Date	Chamber	Action
3/15/2024	Senate	Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

105 ILCS 5/21B-20

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Educator Licensure Article of the School Code. Provides that a specialized educator endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who is employed in a teaching position at an accredited institution of higher education in this State that has officially announced its intent to cease all academic programming at the time the announcement was officially made or was employed in a teaching position at an accredited institution of higher education in this State that has ceased all academic programming within 5 years prior to or on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act and who, at the time of applying for the endorsement, meets specified criteria. Provides that the specialized educator endorsement is valid until June 30 immediately following 5 years of the endorsement being issued and may be renewed. Provides that the holder of a specialized educator endorsement shall be permitted to teach in the content area in which he or she previously taught at the accredited institution of higher education. Effective immediately.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/7/2023	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Sally J. Turner
2/7/2023	Senate	First Reading
2/7/2023	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2/14/2023	Senate	Assigned to Education
2/22/2023	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Doris Turner
3/8/2023	Senate	Postponed - Education
3/10/2023	Senate	Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
1/10/2024	Senate	Re-assigned to Education
3/15/2024	Senate	Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
4/8/2024	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Donald P. DeWitte
4/9/2024	Senate	Sponsor Removed Sen. Adriane Johnson
4/9/2024	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Tom Bennett

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