board of Education to support the recruitment
and retention of educators, to support educator preparation
programs as they seek national accreditation, and to provide
professional development aligned with the requirements set
forth in Section 21B-45 of this Code. A majority of the funds
in the Teacher Certificate Fee Revolving Fund must be dedicated
to the timely and efficient processing of applications and for
the renewal of licenses. The Teacher Certificate Fee Revolving

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Fund is not subject to administrative charge transfers,
authorized under Section 8h of the State Finance Act, from the
Teacher Certificate Fee Revolving Fund into any other fund of
this State, and moneys in the Teacher Certificate Fee Revolving
Fund shall not revert back to the General Revenue Fund at any
time.
The regional superintendent of schools shall deposit the
registration fees paid pursuant to subdivision (4) of
subsection (a) of this Section into the institute fund
established pursuant to Section 3-11 of this Code.
(c) The State Board of Education and each regional office
of education are authorized to charge a service or convenience
fee for the use of credit cards for the payment of license
fees. This service or convenience fee shall not exceed the
amount required by the credit card processing company or vendor
that has entered into a contract with the State Board or
regional office of education for this purpose, and the fee must
be paid to that company or vendor.
(d) If, at the time a certificate issued under Article 21
of this Code is exchanged for a license issued under this
Article, a person has paid registration fees for any years of
the validity period of the certificate and these years have not
expired when the certificate is exchanged, then those fees must
be applied to the registration of the new license.
(Source: P.A. 98-610, eff. 12-27-13; 99-58, eff. 7-16-15;
99-920, eff. 1-6-17.)

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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.".