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Illinois House Bill HB1081

Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session

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11 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB1081 Introduced , by Rep. Maurice A. West, II SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 105 ILCS 5/10-20.85 new105 ILCS 5/34-18.82 new Amends the School Code. Requires school districts with a population of 3,000 or more students to interview a minimum percentage of minority candidates for teaching positions. Exempts teaching positions within an English as a Second Language program from the requirement. Sets forth the formula for the school district to use to calculate the minimum percentage required. Provides that if the school district is unable to interview the required minimum percentage of minority candidates for 2 consecutive years, the school district must implement a program for school district employees interested in obtaining a Professional Educator License. Effective immediately. LRB103 05289 RJT 50307 b STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT MAY APPLY A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB1081 Introduced , by Rep. Maurice A. West, II SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 105 ILCS 5/10-20.85 new105 ILCS 5/34-18.82 new 105 ILCS 5/10-20.85 new 105 ILCS 5/34-18.82 new Amends the School Code. Requires school districts with a population of 3,000 or more students to interview a minimum percentage of minority candidates for teaching positions. Exempts teaching positions within an English as a Second Language program from the requirement. Sets forth the formula for the school district to use to calculate the minimum percentage required. Provides that if the school district is unable to interview the required minimum percentage of minority candidates for 2 consecutive years, the school district must implement a program for school district employees interested in obtaining a Professional Educator License. Effective immediately. LRB103 05289 RJT 50307 b LRB103 05289 RJT 50307 b STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT MAY APPLY STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT MAY APPLY A BILL FOR
22 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB1081 Introduced , by Rep. Maurice A. West, II SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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66 Amends the School Code. Requires school districts with a population of 3,000 or more students to interview a minimum percentage of minority candidates for teaching positions. Exempts teaching positions within an English as a Second Language program from the requirement. Sets forth the formula for the school district to use to calculate the minimum percentage required. Provides that if the school district is unable to interview the required minimum percentage of minority candidates for 2 consecutive years, the school district must implement a program for school district employees interested in obtaining a Professional Educator License. Effective immediately.
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1414 1 AN ACT concerning education.
1515 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
1616 3 represented in the General Assembly:
1717 4 Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Sections
1818 5 10-20.85 and 34-18.82 as follows:
1919 6 (105 ILCS 5/10-20.85 new)
2020 7 Sec. 10-20.85. Minimum percentage of minority teaching
2121 8 candidates.
2222 9 (a) During the process of interviewing candidates for a
2323 10 teaching position, a school district with a population of
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2525 12 minority candidates for the position as provided in this
2626 13 subsection (a). The minimum percentage requirement does not
2727 14 apply to teaching positions in an English as a Second Language
2828 15 program. The minimum percentage is calculated by subtracting
2929 16 10% from the percentage of minority students enrolled in the
3030 17 school district. A school district that is unable to interview
3131 18 the required minimum percentage of minority candidates for 2
3232 19 consecutive years must establish a program to assist minority
3333 20 employees of the school district who are interested in
3434 21 obtaining a Professional Educator License under Section 21B-20
3535 22 of this Code.
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4444 Amends the School Code. Requires school districts with a population of 3,000 or more students to interview a minimum percentage of minority candidates for teaching positions. Exempts teaching positions within an English as a Second Language program from the requirement. Sets forth the formula for the school district to use to calculate the minimum percentage required. Provides that if the school district is unable to interview the required minimum percentage of minority candidates for 2 consecutive years, the school district must implement a program for school district employees interested in obtaining a Professional Educator License. Effective immediately.
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7979 1 may be required under subsection (a), a school district is
8080 2 encouraged to collaborate with an Illinois institution of
8181 3 higher education that offers an approved educator preparation
8282 4 program. The program established by the school district under
8383 5 subsection (a) must:
8484 6 (1) provide minority employees with information about
8585 7 the educator preparation program;
8686 8 (2) assist minority employees in enrolling in the
8787 9 educator preparation program;
8888 10 (3) offer flexible work hours for an employee to
8989 11 complete the educator preparation program; and
9090 12 (4) provide financial incentives to encourage minority
9191 13 employees to obtain a Professional Educator License.
9292 14 (c) A program developed by a school district under
9393 15 subsection (a) must be submitted to and approved by the State
9494 16 Board of Education prior to implementation of the program.
9595 17 (105 ILCS 5/34-18.82 new)
9696 18 Sec. 34-18.82. Minimum percentage of minority teaching
9797 19 candidates.
9898 20 (a) During the process of interviewing candidates for a
9999 21 teaching position, the school district must interview a
100100 22 minimum percentage of minority candidates for the position as
101101 23 provided in this subsection (a). The minimum percentage
102102 24 requirement does not apply to teaching positions in an English
103103 25 as a Second Language program. The minimum percentage is
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114114 1 calculated by subtracting 10% from the percentage of minority
115115 2 students enrolled in the school district. If the school
116116 3 district is unable to interview the required minimum
117117 4 percentage of minority candidates for 2 consecutive years, the
118118 5 school district must establish a program to assist minority
119119 6 employees of the school district who are interested in
120120 7 obtaining a Professional Educator License under Section 21B-20
121121 8 of this Code.
122122 9 (b) To facilitate the implementation of the program that
123123 10 may be required under subsection (a), the school district is
124124 11 encouraged to collaborate with an Illinois institution of
125125 12 higher education that offers an approved educator preparation
126126 13 program. The program established by the school district under
127127 14 subsection (a) must:
128128 15 (1) provide minority employees with information about
129129 16 the educator preparation program;
130130 17 (2) assist minority employees in enrolling in the
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132132 19 (3) offer flexible work hours for an employee to
133133 20 complete the educator preparation program; and
134134 21 (4) provide financial incentives to encourage minority
135135 22 employees to obtain a Professional Educator License.
136136 23 (c) A program developed by the school district under
137137 24 subsection (a) must be submitted to and approved by the State
138138 25 Board of Education prior to implementation of the program.
139139 26 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
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