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1 | AN ACT concerning education.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section | ||||||
5 | 21-10 as follows:
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6 | (105 ILCS 5/21-10) (from Ch. 122, par. 21-10)
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7 | Sec. 21-10. Provisional certificate.
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8 | (A) Until July 1, 1972, the
State Teacher Certification | ||||||
9 | Board may issue a provisional certificate
valid for teaching in | ||||||
10 | elementary, high school or special subject fields
subject to | ||||||
11 | the following conditions:
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12 | A provisional certificate may be issued to a person who | ||||||
13 | presents
certified evidence of having earned a bachelor's | ||||||
14 | degree from a
recognized institution of higher learning. The | ||||||
15 | academic and
professional courses offered as a basis of the | ||||||
16 | provisional certificate
shall be courses approved by the State | ||||||
17 | Board of Education in
consultation with the State Teacher | ||||||
18 | Certification Board.
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19 | A certificate earned under this plan may be renewed at the | ||||||
20 | end of
each two-year period upon evidence filed with the State | ||||||
21 | Teacher
Certification Board that the holder has earned 8 | ||||||
22 | semester hours of
credit within the period; provided the | ||||||
23 | requirements for the certificate
of the same type issued for |
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1 | the teaching position for which the teacher
is employed shall | ||||||
2 | be met by the end of the second renewal period. A
second | ||||||
3 | provisional certificate shall not be issued. The credits so
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4 | earned must be approved by the State Board of Education in
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5 | consultation with the State Teacher Certification Board and | ||||||
6 | must meet
the general pattern for a similar type of certificate | ||||||
7 | issued on the
basis of credit. No more than 4 semester hours | ||||||
8 | shall be chosen from
elective subjects.
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9 | (B) After July 1, 1972, the State Teacher Certification | ||||||
10 | Board may
issue a provisional certificate valid for teaching in | ||||||
11 | early childhood,
elementary, high school or special subject | ||||||
12 | fields, or for providing service as
school service personnel or | ||||||
13 | for administering schools subject to the following
conditions: | ||||||
14 | A provisional certificate may be issued to a person who meets | ||||||
15 | the
requirements for a regular teaching, school service | ||||||
16 | personnel or administrative
certificate in another State and | ||||||
17 | who
presents certified evidence of having earned a bachelor's | ||||||
18 | degree from a
recognized institution of higher learning. The | ||||||
19 | academic and
professional courses offered as a basis of the | ||||||
20 | provisional certificate
shall be courses approved by the State | ||||||
21 | Board of Education in
consultation with the State Teacher | ||||||
22 | Certification Board. A certificate
earned under this plan is | ||||||
23 | valid for a period of 2 years and
shall not be renewed; | ||||||
24 | however, the individual to whom this certificate is
issued | ||||||
25 | shall have passed or shall pass the examinations
set forth by | ||||||
26 | the State Board of Education within 9 months of the date of |
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1 | issuance
of the provisional certificate. Failure to pass the | ||||||
2 | tests,
required in Section 21-1a, shall result in the | ||||||
3 | cancellation of the
provisional certificate.
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4 | (C) The State Teacher Certification Board may also issue a
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5 | provisional vocational certificate and a temporary provisional
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6 | vocational certificate.
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7 | (1) The requirements for a provisional vocational | ||||||
8 | certificate shall
be determined by the State Board of | ||||||
9 | Education in
consultation with the State Teacher | ||||||
10 | Certification Board; provided, the
following
minimum | ||||||
11 | requirements are met: (a) after July 1, 1972, at least 30
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12 | semester hours of credit from a recognized institution of | ||||||
13 | higher
learning; and (b) after July 1, 1974, at least 60 | ||||||
14 | semester hours of
credit from a recognized institution of | ||||||
15 | higher learning. In addition, an individual who meets the | ||||||
16 | requirements of a part-time provisional teaching | ||||||
17 | certificate for vocational courses is eligible to receive a | ||||||
18 | provisional vocational teacher aide certificate.
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19 | (2) The requirements for a temporary provisional | ||||||
20 | vocational
certificate shall be determined by the State | ||||||
21 | Board of Education in consultation
with the State Teacher | ||||||
22 | Certification Board;
provided, the following minimum | ||||||
23 | requirements are met: (a) after July 1,
1973, at least | ||||||
24 | 4,000 hours of work experience in the skill to be
certified | ||||||
25 | for teaching; and (b) after July 1, 1975, at least 8,000 | ||||||
26 | hours
of work experience in the skill to be certified for |
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1 | teaching. Any
certificate issued under the provisions of | ||||||
2 | this paragraph shall expire
on June 30 following the date | ||||||
3 | of issue. Renewals may be granted on a
yearly basis, but | ||||||
4 | shall not be granted to any person who does not file
with | ||||||
5 | the State Teacher Certification Board a transcript showing | ||||||
6 | at least
3 semester hours of credit earned during the | ||||||
7 | previous year in a
recognized institution of learning. No | ||||||
8 | such certificate shall be issued
except upon certification | ||||||
9 | by the employing board, subject to the
approval of the | ||||||
10 | regional superintendent of schools, that no qualified
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11 | teacher holding a regular certificate or a provisional | ||||||
12 | vocational
certificate is available and that actual | ||||||
13 | circumstances and need require
such issuance.
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14 | The courses or work experience offered as a basis for the | ||||||
15 | issuance of
the provisional vocational certificate or the | ||||||
16 | temporary provisional
vocational certificate shall be approved | ||||||
17 | by the State Board of Education
in consultation with the State | ||||||
18 | Teacher
Certification Board.
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19 | (D) Until July 1, 1972, the State Teacher Certification | ||||||
20 | Board may
also issue a provisional foreign language certificate | ||||||
21 | valid for 4 years
for teaching the foreign language named | ||||||
22 | therein in all grades of the
common schools and shall be issued | ||||||
23 | to persons who have graduated from a
recognized institution of | ||||||
24 | higher learning with not fewer than 120
semester hours of | ||||||
25 | credit and who have met other requirements as
determined by the | ||||||
26 | State Board of Education in consultation
with the State Teacher |
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1 | Certification Board. If the holder of a
provisional foreign | ||||||
2 | language certificate is not a citizen of the United
States | ||||||
3 | within 6 years of the date of issuance of the original
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4 | certificate, such certificate shall be suspended by the | ||||||
5 | regional
superintendent of schools of the region in which the | ||||||
6 | holder is engaged
to teach and shall not be reinstated until | ||||||
7 | the holder is a citizen of
the United States.
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8 | (E) Notwithstanding anything in this Act to the contrary, | ||||||
9 | the State
Teacher Certification Board shall issue part-time | ||||||
10 | provisional certificates to
eligible individuals who are | ||||||
11 | professionals and craftsmen.
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12 | The requirements for a part-time provisional teachers | ||||||
13 | certificate shall be
determined by the State Board of Education | ||||||
14 | in consultation with the State
Teacher Certification Board, | ||||||
15 | provided the following minimum
requirements are met: 60 | ||||||
16 | semester hours of credit from a recognized
institution of | ||||||
17 | higher learning or 4000
hours of work experience in the skill | ||||||
18 | to be certified for teaching.
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19 | A part-time provisional certificate may be issued for | ||||||
20 | teaching no more than 2
courses of study for grades 6 through | ||||||
21 | 12.
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22 | A part-time provisional teachers certificate shall be | ||||||
23 | valid for 2 years and
may be renewed at the end of each 2 year | ||||||
24 | period.
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25 | (Source: P.A. 90-548, eff. 1-1-98; 91-357, eff. 7-29-99.)
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