Bill Text: IL HB1868 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
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Bill Title: Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning alternative teacher certification.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2013-06-21 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0028 [HB1868 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-HB1868-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning alternative teacher certification.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2013-06-21 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0028 [HB1868 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-HB1868-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, | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | 21-5c as follows:
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6 | (105 ILCS 5/21-5c) | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2015) | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | Sec. 21-5c. Alternative route to teacher certification. | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | The
The State Board
of Education, in consultation with the | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | State Teacher Certification Board, shall
establish and | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | implement one or more alternative route to teacher | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | certification programs
under which persons who meet the | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | requirements of and successfully complete the programs
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14 | established by this Section shall be issued an initial teaching
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15 | certificate for teaching in schools in this State.
The State | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | Board of Education may
approve a course of study
that persons | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | in such programs must successfully complete in order to
satisfy | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | one criterion for issuance of a certificate under this Section. | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | The
Alternative Route to Teacher Certification programs course | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | of study must include
content and skills which have been | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | approved by the State Board of
Education, in consultation with | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | the State Teacher Certification Board, as meeting the
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23 | requirement for State teacher certification. |
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1 | Programs established under this Section shall be
known as | ||||||
2 | Alternative Route to Teacher Certification programs. The | ||||||
3 | programs
may be offered by a university that offers 4-year | ||||||
4 | baccalaureate and masters degree programs and that is a | ||||||
5 | recognized institution as defined in Section 21B-105 of this | ||||||
6 | Code, by one or more not-for-profit
organizations in the State, | ||||||
7 | or a combination thereof. The programs shall be comprised of | ||||||
8 | the following 3
phases: (a) a
course of study offered on an | ||||||
9 | intensive basis in education theory,
instructional methods, | ||||||
10 | and
practice teaching; (b) the person's assignment to a | ||||||
11 | full-time
teaching position for one school year, including the | ||||||
12 | designation of a
mentor teacher to advise and assist the person | ||||||
13 | with that
teaching assignment; and (c) a comprehensive | ||||||
14 | assessment of the person's
teaching performance by school | ||||||
15 | officials and program participants
and a recommendation by the | ||||||
16 | program sponsor to the
State Board of Education that the person | ||||||
17 | be issued an initial
teaching certificate. Successful | ||||||
18 | completion of Alternative Route to
Teacher
Certification | ||||||
19 | programs shall be deemed to satisfy any other
practice or | ||||||
20 | student teaching and subject matter requirements established | ||||||
21 | by
law. | ||||||
22 | A provisional alternative teaching certificate, valid for | ||||||
23 | one year of
teaching
in the common schools and not renewable, | ||||||
24 | shall be issued under this Section
21-5c to persons who at the | ||||||
25 | time of applying for the provisional alternative
teaching | ||||||
26 | certificate under this Section: |
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1 | (1) have graduated from an accredited college or | ||||||
2 | university with a
bachelor's degree; | ||||||
3 | (2) have been employed for a period of at least 5 years | ||||||
4 | in an area
requiring application of the individual's | ||||||
5 | education; | ||||||
6 | (3) have successfully completed the first phase of the | ||||||
7 | Alternative Teacher
Certification program as provided in | ||||||
8 | this Section; and | ||||||
9 | (4) have passed the tests of basic skills and subject | ||||||
10 | matter knowledge
required by Section 21-1a. | ||||||
11 | An initial teaching certificate, valid for teaching
in the | ||||||
12 | common schools,
shall be
issued under Section 21-3 or 21-5 to | ||||||
13 | persons who first complete the
requirements
for the provisional | ||||||
14 | alternative teaching certificate
and who at the time of | ||||||
15 | applying for an initial teaching certificate
have successfully | ||||||
16 | completed the second and third phases of
the Alternative Route | ||||||
17 | to Teacher Certification program as provided in this
Section. | ||||||
18 | A person possessing a provisional alternative certificate | ||||||
19 | or an initial
teaching certificate earned under this Section
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20 | shall be treated as a regularly certified teacher for purposes | ||||||
21 | of compensation,
benefits, and other terms and conditions of | ||||||
22 | employment afforded teachers in the
school who are members of a | ||||||
23 | bargaining unit represented by an exclusive
bargaining | ||||||
24 | representative, if any. | ||||||
25 | The State Board of Education may adopt rules
and | ||||||
26 | regulations that are consistent with this Section and that the |
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