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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 Sections
8		-	21B-20, 24-11, and 24A-7 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, 2028, 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 Sections
	7	+	5 21B-20, 24-11, and 24A-7 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, 2028, 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		-	An individual who holds a valid career and
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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		-	technical educator endorsement on an Educator License
146		-	with Stipulations is entitled to all of the rights and
147		-	privileges granted to a holder of a Professional
148		-	Educator License.
149		-	(F) (Blank).
150		-	(G) Transitional bilingual educator. A
151		-	transitional bilingual educator endorsement on an
152		-	Educator License with Stipulations may be issued for
153		-	the purpose of providing instruction in accordance
154		-	with Article 14C of this Code to an applicant who
155		-	provides satisfactory evidence that he or she meets
156		-	all of the following requirements:
157		-	(i) Possesses adequate speaking, reading, and
158		-	writing ability in the language other than English
159		-	in which transitional bilingual education is
160		-	offered.
161		-	(ii) Has the ability to successfully
162		-	communicate in English.
163		-	(iii) Either possessed, within 5 years
164		-	previous to his or her applying for a transitional
165		-	bilingual educator endorsement, a valid and
166		-	comparable teaching certificate or comparable
167		-	authorization issued by a foreign country or holds
168		-	a degree from an institution of higher learning in
169		-	a foreign country that the State Educator
170		-	Preparation and Licensure Board determines to be
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173		-	the equivalent of a bachelor's degree from a
174		-	regionally accredited institution of higher
175		-	learning in the United States.
176		-	A transitional bilingual educator endorsement
177		-	shall be valid for prekindergarten through grade 12,
178		-	is valid until June 30 immediately following 5 years
179		-	of the endorsement being issued, and shall not be
180		-	renewed.
181		-	Persons holding a transitional bilingual educator
182		-	endorsement shall not be employed to replace any
183		-	presently employed teacher who otherwise would not be
184		-	replaced for any reason.
185		-	(H) Language endorsement. In an effort to
186		-	alleviate the shortage of teachers speaking a language
187		-	other than English in the public schools, an
188		-	individual who holds an Educator License with
189		-	Stipulations may also apply for a language
190		-	endorsement, provided that the applicant provides
191		-	satisfactory evidence that he or she meets all of the
192		-	following requirements:
193		-	(i) Holds a transitional bilingual
194		-	endorsement.
195		-	(ii) Has demonstrated proficiency in the
196		-	language for which the endorsement is to be issued
197		-	by passing the applicable language content test
198		-	required by the State Board of Education.
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201		-	(iii) Holds a bachelor's degree or higher from
202		-	a regionally accredited institution of higher
203		-	education or, for individuals educated in a
204		-	country other than the United States, holds a
205		-	degree from an institution of higher learning in a
206		-	foreign country that the State Educator
207		-	Preparation and Licensure Board determines to be
208		-	the equivalent of a bachelor's degree from a
209		-	regionally accredited institution of higher
210		-	learning in the United States.
211		-	(iv) (Blank).
212		-	A language endorsement on an Educator License with
213		-	Stipulations is valid for prekindergarten through
214		-	grade 12 for the same validity period as the
215		-	individual's transitional bilingual educator
216		-	endorsement on the Educator License with Stipulations
217		-	and shall not be renewed.
218		-	(I) Visiting international educator. A visiting
219		-	international educator endorsement on an Educator
220		-	License with Stipulations may be issued to an
221		-	individual who is being recruited by a particular
222		-	school district that conducts formal recruitment
223		-	programs outside of the United States to secure the
224		-	services of qualified teachers and who meets all of
225		-	the following requirements:
226		-	(i) Holds the equivalent of a minimum of a
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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		-	bachelor's degree issued in the United States.
230		-	(ii) Has been prepared as a teacher at the
231		-	grade level for which he or she will be employed.
232		-	(iii) Has adequate content knowledge in the
233		-	subject to be taught.
234		-	(iv) Has an adequate command of the English
235		-	language.
236		-	A holder of a visiting international educator
237		-	endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations
238		-	shall be permitted to teach in bilingual education
239		-	programs in the language that was the medium of
240		-	instruction in his or her teacher preparation program,
241		-	provided that he or she passes the English Language
242		-	Proficiency Examination or another test of writing
243		-	skills in English identified by the State Board of
244		-	Education, in consultation with the State Educator
245		-	Preparation and Licensure Board.
246		-	A visiting international educator endorsement on
247		-	an Educator License with Stipulations is valid for 5
248		-	years and shall not be renewed.
249		-	(J) Paraprofessional educator. A paraprofessional
250		-	educator endorsement on an Educator License with
251		-	Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who holds a
252		-	high school diploma or its recognized equivalent and
253		-	(i) holds an associate's degree or a minimum of 60
254		-	semester hours of credit from a regionally accredited
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257		-	institution of higher education; (ii) has passed a
258		-	paraprofessional competency test under subsection
259		-	(c-5) of Section 21B-30; or (iii) is at least 18 years
260		-	of age and will be using the Educator License with
261		-	Stipulations exclusively for grades prekindergarten
262		-	through grade 8, until the individual reaches the age
263		-	of 19 years and otherwise meets the criteria for a
264		-	paraprofessional educator endorsement pursuant to this
265		-	subparagraph (J). The paraprofessional educator
266		-	endorsement is valid until June 30 immediately
267		-	following 5 years of the endorsement being issued and
268		-	may be renewed through application and payment of the
269		-	appropriate fee, as required under Section 21B-40 of
270		-	this Code. An individual who holds only a
271		-	paraprofessional educator endorsement is not subject
272		-	to additional requirements in order to renew the
273		-	endorsement.
274		-	(K) Chief school business official. A chief school
275		-	business official endorsement on an Educator License
276		-	with Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who
277		-	qualifies by having a master's degree or higher, 2
278		-	years of full-time administrative experience in school
279		-	business management or 2 years of university-approved
280		-	practical experience, and a minimum of 24 semester
281		-	hours of graduate credit in a program approved by the
282		-	State Board of Education for the preparation of school
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285		-	business administrators and by passage of the
286		-	applicable State tests, including an applicable
287		-	content area test.
288		-	The chief school business official endorsement may
289		-	also be affixed to the Educator License with
290		-	Stipulations of any holder who qualifies by having a
291		-	master's degree in business administration, finance,
292		-	accounting, or public administration and who completes
293		-	an additional 6 semester hours of internship in school
294		-	business management from a regionally accredited
295		-	institution of higher education and passes the
296		-	applicable State tests, including an applicable
297		-	content area test. This endorsement shall be required
298		-	for any individual employed as a chief school business
299		-	official.
300		-	The chief school business official endorsement on
301		-	an Educator License with Stipulations is valid until
302		-	June 30 immediately following 5 years of the
303		-	endorsement being issued and may be renewed if the
304		-	license holder completes renewal requirements as
305		-	required for individuals who hold a Professional
306		-	Educator License endorsed for chief school business
307		-	official under Section 21B-45 of this Code and such
308		-	rules as may be adopted by the State Board of
309		-	Education.
310		-	The State Board of Education shall adopt any rules
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	142	+	1 endorsement program, as provided in Section 21B-55
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	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.
	167	+	26 An individual who holds a valid career and
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313		-	necessary to implement Public Act 100-288.
314		-	(L) Provisional in-state educator. A provisional
315		-	in-state educator endorsement on an Educator License
316		-	with Stipulations may be issued to a candidate who has
317		-	completed an Illinois-approved educator preparation
318		-	program at an Illinois institution of higher education
319		-	and who has not successfully completed an
320		-	evidence-based assessment of teacher effectiveness but
321		-	who meets all of the following requirements:
322		-	(i) Holds at least a bachelor's degree.
323		-	(ii) Has completed an approved educator
324		-	preparation program at an Illinois institution.
325		-	(iii) Has passed an applicable content area
326		-	test, as required by Section 21B-30 of this Code.
327		-	(iv) Has attempted an evidence-based
328		-	assessment of teacher effectiveness and received a
329		-	minimum score on that assessment, as established
330		-	by the State Board of Education in consultation
331		-	with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure
332		-	Board.
333		-	A provisional in-state educator endorsement on an
334		-	Educator License with Stipulations is valid for one
335		-	full fiscal year after the date of issuance and may not
336		-	be renewed.
337		-	(M) (Blank).
338		-	(N) Specialized services. A specialized services
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341		-	endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations
342		-	may be issued as defined and specified by rule.
343		-	(O) Provisional career and technical educator. A
344		-	provisional career and technical educator endorsement
345		-	on an Educator License with Stipulations may be issued
346		-	to an applicant who has a minimum of 8,000 hours of
347		-	work experience in the skill for which the applicant
348		-	is seeking the endorsement. Each employing school
349		-	board and regional office of education shall provide
350		-	verification, in writing, to the State Superintendent
351		-	of Education at the time the application is submitted
352		-	that no qualified teacher holding a Professional
353		-	Educator License or an Educator License with
354		-	Stipulations with a career and technical educator
355		-	endorsement is available to teach and that actual
356		-	circumstances require such issuance.
357		-	A provisional career and technical educator
358		-	endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations
359		-	is valid until June 30 immediately following 5 years
360		-	of the endorsement being issued and may be renewed.
361		-	An individual who holds a provisional career and
362		-	technical educator endorsement on an Educator License
363		-	with Stipulations may teach as a substitute teacher in
364		-	career and technical education classrooms.
365		-	An individual who holds a provisional career and
366		-	technical educator endorsement on an Educator License
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369		-	with Stipulations is entitled to all of the rights and
370		-	privileges granted to a holder of a Professional
371		-	Educator License.
372		-	(3) Substitute Teaching License. A Substitute Teaching
373		-	License may be issued to qualified applicants for
374		-	substitute teaching in all grades of the public schools,
375		-	prekindergarten through grade 12. Substitute Teaching
376		-	Licenses are not eligible for endorsements. Applicants for
377		-	a Substitute Teaching License must hold a bachelor's
378		-	degree or higher from a regionally accredited institution
379		-	of higher education or must be enrolled in an approved
380		-	educator preparation program in this State and have earned
381		-	at least 90 credit hours.
382		-	Substitute Teaching Licenses are valid for 5 years.
383		-	Substitute Teaching Licenses are valid for substitute
384		-	teaching in every county of this State. If an individual
385		-	has had his or her Professional Educator License or
386		-	Educator License with Stipulations suspended or revoked,
387		-	then that individual is not eligible to obtain a
388		-	Substitute Teaching License.
389		-	A substitute teacher may only teach in the place of a
390		-	licensed teacher who is under contract with the employing
391		-	board. If, however, there is no licensed teacher under
392		-	contract because of an emergency situation, then a
393		-	district may employ a substitute teacher for no longer
394		-	than 30 calendar days per each vacant position in the
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	178	+	1 technical educator endorsement on an Educator License
	179	+	2 with Stipulations is entitled to all of the rights and
	180	+	3 privileges granted to a holder of a Professional
	181	+	4 Educator License.
	182	+	5 (F) (Blank).
	183	+	6 (G) Transitional bilingual educator. A
	184	+	7 transitional bilingual educator endorsement on an
	185	+	8 Educator License with Stipulations may be issued for
	186	+	9 the purpose of providing instruction in accordance
	187	+	10 with Article 14C of this Code to an applicant who
	188	+	11 provides satisfactory evidence that he or she meets
	189	+	12 all of the following requirements:
	190	+	13 (i) Possesses adequate speaking, reading, and
	191	+	14 writing ability in the language other than English
	192	+	15 in which transitional bilingual education is
	193	+	16 offered.
	194	+	17 (ii) Has the ability to successfully
	195	+	18 communicate in English.
	196	+	19 (iii) Either possessed, within 5 years
	197	+	20 previous to his or her applying for a transitional
	198	+	21 bilingual educator endorsement, a valid and
	199	+	22 comparable teaching certificate or comparable
	200	+	23 authorization issued by a foreign country or holds
	201	+	24 a degree from an institution of higher learning in
	202	+	25 a foreign country that the State Educator
	203	+	26 Preparation and Licensure Board determines to be
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397		-	district if the district notifies the appropriate regional
398		-	office of education within 5 business days after the
399		-	employment of the substitute teacher in that vacant
400		-	position. A district may continue to employ that same
401		-	substitute teacher in that same vacant position for 90
402		-	calendar days or until the end of the semester, whichever
403		-	is greater, if, prior to the expiration of the
404		-	30-calendar-day period then current, the district files a
405		-	written request with the appropriate regional office of
406		-	education for a 30-calendar-day extension on the basis
407		-	that the position remains vacant and the district
408		-	continues to actively seek qualified candidates and
409		-	provides documentation that it has provided training
410		-	specific to the position, including training on meeting
411		-	the needs of students with disabilities and English
412		-	learners if applicable. Each extension request shall be
413		-	granted in writing by the regional office of education. An
414		-	emergency situation is one in which an unforeseen vacancy
415		-	has occurred and (i) a teacher is unexpectedly unable to
416		-	fulfill his or her contractual duties or (ii) teacher
417		-	capacity needs of the district exceed previous indications
418		-	or vacancies are unfilled due to a lack of qualified
419		-	candidates, and the district is actively engaged in
420		-	advertising to hire a fully licensed teacher for the
421		-	vacant position.
422		-	There is no limit on the number of days that a
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425		-	substitute teacher may teach in a single school district,
426		-	provided that no substitute teacher may teach for longer
427		-	than 120 days beginning with the 2021-2022 school year
428		-	through the 2022-2023 school year, otherwise 90 school
429		-	days for any one licensed teacher under contract in the
430		-	same school year. A substitute teacher who holds a
431		-	Professional Educator License or Educator License with
432		-	Stipulations shall not teach for more than 120 school days
433		-	for any one licensed teacher under contract in the same
434		-	school year. The limitations in this paragraph (3) on the
435		-	number of days a substitute teacher may be employed do not
436		-	apply to any school district operating under Article 34 of
437		-	this Code.
438		-	A school district may not require an individual who
439		-	holds a valid Professional Educator License or Educator
440		-	License with Stipulations to seek or hold a Substitute
441		-	Teaching License to teach as a substitute teacher.
442		-	(4) Short-Term Substitute Teaching License. Beginning
443		-	on July 1, 2018 and until June 30, 2028, applicants may
444		-	apply to the State Board of Education for issuance of a
445		-	Short-Term Substitute Teaching License. A Short-Term
446		-	Substitute Teaching License may be issued to a qualified
447		-	applicant for substitute teaching in all grades of the
448		-	public schools, prekindergarten through grade 12.
449		-	Short-Term Substitute Teaching Licenses are not eligible
450		-	for endorsements. Applicants for a Short-Term Substitute
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453		-	Teaching License must hold an associate's degree or have
454		-	completed at least 60 credit hours from a regionally
455		-	accredited institution of higher education.
456		-	Short-Term Substitute Teaching Licenses are valid for
457		-	substitute teaching in every county of this State. If an
458		-	individual has had his or her Professional Educator
459		-	License or Educator License with Stipulations suspended or
460		-	revoked, then that individual is not eligible to obtain a
461		-	Short-Term Substitute Teaching License.
462		-	The provisions of Sections 10-21.9 and 34-18.5 of this
463		-	Code apply to short-term substitute teachers.
464		-	An individual holding a Short-Term Substitute Teaching
465		-	License may teach no more than 15 consecutive days per
466		-	licensed teacher who is under contract. For teacher
467		-	absences lasting 6 or more days per licensed teacher who
468		-	is under contract, a school district may not hire an
469		-	individual holding a Short-Term Substitute Teaching
470		-	License, unless the Governor has declared a disaster due
471		-	to a public health emergency pursuant to Section 7 of the
472		-	Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act. An individual
473		-	holding a Short-Term Substitute Teaching License must
474		-	complete the training program under Section 10-20.67 or
475		-	34-18.60 of this Code to be eligible to teach at a public
476		-	school. Short-Term Substitute Teaching Licenses under this
477		-	Section are valid for 5 years.
478		-	(Source: P.A. 102-711, eff. 1-1-23; 102-712, eff. 4-27-22;
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	214	+	1 the equivalent of a bachelor's degree from a
	215	+	2 regionally accredited institution of higher
	216	+	3 learning in the United States.
	217	+	4 A transitional bilingual educator endorsement
	218	+	5 shall be valid for prekindergarten through grade 12,
	219	+	6 is valid until June 30 immediately following 5 years
	220	+	7 of the endorsement being issued, and shall not be
	221	+	8 renewed.
	222	+	9 Persons holding a transitional bilingual educator
	223	+	10 endorsement shall not be employed to replace any
	224	+	11 presently employed teacher who otherwise would not be
	225	+	12 replaced for any reason.
	226	+	13 (H) Language endorsement. In an effort to
	227	+	14 alleviate the shortage of teachers speaking a language
	228	+	15 other than English in the public schools, an
	229	+	16 individual who holds an Educator License with
	230	+	17 Stipulations may also apply for a language
	231	+	18 endorsement, provided that the applicant provides
	232	+	19 satisfactory evidence that he or she meets all of the
	233	+	20 following requirements:
	234	+	21 (i) Holds a transitional bilingual
	235	+	22 endorsement.
	236	+	23 (ii) Has demonstrated proficiency in the
	237	+	24 language for which the endorsement is to be issued
	238	+	25 by passing the applicable language content test
	239	+	26 required by the State Board of Education.
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481		-	102-713, eff. 1-1-23; 102-717, eff. 4-29-22; 102-894, eff.
482		-	5-20-22; 103-111, eff. 6-29-23; 103-154, eff. 6-30-23;
483		-	103-193, eff. 1-1-24; 103-564, eff. 11-17-23.)
484		-	(105 ILCS 5/24-11) (from Ch. 122, par. 24-11)
485		-	Sec. 24-11. Boards of Education - Boards of School
486		-	Inspectors - Contractual continued service.
487		-	(a) As used in this and the succeeding Sections of this
488		-	Article:
489		-	"Teacher" means any or all school district employees
490		-	regularly required to be licensed under laws relating to the
491		-	licensure of teachers.
492		-	"Board" means board of directors, board of education, or
493		-	board of school inspectors, as the case may be.
494		-	"School term" means that portion of the school year, July
495		-	1 to the following June 30, when school is in actual session.
496		-	"Program" means a program of a special education joint
497		-	agreement.
498		-	"Program of a special education joint agreement" means
499		-	instructional, consultative, supervisory, administrative,
500		-	diagnostic, and related services that are managed by a special
501		-	educational joint agreement designed to service 2 or more
502		-	school districts that are members of the joint agreement.
503		-	"PERA implementation date" means the implementation date
504		-	of an evaluation system for teachers as specified by Section
505		-	24A-2.5 of this Code for all schools within a school district
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508		-	or all programs of a special education joint agreement.
509		-	(b) This Section and Sections 24-12 through 24-16 of this
510		-	Article apply only to school districts having less than
511		-	500,000 inhabitants.
512		-	(c) Any teacher who is first employed as a full-time
513		-	teacher in a school district or program prior to the PERA
514		-	implementation date and who is employed in that district or
515		-	program for a probationary period of 4 consecutive school
516		-	terms shall enter upon contractual continued service in the
517		-	district or in all of the programs that the teacher is legally
518		-	qualified to hold, unless the teacher is given written notice
519		-	of dismissal by certified mail, return receipt requested, by
520		-	the employing board at least 45 days before the end of any
521		-	school term within such period.
522		-	(d) For any teacher who is first employed as a full-time
523		-	teacher in a school district or program on or after the PERA
524		-	implementation date but before July 1, 2023, the probationary
525		-	period shall be one of the following periods, based upon the
526		-	teacher's school terms of service and performance, before the
527		-	teacher shall enter upon contractual continued service in the
528		-	district or in all of the programs that the teacher is legally
529		-	qualified to hold, unless the teacher is given written notice
530		-	of dismissal by certified mail, return receipt requested, by
531		-	the employing board on or before April 15:
532		-	(1) 4 consecutive school terms of service in which the
533		-	teacher holds a Professional Educator License, an Educator
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536		-	License with Stipulations with a career and technical
537		-	educator endorsement, or an Educator License with
538		-	Stipulations with a provisional career and technical
539		-	educator endorsement and receives overall annual
540		-	evaluation ratings of at least "Proficient" in the last
541		-	school term and at least "Proficient" in either the second
542		-	or third school terms;
543		-	(2) 3 consecutive school terms of service in which the
544		-	teacher holds a Professional Educator License, an Educator
545		-	License with Stipulations with a career and technical
546		-	educator endorsement, or an Educator License with
547		-	Stipulations with a provisional career and technical
548		-	educator endorsement and receives 2 overall annual
549		-	evaluations of "Excellent"; or
550		-	(3) 2 consecutive school terms of service in which the
551		-	teacher holds a Professional Educator License, an Educator
552		-	License with Stipulations with a career and technical
553		-	educator endorsement, or an Educator License with
554		-	Stipulations with a provisional career and technical
555		-	educator endorsement and receives 2 overall annual
556		-	evaluations of "Excellent" service, but only if the
557		-	teacher (i) previously attained contractual continued
558		-	service in a different school district or program in this
559		-	State, (ii) voluntarily departed or was honorably
560		-	dismissed from that school district or program in the
561		-	school term immediately prior to the teacher's first
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	250	+	1 (iii) Holds a bachelor's degree or higher from
	251	+	2 a regionally accredited institution of higher
	252	+	3 education or, for individuals educated in a
	253	+	4 country other than the United States, holds a
	254	+	5 degree from an institution of higher learning in a
	255	+	6 foreign country that the State Educator
	256	+	7 Preparation and Licensure Board determines to be
	257	+	8 the equivalent of a bachelor's degree from a
	258	+	9 regionally accredited institution of higher
	259	+	10 learning in the United States.
	260	+	11 (iv) (Blank).
	261	+	12 A language endorsement on an Educator License with
	262	+	13 Stipulations is valid for prekindergarten through
	263	+	14 grade 12 for the same validity period as the
	264	+	15 individual's transitional bilingual educator
	265	+	16 endorsement on the Educator License with Stipulations
	266	+	17 and shall not be renewed.
	267	+	18 (I) Visiting international educator. A visiting
	268	+	19 international educator endorsement on an Educator
	269	+	20 License with Stipulations may be issued to an
	270	+	21 individual who is being recruited by a particular
	271	+	22 school district that conducts formal recruitment
	272	+	23 programs outside of the United States to secure the
	273	+	24 services of qualified teachers and who meets all of
	274	+	25 the following requirements:
	275	+	26 (i) Holds the equivalent of a minimum of a
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564		-	school term of service applicable to the attainment of
565		-	contractual continued service under this subdivision (3),
566		-	and (iii) received, in his or her 2 most recent overall
567		-	annual or biennial evaluations from the prior school
568		-	district or program, ratings of at least "Proficient",
569		-	with both such ratings occurring after the school
570		-	district's or program's PERA implementation date. For a
571		-	teacher to attain contractual continued service under this
572		-	subdivision (3), the teacher shall provide official copies
573		-	of his or her 2 most recent overall annual or biennial
574		-	evaluations from the prior school district or program to
575		-	the new school district or program within 60 days from the
576		-	teacher's first day of service with the new school
577		-	district or program. The prior school district or program
578		-	must provide the teacher with official copies of his or
579		-	her 2 most recent overall annual or biennial evaluations
580		-	within 14 days after the teacher's request. If a teacher
581		-	has requested such official copies prior to 45 days after
582		-	the teacher's first day of service with the new school
583		-	district or program and the teacher's prior school
584		-	district or program fails to provide the teacher with the
585		-	official copies required under this subdivision (3), then
586		-	the time period for the teacher to submit the official
587		-	copies to his or her new school district or program must be
588		-	extended until 14 days after receipt of such copies from
589		-	the prior school district or program. If the prior school
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592		-	district or program fails to provide the teacher with the
593		-	official copies required under this subdivision (3) within
594		-	90 days from the teacher's first day of service with the
595		-	new school district or program, then the new school
596		-	district or program shall rely upon the teacher's own
597		-	copies of his or her evaluations for purposes of this
598		-	subdivision (3).
599		-	If the teacher does not receive overall annual evaluations
600		-	of "Excellent" in the school terms necessary for eligibility
601		-	to achieve accelerated contractual continued service in
602		-	subdivisions (2) and (3) of this subsection (d), the teacher
603		-	shall be eligible for contractual continued service pursuant
604		-	to subdivision (1) of this subsection (d). If, at the
605		-	conclusion of 4 consecutive school terms of service that count
606		-	toward attainment of contractual continued service, the
607		-	teacher's performance does not qualify the teacher for
608		-	contractual continued service under subdivision (1) of this
609		-	subsection (d), then the teacher shall not enter upon
610		-	contractual continued service and shall be dismissed. If a
611		-	performance evaluation is not conducted for any school term
612		-	when such evaluation is required to be conducted under Section
613		-	24A-5 of this Code, then the teacher's performance evaluation
614		-	rating for such school term for purposes of determining the
615		-	attainment of contractual continued service shall be deemed
616		-	"Proficient", except that, during any time in which the
617		-	Governor has declared a disaster due to a public health
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620		-	emergency pursuant to Section 7 of the Illinois Emergency
621		-	Management Agency Act, this default to "Proficient" does not
622		-	apply to any teacher who has entered into contractual
623		-	continued service and who was deemed "Excellent" on his or her
624		-	most recent evaluation. During any time in which the Governor
625		-	has declared a disaster due to a public health emergency
626		-	pursuant to Section 7 of the Illinois Emergency Management
627		-	Agency Act and unless the school board and any exclusive
628		-	bargaining representative have completed the performance
629		-	rating for teachers or mutually agreed to an alternate
630		-	performance rating, any teacher who has entered into
631		-	contractual continued service, whose most recent evaluation
632		-	was deemed "Excellent", and whose performance evaluation is
633		-	not conducted when the evaluation is required to be conducted
634		-	shall receive a teacher's performance rating deemed
635		-	"Excellent". A school board and any exclusive bargaining
636		-	representative may mutually agree to an alternate performance
637		-	rating for teachers not in contractual continued service
638		-	during any time in which the Governor has declared a disaster
639		-	due to a public health emergency pursuant to Section 7 of the
640		-	Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act, as long as the
641		-	agreement is in writing.
642		-	(d-5) For any teacher who is first employed as a full-time
643		-	teacher in a school district or program on or after July 1,
644		-	2023, the probationary period shall be one of the following
645		-	periods, based upon the teacher's school terms of service and
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	286	+	1 bachelor's degree issued in the United States.
	287	+	2 (ii) Has been prepared as a teacher at the
	288	+	3 grade level for which he or she will be employed.
	289	+	4 (iii) Has adequate content knowledge in the
	290	+	5 subject to be taught.
	291	+	6 (iv) Has an adequate command of the English
	292	+	7 language.
	293	+	8 A holder of a visiting international educator
	294	+	9 endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations
	295	+	10 shall be permitted to teach in bilingual education
	296	+	11 programs in the language that was the medium of
	297	+	12 instruction in his or her teacher preparation program,
	298	+	13 provided that he or she passes the English Language
	299	+	14 Proficiency Examination or another test of writing
	300	+	15 skills in English identified by the State Board of
	301	+	16 Education, in consultation with the State Educator
	302	+	17 Preparation and Licensure Board.
	303	+	18 A visiting international educator endorsement on
	304	+	19 an Educator License with Stipulations is valid for 5
	305	+	20 years and shall not be renewed.
	306	+	21 (J) Paraprofessional educator. A paraprofessional
	307	+	22 educator endorsement on an Educator License with
	308	+	23 Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who holds a
	309	+	24 high school diploma or its recognized equivalent and
	310	+	25 (i) holds an associate's degree or a minimum of 60
	311	+	26 semester hours of credit from a regionally accredited
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648		-	performance, before the teacher shall enter upon contractual
649		-	continued service in the district or in all of the programs
650		-	that the teacher is legally qualified to hold, unless the
651		-	teacher is given written notice of dismissal by certified
652		-	mail, return receipt requested, by the employing board on or
653		-	before April 15:
654		-	(1) 3 consecutive school terms of service in which the
655		-	teacher holds a Professional Educator License, an Educator
656		-	License with Stipulations with a career and technical
657		-	educator endorsement, or an Educator License with
658		-	Stipulations with a provisional career and technical
659		-	educator endorsement and receives overall annual
660		-	evaluation ratings of at least "Proficient" in the second
661		-	and third school terms;
662		-	(2) 2 consecutive school terms of service in which the
663		-	teacher holds a Professional Educator License, an Educator
664		-	License with Stipulations with a career and technical
665		-	educator endorsement, or an Educator License with
666		-	Stipulations with a provisional career and technical
667		-	educator endorsement and receives 2 overall annual
668		-	evaluations of "Excellent"; or
669		-	(3) 2 consecutive school terms of service in which the
670		-	teacher holds a Professional Educator License, an Educator
671		-	License with Stipulations with a career and technical
672		-	educator endorsement, or an Educator License with
673		-	Stipulations with a provisional career and technical
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676		-	educator endorsement and receives 2 overall annual
677		-	evaluations of "Excellent" service, but only if the
678		-	teacher (i) previously attained contractual continued
679		-	service in a different school district or program in this
680		-	State, (ii) voluntarily departed or was honorably
681		-	dismissed from that school district or program in the
682		-	school term immediately prior to the teacher's first
683		-	school term of service applicable to the attainment of
684		-	contractual continued service under this subdivision (3),
685		-	and (iii) received, in his or her 2 most recent overall
686		-	annual or biennial evaluations from the prior school
687		-	district or program, ratings of at least "Proficient",
688		-	with both such ratings occurring after the school
689		-	district's or program's PERA implementation date. For a
690		-	teacher to attain contractual continued service under this
691		-	subdivision (3), the teacher shall provide official copies
692		-	of his or her 2 most recent overall annual or biennial
693		-	evaluations from the prior school district or program to
694		-	the new school district or program within 60 days from the
695		-	teacher's first day of service with the new school
696		-	district or program. The prior school district or program
697		-	must provide the teacher with official copies of his or
698		-	her 2 most recent overall annual or biennial evaluations
699		-	within 14 days after the teacher's request. If a teacher
700		-	has requested such official copies prior to 45 days after
701		-	the teacher's first day of service with the new school
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704		-	district or program and the teacher's prior school
705		-	district or program fails to provide the teacher with the
706		-	official copies required under this subdivision (3), then
707		-	the time period for the teacher to submit the official
708		-	copies to his or her new school district or program must be
709		-	extended until 14 days after receipt of such copies from
710		-	the prior school district or program. If the prior school
711		-	district or program fails to provide the teacher with the
712		-	official copies required under this subdivision (3) within
713		-	90 days from the teacher's first day of service with the
714		-	new school district or program, then the new school
715		-	district or program shall rely upon the teacher's own
716		-	copies of his or her evaluations for purposes of this
717		-	subdivision (3).
718		-	If the teacher does not receive overall annual evaluations
719		-	of "Excellent" in the school terms necessary for eligibility
720		-	to achieve accelerated contractual continued service in
721		-	subdivisions (2) and (3) of this subsection (d-5) (d), the
722		-	teacher shall be eligible for contractual continued service
723		-	pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection (d-5) (d). If,
724		-	at the conclusion of 3 consecutive school terms of service
725		-	that count toward attainment of contractual continued service,
726		-	the teacher's performance does not qualify the teacher for
727		-	contractual continued service under subdivision (1) of this
728		-	subsection (d-5) (d), then the teacher shall not enter upon
729		-	contractual continued service and shall be dismissed. If a
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	322	+	1 institution of higher education; (ii) has passed a
	323	+	2 paraprofessional competency test under subsection
	324	+	3 (c-5) of Section 21B-30; or (iii) is at least 18 years
	325	+	4 of age and will be using the Educator License with
	326	+	5 Stipulations exclusively for grades prekindergarten
	327	+	6 through grade 8, until the individual reaches the age
	328	+	7 of 19 years and otherwise meets the criteria for a
	329	+	8 paraprofessional educator endorsement pursuant to this
	330	+	9 subparagraph (J). The paraprofessional educator
	331	+	10 endorsement is valid until June 30 immediately
	332	+	11 following 5 years of the endorsement being issued and
	333	+	12 may be renewed through application and payment of the
	334	+	13 appropriate fee, as required under Section 21B-40 of
	335	+	14 this Code. An individual who holds only a
	336	+	15 paraprofessional educator endorsement is not subject
	337	+	16 to additional requirements in order to renew the
	338	+	17 endorsement.
	339	+	18 (K) Chief school business official. A chief school
	340	+	19 business official endorsement on an Educator License
	341	+	20 with Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who
	342	+	21 qualifies by having a master's degree or higher, 2
	343	+	22 years of full-time administrative experience in school
	344	+	23 business management or 2 years of university-approved
	345	+	24 practical experience, and a minimum of 24 semester
	346	+	25 hours of graduate credit in a program approved by the
	347	+	26 State Board of Education for the preparation of school
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732		-	performance evaluation is not conducted for any school term
733		-	when such evaluation is required to be conducted under Section
734		-	24A-5 of this Code, then the teacher's performance evaluation
735		-	rating for such school term for purposes of determining the
736		-	attainment of contractual continued service shall be deemed
737		-	"Proficient", except that, during any time in which the
738		-	Governor has declared a disaster due to a public health
739		-	emergency pursuant to Section 7 of the Illinois Emergency
740		-	Management Agency Act, this default to "Proficient" does not
741		-	apply to any teacher who has entered into contractual
742		-	continued service and who was deemed "Excellent" on his or her
743		-	most recent evaluation. During any time in which the Governor
744		-	has declared a disaster due to a public health emergency
745		-	pursuant to Section 7 of the Illinois Emergency Management
746		-	Agency Act and unless the school board and any exclusive
747		-	bargaining representative have completed the performance
748		-	rating for teachers or mutually agreed to an alternate
749		-	performance rating, any teacher who has entered into
750		-	contractual continued service, whose most recent evaluation
751		-	was deemed "Excellent", and whose performance evaluation is
752		-	not conducted when the evaluation is required to be conducted
753		-	shall receive a teacher's performance rating deemed
754		-	"Excellent". A school board and any exclusive bargaining
755		-	representative may mutually agree to an alternate performance
756		-	rating for teachers not in contractual continued service
757		-	during any time in which the Governor has declared a disaster
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760		-	due to a public health emergency pursuant to Section 7 of the
761		-	Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act, as long as the
762		-	agreement is in writing.
763		-	(e) For the purposes of determining contractual continued
764		-	service, a school term shall be counted only toward attainment
765		-	of contractual continued service if the teacher actually
766		-	teaches or is otherwise present and participating in the
767		-	district's or program's educational program for 120 days or
768		-	more, provided that the days of leave under the federal Family
769		-	Medical Leave Act that the teacher is required to take until
770		-	the end of the school term shall be considered days of teaching
771		-	or participation in the district's or program's educational
772		-	program. A school term that is not counted toward attainment
773		-	of contractual continued service shall not be considered a
774		-	break in service for purposes of determining whether a teacher
775		-	has been employed for consecutive school terms, provided that
776		-	the teacher actually teaches or is otherwise present and
777		-	participating in the district's or program's educational
778		-	program in the following school term.
779		-	(f) If the employing board determines to dismiss the
780		-	teacher in the last year of the probationary period as
781		-	provided in subsection (c) of this Section or subdivision (1)
782		-	or (2) of subsection (d) of this Section or subdivision (1) or
783		-	(2) of subsection (d-5) of this Section, but not subdivision
784		-	(3) of subsection (d) of this Section or subdivision (3) of
785		-	subsection (d-5) of this Section, the written notice of
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788		-	dismissal provided by the employing board must contain
789		-	specific reasons for dismissal. Any full-time teacher who does
790		-	not receive written notice from the employing board on or
791		-	before April 15 as provided in this Section and whose
792		-	performance does not require dismissal after the fourth
793		-	probationary year pursuant to subsection (d) of this Section
794		-	or the third probationary year pursuant to subsection (d-5) of
795		-	this Section shall be re-employed for the following school
796		-	term.
797		-	(g) Contractual continued service shall continue in effect
798		-	the terms and provisions of the contract with the teacher
799		-	during the last school term of the probationary period,
800		-	subject to this Act and the lawful regulations of the
801		-	employing board. This Section and succeeding Sections do not
802		-	modify any existing power of the board except with respect to
803		-	the procedure of the discharge of a teacher and reductions in
804		-	salary as hereinafter provided. Contractual continued service
805		-	status shall not restrict the power of the board to transfer a
806		-	teacher to a position which the teacher is qualified to fill or
807		-	to make such salary adjustments as it deems desirable, but
808		-	unless reductions in salary are uniform or based upon some
809		-	reasonable classification, any teacher whose salary is reduced
810		-	shall be entitled to a notice and a hearing as hereinafter
811		-	provided in the case of certain dismissals or removals.
812		-	(h) If, by reason of any change in the boundaries of school
813		-	districts, by reason of a special education cooperative
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	358	+	1 business administrators and by passage of the
	359	+	2 applicable State tests, including an applicable
	360	+	3 content area test.
	361	+	4 The chief school business official endorsement may
	362	+	5 also be affixed to the Educator License with
	363	+	6 Stipulations of any holder who qualifies by having a
	364	+	7 master's degree in business administration, finance,
	365	+	8 accounting, or public administration and who completes
	366	+	9 an additional 6 semester hours of internship in school
	367	+	10 business management from a regionally accredited
	368	+	11 institution of higher education and passes the
	369	+	12 applicable State tests, including an applicable
	370	+	13 content area test. This endorsement shall be required
	371	+	14 for any individual employed as a chief school business
	372	+	15 official.
	373	+	16 The chief school business official endorsement on
	374	+	17 an Educator License with Stipulations is valid until
	375	+	18 June 30 immediately following 5 years of the
	376	+	19 endorsement being issued and may be renewed if the
	377	+	20 license holder completes renewal requirements as
	378	+	21 required for individuals who hold a Professional
	379	+	22 Educator License endorsed for chief school business
	380	+	23 official under Section 21B-45 of this Code and such
	381	+	24 rules as may be adopted by the State Board of
	382	+	25 Education.
	383	+	26 The State Board of Education shall adopt any rules
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815	385
816		-	reorganization or dissolution in accordance with Section
817		-	10-22.31 of this Code, or by reason of the creation of a new
818		-	school district, the position held by any teacher having a
819		-	contractual continued service status is transferred from one
820		-	board to the control of a new or different board, then the
821		-	contractual continued service status of the teacher is not
822		-	thereby lost, and such new or different board is subject to
823		-	this Code with respect to the teacher in the same manner as if
824		-	the teacher were its employee and had been its employee during
825		-	the time the teacher was actually employed by the board from
826		-	whose control the position was transferred.
827		-	(i) The employment of any teacher in a program of a special
828		-	education joint agreement established under Section 3-15.14,
829		-	10-22.31 or 10-22.31a shall be governed by this and succeeding
830		-	Sections of this Article. For purposes of attaining and
831		-	maintaining contractual continued service and computing length
832		-	of continuing service as referred to in this Section and
833		-	Section 24-12, employment in a special educational joint
834		-	program shall be deemed a continuation of all previous
835		-	licensed employment of such teacher for such joint agreement
836		-	whether the employer of the teacher was the joint agreement,
837		-	the regional superintendent, or one of the participating
838		-	districts in the joint agreement.
839		-	(j) For any teacher employed after July 1, 1987 as a
840		-	full-time teacher in a program of a special education joint
841		-	agreement, whether the program is operated by the joint
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844		-	agreement or a member district on behalf of the joint
845		-	agreement, in the event of a reduction in the number of
846		-	programs or positions in the joint agreement in which the
847		-	notice of dismissal is provided on or before the end of the
848		-	2010-2011 school term, the teacher in contractual continued
849		-	service is eligible for employment in the joint agreement
850		-	programs for which the teacher is legally qualified in order
851		-	of greater length of continuing service in the joint
852		-	agreement, unless an alternative method of determining the
853		-	sequence of dismissal is established in a collective
854		-	bargaining agreement. For any teacher employed after July 1,
855		-	1987 as a full-time teacher in a program of a special education
856		-	joint agreement, whether the program is operated by the joint
857		-	agreement or a member district on behalf of the joint
858		-	agreement, in the event of a reduction in the number of
859		-	programs or positions in the joint agreement in which the
860		-	notice of dismissal is provided during the 2011-2012 school
861		-	term or a subsequent school term, the teacher shall be
862		-	included on the honorable dismissal lists of all joint
863		-	agreement programs for positions for which the teacher is
864		-	qualified and is eligible for employment in such programs in
865		-	accordance with subsections (b) and (c) of Section 24-12 of
866		-	this Code and the applicable honorable dismissal policies of
867		-	the joint agreement.
868		-	(k) For any teacher employed after July 1, 1987 as a
869		-	full-time teacher in a program of a special education joint
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872		-	agreement, whether the program is operated by the joint
873		-	agreement or a member district on behalf of the joint
874		-	agreement, in the event of the dissolution of a joint
875		-	agreement, in which the notice to teachers of the dissolution
876		-	is provided during the 2010-2011 school term, the teacher in
877		-	contractual continued service who is legally qualified shall
878		-	be assigned to any comparable position in a member district
879		-	currently held by a teacher who has not entered upon
880		-	contractual continued service or held by a teacher who has
881		-	entered upon contractual continued service with a shorter
882		-	length of contractual continued service. Any teacher employed
883		-	after July 1, 1987 as a full-time teacher in a program of a
884		-	special education joint agreement, whether the program is
885		-	operated by the joint agreement or a member district on behalf
886		-	of the joint agreement, in the event of the dissolution of a
887		-	joint agreement in which the notice to teachers of the
888		-	dissolution is provided during the 2011-2012 school term or a
889		-	subsequent school term, the teacher who is qualified shall be
890		-	included on the order of honorable dismissal lists of each
891		-	member district and shall be assigned to any comparable
892		-	position in any such district in accordance with subsections
893		-	(b) and (c) of Section 24-12 of this Code and the applicable
894		-	honorable dismissal policies of each member district.
895		-	(l) The governing board of the joint agreement, or the
896		-	administrative district, if so authorized by the articles of
897		-	agreement of the joint agreement, rather than the board of
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	395	+	2 (L) Provisional in-state educator. A provisional
	396	+	3 in-state educator endorsement on an Educator License
	397	+	4 with Stipulations may be issued to a candidate who has
	398	+	5 completed an Illinois-approved educator preparation
	399	+	6 program at an Illinois institution of higher education
	400	+	7 and who has not successfully completed an
	401	+	8 evidence-based assessment of teacher effectiveness but
	402	+	9 who meets all of the following requirements:
	403	+	10 (i) Holds at least a bachelor's degree.
	404	+	11 (ii) Has completed an approved educator
	405	+	12 preparation program at an Illinois institution.
	406	+	13 (iii) Has passed an applicable content area
	407	+	14 test, as required by Section 21B-30 of this Code.
	408	+	15 (iv) Has attempted an evidence-based
	409	+	16 assessment of teacher effectiveness and received a
	410	+	17 minimum score on that assessment, as established
	411	+	18 by the State Board of Education in consultation
	412	+	19 with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure
	413	+	20 Board.
	414	+	21 A provisional in-state educator endorsement on an
	415	+	22 Educator License with Stipulations is valid for one
	416	+	23 full fiscal year after the date of issuance and may not
	417	+	24 be renewed.
	418	+	25 (M) (Blank).
	419	+	26 (N) Specialized services. A specialized services
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900		-	education of a school district, may carry out employment and
901		-	termination actions including dismissals under this Section
902		-	and Section 24-12.
903		-	(m) The employment of any teacher in a special education
904		-	program authorized by Section 14-1.01 through 14-14.01, or a
905		-	joint educational program established under Section 10-22.31a,
906		-	shall be under this and the succeeding Sections of this
907		-	Article, and such employment shall be deemed a continuation of
908		-	the previous employment of such teacher in any of the
909		-	participating districts, regardless of the participation of
910		-	other districts in the program.
911		-	(n) Any teacher employed as a full-time teacher in a
912		-	special education program prior to September 23, 1987 in which
913		-	2 or more school districts participate for a probationary
914		-	period of 2 consecutive years shall enter upon contractual
915		-	continued service in each of the participating districts,
916		-	subject to this and the succeeding Sections of this Article,
917		-	and, notwithstanding Section 24-1.5 of this Code, in the event
918		-	of the termination of the program shall be eligible for any
919		-	vacant position in any of such districts for which such
920		-	teacher is qualified.
921		-	(Source: P.A. 102-552, eff. 1-1-22; 102-854, eff. 5-13-22;
922		-	103-500, eff. 8-4-23.)
923		-	(105 ILCS 5/24A-7) (from Ch. 122, par. 24A-7)
924		-	Sec. 24A-7. Rules.
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926	423
927		-	(a) The State Board of Education is authorized to adopt
928		-	such rules as are deemed necessary to implement and accomplish
929		-	the purposes and provisions of this Article, including, but
930		-	not limited to, rules:
931		-	(1) relating to the methods for measuring student
932		-	growth (including, but not limited to, limitations on the
933		-	age of usable data; the amount of data needed to reliably
934		-	and validly measure growth for the purpose of teacher and
935		-	principal evaluations; and whether and at what time annual
936		-	State assessments may be used as one of multiple measures
937		-	of student growth);
938		-	(2) defining the term "significant factor" for
939		-	purposes of including consideration of student growth in
940		-	performance ratings;
941		-	(3) controlling for such factors as student
942		-	characteristics (including, but not limited to, students
943		-	receiving special education and English Learner services),
944		-	student attendance, and student mobility so as to best
945		-	measure the impact that a teacher, principal, school and
946		-	school district has on students' academic achievement;
947		-	(4) establishing minimum requirements for district
948		-	teacher and principal evaluation instruments and
949		-	procedures; and
950		-	(5) establishing a model evaluation plan for use by
951		-	school districts in which student growth shall comprise
952		-	50% of the performance rating.
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955		-	Notwithstanding any other provision in this Section, such
956		-	rules shall not preclude a school district having 500,000 or
957		-	more inhabitants from using an annual State assessment as the
958		-	sole measure of student growth for purposes of teacher or
959		-	principal evaluations.
960		-	(b) The State Superintendent of Education shall convene a
961		-	Performance Evaluation Advisory Council, which shall be
962		-	staffed by the State Board of Education. Members of the
963		-	Council shall be selected by the State Superintendent and
964		-	include, without limitation, representatives of teacher unions
965		-	and school district management, persons with expertise in
966		-	performance evaluation processes and systems, as well as other
967		-	stakeholders. The Council shall meet at least quarterly and
968		-	may also meet at the call of the chairperson of the Council,
969		-	following August 18, 2017 (the effective date of Public Act
970		-	100-211) until December 31 June 30, 2024. The Council shall
971		-	advise the State Board of Education on the ongoing
972		-	implementation of performance evaluations in this State, which
973		-	may include gathering public feedback, sharing best practices,
974		-	consulting with the State Board on any proposed rule changes
975		-	regarding evaluations, and other subjects as determined by the
976		-	chairperson of the Council.
977		-	(c) On July 1, 2024, the State Superintendent of Education
978		-	shall convene a Performance Evaluation Advisory Committee for
979		-	the purpose of maintaining and improving the evaluator
980		-	training and pre-qualification program in this State under
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	430	+	1 endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations
	431	+	2 may be issued as defined and specified by rule.
	432	+	3 (O) Provisional career and technical educator. A
	433	+	4 provisional career and technical educator endorsement
	434	+	5 on an Educator License with Stipulations may be issued
	435	+	6 to an applicant who has a minimum of 8,000 hours of
	436	+	7 work experience in the skill for which the applicant
	437	+	8 is seeking the endorsement. Each employing school
	438	+	9 board and regional office of education shall provide
	439	+	10 verification, in writing, to the State Superintendent
	440	+	11 of Education at the time the application is submitted
	441	+	12 that no qualified teacher holding a Professional
	442	+	13 Educator License or an Educator License with
	443	+	14 Stipulations with a career and technical educator
	444	+	15 endorsement is available to teach and that actual
	445	+	16 circumstances require such issuance.
	446	+	17 A provisional career and technical educator
	447	+	18 endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations
	448	+	19 is valid until June 30 immediately following 5 years
	449	+	20 of the endorsement being issued and may be renewed.
	450	+	21 An individual who holds a provisional career and
	451	+	22 technical educator endorsement on an Educator License
	452	+	23 with Stipulations may teach as a substitute teacher in
	453	+	24 career and technical education classrooms.
	454	+	25 An individual who holds a provisional career and
	455	+	26 technical educator endorsement on an Educator License
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983		-	Section 24A-3. The Committee shall be staffed by the State
984		-	Board of Education. Members of the Committee shall include,
985		-	without limitation, representatives from providers of the
986		-	evaluator retraining and pre-qualification program in this
987		-	State, which include teacher unions, school district
988		-	management, including a school district organized under
989		-	Article 34, and a statewide organization representing regional
990		-	offices of education. Members of the Committee shall be
991		-	nominated by the providers and appointed by the State
992		-	Superintendent.
993		-	The Committee shall meet initially at the call of the
994		-	State Superintendent and shall select one member as
995		-	chairperson at its initial meeting. The Committee shall meet
996		-	at least quarterly and may also meet at the call of the
997		-	chairperson of the Committee.
998		-	The Committee shall advise the State Board of Education on
999		-	the continued implementation of the evaluator training and
1000		-	pre-qualification program in this State, which may include the
1001		-	development and delivery of the program's existing and new
1002		-	administrators' academies, gathering feedback from program
1003		-	instructors and participants, sharing best practices,
1004		-	consulting with the State Board on any proposed rule changes
1005		-	regarding evaluator training, and other subjects as determined
1006		-	by the chairperson of the Committee.
1007		-	(d) Prior to the applicable implementation date, the these
1008		-	rules shall not apply to teachers assigned to schools
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1011		-	identified in an agreement entered into between the board of a
1012		-	school district operating under Article 34 of this Code and
1013		-	the exclusive representative of the district's teachers in
1014		-	accordance with Section 34-85c of this Code.
1015		-	(Source: P.A. 102-252, eff. 1-1-22; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21.)
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	466	+	1 with Stipulations is entitled to all of the rights and
	467	+	2 privileges granted to a holder of a Professional
	468	+	3 Educator License.
	469	+	4 (3) Substitute Teaching License. A Substitute Teaching
	470	+	5 License may be issued to qualified applicants for
	471	+	6 substitute teaching in all grades of the public schools,
	472	+	7 prekindergarten through grade 12. Substitute Teaching
	473	+	8 Licenses are not eligible for endorsements. Applicants for
	474	+	9 a Substitute Teaching License must hold a bachelor's
	475	+	10 degree or higher from a regionally accredited institution
	476	+	11 of higher education or must be enrolled in an approved
	477	+	12 educator preparation program in this State and have earned
	478	+	13 at least 90 credit hours.
	479	+	14 Substitute Teaching Licenses are valid for 5 years.
	480	+	15 Substitute Teaching Licenses are valid for substitute
	481	+	16 teaching in every county of this State. If an individual
	482	+	17 has had his or her Professional Educator License or
	483	+	18 Educator License with Stipulations suspended or revoked,
	484	+	19 then that individual is not eligible to obtain a
	485	+	20 Substitute Teaching License.
	486	+	21 A substitute teacher may only teach in the place of a
	487	+	22 licensed teacher who is under contract with the employing
	488	+	23 board. If, however, there is no licensed teacher under
	489	+	24 contract because of an emergency situation, then a
	490	+	25 district may employ a substitute teacher for no longer
	491	+	26 than 30 calendar days per each vacant position in the
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	503	+	2 office of education within 5 business days after the
	504	+	3 employment of the substitute teacher in that vacant
	505	+	4 position. A district may continue to employ that same
	506	+	5 substitute teacher in that same vacant position for 90
	507	+	6 calendar days or until the end of the semester, whichever
	508	+	7 is greater, if, prior to the expiration of the
	509	+	8 30-calendar-day period then current, the district files a
	510	+	9 written request with the appropriate regional office of
	511	+	10 education for a 30-calendar-day extension on the basis
	512	+	11 that the position remains vacant and the district
	513	+	12 continues to actively seek qualified candidates and
	514	+	13 provides documentation that it has provided training
	515	+	14 specific to the position, including training on meeting
	516	+	15 the needs of students with disabilities and English
	517	+	16 learners if applicable. Each extension request shall be
	518	+	17 granted in writing by the regional office of education. An
	519	+	18 emergency situation is one in which an unforeseen vacancy
	520	+	19 has occurred and (i) a teacher is unexpectedly unable to
	521	+	20 fulfill his or her contractual duties or (ii) teacher
	522	+	21 capacity needs of the district exceed previous indications
	523	+	22 or vacancies are unfilled due to a lack of qualified
	524	+	23 candidates, and the district is actively engaged in
	525	+	24 advertising to hire a fully licensed teacher for the
	526	+	25 vacant position.
	527	+	26 There is no limit on the number of days that a
	528	+
	529	+
	530	+
	531	+
	532	+
	533	+	SB0463 Enrolled - 15 - LRB103 02914 RJT 47920 b
	534	+
	535	+
	536	+	SB0463 Enrolled- 16 -LRB103 02914 RJT 47920 b SB0463 Enrolled - 16 - LRB103 02914 RJT 47920 b
	537	+	SB0463 Enrolled - 16 - LRB103 02914 RJT 47920 b
	538	+	1 substitute teacher may teach in a single school district,
	539	+	2 provided that no substitute teacher may teach for longer
	540	+	3 than 120 days beginning with the 2021-2022 school year
	541	+	4 through the 2022-2023 school year, otherwise 90 school
	542	+	5 days for any one licensed teacher under contract in the
	543	+	6 same school year. A substitute teacher who holds a
	544	+	7 Professional Educator License or Educator License with
	545	+	8 Stipulations shall not teach for more than 120 school days
	546	+	9 for any one licensed teacher under contract in the same
	547	+	10 school year. The limitations in this paragraph (3) on the
	548	+	11 number of days a substitute teacher may be employed do not
	549	+	12 apply to any school district operating under Article 34 of
	550	+	13 this Code.
	551	+	14 A school district may not require an individual who
	552	+	15 holds a valid Professional Educator License or Educator
	553	+	16 License with Stipulations to seek or hold a Substitute
	554	+	17 Teaching License to teach as a substitute teacher.
	555	+	18 (4) Short-Term Substitute Teaching License. Beginning
	556	+	19 on July 1, 2018 and until June 30, 2028, applicants may
	557	+	20 apply to the State Board of Education for issuance of a
	558	+	21 Short-Term Substitute Teaching License. A Short-Term
	559	+	22 Substitute Teaching License may be issued to a qualified
	560	+	23 applicant for substitute teaching in all grades of the
	561	+	24 public schools, prekindergarten through grade 12.
	562	+	25 Short-Term Substitute Teaching Licenses are not eligible
	563	+	26 for endorsements. Applicants for a Short-Term Substitute
	564	+
	565	+
	566	+
	567	+
	568	+
	569	+	SB0463 Enrolled - 16 - LRB103 02914 RJT 47920 b
	570	+
	571	+
	572	+	SB0463 Enrolled- 17 -LRB103 02914 RJT 47920 b SB0463 Enrolled - 17 - LRB103 02914 RJT 47920 b
	573	+	SB0463 Enrolled - 17 - LRB103 02914 RJT 47920 b
	574	+	1 Teaching License must hold an associate's degree or have
	575	+	2 completed at least 60 credit hours from a regionally
	576	+	3 accredited institution of higher education.
	577	+	4 Short-Term Substitute Teaching Licenses are valid for
	578	+	5 substitute teaching in every county of this State. If an
	579	+	6 individual has had his or her Professional Educator
	580	+	7 License or Educator License with Stipulations suspended or
	581	+	8 revoked, then that individual is not eligible to obtain a
	582	+	9 Short-Term Substitute Teaching License.
	583	+	10 The provisions of Sections 10-21.9 and 34-18.5 of this
	584	+	11 Code apply to short-term substitute teachers.
	585	+	12 An individual holding a Short-Term Substitute Teaching
	586	+	13 License may teach no more than 15 consecutive days per
	587	+	14 licensed teacher who is under contract. For teacher
	588	+	15 absences lasting 6 or more days per licensed teacher who
	589	+	16 is under contract, a school district may not hire an
	590	+	17 individual holding a Short-Term Substitute Teaching
	591	+	18 License, unless the Governor has declared a disaster due
	592	+	19 to a public health emergency pursuant to Section 7 of the
	593	+	20 Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act. An individual
	594	+	21 holding a Short-Term Substitute Teaching License must
	595	+	22 complete the training program under Section 10-20.67 or
	596	+	23 34-18.60 of this Code to be eligible to teach at a public
	597	+	24 school. Short-Term Substitute Teaching Licenses under this
	598	+	25 Section are valid for 5 years.
	599	+	26 (Source: P.A. 102-711, eff. 1-1-23; 102-712, eff. 4-27-22;
	600	+
	601	+
	602	+
	603	+
	604	+
	605	+	SB0463 Enrolled - 17 - LRB103 02914 RJT 47920 b
	606	+
	607	+
	608	+	SB0463 Enrolled- 18 -LRB103 02914 RJT 47920 b SB0463 Enrolled - 18 - LRB103 02914 RJT 47920 b
	609	+	SB0463 Enrolled - 18 - LRB103 02914 RJT 47920 b
	610	+	1 102-713, eff. 1-1-23; 102-717, eff. 4-29-22; 102-894, eff.
	611	+	2 5-20-22; 103-111, eff. 6-29-23; 103-154, eff. 6-30-23;
	612	+	3 103-193, eff. 1-1-24; 103-564, eff. 11-17-23.)
	613	+	4 (105 ILCS 5/24-11) (from Ch. 122, par. 24-11)
	614	+	5 Sec. 24-11. Boards of Education - Boards of School
	615	+	6 Inspectors - Contractual continued service.
	616	+	7 (a) As used in this and the succeeding Sections of this
	617	+	8 Article:
	618	+	9 "Teacher" means any or all school district employees
	619	+	10 regularly required to be licensed under laws relating to the
	620	+	11 licensure of teachers.
	621	+	12 "Board" means board of directors, board of education, or
	622	+	13 board of school inspectors, as the case may be.
	623	+	14 "School term" means that portion of the school year, July
	624	+	15 1 to the following June 30, when school is in actual session.
	625	+	16 "Program" means a program of a special education joint
	626	+	17 agreement.
	627	+	18 "Program of a special education joint agreement" means
	628	+	19 instructional, consultative, supervisory, administrative,
	629	+	20 diagnostic, and related services that are managed by a special
	630	+	21 educational joint agreement designed to service 2 or more
	631	+	22 school districts that are members of the joint agreement.
	632	+	23 "PERA implementation date" means the implementation date
	633	+	24 of an evaluation system for teachers as specified by Section
	634	+	25 24A-2.5 of this Code for all schools within a school district
	635	+
	636	+
	637	+
	638	+
	639	+
	640	+	SB0463 Enrolled - 18 - LRB103 02914 RJT 47920 b
	641	+
	642	+
	643	+	SB0463 Enrolled- 19 -LRB103 02914 RJT 47920 b SB0463 Enrolled - 19 - LRB103 02914 RJT 47920 b
	644	+	SB0463 Enrolled - 19 - LRB103 02914 RJT 47920 b
	645	+	1 or all programs of a special education joint agreement.
	646	+	2 (b) This Section and Sections 24-12 through 24-16 of this
	647	+	3 Article apply only to school districts having less than
	648	+	4 500,000 inhabitants.
	649	+	5 (c) Any teacher who is first employed as a full-time
	650	+	6 teacher in a school district or program prior to the PERA
	651	+	7 implementation date and who is employed in that district or
	652	+	8 program for a probationary period of 4 consecutive school
	653	+	9 terms shall enter upon contractual continued service in the
	654	+	10 district or in all of the programs that the teacher is legally
	655	+	11 qualified to hold, unless the teacher is given written notice
	656	+	12 of dismissal by certified mail, return receipt requested, by
	657	+	13 the employing board at least 45 days before the end of any
	658	+	14 school term within such period.
	659	+	15 (d) For any teacher who is first employed as a full-time
	660	+	16 teacher in a school district or program on or after the PERA
	661	+	17 implementation date but before July 1, 2023, the probationary
	662	+	18 period shall be one of the following periods, based upon the
	663	+	19 teacher's school terms of service and performance, before the
	664	+	20 teacher shall enter upon contractual continued service in the
	665	+	21 district or in all of the programs that the teacher is legally
	666	+	22 qualified to hold, unless the teacher is given written notice
	667	+	23 of dismissal by certified mail, return receipt requested, by
	668	+	24 the employing board on or before April 15:
	669	+	25 (1) 4 consecutive school terms of service in which the
	670	+	26 teacher holds a Professional Educator License, an Educator
	671	+
	672	+
	673	+
	674	+
	675	+
	676	+	SB0463 Enrolled - 19 - LRB103 02914 RJT 47920 b
	677	+
	678	+
	679	+	SB0463 Enrolled- 20 -LRB103 02914 RJT 47920 b SB0463 Enrolled - 20 - LRB103 02914 RJT 47920 b
	680	+	SB0463 Enrolled - 20 - LRB103 02914 RJT 47920 b
	681	+	1 License with Stipulations with a career and technical
	682	+	2 educator endorsement, or an Educator License with
	683	+	3 Stipulations with a provisional career and technical
	684	+	4 educator endorsement and receives overall annual
	685	+	5 evaluation ratings of at least "Proficient" in the last
	686	+	6 school term and at least "Proficient" in either the second
	687	+	7 or third school terms;
	688	+	8 (2) 3 consecutive school terms of service in which the
	689	+	9 teacher holds a Professional Educator License, an Educator
	690	+	10 License with Stipulations with a career and technical
	691	+	11 educator endorsement, or an Educator License with
	692	+	12 Stipulations with a provisional career and technical
	693	+	13 educator endorsement and receives 2 overall annual
	694	+	14 evaluations of "Excellent"; or
	695	+	15 (3) 2 consecutive school terms of service in which the
	696	+	16 teacher holds a Professional Educator License, an Educator
	697	+	17 License with Stipulations with a career and technical
	698	+	18 educator endorsement, or an Educator License with
	699	+	19 Stipulations with a provisional career and technical
	700	+	20 educator endorsement and receives 2 overall annual
	701	+	21 evaluations of "Excellent" service, but only if the
	702	+	22 teacher (i) previously attained contractual continued
	703	+	23 service in a different school district or program in this
	704	+	24 State, (ii) voluntarily departed or was honorably
	705	+	25 dismissed from that school district or program in the
	706	+	26 school term immediately prior to the teacher's first
	707	+
	708	+
	709	+
	710	+
	711	+
	712	+	SB0463 Enrolled - 20 - LRB103 02914 RJT 47920 b
	713	+
	714	+
	715	+	SB0463 Enrolled- 21 -LRB103 02914 RJT 47920 b SB0463 Enrolled - 21 - LRB103 02914 RJT 47920 b
	716	+	SB0463 Enrolled - 21 - LRB103 02914 RJT 47920 b
	717	+	1 school term of service applicable to the attainment of
	718	+	2 contractual continued service under this subdivision (3),
	719	+	3 and (iii) received, in his or her 2 most recent overall
	720	+	4 annual or biennial evaluations from the prior school
	721	+	5 district or program, ratings of at least "Proficient",
	722	+	6 with both such ratings occurring after the school
	723	+	7 district's or program's PERA implementation date. For a
	724	+	8 teacher to attain contractual continued service under this
	725	+	9 subdivision (3), the teacher shall provide official copies
	726	+	10 of his or her 2 most recent overall annual or biennial
	727	+	11 evaluations from the prior school district or program to
	728	+	12 the new school district or program within 60 days from the
	729	+	13 teacher's first day of service with the new school
	730	+	14 district or program. The prior school district or program
	731	+	15 must provide the teacher with official copies of his or
	732	+	16 her 2 most recent overall annual or biennial evaluations
	733	+	17 within 14 days after the teacher's request. If a teacher
	734	+	18 has requested such official copies prior to 45 days after
	735	+	19 the teacher's first day of service with the new school
	736	+	20 district or program and the teacher's prior school
	737	+	21 district or program fails to provide the teacher with the
	738	+	22 official copies required under this subdivision (3), then
	739	+	23 the time period for the teacher to submit the official
	740	+	24 copies to his or her new school district or program must be
	741	+	25 extended until 14 days after receipt of such copies from
	742	+	26 the prior school district or program. If the prior school
	743	+
	744	+
	745	+
	746	+
	747	+
	748	+	SB0463 Enrolled - 21 - LRB103 02914 RJT 47920 b
	749	+
	750	+
	751	+	SB0463 Enrolled- 22 -LRB103 02914 RJT 47920 b SB0463 Enrolled - 22 - LRB103 02914 RJT 47920 b
	752	+	SB0463 Enrolled - 22 - LRB103 02914 RJT 47920 b
	753	+	1 district or program fails to provide the teacher with the
	754	+	2 official copies required under this subdivision (3) within
	755	+	3 90 days from the teacher's first day of service with the
	756	+	4 new school district or program, then the new school
	757	+	5 district or program shall rely upon the teacher's own
	758	+	6 copies of his or her evaluations for purposes of this
	759	+	7 subdivision (3).
	760	+	8 If the teacher does not receive overall annual evaluations
	761	+	9 of "Excellent" in the school terms necessary for eligibility
	762	+	10 to achieve accelerated contractual continued service in
	763	+	11 subdivisions (2) and (3) of this subsection (d), the teacher
	764	+	12 shall be eligible for contractual continued service pursuant
	765	+	13 to subdivision (1) of this subsection (d). If, at the
	766	+	14 conclusion of 4 consecutive school terms of service that count
	767	+	15 toward attainment of contractual continued service, the
	768	+	16 teacher's performance does not qualify the teacher for
	769	+	17 contractual continued service under subdivision (1) of this
	770	+	18 subsection (d), then the teacher shall not enter upon
	771	+	19 contractual continued service and shall be dismissed. If a
	772	+	20 performance evaluation is not conducted for any school term
	773	+	21 when such evaluation is required to be conducted under Section
	774	+	22 24A-5 of this Code, then the teacher's performance evaluation
	775	+	23 rating for such school term for purposes of determining the
	776	+	24 attainment of contractual continued service shall be deemed
	777	+	25 "Proficient", except that, during any time in which the
	778	+	26 Governor has declared a disaster due to a public health
	779	+
	780	+
	781	+
	782	+
	783	+
	784	+	SB0463 Enrolled - 22 - LRB103 02914 RJT 47920 b
	785	+
	786	+
	787	+	SB0463 Enrolled- 23 -LRB103 02914 RJT 47920 b SB0463 Enrolled - 23 - LRB103 02914 RJT 47920 b
	788	+	SB0463 Enrolled - 23 - LRB103 02914 RJT 47920 b
	789	+	1 emergency pursuant to Section 7 of the Illinois Emergency
	790	+	2 Management Agency Act, this default to "Proficient" does not
	791	+	3 apply to any teacher who has entered into contractual
	792	+	4 continued service and who was deemed "Excellent" on his or her
	793	+	5 most recent evaluation. During any time in which the Governor
	794	+	6 has declared a disaster due to a public health emergency
	795	+	7 pursuant to Section 7 of the Illinois Emergency Management
	796	+	8 Agency Act and unless the school board and any exclusive
	797	+	9 bargaining representative have completed the performance
	798	+	10 rating for teachers or mutually agreed to an alternate
	799	+	11 performance rating, any teacher who has entered into
	800	+	12 contractual continued service, whose most recent evaluation
	801	+	13 was deemed "Excellent", and whose performance evaluation is
	802	+	14 not conducted when the evaluation is required to be conducted
	803	+	15 shall receive a teacher's performance rating deemed
	804	+	16 "Excellent". A school board and any exclusive bargaining
	805	+	17 representative may mutually agree to an alternate performance
	806	+	18 rating for teachers not in contractual continued service
	807	+	19 during any time in which the Governor has declared a disaster
	808	+	20 due to a public health emergency pursuant to Section 7 of the
	809	+	21 Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act, as long as the
	810	+	22 agreement is in writing.
	811	+	23 (d-5) For any teacher who is first employed as a full-time
	812	+	24 teacher in a school district or program on or after July 1,
	813	+	25 2023, the probationary period shall be one of the following
	814	+	26 periods, based upon the teacher's school terms of service and
	815	+
	816	+
	817	+
	818	+
	819	+
	820	+	SB0463 Enrolled - 23 - LRB103 02914 RJT 47920 b
	821	+
	822	+
	823	+	SB0463 Enrolled- 24 -LRB103 02914 RJT 47920 b SB0463 Enrolled - 24 - LRB103 02914 RJT 47920 b
	824	+	SB0463 Enrolled - 24 - LRB103 02914 RJT 47920 b
	825	+	1 performance, before the teacher shall enter upon contractual
	826	+	2 continued service in the district or in all of the programs
	827	+	3 that the teacher is legally qualified to hold, unless the
	828	+	4 teacher is given written notice of dismissal by certified
	829	+	5 mail, return receipt requested, by the employing board on or
	830	+	6 before April 15:
	831	+	7 (1) 3 consecutive school terms of service in which the
	832	+	8 teacher holds a Professional Educator License, an Educator
	833	+	9 License with Stipulations with a career and technical
	834	+	10 educator endorsement, or an Educator License with
	835	+	11 Stipulations with a provisional career and technical
	836	+	12 educator endorsement and receives overall annual
	837	+	13 evaluation ratings of at least "Proficient" in the second
	838	+	14 and third school terms;
	839	+	15 (2) 2 consecutive school terms of service in which the
	840	+	16 teacher holds a Professional Educator License, an Educator
	841	+	17 License with Stipulations with a career and technical
	842	+	18 educator endorsement, or an Educator License with
	843	+	19 Stipulations with a provisional career and technical
	844	+	20 educator endorsement and receives 2 overall annual
	845	+	21 evaluations of "Excellent"; or
	846	+	22 (3) 2 consecutive school terms of service in which the
	847	+	23 teacher holds a Professional Educator License, an Educator
	848	+	24 License with Stipulations with a career and technical
	849	+	25 educator endorsement, or an Educator License with
	850	+	26 Stipulations with a provisional career and technical
	851	+
	852	+
	853	+
	854	+
	855	+
	856	+	SB0463 Enrolled - 24 - LRB103 02914 RJT 47920 b
	857	+
	858	+
	859	+	SB0463 Enrolled- 25 -LRB103 02914 RJT 47920 b SB0463 Enrolled - 25 - LRB103 02914 RJT 47920 b
	860	+	SB0463 Enrolled - 25 - LRB103 02914 RJT 47920 b
	861	+	1 educator endorsement and receives 2 overall annual
	862	+	2 evaluations of "Excellent" service, but only if the
	863	+	3 teacher (i) previously attained contractual continued
	864	+	4 service in a different school district or program in this
	865	+	5 State, (ii) voluntarily departed or was honorably
	866	+	6 dismissed from that school district or program in the
	867	+	7 school term immediately prior to the teacher's first
	868	+	8 school term of service applicable to the attainment of
	869	+	9 contractual continued service under this subdivision (3),
	870	+	10 and (iii) received, in his or her 2 most recent overall
	871	+	11 annual or biennial evaluations from the prior school
	872	+	12 district or program, ratings of at least "Proficient",
	873	+	13 with both such ratings occurring after the school
	874	+	14 district's or program's PERA implementation date. For a
	875	+	15 teacher to attain contractual continued service under this
	876	+	16 subdivision (3), the teacher shall provide official copies
	877	+	17 of his or her 2 most recent overall annual or biennial
	878	+	18 evaluations from the prior school district or program to
	879	+	19 the new school district or program within 60 days from the
	880	+	20 teacher's first day of service with the new school
	881	+	21 district or program. The prior school district or program
	882	+	22 must provide the teacher with official copies of his or
	883	+	23 her 2 most recent overall annual or biennial evaluations
	884	+	24 within 14 days after the teacher's request. If a teacher
	885	+	25 has requested such official copies prior to 45 days after
	886	+	26 the teacher's first day of service with the new school
	887	+
	888	+
	889	+
	890	+
	891	+
	892	+	SB0463 Enrolled - 25 - LRB103 02914 RJT 47920 b
	893	+
	894	+
	895	+	SB0463 Enrolled- 26 -LRB103 02914 RJT 47920 b SB0463 Enrolled - 26 - LRB103 02914 RJT 47920 b
	896	+	SB0463 Enrolled - 26 - LRB103 02914 RJT 47920 b
	897	+	1 district or program and the teacher's prior school
	898	+	2 district or program fails to provide the teacher with the
	899	+	3 official copies required under this subdivision (3), then
	900	+	4 the time period for the teacher to submit the official
	901	+	5 copies to his or her new school district or program must be
	902	+	6 extended until 14 days after receipt of such copies from
	903	+	7 the prior school district or program. If the prior school
	904	+	8 district or program fails to provide the teacher with the
	905	+	9 official copies required under this subdivision (3) within
	906	+	10 90 days from the teacher's first day of service with the
	907	+	11 new school district or program, then the new school
	908	+	12 district or program shall rely upon the teacher's own
	909	+	13 copies of his or her evaluations for purposes of this
	910	+	14 subdivision (3).
	911	+	15 If the teacher does not receive overall annual evaluations
	912	+	16 of "Excellent" in the school terms necessary for eligibility
	913	+	17 to achieve accelerated contractual continued service in
	914	+	18 subdivisions (2) and (3) of this subsection (d-5) (d), the
	915	+	19 teacher shall be eligible for contractual continued service
	916	+	20 pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection (d-5) (d). If,
	917	+	21 at the conclusion of 3 consecutive school terms of service
	918	+	22 that count toward attainment of contractual continued service,
	919	+	23 the teacher's performance does not qualify the teacher for
	920	+	24 contractual continued service under subdivision (1) of this
	921	+	25 subsection (d-5) (d), then the teacher shall not enter upon
	922	+	26 contractual continued service and shall be dismissed. If a
	923	+
	924	+
	925	+
	926	+
	927	+
	928	+	SB0463 Enrolled - 26 - LRB103 02914 RJT 47920 b
	929	+
	930	+
	931	+	SB0463 Enrolled- 27 -LRB103 02914 RJT 47920 b SB0463 Enrolled - 27 - LRB103 02914 RJT 47920 b
	932	+	SB0463 Enrolled - 27 - LRB103 02914 RJT 47920 b
	933	+	1 performance evaluation is not conducted for any school term
	934	+	2 when such evaluation is required to be conducted under Section
	935	+	3 24A-5 of this Code, then the teacher's performance evaluation
	936	+	4 rating for such school term for purposes of determining the
	937	+	5 attainment of contractual continued service shall be deemed
	938	+	6 "Proficient", except that, during any time in which the
	939	+	7 Governor has declared a disaster due to a public health
	940	+	8 emergency pursuant to Section 7 of the Illinois Emergency
	941	+	9 Management Agency Act, this default to "Proficient" does not
	942	+	10 apply to any teacher who has entered into contractual
	943	+	11 continued service and who was deemed "Excellent" on his or her
	944	+	12 most recent evaluation. During any time in which the Governor
	945	+	13 has declared a disaster due to a public health emergency
	946	+	14 pursuant to Section 7 of the Illinois Emergency Management
	947	+	15 Agency Act and unless the school board and any exclusive
	948	+	16 bargaining representative have completed the performance
	949	+	17 rating for teachers or mutually agreed to an alternate
	950	+	18 performance rating, any teacher who has entered into
	951	+	19 contractual continued service, whose most recent evaluation
	952	+	20 was deemed "Excellent", and whose performance evaluation is
	953	+	21 not conducted when the evaluation is required to be conducted
	954	+	22 shall receive a teacher's performance rating deemed
	955	+	23 "Excellent". A school board and any exclusive bargaining
	956	+	24 representative may mutually agree to an alternate performance
	957	+	25 rating for teachers not in contractual continued service
	958	+	26 during any time in which the Governor has declared a disaster
	959	+
	960	+
	961	+
	962	+
	963	+
	964	+	SB0463 Enrolled - 27 - LRB103 02914 RJT 47920 b
	965	+
	966	+
	967	+	SB0463 Enrolled- 28 -LRB103 02914 RJT 47920 b SB0463 Enrolled - 28 - LRB103 02914 RJT 47920 b
	968	+	SB0463 Enrolled - 28 - LRB103 02914 RJT 47920 b
	969	+	1 due to a public health emergency pursuant to Section 7 of the
	970	+	2 Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act, as long as the
	971	+	3 agreement is in writing.
	972	+	4 (e) For the purposes of determining contractual continued
	973	+	5 service, a school term shall be counted only toward attainment
	974	+	6 of contractual continued service if the teacher actually
	975	+	7 teaches or is otherwise present and participating in the
	976	+	8 district's or program's educational program for 120 days or
	977	+	9 more, provided that the days of leave under the federal Family
	978	+	10 Medical Leave Act that the teacher is required to take until
	979	+	11 the end of the school term shall be considered days of teaching
	980	+	12 or participation in the district's or program's educational
	981	+	13 program. A school term that is not counted toward attainment
	982	+	14 of contractual continued service shall not be considered a
	983	+	15 break in service for purposes of determining whether a teacher
	984	+	16 has been employed for consecutive school terms, provided that
	985	+	17 the teacher actually teaches or is otherwise present and
	986	+	18 participating in the district's or program's educational
	987	+	19 program in the following school term.
	988	+	20 (f) If the employing board determines to dismiss the
	989	+	21 teacher in the last year of the probationary period as
	990	+	22 provided in subsection (c) of this Section or subdivision (1)
	991	+	23 or (2) of subsection (d) of this Section or subdivision (1) or
	992	+	24 (2) of subsection (d-5) of this Section, but not subdivision
	993	+	25 (3) of subsection (d) of this Section or subdivision (3) of
	994	+	26 subsection (d-5) of this Section, the written notice of
	995	+
	996	+
	997	+
	998	+
	999	+
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	1001	+
	1002	+
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	1004	+	SB0463 Enrolled - 29 - LRB103 02914 RJT 47920 b
	1005	+	1 dismissal provided by the employing board must contain
	1006	+	2 specific reasons for dismissal. Any full-time teacher who does
	1007	+	3 not receive written notice from the employing board on or
	1008	+	4 before April 15 as provided in this Section and whose
	1009	+	5 performance does not require dismissal after the fourth
	1010	+	6 probationary year pursuant to subsection (d) of this Section
	1011	+	7 or the third probationary year pursuant to subsection (d-5) of
	1012	+	8 this Section shall be re-employed for the following school
	1013	+	9 term.
	1014	+	10 (g) Contractual continued service shall continue in effect
	1015	+	11 the terms and provisions of the contract with the teacher
	1016	+	12 during the last school term of the probationary period,
	1017	+	13 subject to this Act and the lawful regulations of the
	1018	+	14 employing board. This Section and succeeding Sections do not
	1019	+	15 modify any existing power of the board except with respect to
	1020	+	16 the procedure of the discharge of a teacher and reductions in
	1021	+	17 salary as hereinafter provided. Contractual continued service
	1022	+	18 status shall not restrict the power of the board to transfer a
	1023	+	19 teacher to a position which the teacher is qualified to fill or
	1024	+	20 to make such salary adjustments as it deems desirable, but
	1025	+	21 unless reductions in salary are uniform or based upon some
	1026	+	22 reasonable classification, any teacher whose salary is reduced
	1027	+	23 shall be entitled to a notice and a hearing as hereinafter
	1028	+	24 provided in the case of certain dismissals or removals.
	1029	+	25 (h) If, by reason of any change in the boundaries of school
	1030	+	26 districts, by reason of a special education cooperative
	1031	+
	1032	+
	1033	+
	1034	+
	1035	+
	1036	+	SB0463 Enrolled - 29 - LRB103 02914 RJT 47920 b
	1037	+
	1038	+
	1039	+	SB0463 Enrolled- 30 -LRB103 02914 RJT 47920 b SB0463 Enrolled - 30 - LRB103 02914 RJT 47920 b
	1040	+	SB0463 Enrolled - 30 - LRB103 02914 RJT 47920 b
	1041	+	1 reorganization or dissolution in accordance with Section
	1042	+	2 10-22.31 of this Code, or by reason of the creation of a new
	1043	+	3 school district, the position held by any teacher having a
	1044	+	4 contractual continued service status is transferred from one
	1045	+	5 board to the control of a new or different board, then the
	1046	+	6 contractual continued service status of the teacher is not
	1047	+	7 thereby lost, and such new or different board is subject to
	1048	+	8 this Code with respect to the teacher in the same manner as if
	1049	+	9 the teacher were its employee and had been its employee during
	1050	+	10 the time the teacher was actually employed by the board from
	1051	+	11 whose control the position was transferred.
	1052	+	12 (i) The employment of any teacher in a program of a special
	1053	+	13 education joint agreement established under Section 3-15.14,
	1054	+	14 10-22.31 or 10-22.31a shall be governed by this and succeeding
	1055	+	15 Sections of this Article. For purposes of attaining and
	1056	+	16 maintaining contractual continued service and computing length
	1057	+	17 of continuing service as referred to in this Section and
	1058	+	18 Section 24-12, employment in a special educational joint
	1059	+	19 program shall be deemed a continuation of all previous
	1060	+	20 licensed employment of such teacher for such joint agreement
	1061	+	21 whether the employer of the teacher was the joint agreement,
	1062	+	22 the regional superintendent, or one of the participating
	1063	+	23 districts in the joint agreement.
	1064	+	24 (j) For any teacher employed after July 1, 1987 as a
	1065	+	25 full-time teacher in a program of a special education joint
	1066	+	26 agreement, whether the program is operated by the joint
	1067	+
	1068	+
	1069	+
	1070	+
	1071	+
	1072	+	SB0463 Enrolled - 30 - LRB103 02914 RJT 47920 b
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	1074	+
	1075	+	SB0463 Enrolled- 31 -LRB103 02914 RJT 47920 b SB0463 Enrolled - 31 - LRB103 02914 RJT 47920 b
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	1077	+	1 agreement or a member district on behalf of the joint
	1078	+	2 agreement, in the event of a reduction in the number of
	1079	+	3 programs or positions in the joint agreement in which the
	1080	+	4 notice of dismissal is provided on or before the end of the
	1081	+	5 2010-2011 school term, the teacher in contractual continued
	1082	+	6 service is eligible for employment in the joint agreement
	1083	+	7 programs for which the teacher is legally qualified in order
	1084	+	8 of greater length of continuing service in the joint
	1085	+	9 agreement, unless an alternative method of determining the
	1086	+	10 sequence of dismissal is established in a collective
	1087	+	11 bargaining agreement. For any teacher employed after July 1,
	1088	+	12 1987 as a full-time teacher in a program of a special education
	1089	+	13 joint agreement, whether the program is operated by the joint
	1090	+	14 agreement or a member district on behalf of the joint
	1091	+	15 agreement, in the event of a reduction in the number of
	1092	+	16 programs or positions in the joint agreement in which the
	1093	+	17 notice of dismissal is provided during the 2011-2012 school
	1094	+	18 term or a subsequent school term, the teacher shall be
	1095	+	19 included on the honorable dismissal lists of all joint
	1096	+	20 agreement programs for positions for which the teacher is
	1097	+	21 qualified and is eligible for employment in such programs in
	1098	+	22 accordance with subsections (b) and (c) of Section 24-12 of
	1099	+	23 this Code and the applicable honorable dismissal policies of
	1100	+	24 the joint agreement.
	1101	+	25 (k) For any teacher employed after July 1, 1987 as a
	1102	+	26 full-time teacher in a program of a special education joint
	1103	+
	1104	+
	1105	+
	1106	+
	1107	+
	1108	+	SB0463 Enrolled - 31 - LRB103 02914 RJT 47920 b
	1109	+
	1110	+
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	1112	+	SB0463 Enrolled - 32 - LRB103 02914 RJT 47920 b
	1113	+	1 agreement, whether the program is operated by the joint
	1114	+	2 agreement or a member district on behalf of the joint
	1115	+	3 agreement, in the event of the dissolution of a joint
	1116	+	4 agreement, in which the notice to teachers of the dissolution
	1117	+	5 is provided during the 2010-2011 school term, the teacher in
	1118	+	6 contractual continued service who is legally qualified shall
	1119	+	7 be assigned to any comparable position in a member district
	1120	+	8 currently held by a teacher who has not entered upon
	1121	+	9 contractual continued service or held by a teacher who has
	1122	+	10 entered upon contractual continued service with a shorter
	1123	+	11 length of contractual continued service. Any teacher employed
	1124	+	12 after July 1, 1987 as a full-time teacher in a program of a
	1125	+	13 special education joint agreement, whether the program is
	1126	+	14 operated by the joint agreement or a member district on behalf
	1127	+	15 of the joint agreement, in the event of the dissolution of a
	1128	+	16 joint agreement in which the notice to teachers of the
	1129	+	17 dissolution is provided during the 2011-2012 school term or a
	1130	+	18 subsequent school term, the teacher who is qualified shall be
	1131	+	19 included on the order of honorable dismissal lists of each
	1132	+	20 member district and shall be assigned to any comparable
	1133	+	21 position in any such district in accordance with subsections
	1134	+	22 (b) and (c) of Section 24-12 of this Code and the applicable
	1135	+	23 honorable dismissal policies of each member district.
	1136	+	24 (l) The governing board of the joint agreement, or the
	1137	+	25 administrative district, if so authorized by the articles of
	1138	+	26 agreement of the joint agreement, rather than the board of
	1139	+
	1140	+
	1141	+
	1142	+
	1143	+
	1144	+	SB0463 Enrolled - 32 - LRB103 02914 RJT 47920 b
	1145	+
	1146	+
	1147	+	SB0463 Enrolled- 33 -LRB103 02914 RJT 47920 b SB0463 Enrolled - 33 - LRB103 02914 RJT 47920 b
	1148	+	SB0463 Enrolled - 33 - LRB103 02914 RJT 47920 b
	1149	+	1 education of a school district, may carry out employment and
	1150	+	2 termination actions including dismissals under this Section
	1151	+	3 and Section 24-12.
	1152	+	4 (m) The employment of any teacher in a special education
	1153	+	5 program authorized by Section 14-1.01 through 14-14.01, or a
	1154	+	6 joint educational program established under Section 10-22.31a,
	1155	+	7 shall be under this and the succeeding Sections of this
	1156	+	8 Article, and such employment shall be deemed a continuation of
	1157	+	9 the previous employment of such teacher in any of the
	1158	+	10 participating districts, regardless of the participation of
	1159	+	11 other districts in the program.
	1160	+	12 (n) Any teacher employed as a full-time teacher in a
	1161	+	13 special education program prior to September 23, 1987 in which
	1162	+	14 2 or more school districts participate for a probationary
	1163	+	15 period of 2 consecutive years shall enter upon contractual
	1164	+	16 continued service in each of the participating districts,
	1165	+	17 subject to this and the succeeding Sections of this Article,
	1166	+	18 and, notwithstanding Section 24-1.5 of this Code, in the event
	1167	+	19 of the termination of the program shall be eligible for any
	1168	+	20 vacant position in any of such districts for which such
	1169	+	21 teacher is qualified.
	1170	+	22 (Source: P.A. 102-552, eff. 1-1-22; 102-854, eff. 5-13-22;
	1171	+	23 103-500, eff. 8-4-23.)
	1172	+	24 (105 ILCS 5/24A-7) (from Ch. 122, par. 24A-7)
	1173	+	25 Sec. 24A-7. Rules.
	1174	+
	1175	+
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	1177	+
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	1179	+	SB0463 Enrolled - 33 - LRB103 02914 RJT 47920 b
	1180	+
	1181	+
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	1183	+	SB0463 Enrolled - 34 - LRB103 02914 RJT 47920 b
	1184	+	1 (a) The State Board of Education is authorized to adopt
	1185	+	2 such rules as are deemed necessary to implement and accomplish
	1186	+	3 the purposes and provisions of this Article, including, but
	1187	+	4 not limited to, rules:
	1188	+	5 (1) relating to the methods for measuring student
	1189	+	6 growth (including, but not limited to, limitations on the
	1190	+	7 age of usable data; the amount of data needed to reliably
	1191	+	8 and validly measure growth for the purpose of teacher and
	1192	+	9 principal evaluations; and whether and at what time annual
	1193	+	10 State assessments may be used as one of multiple measures
	1194	+	11 of student growth);
	1195	+	12 (2) defining the term "significant factor" for
	1196	+	13 purposes of including consideration of student growth in
	1197	+	14 performance ratings;
	1198	+	15 (3) controlling for such factors as student
	1199	+	16 characteristics (including, but not limited to, students
	1200	+	17 receiving special education and English Learner services),
	1201	+	18 student attendance, and student mobility so as to best
	1202	+	19 measure the impact that a teacher, principal, school and
	1203	+	20 school district has on students' academic achievement;
	1204	+	21 (4) establishing minimum requirements for district
	1205	+	22 teacher and principal evaluation instruments and
	1206	+	23 procedures; and
	1207	+	24 (5) establishing a model evaluation plan for use by
	1208	+	25 school districts in which student growth shall comprise
	1209	+	26 50% of the performance rating.
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	1211	+
	1212	+
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	1216	+
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	1219	+	SB0463 Enrolled - 35 - LRB103 02914 RJT 47920 b
	1220	+	1 Notwithstanding any other provision in this Section, such
	1221	+	2 rules shall not preclude a school district having 500,000 or
	1222	+	3 more inhabitants from using an annual State assessment as the
	1223	+	4 sole measure of student growth for purposes of teacher or
	1224	+	5 principal evaluations.
	1225	+	6 (b) The State Superintendent of Education shall convene a
	1226	+	7 Performance Evaluation Advisory Council, which shall be
	1227	+	8 staffed by the State Board of Education. Members of the
	1228	+	9 Council shall be selected by the State Superintendent and
	1229	+	10 include, without limitation, representatives of teacher unions
	1230	+	11 and school district management, persons with expertise in
	1231	+	12 performance evaluation processes and systems, as well as other
	1232	+	13 stakeholders. The Council shall meet at least quarterly and
	1233	+	14 may also meet at the call of the chairperson of the Council,
	1234	+	15 following August 18, 2017 (the effective date of Public Act
	1235	+	16 100-211) until December 31 June 30, 2024. The Council shall
	1236	+	17 advise the State Board of Education on the ongoing
	1237	+	18 implementation of performance evaluations in this State, which
	1238	+	19 may include gathering public feedback, sharing best practices,
	1239	+	20 consulting with the State Board on any proposed rule changes
	1240	+	21 regarding evaluations, and other subjects as determined by the
	1241	+	22 chairperson of the Council.
	1242	+	23 (c) On July 1, 2024, the State Superintendent of Education
	1243	+	24 shall convene a Performance Evaluation Advisory Committee for
	1244	+	25 the purpose of maintaining and improving the evaluator
	1245	+	26 training and pre-qualification program in this State under
	1246	+
	1247	+
	1248	+
	1249	+
	1250	+
	1251	+	SB0463 Enrolled - 35 - LRB103 02914 RJT 47920 b
	1252	+
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	1255	+	SB0463 Enrolled - 36 - LRB103 02914 RJT 47920 b
	1256	+	1 Section 24A-3. The Committee shall be staffed by the State
	1257	+	2 Board of Education. Members of the Committee shall include,
	1258	+	3 without limitation, representatives from providers of the
	1259	+	4 evaluator retraining and pre-qualification program in this
	1260	+	5 State, which include teacher unions, school district
	1261	+	6 management, including a school district organized under
	1262	+	7 Article 34, and a statewide organization representing regional
	1263	+	8 offices of education. Members of the Committee shall be
	1264	+	9 nominated by the providers and appointed by the State
	1265	+	10 Superintendent.
	1266	+	11 The Committee shall meet initially at the call of the
	1267	+	12 State Superintendent and shall select one member as
	1268	+	13 chairperson at its initial meeting. The Committee shall meet
	1269	+	14 at least quarterly and may also meet at the call of the
	1270	+	15 chairperson of the Committee.
	1271	+	16 The Committee shall advise the State Board of Education on
	1272	+	17 the continued implementation of the evaluator training and
	1273	+	18 pre-qualification program in this State, which may include the
	1274	+	19 development and delivery of the program's existing and new
	1275	+	20 administrators' academies, gathering feedback from program
	1276	+	21 instructors and participants, sharing best practices,
	1277	+	22 consulting with the State Board on any proposed rule changes
	1278	+	23 regarding evaluator training, and other subjects as determined
	1279	+	24 by the chairperson of the Committee.
	1280	+	25 (d) Prior to the applicable implementation date, the these
	1281	+	26 rules shall not apply to teachers assigned to schools
	1282	+
	1283	+
	1284	+
	1285	+
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	1287	+	SB0463 Enrolled - 36 - LRB103 02914 RJT 47920 b
	1288	+
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	1290	+	SB0463 Enrolled- 37 -LRB103 02914 RJT 47920 b SB0463 Enrolled - 37 - LRB103 02914 RJT 47920 b
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	1292	+	1 identified in an agreement entered into between the board of a
	1293	+	2 school district operating under Article 34 of this Code and
	1294	+	3 the exclusive representative of the district's teachers in
	1295	+	4 accordance with Section 34-85c of this Code.
	1296	+	5 (Source: P.A. 102-252, eff. 1-1-22; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21.)
	1297	+
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	1301	+
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