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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 
521B-65 as follows:
 
6    (105 ILCS 5/21B-65)
7    Sec. 21B-65. National Board for Professional Teaching 
8Standards. Individuals holding certification issued by the 
9National Board for Professional Teaching Standards shall be 
10issued a National Board for Professional Teaching Standards 
11designation on an existing Professional Educator License. The 
12designation shall be issued automatically and added to an 
13individual's Professional Educator License, and individuals 
14need not submit an application.
15    The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards 
16designation must be issued only for the same validity period as 
17the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards 
18certification, and the designation must be removed from the 
19Professional Educator License when the educator no longer holds 
20the certification from the National Board for Professional 
21Teaching Standards.
22    Any licensee holding a current National Board for 
23Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) Master Teacher 
 
 
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1designation during any particular fiscal year shall complete a 
2minimum of 5 hours of professional development, which may 
3include providing professional development that aligns to 
4NBPTS standards, for each year of the renewal cycle. A total of 
550 hours of professional development per 5-year renewal cycle 
6must be completed in order to renew a license. 
7    Beginning on July 1, 2013, individuals holding an Illinois 
8National Board for Professional Teaching Standards endorsement 
9issued pursuant to the requirements of Section 21-2 of this 
10Code must have a current certificate issued by the National 
11Board for Professional Teaching Standards in order to maintain 
12the Illinois National Board for Professional Teaching 
13Standards endorsement. 
14    Any individual who, on or after July 1, 2012, has been 
15issued a Master Certificate pursuant to Section 21-2 of this 
16Code or a National Board for Professional Teaching Standards 
17designation on a Professional Educator License pursuant to this 
18Section may work as a teacher only in an area for which he or 
19she holds the required Illinois endorsement.  Any individual 
20who, prior to June 30, 2012, has been issued an endorsement for 
21a particular area on a Master Certificate may work as a teacher 
22in that area even without having been issued the required 
23Illinois endorsement.

24(Source: P.A. 97-607, eff. 8-26-11.)
 
 
25    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, 
262013.