Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session

Illinois Senate Bill SB0187 Compare Versions

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1	1	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB0187 Introduced 1/17/2025, by Sen. Michael W. Halpin SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 105 ILCS 5/21B-20105 ILCS 5/21B-30105 ILCS 5/21B-40 Amends the Educator Licensure Article of the School Code. Provides that a social work associate endorsement on an Educator License with stipulations may be issued to an applicant who (i) holds a degree from a graduate program of social work that has been approved by the Council on Social Work Education and (ii) has an active license through the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation under the Clinical Social Work and Social Work Practice Act as either a licensed clinical social worker or licensed social worker. Provides that the holder of a social work associate endorsement is authorized to perform responsibilities associated with traditional social work practice, subject to the restrictions in the Clinical Social Work and Social Work Practice Act regarding independent clinical practice, including Tier 1 and Tier 2 interventions in a multi-tiered system of support. Provides that all responsibilities of the holder of a social work associate endorsement shall be performed in consultation with an individual who holds a Professional Educator License with a school support personnel endorsement in the area of school social work. Provides that the holder of a social work associate endorsement is not authorized to perform Tier 3 multi-tiered system of support interventions or participate in the individualized education program process or the federal Section 504 plan process for any student with a disability. Provides that the holder of a social work associate endorsement may not be employed by a school district or any other entity to replace any presently employed Professional Educator License holder with a school support personnel endorsement who otherwise would not be replaced for any reason. Provides that an applicant for a social work associate endorsement is not required to pass a content area test under the Code. Makes related changes. Effective immediately. LRB104 07346 LNS 17386 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB0187 Introduced 1/17/2025, by Sen. Michael W. Halpin SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 105 ILCS 5/21B-20105 ILCS 5/21B-30105 ILCS 5/21B-40 105 ILCS 5/21B-20 105 ILCS 5/21B-30 105 ILCS 5/21B-40 Amends the Educator Licensure Article of the School Code. Provides that a social work associate endorsement on an Educator License with stipulations may be issued to an applicant who (i) holds a degree from a graduate program of social work that has been approved by the Council on Social Work Education and (ii) has an active license through the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation under the Clinical Social Work and Social Work Practice Act as either a licensed clinical social worker or licensed social worker. Provides that the holder of a social work associate endorsement is authorized to perform responsibilities associated with traditional social work practice, subject to the restrictions in the Clinical Social Work and Social Work Practice Act regarding independent clinical practice, including Tier 1 and Tier 2 interventions in a multi-tiered system of support. Provides that all responsibilities of the holder of a social work associate endorsement shall be performed in consultation with an individual who holds a Professional Educator License with a school support personnel endorsement in the area of school social work. Provides that the holder of a social work associate endorsement is not authorized to perform Tier 3 multi-tiered system of support interventions or participate in the individualized education program process or the federal Section 504 plan process for any student with a disability. Provides that the holder of a social work associate endorsement may not be employed by a school district or any other entity to replace any presently employed Professional Educator License holder with a school support personnel endorsement who otherwise would not be replaced for any reason. Provides that an applicant for a social work associate endorsement is not required to pass a content area test under the Code. Makes related changes. Effective immediately. LRB104 07346 LNS 17386 b LRB104 07346 LNS 17386 b A BILL FOR
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7	7	Amends the Educator Licensure Article of the School Code. Provides that a social work associate endorsement on an Educator License with stipulations may be issued to an applicant who (i) holds a degree from a graduate program of social work that has been approved by the Council on Social Work Education and (ii) has an active license through the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation under the Clinical Social Work and Social Work Practice Act as either a licensed clinical social worker or licensed social worker. Provides that the holder of a social work associate endorsement is authorized to perform responsibilities associated with traditional social work practice, subject to the restrictions in the Clinical Social Work and Social Work Practice Act regarding independent clinical practice, including Tier 1 and Tier 2 interventions in a multi-tiered system of support. Provides that all responsibilities of the holder of a social work associate endorsement shall be performed in consultation with an individual who holds a Professional Educator License with a school support personnel endorsement in the area of school social work. Provides that the holder of a social work associate endorsement is not authorized to perform Tier 3 multi-tiered system of support interventions or participate in the individualized education program process or the federal Section 504 plan process for any student with a disability. Provides that the holder of a social work associate endorsement may not be employed by a school district or any other entity to replace any presently employed Professional Educator License holder with a school support personnel endorsement who otherwise would not be replaced for any reason. Provides that an applicant for a social work associate endorsement is not required to pass a content area test under the Code. Makes related changes. Effective immediately.
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13	13	1 AN ACT concerning education.
14	14	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
15	15	3 represented in the General Assembly:
16	16	4 Section 5. Findings. The General Assembly finds that, to
17	17	5 address the increasing mental health and behavioral health
18	18	6 needs of students in our schools, a new social work associate
19	19	7 endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations is needed
20	20	8 to expand the availability of qualified social workers to work
21	21	9 within school settings. The new endorsement created under this
22	22	10 Act is designed for Master of Social Work professionals who
23	23	11 hold current licenses issued by the Department of Financial
24	24	12 and Professional Regulation under the Clinical Social Work and
25	25	13 Social Work Practice Act as either a licensed clinical social
26	26	14 worker or a licensed social worker. The intent of this Act is
27	27	15 to expand the availability of qualified social workers in our
28	28	16 schools, not to replace or supplant professional educator
29	29	17 license holders or to fill professional educator license
30	30	18 vacancies. This Act is also intended to encourage the holders
31	31	19 of social work associate endorsements to pursue a Professional
32	32	20 Educator License with a school support personnel endorsement
33	33	21 in the area of school social work.
34	34	22 Section 10. The School Code is amended by changing
35	35	23 Sections 21B-20, 21B-30, and 21B-40 as follows:
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44	44	Amends the Educator Licensure Article of the School Code. Provides that a social work associate endorsement on an Educator License with stipulations may be issued to an applicant who (i) holds a degree from a graduate program of social work that has been approved by the Council on Social Work Education and (ii) has an active license through the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation under the Clinical Social Work and Social Work Practice Act as either a licensed clinical social worker or licensed social worker. Provides that the holder of a social work associate endorsement is authorized to perform responsibilities associated with traditional social work practice, subject to the restrictions in the Clinical Social Work and Social Work Practice Act regarding independent clinical practice, including Tier 1 and Tier 2 interventions in a multi-tiered system of support. Provides that all responsibilities of the holder of a social work associate endorsement shall be performed in consultation with an individual who holds a Professional Educator License with a school support personnel endorsement in the area of school social work. Provides that the holder of a social work associate endorsement is not authorized to perform Tier 3 multi-tiered system of support interventions or participate in the individualized education program process or the federal Section 504 plan process for any student with a disability. Provides that the holder of a social work associate endorsement may not be employed by a school district or any other entity to replace any presently employed Professional Educator License holder with a school support personnel endorsement who otherwise would not be replaced for any reason. Provides that an applicant for a social work associate endorsement is not required to pass a content area test under the Code. Makes related changes. Effective immediately.
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74	74	1 (105 ILCS 5/21B-20)
75	75	2 Sec. 21B-20. Types of licenses. The State Board of
76	76	3 Education shall implement a system of educator licensure,
77	77	4 whereby individuals employed in school districts who are
78	78	5 required to be licensed must have one of the following
79	79	6 licenses: (i) a professional educator license; (ii) an
80	80	7 educator license with stipulations; (iii) a substitute
81	81	8 teaching license; or (iv) until June 30, 2028, a short-term
82	82	9 substitute teaching license. References in law regarding
83	83	10 individuals certified or certificated or required to be
84	84	11 certified or certificated under Article 21 of this Code shall
85	85	12 also include individuals licensed or required to be licensed
86	86	13 under this Article. The first year of all licenses ends on June
87	87	14 30 following one full year of the license being issued.
88	88	15 The State Board of Education, in consultation with the
89	89	16 State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, may adopt such
90	90	17 rules as may be necessary to govern the requirements for
91	91	18 licenses and endorsements under this Section.
92	92	19 (1) Professional Educator License. Persons who (i)
93	93	20 have successfully completed an approved educator
94	94	21 preparation program and are recommended for licensure by
95	95	22 the Illinois institution offering the educator preparation
96	96	23 program, (ii) have successfully completed the required
97	97	24 testing under Section 21B-30 of this Code, (iii) have
98	98	25 successfully completed coursework on the psychology of,
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109	109	1 the identification of, and the methods of instruction for
110	110	2 the exceptional child, including, without limitation,
111	111	3 children with learning disabilities, (iv) have
112	112	4 successfully completed coursework in methods of reading
113	113	5 and reading in the content area, and (v) have met all other
114	114	6 criteria established by rule of the State Board of
115	115	7 Education shall be issued a Professional Educator License.
116	116	8 All Professional Educator Licenses are valid until June 30
117	117	9 immediately following 5 years of the license being issued.
118	118	10 The Professional Educator License shall be endorsed with
119	119	11 specific areas and grade levels in which the individual is
120	120	12 eligible to practice. For an early childhood education
121	121	13 endorsement, an individual may satisfy the student
122	122	14 teaching requirement of his or her early childhood teacher
123	123	15 preparation program through placement in a setting with
124	124	16 children from birth through grade 2, and the individual
125	125	17 may be paid and receive credit while student teaching. The
126	126	18 student teaching experience must meet the requirements of
127	127	19 and be approved by the individual's early childhood
128	128	20 teacher preparation program.
129	129	21 Individuals can receive subsequent endorsements on the
130	130	22 Professional Educator License. Subsequent endorsements
131	131	23 shall require a minimum of 24 semester hours of coursework
132	132	24 in the endorsement area and passage of the applicable
133	133	25 content area test, unless otherwise specified by rule.
134	134	26 (2) Educator License with Stipulations. An Educator
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145	145	1 License with Stipulations shall be issued an endorsement
146	146	2 that limits the license holder to one particular position
147	147	3 or does not require completion of an approved educator
148	148	4 program or both.
149	149	5 An individual with an Educator License with
150	150	6 Stipulations must not be employed by a school district or
151	151	7 any other entity to replace any presently employed teacher
152	152	8 who otherwise would not be replaced for any reason.
153	153	9 An Educator License with Stipulations may be issued
154	154	10 with the following endorsements:
155	155	11 (A) (Blank).
156	156	12 (B) Alternative provisional educator. An
157	157	13 alternative provisional educator endorsement on an
158	158	14 Educator License with Stipulations may be issued to an
159	159	15 applicant who, at the time of applying for the
160	160	16 endorsement, has done all of the following:
161	161	17 (i) Graduated from a regionally accredited
162	162	18 college or university with a minimum of a
163	163	19 bachelor's degree.
164	164	20 (ii) Successfully completed the first phase of
165	165	21 the Alternative Educator Licensure Program for
166	166	22 Teachers, as described in Section 21B-50 of this
167	167	23 Code.
168	168	24 (iii) Passed a content area test, as required
169	169	25 under Section 21B-30 of this Code.
170	170	26 The alternative provisional educator endorsement is
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181	181	1 valid for 2 years of teaching and may be renewed for a
182	182	2 third year by an individual meeting the requirements set
183	183	3 forth in Section 21B-50 of this Code.
184	184	4 (C) Alternative provisional superintendent. An
185	185	5 alternative provisional superintendent endorsement on
186	186	6 an Educator License with Stipulations entitles the
187	187	7 holder to serve only as a superintendent or assistant
188	188	8 superintendent in a school district's central office.
189	189	9 This endorsement may only be issued to an applicant
190	190	10 who, at the time of applying for the endorsement, has
191	191	11 done all of the following:
192	192	12 (i) Graduated from a regionally accredited
193	193	13 college or university with a minimum of a master's
194	194	14 degree in a management field other than education.
195	195	15 (ii) Been employed for a period of at least 5
196	196	16 years in a management level position in a field
197	197	17 other than education.
198	198	18 (iii) Successfully completed the first phase
199	199	19 of an alternative route to superintendent
200	200	20 endorsement program, as provided in Section 21B-55
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202	202	22 (iv) Passed a content area test required under
203	203	23 Section 21B-30 of this Code.
204	204	24 The endorsement is valid for 2 fiscal years in
205	205	25 order to complete one full year of serving as a
206	206	26 superintendent or assistant superintendent.
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217	217	1 (D) (Blank).
218	218	2 (E) Career and technical educator. A career and
219	219	3 technical educator endorsement on an Educator License
220	220	4 with Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who
221	221	5 has a minimum of 60 semester hours of coursework from a
222	222	6 regionally accredited institution of higher education
223	223	7 or an accredited trade and technical institution and
224	224	8 has a minimum of 2,000 hours of experience outside of
225	225	9 education in each area to be taught.
226	226	10 The career and technical educator endorsement on
227	227	11 an Educator License with Stipulations is valid until
228	228	12 June 30 immediately following 5 years of the
229	229	13 endorsement being issued and may be renewed.
230	230	14 An individual who holds a valid career and
231	231	15 technical educator endorsement on an Educator License
232	232	16 with Stipulations but does not hold a bachelor's
233	233	17 degree may substitute teach in career and technical
234	234	18 education classrooms.
235	235	19 An individual who holds a valid career and
236	236	20 technical educator endorsement on an Educator License
237	237	21 with Stipulations is entitled to all of the rights and
238	238	22 privileges granted to a holder of a Professional
239	239	23 Educator License.
240	240	24 (F) (Blank).
241	241	25 (G) Transitional bilingual educator. A
242	242	26 transitional bilingual educator endorsement on an
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253	253	1 Educator License with Stipulations may be issued for
254	254	2 the purpose of providing instruction in accordance
255	255	3 with Article 14C of this Code to an applicant who
256	256	4 provides satisfactory evidence that he or she meets
257	257	5 all of the following requirements:
258	258	6 (i) Possesses adequate speaking, reading, and
259	259	7 writing ability in the language other than English
260	260	8 in which transitional bilingual education is
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262	262	10 (ii) Has the ability to successfully
263	263	11 communicate in English.
264	264	12 (iii) Either possessed, within 5 years
265	265	13 previous to his or her applying for a transitional
266	266	14 bilingual educator endorsement, a valid and
267	267	15 comparable teaching certificate or comparable
268	268	16 authorization issued by a foreign country or holds
269	269	17 a degree from an institution of higher learning in
270	270	18 a foreign country that the State Educator
271	271	19 Preparation and Licensure Board determines to be
272	272	20 the equivalent of a bachelor's degree from a
273	273	21 regionally accredited institution of higher
274	274	22 learning in the United States.
275	275	23 A transitional bilingual educator endorsement
276	276	24 shall be valid for prekindergarten through grade 12,
277	277	25 is valid until June 30 immediately following 5 years
278	278	26 of the endorsement being issued, and shall not be
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289	289	1 renewed.
290	290	2 Persons holding a transitional bilingual educator
291	291	3 endorsement shall not be employed to replace any
292	292	4 presently employed teacher who otherwise would not be
293	293	5 replaced for any reason.
294	294	6 (H) Language endorsement. In an effort to
295	295	7 alleviate the shortage of teachers speaking a language
296	296	8 other than English in the public schools, an
297	297	9 individual who holds an Educator License with
298	298	10 Stipulations may also apply for a language
299	299	11 endorsement, provided that the applicant provides
300	300	12 satisfactory evidence that he or she meets all of the
301	301	13 following requirements:
302	302	14 (i) Holds a transitional bilingual
303	303	15 endorsement.
304	304	16 (ii) Has demonstrated proficiency in the
305	305	17 language for which the endorsement is to be issued
306	306	18 by passing the applicable language content test
307	307	19 required by the State Board of Education.
308	308	20 (iii) Holds a bachelor's degree or higher from
309	309	21 a regionally accredited institution of higher
310	310	22 education or, for individuals educated in a
311	311	23 country other than the United States, holds a
312	312	24 degree from an institution of higher learning in a
313	313	25 foreign country that the State Educator
314	314	26 Preparation and Licensure Board determines to be
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325	325	1 the equivalent of a bachelor's degree from a
326	326	2 regionally accredited institution of higher
327	327	3 learning in the United States.
328	328	4 (iv) (Blank).
329	329	5 A language endorsement on an Educator License with
330	330	6 Stipulations is valid for prekindergarten through
331	331	7 grade 12 for the same validity period as the
332	332	8 individual's transitional bilingual educator
333	333	9 endorsement on the Educator License with Stipulations
334	334	10 and shall not be renewed.
335	335	11 (I) Visiting international educator. A visiting
336	336	12 international educator endorsement on an Educator
337	337	13 License with Stipulations may be issued to an
338	338	14 individual who is being recruited by a particular
339	339	15 school district that conducts formal recruitment
340	340	16 programs outside of the United States to secure the
341	341	17 services of qualified teachers and who meets all of
342	342	18 the following requirements:
343	343	19 (i) Holds the equivalent of a minimum of a
344	344	20 bachelor's degree issued in the United States.
345	345	21 (ii) Has been prepared as a teacher at the
346	346	22 grade level for which he or she will be employed.
347	347	23 (iii) Has adequate content knowledge in the
348	348	24 subject to be taught.
349	349	25 (iv) Has an adequate command of the English
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361	361	1 A holder of a visiting international educator
362	362	2 endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations
363	363	3 shall be permitted to teach in bilingual education
364	364	4 programs in the language that was the medium of
365	365	5 instruction in his or her teacher preparation program,
366	366	6 provided that he or she passes the English Language
367	367	7 Proficiency Examination or another test of writing
368	368	8 skills in English identified by the State Board of
369	369	9 Education, in consultation with the State Educator
370	370	10 Preparation and Licensure Board.
371	371	11 A visiting international educator endorsement on
372	372	12 an Educator License with Stipulations is valid for 5
373	373	13 years and shall not be renewed.
374	374	14 (J) Paraprofessional educator. A paraprofessional
375	375	15 educator endorsement on an Educator License with
376	376	16 Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who holds a
377	377	17 high school diploma or its recognized equivalent and
378	378	18 (i) holds an associate's degree or a minimum of 60
379	379	19 semester hours of credit from a regionally accredited
380	380	20 institution of higher education; (ii) has passed a
381	381	21 paraprofessional competency test under subsection
382	382	22 (c-5) of Section 21B-30; or (iii) is at least 18 years
383	383	23 of age and will be using the Educator License with
384	384	24 Stipulations exclusively for grades prekindergarten
385	385	25 through grade 8, until the individual reaches the age
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397	397	1 paraprofessional educator endorsement pursuant to this
398	398	2 subparagraph (J). The paraprofessional educator
399	399	3 endorsement is valid until June 30 immediately
400	400	4 following 5 years of the endorsement being issued and
401	401	5 may be renewed through application and payment of the
402	402	6 appropriate fee, as required under Section 21B-40 of
403	403	7 this Code. An individual who holds only a
404	404	8 paraprofessional educator endorsement is not subject
405	405	9 to additional requirements in order to renew the
406	406	10 endorsement.
407	407	11 (K) Chief school business official. A chief school
408	408	12 business official endorsement on an Educator License
409	409	13 with Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who
410	410	14 qualifies by having a master's degree or higher, 2
411	411	15 years of full-time administrative experience in school
412	412	16 business management or 2 years of university-approved
413	413	17 practical experience, and a minimum of 24 semester
414	414	18 hours of graduate credit in a program approved by the
415	415	19 State Board of Education for the preparation of school
416	416	20 business administrators and by passage of the
417	417	21 applicable State tests, including an applicable
418	418	22 content area test.
419	419	23 The chief school business official endorsement may
420	420	24 also be affixed to the Educator License with
421	421	25 Stipulations of any holder who qualifies by having a
422	422	26 master's degree in business administration, finance,
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433	433	1 accounting, or public administration and who completes
434	434	2 an additional 6 semester hours of internship in school
435	435	3 business management from a regionally accredited
436	436	4 institution of higher education and passes the
437	437	5 applicable State tests, including an applicable
438	438	6 content area test. This endorsement shall be required
439	439	7 for any individual employed as a chief school business
440	440	8 official.
441	441	9 The chief school business official endorsement on
442	442	10 an Educator License with Stipulations is valid until
443	443	11 June 30 immediately following 5 years of the
444	444	12 endorsement being issued and may be renewed if the
445	445	13 license holder completes renewal requirements as
446	446	14 required for individuals who hold a Professional
447	447	15 Educator License endorsed for chief school business
448	448	16 official under Section 21B-45 of this Code and such
449	449	17 rules as may be adopted by the State Board of
450	450	18 Education.
451	451	19 The State Board of Education shall adopt any rules
452	452	20 necessary to implement Public Act 100-288.
453	453	21 (L) Provisional in-state educator. A provisional
454	454	22 in-state educator endorsement on an Educator License
455	455	23 with Stipulations may be issued to a candidate who has
456	456	24 completed an Illinois-approved educator preparation
457	457	25 program at an Illinois institution of higher education
458	458	26 and who has not successfully completed an
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469	469	1 evidence-based assessment of teacher effectiveness but
470	470	2 who meets all of the following requirements:
471	471	3 (i) Holds at least a bachelor's degree.
472	472	4 (ii) Has completed an approved educator
473	473	5 preparation program at an Illinois institution.
474	474	6 (iii) Has passed an applicable content area
475	475	7 test, as required by Section 21B-30 of this Code.
476	476	8 (iv) Has attempted an evidence-based
477	477	9 assessment of teacher effectiveness and received a
478	478	10 minimum score on that assessment, as established
479	479	11 by the State Board of Education in consultation
480	480	12 with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure
481	481	13 Board.
482	482	14 A provisional in-state educator endorsement on an
483	483	15 Educator License with Stipulations is valid for one
484	484	16 full fiscal year after the date of issuance and may not
485	485	17 be renewed.
486	486	18 (M) (Blank).
487	487	19 (N) Specialized services. A specialized services
488	488	20 endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations
489	489	21 may be issued as defined and specified by rule.
490	490	22 (O) Provisional career and technical educator. A
491	491	23 provisional career and technical educator endorsement
492	492	24 on an Educator License with Stipulations may be issued
493	493	25 to an applicant who has a minimum of 8,000 hours of
494	494	26 work experience in the skill for which the applicant
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505	505	1 is seeking the endorsement. Each employing school
506	506	2 board and regional office of education shall provide
507	507	3 verification, in writing, to the State Superintendent
508	508	4 of Education at the time the application is submitted
509	509	5 that no qualified teacher holding a Professional
510	510	6 Educator License or an Educator License with
511	511	7 Stipulations with a career and technical educator
512	512	8 endorsement is available to teach and that actual
513	513	9 circumstances require such issuance.
514	514	10 A provisional career and technical educator
515	515	11 endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations
516	516	12 is valid until June 30 immediately following 5 years
517	517	13 of the endorsement being issued and may be renewed.
518	518	14 An individual who holds a provisional career and
519	519	15 technical educator endorsement on an Educator License
520	520	16 with Stipulations may teach as a substitute teacher in
521	521	17 career and technical education classrooms.
522	522	18 An individual who holds a provisional career and
523	523	19 technical educator endorsement on an Educator License
524	524	20 with Stipulations is entitled to all of the rights and
525	525	21 privileges granted to a holder of a Professional
526	526	22 Educator License.
527	527	23 (P) Social work associate. A social work associate
528	528	24 endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations
529	529	25 may be issued to an applicant who meets all of the
530	530	26 following requirements:
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541	541	1 (i) Holds a degree from a graduate program of
542	542	2 social work that has been approved by the Council
543	543	3 on Social Work Education.
544	544	4 (ii) Has an active license through the
545	545	5 Department of Financial and Professional
546	546	6 Regulation under the Clinical Social Work and
547	547	7 Social Work Practice Act as either a licensed
548	548	8 clinical social worker or a licensed social
549	549	9 worker.
550	550	10 The holder of a social work associate endorsement
551	551	11 under this subparagraph (P) is authorized to perform
552	552	12 responsibilities associated with traditional social
553	553	13 work practice, subject to the restrictions in the
554	554	14 Clinical Social Work and Social Work Practice Act
555	555	15 regarding independent clinical practice, including
556	556	16 Tier 1 and Tier 2 interventions in a multi-tiered
557	557	17 system of support (MTSS). All responsibilities of the
558	558	18 holder of a social work associate endorsement shall be
559	559	19 performed in consultation with an individual who holds
560	560	20 a Professional Educator License with a school support
561	561	21 personnel endorsement in the area of school social
562	562	22 work. The holder of a social work associate
563	563	23 endorsement is not authorized to perform Tier 3 MTSS
564	564	24 interventions or participate in the individualized
565	565	25 education program process or the federal Section 504
566	566	26 plan process for any student with a disability.
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577	577	1 The holder of a social work associate endorsement
578	578	2 under this subparagraph (P) may not be employed by a
579	579	3 school district or any other entity to replace any
580	580	4 presently employed Professional Educator License
581	581	5 holder with a school support personnel endorsement who
582	582	6 otherwise would not be replaced for any reason.
583	583	7 An applicant for a social work associate
584	584	8 endorsement under this subparagraph (P) is not
585	585	9 required to pass a content area test under Section
586	586	10 21B-30 of this Code.
587	587	11 (3) Substitute Teaching License. A Substitute Teaching
588	588	12 License may be issued to qualified applicants for
589	589	13 substitute teaching in all grades of the public schools,
590	590	14 prekindergarten through grade 12. Substitute Teaching
591	591	15 Licenses are not eligible for endorsements. Applicants for
592	592	16 a Substitute Teaching License must hold a bachelor's
593	593	17 degree or higher from a regionally accredited institution
594	594	18 of higher education or must be enrolled in an approved
595	595	19 educator preparation program in this State and have earned
596	596	20 at least 90 credit hours.
597	597	21 Substitute Teaching Licenses are valid for 5 years.
598	598	22 Substitute Teaching Licenses are valid for substitute
599	599	23 teaching in every county of this State. If an individual
600	600	24 has had his or her Professional Educator License or
601	601	25 Educator License with Stipulations suspended or revoked,
602	602	26 then that individual is not eligible to obtain a
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613	613	1 Substitute Teaching License.
614	614	2 A substitute teacher may only teach in the place of a
615	615	3 licensed teacher who is under contract with the employing
616	616	4 board. If, however, there is no licensed teacher under
617	617	5 contract because of an emergency situation, then a
618	618	6 district may employ a substitute teacher for no longer
619	619	7 than 30 calendar days per each vacant position in the
620	620	8 district if the district notifies the appropriate regional
621	621	9 office of education within 5 business days after the
622	622	10 employment of the substitute teacher in that vacant
623	623	11 position. A district may continue to employ that same
624	624	12 substitute teacher in that same vacant position for 90
625	625	13 calendar days or until the end of the semester, whichever
626	626	14 is greater, if, prior to the expiration of the
627	627	15 30-calendar-day period then current, the district files a
628	628	16 written request with the appropriate regional office of
629	629	17 education for a 30-calendar-day extension on the basis
630	630	18 that the position remains vacant and the district
631	631	19 continues to actively seek qualified candidates and
632	632	20 provides documentation that it has provided training
633	633	21 specific to the position, including training on meeting
634	634	22 the needs of students with disabilities and English
635	635	23 learners if applicable. Each extension request shall be
636	636	24 granted in writing by the regional office of education. An
637	637	25 emergency situation is one in which an unforeseen vacancy
638	638	26 has occurred and (i) a teacher is unexpectedly unable to
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649	649	1 fulfill his or her contractual duties or (ii) teacher
650	650	2 capacity needs of the district exceed previous indications
651	651	3 or vacancies are unfilled due to a lack of qualified
652	652	4 candidates, and the district is actively engaged in
653	653	5 advertising to hire a fully licensed teacher for the
654	654	6 vacant position.
655	655	7 There is no limit on the number of days that a
656	656	8 substitute teacher may teach in a single school district,
657	657	9 provided that no substitute teacher may teach for longer
658	658	10 than 120 days beginning with the 2021-2022 school year
659	659	11 through the 2022-2023 school year, otherwise 90 school
660	660	12 days for any one licensed teacher under contract in the
661	661	13 same school year. A substitute teacher who holds a
662	662	14 Professional Educator License or Educator License with
663	663	15 Stipulations shall not teach for more than 120 school days
664	664	16 for any one licensed teacher under contract in the same
665	665	17 school year. The limitations in this paragraph (3) on the
666	666	18 number of days a substitute teacher may be employed do not
667	667	19 apply to any school district operating under Article 34 of
668	668	20 this Code.
669	669	21 A school district may not require an individual who
670	670	22 holds a valid Professional Educator License or Educator
671	671	23 License with Stipulations to seek or hold a Substitute
672	672	24 Teaching License to teach as a substitute teacher.
673	673	25 (4) Short-Term Substitute Teaching License. Beginning
674	674	26 on July 1, 2018 and until June 30, 2028, applicants may
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685	685	1 apply to the State Board of Education for issuance of a
686	686	2 Short-Term Substitute Teaching License. A Short-Term
687	687	3 Substitute Teaching License may be issued to a qualified
688	688	4 applicant for substitute teaching in all grades of the
689	689	5 public schools, prekindergarten through grade 12.
690	690	6 Short-Term Substitute Teaching Licenses are not eligible
691	691	7 for endorsements. Applicants for a Short-Term Substitute
692	692	8 Teaching License must hold an associate's degree or have
693	693	9 completed at least 60 credit hours from a regionally
694	694	10 accredited institution of higher education.
695	695	11 Short-Term Substitute Teaching Licenses are valid for
696	696	12 substitute teaching in every county of this State. If an
697	697	13 individual has had his or her Professional Educator
698	698	14 License or Educator License with Stipulations suspended or
699	699	15 revoked, then that individual is not eligible to obtain a
700	700	16 Short-Term Substitute Teaching License.
701	701	17 The provisions of Sections 10-21.9 and 34-18.5 of this
702	702	18 Code apply to short-term substitute teachers.
703	703	19 An individual holding a Short-Term Substitute Teaching
704	704	20 License may teach no more than 15 consecutive days per
705	705	21 licensed teacher who is under contract. For teacher
706	706	22 absences lasting 6 or more days per licensed teacher who
707	707	23 is under contract, a school district may not hire an
708	708	24 individual holding a Short-Term Substitute Teaching
709	709	25 License, unless the Governor has declared a disaster due
710	710	26 to a public health emergency pursuant to Section 7 of the
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721	721	1 Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act. An individual
722	722	2 holding a Short-Term Substitute Teaching License must
723	723	3 complete the training program under Section 10-20.67 or
724	724	4 34-18.60 of this Code to be eligible to teach at a public
725	725	5 school. Short-Term Substitute Teaching Licenses under this
726	726	6 Section are valid for 5 years.
727	727	7 (Source: P.A. 102-711, eff. 1-1-23; 102-712, eff. 4-27-22;
728	728	8 102-713, eff. 1-1-23; 102-717, eff. 4-29-22; 102-894, eff.
729	729	9 5-20-22; 103-111, eff. 6-29-23; 103-154, eff. 6-30-23;
730	730	10 103-193, eff. 1-1-24; 103-564, eff. 11-17-23; 103-617, eff.
731	731	11 7-1-24.)
732	732	12 (105 ILCS 5/21B-30)
733	733	13 Sec. 21B-30. Educator testing.
734	734	14 (a) (Blank).
735	735	15 (b) The State Board of Education, in consultation with the
736	736	16 State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, shall design
737	737	17 and implement a system of examinations, which shall be
738	738	18 required prior to the issuance of educator licenses. These
739	739	19 examinations and indicators must be based on national and
740	740	20 State professional teaching standards, as determined by the
741	741	21 State Board of Education, in consultation with the State
742	742	22 Educator Preparation and Licensure Board. The State Board of
743	743	23 Education may adopt such rules as may be necessary to
744	744	24 implement and administer this Section.
745	745	25 (c) (Blank).
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756	756	1 (c-5) The State Board must adopt rules to implement a
757	757	2 paraprofessional competency test. This test would allow an
758	758	3 applicant seeking an Educator License with Stipulations with a
759	759	4 paraprofessional educator endorsement to obtain the
760	760	5 endorsement if he or she passes the test and meets the other
761	761	6 requirements of subparagraph (J) of paragraph (2) of Section
762	762	7 21B-20 other than the higher education requirements.
763	763	8 (d) All applicants seeking a State license shall be
764	764	9 required to pass a test of content area knowledge for each area
765	765	10 of endorsement for which there is an applicable test. However,
766	766	11 no applicant for a Professional Educator License under the
767	767	12 short-term approval program for school support personnel under
768	768	13 Section 25.432 of Title 23 of the Illinois Administrative Code
769	769	14 is required to pass a test of content area knowledge as a
770	770	15 requirement for short-term approval, and an applicant for a
771	771	16 social work associate endorsement on an Educator License with
772	772	17 Stipulations is not required to pass a content area test.
773	773	18 There shall be no exception to this requirement.
774	774	19 (d-5) The State Board shall consult with any applicable
775	775	20 vendors within 90 days after July 28, 2023 (the effective date
776	776	21 of Public Act 103-402) to develop a plan to transition the test
777	777	22 of content area knowledge in the endorsement area of
778	778	23 elementary education, grades one through 6, by July 1, 2026 to
779	779	24 a content area test that contains testing elements that cover
780	780	25 bilingualism, biliteracy, oral language development,
781	781	26 foundational literacy skills, and developmentally appropriate
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792	792	1 higher-order comprehension and on which a valid and reliable
793	793	2 language and literacy subscore can be determined. The State
794	794	3 Board shall base its rules concerning the passing subscore on
795	795	4 the language and literacy portion of the test on the
796	796	5 recommended cut-score determined in the formal
797	797	6 standard-setting process. Candidates need not achieve a
798	798	7 particular subscore in the area of language and literacy. The
799	799	8 State Board shall aggregate and publish the number of
800	800	9 candidates in each preparation program who take the test and
801	801	10 the number who pass the language and literacy portion.
802	802	11 (e) (Blank).
803	803	12 (f) Beginning on August 4, 2023 (the effective date of
804	804	13 Public Act 103-488) through August 31, 2025, no candidate
805	805	14 completing a teacher preparation program in this State or
806	806	15 candidate subject to Section 21B-35 of this Code is required
807	807	16 to pass a teacher performance assessment. Except as otherwise
808	808	17 provided in this Article, beginning on September 1, 2015 until
809	809	18 August 4, 2023 (the effective date of Public Act 103-488) and
810	810	19 beginning again on September 1, 2025, all candidates
811	811	20 completing teacher preparation programs in this State and all
812	812	21 candidates subject to Section 21B-35 of this Code are required
813	813	22 to pass a teacher performance assessment approved by the State
814	814	23 Board of Education, in consultation with the State Educator
815	815	24 Preparation and Licensure Board. A candidate may not be
816	816	25 required to submit test materials by video submission. Subject
817	817	26 to appropriation, an individual who holds a Professional
818	818
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828	828	1 Educator License and is employed for a minimum of one school
829	829	2 year by a school district designated as Tier 1 under Section
830	830	3 18-8.15 may, after application to the State Board, receive
831	831	4 from the State Board a refund for any costs associated with
832	832	5 completing the teacher performance assessment under this
833	833	6 subsection.
834	834	7 (f-5) The Teacher Performance Assessment Task Force is
835	835	8 created to evaluate potential performance-based and objective
836	836	9 teacher performance assessment systems for implementation
837	837	10 across all educator preparation programs in this State, with
838	838	11 the intention of ensuring consistency across programs and
839	839	12 supporting a thoughtful and well-rounded licensure system.
840	840	13 Members appointed to the Task Force must reflect the racial,
841	841	14 ethnic, and geographic diversity of this State. The Task Force
842	842	15 shall consist of all of the following members:
843	843	16 (1) One member of the Senate, appointed by the
844	844	17 President of the Senate.
845	845	18 (2) One member of the Senate, appointed by the
846	846	19 Minority Leader of the Senate.
847	847	20 (3) One member of the House of Representatives,
848	848	21 appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
849	849	22 (4) One member of the House of Representatives,
850	850	23 appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of
851	851	24 Representatives.
852	852	25 (5) One member who represents a statewide professional
853	853	26 teachers' organization, appointed by the State
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864	864	1 Superintendent of Education.
865	865	2 (6) One member who represents a different statewide
866	866	3 professional teachers' organization, appointed by the
867	867	4 State Superintendent of Education.
868	868	5 (7) One member from a statewide organization
869	869	6 representing school principals, appointed by the State
870	870	7 Superintendent of Education.
871	871	8 (8) One member from a statewide organization
872	872	9 representing regional superintendents of schools,
873	873	10 appointed by the State Superintendent of Education.
874	874	11 (9) One member from a statewide organization
875	875	12 representing school administrators, appointed by the State
876	876	13 Superintendent of Education.
877	877	14 (10) One member representing a school district
878	878	15 organized under Article 34 of this Code, appointed by the
879	879	16 State Superintendent of Education.
880	880	17 (11) One member of an association representing rural
881	881	18 and small schools, appointed by the State Superintendent
882	882	19 of Education.
883	883	20 (12) One member representing a suburban school
884	884	21 district, appointed by the State Superintendent of
885	885	22 Education.
886	886	23 (13) One member from a statewide organization
887	887	24 representing school districts in the southern suburbs of
888	888	25 the City of Chicago, appointed by the State Superintendent
889	889	26 of Education.
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900	900	1 (14) One member from a statewide organization
901	901	2 representing large unit school districts, appointed by the
902	902	3 State Superintendent of Education.
903	903	4 (15) One member from a statewide organization
904	904	5 representing school districts in the collar counties of
905	905	6 the City of Chicago, appointed by the State Superintendent
906	906	7 of Education.
907	907	8 (16) Three members, each representing a different
908	908	9 public university in this State and each a current member
909	909	10 of the faculty of an approved educator preparation
910	910	11 program, appointed by the State Superintendent of
911	911	12 Education.
912	912	13 (17) Three members, each representing a different
913	913	14 4-year nonpublic university or college in this State and
914	914	15 each a current member of the faculty of an approved
915	915	16 educator preparation program, appointed by the State
916	916	17 Superintendent of Education.
917	917	18 (18) One member of the Board of Higher Education,
918	918	19 appointed by the State Superintendent of Education.
919	919	20 (19) One member representing a statewide policy
920	920	21 organization advocating on behalf of multilingual students
921	921	22 and families, appointed by the State Superintendent of
922	922	23 Education.
923	923	24 (20) One member representing a statewide organization
924	924	25 focused on research-based education policy to support a
925	925	26 school system that prepares all students for college, a
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936	936	1 career, and democratic citizenship, appointed by the State
937	937	2 Superintendent of Education.
938	938	3 (21) Two members representing an early childhood
939	939	4 advocacy organization, appointed by the State
940	940	5 Superintendent of Education.
941	941	6 (22) One member representing a statewide organization
942	942	7 that partners with educator preparation programs and
943	943	8 school districts to support the growth and development of
944	944	9 preservice teachers, appointed by the State Superintendent
945	945	10 of Education.
946	946	11 (23) One member representing a statewide organization
947	947	12 that advocates for educational equity and racial justice
948	948	13 in schools, appointed by the State Superintendent of
949	949	14 Education.
950	950	15 (24) One member representing a statewide organization
951	951	16 that represents school boards, appointed by the State
952	952	17 Superintendent of Education.
953	953	18 (25) One member who has, within the last 5 years,
954	954	19 served as a cooperating teacher, appointed by the State
955	955	20 Superintendent of Education.
956	956	21 Members of the Task Force shall serve without
957	957	22 compensation. The Task Force shall first meet at the call of
958	958	23 the State Superintendent of Education, and each subsequent
959	959	24 meeting shall be called by the chairperson of the Task Force,
960	960	25 who shall be designated by the State Superintendent of
961	961	26 Education. The State Board of Education shall provide
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972	972	1 administrative and other support to the Task Force.
973	973	2 On or before October 31, 2024, the Task Force shall report
974	974	3 on its work, including recommendations on a teacher
975	975	4 performance assessment system in this State, to the State
976	976	5 Board of Education and the General Assembly. The Task Force is
977	977	6 dissolved upon submission of this report.
978	978	7 (g) The content area knowledge test and the teacher
979	979	8 performance assessment shall be the tests that from time to
980	980	9 time are designated by the State Board of Education, in
981	981	10 consultation with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure
982	982	11 Board, and may be tests prepared by an educational testing
983	983	12 organization or tests designed by the State Board of
984	984	13 Education, in consultation with the State Educator Preparation
985	985	14 and Licensure Board. The test of content area knowledge shall
986	986	15 assess content knowledge in a specific subject field. The
987	987	16 tests must be designed to be racially neutral to ensure that no
988	988	17 person taking the tests is discriminated against on the basis
989	989	18 of race, color, national origin, or other factors unrelated to
990	990	19 the person's ability to perform as a licensed employee. The
991	991	20 score required to pass the tests shall be fixed by the State
992	992	21 Board of Education, in consultation with the State Educator
993	993	22 Preparation and Licensure Board. The State Board of
994	994	23 Education's rules for scoring the content area knowledge test
995	995	24 may include scoring and retaking of each test section
996	996	25 separately and independently. The tests shall be administered
997	997	26 not fewer than 3 times a year at such time and place as may be
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1008	1008	1 designated by the State Board of Education, in consultation
1009	1009	2 with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board.
1010	1010	3 The State Board shall implement a test or tests to assess
1011	1011	4 the speaking, reading, writing, and grammar skills of
1012	1012	5 applicants for an endorsement or a license issued under
1013	1013	6 subdivision (G) of paragraph (2) of Section 21B-20 of this
1014	1014	7 Code in the English language and in the language of the
1015	1015	8 transitional bilingual education program requested by the
1016	1016	9 applicant.
1017	1017	10 (h) Except as provided in Section 34-6 of this Code, the
1018	1018	11 provisions of this Section shall apply equally in any school
1019	1019	12 district subject to Article 34 of this Code.
1020	1020	13 (i) The rules developed to implement and enforce the
1021	1021	14 testing requirements under this Section shall include, without
1022	1022	15 limitation, provisions governing test selection, test
1023	1023	16 validation, and determination of a passing score,
1024	1024	17 administration of the tests, frequency of administration,
1025	1025	18 applicant fees, frequency of applicants taking the tests, the
1026	1026	19 years for which a score is valid, and appropriate special
1027	1027	20 accommodations. The State Board of Education shall develop
1028	1028	21 such rules as may be needed to ensure uniformity from year to
1029	1029	22 year in the level of difficulty for each form of an assessment.
1030	1030	23 (Source: P.A. 102-301, eff. 8-26-21; 103-402, eff. 7-28-23;
1031	1031	24 103-488, eff. 8-4-23; 103-605, eff. 7-1-24; 103-780, eff.
1032	1032	25 8-2-24; 103-811, eff. 8-9-24; 103-846, eff. 8-9-24.)
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1043	1043	1 (105 ILCS 5/21B-40)
1044	1044	2 Sec. 21B-40. Fees.
1045	1045	3 (a) Beginning with the start of the new licensure system
1046	1046	4 established pursuant to this Article, the following fees shall
1047	1047	5 be charged to applicants:
1048	1048	6 (1) A $100 application fee for a Professional Educator
1049	1049	7 License or an Educator License with Stipulations.
1050	1050	8 (1.5) A $50 application fee for a Substitute Teaching
1051	1051	9 License. If the application for a Substitute Teaching
1052	1052	10 License is made and granted after July 1, 2017, the
1053	1053	11 licensee may apply for a refund of the application fee
1054	1054	12 within 18 months of issuance of the new license and shall
1055	1055	13 be issued that refund by the State Board of Education if
1056	1056	14 the licensee provides evidence to the State Board of
1057	1057	15 Education that the licensee has taught pursuant to the
1058	1058	16 Substitute Teaching License at least 10 full school days
1059	1059	17 within one year of issuance.
1060	1060	18 (1.7) A $25 application fee for a Short-Term
1061	1061	19 Substitute Teaching License. The Short-Term Substitute
1062	1062	20 Teaching License must be registered in at least one region
1063	1063	21 in this State, but does not require a registration fee.
1064	1064	22 The licensee may apply for a refund of the application fee
1065	1065	23 within 18 months of issuance of the new license and shall
1066	1066	24 be issued that refund by the State Board of Education if
1067	1067	25 the licensee provides evidence to the State Board of
1068	1068	26 Education that the licensee has taught pursuant to the
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1079	1079	1 Short-Term Substitute Teaching License at least 10 full
1080	1080	2 school days within one year of issuance. The application
1081	1081	3 fee for a Short-Term Substitute Teaching License shall be
1082	1082	4 waived when the Governor has declared a disaster due to a
1083	1083	5 public health emergency pursuant to Section 7 of the
1084	1084	6 Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act.
1085	1085	7 (2) A $150 application fee for individuals who have
1086	1086	8 not been entitled by an Illinois-approved educator
1087	1087	9 preparation program at an Illinois institution of higher
1088	1088	10 education and are seeking any of the licenses set forth in
1089	1089	11 subdivision (1) of this subsection (a) or for a social
1090	1090	12 work associate endorsement on an Educator License with
1091	1091	13 Stipulations.
1092	1092	14 (3) Except as provided in subdivision (2) of this
1093	1093	15 subsection (a), a A $50 application fee for each
1094	1094	16 endorsement or approval.
1095	1095	17 (4) A $10 per year registration fee for the course of
1096	1096	18 the validity cycle to register the license, which shall be
1097	1097	19 paid to the regional office of education having
1098	1098	20 supervision and control over the school in which the
1099	1099	21 individual holding the license is to be employed. If the
1100	1100	22 individual holding the license is not y et employed, then
1101	1101	23 the license may be registered in any county in this State.
1102	1102	24 The registration fee must be paid in its entirety the
1103	1103	25 first time the individual registers the license for a
1104	1104	26 particular validity period in a single region. No
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1115	1115	1 additional fee may be charged for that validity period
1116	1116	2 should the individual subsequently register the license in
1117	1117	3 additional regions. An individual must register the
1118	1118	4 license (i) immediately after initial issuance of the
1119	1119	5 license and (ii) at the beginning of each renewal cycle if
1120	1120	6 the individual has satisfied the renewal requirements
1121	1121	7 required under this Code.
1122	1122	8 Beginning on July 1, 2017, at the beginning of each
1123	1123	9 renewal cycle, individuals who hold a Substitute Teaching
1124	1124	10 License may apply for a reimbursement of the registration
1125	1125	11 fee within 18 months of renewal and shall be issued that
1126	1126	12 reimbursement by the State Board of Education from funds
1127	1127	13 appropriated for that purpose if the licensee provides
1128	1128	14 evidence to the State Board of Education that the licensee
1129	1129	15 has taught pursuant to the Substitute Teaching License at
1130	1130	16 least 10 full school days within one year of renewal.
1131	1131	17 (5) The license renewal fee for an Educator License
1132	1132	18 with Stipulations with a paraprofessional educator
1133	1133	19 endorsement is $25.
1134	1134	20 (b) All application fees paid pursuant to subdivisions (1)
1135	1135	21 through (3) of subsection (a) of this Section shall be
1136	1136	22 deposited into the Teacher Certificate Fee Revolving Fund and
1137	1137	23 shall be used, subject to appropriation, by the State Board of
1138	1138	24 Education to provide the technology and human resources
1139	1139	25 necessary for the timely and efficient processing of
1140	1140	26 applications and for the renewal of licenses. Funds available
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1151	1151	1 from the Teacher Certificate Fee Revolving Fund may also be
1152	1152	2 used by the State Board of Education to support the
1153	1153	3 recruitment and retention of educators, to support educator
1154	1154	4 preparation programs as they seek national accreditation, and
1155	1155	5 to provide professional development aligned with the
1156	1156	6 requirements set forth in Section 21B-45 of this Code. A
1157	1157	7 majority of the funds in the Teacher Certificate Fee Revolving
1158	1158	8 Fund must be dedicated to the timely and efficient processing
1159	1159	9 of applications and for the renewal of licenses. The Teacher
1160	1160	10 Certificate Fee Revolving Fund is not subject to
1161	1161	11 administrative charge transfers, authorized under Section 8h
1162	1162	12 of the State Finance Act, from the Teacher Certificate Fee
1163	1163	13 Revolving Fund into any other fund of this State, and moneys in
1164	1164	14 the Teacher Certificate Fee Revolving Fund shall not revert
1165	1165	15 back to the General Revenue Fund at any time.
1166	1166	16 The regional superintendent of schools shall deposit the
1167	1167	17 registration fees paid pursuant to subdivision (4) of
1168	1168	18 subsection (a) of this Section into the institute fund
1169	1169	19 established pursuant to Section 3-11 of this Code.
1170	1170	20 (c) The State Board of Education and each regional office
1171	1171	21 of education are authorized to charge a service or convenience
1172	1172	22 fee for the use of credit cards for the payment of license
1173	1173	23 fees. This service or convenience fee shall not exceed the
1174	1174	24 amount required by the credit card processing company or
1175	1175	25 vendor that has entered into a contract with the State Board or
1176	1176	26 regional office of education for this purpose, and the fee
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1187	1187	1 must be paid to that company or vendor.
1188	1188	2 (d) If, at the time a certificate issued under Article 21
1189	1189	3 of this Code is exchanged for a license issued under this
1190	1190	4 Article, a person has paid registration fees for any years of
1191	1191	5 the validity period of the certificate and these years have
1192	1192	6 not expired when the certificate is exchanged, then those fees
1193	1193	7 must be applied to the registration of the new license.
1194	1194	8 (Source: P.A. 101-81, eff. 7-12-19; 101-570, eff. 8-23-19;
1195	1195	9 102-867, eff. 5-13-22.)
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