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1    AN ACT concerning education.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  


 
4    Section 5. The School Code is amended  by changing Section 
521-28 as follows:
 



6    (105 ILCS 5/21-28)



7    Sec. 21-28. Special education teachers; categorical 
8certification. 
9    (a) In order to create a special education workforce with 
10the broad-based knowledge necessary to educate students with a 
11variety of disabilities, the State Board of Education and State 
12Teacher Certification Board shall certify a special education 
13teacher under one of the following:
14        (1) Learning behavior specialist I.
15        (2) Learning behavior specialist II.
16        (3) Teacher of students who are blind or visually 
17    impaired.
18        (4) Teacher of students who are deaf or hard of 
19    hearing.
20        (5) Speech-language pathologist.
21        (6) Early childhood special education teacher.
22    (b) The State Board of Education is authorized to provide 
23for the assignment of individuals to special education 
 
 
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1positions by short-term, emergency certification.  Short-term, 
2emergency certification shall not be renewed.
3    (c) The State Board of Education is authorized to use 
4peremptory rulemaking, in accordance with Section 5-50 of the 
5Illinois Administrative Procedure Act, to place into the 
6Illinois Administrative Code the certification policies and 
7standards related to special education, as authorized under 
8this Section, that the State Board has been required to 
9implement pursuant to federal court orders dated February 27, 
102001, August 15, 2001, and September 11, 2002 in the matter of 
11Corey H., et al. v. Board of Education of the City of Chicago, 
12et al. The State Teacher Certification Board shall 
13categorically certify a special
education teacher in one or 
14more of the following specialized categories of
disability if 
15the special education teacher applies and qualifies for such

16certification:


17        (1) Serious emotional disturbance.


18        (2) Learning disabilities.


19        (3) Autism.


20        (4) Mental retardation.


21        (5) Orthopedic (physical) impairment.


22        (6) Traumatic brain injury.


23        (7) Other health impairment.

24(Source: P.A. 92-709, eff. 7-19-02.)

 

25    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
26becoming law.