Bill Text: IL HB4311 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Educator Licensure Article of the School Code. Authorizes the issuance of short-term substitute teaching licenses to applicants who hold a bachelor's degree or higher from an unaccredited institution of higher education. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-01-16 - Referred to Rules Committee [HB4311 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-HB4311-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 | 21B-20 as follows:
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6 | (105 ILCS 5/21B-20) | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-193 ) | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | Sec. 21B-20. Types of licenses. The State Board of | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | Education shall implement a system of educator licensure, | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | whereby individuals employed in school districts who are | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | required to be licensed must have one of the following | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | licenses: (i) a professional educator license; (ii) an | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | educator license with stipulations; (iii) a substitute | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | teaching license; or (iv) until June 30, 2028, a short-term | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | substitute teaching license. References in law regarding | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | individuals certified or certificated or required to be | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | certified or certificated under Article 21 of this Code shall | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | also include individuals licensed or required to be licensed | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | under this Article. The first year of all licenses ends on June | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | 30 following one full year of the license being issued. | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | The State Board of Education, in consultation with the | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, may adopt such | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | rules as may be necessary to govern the requirements for |
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1 | licenses and endorsements under this Section. | ||||||
2 | (1) Professional Educator License. Persons who (i) | ||||||
3 | have successfully completed an approved educator | ||||||
4 | preparation program and are recommended for licensure by | ||||||
5 | the Illinois institution offering the educator preparation | ||||||
6 | program, (ii) have successfully completed the required | ||||||
7 | testing under Section 21B-30 of this Code, (iii) have | ||||||
8 | successfully completed coursework on the psychology of, | ||||||
9 | the identification of, and the methods of instruction for | ||||||
10 | the exceptional child, including , without limitation , | ||||||
11 | children with learning disabilities, (iv) have | ||||||
12 | successfully completed coursework in methods of reading | ||||||
13 | and reading in the content area, and (v) have met all other | ||||||
14 | criteria established by rule of the State Board of | ||||||
15 | Education shall be issued a Professional Educator License. | ||||||
16 | All Professional Educator Licenses are valid until June 30 | ||||||
17 | immediately following 5 years of the license being issued. | ||||||
18 | The Professional Educator License shall be endorsed with | ||||||
19 | specific areas and grade levels in which the individual is | ||||||
20 | eligible to practice. For an early childhood education | ||||||
21 | endorsement, an individual may satisfy the student | ||||||
22 | teaching requirement of his or her early childhood teacher | ||||||
23 | preparation program through placement in a setting with | ||||||
24 | children from birth through grade 2, and the individual | ||||||
25 | may be paid and receive credit while student teaching. The | ||||||
26 | student teaching experience must meet the requirements of |
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1 | and be approved by the individual's early childhood | ||||||
2 | teacher preparation program. | ||||||
3 | Individuals can receive subsequent endorsements on the | ||||||
4 | Professional Educator License. Subsequent endorsements | ||||||
5 | shall require a minimum of 24 semester hours of coursework | ||||||
6 | in the endorsement area and passage of the applicable | ||||||
7 | content area test, unless otherwise specified by rule. | ||||||
8 | (2) Educator License with Stipulations. An Educator | ||||||
9 | License with Stipulations shall be issued an endorsement | ||||||
10 | that limits the license holder to one particular position | ||||||
11 | or does not require completion of an approved educator | ||||||
12 | program or both. | ||||||
13 | An individual with an Educator License with | ||||||
14 | Stipulations must not be employed by a school district or | ||||||
15 | any other entity to replace any presently employed teacher | ||||||
16 | who otherwise would not be replaced for any reason. | ||||||
17 | An Educator License with Stipulations may be issued | ||||||
18 | with the following endorsements: | ||||||
19 | (A) (Blank). | ||||||
20 | (B) Alternative provisional educator. An | ||||||
21 | alternative provisional educator endorsement on an | ||||||
22 | Educator License with Stipulations may be issued to an | ||||||
23 | applicant who, at the time of applying for the | ||||||
24 | endorsement, has done all of the following: | ||||||
25 | (i) Graduated from a regionally accredited | ||||||
26 | college or university with a minimum of a |
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1 | bachelor's degree. | ||||||
2 | (ii) Successfully completed the first phase of | ||||||
3 | the Alternative Educator Licensure Program for | ||||||
4 | Teachers, as described in Section 21B-50 of this | ||||||
5 | Code. | ||||||
6 | (iii) Passed a content area test, as required | ||||||
7 | under Section 21B-30 of this Code. | ||||||
8 | The alternative provisional educator endorsement is | ||||||
9 | valid for 2 years of teaching and may be renewed for a | ||||||
10 | third year by an individual meeting the requirements set | ||||||
11 | forth in Section 21B-50 of this Code. | ||||||
12 | (C) Alternative provisional superintendent. An | ||||||
13 | alternative provisional superintendent endorsement on | ||||||
14 | an Educator License with Stipulations entitles the | ||||||
15 | holder to serve only as a superintendent or assistant | ||||||
16 | superintendent in a school district's central office. | ||||||
17 | This endorsement may only be issued to an applicant | ||||||
18 | who, at the time of applying for the endorsement, has | ||||||
19 | done all of the following: | ||||||
20 | (i) Graduated from a regionally accredited | ||||||
21 | college or university with a minimum of a master's | ||||||
22 | degree in a management field other than education. | ||||||
23 | (ii) Been employed for a period of at least 5 | ||||||
24 | years in a management level position in a field | ||||||
25 | other than education. | ||||||
26 | (iii) Successfully completed the first phase |
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1 | of an alternative route to superintendent | ||||||
2 | endorsement program, as provided in Section 21B-55 | ||||||
3 | of this Code. | ||||||
4 | (iv) Passed a content area test required under | ||||||
5 | Section 21B-30 of this Code. | ||||||
6 | The endorsement is valid for 2 fiscal years in | ||||||
7 | order to complete one full year of serving as a | ||||||
8 | superintendent or assistant superintendent. | ||||||
9 | (D) (Blank). | ||||||
10 | (E) Career and technical educator. A career and | ||||||
11 | technical educator endorsement on an Educator License | ||||||
12 | with Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who | ||||||
13 | has a minimum of 60 semester hours of coursework from a | ||||||
14 | regionally accredited institution of higher education | ||||||
15 | or an accredited trade and technical institution and | ||||||
16 | has a minimum of 2,000 hours of experience outside of | ||||||
17 | education in each area to be taught. | ||||||
18 | The career and technical educator endorsement on | ||||||
19 | an Educator License with Stipulations is valid until | ||||||
20 | June 30 immediately following 5 years of the | ||||||
21 | endorsement being issued and may be renewed. | ||||||
22 | An individual who holds a valid career and | ||||||
23 | technical educator endorsement on an Educator License | ||||||
24 | with Stipulations but does not hold a bachelor's | ||||||
25 | degree may substitute teach in career and technical | ||||||
26 | education classrooms. |
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1 | (F) (Blank). | ||||||
2 | (G) Transitional bilingual educator. A | ||||||
3 | transitional bilingual educator endorsement on an | ||||||
4 | Educator License with Stipulations may be issued for | ||||||
5 | the purpose of providing instruction in accordance | ||||||
6 | with Article 14C of this Code to an applicant who | ||||||
7 | provides satisfactory evidence that he or she meets | ||||||
8 | all of the following requirements: | ||||||
9 | (i) Possesses adequate speaking, reading, and | ||||||
10 | writing ability in the language other than English | ||||||
11 | in which transitional bilingual education is | ||||||
12 | offered. | ||||||
13 | (ii) Has the ability to successfully | ||||||
14 | communicate in English. | ||||||
15 | (iii) Either possessed, within 5 years | ||||||
16 | previous to his or her applying for a transitional | ||||||
17 | bilingual educator endorsement, a valid and | ||||||
18 | comparable teaching certificate or comparable | ||||||
19 | authorization issued by a foreign country or holds | ||||||
20 | a degree from an institution of higher learning in | ||||||
21 | a foreign country that the State Educator | ||||||
22 | Preparation and Licensure Board determines to be | ||||||
23 | the equivalent of a bachelor's degree from a | ||||||
24 | regionally accredited institution of higher | ||||||
25 | learning in the United States. | ||||||
26 | A transitional bilingual educator endorsement |
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1 | shall be valid for prekindergarten through grade 12, | ||||||
2 | is valid until June 30 immediately following 5 years | ||||||
3 | of the endorsement being issued, and shall not be | ||||||
4 | renewed. | ||||||
5 | Persons holding a transitional bilingual educator | ||||||
6 | endorsement shall not be employed to replace any | ||||||
7 | presently employed teacher who otherwise would not be | ||||||
8 | replaced for any reason. | ||||||
9 | (H) Language endorsement. In an effort to | ||||||
10 | alleviate the shortage of teachers speaking a language | ||||||
11 | other than English in the public schools, an | ||||||
12 | individual who holds an Educator License with | ||||||
13 | Stipulations may also apply for a language | ||||||
14 | endorsement, provided that the applicant provides | ||||||
15 | satisfactory evidence that he or she meets all of the | ||||||
16 | following requirements: | ||||||
17 | (i) Holds a transitional bilingual | ||||||
18 | endorsement. | ||||||
19 | (ii) Has demonstrated proficiency in the | ||||||
20 | language for which the endorsement is to be issued | ||||||
21 | by passing the applicable language content test | ||||||
22 | required by the State Board of Education. | ||||||
23 | (iii) Holds a bachelor's degree or higher from | ||||||
24 | a regionally accredited institution of higher | ||||||
25 | education or, for individuals educated in a | ||||||
26 | country other than the United States, holds a |
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1 | degree from an institution of higher learning in a | ||||||
2 | foreign country that the State Educator | ||||||
3 | Preparation and Licensure Board determines to be | ||||||
4 | the equivalent of a bachelor's degree from a | ||||||
5 | regionally accredited institution of higher | ||||||
6 | learning in the United States. | ||||||
7 | (iv) (Blank). | ||||||
8 | A language endorsement on an Educator License with | ||||||
9 | Stipulations is valid for prekindergarten through | ||||||
10 | grade 12 for the same validity period as the | ||||||
11 | individual's transitional bilingual educator | ||||||
12 | endorsement on the Educator License with Stipulations | ||||||
13 | and shall not be renewed. | ||||||
14 | (I) Visiting international educator. A visiting | ||||||
15 | international educator endorsement on an Educator | ||||||
16 | License with Stipulations may be issued to an | ||||||
17 | individual who is being recruited by a particular | ||||||
18 | school district that conducts formal recruitment | ||||||
19 | programs outside of the United States to secure the | ||||||
20 | services of qualified teachers and who meets all of | ||||||
21 | the following requirements: | ||||||
22 | (i) Holds the equivalent of a minimum of a | ||||||
23 | bachelor's degree issued in the United States. | ||||||
24 | (ii) Has been prepared as a teacher at the | ||||||
25 | grade level for which he or she will be employed. | ||||||
26 | (iii) Has adequate content knowledge in the |
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1 | subject to be taught. | ||||||
2 | (iv) Has an adequate command of the English | ||||||
3 | language. | ||||||
4 | A holder of a visiting international educator | ||||||
5 | endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations | ||||||
6 | shall be permitted to teach in bilingual education | ||||||
7 | programs in the language that was the medium of | ||||||
8 | instruction in his or her teacher preparation program, | ||||||
9 | provided that he or she passes the English Language | ||||||
10 | Proficiency Examination or another test of writing | ||||||
11 | skills in English identified by the State Board of | ||||||
12 | Education, in consultation with the State Educator | ||||||
13 | Preparation and Licensure Board. | ||||||
14 | A visiting international educator endorsement on | ||||||
15 | an Educator License with Stipulations is valid for 5 | ||||||
16 | years and shall not be renewed. | ||||||
17 | (J) Paraprofessional educator. A paraprofessional | ||||||
18 | educator endorsement on an Educator License with | ||||||
19 | Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who holds a | ||||||
20 | high school diploma or its recognized equivalent and | ||||||
21 | (i) holds an associate's degree or a minimum of 60 | ||||||
22 | semester hours of credit from a regionally accredited | ||||||
23 | institution of higher education; (ii) has passed a | ||||||
24 | paraprofessional competency test under subsection | ||||||
25 | (c-5) of Section 21B-30; or (iii) is at least 18 years | ||||||
26 | of age and will be using the Educator License with |
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1 | Stipulations exclusively for grades prekindergarten | ||||||
2 | through grade 8, until the individual reaches the age | ||||||
3 | of 19 years and otherwise meets the criteria for a | ||||||
4 | paraprofessional educator endorsement pursuant to this | ||||||
5 | subparagraph (J). The paraprofessional educator | ||||||
6 | endorsement is valid until June 30 immediately | ||||||
7 | following 5 years of the endorsement being issued and | ||||||
8 | may be renewed through application and payment of the | ||||||
9 | appropriate fee, as required under Section 21B-40 of | ||||||
10 | this Code. An individual who holds only a | ||||||
11 | paraprofessional educator endorsement is not subject | ||||||
12 | to additional requirements in order to renew the | ||||||
13 | endorsement. | ||||||
14 | (K) Chief school business official. A chief school | ||||||
15 | business official endorsement on an Educator License | ||||||
16 | with Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who | ||||||
17 | qualifies by having a master's degree or higher, 2 | ||||||
18 | years of full-time administrative experience in school | ||||||
19 | business management or 2 years of university-approved | ||||||
20 | practical experience, and a minimum of 24 semester | ||||||
21 | hours of graduate credit in a program approved by the | ||||||
22 | State Board of Education for the preparation of school | ||||||
23 | business administrators and by passage of the | ||||||
24 | applicable State tests, including an applicable | ||||||
25 | content area test. | ||||||
26 | The chief school business official endorsement may |
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1 | also be affixed to the Educator License with | ||||||
2 | Stipulations of any holder who qualifies by having a | ||||||
3 | master's degree in business administration, finance, | ||||||
4 | accounting, or public administration and who completes | ||||||
5 | an additional 6 semester hours of internship in school | ||||||
6 | business management from a regionally accredited | ||||||
7 | institution of higher education and passes the | ||||||
8 | applicable State tests, including an applicable | ||||||
9 | content area test. This endorsement shall be required | ||||||
10 | for any individual employed as a chief school business | ||||||
11 | official. | ||||||
12 | The chief school business official endorsement on | ||||||
13 | an Educator License with Stipulations is valid until | ||||||
14 | June 30 immediately following 5 years of the | ||||||
15 | endorsement being issued and may be renewed if the | ||||||
16 | license holder completes renewal requirements as | ||||||
17 | required for individuals who hold a Professional | ||||||
18 | Educator License endorsed for chief school business | ||||||
19 | official under Section 21B-45 of this Code and such | ||||||
20 | rules as may be adopted by the State Board of | ||||||
21 | Education. | ||||||
22 | The State Board of Education shall adopt any rules | ||||||
23 | necessary to implement Public Act 100-288. | ||||||
24 | (L) Provisional in-state educator. A provisional | ||||||
25 | in-state educator endorsement on an Educator License | ||||||
26 | with Stipulations may be issued to a candidate who has |
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1 | completed an Illinois-approved educator preparation | ||||||
2 | program at an Illinois institution of higher education | ||||||
3 | and who has not successfully completed an | ||||||
4 | evidence-based assessment of teacher effectiveness but | ||||||
5 | who meets all of the following requirements: | ||||||
6 | (i) Holds at least a bachelor's degree. | ||||||
7 | (ii) Has completed an approved educator | ||||||
8 | preparation program at an Illinois institution. | ||||||
9 | (iii) Has passed an applicable content area | ||||||
10 | test, as required by Section 21B-30 of this Code. | ||||||
11 | (iv) Has attempted an evidence-based | ||||||
12 | assessment of teacher effectiveness and received a | ||||||
13 | minimum score on that assessment, as established | ||||||
14 | by the State Board of Education in consultation | ||||||
15 | with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure | ||||||
16 | Board. | ||||||
17 | A provisional in-state educator endorsement on an | ||||||
18 | Educator License with Stipulations is valid for one | ||||||
19 | full fiscal year after the date of issuance and may not | ||||||
20 | be renewed. | ||||||
21 | (M) (Blank). | ||||||
22 | (N) Specialized services. A specialized services | ||||||
23 | endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations | ||||||
24 | may be issued as defined and specified by rule. | ||||||
25 | (3) Substitute Teaching License. A Substitute Teaching | ||||||
26 | License may be issued to qualified applicants for |
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1 | substitute teaching in all grades of the public schools, | ||||||
2 | prekindergarten through grade 12. Substitute Teaching | ||||||
3 | Licenses are not eligible for endorsements. Applicants for | ||||||
4 | a Substitute Teaching License must hold a bachelor's | ||||||
5 | degree or higher from a regionally accredited institution | ||||||
6 | of higher education or must be enrolled in an approved | ||||||
7 | educator preparation program in this State and have earned | ||||||
8 | at least 90 credit hours. | ||||||
9 | Substitute Teaching Licenses are valid for 5 years. | ||||||
10 | Substitute Teaching Licenses are valid for substitute | ||||||
11 | teaching in every county of this State. If an individual | ||||||
12 | has had his or her Professional Educator License or | ||||||
13 | Educator License with Stipulations suspended or revoked, | ||||||
14 | then that individual is not eligible to obtain a | ||||||
15 | Substitute Teaching License. | ||||||
16 | A substitute teacher may only teach in the place of a | ||||||
17 | licensed teacher who is under contract with the employing | ||||||
18 | board. If, however, there is no licensed teacher under | ||||||
19 | contract because of an emergency situation, then a | ||||||
20 | district may employ a substitute teacher for no longer | ||||||
21 | than 30 calendar days per each vacant position in the | ||||||
22 | district if the district notifies the appropriate regional | ||||||
23 | office of education within 5 business days after the | ||||||
24 | employment of the substitute teacher in the emergency | ||||||
25 | situation. An emergency situation is one in which an | ||||||
26 | unforeseen vacancy has occurred and (i) a teacher is |
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1 | unable to fulfill his or her contractual duties or (ii) | ||||||
2 | teacher capacity needs of the district exceed previous | ||||||
3 | indications, and the district is actively engaged in | ||||||
4 | advertising to hire a fully licensed teacher for the | ||||||
5 | vacant position. | ||||||
6 | There is no limit on the number of days that a | ||||||
7 | substitute teacher may teach in a single school district, | ||||||
8 | provided that no substitute teacher may teach for longer | ||||||
9 | than 120 days beginning with the 2021-2022 school year | ||||||
10 | through the 2022-2023 school year, otherwise 90 school | ||||||
11 | days for any one licensed teacher under contract in the | ||||||
12 | same school year. A substitute teacher who holds a | ||||||
13 | Professional Educator License or Educator License with | ||||||
14 | Stipulations shall not teach for more than 120 school days | ||||||
15 | for any one licensed teacher under contract in the same | ||||||
16 | school year. The limitations in this paragraph (3) on the | ||||||
17 | number of days a substitute teacher may be employed do not | ||||||
18 | apply to any school district operating under Article 34 of | ||||||
19 | this Code. | ||||||
20 | A school district may not require an individual who | ||||||
21 | holds a valid Professional Educator License or Educator | ||||||
22 | License with Stipulations to seek or hold a Substitute | ||||||
23 | Teaching License to teach as a substitute teacher. | ||||||
24 | (4) Short-Term Substitute Teaching License. Beginning | ||||||
25 | on July 1, 2018 and until June 30, 2028, applicants may | ||||||
26 | apply to the State Board of Education for issuance of a |
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1 | Short-Term Substitute Teaching License. A Short-Term | ||||||
2 | Substitute Teaching License may be issued to a qualified | ||||||
3 | applicant for substitute teaching in all grades of the | ||||||
4 | public schools, prekindergarten through grade 12. | ||||||
5 | Short-Term Substitute Teaching Licenses are not eligible | ||||||
6 | for endorsements. Applicants for a Short-Term Substitute | ||||||
7 | Teaching License must hold an associate's degree or have | ||||||
8 | completed at least 60 credit hours from a regionally | ||||||
9 | accredited institution of higher education or must hold a | ||||||
10 | bachelor's degree or higher from an unaccredited | ||||||
11 | institution of higher education . | ||||||
12 | Short-Term Substitute Teaching Licenses are valid for | ||||||
13 | substitute teaching in every county of this State. If an | ||||||
14 | individual has had his or her Professional Educator | ||||||
15 | License or Educator License with Stipulations suspended or | ||||||
16 | revoked, then that individual is not eligible to obtain a | ||||||
17 | Short-Term Substitute Teaching License. | ||||||
18 | The provisions of Sections 10-21.9 and 34-18.5 of this | ||||||
19 | Code apply to short-term substitute teachers. | ||||||
20 | An individual holding a Short-Term Substitute Teaching | ||||||
21 | License may teach no more than 15 consecutive days per | ||||||
22 | licensed teacher who is under contract. For teacher | ||||||
23 | absences lasting 6 or more days per licensed teacher who | ||||||
24 | is under contract, a school district may not hire an | ||||||
25 | individual holding a Short-Term Substitute Teaching | ||||||
26 | License, unless the Governor has declared a disaster due |
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1 | to a public health emergency pursuant to Section 7 of the | ||||||
2 | Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act. An individual | ||||||
3 | holding a Short-Term Substitute Teaching License must | ||||||
4 | complete the training program under Section 10-20.67 or | ||||||
5 | 34-18.60 of this Code to be eligible to teach at a public | ||||||
6 | school. Short-Term Substitute Teaching Licenses Short-term | ||||||
7 | substitute teaching licenses under this Section are valid | ||||||
8 | for 5 years. | ||||||
9 | (Source: P.A. 102-711, eff. 1-1-23; 102-712, eff. 4-27-22; | ||||||
10 | 102-713, eff. 1-1-23; 102-717, eff. 4-29-22; 102-894, eff. | ||||||
11 | 5-20-22; 103-111, eff. 6-29-23; 103-154, eff. 6-30-23; revised | ||||||
12 | 9-7-23.)
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13 | (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 103-193 ) | ||||||
14 | Sec. 21B-20. Types of licenses. The State Board of | ||||||
15 | Education shall implement a system of educator licensure, | ||||||
16 | whereby individuals employed in school districts who are | ||||||
17 | required to be licensed must have one of the following | ||||||
18 | licenses: (i) a professional educator license; (ii) an | ||||||
19 | educator license with stipulations; (iii) a substitute | ||||||
20 | teaching license; or (iv) until June 30, 2028, a short-term | ||||||
21 | substitute teaching license. References in law regarding | ||||||
22 | individuals certified or certificated or required to be | ||||||
23 | certified or certificated under Article 21 of this Code shall | ||||||
24 | also include individuals licensed or required to be licensed | ||||||
25 | under this Article. The first year of all licenses ends on June |
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1 | 30 following one full year of the license being issued. | ||||||
2 | The State Board of Education, in consultation with the | ||||||
3 | State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, may adopt such | ||||||
4 | rules as may be necessary to govern the requirements for | ||||||
5 | licenses and endorsements under this Section. | ||||||
6 | (1) Professional Educator License. Persons who (i) | ||||||
7 | have successfully completed an approved educator | ||||||
8 | preparation program and are recommended for licensure by | ||||||
9 | the Illinois institution offering the educator preparation | ||||||
10 | program, (ii) have successfully completed the required | ||||||
11 | testing under Section 21B-30 of this Code, (iii) have | ||||||
12 | successfully completed coursework on the psychology of, | ||||||
13 | the identification of, and the methods of instruction for | ||||||
14 | the exceptional child, including , without limitation , | ||||||
15 | children with learning disabilities, (iv) have | ||||||
16 | successfully completed coursework in methods of reading | ||||||
17 | and reading in the content area, and (v) have met all other | ||||||
18 | criteria established by rule of the State Board of | ||||||
19 | Education shall be issued a Professional Educator License. | ||||||
20 | All Professional Educator Licenses are valid until June 30 | ||||||
21 | immediately following 5 years of the license being issued. | ||||||
22 | The Professional Educator License shall be endorsed with | ||||||
23 | specific areas and grade levels in which the individual is | ||||||
24 | eligible to practice. For an early childhood education | ||||||
25 | endorsement, an individual may satisfy the student | ||||||
26 | teaching requirement of his or her early childhood teacher |
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1 | preparation program through placement in a setting with | ||||||
2 | children from birth through grade 2, and the individual | ||||||
3 | may be paid and receive credit while student teaching. The | ||||||
4 | student teaching experience must meet the requirements of | ||||||
5 | and be approved by the individual's early childhood | ||||||
6 | teacher preparation program. | ||||||
7 | Individuals can receive subsequent endorsements on the | ||||||
8 | Professional Educator License. Subsequent endorsements | ||||||
9 | shall require a minimum of 24 semester hours of coursework | ||||||
10 | in the endorsement area and passage of the applicable | ||||||
11 | content area test, unless otherwise specified by rule. | ||||||
12 | (2) Educator License with Stipulations. An Educator | ||||||
13 | License with Stipulations shall be issued an endorsement | ||||||
14 | that limits the license holder to one particular position | ||||||
15 | or does not require completion of an approved educator | ||||||
16 | program or both. | ||||||
17 | An individual with an Educator License with | ||||||
18 | Stipulations must not be employed by a school district or | ||||||
19 | any other entity to replace any presently employed teacher | ||||||
20 | who otherwise would not be replaced for any reason. | ||||||
21 | An Educator License with Stipulations may be issued | ||||||
22 | with the following endorsements: | ||||||
23 | (A) (Blank). | ||||||
24 | (B) Alternative provisional educator. An | ||||||
25 | alternative provisional educator endorsement on an | ||||||
26 | Educator License with Stipulations may be issued to an |
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1 | applicant who, at the time of applying for the | ||||||
2 | endorsement, has done all of the following: | ||||||
3 | (i) Graduated from a regionally accredited | ||||||
4 | college or university with a minimum of a | ||||||
5 | bachelor's degree. | ||||||
6 | (ii) Successfully completed the first phase of | ||||||
7 | the Alternative Educator Licensure Program for | ||||||
8 | Teachers, as described in Section 21B-50 of this | ||||||
9 | Code. | ||||||
10 | (iii) Passed a content area test, as required | ||||||
11 | under Section 21B-30 of this Code. | ||||||
12 | The alternative provisional educator endorsement is | ||||||
13 | valid for 2 years of teaching and may be renewed for a | ||||||
14 | third year by an individual meeting the requirements set | ||||||
15 | forth in Section 21B-50 of this Code. | ||||||
16 | (C) Alternative provisional superintendent. An | ||||||
17 | alternative provisional superintendent endorsement on | ||||||
18 | an Educator License with Stipulations entitles the | ||||||
19 | holder to serve only as a superintendent or assistant | ||||||
20 | superintendent in a school district's central office. | ||||||
21 | This endorsement may only be issued to an applicant | ||||||
22 | who, at the time of applying for the endorsement, has | ||||||
23 | done all of the following: | ||||||
24 | (i) Graduated from a regionally accredited | ||||||
25 | college or university with a minimum of a master's | ||||||
26 | degree in a management field other than education. |
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1 | (ii) Been employed for a period of at least 5 | ||||||
2 | years in a management level position in a field | ||||||
3 | other than education. | ||||||
4 | (iii) Successfully completed the first phase | ||||||
5 | of an alternative route to superintendent | ||||||
6 | endorsement program, as provided in Section 21B-55 | ||||||
7 | of this Code. | ||||||
8 | (iv) Passed a content area test required under | ||||||
9 | Section 21B-30 of this Code. | ||||||
10 | The endorsement is valid for 2 fiscal years in | ||||||
11 | order to complete one full year of serving as a | ||||||
12 | superintendent or assistant superintendent. | ||||||
13 | (D) (Blank). | ||||||
14 | (E) Career and technical educator. A career and | ||||||
15 | technical educator endorsement on an Educator License | ||||||
16 | with Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who | ||||||
17 | has a minimum of 60 semester hours of coursework from a | ||||||
18 | regionally accredited institution of higher education | ||||||
19 | or an accredited trade and technical institution and | ||||||
20 | has a minimum of 2,000 hours of experience outside of | ||||||
21 | education in each area to be taught. | ||||||
22 | The career and technical educator endorsement on | ||||||
23 | an Educator License with Stipulations is valid until | ||||||
24 | June 30 immediately following 5 years of the | ||||||
25 | endorsement being issued and may be renewed. | ||||||
26 | An individual who holds a valid career and |
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1 | technical educator endorsement on an Educator License | ||||||
2 | with Stipulations but does not hold a bachelor's | ||||||
3 | degree may substitute teach in career and technical | ||||||
4 | education classrooms. | ||||||
5 | (F) (Blank). | ||||||
6 | (G) Transitional bilingual educator. A | ||||||
7 | transitional bilingual educator endorsement on an | ||||||
8 | Educator License with Stipulations may be issued for | ||||||
9 | the purpose of providing instruction in accordance | ||||||
10 | with Article 14C of this Code to an applicant who | ||||||
11 | provides satisfactory evidence that he or she meets | ||||||
12 | all of the following requirements: | ||||||
13 | (i) Possesses adequate speaking, reading, and | ||||||
14 | writing ability in the language other than English | ||||||
15 | in which transitional bilingual education is | ||||||
16 | offered. | ||||||
17 | (ii) Has the ability to successfully | ||||||
18 | communicate in English. | ||||||
19 | (iii) Either possessed, within 5 years | ||||||
20 | previous to his or her applying for a transitional | ||||||
21 | bilingual educator endorsement, a valid and | ||||||
22 | comparable teaching certificate or comparable | ||||||
23 | authorization issued by a foreign country or holds | ||||||
24 | a degree from an institution of higher learning in | ||||||
25 | a foreign country that the State Educator | ||||||
26 | Preparation and Licensure Board determines to be |
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1 | the equivalent of a bachelor's degree from a | ||||||
2 | regionally accredited institution of higher | ||||||
3 | learning in the United States. | ||||||
4 | A transitional bilingual educator endorsement | ||||||
5 | shall be valid for prekindergarten through grade 12, | ||||||
6 | is valid until June 30 immediately following 5 years | ||||||
7 | of the endorsement being issued, and shall not be | ||||||
8 | renewed. | ||||||
9 | Persons holding a transitional bilingual educator | ||||||
10 | endorsement shall not be employed to replace any | ||||||
11 | presently employed teacher who otherwise would not be | ||||||
12 | replaced for any reason. | ||||||
13 | (H) Language endorsement. In an effort to | ||||||
14 | alleviate the shortage of teachers speaking a language | ||||||
15 | other than English in the public schools, an | ||||||
16 | individual who holds an Educator License with | ||||||
17 | Stipulations may also apply for a language | ||||||
18 | endorsement, provided that the applicant provides | ||||||
19 | satisfactory evidence that he or she meets all of the | ||||||
20 | following requirements: | ||||||
21 | (i) Holds a transitional bilingual | ||||||
22 | endorsement. | ||||||
23 | (ii) Has demonstrated proficiency in the | ||||||
24 | language for which the endorsement is to be issued | ||||||
25 | by passing the applicable language content test | ||||||
26 | required by the State Board of Education. |
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1 | (iii) Holds a bachelor's degree or higher from | ||||||
2 | a regionally accredited institution of higher | ||||||
3 | education or, for individuals educated in a | ||||||
4 | country other than the United States, holds a | ||||||
5 | degree from an institution of higher learning in a | ||||||
6 | foreign country that the State Educator | ||||||
7 | Preparation and Licensure Board determines to be | ||||||
8 | the equivalent of a bachelor's degree from a | ||||||
9 | regionally accredited institution of higher | ||||||
10 | learning in the United States. | ||||||
11 | (iv) (Blank). | ||||||
12 | A language endorsement on an Educator License with | ||||||
13 | Stipulations is valid for prekindergarten through | ||||||
14 | grade 12 for the same validity period as the | ||||||
15 | individual's transitional bilingual educator | ||||||
16 | endorsement on the Educator License with Stipulations | ||||||
17 | and shall not be renewed. | ||||||
18 | (I) Visiting international educator. A visiting | ||||||
19 | international educator endorsement on an Educator | ||||||
20 | License with Stipulations may be issued to an | ||||||
21 | individual who is being recruited by a particular | ||||||
22 | school district that conducts formal recruitment | ||||||
23 | programs outside of the United States to secure the | ||||||
24 | services of qualified teachers and who meets all of | ||||||
25 | the following requirements: | ||||||
26 | (i) Holds the equivalent of a minimum of a |
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1 | bachelor's degree issued in the United States. | ||||||
2 | (ii) Has been prepared as a teacher at the | ||||||
3 | grade level for which he or she will be employed. | ||||||
4 | (iii) Has adequate content knowledge in the | ||||||
5 | subject to be taught. | ||||||
6 | (iv) Has an adequate command of the English | ||||||
7 | language. | ||||||
8 | A holder of a visiting international educator | ||||||
9 | endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations | ||||||
10 | shall be permitted to teach in bilingual education | ||||||
11 | programs in the language that was the medium of | ||||||
12 | instruction in his or her teacher preparation program, | ||||||
13 | provided that he or she passes the English Language | ||||||
14 | Proficiency Examination or another test of writing | ||||||
15 | skills in English identified by the State Board of | ||||||
16 | Education, in consultation with the State Educator | ||||||
17 | Preparation and Licensure Board. | ||||||
18 | A visiting international educator endorsement on | ||||||
19 | an Educator License with Stipulations is valid for 5 | ||||||
20 | years and shall not be renewed. | ||||||
21 | (J) Paraprofessional educator. A paraprofessional | ||||||
22 | educator endorsement on an Educator License with | ||||||
23 | Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who holds a | ||||||
24 | high school diploma or its recognized equivalent and | ||||||
25 | (i) holds an associate's degree or a minimum of 60 | ||||||
26 | semester hours of credit from a regionally accredited |
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1 | institution of higher education; (ii) has passed a | ||||||
2 | paraprofessional competency test under subsection | ||||||
3 | (c-5) of Section 21B-30; or (iii) is at least 18 years | ||||||
4 | of age and will be using the Educator License with | ||||||
5 | Stipulations exclusively for grades prekindergarten | ||||||
6 | through grade 8, until the individual reaches the age | ||||||
7 | of 19 years and otherwise meets the criteria for a | ||||||
8 | paraprofessional educator endorsement pursuant to this | ||||||
9 | subparagraph (J). The paraprofessional educator | ||||||
10 | endorsement is valid until June 30 immediately | ||||||
11 | following 5 years of the endorsement being issued and | ||||||
12 | may be renewed through application and payment of the | ||||||
13 | appropriate fee, as required under Section 21B-40 of | ||||||
14 | this Code. An individual who holds only a | ||||||
15 | paraprofessional educator endorsement is not subject | ||||||
16 | to additional requirements in order to renew the | ||||||
17 | endorsement. | ||||||
18 | (K) Chief school business official. A chief school | ||||||
19 | business official endorsement on an Educator License | ||||||
20 | with Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who | ||||||
21 | qualifies by having a master's degree or higher, 2 | ||||||
22 | years of full-time administrative experience in school | ||||||
23 | business management or 2 years of university-approved | ||||||
24 | practical experience, and a minimum of 24 semester | ||||||
25 | hours of graduate credit in a program approved by the | ||||||
26 | State Board of Education for the preparation of school |
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1 | business administrators and by passage of the | ||||||
2 | applicable State tests, including an applicable | ||||||
3 | content area test. | ||||||
4 | The chief school business official endorsement may | ||||||
5 | also be affixed to the Educator License with | ||||||
6 | Stipulations of any holder who qualifies by having a | ||||||
7 | master's degree in business administration, finance, | ||||||
8 | accounting, or public administration and who completes | ||||||
9 | an additional 6 semester hours of internship in school | ||||||
10 | business management from a regionally accredited | ||||||
11 | institution of higher education and passes the | ||||||
12 | applicable State tests, including an applicable | ||||||
13 | content area test. This endorsement shall be required | ||||||
14 | for any individual employed as a chief school business | ||||||
15 | official. | ||||||
16 | The chief school business official endorsement on | ||||||
17 | an Educator License with Stipulations is valid until | ||||||
18 | June 30 immediately following 5 years of the | ||||||
19 | endorsement being issued and may be renewed if the | ||||||
20 | license holder completes renewal requirements as | ||||||
21 | required for individuals who hold a Professional | ||||||
22 | Educator License endorsed for chief school business | ||||||
23 | official under Section 21B-45 of this Code and such | ||||||
24 | rules as may be adopted by the State Board of | ||||||
25 | Education. | ||||||
26 | The State Board of Education shall adopt any rules |
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1 | necessary to implement Public Act 100-288. | ||||||
2 | (L) Provisional in-state educator. A provisional | ||||||
3 | in-state educator endorsement on an Educator License | ||||||
4 | with Stipulations may be issued to a candidate who has | ||||||
5 | completed an Illinois-approved educator preparation | ||||||
6 | program at an Illinois institution of higher education | ||||||
7 | and who has not successfully completed an | ||||||
8 | evidence-based assessment of teacher effectiveness but | ||||||
9 | who meets all of the following requirements: | ||||||
10 | (i) Holds at least a bachelor's degree. | ||||||
11 | (ii) Has completed an approved educator | ||||||
12 | preparation program at an Illinois institution. | ||||||
13 | (iii) Has passed an applicable content area | ||||||
14 | test, as required by Section 21B-30 of this Code. | ||||||
15 | (iv) Has attempted an evidence-based | ||||||
16 | assessment of teacher effectiveness and received a | ||||||
17 | minimum score on that assessment, as established | ||||||
18 | by the State Board of Education in consultation | ||||||
19 | with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure | ||||||
20 | Board. | ||||||
21 | A provisional in-state educator endorsement on an | ||||||
22 | Educator License with Stipulations is valid for one | ||||||
23 | full fiscal year after the date of issuance and may not | ||||||
24 | be renewed. | ||||||
25 | (M) (Blank). | ||||||
26 | (N) Specialized services. A specialized services |
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1 | endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations | ||||||
2 | may be issued as defined and specified by rule. | ||||||
3 | (3) Substitute Teaching License. A Substitute Teaching | ||||||
4 | License may be issued to qualified applicants for | ||||||
5 | substitute teaching in all grades of the public schools, | ||||||
6 | prekindergarten through grade 12. Substitute Teaching | ||||||
7 | Licenses are not eligible for endorsements. Applicants for | ||||||
8 | a Substitute Teaching License must hold a bachelor's | ||||||
9 | degree or higher from a regionally accredited institution | ||||||
10 | of higher education or must be enrolled in an approved | ||||||
11 | educator preparation program in this State and have earned | ||||||
12 | at least 90 credit hours. | ||||||
13 | Substitute Teaching Licenses are valid for 5 years. | ||||||
14 | Substitute Teaching Licenses are valid for substitute | ||||||
15 | teaching in every county of this State. If an individual | ||||||
16 | has had his or her Professional Educator License or | ||||||
17 | Educator License with Stipulations suspended or revoked, | ||||||
18 | then that individual is not eligible to obtain a | ||||||
19 | Substitute Teaching License. | ||||||
20 | A substitute teacher may only teach in the place of a | ||||||
21 | licensed teacher who is under contract with the employing | ||||||
22 | board. If, however, there is no licensed teacher under | ||||||
23 | contract because of an emergency situation, then a | ||||||
24 | district may employ a substitute teacher for no longer | ||||||
25 | than 30 calendar days per each vacant position in the | ||||||
26 | district if the district notifies the appropriate regional |
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1 | office of education within 5 business days after the | ||||||
2 | employment of the substitute teacher in that vacant | ||||||
3 | position. A district may continue to employ that same | ||||||
4 | substitute teacher in that same vacant position for 90 | ||||||
5 | calendar days or until the end of the semester, whichever | ||||||
6 | is greater, if, prior to the expiration of the | ||||||
7 | 30-calendar-day period then current, the district files a | ||||||
8 | written request with the appropriate regional office of | ||||||
9 | education for a 30-calendar-day extension on the basis | ||||||
10 | that the position remains vacant and the district | ||||||
11 | continues to actively seek qualified candidates and | ||||||
12 | provides documentation that it has provided training | ||||||
13 | specific to the position, including training on meeting | ||||||
14 | the needs of students with disabilities and English | ||||||
15 | learners if applicable. Each extension request shall be | ||||||
16 | granted in writing by the regional office of education. An | ||||||
17 | emergency situation is one in which an unforeseen vacancy | ||||||
18 | has occurred and (i) a teacher is unexpectedly unable to | ||||||
19 | fulfill his or her contractual duties or (ii) teacher | ||||||
20 | capacity needs of the district exceed previous indications | ||||||
21 | or vacancies are unfilled due to a lack of qualified | ||||||
22 | candidates, and the district is actively engaged in | ||||||
23 | advertising to hire a fully licensed teacher for the | ||||||
24 | vacant position. | ||||||
25 | There is no limit on the number of days that a | ||||||
26 | substitute teacher may teach in a single school district, |
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1 | provided that no substitute teacher may teach for longer | ||||||
2 | than 120 days beginning with the 2021-2022 school year | ||||||
3 | through the 2022-2023 school year, otherwise 90 school | ||||||
4 | days for any one licensed teacher under contract in the | ||||||
5 | same school year. A substitute teacher who holds a | ||||||
6 | Professional Educator License or Educator License with | ||||||
7 | Stipulations shall not teach for more than 120 school days | ||||||
8 | for any one licensed teacher under contract in the same | ||||||
9 | school year. The limitations in this paragraph (3) on the | ||||||
10 | number of days a substitute teacher may be employed do not | ||||||
11 | apply to any school district operating under Article 34 of | ||||||
12 | this Code. | ||||||
13 | A school district may not require an individual who | ||||||
14 | holds a valid Professional Educator License or Educator | ||||||
15 | License with Stipulations to seek or hold a Substitute | ||||||
16 | Teaching License to teach as a substitute teacher. | ||||||
17 | (4) Short-Term Substitute Teaching License. Beginning | ||||||
18 | on July 1, 2018 and until June 30, 2028, applicants may | ||||||
19 | apply to the State Board of Education for issuance of a | ||||||
20 | Short-Term Substitute Teaching License. A Short-Term | ||||||
21 | Substitute Teaching License may be issued to a qualified | ||||||
22 | applicant for substitute teaching in all grades of the | ||||||
23 | public schools, prekindergarten through grade 12. | ||||||
24 | Short-Term Substitute Teaching Licenses are not eligible | ||||||
25 | for endorsements. Applicants for a Short-Term Substitute | ||||||
26 | Teaching License must hold an associate's degree or have |
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1 | completed at least 60 credit hours from a regionally | ||||||
2 | accredited institution of higher education or must hold a | ||||||
3 | bachelor's degree or higher from an unaccredited | ||||||
4 | institution of higher education . | ||||||
5 | Short-Term Substitute Teaching Licenses are valid for | ||||||
6 | substitute teaching in every county of this State. If an | ||||||
7 | individual has had his or her Professional Educator | ||||||
8 | License or Educator License with Stipulations suspended or | ||||||
9 | revoked, then that individual is not eligible to obtain a | ||||||
10 | Short-Term Substitute Teaching License. | ||||||
11 | The provisions of Sections 10-21.9 and 34-18.5 of this | ||||||
12 | Code apply to short-term substitute teachers. | ||||||
13 | An individual holding a Short-Term Substitute Teaching | ||||||
14 | License may teach no more than 15 consecutive days per | ||||||
15 | licensed teacher who is under contract. For teacher | ||||||
16 | absences lasting 6 or more days per licensed teacher who | ||||||
17 | is under contract, a school district may not hire an | ||||||
18 | individual holding a Short-Term Substitute Teaching | ||||||
19 | License, unless the Governor has declared a disaster due | ||||||
20 | to a public health emergency pursuant to Section 7 of the | ||||||
21 | Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act. An individual | ||||||
22 | holding a Short-Term Substitute Teaching License must | ||||||
23 | complete the training program under Section 10-20.67 or | ||||||
24 | 34-18.60 of this Code to be eligible to teach at a public | ||||||
25 | school. Short-Term Substitute Teaching Licenses Short-term | ||||||
26 | substitute teaching licenses under this Section are valid |
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1 | for 5 years. | ||||||
2 | (Source: P.A. 102-711, eff. 1-1-23; 102-712, eff. 4-27-22; | ||||||
3 | 102-713, eff. 1-1-23; 102-717, eff. 4-29-22; 102-894, eff. | ||||||
4 | 5-20-22; 103-111, eff. 6-29-23; 103-154, eff. 6-30-23; | ||||||
5 | 103-193, eff. 1-1-24; revised 9-7-23.)
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6 | Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes | ||||||
7 | changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text | ||||||
8 | that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section | ||||||
9 | represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does | ||||||
10 | not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes | ||||||
11 | made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other | ||||||
12 | Public Act.
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