Bill Text: IL SB0463 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Enrolled
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Bill Title: Reinserts the contents of the bill as engrossed with the following changes. Provides that the Performance Evaluation Advisory Council shall meet until December 31, 2024 (instead of June 30, 2024). Amends the Educator Licensure Article of the School Code. Provides that an individual who holds a valid career and technical educator endorsement or a provisional career and technical educator endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations is entitled to all of the rights and privileges granted to a holder of a Professional Educator License. Effective June 15, 2024.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: (Passed) 2024-07-01 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0617 [SB0463 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-SB0463-Enrolled.html
Bill Title: Reinserts the contents of the bill as engrossed with the following changes. Provides that the Performance Evaluation Advisory Council shall meet until December 31, 2024 (instead of June 30, 2024). Amends the Educator Licensure Article of the School Code. Provides that an individual who holds a valid career and technical educator endorsement or a provisional career and technical educator endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations is entitled to all of the rights and privileges granted to a holder of a Professional Educator License. Effective June 15, 2024.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: (Passed) 2024-07-01 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0617 [SB0463 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-SB0463-Enrolled.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 Sections | ||||||
5 | 21B-20, 24-11, and 24A-7 as follows:
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6 | (105 ILCS 5/21B-20) | ||||||
7 | Sec. 21B-20. Types of licenses. The State Board of | ||||||
8 | Education shall implement a system of educator licensure, | ||||||
9 | whereby individuals employed in school districts who are | ||||||
10 | required to be licensed must have one of the following | ||||||
11 | licenses: (i) a professional educator license; (ii) an | ||||||
12 | educator license with stipulations; (iii) a substitute | ||||||
13 | teaching license; or (iv) until June 30, 2028, a short-term | ||||||
14 | substitute teaching license. References in law regarding | ||||||
15 | individuals certified or certificated or required to be | ||||||
16 | certified or certificated under Article 21 of this Code shall | ||||||
17 | also include individuals licensed or required to be licensed | ||||||
18 | under this Article. The first year of all licenses ends on June | ||||||
19 | 30 following one full year of the license being issued. | ||||||
20 | The State Board of Education, in consultation with the | ||||||
21 | State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, may adopt such | ||||||
22 | rules as may be necessary to govern the requirements for | ||||||
23 | licenses and endorsements under this Section. |
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1 | (1) Professional Educator License. Persons who (i) | ||||||
2 | have successfully completed an approved educator | ||||||
3 | preparation program and are recommended for licensure by | ||||||
4 | the Illinois institution offering the educator preparation | ||||||
5 | program, (ii) have successfully completed the required | ||||||
6 | testing under Section 21B-30 of this Code, (iii) have | ||||||
7 | successfully completed coursework on the psychology of, | ||||||
8 | the identification of, and the methods of instruction for | ||||||
9 | the exceptional child, including, without limitation, | ||||||
10 | children with learning disabilities, (iv) have | ||||||
11 | successfully completed coursework in methods of reading | ||||||
12 | and reading in the content area, and (v) have met all other | ||||||
13 | criteria established by rule of the State Board of | ||||||
14 | Education shall be issued a Professional Educator License. | ||||||
15 | All Professional Educator Licenses are valid until June 30 | ||||||
16 | immediately following 5 years of the license being issued. | ||||||
17 | The Professional Educator License shall be endorsed with | ||||||
18 | specific areas and grade levels in which the individual is | ||||||
19 | eligible to practice. For an early childhood education | ||||||
20 | endorsement, an individual may satisfy the student | ||||||
21 | teaching requirement of his or her early childhood teacher | ||||||
22 | preparation program through placement in a setting with | ||||||
23 | children from birth through grade 2, and the individual | ||||||
24 | may be paid and receive credit while student teaching. The | ||||||
25 | student teaching experience must meet the requirements of | ||||||
26 | and be approved by the individual's early childhood |
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1 | teacher preparation program. | ||||||
2 | Individuals can receive subsequent endorsements on the | ||||||
3 | Professional Educator License. Subsequent endorsements | ||||||
4 | shall require a minimum of 24 semester hours of coursework | ||||||
5 | in the endorsement area and passage of the applicable | ||||||
6 | content area test, unless otherwise specified by rule. | ||||||
7 | (2) Educator License with Stipulations. An Educator | ||||||
8 | License with Stipulations shall be issued an endorsement | ||||||
9 | that limits the license holder to one particular position | ||||||
10 | or does not require completion of an approved educator | ||||||
11 | program or both. | ||||||
12 | An individual with an Educator License with | ||||||
13 | Stipulations must not be employed by a school district or | ||||||
14 | any other entity to replace any presently employed teacher | ||||||
15 | who otherwise would not be replaced for any reason. | ||||||
16 | An Educator License with Stipulations may be issued | ||||||
17 | with the following endorsements: | ||||||
18 | (A) (Blank). | ||||||
19 | (B) Alternative provisional educator. An | ||||||
20 | alternative provisional educator endorsement on an | ||||||
21 | Educator License with Stipulations may be issued to an | ||||||
22 | applicant who, at the time of applying for the | ||||||
23 | endorsement, has done all of the following: | ||||||
24 | (i) Graduated from a regionally accredited | ||||||
25 | college or university with a minimum of a | ||||||
26 | bachelor's degree. |
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1 | (ii) Successfully completed the first phase of | ||||||
2 | the Alternative Educator Licensure Program for | ||||||
3 | Teachers, as described in Section 21B-50 of this | ||||||
4 | Code. | ||||||
5 | (iii) Passed a content area test, as required | ||||||
6 | under Section 21B-30 of this Code. | ||||||
7 | The alternative provisional educator endorsement is | ||||||
8 | valid for 2 years of teaching and may be renewed for a | ||||||
9 | third year by an individual meeting the requirements set | ||||||
10 | forth in Section 21B-50 of this Code. | ||||||
11 | (C) Alternative provisional superintendent. An | ||||||
12 | alternative provisional superintendent endorsement on | ||||||
13 | an Educator License with Stipulations entitles the | ||||||
14 | holder to serve only as a superintendent or assistant | ||||||
15 | superintendent in a school district's central office. | ||||||
16 | This endorsement may only be issued to an applicant | ||||||
17 | who, at the time of applying for the endorsement, has | ||||||
18 | done all of the following: | ||||||
19 | (i) Graduated from a regionally accredited | ||||||
20 | college or university with a minimum of a master's | ||||||
21 | degree in a management field other than education. | ||||||
22 | (ii) Been employed for a period of at least 5 | ||||||
23 | years in a management level position in a field | ||||||
24 | other than education. | ||||||
25 | (iii) Successfully completed the first phase | ||||||
26 | of an alternative route to superintendent |
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1 | endorsement program, as provided in Section 21B-55 | ||||||
2 | of this Code. | ||||||
3 | (iv) Passed a content area test required under | ||||||
4 | Section 21B-30 of this Code. | ||||||
5 | The endorsement is valid for 2 fiscal years in | ||||||
6 | order to complete one full year of serving as a | ||||||
7 | superintendent or assistant superintendent. | ||||||
8 | (D) (Blank). | ||||||
9 | (E) Career and technical educator. A career and | ||||||
10 | technical educator endorsement on an Educator License | ||||||
11 | with Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who | ||||||
12 | has a minimum of 60 semester hours of coursework from a | ||||||
13 | regionally accredited institution of higher education | ||||||
14 | or an accredited trade and technical institution and | ||||||
15 | has a minimum of 2,000 hours of experience outside of | ||||||
16 | education in each area to be taught. | ||||||
17 | The career and technical educator endorsement on | ||||||
18 | an Educator License with Stipulations is valid until | ||||||
19 | June 30 immediately following 5 years of the | ||||||
20 | endorsement being issued and may be renewed. | ||||||
21 | An individual who holds a valid career and | ||||||
22 | technical educator endorsement on an Educator License | ||||||
23 | with Stipulations but does not hold a bachelor's | ||||||
24 | degree may substitute teach in career and technical | ||||||
25 | education classrooms. | ||||||
26 | An individual who holds a valid career and |
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1 | technical educator endorsement on an Educator License | ||||||
2 | with Stipulations is entitled to all of the rights and | ||||||
3 | privileges granted to a holder of a Professional | ||||||
4 | Educator License. | ||||||
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 | (O) Provisional career and technical educator. A | ||||||
4 | provisional career and technical educator endorsement | ||||||
5 | on an Educator License with Stipulations may be issued | ||||||
6 | to an applicant who has a minimum of 8,000 hours of | ||||||
7 | work experience in the skill for which the applicant | ||||||
8 | is seeking the endorsement. Each employing school | ||||||
9 | board and regional office of education shall provide | ||||||
10 | verification, in writing, to the State Superintendent | ||||||
11 | of Education at the time the application is submitted | ||||||
12 | that no qualified teacher holding a Professional | ||||||
13 | Educator License or an Educator License with | ||||||
14 | Stipulations with a career and technical educator | ||||||
15 | endorsement is available to teach and that actual | ||||||
16 | circumstances require such issuance. | ||||||
17 | A provisional career and technical educator | ||||||
18 | endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations | ||||||
19 | is valid until June 30 immediately following 5 years | ||||||
20 | of the endorsement being issued and may be renewed. | ||||||
21 | An individual who holds a provisional career and | ||||||
22 | technical educator endorsement on an Educator License | ||||||
23 | with Stipulations may teach as a substitute teacher in | ||||||
24 | career and technical education classrooms. | ||||||
25 | An individual who holds a provisional career and | ||||||
26 | technical educator endorsement on an Educator License |
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1 | with Stipulations is entitled to all of the rights and | ||||||
2 | privileges granted to a holder of a Professional | ||||||
3 | Educator License. | ||||||
4 | (3) Substitute Teaching License. A Substitute Teaching | ||||||
5 | License may be issued to qualified applicants for | ||||||
6 | substitute teaching in all grades of the public schools, | ||||||
7 | prekindergarten through grade 12. Substitute Teaching | ||||||
8 | Licenses are not eligible for endorsements. Applicants for | ||||||
9 | a Substitute Teaching License must hold a bachelor's | ||||||
10 | degree or higher from a regionally accredited institution | ||||||
11 | of higher education or must be enrolled in an approved | ||||||
12 | educator preparation program in this State and have earned | ||||||
13 | at least 90 credit hours. | ||||||
14 | Substitute Teaching Licenses are valid for 5 years. | ||||||
15 | Substitute Teaching Licenses are valid for substitute | ||||||
16 | teaching in every county of this State. If an individual | ||||||
17 | has had his or her Professional Educator License or | ||||||
18 | Educator License with Stipulations suspended or revoked, | ||||||
19 | then that individual is not eligible to obtain a | ||||||
20 | Substitute Teaching License. | ||||||
21 | A substitute teacher may only teach in the place of a | ||||||
22 | licensed teacher who is under contract with the employing | ||||||
23 | board. If, however, there is no licensed teacher under | ||||||
24 | contract because of an emergency situation, then a | ||||||
25 | district may employ a substitute teacher for no longer | ||||||
26 | than 30 calendar days per each vacant position in the |
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1 | district if the district notifies the appropriate regional | ||||||
2 | office of education within 5 business days after the | ||||||
3 | employment of the substitute teacher in that vacant | ||||||
4 | position. A district may continue to employ that same | ||||||
5 | substitute teacher in that same vacant position for 90 | ||||||
6 | calendar days or until the end of the semester, whichever | ||||||
7 | is greater, if, prior to the expiration of the | ||||||
8 | 30-calendar-day period then current, the district files a | ||||||
9 | written request with the appropriate regional office of | ||||||
10 | education for a 30-calendar-day extension on the basis | ||||||
11 | that the position remains vacant and the district | ||||||
12 | continues to actively seek qualified candidates and | ||||||
13 | provides documentation that it has provided training | ||||||
14 | specific to the position, including training on meeting | ||||||
15 | the needs of students with disabilities and English | ||||||
16 | learners if applicable. Each extension request shall be | ||||||
17 | granted in writing by the regional office of education. An | ||||||
18 | emergency situation is one in which an unforeseen vacancy | ||||||
19 | has occurred and (i) a teacher is unexpectedly unable to | ||||||
20 | fulfill his or her contractual duties or (ii) teacher | ||||||
21 | capacity needs of the district exceed previous indications | ||||||
22 | or vacancies are unfilled due to a lack of qualified | ||||||
23 | candidates, and the district is actively engaged in | ||||||
24 | advertising to hire a fully licensed teacher for the | ||||||
25 | vacant position. | ||||||
26 | There is no limit on the number of days that a |
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1 | substitute teacher may teach in a single school district, | ||||||
2 | provided that no substitute teacher may teach for longer | ||||||
3 | than 120 days beginning with the 2021-2022 school year | ||||||
4 | through the 2022-2023 school year, otherwise 90 school | ||||||
5 | days for any one licensed teacher under contract in the | ||||||
6 | same school year. A substitute teacher who holds a | ||||||
7 | Professional Educator License or Educator License with | ||||||
8 | Stipulations shall not teach for more than 120 school days | ||||||
9 | for any one licensed teacher under contract in the same | ||||||
10 | school year. The limitations in this paragraph (3) on the | ||||||
11 | number of days a substitute teacher may be employed do not | ||||||
12 | apply to any school district operating under Article 34 of | ||||||
13 | this Code. | ||||||
14 | A school district may not require an individual who | ||||||
15 | holds a valid Professional Educator License or Educator | ||||||
16 | License with Stipulations to seek or hold a Substitute | ||||||
17 | Teaching License to teach as a substitute teacher. | ||||||
18 | (4) Short-Term Substitute Teaching License. Beginning | ||||||
19 | on July 1, 2018 and until June 30, 2028, applicants may | ||||||
20 | apply to the State Board of Education for issuance of a | ||||||
21 | Short-Term Substitute Teaching License. A Short-Term | ||||||
22 | Substitute Teaching License may be issued to a qualified | ||||||
23 | applicant for substitute teaching in all grades of the | ||||||
24 | public schools, prekindergarten through grade 12. | ||||||
25 | Short-Term Substitute Teaching Licenses are not eligible | ||||||
26 | for endorsements. Applicants for a Short-Term Substitute |
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1 | Teaching License must hold an associate's degree or have | ||||||
2 | completed at least 60 credit hours from a regionally | ||||||
3 | accredited institution of higher education. | ||||||
4 | Short-Term Substitute Teaching Licenses are valid for | ||||||
5 | substitute teaching in every county of this State. If an | ||||||
6 | individual has had his or her Professional Educator | ||||||
7 | License or Educator License with Stipulations suspended or | ||||||
8 | revoked, then that individual is not eligible to obtain a | ||||||
9 | Short-Term Substitute Teaching License. | ||||||
10 | The provisions of Sections 10-21.9 and 34-18.5 of this | ||||||
11 | Code apply to short-term substitute teachers. | ||||||
12 | An individual holding a Short-Term Substitute Teaching | ||||||
13 | License may teach no more than 15 consecutive days per | ||||||
14 | licensed teacher who is under contract. For teacher | ||||||
15 | absences lasting 6 or more days per licensed teacher who | ||||||
16 | is under contract, a school district may not hire an | ||||||
17 | individual holding a Short-Term Substitute Teaching | ||||||
18 | License, unless the Governor has declared a disaster due | ||||||
19 | to a public health emergency pursuant to Section 7 of the | ||||||
20 | Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act. An individual | ||||||
21 | holding a Short-Term Substitute Teaching License must | ||||||
22 | complete the training program under Section 10-20.67 or | ||||||
23 | 34-18.60 of this Code to be eligible to teach at a public | ||||||
24 | school. Short-Term Substitute Teaching Licenses under this | ||||||
25 | Section are valid for 5 years. | ||||||
26 | (Source: P.A. 102-711, eff. 1-1-23; 102-712, eff. 4-27-22; |
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1 | 102-713, eff. 1-1-23; 102-717, eff. 4-29-22; 102-894, eff. | ||||||
2 | 5-20-22; 103-111, eff. 6-29-23; 103-154, eff. 6-30-23; | ||||||
3 | 103-193, eff. 1-1-24; 103-564, eff. 11-17-23 .)
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4 | (105 ILCS 5/24-11) (from Ch. 122, par. 24-11) | ||||||
5 | Sec. 24-11. Boards of Education - Boards of School | ||||||
6 | Inspectors - Contractual continued service. | ||||||
7 | (a) As used in this and the succeeding Sections of this | ||||||
8 | Article: | ||||||
9 | "Teacher" means any or all school district employees | ||||||
10 | regularly required to be licensed under laws relating to the | ||||||
11 | licensure of teachers. | ||||||
12 | "Board" means board of directors, board of education, or | ||||||
13 | board of school inspectors, as the case may be. | ||||||
14 | "School term" means that portion of the school year, July | ||||||
15 | 1 to the following June 30, when school is in actual session. | ||||||
16 | "Program" means a program of a special education joint | ||||||
17 | agreement. | ||||||
18 | "Program of a special education joint agreement" means | ||||||
19 | instructional, consultative, supervisory, administrative, | ||||||
20 | diagnostic, and related services that are managed by a special | ||||||
21 | educational joint agreement designed to service 2 or more | ||||||
22 | school districts that are members of the joint agreement. | ||||||
23 | "PERA implementation date" means the implementation date | ||||||
24 | of an evaluation system for teachers as specified by Section | ||||||
25 | 24A-2.5 of this Code for all schools within a school district |
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1 | or all programs of a special education joint agreement. | ||||||
2 | (b) This Section and Sections 24-12 through 24-16 of this | ||||||
3 | Article apply only to school districts having less than | ||||||
4 | 500,000 inhabitants. | ||||||
5 | (c) Any teacher who is first employed as a full-time | ||||||
6 | teacher in a school district or program prior to the PERA | ||||||
7 | implementation date and who is employed in that district or | ||||||
8 | program for a probationary period of 4 consecutive school | ||||||
9 | terms shall enter upon contractual continued service in the | ||||||
10 | district or in all of the programs that the teacher is legally | ||||||
11 | qualified to hold, unless the teacher is given written notice | ||||||
12 | of dismissal by certified mail, return receipt requested, by | ||||||
13 | the employing board at least 45 days before the end of any | ||||||
14 | school term within such period. | ||||||
15 | (d) For any teacher who is first employed as a full-time | ||||||
16 | teacher in a school district or program on or after the PERA | ||||||
17 | implementation date but before July 1, 2023, the probationary | ||||||
18 | period shall be one of the following periods, based upon the | ||||||
19 | teacher's school terms of service and performance, before the | ||||||
20 | teacher shall enter upon contractual continued service in the | ||||||
21 | district or in all of the programs that the teacher is legally | ||||||
22 | qualified to hold, unless the teacher is given written notice | ||||||
23 | of dismissal by certified mail, return receipt requested, by | ||||||
24 | the employing board on or before April 15: | ||||||
25 | (1) 4 consecutive school terms of service in which the | ||||||
26 | teacher holds a Professional Educator License , an Educator |
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1 | License with Stipulations with a career and technical | ||||||
2 | educator endorsement, or an Educator License with | ||||||
3 | Stipulations with a provisional career and technical | ||||||
4 | educator endorsement and receives overall annual | ||||||
5 | evaluation ratings of at least "Proficient" in the last | ||||||
6 | school term and at least "Proficient" in either the second | ||||||
7 | or third school terms; | ||||||
8 | (2) 3 consecutive school terms of service in which the | ||||||
9 | teacher holds a Professional Educator License , an Educator | ||||||
10 | License with Stipulations with a career and technical | ||||||
11 | educator endorsement, or an Educator License with | ||||||
12 | Stipulations with a provisional career and technical | ||||||
13 | educator endorsement and receives 2 overall annual | ||||||
14 | evaluations of "Excellent"; or | ||||||
15 | (3) 2 consecutive school terms of service in which the | ||||||
16 | teacher holds a Professional Educator License , an Educator | ||||||
17 | License with Stipulations with a career and technical | ||||||
18 | educator endorsement, or an Educator License with | ||||||
19 | Stipulations with a provisional career and technical | ||||||
20 | educator endorsement and receives 2 overall annual | ||||||
21 | evaluations of "Excellent" service, but only if the | ||||||
22 | teacher (i) previously attained contractual continued | ||||||
23 | service in a different school district or program in this | ||||||
24 | State, (ii) voluntarily departed or was honorably | ||||||
25 | dismissed from that school district or program in the | ||||||
26 | school term immediately prior to the teacher's first |
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1 | school term of service applicable to the attainment of | ||||||
2 | contractual continued service under this subdivision (3), | ||||||
3 | and (iii) received, in his or her 2 most recent overall | ||||||
4 | annual or biennial evaluations from the prior school | ||||||
5 | district or program, ratings of at least "Proficient", | ||||||
6 | with both such ratings occurring after the school | ||||||
7 | district's or program's PERA implementation date. For a | ||||||
8 | teacher to attain contractual continued service under this | ||||||
9 | subdivision (3), the teacher shall provide official copies | ||||||
10 | of his or her 2 most recent overall annual or biennial | ||||||
11 | evaluations from the prior school district or program to | ||||||
12 | the new school district or program within 60 days from the | ||||||
13 | teacher's first day of service with the new school | ||||||
14 | district or program. The prior school district or program | ||||||
15 | must provide the teacher with official copies of his or | ||||||
16 | her 2 most recent overall annual or biennial evaluations | ||||||
17 | within 14 days after the teacher's request. If a teacher | ||||||
18 | has requested such official copies prior to 45 days after | ||||||
19 | the teacher's first day of service with the new school | ||||||
20 | district or program and the teacher's prior school | ||||||
21 | district or program fails to provide the teacher with the | ||||||
22 | official copies required under this subdivision (3), then | ||||||
23 | the time period for the teacher to submit the official | ||||||
24 | copies to his or her new school district or program must be | ||||||
25 | extended until 14 days after receipt of such copies from | ||||||
26 | the prior school district or program. If the prior school |
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1 | district or program fails to provide the teacher with the | ||||||
2 | official copies required under this subdivision (3) within | ||||||
3 | 90 days from the teacher's first day of service with the | ||||||
4 | new school district or program, then the new school | ||||||
5 | district or program shall rely upon the teacher's own | ||||||
6 | copies of his or her evaluations for purposes of this | ||||||
7 | subdivision (3). | ||||||
8 | If the teacher does not receive overall annual evaluations | ||||||
9 | of "Excellent" in the school terms necessary for eligibility | ||||||
10 | to achieve accelerated contractual continued service in | ||||||
11 | subdivisions (2) and (3) of this subsection (d), the teacher | ||||||
12 | shall be eligible for contractual continued service pursuant | ||||||
13 | to subdivision (1) of this subsection (d). If, at the | ||||||
14 | conclusion of 4 consecutive school terms of service that count | ||||||
15 | toward attainment of contractual continued service, the | ||||||
16 | teacher's performance does not qualify the teacher for | ||||||
17 | contractual continued service under subdivision (1) of this | ||||||
18 | subsection (d), then the teacher shall not enter upon | ||||||
19 | contractual continued service and shall be dismissed. If a | ||||||
20 | performance evaluation is not conducted for any school term | ||||||
21 | when such evaluation is required to be conducted under Section | ||||||
22 | 24A-5 of this Code, then the teacher's performance evaluation | ||||||
23 | rating for such school term for purposes of determining the | ||||||
24 | attainment of contractual continued service shall be deemed | ||||||
25 | "Proficient", except that, during any time in which the | ||||||
26 | Governor has declared a disaster due to a public health |
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1 | emergency pursuant to Section 7 of the Illinois Emergency | ||||||
2 | Management Agency Act, this default to "Proficient" does not | ||||||
3 | apply to any teacher who has entered into contractual | ||||||
4 | continued service and who was deemed "Excellent" on his or her | ||||||
5 | most recent evaluation. During any time in which the Governor | ||||||
6 | has declared a disaster due to a public health emergency | ||||||
7 | pursuant to Section 7 of the Illinois Emergency Management | ||||||
8 | Agency Act and unless the school board and any exclusive | ||||||
9 | bargaining representative have completed the performance | ||||||
10 | rating for teachers or mutually agreed to an alternate | ||||||
11 | performance rating, any teacher who has entered into | ||||||
12 | contractual continued service, whose most recent evaluation | ||||||
13 | was deemed "Excellent", and whose performance evaluation is | ||||||
14 | not conducted when the evaluation is required to be conducted | ||||||
15 | shall receive a teacher's performance rating deemed | ||||||
16 | "Excellent". A school board and any exclusive bargaining | ||||||
17 | representative may mutually agree to an alternate performance | ||||||
18 | rating for teachers not in contractual continued service | ||||||
19 | during any time in which the Governor has declared a disaster | ||||||
20 | due to a public health emergency pursuant to Section 7 of the | ||||||
21 | Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act, as long as the | ||||||
22 | agreement is in writing. | ||||||
23 | (d-5) For any teacher who is first employed as a full-time | ||||||
24 | teacher in a school district or program on or after July 1, | ||||||
25 | 2023, the probationary period shall be one of the following | ||||||
26 | periods, based upon the teacher's school terms of service and |
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1 | performance, before the teacher shall enter upon contractual | ||||||
2 | continued service in the district or in all of the programs | ||||||
3 | that the teacher is legally qualified to hold, unless the | ||||||
4 | teacher is given written notice of dismissal by certified | ||||||
5 | mail, return receipt requested, by the employing board on or | ||||||
6 | before April 15: | ||||||
7 | (1) 3 consecutive school terms of service in which the | ||||||
8 | teacher holds a Professional Educator License , an Educator | ||||||
9 | License with Stipulations with a career and technical | ||||||
10 | educator endorsement, or an Educator License with | ||||||
11 | Stipulations with a provisional career and technical | ||||||
12 | educator endorsement and receives overall annual | ||||||
13 | evaluation ratings of at least "Proficient" in the second | ||||||
14 | and third school terms; | ||||||
15 | (2) 2 consecutive school terms of service in which the | ||||||
16 | teacher holds a Professional Educator License , an Educator | ||||||
17 | License with Stipulations with a career and technical | ||||||
18 | educator endorsement, or an Educator License with | ||||||
19 | Stipulations with a provisional career and technical | ||||||
20 | educator endorsement and receives 2 overall annual | ||||||
21 | evaluations of "Excellent"; or | ||||||
22 | (3) 2 consecutive school terms of service in which the | ||||||
23 | teacher holds a Professional Educator License , an Educator | ||||||
24 | License with Stipulations with a career and technical | ||||||
25 | educator endorsement, or an Educator License with | ||||||
26 | Stipulations with a provisional career and technical |
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1 | educator endorsement and receives 2 overall annual | ||||||
2 | evaluations of "Excellent" service, but only if the | ||||||
3 | teacher (i) previously attained contractual continued | ||||||
4 | service in a different school district or program in this | ||||||
5 | State, (ii) voluntarily departed or was honorably | ||||||
6 | dismissed from that school district or program in the | ||||||
7 | school term immediately prior to the teacher's first | ||||||
8 | school term of service applicable to the attainment of | ||||||
9 | contractual continued service under this subdivision (3), | ||||||
10 | and (iii) received, in his or her 2 most recent overall | ||||||
11 | annual or biennial evaluations from the prior school | ||||||
12 | district or program, ratings of at least "Proficient", | ||||||
13 | with both such ratings occurring after the school | ||||||
14 | district's or program's PERA implementation date. For a | ||||||
15 | teacher to attain contractual continued service under this | ||||||
16 | subdivision (3), the teacher shall provide official copies | ||||||
17 | of his or her 2 most recent overall annual or biennial | ||||||
18 | evaluations from the prior school district or program to | ||||||
19 | the new school district or program within 60 days from the | ||||||
20 | teacher's first day of service with the new school | ||||||
21 | district or program. The prior school district or program | ||||||
22 | must provide the teacher with official copies of his or | ||||||
23 | her 2 most recent overall annual or biennial evaluations | ||||||
24 | within 14 days after the teacher's request. If a teacher | ||||||
25 | has requested such official copies prior to 45 days after | ||||||
26 | the teacher's first day of service with the new school |
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1 | district or program and the teacher's prior school | ||||||
2 | district or program fails to provide the teacher with the | ||||||
3 | official copies required under this subdivision (3), then | ||||||
4 | the time period for the teacher to submit the official | ||||||
5 | copies to his or her new school district or program must be | ||||||
6 | extended until 14 days after receipt of such copies from | ||||||
7 | the prior school district or program. If the prior school | ||||||
8 | district or program fails to provide the teacher with the | ||||||
9 | official copies required under this subdivision (3) within | ||||||
10 | 90 days from the teacher's first day of service with the | ||||||
11 | new school district or program, then the new school | ||||||
12 | district or program shall rely upon the teacher's own | ||||||
13 | copies of his or her evaluations for purposes of this | ||||||
14 | subdivision (3). | ||||||
15 | If the teacher does not receive overall annual evaluations | ||||||
16 | of "Excellent" in the school terms necessary for eligibility | ||||||
17 | to achieve accelerated contractual continued service in | ||||||
18 | subdivisions (2) and (3) of this subsection (d-5) (d) , the | ||||||
19 | teacher shall be eligible for contractual continued service | ||||||
20 | pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection (d-5) (d) . If, | ||||||
21 | at the conclusion of 3 consecutive school terms of service | ||||||
22 | that count toward attainment of contractual continued service, | ||||||
23 | the teacher's performance does not qualify the teacher for | ||||||
24 | contractual continued service under subdivision (1) of this | ||||||
25 | subsection (d-5) (d) , then the teacher shall not enter upon | ||||||
26 | contractual continued service and shall be dismissed. If a |
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1 | performance evaluation is not conducted for any school term | ||||||
2 | when such evaluation is required to be conducted under Section | ||||||
3 | 24A-5 of this Code, then the teacher's performance evaluation | ||||||
4 | rating for such school term for purposes of determining the | ||||||
5 | attainment of contractual continued service shall be deemed | ||||||
6 | "Proficient", except that, during any time in which the | ||||||
7 | Governor has declared a disaster due to a public health | ||||||
8 | emergency pursuant to Section 7 of the Illinois Emergency | ||||||
9 | Management Agency Act, this default to "Proficient" does not | ||||||
10 | apply to any teacher who has entered into contractual | ||||||
11 | continued service and who was deemed "Excellent" on his or her | ||||||
12 | most recent evaluation. During any time in which the Governor | ||||||
13 | has declared a disaster due to a public health emergency | ||||||
14 | pursuant to Section 7 of the Illinois Emergency Management | ||||||
15 | Agency Act and unless the school board and any exclusive | ||||||
16 | bargaining representative have completed the performance | ||||||
17 | rating for teachers or mutually agreed to an alternate | ||||||
18 | performance rating, any teacher who has entered into | ||||||
19 | contractual continued service, whose most recent evaluation | ||||||
20 | was deemed "Excellent", and whose performance evaluation is | ||||||
21 | not conducted when the evaluation is required to be conducted | ||||||
22 | shall receive a teacher's performance rating deemed | ||||||
23 | "Excellent". A school board and any exclusive bargaining | ||||||
24 | representative may mutually agree to an alternate performance | ||||||
25 | rating for teachers not in contractual continued service | ||||||
26 | during any time in which the Governor has declared a disaster |
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1 | due to a public health emergency pursuant to Section 7 of the | ||||||
2 | Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act, as long as the | ||||||
3 | agreement is in writing. | ||||||
4 | (e) For the purposes of determining contractual continued | ||||||
5 | service, a school term shall be counted only toward attainment | ||||||
6 | of contractual continued service if the teacher actually | ||||||
7 | teaches or is otherwise present and participating in the | ||||||
8 | district's or program's educational program for 120 days or | ||||||
9 | more, provided that the days of leave under the federal Family | ||||||
10 | Medical Leave Act that the teacher is required to take until | ||||||
11 | the end of the school term shall be considered days of teaching | ||||||
12 | or participation in the district's or program's educational | ||||||
13 | program. A school term that is not counted toward attainment | ||||||
14 | of contractual continued service shall not be considered a | ||||||
15 | break in service for purposes of determining whether a teacher | ||||||
16 | has been employed for consecutive school terms, provided that | ||||||
17 | the teacher actually teaches or is otherwise present and | ||||||
18 | participating in the district's or program's educational | ||||||
19 | program in the following school term. | ||||||
20 | (f) If the employing board determines to dismiss the | ||||||
21 | teacher in the last year of the probationary period as | ||||||
22 | provided in subsection (c) of this Section or subdivision (1) | ||||||
23 | or (2) of subsection (d) of this Section or subdivision (1) or | ||||||
24 | (2) of subsection (d-5) of this Section, but not subdivision | ||||||
25 | (3) of subsection (d) of this Section or subdivision (3) of | ||||||
26 | subsection (d-5) of this Section, the written notice of |
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1 | dismissal provided by the employing board must contain | ||||||
2 | specific reasons for dismissal. Any full-time teacher who does | ||||||
3 | not receive written notice from the employing board on or | ||||||
4 | before April 15 as provided in this Section and whose | ||||||
5 | performance does not require dismissal after the fourth | ||||||
6 | probationary year pursuant to subsection (d) of this Section | ||||||
7 | or the third probationary year pursuant to subsection (d-5) of | ||||||
8 | this Section shall be re-employed for the following school | ||||||
9 | term. | ||||||
10 | (g) Contractual continued service shall continue in effect | ||||||
11 | the terms and provisions of the contract with the teacher | ||||||
12 | during the last school term of the probationary period, | ||||||
13 | subject to this Act and the lawful regulations of the | ||||||
14 | employing board. This Section and succeeding Sections do not | ||||||
15 | modify any existing power of the board except with respect to | ||||||
16 | the procedure of the discharge of a teacher and reductions in | ||||||
17 | salary as hereinafter provided. Contractual continued service | ||||||
18 | status shall not restrict the power of the board to transfer a | ||||||
19 | teacher to a position which the teacher is qualified to fill or | ||||||
20 | to make such salary adjustments as it deems desirable, but | ||||||
21 | unless reductions in salary are uniform or based upon some | ||||||
22 | reasonable classification, any teacher whose salary is reduced | ||||||
23 | shall be entitled to a notice and a hearing as hereinafter | ||||||
24 | provided in the case of certain dismissals or removals. | ||||||
25 | (h) If, by reason of any change in the boundaries of school | ||||||
26 | districts, by reason of a special education cooperative |
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1 | reorganization or dissolution in accordance with Section | ||||||
2 | 10-22.31 of this Code, or by reason of the creation of a new | ||||||
3 | school district, the position held by any teacher having a | ||||||
4 | contractual continued service status is transferred from one | ||||||
5 | board to the control of a new or different board, then the | ||||||
6 | contractual continued service status of the teacher is not | ||||||
7 | thereby lost, and such new or different board is subject to | ||||||
8 | this Code with respect to the teacher in the same manner as if | ||||||
9 | the teacher were its employee and had been its employee during | ||||||
10 | the time the teacher was actually employed by the board from | ||||||
11 | whose control the position was transferred. | ||||||
12 | (i) The employment of any teacher in a program of a special | ||||||
13 | education joint agreement established under Section 3-15.14, | ||||||
14 | 10-22.31 or 10-22.31a shall be governed by this and succeeding | ||||||
15 | Sections of this Article. For purposes of attaining and | ||||||
16 | maintaining contractual continued service and computing length | ||||||
17 | of continuing service as referred to in this Section and | ||||||
18 | Section 24-12, employment in a special educational joint | ||||||
19 | program shall be deemed a continuation of all previous | ||||||
20 | licensed employment of such teacher for such joint agreement | ||||||
21 | whether the employer of the teacher was the joint agreement, | ||||||
22 | the regional superintendent, or one of the participating | ||||||
23 | districts in the joint agreement. | ||||||
24 | (j) For any teacher employed after July 1, 1987 as a | ||||||
25 | full-time teacher in a program of a special education joint | ||||||
26 | agreement, whether the program is operated by the joint |
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1 | agreement or a member district on behalf of the joint | ||||||
2 | agreement, in the event of a reduction in the number of | ||||||
3 | programs or positions in the joint agreement in which the | ||||||
4 | notice of dismissal is provided on or before the end of the | ||||||
5 | 2010-2011 school term, the teacher in contractual continued | ||||||
6 | service is eligible for employment in the joint agreement | ||||||
7 | programs for which the teacher is legally qualified in order | ||||||
8 | of greater length of continuing service in the joint | ||||||
9 | agreement, unless an alternative method of determining the | ||||||
10 | sequence of dismissal is established in a collective | ||||||
11 | bargaining agreement. For any teacher employed after July 1, | ||||||
12 | 1987 as a full-time teacher in a program of a special education | ||||||
13 | joint agreement, whether the program is operated by the joint | ||||||
14 | agreement or a member district on behalf of the joint | ||||||
15 | agreement, in the event of a reduction in the number of | ||||||
16 | programs or positions in the joint agreement in which the | ||||||
17 | notice of dismissal is provided during the 2011-2012 school | ||||||
18 | term or a subsequent school term, the teacher shall be | ||||||
19 | included on the honorable dismissal lists of all joint | ||||||
20 | agreement programs for positions for which the teacher is | ||||||
21 | qualified and is eligible for employment in such programs in | ||||||
22 | accordance with subsections (b) and (c) of Section 24-12 of | ||||||
23 | this Code and the applicable honorable dismissal policies of | ||||||
24 | the joint agreement. | ||||||
25 | (k) For any teacher employed after July 1, 1987 as a | ||||||
26 | full-time teacher in a program of a special education joint |
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1 | agreement, whether the program is operated by the joint | ||||||
2 | agreement or a member district on behalf of the joint | ||||||
3 | agreement, in the event of the dissolution of a joint | ||||||
4 | agreement, in which the notice to teachers of the dissolution | ||||||
5 | is provided during the 2010-2011 school term, the teacher in | ||||||
6 | contractual continued service who is legally qualified shall | ||||||
7 | be assigned to any comparable position in a member district | ||||||
8 | currently held by a teacher who has not entered upon | ||||||
9 | contractual continued service or held by a teacher who has | ||||||
10 | entered upon contractual continued service with a shorter | ||||||
11 | length of contractual continued service. Any teacher employed | ||||||
12 | after July 1, 1987 as a full-time teacher in a program of a | ||||||
13 | special education joint agreement, whether the program is | ||||||
14 | operated by the joint agreement or a member district on behalf | ||||||
15 | of the joint agreement, in the event of the dissolution of a | ||||||
16 | joint agreement in which the notice to teachers of the | ||||||
17 | dissolution is provided during the 2011-2012 school term or a | ||||||
18 | subsequent school term, the teacher who is qualified shall be | ||||||
19 | included on the order of honorable dismissal lists of each | ||||||
20 | member district and shall be assigned to any comparable | ||||||
21 | position in any such district in accordance with subsections | ||||||
22 | (b) and (c) of Section 24-12 of this Code and the applicable | ||||||
23 | honorable dismissal policies of each member district. | ||||||
24 | (l) The governing board of the joint agreement, or the | ||||||
25 | administrative district, if so authorized by the articles of | ||||||
26 | agreement of the joint agreement, rather than the board of |
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1 | education of a school district, may carry out employment and | ||||||
2 | termination actions including dismissals under this Section | ||||||
3 | and Section 24-12. | ||||||
4 | (m) The employment of any teacher in a special education | ||||||
5 | program authorized by Section 14-1.01 through 14-14.01, or a | ||||||
6 | joint educational program established under Section 10-22.31a, | ||||||
7 | shall be under this and the succeeding Sections of this | ||||||
8 | Article, and such employment shall be deemed a continuation of | ||||||
9 | the previous employment of such teacher in any of the | ||||||
10 | participating districts, regardless of the participation of | ||||||
11 | other districts in the program. | ||||||
12 | (n) Any teacher employed as a full-time teacher in a | ||||||
13 | special education program prior to September 23, 1987 in which | ||||||
14 | 2 or more school districts participate for a probationary | ||||||
15 | period of 2 consecutive years shall enter upon contractual | ||||||
16 | continued service in each of the participating districts, | ||||||
17 | subject to this and the succeeding Sections of this Article, | ||||||
18 | and, notwithstanding Section 24-1.5 of this Code, in the event | ||||||
19 | of the termination of the program shall be eligible for any | ||||||
20 | vacant position in any of such districts for which such | ||||||
21 | teacher is qualified. | ||||||
22 | (Source: P.A. 102-552, eff. 1-1-22; 102-854, eff. 5-13-22; | ||||||
23 | 103-500, eff. 8-4-23.)
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24 | (105 ILCS 5/24A-7) (from Ch. 122, par. 24A-7) | ||||||
25 | Sec. 24A-7. Rules. |
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1 | (a) The State Board of Education is authorized to adopt | ||||||
2 | such rules as are deemed necessary to implement and accomplish | ||||||
3 | the purposes and provisions of this Article, including, but | ||||||
4 | not limited to, rules: | ||||||
5 | (1) relating to the methods for measuring student | ||||||
6 | growth (including, but not limited to, limitations on the | ||||||
7 | age of usable data; the amount of data needed to reliably | ||||||
8 | and validly measure growth for the purpose of teacher and | ||||||
9 | principal evaluations; and whether and at what time annual | ||||||
10 | State assessments may be used as one of multiple measures | ||||||
11 | of student growth); | ||||||
12 | (2) defining the term "significant factor" for | ||||||
13 | purposes of including consideration of student growth in | ||||||
14 | performance ratings; | ||||||
15 | (3) controlling for such factors as student | ||||||
16 | characteristics (including, but not limited to, students | ||||||
17 | receiving special education and English Learner services), | ||||||
18 | student attendance, and student mobility so as to best | ||||||
19 | measure the impact that a teacher, principal, school and | ||||||
20 | school district has on students' academic achievement; | ||||||
21 | (4) establishing minimum requirements for district | ||||||
22 | teacher and principal evaluation instruments and | ||||||
23 | procedures; and | ||||||
24 | (5) establishing a model evaluation plan for use by | ||||||
25 | school districts in which student growth shall comprise | ||||||
26 | 50% of the performance rating. |
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1 | Notwithstanding any other provision in this Section, such | ||||||
2 | rules shall not preclude a school district having 500,000 or | ||||||
3 | more inhabitants from using an annual State assessment as the | ||||||
4 | sole measure of student growth for purposes of teacher or | ||||||
5 | principal evaluations. | ||||||
6 | (b) The State Superintendent of Education shall convene a | ||||||
7 | Performance Evaluation Advisory Council, which shall be | ||||||
8 | staffed by the State Board of Education. Members of the | ||||||
9 | Council shall be selected by the State Superintendent and | ||||||
10 | include, without limitation, representatives of teacher unions | ||||||
11 | and school district management, persons with expertise in | ||||||
12 | performance evaluation processes and systems, as well as other | ||||||
13 | stakeholders. The Council shall meet at least quarterly and | ||||||
14 | may also meet at the call of the chairperson of the Council, | ||||||
15 | following August 18, 2017 (the effective date of Public Act | ||||||
16 | 100-211) until December 31 June 30 , 2024. The Council shall | ||||||
17 | advise the State Board of Education on the ongoing | ||||||
18 | implementation of performance evaluations in this State, which | ||||||
19 | may include gathering public feedback, sharing best practices, | ||||||
20 | consulting with the State Board on any proposed rule changes | ||||||
21 | regarding evaluations, and other subjects as determined by the | ||||||
22 | chairperson of the Council. | ||||||
23 | (c) On July 1, 2024, the State Superintendent of Education | ||||||
24 | shall convene a Performance Evaluation Advisory Committee for | ||||||
25 | the purpose of maintaining and improving the evaluator | ||||||
26 | training and pre-qualification program in this State under |
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1 | Section 24A-3. The Committee shall be staffed by the State | ||||||
2 | Board of Education. Members of the Committee shall include, | ||||||
3 | without limitation, representatives from providers of the | ||||||
4 | evaluator retraining and pre-qualification program in this | ||||||
5 | State, which include teacher unions, school district | ||||||
6 | management, including a school district organized under | ||||||
7 | Article 34, and a statewide organization representing regional | ||||||
8 | offices of education. Members of the Committee shall be | ||||||
9 | nominated by the providers and appointed by the State | ||||||
10 | Superintendent. | ||||||
11 | The Committee shall meet initially at the call of the | ||||||
12 | State Superintendent and shall select one member as | ||||||
13 | chairperson at its initial meeting. The Committee shall meet | ||||||
14 | at least quarterly and may also meet at the call of the | ||||||
15 | chairperson of the Committee. | ||||||
16 | The Committee shall advise the State Board of Education on | ||||||
17 | the continued implementation of the evaluator training and | ||||||
18 | pre-qualification program in this State, which may include the | ||||||
19 | development and delivery of the program's existing and new | ||||||
20 | administrators' academies, gathering feedback from program | ||||||
21 | instructors and participants, sharing best practices, | ||||||
22 | consulting with the State Board on any proposed rule changes | ||||||
23 | regarding evaluator training, and other subjects as determined | ||||||
24 | by the chairperson of the Committee. | ||||||
25 | (d) Prior to the applicable implementation date, the these | ||||||
26 | rules shall not apply to teachers assigned to schools |
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1 | identified in an agreement entered into between the board of a | ||||||
2 | school district operating under Article 34 of this Code and | ||||||
3 | the exclusive representative of the district's teachers in | ||||||
4 | accordance with Section 34-85c of this Code. | ||||||
5 | (Source: P.A. 102-252, eff. 1-1-22; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21 .)
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