Full Text of HB5970 95th General Assembly
HB5970ham002 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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Rep. Michael K. Smith
Filed: 04/21/08
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| AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5970
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| AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5970 by replacing | 3 |
| everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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| "Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Sections | 5 |
| 2-3.53a and 21-7.10 as follows: | 6 |
| (105 ILCS 5/2-3.53a)
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| Sec. 2-3.53a. New principal mentoring program. | 8 |
| (a) Beginning on July 1, 2007, and subject to an annual | 9 |
| appropriation by the General Assembly, to establish a new | 10 |
| principal mentoring program for new principals. Any individual | 11 |
| who is hired as a principal in the State of Illinois on or | 12 |
| after July 1, 2007 and before July 1, 2008 shall participate in | 13 |
| a new principal mentoring program for the duration of his or | 14 |
| her first year as a principal and must complete the program in | 15 |
| accordance with the requirements established by the State Board | 16 |
| of Education by rule or, for a school district created by |
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| Article 34 of this Code, in accordance with the provisions of | 2 |
| Section 34-18.27 of this Code. School districts created by | 3 |
| Article 34 are not subject to the requirements of subsection | 4 |
| (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), or (g) of this Section. Principals | 5 |
| hired on or after July 1, 2007 and before July 1, 2008 may | 6 |
| participate in a second year of mentoring if it is determined | 7 |
| by the State Superintendent of Education that sufficient | 8 |
| funding exists for such participation. Beginning on July 1, | 9 |
| 2008, and subject to an annual appropriation by the General | 10 |
| Assembly, any individual who is first hired as a principal in | 11 |
| the State of Illinois on or after July 1, 2008 shall | 12 |
| participate in a new principal mentoring program for the | 13 |
| duration of his or her first year and second year as a | 14 |
| principal and must complete the program in accordance with | 15 |
| requirements herein. The new principal mentoring program shall | 16 |
| match an experienced principal who meets the requirements of | 17 |
| subsection (b) of this Section with each new principal in his | 18 |
| or her first year in that position in order to assist the new | 19 |
| principal in the development of his or her professional growth | 20 |
| and to provide guidance during the new principal's first year | 21 |
| of service . | 22 |
| (b) Any individual who has been a principal in Illinois for | 23 |
| 3 or more years and who has demonstrated success as an | 24 |
| instructional leader, as determined by the State Board by rule, | 25 |
| is eligible to apply to be a mentor under a new principal | 26 |
| mentoring program. Mentors shall complete mentoring training |
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| by entities approved by the State Board and meet any other | 2 |
| requirements set forth by the State Board and by the school | 3 |
| district employing the mentor. | 4 |
| (c) The State Board shall certify an entity or entities | 5 |
| approved to provide training of mentors. | 6 |
| (d) A mentor shall be assigned to a new principal based on | 7 |
| (i) similarity of grade level or type of school, (ii) learning | 8 |
| needs of the new principal, and (iii) geographical proximity of | 9 |
| the mentor to the new principal. The principal, in | 10 |
| collaboration with the mentor, shall identify areas for | 11 |
| improvement of the new principal's professional growth, | 12 |
| including, but not limited to, each of the following: | 13 |
| (1) Analyzing data and applying it to practice. | 14 |
| (2) Aligning professional development and | 15 |
| instructional programs. | 16 |
| (3) Building a professional learning community. | 17 |
| (4) Observing classroom practices and providing | 18 |
| feedback. | 19 |
| (5) Facilitating effective meetings. | 20 |
| (6) Developing distributive leadership practices. | 21 |
| (7) Facilitating organizational change. | 22 |
| The mentor shall not be required to provide an evaluation of | 23 |
| the new principal on the basis of the mentoring relationship. | 24 |
| (e) On or after January 1, 2008 and on or after January 1 | 25 |
| of each year thereafter, each mentor and each new principal | 26 |
| shall complete a survey of progress on a form developed by |
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| their respective school districts. On or before July 1, 2008 | 2 |
| and on or after July 1 of each year thereafter, the State Board | 3 |
| shall facilitate a review and evaluate the mentoring training | 4 |
| program in collaboration with the approved providers. Each new | 5 |
| principal and his or her mentor must complete a verification | 6 |
| form developed by the State Board in order to certify their | 7 |
| completion of a new principal mentoring program. | 8 |
| (f) The requirements of this Section do not apply to any | 9 |
| individual who has previously served as an assistant principal | 10 |
| in Illinois acting under an administrative certificate for 5 or | 11 |
| more years and who is hired, on or after July 1, 2007, as a | 12 |
| principal by the school district in which the individual last | 13 |
| served as an assistant principal, although such an individual | 14 |
| may choose to participate in this program or shall be required | 15 |
| to participate by the school district. | 16 |
| (g) The State Board may adopt any rules necessary for the | 17 |
| implementation of this Section. | 18 |
| (h) On an annual basis, the State Superintendent of | 19 |
| Education shall determine whether appropriations are likely to | 20 |
| be sufficient to require operation of the mentoring program for | 21 |
| the coming year. In doing so, the State Superintendent shall | 22 |
| first determine whether it is likely that funds will be | 23 |
| sufficient to require operation of the mentoring program for | 24 |
| individuals in their first year as principal and shall then | 25 |
| determine whether it is likely that funds will be sufficient to | 26 |
| require operation of the mentoring program for individuals in |
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| their second year as principal. If it is likely that funds will | 2 |
| be sufficient to require operation of the mentoring program for | 3 |
| individuals in their first year as principal, but not for | 4 |
| individuals in their second year as principal, the State | 5 |
| Superintendent shall have the discretion to determine that the | 6 |
| mentoring program for that year will only operate as to | 7 |
| individuals in their first year as principal. | 8 |
| (i) Notwithstanding any other rulemaking authority that | 9 |
| may exist, neither the Governor nor any agency or agency head | 10 |
| under the jurisdiction of the Governor has any authority to | 11 |
| make or promulgate rules to implement or enforce the provisions | 12 |
| of this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly. If, | 13 |
| however, the Governor believes that rules are necessary to | 14 |
| implement or enforce the provisions of this amendatory Act of | 15 |
| the 95th General Assembly, the Governor may suggest rules to | 16 |
| the General Assembly by filing them with the Clerk of the House | 17 |
| and the Secretary of the Senate and by requesting that the | 18 |
| General Assembly authorize such rulemaking by law, enact those | 19 |
| suggested rules into law, or take any other appropriate action | 20 |
| in the General Assembly's discretion. Nothing contained in this | 21 |
| amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly shall be | 22 |
| interpreted to grant rulemaking authority under any other | 23 |
| Illinois statute where such authority is not otherwise | 24 |
| explicitly given. For the purposes of this amendatory Act of | 25 |
| the 95th General Assembly, "rules" is given the meaning | 26 |
| contained in Section 1-70 of the Illinois Administrative |
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| Procedure Act, and "agency" and "agency head" are given the | 2 |
| meanings contained in Sections 1-20 and 1-25 of the Illinois | 3 |
| Administrative Procedure Act to the extent that such | 4 |
| definitions apply to agencies or agency heads under the | 5 |
| jurisdiction of the Governor.
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| (Source: P.A. 94-1039, eff. 7-20-06.) | 7 |
| (105 ILCS 5/21-7.10)
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| Sec. 21-7.10. Master principal designation program. | 9 |
| (a) The General Assembly recognizes the important role a | 10 |
| principal serves as a school's instructional leader and | 11 |
| believes it is in the best interest of the State to establish a | 12 |
| mechanism for training , mentoring, and recognizing master | 13 |
| level principals. | 14 |
| (b) The State Board of Education shall certify statewide | 15 |
| organizations representing principals, institutions of higher | 16 |
| education, and regional offices of education and one school | 17 |
| district or organization representing principals in a school | 18 |
| district organized under Article 34 of this Code to establish a | 19 |
| master principal designation program if these entities meet the | 20 |
| criteria established by the State Board. These entities shall | 21 |
| work with a statewide design team made up of institutions of | 22 |
| higher education, regional offices of education, statewide | 23 |
| organizations, and other appropriate entities, as determined | 24 |
| by the State Board, to conceptualize the master principal | 25 |
| designation program. The State Board shall adopt rules, in |
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| consultation with the State Teacher Certification Board, for | 2 |
| entities seeking to provide a program under this Section, | 3 |
| including an approval process and other criteria.
A master | 4 |
| principal designation program aligned with the Illinois | 5 |
| Professional Leadership Standards shall include at least the | 6 |
| following components: | 7 |
| (1) Expansion of the principal's knowledge base and | 8 |
| leadership. | 9 |
| (2) Application of strategies and collection of | 10 |
| evidence of student learning and school processes. | 11 |
| (3) Demonstration of the ability and skills necessary | 12 |
| to lead sustained academic improvement in a school or | 13 |
| district. | 14 |
| (c) An individual serving as a principal for at least 3 | 15 |
| years is eligible for participation in a master principal | 16 |
| designation program.
Each year, those entities approved to | 17 |
| offer a master principal designation program must submit to the | 18 |
| State Board a report indicating the number of individuals | 19 |
| enrolled in the program, the progress of candidates, | 20 |
| anticipated changes to the program, and any other relevant | 21 |
| information requested by the State Board. All substantive | 22 |
| changes to an entity's master principal designation program | 23 |
| shall require prior written approval from the State Board.
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| entity that fails to meet the requirements of this Section or | 25 |
| any other criteria established by the State Board by rule shall | 26 |
| have its authority to offer a master principal designation |
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| program revoked pursuant to procedures established by rule by | 2 |
| the State Board. | 3 |
| (d) The State, through the State Board, shall appropriate | 4 |
| funds for the master principal designation program, with the | 5 |
| State Superintendent of Education having the exclusive | 6 |
| authority to determine (i) the number of statewide | 7 |
| organizations to be approved as providers of the program and | 8 |
| (ii) the amount of funding needed by the one or more approved | 9 |
| statewide organizations to provide the program. | 10 |
| (e) In this Section, "master principal designation | 11 |
| program" shall also be known as the Illinois Distinguished | 12 |
| Principal Leadership Institute. | 13 |
| (f) Notwithstanding any other rulemaking authority that | 14 |
| may exist, neither the Governor nor any agency or agency head | 15 |
| under the jurisdiction of the Governor has any authority to | 16 |
| make or promulgate rules to implement or enforce the provisions | 17 |
| of this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly. If, | 18 |
| however, the Governor believes that rules are necessary to | 19 |
| implement or enforce the provisions of this amendatory Act of | 20 |
| the 95th General Assembly, the Governor may suggest rules to | 21 |
| the General Assembly by filing them with the Clerk of the House | 22 |
| and the Secretary of the Senate and by requesting that the | 23 |
| General Assembly authorize such rulemaking by law, enact those | 24 |
| suggested rules into law, or take any other appropriate action | 25 |
| in the General Assembly's discretion. Nothing contained in this | 26 |
| amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly shall be |
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| interpreted to grant rulemaking authority under any other | 2 |
| Illinois statute where such authority is not otherwise | 3 |
| explicitly given. For the purposes of this amendatory Act of | 4 |
| the 95th General Assembly, "rules" is given the meaning | 5 |
| contained in Section 1-70 of the Illinois Administrative | 6 |
| Procedure Act, and "agency" and "agency head" are given the | 7 |
| meanings contained in Sections 1-20 and 1-25 of the Illinois | 8 |
| Administrative Procedure Act to the extent that such | 9 |
| definitions apply to agencies or agency heads under the | 10 |
| jurisdiction of the Governor.
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| (Source: P.A. 94-1039, eff. 7-20-06.)".
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