Bill Title: Amends the Educator Licensure Article of the School Code. By June 1, 2025, requires the State Board of Education, in consultation with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, to establish, by rule, a Montessori education endorsement to be added to a Professional Educator License. Requires the rules adopted by the State Board of Education to outline the requirements for obtaining the endorsement. Provides that these provisions are inoperative on and after January 1, 2026.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-0)

Status: (Engrossed) 2024-05-03 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [SB2689 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

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