Bill Text: IL HB2442 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Chaptered
Bill Title: Reinserts the contents of the introduced bill with the following changes. Provides that subsequent teaching endorsements may be granted to licensed employees for specific content areas and grade levels as part of a pilot program (instead of allowing subsequent endorsements to be granted to licensed employees through entitlement by the school district for specific content areas and grade levels); makes related changes. Requires the professional development sequences to be approved by the State Board of Education, in collaboration with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board (instead of approved by the State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board). Provides that the sequences shall (instead of may) include a comprehensive review. Removes the provision requiring the State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board to approve the sequences or, within 10 business days after the Board's meeting, return the sequences to the district with notes to amend the sequences. Provides that the State Board of Education shall adopt any rules necessary for implementation no later than June 30, 2024. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-06-30 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0157 [HB2442 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-HB2442-Chaptered.html
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| Public Act 103-0157 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning education.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Section | ||||
34-18.82 as follows:
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(105 ILCS 5/34-18.82 new) | ||||
Sec. 34-18.82. Subsequent teaching endorsements for | ||||
employees. | ||||
(a) Subsequent teaching endorsements may be granted to | ||||
employees licensed under Article 21B of this Code for specific | ||||
content areas and grade levels as part of a pilot program. | ||||
(b) The school district is authorized to prepare educators | ||||
for subsequent teaching endorsements on licenses issued under | ||||
paragraph (1) of Section 21B-20 of this Code to applicants who | ||||
meet all of the requirements for the endorsement or | ||||
endorsements, including passing any required content area | ||||
knowledge tests. If seeking to provide subsequent | ||||
endorsements, the school district must establish professional | ||||
development sequences to be offered instead of coursework | ||||
required for issuance of the subsequent endorsement and must | ||||
apply for approval of these professional development sequences | ||||
by the State Board of Education, in collaboration with the | ||||
State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board. The | ||||
professional development sequences under this Section shall | ||
include a comprehensive review of relevant State learning | ||
standards, the applicable State content-test framework, and, | ||
if applicable, relevant educator preparation standards. | ||
(c) The State Board of Education shall adopt any rules | ||
necessary to implement this Section no later than June 30, | ||
2024.
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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