Bill Text: IL SB3220 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Veto Message
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-Veto_Message.html
August 26, 2018
To the Honorable Members of
The Illinois Senate,
100th General Assembly:
Today I
veto Senate Bill 3220, which would allow higher education teacher preparation
programs that are denied recognition by the State Educator Preparation and
Licensure Board (SEPLB) to have a standalone hearing on their appeal before a
meeting of the State Board of Education (ISBE).
This
bill creates unnecessary statutory language as there is already an opportunity
for denied programs to submit public comment at both ISBE and SEPLB meetings; a
separate hearing would be duplicative. My administration has consistently
prioritized the streamlining of governmental processes, not the addition of
unnecessary bureaucratic requirements.
Therefore,
pursuant to Section 9(b) of Article IV of the Illinois Constitution of 1970, I
hereby return Senate Bill 3220, entitled “AN ACT concerning education,” with
the foregoing objections, vetoed in its entirety.
Sincerely,
Bruce Rauner
GOVERNOR
