Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session

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1	1	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB2245 Introduced 2/10/2023, by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: New Act 105 ILCS 5/2-3.51 from Ch. 122, par. 2-3.51 105 ILCS 5/21B-20105 ILCS 5/21B-30 105 ILCS 5/21B-35 Creates the Literary and Justice for All Act. Provides that the State Board of Education shall adopt and make available to school districts a rubric by which districts may evaluate curricula and select and implement evidence-based, culturally inclusive core reading instruction programs, a template to develop literacy plans, and guidance on evidence-based practices. Requires the State Board to develop training opportunities in teaching reading and a comprehensive literacy plan for this State. Amends the School Code. Makes changes concerning the Reading Improvement Block Grant Program, the requirements to receive a Professional Educator License, taking a test in reading foundations for certain licensure, and the requirements for educators trained in other states or counties. Effective immediately. LRB103 25647 RJT 51996 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB2245 Introduced 2/10/2023, by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: New Act 105 ILCS 5/2-3.51 from Ch. 122, par. 2-3.51 105 ILCS 5/21B-20105 ILCS 5/21B-30 105 ILCS 5/21B-35 New Act 105 ILCS 5/2-3.51 from Ch. 122, par. 2-3.51 105 ILCS 5/21B-20 105 ILCS 5/21B-30 105 ILCS 5/21B-35 Creates the Literary and Justice for All Act. Provides that the State Board of Education shall adopt and make available to school districts a rubric by which districts may evaluate curricula and select and implement evidence-based, culturally inclusive core reading instruction programs, a template to develop literacy plans, and guidance on evidence-based practices. Requires the State Board to develop training opportunities in teaching reading and a comprehensive literacy plan for this State. Amends the School Code. Makes changes concerning the Reading Improvement Block Grant Program, the requirements to receive a Professional Educator License, taking a test in reading foundations for certain licensure, and the requirements for educators trained in other states or counties. Effective immediately. LRB103 25647 RJT 51996 b LRB103 25647 RJT 51996 b A BILL FOR
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3	3	New Act 105 ILCS 5/2-3.51 from Ch. 122, par. 2-3.51 105 ILCS 5/21B-20105 ILCS 5/21B-30 105 ILCS 5/21B-35 New Act 105 ILCS 5/2-3.51 from Ch. 122, par. 2-3.51 105 ILCS 5/21B-20 105 ILCS 5/21B-30 105 ILCS 5/21B-35
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9	9	Creates the Literary and Justice for All Act. Provides that the State Board of Education shall adopt and make available to school districts a rubric by which districts may evaluate curricula and select and implement evidence-based, culturally inclusive core reading instruction programs, a template to develop literacy plans, and guidance on evidence-based practices. Requires the State Board to develop training opportunities in teaching reading and a comprehensive literacy plan for this State. Amends the School Code. Makes changes concerning the Reading Improvement Block Grant Program, the requirements to receive a Professional Educator License, taking a test in reading foundations for certain licensure, and the requirements for educators trained in other states or counties. Effective immediately.
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15	15	1 AN ACT concerning education.
16	16	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
17	17	3 represented in the General Assembly:
18	18	4 Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
19	19	5 Literacy and Justice for All Act.
20	20	6 Section 5. Findings. The General Assembly makes all of the
21	21	7 following findings:
22	22	8 (1) Literacy is not only critical for individuals'
23	23	9 ability to earn income, secure housing, participate in
24	24	10 their healthcare, support their children's education,
25	25	11 pursue happiness, and navigate the world but also
26	26	12 collectively foundational to our community and democracy.
27	27	13 (2) The World Literacy Foundation found that low
28	28	14 literacy is a major contributor to inequality and
29	29	15 increases the likelihood of poor physical and mental
30	30	16 health, workplace accidents, misuse of medication,
31	31	17 participation in crime, and welfare dependency, all of
32	32	18 which have substantial additional social and economic
33	33	19 costs.
34	34	20 (3) Fifty percent of Illinois' third graders met,
35	35	21 exceeded, or approached learning standards in English
36	36	22 language arts according to the Illinois Assessment of
37	37	23 Readiness with the other half of students not meeting or
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42	42	New Act 105 ILCS 5/2-3.51 from Ch. 122, par. 2-3.51 105 ILCS 5/21B-20105 ILCS 5/21B-30 105 ILCS 5/21B-35 New Act 105 ILCS 5/2-3.51 from Ch. 122, par. 2-3.51 105 ILCS 5/21B-20 105 ILCS 5/21B-30 105 ILCS 5/21B-35
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48	48	Creates the Literary and Justice for All Act. Provides that the State Board of Education shall adopt and make available to school districts a rubric by which districts may evaluate curricula and select and implement evidence-based, culturally inclusive core reading instruction programs, a template to develop literacy plans, and guidance on evidence-based practices. Requires the State Board to develop training opportunities in teaching reading and a comprehensive literacy plan for this State. Amends the School Code. Makes changes concerning the Reading Improvement Block Grant Program, the requirements to receive a Professional Educator License, taking a test in reading foundations for certain licensure, and the requirements for educators trained in other states or counties. Effective immediately.
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80	80	1 partially meeting standards; this represents a 10
81	81	2 percentage-point swing from the 2019 pre-pandemic rates
82	82	3 when 60% of students met, exceeded, or approached learning
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84	84	5 (4) Thirty-three percent of Illinois' fourth graders
85	85	6 achieved proficient or advanced reading scores on the 2022
86	86	7 National Assessment of Educational Progress with another
87	87	8 29% meeting basic reading proficiency and the remaining
88	88	9 38% scoring below basic reading proficiency.
89	89	10 (5) Research from the Annie E. Casey Institute found
90	90	11 that students who are not proficient readers in third
91	91	12 grade are 4 times more likely not to finish high school; if
92	92	13 those students are from low-income families, they are more
93	93	14 than 6 times more likely not to finish high school.
94	94	15 (6) Research consistently finds that a diverse,
95	95	16 well-trained, and expanding pool of teachers, in
96	96	17 conjunction with curricula responsive to the strengths and
97	97	18 needs of diverse student populations, improves educational
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99	99	20 (7) An appropriate curriculum blends the learning
100	100	21 needs of students with their developmental needs and
101	101	22 increases in complexity with every new stage of childhood.
102	102	23 (8) Oral language development is a prerequisite for
103	103	24 reading and writing that is nurtured from birth through
104	104	25 talking, reading, story-telling, singing, nursery rhymes,
105	105	26 and other language exposure and, as younger children
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116	116	1 develop, through intentional dialogue with rich
117	117	2 vocabulary; home visiting programs, access to books,
118	118	3 high-quality childcare and preschool, and lived
119	119	4 experiences strengthen students' opportunity to build
120	120	5 oracy skills, vocabulary, and background knowledge,
121	121	6 leading to higher-level cognitive thinking.
122	122	7 (9) Reading builds new neural pathways in the brain as
123	123	8 people, usually children, learn to connect the sounds in
124	124	9 language to letters on a page to the meaning of the text;
125	125	10 however, there is no one-size-fits-all approach to
126	126	11 literacy, as learners will require different dosages
127	127	12 within different areas of literacy instruction to meet
128	128	13 their individual needs.
129	129	14 (10) Reading and writing have a reciprocal
130	130	15 relationship, as each strengthens the other, and students
131	131	16 benefit when their instruction is closely intertwined.
132	132	17 (11) English learners benefit from a comprehensive
133	133	18 literacy approach that recognizes the value of
134	134	19 multilingualism by enveloping all areas of literacy
135	135	20 instruction with a deep focus on oral language development
136	136	21 and encouraging students to make connections between
137	137	22 English and their home language.
138	138	23 (12) Teachers deserve the tools to be knowledgeable
139	139	24 about the cultural practices and language system of the
140	140	25 children they serve, including those children who speak
141	141	26 language variations of English, such as African-American
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152	152	1 English (AAE); AAE has a linguistic structure that is a
153	153	2 systematic and rule-governed variation of General American
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155	155	4 (13) Research shows that direct, systematic,
156	156	5 cumulative, and explicit reading instruction that is
157	157	6 focused on the foundational reading skills of phonemic
158	158	7 awareness, phonics or decoding, spelling or encoding,
159	159	8 vocabulary development that includes morphology, oral
160	160	9 language development, reading fluency, and reading
161	161	10 comprehension that includes syntax and building background
162	162	11 or content knowledge, is highly effective in teaching
163	163	12 young children to read.
164	164	13 (14) High literacy achievement across all demographic
165	165	14 groups is an essential indicator of educational equity
166	166	15 within this State; strengthening early literacy
167	167	16 instruction and support for students in Illinois will pay
168	168	17 dividends in the future by empowering students, providing
169	169	18 the skills they will need to graduate, find fulfilling
170	170	19 careers, and be productive members of their communities
171	171	20 and of our democracy.
172	172	21 (15) Ensuring that every child has access to
173	173	22 high-quality, research-aligned, developmentally
174	174	23 appropriate reading instruction implemented using a
175	175	24 comprehensive approach is a foundational component of this
176	176	25 State's public education system and a responsibility
177	177	26 shared among federal, State, and local education agencies.
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188	188	1 Section 10. State Board of Education assistance;
189	189	2 comprehensive literacy plan.
190	190	3 (a) The State Board of Education shall adopt and make
191	191	4 available all of the following to each publicly funded school
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193	193	6 (1) A rubric by which districts may evaluate curricula
194	194	7 and select and implement evidence-based, culturally
195	195	8 inclusive core reading instruction programs. The rubric
196	196	9 shall address:
197	197	10 (A) systematic and explicit approaches to phonemic
198	198	11 awareness, decoding (phonics), and encoding(spelling);
199	199	12 (B) vocabulary development, including morphology,
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201	201	14 (C) oral language development;
202	202	15 (D) reading comprehension, including syntax and
203	203	16 building background (content) knowledge; and
204	204	17 (E) cultural inclusivity.
205	205	18 (2) A template to support districts when developing
206	206	19 comprehensive, district-wide literacy plans that include
207	207	20 support for special student populations, including
208	208	21 multilingual, diverse, and gifted students.
209	209	22 (3) Guidance on evidence-based practices for effective
210	210	23 structures for training and deploying literacy coaches to
211	211	24 support teachers and close opportunity gaps among student
212	212	25 demographic groups.
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223	223	1 (b) On or after September 1, 2024, the State Board of
224	224	2 Education shall develop and make available evidence-based
225	225	3 training opportunities in teaching reading. Such training
226	226	4 shall focus on systematic and explicit instruction in the
227	227	5 areas of phonemic awareness, decoding (phonics), encoding
228	228	6 (spelling), vocabulary development, including morphology, oral
229	229	7 language development, reading fluency, and reading
230	230	8 comprehension, including syntax and building background
231	231	9 (content) knowledge and include rigorous evaluations of
232	232	10 learning throughout and at the end of the training. This
233	233	11 support shall include:
234	234	12 (1) development of a microcredential or a series of
235	235	13 microcredentials in comprehensive, evidence-based
236	236	14 literacy instruction to be affixed to professional
237	237	15 educator licenses upon successful demonstration of the
238	238	16 skill, completion of the required coursework or
239	239	17 assessment, or both;
240	240	18 (2) creation and dissemination of a tool that school
241	241	19 districts, educators, and the public may use to evaluate
242	242	20 professional development and training programs related to
243	243	21 structured literacy instruction; and
244	244	22 (3) in partnership with one or more high-quality
245	245	23 providers of evidence-based professional development or
246	246	24 training in the content and principles of effective
247	247	25 language and literacy instruction, development of online
248	248	26 training modules on evidence-based literacy instruction
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259	259	1 accepted for continuing professional development units.
260	260	2 (c) On or before October 1, 2023, in consultation with
261	261	3 education stakeholders, the State Board Education shall
262	262	4 develop and adopt a comprehensive literacy plan for this
263	263	5 State, which shall be updated as needed. The State Board shall
264	264	6 annually compile and post on its website information about
265	265	7 progress on the comprehensive literacy plan.
266	266	8 Section 90. The School Code is amended by changing
267	267	9 Sections 2-3.51, 21B-20, 21B-30, and 21B-35 as follows:
268	268	10 (105 ILCS 5/2-3.51) (from Ch. 122, par. 2-3.51)
269	269	11 Sec. 2-3.51. Reading Improvement Block Grant Program. To
270	270	12 improve the reading and study skills of children from
271	271	13 kindergarten through sixth grade in school districts. The
272	272	14 State Board of Education is authorized to administer a Reading
273	273	15 Improvement Block Grant Program. As used in this Section:
274	274	16 "School district" includes those schools designated as
275	275	17 "laboratory schools".
276	276	18 "Scientifically based reading research" means the
277	277	19 application of rigorous, systematic, and objective procedures
278	278	20 to obtain valid knowledge relevant to reading development,
279	279	21 reading instruction, and reading difficulties. The term
280	280	22 includes research that employs systematic, empirical methods
281	281	23 that draw on observation or experiment, involves rigorous data
282	282	24 analysis that is adequate to test the stated hypotheses and to
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293	293	1 justify the general conclusions drawn, relies on measurements
294	294	2 or observational methods that provide valid data across
295	295	3 evaluators and observers and across multiple measurements and
296	296	4 observations, and has been accepted by peer-reviewed journal
297	297	5 or approved by a panel of independent experts through a
298	298	6 comparably rigorous, objective and scientific review.
299	299	7 (a) Funds for the Reading Improvement Block Grant Program
300	300	8 shall be distributed to school districts on the following
301	301	9 basis: 70% of monies shall be awarded on the prior year's best
302	302	10 3 months average daily attendance and 30% shall be distributed
303	303	11 on the number of economically disadvantaged (E.C.I.A. Chapter
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305	305	13 distribute an amount not to exceed 2% of the monies
306	306	14 appropriated for the Reading Improvement Block Grant Program
307	307	15 for the purpose of providing teacher training and re-training
308	308	16 in the teaching of reading. Program funds shall be distributed
309	309	17 to school districts in 2 semi-annual installments, one payment
310	310	18 on or before October 30, and one payment prior to April 30, of
311	311	19 each year. The State Board shall promulgate rules and
312	312	20 regulations necessary for the implementation of this program.
313	313	21 If the appropriation for the Reading Improvement Block
314	314	22 Grant Program for a given fiscal year is less than
315	315	23 $15,000,000, then the State Board shall limit eligibility to
316	316	24 school districts that have been placed in Tier 1 or Tier 2
317	317	25 pursuant to paragraph (3) of subsection (g) of Section 18-8.15
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329	329	1 to limit the number of approved applicants to a cohort
330	330	2 sufficient for each selected district to provide adequate
331	331	3 training and ongoing coaching support to each teacher of
332	332	4 students in kindergarten through grade 2 and special education
333	333	5 teachers and evidence-based curriculum investments. Programs
334	334	6 provided with grant funds shall not replace quality classroom
335	335	7 reading instruction, but shall instead supplement such
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337	337	9 (a-5) Reading Improvement Block Grant Program funds shall
338	338	10 be used by school districts in the following manner:
339	339	11 (1) to hire reading specialists, reading teachers, and
340	340	12 reading aides in order to provide early reading
341	341	13 intervention in kindergarten through grade 2 and programs
342	342	14 of continued reading support for students in grades 3
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344	344	16 (2) in kindergarten through grade 2, to establish
345	345	17 short-term tutorial early reading intervention programs
346	346	18 for children who are at risk of failing to learn to read;
347	347	19 these programs shall (i) focus on scientifically based
348	348	20 research and best practices with proven long-term results,
349	349	21 (ii) identify students in need of help no later than the
350	350	22 middle of first grade, (iii) provide ongoing training for
351	351	23 teachers in the program, (iv) focus instruction on
352	352	24 strengthening a student's phonemic awareness, phonics,
353	353	25 fluency, and comprehension skills, (v) provide a means to
354	354	26 document and evaluate student growth, and (vi) provide
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365	365	1 properly trained staff;
366	366	2 (3) to continue direct reading instruction for grades
367	367	3 3 through 6;
368	368	4 (4) in grades 3 through 6, to establish programs of
369	369	5 support for students who demonstrate a need for continued
370	370	6 assistance in learning to read and in maintaining reading
371	371	7 achievement; these programs shall (i) focus on
372	372	8 scientifically based research and best practices with
373	373	9 proven long-term results, (ii) provide ongoing training
374	374	10 for teachers and other staff members in the program, (iii)
375	375	11 focus instruction on strengthening a student's phonics,
376	376	12 fluency, and comprehension skills in grades 3 through 6,
377	377	13 (iv) provide a means to evaluate and document student
378	378	14 growth, and (v) provide properly trained staff;
379	379	15 (5) in grades K through 6, to provide both
380	380	16 evidence-based, high-quality core literacy curriculum
381	381	17 materials that consider the unique needs of English
382	382	18 learners for concurrent oral language practice and
383	383	19 high-quality screening assessments designed to inform
384	384	20 instruction in English language arts and literacy
385	385	21 classroom reading materials for students; each district
386	386	22 may allocate up to 25% of the funds for this purpose; and
387	387	23 (6) to provide a long-term professional development
388	388	24 program for classroom teachers, administrators, and other
389	389	25 appropriate staff; the program shall (i) focus on
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401	401	1 proven long-term results, (ii) provide a means to evaluate
402	402	2 student progress in reading as a result of the training,
403	403	3 (iii) and be provided by approved staff development
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405	405	5 If the appropriation for the Reading Improvement Block
406	406	6 Grant Program for a given fiscal year is less than
407	407	7 $15,000,000, then grant recipients shall prioritize
408	408	8 evidence-based curricula and materials, training, and ongoing
409	409	9 coaching support for kindergarten through grade 3 teachers and
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411	411	11 (a-10) If the appropriation for the Reading Improvement
412	412	12 Block Grant Program for a given fiscal year is at least
413	413	13 $15,000,000, then Reading Improvement Block Grant Program
414	414	14 funds shall be made available to each eligible school district
415	415	15 submitting an approved application developed by the State
416	416	16 Board beginning with the 1998-99 school year. Applications
417	417	17 shall include a proposed assessment method or methods for
418	418	18 measuring the reading growth of students who receive direct
419	419	19 instruction as a result of the funding and the impact of staff
420	420	20 development activities on student growth in reading. Such
421	421	21 methods may include the reading portion of the assessments
422	422	22 required under Section 2-3.64a-5 of this Code. At the end of
423	423	23 each school year the district shall report performance of
424	424	24 progress results to the State Board. Districts not
425	425	25 demonstrating performance progress using an approved
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437	437	1 third or subsequent years until such progress is established.
438	438	2 If the appropriation for the Reading Improvement Block
439	439	3 Grant Program for a given fiscal year is less than
440	440	4 $15,000,000, then the State Board may establish additional
441	441	5 eligibility criteria and shall select a cohort of school
442	442	6 districts that have been placed in Tier 1 or Tier 2 pursuant to
443	443	7 paragraph (3) of subsection (g) of Section 18-8.15 of this
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445	445	9 (a-15) The State Superintendent of Education, in
446	446	10 cooperation with the school districts participating in the
447	447	11 program, shall annually report to the leadership of the
448	448	12 General Assembly on the results of the Reading Improvement
449	449	13 Block Grant Program and the progress being made on improving
450	450	14 the reading skills of students in kindergarten through the
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454	454	18 (d) Grants under the Reading Improvement Block Grant
455	455	19 Program shall be awarded provided there is an appropriation
456	456	20 for the program, and funding levels for each district shall be
457	457	21 prorated according to the amount of the appropriation for any
458	458	22 fiscal year in which at least $15,000,000 has been
459	459	23 appropriated.
460	460	24 (e) (Blank).
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462	462	26 (Source: P.A. 98-972, eff. 8-15-14.)
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473	473	1 (105 ILCS 5/21B-20)
474	474	2 Sec. 21B-20. Types of licenses. The State Board of
475	475	3 Education shall implement a system of educator licensure,
476	476	4 whereby individuals employed in school districts who are
477	477	5 required to be licensed must have one of the following
478	478	6 licenses: (i) a professional educator license; (ii) an
479	479	7 educator license with stipulations; (iii) a substitute
480	480	8 teaching license; or (iv) until June 30, 2023, a short-term
481	481	9 substitute teaching license. References in law regarding
482	482	10 individuals certified or certificated or required to be
483	483	11 certified or certificated under Article 21 of this Code shall
484	484	12 also include individuals licensed or required to be licensed
485	485	13 under this Article. The first year of all licenses ends on June
486	486	14 30 following one full year of the license being issued.
487	487	15 The State Board of Education, in consultation with the
488	488	16 State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, may adopt such
489	489	17 rules as may be necessary to govern the requirements for
490	490	18 licenses and endorsements under this Section.
491	491	19 (1) Professional Educator License. Persons who (i)
492	492	20 have successfully completed an approved educator
493	493	21 preparation program and are recommended for licensure by
494	494	22 the Illinois institution offering the educator preparation
495	495	23 program, (ii) have successfully completed the required
496	496	24 testing under Section 21B-30 of this Code, (iii) have
497	497	25 successfully completed coursework on the psychology of,
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508	508	1 the identification of, and the methods of instruction for
509	509	2 the exceptional child, including without limitation
510	510	3 children with learning disabilities, (iv) have
511	511	4 successfully completed coursework in evidence-based
512	512	5 methods of reading that include explicit and repeated
513	513	6 focus on phonemic awareness, a systematic approach to
514	514	7 phonics (decoding), spelling instruction (encoding),
515	515	8 vocabulary development, including morphology, reading
516	516	9 fluency, oral language development, and reading
517	517	10 comprehension, including syntax and background (content)
518	518	11 knowledge, and reading in the content area, and (v) have
519	519	12 met all other criteria established by rule of the State
520	520	13 Board of Education shall be issued a Professional Educator
521	521	14 License. All Professional Educator Licenses are valid
522	522	15 until June 30 immediately following 5 years of the license
523	523	16 being issued. The Professional Educator License shall be
524	524	17 endorsed with specific areas and grade levels in which the
525	525	18 individual is eligible to practice. For an early childhood
526	526	19 education endorsement, an individual may satisfy the
527	527	20 student teaching requirement of his or her early childhood
528	528	21 teacher preparation program through placement in a setting
529	529	22 with children from birth through grade 2, and the
530	530	23 individual may be paid and receive credit while student
531	531	24 teaching. The student teaching experience must meet the
532	532	25 requirements of and be approved by the individual's early
533	533	26 childhood teacher preparation program.
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544	544	1 Individuals can receive subsequent endorsements on the
545	545	2 Professional Educator License. Subsequent endorsements
546	546	3 shall require a minimum of 24 semester hours of coursework
547	547	4 in the endorsement area and passage of the applicable
548	548	5 content area test, unless otherwise specified by rule.
549	549	6 (2) Educator License with Stipulations. An Educator
550	550	7 License with Stipulations shall be issued an endorsement
551	551	8 that limits the license holder to one particular position
552	552	9 or does not require completion of an approved educator
553	553	10 program or both.
554	554	11 An individual with an Educator License with
555	555	12 Stipulations must not be employed by a school district or
556	556	13 any other entity to replace any presently employed teacher
557	557	14 who otherwise would not be replaced for any reason.
558	558	15 An Educator License with Stipulations may be issued
559	559	16 with the following endorsements:
560	560	17 (A) (Blank).
561	561	18 (B) Alternative provisional educator. An
562	562	19 alternative provisional educator endorsement on an
563	563	20 Educator License with Stipulations may be issued to an
564	564	21 applicant who, at the time of applying for the
565	565	22 endorsement, has done all of the following:
566	566	23 (i) Graduated from a regionally accredited
567	567	24 college or university with a minimum of a
568	568	25 bachelor's degree.
569	569	26 (ii) Successfully completed the first phase of
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580	580	1 the Alternative Educator Licensure Program for
581	581	2 Teachers, as described in Section 21B-50 of this
582	582	3 Code.
583	583	4 (iii) Passed a content area test, as required
584	584	5 under Section 21B-30 of this Code.
585	585	6 The alternative provisional educator endorsement is
586	586	7 valid for 2 years of teaching and may be renewed for a
587	587	8 third year by an individual meeting the requirements set
588	588	9 forth in Section 21B-50 of this Code.
589	589	10 (C) Alternative provisional superintendent. An
590	590	11 alternative provisional superintendent endorsement on
591	591	12 an Educator License with Stipulations entitles the
592	592	13 holder to serve only as a superintendent or assistant
593	593	14 superintendent in a school district's central office.
594	594	15 This endorsement may only be issued to an applicant
595	595	16 who, at the time of applying for the endorsement, has
596	596	17 done all of the following:
597	597	18 (i) Graduated from a regionally accredited
598	598	19 college or university with a minimum of a master's
599	599	20 degree in a management field other than education.
600	600	21 (ii) Been employed for a period of at least 5
601	601	22 years in a management level position in a field
602	602	23 other than education.
603	603	24 (iii) Successfully completed the first phase
604	604	25 of an alternative route to superintendent
605	605	26 endorsement program, as provided in Section 21B-55
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616	616	1 of this Code.
617	617	2 (iv) Passed a content area test required under
618	618	3 Section 21B-30 of this Code.
619	619	4 The endorsement is valid for 2 fiscal years in
620	620	5 order to complete one full year of serving as a
621	621	6 superintendent or assistant superintendent.
622	622	7 (D) (Blank).
623	623	8 (E) Career and technical educator. A career and
624	624	9 technical educator endorsement on an Educator License
625	625	10 with Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who
626	626	11 has a minimum of 60 semester hours of coursework from a
627	627	12 regionally accredited institution of higher education
628	628	13 or an accredited trade and technical institution and
629	629	14 has a minimum of 2,000 hours of experience outside of
630	630	15 education in each area to be taught.
631	631	16 The career and technical educator endorsement on
632	632	17 an Educator License with Stipulations is valid until
633	633	18 June 30 immediately following 5 years of the
634	634	19 endorsement being issued and may be renewed.
635	635	20 An individual who holds a valid career and
636	636	21 technical educator endorsement on an Educator License
637	637	22 with Stipulations but does not hold a bachelor's
638	638	23 degree may substitute teach in career and technical
639	639	24 education classrooms.
640	640	25 (F) (Blank).
641	641	26 (G) Transitional bilingual educator. A
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652	652	1 transitional bilingual educator endorsement on an
653	653	2 Educator License with Stipulations may be issued for
654	654	3 the purpose of providing instruction in accordance
655	655	4 with Article 14C of this Code to an applicant who
656	656	5 provides satisfactory evidence that he or she meets
657	657	6 all of the following requirements:
658	658	7 (i) Possesses adequate speaking, reading, and
659	659	8 writing ability in the language other than English
660	660	9 in which transitional bilingual education is
661	661	10 offered.
662	662	11 (ii) Has the ability to successfully
663	663	12 communicate in English.
664	664	13 (iii) Either possessed, within 5 years
665	665	14 previous to his or her applying for a transitional
666	666	15 bilingual educator endorsement, a valid and
667	667	16 comparable teaching certificate or comparable
668	668	17 authorization issued by a foreign country or holds
669	669	18 a degree from an institution of higher learning in
670	670	19 a foreign country that the State Educator
671	671	20 Preparation and Licensure Board determines to be
672	672	21 the equivalent of a bachelor's degree from a
673	673	22 regionally accredited institution of higher
674	674	23 learning in the United States.
675	675	24 A transitional bilingual educator endorsement
676	676	25 shall be valid for prekindergarten through grade 12,
677	677	26 is valid until June 30 immediately following 5 years
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688	688	1 of the endorsement being issued, and shall not be
689	689	2 renewed.
690	690	3 Persons holding a transitional bilingual educator
691	691	4 endorsement shall not be employed to replace any
692	692	5 presently employed teacher who otherwise would not be
693	693	6 replaced for any reason.
694	694	7 (H) Language endorsement. In an effort to
695	695	8 alleviate the shortage of teachers speaking a language
696	696	9 other than English in the public schools, an
697	697	10 individual who holds an Educator License with
698	698	11 Stipulations may also apply for a language
699	699	12 endorsement, provided that the applicant provides
700	700	13 satisfactory evidence that he or she meets all of the
701	701	14 following requirements:
702	702	15 (i) Holds a transitional bilingual
703	703	16 endorsement.
704	704	17 (ii) Has demonstrated proficiency in the
705	705	18 language for which the endorsement is to be issued
706	706	19 by passing the applicable language content test
707	707	20 required by the State Board of Education.
708	708	21 (iii) Holds a bachelor's degree or higher from
709	709	22 a regionally accredited institution of higher
710	710	23 education or, for individuals educated in a
711	711	24 country other than the United States, holds a
712	712	25 degree from an institution of higher learning in a
713	713	26 foreign country that the State Educator
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724	724	1 Preparation and Licensure Board determines to be
725	725	2 the equivalent of a bachelor's degree from a
726	726	3 regionally accredited institution of higher
727	727	4 learning in the United States.
728	728	5 (iv) (Blank).
729	729	6 A language endorsement on an Educator License with
730	730	7 Stipulations is valid for prekindergarten through
731	731	8 grade 12 for the same validity period as the
732	732	9 individual's transitional bilingual educator
733	733	10 endorsement on the Educator License with Stipulations
734	734	11 and shall not be renewed.
735	735	12 (I) Visiting international educator. A visiting
736	736	13 international educator endorsement on an Educator
737	737	14 License with Stipulations may be issued to an
738	738	15 individual who is being recruited by a particular
739	739	16 school district that conducts formal recruitment
740	740	17 programs outside of the United States to secure the
741	741	18 services of qualified teachers and who meets all of
742	742	19 the following requirements:
743	743	20 (i) Holds the equivalent of a minimum of a
744	744	21 bachelor's degree issued in the United States.
745	745	22 (ii) Has been prepared as a teacher at the
746	746	23 grade level for which he or she will be employed.
747	747	24 (iii) Has adequate content knowledge in the
748	748	25 subject to be taught.
749	749	26 (iv) Has an adequate command of the English
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760	760	1 language.
761	761	2 A holder of a visiting international educator
762	762	3 endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations
763	763	4 shall be permitted to teach in bilingual education
764	764	5 programs in the language that was the medium of
765	765	6 instruction in his or her teacher preparation program,
766	766	7 provided that he or she passes the English Language
767	767	8 Proficiency Examination or another test of writing
768	768	9 skills in English identified by the State Board of
769	769	10 Education, in consultation with the State Educator
770	770	11 Preparation and Licensure Board.
771	771	12 A visiting international educator endorsement on
772	772	13 an Educator License with Stipulations is valid for 5
773	773	14 years and shall not be renewed.
774	774	15 (J) Paraprofessional educator. A paraprofessional
775	775	16 educator endorsement on an Educator License with
776	776	17 Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who holds a
777	777	18 high school diploma or its recognized equivalent and
778	778	19 (i) holds an associate's degree or a minimum of 60
779	779	20 semester hours of credit from a regionally accredited
780	780	21 institution of higher education; (ii) has passed a
781	781	22 paraprofessional competency test under subsection
782	782	23 (c-5) of Section 21B-30; or (iii) is at least 18 years
783	783	24 of age and will be using the Educator License with
784	784	25 Stipulations exclusively for grades prekindergarten
785	785	26 through grade 8, until the individual reaches the age
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796	796	1 of 19 years and otherwise meets the criteria for a
797	797	2 paraprofessional educator endorsement pursuant to this
798	798	3 subparagraph (J). The paraprofessional educator
799	799	4 endorsement is valid until June 30 immediately
800	800	5 following 5 years of the endorsement being issued and
801	801	6 may be renewed through application and payment of the
802	802	7 appropriate fee, as required under Section 21B-40 of
803	803	8 this Code. An individual who holds only a
804	804	9 paraprofessional educator endorsement is not subject
805	805	10 to additional requirements in order to renew the
806	806	11 endorsement.
807	807	12 (K) Chief school business official. A chief school
808	808	13 business official endorsement on an Educator License
809	809	14 with Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who
810	810	15 qualifies by having a master's degree or higher, 2
811	811	16 years of full-time administrative experience in school
812	812	17 business management or 2 years of university-approved
813	813	18 practical experience, and a minimum of 24 semester
814	814	19 hours of graduate credit in a program approved by the
815	815	20 State Board of Education for the preparation of school
816	816	21 business administrators and by passage of the
817	817	22 applicable State tests, including an applicable
818	818	23 content area test.
819	819	24 The chief school business official endorsement may
820	820	25 also be affixed to the Educator License with
821	821	26 Stipulations of any holder who qualifies by having a
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832	832	1 master's degree in business administration, finance,
833	833	2 accounting, or public administration and who completes
834	834	3 an additional 6 semester hours of internship in school
835	835	4 business management from a regionally accredited
836	836	5 institution of higher education and passes the
837	837	6 applicable State tests, including an applicable
838	838	7 content area test. This endorsement shall be required
839	839	8 for any individual employed as a chief school business
840	840	9 official.
841	841	10 The chief school business official endorsement on
842	842	11 an Educator License with Stipulations is valid until
843	843	12 June 30 immediately following 5 years of the
844	844	13 endorsement being issued and may be renewed if the
845	845	14 license holder completes renewal requirements as
846	846	15 required for individuals who hold a Professional
847	847	16 Educator License endorsed for chief school business
848	848	17 official under Section 21B-45 of this Code and such
849	849	18 rules as may be adopted by the State Board of
850	850	19 Education.
851	851	20 The State Board of Education shall adopt any rules
852	852	21 necessary to implement Public Act 100-288.
853	853	22 (L) Provisional in-state educator. A provisional
854	854	23 in-state educator endorsement on an Educator License
855	855	24 with Stipulations may be issued to a candidate who has
856	856	25 completed an Illinois-approved educator preparation
857	857	26 program at an Illinois institution of higher education
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868	868	1 and who has not successfully completed an
869	869	2 evidence-based assessment of teacher effectiveness but
870	870	3 who meets all of the following requirements:
871	871	4 (i) Holds at least a bachelor's degree.
872	872	5 (ii) Has completed an approved educator
873	873	6 preparation program at an Illinois institution.
874	874	7 (iii) Has passed an applicable content area
875	875	8 test, as required by Section 21B-30 of this Code.
876	876	9 (iv) Has attempted an evidence-based
877	877	10 assessment of teacher effectiveness and received a
878	878	11 minimum score on that assessment, as established
879	879	12 by the State Board of Education in consultation
880	880	13 with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure
881	881	14 Board.
882	882	15 A provisional in-state educator endorsement on an
883	883	16 Educator License with Stipulations is valid for one
884	884	17 full fiscal year after the date of issuance and may not
885	885	18 be renewed.
886	886	19 (M) (Blank).
887	887	20 (N) Specialized services. A specialized services
888	888	21 endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations
889	889	22 may be issued as defined and specified by rule.
890	890	23 (3) Substitute Teaching License. A Substitute Teaching
891	891	24 License may be issued to qualified applicants for
892	892	25 substitute teaching in all grades of the public schools,
893	893	26 prekindergarten through grade 12. Substitute Teaching
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904	904	1 Licenses are not eligible for endorsements. Applicants for
905	905	2 a Substitute Teaching License must hold a bachelor's
906	906	3 degree or higher from a regionally accredited institution
907	907	4 of higher education or must be enrolled in an approved
908	908	5 educator preparation program in this State and have earned
909	909	6 at least 90 credit hours.
910	910	7 Substitute Teaching Licenses are valid for 5 years.
911	911	8 Substitute Teaching Licenses are valid for substitute
912	912	9 teaching in every county of this State. If an individual
913	913	10 has had his or her Professional Educator License or
914	914	11 Educator License with Stipulations suspended or revoked,
915	915	12 then that individual is not eligible to obtain a
916	916	13 Substitute Teaching License.
917	917	14 A substitute teacher may only teach in the place of a
918	918	15 licensed teacher who is under contract with the employing
919	919	16 board. If, however, there is no licensed teacher under
920	920	17 contract because of an emergency situation, then a
921	921	18 district may employ a substitute teacher for no longer
922	922	19 than 30 calendar days per each vacant position in the
923	923	20 district if the district notifies the appropriate regional
924	924	21 office of education within 5 business days after the
925	925	22 employment of the substitute teacher in the emergency
926	926	23 situation. An emergency situation is one in which an
927	927	24 unforeseen vacancy has occurred and (i) a teacher is
928	928	25 unable to fulfill his or her contractual duties or (ii)
929	929	26 teacher capacity needs of the district exceed previous
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940	940	1 indications, and the district is actively engaged in
941	941	2 advertising to hire a fully licensed teacher for the
942	942	3 vacant position.
943	943	4 There is no limit on the number of days that a
944	944	5 substitute teacher may teach in a single school district,
945	945	6 provided that no substitute teacher may teach for longer
946	946	7 than 120 days beginning with the 2021-2022 school year
947	947	8 through the 2022-2023 school year, otherwise 90 school
948	948	9 days for any one licensed teacher under contract in the
949	949	10 same school year. A substitute teacher who holds a
950	950	11 Professional Educator License or Educator License with
951	951	12 Stipulations shall not teach for more than 120 school days
952	952	13 for any one licensed teacher under contract in the same
953	953	14 school year. The limitations in this paragraph (3) on the
954	954	15 number of days a substitute teacher may be employed do not
955	955	16 apply to any school district operating under Article 34 of
956	956	17 this Code.
957	957	18 A school district may not require an individual who
958	958	19 holds a valid Professional Educator License or Educator
959	959	20 License with Stipulations to seek or hold a Substitute
960	960	21 Teaching License to teach as a substitute teacher.
961	961	22 (4) Short-Term Substitute Teaching License. Beginning
962	962	23 on July 1, 2018 and until June 30, 2023, the State Board of
963	963	24 Education may issue a Short-Term Substitute Teaching
964	964	25 License. A Short-Term Substitute Teaching License may be
965	965	26 issued to a qualified applicant for substitute teaching in
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976	976	1 all grades of the public schools, prekindergarten through
977	977	2 grade 12. Short-Term Substitute Teaching Licenses are not
978	978	3 eligible for endorsements. Applicants for a Short-Term
979	979	4 Substitute Teaching License must hold an associate's
980	980	5 degree or have completed at least 60 credit hours from a
981	981	6 regionally accredited institution of higher education.
982	982	7 Short-Term Substitute Teaching Licenses are valid for
983	983	8 substitute teaching in every county of this State. If an
984	984	9 individual has had his or her Professional Educator
985	985	10 License or Educator License with Stipulations suspended or
986	986	11 revoked, then that individual is not eligible to obtain a
987	987	12 Short-Term Substitute Teaching License.
988	988	13 The provisions of Sections 10-21.9 and 34-18.5 of this
989	989	14 Code apply to short-term substitute teachers.
990	990	15 An individual holding a Short-Term Substitute Teaching
991	991	16 License may teach no more than 15 consecutive days per
992	992	17 licensed teacher who is under contract. For teacher
993	993	18 absences lasting 6 or more days per licensed teacher who
994	994	19 is under contract, a school district may not hire an
995	995	20 individual holding a Short-Term Substitute Teaching
996	996	21 License, unless the Governor has declared a disaster due
997	997	22 to a public health emergency pursuant to Section 7 of the
998	998	23 Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act. An individual
999	999	24 holding a Short-Term Substitute Teaching License must
1000	1000	25 complete the training program under Section 10-20.67 or
1001	1001	26 34-18.60 of this Code to be eligible to teach at a public
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1012	1012	1 school. This paragraph (4) is inoperative on and after
1013	1013	2 July 1, 2023.
1014	1014	3 (Source: P.A. 101-81, eff. 7-12-19; 101-220, eff. 8-7-19;
1015	1015	4 101-594, eff. 12-5-19; 101-643, eff. 6-18-20; 102-711, eff.
1016	1016	5 1-1-23; 102-712, eff. 4-27-22; 102-713, eff. 1-1-23; 102-717,
1017	1017	6 eff. 4-29-22; 102-894, eff. 5-20-22; revised 12-13-22.)
1018	1018	7 (105 ILCS 5/21B-30)
1019	1019	8 Sec. 21B-30. Educator testing.
1020	1020	9 (a) (Blank).
1021	1021	10 (b) The State Board of Education, in consultation with the
1022	1022	11 State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, shall design
1023	1023	12 and implement a system of examinations, which shall be
1024	1024	13 required prior to the issuance of educator licenses. These
1025	1025	14 examinations and indicators must be based on national and
1026	1026	15 State professional teaching standards, as determined by the
1027	1027	16 State Board of Education, in consultation with the State
1028	1028	17 Educator Preparation and Licensure Board. The State Board of
1029	1029	18 Education may adopt such rules as may be necessary to
1030	1030	19 implement and administer this Section.
1031	1031	20 (c) (Blank).
1032	1032	21 (c-5) The State Board must adopt rules to implement a
1033	1033	22 paraprofessional competency test. This test would allow an
1034	1034	23 applicant seeking an Educator License with Stipulations with a
1035	1035	24 paraprofessional educator endorsement to obtain the
1036	1036	25 endorsement if he or she passes the test and meets the other
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1047	1047	1 requirements of subparagraph (J) of paragraph (2) of Section
1048	1048	2 21B-20 other than the higher education requirements.
1049	1049	3 (d) All applicants seeking a State license shall be
1050	1050	4 required to pass a test of content area knowledge for each area
1051	1051	5 of endorsement for which there is an applicable test. There
1052	1052	6 shall be no exception to this requirement. No candidate shall
1053	1053	7 be allowed to student teach or serve as the teacher of record
1054	1054	8 until he or she has passed the applicable content area test.
1055	1055	9 (d-5) All applicants seeking a State license after October
1056	1056	10 1, 2025 in the areas of early childhood education, early
1057	1057	11 childhood special education, elementary education in grades
1058	1058	12 one through 6, reading specialist, reading teacher, learning
1059	1059	13 behavior specialist I, special education general curriculum,
1060	1060	14 director of special education, and principal as instruction
1061	1061	15 leader shall take a test in reading foundations, which shall
1062	1062	16 include assessment of the applicant's understanding of
1063	1063	17 phonological and phonemic awareness, concepts of print and the
1064	1064	18 alphabetic principle, the role of phonics in promoting reading
1065	1065	19 development, word analysis skills and strategies, vocabulary
1066	1066	20 development, linguistics, morphology, application of reading
1067	1067	21 comprehension skills and strategies, and methods for assessing
1068	1068	22 reading development. The test in reading foundations must also
1069	1069	23 assess applicants' knowledge of assessment, differentiation,
1070	1070	24 and intervention with respect to each component of reading for
1071	1071	25 English learners, students with disabilities, and students
1072	1072	26 with advanced skills in some areas of reading.
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1083	1083	1 Candidates need not achieve a particular score on the test
1084	1084	2 in reading foundations; however, candidates who achieve a
1085	1085	3 passing score shall earn a notation on their transcript and an
1086	1086	4 additional credential on their Professional Educator License,
1087	1087	5 and this information shall be considered during each
1088	1088	6 preparation program's reaccreditation process. The State Board
1089	1089	7 shall aggregate and publish the number of candidates in each
1090	1090	8 preparation program who take the test in reading foundations
1091	1091	9 and the number who pass the test. The State Board shall cover
1092	1092	10 the costs of the assessment, and no candidate or preparation
1093	1093	11 program shall be charged a fee for the assessment. Candidates
1094	1094	12 who have taken the test previously need not take it again for
1095	1095	13 additional licensure areas, though they may choose to do so.
1096	1096	14 (e) (Blank).
1097	1097	15 (f) Except as otherwise provided in this Article,
1098	1098	16 beginning on September 1, 2015, all candidates completing
1099	1099	17 teacher preparation programs in this State and all candidates
1100	1100	18 subject to Section 21B-35 of this Code are required to pass a
1101	1101	19 teacher performance assessment approved by the State Board of
1102	1102	20 Education, in consultation with the State Educator Preparation
1103	1103	21 and Licensure Board. A candidate may not be required to submit
1104	1104	22 test materials by video submission. Subject to appropriation,
1105	1105	23 an individual who holds a Professional Educator License and is
1106	1106	24 employed for a minimum of one school year by a school district
1107	1107	25 designated as Tier 1 under Section 18-8.15 may, after
1108	1108	26 application to the State Board, receive from the State Board a
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1119	1119	1 refund for any costs associated with completing the teacher
1120	1120	2 performance assessment under this subsection.
1121	1121	3 (g) The content area knowledge test and the teacher
1122	1122	4 performance assessment shall be the tests that from time to
1123	1123	5 time are designated by the State Board of Education, in
1124	1124	6 consultation with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure
1125	1125	7 Board, and may be tests prepared by an educational testing
1126	1126	8 organization or tests designed by the State Board of
1127	1127	9 Education, in consultation with the State Educator Preparation
1128	1128	10 and Licensure Board. The test of content area knowledge shall
1129	1129	11 assess content knowledge in a specific subject field. The
1130	1130	12 tests must be designed to be racially neutral to ensure that no
1131	1131	13 person taking the tests is discriminated against on the basis
1132	1132	14 of race, color, national origin, or other factors unrelated to
1133	1133	15 the person's ability to perform as a licensed employee. The
1134	1134	16 score required to pass the tests shall be fixed by the State
1135	1135	17 Board of Education, in consultation with the State Educator
1136	1136	18 Preparation and Licensure Board. The tests shall be
1137	1137	19 administered not fewer than 3 times a year at such time and
1138	1138	20 place as may be designated by the State Board of Education, in
1139	1139	21 consultation with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure
1140	1140	22 Board.
1141	1141	23 The State Board shall implement a test or tests to assess
1142	1142	24 the speaking, reading, writing, and grammar skills of
1143	1143	25 applicants for an endorsement or a license issued under
1144	1144	26 subdivision (G) of paragraph (2) of Section 21B-20 of this
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1155	1155	1 Code in the English language and in the language of the
1156	1156	2 transitional bilingual education program requested by the
1157	1157	3 applicant.
1158	1158	4 (h) Except as provided in Section 34-6 of this Code, the
1159	1159	5 provisions of this Section shall apply equally in any school
1160	1160	6 district subject to Article 34 of this Code.
1161	1161	7 (i) The rules developed to implement and enforce the
1162	1162	8 testing requirements under this Section shall include, without
1163	1163	9 limitation, provisions governing test selection, test
1164	1164	10 validation, and determination of a passing score for all tests
1165	1165	11 except the reading foundations test, administration of the
1166	1166	12 tests, frequency of administration, applicant fees, frequency
1167	1167	13 of applicants taking the tests, the years for which a score is
1168	1168	14 valid, and appropriate special accommodations. The State Board
1169	1169	15 of Education shall develop such rules as may be needed to
1170	1170	16 ensure uniformity from year to year in the level of difficulty
1171	1171	17 for each form of an assessment. The State Board shall base its
1172	1172	18 rules concerning the passing score on the reading foundations
1173	1173	19 test on the recommended cut-score determined in the formal
1174	1174	20 standard-setting process.
1175	1175	21 (Source: P.A. 101-81, eff. 7-12-19; 101-220, eff. 8-7-19;
1176	1176	22 101-594, eff. 12-5-19; 102-301, eff. 8-26-21.)
1177	1177	23 (105 ILCS 5/21B-35)
1178	1178	24 Sec. 21B-35. Minimum requirements for educators trained in
1179	1179	25 other states or countries.
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1190	1190	1 (a) Any applicant who has not been entitled by an
1191	1191	2 Illinois-approved educator preparation program at an Illinois
1192	1192	3 institution of higher education applying for a Professional
1193	1193	4 Educator License endorsed in a teaching field or school
1194	1194	5 support personnel area must meet the following requirements:
1195	1195	6 (1) the applicant must:
1196	1196	7 (A) hold a comparable and valid educator license
1197	1197	8 or certificate, as defined by rule, with similar grade
1198	1198	9 level and content area credentials from another state,
1199	1199	10 with the State Board of Education having the authority
1200	1200	11 to determine what constitutes similar grade level and
1201	1201	12 content area credentials from another state;
1202	1202	13 (B) have a bachelor's degree from a regionally
1203	1203	14 accredited institution of higher education; and
1204	1204	15 (C) (blank); or
1205	1205	16 (2) the applicant must:
1206	1206	17 (A) have completed a state-approved program for
1207	1207	18 the licensure area sought, including coursework
1208	1208	19 concerning (i) methods of instruction of the
1209	1209	20 exceptional child, (ii) evidence-based methods of
1210	1210	21 reading that include explicit and repeated focus on
1211	1211	22 phonemic awareness, a systematic approach to phonics
1212	1212	23 (decoding), spelling instruction (encoding),
1213	1213	24 vocabulary development, including morphology, reading
1214	1214	25 fluency, oral language development, and reading
1215	1215	26 comprehension, including syntax and background
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1226	1226	1 (content) knowledge, and reading in the content area,
1227	1227	2 and (iii) instructional strategies for English
1228	1228	3 learners;
1229	1229	4 (B) have a bachelor's degree from a regionally
1230	1230	5 accredited institution of higher education;
1231	1231	6 (C) have successfully met all Illinois examination
1232	1232	7 requirements, except that:
1233	1233	8 (i) (blank);
1234	1234	9 (ii) an applicant who has successfully
1235	1235	10 completed a test of content, as defined by rules,
1236	1236	11 at the time of initial licensure in another state
1237	1237	12 is not required to complete a test of content; and
1238	1238	13 (iii) an applicant for a teaching endorsement
1239	1239	14 who has successfully completed an evidence-based
1240	1240	15 assessment of teacher effectiveness, as defined by
1241	1241	16 rules, at the time of initial licensure in another
1242	1242	17 state is not required to complete an
1243	1243	18 evidence-based assessment of teacher
1244	1244	19 effectiveness; and
1245	1245	20 (D) for an applicant for a teaching endorsement,
1246	1246	21 have completed student teaching or an equivalent
1247	1247	22 experience or, for an applicant for a school service
1248	1248	23 personnel endorsement, have completed an internship or
1249	1249	24 an equivalent experience.
1250	1250	25 (b) In order to receive a Professional Educator License
1251	1251	26 endorsed in a teaching field or school support personnel area,
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1262	1262	1 applicants trained in another country must meet all of the
1263	1263	2 following requirements:
1264	1264	3 (1) Have completed a comparable education program in
1265	1265	4 another country.
1266	1266	5 (2) Have had transcripts evaluated by an evaluation
1267	1267	6 service approved by the State Superintendent of Education.
1268	1268	7 (3) Have a degree comparable to a degree from a
1269	1269	8 regionally accredited institution of higher education.
1270	1270	9 (4) Have completed coursework aligned to standards
1271	1271	10 concerning (i) methods of instruction of the exceptional
1272	1272	11 child, (ii) evidence-based methods of reading that include
1273	1273	12 explicit and repeated focus on phonemic awareness, a
1274	1274	13 systematic approach to phonics (decoding), spelling
1275	1275	14 instruction (encoding), vocabulary development, including
1276	1276	15 morphology, reading fluency, oral language development,
1277	1277	16 and reading comprehension, including syntax and background
1278	1278	17 (content) knowledge, and reading in the content area, and
1279	1279	18 (iii) instructional strategies for English learners.
1280	1280	19 (5) (Blank).
1281	1281	20 (6) (Blank).
1282	1282	21 (7) Have successfully met all State licensure
1283	1283	22 examination requirements. Applicants who have successfully
1284	1284	23 completed a test of content, as defined by rules, at the
1285	1285	24 time of initial licensure in another country shall not be
1286	1286	25 required to complete a test of content. Applicants for a
1287	1287	26 teaching endorsement who have successfully completed an
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1298	1298	1 evidence-based assessment of teacher effectiveness, as
1299	1299	2 defined by rules, at the time of initial licensure in
1300	1300	3 another country shall not be required to complete an
1301	1301	4 evidence-based assessment of teacher effectiveness.
1302	1302	5 (8) Have completed student teaching or an equivalent
1303	1303	6 experience.
1304	1304	7 (9) (Blank).
1305	1305	8 (b-5) All applicants who have not been entitled by an
1306	1306	9 Illinois-approved educator preparation program at an Illinois
1307	1307	10 institution of higher education and applicants trained in
1308	1308	11 another country applying for a Professional Educator License
1309	1309	12 endorsed for principal or superintendent must hold a master's
1310	1310	13 degree from a regionally accredited institution of higher
1311	1311	14 education and hold a comparable and valid educator license or
1312	1312	15 certificate with similar grade level and subject matter
1313	1313	16 credentials, with the State Board of Education having the
1314	1314	17 authority to determine what constitutes similar grade level
1315	1315	18 and subject matter credentials from another state, or must
1316	1316	19 meet all of the following requirements:
1317	1317	20 (1) Have completed an educator preparation program
1318	1318	21 approved by another state or comparable educator program
1319	1319	22 in another country leading to the receipt of a license or
1320	1320	23 certificate for the Illinois endorsement sought.
1321	1321	24 (2) Have successfully met all State licensure
1322	1322	25 examination requirements, as required by Section 21B-30 of
1323	1323	26 this Code. Applicants who have successfully completed a
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1334	1334	1 test of content, as defined by rules, at the time of
1335	1335	2 initial licensure in another state or country shall not be
1336	1336	3 required to complete a test of content.
1337	1337	4 (2.5) Have completed an internship, as defined by
1338	1338	5 rule.
1339	1339	6 (3) (Blank).
1340	1340	7 (4) Have completed coursework aligned to standards
1341	1341	8 concerning (i) methods of instruction of the exceptional
1342	1342	9 child, (ii) evidence-based methods of reading that include
1343	1343	10 explicit and repeated focus on phonemic awareness, a
1344	1344	11 systematic approach to phonics (decoding), spelling
1345	1345	12 instruction (encoding), vocabulary development, including
1346	1346	13 morphology, reading fluency, oral language development,
1347	1347	14 and reading comprehension, including syntax and background
1348	1348	15 (content) knowledge, and reading in the content area, and
1349	1349	16 (iii) instructional strategies for English learners.
1350	1350	17 (4.5) (Blank).
1351	1351	18 (5) Have completed a master's degree.
1352	1352	19 (6) Have successfully completed teaching, school
1353	1353	20 support, or administrative experience as defined by rule.
1354	1354	21 (b-7) All applicants who have not been entitled by an
1355	1355	22 Illinois-approved educator preparation program at an Illinois
1356	1356	23 institution of higher education applying for a Professional
1357	1357	24 Educator License endorsed for Director of Special Education
1358	1358	25 must hold a master's degree from a regionally accredited
1359	1359	26 institution of higher education and must hold a comparable and
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1370	1370	1 valid educator license or certificate with similar grade level
1371	1371	2 and subject matter credentials, with the State Board of
1372	1372	3 Education having the authority to determine what constitutes
1373	1373	4 similar grade level and subject matter credentials from
1374	1374	5 another state, or must meet all of the following requirements:
1375	1375	6 (1) Have completed a master's degree.
1376	1376	7 (2) Have 2 years of full-time experience providing
1377	1377	8 special education services.
1378	1378	9 (3) Have successfully completed all examination
1379	1379	10 requirements, as required by Section 21B-30 of this Code.
1380	1380	11 Applicants who have successfully completed a test of
1381	1381	12 content, as identified by rules, at the time of initial
1382	1382	13 licensure in another state or country shall not be
1383	1383	14 required to complete a test of content.
1384	1384	15 (4) Have completed coursework aligned to standards
1385	1385	16 concerning (i) methods of instruction of the exceptional
1386	1386	17 child, (ii) evidence-based methods of reading that include
1387	1387	18 explicit and repeated focus on phonemic awareness, a
1388	1388	19 systematic approach to phonics (decoding), spelling
1389	1389	20 instruction (encoding), vocabulary development, including
1390	1390	21 morphology, reading fluency, oral language development,
1391	1391	22 and reading comprehension, including syntax and background
1392	1392	23 (content) knowledge, and reading in the content area, and
1393	1393	24 (iii) instructional strategies for English learners.
1394	1394	25 (b-10) All applicants who have not been entitled by an
1395	1395	26 Illinois-approved educator preparation program at an Illinois
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1406	1406	1 institution of higher education applying for a Professional
1407	1407	2 Educator License endorsed for chief school business official
1408	1408	3 must hold a master's degree from a regionally accredited
1409	1409	4 institution of higher education and must hold a comparable and
1410	1410	5 valid educator license or certificate with similar grade level
1411	1411	6 and subject matter credentials, with the State Board of
1412	1412	7 Education having the authority to determine what constitutes
1413	1413	8 similar grade level and subject matter credentials from
1414	1414	9 another state, or must meet all of the following requirements:
1415	1415	10 (1) Have completed a master's degree in school
1416	1416	11 business management, finance, or accounting.
1417	1417	12 (2) Have successfully completed an internship in
1418	1418	13 school business management or have 2 years of experience
1419	1419	14 as a school business administrator.
1420	1420	15 (3) Have successfully met all State examination
1421	1421	16 requirements, as required by Section 21B-30 of this Code.
1422	1422	17 Applicants who have successfully completed a test of
1423	1423	18 content, as identified by rules, at the time of initial
1424	1424	19 licensure in another state or country shall not be
1425	1425	20 required to complete a test of content.
1426	1426	21 (4) Have completed modules aligned to standards
1427	1427	22 concerning methods of instruction of the exceptional
1428	1428	23 child, methods of reading and reading in the content area,
1429	1429	24 and instructional strategies for English learners.
1430	1430	25 (c) The State Board of Education, in consultation with the
1431	1431	26 State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, may adopt such
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1442	1442	1 rules as may be necessary to implement this Section.
1443	1443	2 (Source: P.A. 101-220, eff. 8-7-19; 101-643, eff. 6-18-20;
1444	1444	3 102-539, eff. 8-20-21.)
1445	1445	4 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
1446	1446	5 becoming law.
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