Bill Amendment: IL SB3220 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly
NOTE: For additional amemendments please see the Bill Drafting List
Bill Title: SCH CD-ALT TEACHER LICENSE
Status: 2018-11-28 - Total Veto Stands [SB3220 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-SB3220-Senate_Amendment_002.html
Bill Title: SCH CD-ALT TEACHER LICENSE
Status: 2018-11-28 - Total Veto Stands [SB3220 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-SB3220-Senate_Amendment_002.html
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1 | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 3220
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 3220 by replacing | ||||||
3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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4 | "Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Section | ||||||
5 | 21B-107 as follows:
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6 | (105 ILCS 5/21B-107 new) | ||||||
7 | Sec. 21B-107. Educator preparation program; appeal. | ||||||
8 | (a) An institution of higher education that is denied a | ||||||
9 | recommendation for recognition by the State Educator | ||||||
10 | Preparation and Licensure Board to offer an educator | ||||||
11 | preparation program at the institution may appeal the decision | ||||||
12 | to the State Board of Education. The appeal must state the | ||||||
13 | reasons why the State Educator Preparation and Licensure | ||||||
14 | Board's decision should be reversed and must include any other | ||||||
15 | information required by the State Board of Education. The | ||||||
16 | appeal must be submitted in writing, by certified mail with |
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1 | return receipt requested, and postmarked no later than 14 days | ||||||
2 | after receipt of the notice of denial of recommendation from | ||||||
3 | the State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board. As soon as | ||||||
4 | practicable after receipt of the appeal, the State Board of | ||||||
5 | Education must provide a copy of the appeal to the State | ||||||
6 | Educator Preparation and Licensure Board. Except as provided | ||||||
7 | under subsection (b) of this Section, the State Board of | ||||||
8 | Education must approve or deny the appeal no later than 30 days | ||||||
9 | after receipt of the appeal. | ||||||
10 | (b) If a majority of the members of the State Board of | ||||||
11 | Education determines that the appeal is untimely or that the | ||||||
12 | proposed educator preparation program does not comply with 23 | ||||||
13 | Ill. Adm. Code 25.Subpart C, the State Board of Education must | ||||||
14 | hold a public hearing, which must comply with all of the | ||||||
15 | following: | ||||||
16 | (1) Notice of the meeting must be posted in accordance | ||||||
17 | with the Open Meetings Act. | ||||||
18 | (2) The hearing must include testimony from members of | ||||||
19 | the State Board of Education and State Educator Preparation | ||||||
20 | and Licensure Board and other public participants. | ||||||
21 | (3) The hearing must include testimony from the | ||||||
22 | institution of higher education appealing the denial of | ||||||
23 | recommendation. The testimony must include evidence of any | ||||||
24 | nationally recognized accreditations, qualifications of | ||||||
25 | the educators at the institution, and the relevance of | ||||||
26 | education preparation programs in Illinois communities. |
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1 | The testimony must also include a response to any concerns | ||||||
2 | raised by the State Board of Education or State Educator | ||||||
3 | Preparation and Licensure Board. | ||||||
4 | The State Board of Education must take action to approve or | ||||||
5 | deny the appeal immediately after the hearing. ".
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