Bill Amendment: IL HB5510 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly
NOTE: For additional amemendments please see the Bill Drafting List
Bill Title: SCH CD-EDU LICENSE-SOCIAL WORK
Status: 2024-05-17 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments [HB5510 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-HB5510-House_Amendment_001.html
Bill Title: SCH CD-EDU LICENSE-SOCIAL WORK
Status: 2024-05-17 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments [HB5510 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-HB5510-House_Amendment_001.html
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1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5510 | ||||||
2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5510 by replacing | ||||||
3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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4 | "Section 5. Findings. The General Assembly finds that, to | ||||||
5 | address the increasing mental health and behavioral health | ||||||
6 | needs of students in our schools, a new social work associate | ||||||
7 | endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations is needed | ||||||
8 | to expand the availability of qualified social workers to work | ||||||
9 | within school settings. The new endorsement created under this | ||||||
10 | Act is designed for Master of Social Work professionals who | ||||||
11 | hold current licenses issued by the Department of Financial | ||||||
12 | and Professional Regulation under the Clinical Social Work and | ||||||
13 | Social Work Practice Act as either a licensed clinical social | ||||||
14 | worker or a licensed social worker. The intent of this Act is | ||||||
15 | to expand the availability of qualified social workers in our | ||||||
16 | schools, not to replace or supplant professional educator | ||||||
17 | license holders or to fill professional educator license |
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1 | vacancies. This Act is also intended to encourage social work | ||||||
2 | associates to pursue a Professional Educator License with a | ||||||
3 | school support personnel endorsement in the area of school | ||||||
4 | social work.
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5 | Section 10. The School Code is amended by changing | ||||||
6 | Sections 21B-20, 21B-30, and 21B-40 as follows:
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7 | (105 ILCS 5/21B-20) | ||||||
8 | Sec. 21B-20. Types of licenses. The State Board of | ||||||
9 | Education shall implement a system of educator licensure, | ||||||
10 | whereby individuals employed in school districts who are | ||||||
11 | required to be licensed must have one of the following | ||||||
12 | licenses: (i) a professional educator license; (ii) an | ||||||
13 | educator license with stipulations; (iii) a substitute | ||||||
14 | teaching license; or (iv) until June 30, 2028, a short-term | ||||||
15 | substitute teaching license. References in law regarding | ||||||
16 | individuals certified or certificated or required to be | ||||||
17 | certified or certificated under Article 21 of this Code shall | ||||||
18 | also include individuals licensed or required to be licensed | ||||||
19 | under this Article. The first year of all licenses ends on June | ||||||
20 | 30 following one full year of the license being issued. | ||||||
21 | The State Board of Education, in consultation with the | ||||||
22 | State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, may adopt such | ||||||
23 | rules as may be necessary to govern the requirements for | ||||||
24 | licenses and endorsements under this Section. |
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1 | (1) Professional Educator License. Persons who (i) | ||||||
2 | have successfully completed an approved educator | ||||||
3 | preparation program and are recommended for licensure by | ||||||
4 | the Illinois institution offering the educator preparation | ||||||
5 | program, (ii) have successfully completed the required | ||||||
6 | testing under Section 21B-30 of this Code, (iii) have | ||||||
7 | successfully completed coursework on the psychology of, | ||||||
8 | the identification of, and the methods of instruction for | ||||||
9 | the exceptional child, including, without limitation, | ||||||
10 | children with learning disabilities, (iv) have | ||||||
11 | successfully completed coursework in methods of reading | ||||||
12 | and reading in the content area, and (v) have met all other | ||||||
13 | criteria established by rule of the State Board of | ||||||
14 | Education shall be issued a Professional Educator License. | ||||||
15 | All Professional Educator Licenses are valid until June 30 | ||||||
16 | immediately following 5 years of the license being issued. | ||||||
17 | The Professional Educator License shall be endorsed with | ||||||
18 | specific areas and grade levels in which the individual is | ||||||
19 | eligible to practice. For an early childhood education | ||||||
20 | endorsement, an individual may satisfy the student | ||||||
21 | teaching requirement of his or her early childhood teacher | ||||||
22 | preparation program through placement in a setting with | ||||||
23 | children from birth through grade 2, and the individual | ||||||
24 | may be paid and receive credit while student teaching. The | ||||||
25 | student teaching experience must meet the requirements of | ||||||
26 | and be approved by the individual's early childhood |
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1 | teacher preparation program. | ||||||
2 | Individuals can receive subsequent endorsements on the | ||||||
3 | Professional Educator License. Subsequent endorsements | ||||||
4 | shall require a minimum of 24 semester hours of coursework | ||||||
5 | in the endorsement area and passage of the applicable | ||||||
6 | content area test, unless otherwise specified by rule. | ||||||
7 | (2) Educator License with Stipulations. An Educator | ||||||
8 | License with Stipulations shall be issued an endorsement | ||||||
9 | that limits the license holder to one particular position | ||||||
10 | or does not require completion of an approved educator | ||||||
11 | program or both. | ||||||
12 | An individual with an Educator License with | ||||||
13 | Stipulations must not be employed by a school district or | ||||||
14 | any other entity to replace any presently employed teacher | ||||||
15 | who otherwise would not be replaced for any reason. | ||||||
16 | An Educator License with Stipulations may be issued | ||||||
17 | with the following endorsements: | ||||||
18 | (A) (Blank). | ||||||
19 | (B) Alternative provisional educator. An | ||||||
20 | alternative provisional educator endorsement on an | ||||||
21 | Educator License with Stipulations may be issued to an | ||||||
22 | applicant who, at the time of applying for the | ||||||
23 | endorsement, has done all of the following: | ||||||
24 | (i) Graduated from a regionally accredited | ||||||
25 | college or university with a minimum of a | ||||||
26 | bachelor's degree. |
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1 | (ii) Successfully completed the first phase of | ||||||
2 | the Alternative Educator Licensure Program for | ||||||
3 | Teachers, as described in Section 21B-50 of this | ||||||
4 | Code. | ||||||
5 | (iii) Passed a content area test, as required | ||||||
6 | under Section 21B-30 of this Code. | ||||||
7 | The alternative provisional educator endorsement is | ||||||
8 | valid for 2 years of teaching and may be renewed for a | ||||||
9 | third year by an individual meeting the requirements set | ||||||
10 | forth in Section 21B-50 of this Code. | ||||||
11 | (C) Alternative provisional superintendent. An | ||||||
12 | alternative provisional superintendent endorsement on | ||||||
13 | an Educator License with Stipulations entitles the | ||||||
14 | holder to serve only as a superintendent or assistant | ||||||
15 | superintendent in a school district's central office. | ||||||
16 | This endorsement may only be issued to an applicant | ||||||
17 | who, at the time of applying for the endorsement, has | ||||||
18 | done all of the following: | ||||||
19 | (i) Graduated from a regionally accredited | ||||||
20 | college or university with a minimum of a master's | ||||||
21 | degree in a management field other than education. | ||||||
22 | (ii) Been employed for a period of at least 5 | ||||||
23 | years in a management level position in a field | ||||||
24 | other than education. | ||||||
25 | (iii) Successfully completed the first phase | ||||||
26 | of an alternative route to superintendent |
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1 | endorsement program, as provided in Section 21B-55 | ||||||
2 | of this Code. | ||||||
3 | (iv) Passed a content area test required under | ||||||
4 | Section 21B-30 of this Code. | ||||||
5 | The endorsement is valid for 2 fiscal years in | ||||||
6 | order to complete one full year of serving as a | ||||||
7 | superintendent or assistant superintendent. | ||||||
8 | (D) (Blank). | ||||||
9 | (E) Career and technical educator. A career and | ||||||
10 | technical educator endorsement on an Educator License | ||||||
11 | with Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who | ||||||
12 | has a minimum of 60 semester hours of coursework from a | ||||||
13 | regionally accredited institution of higher education | ||||||
14 | or an accredited trade and technical institution and | ||||||
15 | has a minimum of 2,000 hours of experience outside of | ||||||
16 | education in each area to be taught. | ||||||
17 | The career and technical educator endorsement on | ||||||
18 | an Educator License with Stipulations is valid until | ||||||
19 | June 30 immediately following 5 years of the | ||||||
20 | endorsement being issued and may be renewed. | ||||||
21 | An individual who holds a valid career and | ||||||
22 | technical educator endorsement on an Educator License | ||||||
23 | with Stipulations but does not hold a bachelor's | ||||||
24 | degree may substitute teach in career and technical | ||||||
25 | education classrooms. | ||||||
26 | (F) (Blank). |
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1 | (G) Transitional bilingual educator. A | ||||||
2 | transitional bilingual educator endorsement on an | ||||||
3 | Educator License with Stipulations may be issued for | ||||||
4 | the purpose of providing instruction in accordance | ||||||
5 | with Article 14C of this Code to an applicant who | ||||||
6 | provides satisfactory evidence that he or she meets | ||||||
7 | all of the following requirements: | ||||||
8 | (i) Possesses adequate speaking, reading, and | ||||||
9 | writing ability in the language other than English | ||||||
10 | in which transitional bilingual education is | ||||||
11 | offered. | ||||||
12 | (ii) Has the ability to successfully | ||||||
13 | communicate in English. | ||||||
14 | (iii) Either possessed, within 5 years | ||||||
15 | previous to his or her applying for a transitional | ||||||
16 | bilingual educator endorsement, a valid and | ||||||
17 | comparable teaching certificate or comparable | ||||||
18 | authorization issued by a foreign country or holds | ||||||
19 | a degree from an institution of higher learning in | ||||||
20 | a foreign country that the State Educator | ||||||
21 | Preparation and Licensure Board determines to be | ||||||
22 | the equivalent of a bachelor's degree from a | ||||||
23 | regionally accredited institution of higher | ||||||
24 | learning in the United States. | ||||||
25 | A transitional bilingual educator endorsement | ||||||
26 | shall be valid for prekindergarten through grade 12, |
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1 | is valid until June 30 immediately following 5 years | ||||||
2 | of the endorsement being issued, and shall not be | ||||||
3 | renewed. | ||||||
4 | Persons holding a transitional bilingual educator | ||||||
5 | endorsement shall not be employed to replace any | ||||||
6 | presently employed teacher who otherwise would not be | ||||||
7 | replaced for any reason. | ||||||
8 | (H) Language endorsement. In an effort to | ||||||
9 | alleviate the shortage of teachers speaking a language | ||||||
10 | other than English in the public schools, an | ||||||
11 | individual who holds an Educator License with | ||||||
12 | Stipulations may also apply for a language | ||||||
13 | endorsement, provided that the applicant provides | ||||||
14 | satisfactory evidence that he or she meets all of the | ||||||
15 | following requirements: | ||||||
16 | (i) Holds a transitional bilingual | ||||||
17 | endorsement. | ||||||
18 | (ii) Has demonstrated proficiency in the | ||||||
19 | language for which the endorsement is to be issued | ||||||
20 | by passing the applicable language content test | ||||||
21 | required by the State Board of Education. | ||||||
22 | (iii) Holds a bachelor's degree or higher from | ||||||
23 | a regionally accredited institution of higher | ||||||
24 | education or, for individuals educated in a | ||||||
25 | country other than the United States, holds a | ||||||
26 | degree from an institution of higher learning in a |
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1 | 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 | (iv) (Blank). | ||||||
7 | A language endorsement on an Educator License with | ||||||
8 | Stipulations is valid for prekindergarten through | ||||||
9 | grade 12 for the same validity period as the | ||||||
10 | individual's transitional bilingual educator | ||||||
11 | endorsement on the Educator License with Stipulations | ||||||
12 | and shall not be renewed. | ||||||
13 | (I) Visiting international educator. A visiting | ||||||
14 | international educator endorsement on an Educator | ||||||
15 | License with Stipulations may be issued to an | ||||||
16 | individual who is being recruited by a particular | ||||||
17 | school district that conducts formal recruitment | ||||||
18 | programs outside of the United States to secure the | ||||||
19 | services of qualified teachers and who meets all of | ||||||
20 | the following requirements: | ||||||
21 | (i) Holds the equivalent of a minimum of a | ||||||
22 | bachelor's degree issued in the United States. | ||||||
23 | (ii) Has been prepared as a teacher at the | ||||||
24 | grade level for which he or she will be employed. | ||||||
25 | (iii) Has adequate content knowledge in the | ||||||
26 | subject to be taught. |
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1 | (iv) Has an adequate command of the English | ||||||
2 | language. | ||||||
3 | A holder of a visiting international educator | ||||||
4 | endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations | ||||||
5 | shall be permitted to teach in bilingual education | ||||||
6 | programs in the language that was the medium of | ||||||
7 | instruction in his or her teacher preparation program, | ||||||
8 | provided that he or she passes the English Language | ||||||
9 | Proficiency Examination or another test of writing | ||||||
10 | skills in English identified by the State Board of | ||||||
11 | Education, in consultation with the State Educator | ||||||
12 | Preparation and Licensure Board. | ||||||
13 | A visiting international educator endorsement on | ||||||
14 | an Educator License with Stipulations is valid for 5 | ||||||
15 | years and shall not be renewed. | ||||||
16 | (J) Paraprofessional educator. A paraprofessional | ||||||
17 | educator endorsement on an Educator License with | ||||||
18 | Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who holds a | ||||||
19 | high school diploma or its recognized equivalent and | ||||||
20 | (i) holds an associate's degree or a minimum of 60 | ||||||
21 | semester hours of credit from a regionally accredited | ||||||
22 | institution of higher education; (ii) has passed a | ||||||
23 | paraprofessional competency test under subsection | ||||||
24 | (c-5) of Section 21B-30; or (iii) is at least 18 years | ||||||
25 | of age and will be using the Educator License with | ||||||
26 | Stipulations exclusively for grades prekindergarten |
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1 | through grade 8, until the individual reaches the age | ||||||
2 | of 19 years and otherwise meets the criteria for a | ||||||
3 | paraprofessional educator endorsement pursuant to this | ||||||
4 | subparagraph (J). The paraprofessional educator | ||||||
5 | endorsement is valid until June 30 immediately | ||||||
6 | following 5 years of the endorsement being issued and | ||||||
7 | may be renewed through application and payment of the | ||||||
8 | appropriate fee, as required under Section 21B-40 of | ||||||
9 | this Code. An individual who holds only a | ||||||
10 | paraprofessional educator endorsement is not subject | ||||||
11 | to additional requirements in order to renew the | ||||||
12 | endorsement. | ||||||
13 | (K) Chief school business official. A chief school | ||||||
14 | business official endorsement on an Educator License | ||||||
15 | with Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who | ||||||
16 | qualifies by having a master's degree or higher, 2 | ||||||
17 | years of full-time administrative experience in school | ||||||
18 | business management or 2 years of university-approved | ||||||
19 | practical experience, and a minimum of 24 semester | ||||||
20 | hours of graduate credit in a program approved by the | ||||||
21 | State Board of Education for the preparation of school | ||||||
22 | business administrators and by passage of the | ||||||
23 | applicable State tests, including an applicable | ||||||
24 | content area test. | ||||||
25 | The chief school business official endorsement may | ||||||
26 | also be affixed to the Educator License with |
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1 | Stipulations of any holder who qualifies by having a | ||||||
2 | master's degree in business administration, finance, | ||||||
3 | accounting, or public administration and who completes | ||||||
4 | an additional 6 semester hours of internship in school | ||||||
5 | business management from a regionally accredited | ||||||
6 | institution of higher education and passes the | ||||||
7 | applicable State tests, including an applicable | ||||||
8 | content area test. This endorsement shall be required | ||||||
9 | for any individual employed as a chief school business | ||||||
10 | official. | ||||||
11 | The chief school business official endorsement on | ||||||
12 | an Educator License with Stipulations is valid until | ||||||
13 | June 30 immediately following 5 years of the | ||||||
14 | endorsement being issued and may be renewed if the | ||||||
15 | license holder completes renewal requirements as | ||||||
16 | required for individuals who hold a Professional | ||||||
17 | Educator License endorsed for chief school business | ||||||
18 | official under Section 21B-45 of this Code and such | ||||||
19 | rules as may be adopted by the State Board of | ||||||
20 | Education. | ||||||
21 | The State Board of Education shall adopt any rules | ||||||
22 | necessary to implement Public Act 100-288. | ||||||
23 | (L) Provisional in-state educator. A provisional | ||||||
24 | in-state educator endorsement on an Educator License | ||||||
25 | with Stipulations may be issued to a candidate who has | ||||||
26 | completed an Illinois-approved educator preparation |
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1 | program at an Illinois institution of higher education | ||||||
2 | and who has not successfully completed an | ||||||
3 | evidence-based assessment of teacher effectiveness but | ||||||
4 | who meets all of the following requirements: | ||||||
5 | (i) Holds at least a bachelor's degree. | ||||||
6 | (ii) Has completed an approved educator | ||||||
7 | preparation program at an Illinois institution. | ||||||
8 | (iii) Has passed an applicable content area | ||||||
9 | test, as required by Section 21B-30 of this Code. | ||||||
10 | (iv) Has attempted an evidence-based | ||||||
11 | assessment of teacher effectiveness and received a | ||||||
12 | minimum score on that assessment, as established | ||||||
13 | by the State Board of Education in consultation | ||||||
14 | with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure | ||||||
15 | Board. | ||||||
16 | A provisional in-state educator endorsement on an | ||||||
17 | Educator License with Stipulations is valid for one | ||||||
18 | full fiscal year after the date of issuance and may not | ||||||
19 | be renewed. | ||||||
20 | (M) (Blank). | ||||||
21 | (N) Specialized services. A specialized services | ||||||
22 | endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations | ||||||
23 | may be issued as defined and specified by rule. | ||||||
24 | (O) Provisional career and technical educator. A | ||||||
25 | provisional career and technical educator endorsement | ||||||
26 | on an Educator License with Stipulations may be issued |
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1 | to an applicant who has a minimum of 8,000 hours of | ||||||
2 | work experience in the skill for which the applicant | ||||||
3 | is seeking the endorsement. Each employing school | ||||||
4 | board and regional office of education shall provide | ||||||
5 | verification, in writing, to the State Superintendent | ||||||
6 | of Education at the time the application is submitted | ||||||
7 | that no qualified teacher holding a Professional | ||||||
8 | Educator License or an Educator License with | ||||||
9 | Stipulations with a career and technical educator | ||||||
10 | endorsement is available to teach and that actual | ||||||
11 | circumstances require such issuance. | ||||||
12 | A provisional career and technical educator | ||||||
13 | endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations | ||||||
14 | is valid until June 30 immediately following 5 years | ||||||
15 | of the endorsement being issued and may be renewed. | ||||||
16 | An individual who holds a provisional career and | ||||||
17 | technical educator endorsement on an Educator License | ||||||
18 | with Stipulations may teach as a substitute teacher in | ||||||
19 | career and technical education classrooms. | ||||||
20 | (P) Social work associate. A social work associate | ||||||
21 | endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations | ||||||
22 | may be issued to an applicant who meets all of the | ||||||
23 | following requirements: | ||||||
24 | (i) Holds a degree from a graduate program of | ||||||
25 | social work that has been approved by the Council | ||||||
26 | on Social Work Education. |
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1 | (ii) Has an active license through the | ||||||
2 | Department of Financial and Professional | ||||||
3 | Regulation under the Clinical Social Work and | ||||||
4 | Social Work Practice Act as either a licensed | ||||||
5 | clinical social worker or a licensed social | ||||||
6 | worker. | ||||||
7 | A social work associate under this subparagraph | ||||||
8 | (P) shall be authorized to perform responsibilities | ||||||
9 | associated with traditional social work practice, | ||||||
10 | subject to the restrictions in the Clinical Social | ||||||
11 | Work and Social Work Practice Act regarding | ||||||
12 | independent clinical practice, including Tier 1 and | ||||||
13 | Tier 2 interventions in a multi-tiered system of | ||||||
14 | supports (MTSS). All responsibilities of a social work | ||||||
15 | associate shall be performed in consultation with an | ||||||
16 | individual who holds a Professional Educator License | ||||||
17 | with a school support personnel endorsement in the | ||||||
18 | area of school social work. A social work associate is | ||||||
19 | not authorized to perform Tier 3 MTSS interventions or | ||||||
20 | participate in the individualized education program | ||||||
21 | process or the federal Section 504 plan process for | ||||||
22 | any student with a disability. | ||||||
23 | A social work associate under this subparagraph | ||||||
24 | (P) may not be employed by a school district or any | ||||||
25 | other entity to replace any presently employed | ||||||
26 | Professional Educator License holder with a school |
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1 | support personnel endorsement who otherwise would not | ||||||
2 | be replaced for any reason. | ||||||
3 | An applicant for a social work associate | ||||||
4 | endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations | ||||||
5 | is not required to pass a content area test under | ||||||
6 | Section 21B-30 of this Code. | ||||||
7 | (3) Substitute Teaching License. A Substitute Teaching | ||||||
8 | License may be issued to qualified applicants for | ||||||
9 | substitute teaching in all grades of the public schools, | ||||||
10 | prekindergarten through grade 12. Substitute Teaching | ||||||
11 | Licenses are not eligible for endorsements. Applicants for | ||||||
12 | a Substitute Teaching License must hold a bachelor's | ||||||
13 | degree or higher from a regionally accredited institution | ||||||
14 | of higher education or must be enrolled in an approved | ||||||
15 | educator preparation program in this State and have earned | ||||||
16 | at least 90 credit hours. | ||||||
17 | Substitute Teaching Licenses are valid for 5 years. | ||||||
18 | Substitute Teaching Licenses are valid for substitute | ||||||
19 | teaching in every county of this State. If an individual | ||||||
20 | has had his or her Professional Educator License or | ||||||
21 | Educator License with Stipulations suspended or revoked, | ||||||
22 | then that individual is not eligible to obtain a | ||||||
23 | Substitute Teaching License. | ||||||
24 | A substitute teacher may only teach in the place of a | ||||||
25 | licensed teacher who is under contract with the employing | ||||||
26 | board. If, however, there is no licensed teacher under |
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1 | contract because of an emergency situation, then a | ||||||
2 | district may employ a substitute teacher for no longer | ||||||
3 | than 30 calendar days per each vacant position in the | ||||||
4 | district if the district notifies the appropriate regional | ||||||
5 | office of education within 5 business days after the | ||||||
6 | employment of the substitute teacher in that vacant | ||||||
7 | position. A district may continue to employ that same | ||||||
8 | substitute teacher in that same vacant position for 90 | ||||||
9 | calendar days or until the end of the semester, whichever | ||||||
10 | is greater, if, prior to the expiration of the | ||||||
11 | 30-calendar-day period then current, the district files a | ||||||
12 | written request with the appropriate regional office of | ||||||
13 | education for a 30-calendar-day extension on the basis | ||||||
14 | that the position remains vacant and the district | ||||||
15 | continues to actively seek qualified candidates and | ||||||
16 | provides documentation that it has provided training | ||||||
17 | specific to the position, including training on meeting | ||||||
18 | the needs of students with disabilities and English | ||||||
19 | learners if applicable. Each extension request shall be | ||||||
20 | granted in writing by the regional office of education. An | ||||||
21 | emergency situation is one in which an unforeseen vacancy | ||||||
22 | has occurred and (i) a teacher is unexpectedly unable to | ||||||
23 | fulfill his or her contractual duties or (ii) teacher | ||||||
24 | capacity needs of the district exceed previous indications | ||||||
25 | or vacancies are unfilled due to a lack of qualified | ||||||
26 | candidates, and the district is actively engaged in |
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1 | advertising to hire a fully licensed teacher for the | ||||||
2 | vacant position. | ||||||
3 | There is no limit on the number of days that a | ||||||
4 | substitute teacher may teach in a single school district, | ||||||
5 | provided that no substitute teacher may teach for longer | ||||||
6 | than 120 days beginning with the 2021-2022 school year | ||||||
7 | through the 2022-2023 school year, otherwise 90 school | ||||||
8 | days for any one licensed teacher under contract in the | ||||||
9 | same school year. A substitute teacher who holds a | ||||||
10 | Professional Educator License or Educator License with | ||||||
11 | Stipulations shall not teach for more than 120 school days | ||||||
12 | for any one licensed teacher under contract in the same | ||||||
13 | school year. The limitations in this paragraph (3) on the | ||||||
14 | number of days a substitute teacher may be employed do not | ||||||
15 | apply to any school district operating under Article 34 of | ||||||
16 | this Code. | ||||||
17 | A school district may not require an individual who | ||||||
18 | holds a valid Professional Educator License or Educator | ||||||
19 | License with Stipulations to seek or hold a Substitute | ||||||
20 | Teaching License to teach as a substitute teacher. | ||||||
21 | (4) Short-Term Substitute Teaching License. Beginning | ||||||
22 | on July 1, 2018 and until June 30, 2028, applicants may | ||||||
23 | apply to the State Board of Education for issuance of a | ||||||
24 | Short-Term Substitute Teaching License. A Short-Term | ||||||
25 | Substitute Teaching License may be issued to a qualified | ||||||
26 | applicant for substitute teaching in all grades of the |
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1 | public schools, prekindergarten through grade 12. | ||||||
2 | Short-Term Substitute Teaching Licenses are not eligible | ||||||
3 | for endorsements. Applicants for a Short-Term Substitute | ||||||
4 | Teaching License must hold an associate's degree or have | ||||||
5 | completed at least 60 credit hours from a regionally | ||||||
6 | accredited institution of higher education. | ||||||
7 | Short-Term Substitute Teaching Licenses are valid for | ||||||
8 | substitute teaching in every county of this State. If an | ||||||
9 | individual has had his or her Professional Educator | ||||||
10 | License or Educator License with Stipulations suspended or | ||||||
11 | revoked, then that individual is not eligible to obtain a | ||||||
12 | Short-Term Substitute Teaching License. | ||||||
13 | The provisions of Sections 10-21.9 and 34-18.5 of this | ||||||
14 | Code apply to short-term substitute teachers. | ||||||
15 | An individual holding a Short-Term Substitute Teaching | ||||||
16 | License may teach no more than 15 consecutive days per | ||||||
17 | licensed teacher who is under contract. For teacher | ||||||
18 | absences lasting 6 or more days per licensed teacher who | ||||||
19 | is under contract, a school district may not hire an | ||||||
20 | individual holding a Short-Term Substitute Teaching | ||||||
21 | License, unless the Governor has declared a disaster due | ||||||
22 | to a public health emergency pursuant to Section 7 of the | ||||||
23 | Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act. An individual | ||||||
24 | holding a Short-Term Substitute Teaching License must | ||||||
25 | complete the training program under Section 10-20.67 or | ||||||
26 | 34-18.60 of this Code to be eligible to teach at a public |
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1 | school. Short-Term Substitute Teaching Licenses under this | ||||||
2 | Section are valid for 5 years. | ||||||
3 | (Source: P.A. 102-711, eff. 1-1-23; 102-712, eff. 4-27-22; | ||||||
4 | 102-713, eff. 1-1-23; 102-717, eff. 4-29-22; 102-894, eff. | ||||||
5 | 5-20-22; 103-111, eff. 6-29-23; 103-154, eff. 6-30-23; | ||||||
6 | 103-193, eff. 1-1-24; 103-564, eff. 11-17-23 .)
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7 | (105 ILCS 5/21B-30) | ||||||
8 | Sec. 21B-30. Educator testing. | ||||||
9 | (a) (Blank). | ||||||
10 | (b) The State Board of Education, in consultation with the | ||||||
11 | State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, shall design | ||||||
12 | and implement a system of examinations, which shall be | ||||||
13 | required prior to the issuance of educator licenses. These | ||||||
14 | examinations and indicators must be based on national and | ||||||
15 | State professional teaching standards, as determined by the | ||||||
16 | State Board of Education, in consultation with the State | ||||||
17 | Educator Preparation and Licensure Board. The State Board of | ||||||
18 | Education may adopt such rules as may be necessary to | ||||||
19 | implement and administer this Section. | ||||||
20 | (c) (Blank). | ||||||
21 | (c-5) The State Board must adopt rules to implement a | ||||||
22 | paraprofessional competency test. This test would allow an | ||||||
23 | applicant seeking an Educator License with Stipulations with a | ||||||
24 | paraprofessional educator endorsement to obtain the | ||||||
25 | endorsement if he or she passes the test and meets the other |
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1 | requirements of subparagraph (J) of paragraph (2) of Section | ||||||
2 | 21B-20 other than the higher education requirements. | ||||||
3 | (d) All applicants seeking a State license shall be | ||||||
4 | required to pass a test of content area knowledge for each area | ||||||
5 | of endorsement for which there is an applicable test. However, | ||||||
6 | no applicant for a Professional Educator License under the | ||||||
7 | short-term approval program for school support personnel under | ||||||
8 | Section 25.432 of Title 23 of the Illinois Administrative Code | ||||||
9 | is required to pass a test of content area knowledge as a | ||||||
10 | requirement for short-term approval, and an applicant for a | ||||||
11 | social work associate endorsement on an Educator License with | ||||||
12 | Stipulations is not required to pass a content area test. | ||||||
13 | There shall be no exception to this requirement. No candidate | ||||||
14 | shall be allowed to student teach or serve as the teacher of | ||||||
15 | record until he or she has passed the applicable content area | ||||||
16 | test. | ||||||
17 | (d-5) The State Board shall consult with any applicable | ||||||
18 | vendors within 90 days after July 28, 2023 ( the effective date | ||||||
19 | of Public Act 103-402) this amendatory Act of the 103rd | ||||||
20 | General Assembly to develop a plan to transition the test of | ||||||
21 | content area knowledge in the endorsement area of elementary | ||||||
22 | education, grades one through 6, by July 1, 2026 to a content | ||||||
23 | area test that contains testing elements that cover | ||||||
24 | bilingualism, biliteracy, oral language development, | ||||||
25 | foundational literacy skills, and developmentally appropriate | ||||||
26 | higher-order comprehension and on which a valid and reliable |
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1 | language and literacy subscore can be determined. The State | ||||||
2 | Board shall base its rules concerning the passing subscore on | ||||||
3 | the language and literacy portion of the test on the | ||||||
4 | recommended cut-score determined in the formal | ||||||
5 | standard-setting process. Candidates need not achieve a | ||||||
6 | particular subscore in the area of language and literacy. The | ||||||
7 | State Board shall aggregate and publish the number of | ||||||
8 | candidates in each preparation program who take the test and | ||||||
9 | the number who pass the language and literacy portion. | ||||||
10 | (e) (Blank). | ||||||
11 | (f) Beginning on August 4, 2023 ( the effective date of | ||||||
12 | Public Act 103-488) this amendatory Act of the 103rd General | ||||||
13 | Assembly through August 31, 2025, no candidate completing a | ||||||
14 | teacher preparation program in this State or candidate subject | ||||||
15 | to Section 21B-35 of this Code is required to pass a teacher | ||||||
16 | performance assessment. Except as otherwise provided in this | ||||||
17 | Article, beginning on September 1, 2015 until August 4, 2023 | ||||||
18 | ( the effective date of Public Act 103-488) this amendatory Act | ||||||
19 | of the 103rd General Assembly and beginning again on September | ||||||
20 | 1, 2025, all candidates completing teacher preparation | ||||||
21 | programs in this State and all candidates subject to Section | ||||||
22 | 21B-35 of this Code are required to pass a teacher performance | ||||||
23 | assessment approved by the State Board of Education, in | ||||||
24 | consultation with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure | ||||||
25 | Board. A candidate may not be required to submit test | ||||||
26 | materials by video submission. Subject to appropriation, an |
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1 | individual who holds a Professional Educator License and is | ||||||
2 | employed for a minimum of one school year by a school district | ||||||
3 | designated as Tier 1 under Section 18-8.15 may, after | ||||||
4 | application to the State Board, receive from the State Board a | ||||||
5 | refund for any costs associated with completing the teacher | ||||||
6 | performance assessment under this subsection. | ||||||
7 | (f-5) The Teacher Performance Assessment Task Force is | ||||||
8 | created to evaluate potential performance-based and objective | ||||||
9 | teacher performance assessment systems for implementation | ||||||
10 | across all educator preparation programs in this State, with | ||||||
11 | the intention of ensuring consistency across programs and | ||||||
12 | supporting a thoughtful and well-rounded licensure system. | ||||||
13 | Members appointed to the Task Force must reflect the racial, | ||||||
14 | ethnic, and geographic diversity of this State. The Task Force | ||||||
15 | shall consist of all of the following members: | ||||||
16 | (1) One member of the Senate, appointed by the | ||||||
17 | President of the Senate. | ||||||
18 | (2) One member of the Senate, appointed by the | ||||||
19 | Minority Leader of the Senate. | ||||||
20 | (3) One member of the House of Representatives, | ||||||
21 | appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. | ||||||
22 | (4) One member of the House of Representatives, | ||||||
23 | appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of | ||||||
24 | Representatives. | ||||||
25 | (5) One member who represents a statewide professional | ||||||
26 | teachers' organization, appointed by the State |
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1 | Superintendent of Education. | ||||||
2 | (6) One member who represents a different statewide | ||||||
3 | professional teachers' organization, appointed by the | ||||||
4 | State Superintendent of Education. | ||||||
5 | (7) One member from a statewide organization | ||||||
6 | representing school principals, appointed by the State | ||||||
7 | Superintendent of Education. | ||||||
8 | (8) One member from a statewide organization | ||||||
9 | representing regional superintendents of schools, | ||||||
10 | appointed by the State Superintendent of Education. | ||||||
11 | (9) One member from a statewide organization | ||||||
12 | representing school administrators, appointed by the State | ||||||
13 | Superintendent of Education. | ||||||
14 | (10) One member representing a school district | ||||||
15 | organized under Article 34 of this Code, appointed by the | ||||||
16 | State Superintendent of Education. | ||||||
17 | (11) One member of an association representing rural | ||||||
18 | and small schools, appointed by the State Superintendent | ||||||
19 | of Education. | ||||||
20 | (12) One member representing a suburban school | ||||||
21 | district, appointed by the State Superintendent of | ||||||
22 | Education. | ||||||
23 | (13) One member from a statewide organization | ||||||
24 | representing school districts in the southern suburbs of | ||||||
25 | the City of Chicago, appointed by the State Superintendent | ||||||
26 | of Education. |
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1 | (14) One member from a statewide organization | ||||||
2 | representing large unit school districts, appointed by the | ||||||
3 | State Superintendent of Education. | ||||||
4 | (15) One member from a statewide organization | ||||||
5 | representing school districts in the collar counties of | ||||||
6 | the City of Chicago, appointed by the State Superintendent | ||||||
7 | of Education. | ||||||
8 | (16) Three members, each representing a different | ||||||
9 | public university in this State and each a current member | ||||||
10 | of the faculty of an approved educator preparation | ||||||
11 | program, appointed by the State Superintendent of | ||||||
12 | Education. | ||||||
13 | (17) Three members, each representing a different | ||||||
14 | 4-year nonpublic university or college in this State and | ||||||
15 | each a current member of the faculty of an approved | ||||||
16 | educator preparation program, appointed by the State | ||||||
17 | Superintendent of Education. | ||||||
18 | (18) One member of the Board of Higher Education, | ||||||
19 | appointed by the State Superintendent of Education. | ||||||
20 | (19) One member representing a statewide policy | ||||||
21 | organization advocating on behalf of multilingual students | ||||||
22 | and families, appointed by the State Superintendent of | ||||||
23 | Education. | ||||||
24 | (20) One member representing a statewide organization | ||||||
25 | focused on research-based education policy to support a | ||||||
26 | school system that prepares all students for college, a |
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1 | career, and democratic citizenship, appointed by the State | ||||||
2 | Superintendent of Education. | ||||||
3 | (21) Two members representing an early childhood | ||||||
4 | advocacy organization, appointed by the State | ||||||
5 | Superintendent of Education. | ||||||
6 | (22) One member representing a statewide organization | ||||||
7 | that partners with educator preparation programs and | ||||||
8 | school districts to support the growth and development of | ||||||
9 | preservice teachers, appointed by the State Superintendent | ||||||
10 | of Education. | ||||||
11 | (23) One member representing a statewide organization | ||||||
12 | that advocates for educational equity and racial justice | ||||||
13 | in schools, appointed by the State Superintendent of | ||||||
14 | Education. | ||||||
15 | (24) One member representing a statewide organization | ||||||
16 | that represents school boards, appointed by the State | ||||||
17 | Superintendent of Education. | ||||||
18 | (25) One member who has, within the last 5 years, | ||||||
19 | served as a cooperating teacher, appointed by the State | ||||||
20 | Superintendent of Education. | ||||||
21 | Members of the Task Force shall serve without | ||||||
22 | compensation. The Task Force shall first meet at the call of | ||||||
23 | the State Superintendent of Education, and each subsequent | ||||||
24 | meeting shall be called by the chairperson of the Task Force, | ||||||
25 | who shall be designated by the State Superintendent of | ||||||
26 | Education. The State Board of Education shall provide |
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1 | administrative and other support to the Task Force. | ||||||
2 | On or before August 1, 2024, the Task Force shall report on | ||||||
3 | its work, including recommendations on a teacher performance | ||||||
4 | assessment system in this State, to the State Board of | ||||||
5 | Education and the General Assembly. The Task Force is | ||||||
6 | dissolved upon submission of this report. | ||||||
7 | (g) The content area knowledge test and the teacher | ||||||
8 | performance assessment shall be the tests that from time to | ||||||
9 | time are designated by the State Board of Education, in | ||||||
10 | consultation with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure | ||||||
11 | Board, and may be tests prepared by an educational testing | ||||||
12 | organization or tests designed by the State Board of | ||||||
13 | Education, in consultation with the State Educator Preparation | ||||||
14 | and Licensure Board. The test of content area knowledge shall | ||||||
15 | assess content knowledge in a specific subject field. The | ||||||
16 | tests must be designed to be racially neutral to ensure that no | ||||||
17 | person taking the tests is discriminated against on the basis | ||||||
18 | of race, color, national origin, or other factors unrelated to | ||||||
19 | the person's ability to perform as a licensed employee. The | ||||||
20 | score required to pass the tests shall be fixed by the State | ||||||
21 | Board of Education, in consultation with the State Educator | ||||||
22 | Preparation and Licensure Board. The tests shall be | ||||||
23 | administered not fewer than 3 times a year at such time and | ||||||
24 | place as may be designated by the State Board of Education, in | ||||||
25 | consultation with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure | ||||||
26 | Board. |
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1 | The State Board shall implement a test or tests to assess | ||||||
2 | the speaking, reading, writing, and grammar skills of | ||||||
3 | applicants for an endorsement or a license issued under | ||||||
4 | subdivision (G) of paragraph (2) of Section 21B-20 of this | ||||||
5 | Code in the English language and in the language of the | ||||||
6 | transitional bilingual education program requested by the | ||||||
7 | applicant. | ||||||
8 | (h) Except as provided in Section 34-6 of this Code, the | ||||||
9 | provisions of this Section shall apply equally in any school | ||||||
10 | district subject to Article 34 of this Code. | ||||||
11 | (i) The rules developed to implement and enforce the | ||||||
12 | testing requirements under this Section shall include, without | ||||||
13 | limitation, provisions governing test selection, test | ||||||
14 | validation, and determination of a passing score, | ||||||
15 | administration of the tests, frequency of administration, | ||||||
16 | applicant fees, frequency of applicants taking the tests, the | ||||||
17 | years for which a score is valid, and appropriate special | ||||||
18 | accommodations. The State Board of Education shall develop | ||||||
19 | such rules as may be needed to ensure uniformity from year to | ||||||
20 | year in the level of difficulty for each form of an assessment. | ||||||
21 | (Source: P.A. 102-301, eff. 8-26-21; 103-402, eff. 7-28-23; | ||||||
22 | 103-488, eff. 8-4-23; revised 9-1-23.)
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23 | (105 ILCS 5/21B-40) | ||||||
24 | Sec. 21B-40. Fees. | ||||||
25 | (a) Beginning with the start of the new licensure system |
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1 | established pursuant to this Article, the following fees shall | ||||||
2 | be charged to applicants: | ||||||
3 | (1) A $100 application fee for a Professional Educator | ||||||
4 | License or an Educator License with Stipulations. | ||||||
5 | (1.5) A $50 application fee for a Substitute Teaching | ||||||
6 | License. If the application for a Substitute Teaching | ||||||
7 | License is made and granted after July 1, 2017, the | ||||||
8 | licensee may apply for a refund of the application fee | ||||||
9 | within 18 months of issuance of the new license and shall | ||||||
10 | be issued that refund by the State Board of Education if | ||||||
11 | the licensee provides evidence to the State Board of | ||||||
12 | Education that the licensee has taught pursuant to the | ||||||
13 | Substitute Teaching License at least 10 full school days | ||||||
14 | within one year of issuance. | ||||||
15 | (1.7) A $25 application fee for a Short-Term | ||||||
16 | Substitute Teaching License. The Short-Term Substitute | ||||||
17 | Teaching License must be registered in at least one region | ||||||
18 | in this State, but does not require a registration fee. | ||||||
19 | The licensee may apply for a refund of the application fee | ||||||
20 | within 18 months of issuance of the new license and shall | ||||||
21 | be issued that refund by the State Board of Education if | ||||||
22 | the licensee provides evidence to the State Board of | ||||||
23 | Education that the licensee has taught pursuant to the | ||||||
24 | Short-Term Substitute Teaching License at least 10 full | ||||||
25 | school days within one year of issuance. The application | ||||||
26 | fee for a Short-Term Substitute Teaching License shall be |
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1 | waived when the Governor has declared a disaster due to a | ||||||
2 | public health emergency pursuant to Section 7 of the | ||||||
3 | Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act. | ||||||
4 | (2) A $150 application fee for individuals who have | ||||||
5 | not been entitled by an Illinois-approved educator | ||||||
6 | preparation program at an Illinois institution of higher | ||||||
7 | education and are seeking any of the licenses set forth in | ||||||
8 | subdivision (1) of this subsection (a) or for a social | ||||||
9 | work associate endorsement on an Educator License with | ||||||
10 | Stipulations . | ||||||
11 | (3) A $50 application fee for each endorsement or | ||||||
12 | approval. | ||||||
13 | (4) A $10 per year registration fee for the course of | ||||||
14 | the validity cycle to register the license, which shall be | ||||||
15 | paid to the regional office of education having | ||||||
16 | supervision and control over the school in which the | ||||||
17 | individual holding the license is to be employed. If the | ||||||
18 | individual holding the license is not yet employed, then | ||||||
19 | the license may be registered in any county in this State. | ||||||
20 | The registration fee must be paid in its entirety the | ||||||
21 | first time the individual registers the license for a | ||||||
22 | particular validity period in a single region. No | ||||||
23 | additional fee may be charged for that validity period | ||||||
24 | should the individual subsequently register the license in | ||||||
25 | additional regions. An individual must register the | ||||||
26 | license (i) immediately after initial issuance of the |
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1 | license and (ii) at the beginning of each renewal cycle if | ||||||
2 | the individual has satisfied the renewal requirements | ||||||
3 | required under this Code. | ||||||
4 | Beginning on July 1, 2017, at the beginning of each | ||||||
5 | renewal cycle, individuals who hold a Substitute Teaching | ||||||
6 | License may apply for a reimbursement of the registration | ||||||
7 | fee within 18 months of renewal and shall be issued that | ||||||
8 | reimbursement by the State Board of Education from funds | ||||||
9 | appropriated for that purpose if the licensee provides | ||||||
10 | evidence to the State Board of Education that the licensee | ||||||
11 | has taught pursuant to the Substitute Teaching License at | ||||||
12 | least 10 full school days within one year of renewal. | ||||||
13 | (5) The license renewal fee for an Educator License | ||||||
14 | with Stipulations with a paraprofessional educator | ||||||
15 | endorsement is $25. | ||||||
16 | (b) All application fees paid pursuant to subdivisions (1) | ||||||
17 | through (3) of subsection (a) of this Section shall be | ||||||
18 | deposited into the Teacher Certificate Fee Revolving Fund and | ||||||
19 | shall be used, subject to appropriation, by the State Board of | ||||||
20 | Education to provide the technology and human resources | ||||||
21 | necessary for the timely and efficient processing of | ||||||
22 | applications and for the renewal of licenses. Funds available | ||||||
23 | from the Teacher Certificate Fee Revolving Fund may also be | ||||||
24 | used by the State Board of Education to support the | ||||||
25 | recruitment and retention of educators, to support educator | ||||||
26 | preparation programs as they seek national accreditation, and |
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1 | to provide professional development aligned with the | ||||||
2 | requirements set forth in Section 21B-45 of this Code. A | ||||||
3 | majority of the funds in the Teacher Certificate Fee Revolving | ||||||
4 | Fund must be dedicated to the timely and efficient processing | ||||||
5 | of applications and for the renewal of licenses. The Teacher | ||||||
6 | Certificate Fee Revolving Fund is not subject to | ||||||
7 | administrative charge transfers, authorized under Section 8h | ||||||
8 | of the State Finance Act, from the Teacher Certificate Fee | ||||||
9 | Revolving Fund into any other fund of this State, and moneys in | ||||||
10 | the Teacher Certificate Fee Revolving Fund shall not revert | ||||||
11 | back to the General Revenue Fund at any time. | ||||||
12 | The regional superintendent of schools shall deposit the | ||||||
13 | registration fees paid pursuant to subdivision (4) of | ||||||
14 | subsection (a) of this Section into the institute fund | ||||||
15 | established pursuant to Section 3-11 of this Code. | ||||||
16 | (c) The State Board of Education and each regional office | ||||||
17 | of education are authorized to charge a service or convenience | ||||||
18 | fee for the use of credit cards for the payment of license | ||||||
19 | fees. This service or convenience fee shall not exceed the | ||||||
20 | amount required by the credit card processing company or | ||||||
21 | vendor that has entered into a contract with the State Board or | ||||||
22 | regional office of education for this purpose, and the fee | ||||||
23 | must be paid to that company or vendor. | ||||||
24 | (d) If, at the time a certificate issued under Article 21 | ||||||
25 | of this Code is exchanged for a license issued under this | ||||||
26 | Article, a person has paid registration fees for any years of |
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1 | the validity period of the certificate and these years have | ||||||
2 | not expired when the certificate is exchanged, then those fees | ||||||
3 | must be applied to the registration of the new license. | ||||||
4 | (Source: P.A. 101-81, eff. 7-12-19; 101-570, eff. 8-23-19; | ||||||
5 | 102-867, eff. 5-13-22.)
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