Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session

Illinois House Bill HB4069 Compare Versions

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1	1	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB4069 Introduced , by Rep. David Friess SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 105 ILCS 5/2-3.196 new 105 ILCS 5/21A-25 105 ILCS 5/21B-20105 ILCS 5/21B-40 Amends the School Code. Provides that, beginning with the 2023-2024 school year, the State Board of Education, in consultation with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, shall establish and maintain a Temporary Teacher Apprenticeship Program to assist qualified participants in acquiring a Professional Educator License. Provides that the State Board of Education, in consultation with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, may establish and adopt any rules necessary to implement this program, including the standards that a qualified participant must meet to receive a Professional Educator License. Sets forth the requirements to complete the program. Provides that upon completing the requirements of the program, a qualified participant is eligible for a Professional Educator License. Makes related changes. Provides that a foreign language endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who provides satisfactory evidence that he or she meets specified requirements. Provides that the foreign language endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations is valid until June 30 immediately following 5 years of the endorsement being issued and may be renewed. Provides that an individual who holds a valid foreign language endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations may teach a course on the foreign language for which the foreign language endorsement is issued. Provides that an individual who holds a valid foreign language endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations but does not hold a bachelor's degree may substitute teach in foreign language classrooms. Effective July 1, 2023. LRB103 31982 RJT 60775 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB4069 Introduced , by Rep. David Friess SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 105 ILCS 5/2-3.196 new 105 ILCS 5/21A-25 105 ILCS 5/21B-20105 ILCS 5/21B-40 105 ILCS 5/2-3.196 new 105 ILCS 5/21A-25 105 ILCS 5/21B-20 105 ILCS 5/21B-40 Amends the School Code. Provides that, beginning with the 2023-2024 school year, the State Board of Education, in consultation with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, shall establish and maintain a Temporary Teacher Apprenticeship Program to assist qualified participants in acquiring a Professional Educator License. Provides that the State Board of Education, in consultation with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, may establish and adopt any rules necessary to implement this program, including the standards that a qualified participant must meet to receive a Professional Educator License. Sets forth the requirements to complete the program. Provides that upon completing the requirements of the program, a qualified participant is eligible for a Professional Educator License. Makes related changes. Provides that a foreign language endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who provides satisfactory evidence that he or she meets specified requirements. Provides that the foreign language endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations is valid until June 30 immediately following 5 years of the endorsement being issued and may be renewed. Provides that an individual who holds a valid foreign language endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations may teach a course on the foreign language for which the foreign language endorsement is issued. Provides that an individual who holds a valid foreign language endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations but does not hold a bachelor's degree may substitute teach in foreign language classrooms. Effective July 1, 2023. LRB103 31982 RJT 60775 b LRB103 31982 RJT 60775 b A BILL FOR
2	2	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB4069 Introduced , by Rep. David Friess SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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8	8	Amends the School Code. Provides that, beginning with the 2023-2024 school year, the State Board of Education, in consultation with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, shall establish and maintain a Temporary Teacher Apprenticeship Program to assist qualified participants in acquiring a Professional Educator License. Provides that the State Board of Education, in consultation with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, may establish and adopt any rules necessary to implement this program, including the standards that a qualified participant must meet to receive a Professional Educator License. Sets forth the requirements to complete the program. Provides that upon completing the requirements of the program, a qualified participant is eligible for a Professional Educator License. Makes related changes. Provides that a foreign language endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who provides satisfactory evidence that he or she meets specified requirements. Provides that the foreign language endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations is valid until June 30 immediately following 5 years of the endorsement being issued and may be renewed. Provides that an individual who holds a valid foreign language endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations may teach a course on the foreign language for which the foreign language endorsement is issued. Provides that an individual who holds a valid foreign language endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations but does not hold a bachelor's degree may substitute teach in foreign language classrooms. Effective July 1, 2023.
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14	14	1 AN ACT concerning education.
15	15	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
16	16	3 represented in the General Assembly:
17	17	4 Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Section
18	18	5 2-3.196 and by changing Sections 21A-25, 21B-20, and 21B-40 as
19	19	6 follows:
20	20	7 (105 ILCS 5/2-3.196 new)
21	21	8 Sec. 2-3.196. Temporary Teacher Apprentice Program.
22	22	9 (a) In this Section:
23	23	10 "Mentor teacher" means an individual who (i) holds a
24	24	11 Professional Educator License, (ii) has at least 7 years of
25	25	12 classroom experience, (iii) has an "excellent" rating on his
26	26	13 or her 2 most recent teacher evaluations, and (iv) has
27	27	14 volunteered to serve as a mentor teacher under this Section. A
28	28	15 school district may not require a teacher to assume the role of
29	29	16 mentor teacher under this Section.
30	30	17 "Qualified participant" means an individual who (i) holds
31	31	18 a high school diploma or its recognized equivalent, (ii) holds
32	32	19 an associate degree or has completed a minimum of 60 semester
33	33	20 hours of coursework from a regionally accredited institution
34	34	21 of higher education, (iii) has at least a 3.0 cumulative grade
35	35	22 point average upon receiving the associate degree or
36	36	23 completing the coursework at the regionally accredited
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46	46	Amends the School Code. Provides that, beginning with the 2023-2024 school year, the State Board of Education, in consultation with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, shall establish and maintain a Temporary Teacher Apprenticeship Program to assist qualified participants in acquiring a Professional Educator License. Provides that the State Board of Education, in consultation with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, may establish and adopt any rules necessary to implement this program, including the standards that a qualified participant must meet to receive a Professional Educator License. Sets forth the requirements to complete the program. Provides that upon completing the requirements of the program, a qualified participant is eligible for a Professional Educator License. Makes related changes. Provides that a foreign language endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who provides satisfactory evidence that he or she meets specified requirements. Provides that the foreign language endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations is valid until June 30 immediately following 5 years of the endorsement being issued and may be renewed. Provides that an individual who holds a valid foreign language endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations may teach a course on the foreign language for which the foreign language endorsement is issued. Provides that an individual who holds a valid foreign language endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations but does not hold a bachelor's degree may substitute teach in foreign language classrooms. Effective July 1, 2023.
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77	77	1 institution of higher education, (iv) is enrolled in the
78	78	2 Temporary Teacher Apprentice Program under this Section, and
79	79	3 (v) is seeking a bachelor's degree from a regionally
80	80	4 accredited institution of higher education in this State.
81	81	5 (b) Beginning with the 2023-2024 school year, the State
82	82	6 Board of Education, in consultation with the State Educator
83	83	7 Preparation and Licensure Board, shall establish and maintain
84	84	8 a Temporary Teacher Apprenticeship Program to assist qualified
85	85	9 participants in acquiring a Professional Educator License. The
86	86	10 State Board of Education, in consultation with the State
87	87	11 Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, may establish and
88	88	12 adopt any rules necessary to implement this Section, including
89	89	13 the standards that a qualified participant must meet to
90	90	14 receive a Professional Educator License under Section 21B-20
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92	92	16 (c) In order to successfully complete the Temporary
93	93	17 Teacher Apprentice Program, a qualified participant must:
94	94	18 (1) receive his or her bachelor's degree within 3
95	95	19 years after receiving a temporary teacher apprentice
96	96	20 endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations under
97	97	21 subparagraph (O) of paragraph (2) of Section 21B-20 of
98	98	22 this Code; however, the qualified participant is not
99	99	23 required to receive a bachelor's degree from an educator
100	100	24 preparation program; and
101	101	25 (2) spend 2 full school years as a temporary teacher
102	102	26 apprentice working one-on-one under a mentor teacher to
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113	113	1 develop the qualified participant's pedagogy skills by
114	114	2 assisting the mentor teacher in creating classroom
115	115	3 curriculum and lesson plans, grading and evaluating
116	116	4 students, and all other aspects of classroom activity
117	117	5 performed by the mentor teacher.
118	118	6 (d) Upon completing the requirements set forth in
119	119	7 subsection (c) of this Section, a qualified participant is
120	120	8 eligible for a Professional Educator License under Section
121	121	9 21B-20 of this Code. However, before the qualified participant
122	122	10 receives a Professional Educator License, the mentor teacher
123	123	11 and the school principal shall certify to the State Board of
124	124	12 Education, in a form developed and prescribed by the State
125	125	13 Board, that the qualified participant is eligible to receive a
126	126	14 Professional Educator License. In order to receive a grade
127	127	15 level or subject endorsement, the qualified participant must
128	128	16 pass the applicable content area test, but the qualified
129	129	17 participant is not required to pass a teacher performance
130	130	18 assessment prior to receiving a Professional Educator License
131	131	19 under Section 21B-20 of this Code.
132	132	20 (e) Each qualified participant shall receive pay while
133	133	21 serving in that capacity for no more than 2 school years.
134	134	22 Mentor teachers shall receive a paid bonus at the end of each
135	135	23 school year in which they serve as a mentor teacher for the
136	136	24 full school year. The rate of pay for the qualified
137	137	25 participant and the rate of the bonus pay for the mentor
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149	149	1 with the school district's applicable collective bargaining
150	150	2 agreement, if any. A school district may use appropriate
151	151	3 State, federal, or local revenue to issue pay or bonus pay
152	152	4 under this subsection (e).
153	153	5 Subject to appropriation by the General Assembly for
154	154	6 grants associated with Article 21A of this Code, the State
155	155	7 Board of Education may issue grants to school districts to
156	156	8 cover the costs associated with mentor teachers in accordance
157	157	9 with subsection (c) of Section 21A-25 of this Code.
158	158	10 (105 ILCS 5/21A-25)
159	159	11 Sec. 21A-25. Funding.
160	160	12 (a) From a separate appropriation made for the purposes of
161	161	13 this Article, for each new teacher participating in a new
162	162	14 teacher induction and mentoring program that meets the
163	163	15 requirements set forth in Section 21A-20 of this Code or in an
164	164	16 existing program that is in the process of transition to a
165	165	17 program that meets those requirements, the State Board of
166	166	18 Education shall pay the eligible entity for the duration of
167	167	19 the grant for the purpose of providing the following:
168	168	20 (1) Mentor teacher compensation and new teacher
169	169	21 compensation.
170	170	22 (2) Mentor teacher professional learning or new
171	171	23 teacher learning or both.
172	172	24 (3) (Blank).
173	173	25 (b) Each school district shall decide, in conjunction with
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184	184	1 its exclusive bargaining representative, if any, which
185	185	2 eligible applicant offers the most suitable program. If a
186	186	3 mentor teacher receives release time to support a new teacher,
187	187	4 the total workload of other teachers regularly employed by the
188	188	5 public school shall not increase in any substantial manner. If
189	189	6 the appropriation is not included in the State budget, the
190	190	7 State Board of Education is not required to implement programs
191	191	8 established by this Article.
192	192	9 (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article,
193	193	10 subject to appropriation of funding under this Section, the
194	194	11 State Board of Education shall allocate no more than 25% of the
195	195	12 appropriation level for this Section to provide mentor teacher
196	196	13 grants under Section 2-3.196 of this Code. School districts
197	197	14 participating in the Temporary Teacher Apprentice Program
198	198	15 shall apply to the State Board for funding. No school district
199	199	16 may receive a grant of more than $2,000 per mentor teacher. If
200	200	17 allocated funds are less than the amount needed to fully fund
201	201	18 grants of $2,000 per mentor teacher, the grants shall be
202	202	19 issued on a prorated basis.
203	203	20 (Source: P.A. 102-521, eff. 8-20-21.)
204	204	21 (105 ILCS 5/21B-20)
205	205	22 Sec. 21B-20. Types of licenses. The State Board of
206	206	23 Education shall implement a system of educator licensure,
207	207	24 whereby individuals employed in school districts who are
208	208	25 required to be licensed must have one of the following
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219	219	1 licenses: (i) a professional educator license; (ii) an
220	220	2 educator license with stipulations; (iii) a substitute
221	221	3 teaching license; or (iv) until June 30, 2023, a short-term
222	222	4 substitute teaching license. References in law regarding
223	223	5 individuals certified or certificated or required to be
224	224	6 certified or certificated under Article 21 of this Code shall
225	225	7 also include individuals licensed or required to be licensed
226	226	8 under this Article. The first year of all licenses ends on June
227	227	9 30 following one full year of the license being issued.
228	228	10 The State Board of Education, in consultation with the
229	229	11 State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, may adopt such
230	230	12 rules as may be necessary to govern the requirements for
231	231	13 licenses and endorsements under this Section.
232	232	14 (1) Professional Educator License. Persons who (i)
233	233	15 have successfully completed an approved educator
234	234	16 preparation program and are recommended for licensure by
235	235	17 the Illinois institution offering the educator preparation
236	236	18 program, (ii) have successfully completed the required
237	237	19 testing under Section 21B-30 of this Code, (iii) have
238	238	20 successfully completed coursework on the psychology of,
239	239	21 the identification of, and the methods of instruction for
240	240	22 the exceptional child, including without limitation
241	241	23 children with learning disabilities, (iv) have
242	242	24 successfully completed coursework in methods of reading
243	243	25 and reading in the content area, and (v) have met all other
244	244	26 criteria established by rule of the State Board of
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255	255	1 Education or persons who have successfully completed the
256	256	2 Temporary Teacher Apprentice Program under Section 2-3.196
257	257	3 of this Code shall be issued a Professional Educator
258	258	4 License. All Professional Educator Licenses are valid
259	259	5 until June 30 immediately following 5 years of the license
260	260	6 being issued. The Professional Educator License shall be
261	261	7 endorsed with specific areas and grade levels in which the
262	262	8 individual is eligible to practice. For an early childhood
263	263	9 education endorsement, an individual may satisfy the
264	264	10 student teaching requirement of his or her early childhood
265	265	11 teacher preparation program through placement in a setting
266	266	12 with children from birth through grade 2, and the
267	267	13 individual may be paid and receive credit while student
268	268	14 teaching. The student teaching experience must meet the
269	269	15 requirements of and be approved by the individual's early
270	270	16 childhood teacher preparation program.
271	271	17 Individuals can receive subsequent endorsements on the
272	272	18 Professional Educator License. Subsequent endorsements
273	273	19 shall require a minimum of 24 semester hours of coursework
274	274	20 in the endorsement area and passage of the applicable
275	275	21 content area test, unless otherwise specified by rule.
276	276	22 (2) Educator License with Stipulations. An Educator
277	277	23 License with Stipulations shall be issued an endorsement
278	278	24 that limits the license holder to one particular position
279	279	25 or does not require completion of an approved educator
280	280	26 program or both.
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291	291	1 An individual with an Educator License with
292	292	2 Stipulations must not be employed by a school district or
293	293	3 any other entity to replace any presently employed teacher
294	294	4 who otherwise would not be replaced for any reason.
295	295	5 An Educator License with Stipulations may be issued
296	296	6 with the following endorsements:
297	297	7 (A) (Blank).
298	298	8 (B) Alternative provisional educator. An
299	299	9 alternative provisional educator endorsement on an
300	300	10 Educator License with Stipulations may be issued to an
301	301	11 applicant who, at the time of applying for the
302	302	12 endorsement, has done all of the following:
303	303	13 (i) Graduated from a regionally accredited
304	304	14 college or university with a minimum of a
305	305	15 bachelor's degree.
306	306	16 (ii) Successfully completed the first phase of
307	307	17 the Alternative Educator Licensure Program for
308	308	18 Teachers, as described in Section 21B-50 of this
309	309	19 Code.
310	310	20 (iii) Passed a content area test, as required
311	311	21 under Section 21B-30 of this Code.
312	312	22 The alternative provisional educator endorsement is
313	313	23 valid for 2 years of teaching and may be renewed for a
314	314	24 third year by an individual meeting the requirements set
315	315	25 forth in Section 21B-50 of this Code.
316	316	26 (C) Alternative provisional superintendent. An
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327	327	1 alternative provisional superintendent endorsement on
328	328	2 an Educator License with Stipulations entitles the
329	329	3 holder to serve only as a superintendent or assistant
330	330	4 superintendent in a school district's central office.
331	331	5 This endorsement may only be issued to an applicant
332	332	6 who, at the time of applying for the endorsement, has
333	333	7 done all of the following:
334	334	8 (i) Graduated from a regionally accredited
335	335	9 college or university with a minimum of a master's
336	336	10 degree in a management field other than education.
337	337	11 (ii) Been employed for a period of at least 5
338	338	12 years in a management level position in a field
339	339	13 other than education.
340	340	14 (iii) Successfully completed the first phase
341	341	15 of an alternative route to superintendent
342	342	16 endorsement program, as provided in Section 21B-55
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344	344	18 (iv) Passed a content area test required under
345	345	19 Section 21B-30 of this Code.
346	346	20 The endorsement is valid for 2 fiscal years in
347	347	21 order to complete one full year of serving as a
348	348	22 superintendent or assistant superintendent.
349	349	23 (D) (Blank).
350	350	24 (E) Career and technical educator. A career and
351	351	25 technical educator endorsement on an Educator License
352	352	26 with Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who
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363	363	1 has a minimum of 60 semester hours of coursework from a
364	364	2 regionally accredited institution of higher education
365	365	3 or an accredited trade and technical institution and
366	366	4 has a minimum of 2,000 hours of experience outside of
367	367	5 education in each area to be taught.
368	368	6 The career and technical educator endorsement on
369	369	7 an Educator License with Stipulations is valid until
370	370	8 June 30 immediately following 5 years of the
371	371	9 endorsement being issued and may be renewed.
372	372	10 An individual who holds a valid career and
373	373	11 technical educator endorsement on an Educator License
374	374	12 with Stipulations but does not hold a bachelor's
375	375	13 degree may substitute teach in career and technical
376	376	14 education classrooms.
377	377	15 (F) (Blank).
378	378	16 (G) Transitional bilingual educator. A
379	379	17 transitional bilingual educator endorsement on an
380	380	18 Educator License with Stipulations may be issued for
381	381	19 the purpose of providing instruction in accordance
382	382	20 with Article 14C of this Code to an applicant who
383	383	21 provides satisfactory evidence that he or she meets
384	384	22 all of the following requirements:
385	385	23 (i) Possesses adequate speaking, reading, and
386	386	24 writing ability in the language other than English
387	387	25 in which transitional bilingual education is
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399	399	1 (ii) Has the ability to successfully
400	400	2 communicate in English.
401	401	3 (iii) Either possessed, within 5 years
402	402	4 previous to his or her applying for a transitional
403	403	5 bilingual educator endorsement, a valid and
404	404	6 comparable teaching certificate or comparable
405	405	7 authorization issued by a foreign country or holds
406	406	8 a degree from an institution of higher learning in
407	407	9 a foreign country that the State Educator
408	408	10 Preparation and Licensure Board determines to be
409	409	11 the equivalent of a bachelor's degree from a
410	410	12 regionally accredited institution of higher
411	411	13 learning in the United States.
412	412	14 A transitional bilingual educator endorsement
413	413	15 shall be valid for prekindergarten through grade 12,
414	414	16 is valid until June 30 immediately following 5 years
415	415	17 of the endorsement being issued, and shall not be
416	416	18 renewed.
417	417	19 Persons holding a transitional bilingual educator
418	418	20 endorsement shall not be employed to replace any
419	419	21 presently employed teacher who otherwise would not be
420	420	22 replaced for any reason.
421	421	23 (H) Language endorsement. In an effort to
422	422	24 alleviate the shortage of teachers speaking a language
423	423	25 other than English in the public schools, an
424	424	26 individual who holds an Educator License with
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435	435	1 Stipulations may also apply for a language
436	436	2 endorsement, provided that the applicant provides
437	437	3 satisfactory evidence that he or she meets all of the
438	438	4 following requirements:
439	439	5 (i) Holds a transitional bilingual
440	440	6 endorsement.
441	441	7 (ii) Has demonstrated proficiency in the
442	442	8 language for which the endorsement is to be issued
443	443	9 by passing the applicable language content test
444	444	10 required by the State Board of Education.
445	445	11 (iii) Holds a bachelor's degree or higher from
446	446	12 a regionally accredited institution of higher
447	447	13 education or, for individuals educated in a
448	448	14 country other than the United States, holds a
449	449	15 degree from an institution of higher learning in a
450	450	16 foreign country that the State Educator
451	451	17 Preparation and Licensure Board determines to be
452	452	18 the equivalent of a bachelor's degree from a
453	453	19 regionally accredited institution of higher
454	454	20 learning in the United States.
455	455	21 (iv) (Blank).
456	456	22 A language endorsement on an Educator License with
457	457	23 Stipulations is valid for prekindergarten through
458	458	24 grade 12 for the same validity period as the
459	459	25 individual's transitional bilingual educator
460	460	26 endorsement on the Educator License with Stipulations
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471	471	1 and shall not be renewed.
472	472	2 (I) Visiting international educator. A visiting
473	473	3 international educator endorsement on an Educator
474	474	4 License with Stipulations may be issued to an
475	475	5 individual who is being recruited by a particular
476	476	6 school district that conducts formal recruitment
477	477	7 programs outside of the United States to secure the
478	478	8 services of qualified teachers and who meets all of
479	479	9 the following requirements:
480	480	10 (i) Holds the equivalent of a minimum of a
481	481	11 bachelor's degree issued in the United States.
482	482	12 (ii) Has been prepared as a teacher at the
483	483	13 grade level for which he or she will be employed.
484	484	14 (iii) Has adequate content knowledge in the
485	485	15 subject to be taught.
486	486	16 (iv) Has an adequate command of the English
487	487	17 language.
488	488	18 A holder of a visiting international educator
489	489	19 endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations
490	490	20 shall be permitted to teach in bilingual education
491	491	21 programs in the language that was the medium of
492	492	22 instruction in his or her teacher preparation program,
493	493	23 provided that he or she passes the English Language
494	494	24 Proficiency Examination or another test of writing
495	495	25 skills in English identified by the State Board of
496	496	26 Education, in consultation with the State Educator
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507	507	1 Preparation and Licensure Board.
508	508	2 A visiting international educator endorsement on
509	509	3 an Educator License with Stipulations is valid for 5
510	510	4 years and shall not be renewed.
511	511	5 (J) Paraprofessional educator. A paraprofessional
512	512	6 educator endorsement on an Educator License with
513	513	7 Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who holds a
514	514	8 high school diploma or its recognized equivalent and
515	515	9 (i) holds an associate's degree or a minimum of 60
516	516	10 semester hours of credit from a regionally accredited
517	517	11 institution of higher education; (ii) has passed a
518	518	12 paraprofessional competency test under subsection
519	519	13 (c-5) of Section 21B-30; or (iii) is at least 18 years
520	520	14 of age and will be using the Educator License with
521	521	15 Stipulations exclusively for grades prekindergarten
522	522	16 through grade 8, until the individual reaches the age
523	523	17 of 19 years and otherwise meets the criteria for a
524	524	18 paraprofessional educator endorsement pursuant to this
525	525	19 subparagraph (J). The paraprofessional educator
526	526	20 endorsement is valid until June 30 immediately
527	527	21 following 5 years of the endorsement being issued and
528	528	22 may be renewed through application and payment of the
529	529	23 appropriate fee, as required under Section 21B-40 of
530	530	24 this Code. An individual who holds only a
531	531	25 paraprofessional educator endorsement is not subject
532	532	26 to additional requirements in order to renew the
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543	543	1 endorsement.
544	544	2 (K) Chief school business official. A chief school
545	545	3 business official endorsement on an Educator License
546	546	4 with Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who
547	547	5 qualifies by having a master's degree or higher, 2
548	548	6 years of full-time administrative experience in school
549	549	7 business management or 2 years of university-approved
550	550	8 practical experience, and a minimum of 24 semester
551	551	9 hours of graduate credit in a program approved by the
552	552	10 State Board of Education for the preparation of school
553	553	11 business administrators and by passage of the
554	554	12 applicable State tests, including an applicable
555	555	13 content area test.
556	556	14 The chief school business official endorsement may
557	557	15 also be affixed to the Educator License with
558	558	16 Stipulations of any holder who qualifies by having a
559	559	17 master's degree in business administration, finance,
560	560	18 accounting, or public administration and who completes
561	561	19 an additional 6 semester hours of internship in school
562	562	20 business management from a regionally accredited
563	563	21 institution of higher education and passes the
564	564	22 applicable State tests, including an applicable
565	565	23 content area test. This endorsement shall be required
566	566	24 for any individual employed as a chief school business
567	567	25 official.
568	568	26 The chief school business official endorsement on
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579	579	1 an Educator License with Stipulations is valid until
580	580	2 June 30 immediately following 5 years of the
581	581	3 endorsement being issued and may be renewed if the
582	582	4 license holder completes renewal requirements as
583	583	5 required for individuals who hold a Professional
584	584	6 Educator License endorsed for chief school business
585	585	7 official under Section 21B-45 of this Code and such
586	586	8 rules as may be adopted by the State Board of
587	587	9 Education.
588	588	10 The State Board of Education shall adopt any rules
589	589	11 necessary to implement Public Act 100-288.
590	590	12 (L) Provisional in-state educator. A provisional
591	591	13 in-state educator endorsement on an Educator License
592	592	14 with Stipulations may be issued to a candidate who has
593	593	15 completed an Illinois-approved educator preparation
594	594	16 program at an Illinois institution of higher education
595	595	17 and who has not successfully completed an
596	596	18 evidence-based assessment of teacher effectiveness but
597	597	19 who meets all of the following requirements:
598	598	20 (i) Holds at least a bachelor's degree.
599	599	21 (ii) Has completed an approved educator
600	600	22 preparation program at an Illinois institution.
601	601	23 (iii) Has passed an applicable content area
602	602	24 test, as required by Section 21B-30 of this Code.
603	603	25 (iv) Has attempted an evidence-based
604	604	26 assessment of teacher effectiveness and received a
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615	615	1 minimum score on that assessment, as established
616	616	2 by the State Board of Education in consultation
617	617	3 with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure
618	618	4 Board.
619	619	5 A provisional in-state educator endorsement on an
620	620	6 Educator License with Stipulations is valid for one
621	621	7 full fiscal year after the date of issuance and may not
622	622	8 be renewed.
623	623	9 (M) (Blank).
624	624	10 (N) Specialized services. A specialized services
625	625	11 endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations
626	626	12 may be issued as defined and specified by rule.
627	627	13 (O) Temporary teacher apprentice. A temporary
628	628	14 teacher apprentice endorsement on an Educator License
629	629	15 with Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who is
630	630	16 a qualified participant in the Temporary Teacher
631	631	17 Apprentice Program under Section 2-3.196 of this Code.
632	632	18 The temporary teacher apprenticeship endorsement is
633	633	19 valid until June 30 of the school year for which the
634	634	20 endorsement is issued and is not renewable.
635	635	21 (P) Foreign language endorsement. A foreign
636	636	22 language endorsement on an Educator License with
637	637	23 Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who
638	638	24 provides satisfactory evidence that he or she meets
639	639	25 all of the following requirements:
640	640	26 (i) Possesses adequate speaking, reading, and
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651	651	1 writing ability in a language other than English.
652	652	2 (ii) Has the ability to successfully
653	653	3 communicate in English.
654	654	4 (iii) Has demonstrated proficiency in the
655	655	5 language for which the endorsement is to be issued
656	656	6 by passing the applicable language content test
657	657	7 required by the State Board of Education; however,
658	658	8 if the language for which the endorsement is to be
659	659	9 issued is the applicant's first language, the
660	660	10 applicant shall not be required to pass the
661	661	11 applicable language content test in order to
662	662	12 receive the foreign language endorsement under
663	663	13 this subparagraph (P).
664	664	14 The foreign language endorsement on an Educator
665	665	15 License with Stipulations is valid until the June 30
666	666	16 following the fifth anniversary of the endorsement's
667	667	17 issuance.
668	668	18 An individual who holds a valid foreign language
669	669	19 endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations
670	670	20 may teach a course on the foreign language for which
671	671	21 the foreign language endorsement is issued.
672	672	22 An individual who holds a valid foreign language
673	673	23 endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations
674	674	24 but does not hold a bachelor's degree and who is 25
675	675	25 years of age or older may substitute teach in foreign
676	676	26 language classrooms.
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687	687	1 (3) Substitute Teaching License. A Substitute Teaching
688	688	2 License may be issued to qualified applicants for
689	689	3 substitute teaching in all grades of the public schools,
690	690	4 prekindergarten through grade 12. Substitute Teaching
691	691	5 Licenses are not eligible for endorsements. Applicants for
692	692	6 a Substitute Teaching License must hold a bachelor's
693	693	7 degree or higher from a regionally accredited institution
694	694	8 of higher education or must be enrolled in an approved
695	695	9 educator preparation program in this State and have earned
696	696	10 at least 90 credit hours.
697	697	11 Substitute Teaching Licenses are valid for 5 years.
698	698	12 Substitute Teaching Licenses are valid for substitute
699	699	13 teaching in every county of this State. If an individual
700	700	14 has had his or her Professional Educator License or
701	701	15 Educator License with Stipulations suspended or revoked,
702	702	16 then that individual is not eligible to obtain a
703	703	17 Substitute Teaching License.
704	704	18 A substitute teacher may only teach in the place of a
705	705	19 licensed teacher who is under contract with the employing
706	706	20 board. If, however, there is no licensed teacher under
707	707	21 contract because of an emergency situation, then a
708	708	22 district may employ a substitute teacher for no longer
709	709	23 than 30 calendar days per each vacant position in the
710	710	24 district if the district notifies the appropriate regional
711	711	25 office of education within 5 business days after the
712	712	26 employment of the substitute teacher in the emergency
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723	723	1 situation. An emergency situation is one in which an
724	724	2 unforeseen vacancy has occurred and (i) a teacher is
725	725	3 unable to fulfill his or her contractual duties or (ii)
726	726	4 teacher capacity needs of the district exceed previous
727	727	5 indications, and the district is actively engaged in
728	728	6 advertising to hire a fully licensed teacher for the
729	729	7 vacant position.
730	730	8 There is no limit on the number of days that a
731	731	9 substitute teacher may teach in a single school district,
732	732	10 provided that no substitute teacher may teach for longer
733	733	11 than 120 days beginning with the 2021-2022 school year
734	734	12 through the 2022-2023 school year, otherwise 90 school
735	735	13 days for any one licensed teacher under contract in the
736	736	14 same school year. A substitute teacher who holds a
737	737	15 Professional Educator License or Educator License with
738	738	16 Stipulations shall not teach for more than 120 school days
739	739	17 for any one licensed teacher under contract in the same
740	740	18 school year. The limitations in this paragraph (3) on the
741	741	19 number of days a substitute teacher may be employed do not
742	742	20 apply to any school district operating under Article 34 of
743	743	21 this Code.
744	744	22 A school district may not require an individual who
745	745	23 holds a valid Professional Educator License or Educator
746	746	24 License with Stipulations to seek or hold a Substitute
747	747	25 Teaching License to teach as a substitute teacher.
748	748	26 (4) Short-Term Substitute Teaching License. Beginning
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759	759	1 on July 1, 2018 and until June 30, 2023, the State Board of
760	760	2 Education may issue a Short-Term Substitute Teaching
761	761	3 License. A Short-Term Substitute Teaching License may be
762	762	4 issued to a qualified applicant for substitute teaching in
763	763	5 all grades of the public schools, prekindergarten through
764	764	6 grade 12. Short-Term Substitute Teaching Licenses are not
765	765	7 eligible for endorsements. Applicants for a Short-Term
766	766	8 Substitute Teaching License must hold an associate's
767	767	9 degree or have completed at least 60 credit hours from a
768	768	10 regionally accredited institution of higher education.
769	769	11 Short-Term Substitute Teaching Licenses are valid for
770	770	12 substitute teaching in every county of this State. If an
771	771	13 individual has had his or her Professional Educator
772	772	14 License or Educator License with Stipulations suspended or
773	773	15 revoked, then that individual is not eligible to obtain a
774	774	16 Short-Term Substitute Teaching License.
775	775	17 The provisions of Sections 10-21.9 and 34-18.5 of this
776	776	18 Code apply to short-term substitute teachers.
777	777	19 An individual holding a Short-Term Substitute Teaching
778	778	20 License may teach no more than 15 consecutive days per
779	779	21 licensed teacher who is under contract. For teacher
780	780	22 absences lasting 6 or more days per licensed teacher who
781	781	23 is under contract, a school district may not hire an
782	782	24 individual holding a Short-Term Substitute Teaching
783	783	25 License, unless the Governor has declared a disaster due
784	784	26 to a public health emergency pursuant to Section 7 of the
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795	795	1 Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act. An individual
796	796	2 holding a Short-Term Substitute Teaching License must
797	797	3 complete the training program under Section 10-20.67 or
798	798	4 34-18.60 of this Code to be eligible to teach at a public
799	799	5 school. This paragraph (4) is inoperative on and after
800	800	6 July 1, 2023.
801	801	7 (Source: P.A. 101-81, eff. 7-12-19; 101-220, eff. 8-7-19;
802	802	8 101-594, eff. 12-5-19; 101-643, eff. 6-18-20; 102-711, eff.
803	803	9 1-1-23; 102-712, eff. 4-27-22; 102-713, eff. 1-1-23; 102-717,
804	804	10 eff. 4-29-22; 102-894, eff. 5-20-22; revised 12-13-22.)
805	805	11 (105 ILCS 5/21B-40)
806	806	12 Sec. 21B-40. Fees.
807	807	13 (a) Beginning with the start of the new licensure system
808	808	14 established pursuant to this Article, the following fees shall
809	809	15 be charged to applicants:
810	810	16 (1) A $100 application fee for a Professional Educator
811	811	17 License or an Educator License with Stipulations.
812	812	18 (1.5) A $50 application fee for a Substitute Teaching
813	813	19 License. If the application for a Substitute Teaching
814	814	20 License is made and granted after July 1, 2017, the
815	815	21 licensee may apply for a refund of the application fee
816	816	22 within 18 months of issuance of the new license and shall
817	817	23 be issued that refund by the State Board of Education if
818	818	24 the licensee provides evidence to the State Board of
819	819	25 Education that the licensee has taught pursuant to the
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830	830	1 Substitute Teaching License at least 10 full school days
831	831	2 within one year of issuance.
832	832	3 (1.7) A $25 application fee for a Short-Term
833	833	4 Substitute Teaching License. The Short-Term Substitute
834	834	5 Teaching License must be registered in at least one region
835	835	6 in this State, but does not require a registration fee.
836	836	7 The licensee may apply for a refund of the application fee
837	837	8 within 18 months of issuance of the new license and shall
838	838	9 be issued that refund by the State Board of Education if
839	839	10 the licensee provides evidence to the State Board of
840	840	11 Education that the licensee has taught pursuant to the
841	841	12 Short-Term Substitute Teaching License at least 10 full
842	842	13 school days within one year of issuance. The application
843	843	14 fee for a Short-Term Substitute Teaching License shall be
844	844	15 waived when the Governor has declared a disaster due to a
845	845	16 public health emergency pursuant to Section 7 of the
846	846	17 Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act.
847	847	18 (2) A $150 application fee for individuals who have
848	848	19 not been entitled by an Illinois-approved educator
849	849	20 preparation program at an Illinois institution of higher
850	850	21 education and are seeking any of the licenses set forth in
851	851	22 subdivision (1) of this subsection (a).
852	852	23 (3) A $50 application fee for each endorsement or
853	853	24 approval.
854	854	25 (4) A $10 per year registration fee for the course of
855	855	26 the validity cycle to register the license, which shall be
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866	866	1 paid to the regional office of education having
867	867	2 supervision and control over the school in which the
868	868	3 individual holding the license is to be employed. If the
869	869	4 individual holding the license is not yet employed, then
870	870	5 the license may be registered in any county in this State.
871	871	6 The registration fee must be paid in its entirety the
872	872	7 first time the individual registers the license for a
873	873	8 particular validity period in a single region. No
874	874	9 additional fee may be charged for that validity period
875	875	10 should the individual subsequently register the license in
876	876	11 additional regions. An individual must register the
877	877	12 license (i) immediately after initial issuance of the
878	878	13 license and (ii) at the beginning of each renewal cycle if
879	879	14 the individual has satisfied the renewal requirements
880	880	15 required under this Code.
881	881	16 Beginning on July 1, 2017, at the beginning of each
882	882	17 renewal cycle, individuals who hold a Substitute Teaching
883	883	18 License may apply for a reimbursement of the registration
884	884	19 fee within 18 months of renewal and shall be issued that
885	885	20 reimbursement by the State Board of Education from funds
886	886	21 appropriated for that purpose if the licensee provides
887	887	22 evidence to the State Board of Education that the licensee
888	888	23 has taught pursuant to the Substitute Teaching License at
889	889	24 least 10 full school days within one year of renewal.
890	890	25 (5) The license renewal fee for an Educator License
891	891	26 with Stipulations with a paraprofessional educator
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902	902	1 endorsement is $25.
903	903	2 (a-5) An applicant for a temporary teacher apprentice
904	904	3 endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations may not
905	905	4 be charged an application fee.
906	906	5 (b) All application fees paid pursuant to subdivisions (1)
907	907	6 through (3) of subsection (a) of this Section shall be
908	908	7 deposited into the Teacher Certificate Fee Revolving Fund and
909	909	8 shall be used, subject to appropriation, by the State Board of
910	910	9 Education to provide the technology and human resources
911	911	10 necessary for the timely and efficient processing of
912	912	11 applications and for the renewal of licenses. Funds available
913	913	12 from the Teacher Certificate Fee Revolving Fund may also be
914	914	13 used by the State Board of Education to support the
915	915	14 recruitment and retention of educators, to support educator
916	916	15 preparation programs as they seek national accreditation, and
917	917	16 to provide professional development aligned with the
918	918	17 requirements set forth in Section 21B-45 of this Code. A
919	919	18 majority of the funds in the Teacher Certificate Fee Revolving
920	920	19 Fund must be dedicated to the timely and efficient processing
921	921	20 of applications and for the renewal of licenses. The Teacher
922	922	21 Certificate Fee Revolving Fund is not subject to
923	923	22 administrative charge transfers, authorized under Section 8h
924	924	23 of the State Finance Act, from the Teacher Certificate Fee
925	925	24 Revolving Fund into any other fund of this State, and moneys in
926	926	25 the Teacher Certificate Fee Revolving Fund shall not revert
927	927	26 back to the General Revenue Fund at any time.
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938	938	1 The regional superintendent of schools shall deposit the
939	939	2 registration fees paid pursuant to subdivision (4) of
940	940	3 subsection (a) of this Section into the institute fund
941	941	4 established pursuant to Section 3-11 of this Code.
942	942	5 (c) The State Board of Education and each regional office
943	943	6 of education are authorized to charge a service or convenience
944	944	7 fee for the use of credit cards for the payment of license
945	945	8 fees. This service or convenience fee shall not exceed the
946	946	9 amount required by the credit card processing company or
947	947	10 vendor that has entered into a contract with the State Board or
948	948	11 regional office of education for this purpose, and the fee
949	949	12 must be paid to that company or vendor.
950	950	13 (d) If, at the time a certificate issued under Article 21
951	951	14 of this Code is exchanged for a license issued under this
952	952	15 Article, a person has paid registration fees for any years of
953	953	16 the validity period of the certificate and these years have
954	954	17 not expired when the certificate is exchanged, then those fees
955	955	18 must be applied to the registration of the new license.
956	956	19 (Source: P.A. 101-81, eff. 7-12-19; 101-570, eff. 8-23-19;
957	957	20 102-867, eff. 5-13-22.)
958	958	21 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1,
959	959	22 2023.
960	960
961	961
962	962
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