101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB0920

 

Introduced , by Rep. LaToya Greenwood

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
105 ILCS 5/21B-40

    Amends the School Code. Provides that, beginning July 1, 2019, an individual who has not been entitled to teach in this State by an Illinois-approved educator preparation program and obtains an educator license under the Code may apply for a refund of the required application fee after 12 months of issuance and shall be issued a refund from the State Board of Education if the individual provides evidence that he or she has taught at a school district for at least 12 months. Effective immediately.


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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

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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-40 as follows:
 
6    (105 ILCS 5/21B-40)
7    Sec. 21B-40. Fees.
8    (a) Beginning with the start of the new licensure system
9established pursuant to this Article, the following fees shall
10be charged to applicants:
11        (1) A $100 application fee for a Professional Educator
12    License or an Educator License with Stipulations.
13    Beginning on July 1, 2018, the license renewal fee for an
14    Educator License with Stipulations with a paraprofessional
15    educator endorsement shall be $25.
16        (1.5) A $50 application fee for a Substitute Teaching
17    License. If the application for a Substitute Teaching
18    License is made and granted after July 1, 2017, the
19    licensee may apply for a refund of the application fee
20    within 18 months of issuance of the new license and shall
21    be issued that refund by the State Board of Education if
22    the licensee provides evidence to the State Board of
23    Education that the licensee has taught pursuant to the

 

 

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1    Substitute Teaching License at least 10 full school days
2    within one year of issuance.
3        (1.7) A $25 application fee for a Short-Term Substitute
4    Teaching License. The Short-Term Substitute Teaching
5    License must be registered in at least one region in this
6    State, but does not require a registration fee. The
7    licensee may apply for a refund of the application fee
8    within 18 months of issuance of the new license and shall
9    be issued that refund by the State Board of Education if
10    the licensee provides evidence to the State Board of
11    Education that the licensee has taught pursuant to the
12    Short-Term Substitute Teaching License at least 10 full
13    school days within one year of issuance.
14        (2) A $150 application fee for individuals who have not
15    been entitled by an Illinois-approved educator preparation
16    program at an Illinois institution of higher education and
17    are seeking any of the licenses set forth in subdivision
18    (1) of this subsection (a). Beginning July 1, 2019, a
19    licensee under this paragraph may apply for a refund of the
20    application fee after 12 months of issuance and shall be
21    issued that refund by the State Board of Education if the
22    licensee provides evidence to the State Board of Education
23    that he or she has taught at a school district for at least
24    12 months.
25        (3) A $50 application fee for each endorsement or
26    approval.

 

 

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1        (4) A $10 per year registration fee for the course of
2    the validity cycle to register the license, which shall be
3    paid to the regional office of education having supervision
4    and control over the school in which the individual holding
5    the license is to be employed. If the individual holding
6    the license is not yet employed, then the license may be
7    registered in any county in this State. The registration
8    fee must be paid in its entirety the first time the
9    individual registers the license for a particular validity
10    period in a single region. No additional fee may be charged
11    for that validity period should the individual
12    subsequently register the license in additional regions.
13    An individual must register the license (i) immediately
14    after initial issuance of the license and (ii) at the
15    beginning of each renewal cycle if the individual has
16    satisfied the renewal requirements required under this
17    Code.
18        Beginning on July 1, 2017, at the beginning of each
19    renewal cycle, individuals who hold a Substitute Teaching
20    License may apply for a reimbursement of the registration
21    fee within 18 months of renewal and shall be issued that
22    reimbursement by the State Board of Education from funds
23    appropriated for that purpose if the licensee provides
24    evidence to the State Board of Education that the licensee
25    has taught pursuant to the Substitute Teaching License at
26    least 10 full school days within one year of renewal.

 

 

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1    (b) All application fees paid pursuant to subdivisions (1)
2through (3) of subsection (a) of this Section shall be
3deposited into the Teacher Certificate Fee Revolving Fund and
4shall be used, subject to appropriation, by the State Board of
5Education to provide the technology and human resources
6necessary for the timely and efficient processing of
7applications and for the renewal of licenses. Funds available
8from the Teacher Certificate Fee Revolving Fund may also be
9used by the State Board of Education to support the recruitment
10and retention of educators, to support educator preparation
11programs as they seek national accreditation, and to provide
12professional development aligned with the requirements set
13forth in Section 21B-45 of this Code. A majority of the funds
14in the Teacher Certificate Fee Revolving Fund must be dedicated
15to the timely and efficient processing of applications and for
16the renewal of licenses. The Teacher Certificate Fee Revolving
17Fund is not subject to administrative charge transfers,
18authorized under Section 8h of the State Finance Act, from the
19Teacher Certificate Fee Revolving Fund into any other fund of
20this State, and moneys in the Teacher Certificate Fee Revolving
21Fund shall not revert back to the General Revenue Fund at any
22time.
23    The regional superintendent of schools shall deposit the
24registration fees paid pursuant to subdivision (4) of
25subsection (a) of this Section into the institute fund
26established pursuant to Section 3-11 of this Code.

 

 

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1    (c) The State Board of Education and each regional office
2of education are authorized to charge a service or convenience
3fee for the use of credit cards for the payment of license
4fees. This service or convenience fee shall not exceed the
5amount required by the credit card processing company or vendor
6that has entered into a contract with the State Board or
7regional office of education for this purpose, and the fee must
8be paid to that company or vendor.
9    (d) If, at the time a certificate issued under Article 21
10of this Code is exchanged for a license issued under this
11Article, a person has paid registration fees for any years of
12the validity period of the certificate and these years have not
13expired when the certificate is exchanged, then those fees must
14be applied to the registration of the new license.
15(Source: P.A. 99-58, eff. 7-16-15; 99-920, eff. 1-6-17;
16100-550, eff. 11-8-17; 100-596, eff. 7-1-18; 100-772, eff.
178-10-18; revised 10-1-18.)
 
18    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
19becoming law.