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| 1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4246
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| 2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4246 by replacing | ||||||
| 3 | line 26 on page 5 through line 3 on page 7 with the following:
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| 4 | "(6) Licensees who are retired and qualify for | ||||||
| 5 | benefits from a State of Illinois retirement system shall | ||||||
| 6 | be listed as retired notify the State Board of Education | ||||||
| 7 | using ELIS, and the license shall be maintained in retired | ||||||
| 8 | status. For any renewal cycle in which a licensee retires | ||||||
| 9 | during the renewal cycle, the licensee must complete | ||||||
| 10 | professional development activities on a prorated basis | ||||||
| 11 | depending on the number of years during the renewal cycle | ||||||
| 12 | the educator held an active license. If a licensee retires | ||||||
| 13 | during a renewal cycle, the license status must be updated | ||||||
| 14 | licensee must notify the State Board of Education using | ||||||
| 15 | ELIS indicating that the licensee wishes to maintain the | ||||||
| 16 | license in retired status and the licensee must show proof | ||||||
| 17 | of completion of professional development activities on a | ||||||
| 18 | prorated basis for all years of that renewal cycle for | ||||||
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| 1 | which the license was active. An individual with a license | ||||||
| 2 | in retired status shall not be required to complete | ||||||
| 3 | professional development activities or pay registration | ||||||
| 4 | fees until returning to a position that requires educator | ||||||
| 5 | licensure. Upon returning to work in a position that | ||||||
| 6 | requires the Professional Educator License, the license | ||||||
| 7 | status shall immediately be updated using ELIS licensee | ||||||
| 8 | shall immediately pay a registration fee and the licensee | ||||||
| 9 | shall complete renewal requirements for that year. A | ||||||
| 10 | retired teacher, even if returning to a position that | ||||||
| 11 | requires educator licensure, shall not be required to pay | ||||||
| 12 | registration fees. A license in retired status cannot | ||||||
| 13 | lapse. Beginning on January 6, 2017 (the effective date of | ||||||
| 14 | Public Act 99-920) through December 31, 2017, any licensee | ||||||
| 15 | who has retired and whose license has lapsed for failure | ||||||
| 16 | to renew as provided in this Section may reinstate that | ||||||
| 17 | license and maintain it in retired status upon providing | ||||||
| 18 | proof to the State Board of Education using ELIS that the | ||||||
| 19 | licensee is retired and is not working in a position that | ||||||
| 20 | requires a Professional Educator License.".
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