Bill Text: IL HB0920 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the School Code. Provides that, beginning July 1, 2019, an individual who has not been entitled to teach in this State by an Illinois-approved educator preparation program and obtains an educator license under the Code may apply for a refund of the required application fee after 12 months of issuance and shall be issued a refund from the State Board of Education if the individual provides evidence that he or she has taught at a school district for at least 12 months. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-03-29 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB0920 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HB0920-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning education.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 21B-40 as follows:
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6 | (105 ILCS 5/21B-40) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Sec. 21B-40. Fees. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | (a) Beginning with the start of the new licensure system | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | established pursuant to this Article, the following fees shall | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | be charged to applicants: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | (1) A $100 application fee for a Professional Educator | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | License or an Educator License with Stipulations. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | Beginning on July 1, 2018, the license renewal fee for an | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | Educator License with Stipulations with a paraprofessional | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | educator endorsement shall be $25. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | (1.5) A $50 application fee for a Substitute Teaching | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | License. If the application for a Substitute Teaching | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | License is made and granted after July 1, 2017, the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | 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 |
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1 | Substitute Teaching License at least 10 full school days | ||||||
2 | within one year of issuance. | ||||||
3 | (1.7) A $25 application fee for a Short-Term Substitute | ||||||
4 | Teaching License. The Short-Term Substitute Teaching | ||||||
5 | License must be registered in at least one region in this | ||||||
6 | State, but does not require a registration fee. The | ||||||
7 | licensee may apply for a refund of the application fee | ||||||
8 | within 18 months of issuance of the new license and shall | ||||||
9 | be issued that refund by the State Board of Education if | ||||||
10 | the licensee provides evidence to the State Board of | ||||||
11 | Education that the licensee has taught pursuant to the | ||||||
12 | Short-Term Substitute Teaching License at least 10 full | ||||||
13 | school days within one year of issuance. | ||||||
14 | (2) A $150 application fee for individuals who have not | ||||||
15 | been entitled by an Illinois-approved educator preparation | ||||||
16 | program at an Illinois institution of higher education and | ||||||
17 | are seeking any of the licenses set forth in subdivision | ||||||
18 | (1) of this subsection (a). Beginning July 1, 2019, a | ||||||
19 | licensee under this paragraph may apply for a refund of the | ||||||
20 | application fee after 12 months of issuance and shall be | ||||||
21 | issued that refund by the State Board of Education if the | ||||||
22 | licensee provides evidence to the State Board of Education | ||||||
23 | that he or she has taught at a school district for at least | ||||||
24 | 12 months. | ||||||
25 | (3) A $50 application fee for each endorsement or | ||||||
26 | approval. |
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1 | (4) A $10 per year registration fee for the course of | ||||||
2 | the validity cycle to register the license, which shall be | ||||||
3 | paid to the regional office of education having supervision | ||||||
4 | and control over the school in which the individual holding | ||||||
5 | the license is to be employed. If the individual holding | ||||||
6 | the license is not yet employed, then the license may be | ||||||
7 | registered in any county in this State. The registration | ||||||
8 | fee must be paid in its entirety the first time the | ||||||
9 | individual registers the license for a particular validity | ||||||
10 | period in a single region. No additional fee may be charged | ||||||
11 | for that validity period should the individual | ||||||
12 | subsequently register the license in additional regions. | ||||||
13 | An individual must register the license (i) immediately | ||||||
14 | after initial issuance of the license and (ii) at the | ||||||
15 | beginning of each renewal cycle if the individual has | ||||||
16 | satisfied the renewal requirements required under this | ||||||
17 | Code. | ||||||
18 | Beginning on July 1, 2017, at the beginning of each | ||||||
19 | renewal cycle, individuals who hold a Substitute Teaching | ||||||
20 | License may apply for a reimbursement of the registration | ||||||
21 | fee within 18 months of renewal and shall be issued that | ||||||
22 | reimbursement by the State Board of Education from funds | ||||||
23 | appropriated for that purpose if the licensee provides | ||||||
24 | evidence to the State Board of Education that the licensee | ||||||
25 | has taught pursuant to the Substitute Teaching License at | ||||||
26 | least 10 full school days within one year of renewal. |
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1 | (b) All application fees paid pursuant to subdivisions (1) | ||||||
2 | through (3) of subsection (a) of this Section shall be | ||||||
3 | deposited into the Teacher Certificate Fee Revolving Fund and | ||||||
4 | shall be used, subject to appropriation, by the State Board of | ||||||
5 | Education to provide the technology and human resources | ||||||
6 | necessary for the timely and efficient processing of | ||||||
7 | applications and for the renewal of licenses. Funds available | ||||||
8 | from the Teacher Certificate Fee Revolving Fund may also be | ||||||
9 | used by the State Board of Education to support the recruitment | ||||||
10 | and retention of educators, to support educator preparation | ||||||
11 | programs as they seek national accreditation, and to provide | ||||||
12 | professional development aligned with the requirements set | ||||||
13 | forth in Section 21B-45 of this Code. A majority of the funds | ||||||
14 | in the Teacher Certificate Fee Revolving Fund must be dedicated | ||||||
15 | to the timely and efficient processing of applications and for | ||||||
16 | the renewal of licenses. The Teacher Certificate Fee Revolving | ||||||
17 | Fund is not subject to administrative charge transfers, | ||||||
18 | authorized under Section 8h of the State Finance Act, from the | ||||||
19 | Teacher Certificate Fee Revolving Fund into any other fund of | ||||||
20 | this State, and moneys in the Teacher Certificate Fee Revolving | ||||||
21 | Fund shall not revert back to the General Revenue Fund at any | ||||||
22 | time. | ||||||
23 | The regional superintendent of schools shall deposit the | ||||||
24 | registration fees paid pursuant to subdivision (4) of | ||||||
25 | subsection (a) of this Section into the institute fund | ||||||
26 | established pursuant to Section 3-11 of this Code. |
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1 | (c) The State Board of Education and each regional office | ||||||
2 | of education are authorized to charge a service or convenience | ||||||
3 | fee for the use of credit cards for the payment of license | ||||||
4 | fees. This service or convenience fee shall not exceed the | ||||||
5 | amount required by the credit card processing company or vendor | ||||||
6 | that has entered into a contract with the State Board or | ||||||
7 | regional office of education for this purpose, and the fee must | ||||||
8 | be paid to that company or vendor. | ||||||
9 | (d) If, at the time a certificate issued under Article 21 | ||||||
10 | of this Code is exchanged for a license issued under this | ||||||
11 | Article, a person has paid registration fees for any years of | ||||||
12 | the validity period of the certificate and these years have not | ||||||
13 | expired when the certificate is exchanged, then those fees must | ||||||
14 | be applied to the registration of the new license.
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15 | (Source: P.A. 99-58, eff. 7-16-15; 99-920, eff. 1-6-17; | ||||||
16 | 100-550, eff. 11-8-17; 100-596, eff. 7-1-18; 100-772, eff. | ||||||
17 | 8-10-18; revised 10-1-18.)
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18 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
19 | becoming law.
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