101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
SB3483

 

Introduced 2/14/2020, by Sen. Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
105 ILCS 5/21A-5
105 ILCS 5/21A-30
105 ILCS 5/21A-35
105 ILCS 5/21B-20
105 ILCS 5/21B-35
105 ILCS 5/21B-50

    Amends the School Code. In the Article concerning new teacher induction and mentoring, changes obsolete references. In the Article concerning educator licensure, makes changes concerning a career and technical educator endorsement, a provisional career and technical educator endorsement, and a visiting international educator endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations. Removes the school support personnel intern endorsement, and changes the special education area endorsement to a specialized services endorsement. With respect to educators trained in other states or countries, requires demonstrated proficiency in the English language by either passing the English language proficiency test required by the State Board of Education or providing evidence of completing a postsecondary degree at an institution in which the mode of instruction was English. With respect to the Alternative Educator Licensure Program for Teachers, provides for passage of the State Board's teacher performance assessment no later than the end of the first semester of the second year of residency (instead of before entering the second residency year). Effective July 1, 2020.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning education.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Sections
521A-5, 21A-30, 21A-35, 21B-20, 21B-35, and 21B-50 as follows:
 
6    (105 ILCS 5/21A-5)
7    Sec. 21A-5. Definitions. In this Article:
8    "New teacher" means the holder of a professional educator
9license an Initial Teaching Certificate, as set forth in
10Section 21B-20 21-2 of this Code, who is employed by a public
11school and who has not previously participated in a new teacher
12induction and mentoring program required by this Article,
13except as provided in Section 21A-25 of this Code.
14    "Public school" means any school operating pursuant to the
15authority of this Code, including without limitation a school
16district, a charter school, a cooperative or joint agreement
17with a governing body or board of control, and a school
18operated by a regional office of education or State agency.
19(Source: P.A. 93-355, eff. 1-1-04.)
 
20    (105 ILCS 5/21A-30)
21    Sec. 21A-30. Evaluation of programs. The State Board of
22Education and the State Educator Preparation and Licensure

 

 

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1Teacher Certification Board shall jointly contract with an
2independent party to conduct a comprehensive evaluation of new
3teacher induction and mentoring programs established pursuant
4to this Article. The first report of this evaluation shall be
5presented to the General Assembly on or before January 1, 2009.
6Subsequent evaluations shall be conducted and reports
7presented to the General Assembly on or before January 1 of
8every third year thereafter.
9(Source: P.A. 93-355, eff. 1-1-04.)
 
10    (105 ILCS 5/21A-35)
11    Sec. 21A-35. Rules. The State Board of Education, in
12consultation with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure
13Teacher Certification Board, shall adopt rules for the
14implementation of this Article.
15(Source: P.A. 93-355, eff. 1-1-04.)
 
16    (105 ILCS 5/21B-20)
17    Sec. 21B-20. Types of licenses. The State Board of
18Education shall implement a system of educator licensure,
19whereby individuals employed in school districts who are
20required to be licensed must have one of the following
21licenses: (i) a professional educator license; (ii) an educator
22license with stipulations; (iii) a substitute teaching
23license; or (iv) until June 30, 2023, a short-term substitute
24teaching license. References in law regarding individuals

 

 

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1certified or certificated or required to be certified or
2certificated under Article 21 of this Code shall also include
3individuals licensed or required to be licensed under this
4Article. The first year of all licenses ends on June 30
5following one full year of the license being issued.
6    The State Board of Education, in consultation with the
7State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, may adopt such
8rules as may be necessary to govern the requirements for
9licenses and endorsements under this Section.
10        (1) Professional Educator License. Persons who (i)
11    have successfully completed an approved educator
12    preparation program and are recommended for licensure by
13    the Illinois institution offering the educator preparation
14    program, (ii) have successfully completed the required
15    testing under Section 21B-30 of this Code, (iii) have
16    successfully completed coursework on the psychology of,
17    the identification of, and the methods of instruction for
18    the exceptional child, including without limitation
19    children with learning disabilities, (iv) have
20    successfully completed coursework in methods of reading
21    and reading in the content area, and (v) have met all other
22    criteria established by rule of the State Board of
23    Education shall be issued a Professional Educator License.
24    All Professional Educator Licenses are valid until June 30
25    immediately following 5 years of the license being issued.
26    The Professional Educator License shall be endorsed with

 

 

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1    specific areas and grade levels in which the individual is
2    eligible to practice. For an early childhood education
3    endorsement, an individual may satisfy the student
4    teaching requirement of his or her early childhood teacher
5    preparation program through placement in a setting with
6    children from birth through grade 2, and the individual may
7    be paid and receive credit while student teaching. The
8    student teaching experience must meet the requirements of
9    and be approved by the individual's early childhood teacher
10    preparation program.
11        Individuals can receive subsequent endorsements on the
12    Professional Educator License. Subsequent endorsements
13    shall require a minimum of 24 semester hours of coursework
14    in the endorsement area and passage of the applicable
15    content area test, unless otherwise specified by rule.
16        (2) Educator License with Stipulations. An Educator
17    License with Stipulations shall be issued an endorsement
18    that limits the license holder to one particular position
19    or does not require completion of an approved educator
20    program or both.
21        An individual with an Educator License with
22    Stipulations must not be employed by a school district or
23    any other entity to replace any presently employed teacher
24    who otherwise would not be replaced for any reason.
25        An Educator License with Stipulations may be issued
26    with the following endorsements:

 

 

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1            (A) (Blank).
2            (B) Alternative provisional educator. An
3        alternative provisional educator endorsement on an
4        Educator License with Stipulations may be issued to an
5        applicant who, at the time of applying for the
6        endorsement, has done all of the following:
7                (i) Graduated from a regionally accredited
8            college or university with a minimum of a
9            bachelor's degree.
10                (ii) Successfully completed the first phase of
11            the Alternative Educator Licensure Program for
12            Teachers, as described in Section 21B-50 of this
13            Code.
14                (iii) Passed a content area test, as required
15            under Section 21B-30 of this Code.
16        The alternative provisional educator endorsement is
17    valid for 2 years of teaching and may be renewed for a
18    third year by an individual meeting the requirements set
19    forth in Section 21B-50 of this Code.
20            (C) Alternative provisional superintendent. An
21        alternative provisional superintendent endorsement on
22        an Educator License with Stipulations entitles the
23        holder to serve only as a superintendent or assistant
24        superintendent in a school district's central office.
25        This endorsement may only be issued to an applicant
26        who, at the time of applying for the endorsement, has

 

 

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1        done all of the following:
2                (i) Graduated from a regionally accredited
3            college or university with a minimum of a master's
4            degree in a management field other than education.
5                (ii) Been employed for a period of at least 5
6            years in a management level position in a field
7            other than education.
8                (iii) Successfully completed the first phase
9            of an alternative route to superintendent
10            endorsement program, as provided in Section 21B-55
11            of this Code.
12                (iv) Passed a content area test required under
13            Section 21B-30 of this Code.
14            The endorsement is valid for 2 fiscal years in
15        order to complete one full year of serving as a
16        superintendent or assistant superintendent.
17            (D) (Blank).
18            (E) Career and technical educator. A career and
19        technical educator endorsement on an Educator License
20        with Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who has
21        a minimum of 60 semester hours of coursework from a
22        regionally accredited institution of higher education
23        or an accredited trade and technical institution and
24        has a minimum of 2,000 hours of experience outside of
25        education in each area to be taught.
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1        an Educator License with Stipulations is valid until
2        June 30 immediately following 5 years of the
3        endorsement being issued and may be renewed. For
4        individuals who were issued the career and technical
5        educator endorsement on an Educator License with
6        Stipulations on or after January 1, 2015, the license
7        may be renewed if the individual passes a test of work
8        proficiency, as required under Section 21B-30 of this
9        Code.
10            An individual who holds a valid career and
11        technical educator endorsement on an Educator License
12        with Stipulations but does not hold a bachelor's degree
13        may substitute teach in career and technical education
14        classrooms.
15            (F) Part-time provisional career and technical
16        educator or provisional career and technical educator.
17        A part-time provisional career and technical educator
18        endorsement or a provisional career and technical
19        educator endorsement on an Educator License with
20        Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who has a
21        minimum of 8,000 hours of work experience in the skill
22        for which the applicant is seeking the endorsement. It
23        is the responsibility of each employing school board
24        and regional office of education to provide
25        verification, in writing, to the State Superintendent
26        of Education at the time the application is submitted

 

 

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1        that no qualified teacher holding a Professional
2        Educator License or an Educator License with
3        Stipulations with a career and technical educator
4        endorsement is available and that actual circumstances
5        require such issuance.
6            The provisional career and technical educator
7        endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations
8        is valid until June 30 immediately following 5 years of
9        the endorsement being issued and may be renewed for 5
10        years. For individuals who were issued the provisional
11        career and technical educator endorsement on an
12        Educator License with Stipulations on or after January
13        1, 2015, the license may be renewed if the individual
14        passes a test of work proficiency, as required under
15        Section 21B-30 of this Code.
16            A part-time provisional career and technical
17        educator endorsement on an Educator License with
18        Stipulations may be issued for teaching no more than 2
19        courses of study for grades 6 through 12. The part-time
20        provisional career and technical educator endorsement
21        on an Educator License with Stipulations is valid until
22        June 30 immediately following 5 years of the
23        endorsement being issued and may be renewed for 5 years
24        if the individual makes application for renewal.
25            An individual who holds a provisional or part-time
26        provisional career and technical educator endorsement

 

 

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1        on an Educator License with Stipulations but does not
2        hold a bachelor's degree may substitute teach in career
3        and technical education classrooms.
4            (G) Transitional bilingual educator. A
5        transitional bilingual educator endorsement on an
6        Educator License with Stipulations may be issued for
7        the purpose of providing instruction in accordance
8        with Article 14C of this Code to an applicant who
9        provides satisfactory evidence that he or she meets all
10        of the following requirements:
11                (i) Possesses adequate speaking, reading, and
12            writing ability in the language other than English
13            in which transitional bilingual education is
14            offered.
15                (ii) Has the ability to successfully
16            communicate in English.
17                (iii) Either possessed, within 5 years
18            previous to his or her applying for a transitional
19            bilingual educator endorsement, a valid and
20            comparable teaching certificate or comparable
21            authorization issued by a foreign country or holds
22            a degree from an institution of higher learning in
23            a foreign country that the State Educator
24            Preparation and Licensure Board determines to be
25            the equivalent of a bachelor's degree from a
26            regionally accredited institution of higher

 

 

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1            learning in the United States.
2            A transitional bilingual educator endorsement
3        shall be valid for prekindergarten through grade 12, is
4        valid until June 30 immediately following 5 years of
5        the endorsement being issued, and shall not be renewed.
6            Persons holding a transitional bilingual educator
7        endorsement shall not be employed to replace any
8        presently employed teacher who otherwise would not be
9        replaced for any reason.
10            (H) Language endorsement. In an effort to
11        alleviate the shortage of teachers speaking a language
12        other than English in the public schools, an individual
13        who holds an Educator License with Stipulations may
14        also apply for a language endorsement, provided that
15        the applicant provides satisfactory evidence that he
16        or she meets all of the following requirements:
17                (i) Holds a transitional bilingual
18            endorsement.
19                (ii) Has demonstrated proficiency in the
20            language for which the endorsement is to be issued
21            by passing the applicable language content test
22            required by the State Board of Education.
23                (iii) Holds a bachelor's degree or higher from
24            a regionally accredited institution of higher
25            education or, for individuals educated in a
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1            degree from an institution of higher learning in a
2            foreign country that the State Educator
3            Preparation and Licensure Board determines to be
4            the equivalent of a bachelor's degree from a
5            regionally accredited institution of higher
6            learning in the United States.
7                (iv) (Blank).
8            A language endorsement on an Educator License with
9        Stipulations is valid for prekindergarten through
10        grade 12 for the same validity period as the
11        individual's transitional bilingual educator
12        endorsement on the Educator License with Stipulations
13        and shall not be renewed.
14            (I) Visiting international educator. A visiting
15        international educator endorsement on an Educator
16        License with Stipulations may be issued to an
17        individual who is being recruited by a particular
18        school district that conducts formal recruitment
19        programs outside of the United States to secure the
20        services of qualified teachers and who meets all of the
21        following requirements:
22                (i) Holds the equivalent of a minimum of a
23            bachelor's degree issued in the United States.
24                (ii) Has been prepared as a teacher at the
25            grade level for which he or she will be employed.
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1            subject to be taught.
2                (iv) Has an adequate command of the English
3            language.
4            A holder of a visiting international educator
5        endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations
6        shall be permitted to teach in bilingual education
7        programs in the language that was the medium of
8        instruction in his or her teacher preparation program,
9        provided that he or she passes the English Language
10        Proficiency Examination or another test of writing
11        skills in English identified by the State Board of
12        Education, in consultation with the State Educator
13        Preparation and Licensure Board.
14            A visiting international educator endorsement on
15        an Educator License with Stipulations is valid for 5 3
16        years and shall not be renewed.
17            (J) Paraprofessional educator. A paraprofessional
18        educator endorsement on an Educator License with
19        Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who holds a
20        high school diploma or its recognized equivalent and
21        either holds an associate's degree or a minimum of 60
22        semester hours of credit from a regionally accredited
23        institution of higher education or has passed a
24        paraprofessional competency test under subsection
25        (c-5) of Section 21B-30. The paraprofessional educator
26        endorsement is valid until June 30 immediately

 

 

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1        following 5 years of the endorsement being issued and
2        may be renewed through application and payment of the
3        appropriate fee, as required under Section 21B-40 of
4        this Code. An individual who holds only a
5        paraprofessional educator endorsement is not subject
6        to additional requirements in order to renew the
7        endorsement.
8            (K) Chief school business official. A chief school
9        business official endorsement on an Educator License
10        with Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who
11        qualifies by having a master's degree or higher, 2
12        years of full-time administrative experience in school
13        business management or 2 years of university-approved
14        practical experience, and a minimum of 24 semester
15        hours of graduate credit in a program approved by the
16        State Board of Education for the preparation of school
17        business administrators and by passage of the
18        applicable State tests, including an applicable
19        content area test.
20            The chief school business official endorsement may
21        also be affixed to the Educator License with
22        Stipulations of any holder who qualifies by having a
23        master's degree in business administration, finance,
24        accounting, or public administration and who completes
25        an additional 6 semester hours of internship in school
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1        institution of higher education and passes the
2        applicable State tests, including an applicable
3        content area test. This endorsement shall be required
4        for any individual employed as a chief school business
5        official.
6            The chief school business official endorsement on
7        an Educator License with Stipulations is valid until
8        June 30 immediately following 5 years of the
9        endorsement being issued and may be renewed if the
10        license holder completes renewal requirements as
11        required for individuals who hold a Professional
12        Educator License endorsed for chief school business
13        official under Section 21B-45 of this Code and such
14        rules as may be adopted by the State Board of
15        Education.
16            The State Board of Education shall adopt any rules
17        necessary to implement Public Act 100-288.
18            (L) Provisional in-state educator. A provisional
19        in-state educator endorsement on an Educator License
20        with Stipulations may be issued to a candidate who has
21        completed an Illinois-approved educator preparation
22        program at an Illinois institution of higher education
23        and who has not successfully completed an
24        evidence-based assessment of teacher effectiveness but
25        who meets all of the following requirements:
26                (i) Holds at least a bachelor's degree.

 

 

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1                (ii) Has completed an approved educator
2            preparation program at an Illinois institution.
3                (iii) Has passed an applicable content area
4            test, as required by Section 21B-30 of this Code.
5                (iv) Has attempted an evidence-based
6            assessment of teacher effectiveness and received a
7            minimum score on that assessment, as established
8            by the State Board of Education in consultation
9            with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure
10            Board.
11            A provisional in-state educator endorsement on an
12        Educator License with Stipulations is valid for one
13        full fiscal year after the date of issuance and may not
14        be renewed.
15            (M) (Blank). School support personnel intern. A
16        school support personnel intern endorsement on an
17        Educator License with Stipulations may be issued as
18        specified by rule.
19            (N) Specialized services Special education area. A
20        specialized services special education area
21        endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations
22        may be issued as defined and specified by rule.
23        (3) Substitute Teaching License. A Substitute Teaching
24    License may be issued to qualified applicants for
25    substitute teaching in all grades of the public schools,
26    prekindergarten through grade 12. Substitute Teaching

 

 

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1    Licenses are not eligible for endorsements. Applicants for
2    a Substitute Teaching License must hold a bachelor's degree
3    or higher from a regionally accredited institution of
4    higher education.
5        Substitute Teaching Licenses are valid for 5 years.
6        Substitute Teaching Licenses are valid for substitute
7    teaching in every county of this State. If an individual
8    has had his or her Professional Educator License or
9    Educator License with Stipulations suspended or revoked,
10    then that individual is not eligible to obtain a Substitute
11    Teaching License.
12        A substitute teacher may only teach in the place of a
13    licensed teacher who is under contract with the employing
14    board. If, however, there is no licensed teacher under
15    contract because of an emergency situation, then a district
16    may employ a substitute teacher for no longer than 30
17    calendar days per each vacant position in the district if
18    the district notifies the appropriate regional office of
19    education within 5 business days after the employment of
20    the substitute teacher in the emergency situation. An
21    emergency situation is one in which an unforeseen vacancy
22    has occurred and (i) a teacher is unable to fulfill his or
23    her contractual duties or (ii) teacher capacity needs of
24    the district exceed previous indications, and the district
25    is actively engaged in advertising to hire a fully licensed
26    teacher for the vacant position.

 

 

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1        There is no limit on the number of days that a
2    substitute teacher may teach in a single school district,
3    provided that no substitute teacher may teach for longer
4    than 90 school days for any one licensed teacher under
5    contract in the same school year. A substitute teacher who
6    holds a Professional Educator License or Educator License
7    with Stipulations shall not teach for more than 120 school
8    days for any one licensed teacher under contract in the
9    same school year. The limitations in this paragraph (3) on
10    the number of days a substitute teacher may be employed do
11    not apply to any school district operating under Article 34
12    of this Code.
13        A school district may not require an individual who
14    holds a valid Professional Educator License or Educator
15    License with Stipulations to seek or hold a Substitute
16    Teaching License to teach as a substitute teacher.
17        (4) Short-Term Substitute Teaching License. Beginning
18    on July 1, 2018 and until June 30, 2023, the State Board of
19    Education may issue a Short-Term Substitute Teaching
20    License. A Short-Term Substitute Teaching License may be
21    issued to a qualified applicant for substitute teaching in
22    all grades of the public schools, prekindergarten through
23    grade 12. Short-Term Substitute Teaching Licenses are not
24    eligible for endorsements. Applicants for a Short-Term
25    Substitute Teaching License must hold an associate's
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1    regionally accredited institution of higher education.
2        Short-Term Substitute Teaching Licenses are valid for
3    substitute teaching in every county of this State. If an
4    individual has had his or her Professional Educator License
5    or Educator License with Stipulations suspended or
6    revoked, then that individual is not eligible to obtain a
7    Short-Term Substitute Teaching License.
8        The provisions of Sections 10-21.9 and 34-18.5 of this
9    Code apply to short-term substitute teachers.
10        An individual holding a Short-Term Substitute Teaching
11    License may teach no more than 5 consecutive days per
12    licensed teacher who is under contract. For teacher
13    absences lasting 6 or more days per licensed teacher who is
14    under contract, a school district may not hire an
15    individual holding a Short-Term Substitute Teaching
16    License. An individual holding a Short-Term Substitute
17    Teaching License must complete the training program under
18    Section 10-20.67 or 34-18.60 of this Code to be eligible to
19    teach at a public school. This paragraph (4) is inoperative
20    on and after July 1, 2023.
21(Source: P.A. 100-8, eff. 7-1-17; 100-13, eff. 7-1-17; 100-288,
22eff. 8-24-17; 100-596, eff. 7-1-18; 100-821, eff. 9-3-18;
23100-863, eff. 8-14-18; 101-81, eff. 7-12-19; 101-220, eff.
248-7-19; 101-594, eff. 12-5-19.)
 
25    (105 ILCS 5/21B-35)

 

 

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1    Sec. 21B-35. Minimum requirements for educators trained in
2other states or countries.
3    (a) Any applicant who has not been entitled by an
4Illinois-approved educator preparation program at an Illinois
5institution of higher education applying for a Professional
6Educator License endorsed in a teaching field or school support
7personnel area must meet the following requirements:
8        (1) the applicant must:
9            (A) hold a comparable and valid educator license or
10        certificate, as defined by rule, with similar grade
11        level and content area credentials from another state,
12        with the State Board of Education having the authority
13        to determine what constitutes similar grade level and
14        content area credentials from another state; and
15            (B) have a bachelor's degree from a regionally
16        accredited institution of higher education; and or
17            (C) have demonstrated proficiency in the English
18        language by either passing the English language
19        proficiency test required by the State Board of
20        Education or providing evidence of completing a
21        postsecondary degree at an institution in which the
22        mode of instruction was English; or
23        (2) the applicant must:
24            (A) have completed a state-approved program for
25        the licensure area sought, including coursework
26        concerning methods of instruction of the exceptional

 

 

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1        child, methods of reading and reading in the content
2        area, and instructional strategies for English
3        learners;
4            (B) have a bachelor's degree from a regionally
5        accredited institution of higher education;
6            (C) have successfully met all Illinois examination
7        requirements, except that:
8                (i) (blank);
9                (ii) an applicant who has successfully
10            completed a test of content, as defined by rules,
11            at the time of initial licensure in another state
12            is not required to complete a test of content; and
13                (iii) an applicant for a teaching endorsement
14            who has successfully completed an evidence-based
15            assessment of teacher effectiveness, as defined by
16            rules, at the time of initial licensure in another
17            state is not required to complete an
18            evidence-based assessment of teacher
19            effectiveness; and
20            (D) for an applicant for a teaching endorsement,
21        have completed student teaching or an equivalent
22        experience or, for an applicant for a school service
23        personnel endorsement, have completed an internship or
24        an equivalent experience.
25    (b) In order to receive a Professional Educator License
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1applicants trained in another country must meet all of the
2following requirements:
3        (1) Have completed a comparable education program in
4    another country.
5        (2) Have had transcripts evaluated by an evaluation
6    service approved by the State Superintendent of Education.
7        (3) Have a degree comparable to a degree from a
8    regionally accredited institution of higher education.
9        (4) Have completed coursework aligned to standards
10    concerning methods of instruction of the exceptional
11    child, methods of reading and reading in the content area,
12    and instructional strategies for English learners.
13        (5) (Blank).
14        (6) (Blank).
15        (7) Have successfully met all State licensure
16    examination requirements. Applicants who have successfully
17    completed a test of content, as defined by rules, at the
18    time of initial licensure in another country shall not be
19    required to complete a test of content. Applicants for a
20    teaching endorsement who have successfully completed an
21    evidence-based assessment of teacher effectiveness, as
22    defined by rules, at the time of initial licensure in
23    another country shall not be required to complete an
24    evidence-based assessment of teacher effectiveness.
25        (8) Have completed student teaching or an equivalent
26    experience.

 

 

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1        (9) Have demonstrated proficiency in the English
2    language by either passing the English language
3    proficiency test required by the State Board of Education
4    or providing evidence of completing a postsecondary degree
5    at an institution in which the mode of instruction was
6    English.
7    (b-5) All applicants who have not been entitled by an
8Illinois-approved educator preparation program at an Illinois
9institution of higher education and applicants trained in
10another country applying for a Professional Educator License
11endorsed for principal or superintendent must hold a master's
12degree from a regionally accredited institution of higher
13education, pass the English language proficiency test required
14by the State Board of Education, and must hold a comparable and
15valid educator license or certificate with similar grade level
16and subject matter credentials, with the State Board of
17Education having the authority to determine what constitutes
18similar grade level and subject matter credentials from another
19state, or must meet all of the following requirements:
20        (1) Have completed an educator preparation program
21    approved by another state or comparable educator program in
22    another country leading to the receipt of a license or
23    certificate for the Illinois endorsement sought.
24        (2) Have successfully met all State licensure
25    examination requirements, as required by Section 21B-30 of
26    this Code. Applicants who have successfully completed a

 

 

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1    test of content, as defined by rules, at the time of
2    initial licensure in another state or country shall not be
3    required to complete a test of content.
4        (2.5) Have completed an internship, as defined by rule.
5        (3) (Blank).
6        (4) Have completed coursework aligned to standards
7    concerning methods of instruction of the exceptional
8    child, methods of reading and reading in the content area,
9    and instructional strategies for English learners.
10        (4.5) Have demonstrated proficiency in the English
11    language by either passing the English language
12    proficiency test required by the State Board of Education
13    or providing evidence of completing a postsecondary degree
14    at an institution in which the mode of instruction was
15    English.
16        (5) Have completed a master's degree.
17        (6) Have successfully completed teaching, school
18    support, or administrative experience as defined by rule.
19    (b-7) All applicants who have not been entitled by an
20Illinois-approved educator preparation program at an Illinois
21institution of higher education applying for a Professional
22Educator License endorsed for Director of Special Education
23must hold a master's degree from a regionally accredited
24institution of higher education and must hold a comparable and
25valid educator license or certificate with similar grade level
26and subject matter credentials, with the State Board of

 

 

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1Education having the authority to determine what constitutes
2similar grade level and subject matter credentials from another
3state, or must meet all of the following requirements:
4        (1) Have completed a master's degree.
5        (2) Have 2 years of full-time experience providing
6    special education services.
7        (3) Have successfully completed all examination
8    requirements, as required by Section 21B-30 of this Code.
9    Applicants who have successfully completed a test of
10    content, as identified by rules, at the time of initial
11    licensure in another state or country shall not be required
12    to complete a test of content.
13        (4) Have completed coursework aligned to standards
14    concerning methods of instruction of the exceptional
15    child, methods of reading and reading in the content area,
16    and instructional strategies for English learners.
17    (b-10) All applicants who have not been entitled by an
18Illinois-approved educator preparation program at an Illinois
19institution of higher education applying for a Professional
20Educator License endorsed for chief school business official
21must hold a master's degree from a regionally accredited
22institution of higher education and must hold a comparable and
23valid educator license or certificate with similar grade level
24and subject matter credentials, with the State Board of
25Education having the authority to determine what constitutes
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1state, or must meet all of the following requirements:
2        (1) Have completed a master's degree in school business
3    management, finance, or accounting.
4        (2) Have successfully completed an internship in
5    school business management or have 2 years of experience as
6    a school business administrator.
7        (3) Have successfully met all State examination
8    requirements, as required by Section 21B-30 of this Code.
9    Applicants who have successfully completed a test of
10    content, as identified by rules, at the time of initial
11    licensure in another state or country shall not be required
12    to complete a test of content.
13        (4) Have completed modules aligned to standards
14    concerning methods of instruction of the exceptional
15    child, methods of reading and reading in the content area,
16    and instructional strategies for English learners.
17    (c) The State Board of Education, in consultation with the
18State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, may adopt such
19rules as may be necessary to implement this Section.
20(Source: P.A. 100-13, eff. 7-1-17; 100-584, eff. 4-6-18;
21100-596, eff. 7-1-18; 101-220, eff. 8-7-19.)
 
22    (105 ILCS 5/21B-50)
23    Sec. 21B-50. Alternative Educator Licensure Program.
24    (a) There is established an alternative educator licensure
25program, to be known as the Alternative Educator Licensure

 

 

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1Program for Teachers.
2    (b) The Alternative Educator Licensure Program for
3Teachers may be offered by a recognized institution approved to
4offer educator preparation programs by the State Board of
5Education, in consultation with the State Educator Preparation
6and Licensure Board.
7    The program shall be comprised of 4 phases:
8        (1) A course of study that at a minimum includes
9    instructional planning; instructional strategies,
10    including special education, reading, and English language
11    learning; classroom management; and the assessment of
12    students and use of data to drive instruction.
13        (2) A year of residency, which is a candidate's
14    assignment to a full-time teaching position or as a
15    co-teacher for one full school year. An individual must
16    hold an Educator License with Stipulations with an
17    alternative provisional educator endorsement in order to
18    enter the residency and must complete additional program
19    requirements that address required State and national
20    standards, pass the State Board's teacher performance
21    assessment no later than the end of the first semester of
22    the second year of residency before entering the second
23    residency year, as required under phase (3) of this
24    subsection (b), and be recommended by the principal or
25    qualified equivalent of a principal, as required under
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1    to continue with the second year of the residency.
2        (3) A second year of residency, which shall include the
3    candidate's assignment to a full-time teaching position
4    for one school year. The candidate must be assigned an
5    experienced teacher to act as a mentor and coach the
6    candidate through the second year of residency.
7        (4) A comprehensive assessment of the candidate's
8    teaching effectiveness, as evaluated by the principal or
9    qualified equivalent of a principal, as required under
10    subsection (d) of this Section, and the program
11    coordinator, at the end of the second year of residency. If
12    there is disagreement between the 2 evaluators about the
13    candidate's teaching effectiveness, the candidate may
14    complete one additional year of residency teaching under a
15    professional development plan developed by the principal
16    or qualified equivalent and the preparation program. At the
17    completion of the third year, a candidate must have
18    positive evaluations and a recommendation for full
19    licensure from both the principal or qualified equivalent
20    and the program coordinator or no Professional Educator
21    License shall be issued.
22    Successful completion of the program shall be deemed to
23satisfy any other practice or student teaching and content
24matter requirements established by law.
25    (c) An alternative provisional educator endorsement on an
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1teaching in the public schools, including without limitation a
2preschool educational program under Section 2-3.71 of this Code
3or charter school, or in a State-recognized nonpublic school in
4which the chief administrator is required to have the licensure
5necessary to be a principal in a public school in this State
6and in which a majority of the teachers are required to have
7the licensure necessary to be instructors in a public school in
8this State, but may be renewed for a third year if needed to
9complete the Alternative Educator Licensure Program for
10Teachers. The endorsement shall be issued only once to an
11individual who meets all of the following requirements:
12        (1) Has graduated from a regionally accredited college
13    or university with a bachelor's degree or higher.
14        (2) Has a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or
15    greater on a 4.0 scale or its equivalent on another scale.
16        (3) Has completed a major in the content area if
17    seeking a middle or secondary level endorsement or, if
18    seeking an early childhood, elementary, or special
19    education endorsement, has completed a major in the content
20    area of reading, English/language arts, mathematics, or
21    one of the sciences. If the individual does not have a
22    major in a content area for any level of teaching, he or
23    she must submit transcripts to the State Board of Education
24    to be reviewed for equivalency.
25        (4) Has successfully completed phase (1) of subsection
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1        (5) Has passed a content area test required for the
2    specific endorsement for admission into the program, as
3    required under Section 21B-30 of this Code.
4    A candidate possessing the alternative provisional
5educator endorsement may receive a salary, benefits, and any
6other terms of employment offered to teachers in the school who
7are members of an exclusive bargaining representative, if any,
8but a school is not required to provide these benefits during
9the years of residency if the candidate is serving only as a
10co-teacher. If the candidate is serving as the teacher of
11record, the candidate must receive a salary, benefits, and any
12other terms of employment. Residency experiences must not be
13counted towards tenure.
14    (d) The recognized institution offering the Alternative
15Educator Licensure Program for Teachers must partner with a
16school district, including without limitation a preschool
17educational program under Section 2-3.71 of this Code or
18charter school, or a State-recognized, nonpublic school in this
19State in which the chief administrator is required to have the
20licensure necessary to be a principal in a public school in
21this State and in which a majority of the teachers are required
22to have the licensure necessary to be instructors in a public
23school in this State. A recognized institution that partners
24with a public school district administering a preschool
25educational program under Section 2-3.71 of this Code must
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1program. A recognized institution that partners with an
2eligible entity administering a preschool educational program
3under Section 2-3.71 of this Code and that is not a public
4school district must require a principal or qualified
5equivalent of a principal to recommend or evaluate candidates
6in the program. The program presented for approval by the State
7Board of Education must demonstrate the supports that are to be
8provided to assist the provisional teacher during the 2-year
9residency period. These supports must provide additional
10contact hours with mentors during the first year of residency.
11    (e) Upon completion of the 4 phases outlined in subsection
12(b) of this Section and all assessments required under Section
1321B-30 of this Code, an individual shall receive a Professional
14Educator License.
15    (f) The State Board of Education, in consultation with the
16State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, may adopt such
17rules as may be necessary to establish and implement the
18Alternative Educator Licensure Program for Teachers.
19(Source: P.A. 100-596, eff. 7-1-18; 100-822, eff. 1-1-19;
20101-220, eff. 8-7-19; 101-570, eff. 8-23-19; revised 9-19-19.)
 
21    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1,
222020.