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| Professional Teaching Standards successfully completes the |
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| and is employed as a teacher by a school district and (B) |
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| each school counselor who holds both a Master Certificate |
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| and a corresponding certificate issued by the National |
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| Board for Professional Teaching Standards successfully |
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| completes the program leading to and who receives a Master |
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| Certificate and is employed as a school counselor by a |
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| school district. The school
district shall
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| single payment or in not more than 3 payments.
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| (2) An annual incentive equal to $1,000 shall be paid |
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| to (A) each teacher or school counselor who holds a Master |
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| Certificate, who is employed as a teacher or school |
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| counselor by a school district, and who agrees, in writing, |
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| to provide at least 30 hours of mentoring during that year |
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| to classroom teachers or school counselors, as applicable, |
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| and (B) each retired teacher or school counselor who holds |
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| both a Master Certificate and a current corresponding |
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| certificate issued by the National Board for Professional |
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| Teaching Standards and who agrees, in writing, to provide |
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| at least 30 hours of mentoring during that year to |
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| classroom teachers or school counselors, as applicable. An |
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| additional annual incentive equal to $1,000 shall be paid |
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| to (I)
each teacher or school counselor
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| Certificate, who is employed as a teacher or school |
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| counselor by a school
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in writing, |
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| to provide an additional 30 60 hours of mentoring during |
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| that year to classroom
teachers or school counselors, as |
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| applicable, and (II) each retired teacher or school |
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| counselor who holds both a Master Certificate and a current |
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| corresponding certificate issued by the National Board for |
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| Professional Teaching Standards and who agrees, in |
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| writing, to provide an additional 30 hours of mentoring |
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| during that year to classroom teachers or school |
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| counselors, as applicable, for a total of 60 hours of |
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| mentoring and $2,000 in incentives under this paragraph |
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| (2) . Mentoring under this paragraph (2) This mentoring may |
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| include, either singly or in combination, (i)
providing |
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| high quality professional development for new and |
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| experienced
teachers or school counselors, as applicable, |
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| and/or ,
and (ii) assisting National Board for Professional |
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| Teaching Standards (NBPTS)
candidates through the NBPTS |
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| certification process. The school district shall
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| distribute 50% of each annual incentive payment upon |
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| completion of the 30 hours or 60 hours of
the required |
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| mentoring , whichever is applicable. and the remaining 50% |
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| of the incentive upon completion
of the required 60 hours |
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| of mentoring. Credit may not be granted by a school
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| district for mentoring or related services provided during |
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| a regular school day
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during the total number of days of |
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| required service for the school year.
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| (3) An annual incentive equal to $2,000 shall be paid |
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| Certificate, who is employed as a teacher or school |
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| counselor by a school district, and who agrees, in writing, |
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| to provide at least 30 hours of mentoring during that year |
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| to classroom teachers or school counselors, as applicable, |
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| in schools on academic early warning status or in schools |
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| in which 50% or more of the students receive free or |
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| reduced price lunches, or both, and (B) each retired |
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| teacher or school counselor who holds both a Master |
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| Certificate and a current corresponding certificate issued |
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| by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards |
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| and who agrees, in writing, to provide at least 30 hours of |
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| mentoring during that year to classroom teachers or school |
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| counselors, as applicable, in schools on academic early |
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| warning status or in schools in which 50% or more of the |
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| students receive free or reduced price lunches, or both. An |
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| additional annual incentive equal to $2,000 $3,000 shall be |
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| paid to (I)
each teacher or school counselor who
holds a |
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| Master Certificate, who is employed as a teacher or school |
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| counselor by a school
district, and who
agrees,
in writing, |
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| to provide an additional 30 60 hours of mentoring during |
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| that year to classroom
teachers or school counselors, as |
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| applicable, in schools on academic early warning status or |
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| in schools in which 50% or more of the students receive |
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| free or reduced price lunches, or both, and (II) each |
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| retired teacher or school counselor who holds both a Master |
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| by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards |
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| and who agrees, in writing, to provide an additional 30 |
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| hours of mentoring during that year to classroom teachers |
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| or school counselors, as applicable, in schools on academic |
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| early warning status or in schools in which 50% or more of |
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| the students receive free or reduced price lunches, or |
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| both, for a total of 60 hours of mentoring and $4,000 in |
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| incentives under this paragraph (3). Mentoring under this |
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| paragraph (3) may include, either singly or in combination, |
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| (i) providing high quality professional development for |
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| new and experienced teachers or school counselors, as |
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| applicable, in schools on academic early warning status or |
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| in schools in which 50% or more of the students receive |
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| free or reduced price lunches, or both, and/or (ii) |
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| assisting National Board for Professional Teaching |
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| Standards (NBPTS) candidates through the NBPTS |
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| certification process in schools on academic early warning |
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| status or in
schools
in which 50% or more of the students |
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| receive free or reduced price lunches, or
both.
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| district shall distribute 50% of each annual incentive
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| payment upon completion of the 30 hours or 60 hours of the |
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| required mentoring , whichever is applicable. and the
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| remaining 50% of the incentive upon completion of the |
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| required 60 hours of
mentoring. Credit may not be granted |
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| by a school district for mentoring or
related services |
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| provided during a regular school day or during the total
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| number of
days of required service for the school year.
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| (4) If funds are available under the Illinois Teaching |
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| Excellence Program in a given fiscal year, the following |
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| Master Certificate incentives shall be provided: |
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| (A) As a first priority, monetary support of up to |
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| $2,000 per person shall be provided for first-time |
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| application fees. |
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| (B) As a second priority, monetary support for |
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| NBPTS's Take One! process of up to $395 per person |
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| shall be provided for cohorts of teachers in schools on |
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| academic early warning status or schools deemed to be a |
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| priority by the State Board of Education. |
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| (C) As a third priority, monetary support of up to |
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| $350 per retake shall be provided for up to 3 retakes. |
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| (D) As a fourth priority, monetary support of up to |
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| $850 per person shall be provided for renewals for |
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| those persons who have not received prior State or |
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| federal fee support. |
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| (b) Each regional superintendent of schools shall provide |
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| information
about National Board certification administered by |
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| the Master Certificate Program of the National Board for |
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| Professional
Teaching Standards (NBPTS) and this Section |
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| amendatory Act of the 91st General Assembly
to each individual
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| seeking
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| of this Code.
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| (c) After the incentives and bonuses under subsection (a) |
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| of this Section have been expended in a given fiscal year, if |
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| there are additional funds available under the Illinois |
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| Teaching Excellence Program, up to $250,000 must be used for |
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| the continuation of an appropriate electronic system to process |
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| Master Certificates and various payments. |
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| (d) After funds have been expended under priorities (A) |
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| through (D) of paragraph (4) of subsection (a) of this Section |
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| in a given fiscal year and if there are any additional funds |
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| available under the Illinois Teaching Excellence Program, |
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| remaining funds must be spent on candidate support and |
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| recruitment. |
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| (Source: P.A. 93-470, eff. 8-8-03; 94-105, eff. 7-1-05; 94-901, |
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| eff. 6-22-06.)
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| (105 ILCS 5/22-45) |
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| (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a |
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| delayed effective date )
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| Sec. 22-45. Illinois P-20 Council. |
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| (a) The General Assembly finds that preparing Illinoisans |
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| for success in school and the workplace requires a continuum of |
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| quality education from preschool through graduate school. This |
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| State needs a framework to guide education policy and integrate |
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| education at every level. A statewide coordinating council to |
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| study and make recommendations concerning education at all |
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| levels can avoid fragmentation of policies, promote improved |
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| teaching and learning, and continue to cultivate and |
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| demonstrate strong accountability and efficiency. Establishing |
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| an Illinois P-20 Council will develop a statewide agenda that |
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| will move the State towards the common goals of improving |
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| academic achievement, increasing college access and success, |
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| improving use of existing data and measurements, developing |
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| improved accountability, promoting lifelong learning, easing |
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| the transition to college, and reducing remediation. A |
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| pre-kindergarten through grade 20 agenda will strengthen this |
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| State's economic competitiveness by producing a highly-skilled |
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| workforce. In addition, lifelong learning plans will enhance |
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| this State's ability to leverage funding. |
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| (b) There is created the Illinois P-20 Council. The |
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| Illinois P-20 Council shall include all of the following |
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| members: |
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| (1) The Governor or his or designee, to serve as |
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| chairperson. |
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| (2) Four members of the General Assembly, one appointed |
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| by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, one |
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| appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of |
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| Representatives, one appointed by the President of the |
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| Senate, and one appointed by the Minority Leader of the |
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| Senate. |
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| (3) Six at-large members appointed by the Governor as |
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| follows , with 2 members being from the City of Chicago, 2
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| members being from Lake County, McHenry County, Kane
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| County, DuPage County, Will County, or that part of Cook
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| County outside of the City of Chicago, and 2 members being
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| from the remainder of the State : |
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| (A) one representative of civic leaders; |
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| (B) one representative of local government; |
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| (C) one representative of trade unions; |
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| (D) one representative of nonprofit organizations |
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| or foundations; |
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| (E) one representative of parents' organizations; |
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| and |
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| (F) one education research expert. |
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| (4) Five members appointed by statewide business |
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| organizations and business trade associations. |
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| (5) Six members appointed by statewide professional |
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| organizations and associations representing |
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| pre-kindergarten through grade 20 teachers, community |
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| college faculty, and public university faculty. |
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| (6) Two members appointed by associations representing |
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| local school administrators and school board members. One |
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| of these members must be a special education administrator. |
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| (7) One member representing community colleges, |
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| appointed by the Illinois Council of Community College |
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| Presidents. |
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| (8) One member representing 4-year independent |
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| colleges and universities, appointed by a statewide |
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| organization representing private institutions of higher |
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| learning. |
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| (9) One member representing public 4-year |
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| universities, appointed jointly by the university |
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| presidents and chancellors. |
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| (10) Ex-officio members as follows from the following |
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| State agencies,
boards, commissions, and councils : |
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| (A) The State Superintendent of Education or his or |
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| her designee. |
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| (B) The Executive Director of the Board of Higher
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| Education or his or her designee. |
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| (C) The President and Chief Executive Officer of |
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| the Illinois Community College Board or his or her |
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| designee. |
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| (D) The Executive Director of the Illinois Student |
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| Assistance Commission or his or her designee. |
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| (E) The Co-chairpersons of the Illinois Workforce |
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| Investment Board or their designee. |
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| (F) The Director of Commerce and Economic |
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| Opportunity or his or her designee. |
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| (G) The Chairperson of the Illinois Early Learning |
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| Council or his or her designee. |
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| (H) The President of the Illinois Mathematics and |
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| Science Academy or his or her designee. |
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| (I) The president of an association representing |
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| educators of adult learners or his or her
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| Ex-officio members shall have no vote on the Illinois P-20 |
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| Council. |
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| Appointed members shall serve for staggered terms expiring |
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| on July 1 of the first, second, or third calendar year |
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| following their appointments or until their successors are |
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| appointed and have qualified. Staggered terms shall be |
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| determined by lot at the organizing meeting of the Illinois |
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| P-20 Council. |
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| Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as original |
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| appointments, and any member so appointed shall serve during |
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| the remainder of the term for which the vacancy occurred. |
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| (c) The Illinois P-20 Council shall be funded through State |
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| appropriations to support staff activities, research, |
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| data-collection, and dissemination. The Illinois P-20 Council |
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| shall be staffed by the Office of the Governor, in coordination |
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| with relevant State agencies, boards, and commissions. The |
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| Illinois Education Research Council shall provide research and |
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| coordinate research collection activities for the Illinois |
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| P-20 Council. |
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| (d) The Illinois P-20 Council shall have all of the |
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| following duties: |
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| (1) To make recommendations to do all of the following: |
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| (A) Coordinate pre-kindergarten through grade 20 |
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| (graduate school) education in this State through |
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| working at the intersections of educational systems to |
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| promote collaborative infrastructure. |
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| (B) Coordinate and leverage strategies, actions, |
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| legislation, policies, and resources of all |
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| stakeholders to support fundamental and lasting |
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| improvement in this State's public schools, community |
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| colleges, and universities. |
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| (C) Better align the high school curriculum with |
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| postsecondary expectations. |
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| (D) Better align assessments across all levels of |
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| education. |
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| (E) Reduce the need for students entering |
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| institutions of higher education to take remedial |
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| courses. |
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| (F) Smooth the transition from high school to |
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| college. |
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| (G) Improve high school and college graduation |
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| rates. |
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| (H) Improve the rigor and relevance of academic |
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| standards for college and workforce readiness. |
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| (I) Better align college and university teaching |
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| programs with the needs of Illinois schools.
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| (2) To advise the Governor, the General Assembly, the |
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| State's education and higher education agencies, and the
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| State's workforce and economic development boards and
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| agencies on policies related to lifelong learning for |
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| Illinois students and families. |
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| (3) To articulate a framework for systemic educational |
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| improvement that will enable every student to meet or |
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| exceed Illinois learning standards and be well-prepared to |
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| succeed in the workforce and community. |
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| (4) To provide an estimated fiscal impact for |
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| implementation of all Council recommendations.
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| (e) The chairperson of the Illinois P-20 Council may |
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| authorize the creation of working groups focusing on areas of |
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| interest to Illinois educational and workforce development, |
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| including without limitation the following areas: |
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| (1) Preparation, recruitment, and certification of |
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| highly qualified teachers. |
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| (2) Mentoring and induction of highly qualified |
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| teachers. |
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| (3) The diversity of highly qualified teachers. |
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| (4) Funding for highly qualified teachers, including |
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| developing a strategic and collaborative plan to seek |
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| federal and private grants to support initiatives |
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| targeting teacher preparation and its impact on student |
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| achievement. |
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| (5) Highly effective administrators. |
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| (6) Illinois birth through age 3 education, |
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| pre-kindergarten, and early childhood education. |
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| (7) The assessment, alignment, outreach, and network |
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| of college and workforce readiness efforts.
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| (8) Alternative routes to college access. |
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| (9) Research data and accountability. |
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| The chairperson of the Illinois P-20 Council may designate |
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| Council members to serve as working group chairpersons. Working |
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| groups may invite organizations and individuals representing |
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| pre-kindergarten through grade 20 interests to participate in |
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| discussions, data collection, and dissemination.
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| (Source: P.A. 95-626, eff. 6-1-08.)
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect June 1, |
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| 2008. |