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4		-	AN ACT concerning education.
5		-	Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
6		-	represented in the General Assembly:
7		-	Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section
8		-	21B-20 as follows:
9		-	(105 ILCS 5/21B-20)
10		-	Sec. 21B-20. Types of licenses. The State Board of
11		-	Education shall implement a system of educator licensure,
12		-	whereby individuals employed in school districts who are
13		-	required to be licensed must have one of the following
14		-	licenses: (i) a professional educator license; (ii) an
15		-	educator license with stipulations; (iii) a substitute
16		-	teaching license; or (iv) until June 30, 2023, a short-term
17		-	substitute teaching license. References in law regarding
18		-	individuals certified or certificated or required to be
19		-	certified or certificated under Article 21 of this Code shall
20		-	also include individuals licensed or required to be licensed
21		-	under this Article. The first year of all licenses ends on June
22		-	30 following one full year of the license being issued.
23		-	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 govern the requirements for
26		-	licenses and endorsements under this Section.
	3	+	1 AN ACT concerning education.
	4	+	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
	5	+	3 represented in the General Assembly:
	6	+	4 Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section
	7	+	5 21B-20 as follows:
	8	+	6 (105 ILCS 5/21B-20)
	9	+	7 Sec. 21B-20. Types of licenses. The State Board of
	10	+	8 Education shall implement a system of educator licensure,
	11	+	9 whereby individuals employed in school districts who are
	12	+	10 required to be licensed must have one of the following
	13	+	11 licenses: (i) a professional educator license; (ii) an
	14	+	12 educator license with stipulations; (iii) a substitute
	15	+	13 teaching license; or (iv) until June 30, 2023, a short-term
	16	+	14 substitute teaching license. References in law regarding
	17	+	15 individuals certified or certificated or required to be
	18	+	16 certified or certificated under Article 21 of this Code shall
	19	+	17 also include individuals licensed or required to be licensed
	20	+	18 under this Article. The first year of all licenses ends on June
	21	+	19 30 following one full year of the license being issued.
	22	+	20 The State Board of Education, in consultation with the
	23	+	21 State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, may adopt such
	24	+	22 rules as may be necessary to govern the requirements for
	25	+	23 licenses and endorsements under this Section.
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33		-	(1) Professional Educator License. Persons who (i)
34		-	have successfully completed an approved educator
35		-	preparation program and are recommended for licensure by
36		-	the Illinois institution offering the educator preparation
37		-	program, (ii) have successfully completed the required
38		-	testing under Section 21B-30 of this Code, (iii) have
39		-	successfully completed coursework on the psychology of,
40		-	the identification of, and the methods of instruction for
41		-	the exceptional child, including without limitation
42		-	children with learning disabilities, (iv) have
43		-	successfully completed coursework in methods of reading
44		-	and reading in the content area, and (v) have met all other
45		-	criteria established by rule of the State Board of
46		-	Education shall be issued a Professional Educator License.
47		-	All Professional Educator Licenses are valid until June 30
48		-	immediately following 5 years of the license being issued.
49		-	The Professional Educator License shall be endorsed with
50		-	specific areas and grade levels in which the individual is
51		-	eligible to practice. For an early childhood education
52		-	endorsement, an individual may satisfy the student
53		-	teaching requirement of his or her early childhood teacher
54		-	preparation program through placement in a setting with
55		-	children from birth through grade 2, and the individual
56		-	may be paid and receive credit while student teaching. The
57		-	student teaching experience must meet the requirements of
58		-	and be approved by the individual's early childhood
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	34	+	1 (1) Professional Educator License. Persons who (i)
	35	+	2 have successfully completed an approved educator
	36	+	3 preparation program and are recommended for licensure by
	37	+	4 the Illinois institution offering the educator preparation
	38	+	5 program, (ii) have successfully completed the required
	39	+	6 testing under Section 21B-30 of this Code, (iii) have
	40	+	7 successfully completed coursework on the psychology of,
	41	+	8 the identification of, and the methods of instruction for
	42	+	9 the exceptional child, including without limitation
	43	+	10 children with learning disabilities, (iv) have
	44	+	11 successfully completed coursework in methods of reading
	45	+	12 and reading in the content area, and (v) have met all other
	46	+	13 criteria established by rule of the State Board of
	47	+	14 Education shall be issued a Professional Educator License.
	48	+	15 All Professional Educator Licenses are valid until June 30
	49	+	16 immediately following 5 years of the license being issued.
	50	+	17 The Professional Educator License shall be endorsed with
	51	+	18 specific areas and grade levels in which the individual is
	52	+	19 eligible to practice. For an early childhood education
	53	+	20 endorsement, an individual may satisfy the student
	54	+	21 teaching requirement of his or her early childhood teacher
	55	+	22 preparation program through placement in a setting with
	56	+	23 children from birth through grade 2, and the individual
	57	+	24 may be paid and receive credit while student teaching. The
	58	+	25 student teaching experience must meet the requirements of
	59	+	26 and be approved by the individual's early childhood
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61		-	teacher preparation program.
62		-	Individuals can receive subsequent endorsements on the
63		-	Professional Educator License. Subsequent endorsements
64		-	shall require a minimum of 24 semester hours of coursework
65		-	in the endorsement area and passage of the applicable
66		-	content area test, unless otherwise specified by rule.
67		-	(2) Educator License with Stipulations. An Educator
68		-	License with Stipulations shall be issued an endorsement
69		-	that limits the license holder to one particular position
70		-	or does not require completion of an approved educator
71		-	program or both.
72		-	An individual with an Educator License with
73		-	Stipulations must not be employed by a school district or
74		-	any other entity to replace any presently employed teacher
75		-	who otherwise would not be replaced for any reason.
76		-	An Educator License with Stipulations may be issued
77		-	with the following endorsements:
78		-	(A) (Blank).
79		-	(B) Alternative provisional educator. An
80		-	alternative provisional educator endorsement on an
81		-	Educator License with Stipulations may be issued to an
82		-	applicant who, at the time of applying for the
83		-	endorsement, has done all of the following:
84		-	(i) Graduated from a regionally accredited
85		-	college or university with a minimum of a
86		-	bachelor's degree.
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89		-	(ii) Successfully completed the first phase of
90		-	the Alternative Educator Licensure Program for
91		-	Teachers, as described in Section 21B-50 of this
92		-	Code.
93		-	(iii) Passed a content area test, as required
94		-	under Section 21B-30 of this Code.
95		-	The alternative provisional educator endorsement is
96		-	valid for 2 years of teaching and may be renewed for a
97		-	third year by an individual meeting the requirements set
98		-	forth in Section 21B-50 of this Code.
99		-	(C) Alternative provisional superintendent. An
100		-	alternative provisional superintendent endorsement on
101		-	an Educator License with Stipulations entitles the
102		-	holder to serve only as a superintendent or assistant
103		-	superintendent in a school district's central office.
104		-	This endorsement may only be issued to an applicant
105		-	who, at the time of applying for the endorsement, has
106		-	done all of the following:
107		-	(i) Graduated from a regionally accredited
108		-	college or university with a minimum of a master's
109		-	degree in a management field other than education.
110		-	(ii) Been employed for a period of at least 5
111		-	years in a management level position in a field
112		-	other than education.
113		-	(iii) Successfully completed the first phase
114		-	of an alternative route to superintendent
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117		-	endorsement program, as provided in Section 21B-55
118		-	of this Code.
119		-	(iv) Passed a content area test required under
120		-	Section 21B-30 of this Code.
121		-	The endorsement is valid for 2 fiscal years in
122		-	order to complete one full year of serving as a
123		-	superintendent or assistant superintendent.
124		-	(D) (Blank).
125		-	(E) Career and technical educator. A career and
126		-	technical educator endorsement on an Educator License
127		-	with Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who
128		-	has a minimum of 60 semester hours of coursework from a
129		-	regionally accredited institution of higher education
130		-	or an accredited trade and technical institution and
131		-	has a minimum of 2,000 hours of experience outside of
132		-	education in each area to be taught.
133		-	The career and technical educator endorsement on
134		-	an Educator License with Stipulations is valid until
135		-	June 30 immediately following 5 years of the
136		-	endorsement being issued and may be renewed.
137		-	An individual who holds a valid career and
138		-	technical educator endorsement on an Educator License
139		-	with Stipulations but does not hold a bachelor's
140		-	degree may substitute teach in career and technical
141		-	education classrooms.
142		-	(F) (Blank).
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	70	+	1 teacher preparation program.
	71	+	2 Individuals can receive subsequent endorsements on the
	72	+	3 Professional Educator License. Subsequent endorsements
	73	+	4 shall require a minimum of 24 semester hours of coursework
	74	+	5 in the endorsement area and passage of the applicable
	75	+	6 content area test, unless otherwise specified by rule.
	76	+	7 (2) Educator License with Stipulations. An Educator
	77	+	8 License with Stipulations shall be issued an endorsement
	78	+	9 that limits the license holder to one particular position
	79	+	10 or does not require completion of an approved educator
	80	+	11 program or both.
	81	+	12 An individual with an Educator License with
	82	+	13 Stipulations must not be employed by a school district or
	83	+	14 any other entity to replace any presently employed teacher
	84	+	15 who otherwise would not be replaced for any reason.
	85	+	16 An Educator License with Stipulations may be issued
	86	+	17 with the following endorsements:
	87	+	18 (A) (Blank).
	88	+	19 (B) Alternative provisional educator. An
	89	+	20 alternative provisional educator endorsement on an
	90	+	21 Educator License with Stipulations may be issued to an
	91	+	22 applicant who, at the time of applying for the
	92	+	23 endorsement, has done all of the following:
	93	+	24 (i) Graduated from a regionally accredited
	94	+	25 college or university with a minimum of a
	95	+	26 bachelor's degree.
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145		-	(G) Transitional bilingual educator. A
146		-	transitional bilingual educator endorsement on an
147		-	Educator License with Stipulations may be issued for
148		-	the purpose of providing instruction in accordance
149		-	with Article 14C of this Code to an applicant who
150		-	provides satisfactory evidence that he or she meets
151		-	all of the following requirements:
152		-	(i) Possesses adequate speaking, reading, and
153		-	writing ability in the language other than English
154		-	in which transitional bilingual education is
155		-	offered.
156		-	(ii) Has the ability to successfully
157		-	communicate in English.
158		-	(iii) Either possessed, within 5 years
159		-	previous to his or her applying for a transitional
160		-	bilingual educator endorsement, a valid and
161		-	comparable teaching certificate or comparable
162		-	authorization issued by a foreign country or holds
163		-	a degree from an institution of higher learning in
164		-	a foreign country that the State Educator
165		-	Preparation and Licensure Board determines to be
166		-	the equivalent of a bachelor's degree from a
167		-	regionally accredited institution of higher
168		-	learning in the United States.
169		-	A transitional bilingual educator endorsement
170		-	shall be valid for prekindergarten through grade 12,
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173		-	is valid until June 30 immediately following 5 years
174		-	of the endorsement being issued, and shall not be
175		-	renewed.
176		-	Persons holding a transitional bilingual educator
177		-	endorsement shall not be employed to replace any
178		-	presently employed teacher who otherwise would not be
179		-	replaced for any reason.
180		-	(H) Language endorsement. In an effort to
181		-	alleviate the shortage of teachers speaking a language
182		-	other than English in the public schools, an
183		-	individual who holds an Educator License with
184		-	Stipulations may also apply for a language
185		-	endorsement, provided that the applicant provides
186		-	satisfactory evidence that he or she meets all of the
187		-	following requirements:
188		-	(i) Holds a transitional bilingual
189		-	endorsement.
190		-	(ii) Has demonstrated proficiency in the
191		-	language for which the endorsement is to be issued
192		-	by passing the applicable language content test
193		-	required by the State Board of Education.
194		-	(iii) Holds a bachelor's degree or higher from
195		-	a regionally accredited institution of higher
196		-	education or, for individuals educated in a
197		-	country other than the United States, holds a
198		-	degree from an institution of higher learning in a
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201		-	foreign country that the State Educator
202		-	Preparation and Licensure Board determines to be
203		-	the equivalent of a bachelor's degree from a
204		-	regionally accredited institution of higher
205		-	learning in the United States.
206		-	(iv) (Blank).
207		-	A language endorsement on an Educator License with
208		-	Stipulations is valid for prekindergarten through
209		-	grade 12 for the same validity period as the
210		-	individual's transitional bilingual educator
211		-	endorsement on the Educator License with Stipulations
212		-	and shall not be renewed.
213		-	(I) Visiting international educator. A visiting
214		-	international educator endorsement on an Educator
215		-	License with Stipulations may be issued to an
216		-	individual who is being recruited by a particular
217		-	school district that conducts formal recruitment
218		-	programs outside of the United States to secure the
219		-	services of qualified teachers and who meets all of
220		-	the following requirements:
221		-	(i) Holds the equivalent of a minimum of a
222		-	bachelor's degree issued in the United States.
223		-	(ii) Has been prepared as a teacher at the
224		-	grade level for which he or she will be employed.
225		-	(iii) Has adequate content knowledge in the
226		-	subject to be taught.
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	106	+	1 (ii) Successfully completed the first phase of
	107	+	2 the Alternative Educator Licensure Program for
	108	+	3 Teachers, as described in Section 21B-50 of this
	109	+	4 Code.
	110	+	5 (iii) Passed a content area test, as required
	111	+	6 under Section 21B-30 of this Code.
	112	+	7 The alternative provisional educator endorsement is
	113	+	8 valid for 2 years of teaching and may be renewed for a
	114	+	9 third year by an individual meeting the requirements set
	115	+	10 forth in Section 21B-50 of this Code.
	116	+	11 (C) Alternative provisional superintendent. An
	117	+	12 alternative provisional superintendent endorsement on
	118	+	13 an Educator License with Stipulations entitles the
	119	+	14 holder to serve only as a superintendent or assistant
	120	+	15 superintendent in a school district's central office.
	121	+	16 This endorsement may only be issued to an applicant
	122	+	17 who, at the time of applying for the endorsement, has
	123	+	18 done all of the following:
	124	+	19 (i) Graduated from a regionally accredited
	125	+	20 college or university with a minimum of a master's
	126	+	21 degree in a management field other than education.
	127	+	22 (ii) Been employed for a period of at least 5
	128	+	23 years in a management level position in a field
	129	+	24 other than education.
	130	+	25 (iii) Successfully completed the first phase
	131	+	26 of an alternative route to superintendent
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229		-	(iv) Has an adequate command of the English
230		-	language.
231		-	A holder of a visiting international educator
232		-	endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations
233		-	shall be permitted to teach in bilingual education
234		-	programs in the language that was the medium of
235		-	instruction in his or her teacher preparation program,
236		-	provided that he or she passes the English Language
237		-	Proficiency Examination or another test of writing
238		-	skills in English identified by the State Board of
239		-	Education, in consultation with the State Educator
240		-	Preparation and Licensure Board.
241		-	A visiting international educator endorsement on
242		-	an Educator License with Stipulations is valid for 5
243		-	years and shall not be renewed.
244		-	(J) Paraprofessional educator. A paraprofessional
245		-	educator endorsement on an Educator License with
246		-	Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who holds a
247		-	high school diploma or its recognized equivalent and
248		-	(i) holds an associate's degree or a minimum of 60
249		-	semester hours of credit from a regionally accredited
250		-	institution of higher education; (ii) has passed a
251		-	paraprofessional competency test under subsection
252		-	(c-5) of Section 21B-30; or (iii) is at least 18 years
253		-	of age and will be using the Educator License with
254		-	Stipulations exclusively for grades prekindergarten
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257		-	through grade 8, until the individual reaches the age
258		-	of 19 years and otherwise meets the criteria for a
259		-	paraprofessional educator endorsement pursuant to this
260		-	subparagraph (J). The paraprofessional educator
261		-	endorsement is valid until June 30 immediately
262		-	following 5 years of the endorsement being issued and
263		-	may be renewed through application and payment of the
264		-	appropriate fee, as required under Section 21B-40 of
265		-	this Code. An individual who holds only a
266		-	paraprofessional educator endorsement is not subject
267		-	to additional requirements in order to renew the
268		-	endorsement.
269		-	(K) Chief school business official. A chief school
270		-	business official endorsement on an Educator License
271		-	with Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who
272		-	qualifies by having a master's degree or higher, 2
273		-	years of full-time administrative experience in school
274		-	business management or 2 years of university-approved
275		-	practical experience, and a minimum of 24 semester
276		-	hours of graduate credit in a program approved by the
277		-	State Board of Education for the preparation of school
278		-	business administrators and by passage of the
279		-	applicable State tests, including an applicable
280		-	content area test.
281		-	The chief school business official endorsement may
282		-	also be affixed to the Educator License with
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285		-	Stipulations of any holder who qualifies by having a
286		-	master's degree in business administration, finance,
287		-	accounting, or public administration and who completes
288		-	an additional 6 semester hours of internship in school
289		-	business management from a regionally accredited
290		-	institution of higher education and passes the
291		-	applicable State tests, including an applicable
292		-	content area test. This endorsement shall be required
293		-	for any individual employed as a chief school business
294		-	official.
295		-	The chief school business official endorsement on
296		-	an Educator License with Stipulations is valid until
297		-	June 30 immediately following 5 years of the
298		-	endorsement being issued and may be renewed if the
299		-	license holder completes renewal requirements as
300		-	required for individuals who hold a Professional
301		-	Educator License endorsed for chief school business
302		-	official under Section 21B-45 of this Code and such
303		-	rules as may be adopted by the State Board of
304		-	Education.
305		-	The State Board of Education shall adopt any rules
306		-	necessary to implement Public Act 100-288.
307		-	(L) Provisional in-state educator. A provisional
308		-	in-state educator endorsement on an Educator License
309		-	with Stipulations may be issued to a candidate who has
310		-	completed an Illinois-approved educator preparation
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	142	+	1 endorsement program, as provided in Section 21B-55
	143	+	2 of this Code.
	144	+	3 (iv) Passed a content area test required under
	145	+	4 Section 21B-30 of this Code.
	146	+	5 The endorsement is valid for 2 fiscal years in
	147	+	6 order to complete one full year of serving as a
	148	+	7 superintendent or assistant superintendent.
	149	+	8 (D) (Blank).
	150	+	9 (E) Career and technical educator. A career and
	151	+	10 technical educator endorsement on an Educator License
	152	+	11 with Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who
	153	+	12 has a minimum of 60 semester hours of coursework from a
	154	+	13 regionally accredited institution of higher education
	155	+	14 or an accredited trade and technical institution and
	156	+	15 has a minimum of 2,000 hours of experience outside of
	157	+	16 education in each area to be taught.
	158	+	17 The career and technical educator endorsement on
	159	+	18 an Educator License with Stipulations is valid until
	160	+	19 June 30 immediately following 5 years of the
	161	+	20 endorsement being issued and may be renewed.
	162	+	21 An individual who holds a valid career and
	163	+	22 technical educator endorsement on an Educator License
	164	+	23 with Stipulations but does not hold a bachelor's
	165	+	24 degree may substitute teach in career and technical
	166	+	25 education classrooms.
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313		-	program at an Illinois institution of higher education
314		-	and who has not successfully completed an
315		-	evidence-based assessment of teacher effectiveness but
316		-	who meets all of the following requirements:
317		-	(i) Holds at least a bachelor's degree.
318		-	(ii) Has completed an approved educator
319		-	preparation program at an Illinois institution.
320		-	(iii) Has passed an applicable content area
321		-	test, as required by Section 21B-30 of this Code.
322		-	(iv) Has attempted an evidence-based
323		-	assessment of teacher effectiveness and received a
324		-	minimum score on that assessment, as established
325		-	by the State Board of Education in consultation
326		-	with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure
327		-	Board.
328		-	A provisional in-state educator endorsement on an
329		-	Educator License with Stipulations is valid for one
330		-	full fiscal year after the date of issuance and may not
331		-	be renewed.
332		-	(M) (Blank).
333		-	(N) Specialized services. A specialized services
334		-	endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations
335		-	may be issued as defined and specified by rule.
336		-	(3) Substitute Teaching License. A Substitute Teaching
337		-	License may be issued to qualified applicants for
338		-	substitute teaching in all grades of the public schools,
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341		-	prekindergarten through grade 12. Substitute Teaching
342		-	Licenses are not eligible for endorsements. Applicants for
343		-	a Substitute Teaching License must hold a bachelor's
344		-	degree or higher from a regionally accredited institution
345		-	of higher education or must be enrolled in an approved
346		-	educator preparation program in this State and have earned
347		-	at least 90 credit hours.
348		-	Substitute Teaching Licenses are valid for 5 years.
349		-	Substitute Teaching Licenses are valid for substitute
350		-	teaching in every county of this State. If an individual
351		-	has had his or her Professional Educator License or
352		-	Educator License with Stipulations suspended or revoked,
353		-	then that individual is not eligible to obtain a
354		-	Substitute Teaching License.
355		-	A substitute teacher may only teach in the place of a
356		-	licensed teacher who is under contract with the employing
357		-	board. If, however, there is no licensed teacher under
358		-	contract because of an emergency situation, then a
359		-	district may employ a substitute teacher for no longer
360		-	than 30 calendar days per each vacant position in the
361		-	district if the district notifies the appropriate regional
362		-	office of education within 5 business days after the
363		-	employment of the substitute teacher in that vacant
364		-	position the emergency situation. A district may continue
365		-	to employ that same substitute teacher in that same vacant
366		-	position for 90 calendar days or until the end of the
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369		-	semester, whichever is greater, if, prior to the
370		-	expiration of the 30-calendar-day period then current, the
371		-	district files a written request with the appropriate
372		-	regional office of education for a 30-calendar-day
373		-	extension on the basis that the position remains vacant
374		-	and the district continues to actively seek qualified
375		-	candidates and provides documentation that it has provided
376		-	training specific to the position, including training on
377		-	meeting the needs of students with disabilities and
378		-	English learners if applicable. Each extension request
379		-	shall be granted in writing by the regional office of
380		-	education. An emergency situation is one in which an
381		-	unforeseen vacancy has occurred and (i) a teacher is
382		-	unexpectedly unable to fulfill his or her contractual
383		-	duties or (ii) teacher capacity needs of the district
384		-	exceed previous indications or vacancies are unfilled due
385		-	to a lack of qualified candidates, and the district is
386		-	actively engaged in advertising to hire a fully licensed
387		-	teacher for the vacant position.
388		-	There is no limit on the number of days that a
389		-	substitute teacher may teach in a single school district,
390		-	provided that no substitute teacher may teach for longer
391		-	than 120 days beginning with the 2021-2022 school year
392		-	through the 2022-2023 school year, otherwise 90 school
393		-	days for any one licensed teacher under contract in the
394		-	same school year. A substitute teacher who holds a
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	178	+	1 (G) Transitional bilingual educator. A
	179	+	2 transitional bilingual educator endorsement on an
	180	+	3 Educator License with Stipulations may be issued for
	181	+	4 the purpose of providing instruction in accordance
	182	+	5 with Article 14C of this Code to an applicant who
	183	+	6 provides satisfactory evidence that he or she meets
	184	+	7 all of the following requirements:
	185	+	8 (i) Possesses adequate speaking, reading, and
	186	+	9 writing ability in the language other than English
	187	+	10 in which transitional bilingual education is
	188	+	11 offered.
	189	+	12 (ii) Has the ability to successfully
	190	+	13 communicate in English.
	191	+	14 (iii) Either possessed, within 5 years
	192	+	15 previous to his or her applying for a transitional
	193	+	16 bilingual educator endorsement, a valid and
	194	+	17 comparable teaching certificate or comparable
	195	+	18 authorization issued by a foreign country or holds
	196	+	19 a degree from an institution of higher learning in
	197	+	20 a foreign country that the State Educator
	198	+	21 Preparation and Licensure Board determines to be
	199	+	22 the equivalent of a bachelor's degree from a
	200	+	23 regionally accredited institution of higher
	201	+	24 learning in the United States.
	202	+	25 A transitional bilingual educator endorsement
	203	+	26 shall be valid for prekindergarten through grade 12,
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397		-	Professional Educator License or Educator License with
398		-	Stipulations shall not teach for more than 120 school days
399		-	for any one licensed teacher under contract in the same
400		-	school year. The limitations in this paragraph (3) on the
401		-	number of days a substitute teacher may be employed do not
402		-	apply to any school district operating under Article 34 of
403		-	this Code.
404		-	A school district may not require an individual who
405		-	holds a valid Professional Educator License or Educator
406		-	License with Stipulations to seek or hold a Substitute
407		-	Teaching License to teach as a substitute teacher.
408		-	(4) Short-Term Substitute Teaching License. Beginning
409		-	on July 1, 2018 and until June 30, 2023, the State Board of
410		-	Education may issue a Short-Term Substitute Teaching
411		-	License. A Short-Term Substitute Teaching License may be
412		-	issued to a qualified applicant for substitute teaching in
413		-	all grades of the public schools, prekindergarten through
414		-	grade 12. Short-Term Substitute Teaching Licenses are not
415		-	eligible for endorsements. Applicants for a Short-Term
416		-	Substitute Teaching License must hold an associate's
417		-	degree or have completed at least 60 credit hours from a
418		-	regionally accredited institution of higher education.
419		-	Short-Term Substitute Teaching Licenses are valid for
420		-	substitute teaching in every county of this State. If an
421		-	individual has had his or her Professional Educator
422		-	License or Educator License with Stipulations suspended or
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425		-	revoked, then that individual is not eligible to obtain a
426		-	Short-Term Substitute Teaching License.
427		-	The provisions of Sections 10-21.9 and 34-18.5 of this
428		-	Code apply to short-term substitute teachers.
429		-	An individual holding a Short-Term Substitute Teaching
430		-	License may teach no more than 15 consecutive days per
431		-	licensed teacher who is under contract. For teacher
432		-	absences lasting 6 or more days per licensed teacher who
433		-	is under contract, a school district may not hire an
434		-	individual holding a Short-Term Substitute Teaching
435		-	License, unless the Governor has declared a disaster due
436		-	to a public health emergency pursuant to Section 7 of the
437		-	Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act. An individual
438		-	holding a Short-Term Substitute Teaching License must
439		-	complete the training program under Section 10-20.67 or
440		-	34-18.60 of this Code to be eligible to teach at a public
441		-	school. This paragraph (4) is inoperative on and after
442		-	July 1, 2023.
443		-	(Source: P.A. 101-81, eff. 7-12-19; 101-220, eff. 8-7-19;
444		-	101-594, eff. 12-5-19; 101-643, eff. 6-18-20; 102-711, eff.
445		-	1-1-23; 102-712, eff. 4-27-22; 102-713, eff. 1-1-23; 102-717,
446		-	eff. 4-29-22; 102-894, eff. 5-20-22; revised 12-13-22.)
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	214	+	1 is valid until June 30 immediately following 5 years
	215	+	2 of the endorsement being issued, and shall not be
	216	+	3 renewed.
	217	+	4 Persons holding a transitional bilingual educator
	218	+	5 endorsement shall not be employed to replace any
	219	+	6 presently employed teacher who otherwise would not be
	220	+	7 replaced for any reason.
	221	+	8 (H) Language endorsement. In an effort to
	222	+	9 alleviate the shortage of teachers speaking a language
	223	+	10 other than English in the public schools, an
	224	+	11 individual who holds an Educator License with
	225	+	12 Stipulations may also apply for a language
	226	+	13 endorsement, provided that the applicant provides
	227	+	14 satisfactory evidence that he or she meets all of the
	228	+	15 following requirements:
	229	+	16 (i) Holds a transitional bilingual
	230	+	17 endorsement.
	231	+	18 (ii) Has demonstrated proficiency in the
	232	+	19 language for which the endorsement is to be issued
	233	+	20 by passing the applicable language content test
	234	+	21 required by the State Board of Education.
	235	+	22 (iii) Holds a bachelor's degree or higher from
	236	+	23 a regionally accredited institution of higher
	237	+	24 education or, for individuals educated in a
	238	+	25 country other than the United States, holds a
	239	+	26 degree from an institution of higher learning in a
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	250	+	1 foreign country that the State Educator
	251	+	2 Preparation and Licensure Board determines to be
	252	+	3 the equivalent of a bachelor's degree from a
	253	+	4 regionally accredited institution of higher
	254	+	5 learning in the United States.
	255	+	6 (iv) (Blank).
	256	+	7 A language endorsement on an Educator License with
	257	+	8 Stipulations is valid for prekindergarten through
	258	+	9 grade 12 for the same validity period as the
	259	+	10 individual's transitional bilingual educator
	260	+	11 endorsement on the Educator License with Stipulations
	261	+	12 and shall not be renewed.
	262	+	13 (I) Visiting international educator. A visiting
	263	+	14 international educator endorsement on an Educator
	264	+	15 License with Stipulations may be issued to an
	265	+	16 individual who is being recruited by a particular
	266	+	17 school district that conducts formal recruitment
	267	+	18 programs outside of the United States to secure the
	268	+	19 services of qualified teachers and who meets all of
	269	+	20 the following requirements:
	270	+	21 (i) Holds the equivalent of a minimum of a
	271	+	22 bachelor's degree issued in the United States.
	272	+	23 (ii) Has been prepared as a teacher at the
	273	+	24 grade level for which he or she will be employed.
	274	+	25 (iii) Has adequate content knowledge in the
	275	+	26 subject to be taught.
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	286	+	1 (iv) Has an adequate command of the English
	287	+	2 language.
	288	+	3 A holder of a visiting international educator
	289	+	4 endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations
	290	+	5 shall be permitted to teach in bilingual education
	291	+	6 programs in the language that was the medium of
	292	+	7 instruction in his or her teacher preparation program,
	293	+	8 provided that he or she passes the English Language
	294	+	9 Proficiency Examination or another test of writing
	295	+	10 skills in English identified by the State Board of
	296	+	11 Education, in consultation with the State Educator
	297	+	12 Preparation and Licensure Board.
	298	+	13 A visiting international educator endorsement on
	299	+	14 an Educator License with Stipulations is valid for 5
	300	+	15 years and shall not be renewed.
	301	+	16 (J) Paraprofessional educator. A paraprofessional
	302	+	17 educator endorsement on an Educator License with
	303	+	18 Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who holds a
	304	+	19 high school diploma or its recognized equivalent and
	305	+	20 (i) holds an associate's degree or a minimum of 60
	306	+	21 semester hours of credit from a regionally accredited
	307	+	22 institution of higher education; (ii) has passed a
	308	+	23 paraprofessional competency test under subsection
	309	+	24 (c-5) of Section 21B-30; or (iii) is at least 18 years
	310	+	25 of age and will be using the Educator License with
	311	+	26 Stipulations exclusively for grades prekindergarten
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	322	+	1 through grade 8, until the individual reaches the age
	323	+	2 of 19 years and otherwise meets the criteria for a
	324	+	3 paraprofessional educator endorsement pursuant to this
	325	+	4 subparagraph (J). The paraprofessional educator
	326	+	5 endorsement is valid until June 30 immediately
	327	+	6 following 5 years of the endorsement being issued and
	328	+	7 may be renewed through application and payment of the
	329	+	8 appropriate fee, as required under Section 21B-40 of
	330	+	9 this Code. An individual who holds only a
	331	+	10 paraprofessional educator endorsement is not subject
	332	+	11 to additional requirements in order to renew the
	333	+	12 endorsement.
	334	+	13 (K) Chief school business official. A chief school
	335	+	14 business official endorsement on an Educator License
	336	+	15 with Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who
	337	+	16 qualifies by having a master's degree or higher, 2
	338	+	17 years of full-time administrative experience in school
	339	+	18 business management or 2 years of university-approved
	340	+	19 practical experience, and a minimum of 24 semester
	341	+	20 hours of graduate credit in a program approved by the
	342	+	21 State Board of Education for the preparation of school
	343	+	22 business administrators and by passage of the
	344	+	23 applicable State tests, including an applicable
	345	+	24 content area test.
	346	+	25 The chief school business official endorsement may
	347	+	26 also be affixed to the Educator License with
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	358	+	1 Stipulations of any holder who qualifies by having a
	359	+	2 master's degree in business administration, finance,
	360	+	3 accounting, or public administration and who completes
	361	+	4 an additional 6 semester hours of internship in school
	362	+	5 business management from a regionally accredited
	363	+	6 institution of higher education and passes the
	364	+	7 applicable State tests, including an applicable
	365	+	8 content area test. This endorsement shall be required
	366	+	9 for any individual employed as a chief school business
	367	+	10 official.
	368	+	11 The chief school business official endorsement on
	369	+	12 an Educator License with Stipulations is valid until
	370	+	13 June 30 immediately following 5 years of the
	371	+	14 endorsement being issued and may be renewed if the
	372	+	15 license holder completes renewal requirements as
	373	+	16 required for individuals who hold a Professional
	374	+	17 Educator License endorsed for chief school business
	375	+	18 official under Section 21B-45 of this Code and such
	376	+	19 rules as may be adopted by the State Board of
	377	+	20 Education.
	378	+	21 The State Board of Education shall adopt any rules
	379	+	22 necessary to implement Public Act 100-288.
	380	+	23 (L) Provisional in-state educator. A provisional
	381	+	24 in-state educator endorsement on an Educator License
	382	+	25 with Stipulations may be issued to a candidate who has
	383	+	26 completed an Illinois-approved educator preparation
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	394	+	1 program at an Illinois institution of higher education
	395	+	2 and who has not successfully completed an
	396	+	3 evidence-based assessment of teacher effectiveness but
	397	+	4 who meets all of the following requirements:
	398	+	5 (i) Holds at least a bachelor's degree.
	399	+	6 (ii) Has completed an approved educator
	400	+	7 preparation program at an Illinois institution.
	401	+	8 (iii) Has passed an applicable content area
	402	+	9 test, as required by Section 21B-30 of this Code.
	403	+	10 (iv) Has attempted an evidence-based
	404	+	11 assessment of teacher effectiveness and received a
	405	+	12 minimum score on that assessment, as established
	406	+	13 by the State Board of Education in consultation
	407	+	14 with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure
	408	+	15 Board.
	409	+	16 A provisional in-state educator endorsement on an
	410	+	17 Educator License with Stipulations is valid for one
	411	+	18 full fiscal year after the date of issuance and may not
	412	+	19 be renewed.
	413	+	20 (M) (Blank).
	414	+	21 (N) Specialized services. A specialized services
	415	+	22 endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations
	416	+	23 may be issued as defined and specified by rule.
	417	+	24 (3) Substitute Teaching License. A Substitute Teaching
	418	+	25 License may be issued to qualified applicants for
	419	+	26 substitute teaching in all grades of the public schools,
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	430	+	1 prekindergarten through grade 12. Substitute Teaching
	431	+	2 Licenses are not eligible for endorsements. Applicants for
	432	+	3 a Substitute Teaching License must hold a bachelor's
	433	+	4 degree or higher from a regionally accredited institution
	434	+	5 of higher education or must be enrolled in an approved
	435	+	6 educator preparation program in this State and have earned
	436	+	7 at least 90 credit hours.
	437	+	8 Substitute Teaching Licenses are valid for 5 years.
	438	+	9 Substitute Teaching Licenses are valid for substitute
	439	+	10 teaching in every county of this State. If an individual
	440	+	11 has had his or her Professional Educator License or
	441	+	12 Educator License with Stipulations suspended or revoked,
	442	+	13 then that individual is not eligible to obtain a
	443	+	14 Substitute Teaching License.
	444	+	15 A substitute teacher may only teach in the place of a
	445	+	16 licensed teacher who is under contract with the employing
	446	+	17 board. If, however, there is no licensed teacher under
	447	+	18 contract because of an emergency situation, then a
	448	+	19 district may employ a substitute teacher for no longer
	449	+	20 than 30 calendar days per each vacant position in the
	450	+	21 district if the district notifies the appropriate regional
	451	+	22 office of education within 5 business days after the
	452	+	23 employment of the substitute teacher in that vacant
	453	+	24 position the emergency situation. A district may continue
	454	+	25 to employ that same substitute teacher in that same vacant
	455	+	26 position for 90 calendar days or until the end of the
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	466	+	1 semester, whichever is greater, if, prior to the
	467	+	2 expiration of the 30-calendar-day period then current, the
	468	+	3 district files a written request with the appropriate
	469	+	4 regional office of education for a 30-calendar-day
	470	+	5 extension on the basis that the position remains vacant
	471	+	6 and the district continues to actively seek qualified
	472	+	7 candidates and provides documentation that it has provided
	473	+	8 training specific to the position, including training on
	474	+	9 meeting the needs of students with disabilities and
	475	+	10 English learners if applicable. Each extension request
	476	+	11 shall be granted in writing by the regional office of
	477	+	12 education. An emergency situation is one in which an
	478	+	13 unforeseen vacancy has occurred and (i) a teacher is
	479	+	14 unexpectedly unable to fulfill his or her contractual
	480	+	15 duties or (ii) teacher capacity needs of the district
	481	+	16 exceed previous indications or vacancies are unfilled due
	482	+	17 to a lack of qualified candidates, and the district is
	483	+	18 actively engaged in advertising to hire a fully licensed
	484	+	19 teacher for the vacant position.
	485	+	20 There is no limit on the number of days that a
	486	+	21 substitute teacher may teach in a single school district,
	487	+	22 provided that no substitute teacher may teach for longer
	488	+	23 than 120 days beginning with the 2021-2022 school year
	489	+	24 through the 2022-2023 school year, otherwise 90 school
	490	+	25 days for any one licensed teacher under contract in the
	491	+	26 same school year. A substitute teacher who holds a
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	502	+	1 Professional Educator License or Educator License with
	503	+	2 Stipulations shall not teach for more than 120 school days
	504	+	3 for any one licensed teacher under contract in the same
	505	+	4 school year. The limitations in this paragraph (3) on the
	506	+	5 number of days a substitute teacher may be employed do not
	507	+	6 apply to any school district operating under Article 34 of
	508	+	7 this Code.
	509	+	8 A school district may not require an individual who
	510	+	9 holds a valid Professional Educator License or Educator
	511	+	10 License with Stipulations to seek or hold a Substitute
	512	+	11 Teaching License to teach as a substitute teacher.
	513	+	12 (4) Short-Term Substitute Teaching License. Beginning
	514	+	13 on July 1, 2018 and until June 30, 2023, the State Board of
	515	+	14 Education may issue a Short-Term Substitute Teaching
	516	+	15 License. A Short-Term Substitute Teaching License may be
	517	+	16 issued to a qualified applicant for substitute teaching in
	518	+	17 all grades of the public schools, prekindergarten through
	519	+	18 grade 12. Short-Term Substitute Teaching Licenses are not
	520	+	19 eligible for endorsements. Applicants for a Short-Term
	521	+	20 Substitute Teaching License must hold an associate's
	522	+	21 degree or have completed at least 60 credit hours from a
	523	+	22 regionally accredited institution of higher education.
	524	+	23 Short-Term Substitute Teaching Licenses are valid for
	525	+	24 substitute teaching in every county of this State. If an
	526	+	25 individual has had his or her Professional Educator
	527	+	26 License or Educator License with Stipulations suspended or
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	538	+	1 revoked, then that individual is not eligible to obtain a
	539	+	2 Short-Term Substitute Teaching License.
	540	+	3 The provisions of Sections 10-21.9 and 34-18.5 of this
	541	+	4 Code apply to short-term substitute teachers.
	542	+	5 An individual holding a Short-Term Substitute Teaching
	543	+	6 License may teach no more than 15 consecutive days per
	544	+	7 licensed teacher who is under contract. For teacher
	545	+	8 absences lasting 6 or more days per licensed teacher who
	546	+	9 is under contract, a school district may not hire an
	547	+	10 individual holding a Short-Term Substitute Teaching
	548	+	11 License, unless the Governor has declared a disaster due
	549	+	12 to a public health emergency pursuant to Section 7 of the
	550	+	13 Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act. An individual
	551	+	14 holding a Short-Term Substitute Teaching License must
	552	+	15 complete the training program under Section 10-20.67 or
	553	+	16 34-18.60 of this Code to be eligible to teach at a public
	554	+	17 school. This paragraph (4) is inoperative on and after
	555	+	18 July 1, 2023.
	556	+	19 (Source: P.A. 101-81, eff. 7-12-19; 101-220, eff. 8-7-19;
	557	+	20 101-594, eff. 12-5-19; 101-643, eff. 6-18-20; 102-711, eff.
	558	+	21 1-1-23; 102-712, eff. 4-27-22; 102-713, eff. 1-1-23; 102-717,
	559	+	22 eff. 4-29-22; 102-894, eff. 5-20-22; revised 12-13-22.)
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