Bill Text: IL SB3220 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Enrolled
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Bill Title: Amends an Article of the School Code concerning educator licensure. Provides that the State Board of Education shall not approve a course of study under the Alternative Educator Licensure Program for Teachers unless the State Board can demonstrate that there is a need for a particular type of licensed educator offered by the course of study.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-0)
Status: (Failed) 2018-11-28 - Total Veto Stands [SB3220 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-SB3220-Enrolled.html
Bill Title: Amends an Article of the School Code concerning educator licensure. Provides that the State Board of Education shall not approve a course of study under the Alternative Educator Licensure Program for Teachers unless the State Board can demonstrate that there is a need for a particular type of licensed educator offered by the course of study.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-0)
Status: (Failed) 2018-11-28 - Total Veto Stands [SB3220 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-SB3220-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,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Section | ||||||
5 | 21B-107 as follows:
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6 | (105 ILCS 5/21B-107 new) | ||||||
7 | Sec. 21B-107. Educator preparation program; appeal. | ||||||
8 | (a) A not-for-profit institution or institution of higher | ||||||
9 | education that is denied an initial recommendation for | ||||||
10 | recognition by the State Educator Preparation and Licensure | ||||||
11 | Board may appeal the denial of recommendation for recognition | ||||||
12 | to the State Board of Education, as provided by rules adopted | ||||||
13 | by the State Board of Education under this Section. | ||||||
14 | (b) A for-profit institution that is denied an initial | ||||||
15 | recommendation for recognition by the State Educator | ||||||
16 | Preparation and Licensure Board may appeal the denial of | ||||||
17 | recommendation for recognition to the State Board of Education, | ||||||
18 | as provided by rules adopted by the State Board of Education | ||||||
19 | under this Section. These rules must include at minimum all of | ||||||
20 | the following: | ||||||
21 | (1) The State Board of Education must convene a public | ||||||
22 | hearing immediately preceding its next regularly scheduled | ||||||
23 | board meeting after the State Educator Preparation and |
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1 | Licensure Board's denial of recommendation for | ||||||
2 | recognition. | ||||||
3 | (2) The public hearing must include an opportunity for | ||||||
4 | public participants to present comments on the appeal to | ||||||
5 | the State Board of Education. | ||||||
6 | (3) The public hearing must include an opportunity for | ||||||
7 | members of the State Educator Preparation and Licensure | ||||||
8 | Board and the State Board of Education to comment on the | ||||||
9 | issues raised in the appeal. | ||||||
10 | (4) The public hearing must include an opportunity for | ||||||
11 | the institution filing the appeal to present comments and | ||||||
12 | information to the State Board of Education in support of | ||||||
13 | its appeal. | ||||||
14 | (5) The State Board of Education must take action to | ||||||
15 | adopt, modify, or overturn the denial of recommendation for | ||||||
16 | recognition immediately after the public hearing. | ||||||
17 | (c) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules to | ||||||
18 | implement this Section.
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