99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2015 and 2016 HB2657

Introduced , by Rep. Robert W. Pritchard

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

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Amends the School Code. Authorizes the State Superintendent of Education to use moneys in the institute fund and the State Board of Education to use funds available in the Teacher Certificate Fee Revolving Fund to support the recruitment and retention of educators, to support educator preparation programs as they seek national accreditation, and to provide professional development; specifies dedication of moneys. Makes changes concerning a provisional educator or career and technical educator endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations, a Substitute Teaching License, a general administrative endorsement on a Professional Educator License, out-of-state applicants and applicants trained in another country receiving a Professional Educator License, and professional development activities. Provides that an Educator License with Stipulations with only a paraprofessional endorsement does not lapse. Removes the requirement that an alternative educator licensure program for teachers or a principal preparation program offered by a not-for-profit entity be approved by the Board of Higher Education. In provisions concerning the conviction of certain offenses as grounds for revocation of a license, adds the offense of unauthorized video recording and live video transmission (under certain circumstances) to the definition of "sex offense". Makes changes concerning the training of teachers to teach physical education and safety education. Effective July 1, 2015.

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1 AN ACT concerning education.

2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,

3 represented in the General Assembly:

4 Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Sections

5 3-12, 21B-20, 21B-25, 21B-30, 21B-35, 21B-40, 21B-45, 21B-50,

6 21B-60, 21B-80, 27-9, and 27-17 as follows:

7 (105 ILCS 5/3-12) (from Ch. 122, par. 3-12)

8 Sec. 3-12. Institute fund.

9 (a) All license ~~certificate~~registration fees and a portion

10 of renewal and duplicate fees shall be kept by the regional

11 superintendent as described in Section 21-16 or 21B-40 of this

12 Code, together with a record of the names of the persons paying

13 them. Such fees shall be deposited into the institute fund and

14 shall be used by the regional superintendent to defray expenses

15 associated with the work of the regional professional

16 development review committees established pursuant to

17 paragraph (2) of subsection (g) of Section 21-14 of this Code

18 to advise the regional superintendent, upon his or her request,

19 and to hear appeals relating to the renewal of teaching

20 licenses ~~certificates~~, in accordance with Section 21-14 of this

21 Code; to defray expenses connected with improving the

22 technology necessary for the efficient processing oflicenses

23 ~~certificates~~; to defray all costs associated with the

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1 administration of teaching licenses ~~certificates~~; to defray

2 expenses incidental to teachers' institutes, workshops or

3 meetings of a professional nature that are designed to promote

4 the professional growth of teachers or for the purpose of

5 defraying the expense of any general or special meeting of

6 teachers or school personnel of the region, which has been

7 approved by the regional superintendent.

8 (b) In addition to the use of moneys in the institute fund

9 to defray expenses under subsection (a) of this Section, the

10 State Superintendent of Education, as authorized under Section

11 2-3.105 of this Code, shall use moneys in the institute fund to

12 defray all costs associated with the administration of teaching

13 licenses ~~certificates~~ within a city having a population

14 exceeding 500,000.Moneys in the institute fund may also be

15 used by the State Superintendent of Education to support

16 educator recruitment and retention programs within a city

17 having a population exceeding 500,000, to support educator

18 preparation programs within a city having a population

19 exceeding 500,000 as those programs seek national

20 accreditation, and to provide professional development aligned

21 with the requirements set forth in Section 21B-45 of this Code

22 within a city having a population exceeding 500,000. A majority

23 of the moneys in the institute fund must be dedicated to the

24 timely and efficient processing of applications and for the

25 renewal of licenses.

26 (c) The regional superintendent shall on or before January

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1 1 of each year publish in a newspaper of general circulation

2 published in the region or shall post in each school building

3 under his jurisdiction an accounting of (1) the balance on hand

4 in the institute ~~Institute~~fund at the beginning of the

5 previous year; (2) all receipts within the previous year

6 deposited in the fund, with the sources from which they were

7 derived; (3) the amount distributed from the fund and the

8 purposes for which such distributions were made; and (4) the

9 balance on hand in the fund.

10 (Source: P.A. 96-893, eff. 7-1-10; 97-607, eff. 8-26-11.)

11 (105 ILCS 5/21B-20)

12 Sec. 21B-20. Types of licenses. Before July 1, 2013, the

13 State Board of Education shall implement a system of educator

14 licensure, whereby individuals employed in school districts

15 who are required to be licensed must have one of the following

16 licenses: (i) a professional educator license; (ii) a

17 professional educator license with stipulations; or (iii) a

18 substitute teaching license. References in law regarding

19 individuals certified or certificated or required to be

20 certified or certificated under Article 21 of this Code shall

21 also include individuals licensed or required to be licensed

22 under this Article. The first year of all licenses ends on June

23 30 following one full year of the license being issued.

24 The State Board of Education, in consultation with the

25 State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, may adopt such

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1 rules as may be necessary to govern the requirements for

2 licenses and endorsements under this Section.

3 (1) Professional Educator License. Persons who (i)

4 have successfully completed an approved educator

5 preparation program and are recommended for licensure by

6 the Illinois institution offering the educator preparation

7 program, (ii) have successfully completed the required

8 testing under Section 21B-30 of this Code, (iii) have

9 successfully completed coursework on the psychology of,

10 the identification of, and the methods of instruction for

11 the exceptional child, including without limitation the

12 learning disabled, (iv) have successfully completed

13 coursework in methods of reading and reading in the content

14 area, and (v) have met all other criteria established by

15 rule of the State Board of Education shall be issued a

16 Professional Educator License. All Professional Educator

17 Licenses are valid until June 30 immediately following 5

18 years of the license being issued. The Professional

19 Educator License shall be endorsed with specific areas and

20 grade levels in which the individual is eligible to

21 practice.

22 Individuals can receive subsequent endorsements on the

23 Professional Educator License. Subsequent endorsements

24 shall require a minimum of 24 semester hours of coursework

25 in the endorsement area, unless otherwise specified by

26 rule, and passage of the applicable content area test.

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1 (2) Educator License with Stipulations. An Educator

2 License with Stipulations shall be issued an endorsement

3 that limits the license holder to one particular position

4 or does not require completion of an approved educator

5 program or both.

6 An individual with an Educator License with

7 Stipulations must not be employed by a school district or

8 any other entity to replace any presently employed teacher

9 who otherwise would not be replaced for any reason.

10 An Educator License with Stipulations may be issued

11 with the following endorsements:

12 (A) Provisional educator. A provisional educator

13 endorsement in a specific content area or areas on an

14 Educator License with Stipulations may be issued to an

15 applicant who holds an educator license with a minimum

16 of 15 semester hours in content coursework from another

17 state, U.S. territory, or foreign country and who, at

18 the time of applying for an Illinois license, does not

19 meet the minimum requirements under Section 21B-35 of

20 this Code, but does, at a minimum, meet ~~both of~~ the

21 following requirements:

22 (i) Holds the equivalent of a minimum of a

23 bachelor's degree, unless a master's degree is

24 required for the endorsement, from a regionally

25 accredited college or university or, for

26 individuals educated in a country other than the

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1 United States, the equivalent of a minimum of a

2 bachelor's degree issued in the United States,

3 unless a master's degree is required for the

4 endorsement.

5 (ii) Has passed or passes a test of basic

6 skills and content area test, as required by

7 Section 21B-30 of this Code, prior to or within one

8 year after issuance of the provisional educator

9 endorsement on the Educator License with

10 Stipulations. If an individual who holds an

11 Educator License with Stipulations endorsed for

12 provisional educator does not pass a test of basic

13 skills within one year after issuance of the

14 endorsement, the endorsement shall expire on June

15 30 following one full year of the endorsement being

16 issued. If such an individual passes the test of

17 basic skills either prior to issuance of the

18 endorsement or within one year after issuance of

19 the endorsement, the endorsement is valid until

20 June 30 immediately following 2 years of the

21 license being issued, during which time any and all

22 coursework deficiencies must be met.

23 In addition ~~However~~, a provisional educator

24 endorsement for principals or superintendents may be

25 issued if the individual meets the requirements set

26 forth in subdivisions (1) and (3) of subsection (b-5)

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1 of Section 21B-35 of this Code ~~may not be issued, nor~~

2 ~~may any person with a provisional educator endorsement~~

3 ~~serve as a principal in a public school in this State~~.

4 Out-of-state ~~In addition, out-of-state~~ applicants

5 shall not receive a provisional educator endorsement

6 if the person completed an alternative licensure

7 program in another state, unless the program has been

8 determined to be equivalent to Illinois program

9 requirements.

10 Notwithstanding any other requirements of this

11 Section, a service member or spouse of a service member

12 may obtain a Professional Educator License with

13 Stipulations, and a provisional educator endorsement

14 in a specific content area or areas, if he or she holds

15 a valid teaching certificate or license in good

16 standing from another state, meets the qualifications

17 of educators outlined in Section 21B-15 of this Code,

18 and has not engaged in any misconduct that would

19 prohibit an individual from obtaining a license

20 pursuant to Illinois law, including without limitation

21 any administrative rules of the State Board of

22 Education~~; however, the service member or spouse may~~

23 ~~not serve as a principal under the Professional~~

24 ~~Educator License with Stipulations or provisional~~

25 ~~educator endorsement~~.

26 In this Section, "service member" means any person

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1 who, at the time of application under this Section, is

2 an active duty member of the United States Armed Forces

3 or any reserve component of the United States Armed

4 Forces or the National Guard of any state,

5 commonwealth, or territory of the United States or the

6 District of Columbia.

7 A provisional educator endorsement is valid until

8 June 30 immediately following 2 years of the license

9 being issued, during which time any remaining testing

10 and coursework deficiencies must be met as set forth in

11 this Section. Failure to satisfy all stated

12 deficiencies shall mean the individual, including any

13 service member or spouse who has obtained a

14 Professional Educator License with Stipulations and a

15 provisional educator endorsement in a specific content

16 area or areas, is ineligible to receive a Professional

17 Educator License at that time. A provisional educator

18 endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations

19 shall not be renewed for individuals who hold an

20 Educator License with Stipulations and who have held a

21 position in a public school or non-public school

22 recognized by the State Board of Education.

23 (B) Alternative provisional educator. An

24 alternative provisional educator endorsement on an

25 Educator License with Stipulations may be issued to an

26 applicant who, at the time of applying for the

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1 endorsement, has done all of the following:

2 (i) Graduated from a regionally accredited

3 college or university with a minimum of a

4 bachelor's degree.

5 (ii) Successfully completed the first phase of

6 the Alternative Educator Licensure Program for

7 Teachers, as described in Section 21B-50 of this

8 Code.

9 (iii) Passed a test of basic skills and content

10 area test, as required under Section 21B-30 of this

11 Code.

12 The alternative provisional educator endorsement

13 is valid for 2 years of teaching and may be renewed for

14 a third year by an individual meeting the requirements

15 set 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 test of basic skills and content

9 area tests required under Section 21B-30 of this

10 Code.

11 The endorsement may be registered for 2 fiscal

12 years in order to complete one full year of serving as

13 a superintendent or assistant superintendent.

14 (D) Resident teacher endorsement. A resident

15 teacher endorsement on an Educator License with

16 Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who, at the

17 time of applying for the endorsement, has done all of

18 the following:

19 (i) Graduated from a regionally accredited

20 institution of higher education with a minimum of a

21 bachelor's degree.

22 (ii) Enrolled in an approved Illinois educator

23 preparation program.

24 (iii) Passed a test of basic skills and content

25 area test, as required under Section 21B-30 of this

26 Code.

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1 The resident teacher endorsement on an Educator

2 License with Stipulations is valid for 4 years of

3 teaching and shall not be renewed.

4 A resident teacher may teach only under the

5 direction of a licensed teacher, who shall act as the

6 resident mentor teacher, and may not teach in place of

7 a licensed teacher. A resident teacher endorsement on

8 an Educator License with Stipulations shall no longer

9 be valid after June 30, 2017.

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 has

13 a minimum of 60 semester hours of coursework from a

14 regionally accredited institution of higher education

15 and has a minimum of 2,000 hours of experience ~~in the~~

16 ~~last 10 years~~ outside of education in each area to be

17 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 if the

22 individual passes a test of basic skills, as required

23 under Section 21B-30 of this Code.

24 (F) Part-time provisional career and technical

25 educator or provisional career and technical educator.

26 A part-time provisional career and technical educator

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1 endorsement or a provisional career and technical

2 educator endorsement on an Educator License with

3 Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who has a

4 minimum of 8,000 hours of work experience in the skill

5 for which the applicant is seeking the endorsement. It

6 is the responsibility of each employing school board

7 and regional office of education to provide

8 verification, in writing, to the State Superintendent

9 of Education at the time the application is submitted

10 that no qualified teacher holding a Professional

11 Educator License or an Educator License with

12 Stipulations with a career and technical educator

13 endorsement is available and that actual circumstances

14 require such issuance.

15 The provisional career and technical educator

16 endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations

17 is valid until June 30 immediately following 5 years of

18 the endorsement being issued and may be renewed only

19 one time for 5 years if the individual passes a test of

20 basic skills, as required under Section 21B-30 of this

21 Code, and has completed a minimum of 20 semester hours

22 from a regionally accredited institution.

23 A part-time provisional career and technical

24 educator endorsement on an Educator License with

25 Stipulations may be issued for teaching no more than 2

26 courses of study for grades 6 through 12. The part-time

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1 provisional career and technical educator endorsement

2 on an Educator License with Stipulations is valid until

3 June 30 immediately following 5 years of the

4 endorsement being issued and may be renewed for 5 years

5 if the individual makes application for renewal.

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 all

12 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, is

6 valid until June 30 immediately following 5 years of

7 the endorsement being issued, and shall not be renewed.

8 Persons holding a transitional bilingual educator

9 endorsement shall not be employed to replace any

10 presently employed teacher who otherwise would not be

11 replaced for any reason.

12 (H) Language endorsement. In an effort to

13 alleviate the shortage of teachers speaking a language

14 other than English in the public schools, an individual

15 who holds an Educator License with Stipulations may

16 also apply for a language endorsement, provided that

17 the applicant provides satisfactory evidence that he

18 or she meets all of the following requirements:

19 (i) Holds a transitional bilingual

20 endorsement.

21 (ii) Has demonstrated proficiency in the

22 language for which the endorsement is to be issued

23 by passing the applicable language content test

24 required by the State Board of Education.

25 (iii) Holds a bachelor's degree or higher from

26 a regionally accredited institution of higher

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1 education or, for individuals educated in a

2 country other than the United States, holds a

3 degree from an institution of higher learning in a

4 foreign country that the State Educator

5 Preparation and Licensure Board determines to be

6 the equivalent of a bachelor's degree from a

7 regionally accredited institution of higher

8 learning in the United States.

9 (iv) Has passed a test of basic skills, as

10 required under Section 21B-30 of this Code.

11 A language endorsement on an Educator License with

12 Stipulations is valid for prekindergarten through

13 grade 12 for the same validity period as the

14 individual's transitional bilingual educator

15 endorsement on the Educator License with Stipulations

16 and shall not be renewed.

17 (I) Visiting international educator. A visiting

18 international educator endorsement on an Educator

19 License with Stipulations may be issued to an

20 individual who is being recruited by a particular

21 school district that conducts formal recruitment

22 programs outside of the United States to secure the

23 services of qualified teachers and who meets all of the

24 following requirements:

25 (i) Holds the equivalent of a minimum of a

26 bachelor's degree issued in the United States.

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1 (ii) Has been prepared as a teacher at the

2 grade level for which he or she will be employed.

3 (iii) Has adequate content knowledge in the

4 subject to be taught.

5 (iv) Has an adequate command of the English

6 language.

7 A holder of a visiting international educator

8 endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations

9 shall be permitted to teach in bilingual education

10 programs in the language that was the medium of

11 instruction in his or her teacher preparation program,

12 provided that he or she passes the English Language

13 Proficiency Examination or another test of writing

14 skills in English identified by the State Board of

15 Education, in consultation with the State Educator

16 Preparation and Licensure Board.

17 A visiting international educator endorsement on

18 an Educator License with Stipulations is valid for 3

19 years and shall not be renewed.

20 (J) Paraprofessional educator. A paraprofessional

21 educator endorsement on an Educator License with

22 Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who holds a

23 high school diploma or its recognized equivalent and

24 either holds an associate's degree or a minimum of 60

25 semester hours of credit from a regionally accredited

26 institution of higher education or has passed a test of

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1 basic skills required under Section 21B-30 of this

2 Code. The paraprofessional educator endorsement is

3 valid until June 30 immediately following 5 years of

4 the endorsement being issued and may be renewed through

5 application and payment of the appropriate fee, as

6 required under Section 21B-40 of this Code. An

7 individual who holds only a paraprofessional educator

8 endorsement is not subject to additional requirements

9 in order to renew the endorsement.

10 (3) Substitute Teaching License. A Substitute Teaching

11 License may be issued to qualified applicants for

12 substitute teaching in all grades of the public schools,

13 prekindergarten through grade 12. Substitute Teaching

14 Licenses are not eligible for endorsements. Applicants for

15 a Substitute Teaching License must hold a bachelor's degree

16 or higher from a regionally accredited institution of

17 higher education.

18 Substitute Teaching Licenses are valid for 5 years and

19 may be renewed if the individual has passed a test of basic

20 skills, as authorized under Section 21B-30 of this Code. An

21 individual who has passed a test of basic skills for the

22 first licensure renewal is not required to retake the test

23 again for further renewals.

24 Substitute Teaching Licenses are valid for substitute

25 teaching in every county of this State. If an individual

26 has had his or her Professional Educator License or

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1 Educator License with Stipulations suspended or revoked or

2 has not met the renewal requirements for licensure, then

3 that individual is not eligible to obtain a Substitute

4 Teaching License.

5 A substitute teacher may only teach in the place of a

6 licensed teacher who is under contract with the employing

7 board. If, however, there is no licensed teacher under

8 contract because of an emergency situation, then a district

9 may employ a substitute teacher for no longer than 30

10 instructional ~~calendar~~ days per each vacant position in the

11 district if the district notifies the appropriate regional

12 office of education within 5 business days after the

13 employment of the substitute teacher in the emergency

14 situation. An emergency situation is one in which an

15 unforeseen vacancy has occurred and (i) a teacher is unable

16 to fulfill his or her contractual duties or (ii) teacher

17 capacity needs of the district exceed previous

18 indications, and the district is actively engaged in

19 advertising to hire a fully licensed teacher for the vacant

20 position.

21 There is no limit on the number of days that a

22 substitute teacher may teach in a single school district,

23 provided that no substitute teacher may teach for longer

24 than 90 school days for any one licensed teacher under

25 contract in the same school year. A substitute teacher who

26 holds a Professional Educator License or Educator License

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1 with Stipulations shall not teach for more than 120 school

2 days for any one licensed teacher under contract in the

3 same school year. The limitations in this paragraph (3) on

4 the number of days a substitute teacher may be employed do

5 not apply to any school district operating under Article 34

6 of this Code.

7 (Source: P.A. 97-607, eff. 8-26-11; 97-710, eff. 1-1-13; 98-28,

8 eff. 7-1-13; 98-751, eff. 1-1-15.)

9 (105 ILCS 5/21B-25)

10 Sec. 21B-25. Endorsement on licenses. All licenses issued

11 under paragraph (1) of Section 21B-20 of this Code shall be

12 specifically endorsed by the State Board of Education for each

13 content area, school support area, and administrative area for

14 which the holder of the license is qualified. Recognized

15 institutions approved to offer educator preparation programs

16 shall be trained to add endorsements to licenses issued to

17 applicants who meet all of the requirements for the endorsement

18 or endorsements, including passing any required tests. The

19 State Superintendent of Education shall randomly audit

20 institutions to ensure that all rules and standards are being

21 followed for entitlement or when endorsements are being

22 recommended.

23 (1) The State Board of Education, in consultation with

24 the State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, shall

25 establish, by rule, the grade level and subject area

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1 endorsements to be added to the Professional Educator

2 License. These rules shall outline the requirements for

3 obtaining each endorsement.

4 (2) In addition to any and all grade level and content

5 area endorsements developed by rule, the State Board of

6 Education, in consultation with the State Educator

7 Preparation and Licensure Board, shall develop the

8 requirements for the following endorsements:

9 (A) General administrative endorsement. A general

10 administrative endorsement shall be added to a

11 Professional Educator License, provided that an

12 approved program has been completed. An individual

13 holding a general administrative endorsement may work

14 only as a principal or assistant principal or in a

15 related or similar position, as determined by the State

16 Superintendent of Education, in consultation with the

17 State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board.

18 Beginning on September 1, 2014, the general

19 administrative endorsement shall no longer be issued

20 except to individuals who completed all applicable

21 requirements for the receipt of the general

22 administrative endorsement by September 1, 2014 and

23 who apply for the endorsement on or before December 31,

24 2015. Individuals who hold a valid and registered

25 administrative certificate with a general

26 administrative endorsement issued under Section 21-7.1

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1 of this Code or a Professional Educator License with a

2 general administrative endorsement issued prior to

3 September 1, 2014 and who have served for at least one

4 full year during the 5 years prior in a position

5 requiring a general administrative endorsement shall,

6 upon request to the State Board of Education and

7 through July 1, 2015, have their respective general

8 administrative endorsement converted to a principal

9 endorsement on the Professional Educator License.

10 Candidates shall not be admitted to an approved general

11 administrative preparation program after September 1,

12 2012.

13 All other individuals holding a valid and

14 registered administrative certificate with a general

15 administrative endorsement issued pursuant to Section

16 21-7.1 of this Code or a general administrative

17 endorsement on a Professional Educator License issued

18 prior to September 1, 2014 shall have the general

19 administrative endorsement converted to a principal

20 endorsement on a Professional Educator License upon

21 request to the State Board of Education and by

22 completing one of the following pathways:

23 (i) Passage of the State principal assessment

24 developed by the State Board of Education.

25 (ii) Through July 1, 2019, completion of an

26 Illinois Educators' Academy course designated by

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1 the State Superintendent of Education.

2 (iii) Completion of a principal preparation

3 program established and approved pursuant to

4 Section 21B-60 of this Code and applicable rules.

5 Individuals who do not choose to convert the

6 general administrative endorsement on the

7 administrative certificate issued pursuant to Section

8 21-7.1 of this Code or on the Professional Educator

9 License shall continue to be able to serve in any

10 position previously allowed under paragraph (2) of

11 subsection (e) of Section 21-7.1 of this Code.

12 The general administrative endorsement on the

13 Professional Educator License is available only to

14 individuals who, prior to September 1, 2014, had such

15 an endorsement on the administrative certificate

16 issued pursuant to Section 21-7.1 of this Code or who

17 already have a Professional Educator License and have

18 completed a general administrative program and who do

19 not choose to convert the general administrative

20 endorsement to a principal endorsement pursuant to the

21 options in this Section.

22 (B) Principal endorsement. A principal endorsement

23 shall be affixed to a Professional Educator License of

24 any holder who qualifies by having all of the

25 following:

26 (i) Successful completion of a principal

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1 preparation program approved in accordance with

2 Section 21B-60 of this Code and any applicable

3 rules.

4 (ii) At least 4 total years of teaching or,

5 until June 30, 2019, working in the capacity of

6 school support personnel in an Illinois public

7 school or nonpublic school recognized by the State

8 Board of Education or in an out-of-state public

9 school or out-of-state nonpublic school meeting

10 out-of-state recognition standards comparable to

11 those approved by the State Superintendent of

12 Education; however, the State Board of Education,

13 in consultation with the State Educator

14 Preparation and Licensure Board, shall allow, by

15 rules, for fewer than 4 years of experience based

16 on meeting standards set forth in such rules,

17 including without limitation a review of

18 performance evaluations or other evidence of

19 demonstrated qualifications.

20 (iii) A master's degree or higher from a

21 regionally accredited college or university.

22 (C) Chief school business official endorsement. A

23 chief school business official endorsement shall be

24 affixed to the Professional Educator License of any

25 holder who qualifies by having a master's degree or

26 higher, 2 years of full-time administrative experience

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1 in school business management or 2 years of

2 university-approved practical experience, and a

3 minimum of 24 semester hours of graduate credit in a

4 program approved by the State Board of Education for

5 the preparation of school business administrators and

6 by passage of the applicable State tests. The chief

7 school business official endorsement may also be

8 affixed to the Professional Educator License of any

9 holder who qualifies by having a master's degree in

10 business administration, finance, or accounting and

11 who completes an additional 6 semester hours of

12 internship in school business management from a

13 regionally accredited institution of higher education

14 and passes the applicable State tests. This

15 endorsement shall be required for any individual

16 employed as a chief school business official.

17 (D) Superintendent endorsement. A superintendent

18 endorsement shall be affixed to the Professional

19 Educator License of any holder who has completed a

20 program approved by the State Board of Education for

21 the preparation of superintendents of schools, has had

22 at least 2 years of experience employed full-time in a

23 general administrative position or as a full-time

24 principal, director of special education, or chief

25 school business official in the public schools or in a

26 State-recognized nonpublic school in which the chief

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1 administrator is required to have the licensure

2 necessary to be a principal in a public school in this

3 State and where a majority of the teachers are required

4 to have the licensure necessary to be instructors in a

5 public school in this State, and has passed the

6 required State tests; or of any holder who has

7 completed a program from out-of-state that has a

8 program with recognition standards comparable to those

9 approved by the State Superintendent of Education and

10 holds the general administrative, principal, or chief

11 school business official endorsement and who has had 2

12 years of experience as a principal, director of special

13 education, or chief school business official while

14 holding a valid educator license or certificate

15 comparable in validity and educational and experience

16 requirements and has passed the appropriate State

17 tests, as provided in Section 21B-30 of this Code. The

18 superintendent endorsement shall allow individuals to

19 serve only as a superintendent or assistant

20 superintendent.

21 (E) Teacher leader endorsement. It shall be the

22 policy of this State to improve the quality of

23 instructional leaders by providing a career pathway

24 for teachers interested in serving in leadership

25 roles, but not as principals. The State Board of

26 Education, in consultation with the State Educator

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1 Preparation and Licensure Board, may issue a teacher

2 leader endorsement under this subdivision (E). Persons

3 who meet and successfully complete the requirements of

4 the endorsement shall be issued a teacher leader

5 endorsement on the Professional Educator License for

6 serving in schools in this State. Teacher leaders may

7 qualify to serve in such positions as department

8 chairs, coaches, mentors, curriculum and instruction

9 leaders, or other leadership positions as defined by

10 the district. The endorsement shall be available to

11 those teachers who (i) hold a Professional Educator

12 License, (ii) hold a master's degree or higher from a

13 regionally accredited institution, (iii) have

14 completed a program of study that has been approved by

15 the State Board of Education, in consultation with the

16 State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, and

17 (iv) have taken coursework in all of the following

18 areas:

19 (I) Leadership.

20 (II) Designing professional development to

21 meet teaching and learning needs.

22 (III) Building school culture that focuses on

23 student learning.

24 (IV) Using assessments to improve student

25 learning and foster school improvement.

26 (V) Building collaboration with teachers and

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1 stakeholders.

2 A teacher who meets the requirements set forth in

3 this Section and holds a teacher leader endorsement may

4 evaluate teachers pursuant to Section 24A-5 of this

5 Code, provided that the individual has completed the

6 evaluation component required by Section 24A-3 of this

7 Code and a teacher leader is allowed to evaluate

8 personnel under the respective school district's

9 collective bargaining agreement.

10 The State Board of Education, in consultation with

11 the State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board,

12 may adopt such rules as may be necessary to establish

13 and implement the teacher leader endorsement program

14 and to specify the positions for which this endorsement

15 shall be required.

16 (F) Special education endorsement. A special

17 education endorsement in one or more areas shall be

18 affixed to a Professional Educator License for any

19 individual that meets those requirements established

20 by the State Board of Education in rules. Special

21 education endorsement areas shall include without

22 limitation the following:

23 (i) Learning Behavior Specialist I;

24 (ii) Learning Behavior Specialist II;

25 (iii) Speech Language Pathologist;

26 (iv) Blind or Visually Impaired;

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1 (v) Deaf-Hard of Hearing; and

2 (vi) Early Childhood Special Education.

3 Notwithstanding anything in this Code to the contrary,

4 the State Board of Education, in consultation with the

5 State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, may

6 add additional areas of special education by rule.

7 (G) School support personnel endorsement. School

8 support personnel endorsement areas shall include, but

9 are not limited to, school counselor, marriage and

10 family therapist, school psychologist, school speech

11 and language pathologist, school nurse, and school

12 social worker. This endorsement is for individuals who

13 are not teachers or administrators, but still require

14 licensure to work in an instructional support position

15 in a public or State-operated elementary school,

16 secondary school, or cooperative or joint agreement

17 with a governing body or board of control or a charter

18 school operating in compliance with the Charter

19 Schools Law. The school support personnel endorsement

20 shall be affixed to the Professional Educator License

21 and shall meet all of the requirements established in

22 any rules adopted to implement this subdivision (G).

23 The holder of such an endorsement is entitled to all of

24 the rights and privileges granted holders of any other

25 Professional Educator License, including teacher

26 benefits, compensation, and working conditions.

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1 Beginning on January 1, 2014 and ending on April

2 30, 2014, a person holding a Professional Educator

3 License with a school speech and language pathologist

4 (teaching) endorsement may exchange his or her school

5 speech and language pathologist (teaching) endorsement

6 for a school speech and language pathologist

7 (non-teaching) endorsement through application to the

8 State Board of Education. There shall be no cost for

9 this exchange.

10 (Source: P.A. 97-607, eff. 8-26-11; 98-413, eff. 8-16-13;

11 98-610, eff. 12-27-13; 98-872, eff. 8-11-14; 98-917, eff.

12 8-15-14; 98-1147, eff. 12-31-14.)

13 (105 ILCS 5/21B-30)

14 Sec. 21B-30. Educator testing.

15 (a) This Section applies beginning on July 1, 2012.

16 (b) The State Board of Education, in consultation with the

17 State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, shall design

18 and implement a system of examinations, which shall be required

19 prior to the issuance of educator licenses. These examinations

20 and indicators must be based on national and State professional

21 teaching standards, as determined by the State Board of

22 Education, in consultation with the State Educator Preparation

23 and Licensure Board. The State Board of Education may adopt

24 such rules as may be necessary to implement and administer this

25 Section. No score on a test required under this Section, other

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1 than a test of basic skills, shall be more than 5 years old at

2 the time that an individual makes application for an educator

3 license or endorsement.

4 (c) Applicants seeking a Professional Educator License or

5 an Educator License with Stipulations shall be required to pass

6 a test of basic skills before the license is issued, unless the

7 endorsement the individual is seeking does not require passage

8 of the test. All applicants completing Illinois-approved,

9 teacher education or school service personnel preparation

10 programs shall be required to pass the State Board of

11 Education's recognized test of basic skills prior to starting

12 their student teaching or starting the final semester of their

13 internship, unless required earlier at the discretion of the

14 recognized, Illinois institution in which they are completing

15 their approved program. An individual who passes a test of

16 basic skills does not need to do so again for subsequent

17 endorsements or other educator licenses.

18 (d) All applicants seeking a State license shall be

19 required to pass a test of content area knowledge for each area

20 of endorsement for which there is an applicable test. There

21 shall be no exception to this requirement. No candidate shall

22 be allowed to student teach or serve as the teacher of record

23 until he or she has passed the applicable content area test.

24 (e) All applicants seeking a State license endorsed in a

25 teaching field shall pass the assessment of professional

26 teaching (APT). Passage of the APT is required for completion

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1 of an approved Illinois educator preparation program.

2 (f) Beginning on September 1, 2015, all candidates

3 completing teacher preparation programs in this State and all

4 candidates subject to Section 21B-35 of this Code are required

5 to pass an evidence-based assessment of teacher effectiveness

6 approved by the State Board of Education, in consultation with

7 the State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board. All

8 recognized institutions offering approved teacher preparation

9 programs must begin phasing in the approved teacher performance

10 assessment no later than July 1, 2013.

11 (g) Tests of basic skills and content area knowledge and

12 the assessment of professional teaching shall be the tests that

13 from time to time are designated by the State Board of

14 Education, in consultation with the State Educator Preparation

15 and Licensure Board, and may be tests prepared by an

16 educational testing organization or tests designed by the State

17 Board of Education, in consultation with the State Educator

18 Preparation and Licensure Board. The areas to be covered by a

19 test of basic skills shall include reading, language arts, and

20 mathematics. The test of content area knowledge shall assess

21 content knowledge in a specific subject field. The tests must

22 be designed to be racially neutral to ensure that no person

23 taking the tests is discriminated against on the basis of race,

24 color, national origin, or other factors unrelated to the

25 person's ability to perform as a licensed employee. The score

26 required to pass the tests shall be fixed by the State Board of

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1 Education, in consultation with the State Educator Preparation

2 and Licensure Board. The tests shall be administered not fewer

3 than 3 times a year at such time and place as may be designated

4 by the State Board of Education, in consultation with the State

5 Educator Preparation and Licensure Board.

6 The State Board shall implement a test or tests to assess

7 the speaking, reading, writing, and grammar skills of

8 applicants for an endorsement or a license issued under

9 subdivision (G) of paragraph (2) of Section 21B-20 of this Code

10 in the English language and in the language of the transitional

11 bilingual education program requested by the applicant.

12 (h) Except as provided in Section 34-6 of this Code, the

13 provisions of this Section shall apply equally in any school

14 district subject to Article 34 of this Code.

15 (i) The rules developed to implement and enforce the

16 testing requirements under this Section shall include

17 provisions governing test selection, test validation and

18 determination of a passing score, administration of the tests,

19 frequency of administration, applicant fees, frequency of

20 applicants taking the tests, the years for which a score is

21 valid, and appropriate special accommodations. The State Board

22 of Education shall develop such rules as may be needed to

23 ensure uniformity from year to year in the level of difficulty

24 for each form of an assessment.

25 (Source: P.A. 97-607, eff. 8-26-11; 98-361, eff. 1-1-14;

26 98-581, eff. 8-27-13; 98-756, eff. 7-16-14.)

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1 (105 ILCS 5/21B-35)

2 Sec. 21B-35. Minimum requirements for educators trained in

3 other states or countries.

4 (a) All out-of-state applicants applying for a

5 Professional Educator License endorsed in a teaching field or

6 school support personnel area must meet all of the following

7 requirements:

8 (1) Have completed a comparable state-approved

9 education program, as defined by the State Superintendent

10 of Education.

11 (2) Have a degree from a regionally accredited

12 institution of higher education and the degreed major or a

13 constructed major must directly correspond to the license

14 or endorsement sought.

15 (3) Teachers and school support ~~Except for school~~

16 ~~service personnel prepared by out-of-state programs, have~~

17 ~~completed a minimum of one course in the methods of~~

18 ~~instruction of the exceptional child. School service~~

19 personnel prepared by out-of-state programs shall meet the

20 same requirements concerning courses in the methods of

21 instruction of the exceptional child as in-State

22 candidates in teaching and school support ~~service~~

23 personnel areas, as defined by rules.

24 (4) Teachers and school support ~~Except for school~~

25 ~~service personnel prepared by out-of-state programs, have~~

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1 ~~completed a minimum of 6 semester hours of coursework in~~

2 ~~methods of reading and reading in the content area. School~~

3 ~~service~~ personnel prepared by out-of-state programs shall

4 meet the same requirements concerning coursework in

5 methods of reading and reading in the content area as

6 in-State candidates in teaching and school support ~~service~~

7 personnel areas, as defined by rules.

8 (5) Teachers and school support ~~Except for school~~

9 ~~service personnel prepared by out-of-state programs, have~~

10 ~~completed a minimum of one course in instructional~~

11 ~~strategies for English language learners. School service~~

12 personnel prepared by out-of-state programs shall meet the

13 same requirements concerning courses in instructional

14 strategies for English language learners as in-State

15 candidates in teaching and school support ~~service~~

16 personnel areas, as defined by rules.

17 (6) Have successfully met all Illinois examination

18 requirements. Applicants who have successfully completed a

19 test of basic skills, as defined by rules, at the time of

20 initial licensure in another state shall not be required to

21 complete a test of basic skills. Applicants for a teaching

22 endorsement who have successfully completed an

23 evidence-based assessment of teacher effectiveness, as

24 defined by rules, at the time of initial licensure in

25 another state shall not be required to complete an

26 evidence-based assessment of teacher effectiveness.

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1 (7) For applicants for a teaching endorsement, have

2 ~~Have~~ completed student teaching or an equivalent

3 experience or, for applicants for a school service

4 personnel endorsement, have completed an internship or an

5 equivalent experience.

6 Teachers and school support personnel prepared

7 out-of-state must submit verification to the State Board of

8 Education of having completed coursework as required under

9 items (3), (4), and (5) of this subsection (a) prior to

10 issuance of a Professional Educator License. Individuals who

11 are not able to verify completion of the coursework as required

12 under items (3), (4), and (5) of this subsection (a) shall

13 receive an Educator License with Stipulations and must complete

14 coursework in those areas identified as deficient.

15 If one or more of the criteria in this subsection (a) ~~of~~

16 ~~this Section~~ are not met, then out-of-state applicants who hold

17 a valid, comparable certificate from another state ~~and have~~

18 ~~passed a test of basic skills and content area test, as~~

19 ~~required by Section 21B-20 of this Code,~~ may qualify for a

20 provisional educator endorsement on an Educator License with

21 Stipulations, in accordance with Section 21B-20 of this Code~~,~~

22 ~~with the exception that an individual shall not serve as a~~

23 ~~principal or assistant principal while holding the provisional~~

24 ~~educator endorsement~~.

25 (b) In order to receive a Professional Educator License

26 endorsed in a teaching field, applicants trained in another

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1 country must meet all of the following requirements:

2 (1) Have completed a comparable education program in

3 another country.

4 (2) Have had transcripts evaluated by an evaluation

5 service approved by the State Superintendent of Education.

6 (3) Hold a degreed major that must directly correspond

7 to the license or endorsement sought.

8 (4) Have completed coursework ~~a minimum of one course~~

9 in the methods of instruction of the exceptional child.

10 (5) Have completed ~~a minimum of 6 semester hours of~~

11 coursework in methods of reading and reading in the content

12 area.

13 (6) Have completed coursework ~~a minimum of one course~~

14 in instructional strategies for English ~~language~~ learners.

15 (7) Have successfully met all State licensure

16 examination requirements. Applicants who have successfully

17 completed a test of basic skills, as defined by rules, at

18 the time of initial licensure in another country shall not

19 be required to complete a test of basic skills. Applicants

20 for a teaching endorsement who have successfully completed

21 an evidence-based assessment of teacher effectiveness, as

22 defined by rules, at the time of initial licensure in

23 another country shall not be required to complete an

24 evidence-based assessment of teacher effectiveness.

25 (8) Have completed student teaching or an equivalent

26 experience.

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1 Applicants trained in another country must submit

2 verification to the State Board of Education of having

3 completed coursework as required under items (4), (5), and (6)

4 of this subsection (b) prior to issuance of a Professional

5 Educator License. Individuals who are not able to verify

6 completion of the coursework as required under items (4), (5),

7 and (6) of this subsection (b) shall receive an Educator

8 License with Stipulations with a provisional educator

9 endorsement and must complete coursework in those areas

10 identified as deficient.

11 If one or more of the ~~these~~ criteria in this subsection (b)

12 are not met, then an applicant trained in another country ~~who~~

13 ~~has passed a test of basic skills and content area test, as~~

14 ~~required by Section 21B-20 of this Code,~~ may qualify for a

15 provisional educator endorsement on an Educator License with

16 Stipulations in accordance with Section 21B-20 of this Code ~~,~~

17 ~~with the exception that an individual shall not serve as a~~

18 ~~principal or assistant principal while holding the provisional~~

19 ~~educator endorsement~~.

20 (b-5) All out-of-state applicants and applicants trained

21 in another country applying for a Professional Educator License

22 endorsed for principal or superintendent must meet all of the

23 following requirements:

24 (1) Have completed an out-of-state approved education

25 program or comparable educator program in another country

26 leading to the receipt of a license or certificate for the

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1 Illinois endorsement sought.

2 (2) Have successfully met all State licensure

3 examination requirements, as required by Section 21B-30 of

4 this Code. Applicants who have successfully completed a

5 test of basic skills, as defined by rules, at the time of

6 initial licensure in another state or country shall not be

7 required to complete a test of basic skills.

8 (3) Have received a certificate or license endorsed in

9 a teaching field.

10 A provisional educator endorsement to serve as a

11 superintendent or principal may be affixed to an Educator

12 License with Stipulations in accordance with Section 21B-20 of

13 this Code.

14 (b-10) All out-of-state applicants applying for a

15 Professional Educator License endorsed for chief school

16 business official must meet all of the following requirements:

17 (1) Have completed a master's degree in school business

18 management, finance, or accounting.

19 (2) Have successfully completed an internship in

20 school business management or have 2 years of experience as

21 a school business administrator.

22 (3) Have successfully met all State examination

23 requirements, as required by Section 21B-30 of this Code.

24 (4) Have successfully completed modules in reading

25 methods, special education, and English Learners.

26 A provisional educator endorsement to serve as a chief

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1 school business official may be affixed to an Educator License

2 with Stipulations.

3 (c) The State Board of Education, in consultation with the

4 State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, may adopt such

5 rules as may be necessary to implement this Section.

6 (Source: P.A. 97-607, eff. 8-26-11; 98-581, eff. 8-27-13.)

7 (105 ILCS 5/21B-40)

8 Sec. 21B-40. Fees.

9 (a) Beginning with the start of the new licensure system

10 established pursuant to this Article, the following fees shall

11 be charged to applicants:

12 (1) A $75 application fee for a Professional Educator

13 License or an Educator License with Stipulations and for

14 individuals seeking a Substitute Teaching License.

15 However, beginning on January 1, 2015, the application fee

16 for a Professional Educator License, Educator License with

17 Stipulations, or Substitute Teaching License shall be

18 $100.

19 (2) A $150 application fee for individuals who have

20 completed an approved educator preparation program outside

21 of this State or who hold a valid, comparable credential

22 from another state or country and are seeking any of the

23 licenses set forth in subdivision (1) of this subsection

24 (a).

25 (3) A $50 application fee for each endorsement or

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1 approval an individual holding a license wishes to add to

2 that license.

3 (4) A $10 per year registration fee for the course of

4 the validity cycle to register the license, which shall be

5 paid to the regional office of education having supervision

6 and control over the school in which the individual holding

7 the license is to be employed. If the individual holding

8 the license is not yet employed, then the license may be

9 registered in any county in this State. The registration

10 fee must be paid in its entirety the first time the

11 individual registers the license for a particular validity

12 period in a single region. No additional fee may be charged

13 for that validity period should the individual

14 subsequently register the license in additional regions.

15 An individual must register the license (i) immediately

16 after initial issuance of the license and (ii) at the

17 beginning of each renewal cycle if the individual has

18 satisfied the renewal requirements required under this

19 Code.

20 (b) All application fees paid pursuant to subdivisions (1)

21 through (3) of subsection (a) of this Section shall be

22 deposited into the Teacher Certificate Fee Revolving Fund and

23 shall be used, subject to appropriation, by the State Board of

24 Education to provide the technology and human resources

25 necessary for the timely and efficient processing of

26 applications and for the renewal of licenses. Funds available

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1 from the Teacher Certificate Fee Revolving Fund may also be

2 used by the State Board of Education to support the recruitment

3 and retention of educators, to support educator preparation

4 programs as they seek national accreditation, and to provide

5 professional development aligned with the requirements set

6 forth in Section 21B-45 of this Code. A majority of the funds

7 in the Teacher Certificate Fee Revolving Fund must be dedicated

8 to the timely and efficient processing of applications and for

9 the renewal of licenses. The Teacher Certificate Fee Revolving

10 Fund is not subject to administrative charge transfers,

11 authorized under Section 8h of the State Finance Act, from the

12 Teacher Certificate Fee Revolving Fund into any other fund of

13 this State, and moneys in the Teacher Certificate Fee Revolving

14 Fund shall not revert back to the General Revenue Fund at any

15 time.

16 The regional superintendent of schools shall deposit the

17 registration fees paid pursuant to subdivision (4) of

18 subsection (a) of this Section into the institute fund

19 established pursuant to Section 3-11 of this Code.

20 (c) The State Board of Education and each regional office

21 of education are authorized to charge a service or convenience

22 fee for the use of credit cards for the payment of license

23 fees. This service or convenience fee shall not exceed the

24 amount required by the credit card processing company or vendor

25 that has entered into a contract with the State Board or

26 regional office of education for this purpose, and the fee must

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1 be paid to that company or vendor.

2 (d) If, at the time a certificate issued under Article 21

3 of this Code is exchanged for a license issued under this

4 Article, a person has paid registration fees for any years of

5 the validity period of the certificate and these years have not

6 expired when the certificate is exchanged, then those fees must

7 be applied to the registration of the new license.

8 (Source: P.A. 97-607, eff. 8-26-11; 98-610, eff. 12-27-13.)

9 (105 ILCS 5/21B-45)

10 Sec. 21B-45. Professional Educator License renewal.

11 (a) Individuals holding a Professional Educator License

12 are required to complete the licensure renewal requirements as

13 specified in this Section, unless otherwise provided in this

14 Code.

15 Individuals holding a Professional Educator License shall

16 meet the renewal requirements set forth in this Section, unless

17 otherwise provided in this Code. If an individual holds a

18 license endorsed in more than one area that has different

19 renewal requirements, that individual shall follow the renewal

20 requirements for the position for which he or she spends the

21 majority of his or her time working.

22 (b) All Professional Educator Licenses not renewed as

23 provided in this Section shall lapse on September 1 of that

24 year. Lapsed licenses may be immediately reinstated upon (i)

25 payment by the applicant of a $500 penalty to the State Board

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1 of Education or~~, for individuals holding an Educator License~~

2 ~~with Stipulations with a paraprofessional educator endorsement~~

3 ~~only, payment by the applicant of a $150 penalty to the State~~

4 ~~Board of Education or~~ (ii) the demonstration of proficiency by

5 completing 9 semester hours of coursework from a regionally

6 accredited institution of higher education in the content area

7 that most aligns with one or more of the educator's endorsement

8 areas. Any and all back fees, including without limitation

9 registration fees owed from the time of expiration of the

10 certificate until the date of reinstatement, shall be paid and

11 kept in accordance with the provisions in Article 3 of this

12 Code concerning an institute fund and the provisions in Article

13 21B of this Code concerning fees and requirements for

14 registration. Licenses not registered in accordance with

15 Section 21B-40 of this Code shall lapse after a period of 6

16 months from the expiration of the last year of registration. An

17 unregistered license is invalid after September 1 for

18 employment and performance of services in an Illinois public or

19 State-operated school or cooperative and in a charter school.

20 Any license or endorsement may be voluntarily surrendered by

21 the license holder. A voluntarily surrendered license, except a

22 substitute teaching license issued under Section 21B-20 of this

23 Code, shall be treated as a revoked license. An Educator

24 License with Stipulations with only a paraprofessional

25 endorsement does not lapse.

26 (c) From July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014, in order to

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1 satisfy the requirements for licensure renewal provided for in

2 this Section, each professional educator licensee with an

3 administrative endorsement who is working in a position

4 requiring such endorsement shall complete one Illinois

5 Administrators' Academy course, as described in Article 2 of

6 this Code, per fiscal year.

7 (d) Beginning July 1, 2014, in order to satisfy the

8 requirements for licensure renewal provided for in this

9 Section, each professional educator licensee may create a

10 professional development plan each year. The plan shall address

11 one or more of the endorsements that are required of his or her

12 educator position if the licensee is employed and performing

13 services in an Illinois public or State-operated school or

14 cooperative. If the licensee is employed in a charter school,

15 the plan shall address that endorsement or those endorsements

16 most closely related to his or her educator position. Licensees

17 employed and performing services in any other Illinois schools

18 may participate in the renewal requirements by adhering to the

19 same process.

20 Except as otherwise provided in this Section, the

21 licensee's professional development activities shall align

22 with one or more of the following criteria:

23 (1) activities are of a type that engage participants

24 over a sustained period of time allowing for analysis,

25 discovery, and application as they relate to student

26 learning, social or emotional achievement, or well-being;

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1 (2) professional development aligns to the licensee's

2 performance;

3 (3) outcomes for the activities must relate to student

4 growth or district improvement;

5 (4) activities align to State-approved standards; and

6 (5) higher education coursework.

7 (e) For each renewal cycle, each professional educator

8 licensee shall engage in professional development activities.

9 Prior to renewal ~~Within 60 days after the conclusion of a~~

10 ~~professional development activity~~, the licensee shall enter

11 electronically into the Educator Licensure Information System

12 (ELIS) the name, date, and location of the activity, the number

13 of professional development hours, and the provider's name. The

14 following provisions shall apply concerning professional

15 development activities:

16 (1) Each licensee shall complete a total of 120 hours

17 of professional development per 5-year renewal cycle in

18 order to renew the license, except as otherwise provided in

19 this Section.

20 (2) Beginning with his or her first full 5-year cycle,

21 any licensee with an administrative endorsement who is not

22 working in a position requiring such endorsement shall

23 complete one Illinois Administrators' Academy course, as

24 described in Article 2 of this Code, in each 5-year renewal

25 cycle in which the administrative endorsement was held for

26 at least one year. The Illinois Administrators' Academy

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1 course may count toward the total of 120 hours per 5-year

2 cycle.

3 (3) Any licensee with an administrative endorsement

4 who is working in a position requiring such endorsement or

5 an individual with a Teacher Leader endorsement serving in

6 an administrative capacity at least 50% of the day shall

7 complete one Illinois Administrators' Academy course, as

8 described in Article 2 of this Code, each fiscal year in

9 addition to 100 hours of professional development per

10 5-year renewal cycle in accordance with this Code.

11 (4) Any licensee holding a current National Board for

12 Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) master teacher

13 designation shall complete a total of 60 hours of

14 professional development per 5-year renewal cycle in order

15 to renew the license.

16 (5) Licensees working in a position that does not

17 require educator licensure or working in a position for

18 less than 50% for any particular year are considered to be

19 exempt and shall be required to pay only the registration

20 fee in order to renew and maintain the validity of the

21 license.

22 (6) Licensees who are retired and qualify for benefits

23 from a State retirement system shall notify the State Board

24 of Education using ELIS, and the license shall be

25 maintained in retired status. An individual with a license

26 in retired status shall not be required to complete

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1 professional development activities or pay registration

2 fees until returning to a position that requires educator

3 licensure. Upon returning to work in a position that

4 requires the Professional Educator License, the licensee

5 shall immediately pay a registration fee and complete

6 renewal requirements for that year. A license in retired

7 status cannot lapse.

8 (7) For any renewal cycle in which professional

9 development hours were required, but not fulfilled, the

10 licensee shall complete any missed hours to total the

11 minimum professional development hours required in this

12 Section prior to September 1 of that year. For any fiscal

13 year or renewal cycle in which an Illinois Administrators'

14 Academy course was required but not completed, the licensee

15 shall complete any missed Illinois Administrators' Academy

16 courses prior to September 1 of that year. The licensee may

17 complete all deficient hours and Illinois Administrators'

18 Academy courses while continuing to work in a position that

19 requires that license until September 1 of that year.

20 (8) Any licensee who has not fulfilled the professional

21 development renewal requirements set forth in this Section

22 at the end of any 5-year renewal cycle is ineligible to

23 register his or her license and may submit an appeal to the

24 State Superintendent of Education for reinstatement of the

25 license.

26 (9) If professional development opportunities were

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1 unavailable to a licensee, proof that opportunities were

2 unavailable and request for an extension of time beyond

3 August 31 to complete the renewal requirements may be

4 submitted from April 1 through June 30 of that year to the

5 State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board. If an

6 extension is approved, the license shall remain valid

7 during the extension period.

8 (10) Individuals who hold exempt licenses prior to the

9 effective date of this amendatory Act of the 98th General

10 Assembly shall commence the annual renewal process with the

11 first scheduled registration due after the effective date

12 of this amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly.

13 (f) At the time of renewal, each licensee shall respond to

14 the required questions under penalty of perjury.

15 (g) The following entities shall be designated as approved

16 to provide professional development activities for the renewal

17 of Professional Educator Licenses:

18 (1) The State Board of Education.

19 (2) Regional offices of education and intermediate

20 service centers.

21 (3) Illinois professional associations representing

22 the following groups that are approved by the State

23 Superintendent of Education:

24 (A) school administrators;

25 (B) principals;

26 (C) school business officials;

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1 (D) teachers, including special education

2 teachers;

3 (E) school boards;

4 (F) school districts;

5 (G) parents; and

6 (H) school service personnel.

7 (4) Regionally accredited institutions of higher

8 education that offer Illinois-approved educator

9 preparation programs and public community colleges subject

10 to the Public Community College Act.

11 (5) Illinois public school districts, charter schools

12 authorized under Article 27A of this Code, and joint

13 educational programs authorized under Article 10 of this

14 Code for the purposes of providing career and technical

15 education or special education services.

16 (6) A not-for-profit organization that, as of the

17 effective date of this amendatory Act of the 98th General

18 Assembly, has had or has a grant from or a contract with

19 the State Board of Education to provide professional

20 development services in the area of English ~~Language~~

21 Learning to Illinois school districts, teachers, or

22 administrators.

23 (7) State agencies, State boards, and State

24 commissions.

25 (h) Approved providers under subsection (g) of this Section

26 shall make available professional development opportunities

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1 that satisfy at least one of the following:

2 (1) increase the knowledge and skills of school and

3 district leaders who guide continuous professional

4 development;

5 (2) improve the learning of students;

6 (3) organize adults into learning communities whose

7 goals are aligned with those of the school and district;

8 (4) deepen educator's content knowledge;

9 (5) provide educators with research-based

10 instructional strategies to assist students in meeting

11 rigorous academic standards;

12 (6) prepare educators to appropriately use various

13 types of classroom assessments;

14 (7) use learning strategies appropriate to the

15 intended goals;

16 (8) provide educators with the knowledge and skills to

17 collaborate; or

18 (9) prepare educators to apply research to

19 decision-making.

20 (i) Approved providers under subsection (g) of this Section

21 shall do the following:

22 (1) align professional development activities to the

23 State-approved national standards for professional

24 learning;

25 (2) meet the professional development criteria for

26 Illinois licensure renewal;

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1 (3) produce a rationale for the activity that explains

2 how it aligns to State standards and identify the

3 assessment for determining the expected impact on student

4 learning or school improvement;

5 (4) maintain original documentation for completion of

6 activities; and

7 (5) provide license holders with evidence of

8 completion of activities.

9 (j) The State Board of Education shall conduct annual

10 audits of approved providers, except for school districts,

11 which shall be audited by regional offices of education and

12 intermediate service centers. The State Board of Education

13 shall complete random audits of licensees.

14 (1) Approved providers shall annually submit to the

15 State Board of Education a list of subcontractors used for

16 delivery of professional development activities for which

17 renewal credit was issued and other information as defined

18 by rule.

19 (2) Approved providers shall annually submit data to

20 the State Board of Education demonstrating how the

21 professional development activities impacted one or more

22 of the following:

23 (A) educator and student growth in regards to

24 content knowledge or skills, or both;

25 (B) educator and student social and emotional

26 growth; or

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1 (C) alignment to district or school improvement

2 plans.

3 (3) The State Superintendent of Education shall review

4 the annual data collected by the State Board of Education,

5 regional offices of education, and intermediate service

6 centers in audits to determine if the approved provider has

7 met the criteria and should continue to be an approved

8 provider or if further action should be taken as provided

9 in rules.

10 (k) Registration fees shall be paid for the next renewal

11 cycle between April 1 and June 30 in the last year of each

12 5-year renewal cycle using ELIS. If all required professional

13 development hours for the renewal cycle have been completed and

14 entered by the licensee, the licensee shall pay the

15 registration fees for the next cycle using a form of credit or

16 debit card.

17 (l) Beginning July 1, 2014, any professional educator

18 licensee endorsed for school support personnel who is employed

19 and performing services in Illinois public schools and who

20 holds an active and current professional license issued by the

21 Department of Financial and Professional Regulation related to

22 the endorsement areas on the Professional Educator License

23 shall be deemed to have satisfied the continuing professional

24 development requirements provided for in this Section. Such

25 individuals shall be required to pay only registration fees to

26 renew the Professional Educator License. An individual who does

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1 not hold a license issued by the Department of Financial and

2 Professional Regulation shall complete professional

3 development requirements for the renewal of a Professional

4 Educator License provided for in this Section.

5 (m) Appeals to the State Educator Preparation and Licensure

6 Board must be made within 30 days after receipt of notice from

7 the State Superintendent of Education that a license will not

8 be renewed based upon failure to complete the requirements of

9 this Section. A licensee may appeal that decision to the State

10 Educator Preparation and Licensure Board in a manner prescribed

11 by rule.

12 (1) Each appeal shall state the reasons why the State

13 Superintendent's decision should be reversed and shall be

14 sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the

15 State Board of Education.

16 (2) The State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board

17 shall review each appeal regarding renewal of a license

18 within 90 days after receiving the appeal in order to

19 determine whether the licensee has met the requirements of

20 this Section. The State Educator Preparation and Licensure

21 Board may hold an appeal hearing or may make its

22 determination based upon the record of review, which shall

23 consist of the following:

24 (A) the regional superintendent of education's

25 rationale for recommending nonrenewal of the license,

26 if applicable;

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1 (B) any evidence submitted to the State

2 Superintendent along with the individual's electronic

3 statement of assurance for renewal; and

4 (C) the State Superintendent's rationale for

5 nonrenewal of the license.

6 (3) The State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board

7 shall notify the licensee of its decision regarding license

8 renewal by certified mail, return receipt requested, no

9 later than 30 days after reaching a decision. Upon receipt

10 of notification of renewal, the licensee, using ELIS, shall

11 pay the applicable registration fee for the next cycle

12 using a form of credit or debit card.

13 (n) The State Board of Education may adopt rules as may be

14 necessary to implement this Section.

15 (Source: P.A. 97-607, eff. 8-26-11; 98-610, eff. 12-27-13;

16 98-1147, eff. 12-31-14.)

17 (105 ILCS 5/21B-50)

18 Sec. 21B-50. Alternative educator licensure program.

19 (a) There is established an alternative educator licensure

20 program, to be known as the Alternative Educator Licensure

21 Program for Teachers.

22 (b) Beginning on January 1, 2013, the Alternative Educator

23 Licensure Program for Teachers may be offered by a recognized

24 institution approved to offer educator preparation programs by

25 the State Board of Education, in consultation with the State

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1 Educator Preparation and Licensure Board. ~~Any program offered~~

2 ~~by a not-for-profit entity also must be approved by the Board~~

3 ~~of Higher Education.~~

4 The program shall be comprised of 4 phases:

5 (1) A course of study that at a minimum includes

6 instructional planning; instructional strategies,

7 including special education, reading, and English language

8 learning; classroom management; and the assessment of

9 students and use of data to drive instruction.

10 (2) A year of residency, which is a candidate's

11 assignment to a full-time teaching position or as a

12 co-teacher for one full school year. An individual must

13 hold an Educator License with Stipulations with an

14 alternative provisional educator endorsement in order to

15 enter the residency and must complete additional program

16 requirements that address required State and national

17 standards, pass the assessment of professional teaching

18 before entering the second residency year, as required

19 under phase (3) of this subsection (b), and be recommended

20 by the principal and program coordinator to continue with

21 the second year of the residency.

22 (3) A second year of residency, which shall include the

23 candidate's assignment to a full-time teaching position

24 for one school year. The candidate must be assigned an

25 experienced teacher to act as a mentor and coach the

26 candidate through the second year of residency.

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1 (4) A comprehensive assessment of the candidate's

2 teaching effectiveness, as evaluated by the principal and

3 the program coordinator, at the end of the second year of

4 residency. If there is disagreement between the 2

5 evaluators about the candidate's teaching effectiveness,

6 the candidate may complete one additional year of residency

7 teaching under a professional development plan developed

8 by the principal and preparation program. At the completion

9 of the third year, a candidate must have positive

10 evaluations and a recommendation for full licensure from

11 both the principal and the program coordinator or no

12 Professional Educator License shall be issued.

13 Successful completion of the program shall be deemed to

14 satisfy any other practice or student teaching and content

15 matter requirements established by law.

16 (c) An alternative provisional educator endorsement on an

17 Educator License with Stipulations is valid for 2 years of

18 teaching in the public schools, including without limitation a

19 charter school, or in a State-recognized nonpublic school in

20 which the chief administrator is required to have the licensure

21 necessary to be a principal in a public school in this State

22 and in which a majority of the teachers are required to have

23 the licensure necessary to be instructors in a public school in

24 this State, but may be renewed for a third year if needed to

25 complete the Alternative Educator Licensure Program for

26 Teachers. The endorsement shall be issued only once to an

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1 individual who meets all of the following requirements:

2 (1) Has graduated from a regionally accredited college

3 or university with a bachelor's degree or higher.

4 (2) Has a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or

5 greater on a 4.0 scale or its equivalent on another scale.

6 (3) Has completed a major in the content area if

7 seeking a middle or secondary level endorsement or, if

8 seeking an early childhood, elementary, or special

9 education endorsement, has completed a major in the content

10 area of reading, English/language arts, mathematics, or

11 one of the sciences. If the individual does not have a

12 major in a content area for any level of teaching, he or

13 she must submit transcripts to the State Superintendent of

14 Education to be reviewed for equivalency.

15 (4) Has successfully completed phase (1) of subsection

16 (b) of this Section.

17 (5) Has passed a test of basic skills and content area

18 test required for the specific endorsement for admission

19 into the program, as required under Section 21B-30 of this

20 Code.

21 A candidate possessing the alternative provisional

22 educator endorsement may receive a salary, benefits, and any

23 other terms of employment offered to teachers in the school who

24 are members of an exclusive bargaining representative, if any,

25 but a school is not required to provide these benefits during

26 the years of residency if the candidate is serving only as a

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1 co-teacher. If the candidate is serving as the teacher of

2 record, the candidate must receive a salary, benefits, and any

3 other terms of employment. Residency experiences must not be

4 counted towards tenure.

5 (d) The recognized institution offering the Alternative

6 Educator Licensure Program for Teachers must partner with a

7 school district, including without limitation a charter

8 school, or a State-recognized, nonpublic school in this State

9 in which the chief administrator is required to have the

10 licensure necessary to be a principal in a public school in

11 this State and in which a majority of the teachers are required

12 to have the licensure necessary to be instructors in a public

13 school in this State. The program presented for approval by the

14 State Board of Education must demonstrate the supports that are

15 to be provided to assist the provisional teacher during the

16 2-year residency period. These supports must provide

17 additional contact hours with mentors during the first year of

18 residency.

19 (e) Upon completion of the 4 phases outlined in subsection

20 (b) of this Section and all assessments required under Section

21 21B-30 of this Code, an individual shall receive a Professional

22 Educator License.

23 (f) The State Board of Education, in consultation with the

24 State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, may adopt such

25 rules as may be necessary to establish and implement the

26 Alternative Educator Licensure Program for Teachers.

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1 (Source: P.A. 97-607, eff. 8-26-11; 97-702, eff. 6-25-12.)

2 (105 ILCS 5/21B-60)

3 Sec. 21B-60. Principal preparation programs.

4 (a) It is the policy of this State that an essential

5 element of improving student learning is supporting and

6 employing highly effective school principals in leadership

7 roles who improve teaching and learning and increase academic

8 achievement and the development of all students.

9 (b) No later than September 1, 2014, recognized

10 institutions approved by the State Board of Education, in

11 consultation with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure

12 Board, to offer principal preparation programs must do all of

13 the following:

14 (1) Meet the standards and requirements for such

15 programs in accordance with this Section and any rules

16 adopted by the State Board of Education, in consultation

17 with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board.

18 (2) Prepare candidates to meet required standards for

19 principal skills, knowledge, and responsibilities, which

20 shall include a focus on instruction and student learning

21 and which must be used for principal professional

22 development, mentoring, and evaluation.

23 (3) Include specific requirements for (i) the

24 selection and assessment of candidates, (ii) training in

25 the evaluation of staff, (iii) an internship, and (iv) a

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1 partnership with one or more school districts or

2 State-recognized, nonpublic schools in which the chief

3 administrator is required to have the licensure necessary

4 to be a principal in a public school in this State and in

5 which a majority of the teachers are required to have the

6 licensure necessary to be instructors in a public school in

7 this State.

8 ~~Any principal preparation program offered in whole or in~~

9 ~~part by a not-for-profit entity must also be approved by the~~

10 ~~Board of Higher Education.~~

11 (c) Candidates successfully completing a principal

12 preparation program established pursuant to this Section shall

13 obtain a principal endorsement on a Professional Educator

14 License and are eligible to work as a principal or an assistant

15 principal or in related or similar positions, as determined by

16 the State Superintendent of Education, in consultation with the

17 State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board.

18 (d) The State Board of Education, in consultation with the

19 State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, may adopt such

20 rules as may be necessary to implement and administer principal

21 preparation programs under this Section.

22 (Source: P.A. 97-607, eff. 8-26-11.)

23 (105 ILCS 5/21B-80)

24 Sec. 21B-80. Conviction of certain offenses as grounds for

25 revocation of license.

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1 (a) As used in this Section:

2 "Narcotics offense" means any one or more of the following

3 offenses:

4 (1) Any offense defined in the Cannabis Control Act,

5 except those defined in subdivisions (a) and (b) of Section

6 4 and subdivision (a) of Section 5 of the Cannabis Control

7 Act and any offense for which the holder of a license is

8 placed on probation under the provisions of Section 10 of

9 the Cannabis Control Act, provided that if the terms and

10 conditions of probation required by the court are not

11 fulfilled, the offense is not eligible for this exception.

12 (2) Any offense defined in the Illinois Controlled

13 Substances Act, except any offense for which the holder of

14 a license is placed on probation under the provisions of

15 Section 410 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act,

16 provided that if the terms and conditions of probation

17 required by the court are not fulfilled, the offense is not

18 eligible for this exception.

19 (3) Any offense defined in the Methamphetamine Control

20 and Community Protection Act, except any offense for which

21 the holder of a license is placed on probation under the

22 provision of Section 70 of that Act, provided that if the

23 terms and conditions of probation required by the court are

24 not fulfilled, the offense is not eligible for this

25 exception.

26 (4) Any attempt to commit any of the offenses listed in

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1 items (1) through (3) of this definition.

2 (5) Any offense committed or attempted in any other

3 state or against the laws of the United States that, if

4 committed or attempted in this State, would have been

5 punishable as one or more of the offenses listed in items

6 (1) through (4) of this definition.

7 The changes made by Public Act 96-431 to the definition of

8 "narcotics offense" are declaratory of existing law.

9 "Sex offense" means any one or more of the following

10 offenses:

11 (A) Any offense defined in Sections 11-6, 11-9 through

12 11-9.5, inclusive, and 11-30, of the Criminal Code of 1961

13 or the Criminal Code of 2012; Sections 11-14 through 11-21,

14 inclusive, of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal

15 Code of 2012; Sections 11-23 (if punished as a Class 3

16 felony), 11-24, 11-25, and 11-26 of the Criminal Code of

17 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012; and Sections 11-1.20,

18 11-1.30, 11-1.40, 11-1.50, 11-1.60, 12-4.9, 12-13, 12-14,

19 12-14.1, 12-15, 12-16, 12-32, 12-33, ~~and~~ 12C-45, and 26-4

20 (if punished pursuant to subdivision (4) or (5) of

21 subsection (d) of Section 26-4) of the Criminal Code of

22 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012.

23 (B) Any attempt to commit any of the offenses listed in

24 item (A) of this definition.

25 (C) Any offense committed or attempted in any other

26 state that, if committed or attempted in this State, would

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1 have been punishable as one or more of the offenses listed

2 in items (A) and (B) of this definition.

3 (b) Whenever the holder of any license issued pursuant to

4 this Article has been convicted of any sex offense or narcotics

5 offense, the State Superintendent of Education shall forthwith

6 suspend the license. If the conviction is reversed and the

7 holder is acquitted of the offense in a new trial or the

8 charges against him or her are dismissed, the State

9 Superintendent of Education shall forthwith terminate the

10 suspension of the license. When the conviction becomes final,

11 the State Superintendent of Education shall forthwith revoke

12 the license.

13 (c) Whenever the holder of a license issued pursuant to

14 this Article has been convicted of attempting to commit,

15 conspiring to commit, soliciting, or committing first degree

16 murder or a Class X felony or any offense committed or

17 attempted in any other state or against the laws of the United

18 States that, if committed or attempted in this State, would

19 have been punishable as one or more of the foregoing offenses,

20 the State Superintendent of Education shall forthwith suspend

21 the license. If the conviction is reversed and the holder is

22 acquitted of that offense in a new trial or the charges that he

23 or she committed that offense are dismissed, the State

24 Superintendent of Education shall forthwith terminate the

25 suspension of the license. When the conviction becomes final,

26 the State Superintendent of Education shall forthwith revoke

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1 the license.

2 (Source: P.A. 97-607, eff. 8-26-11; incorporates 96-1551, eff.

3 7-1-11; 97-1109, eff. 1-1-13; 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13.)

4 (105 ILCS 5/27-9) (from Ch. 122, par. 27-9)

5 Sec. 27-9. Training teachers to teach physical education.

6 The curriculum in all elementary educator preparation programs

7 approved by the State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board

8 ~~State universities~~ shall contain instruction ~~courses~~in

9 methods and materials of physical education and training for

10 teachers. No teacher candidate~~student or elementary school~~

11 ~~teacher~~ shall be graduated from such an educator preparation

12 program ~~a university~~ who has not successfully completed

13 instruction ~~had a minimum of 1 course~~in methods and materials

14 in the teaching of physical education and training, whether by

15 way of a specific course or as incorporated in existing courses

16 taught in the educator preparation program.

17 (Source: Laws 1961, p. 31.)

18 (105 ILCS 5/27-17) (from Ch. 122, par. 27-17)

19 Sec. 27-17. Safety education. School boards of public

20 schools and all boards in charge of educational institutions

21 supported wholly or partially by the State may provide

22 instruction in safety education in all grades and include such

23 instruction in the courses of study regularly taught therein.

24 In this section "safety education" means and includes

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1 instruction in the following:

2 1. automobile safety, including traffic regulations,

3 highway safety, and the consequences of alcohol

4 consumption and the operation of a motor vehicle;

5 2. safety in the home;

6 3. safety in connection with recreational activities;

7 4. safety in and around school buildings;

8 5. safety in connection with vocational work or

9 training;

10 6. cardio-pulmonary resuscitation for students

11 enrolled in grades 9 through 11; and

12 7. for students enrolled in grades 6 through 8,

13 cardio-pulmonary resuscitation and how to use an automated

14 external defibrillator by watching a training video on

15 those subjects.

16 Such boards may make suitable provisions in the schools and

17 institutions under their jurisdiction for instruction in

18 safety education for not less than 16 hours during each school

19 year.

20 The curriculum in all educator preparation programs

21 approved by the State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board

22 ~~State universities~~ shall contain instruction in safety

23 education for teachers that is appropriate to the grade level

24 of the educator license ~~teaching certificate~~. This instruction

25 may be by specific courses in safety education or may be

26 incorporated in existing subjects taught in the educator

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1 preparation program ~~university~~.

2 (Source: P.A. 96-734, eff. 8-25-09; 97-714, eff. 6-28-12.)

3 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1,

4 2015.

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INDEX

Statutes amended in order of appearance