Illinois House Bill 3151

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Introduced on February 6 2025 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2025-02-18 - Referred to Rules Committee
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the School Code. Provides that a foreign language endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who provides satisfactory evidence that he or she meets specified requirements. Provides that the foreign language endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations is valid until June 30 following the fifth anniversary of the endorsement's issuance. Provides that an individual who holds a valid foreign language endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations may teach a course on the foreign language for which the foreign language endorsement is issued. Provides that an individual who holds a valid foreign language endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations but does not hold a bachelor's degree and who is 25 years of age or older may substitute teach in foreign language classrooms. Effective July 1, 2025.

SCH CD-TEACHER-FOREIGN LANGUAG

Rep. David Friess [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-02-18	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2025-02-18	House	First Reading
2025-02-06	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. David Friess

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
105	5	21B-20	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=3151&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=161553&SessionID=114
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus/FullText?LegDocId=201341&DocName=10400HB3151&DocNum=3151&DocTypeID=HB&LegID=161553&GAID=18&SessionID=114&SpecSess=&Session=