95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
SB2482

 

Introduced 2/15/2008, by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
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    Amends the School Code. Makes changes concerning the Professional Development Block Grant; a census for special education; the missing child program; the school technology program; special education transition goals, supports, and services; the definition of "children of limited English-speaking ability"; a school board's power to levy a tax or to borrow money and issue bonds for fire prevention, safety, energy conservation, disabled accessibility, school security, and specified repair purposes; tuition of children from orphanages and children's homes; renewal of a standard teaching certificate; a course dealing with the content of the Illinois Vehicle Code; and driver education reimbursement. Repeals provisions concerning remitting the forfeiture of the school fund by a township that has failed to make required reports, summer school grants for remedial education, arts program grants, recognition of drug-free schools and communities, grants for drug-free schools, scientific literacy, young parents program grants, liability coverage for certificated school employees, supplementary State aid for districts with an increasing weighted average daily attendance, a fee for a life teaching certificate, teacher education trend and certification studies, and a curriculum for reduction of self-destructive behavior.


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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

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1     AN ACT concerning education.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Sections
5 1C-2, 2-3.30, 2-3.73, 2-3.117, 14-8.03, 14C-2, 17-2.11, 18-3,
6 21-2, 21-14, 27-23, and 27-24.4 as follows:
 
7     (105 ILCS 5/1C-2)
8     Sec. 1C-2. Block grants.
9     (a) For fiscal year 1999, and each fiscal year thereafter,
10 the State Board of Education shall award to school districts
11 block grants as described in subsection subsections (b) and
12 (c). The State Board of Education may adopt rules and
13 regulations necessary to implement this Section. In accordance
14 with Section 2-3.32, all state block grants are subject to an
15 audit. Therefore, block grant receipts and block grant
16 expenditures shall be recorded to the appropriate fund code.
17     (b) (Blank).
A Professional Development Block Grant shall
18 be created by combining the existing School Improvement Block
19 Grant and the REI Initiative. These funds shall be distributed
20 to school districts based on the number of full-time certified
21 instructional staff employed in the district.
22     (c) An Early Childhood Education Block Grant shall be
23 created by combining the following programs: Preschool

 

 

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1 Education, Parental Training and Prevention Initiative. These
2 funds shall be distributed to school districts and other
3 entities on a competitive basis. Eleven percent of this grant
4 shall be used to fund programs for children ages 0-3.
5 (Source: P.A. 93-396, eff. 7-29-03.)
 
6     (105 ILCS 5/2-3.30)  (from Ch. 122, par. 2-3.30)
7     Sec. 2-3.30. Census for special education. To require on or
8 before December 22 of each year reports as to the census of all
9 children 3 years of age birth through 21 years of age inclusive
10 of the types described in definitions under the rules
11 authorized in Section 14-1.02 who were receiving special
12 education and related services on December 1 of the current
13 school year.
14     To require an annual report, on or before December 22 of
15 each year, from the Department of Children and Family Services,
16 Department of Corrections, and Department of Human Services
17 containing a census of all children 3 years of age birth
18 through 21 years of age inclusive, of the types described in
19 Section 14-1.02 who were receiving special education services
20 on December 1 of the current school year within State
21 facilities. Such report shall be submitted pursuant to rules
22 and regulations issued by the State Board of Education.
23     The State Board of Education shall ascertain and report
24 annually, on or before January 15, the number of children of
25 non-English background, birth through 21 years of age,

 

 

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1 inclusive of (a) types described in definitions under rules
2 authorized in Section 14-1.02 who were receiving special
3 education and related services on December of the previous year
4 and (b) inclusive of those served within State facilities
5 administered by the Department of Children and Family Services
6 and the Department of Human Services. The report shall classify
7 such children according to their language background, age,
8 category of exceptionality and level of severity, least
9 restrictive placement and achievement level.
10 (Source: P.A. 91-764, eff. 6-9-00.)
 
11     (105 ILCS 5/2-3.73)  (from Ch. 122, par. 2-3.73)
12     Sec. 2-3.73. Missing child program. The State Board of
13 Education shall administer and implement a missing child
14 program in accordance with the provisions of this Section. Upon
15 receipt of each periodic information bulletin from the
16 Department of State Police pursuant to Section 6 of the
17 Intergovernmental Missing Child Recovery Act of 1984, the State
18 Board of Education shall promptly disseminate the information
19 to make copies of the same and mail one copy to the school
20 board of each school district in this State and to the
21 principal or chief administrative officer of every each
22 nonpublic elementary and secondary school in this State
23 registered with the State Board of Education. Upon receipt of
24 such information, each school board shall compare the names on
25 the bulletin to the names of all students presently enrolled in

 

 

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1 the schools of the district. If a school board or its designee
2 determines that a missing child is attending one of the schools
3 within the school district, or if the principal or chief
4 administrative officer of a nonpublic school is notified by
5 school personnel that a missing child is attending that school,
6 the school board or the principal or chief administrative
7 officer of the nonpublic school shall immediately give notice
8 of this fact to the State Board of Education, the Department of
9 State Police, and the law enforcement agency having
10 jurisdiction in the area where the missing child resides or
11 attends school.
12 (Source: P.A. 91-357, eff. 7-29-99.)
 
13     (105 ILCS 5/2-3.117)
14     Sec. 2-3.117. School Technology Program.
15     (a) The State Board of Education is authorized to provide
16 technology-based learning resources, including matching
17 grants, to school districts to improve educational
18 opportunities and student achievement throughout the State.
19 School districts may use grants for technology-related
20 investments, including computer hardware, software, optical
21 media networks, and related wiring, to educate staff to use
22 that equipment in a learning context, and for other items
23 defined under rules adopted by the State Board of Education.
24     (b) The State Board of Education is authorized, to the
25 extent funds are available, to establish a statewide support

 

 

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1 system for information, professional development, technical
2 assistance, network design consultation, leadership,
3 technology planning consultation, and information exchange; to
4 expand school district connectivity; and to increase the
5 quantity and quality of student and educator access to on-line
6 resources, experts, and communications avenues from moneys
7 appropriated for the purposes of this Section.
8     (b-5) The State Board of Education may enter into
9 intergovernmental contracts or agreements with other State
10 agencies, public community colleges, public libraries, public
11 and private colleges and universities, museums on public land,
12 and other public agencies in the areas of technology,
13 telecommunications, and information access, under such terms
14 as the parties may agree, provided that those contracts and
15 agreements are in compliance with the Department of Central
16 Management Services' mandate to provide telecommunications
17 services to all State agencies.
18     (c) (Blank). The State Board of Education shall adopt all
19 rules necessary for the administration of the School Technology
20 Program, including but not limited to rules defining the
21 technology-related investments that qualify for funding, the
22 content of grant applications and reports, and the requirements
23 for the local match.
24     (d) (Blank). The State Board of Education may establish by
25 rule provisions to waive the local matching requirement for
26 school districts determined unable to finance the local match.

 

 

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1 (Source: P.A. 89-21, eff. 7-1-95; 90-388, eff. 8-15-97; 90-566,
2 eff. 1-2-98.)
 
3     (105 ILCS 5/14-8.03)  (from Ch. 122, par. 14-8.03)
4     Sec. 14-8.03. Transition goals, supports, and services.
5     (a) A school district shall consider, and develop when
6 needed, the transition goals and supports for eligible students
7 with disabilities not later than the school year in which the
8 student reaches age 14 1/2 at the individualized education plan
9 meeting and provide services as identified on the student's
10 individualized education plan. Transition goals shall be based
11 on appropriate evaluation procedures and information, take
12 into consideration the preferences of the student and his or
13 her parents or guardian, be outcome-oriented, and include
14 employment, post-secondary education, and community living
15 alternatives. Consideration of these goals shall result in the
16 clarification of a school district's responsibility to deliver
17 specific educational services such as vocational training and
18 community living skills instruction.
19     (b) To appropriately assess and plan for the student's
20 transition needs, additional individualized education plan
21 team members may be necessary and may be asked by the school
22 district to assist in the planning process. Additional
23 individualized education plan team members may include a
24 representative from the Department of Human Services, a case
25 coordinator, or persons representing other community agencies

 

 

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1 or services. The individualized education plan shall specify
2 each person responsible for coordinating and delivering
3 transition services. The public school's responsibility for
4 delivering educational services does not extend beyond the time
5 the student leaves school or when the student reaches age 21
6 inclusive, which for purposes of this Article means the day
7 before the student's 22nd birthday.
8     (c) A school district shall submit annually a summary of
9 each eligible student's transition goals and needed supports
10 resulting from the individualized education plan team meeting
11 to the appropriate local Transition Planning Committee. If
12 students with disabilities who are ineligible for special
13 education services request transition services, local public
14 school districts shall assist those students by identifying
15 post-secondary school goals, delivering appropriate education
16 services, and coordinating with other agencies and services for
17 assistance.
18 (Source: P.A. 92-452, eff. 8-21-01.)
 
19     (105 ILCS 5/14C-2)  (from Ch. 122, par. 14C-2)
20     Sec. 14C-2. Definitions. Unless the context indicates
21 otherwise, the terms used in this Article have the following
22 meanings:
23     (a) "State Board" means the State Board of Education.
24     (b) "Certification Board" means the State Teacher
25 Certification Board.

 

 

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1     (c) "School District" means any school district
2 established under this Code.
3     (d) "Children of limited English-speaking ability" means
4 (1) all children in grades pre-K through 12 who were not born
5 in the United States, whose native tongue is a language other
6 than English, and who are incapable of performing ordinary
7 classwork in English; and (2) all children in grades pre-K
8 through 12 who were born in the United States of parents
9 possessing no or limited English-speaking ability and who are
10 incapable of performing ordinary classwork in English.
11     (e) "Teacher of transitional bilingual education" means a
12 teacher with a speaking and reading ability in a language other
13 than English in which transitional bilingual education is
14 offered and with communicative skills in English.
15     (f) "Program in transitional bilingual education" means a
16 full-time program of instruction (1) in all those courses or
17 subjects which a child is required by law to receive and which
18 are required by the child's school district which shall be
19 given in the native language of the children of limited
20 English-speaking ability who are enrolled in the program and
21 also in English, (2) in the reading and writing of the native
22 language of the children of limited English-speaking ability
23 who are enrolled in the program and in the oral comprehension,
24 speaking, reading and writing of English, and (3) in the
25 history and culture of the country, territory or geographic
26 area which is the native land of the parents of children of

 

 

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1 limited English-speaking ability who are enrolled in the
2 program and in the history and culture of the United States; or
3 a part-time program of instruction based on the educational
4 needs of those children of limited English-speaking ability who
5 do not need a full-time program of instruction.
6 (Source: P.A. 86-1028.)
 
7     (105 ILCS 5/17-2.11)  (from Ch. 122, par. 17-2.11)
8     Sec. 17-2.11. School board power to levy a tax or to borrow
9 money and issue bonds for fire prevention, safety, energy
10 conservation, disabled accessibility, school security, and
11 specified repair purposes.
12     (a) Whenever, as a result of any lawful order of any
13 agency, other than a school board, having authority to enforce
14 any school building code applicable to any facility that houses
15 students, or any law or regulation for the protection and
16 safety of the environment, pursuant to the Environmental
17 Protection Act, any school district having a population of less
18 than 500,000 inhabitants is required to alter or reconstruct
19 any school building or permanent, fixed equipment; the district
20 may, by proper resolution, levy a tax for the purpose of making
21 such alteration or reconstruction, based on a survey report by
22 an architect or engineer licensed in this State, upon all of
23 the taxable property of the district at the value as assessed
24 by the Department of Revenue and at a rate not to exceed 0.05%
25 per year for a period sufficient to finance such alteration or

 

 

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1 reconstruction, upon the following conditions:
2         (1) When there are not sufficient funds available in
3     the operations and maintenance fund of the school district,
4     the school facility occupation tax fund of the district, or
5     the fire prevention and safety fund of the district, as
6     determined by the district on the basis of rules adopted by
7     the State Board of Education, to make such alteration or
8     reconstruction or to purchase and install such permanent,
9     fixed equipment so ordered or determined as necessary.
10     Appropriate school district records must be made available
11     to the State Superintendent of Education, upon request, to
12     confirm this insufficiency.
13         (2) When a certified estimate of an architect or
14     engineer licensed in this State stating the estimated
15     amount necessary to make the alteration or reconstruction
16     or to purchase and install the equipment so ordered has
17     been secured by the school district, and the estimate has
18     been approved by the regional superintendent of schools
19     having jurisdiction over the district and the State
20     Superintendent of Education. Approval must not be granted
21     for any work that has already started without the prior
22     express authorization of the State Superintendent of
23     Education. If the estimate is not approved or is denied
24     approval by the regional superintendent of schools within 3
25     months after the date on which it is submitted to him or
26     her, the school board of the district may submit the

 

 

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1     estimate directly to the State Superintendent of Education
2     for approval or denial.
3     (b) Whenever or whenever any such district determines that
4 it is necessary for energy conservation purposes that any
5 school building or permanent, fixed equipment should be altered
6 or reconstructed and that such alterations or reconstruction
7 will be made with funds not necessary for the completion of
8 approved and recommended projects contained in any safety
9 survey report or amendments thereto authorized by Section
10 2-3.12 of this Act; the district may levy a tax or issue bonds
11 as provided in subsection (a) of this Section.
12     (c) Whenever or whenever any such district determines that
13 it is necessary for disabled accessibility purposes and to
14 comply with the school building code that any school building
15 or equipment should be altered or reconstructed and that such
16 alterations or reconstruction will be made with funds not
17 necessary for the completion of approved and recommended
18 projects contained in any safety survey report or amendments
19 thereto authorized under Section 2-3.12 of this Act, the
20 district may levy a tax or issue bonds as provided in
21 subsection (a) of this Section. ; or whenever
22     (d) Whenever any such district determines that it is
23 necessary for school security purposes and the related
24 protection and safety of pupils and school personnel that any
25 school building or property should be altered or reconstructed
26 or that security systems and equipment (including but not

 

 

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1 limited to intercom, early detection and warning, access
2 control and television monitoring systems) should be purchased
3 and installed, and that such alterations, reconstruction or
4 purchase and installation of equipment will be made with funds
5 not necessary for the completion of approved and recommended
6 projects contained in any safety survey report or amendment
7 thereto authorized by Section 2-3.12 of this Act and will deter
8 and prevent unauthorized entry or activities upon school
9 property by unknown or dangerous persons, assure early
10 detection and advance warning of any such actual or attempted
11 unauthorized entry or activities and help assure the continued
12 safety of pupils and school staff if any such unauthorized
13 entry or activity is attempted or occurs; the district may levy
14 a tax or issue bonds as provided in subsection (a) of this
15 Section.
16     (e) If or if a school district does not need funds for
17 other fire prevention and safety projects, including the
18 completion of approved and recommended projects contained in
19 any safety survey report or amendments thereto authorized by
20 Section 2-3.12 of this Act, and it is determined after a public
21 hearing (which is preceded by at least one published notice (i)
22 occurring at least 7 days prior to the hearing in a newspaper
23 of general circulation within the school district and (ii)
24 setting forth the time, date, place, and general subject matter
25 of the hearing) that there is a substantial, immediate, and
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1 of pupils due to disrepair of school sidewalks, playgrounds,
2 parking lots, or school bus turnarounds and repairs must be
3 made; then the district may levy a tax or issue bonds as
4 provided in subsection (a) of this Section. : then in any such
5 event, such district may, by proper resolution, levy a tax for
6 the purpose of making such alteration or reconstruction, based
7 on a survey report by an architect or engineer licensed in the
8 State of Illinois, upon all the taxable property of the
9 district at the value as assessed by the Department of Revenue
10 at a rate not to exceed .05% per year for a period sufficient
11 to finance such alterations, repairs, or reconstruction, upon
12 the following conditions:
13         (a) When there are not sufficient funds available in
14     the operations and maintenance fund of the district, the
15     school facility occupation tax fund of the district, or the
16     fire prevention and safety fund of the district as
17     determined by the district on the basis of regulations
18     adopted by the State Board of Education to make such
19     alterations, repairs, or reconstruction, or to purchase
20     and install such permanent fixed equipment so ordered or
21     determined as necessary. Appropriate school district
22     records shall be made available to the State Superintendent
23     of Education upon request to confirm such insufficiency.
24         (b) When a certified estimate of an architect or
25     engineer licensed in the State of Illinois stating the
26     estimated amount necessary to make the alterations or

 

 

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1     repairs, or to purchase and install such equipment so
2     ordered has been secured by the district, and the estimate
3     has been approved by the regional superintendent of
4     schools, having jurisdiction of the district, and the State
5     Superintendent of Education. Approval shall not be granted
6     for any work that has already started without the prior
7     express authorization of the State Superintendent of
8     Education. If such estimate is not approved or denied
9     approval by the regional superintendent of schools within 3
10     months after the date on which it is submitted to him or
11     her, the school board of the district may submit such
12     estimate directly to the State Superintendent of Education
13     for approval or denial.
14     (f) For purposes of this Section a school district may
15 replace a school building or build additions to replace
16 portions of a building when it is determined that the
17 effectuation of the recommendations for the existing building
18 will cost more than the replacement costs. Such determination
19 shall be based on a comparison of estimated costs made by an
20 architect or engineer licensed in the State of Illinois. The
21 new building or addition shall be equivalent in area (square
22 feet) and comparable in purpose and grades served and may be on
23 the same site or another site. Such replacement may only be
24 done upon order of the regional superintendent of schools and
25 the approval of the State Superintendent of Education.
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1 levying the tax when accompanied by the certificates of the
2 regional superintendent of schools and State Superintendent of
3 Education shall be the authority of the county clerk to extend
4 such tax.
5     (h) The county clerk of the county in which any school
6 district levying a tax under the authority of this Section is
7 located, in reducing raised levies, shall not consider any such
8 tax as a part of the general levy for school purposes and shall
9 not include the same in the limitation of any other tax rate
10 which may be extended.
11     Such tax shall be levied and collected in like manner as
12 all other taxes of school districts, subject to the provisions
13 contained in this Section.
14     (i) The tax rate limit specified in this Section may be
15 increased to .10% upon the approval of a proposition to effect
16 such increase by a majority of the electors voting on that
17 proposition at a regular scheduled election. Such proposition
18 may be initiated by resolution of the school board and shall be
19 certified by the secretary to the proper election authorities
20 for submission in accordance with the general election law.
21     (j) When taxes are levied by any school district for fire
22 prevention, safety, energy conservation, and school security
23 purposes as specified in this Section, and the purposes for
24 which the taxes have been levied are accomplished and paid in
25 full, and there remain funds on hand in the Fire Prevention and
26 Safety Fund from the proceeds of the taxes levied, including

 

 

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1 interest earnings thereon, the school board by resolution shall
2 use such excess and other board restricted funds, excluding
3 bond proceeds and earnings from such proceeds, as follows:
4         (1) for other authorized fire prevention, safety,
5     energy conservation, and school security purposes; or
6         (2) for transfer to the Operations and Maintenance Fund
7     for the purpose of abating an equal amount of operations
8     and maintenance purposes taxes.
9     (k) If any transfer is made to the Operation and
10 Maintenance Fund, the secretary of the school board shall
11 within 30 days notify the county clerk of the amount of that
12 transfer and direct the clerk to abate the taxes to be extended
13 for the purposes of operations and maintenance authorized under
14 Section 17-2 of this Act by an amount equal to such transfer.
15     (l) If the proceeds from the tax levy authorized by this
16 Section are insufficient to complete the work approved under
17 this Section, the school board is authorized to sell bonds
18 without referendum under the provisions of this Section in an
19 amount that, when added to the proceeds of the tax levy
20 authorized by this Section, will allow completion of the
21 approved work.
22     (m) Any Such bonds issued pursuant to this Section shall
23 bear interest at a rate not to exceed the maximum rate
24 authorized by law at the time of the making of the contract,
25 shall mature within 20 years from date, and shall be signed by
26 the president of the school board and the treasurer of the

 

 

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1 school district.
2     (n) In order to authorize and issue such bonds, the school
3 board shall adopt a resolution fixing the amount of bonds, the
4 date thereof, the maturities thereof, rates of interest
5 thereof, place of payment and denomination, which shall be in
6 denominations of not less than $100 and not more than $5,000,
7 and provide for the levy and collection of a direct annual tax
8 upon all the taxable property in the school district sufficient
9 to pay the principal and interest on such bonds to maturity.
10 Upon the filing in the office of the county clerk of the county
11 in which the school district is located of a certified copy of
12 the resolution, it is the duty of the county clerk to extend
13 the tax therefor in addition to and in excess of all other
14 taxes heretofore or hereafter authorized to be levied by such
15 school district.
16     (o) After the time such bonds are issued as provided for by
17 this Section, if additional alterations or reconstructions are
18 required to be made because of surveys conducted by an
19 architect or engineer licensed in the State of Illinois, the
20 district may levy a tax at a rate not to exceed .05% per year
21 upon all the taxable property of the district or issue
22 additional bonds, whichever action shall be the most feasible.
23     (p) This Section is cumulative and constitutes complete
24 authority for the issuance of bonds as provided in this Section
25 notwithstanding any other statute or law to the contrary.
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1 issued under this Section either before, on, or after the
2 effective date of Public Act 86-004 (June 6, 1989), it is, and
3 always has been, the intention of the General Assembly (i) that
4 the Omnibus Bond Acts are, and always have been, supplementary
5 grants of power to issue instruments in accordance with the
6 Omnibus Bond Acts, regardless of any provision of this Act that
7 may appear to be or to have been more restrictive than those
8 Acts, (ii) that the provisions of this Section are not a
9 limitation on the supplementary authority granted by the
10 Omnibus Bond Acts, and (iii) that instruments issued under this
11 Section within the supplementary authority granted by the
12 Omnibus Bond Acts are not invalid because of any provision of
13 this Act that may appear to be or to have been more restrictive
14 than those Acts.
15     (r) When the purposes for which the bonds are issued have
16 been accomplished and paid for in full and there remain funds
17 on hand from the proceeds of the bond sale and interest
18 earnings therefrom, the board shall, by resolution, use such
19 excess funds in accordance with the provisions of Section
20 10-22.14 of this Act.
21     (s) Whenever any tax is levied or bonds issued for fire
22 prevention, safety, energy conservation, and school security
23 purposes, such proceeds shall be deposited and accounted for
24 separately within the Fire Prevention and Safety Fund.
25 (Source: P.A. 95-675, eff. 10-11-07.)
 

 

 

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1     (105 ILCS 5/18-3)  (from Ch. 122, par. 18-3)
2     Sec. 18-3. Tuition of children from orphanages and
3 children's homes.
4     When the children from any home for orphans, dependent,
5 abandoned or maladjusted children maintained by any
6 organization or association admitting to such home children
7 from the State in general or when children residing in a school
8 district wherein the State of Illinois maintains and operates
9 any welfare or penal institution on property owned by the State
10 of Illinois, which contains houses, housing units or housing
11 accommodations within a school district, attend grades
12 kindergarten through 12 of the public schools maintained by
13 that school district, the State Superintendent of Education
14 shall direct the State Comptroller to pay a specified amount
15 sufficient to pay the annual tuition cost of such children who
16 attended such public schools during the regular school year
17 ending on June 30. The or the summer term for that school year,
18 and the Comptroller shall pay the amount after receipt of a
19 voucher submitted by the State Superintendent of Education.
20     The amount of the tuition for such children attending the
21 public schools of the district shall be determined by the State
22 Superintendent of Education by multiplying the number of such
23 children in average daily attendance in such schools by 1.2
24 times the total annual per capita cost of administering the
25 schools of the district. Such total annual per capita cost
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1 district in the educational, operations and maintenance, bond
2 and interest, transportation, Illinois municipal retirement,
3 and rent funds for the school year preceding the filing of such
4 tuition claims less expenditures not applicable to the regular
5 K-12 program, less offsetting revenues from State sources
6 except those from the common school fund, less offsetting
7 revenues from federal sources except those from federal
8 impaction aid, less student and community service revenues,
9 plus a depreciation allowance; and dividing such total by the
10 average daily attendance for the year.
11     Annually on or before June 30 the superintendent of the
12 district upon forms prepared by the State Superintendent of
13 Education shall certify to the regional superintendent the
14 following:
15         1. The name of the home and of the organization or
16     association maintaining it; or the legal description of the
17     real estate upon which the house, housing units, or housing
18     accommodations are located and that no taxes or service
19     charges or other payments authorized by law to be made in
20     lieu of taxes were collected therefrom or on account
21     thereof during either of the calendar years included in the
22     school year for which claim is being made;
23         2. The number of children from the home or living in
24     such houses, housing units or housing accommodations and
25     attending the schools of the district;
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1     of the district;
2         4. The per capita tuition charge of the district; and
3         5. The computed amount of the tuition payment claimed
4     as due.
5     Whenever the persons in charge of such home for orphans,
6 dependent, abandoned or maladjusted children have received
7 from the parent or guardian of any such child or by virtue of
8 an order of court a specific allowance for educating such
9 child, such persons shall pay to the school board in the
10 district where the child attends school such amount of the
11 allowance as is necessary to pay the tuition required by such
12 district for the education of the child. If the allowance is
13 insufficient to pay the tuition in full the State
14 Superintendent of Education shall direct the Comptroller to pay
15 to the district the difference between the total tuition
16 charged and the amount of the allowance.
17     Whenever the facilities of a school district in which such
18 house, housing units or housing accommodations are located, are
19 limited, pupils may be assigned by that district to the schools
20 of any adjacent district to the limit of the facilities of the
21 adjacent district to properly educate such pupils as shall be
22 determined by the school board of the adjacent district, and
23 the State Superintendent of Education shall direct the
24 Comptroller to pay a specified amount sufficient to pay the
25 annual tuition of the children so assigned to and attending
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1 shall draw his warrant upon the State Treasurer for the payment
2 of such amount for the benefit of the adjacent school districts
3 in the same manner as for districts in which the houses,
4 housing units or housing accommodations are located.
5     The school district shall certify to the State
6 Superintendent of Education the report of claims due for such
7 tuition payments on or before July 15 31. Failure on the part
8 of the school board to certify its claim on July 31 shall
9 constitute a forfeiture by the district of its right to the
10 payment of any such tuition claim for the school year. The
11 State Superintendent of Education shall direct the Comptroller
12 to pay to the district, on or before August 15, the amount due
13 the district for the school year in accordance with the
14 calculation of the claim as set forth in this Section.
15     Summer session costs shall be reimbursed based on the
16 actual expenditures for providing these services. On or before
17 November 1 of each year, the superintendent of each eligible
18 school district shall certify to the State Superintendent of
19 Education the claim of the district for the summer session
20 following the regular school year just ended. The State
21 Superintendent of Education shall transmit to the Comptroller
22 no later than December 15th of each year vouchers for payment
23 of amounts due to school districts for summer session.
24     Claims for tuition for children from any home for orphans
25 or dependent, abandoned, or maladjusted children beginning
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1 basis. On September 30, December 31, and March 31, the State
2 Board of Education shall voucher payments for districts with
3 those students based on an estimated cost calculated from the
4 prior year's claim. Final claims for those students for the
5 regular school term and summer term must be received at the
6 State Board of Education by July 15 31 following the end of the
7 regular school year. Final claims for those students shall be
8 vouchered by August 15. During fiscal year 1994 both the
9 1992-1993 school year and the 1993-1994 school year shall be
10 paid in order to change the cycle of payment from a
11 reimbursement basis to a current year funding basis of payment.
12 However, notwithstanding any other provisions of this Section
13 or the School Code, beginning with fiscal year 1994 and each
14 fiscal year thereafter, if the amount appropriated for any
15 fiscal year is less than the amount required for purposes of
16 this Section, the amount required to eliminate any insufficient
17 reimbursement for each district claim under this Section shall
18 be reimbursed on August 30 of the next fiscal year. Payments
19 required to eliminate any insufficiency for prior fiscal year
20 claims shall be made before any claims are paid for the current
21 fiscal year.
22     If a school district makes a claim for reimbursement under
23 Section 18-4 or 14-7.03 it shall not include in any claim filed
24 under this Section children residing on the property of State
25 institutions included in its claim under Section 18-4 or
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1     Any child who is not a resident of Illinois who is placed
2 in a child welfare institution, private facility, State
3 operated program, orphanage or children's home shall have the
4 payment for his educational tuition and any related services
5 assured by the placing agent.
6     In order to provide services appropriate to allow a student
7 under the legal guardianship or custodianship of the State to
8 participate in local school district educational programs,
9 costs may be incurred in appropriate cases by the district that
10 are in excess of 1.2 times the district per capita tuition
11 charge allowed under the provisions of this Section. In the
12 event such excess costs are incurred, they must be documented
13 in accordance with cost rules established under the authority
14 of this Section and may then be claimed for reimbursement under
15 this Section.
16     Planned services for students eligible for this funding
17 must be a collaborative effort between the appropriate State
18 agency or the student's group home or institution and the local
19 school district.
20 (Source: P.A. 92-94, eff. 1-1-02; 92-597, eff. 7-1-02; 93-609,
21 eff. 11-20-03.)
 
22     (105 ILCS 5/21-2)  (from Ch. 122, par. 21-2)
23     Sec. 21-2. Grades of certificates.
24     (a) All certificates issued under this Article shall be
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1 every school district coming under the provisions of this Act
2 and shall be limited in time and designated as follows:
3 Provisional vocational certificate, temporary provisional
4 vocational certificate, early childhood certificate,
5 elementary school certificate, special certificate, secondary
6 certificate, school service personnel certificate,
7 administrative certificate, provisional certificate, and
8 substitute certificate. The requirement of student teaching
9 under close and competent supervision for obtaining a teaching
10 certificate may be waived by the State Teacher Certification
11 Board upon presentation to the Board by the teacher of evidence
12 of 5 years successful teaching experience on a valid
13 certificate and graduation from a recognized institution of
14 higher learning with a bachelor's degree.
15     (b) Initial Teaching Certificate. Persons who (1) have
16 completed an approved teacher preparation program, (2) are
17 recommended by an approved teacher preparation program, (3)
18 have successfully completed the Initial Teaching Certification
19 examinations required by the State Board of Education, and (4)
20 have met all other criteria established by the State Board of
21 Education in consultation with the State Teacher Certification
22 Board, shall be issued an Initial Teaching Certificate valid
23 for 4 years of teaching, as defined in Section 21-14 of this
24 Code. Initial Teaching Certificates shall be issued for
25 categories corresponding to Early Childhood, Elementary,
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1 designations for Special Education, Bilingual Education,
2 fundamental learning areas (including Language Arts, Reading,
3 Mathematics, Science, Social Science, Physical Development and
4 Health, Fine Arts, and Foreign Language), and other areas
5 designated by the State Board of Education, in consultation
6 with the State Teacher Certification Board. Notwithstanding
7 any other provision of this Article, an Initial Teaching
8 Certificate shall be automatically extended for one year for
9 all persons who (i) have been issued an Initial Teaching
10 Certificate that expires on June 30, 2004 and (ii) have not
11 met, prior to July 1, 2004, the Standard Certificate
12 requirements under paragraph (c) of this Section. An
13 application and fee shall not be required for this extension.
14     (b-5) A person who holds an out-of-state certificate and
15 who is otherwise eligible for a comparable Illinois certificate
16 may be issued an Initial Certificate if that person has not
17 completed 4 years of teaching. Upon completion of 4 years of
18 teaching, the person is eligible for a Standard Certificate.
19 Beginning July 1, 2004, an out-of-state candidate who has
20 already earned a second-tier certificate in another state is
21 not subject to any Standard Certificate eligibility
22 requirements stated in paragraph (2) of subsection (c) of this
23 Section other than completion of the 4 years of teaching. An
24 out-of-state candidate who has completed less than 4 years of
25 teaching and does not hold a second-tier certificate from
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1 (2) of subsection (c) of this Section, proportionately reduced
2 by the amount of time remaining to complete the 4 years of
3 teaching.
4     (c) Standard Certificate.
5     (1) Persons who (i) have completed 4 years of teaching, as
6 defined in Section 21-14 of this Code, with an Initial
7 Certificate or an Initial Alternative Teaching Certificate and
8 have met all other criteria established by the State Board of
9 Education in consultation with the State Teacher Certification
10 Board, (ii) have completed 4 years of teaching on a valid
11 equivalent certificate in another State or territory of the
12 United States, or have completed 4 years of teaching in a
13 nonpublic Illinois elementary or secondary school with an
14 Initial Certificate or an Initial Alternative Teaching
15 Certificate, and have met all other criteria established by the
16 State Board of Education, in consultation with the State
17 Teacher Certification Board, or (iii) were issued teaching
18 certificates prior to February 15, 2000 and are renewing those
19 certificates after February 15, 2000, shall be issued a
20 Standard Certificate valid for 5 years, which may be renewed
21 thereafter every 5 years by the State Teacher Certification
22 Board based on proof of continuing education or professional
23 development. Beginning July 1, 2003, persons who have completed
24 4 years of teaching, as described in clauses (i) and (ii) of
25 this paragraph (1), have successfully completed the
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1 (c), and have met all other criteria established by the State
2 Board of Education, in consultation with the State Teacher
3 Certification Board, shall be issued Standard Certificates.
4 Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Section,
5 beginning July 1, 2004, persons who hold valid out-of-state
6 certificates and have completed 4 years of teaching on a valid
7 equivalent certificate in another State or territory of the
8 United States shall be issued comparable Standard
9 Certificates. Beginning July 1, 2004, persons who hold valid
10 out-of-state certificates as described in subsection (b-5) of
11 this Section are subject to the requirements of paragraphs (2)
12 through (4) of this subsection (c), as required in subsection
13 (b-5) of this Section, in order to receive a Standard
14 Certificate. Standard Certificates shall be issued for
15 categories corresponding to Early Childhood, Elementary,
16 Secondary, and Special K-12, with special certification
17 designations for Special Education, Bilingual Education,
18 fundamental learning areas (including Language Arts, Reading,
19 Mathematics, Science, Social Science, Physical Development and
20 Health, Fine Arts, and Foreign Language), and other areas
21 designated by the State Board of Education, in consultation
22 with the State Teacher Certification Board.
23     (2) This paragraph (2) applies only to those persons
24 required to successfully complete the requirements of this
25 paragraph under paragraph (1) of this subsection (c). In order
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1 satisfy one of the following requirements:
2         (A) Completion of a program of induction and mentoring
3     for new teachers that is based upon a specific plan
4     approved by the State Board of Education, in consultation
5     with the State Teacher Certification Board. Nothing in this
6     Section, however, prohibits an induction or mentoring
7     program from operating prior to approval. Holders of
8     Initial Certificates issued before September 1, 2007 must
9     complete, at a minimum, an approved one-year induction and
10     mentoring program. Holders of Initial Certificates issued
11     on or after September 1, 2007 must complete an approved
12     2-year induction and mentoring program. The plan must
13     describe the role of mentor teachers, the criteria and
14     process for their selection, and how all the following
15     components are to be provided:
16             (i) Assignment of a formally trained mentor
17         teacher to each new teacher for a specified period of
18         time, which shall be established by the employing
19         school or school district, provided that a mentor
20         teacher may not directly or indirectly participate in
21         the evaluation of a new teacher pursuant to Article 24A
22         of this Code or the evaluation procedure of the school.
23             (ii) Formal mentoring for each new teacher.
24             (iii) Support for each new teacher in relation to
25         the Illinois Professional Teaching Standards, the
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1         area of certification, and any applicable local school
2         improvement and professional development plans.
3             (iv) Professional development specifically
4         designed to foster the growth of each new teacher's
5         knowledge and skills.
6             (v) Formative assessment that is based on the
7         Illinois Professional Teaching Standards and designed
8         to provide feedback to the new teacher and
9         opportunities for reflection on his or her
10         performance, which must not be used directly or
11         indirectly in any evaluation of a new teacher pursuant
12         to Article 24A of this Code or the evaluation procedure
13         of the school and which must include the activities
14         specified in clauses (B)(i), (B)(ii), and (B)(iii) of
15         this paragraph (2).
16             (vi) Assignment of responsibility for coordination
17         of the induction and mentoring program within each
18         school district participating in the program.
19         (B) Successful completion of 4 semester hours of
20     graduate-level coursework on the assessment of one's own
21     performance in relation to the Illinois Professional
22     Teaching Standards. The coursework must be approved by the
23     State Board of Education, in consultation with the State
24     Teacher Certification Board; must be offered either by an
25     institution of higher education, by such an institution in
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1     regional office of education, or by another entity
2     authorized to issue college credit; and must include
3     demonstration of performance through all of the following
4     activities for each of the Illinois Professional Teaching
5     Standards:
6             (i) Observation, by the course instructor or
7         another experienced teacher, of the new teacher's
8         classroom practice (the observation may be recorded
9         for later viewing) for the purpose of identifying and
10         describing how the new teacher made content meaningful
11         for students; how the teacher motivated individuals
12         and the group and created an environment conducive to
13         positive social interactions, active learning, and
14         self-motivation; what instructional strategies the
15         teacher used to encourage students' development of
16         critical thinking, problem solving, and performance;
17         how the teacher communicated using written, verbal,
18         nonverbal, and visual communication techniques; and
19         how the teacher maintained standards of professional
20         conduct and provided leadership to improve students'
21         learning.
22             (ii) Review and analysis, by the course instructor
23         or another experienced teacher, of written
24         documentation (i.e., lesson plans, assignments,
25         assessment instruments, and samples of students' work)
26         prepared by the new teacher for at least 2 lessons. The

 

 

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1         documentation must provide evidence of classroom
2         performance related to Illinois Professional Teaching
3         Standards 1 through 9, with an emphasis on how the
4         teacher used his or her understanding of students,
5         assessment data, and subject matter to decide on
6         learning goals; how the teacher designed or selected
7         activities and instructional materials and aligned
8         instruction to the relevant Illinois Learning
9         Standards; how the teacher adapted or modified
10         curriculum to meet individual students' needs; and how
11         the teacher sequenced instruction and designed or
12         selected student assessment strategies.
13             (iii) Demonstration of professional expertise on
14         the part of the new teacher in reflecting on his or her
15         practice, which was observed under clause (B)(i) of
16         this paragraph (2) and documented under clause (B)(ii)
17         of this paragraph (2), in terms of teaching strengths,
18         weaknesses, and implications for improvement according
19         to the Illinois Professional Teaching Standards.
20         (C) Successful completion of a minimum of 4 semester
21     hours of graduate-level coursework addressing preparation
22     to meet the requirements for certification by the National
23     Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS). The
24     coursework must be approved by the State Board of
25     Education, in consultation with the State Teacher
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1     institution of higher education, by such an institution in
2     partnership with a teachers' association or union or with a
3     regional office of education, or by another entity
4     authorized to issue college credit. The course must address
5     the 5 NBPTS Core Propositions and relevant standards
6     through such means as the following:
7             (i) Observation, by the course instructor or
8         another experienced teacher, of the new teacher's
9         classroom practice (the observation may be recorded
10         for later viewing) for the purpose of identifying and
11         describing how the new teacher made content meaningful
12         for students; how the teacher motivated individuals
13         and the group and created an environment conducive to
14         positive social interactions, active learning, and
15         self-motivation; what instructional strategies the
16         teacher used to encourage students' development of
17         critical thinking, problem solving, and performance;
18         how the teacher communicated using written, verbal,
19         nonverbal, and visual communication techniques; and
20         how the teacher maintained standards of professional
21         conduct and provided leadership to improve students'
22         learning.
23             (ii) Review and analysis, by the course instructor
24         or another experienced teacher, of written
25         documentation (i.e., lesson plans, assignments,
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1         prepared by the new teacher for at least 2 lessons. The
2         documentation must provide evidence of classroom
3         performance, including how the teacher used his or her
4         understanding of students, assessment data, and
5         subject matter to decide on learning goals; how the
6         teacher designed or selected activities and
7         instructional materials and aligned instruction to the
8         relevant Illinois Learning Standards; how the teacher
9         adapted or modified curriculum to meet individual
10         students' needs; and how the teacher sequenced
11         instruction and designed or selected student
12         assessment strategies.
13             (iii) Demonstration of professional expertise on
14         the part of the new teacher in reflecting on his or her
15         practice, which was observed under clause (C)(i) of
16         this paragraph (2) and documented under clause (C)(ii)
17         of this paragraph (2), in terms of teaching strengths,
18         weaknesses, and implications for improvement.
19         (C-5) Satisfactory completion of a minimum of 12
20     semester hours of graduate credit towards an advanced
21     degree in an education-related field from an accredited
22     institution of higher education.
23         (D) Receipt of an advanced degree from an accredited
24     institution of higher education in an education-related
25     field that is earned by a person either while he or she
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1     her receipt of that certificate.
2         (E) Accumulation of 60 continuing professional
3     development units (CPDUs), earned by completing selected
4     activities that comply with paragraphs (3) and (4) of this
5     subsection (c). However, for an individual who holds an
6     Initial Teaching Certificate on the effective date of this
7     amendatory Act of the 92nd General Assembly, the number of
8     CPDUs shall be reduced to reflect the teaching time
9     remaining on the Initial Teaching Certificate.
10         (F) Completion of a nationally normed,
11     performance-based assessment, if made available by the
12     State Board of Education in consultation with the State
13     Teacher Certification Board, provided that the cost to the
14     person shall not exceed the cost of the coursework
15     described in clause (B) of this paragraph (2).
16         (G) Completion of requirements for meeting the
17     Illinois criteria for becoming "highly qualified" (for
18     purposes of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, Public
19     Law 107-110) in an additional teaching area.
20         (H) Receipt of a minimum 12-hour, post-baccalaureate,
21     education-related professional development certificate
22     issued by an Illinois institution of higher education and
23     developed in accordance with rules adopted by the State
24     Board of Education in consultation with the State Teacher
25     Certification Board.
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1     Teaching Standards (NBPTS) process.
2         (J) Receipt of a subsequent Illinois certificate or
3     endorsement pursuant to Article 21 of this Code.
4     (3) This paragraph (3) applies only to those persons
5 required to successfully complete the requirements of this
6 paragraph under paragraph (1) of this subsection (c). Persons
7 who seek to satisfy the requirements of clause (E) of paragraph
8 (2) of this subsection (c) through accumulation of CPDUs may
9 earn credit through completion of coursework, workshops,
10 seminars, conferences, and other similar training events that
11 are pre-approved by the State Board of Education, in
12 consultation with the State Teacher Certification Board, for
13 the purpose of reflection on teaching practices in order to
14 address all of the Illinois Professional Teaching Standards
15 necessary to obtain a Standard Teaching Certificate. These
16 activities must meet all of the following requirements:
17         (A) Each activity must be designed to advance a
18     person's knowledge and skills in relation to one or more of
19     the Illinois Professional Teaching Standards or in
20     relation to the content-area standards applicable to the
21     teacher's field of certification.
22         (B) Taken together, the activities completed must
23     address each of the Illinois Professional Teaching
24     Standards as provided in clauses (B)(i), (B)(ii), and
25     (B)(iii) of paragraph (2) of this subsection (c).
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1     approved by the State Board of Education, in consultation
2     with the State Teacher Certification Board, for this
3     purpose.
4         (D) Each activity, integral to its successful
5     completion, must require participants to demonstrate the
6     degree to which they have acquired new knowledge or skills,
7     such as through performance, through preparation of a
8     written product, through assembling samples of students'
9     or teachers' work, or by some other means that is
10     appropriate to the subject matter of the activity.
11         (E) One CPDU shall be available for each hour of direct
12     participation by a holder of an Initial Teaching
13     Certificate in a qualifying activity. An activity may be
14     attributed to more than one of the Illinois Professional
15     Teaching Standards, but credit for any activity shall be
16     counted only once.
17     (4) This paragraph (4) applies only to those persons
18 required to successfully complete the requirements of this
19 paragraph under paragraph (1) of this subsection (c). Persons
20 who seek to satisfy the requirements of clause (E) of paragraph
21 (2) of this subsection (c) through accumulation of CPDUs may
22 earn credit from the following, provided that each activity is
23 designed to advance a person's knowledge and skills in relation
24 to one or more of the Illinois Professional Teaching Standards
25 or in relation to the content-area standards applicable to the
26 person's field or fields of certification:

 

 

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1         (A) Collaboration and partnership activities related
2     to improving a person's knowledge and skills as a teacher,
3     including all of the following:
4             (i) Peer review and coaching.
5             (ii) Mentoring in a formal mentoring program,
6         including service as a consulting teacher
7         participating in a remediation process formulated
8         under Section 24A-5 of this Code.
9             (iii) Facilitating parent education programs
10         directly related to student achievement for a school,
11         school district, or regional office of education.
12             (iv) Participating in business, school, or
13         community partnerships directly related to student
14         achievement.
15         (B) Teaching college or university courses in areas
16     relevant to a teacher's field of certification, provided
17     that the teaching may only be counted once during the
18     course of 4 years.
19         (C) Conferences, workshops, institutes, seminars, and
20     symposiums related to improving a person's knowledge and
21     skills as a teacher, including all of the following:
22             (i) Completing non-university credit directly
23         related to student achievement, the Illinois
24         Professional Teaching Standards, or content-area
25         standards.
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1         seminars, conferences, institutes, and symposiums.
2             (iii) (Blank).
3             (iv) Training as reviewers of university teacher
4         preparation programs.
5         An activity listed in this clause (C) is creditable
6     only if its provider is approved for this purpose by the
7     State Board of Education, in consultation with the State
8     Teacher Certification Board.
9         (D) Other educational experiences related to improving
10     a person's knowledge and skills as a teacher, including all
11     of the following:
12             (i) Participating in action research and inquiry
13         projects.
14             (ii) Observing programs or teaching in schools,
15         related businesses, or industry that is systematic,
16         purposeful, and relevant to a teacher's field of
17         certification.
18             (iii) Participating in study groups related to
19         student achievement, the Illinois Professional
20         Teaching Standards, or content-area standards.
21             (iv) Participating in work/learn programs or
22         internships.
23             (v) Developing a portfolio of students' and
24         teacher's work.
25         (E) Professional leadership experiences related to
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1     including all of the following:
2             (i) Participating in curriculum development or
3     assessment activities at the school, school district,
4     regional office of education, State, or national level.
5             (ii) Participating in team or department
6         leadership in a school or school district.
7             (iii) (Blank).
8             (iv) Publishing educational articles, columns, or
9         books relevant to a teacher's field of certification.
10             (v) Participating in non-strike related activities
11         of a professional association or labor organization
12         that are related to professional development.
13     (5) A person must complete the requirements of this
14 subsection (c) before the expiration of his or her Initial
15 Teaching Certificate and must submit assurance of having done
16 so to the regional superintendent of schools or a local
17 professional development committee authorized by the regional
18 superintendent to submit recommendations to him or her for this
19 purpose.
20     Within 30 days after receipt, the regional superintendent
21 of schools shall review the assurance of completion submitted
22 by a person and, based upon compliance with all of the
23 requirements for receipt of a Standard Teaching Certificate,
24 shall forward to the State Board of Education a recommendation
25 for issuance of the Standard Certificate or non-issuance. The
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1 person if the recommendation is for non-issuance of the
2 Standard Certificate. A person who is considered not to be
3 eligible for a Standard Certificate and who has received the
4 notice of non-issuance may appeal this determination to the
5 Regional Professional Development Review Committee (RPDRC).
6 The recommendation of the regional superintendent and the
7 RPDRC, along with all supporting materials, must then be
8 forwarded to the State Board of Education for a final
9 determination.
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
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1 be given effect upon their application for a Standard
2 Certificate.
3     (8) Beginning July 1, 2004, persons who hold a Standard
4 Certificate and have acquired one master's degree in an
5 education-related field are eligible for certificate renewal
6 upon completion of two-thirds of the continuing education units
7 specified in subdivision (C) of paragraph (3) of subsection (e)
8 of Section 21-14 of this Code or of the continuing professional
9 development units specified in subdivision (E) of paragraph (3)
10 of subsection (e) of Section 21-14 of this Code. Persons who
11 hold a Standard Certificate and have acquired a second master's
12 degree, an education specialist, or a doctorate in an
13 education-related field or hold a Master Certificate are
14 eligible for certificate renewal upon completion of one-third
15 of the continuing education units specified in subdivision (C)
16 of paragraph (3) of subsection (e) of Section 21-14 of this
17 Code or of the continuing professional development units
18 specified in subdivision (E) of paragraph (3) of subsection (e)
19 of Section 21-14 of this Code.
20     (d) Master Certificate. Persons who have successfully
21 achieved National Board certification through the National
22 Board for Professional Teaching Standards shall be issued a
23 Master Certificate, valid for 10 years and renewable thereafter
24 every 10 years through compliance with requirements set forth
25 by the State Board of Education, in consultation with the State
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1 Master Certificate shall be eligible for a teaching position in
2 this State in the areas for which he or she holds a Master
3 Certificate without satisfying any other requirements of this
4 Code, except for those requirements pertaining to criminal
5 background checks. A holder of a Master Certificate in an area
6 of science or social science is eligible to teach in any of the
7 subject areas within those fields, including those taught at
8 the advanced level, as defined by the State Board of Education
9 in consultation with the State Teacher Certification Board. A
10 teacher who holds a Master Certificate shall be deemed to meet
11 State certification renewal requirements in the area or areas
12 for which he or she holds a Master Certificate for the 10-year
13 term of the teacher's Master Certificate.
14 (Source: P.A. 92-16, eff. 6-28-01; 92-796, eff. 8-10-02;
15 93-679, eff. 6-30-04.)
 
16     (105 ILCS 5/21-14)  (from Ch. 122, par. 21-14)
17     Sec. 21-14. Registration and renewal of certificates.
18     (a) A limited four-year certificate or a certificate issued
19 after July 1, 1955, shall be renewable at its expiration or
20 within 60 days thereafter by the county superintendent of
21 schools having supervision and control over the school where
22 the teacher is teaching upon certified evidence of meeting the
23 requirements for renewal as required by this Act and prescribed
24 by the State Board of Education in consultation with the State
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1 certificate shall not be renewed at the end of the first
2 four-year period covered by the certificate unless the holder
3 thereof has filed certified evidence with the State Teacher
4 Certification Board that he has a master's degree or that he
5 has earned 8 semester hours of credit in the field of
6 educational administration and supervision in a recognized
7 institution of higher learning. The holder shall continue to
8 earn 8 semester hours of credit each four-year period until
9 such time as he has earned a master's degree.
10     All certificates not renewed or registered as herein
11 provided shall lapse after a period of 5 years from the
12 expiration of the last year of registration. Such certificates
13 may be reinstated for a one year period upon payment of all
14 accumulated registration fees. Such reinstated certificates
15 shall only be renewed: (1) by earning 5 semester hours of
16 credit in a recognized institution of higher learning in the
17 field of professional education or in courses related to the
18 holder's contractual teaching duties; or (2) by presenting
19 evidence of holding a valid regular certificate of some other
20 type. Any certificate may be voluntarily surrendered by the
21 certificate holder. A voluntarily surrendered certificate
22 shall be treated as a revoked certificate.
23     (b) When those teaching certificates issued before
24 February 15, 2000 are renewed for the first time after February
25 15, 2000, all such teaching certificates shall be exchanged for
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1 Section 21-2. All Initial and Standard Teaching Certificates,
2 including those issued to persons who previously held teaching
3 certificates issued before February 15, 2000, shall be
4 renewable under the conditions set forth in this subsection
5 (b).
6     Initial Teaching Certificates are valid for 4 years of
7 teaching, as provided in subsection (b) of Section 21-2 of this
8 Code, and are renewable every 4 years until the person
9 completes 4 years of teaching. If the holder of an Initial
10 Certificate has completed 4 years of teaching but has not
11 completed the requirements set forth in paragraph (2) of
12 subsection (c) of Section 21-2 of this Code, then the Initial
13 Certificate may be reinstated for one year, during which the
14 requirements must be met. A holder of an Initial Certificate
15 who has not completed 4 years of teaching may continuously
16 register the certificate for additional 4-year periods without
17 penalty. Initial Certificates that are not registered shall
18 lapse consistent with subsection (a) of this Section and may be
19 reinstated only in accordance with subsection (a). Standard
20 Teaching Certificates are renewable every 5 years as provided
21 in subsection (c) of Section 21-2 and subsection (c) of this
22 Section. For purposes of this Section, "teaching" is defined as
23 employment and performance of services in an Illinois public or
24 State-operated elementary school, secondary school, or
25 cooperative or joint agreement with a governing body or board
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1 school operating in compliance with the Charter Schools Law.
2     (c) In compliance with subsection (c) of Section 21-2 of
3 this Code, which provides that a Standard Teaching Certificate
4 may be renewed by the State Teacher Certification Board based
5 upon proof of continuing professional development, the State
6 Board of Education and the State Teacher Certification Board
7 shall jointly:
8         (1) establish a procedure for renewing Standard
9     Teaching Certificates, which shall include but not be
10     limited to annual timelines for the renewal process and the
11     components set forth in subsections (d) through (k) of this
12     Section;
13         (2) establish the standards for certificate renewal;
14         (3) approve or disapprove the providers of continuing
15     professional development activities;
16         (4) determine the maximum credit for each category of
17     continuing professional development activities, based upon
18     recommendations submitted by a continuing professional
19     development activity task force, which shall consist of 6
20     staff members from the State Board of Education, appointed
21     by the State Superintendent of Education, and 6 teacher
22     representatives, 3 of whom are selected by the Illinois
23     Education Association and 3 of whom are selected by the
24     Illinois Federation of Teachers;
25         (5) designate the type and amount of documentation
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1     activities have been completed; and
2         (6) provide, on a timely basis to all Illinois
3     teachers, certificate holders, regional superintendents of
4     schools, school districts, and others with an interest in
5     continuing professional development, information about the
6     standards and requirements established pursuant to this
7     subsection (c).
8     (d) Any Standard Teaching Certificate held by an individual
9 employed and performing services in an Illinois public or
10 State-operated elementary school, secondary school, or
11 cooperative or joint agreement with a governing body or board
12 of control in a certificated teaching position or a charter
13 school in compliance with the Charter Schools Law must be
14 maintained Valid and Active through certificate renewal
15 activities specified in the certificate renewal procedure
16 established pursuant to subsection (c) of this Section,
17 provided that a holder of a Valid and Active certificate who is
18 only employed on either a part-time basis or day-to-day basis
19 as a substitute teacher shall pay only the required
20 registration fee to renew his or her certificate and maintain
21 it as Valid and Active. All other Standard Teaching
22 Certificates held may be maintained as Valid and Exempt through
23 the registration process provided for in the certificate
24 renewal procedure established pursuant to subsection (c) of
25 this Section. A Valid and Exempt certificate must be
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1 the State Board of Education and the State Teacher
2 Certification Board, upon the certificate holder becoming
3 employed and performing services in an Illinois public or
4 State-operated elementary school, secondary school, or
5 cooperative or joint agreement with a governing body or board
6 of control in a certificated teaching position or a charter
7 school operating in compliance with the Charter Schools Law. A
8 holder of a Valid and Exempt certificate may activate his or
9 her certificate through procedures provided for in the
10 certificate renewal procedure established pursuant to
11 subsection (c) of this Section.
12     (e)(1) A Standard Teaching Certificate that has been
13 maintained as Valid and Active for the 5 years of the
14 certificate's validity shall be renewed as Valid and Active
15 upon the certificate holder: (i) completing an advanced degree
16 from an approved institution in an education-related field;
17 (ii) completing at least 8 semester hours of coursework as
18 described in subdivision (B) of paragraph (3) of this
19 subsection (e); (iii) (blank); earning at least 24 continuing
20 education units as described in subdivision (C) of paragraph
21 (3) of this subsection (e); (iv) completing the National Board
22 for Professional Teaching Standards process as described in
23 subdivision (D) of paragraph (3) of this subsection (e); or (v)
24 earning 120 continuing professional development units ("CPDU")
25 as described in subdivision (E) of paragraph (3) of this
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1 development units for each continuing professional development
2 activity identified in subdivisions (F) through (J) of
3 paragraph (3) of this subsection (e) shall be jointly
4 determined by the State Board of Education and the State
5 Teacher Certification Board. If, however, the certificate
6 holder has maintained the certificate as Valid and Exempt for a
7 portion of the 5-year period of validity, the number of
8 continuing professional development units needed to renew the
9 certificate as Valid and Active shall be proportionately
10 reduced by the amount of time the certificate was Valid and
11 Exempt. Furthermore, if a certificate holder is employed and
12 performs teaching services on a part-time basis for all or a
13 portion of the certificate's 5-year period of validity, the
14 number of continuing professional development units needed to
15 renew the certificate as Valid and Active shall be reduced by
16 50% for the amount of time the certificate holder has been
17 employed and performed teaching services on a part-time basis.
18 Part-time shall be defined as less than 50% of the school day
19 or school term.
20     Notwithstanding any other requirements to the contrary, if
21 a Standard Teaching Certificate has been maintained as Valid
22 and Active for the 5 years of the certificate's validity and
23 the certificate holder has completed his or her certificate
24 renewal plan before July 1, 2002, the certificate shall be
25 renewed as Valid and Active.
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1 requirements for continuing professional development provided
2 for in subsection (c) of Section 21-2 of this Code, each Valid
3 and Active Standard Teaching Certificate holder shall complete
4 professional development activities that address the
5 certificate or those certificates that are required of his or
6 her certificated teaching position, if the certificate holder
7 is employed and performing services in an Illinois public or
8 State-operated elementary school, secondary school, or
9 cooperative or joint agreement with a governing body or board
10 of control, or that certificate or those certificates most
11 closely related to his or her teaching position, if the
12 certificate holder is employed in a charter school. Except as
13 otherwise provided in this subsection (e), the certificate
14 holder's activities must address purposes (A), (B), (C), or (D)
15 and must reflect purpose (E) of the following continuing
16 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
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1     as "State priorities".
2         (C) Address the knowledge, skills, and goals of the
3     certificate holder's local school improvement plan, if the
4     teacher is employed in an Illinois public or State-operated
5     elementary school, secondary school, or cooperative or
6     joint agreement with a governing body or board of control.
7         (D) Expand the certificate holder's knowledge and
8     skills in an additional teaching field or toward the
9     acquisition of another teaching certificate, endorsement,
10     or relevant education degree.
11         (E) Address the needs of serving students with
12     disabilities, including adapting and modifying the general
13     curriculum related to the Illinois Learning Standards to
14     meet the needs of students with disabilities and serving
15     such students in the least restrictive environment.
16     Teachers who hold certificates endorsed for special
17     education must devote at least 50% of their continuing
18     professional development activities to this purpose.
19     Teachers holding other certificates must devote at least
20     20% of their activities to this purpose.
21     A speech-language pathologist or audiologist who is
22 licensed under the Illinois Speech-Language Pathology and
23 Audiology Practice Act and who has met the continuing education
24 requirements of that Act and the rules promulgated under that
25 Act shall be deemed to have satisfied the continuing
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1 Board of Education and the Teacher Certification Board to renew
2 a Standard Certificate.
3     (3) Continuing professional development activities may
4 include, but are not limited to, the following activities:
5         (A) completion of an advanced degree from an approved
6     institution in an education-related field;
7         (B) at least 8 semester hours of coursework in an
8     approved education-related program, of which at least 2
9     semester hours relate to the continuing professional
10     development purpose set forth in purpose (A) of paragraph
11     (2) of this subsection (e), completion of which means no
12     other continuing professional development activities are
13     required;
14         (C) (blank); continuing education units that satisfy
15     the continuing professional development purposes set forth
16     in paragraph (2) of this subsection (e), with each
17     continuing education unit equal to 5 clock hours, provided
18     that a plan that includes at least 24 continuing education
19     units (or 120 clock/contact hours) need not include any
20     other continuing professional development activities;
21         (D) completion of the National Board for Professional
22     Teaching Standards ("NBPTS") process for certification or
23     recertification, completion of which means no other
24     continuing professional development activities are
25     required;
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1     development units that satisfy the continuing professional
2     development purposes set forth in paragraph (2) of this
3     subsection (e) and may include without limitation the
4     activities identified in subdivisions (F) through (J) of
5     this paragraph (3);
6         (F) collaboration and partnership activities related
7     to improving the teacher's knowledge and skills as a
8     teacher, including the following:
9             (i) participating on collaborative planning and
10         professional improvement teams and committees;
11             (ii) peer review and coaching;
12             (iii) mentoring in a formal mentoring program,
13         including service as a consulting teacher
14         participating in a remediation process formulated
15         under Section 24A-5 of this Code;
16             (iv) participating in site-based management or
17         decision making teams, relevant committees, boards, or
18         task forces directly related to school improvement
19         plans;
20             (v) coordinating community resources in schools,
21         if the project is a specific goal of the school
22         improvement plan;
23             (vi) facilitating parent education programs for a
24         school, school district, or regional office of
25         education directly related to student achievement or
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1             (vii) participating in business, school, or
2         community partnerships directly related to student
3         achievement or school improvement plans; or
4             (viii) supervising a student teacher or teacher
5         education candidate in clinical supervision, provided
6         that the supervision may only be counted once during
7         the course of 5 years;
8         (G) college or university coursework related to
9     improving the teacher's knowledge and skills as a teacher
10     as follows:
11             (i) completing undergraduate or graduate credit
12         earned from a regionally accredited institution in
13         coursework relevant to the certificate area being
14         renewed, including coursework that incorporates
15         induction activities and development of a portfolio of
16         both student and teacher work that provides experience
17         in reflective practices, provided the coursework meets
18         Illinois Professional Teaching Standards or Illinois
19         Content Area Standards and supports the essential
20         characteristics of quality professional development;
21         or
22             (ii) teaching college or university courses in
23         areas relevant to the certificate area being renewed,
24         provided that the teaching may only be counted once
25         during the course of 5 years;
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1     symposiums related to improving the teacher's knowledge
2     and skills as a teacher, subject to disapproval of the
3     activity or event by the State Teacher Certification Board
4     acting jointly with the State Board of Education, including
5     the following:
6             (i) completing non-university credit directly
7         related to student achievement, school improvement
8         plans, or State priorities;
9             (ii) participating in or presenting at workshops,
10         seminars, conferences, institutes, and symposiums;
11             (iii) training as external reviewers for Quality
12         Assurance; or
13             (iv) training as reviewers of university teacher
14         preparation programs.
15     A teacher, however, may not receive credit for conferences,
16     workshops, institutes, seminars, or symposiums that are
17     designed for entertainment, promotional, or commercial
18     purposes or that are solely inspirational or motivational.
19     The State Superintendent of Education and regional
20     superintendents of schools are authorized to review the
21     activities and events provided or to be provided under this
22     subdivision (H) and to investigate complaints regarding
23     those activities and events, and either the State
24     Superintendent of Education or a regional superintendent
25     of schools may recommend that the State Teacher
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1     jointly disapprove those activities and events considered
2     to be inconsistent with this subdivision (H);
3         (I) other educational experiences related to improving
4     the teacher's knowledge and skills as a teacher, including
5     the following:
6             (i) participating in action research and inquiry
7         projects;
8             (ii) observing programs or teaching in schools,
9         related businesses, or industry that is systematic,
10         purposeful, and relevant to certificate renewal;
11             (iii) traveling related to one's teaching
12         assignment, directly related to student achievement or
13         school improvement plans and approved by the regional
14         superintendent of schools or his or her designee at
15         least 30 days prior to the travel experience, provided
16         that the traveling shall not include time spent
17         commuting to destinations where the learning
18         experience will occur;
19             (iv) participating in study groups related to
20         student achievement or school improvement plans;
21             (v) serving on a statewide education-related
22         committee, including but not limited to the State
23         Teacher Certification Board, State Board of Education
24         strategic agenda teams, or the State Advisory Council
25         on Education of Children with Disabilities;
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1         internships; or
2             (vii) developing a portfolio of student and
3         teacher work;
4         (J) professional leadership experiences related to
5     improving the teacher's knowledge and skills as a teacher,
6     including the following:
7             (i) participating in curriculum development or
8         assessment activities at the school, school district,
9         regional office of education, State, or national
10         level;
11             (ii) participating in team or department
12         leadership in a school or school district;
13             (iii) participating on external or internal school
14         or school district review teams;
15             (iv) publishing educational articles, columns, or
16         books relevant to the certificate area being renewed;
17         or
18             (v) participating in non-strike related
19         professional association or labor organization service
20         or activities related to professional development;
21         (K) receipt of a subsequent Illinois certificate or
22     endorsement pursuant to this Article;
23         (L) completion of requirements for meeting the
24     Illinois criteria for becoming "highly qualified" (for
25     purposes of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, Public
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1         (M) successful completion of 4 semester hours of
2     graduate-level coursework on the assessment of one's own
3     performance in relation to the Illinois Teaching
4     Standards, as described in clause (B) of paragraph (2) of
5     subsection (c) of Section 21-2 of this Code; or
6         (N) successful completion of a minimum of 4 semester
7     hours of graduate-level coursework addressing preparation
8     to meet the requirements for certification by the National
9     Board for Professional Teaching Standards, as described in
10     clause (C) of paragraph (2) of subsection (c) of Section
11     21-2 of this Code.
12     (4) A person must complete the requirements of this
13 subsection (e) before the expiration of his or her Standard
14 Teaching Certificate and must submit assurance to the regional
15 superintendent of schools or, if applicable, a local
16 professional development committee authorized by the regional
17 superintendent to submit recommendations to him or her for this
18 purpose. The statement of assurance shall contain a list of the
19 activities completed, the provider offering each activity, the
20 number of credits earned for each activity, and the purposes to
21 which each activity is attributed. The certificate holder shall
22 maintain the evidence of completion of each activity for at
23 least one certificate renewal cycle. The certificate holder
24 shall affirm under penalty of perjury that he or she has
25 completed the activities listed and will maintain the required
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1 regional superintendent of schools for each region shall
2 conduct random audits of assurance statements and supporting
3 documentation.
4     (5) (Blank).
5     (6) (Blank).
6     (f) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Code, a
7 school district is authorized to enter into an agreement with
8 the exclusive bargaining representative, if any, to form a
9 local professional development committee (LPDC). The
10 membership and terms of members of the LPDC may be determined
11 by the agreement. Provisions regarding LPDCs contained in a
12 collective bargaining agreement in existence on the effective
13 date of this amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly
14 between a school district and the exclusive bargaining
15 representative shall remain in full force and effect for the
16 term of the agreement, unless terminated by mutual agreement.
17 The LPDC shall make recommendations to the regional
18 superintendent of schools on renewal of teaching certificates.
19 The regional superintendent of schools for each region shall
20 perform the following functions:
21         (1) review recommendations for certificate renewal, if
22     any, received from LPDCs;
23         (2) (blank);
24         (3) (blank);
25         (4) (blank);
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1     requirements for certificate renewal and notify
2     certificate holders if the decision is not to renew the
3     certificate;
4         (6) provide a certificate holder with the opportunity
5     to appeal a recommendation made by a LPDC, if any, not to
6     renew the certificate to the regional professional
7     development review committee;
8         (7) issue and forward recommendations for renewal or
9     nonrenewal of certificate holders' Standard Teaching
10     Certificates to the State Teacher Certification Board; and
11         (8) (blank).
12     (g)(1) Each regional superintendent of schools shall
13 review and concur or nonconcur with each recommendation for
14 renewal or nonrenewal of a Standard Teaching Certificate he or
15 she receives from a local professional development committee,
16 if any, or, if a certificate holder appeals the recommendation
17 to the regional professional development review committee, the
18 recommendation for renewal or nonrenewal he or she receives
19 from a regional professional development review committee and,
20 within 14 days of receipt of the recommendation, shall provide
21 the State Teacher Certification Board with verification of the
22 following, if applicable:
23         (A) the certificate holder has satisfactorily
24     completed professional development and continuing
25     education activities set forth in paragraph (3) of
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1         (B) the certificate holder has submitted the statement
2     of assurance required under paragraph (4) of subsection (e)
3     of this Section, and this statement has been attached to
4     the application for renewal;
5         (C) the local professional development committee, if
6     any, has recommended the renewal of the certificate
7     holder's Standard Teaching Certificate and forwarded the
8     recommendation to the regional superintendent of schools;
9         (D) the certificate holder has appealed his or her
10     local professional development committee's recommendation
11     of nonrenewal, if any, to the regional professional
12     development review committee and the result of that appeal;
13         (E) the regional superintendent of schools has
14     concurred or nonconcurred with the local professional
15     development committee's or regional professional
16     development review committee's recommendation, if any, to
17     renew or nonrenew the certificate holder's Standard
18     Teaching Certificate and made a recommendation to that
19     effect; and
20         (F) the established registration fee for the Standard
21     Teaching Certificate has been paid.
22     If the notice required by this subsection (g) includes a
23 recommendation of certificate nonrenewal, then, at the same
24 time the regional superintendent of schools provides the State
25 Teacher Certification Board with the notice, he or she shall
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1 mail, return receipt requested, that this notice has been
2 provided to the State Teacher Certification Board.
3     (2) Each certificate holder shall have the right to appeal
4 his or her local professional development committee's
5 recommendation of nonrenewal, if any, to the regional
6 professional development review committee, within 14 days of
7 receipt of notice that the recommendation has been sent to the
8 regional superintendent of schools. Each regional
9 superintendent of schools shall establish a regional
10 professional development review committee or committees for
11 the purpose of advising the regional superintendent of schools,
12 upon request, and handling certificate holder appeals. This
13 committee shall consist of at least 4 classroom teachers, one
14 non-administrative certificated educational employee, 2
15 administrators, and one at-large member who shall be either (i)
16 a parent, (ii) a member of the business community, (iii) a
17 community member, or (iv) an administrator, with preference
18 given to an individual chosen from among those persons listed
19 in items (i), (ii), and (iii) in order to secure representation
20 of an interest not already represented on the committee. The
21 teacher and non-administrative certificated educational
22 employee members of the review committee shall be selected by
23 their exclusive representative, if any, and the administrators
24 and at-large member shall be selected by the regional
25 superintendent of schools. A regional superintendent of
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1 that the same proportion of teachers to administrators and
2 at-large members on the committee is maintained. Any additional
3 teacher and non-administrative certificated educational
4 employee members shall be selected by their exclusive
5 representative, if any. Vacancies in positions on a regional
6 professional development review committee shall be filled in
7 the same manner as the original selections. Committee members
8 shall serve staggered 3-year terms. All individuals selected to
9 serve on regional professional development review committees
10 must be known to demonstrate the best practices in teaching or
11 their respective field of practice.
12     (h)(1) The State Teacher Certification Board shall review
13 the regional superintendent of schools' recommendations to
14 renew or nonrenew Standard Teaching Certificates and notify
15 certificate holders in writing whether their certificates have
16 been renewed or nonrenewed within 90 days of receipt of the
17 recommendations, unless a certificate holder has appealed a
18 regional superintendent of schools' recommendation of
19 nonrenewal, as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection
20 (h). The State Teacher Certification Board shall verify that
21 the certificate holder has met the renewal criteria set forth
22 in paragraph (1) of subsection (g) of this Section.
23     (2) Each certificate holder shall have the right to appeal
24 a regional superintendent of school's recommendation to
25 nonrenew his or her Standard Teaching Certificate to the State
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1 notice that the decision has been sent to the State Teacher
2 Certification Board, which shall hold an appeal hearing within
3 60 days of receipt of the appeal. When such an appeal is taken,
4 the certificate holder's Standard Teaching Certificate shall
5 continue to be valid until the appeal is finally determined.
6 The State Teacher Certification Board shall review the regional
7 superintendent of school's recommendation, the regional
8 professional development review committee's recommendation, if
9 any, and the local professional development committee's
10 recommendation, if any, and all relevant documentation to
11 verify whether the certificate holder has met the renewal
12 criteria set forth in paragraph (1) of subsection (g) of this
13 Section. The State Teacher Certification Board may request that
14 the certificate holder appear before it. All actions taken by
15 the State Teacher Certification Board shall require a quorum
16 and be by a simple majority of those present and voting. A
17 record of all votes shall be maintained. The State Teacher
18 Certification Board shall notify the certificate holder in
19 writing, within 7 days of completing the review, whether his or
20 her Standard Teaching Certificate has been renewed or
21 nonrenewed, provided that if the State Teacher Certification
22 Board determines to nonrenew a certificate, the written notice
23 provided to the certificate holder shall be by certified mail,
24 return receipt requested. All certificate renewal or
25 nonrenewal decisions of the State Teacher Certification Board
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1 Section 21-24 of this Code.
2     (i) Holders of Master Teaching Certificates shall meet the
3 same requirements and follow the same procedures as holders of
4 Standard Teaching Certificates, except that their renewal
5 cycle shall be as set forth in subsection (d) of Section 21-2
6 of this Code and their renewal requirements shall be subject to
7 paragraph (8) of subsection (c) of Section 21-2 of this Code.
8     A holder of a teaching certificate endorsed as a
9 speech-language pathologist who has been granted the
10 Certificate of Clinical Competence by the American
11 Speech-Language Hearing Association may renew his or her
12 Standard Teaching Certificate pursuant to the 10-year renewal
13 cycle set forth in subsection (d) of Section 21-2 of this Code.
14     (j) Holders of Valid and Exempt Standard and Master
15 Teaching Certificates who are not employed and performing
16 services in an Illinois public or State-operated elementary
17 school, secondary school, or cooperative or joint agreement
18 with a governing body or board of control, in a certificated
19 teaching position, may voluntarily activate their certificates
20 through the regional superintendent of schools of the regional
21 office of education for the geographic area where their
22 teaching is done. These certificate holders shall follow the
23 same renewal criteria and procedures as all other Standard and
24 Master Teaching Certificate holders, except that their
25 continuing professional development activities need not
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1 school improvement plan.
2     (k) (Blank).
3     (l) (Blank).
4     (m) The changes made to this Section by this amendatory Act
5 of the 93rd General Assembly that affect renewal of Standard
6 and Master Certificates shall apply to those persons who hold
7 Standard or Master Certificates on or after the effective date
8 of this amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly and shall
9 be given effect upon renewal of those certificates.
10 (Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07.)
 
11     (105 ILCS 5/27-23)  (from Ch. 122, par. 27-23)
12     Sec. 27-23. Motor Vehicle Code. The curriculum in all
13 public schools shall include a course dealing with the content
14 of Chapters 11, 12, 13, 15, and 16 of the Illinois Vehicle
15 Code, the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to those
16 Chapters insofar as they pertain to the operation of motor
17 vehicles, and the portions of the Litter Control Act relating
18 to the operation of motor vehicles. Instruction shall be given
19 in safety education in each grade, 1 through 8, equivalent to 1
20 class period each week, and in at least 1 of the years in
21 grades 10 through 12. The course of instruction required of
22 each eligible student at the high school level shall consist of
23 a minimum of 30 clock hours of classroom instruction taught by
24 a certified high school teacher who has acquired special
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1 Section 27-24.2 of this Act. Each school district maintaining
2 grades 9 through 12: (i) shall provide the classroom course for
3 each public and non-public high school student resident of the
4 school district who either has received a passing grade in at
5 least 8 courses during the previous 2 semesters or has received
6 a waiver of that requirement from the local superintendent of
7 schools (with respect to a public high school student) or chief
8 school administrator (with respect to a non-public high school
9 student), as provided in Section 27-24.2, and for each
10 out-of-school resident of the district between the age of 15
11 and 21 years who requests the classroom course, and (ii) may
12 provide such classroom course for any resident of the district
13 over age 55 who requests the classroom course, but only if
14 space therein remains available after all eligible public and
15 non-public high school student residents and out-of-school
16 residents between the age of 15 and 21 who request such course
17 have registered therefor, and only if such resident of the
18 district over age 55 has not previously been licensed as a
19 driver under the laws of this or any other state or country.
20 Each school district (i) shall provide an approved course in
21 practice driving consisting of a minimum of 6 clock hours of
22 individual behind-the-wheel instruction or its equivalent in a
23 car, as determined by the State Board of Education, for each
24 eligible resident of the district between the age of 15 and 21
25 years who has started an approved high school classroom driver
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1 course in practice driving for any resident of the district
2 over age 55 on request and without regard to whether or not
3 such resident has started any high school classroom driver
4 education course, but only if space therein remains available
5 after all eligible residents of the district between the ages
6 of 15 and 21 years who have started an approved classroom
7 driver education course and who request such course in practice
8 driving have registered therefor, and only if such resident of
9 the district over age 55 has not previously been licensed as a
10 driver under the laws of this or any other state or country.
11 Subject to rules and regulations of the State Board of
12 Education, the district may charge a reasonable fee, not to
13 exceed $50, to students who participate in the course, unless a
14 student is unable to pay for such a course, in which event the
15 fee for such a student shall be waived. The total amount from
16 driver education fees and reimbursement from the State for
17 driver education must not exceed the total cost of the driver
18 education program in any year and must be deposited into the
19 school district's driver education fund as a separate line item
20 budget entry. All moneys deposited into the school district's
21 driver education fund must be used solely for the funding of a
22 high school driver education program approved by the State
23 Board of Education that uses instructors certified by the State
24 Board of Education. If a district provides the classroom or
25 practice driving course or both of such courses to any
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1 such residents a fee in any amount up to but not exceeding the
2 actual cost of the course or courses in which such residents
3 participate. The course of instruction given in grades 10
4 through 12 shall include an emphasis on the development of
5 knowledge, attitudes, habits and skills necessary for the safe
6 operation of motor vehicles including motorcycles insofar as
7 they can be taught in the classroom, and in addition the course
8 shall include instruction on special hazards existing at, and
9 required extra safety and driving precautions that must be
10 observed at, emergency situations, highway construction and
11 maintenance zones, and railroad crossings and the approaches
12 thereto.
13 (Source: P.A. 94-426, eff. 1-1-06.)
 
14     (105 ILCS 5/27-24.4)  (from Ch. 122, par. 27-24.4)
15     Sec. 27-24.4. Reimbursement amount. Each school district
16 shall be entitled to reimbursement, for each pupil, excluding
17 each resident of the district over age 55, who finishes either
18 the classroom instruction part or the practice driving part of
19 a driver education course that meets the minimum requirements
20 of this Act. However, if a school district has adopted a policy
21 to permit proficiency examinations for the practice driving
22 part of the driver education course as provided under Section
23 27-24.3, then the school district is entitled to only one-half
24 of the reimbursement amount for the practice driving part for
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1 State Board of Education shall adjust the reimbursement formula
2 accordingly. Reimbursement under this Act is payable from the
3 Drivers Education Fund in the State treasury.
4     Each year all funds appropriated from the Drivers Education
5 Fund to the State Board of Education, with the exception of
6 those funds necessary for administrative purposes of the State
7 Board of Education, shall be distributed in the manner provided
8 in this paragraph to school districts by the State Board of
9 Education for reimbursement of claims from the previous school
10 year. As soon as may be after each quarter of the year, if
11 moneys are available in the Drivers Education Fund in the State
12 treasury for payments under this Section, the State Comptroller
13 shall draw his or her warrants upon the State Treasurer as
14 directed by the State Board of Education. The warrant for each
15 quarter shall be in an amount equal to one-fourth of the total
16 amount to be distributed to school districts for the year.
17 Payments shall be made to school districts as soon as may be
18 after receipt of the warrants.
19     The base reimbursement amount shall be calculated by the
20 State Board by dividing the total amount appropriated for
21 distribution by the total of: (a) the number of students,
22 excluding residents of the district over age 55, who have
23 completed the classroom instruction part for whom valid claims
24 have been made times 0.2; plus (b) the number of students,
25 excluding residents of the district over age 55, who have
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1 claims have been made times 0.8.
2     The amount of reimbursement to be distributed on each claim
3 shall be 0.2 times the base reimbursement amount for each
4 validly claimed student, excluding residents of the district
5 over age 55, who has completed the classroom instruction part,
6 plus 0.8 times the base reimbursement amount for each validly
7 claimed student, excluding residents of the district over age
8 55, who has completed the practice driving instruction part.
9 The school district which is the residence of a pupil who
10 attends a nonpublic school in another district that has
11 furnished the driver education course shall reimburse the
12 district offering the course, the difference between the actual
13 per capita cost of giving the course the previous school year
14 and the amount reimbursed by the State.
15     By April 1 the nonpublic school shall notify the district
16 offering the course of the names and district numbers of the
17 nonresident students desiring to take such course the next
18 school year. The district offering such course shall notify the
19 district of residence of those students affected by April 15.
20 The school district furnishing the course may claim the
21 nonresident pupil for the purpose of making a claim for State
22 reimbursement under this Act.
23 (Source: P.A. 94-440, eff. 8-4-05; 94-525, eff. 1-1-06; 95-331,
24 eff. 8-21-07.)
 
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1     (105 ILCS 5/2-3.61 rep.)
2     (105 ILCS 5/2-3.65 rep.)
3     (105 ILCS 5/2-3.92 rep.)
4     (105 ILCS 5/2-3.93 rep.)
5     (105 ILCS 5/2-3.94 rep.)
6     (105 ILCS 5/2-3.99 rep.)
7     (105 ILCS 5/2-3.124 rep.)
8     (105 ILCS 5/18-8.4 rep.)
9     (105 ILCS 5/21-18 rep.)
10     (105 ILCS 5/21-26 rep.)
11     (105 ILCS 5/27-23.2 rep.)
12     Section 10. The School Code is amended by repealing
13 Sections 2-3.21, 2-3.61, 2-3.65, 2-3.92, 2-3.93, 2-3.94,
14 2-3.99, 2-3.124, 18-8.4, 21-18, 21-26, and 27-23.2.

 

 

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1 INDEX
2 Statutes amended in order of appearance
3     105 ILCS 5/1C-2
4     105 ILCS 5/2-3.30 from Ch. 122, par. 2-3.30
5     105 ILCS 5/2-3.73 from Ch. 122, par. 2-3.73
6     105 ILCS 5/2-3.117
7     105 ILCS 5/14-8.03 from Ch. 122, par. 14-8.03
8     105 ILCS 5/14C-2 from Ch. 122, par. 14C-2
9     105 ILCS 5/17-2.11 from Ch. 122, par. 17-2.11
10     105 ILCS 5/18-3 from Ch. 122, par. 18-3
11     105 ILCS 5/21-2 from Ch. 122, par. 21-2
12     105 ILCS 5/21-14 from Ch. 122, par. 21-14
13     105 ILCS 5/27-23 from Ch. 122, par. 27-23
14     105 ILCS 5/27-24.4 from Ch. 122, par. 27-24.4
15     105 ILCS 5/2-3.21 rep.
16     105 ILCS 5/2-3.61 rep.
17     105 ILCS 5/2-3.65 rep.
18     105 ILCS 5/2-3.92 rep.
19     105 ILCS 5/2-3.93 rep.
20     105 ILCS 5/2-3.94 rep.
21     105 ILCS 5/2-3.99 rep.
22     105 ILCS 5/2-3.124 rep.
23     105 ILCS 5/18-8.4 rep.
24     105 ILCS 5/21-18 rep.
25     105 ILCS 5/21-26 rep.

 

 

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1     105 ILCS 5/27-23.2 rep.