Bill Text: IL HB1868 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Engrossed

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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]

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AN ACT concerning education.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Section
21B-27 as follows:
(105 ILCS 5/21B-27 new)
Sec. 21B-27. Provisional certificate.
(a) The State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board may
issue a provisional certificate valid for teaching in early
childhood, elementary school, high school, or special subject
fields, for providing services as school service personnel, or
for administering schools, subject to the following
conditions: a provisional certificate may be issued to a person
who meets the requirements for a regular teaching, school
service personnel, or administrative certificate in another
state and who presents certified evidence of having earned a
bachelor's degree from a recognized institution of higher
learning. The academic and professional courses offered as a
basis of the provisional certificate shall be courses approved
by the State Board of Education, in consultation with the State
Educator Preparation and Licensure Board. A certificate earned
under this plan is valid for a period of 2 years and shall not
be renewed.

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(b) The State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board may
also issue a provisional vocational certificate and a temporary
provisional vocational certificate.
(1) The requirements for a provisional vocational
certificate shall be determined by the State Board of
Education, in consultation with the State Educator
Preparation and Licensure Board, provided the following
minimum requirements are met: at least 60 semester hours of
credit from a recognized institution of higher learning. A
bachelor's degree is not required for this certificate.
(2) The requirements for a temporary provisional
vocational certificate shall be determined by the State
Board of Education, in consultation with the State Educator
Preparation and Licensure Board, provided the following
minimum requirements are met: at least 8,000 hours of work
experience in the skill to be certified for teaching. Any
certificate issued under the provisions of this paragraph
(2) shall expire on June 30 following the date of issue.
Renewals may be granted on a yearly basis, but shall not be
granted to any person who does not file with the State
Educator Preparation and Licensure Board a transcript
showing at least 3 semester hours of credit earned during
the previous year in a recognized institution of learning.
No such certificate shall be issued except upon
certification by the employing board, subject to the
approval of the regional superintendent of schools, that no

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qualified teacher holding a regular certificate or license
or a provisional vocational certificate is available and
that actual circumstances and need require such issuance.
The courses or work experience offered as a basis for the
issuance of the provisional vocational certificate or the
temporary provisional vocational certificate shall be approved
by the State Board of Education, in consultation with the State
Educator Preparation and Licensure Board.
(c) Notwithstanding anything in this Code to the contrary,
the State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board shall issue
part-time provisional certificates to eligible individuals who
are professionals and craftsmen.
The requirements for a part-time provisional certificate
shall be determined by the State Board of Education, in
consultation with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure
Board, provided the following minimum requirements are met: 60
semester hours of credit from a recognized institution of
higher learning or 4,000 hours of work experience in the skill
to be certified for teaching.
A part-time provisional certificate may be issued for
teaching no more than 2 courses of study for grades 6 through
12. A part-time provisional certificate shall be valid for 2
years and may be renewed at the end of each 2 year period.
(d) A person who qualifies for a certificate under this
Section is not required to hold a license under this Article.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1,

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