Bill Amendment: IL HB3442 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly
NOTE: For additional amemendments please see the Bill Drafting List
Bill Title: SCH CD-SUBSTITUTE TEACHER
Status: 2023-06-30 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0193 [HB3442 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-HB3442-House_Amendment_001.html
Bill Title: SCH CD-SUBSTITUTE TEACHER
Status: 2023-06-30 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0193 [HB3442 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-HB3442-House_Amendment_001.html
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1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3442
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3442 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 Section | ||||||
5 | 21B-20 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, 2023, 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 | (3) Substitute Teaching License. A Substitute Teaching | ||||||
6 | License may be issued to qualified applicants for | ||||||
7 | substitute teaching in all grades of the public schools, | ||||||
8 | prekindergarten through grade 12. Substitute Teaching | ||||||
9 | Licenses are not eligible for endorsements. Applicants for | ||||||
10 | a Substitute Teaching License must hold a bachelor's | ||||||
11 | degree or higher from a regionally accredited institution | ||||||
12 | of higher education or must be enrolled in an approved | ||||||
13 | educator preparation program in this State and have earned | ||||||
14 | at least 90 credit hours. | ||||||
15 | Substitute Teaching Licenses are valid for 5 years. | ||||||
16 | Substitute Teaching Licenses are valid for substitute | ||||||
17 | teaching in every county of this State. If an individual | ||||||
18 | has had his or her Professional Educator License or | ||||||
19 | Educator License with Stipulations suspended or revoked, | ||||||
20 | then that individual is not eligible to obtain a | ||||||
21 | Substitute Teaching License. | ||||||
22 | A substitute teacher may only teach in the place of a | ||||||
23 | licensed teacher who is under contract with the employing | ||||||
24 | board. If, however, there is no licensed teacher under | ||||||
25 | contract because of an emergency situation, then a | ||||||
26 | district may employ a substitute teacher for no longer |
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1 | than 30 calendar days per each vacant position in the | ||||||
2 | district if the district notifies the appropriate regional | ||||||
3 | office of education within 5 business days after the | ||||||
4 | employment of the substitute teacher in that vacant | ||||||
5 | position the emergency situation . A district may continue | ||||||
6 | to employ that same substitute teacher in that same vacant | ||||||
7 | position for 90 calendar days or until the end of the | ||||||
8 | semester, whichever is greater, if, prior to the | ||||||
9 | expiration of the 30-calendar-day period then current, the | ||||||
10 | district files a written request with the appropriate | ||||||
11 | regional office of education for a 30-calendar-day | ||||||
12 | extension on the basis that the position remains vacant | ||||||
13 | and the district continues to actively seek qualified | ||||||
14 | candidates and provides documentation that it has provided | ||||||
15 | training specific to the position, including training on | ||||||
16 | meeting the needs of students with disabilities and | ||||||
17 | English learners if applicable. Each extension request | ||||||
18 | shall be granted in writing by the regional office of | ||||||
19 | education. An emergency situation is one in which an | ||||||
20 | unforeseen vacancy has occurred and (i) a teacher is | ||||||
21 | unexpectedly unable to fulfill his or her contractual | ||||||
22 | duties or (ii) teacher capacity needs of the district | ||||||
23 | exceed previous indications or vacancies are unfilled due | ||||||
24 | to a lack of qualified candidates , and the district is | ||||||
25 | actively engaged in advertising to hire a fully licensed | ||||||
26 | teacher for the vacant position. |
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1 | There is no limit on the number of days that a | ||||||
2 | substitute teacher may teach in a single school district, | ||||||
3 | provided that no substitute teacher may teach for longer | ||||||
4 | than 120 days beginning with the 2021-2022 school year | ||||||
5 | through the 2022-2023 school year, otherwise 90 school | ||||||
6 | days for any one licensed teacher under contract in the | ||||||
7 | same school year. A substitute teacher who holds a | ||||||
8 | Professional Educator License or Educator License with | ||||||
9 | Stipulations shall not teach for more than 120 school days | ||||||
10 | for any one licensed teacher under contract in the same | ||||||
11 | school year. The limitations in this paragraph (3) on the | ||||||
12 | number of days a substitute teacher may be employed do not | ||||||
13 | apply to any school district operating under Article 34 of | ||||||
14 | this Code. | ||||||
15 | A school district may not require an individual who | ||||||
16 | holds a valid Professional Educator License or Educator | ||||||
17 | License with Stipulations to seek or hold a Substitute | ||||||
18 | Teaching License to teach as a substitute teacher. | ||||||
19 | (4) Short-Term Substitute Teaching License. Beginning | ||||||
20 | on July 1, 2018 and until June 30, 2023, the State Board of | ||||||
21 | Education may issue a Short-Term Substitute Teaching | ||||||
22 | License. A Short-Term Substitute Teaching License may be | ||||||
23 | issued to a qualified applicant for substitute teaching in | ||||||
24 | all grades of the public schools, prekindergarten through | ||||||
25 | grade 12. Short-Term Substitute Teaching Licenses are not | ||||||
26 | eligible for endorsements. Applicants for a Short-Term |
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1 | Substitute Teaching License must hold an associate's | ||||||
2 | degree or have completed at least 60 credit hours from a | ||||||
3 | regionally accredited institution of higher education. | ||||||
4 | Short-Term Substitute Teaching Licenses are valid for | ||||||
5 | substitute teaching in every county of this State. If an | ||||||
6 | individual has had his or her Professional Educator | ||||||
7 | License or Educator License with Stipulations suspended or | ||||||
8 | revoked, then that individual is not eligible to obtain a | ||||||
9 | Short-Term Substitute Teaching License. | ||||||
10 | The provisions of Sections 10-21.9 and 34-18.5 of this | ||||||
11 | Code apply to short-term substitute teachers. | ||||||
12 | An individual holding a Short-Term Substitute Teaching | ||||||
13 | License may teach no more than 15 consecutive days per | ||||||
14 | licensed teacher who is under contract. For teacher | ||||||
15 | absences lasting 6 or more days per licensed teacher who | ||||||
16 | is under contract, a school district may not hire an | ||||||
17 | individual holding a Short-Term Substitute Teaching | ||||||
18 | License, unless the Governor has declared a disaster due | ||||||
19 | to a public health emergency pursuant to Section 7 of the | ||||||
20 | Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act. An individual | ||||||
21 | holding a Short-Term Substitute Teaching License must | ||||||
22 | complete the training program under Section 10-20.67 or | ||||||
23 | 34-18.60 of this Code to be eligible to teach at a public | ||||||
24 | school. This paragraph (4) is inoperative on and after | ||||||
25 | July 1, 2023.
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26 | (Source: P.A. 101-81, eff. 7-12-19; 101-220, eff. 8-7-19; |
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1 | 101-594, eff. 12-5-19; 101-643, eff. 6-18-20; 102-711, eff. | ||||||
2 | 1-1-23; 102-712, eff. 4-27-22; 102-713, eff. 1-1-23; 102-717, | ||||||
3 | eff. 4-29-22; 102-894, eff. 5-20-22; revised 12-13-22.)".
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