SB1553ham001 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie

Filed: 5/27/2004

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1553

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1553 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the following:

4		"Section 5. The State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971
5		is amended by changing Sections 6.5 and 6.6 as follows:
6		(5 ILCS 375/6.5)
7		(Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2004)
8		Sec. 6.5. Health benefits for TRS benefit recipients and
9		TRS dependent beneficiaries.
10		(a) Purpose. It is the purpose of this amendatory Act of
11		1995 to transfer the administration of the program of health
12		benefits established for benefit recipients and their
13		dependent beneficiaries under Article 16 of the Illinois
14		Pension Code to the Department of Central Management Services.
15		(b) Transition provisions. The Board of Trustees of the
16		Teachers' Retirement System shall continue to administer the
17		health benefit program established under Article 16 of the
18		Illinois Pension Code through December 31, 1995. Beginning
19		January 1, 1996, the Department of Central Management Services
20		shall be responsible for administering a program of health
21		benefits for TRS benefit recipients and TRS dependent
22		beneficiaries under this Section. The Department of Central
23		Management Services and the Teachers' Retirement System shall
24		cooperate in this endeavor and shall coordinate their

1		activities so as to ensure a smooth transition and
2		uninterrupted health benefit coverage.
3		(c) Eligibility. All persons who were enrolled in the
4		Article 16 program at the time of the transfer shall be
5		eligible to participate in the program established under this
6		Section without any interruption or delay in coverage or
7		limitation as to pre-existing medical conditions. Eligibility
8		to participate shall be determined by the Teachers' Retirement
9		System. Eligibility information shall be communicated to the
10		Department of Central Management Services in a format
11		acceptable to the Department.
12		A TRS dependent beneficiary who is an unmarried child age
13		19 or over and mentally or physically disabled handicapped does
14		not become ineligible to participate by reason of (i) becoming
15		ineligible to be claimed as a dependent for Illinois or federal
16		income tax purposes or (ii) receiving earned income, so long as
17		those earnings are insufficient for the child to be fully
18		self-sufficient.
19		(d) Coverage. The level of health benefits provided under
20		this Section shall be similar to the level of benefits provided
21		by the program previously established under Article 16 of the
22		Illinois Pension Code.
23		Group life insurance benefits are not included in the
24		benefits to be provided to TRS benefit recipients and TRS
25		dependent beneficiaries under this Act.
26		The program of health benefits under this Section may
27		include any or all of the benefit limitations, including but
28		not limited to a reduction in benefits based on eligibility for
29		federal medicare benefits, that are provided under subsection
30		(a) of Section 6 of this Act for other health benefit programs
31		under this Act.
32		(e) Insurance rates and premiums. The Director shall
33		determine the insurance rates and premiums for TRS benefit
34		recipients and TRS dependent beneficiaries, and shall present

1		to the Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois, by
2		April 15 of each calendar year, the rate-setting methodology
3		(including but not limited to utilization levels and costs)
4		used to determine the amount of the health care premiums.
5		For Fiscal Year 1996, the premium shall be equal to the
6		premium actually charged in Fiscal Year 1995; in subsequent
7		years, the premium shall never be lower than the premium
8		charged in Fiscal Year 1995.
9		For Fiscal Year 2003, the premium shall not exceed 110%
10		of the premium actually charged in Fiscal Year 2002.
11		For Fiscal Year 2004, the premium shall not exceed 112%
12		of the premium actually charged in Fiscal Year 2003.
13		For Fiscal Year 2005, the premium shall not exceed a
14		weighted average of 106.6% of the premium actually charged
15		in Fiscal Year 2004.
16		For Fiscal Year 2006, the premium shall not exceed a
17		weighted average of 109.1% of the premium actually charged
18		in Fiscal Year 2005.
19		For Fiscal Year 2007, the premium shall not exceed a
20		weighted average of 103.9% of the premium actually charged
21		in Fiscal Year 2006.
22		For Fiscal Year 2008 and thereafter, the premium in
23		each fiscal year shall not exceed 105% of the premium
24		actually charged in the previous fiscal year.
25		Rates and premiums may be based in part on age and
26		eligibility for federal medicare coverage. However, the cost of
27		participation for a TRS dependent beneficiary who is an
28		unmarried child age 19 or over and mentally or physically
29		disabled handicapped shall not exceed the cost for a TRS
30		dependent beneficiary who is an unmarried child under age 19
31		and participates in the same major medical or managed care
32		program.
33		The cost of health benefits under the program shall be paid
34		as follows:

1		(1) For a TRS benefit recipient selecting a managed
2		care program, up to 75% of the total insurance rate shall
3		be paid from the Teacher Health Insurance Security Fund.
4		Effective with Fiscal Year 2007 and thereafter, for a TRS
5		benefit recipient selecting a managed care program, 75% of
6		the total insurance rate shall be paid from the Teacher
7		Health Insurance Security Fund.
8		(2) For a TRS benefit recipient selecting the major
9		medical coverage program, up to 50% of the total insurance
10		rate shall be paid from the Teacher Health Insurance
11		Security Fund if a managed care program is accessible, as
12		determined by the Teachers' Retirement System. Effective
13		with Fiscal Year 2007 and thereafter, for a TRS benefit
14		recipient selecting the major medical coverage program,
15		50% of the total insurance rate shall be paid from the
16		Teacher Health Insurance Security Fund if a managed care
17		program is accessible, as determined by the Department of
18		Central Management Services.
19		(3) For a TRS benefit recipient selecting the major
20		medical coverage program, up to 75% of the total insurance
21		rate shall be paid from the Teacher Health Insurance
22		Security Fund if a managed care program is not accessible,
23		as determined by the Teachers' Retirement System.
24		Effective with Fiscal Year 2007 and thereafter, for a TRS
25		benefit recipient selecting the major medical coverage
26		program, 75% of the total insurance rate shall be paid from
27		the Teacher Health Insurance Security Fund if a managed
28		care program is not accessible, as determined by the
29		Department of Central Management Services.
30		(3.1) For a TRS dependent beneficiary who is Medicare
31		primary and enrolled in a managed care plan, or the major
32		medical coverage program if a managed care plan is not
33		available, 25% of the total insurance rate shall be paid
34		from the Teacher Health Security Fund as determined by the

1		Department of Central Management Services. For the purpose
2		of this item (3.1), the term "TRS dependent beneficiary who
3		is Medicare primary" means a TRS dependent beneficiary who
4		is participating in Medicare Parts A and B.
5		(4) Except as otherwise provided in item (3.1), the The
6		balance of the rate of insurance, including the entire
7		premium of any coverage for TRS dependent beneficiaries
8		that has been elected, shall be paid by deductions
9		authorized by the TRS benefit recipient to be withheld from
10		his or her monthly annuity or benefit payment from the
11		Teachers' Retirement System; except that (i) if the balance
12		of the cost of coverage exceeds the amount of the monthly
13		annuity or benefit payment, the difference shall be paid
14		directly to the Teachers' Retirement System by the TRS
15		benefit recipient, and (ii) all or part of the balance of
16		the cost of coverage may, at the school board's option, be
17		paid to the Teachers' Retirement System by the school board
18		of the school district from which the TRS benefit recipient
19		retired, in accordance with Section 10-22.3b of the School
20		Code. The Teachers' Retirement System shall promptly
21		deposit all moneys withheld by or paid to it under this
22		subdivision (e)(4) into the Teacher Health Insurance
23		Security Fund. These moneys shall not be considered assets
24		of the Retirement System.
25		(f) Financing. Beginning July 1, 1995, all revenues arising
26		from the administration of the health benefit programs
27		established under Article 16 of the Illinois Pension Code or
28		this Section shall be deposited into the Teacher Health
29		Insurance Security Fund, which is hereby created as a
30		nonappropriated trust fund to be held outside the State
31		Treasury, with the State Treasurer as custodian. Any interest
32		earned on moneys in the Teacher Health Insurance Security Fund
33		shall be deposited into the Fund.
34		Moneys in the Teacher Health Insurance Security Fund shall

1		be used only to pay the costs of the health benefit program
2		established under this Section, including associated
3		administrative costs, and the costs associated with the health
4		benefit program established under Article 16 of the Illinois
5		Pension Code, as authorized in this Section. Beginning July 1,
6		1995, the Department of Central Management Services may make
7		expenditures from the Teacher Health Insurance Security Fund
8		for those costs.
9		After other funds authorized for the payment of the costs
10		of the health benefit program established under Article 16 of
11		the Illinois Pension Code are exhausted and until January 1,
12		1996 (or such later date as may be agreed upon by the Director
13		of Central Management Services and the Secretary of the
14		Teachers' Retirement System), the Secretary of the Teachers'
15		Retirement System may make expenditures from the Teacher Health
16		Insurance Security Fund as necessary to pay up to 75% of the
17		cost of providing health coverage to eligible benefit
18		recipients (as defined in Sections 16-153.1 and 16-153.3 of the
19		Illinois Pension Code) who are enrolled in the Article 16
20		health benefit program and to facilitate the transfer of
21		administration of the health benefit program to the Department
22		of Central Management Services.
23		(g) Contract for benefits. The Director shall by contract,
24		self-insurance, or otherwise make available the program of
25		health benefits for TRS benefit recipients and their TRS
26		dependent beneficiaries that is provided for in this Section.
27		The contract or other arrangement for the provision of these
28		health benefits shall be on terms deemed by the Director to be
29		in the best interest of the State of Illinois and the TRS
30		benefit recipients based on, but not limited to, such criteria
31		as administrative cost, service capabilities of the carrier or
32		other contractor, and the costs of the benefits.
33		(g-5) Committee. A Teacher Retirement Insurance Program
34		Committee shall be established, to consist of 10 persons

1		appointed by the Governor.
2		The Committee shall convene at least 4 times each year, and
3		shall consider and make recommendations on issues affecting the
4		program of health benefits provided under this Section.
5		Recommendations of the Committee shall be based on a consensus
6		of the members of the Committee.
7		If the Teacher Health Insurance Security Fund experiences a
8		deficit balance based upon the contribution and subsidy rates
9		established in this Section and Section 6.6 for Fiscal Year
10		2008 or thereafter, the Committee shall make recommendations
11		for adjustments to the funding sources established under these
12		Sections.
13		(h) Continuation and termination of program. It is the
14		intention of the General Assembly that the program of health
15		benefits provided under this Section be maintained on an
16		ongoing, affordable basis. through June 30, 2004. The program
17		of health benefits provided under this Section is terminated on
18		July 1, 2004.
19		The program of health benefits provided under this Section
20		may be amended by the State and is not intended to be a pension
21		or retirement benefit subject to protection under Article XIII,
22		Section 5 of the Illinois Constitution.
23		(i) Repeal. (Blank). This Section is repealed on July 1,
24		2004.
25		(Source: P.A. 92-505, eff. 12-20-01; 92-862, eff. 1-3-03;
26		revised 1-10-03.)
27		(5 ILCS 375/6.6)
28		(Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2004)
29		Sec. 6.6. Contributions to the Teacher Health Insurance
30		Security Fund.
31		(a) Beginning July 1, 1995, all active contributors of the
32		Teachers' Retirement System (established under Article 16 of
33		the Illinois Pension Code) who are not employees of a

1		department as defined in Section 3 of this Act shall make
2		contributions toward the cost of annuitant and survivor health
3		benefits. These contributions shall be at the following rates:
4		until January 1, 2002, 0.5% of salary; beginning January 1,
5		2002, 0.65% of salary; beginning July 1, 2003, 0.75% of salary;
6		beginning July 1, 2005, 0.80% of salary; beginning July 1,
7		2007, a percentage of salary to be determined by the Department
8		of Central Management Services by rule, which in each fiscal
9		year shall not exceed 105% of the percentage of salary actually
10		required to be paid in the previous fiscal year.
11		These contributions shall be deducted by the employer and
12		paid to the System as service agent for the Department of
13		Central Management Services. The System may use the same
14		processes for collecting the contributions required by this
15		subsection that it uses to collect contributions received from
16		school districts and other covered employers under Sections
17		16-154 and 16-155 of the Illinois Pension Code.
18		An employer may agree to pick up or pay the contributions
19		required under this subsection on behalf of the teacher; such
20		contributions shall be deemed to have to have been paid by the
21		teacher. Beginning January 1, 2002, if the employer does not
22		directly pay the required member contribution, then the
23		employer shall reduce the member's salary by an amount equal to
24		the required contribution and shall then pay the contribution
25		on behalf of the member. This reduction shall not change the
26		amounts reported as creditable earnings to the Teachers'
27		Retirement System.
28		A person who purchases optional service credit under
29		Article 16 of the Illinois Pension Code for a period after June
30		30, 1995 must also make a contribution under this subsection
31		for that optional credit, at the rate provided in subsection
32		(a), based on the salary used in computing the optional service
33		credit, plus interest on this employee contribution. This
34		contribution shall be collected by the System as service agent

1		for the Department of Central Management Services. The
2		contribution required under this subsection for the optional
3		service credit must be paid in full before any annuity based on
4		that credit begins.
5		(a-5) Beginning January 1, 2002, every employer of a
6		teacher (other than an employer that is a department as defined
7		in Section 3 of this Act) shall pay an employer contribution
8		toward the cost of annuitant and survivor health benefits.
9		These contributions shall be computed as follows:
10		(1) Beginning January 1, 2002 through June 30, 2003,
11		the employer contribution shall be equal to 0.4% of each
12		teacher's salary.
13		(2) Beginning July 1, 2003, the employer contribution
14		shall be equal to 0.5% of each teacher's salary.
15		(3) Beginning July 1, 2005, the employer contribution
16		shall be equal to 0.6% of each teacher's salary.
17		(4) Beginning July 1, 2007, the employer contribution
18		shall be a percentage of each teacher's salary to be
19		determined by the Department of Central Management
20		Services by rule, which in each fiscal year shall not
21		exceed 105% of the percentage of each teacher's salary
22		actually required to be paid in the previous fiscal year.
23		These contributions shall be paid by the employer to the
24		System as service agent for the Department of Central
25		Management Services. The System may use the same processes for
26		collecting the contributions required by this subsection that
27		it uses to collect contributions received from school districts
28		and other covered employers under the Illinois Pension Code.
29		The school district or other employing unit may pay these
30		employer contributions out of any source of funding available
31		for that purpose and shall forward the contributions to the
32		System on the schedule established for the payment of member
33		contributions.
34		(b) The Teachers' Retirement System shall promptly deposit

1		all moneys collected under subsections (a) and (a-5) of this
2		Section into the Teacher Health Insurance Security Fund created
3		in Section 6.5 of this Act. The moneys collected under this
4		Section shall be used only for the purposes authorized in
5		Section 6.5 of this Act and shall not be considered to be
6		assets of the Teachers' Retirement System. Contributions made
7		under this Section are not transferable to other pension funds
8		or retirement systems and are not refundable upon termination
9		of service.
10		(c) On or before November 15 of each year, the Board of
11		Trustees of the Teachers' Retirement System shall certify to
12		the Governor, the Director of Central Management Services, and
13		the State Comptroller its estimate of the total amount of
14		contributions to be paid under subsection (a) of this Section
15		6.6 for the next fiscal year. The amount certified shall be
16		decreased or increased each year by the amount that the actual
17		active teacher contributions either fell short of or exceeded
18		the estimate used by the Board in making the certification for
19		the previous fiscal year. The certification shall include a
20		detailed explanation of the methods and information that the
21		Board relied upon in preparing its estimate. As soon as
22		possible after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
23		92nd General Assembly, the Board shall recalculate and
24		recertify its certifications for fiscal years 2002 and 2003.
25		(d) Beginning in fiscal year 1996, on the first day of each
26		month, or as soon thereafter as may be practical, the State
27		Treasurer and the State Comptroller shall transfer from the
28		General Revenue Fund to the Teacher Health Insurance Security
29		Fund 1/12 of the annual amount appropriated for that fiscal
30		year to the State Comptroller for deposit into the Teacher
31		Health Insurance Security Fund under Section 1.3 of the State
32		Pension Funds Continuing Appropriation Act.
33		(e) Except where otherwise specified in this Section, the
34		definitions that apply to Article 16 of the Illinois Pension

1		Code apply to this Section.
2		(f) (Blank). This Section is repealed on July 1, 2004.
3		(Source: P.A. 92-505, eff. 12-20-01.)

4		Section 10. The State Pension Funds Continuing
5		Appropriation Act is amended by changing Section 1.3 as
6		follows:
7		(40 ILCS 15/1.3)
8		Sec. 1.3. Appropriations for the Teacher Health Insurance
9		Security Fund. Beginning in State fiscal year 1996, there is
10		hereby appropriated, on a continuing annual basis, from the
11		General Revenue Fund to the State Comptroller for deposit into
12		the Teacher Health Insurance Security Fund, an amount equal to
13		the amount certified by the Board of Trustees of the Teachers'
14		Retirement System of Illinois under subsection (c) of Section
15		6.6 of the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971 as the
16		estimated total amount of contributions to be paid under
17		subsection (a) of that Section 6.6 in that fiscal year.
18		In addition to any other amounts that may be appropriated
19		for this purpose, in State fiscal years 2005 through 2007,
20		there is hereby appropriated, on a continuing annual basis,
21		from the General Revenue Fund to the State Comptroller for
22		deposit into the Teacher Health Insurance Security Fund, an
23		amount equal to $13,000,000 in each fiscal year.
24		The moneys appropriated under this Section 1.3 shall be
25		deposited into the Teacher Health Insurance Security Fund and
26		used only for the purposes authorized in Section 6.5 of the
27		State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971.
28		(Source: P.A. 89-25, eff. 6-21-95.)

29		Section 15. The School Code is amended by changing Sections
30		2-3.11, 21-1a, 21-1b, 21-2, 21-7.1, 21-9, 21-12, 21-14, 21-16,
31		21-17, 21-18, and 21-23 as follows:

1		(105 ILCS 5/2-3.11) (from Ch. 122, par. 2-3.11)
2		Sec. 2-3.11. Report to Governor and General Assembly. To
3		report to the Governor and General Assembly annually on or
4		before January 14 the condition of the schools of the State for
5		the preceding year, ending on June 30.
6		Such annual report shall contain reports of the State
7		Teacher Certification Board; the schools of the State
8		charitable institutions; reports on driver education, special
9		education, and transportation; and for such year the annual
10		statistical reports of the State Board of Education, including
11		the number and kinds of school districts; number of school
12		attendance centers; number of men and women teachers;
13		enrollment by grades; total enrollment; total days attendance;
14		total days absence; average daily attendance; number of
15		elementary and secondary school graduates; assessed valuation;
16		tax levies and tax rates for various purposes; amount of
17		teachers' orders, anticipation warrants, and bonds
18		outstanding; and number of men and women teachers and total
19		enrollment of private schools. The report shall give for all
20		school districts receipts from all sources and expenditures for
21		all purposes for each fund; the total operating expense, and
22		the per capita cost, and instructional expenditures; federal
23		and state aids and reimbursements; new school buildings, and
24		recognized schools; together with such other information and
25		suggestions as the State Board of Education may deem important
26		in relation to the schools and school laws and the means of
27		promoting education throughout the state.
28		In this Section, "instructional expenditures" means the
29		annual expenditures of school districts properly attributable
30		to expenditure functions defined in rules of the State Board of
31		Education as: 1100 (Regular Education); 1200-1220 (Special
32		Education); 1250 (Ed. Deprived/Remedial); 1400 (Vocational
33		Programs); 1600 (Summer School); 1650 (Gifted); 1800

1		(Bilingual Programs); 1900 (Truant Alternative); 2110
2		(Attendance and Social Work Services); 2120 (Guidance
3		Services); 2130 (Health Services); 2140 (Psychological
4		Services); 2150 (Speech Pathology and Audiology Services);
5		2190 (Other Support Services Pupils); 2210 (Improvement of
6		Instruction); 2220 (Educational Media Services); 2230
7		(Assessment and Testing); 2540 (Operation and Maintenance of
8		Plant Services); 2550 (Pupil Transportation Service); 2560
9		(Food Service); 4110 (Payments for Regular Programs); 4120
10		(Payments for Special Education Programs); 4130 (Payments for
11		Adult Education Programs); 4140 (Payments for Vocational
12		Education Programs); 4170 (Payments for Community College
13		Programs); 4190 (Other payments to in-state government units);
14		and 4200 (Other payments to out of state government units).
15		(Source: P.A. 84-1308; 84-1424.)
16		(105 ILCS 5/21-1a) (from Ch. 122, par. 21-1a)
17		Sec. 21-1a. Tests required for certification and teacher
18		preparation.
19		(a) After July 1, 1988, in addition to all other
20		requirements, early childhood, elementary, special, high
21		school, school service personnel, or, except as provided in
22		Section 34-6, administrative certificates shall be issued to
23		persons who have satisfactorily passed a test of basic skills
24		and subject matter knowledge. A person who holds a valid and
25		comparable out-of-state certificate, however, is not required
26		to take a test of basic skills and is not required to take a
27		test of subject matter knowledge, provided that the person has
28		successfully passed a test of subject matter knowledge in
29		another State or territory of the United States that is
30		directly related in content to the specific subject area of
31		certification. The tests of basic skills and subject matter
32		knowledge shall be the tests which from time to time are
33		designated by the State Board of Education in consultation with

1		the State Teacher Certification Board and may be tests prepared
2		by an educational testing organization or tests designed by the
3		State Board of Education in consultation with the State Teacher
4		Certification Board. The areas to be covered by the test of
5		basic skills shall include the basic skills of reading,
6		writing, grammar and mathematics. The test of subject matter
7		knowledge shall assess content knowledge in the specific
8		subject field. The tests shall be designed to be racially
9		neutral to assure that no person in taking the tests is thereby
10		discriminated against on the basis of race, color, national
11		origin or other factors unrelated to the person's ability to
12		perform as a certificated employee. The score required to pass
13		the tests of basic skills and subject matter knowledge shall be
14		fixed by the State Board of Education in consultation with the
15		State Teacher Certification Board. The tests shall be held not
16		fewer than 3 times a year at such time and place as may be
17		designated by the State Board of Education in consultation with
18		the State Teacher Certification Board.
19		(b) Except as provided in Section 34-6, the provisions of
20		subsection (a) of this Section shall apply equally in any
21		school district subject to Article 34, provided that the State
22		Board of Education shall determine which certificates issued
23		under Sections 34-8.1 and 34-83 prior to July 1, 1988 are
24		comparable to any early childhood certificate, elementary
25		school certificate, special certificate, high school
26		certificate, school service personnel certificate or
27		administrative certificate issued under this Article as of July
28		1, 1988.
29		(c) A person who holds an early childhood, elementary,
30		special, high school or school service personnel certificate
31		issued under this Article on or at any time before July 1,
32		1988, including a person who has been issued any such
33		certificate pursuant to Section 21-11.1 or in exchange for a
34		comparable certificate theretofore issued under Section 34-8.1

1		or Section 34-83, shall not be required to take or pass the
2		tests in order to thereafter have such certificate renewed.
3		(d) The State Board of Education in consultation with the
4		State Teacher Certification Board shall conduct a pilot
5		administration of the tests by administering the test to
6		students completing teacher education programs in the 1986-87
7		school year for the purpose of determining the effect and
8		impact of testing candidates for certification.
9		Beginning with the 2002-2003 academic year, a student may
10		not enroll in a teacher preparation program at a recognized
11		teacher training institution until he or she has passed the
12		basic skills test.
13		Beginning with the 2004-2005 academic year, a preservice
14		education teacher may not student teach until he or she has
15		passed the subject matter test in the discipline in which he or
16		she will student teach.
17		(e) The rules and regulations developed to implement the
18		required test of basic skills and subject matter knowledge
19		shall include the requirements of subsections (a), (b), and (c)
20		and shall include specific regulations to govern test
21		selection; test validation and determination of a passing
22		score; administration of the tests; frequency of
23		administration; applicant fees; frequency of applicants'
24		taking the tests; the years for which a score is valid; and,
25		waiving certain additional tests for additional certificates
26		to individuals who have satisfactorily passed the test of basic
27		skills and subject matter knowledge as required in subsection
28		(a). The State Board of Education shall provide, by rule,
29		specific policies that assure uniformity in the difficulty
30		level of each form of the basic skills test and each subject
31		matter knowledge test from test-to-test and year-to-year. The
32		State Board of Education shall also set a passing score for the
33		tests.
34		(f) The State Teacher Certification Board may issue a

1		nonrenewable temporary certificate between July 1, 1988 and
2		August 31, 1988 to individuals who have taken the tests of
3		basic skills and subject matter knowledge prescribed by this
4		Section but have not received such test scores by August 31,
5		1988. Such temporary certificates shall expire on December 31,
6		1988.
7		(g) Beginning February 15, 2000, the State Board of
8		Education, in consultation with the State Teacher
9		Certification Board, shall implement and administer a new
10		system of certification for teachers in the State of Illinois.
11		The State Board of Education, in consultation with the State
12		Teacher Certification Board, shall design and implement a
13		system of examinations and various other criteria which shall
14		be required prior to the issuance of Initial Teaching
15		Certificates and Standard Teaching Certificates. These
16		examinations and indicators shall be based on national and
17		State professional teaching standards, as determined by the
18		State Board of Education, in consultation with the State
19		Teacher Certification Board. The State Board of Education may
20		adopt any and all regulations necessary to implement and
21		administer this Section.
22		(h) The State Board of Education shall report to the
23		Illinois General Assembly and the Governor with
24		recommendations for further changes and improvements to the
25		teacher certification system no later than July 1, 1999 and on
26		an annual basis until July 1, 2001.
27		(Source: P.A. 91-102, eff. 7-12-99; 92-734, eff. 7-25-02.)
28		(105 ILCS 5/21-1b) (from Ch. 122, par. 21-1b)
29		Sec. 21-1b. Subject endorsement on certificates. All
30		certificates initially issued under this Article after June 30,
31		1986, shall be specifically endorsed by the State Board of
32		Education for each subject the holder of the certificate is
33		legally qualified to teach, such endorsements to be made in

1		accordance with standards promulgated by the State Board of
2		Education in consultation with the State Teacher Certification
3		Board. All certificates which are issued under this Article
4		prior to July 1, 1986 may, by application to the State Board of
5		Education, be specifically endorsed for each subject the holder
6		is legally qualified to teach. Endorsements issued under this
7		Section shall not apply to substitute teacher's certificates
8		issued under Section 21-9 of this Code.
9		Commencing July 1, 1999, each application for endorsement
10		of an existing teaching certificate shall be accompanied by a
11		$30 nonrefundable fee. There is hereby created a Teacher
12		Certificate Fee Revolving Fund as a special fund within the
13		State Treasury. The proceeds of each $30 fee shall be paid into
14		the Teacher Certificate Fee Revolving Fund; and the moneys in
15		that Fund shall be appropriated and used to provide the
16		technology and other resources necessary for the timely and
17		efficient processing of certification requests.
18		The State Board of Education and each regional office of
19		education are authorized to charge a service or convenience fee
20		for the use of credit cards for the payment of certification
21		fees. This service or convenience fee may not exceed the amount
22		required by the credit card processing company or vendor that
23		has entered into a contract with the State Board or regional
24		office of education for this purpose, and the fee must be paid
25		to that company or vendor.
26		(Source: P.A. 91-102, eff. 7-12-99.)
27		(105 ILCS 5/21-2) (from Ch. 122, par. 21-2)
28		Sec. 21-2. Grades of certificates.
29		(a) All certificates issued under this Article shall be
30		State certificates valid, except as limited in Section 21-1, in
31		every school district coming under the provisions of this Act
32		and shall be limited in time and designated as follows:
33		Provisional vocational certificate, temporary provisional

1		vocational certificate, early childhood certificate,
2		elementary school certificate, special certificate, secondary
3		certificate, school service personnel certificate,
4		administrative certificate, provisional certificate, and
5		substitute certificate. The requirement of student teaching
6		under close and competent supervision for obtaining a teaching
7		certificate may be waived by the State Teacher Certification
8		Board upon presentation to the Board by the teacher of evidence
9		of 5 years successful teaching experience on a valid
10		certificate and graduation from a recognized institution of
11		higher learning with a bachelor's degree.
12		(b) Initial Teaching Certificate. Persons who (1) have
13		completed an approved teacher preparation program, (2) are
14		recommended by an approved teacher preparation program, (3)
15		have successfully completed the Initial Teaching Certification
16		examinations required by the State Board of Education, and (4)
17		have met all other criteria established by the State Board of
18		Education in consultation with the State Teacher Certification
19		Board, shall be issued an Initial Teaching Certificate valid
20		for 4 years of teaching, as defined in Section 21-14 of this
21		Code. Initial Teaching Certificates shall be issued for
22		categories corresponding to Early Childhood, Elementary,
23		Secondary, and Special K-12, with special certification
24		designations for Special Education, Bilingual Education,
25		fundamental learning areas (including Language Arts, Reading,
26		Mathematics, Science, Social Science, Physical Development and
27		Health, Fine Arts, and Foreign Language), and other areas
28		designated by the State Board of Education, in consultation
29		with the State Teacher Certification Board. Notwithstanding
30		any other provision of this Article, an Initial Teaching
31		Certificate shall be automatically extended for one year for
32		all persons who (i) have been issued an Initial Teaching
33		Certificate that expires on June 30, 2004 and (ii) have not
34		met, prior to July 1, 2004, the Standard Certificate

1		requirements under paragraph (c) of this Section. An
2		application and fee shall not be required for this extension.
3		(b-5) A person who holds an out-of-state certificate and
4		who is otherwise eligible for a comparable Illinois certificate
5		may be issued an Initial Certificate if that person has not
6		completed 4 years of teaching. Upon completion of 4 years of
7		teaching, the person is eligible for a Standard Certificate.
8		Beginning July 1, 2004, an out-of-state candidate who has
9		already earned a second-tier certificate in another state is
10		not subject to any Standard Certificate eligibility
11		requirements stated in paragraph (2) of subsection (c) of this
12		Section other than completion of the 4 years of teaching. An
13		out-of-state candidate who has completed less than 4 years of
14		teaching and does not hold a second-tier certificate from
15		another state must meet the requirements stated in paragraph
16		(2) of subsection (c) of this Section, proportionately reduced
17		by the amount of time remaining to complete the 4 years of
18		teaching.
19		(c) Standard Certificate.
20		(1) Persons who (i) have completed 4 years of teaching, as
21		defined in Section 21-14 of this Code, with an Initial
22		Certificate or an Initial Alternative Teaching Certificate and
23		have met all other criteria established by the State Board of
24		Education in consultation with the State Teacher Certification
25		Board, (ii) have completed 4 years of teaching on a valid
26		equivalent certificate in another State or territory of the
27		United States, or have completed 4 years of teaching in a
28		nonpublic Illinois elementary or secondary school with an
29		Initial Certificate or an Initial Alternative Teaching
30		Certificate, and have met all other criteria established by the
31		State Board of Education, in consultation with the State
32		Teacher Certification Board, or (iii) were issued teaching
33		certificates prior to February 15, 2000 and are renewing those
34		certificates after February 15, 2000, shall be issued a

1		Standard Certificate valid for 5 years, which may be renewed
2		thereafter every 5 years by the State Teacher Certification
3		Board based on proof of continuing education or professional
4		development. Beginning July 1, 2003, persons who have completed
5		4 years of teaching, as described in clauses (i) and (ii) of
6		this paragraph (1), have successfully completed the
7		requirements of paragraphs (2) through (4) of this subsection
8		(c), and have met all other criteria established by the State
9		Board of Education, in consultation with the State Teacher
10		Certification Board, shall be issued Standard Certificates.
11		Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Section,
12		beginning July 1, 2004, persons who hold valid out-of-state
13		certificates and have completed 4 years of teaching on a valid
14		equivalent certificate in another State or territory of the
15		United States shall be issued comparable Standard
16		Certificates. Beginning July 1, 2004, persons who hold valid
17		out-of-state certificates as described in subsection (b-5) of
18		this Section are subject to the requirements of paragraphs (2)
19		through (4) of this subsection (c), as required in subsection
20		(b-5) of this Section, in order to receive a Standard
21		Certificate. Standard Certificates shall be issued for
22		categories corresponding to Early Childhood, Elementary,
23		Secondary, and Special K-12, with special certification
24		designations for Special Education, Bilingual Education,
25		fundamental learning areas (including Language Arts, Reading,
26		Mathematics, Science, Social Science, Physical Development and
27		Health, Fine Arts, and Foreign Language), and other areas
28		designated by the State Board of Education, in consultation
29		with the State Teacher Certification Board.
30		(2) This paragraph (2) applies only to those persons
31		required to successfully complete the requirements of this
32		paragraph under paragraph (1) of this subsection (c). In order
33		to receive a Standard Teaching Certificate, a person must
34		satisfy one of the following requirements, which the person

1		must identify, in writing, as the requirement that the person
2		has chosen to satisfy to the responsible local professional
3		development committee established pursuant to subsection (f)
4		of Section 21-14 of this Code:
5		(A) Completion of a program of induction and mentoring
6		for new teachers that is based upon a specific plan
7		approved by the State Board of Education, in consultation
8		with the State Teacher Certification Board. Nothing in this
9		Section, however, prohibits an induction or mentoring
10		program from operating prior to approval. Holders of
11		Initial Certificates issued before September 1, 2007 must
12		complete, at a minimum, an approved one-year induction and
13		mentoring program. Holders of Initial Certificates issued
14		on or after September 1, 2007 must complete an approved
15		2-year induction and mentoring program. The plan must
16		describe the role of mentor teachers, the criteria and
17		process for their selection, and how all the following
18		components are to be provided:
19		(i) Assignment of a formally trained mentor
20		teacher to each new teacher for a specified period of
21		time, which shall be established by the employing
22		school or school district but shall be at least 2
23		school years in duration, provided that a mentor
24		teacher may not directly or indirectly participate in
25		the evaluation of a new teacher pursuant to Article 24A
26		of this Code or the evaluation procedure of the school.
27		(ii) Formal mentoring for each new teacher.
28		(iii) Support for each new teacher in relation to
29		the Illinois Professional Teaching Standards, the
30		content-area standards applicable to the new teacher's
31		area of certification, and any applicable local school
32		improvement and professional development plans.
33		(iv) Professional development specifically
34		designed to foster the growth of each new teacher's

1		knowledge and skills.
2		(v) Formative assessment that is based on the
3		Illinois Professional Teaching Standards and designed
4		to provide feedback to the new teacher and
5		opportunities for reflection on his or her
6		performance, which must not be used directly or
7		indirectly in any evaluation of a new teacher pursuant
8		to Article 24A of this Code or the evaluation procedure
9		of the school and which must include the activities
10		specified in clauses (B)(i), (B)(ii), and (B)(iii) of
11		this paragraph (2).
12		(vi) Assignment of responsibility for coordination
13		of the induction and mentoring program within each
14		school district participating in the program.
15		(B) Successful completion of 4 semester hours of
16		graduate-level coursework on the assessment of one's own
17		performance in relation to the Illinois Professional
18		Teaching Standards. The coursework must be approved by the
19		State Board of Education, in consultation with the State
20		Teacher Certification Board; must be offered either by an
21		institution of higher education, by such an institution in
22		partnership with a teachers' association or union or with a
23		regional office of education, or by another entity
24		authorized to issue college credit; and must include
25		demonstration of performance through all of the following
26		activities for each of the Illinois Professional Teaching
27		Standards:
28		(i) Observation, by the course instructor or
29		another experienced teacher, of the new teacher's
30		classroom practice (the observation may be recorded
31		for later viewing) for the purpose of identifying and
32		describing how the new teacher made content meaningful
33		for students; how the teacher motivated individuals
34		and the group and created an environment conducive to

1		positive social interactions, active learning, and
2		self-motivation; what instructional strategies the
3		teacher used to encourage students' development of
4		critical thinking, problem solving, and performance;
5		how the teacher communicated using written, verbal,
6		nonverbal, and visual communication techniques; and
7		how the teacher maintained standards of professional
8		conduct and provided leadership to improve students'
9		learning.
10		(ii) Review and analysis, by the course instructor
11		or another experienced teacher, of written
12		documentation (i.e., lesson plans, assignments,
13		assessment instruments, and samples of students' work)
14		prepared by the new teacher for at least 2 lessons. The
15		documentation must provide evidence of classroom
16		performance related to Illinois Professional Teaching
17		Standards 1 through 9, with an emphasis on how the
18		teacher used his or her understanding of students,
19		assessment data, and subject matter to decide on
20		learning goals; how the teacher designed or selected
21		activities and instructional materials and aligned
22		instruction to the relevant Illinois Learning
23		Standards; how the teacher adapted or modified
24		curriculum to meet individual students' needs; and how
25		the teacher sequenced instruction and designed or
26		selected student assessment strategies.
27		(iii) Demonstration of professional expertise on
28		the part of the new teacher in reflecting on his or her
29		practice, which was observed under clause (B)(i) of
30		this paragraph (2) and documented under clause (B)(ii)
31		of this paragraph (2), in terms of teaching strengths,
32		weaknesses, and implications for improvement according
33		to the Illinois Professional Teaching Standards.
34		(C) Successful completion of a minimum of 4 semester

1		hours of graduate-level coursework addressing preparation
2		to meet the requirements for certification by the National
3		Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS). The
4		coursework must be approved by the State Board of
5		Education, in consultation with the State Teacher
6		Certification Board, and must be offered either by an
7		institution of higher education, by such an institution in
8		partnership with a teachers' association or union or with a
9		regional office of education, or by another entity
10		authorized to issue college credit. The course must address
11		the 5 NBPTS Core Propositions and relevant standards
12		through such means as the following:
13		(i) Observation, by the course instructor or
14		another experienced teacher, of the new teacher's
15		classroom practice (the observation may be recorded
16		for later viewing) for the purpose of identifying and
17		describing how the new teacher made content meaningful
18		for students; how the teacher motivated individuals
19		and the group and created an environment conducive to
20		positive social interactions, active learning, and
21		self-motivation; what instructional strategies the
22		teacher used to encourage students' development of
23		critical thinking, problem solving, and performance;
24		how the teacher communicated using written, verbal,
25		nonverbal, and visual communication techniques; and
26		how the teacher maintained standards of professional
27		conduct and provided leadership to improve students'
28		learning.
29		(ii) Review and analysis, by the course instructor
30		or another experienced teacher, of written
31		documentation (i.e., lesson plans, assignments,
32		assessment instruments, and samples of students' work)
33		prepared by the new teacher for at least 2 lessons. The
34		documentation must provide evidence of classroom

1		performance, including how the teacher used his or her
2		understanding of students, assessment data, and
3		subject matter to decide on learning goals; how the
4		teacher designed or selected activities and
5		instructional materials and aligned instruction to the
6		relevant Illinois Learning Standards; how the teacher
7		adapted or modified curriculum to meet individual
8		students' needs; and how the teacher sequenced
9		instruction and designed or selected student
10		assessment strategies.
11		(iii) Demonstration of professional expertise on
12		the part of the new teacher in reflecting on his or her
13		practice, which was observed under clause (C)(i) of
14		this paragraph (2) and documented under clause (C)(ii)
15		of this paragraph (2), in terms of teaching strengths,
16		weaknesses, and implications for improvement.
17		(C-5) Satisfactory completion of a minimum of 12
18		semester hours of graduate credit towards an advanced
19		degree in an education-related field from an accredited
20		institution of higher education.
21		(D) Receipt of an advanced degree from an accredited
22		institution of higher education in an education-related
23		field that is earned by a person either while he or she
24		holds an Initial Teaching Certificate or prior to his or
25		her receipt of that certificate , provided that at least 8
26		semester hours of the coursework completed count toward a
27		degree, certificate, or endorsement in a teaching field.
28		(E) Accumulation of 60 continuing professional
29		development units (CPDUs), earned by completing selected
30		activities that comply with paragraphs (3) and (4) of this
31		subsection (c). However, for an individual who holds an
32		Initial Teaching Certificate on the effective date of this
33		amendatory Act of the 92nd General Assembly, the number of
34		CPDUs shall be reduced to reflect the teaching time

1		remaining on the Initial Teaching Certificate.
2		(F) Completion of a nationally normed,
3		performance-based assessment, if made available by the
4		State Board of Education in consultation with the State
5		Teacher Certification Board, provided that the cost to the
6		person shall not exceed the cost of the coursework
7		described in clause (B) of this paragraph (2).
8		(G) Completion of requirements for meeting the
9		Illinois criteria for becoming "highly qualified" (for
10		purposes of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, Public
11		Law 107-110) in an additional teaching area.
12		(H) Receipt of a minimum 12-hour, post-baccalaureate,
13		education-related professional development certificate
14		issued by an Illinois institution of higher education and
15		developed in accordance with rules adopted by the State
16		Board of Education in consultation with the State Teacher
17		Certification Board.
18		(I) Completion of the National Board for Professional
19		Teaching Standards (NBPTS) process.
20		(J) Receipt of a subsequent Illinois certificate or
21		endorsement pursuant to Article 21 of this Code.
22		(3) This paragraph (3) applies only to those persons
23		required to successfully complete the requirements of this
24		paragraph under paragraph (1) of this subsection (c). Persons
25		who seek to satisfy the requirements of clause (E) of paragraph
26		(2) of this subsection (c) through accumulation of CPDUs may
27		earn credit At least one-half the CPDUs a person must accrue in
28		order to qualify for a Standard Teaching Certificate must be
29		earned through completion of coursework, workshops, seminars,
30		conferences, and other similar training events that are
31		pre-approved by the State Board of Education, in consultation
32		with the State Teacher Certification Board, for the purpose of
33		reflection on teaching practices in order to address all of the
34		Illinois Professional Teaching Standards necessary to obtain a

1		Standard Teaching Certificate. These activities must meet all
2		of the following requirements:
3		(A) Each activity must be designed to advance a
4		person's knowledge and skills in relation to one or more of
5		the Illinois Professional Teaching Standards or in
6		relation to the content-area standards applicable to the
7		teacher's field of certification.
8		(B) Taken together, the activities completed must
9		address each of the Illinois Professional Teaching
10		Standards as provided in clauses (B)(i), (B)(ii), and
11		(B)(iii) of paragraph (2) of this subsection (c).
12		(C) Each activity must be provided by an entity
13		approved by the State Board of Education, in consultation
14		with the State Teacher Certification Board, for this
15		purpose.
16		(D) Each activity, integral to its successful
17		completion, must require participants to demonstrate the
18		degree to which they have acquired new knowledge or skills,
19		such as through performance, through preparation of a
20		written product, through assembling samples of students'
21		or teachers' work, or by some other means that is
22		appropriate to the subject matter of the activity.
23		(E) One CPDU shall be available for each hour of direct
24		participation by a holder of an Initial Teaching
25		Certificate in a qualifying activity. An activity may be
26		attributed to more than one of the Illinois Professional
27		Teaching Standards, but credit for any activity shall be
28		counted only once.
29		(4) This paragraph (4) applies only to those persons
30		required to successfully complete the requirements of this
31		paragraph under paragraph (1) of this subsection (c). Persons
32		who seek to satisfy the requirements of clause (E) of paragraph
33		(2) of this subsection (c) through accumulation of CPDUs may
34		earn credit from the following, provided that each activity is

1		designed to advance a person's knowledge and skills in relation
2		to one or more of the Illinois Professional Teaching Standards
3		or in relation to the content-area standards applicable to the
4		person's field or fields of certification The balance of the
5		CPDUs a person must accrue in order to qualify for a Standard
6		Teaching Certificate, in combination with those earned
7		pursuant to paragraph (3) of this subsection (c), may be chosen
8		from among the following, provided that an activity listed in
9		clause (C) of this paragraph (4) shall be creditable only if
10		its provider is approved for this purpose by the State Board of
11		Education, in consultation with the State Teacher
12		Certification Board:
13		(A) Collaboration and partnership activities related
14		to improving a person's knowledge and skills as a teacher,
15		including all of the following:
16		(i) Peer review and coaching.
17		(ii) Mentoring in a formal mentoring program,
18		including service as a consulting teacher
19		participating in a remediation process formulated
20		under Section 24A-5 of this Code.
21		(iii) Facilitating parent education programs
22		directly related to student achievement for a school,
23		school district, or regional office of education.
24		(iv) Participating in business, school, or
25		community partnerships directly related to student
26		achievement.
27		(B) Teaching college or university courses in areas
28		relevant to a teacher's field of certification, provided
29		that the teaching may only be counted once during the
30		course of 4 years.
31		(C) Conferences, workshops, institutes, seminars, and
32		symposiums related to improving a person's knowledge and
33		skills as a teacher, including all of the following:
34		(i) Completing non-university credit directly

1		related to student achievement, the Illinois
2		Professional Teaching Standards, or content-area
3		standards.
4		(ii) Participating in or presenting at workshops,
5		seminars, conferences, institutes, and symposiums.
6		(iii) (Blank). Training as external reviewers for
7		the State Board of Education.
8		(iv) Training as reviewers of university teacher
9		preparation programs.
10		An activity listed in this clause (C) is creditable
11		only if its provider is approved for this purpose by the
12		State Board of Education, in consultation with the State
13		Teacher Certification Board.
14		(D) Other educational experiences related to improving
15		a person's knowledge and skills as a teacher, including all
16		of the following:
17		(i) Participating in action research and inquiry
18		projects.
19		(ii) Observing programs or teaching in schools,
20		related businesses, or industry that is systematic,
21		purposeful, and relevant to a teacher's field of
22		certification.
23		(iii) Participating in study groups related to
24		student achievement, the Illinois Professional
25		Teaching Standards, or content-area standards.
26		(iv) Participating in work/learn programs or
27		internships.
28		(v) Developing a portfolio of students' and
29		teacher's work.
30		(E) Professional leadership experiences related to
31		improving a person's knowledge and skills as a teacher,
32		including all of the following:
33		(i) Participating in curriculum development or
34		assessment activities at the school, school district,

1		regional office of education, State, or national level.
2		(ii) Participating in team or department
3		leadership in a school or school district.
4		(iii) (Blank). Participating on external or
5		internal school or school district review teams.
6		(iv) Publishing educational articles, columns, or
7		books relevant to a teacher's field of certification.
8		(v) Participating in non-strike related activities
9		of a professional association or labor organization
10		that are related to professional development.
11		(5) A person must complete the requirements his or her
12		chosen requirement under paragraph (2) of this subsection (c)
13		before the expiration of his or her Initial Teaching
14		Certificate and must submit assurance evidence of having done
15		so to the regional superintendent of schools or a local
16		professional development committee authorized by the regional
17		superintendent to submit recommendations to him or her for this
18		purpose. Within 30 days after receipt of a person's evidence of
19		completion, the local professional development committee shall
20		forward the evidence of completion to the responsible regional
21		superintendent of schools along with the local professional
22		development committee's recommendation, based on that
23		evidence, as to whether the person is eligible to receive a
24		Standard Teaching Certificate. The local professional
25		development committee shall provide a copy of this
26		recommendation to the affected person.
27		Within 30 days after receipt, the The regional
28		superintendent of schools shall review the assurance evidence
29		of completion submitted by a person and, based upon compliance
30		with all of the requirements for receipt of a Standard Teaching
31		Certificate, shall forward to the State Board of Education a
32		recommendation for issuance of the Standard Certificate or
33		non-issuance. The regional superintendent of schools shall
34		notify the affected person if the recommendation is for

1		non-issuance of the Standard Certificate. A person who is
2		considered not to be eligible for a Standard Certificate and
3		who has received the notice of non-issuance may appeal this
4		determination to the Regional Professional Development Review
5		Committee (RPDRC). The recommendation of the regional
6		superintendent and the RPDRC, along with all supporting
7		materials, must then be forwarded to the State Board of
8		Education for a final determination of the recommendation
9		forwarded.
10		Upon review of a regional superintendent of school's
11		recommendations, the State Board of Education shall issue
12		Standard Teaching Certificates to those who qualify and shall
13		notify a person, in writing, of a decision denying a Standard
14		Teaching Certificate. Any decision denying issuance of a
15		Standard Teaching Certificate to a person may be appealed to
16		the State Teacher Certification Board.
17		(6) The State Board of Education, in consultation with the
18		State Teacher Certification Board, may adopt rules to implement
19		this subsection (c) and may periodically evaluate any of the
20		methods of qualifying for a Standard Teaching Certificate
21		described in this subsection (c).
22		(7) The changes made to paragraphs (1) through (5) of this
23		subsection (c) by this amendatory Act of the 93rd General
24		Assembly shall apply to those persons who hold or are eligible
25		to hold an Initial Certificate on or after the effective date
26		of this amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly and shall
27		be given effect upon their application for a Standard
28		Certificate.
29		(8) Beginning July 1, 2004, persons who hold a Standard
30		Certificate and have acquired one master's degree in an
31		education-related field are eligible for certificate renewal
32		upon completion of two-thirds of the continuing education units
33		specified in subdivision (C) of paragraph (3) of subsection (e)
34		of Section 21-14 of this Code or of the continuing professional

1		development units specified in subdivision (E) of paragraph (3)
2		of subsection (e) of Section 21-14 of this Code. Persons who
3		hold a Standard Certificate and have acquired a second master's
4		degree, an education specialist, or a doctorate in an
5		education-related field or hold a Master Certificate are
6		eligible for certificate renewal upon completion of one-third
7		of the continuing education units specified in subdivision (C)
8		of paragraph (3) of subsection (e) of Section 21-14 of this
9		Code or of the continuing professional development units
10		specified in subdivision (E) of paragraph (3) of subsection (e)
11		of Section 21-14 of this Code.
12		(d) Master Certificate. Persons who have successfully
13		achieved National Board certification through the National
14		Board for Professional Teaching Standards shall be issued a
15		Master Certificate, valid for 10 years and renewable thereafter
16		every 10 years through compliance with requirements set forth
17		by the State Board of Education, in consultation with the State
18		Teacher Certification Board. However, each teacher who holds a
19		Master Certificate shall be eligible for a teaching position in
20		this State in the areas for which he or she holds a Master
21		Certificate without satisfying any other requirements of this
22		Code, except for those requirements pertaining to criminal
23		background checks. A holder of a Master Certificate in an area
24		of science or social science is eligible to teach in any of the
25		subject areas within those fields, including those taught at
26		the advanced level, as defined by the State Board of Education
27		in consultation with the State Teacher Certification Board. A
28		teacher who holds a Master Certificate shall be deemed to meet
29		State certification renewal requirements in the area or areas
30		for which he or she holds a Master Certificate for the 10-year
31		term of the teacher's Master Certificate.
32		(Source: P.A. 91-102, eff. 7-12-99; 91-606, eff. 8-16-99;
33		91-609, eff. 1-1-00; 92-16, eff. 6-28-01; 92-796, eff.
34		8-10-02.)

1		(105 ILCS 5/21-7.1) (from Ch. 122, par. 21-7.1)
2		Sec. 21-7.1. Administrative certificate.
3		(a) After July 1, 1999, an administrative certificate valid
4		for 5 years of supervising and administering in the public
5		common schools (unless changed under subsection (a-5) of this
6		Section) may be issued to persons who have graduated from a
7		regionally accredited institution of higher learning with a
8		master's degree and who have been recommended by a recognized
9		institution of higher learning as having completed a program of
10		preparation for one or more of these endorsements. Such
11		programs of academic and professional preparation required for
12		endorsement shall be administered by the institution in
13		accordance with standards set forth by the State Superintendent
14		of Education in consultation with the State Teacher
15		Certification Board.
16		(a-5) Beginning July 1, 2003, if an administrative
17		certificate holder holds a Standard Teaching Certificate, the
18		validity period of the administrative certificate shall be
19		changed, if necessary, so that the validity period of the
20		administrative certificate coincides with the validity period
21		of the Standard Teaching Certificate. Beginning July 1, 2003,
22		if an administrative certificate holder holds a Master Teaching
23		Certificate, the validity period of the administrative
24		certificate shall be changed so that the validity period of the
25		administrative certificate coincides with the validity period
26		of the Master Teaching Certificate.
27		(b) No administrative certificate shall be issued for the
28		first time after June 30, 1987 and no endorsement provided for
29		by this Section shall be made or affixed to an administrative
30		certificate for the first time after June 30, 1987 unless the
31		person to whom such administrative certificate is to be issued
32		or to whose administrative certificate such endorsement is to
33		be affixed has been required to demonstrate as a part of a

1		program of academic or professional preparation for such
2		certification or endorsement: (i) an understanding of the
3		knowledge called for in establishing productive parent-school
4		relationships and of the procedures fostering the involvement
5		which such relationships demand; and (ii) an understanding of
6		the knowledge required for establishing a high quality school
7		climate and promoting good classroom organization and
8		management, including rules of conduct and instructional
9		procedures appropriate to accomplishing the tasks of
10		schooling; and (iii) a demonstration of the knowledge and
11		skills called for in providing instructional leadership. The
12		standards for demonstrating an understanding of such knowledge
13		shall be set forth by the State Board of Education in
14		consultation with the State Teacher Certification Board, and
15		shall be administered by the recognized institutions of higher
16		learning as part of the programs of academic and professional
17		preparation required for certification and endorsement under
18		this Section. As used in this subsection: "establishing
19		productive parent-school relationships" means the ability to
20		maintain effective communication between parents and school
21		personnel, to encourage parental involvement in schooling, and
22		to motivate school personnel to engage parents in encouraging
23		student achievement, including the development of programs and
24		policies which serve to accomplish this purpose; and
25		"establishing a high quality school climate" means the ability
26		to promote academic achievement, to maintain discipline, to
27		recognize substance abuse problems among students and utilize
28		appropriate law enforcement and other community resources to
29		address these problems, to support teachers and students in
30		their education endeavors, to establish learning objectives
31		and to provide instructional leadership, including the
32		development of policies and programs which serve to accomplish
33		this purpose; and "providing instructional leadership" means
34		the ability to effectively evaluate school personnel, to

1		possess general communication and interpersonal skills, and to
2		establish and maintain appropriate classroom learning
3		environments. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply
4		to or affect the initial issuance or making on or before June
5		30, 1987 of any administrative certificate or endorsement
6		provided for under this Section, nor shall such provisions
7		apply to or affect the renewal after June 30, 1987 of any such
8		certificate or endorsement initially issued or made on or
9		before June 30, 1987.
10		(c) Administrative certificates shall be renewed every 5
11		years with the first renewal being 5 years following the
12		initial receipt of an administrative certificate, unless the
13		validity period for the administrative certificate has been
14		changed under subsection (a-5) of this Section, in which case
15		the certificate shall be renewed at the same time that the
16		Standard or Master Teaching Certificate is renewed.
17		(c-5) Before July 1, 2003, renewal requirements for
18		administrators whose positions require certification shall be
19		based upon evidence of continuing professional education which
20		promotes the following goals: (1) improving administrators'
21		knowledge of instructional practices and administrative
22		procedures; (2) maintaining the basic level of competence
23		required for initial certification; and (3) improving the
24		mastery of skills and knowledge regarding the improvement of
25		teaching performance in clinical settings and assessment of the
26		levels of student performance in their schools. Evidence of
27		continuing professional education must include verification of
28		biennial attendance in a program developed by the Illinois
29		Administrators' Academy and verification of annual
30		participation in a school district approved activity which
31		contributes to continuing professional education.
32		(c-10) Beginning July 1, 2003, except as otherwise provided
33		in subsection (c-15) of this Section, persons holding
34		administrative certificates must follow the certificate

1		renewal procedure set forth in this subsection (c-10), provided
2		that those persons holding administrative certificates on June
3		30, 2003 who are renewing those certificates on or after July
4		1, 2003 shall be issued new administrative certificates valid
5		for 5 years (unless changed under subsection (a-5) of this
6		Section), which may be renewed thereafter as set forth in this
7		subsection (c-10).
8		(1) A person holding an administrative certificate and
9		employed in a position requiring administrative certification,
10		including a regional superintendent of schools, must satisfy
11		develop an administrative certificate renewal plan for
12		satisfying the continuing professional development
13		requirements of this Section required to renew his or her
14		administrative certificate. The continuing professional
15		development An administrative certificate renewal plan must
16		include a minimum of 3 individual improvement goals developed
17		by the certificate holder and must include without limitation
18		the following continuing professional development purposes:
19		(1) (A) To improve the administrator's knowledge of
20		instructional practices and administrative procedures in
21		accordance with the Illinois Professional School Leader
22		Standards.
23		(2) (B) To maintain the basic level of competence
24		required for initial certification.
25		(3) (C) To improve the administrator's mastery of
26		skills and knowledge regarding the improvement of teaching
27		performance in clinical settings and assessment of the
28		levels of student performance in the schools.
29		An administrative certificate renewal plan must include a
30		description of how the improvement goals are to be achieved
31		and an explanation of the selected continuing professional
32		development activities to be completed, each of which must
33		meet one or more of the continuing professional development
34		purposes specified in this paragraph (1).

1		The continuing professional development (2) In addition to
2		the requirements in paragraph (1) of this subsection (c-10),
3		the administrative certificate renewal plan must include the
4		following in order for the certificate to be renewed:
5		(A) Participation in continuing professional
6		development activities, which must total a minimum of 100
7		hours of continuing professional development. and which
8		must meet all of the following requirements: (i) The
9		participation must consist of a minimum of 5 activities per
10		validity period of the certificate, and the certificate
11		holder must maintain documentation of completion of each
12		activity.
13		(ii) The activities must address the goals in
14		the certificate holder's professional development
15		plan.
16		(iii) The activities must be aligned with the
17		Illinois Professional School Leader Standards.
18		(iv) A portion of the activities must address
19		the certificate holder's school improvement plan
20		at either the district or school level.
21		(v) The participation must include a
22		communication, dissemination, or application
23		component.
24		(vi) There must be documentation of completion
25		of each activity.
26		(B) Participation every year in an Illinois
27		Administrators' Academy course, which participation must
28		total a minimum of 30 36 continuing professional
29		development hours during the period of the certificate's
30		validity and which must include completion all of the
31		following: (i) Completion of applicable required
32		coursework, including completion of a communication,
33		dissemination, or application component, as defined by the
34		State Board of Education.

1		(ii) Completion of a communication,
2		dissemination, or application component.
3		(iii) Documentation of completion of each
4		activity.
5		(3) Each administrator who is subject to the
6		requirements of this subsection (c-10) but who is not
7		serving as a district or regional superintendent, a
8		director of a cooperative program or special education
9		program, or a director of a State-operated school must
10		submit his or her administrative certificate renewal plan
11		for review to the superintendent of the employing school
12		district or to the director of the cooperative or special
13		education program or State-operated school (or to the
14		superintendent's or director's designee). Each district or
15		regional superintendent, director of a cooperative program
16		or special education program, or director of a
17		State-operated school must submit his or her
18		administrative certificate renewal plan for review to a
19		review panel comprised of peers established by the regional
20		superintendent of schools for the geographic area where the
21		certificate holder is employed as an administrator.
22		(4) If the certificate holder's plan does not conform
23		to the requirements of this subsection (c-10), the reviewer
24		or review panel must notify the certificate holder, who
25		must revise the administrative certificate renewal plan. A
26		certificate holder who is not a regional superintendent of
27		schools may appeal that determination to the regional
28		superintendent of schools for the geographic area where the
29		certificate holder is employed as an administrator. A
30		certificate holder who is a regional superintendent of
31		schools may appeal that determination to the State
32		Superintendent of Education. The regional superintendent
33		of schools or the State Superintendent of Education (or the
34		regional superintendent's or State Superintendent's

1		designee) shall facilitate any modification of the plan, if
2		necessary, to make it acceptable.
3		(5) A certificate holder may modify his or her
4		administrative certificate renewal plan at any time during
5		the validity period of the administrative certificate
6		through the process outlined in paragraphs (3) and (4) of
7		this subsection (c-10).
8		(6) Evidence of completion of the activities in the
9		administrative certificate renewal plan must be submitted
10		to the responsible reviewer or review panel. Before the
11		expiration of the administrative certificate, the
12		certificate holder must request from the responsible
13		reviewer or review panel a signed verification form
14		developed by the State Board of Education confirming that
15		the certificate holder has met the requirements for renewal
16		contained in this Section. A certificate holder who is not
17		a regional superintendent of schools must submit this form
18		to the responsible regional superintendent of schools (or
19		his or her designee) at the time of application for renewal
20		of the certificate. A certificate holder who is a regional
21		superintendent of schools must submit this form for
22		validation to the State Superintendent of Education (or his
23		or her designee) at the time of application for renewal of
24		the certificate.
25		The certificate holder must complete a verification form
26		developed by the State Board of Education and certify that 100
27		hours of continuing professional development activities and 5
28		Administrators' Academy courses have been completed. (7) The
29		regional superintendent of schools shall review and validate
30		the verification form for a certificate holder. Based on
31		compliance with all of the requirements for renewal, the
32		regional superintendent of schools shall forward a
33		recommendation for renewal or non-renewal to the State
34		Superintendent of Education and shall notify the certificate

1		holder of the recommendation. The State Superintendent of
2		Education shall review the recommendation to renew or non-renew
3		and shall notify, in writing, the certificate holder of a
4		decision denying renewal of his or her certificate. Any
5		decision regarding non-renewal of an administrative
6		certificate may be appealed to the State Teacher Certification
7		Board.
8		The State Board of Education, in consultation with the
9		State Teacher Certification Board, shall adopt rules to
10		implement this subsection (c-10).
11		The regional superintendent of schools shall monitor the
12		process for renewal of administrative certificates established
13		in this subsection (c-10).
14		(c-15) This subsection (c-15) applies to the first period
15		of an administrative certificate's validity during which the
16		holder becomes subject to the requirements of subsection (c-10)
17		of this Section if the certificate has less than 5 years'
18		validity or has less than 5 years' validity remaining when the
19		certificate holder becomes subject to the requirements of
20		subsection (c-10) of this Section. With respect to this period,
21		the 100 hours of continuing professional development and 5
22		activities per validity period specified in clause (A) of
23		paragraph (2) of subsection (c-10) of this Section shall
24		instead be deemed to mean 20 hours of continuing professional
25		development and one activity per year of the certificate's
26		validity or remaining validity and the 30 36 continuing
27		professional development hours specified in clause (B) of
28		paragraph (2) of subsection (c-10) of this Section shall
29		instead be deemed to mean completion of at least one course per
30		year of the certificate's validity or remaining validity.
31		Certificate holders who evaluate certified staff must complete
32		a 2-day teacher evaluation course, in addition to the 30
33		continuing professional development hours. If the certificate
34		has 3 or fewer years of validity or 3 or fewer years of

1		validity remaining, the certificate holder is not subject to
2		the requirements for submission and approval of plans for
3		continuing professional development described in paragraphs
4		(1) through (4) of subsection (c-10) of this Section with
5		respect to that period of the certificate's validity.
6		(c-20) The State Board of Education, in consultation with
7		the State Teacher Certification Board, shall develop
8		procedures for implementing this Section and shall administer
9		the renewal of administrative certificates. Failure to submit
10		satisfactory evidence of continuing professional education
11		which contributes to promoting the goals of this Section shall
12		result in a loss of administrative certification.
13		(d) Any limited or life supervisory certificate issued
14		prior to July 1, 1968 shall continue to be valid for all
15		administrative and supervisory positions in the public schools
16		for which it is valid as of that date as long as its holder
17		meets the requirements for registration or renewal as set forth
18		in the statutes or until revoked according to law.
19		(e) The administrative or supervisory positions for which
20		the certificate shall be valid shall be determined by one or
21		more of 3 endorsements: general supervisory, general
22		administrative and superintendent.
23		Subject to the provisions of Section 21-1a, endorsements
24		shall be made under conditions set forth in this Section. The
25		State Board of Education shall, in consultation with the State
26		Teacher Certification Board, adopt rules pursuant to the
27		Illinois Administrative Procedure Act, establishing
28		requirements for obtaining administrative certificates where
29		the minimum administrative or supervisory requirements surpass
30		those set forth in this Section.
31		The State Teacher Certification Board shall file with the
32		State Board of Education a written recommendation when
33		considering additional administrative or supervisory
34		requirements. All additional requirements shall be based upon

1		the requisite knowledge necessary to perform those tasks
2		required by the certificate. The State Board of Education shall
3		in consultation with the State Teacher Certification Board,
4		establish standards within its rules which shall include the
5		academic and professional requirements necessary for
6		certification. These standards shall at a minimum contain, but
7		not be limited to, those used by the State Board of Education
8		in determining whether additional knowledge will be required.
9		Additionally, the State Board of Education shall in
10		consultation with the State Teacher Certification Board,
11		establish provisions within its rules whereby any member of the
12		educational community or the public may file a formal written
13		recommendation or inquiry regarding requirements.
14		(1) Until July 1, 2003, the general supervisory
15		endorsement shall be affixed to the administrative
16		certificate of any holder who has at least 16 semester
17		hours of graduate credit in professional education
18		including 8 semester hours of graduate credit in curriculum
19		and research and who has at least 2 years of full-time
20		teaching experience or school service personnel experience
21		in public schools, schools under the supervision of the
22		Department of Corrections, schools under the
23		administration of the Department of Rehabilitation
24		Services, or nonpublic schools meeting the standards
25		established by the State Superintendent of Education or
26		comparable out-of-state recognition standards approved by
27		the State Superintendent of Education.
28		Such endorsement shall be required for supervisors,
29		curriculum directors and for such similar and related
30		positions as determined by the State Superintendent of
31		Education in consultation with the State Teacher
32		Certification Board.
33		(2) The general administrative endorsement shall be
34		affixed to the administrative certificate of any holder who

1		has at least 20 semester hours of graduate credit in
2		educational administration and supervision and who has at
3		least 2 years of full-time teaching experience or school
4		service personnel experience in public schools, schools
5		under the supervision of the Department of Corrections,
6		schools under the administration of the Department of
7		Rehabilitation Services, or nonpublic schools meeting the
8		standards established by the State Superintendent of
9		Education or comparable out-of-state recognition standards
10		approved by the State Superintendent of Education.
11		Such endorsement shall be required for principal,
12		assistant principal, assistant or associate
13		superintendent, junior college dean and for related or
14		similar positions as determined by the State
15		Superintendent of Education in consultation with the State
16		Teacher Certification Board.
17		Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act,
18		after January 1, 1990 and until January 1, 1991, any
19		teacher employed by a district subject to Article 34 shall
20		be entitled to receive an administrative certificate with a
21		general administrative endorsement affixed thereto if he
22		or she: (i) had at least 3 years of experience as a
23		certified teacher for such district prior to August 1,
24		1985; (ii) obtained a Master's degree prior to August 1,
25		1985; (iii) completed at least 20 hours of graduate credit
26		in education courses (including at least 12 hours in
27		educational administration and supervision) prior to
28		September 1, 1987; and (iv) has received a rating of
29		superior for at least each of the last 5 years. Any person
30		who obtains an administrative certificate with a general
31		administrative endorsement affixed thereto under this
32		paragraph shall not be qualified to serve in any
33		administrative position except assistant principal.
34		(3) The chief school business official endorsement

1		shall be affixed to the administrative certificate of any
2		holder who qualifies by having a Master's degree, two years
3		of administrative experience in school business
4		management, and a minimum of 20 semester hours of graduate
5		credit in a program established by the State Superintendent
6		of Education in consultation with the State Teacher
7		Certification Board for the preparation of school business
8		administrators. Such endorsement shall also be affixed to
9		the administrative certificate of any holder who qualifies
10		by having a Master's Degree in Business Administration,
11		Finance or Accounting from a regionally accredited
12		institution of higher education.
13		After June 30, 1977, such endorsement shall be required
14		for any individual first employed as a chief school
15		business official.
16		(4) The superintendent endorsement shall be affixed to
17		the administrative certificate of any holder who has
18		completed 30 semester hours of graduate credit beyond the
19		master's degree in a program for the preparation of
20		superintendents of schools including 16 semester hours of
21		graduate credit in professional education and who has at
22		least 2 years experience as an administrator or supervisor
23		in the public schools or the State Board of Education or
24		education service regions or in nonpublic schools meeting
25		the standards established by the State Superintendent of
26		Education or comparable out-of-state recognition standards
27		approved by the State Superintendent of Education and holds
28		general supervisory or general administrative endorsement,
29		or who has had 2 years of experience as a supervisor or
30		administrator while holding an all-grade supervisory
31		certificate or a certificate comparable in validity and
32		educational and experience requirements.
33		After June 30, 1968, such endorsement shall be required
34		for a superintendent of schools, except as provided in the

1		second paragraph of this Section and in Section 34-6.
2		Any person appointed to the position of superintendent
3		between the effective date of this Act and June 30, 1993 in
4		a school district organized pursuant to Article 32 with an
5		enrollment of at least 20,000 pupils shall be exempt from
6		the provisions of this paragraph (4) until June 30, 1996.
7		(f) All official interpretations or acts of issuing or
8		denying administrative certificates or endorsements by the
9		State Teacher's Certification Board, State Board of Education
10		or the State Superintendent of Education, from the passage of
11		P.A. 81-1208 on November 8, 1979 through September 24, 1981 are
12		hereby declared valid and legal acts in all respects and
13		further that the purported repeal of the provisions of this
14		Section by P.A. 81-1208 and P.A. 81-1509 is declared null and
15		void.
16		(Source: P.A. 91-102, eff. 7-12-99; 92-796, eff. 8-10-02.)
17		(105 ILCS 5/21-9) (from Ch. 122, par. 21-9)
18		Sec. 21-9. Substitute certificates and substitute
19		teaching.
20		(a) A substitute teacher's certificate may be issued for
21		teaching in all grades of the common schools. Such certificate
22		may be issued upon request of the regional superintendent of
23		schools of any region in which the teacher is to teach. A
24		substitute teacher's certificate is valid for teaching in the
25		public schools of any county. Such certificate may be issued to
26		persons who either (a) hold a certificate valid for teaching in
27		the common schools as shown on the face of the certificate, (b)
28		hold a bachelor of arts degree from an institution of higher
29		learning accredited by the North Central Association or other
30		comparable regional accrediting association or have been
31		graduated from a recognized institution of higher learning with
32		a bachelor's degree, or (c) have had 2 years of teaching
33		experience and meet such other rules and regulations as may be

1		adopted by the State Board of Education in consultation with
2		the State Teacher Certification Board. Such certificate shall
3		expire on June 30 in the fourth year from date of issue.
4		Substitute teacher's certificates are not subject to
5		endorsement as described in Section 21-1b of this Code.
6		(b) A teacher holding a substitute teacher's certificate
7		may teach only in the place of a certified teacher who is under
8		contract with the employing board and may teach only when no
9		appropriate fully certified teacher is available to teach in a
10		substitute capacity. A teacher holding an early childhood
11		certificate, an elementary certificate, a high school
12		certificate, or a special certificate may also substitute teach
13		in grades K-12 but only in the place of a certified teacher who
14		is under contract with the employing board. A substitute
15		teacher may teach only for a period not to exceed 90 paid
16		school days or 450 paid school hours in any one school district
17		in any one school term. However, for the 2001-2002, 2002-2003,
18		and 2003-2004 school years, a teacher holding an early
19		childhood, elementary, high school, or special certificate may
20		substitute teach for a period not to exceed 120 paid school
21		days or 600 paid school hours in any one school district in any
22		one school term. Where such teaching is partly on a daily and
23		partly on an hourly basis, a school day shall be considered as
24		5 hours. The teaching limitations imposed by this subsection
25		upon teachers holding substitute certificates shall not apply
26		in any school district operating under Article 34.
27		(Source: P.A. 91-102, eff. 7-12-99; 92-184, eff. 7-27-01.)
28		(105 ILCS 5/21-12) (from Ch. 122, par. 21-12)
29		Sec. 21-12. Printing; Seal; Signature; Credentials. All
30		certificates shall be printed by and bear the signatures of the
31		chairman and of the secretary of the State Teacher
32		Certification Board. Each certificate shall show the
33		integrally printed seal of the State Teacher Certification

1		Board. All college credentials offered as the basis of a
2		certificate shall be presented to the secretary of the State
3		Teacher Certification Board for inspection and approval.
4		Commencing July 1, 1999, each application for a certificate
5		or evaluation of credentials shall be accompanied by an
6		evaluation fee of $30 payable to the State Superintendent of
7		Education, which is not refundable, except that no application
8		or evaluation fee shall be required for a Master Certificate
9		issued pursuant to subsection (d) of Section 21-2 of this Code.
10		The proceeds of each $30 fee shall be paid into the Teacher
11		Certificate Fee Revolving Fund, created under Section 21-1b of
12		this Code; and the moneys in that Fund shall be appropriated
13		and used to provide the technology and other resources
14		necessary for the timely and efficient processing of
15		certification requests.
16		The State Board of Education and each regional office of
17		education are authorized to charge a service or convenience fee
18		for the use of credit cards for the payment of certification
19		fees. This service or convenience fee may not exceed the amount
20		required by the credit card processing company or vendor that
21		has entered into a contract with the State Board or regional
22		office of education for this purpose, and the fee must be paid
23		to that company or vendor.
24		When evaluation verifies the requirements for a valid
25		certificate, the applicant shall be issued an entitlement card
26		that may be presented to a regional superintendent of schools
27		for issuance of a certificate.
28		The applicant shall be notified of any deficiencies.
29		(Source: P.A. 91-102, eff. 7-12-99; 91-357, eff. 7-29-99.)
30		(105 ILCS 5/21-14) (from Ch. 122, par. 21-14)
31		Sec. 21-14. Registration and renewal of certificates.
32		(a) A limited four-year certificate or a certificate issued
33		after July 1, 1955, shall be renewable at its expiration or

1		within 60 days thereafter by the county superintendent of
2		schools having supervision and control over the school where
3		the teacher is teaching upon certified evidence of meeting the
4		requirements for renewal as required by this Act and prescribed
5		by the State Board of Education in consultation with the State
6		Teacher Certification Board. An elementary supervisory
7		certificate shall not be renewed at the end of the first
8		four-year period covered by the certificate unless the holder
9		thereof has filed certified evidence with the State Teacher
10		Certification Board that he has a master's degree or that he
11		has earned 8 semester hours of credit in the field of
12		educational administration and supervision in a recognized
13		institution of higher learning. The holder shall continue to
14		earn 8 semester hours of credit each four-year period until
15		such time as he has earned a master's degree.
16		All certificates not renewed or registered as herein
17		provided shall lapse after a period of 5 years from the
18		expiration of the last year of registration. Such certificates
19		may be reinstated for a one year period upon payment of all
20		accumulated registration fees. Such reinstated certificates
21		shall only be renewed: (1) by earning 5 semester hours of
22		credit in a recognized institution of higher learning in the
23		field of professional education or in courses related to the
24		holder's contractual teaching duties; or (2) by presenting
25		evidence of holding a valid regular certificate of some other
26		type. Any certificate may be voluntarily surrendered by the
27		certificate holder. A voluntarily surrendered certificate
28		shall be treated as a revoked certificate.
29		(b) When those teaching certificates issued before
30		February 15, 2000 are renewed for the first time after February
31		15, 2000, all such teaching certificates shall be exchanged for
32		Standard Teaching Certificates as provided in subsection (c) of
33		Section 21-2. All Initial and Standard Teaching Certificates,
34		including those issued to persons who previously held teaching

1		certificates issued before February 15, 2000, shall be
2		renewable under the conditions set forth in this subsection
3		(b).
4		Initial Teaching Certificates are nonrenewable and are
5		valid for 4 years of teaching, as provided in subsection (b) of
6		Section 21-2 of this Code, and are renewable every 4 years
7		until the person completes 4 years of teaching. If the holder
8		of an Initial Certificate has completed 4 years of teaching but
9		has not completed the requirements set forth in paragraph (2)
10		of subsection (c) of Section 21-2 of this Code, then the
11		Initial Certificate may be reinstated for one year, during
12		which the requirements must be met. A holder of an Initial
13		certificate who has not completed 4 years of teaching may
14		continuously register the certificate for additional 4-year
15		periods without penalty. Initial Certificates that are not
16		registered shall lapse consistent with subsection (a) of this
17		Section and may be reinstated only in accordance with
18		subsection (a). Standard Teaching Certificates are renewable
19		every 5 years as provided in subsection (c) of Section 21-2 and
20		subsection (c) of this Section. For purposes of this Section,
21		"teaching" is defined as employment and performance of services
22		in an Illinois public or State-operated elementary school,
23		secondary school, or cooperative or joint agreement with a
24		governing body or board of control, in a certificated teaching
25		position, or a charter school operating in compliance with the
26		Charter Schools Law.
27		(c) In compliance with subsection (c) of Section 21-2 of
28		this Code, which provides that a Standard Teaching Certificate
29		may be renewed by the State Teacher Certification Board based
30		upon proof of continuing professional development, the State
31		Board of Education and the State Teacher Certification Board
32		shall jointly:
33		(1) establish a procedure for renewing Standard
34		Teaching Certificates, which shall include but not be

1		limited to annual timelines for the renewal process and the
2		components set forth in subsections (d) through (k) of this
3		Section;
4		(2) establish the standards for certificate renewal;
5		(3) approve or disapprove the providers of continuing
6		professional development activities;
7		(4) determine the maximum credit for each category of
8		continuing professional development activities, based upon
9		recommendations submitted by a continuing professional
10		development activity task force, which shall consist of 6
11		staff members from the State Board of Education, appointed
12		by the State Superintendent of Education, and 6 teacher
13		representatives, 3 of whom are selected by the Illinois
14		Education Association and 3 of whom are selected by the
15		Illinois Federation of Teachers;
16		(5) designate the type and amount of documentation
17		required to show that continuing professional development
18		activities have been completed; and
19		(6) provide, on a timely basis to all Illinois
20		teachers, certificate holders, regional superintendents of
21		schools, school districts, and others with an interest in
22		continuing professional development, information about the
23		standards and requirements established pursuant to this
24		subsection (c).
25		(d) Any Standard Teaching Certificate held by an individual
26		employed and performing services in an Illinois public or
27		State-operated elementary school, secondary school, or
28		cooperative or joint agreement with a governing body or board
29		of control in a certificated teaching position or a charter
30		school in compliance with the Charter Schools Law must be
31		maintained Valid and Active through certificate renewal
32		activities specified in the certificate renewal procedure
33		established pursuant to subsection (c) of this Section,
34		provided that a holder of a Valid and Active certificate who is

1		only employed on either a part-time basis or day-to-day basis
2		as a substitute teacher shall pay only the required
3		registration fee to renew his or her certificate and maintain
4		it as Valid and Active. All other Standard Teaching
5		Certificates held may be maintained as Valid and Exempt through
6		the registration process provided for in the certificate
7		renewal procedure established pursuant to subsection (c) of
8		this Section. A Valid and Exempt certificate must be
9		immediately activated, through procedures developed jointly by
10		the State Board of Education and the State Teacher
11		Certification Board, upon the certificate holder becoming
12		employed and performing services in an Illinois public or
13		State-operated elementary school, secondary school, or
14		cooperative or joint agreement with a governing body or board
15		of control in a certificated teaching position or a charter
16		school operating in compliance with the Charter Schools Law. A
17		holder of a Valid and Exempt certificate may activate his or
18		her certificate through procedures provided for in the
19		certificate renewal procedure established pursuant to
20		subsection (c) of this Section.
21		(e)(1) A Standard Teaching Certificate that has been
22		maintained as Valid and Active for the 5 years of the
23		certificate's validity shall be renewed as Valid and Active
24		upon the certificate holder: (i) completing an advanced degree
25		from an approved institution in an education-related field;
26		(ii) completing at least 8 semester hours of coursework as
27		described in subdivision (B) of paragraph (3) of this
28		subsection (e); (iii) earning at least 24 continuing education
29		units as described in subdivision (C) of paragraph (3) of this
30		subsection (e); (iv) completing the National Board for
31		Professional Teaching Standards process as described in
32		subdivision (D) of paragraph (3) of this subsection (e); or (v)
33		earning 120 continuing professional development units ("CPDU")
34		as described in subdivision (E) of paragraph (3) of this

1		subsection (e). The maximum continuing professional
2		development units for each continuing professional development
3		activity identified in subdivisions (F) through (J) of
4		paragraph (3) of this subsection (e) shall be jointly
5		determined by the State Board of Education and the State
6		Teacher Certification Board. If, however, the certificate
7		holder has maintained the certificate as Valid and Exempt for a
8		portion of the 5-year period of validity, the number of
9		continuing professional development units needed to renew the
10		certificate as Valid and Active shall be proportionately
11		reduced by the amount of time the certificate was Valid and
12		Exempt. Furthermore, if a certificate holder is employed and
13		performs teaching services on a part-time basis for all or a
14		portion of the certificate's 5-year period of validity, the
15		number of continuing professional development units needed to
16		renew the certificate as Valid and Active shall be reduced by
17		50% for the amount of time the certificate holder has been
18		employed and performed teaching services on a part-time basis.
19		Part-time shall be defined as less than 50% of the school day
20		or school term.
21		Notwithstanding any other requirements to the contrary, if
22		a Standard Teaching Certificate has been maintained as Valid
23		and Active for the 5 years of the certificate's validity and
24		the certificate holder has completed his or her certificate
25		renewal plan before July 1, 2002, the certificate shall be
26		renewed as Valid and Active.
27		(2) Beginning July 1, 2004, in order to satisfy the
28		requirements for continuing professional development provided
29		for in subsection (c) of Section 21-2 of this Code, each Each
30		Valid and Active Standard Teaching Certificate holder shall
31		complete professional development activities develop a
32		certificate renewal plan for satisfying the continuing
33		professional development requirement provided for in
34		subsection (c) of Section 21-2 of this Code. Certificate

1		holders with multiple certificates shall develop a certificate
2		renewal plan that addresses only that address the certificate
3		or those certificates that are required of his or her
4		certificated teaching position, if the certificate holder is
5		employed and performing services in an Illinois public or
6		State-operated elementary school, secondary school, or
7		cooperative or joint agreement with a governing body or board
8		of control, or that certificate or those certificates most
9		closely related to his or her teaching position, if the
10		certificate holder is employed in a charter school. Except as
11		otherwise provided in this subsection (e), the certificate
12		holder's activities must address a certificate renewal plan
13		shall include a minimum of 3 individual improvement goals
14		developed by the certificate holder and shall reflect purposes
15		(A), (B), and (C), or (D) and may reflect purpose (E) (D) of
16		the following continuing professional development purposes:
17		(A) Advance both the certificate holder's knowledge
18		and skills as a teacher consistent with the Illinois
19		Professional Teaching Standards and the Illinois Content
20		Area Standards in the certificate holder's areas of
21		certification, endorsement, or teaching assignment in
22		order to keep the certificate holder current in those
23		areas.
24		(B) Develop the certificate holder's knowledge and
25		skills in areas determined to be critical for all Illinois
26		teachers, as defined by the State Board of Education, known
27		as "State priorities".
28		(C) Address the knowledge, skills, and goals of the
29		certificate holder's local school improvement plan, if the
30		teacher is employed in an Illinois public or State-operated
31		elementary school, secondary school, or cooperative or
32		joint agreement with a governing body or board of control.
33		(D) Expand the certificate holder's knowledge and
34		skills in an additional teaching field or toward the

1		acquisition of another teaching certificate, endorsement,
2		or relevant education degree.
3		(E) Address the needs of serving students with
4		disabilities, including adapting and modifying the general
5		curriculum related to the Illinois Learning Standards to
6		meet the needs of students with disabilities and serving
7		such students in the least restrictive environment.
8		Teachers who hold certificates endorsed for special
9		education must devote at least 50% of their continuing
10		professional development activities to this purpose.
11		Teachers holding other certificates must devote at least
12		20% of their activities to this purpose.
13		A certificate renewal plan must include a description of how
14		these goals are to be achieved and an explanation of selected
15		continuing professional development activities to be
16		completed, each of which must meet one or more of the
17		continuing professional development purposes specified in this
18		paragraph (2). The plan shall identify potential activities and
19		include projected timelines for those activities that will
20		assure completion of the plan before the expiration of the
21		5-year validity of the Standard Teaching Certificate. Except as
22		otherwise provided in this subsection (e), at least 50% of
23		continuing professional development units must relate to
24		purposes (A) and (B) set forth in this paragraph (2): the
25		advancement of a certificate holder's knowledge and skills as a
26		teacher consistent with the Illinois Professional Teaching
27		Standards and the Illinois Content Area Standards in the
28		certificate holder's areas of certification, endorsement, or
29		teaching assignment in order to keep the certificate holder
30		current in those areas and the development of a certificate
31		holder's knowledge and skills in the State priorities that
32		exist at the time the certificate renewal plan is developed.
33		A speech-language pathologist or audiologist who is
34		licensed under the Illinois Speech-Language Pathology and

1		Audiology Practice Act and who has met the continuing education
2		requirements of that Act and the rules promulgated under that
3		Act shall be deemed to have satisfied the continuing
4		professional development requirements established by the State
5		Board of Education and the Teacher Certification Board to renew
6		a Standard Certificate.
7		(3) Continuing professional development activities
8		included in a certificate renewal plan may include, but are not
9		limited to, the following activities:
10		(A) completion of an advanced degree from an approved
11		institution in an education-related field;
12		(B) at least 8 semester hours of coursework in an
13		approved education-related program, of which at least 2
14		semester hours relate to the continuing professional
15		development purpose set forth in purpose (A) of paragraph
16		(2) of this subsection (e), completion of which means no
17		provided that such a plan need not include any other
18		continuing professional development activities are
19		required nor reflect or contain activities related to the
20		other continuing professional development purposes set
21		forth in paragraph (2) of this subsection (e);
22		(C) continuing education units that satisfy the
23		continuing professional development purposes set forth in
24		paragraph (2) of this subsection (e), with each continuing
25		education unit equal to 5 clock hours, provided that a plan
26		that includes at least 24 continuing education units (or
27		120 clock/contact hours) need not include any other
28		continuing professional development activities;
29		(D) completion of the National Board for of
30		Professional Teaching Standards ("NBPTS") process for
31		certification or recertification, completion of which
32		means no provided that a plan that includes completion of
33		the NBPTS process need not include any other continuing
34		professional development activities are required nor

1		reflect or contain activities related to the continuing
2		professional development purposes set forth in paragraph
3		(2) of subsection (e) of this Section;
4		(E) completion of 120 continuing professional
5		development units that satisfy the continuing professional
6		development purposes set forth in paragraph (2) of this
7		subsection (e) and may include without limitation the
8		activities identified in subdivisions (F) through (J) of
9		this paragraph (3);
10		(F) collaboration and partnership activities related
11		to improving the teacher's knowledge and skills as a
12		teacher, including the following:
13		(i) participating on collaborative planning and
14		professional improvement teams and committees;
15		(ii) peer review and coaching;
16		(iii) mentoring in a formal mentoring program,
17		including service as a consulting teacher
18		participating in a remediation process formulated
19		under Section 24A-5 of this Code;
20		(iv) participating in site-based management or
21		decision making teams, relevant committees, boards, or
22		task forces directly related to school improvement
23		plans;
24		(v) coordinating community resources in schools,
25		if the project is a specific goal of the school
26		improvement plan;
27		(vi) facilitating parent education programs for a
28		school, school district, or regional office of
29		education directly related to student achievement or
30		school improvement plans;
31		(vii) participating in business, school, or
32		community partnerships directly related to student
33		achievement or school improvement plans; or
34		(viii) supervising a student teacher or teacher

1		education candidate in clinical supervision, provided
2		that the supervision may only be counted once during
3		the course of 5 years;
4		(G) college or university coursework related to
5		improving the teacher's knowledge and skills as a teacher
6		as follows:
7		(i) completing undergraduate or graduate credit
8		earned from a regionally accredited institution in
9		coursework relevant to the certificate area being
10		renewed, including coursework that incorporates
11		induction activities and development of a portfolio of
12		both student and teacher work that provides experience
13		in reflective practices, provided the coursework meets
14		Illinois Professional Teaching Standards or Illinois
15		Content Area Standards and supports the essential
16		characteristics of quality professional development;
17		or
18		(ii) teaching college or university courses in
19		areas relevant to the certificate area being renewed,
20		provided that the teaching may only be counted once
21		during the course of 5 years;
22		(H) conferences, workshops, institutes, seminars, and
23		symposiums related to improving the teacher's knowledge
24		and skills as a teacher, subject to disapproval of the
25		activity or event by the State Teacher Certification Board
26		acting jointly with the State Board of Education, including
27		the following:
28		(i) completing non-university credit directly
29		related to student achievement, school improvement
30		plans, or State priorities;
31		(ii) participating in or presenting at workshops,
32		seminars, conferences, institutes, and symposiums;
33		(iii) training as external reviewers for Quality
34		Assurance; or

1		(iv) training as reviewers of university teacher
2		preparation programs. ;
3		A teacher, however, may not receive credit for conferences,
4		workshops, institutes, seminars, or symposiums that are
5		designed for entertainment, promotional, or commercial
6		purposes or that are solely inspirational or motivational.
7		The State Superintendent of Education and regional
8		superintendents of schools are authorized to review the
9		activities and events provided or to be provided under this
10		subdivision (H) and to investigate complaints regarding
11		those activities and events, and either the State
12		Superintendent of Education or a regional superintendent
13		of schools may recommend that the State Teacher
14		Certification Board and the State Board of Education
15		jointly disapprove those activities and events considered
16		to be inconsistent with this subdivision (H);
17		(I) other educational experiences related to improving
18		the teacher's knowledge and skills as a teacher, including
19		the following:
20		(i) participating in action research and inquiry
21		projects;
22		(ii) observing programs or teaching in schools,
23		related businesses, or industry that is systematic,
24		purposeful, and relevant to certificate renewal;
25		(iii) traveling related to one's ones teaching
26		assignment, directly related to student achievement or
27		school improvement plans and approved by the regional
28		superintendent of schools or his or her designee at
29		least 30 days prior to the travel experience, provided
30		that the traveling shall not include time spent
31		commuting to destinations where the learning
32		experience will occur;
33		(iv) participating in study groups related to
34		student achievement or school improvement plans;

1		(v) serving on a statewide education-related
2		committee, including but not limited to the State
3		Teacher Certification Board, State Board of Education
4		strategic agenda teams, or the State Advisory Council
5		on Education of Children with Disabilities;
6		(vi) participating in work/learn programs or
7		internships; or
8		(vii) developing a portfolio of student and
9		teacher work;
10		(J) professional leadership experiences related to
11		improving the teacher's knowledge and skills as a teacher,
12		including the following:
13		(i) participating in curriculum development or
14		assessment activities at the school, school district,
15		regional office of education, State, or national
16		level;
17		(ii) participating in team or department
18		leadership in a school or school district;
19		(iii) participating on external or internal school
20		or school district review teams;
21		(iv) publishing educational articles, columns, or
22		books relevant to the certificate area being renewed;
23		or
24		(v) participating in non-strike related
25		professional association or labor organization service
26		or activities related to professional development; .
27		(K) receipt of a subsequent Illinois certificate or
28		endorsement pursuant to this Article; or
29		(L) completion of requirements for meeting the
30		Illinois criteria for becoming "highly qualified" (for
31		purposes of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, Public
32		Law 107-110) in an additional teaching area.
33		(M) Successful completion of 4 semester hours of
34		graduate-level coursework on the assessment of one's own

1		performance in relation to the Illinois Teaching
2		Standards, as described in clause (B) of paragraph (2) of
3		subsection (c) of Section 21-2 of this Code.
4		(N) Successful completion of a minimum of 4 semester
5		hours of graduate-level coursework addressing preparation
6		to meet the requirements for certification by the National
7		Board for Professional Teaching Standards, as described in
8		clause (C) of paragraph (2) of subsection (c) of Section
9		21-2 of this Code.
10		(4) A person must complete the requirements of this
11		subsection (e) before the expiration of his or her Standard
12		Teaching Certificate and must submit assurance to the regional
13		superintendent of schools or, if applicable, a local
14		professional development committee authorized by the regional
15		superintendent to submit recommendations to him or her for this
16		purpose. The statement of assurance shall contain a list of the
17		activities completed, the provider offering each activity, the
18		number of credits earned for each activity, and the purposes to
19		which each activity is attributed. The certificate holder shall
20		maintain the evidence of completion of each activity for at
21		least one certificate renewal cycle. The certificate holder
22		shall affirm under penalty of perjury that he or she has
23		completed the activities listed and will maintain the required
24		evidence of completion. The State Board of Education or the
25		regional superintendent of schools for each region shall
26		conduct random audits of assurance statements and supporting
27		documentation. A certificate renewal plan must initially be
28		approved by the certificate holder's local professional
29		development committee, as provided for in subsection (f) of
30		this Section. If the local professional development committee
31		does not approve the certificate renewal plan, the certificate
32		holder may appeal that determination to the regional
33		professional development review committee, as provided for in
34		paragraph (2) of subsection (g) of this Section. If the

1		regional professional development review committee disagrees
2		with the local professional development committee's
3		determination, the certificate renewal plan shall be deemed
4		approved and the certificate holder may begin satisfying the
5		continuing professional development activities set forth in
6		the plan. If the regional professional development review
7		committee agrees with the local professional development
8		committee's determination, the certificate renewal plan shall
9		be deemed disapproved and shall be returned to the certificate
10		holder to develop a revised certificate renewal plan. In all
11		cases, the regional professional development review committee
12		shall immediately notify both the local professional
13		development committee and the certificate holder of its
14		determination.
15		(5) (Blank). A certificate holder who wishes to modify the
16		continuing professional development activities or goals in his
17		or her certificate renewal plan must submit the proposed
18		modifications to his or her local professional development
19		committee for approval prior to engaging in the proposed
20		activities. If the local professional development committee
21		does not approve the proposed modification, the certificate
22		holder may appeal that determination to the regional
23		professional development review committee, as set forth in
24		paragraph (4) of this subsection (e).
25		(6) (Blank). When a certificate holder changes assignments
26		or school districts during the course of completing a
27		certificate renewal plan, the professional development and
28		continuing education credit earned pursuant to the plan shall
29		transfer to the new assignment or school district and count
30		toward the total requirements. This certificate renewal plan
31		must be reviewed by the appropriate local professional
32		development committee and may be modified to reflect the
33		certificate holder's new work assignment or the school
34		improvement plan of the new school district or school building.

1		(f) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Code, a
2		school district is authorized to enter into an agreement with
3		the exclusive bargaining representative, if any, to form a
4		local professional development committee (LPDC). The
5		membership and terms of members of the LPDC may be determined
6		by the agreement. Provisions regarding LPDCs contained in a
7		collective bargaining agreement in existence on the effective
8		date of this amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly
9		between a school district and the exclusive bargaining
10		representative shall remain in full force and effect for the
11		term of the agreement, unless terminated by mutual agreement.
12		The LPDC shall make recommendations to the regional
13		superintendent of schools on renewal of teaching certificates.
14		The regional superintendent of schools for each region each
15		school district, charter school, and cooperative or joint
16		agreement with a governing body or board of control that
17		employs certificated staff, shall establish and implement, in
18		conjunction with its exclusive representative, if any, one or
19		more local professional development committees, as set forth in
20		this subsection (f), which shall perform the following
21		functions:
22		(1) review recommendations for and approve certificate
23		renewal, if any, received from LPDCs plans and any
24		modifications made to these plans, including transferred
25		plans;
26		(2) (blank); maintain a file of approved certificate
27		renewal plans;
28		(3) (blank); monitor certificate holders' progress in
29		completing approved certificate renewal plans, provided
30		that a local professional development committee shall not
31		be required to maintain materials submitted by certificate
32		holders to demonstrate their progress in completing their
33		certificate renewal plans after the committee has reviewed
34		the materials and the credits have been awarded;

1		(4) (blank); assist in the development of professional
2		development plans based upon needs identified in
3		certificate renewal plans;
4		(5) determine whether certificate holders have met the
5		requirements for of their certificate renewal plans and
6		notify certificate holders if the decision is not to renew
7		the certificate of its determination;
8		(6) provide a certificate holder with the opportunity
9		to appeal a recommendation made by a LPDC, if any, not to
10		renew the certificate to the regional professional
11		development review committee address the committee when it
12		has determined that the certificate holder has not met the
13		requirements of his or her certificate renewal plan;
14		(7) issue and forward recommendations for renewal or
15		nonrenewal of certificate holders' Standard Teaching
16		Certificates to the State Teacher Certification Board
17		appropriate regional superintendent of schools, based upon
18		whether certificate holders have met the requirements of
19		their approved certificate renewal plans, with 30-day
20		written notice of its recommendation provided to the
21		certificate holder prior to forwarding the recommendation
22		to the regional superintendent of schools, provided that if
23		the local professional development committee's
24		recommendation is for certificate nonrenewal, the written
25		notice provided to the certificate holder shall include a
26		return receipt; and
27		(8) (blank). reconsider its recommendation of
28		certificate nonrenewal, upon request of the certificate
29		holder within 30 days of receipt of written notification
30		that the local professional development committee will
31		make such a recommendation, and forward to the regional
32		superintendent of schools its recommendation within 30
33		days of receipt of the certificate holder's request.
34		Each local professional development committee shall

1		consist of at least 3 classroom teachers; one superintendent or
2		chief administrator of the school district, charter school, or
3		cooperative or joint agreement or his or her designee; and one
4		at-large member who shall be either (i) a parent, (ii) a member
5		of the business community, (iii) a community member, or (iv) an
6		administrator, with preference given to an individual chosen
7		from among those persons listed in items (i), (ii), and (iii)
8		in order to secure representation of an interest not already
9		represented on the committee. Except in a school district in a
10		city having a population exceeding 500,000, a local
11		professional development committee shall be responsible for no
12		more than 200 certificate renewal plans annually unless
13		otherwise mutually agreed upon by the school district, charter
14		school, or governing body or board of control of a cooperative
15		or joint agreement and its exclusive representative, if any. If
16		mutually agreed upon by the school district, charter school, or
17		governing body or board of control of a cooperative or joint
18		agreement and its exclusive representative, if any, additional
19		members may be added to a local professional development
20		committee, provided that a majority of members are classroom
21		teachers. Except in a school district in a city having a
22		population exceeding 500,000, if additional members are added
23		to a local professional development committee, the maximum
24		number of certificate renewal plans for which the committee
25		shall annually be responsible may be increased by 50 plans for
26		each additional member, unless otherwise mutually agreed upon
27		by the school district, charter school, or governing body or
28		board of control of a cooperative or joint agreement and its
29		exclusive representative, if any. The school district, charter
30		school, or governing body or board of control of a cooperative
31		or joint agreement and its exclusive representative, if any,
32		shall determine the term of service of the members of a local
33		professional development committee. All individuals selected
34		to serve on local professional development committees must be

1		known to demonstrate the best practices in teaching or their
2		respective field of practice.
3		The exclusive representative, if any, shall select the
4		classroom teacher members of the local professional
5		development committee. If no exclusive representative exists,
6		then the classroom teacher members of a local professional
7		development committee shall be selected by the classroom
8		teachers that come within the local professional development
9		committee's authority. The school district, charter school, or
10		governing body or board of control of a cooperative or joint
11		agreement shall select the 2 non-classroom teacher members (the
12		superintendent or chief administrator of the school district,
13		charter school, or cooperative or joint agreement or his or her
14		designee and the at-large member) of a local professional
15		development committee. Vacancies in positions on a local
16		professional development committee shall be filled in the same
17		manner as the original selections. The members of a local
18		professional development committee shall select a chairperson.
19		Local professional development committee meetings shall be
20		scheduled so as not to interfere with committee members'
21		regularly scheduled teaching duties, except when otherwise
22		permitted by the policies of or agreed to or approved by the
23		school district, charter school, or governing body or board of
24		control of a cooperative or joint agreement, or its designee.
25		The board of education or governing board shall convene the
26		first meeting of the local professional development committee.
27		All actions taken by the local professional development
28		committee shall require that a majority of committee members be
29		present, and no committee action may be taken unless 50% or
30		more of those present are teacher members.
31		The State Board of Education and the State Teacher
32		Certification Board shall jointly provide local professional
33		development committee members with a training manual, and the
34		members shall certify that they have received and read the

1		manual.
2		Notwithstanding any other provisions of this subsection
3		(f), for a teacher employed and performing services in a
4		nonpublic or State-operated elementary or secondary school,
5		all references to a local professional development committee
6		shall mean the regional superintendent of schools of the
7		regional office of education for the geographic area where the
8		teaching is done.
9		(g)(1) Each regional superintendent of schools shall
10		review and concur or nonconcur with each recommendation for
11		renewal or nonrenewal of a Standard Teaching Certificate he or
12		she receives from a local professional development committee,
13		if any, or, if a certificate holder appeals the recommendation
14		to the regional professional development review committee, the
15		recommendation for renewal or nonrenewal he or she receives
16		from a regional professional development review committee and,
17		within 14 days of receipt of the recommendation, shall provide
18		the State Teacher Certification Board with verification of the
19		following, if applicable:
20		(A) the certificate holder has satisfactorily
21		completed professional development and continuing
22		education activities set forth in paragraph (3) of
23		subsection (e) of this Section; a certificate renewal plan
24		was filed and approved by the appropriate local
25		professional development committee;
26		(B) the certificate holder has submitted the statement
27		of assurance required under paragraph (4) of subsection (e)
28		of this Section, and this statement has been attached to
29		the application for renewal; the professional development
30		and continuing education activities set forth in the
31		approved certificate renewal plan have been satisfactorily
32		completed;
33		(C) the local professional development committee, if
34		any, has recommended the renewal of the certificate

1		holder's Standard Teaching Certificate and forwarded the
2		recommendation, along with all supporting documentation as
3		jointly required by the State Board of Education and the
4		State Teacher Certification Board, to the regional
5		superintendent of schools;
6		(D) the certificate holder has appealed his or her
7		local professional development committee's recommendation
8		of nonrenewal, if any, to the regional professional
9		development review committee and the result of that appeal;
10		(E) the regional superintendent of schools has
11		concurred or nonconcurred with the local professional
12		development committee's or regional professional
13		development review committee's recommendation, if any, to
14		renew or nonrenew the certificate holder's Standard
15		Teaching Certificate and made a recommendation to that
16		effect; and
17		(F) the established registration fee for the Standard
18		Teaching Certificate has been paid.
19		If At the same time the regional superintendent of schools
20		provides the State Teacher Certification Board with the notice
21		required by this subsection (g) includes a recommendation of
22		certificate nonrenewal, then, at the same time the regional
23		superintendent of schools provides the State Teacher
24		Certification Board with the notice, he or she shall also
25		notify the certificate holder in writing, by certified mail,
26		return receipt requested, that this notice has been provided to
27		the State Teacher Certification Board, provided that if the
28		notice provided by the regional superintendent of schools to
29		the State Teacher Certification Board includes a
30		recommendation of certificate nonrenewal, the written notice
31		provided to the certificate holder shall be by certified mail,
32		return receipt requested.
33		(2) Each certificate holder shall have the right to appeal
34		his or her local professional development committee's

1		recommendation of nonrenewal, if any, to the regional
2		professional development review committee, within 14 days of
3		receipt of notice that the recommendation has been sent to the
4		regional superintendent of schools. Each regional
5		superintendent of schools shall establish a regional
6		professional development review committee or committees for
7		the purpose of advising the regional superintendent of schools,
8		upon request, and handling certificate holder appeals. This
9		committee shall consist of at least 4 classroom teachers, one
10		non-administrative certificated educational employee, 2
11		administrators, and one at-large member who shall be either (i)
12		a parent, (ii) a member of the business community, (iii) a
13		community member, or (iv) an administrator, with preference
14		given to an individual chosen from among those persons listed
15		in items (i), (ii), and (iii) in order to secure representation
16		of an interest not already represented on the committee. The
17		teacher and non-administrative certificated educational
18		employee members of the review committee shall be selected by
19		their exclusive representative, if any, and the administrators
20		and at-large member shall be selected by the regional
21		superintendent of schools. A regional superintendent of
22		schools may add additional members to the committee, provided
23		that the same proportion of teachers to administrators and
24		at-large members on the committee is maintained. Any additional
25		teacher and non-administrative certificated educational
26		employee members shall be selected by their exclusive
27		representative, if any. Vacancies in positions on a regional
28		professional development review committee shall be filled in
29		the same manner as the original selections. Committee members
30		shall serve staggered 3-year terms. All individuals selected to
31		serve on regional professional development review committees
32		must be known to demonstrate the best practices in teaching or
33		their respective field of practice.
34		The exclusive representative responsible for choosing the

1		individuals that serve on a regional professional development
2		review committee shall notify each school district, charter
3		school, or governing body or board of control of a cooperative
4		or joint agreement employing the individuals chosen to serve
5		and provide their names to the appropriate regional
6		superintendent of schools. Regional professional development
7		review committee meetings shall be scheduled so as not to
8		interfere with the committee members' regularly scheduled
9		teaching duties, except when otherwise permitted by the
10		policies of or agreed to or approved by the school district,
11		charter school, or governing body or board of control of a
12		cooperative or joint agreement, or its designee, provided that
13		the school district, charter school, or governing body or board
14		of control shall not unreasonably withhold permission for a
15		committee member to attend regional professional development
16		review committee meetings.
17		In a city having a population exceeding 500,000 that does
18		not have a regional office of education, one or more separate
19		regional professional development review committees shall be
20		established as mutually agreed upon by the board of education
21		of the school district organized under Article 34 of this Code
22		and the exclusive representative. The composition of each
23		committee shall be the same as for a regional professional
24		development review committee, except that members of the
25		committee shall be jointly appointed by the board of education
26		and the exclusive representative. All other provisions of this
27		Section concerning regional professional development review
28		committees shall apply to these committees.
29		The regional professional development review committee may
30		require information in addition to that received from a
31		certificate holder's local professional development committee
32		or request that the certificate holder appear before it, shall
33		either concur or nonconcur with a local professional
34		development committee's recommendation of nonrenewal, and

1		shall forward to the regional superintendent of schools its
2		recommendation of renewal or nonrenewal. All actions taken by
3		the regional professional development review committee shall
4		require a quorum and be by a simple majority of those present
5		and voting. A record of all votes shall be maintained. The
6		committee shall have 45 days from receipt of a certificate
7		holder's appeal to make its recommendation to the regional
8		superintendent of schools.
9		The State Board of Education and the State Teacher
10		Certification Board shall jointly provide regional
11		professional development review committee members with a
12		training manual, and the members shall be required to attend
13		one training seminar sponsored jointly by the State Board of
14		Education and the State Teacher Certification Board.
15		(h)(1) The State Teacher Certification Board shall review
16		the regional superintendent of schools' recommendations to
17		renew or nonrenew Standard Teaching Certificates and notify
18		certificate holders in writing whether their certificates have
19		been renewed or nonrenewed within 90 days of receipt of the
20		recommendations, unless a certificate holder has appealed a
21		regional superintendent of schools' recommendation of
22		nonrenewal, as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection
23		(h). The State Teacher Certification Board shall verify that
24		the certificate holder has met the renewal criteria set forth
25		in paragraph (1) of subsection (g) of this Section.
26		(2) Each certificate holder shall have the right to appeal
27		a regional superintendent of school's recommendation to
28		nonrenew his or her Standard Teaching Certificate to the State
29		Teacher Certification Board, within 14 days of receipt of
30		notice that the decision has been sent to the State Teacher
31		Certification Board, which shall hold an appeal hearing within
32		60 days of receipt of the appeal. When such an appeal is taken,
33		the certificate holder's Standard Teaching Certificate shall
34		continue to be valid until the appeal is finally determined.

1		The State Teacher Certification Board shall review the regional
2		superintendent of school's recommendation, the regional
3		professional development review committee's recommendation, if
4		any, and the local professional development committee's
5		recommendation, if any, and all relevant documentation to
6		verify whether the certificate holder has met the renewal
7		criteria set forth in paragraph (1) of subsection (g) of this
8		Section. The State Teacher Certification Board may request that
9		the certificate holder appear before it. All actions taken by
10		the State Teacher Certification Board shall require a quorum
11		and be by a simple majority of those present and voting. A
12		record of all votes shall be maintained. The State Teacher
13		Certification Board shall notify the certificate holder in
14		writing, within 7 days of completing the review, whether his or
15		her Standard Teaching Certificate has been renewed or
16		nonrenewed, provided that if the State Teacher Certification
17		Board determines to nonrenew a certificate, the written notice
18		provided to the certificate holder shall be by certified mail,
19		return receipt requested. All certificate renewal or
20		nonrenewal decisions of the State Teacher Certification Board
21		are final and subject to administrative review, as set forth in
22		Section 21-24 of this Code.
23		(i) Holders of Master Teaching Certificates shall meet the
24		same requirements and follow the same procedures as holders of
25		Standard Teaching Certificates, except that their renewal
26		cycle shall be as set forth in subsection (d) of Section 21-2
27		of this Code and their renewal requirements shall be subject to
28		paragraph (8) of subsection (c) of Section 21-2 of this Code.
29		A holder of a teaching certificate endorsed as a
30		speech-language pathologist who has been granted the
31		Certificate of Clinical Competence by the American
32		Speech-Language Hearing Association may renew his or her
33		Standard Teaching Certificate pursuant to the 10-year renewal
34		cycle set forth in subsection (d) of Section 21-2 of this Code.

1		(j) Holders of Valid and Exempt Standard and Master
2		Teaching Certificates who are not employed and performing
3		services in an Illinois public or State-operated elementary
4		school, secondary school, or cooperative or joint agreement
5		with a governing body or board of control, in a certificated
6		teaching position, may voluntarily activate their certificates
7		through by developing and submitting a certificate renewal plan
8		to the regional superintendent of schools of the regional
9		office of education for the geographic area where their
10		teaching is done, who, or whose designee, shall approve the
11		plan and serve as the certificate holder's local professional
12		development committee. These certificate holders shall follow
13		the same renewal criteria and procedures as all other Standard
14		and Master Teaching Certificate holders, except that their
15		continuing professional development activities need not plans
16		shall not be required to reflect or address the knowledge,
17		skills, and goals of a local school improvement plan.
18		(k) (Blank). Each school district, charter school, or
19		cooperative or joint agreement shall be paid an annual amount
20		of not less than $1,000, as determined by a formula based on
21		the number of Standard Teaching and Master Teaching Certificate
22		holders, subject to renewal and established by rule, not to
23		exceed $1,000,000 annually for all school districts, charter
24		schools, and cooperatives or joint agreements, for
25		administrative costs associated with conducting the meetings
26		of the local professional development committee, as determined
27		in consultation with the committee. Each regional office of
28		education shall receive $2,000 annually to pay school
29		districts, charter schools, or cooperatives or joint
30		agreements for costs, as defined by rule, incurred in staff
31		attendance at regional professional development review
32		committee meetings and the training seminar required under
33		paragraph (2) of subsection (g) of this Section.
34		(l) (Blank). The State Board of Education and the State

1		Teacher Certification Board shall jointly contract with an
2		independent party to conduct a comprehensive evaluation of the
3		certificate renewal system pursuant to this Section. The first
4		report of this evaluation shall be presented to the General
5		Assembly on January 1, 2005 and on January 1 of every third
6		year thereafter.
7		(m) The changes made to this Section by this amendatory Act
8		of the 93rd General Assembly that affect renewal of Standard
9		and Master Certificates shall apply to those persons who hold
10		Standard or Master Certificates on or after the effective date
11		of this amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly and shall
12		be given effect upon renewal of those certificates.
13		(Source: P.A. 92-510, eff. 6-1-02; 92-796, eff. 8-10-02; 93-81,
14		eff. 7-2-03.)
15		(105 ILCS 5/21-16) (from Ch. 122, par. 21-16)
16		Sec. 21-16. Fees - Requirement for registration.
17		(a) Until February 15, 2000, every applicant when issued a
18		certificate shall pay to the regional superintendent of schools
19		a fee of $1, which shall be paid into the institute fund. Every
20		certificate issued under the provisions of this Act shall be
21		registered annually or, at the option of the holder of the
22		certificate, once every 3 years. The regional superintendent of
23		schools having supervision and control over the school where
24		the teaching is done shall register the certificate before the
25		holder begins to teach, otherwise it shall be registered in any
26		county in the State of Illinois; and one fee of $4 per year for
27		registration or renewal of one or more certificates which have
28		been issued to the same holder shall be paid into the institute
29		fund.
30		Until February 15, 2000, requirements for registration of
31		any certificate limited in time shall include evidence of
32		professional growth defined as successful teaching experience
33		since last registration of certificate, attendance at

1		professional meetings, membership in professional
2		organizations, additional credits earned in recognized
3		teacher-training institutions, travel specifically for
4		educational experience, reading of professional books and
5		periodicals, filing all reports as required by the regional
6		superintendent of schools and the State Superintendent of
7		Education or such other professional experience or combination
8		of experiences as are presented by the teacher and are approved
9		by the State Superintendent of Education in consultation with
10		the State Teacher Certification Board. A duplicate certificate
11		may be issued to the holder of a valid life certificate or
12		valid certificate limited in time by the State Superintendent
13		of Education; however, it shall only be issued upon request of
14		a regional superintendent of schools and upon payment to the
15		regional superintendent of schools who requests such duplicate
16		a fee of $4.
17		(b) Beginning February 15, 2000, all persons who are issued
18		Standard Teaching Certificates pursuant to clause (ii) of
19		paragraph (1) of subsection (c) of Section 21-2 and all persons
20		who renew Standard Teaching Certificates shall pay a $25 fee
21		for registration of all certificates held. All persons who are
22		issued Standard Teaching Certificates under clause (i) of
23		paragraph (1) of subsection (c) of Section 21-2 and all other
24		applicants for Standard Teaching Certificates shall pay an
25		original application fee, pursuant to Section 21-12, and a $25
26		fee for registration of all certificates held. These
27		certificates shall be registered and the registration fee paid
28		once every 5 years. Standard Teaching Certificate applicants
29		and holders shall not be required to pay any other registration
30		fees for issuance or renewal of their certificates, except as
31		provided in Section 21-17 of this Code. Beginning February 15,
32		2000, Master Teaching Certificates shall be issued and renewed
33		upon payment by the applicant or certificate holder of a $50
34		fee for registration of all certificates held. These

1		certificates shall be registered and the fee paid once every 10
2		years. Master Teaching Certificate applicants and holders
3		shall not be required to pay any other application or
4		registration fees for issuance or renewal of their
5		certificates, except as provided in Section 21-17 of this Code.
6		All other certificates issued under the provisions of this Code
7		shall be registered for the validity period of the certificate
8		at the rate of $5 per year for the total number of years for
9		which the certificate is valid for registration of all
10		certificates held, or for a maximum of 5 years for life
11		certificates. The regional superintendent of schools having
12		supervision and control over the school where the teaching is
13		done shall register the certificate before the holder begins to
14		teach, otherwise it shall be registered in any county in the
15		State of Illinois. Each holder shall pay the appropriate
16		registration fee to the regional superintendent of schools. The
17		regional superintendent of schools shall deposit the
18		registration fees into the institute fund. Any certificate
19		holder who teaches in more than one educational service region
20		shall register the certificate or certificates in all regions
21		where the teaching is done, but shall be required to pay one
22		registration fee for all certificates held, provided holders of
23		certificates issued pursuant to Section 21-9 of this Code shall
24		be required to pay one registration fee, in each educational
25		service region in which his or her certificate or certificates
26		are registered, for all certificates held.
27		A duplicate certificate may be issued to the holder of a
28		valid life certificate or valid certificate limited in time by
29		the State Superintendent of Education; however, it shall only
30		be issued upon request of a regional superintendent of schools
31		and upon payment to the regional superintendent of schools who
32		requests the duplicate a fee of $4, which shall be deposited
33		into the institute fund.
34		The State Board of Education and each regional office of

1		education are authorized to charge a service or convenience fee
2		for the use of credit cards for the payment of certification
3		fees. This service or convenience fee may not exceed the amount
4		required by the credit card processing company or vendor that
5		has entered into a contract with the State Board or regional
6		office of education for this purpose, and the fee must be paid
7		to that company or vendor.
8		(Source: P.A. 91-102, eff. 7-12-99; 92-796, eff. 8-10-02.)
9		(105 ILCS 5/21-17) (from Ch. 122, par. 21-17)
10		Sec. 21-17. Fee and duplicate certificate. A duplicate
11		certificate shall be issued by the State Superintendent of
12		Education when requested by the regional superintendent of
13		schools as provided in Section 21-16. The request for a
14		duplicate certificate shall be accompanied by a fee of $4,
15		which shall be deposited into the Teacher Certificate Fee
16		Revolving Fund.
17		The State Board of Education and each regional office of
18		education are authorized to charge a service or convenience fee
19		for the use of credit cards for the payment of certification
20		fees. This service or convenience fee may not exceed the amount
21		required by the credit card processing company or vendor that
22		has entered into a contract with the State Board or regional
23		office of education for this purpose, and the fee must be paid
24		to that company or vendor.
25		(Source: P.A. 91-102, eff. 7-12-99.)
26		(105 ILCS 5/21-18) (from Ch. 122, par. 21-18)
27		Sec. 21-18. Registration of life certificate-Fee.
28		The holder of any life certificate, while he continues to
29		teach, shall annually before entering upon his duties, present
30		his certificate or proper evidence thereof to the regional
31		county superintendent of schools for registration and pay a fee
32		of $2, which fee shall be paid into the institute fund.

1		The State Board of Education and each regional office of
2		education are authorized to charge a service or convenience fee
3		for the use of credit cards for the payment of certification
4		fees. This service or convenience fee may not exceed the amount
5		required by the credit card processing company or vendor that
6		has entered into a contract with the State Board or regional
7		office of education for this purpose, and the fee must be paid
8		to that company or vendor.
9		(Source: Laws 1961, p. 31.)
10		(105 ILCS 5/21-23) (from Ch. 122, par. 21-23)
11		Sec. 21-23. Suspension or revocation of certificate.
12		(a) Any certificate issued pursuant to this Article,
13		including but not limited to any administrative certificate or
14		endorsement, may be suspended for a period not to exceed one
15		calendar year by the regional superintendent or for a period
16		not to exceed 5 calendar years by the State Superintendent of
17		Education upon evidence of immorality, a condition of health
18		detrimental to the welfare of pupils, incompetency,
19		unprofessional conduct, the neglect of any professional duty,
20		willful failure to report an instance of suspected child abuse
21		or neglect as required by the Abused and Neglected Child
22		Reporting Act, failure to establish satisfactory repayment on
23		an educational loan guaranteed by the Illinois Student
24		Assistance Commission, or other just cause. Unprofessional
25		conduct shall include refusal to attend or participate in,
26		institutes, teachers' meetings, professional readings, or to
27		meet other reasonable requirements of the regional
28		superintendent or State Superintendent of Education.
29		Unprofessional conduct also includes conduct that violates the
30		standards, ethics, or rules applicable to the security,
31		administration, monitoring, or scoring of, or the reporting of
32		scores from, any assessment test or the Prairie State
33		Achievement Examination administered under Section 2-3.64 or

1		that is known or intended to produce or report manipulated or
2		artificial, rather than actual, assessment or achievement
3		results or gains from the administration of those tests or
4		examinations. It shall also include neglect or unnecessary
5		delay in making of statistical and other reports required by
6		school officers. The regional superintendent or State
7		Superintendent of Education shall upon receipt of evidence of
8		immorality, a condition of health detrimental to the welfare of
9		pupils, incompetency, unprofessional conduct, the neglect of
10		any professional duty or other just cause serve written notice
11		to the individual and afford the individual opportunity for a
12		hearing prior to suspension. If a hearing is requested within
13		10 days of notice of opportunity for hearing it shall act as a
14		stay of proceedings not to exceed 30 days, unless the
15		individual requests a delay. In such an instance, the stay of
16		proceedings must be continued for another 30 days. No
17		certificate shall be suspended until the teacher has an
18		opportunity for a hearing at the educational service region.
19		When a certificate is suspended, the right of appeal shall lie
20		to the State Teacher Certification Board. When an appeal is
21		taken within 10 days after notice of suspension it shall act as
22		a stay of proceedings not to exceed 120 60 days. If a
23		certificate is suspended for a period greater than one year,
24		the State Superintendent of Education shall review the
25		suspension prior to the expiration of that period to determine
26		whether the cause for the suspension has been remedied or
27		continues to exist. Upon determining that the cause for
28		suspension has not abated, the State Superintendent of
29		Education may order that the suspension be continued for an
30		appropriate period. Nothing in this Section prohibits the
31		continuance of such a suspension for an indefinite period if
32		the State Superintendent determines that the cause for the
33		suspension remains unabated. Any certificate may be revoked for
34		the same reasons as for suspension by the State Superintendent

1		of Education. No certificate shall be revoked until the teacher
2		has an opportunity for a hearing before the State Teacher
3		Certification Board, which hearing must be held within 120 60
4		days from the date the appeal is taken, unless the State
5		Teacher Certification Board requests a delay. In such an
6		instance, the stay of the revocation proceedings must be
7		continued until the completion of the proceedings.
8		The State Board may refuse to issue or may suspend the
9		certificate of any person who fails to file a return, or to pay
10		the tax, penalty or interest shown in a filed return, or to pay
11		any final assessment of tax, penalty or interest, as required
12		by any tax Act administered by the Illinois Department of
13		Revenue, until such time as the requirements of any such tax
14		Act are satisfied.
15		(b) Any certificate issued pursuant to this Article may be
16		suspended for an appropriate length of time as determined by
17		either the regional superintendent or State Superintendent of
18		Education upon evidence that the holder of the certificate has
19		been named as a perpetrator in an indicated report filed
20		pursuant to the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act,
21		approved June 26, 1975, as amended, and upon proof by clear and
22		convincing evidence that the licensee has caused a child to be
23		an abused child or neglected child as defined in the Abused and
24		Neglected Child Reporting Act.
25		The regional superintendent or State Superintendent of
26		Education shall, upon receipt of evidence that the certificate
27		holder has been named a perpetrator in any indicated report,
28		serve written notice to the individual and afford the
29		individual opportunity for a hearing prior to suspension. If a
30		hearing is requested within 10 days of notice of opportunity
31		for hearing, it shall act as a stay of proceedings not to
32		exceed 30 days, unless the individual requests a delay. In such
33		an instance, the stay of proceedings must be continued for
34		another 30 days. No certificate shall be suspended until the

1		teacher has an opportunity for a hearing at the educational
2		service region. When a certificate is suspended, the right of
3		appeal shall lie to the State Teacher Certification Board. When
4		an appeal is taken within 10 days after notice of suspension it
5		shall act as a stay of proceedings not to exceed 120 60 days.
6		The State Superintendent may revoke any certificate upon proof
7		at hearing by clear and convincing evidence that the
8		certificate holder has caused a child to be an abused child or
9		neglected child as defined in the Abused and Neglected Child
10		Reporting Act. No certificate shall be revoked until the
11		teacher has an opportunity for a hearing before the State
12		Teacher Certification Board, which hearing must be held within
13		120 60 days from the date the appeal is taken, unless the
14		teacher or the hearing officer appointed by the State Teacher
15		Certification Board requests a delay. In such an instance, the
16		stay of the revocation proceedings must be continued until the
17		completion of the proceedings.
18		(c) The State Superintendent of Education or a person
19		designated by him shall have the power to administer oaths to
20		witnesses at any hearing conducted before the State Teacher
21		Certification Board pursuant to this Section. The State
22		Superintendent of Education or a person designated by him is
23		authorized to subpoena and bring before the State Teacher
24		Certification Board any person in this State and to take
25		testimony either orally or by deposition or by exhibit, with
26		the same fees and mileage and in the same manner as prescribed
27		by law in judicial proceedings in the civil cases in circuit
28		courts of this State.
29		Any circuit court, upon the application of the State
30		Superintendent of Education, may, by order duly entered,
31		require the attendance of witnesses and the production of
32		relevant books and papers at any hearing the State
33		Superintendent of Education is authorized to conduct pursuant
34		to this Section, and the court may compel obedience to its

1		orders by proceedings for contempt.
2		(d) As used in this Section, "teacher" means any school
3		district employee regularly required to be certified, as
4		provided in this Article, in order to teach or supervise in the
5		public schools.
6		(Source: P.A. 89-610, eff. 8-6-96.)

7		Section 20. The School Construction Law is amended by
8		changing Sections 5-30 and 5-40 and adding Section 5-57 as
9		follows:
10		(105 ILCS 230/5-30)
11		Sec. 5-30. Priority of school construction projects. The
12		State Board of Education shall develop standards for the
13		determination of priority needs concerning school construction
14		projects based upon approved district facilities plans. Such
15		standards shall call for prioritization based on the degree of
16		need and project type in the following order:
17		(1) Replacement or reconstruction of school buildings
18		destroyed or damaged by flood, tornado, fire, earthquake,
19		or other disasters, either man-made or produced by nature;
20		(2) Projects designed to alleviate a shortage of
21		classrooms due to population growth or to replace aging
22		school buildings;
23		(3) Projects resulting from interdistrict
24		reorganization of school districts contingent on local
25		referenda;
26		(4) Replacement or reconstruction of school facilities
27		determined to be severe and continuing health or life
28		safety hazards;
29		(5) Alterations necessary to provide accessibility for
30		qualified individuals with disabilities; and
31		(6) Other unique solutions to facility needs.
32		The State Board of Education may not make any material changes

1		to the standards in effect on May 18, 2004, unless the State
2		Board of Education is specifically authorized by law.
3		(Source: P.A. 90-548, eff. 1-1-98.)
4		(105 ILCS 230/5-40)
5		Sec. 5-40. Supervision of school construction projects.
6		The Capital Development Board shall exercise general
7		supervision over school construction projects financed
8		pursuant to this Article. School districts, however, must be
9		allowed to choose the architect and engineer for their school
10		construction projects, and no project may be disapproved by the
11		State Board of Education or the Capital Development Board
12		solely due to a school district's selection of an architect or
13		engineer.
14		(Source: P.A. 90-548, eff. 1-1-98.)
15		(105 ILCS 230/5-57 new)
16		Sec. 5-57. Administration of powers; no changes.
17		Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the Capital
18		Development Board may not make any material changes in the
19		administration of its powers granted under this Law from how it
20		administered those powers on May 18, 2004, unless specifically
21		authorized by law.

22		Section 90. The State Mandates Act is amended by adding
23		Section 8.28 as follows:
24		(30 ILCS 805/8.28 new)
25		Sec. 8.28. Exempt mandate. Notwithstanding Sections 6 and 8
26		of this Act, no reimbursement by the State is required for the
27		implementation of any mandate created by this amendatory Act of
28		the 93rd General Assembly.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.".