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1 AN ACT concerning regulation.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Child Care Act of 1969 is amended by adding
5 Sections 9.1d, 9.1e, and 9.1f as follows:
6 (225 ILCS 10/9.1d new)
7 Sec. 9.1d. Public list of qualified courses.
8 (a) No later than January 1, 2027, the Department of Early
9 Childhood shall publish and regularly update, at least once
10 per year, a comprehensive list of college courses that qualify
11 toward the attainment of the required qualifications for an
12 early childhood teacher or director on its website.
13 (b) The Department of Early Childhood may, at its
14 discretion, contract with a third party organization that is a
15 recognized industry expert in early childhood development and
16 child care employee credentialing to perform the duties
17 required by this Section.
18 (c) The Department of Early Childhood may adopt rules to
19 implement this Section.
20 (225 ILCS 10/9.1e new)
21 Sec. 9.1e. Public list of qualified courses; qualification
22 and impartial oversight review process.
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1 (a) No later than January 1, 2027, as required under 89
2 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130 and 407.140, the Department of Early
3 Childhood shall create a process to verify courses that
4 qualify toward the attainment of the required qualifications
5 for an early childhood teacher and director in consultation
6 with stakeholders, including, but not limited to, the Illinois
7 Community College Board, the Board of Higher Education, and,
8 until January 1, 2027, the Department of Children and Family
9 Services.
10 (b) As part of the development of the process established
11 under this Section, the Department of Early Childhood shall
12 seek input and feedback from established child care provider
13 advocacy organizations, Early Childhood Access Consortium for
14 Equity member institutions, early child care and education
15 advocates, early childhood program students, and other
16 stakeholders.
17 (c) The process established under this Section shall
18 include the following elements, which also shall be posted on
19 the Department of Early Childhood's website:
20 (1) criteria for the inclusion of college courses
21 offered by State-based and out-of-state institutions on
22 the course list;
23 (2) criteria for the removal of courses from the
24 course list;
25 (3) a requirement that the removal of a course from
26 the course list shall not negatively impact any early
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1 childhood teacher or director or early childhood teacher
2 or director applicant who has taken or is currently
3 enrolled in the course;
4 (4) a notification plan for (i) the distribution of
5 the course list and (ii) any updates to all licensed child
6 care centers in this State;
7 (5) an impartial oversight review process for courses
8 deemed ineligible for the attainment of the required
9 qualifications for an early childhood teacher or director;
10 and
11 (6) a process for establishing eligibility
12 requirements for college courses not on the course list.
13 (d) The Department of Early Childhood may, at its
14 discretion, contract with a third party organization that is a
15 recognized industry expert in the area of early childhood
16 development and child care employee credentialing to perform
17 the duties required by this Section.
18 (e) The Department of Early Childhood may adopt rules to
19 implement this Section.
20 (225 ILCS 10/9.1f new)
21 Sec. 9.1f. Public list of qualified courses; training for
22 licensing representatives.
23 (a) Licensing representatives must be trained on the use
24 of the course list established under Section 9.1e, the
25 prohibitions for the course list, and the impartial oversight
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1 review process under Section 9.1e.
2 (b) The Department of Early Childhood may, at its
3 discretion, contract with a third party organization that is a
4 recognized industry expert in the area of early childhood
5 development and child care employee credentialing to perform
6 the duties required by this Section.
7 (c) The Department of Early Childhood may adopt rules to
8 implement this Section.
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