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| | HB3402 Enrolled | | LRB103 27224 RJT 53594 b |
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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 adding Section |
5 | | 22-95 as follows:
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6 | | (105 ILCS 5/22-95 new) |
7 | | Sec. 22-95. Hiring or assigning priority. |
8 | | (a) When hiring or assigning physical education, music, |
9 | | and visual arts educators, a school district must prioritize |
10 | | the hiring or assigning of educators who hold an educator |
11 | | license and endorsement in those content areas. |
12 | | (b) A professional educator licensure applicant must pass |
13 | | the licensure content area test for the content area he or she |
14 | | is assigned to teach or complete at least 9 semester hours of |
15 | | coursework in the content area prior to his or her employment |
16 | | start date. In order to retain his or her employment for |
17 | | subsequent school years, the employee must complete the |
18 | | remaining hours of coursework in the content area in which he |
19 | | or she is teaching and apply for a license endorsement within 3 |
20 | | calendar years after his or her employment start date. |
21 | | (c) In the case of a reduction in force, a school district |
22 | | may follow its employee contract language for filling |
23 | | positions.
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