Bill Amendment: IL SB0010 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly
NOTE: For additional amemendments please see the Bill Drafting List
Bill Title: PARAPROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR
Status: 2020-02-19 - Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Terry Link [SB0010 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-SB0010-House_Amendment_002.html
Bill Title: PARAPROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR
Status: 2020-02-19 - Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Terry Link [SB0010 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-SB0010-House_Amendment_002.html
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| 1 | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 10
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| 2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 10 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 Sections | ||||||
| 5 | 21B-20, 21B-30, and 27A-10 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 educator | ||||||
| 12 | license with stipulations; (iii) a substitute teaching | ||||||
| 13 | license; or (iv) until June 30, 2023, a short-term substitute | ||||||
| 14 | teaching license. References in law regarding individuals | ||||||
| 15 | certified or certificated or required to be certified or | ||||||
| 16 | certificated under Article 21 of this Code shall also include | ||||||
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| 1 | individuals licensed or required to be licensed under this | ||||||
| 2 | Article. The first year of all licenses ends on June 30 | ||||||
| 3 | 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 may | ||||||
| 5 | 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 teacher | ||||||
| 8 | 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 has | ||||||
| 19 | 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. For | ||||||
| 2 | individuals who were issued the career and technical | ||||||
| 3 | educator endorsement on an Educator License with | ||||||
| 4 | Stipulations on or after January 1, 2015, the license | ||||||
| 5 | may be renewed if the individual passes a test of work | ||||||
| 6 | proficiency, as required under Section 21B-30 of this | ||||||
| 7 | Code. | ||||||
| 8 | An individual who holds a valid career and | ||||||
| 9 | technical educator endorsement on an Educator License | ||||||
| 10 | with Stipulations but does not hold a bachelor's degree | ||||||
| 11 | may substitute teach in career and technical education | ||||||
| 12 | classrooms. | ||||||
| 13 | (F) Part-time provisional career and technical | ||||||
| 14 | educator or provisional career and technical educator. | ||||||
| 15 | A part-time provisional career and technical educator | ||||||
| 16 | endorsement or a provisional career and technical | ||||||
| 17 | educator endorsement on an Educator License with | ||||||
| 18 | Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who has a | ||||||
| 19 | minimum of 8,000 hours of work experience in the skill | ||||||
| 20 | for which the applicant is seeking the endorsement. It | ||||||
| 21 | is the responsibility of each employing school board | ||||||
| 22 | and regional office of education to provide | ||||||
| 23 | verification, in writing, to the State Superintendent | ||||||
| 24 | of Education at the time the application is submitted | ||||||
| 25 | that no qualified teacher holding a Professional | ||||||
| 26 | Educator License or an Educator License with | ||||||
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| 1 | Stipulations with a career and technical educator | ||||||
| 2 | endorsement is available and that actual circumstances | ||||||
| 3 | require such issuance. | ||||||
| 4 | The provisional career and technical educator | ||||||
| 5 | endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations | ||||||
| 6 | is valid until June 30 immediately following 5 years of | ||||||
| 7 | the endorsement being issued and may be renewed for 5 | ||||||
| 8 | years. For individuals who were issued the provisional | ||||||
| 9 | career and technical educator endorsement on an | ||||||
| 10 | Educator License with Stipulations on or after January | ||||||
| 11 | 1, 2015, the license may be renewed if the individual | ||||||
| 12 | passes a test of work proficiency, as required under | ||||||
| 13 | Section 21B-30 of this Code. | ||||||
| 14 | A part-time provisional career and technical | ||||||
| 15 | educator endorsement on an Educator License with | ||||||
| 16 | Stipulations may be issued for teaching no more than 2 | ||||||
| 17 | courses of study for grades 6 through 12. The part-time | ||||||
| 18 | provisional career and technical educator endorsement | ||||||
| 19 | on 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 for 5 years | ||||||
| 22 | if the individual makes application for renewal. | ||||||
| 23 | An individual who holds a provisional or part-time | ||||||
| 24 | provisional career and technical educator endorsement | ||||||
| 25 | on an Educator License with Stipulations but does not | ||||||
| 26 | hold a bachelor's degree may substitute teach in career | ||||||
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| 1 | and technical education classrooms. | ||||||
| 2 | (G) Transitional bilingual educator. A | ||||||
| 3 | transitional bilingual educator endorsement on an | ||||||
| 4 | Educator License with Stipulations may be issued for | ||||||
| 5 | the purpose of providing instruction in accordance | ||||||
| 6 | with Article 14C of this Code to an applicant who | ||||||
| 7 | provides satisfactory evidence that he or she meets all | ||||||
| 8 | of the following requirements: | ||||||
| 9 | (i) Possesses adequate speaking, reading, and | ||||||
| 10 | writing ability in the language other than English | ||||||
| 11 | in which transitional bilingual education is | ||||||
| 12 | offered. | ||||||
| 13 | (ii) Has the ability to successfully | ||||||
| 14 | communicate in English. | ||||||
| 15 | (iii) Either possessed, within 5 years | ||||||
| 16 | previous to his or her applying for a transitional | ||||||
| 17 | bilingual educator endorsement, a valid and | ||||||
| 18 | comparable teaching certificate or comparable | ||||||
| 19 | authorization issued by a foreign country or holds | ||||||
| 20 | a degree from an institution of higher learning in | ||||||
| 21 | a foreign country that the State Educator | ||||||
| 22 | Preparation and Licensure Board determines to be | ||||||
| 23 | the equivalent of a bachelor's degree from a | ||||||
| 24 | regionally accredited institution of higher | ||||||
| 25 | learning in the United States. | ||||||
| 26 | A transitional bilingual educator endorsement | ||||||
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| 1 | shall be valid for prekindergarten through grade 12, is | ||||||
| 2 | valid until June 30 immediately following 5 years of | ||||||
| 3 | the endorsement being issued, and shall not be 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 individual | ||||||
| 11 | who holds an Educator License with Stipulations may | ||||||
| 12 | also apply for a language endorsement, provided that | ||||||
| 13 | the applicant provides satisfactory evidence that he | ||||||
| 14 | or she meets all of the following requirements: | ||||||
| 15 | (i) Holds a transitional bilingual | ||||||
| 16 | endorsement. | ||||||
| 17 | (ii) Has demonstrated proficiency in the | ||||||
| 18 | language for which the endorsement is to be issued | ||||||
| 19 | by passing the applicable language content test | ||||||
| 20 | required by the State Board of Education. | ||||||
| 21 | (iii) Holds a bachelor's degree or higher from | ||||||
| 22 | a regionally accredited institution of higher | ||||||
| 23 | education or, for individuals educated in a | ||||||
| 24 | country other than the United States, holds a | ||||||
| 25 | degree from an institution of higher learning in a | ||||||
| 26 | foreign country that the State Educator | ||||||
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| 1 | Preparation and Licensure Board determines to be | ||||||
| 2 | the equivalent of a bachelor's degree from a | ||||||
| 3 | regionally accredited institution of higher | ||||||
| 4 | learning in the United States. | ||||||
| 5 | (iv) (Blank). | ||||||
| 6 | A language endorsement on an Educator License with | ||||||
| 7 | Stipulations is valid for prekindergarten through | ||||||
| 8 | grade 12 for the same validity period as the | ||||||
| 9 | individual's transitional bilingual educator | ||||||
| 10 | endorsement on the Educator License with Stipulations | ||||||
| 11 | and shall not be renewed. | ||||||
| 12 | (I) Visiting international educator. A visiting | ||||||
| 13 | international educator endorsement on an Educator | ||||||
| 14 | License with Stipulations may be issued to an | ||||||
| 15 | individual who is being recruited by a particular | ||||||
| 16 | school district that conducts formal recruitment | ||||||
| 17 | programs outside of the United States to secure the | ||||||
| 18 | services of qualified teachers and who meets all of the | ||||||
| 19 | following requirements: | ||||||
| 20 | (i) Holds the equivalent of a minimum of a | ||||||
| 21 | bachelor's degree issued in the United States. | ||||||
| 22 | (ii) Has been prepared as a teacher at the | ||||||
| 23 | grade level for which he or she will be employed. | ||||||
| 24 | (iii) Has adequate content knowledge in the | ||||||
| 25 | subject to be taught. | ||||||
| 26 | (iv) Has an adequate command of the English | ||||||
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| 1 | language. | ||||||
| 2 | A holder of a visiting international educator | ||||||
| 3 | endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations | ||||||
| 4 | shall be permitted to teach in bilingual education | ||||||
| 5 | programs in the language that was the medium of | ||||||
| 6 | instruction in his or her teacher preparation program, | ||||||
| 7 | provided that he or she passes the English Language | ||||||
| 8 | Proficiency Examination or another test of writing | ||||||
| 9 | skills in English identified by the State Board of | ||||||
| 10 | Education, in consultation with the State Educator | ||||||
| 11 | Preparation and Licensure Board. | ||||||
| 12 | A visiting international educator endorsement on | ||||||
| 13 | an Educator License with Stipulations is valid for 3 | ||||||
| 14 | years and shall not be renewed. | ||||||
| 15 | (J) Paraprofessional educator. A paraprofessional | ||||||
| 16 | educator endorsement on an Educator License with | ||||||
| 17 | Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who holds a | ||||||
| 18 | high school diploma or its recognized equivalent and | ||||||
| 19 | either holds an associate's degree or a minimum of 60 | ||||||
| 20 | semester hours of credit from a regionally accredited | ||||||
| 21 | institution of higher education or has passed a | ||||||
| 22 | paraprofessional competency test under subsection | ||||||
| 23 | (c-5) of Section 21B-30. The paraprofessional educator | ||||||
| 24 | endorsement is valid until June 30 immediately | ||||||
| 25 | following 5 years of the endorsement being issued and | ||||||
| 26 | may be renewed through application and payment of the | ||||||
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| 1 | appropriate fee, as required under Section 21B-40 of | ||||||
| 2 | this Code. An individual who holds only a | ||||||
| 3 | paraprofessional educator endorsement is not subject | ||||||
| 4 | to additional requirements in order to renew the | ||||||
| 5 | endorsement. | ||||||
| 6 | (K) Chief school business official. A chief school | ||||||
| 7 | business official endorsement on an Educator License | ||||||
| 8 | with Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who | ||||||
| 9 | qualifies by having a master's degree or higher, 2 | ||||||
| 10 | years of full-time administrative experience in school | ||||||
| 11 | business management or 2 years of university-approved | ||||||
| 12 | practical experience, and a minimum of 24 semester | ||||||
| 13 | hours of graduate credit in a program approved by the | ||||||
| 14 | State Board of Education for the preparation of school | ||||||
| 15 | business administrators and by passage of the | ||||||
| 16 | applicable State tests, including an applicable | ||||||
| 17 | content area test. | ||||||
| 18 | The chief school business official endorsement may | ||||||
| 19 | also be affixed to the Educator License with | ||||||
| 20 | Stipulations of any holder who qualifies by having a | ||||||
| 21 | master's degree in business administration, finance, | ||||||
| 22 | accounting, or public administration and who completes | ||||||
| 23 | an additional 6 semester hours of internship in school | ||||||
| 24 | business management from a regionally accredited | ||||||
| 25 | institution of higher education and passes the | ||||||
| 26 | applicable State tests, including an applicable | ||||||
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| 1 | content area test. This endorsement shall be required | ||||||
| 2 | for any individual employed as a chief school business | ||||||
| 3 | official. | ||||||
| 4 | The chief school business official endorsement on | ||||||
| 5 | an Educator License with Stipulations is valid until | ||||||
| 6 | June 30 immediately following 5 years of the | ||||||
| 7 | endorsement being issued and may be renewed if the | ||||||
| 8 | license holder completes renewal requirements as | ||||||
| 9 | required for individuals who hold a Professional | ||||||
| 10 | Educator License endorsed for chief school business | ||||||
| 11 | official under Section 21B-45 of this Code and such | ||||||
| 12 | rules as may be adopted by the State Board of | ||||||
| 13 | Education. | ||||||
| 14 | The State Board of Education shall adopt any rules | ||||||
| 15 | necessary to implement Public Act 100-288. | ||||||
| 16 | (L) Provisional in-state educator. A provisional | ||||||
| 17 | in-state educator endorsement on an Educator License | ||||||
| 18 | with Stipulations may be issued to a candidate who has | ||||||
| 19 | completed an Illinois-approved educator preparation | ||||||
| 20 | program at an Illinois institution of higher education | ||||||
| 21 | and who has not successfully completed an | ||||||
| 22 | evidence-based assessment of teacher effectiveness but | ||||||
| 23 | who meets all of the following requirements: | ||||||
| 24 | (i) Holds at least a bachelor's degree. | ||||||
| 25 | (ii) Has completed an approved educator | ||||||
| 26 | preparation program at an Illinois institution. | ||||||
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| 1 | (iii) Has passed an applicable content area | ||||||
| 2 | test, as required by Section 21B-30 of this Code. | ||||||
| 3 | (iv) Has attempted an evidence-based | ||||||
| 4 | assessment of teacher effectiveness and received a | ||||||
| 5 | minimum score on that assessment, as established | ||||||
| 6 | by the State Board of Education in consultation | ||||||
| 7 | with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure | ||||||
| 8 | Board. | ||||||
| 9 | A provisional in-state educator endorsement on an | ||||||
| 10 | Educator License with Stipulations is valid for one | ||||||
| 11 | full fiscal year after the date of issuance and may not | ||||||
| 12 | be renewed. | ||||||
| 13 | (M) School support personnel intern. A school | ||||||
| 14 | support personnel intern endorsement on an Educator | ||||||
| 15 | License with Stipulations may be issued as specified by | ||||||
| 16 | rule. | ||||||
| 17 | (N) Special education area. A special education | ||||||
| 18 | area endorsement on an Educator License with | ||||||
| 19 | Stipulations may be issued as defined and specified by | ||||||
| 20 | rule. | ||||||
| 21 | (3) Substitute Teaching License. A Substitute Teaching | ||||||
| 22 | License may be issued to qualified applicants for | ||||||
| 23 | substitute teaching in all grades of the public schools, | ||||||
| 24 | prekindergarten through grade 12. Substitute Teaching | ||||||
| 25 | Licenses are not eligible for endorsements. Applicants for | ||||||
| 26 | a Substitute Teaching License must hold a bachelor's degree | ||||||
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| 1 | or higher from a regionally accredited institution of | ||||||
| 2 | higher education. | ||||||
| 3 | Substitute Teaching Licenses are valid for 5 years. | ||||||
| 4 | Substitute Teaching Licenses are valid for substitute | ||||||
| 5 | teaching in every county of this State. If an individual | ||||||
| 6 | has had his or her Professional Educator License or | ||||||
| 7 | Educator License with Stipulations suspended or revoked, | ||||||
| 8 | then that individual is not eligible to obtain a Substitute | ||||||
| 9 | Teaching License. | ||||||
| 10 | A substitute teacher may only teach in the place of a | ||||||
| 11 | licensed teacher who is under contract with the employing | ||||||
| 12 | board. If, however, there is no licensed teacher under | ||||||
| 13 | contract because of an emergency situation, then a district | ||||||
| 14 | may employ a substitute teacher for no longer than 30 | ||||||
| 15 | calendar days per each vacant position in the district if | ||||||
| 16 | the district notifies the appropriate regional office of | ||||||
| 17 | education within 5 business days after the employment of | ||||||
| 18 | the substitute teacher in the emergency situation. An | ||||||
| 19 | emergency situation is one in which an unforeseen vacancy | ||||||
| 20 | has occurred and (i) a teacher is unable to fulfill his or | ||||||
| 21 | her contractual duties or (ii) teacher capacity needs of | ||||||
| 22 | the district exceed previous indications, and the district | ||||||
| 23 | is actively engaged in advertising to hire a fully licensed | ||||||
| 24 | teacher for the vacant position. | ||||||
| 25 | There is no limit on the number of days that a | ||||||
| 26 | substitute teacher may teach in a single school district, | ||||||
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| 1 | provided that no substitute teacher may teach for longer | ||||||
| 2 | than 90 school days for any one licensed teacher under | ||||||
| 3 | contract in the same school year. A substitute teacher who | ||||||
| 4 | holds a Professional Educator License or Educator License | ||||||
| 5 | with Stipulations shall not teach for more than 120 school | ||||||
| 6 | days for any one licensed teacher under contract in the | ||||||
| 7 | same school year. The limitations in this paragraph (3) on | ||||||
| 8 | the number of days a substitute teacher may be employed do | ||||||
| 9 | not apply to any school district operating under Article 34 | ||||||
| 10 | of this Code. | ||||||
| 11 | A school district may not require an individual who | ||||||
| 12 | holds a valid Professional Educator License or Educator | ||||||
| 13 | License with Stipulations to seek or hold a Substitute | ||||||
| 14 | Teaching License to teach as a substitute teacher. | ||||||
| 15 | (4) Short-Term Substitute Teaching License. Beginning | ||||||
| 16 | on July 1, 2018 and until June 30, 2023, the State Board of | ||||||
| 17 | Education may issue a Short-Term Substitute Teaching | ||||||
| 18 | License. A Short-Term Substitute Teaching License may be | ||||||
| 19 | issued to a qualified applicant for substitute teaching in | ||||||
| 20 | all grades of the public schools, prekindergarten through | ||||||
| 21 | grade 12. Short-Term Substitute Teaching Licenses are not | ||||||
| 22 | eligible for endorsements. Applicants for a Short-Term | ||||||
| 23 | Substitute Teaching License must hold an associate's | ||||||
| 24 | degree or have completed at least 60 credit hours from a | ||||||
| 25 | regionally 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 License | ||||||
| 3 | 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 5 consecutive days per | ||||||
| 10 | licensed teacher who is under contract. For teacher | ||||||
| 11 | absences lasting 6 or more days per licensed teacher who is | ||||||
| 12 | under contract, a school district may not hire an | ||||||
| 13 | individual holding a Short-Term Substitute Teaching | ||||||
| 14 | License. An individual holding a Short-Term Substitute | ||||||
| 15 | Teaching License must complete the training program under | ||||||
| 16 | Section 10-20.67 or 34-18.60 of this Code to be eligible to | ||||||
| 17 | teach at a public school. This paragraph (4) is inoperative | ||||||
| 18 | on and after July 1, 2023.
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| 19 | (Source: P.A. 100-8, eff. 7-1-17; 100-13, eff. 7-1-17; 100-288, | ||||||
| 20 | eff. 8-24-17; 100-596, eff. 7-1-18; 100-821, eff. 9-3-18; | ||||||
| 21 | 100-863, eff. 8-14-18; 101-81, eff. 7-12-19; 101-220, eff. | ||||||
| 22 | 8-7-19.)
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| 23 | (105 ILCS 5/21B-30)
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| 24 | Sec. 21B-30. Educator testing. | ||||||
| 25 | (a) (Blank). This Section applies beginning on July 1, | ||||||
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| 1 | 2012. | ||||||
| 2 | (b) The State Board of Education, in consultation with the | ||||||
| 3 | State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, shall design | ||||||
| 4 | and implement a system of examinations, which shall be required | ||||||
| 5 | prior to the issuance of educator licenses. These examinations | ||||||
| 6 | and indicators must be based on national and State professional | ||||||
| 7 | teaching standards, as determined by the State Board of | ||||||
| 8 | Education, in consultation with the State Educator Preparation | ||||||
| 9 | and Licensure Board. The State Board of Education may adopt | ||||||
| 10 | such rules as may be necessary to implement and administer this | ||||||
| 11 | Section. | ||||||
| 12 | (c) (Blank). | ||||||
| 13 | (c-5) The State Board must adopt rules to implement a | ||||||
| 14 | paraprofessional competency test. This test would allow an | ||||||
| 15 | applicant seeking an Educator License with Stipulations with a | ||||||
| 16 | paraprofessional educator endorsement to obtain the | ||||||
| 17 | endorsement if he or she passes the test and meets the other | ||||||
| 18 | requirements of subparagraph (J) of paragraph (2) of Section | ||||||
| 19 | 21B-20 other than the higher education requirements. | ||||||
| 20 | (d) All applicants seeking a State license shall be | ||||||
| 21 | required to pass a test of content area knowledge for each area | ||||||
| 22 | of endorsement for which there is an applicable test. There | ||||||
| 23 | shall be no exception to this requirement. No candidate shall | ||||||
| 24 | be allowed to student teach or serve as the teacher of record | ||||||
| 25 | until he or she has passed the applicable content area test. | ||||||
| 26 | (e) (Blank). | ||||||
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| 1 | (f) Except as otherwise provided in this Article, beginning | ||||||
| 2 | on September 1, 2015, all candidates completing teacher | ||||||
| 3 | preparation programs in this State and all candidates subject | ||||||
| 4 | to Section 21B-35 of this Code are required to pass a teacher | ||||||
| 5 | performance assessment approved by the State Board of | ||||||
| 6 | Education, in consultation with the State Educator Preparation | ||||||
| 7 | and Licensure Board. Subject to appropriation, an individual | ||||||
| 8 | who holds a Professional Educator License and is employed for a | ||||||
| 9 | minimum of one school year by a school district designated as | ||||||
| 10 | Tier 1 under Section 18-8.15 may, after application to the | ||||||
| 11 | State Board, receive from the State Board a refund for any | ||||||
| 12 | costs associated with completing the teacher performance | ||||||
| 13 | assessment under this subsection. | ||||||
| 14 | (g) The content area knowledge test and the teacher | ||||||
| 15 | performance assessment shall be the tests that from time to | ||||||
| 16 | time are designated by the State Board of Education, in | ||||||
| 17 | consultation with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure | ||||||
| 18 | Board, and may be tests prepared by an educational testing | ||||||
| 19 | organization or tests designed by the State Board of Education, | ||||||
| 20 | in consultation with the State Educator Preparation and | ||||||
| 21 | Licensure Board. The test of content area knowledge shall | ||||||
| 22 | assess content knowledge in a specific subject field. The tests | ||||||
| 23 | must be designed to be racially neutral to ensure that no | ||||||
| 24 | person taking the tests is discriminated against on the basis | ||||||
| 25 | of race, color, national origin, or other factors unrelated to | ||||||
| 26 | the person's ability to perform as a licensed employee. The | ||||||
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| 1 | score required to pass the tests shall be fixed by the State | ||||||
| 2 | Board of Education, in consultation with the State Educator | ||||||
| 3 | Preparation and Licensure Board. The tests shall be | ||||||
| 4 | administered not fewer than 3 times a year at such time and | ||||||
| 5 | place as may be designated by the State Board of Education, in | ||||||
| 6 | consultation with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure | ||||||
| 7 | Board. | ||||||
| 8 | The State Board shall implement a test or tests to assess | ||||||
| 9 | the speaking, reading, writing, and grammar skills of | ||||||
| 10 | applicants for an endorsement or a license issued under | ||||||
| 11 | subdivision (G) of paragraph (2) of Section 21B-20 of this Code | ||||||
| 12 | in the English language and in the language of the transitional | ||||||
| 13 | bilingual education program requested by the applicant. | ||||||
| 14 | (h) Except as provided in Section 34-6 of this Code, the | ||||||
| 15 | provisions of this Section shall apply equally in any school | ||||||
| 16 | district subject to Article 34 of this Code. | ||||||
| 17 | (i) The rules developed to implement and enforce the | ||||||
| 18 | testing requirements under this Section shall include without | ||||||
| 19 | limitation provisions governing test selection, test | ||||||
| 20 | validation and determination of a passing score, | ||||||
| 21 | administration of the tests, frequency of administration, | ||||||
| 22 | applicant fees, frequency of applicants taking the tests, the | ||||||
| 23 | years for which a score is valid, and appropriate special | ||||||
| 24 | accommodations. The State Board of Education shall develop such | ||||||
| 25 | rules as may be needed to ensure uniformity from year to year | ||||||
| 26 | in the level of difficulty for each form of an assessment.
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| 1 | (Source: P.A. 100-596, eff. 7-1-18; 100-863, eff. 8-14-18; | ||||||
| 2 | 100-932, eff. 8-17-18; 101-81, eff. 7-12-19; 101-220, eff. | ||||||
| 3 | 8-7-19.)
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| 4 | (105 ILCS 5/27A-10)
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| 5 | Sec. 27A-10. Employees.
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| 6 | (a) A person shall be deemed to be employed by a charter | ||||||
| 7 | school unless a
collective bargaining agreement or the charter | ||||||
| 8 | school
contract otherwise provides.
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| 9 | (b) In all school districts, including special charter | ||||||
| 10 | districts and
districts located in
cities having a population | ||||||
| 11 | exceeding 500,000, the local school board shall
determine by | ||||||
| 12 | policy or by negotiated
agreement, if one exists, the | ||||||
| 13 | employment status of any school district
employees who are | ||||||
| 14 | employed by a charter school and who seek to return to
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| 15 | employment in the public
schools of the district. Each local | ||||||
| 16 | school board shall grant, for a period of
up to 5 years, a | ||||||
| 17 | leave of absence to those of its teachers who accept
employment | ||||||
| 18 | with a charter school. At the end of the authorized leave of
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| 19 | absence, the teacher must return to the school district or | ||||||
| 20 | resign; provided,
however, that if the teacher chooses to | ||||||
| 21 | return to the school district, the
teacher must be assigned to | ||||||
| 22 | a position that which requires the teacher's licensure
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| 23 | certification and legal qualifications. The
contractual
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| 24 | continued service status and retirement benefits of a
teacher | ||||||
| 25 | of the district who is granted a leave of absence to accept | ||||||
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| 1 | employment
with a charter school shall not be affected by that | ||||||
| 2 | leave of absence.
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| 3 | (c) Charter schools shall employ in instructional | ||||||
| 4 | positions, as defined in
the charter, individuals who are | ||||||
| 5 | licensed certificated under Article 21B 21 of this
Code or who | ||||||
| 6 | possess the following qualifications:
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| 7 | (i) graduated with a bachelor's degree from an | ||||||
| 8 | accredited institution of
higher learning;
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| 9 | (ii) been employed for a period of at least 5 years in | ||||||
| 10 | an area requiring
application of the individual's | ||||||
| 11 | education;
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| 12 | (iii) passed a content area knowledge test required | ||||||
| 13 | under Section 21B-30 of this Code (blank); and
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| 14 | (iv) demonstrate continuing evidence of professional | ||||||
| 15 | growth, which shall
include, but not be limited to, | ||||||
| 16 | successful teaching experience, attendance at
professional | ||||||
| 17 | meetings, membership in professional organizations, | ||||||
| 18 | additional
credits earned at institutions of higher | ||||||
| 19 | learning, travel specifically for
educational purposes, | ||||||
| 20 | and reading of professional books and periodicals.
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| 21 | (c-5) Charter schools employing individuals without | ||||||
| 22 | licensure certification in
instructional positions shall | ||||||
| 23 | provide such mentoring, training, and staff
development for | ||||||
| 24 | those individuals as the charter schools determine necessary
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| 25 | for satisfactory performance in the classroom.
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| 26 | At least 50% of the
individuals
employed in instructional | ||||||
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| 1 | positions by a charter school that is operating in a
city
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| 2 | having a population exceeding 500,000 and that is
established | ||||||
| 3 | on or after April 16, 2003 shall hold teaching licenses | ||||||
| 4 | certificates issued under
Article 21B 21 of this Code.
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| 5 | At
least 75% of the individuals employed in instructional | ||||||
| 6 | positions by a
charter school that is operating in a city | ||||||
| 7 | having a population exceeding
500,000 and that was
established | ||||||
| 8 | before April 16, 2003 shall hold teaching licenses certificates | ||||||
| 9 | issued under
Article 21B 21 of this Code.
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| 10 | (c-10) Notwithstanding any provision in subsection (c-5) | ||||||
| 11 | to the contrary, in any charter school established before, on, | ||||||
| 12 | or after July 30, 2009 (the effective date of Public Act | ||||||
| 13 | 96-105) this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, at | ||||||
| 14 | least 75% of the individuals employed in instructional | ||||||
| 15 | positions by the charter school shall hold teaching licenses | ||||||
| 16 | certificates issued under Article 21B 21 of this Code beginning | ||||||
| 17 | with the 2012-2013 school year. In any charter school | ||||||
| 18 | established after the effective date of this amendatory Act of | ||||||
| 19 | the 96th General Assembly, at least 75% of the individuals | ||||||
| 20 | employed in instructional positions by a charter school shall | ||||||
| 21 | hold teaching certificates issued under Article 21 of this Code | ||||||
| 22 | by the beginning of the fourth school year during which a | ||||||
| 23 | student is enrolled in the charter school. Charter schools may | ||||||
| 24 | employ non-licensed non-certificated staff in all other | ||||||
| 25 | positions. | ||||||
| 26 | (c-15) Charter schools are
exempt from any annual cap on | ||||||
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| 1 | new
participants in an alternative educator licensure | ||||||
| 2 | certification program. The second
and third phases of the | ||||||
| 3 | alternative certification program may
be conducted and | ||||||
| 4 | completed at the charter school, and the
alternative | ||||||
| 5 | provisional educator endorsement teaching certificate is valid | ||||||
| 6 | for 4 years or the length
of the charter (or any extension of | ||||||
| 7 | the charter), whichever is longer.
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| 8 | (d) A teacher at a charter school may resign his or her | ||||||
| 9 | position only if
the teacher gives notice of resignation to the | ||||||
| 10 | charter school's governing body
at least 60 days before the end | ||||||
| 11 | of the school term, and the resignation must
take effect | ||||||
| 12 | immediately upon the end of the school term.
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| 13 | (Source: P.A. 101-220, eff. 8-7-19.)
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| 14 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
| 15 | becoming law.".
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