Full Text of SB0578 98th General Assembly
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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 | | 21B-25, 21B-40, and 21B-45 as follows: | 6 | | (105 ILCS 5/21B-25) | 7 | | Sec. 21B-25. Endorsement on licenses. All licenses issued | 8 | | under paragraph (1) of Section 21B-20 of this Code shall be | 9 | | specifically endorsed by the State Board of Education for each | 10 | | content area, school support area, and administrative area for | 11 | | which the holder of the license is qualified. Recognized | 12 | | institutions approved to offer educator preparation programs | 13 | | shall be trained to add endorsements to licenses issued to | 14 | | applicants who meet all of the requirements for the endorsement | 15 | | or endorsements, including passing any required tests. The | 16 | | State Superintendent of Education shall randomly audit | 17 | | institutions to ensure that all rules and standards are being | 18 | | followed for entitlement or when endorsements are being | 19 | | recommended. | 20 | | (1) The State Board of Education, in consultation with | 21 | | the State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, shall | 22 | | establish, by rule, the grade level and subject area | 23 | | endorsements to be added to the Professional Educator |
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| 1 | | License. These rules shall outline the requirements for | 2 | | obtaining each endorsement. | 3 | | (2) In addition to any and all grade level and content | 4 | | area endorsements developed by rule, the State Board of | 5 | | Education, in consultation with the State Educator | 6 | | Preparation and Licensure Board, shall develop the | 7 | | requirements for the following endorsements: | 8 | | (A) General administrative endorsement. A general | 9 | | administrative endorsement shall be added to a | 10 | | Professional Educator License, provided that an | 11 | | approved program has been completed. An individual | 12 | | holding a general administrative endorsement may work | 13 | | only as a principal or assistant principal or in a | 14 | | related or similar position, as determined by the State | 15 | | Superintendent of Education, in consultation with the | 16 | | State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board. | 17 | | Beginning on September 1, 2014, the general | 18 | | administrative endorsement shall no longer be issued. | 19 | | Individuals who hold a valid and registered | 20 | | administrative certificate with a general | 21 | | administrative endorsement issued under Section 21-7.1 | 22 | | of this Code or a Professional Educator License with a | 23 | | general administrative endorsement issued prior to | 24 | | September 1, 2014 and who have served for at least one | 25 | | full year during the 5 years prior in a position | 26 | | requiring a general administrative endorsement shall, |
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| 1 | | upon request to the State Board of Education and | 2 | | through July 1, 2015, have their respective general | 3 | | administrative endorsement converted to a principal | 4 | | endorsement on the Professional Educator License. | 5 | | Candidates shall not be admitted to an approved general | 6 | | administrative preparation program after September 1, | 7 | | 2012. | 8 | | All other individuals holding a valid and | 9 | | registered administrative certificate with a general | 10 | | administrative endorsement issued pursuant to Section | 11 | | 21-7.1 of this Code or a general administrative | 12 | | endorsement on a Professional Educator License issued | 13 | | prior to September 1, 2014 shall have the general | 14 | | administrative endorsement converted to a principal | 15 | | endorsement on a Professional Educator License upon | 16 | | request to the State Board of Education and by | 17 | | completing one of the following pathways: | 18 | | (i) Passage of the State principal assessment | 19 | | developed by the State Board of Education. | 20 | | (ii) Through July 1, 2019, completion of an | 21 | | Illinois Educators' Academy course designated by | 22 | | the State Superintendent of Education. | 23 | | (iii) Completion of a principal preparation | 24 | | program established and approved pursuant to | 25 | | Section 21B-60 of this Code and applicable rules. | 26 | | Individuals who do not choose to convert the |
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| 1 | | general administrative endorsement on the | 2 | | administrative certificate issued pursuant to Section | 3 | | 21-7.1 of this Code or on the Professional Educator | 4 | | License shall continue to be able to serve in any | 5 | | position previously allowed under paragraph (2) of | 6 | | subsection (e) of Section 21-7.1 of this Code. | 7 | | The general administrative endorsement on the | 8 | | Professional Educator License is available only to | 9 | | individuals who, prior to September 1, 2014, had such | 10 | | an endorsement on the administrative certificate | 11 | | issued pursuant to Section 21-7.1 of this Code or who | 12 | | already have a Professional Educator License and have | 13 | | completed a general administrative program and who do | 14 | | not choose to convert the general administrative | 15 | | endorsement to a principal endorsement pursuant to the | 16 | | options in this Section. | 17 | | (B) Principal endorsement. A principal endorsement | 18 | | shall be affixed to a Professional Educator License of | 19 | | any holder who qualifies by having all of the | 20 | | following: | 21 | | (i) Successful completion of a principal | 22 | | preparation program approved in accordance with | 23 | | Section 21B-60 of this Code and any applicable | 24 | | rules. | 25 | | (ii) Four years of teaching in a public school | 26 | | or nonpublic school recognized by the State Board |
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| 1 | | of Education; however, the State Board of | 2 | | Education, in consultation with the State Educator | 3 | | Preparation and Licensure Board, shall allow, by | 4 | | rules, for fewer than 4 years of experience based | 5 | | on meeting standards set forth in such rules, | 6 | | including without limitation a review of | 7 | | performance evaluations or other evidence of | 8 | | demonstrated qualifications. | 9 | | (iii) A master's degree or higher from a | 10 | | regionally accredited college or university. | 11 | | (C) Chief school business official endorsement. A | 12 | | chief school business official endorsement shall be | 13 | | affixed to the Professional Educator License of any | 14 | | holder who qualifies by having a master's degree or | 15 | | higher, 2 years of full-time administrative experience | 16 | | in school business management or 2 years of | 17 | | university-approved practical experience, and a | 18 | | minimum of 24 semester hours of graduate credit in a | 19 | | program approved by the State Board of Education for | 20 | | the preparation of school business administrators and | 21 | | by passage of the applicable State tests. The chief | 22 | | school business official endorsement may also be | 23 | | affixed to the Professional Educator License of any | 24 | | holder who qualifies by having a master's degree in | 25 | | business administration, finance, or accounting and | 26 | | who completes an additional 6 semester hours of |
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| 1 | | internship in school business management from a | 2 | | regionally accredited institution of higher education | 3 | | and passes the applicable State tests. This | 4 | | endorsement shall be required for any individual | 5 | | employed as a chief school business official. | 6 | | (D) Superintendent endorsement. A superintendent | 7 | | endorsement shall be affixed to the Professional | 8 | | Educator License of any holder who has completed a | 9 | | program approved by the State Board of Education for | 10 | | the preparation of superintendents of schools, has had | 11 | | at least 2 years of experience employed as a full-time | 12 | | principal, director of special education, or chief | 13 | | school business official in the public schools or in a | 14 | | State-recognized nonpublic school in which the chief | 15 | | administrator is required to have the licensure | 16 | | necessary to be a principal in a public school in this | 17 | | State and where a majority of the teachers are required | 18 | | to have the licensure necessary to be instructors in a | 19 | | public school in this State, and has passed the | 20 | | required State tests; or of any holder who has | 21 | | completed a program from out-of-state that has a | 22 | | program with recognition standards comparable to those | 23 | | approved by the State Superintendent of Education and | 24 | | holds the general administrative, principal, or chief | 25 | | school business official endorsement and who has had 2 | 26 | | years of experience as a principal, director of special |
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| 1 | | education, or chief school business official while | 2 | | holding a valid educator license or certificate | 3 | | comparable in validity and educational and experience | 4 | | requirements and has passed the appropriate State | 5 | | tests, as provided in Section 21B-30 of this Code. The | 6 | | superintendent endorsement shall allow individuals to | 7 | | serve only as a superintendent or assistant | 8 | | superintendent. | 9 | | (E) Teacher leader endorsement. It shall be the | 10 | | policy of this State to improve the quality of | 11 | | instructional leaders by providing a career pathway | 12 | | for teachers interested in serving in leadership | 13 | | roles, but not as principals. The State Board of | 14 | | Education, in consultation with the State Educator | 15 | | Preparation and Licensure Board, may issue a teacher | 16 | | leader endorsement under this subdivision (E). Persons | 17 | | who meet and successfully complete the requirements of | 18 | | the endorsement shall be issued a teacher leader | 19 | | endorsement on the Professional Educator License for | 20 | | serving in schools in this State. Teacher leaders may | 21 | | qualify to serve in such positions as department | 22 | | chairs, coaches, mentors, curriculum and instruction | 23 | | leaders, or other leadership positions as defined by | 24 | | the district. The endorsement shall be available to | 25 | | those teachers who (i) hold a Professional Educator | 26 | | License, (ii) hold a master's degree or higher from a |
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| 1 | | regionally accredited institution, (iii) have | 2 | | completed a program of study that has been approved by | 3 | | the State Board of Education, in consultation with the | 4 | | State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, and | 5 | | (iv) have taken coursework in all of the following | 6 | | areas: | 7 | | (I) Leadership. | 8 | | (II) Designing professional development to | 9 | | meet teaching and learning needs. | 10 | | (III) Building school culture that focuses on | 11 | | student learning. | 12 | | (IV) Using assessments to improve student | 13 | | learning and foster school improvement. | 14 | | (V) Building collaboration with teachers and | 15 | | stakeholders. | 16 | | A teacher who meets the requirements set forth in | 17 | | this Section and holds a teacher leader endorsement may | 18 | | evaluate teachers pursuant to Section 24A-5 of this | 19 | | Code, provided that the individual has completed the | 20 | | evaluation component required by Section 24A-3 of this | 21 | | Code and a teacher leader is allowed to evaluate | 22 | | personnel under the respective school district's | 23 | | collective bargaining agreement. | 24 | | The State Board of Education, in consultation with | 25 | | the State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, | 26 | | may adopt such rules as may be necessary to establish |
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| 1 | | and implement the teacher leader endorsement program | 2 | | and to specify the positions for which this endorsement | 3 | | shall be required. | 4 | | (F) Special education endorsement. A special | 5 | | education endorsement in one or more areas shall be | 6 | | affixed to a Professional Educator License for any | 7 | | individual that meets those requirements established | 8 | | by the State Board of Education in rules. Special | 9 | | education endorsement areas shall include without | 10 | | limitation the following: | 11 | | (i) Learning Behavior Specialist I; | 12 | | (ii) Learning Behavior Specialist II; | 13 | | (iii) Speech Language Pathologist; | 14 | | (iv) Blind or Visually Impaired; | 15 | | (v) Deaf-Hard of Hearing; and | 16 | | (vi) Early Childhood Special Education. | 17 | | Notwithstanding anything in this Code to the contrary, | 18 | | the State Board of Education, in consultation with the | 19 | | State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, may | 20 | | add additional areas of special education by rule. | 21 | | (G) School support personnel endorsement. School | 22 | | support personnel endorsement areas shall include, but | 23 | | are not limited to, school counselor, marriage and | 24 | | family therapist, school psychologist, school speech | 25 | | and language pathologist, school nurse, and school | 26 | | social worker. This endorsement is for individuals who |
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| 1 | | are not teachers or administrators, but still require | 2 | | licensure to work in an instructional support position | 3 | | in a public or State-operated elementary school, | 4 | | secondary school, or cooperative or joint agreement | 5 | | with a governing body or board of control or a charter | 6 | | school operating in compliance with the Charter | 7 | | Schools Law. The school support personnel endorsement | 8 | | shall be affixed to the Professional Educator License | 9 | | and shall meet all of the requirements established in | 10 | | any rules adopted to implement this subdivision (G). | 11 | | The holder of such an endorsement is entitled to all of | 12 | | the rights and privileges granted holders of any other | 13 | | Professional Educator License, including teacher | 14 | | benefits, compensation, and working conditions.
| 15 | | Beginning on January 1, 2014 and ending on April | 16 | | 30, 2014, a person holding a Professional Educator | 17 | | License with a school speech and language pathologist | 18 | | (teaching) endorsement may exchange his or her school | 19 | | speech and language pathologist (teaching) endorsement | 20 | | for a school speech and language pathologist | 21 | | (non-teaching) endorsement through application to the | 22 | | State Board of Education. There shall be no cost for | 23 | | this exchange. | 24 | | (Source: P.A. 97-607, eff. 8-26-11; 98-413, eff. 8-16-13.) | 25 | | (105 ILCS 5/21B-40) |
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| 1 | | Sec. 21B-40. Fees. | 2 | | (a) Beginning with the start of the new licensure system | 3 | | established pursuant to this Article, the following fees shall | 4 | | be charged to applicants: | 5 | | (1) A $75 application fee for a Professional Educator | 6 | | License or an Educator License with Stipulations and for | 7 | | individuals seeking a Substitute Teaching License. | 8 | | However, beginning on January 1, 2015, the application fee | 9 | | for a Professional Educator License, Educator License with | 10 | | Stipulations, or Substitute Teaching License shall be | 11 | | $100. | 12 | | (2) A $150 application fee for individuals who have | 13 | | completed an approved educator preparation program outside | 14 | | of this State or who hold a valid, comparable credential | 15 | | from another state or country and are seeking any of the | 16 | | licenses set forth in subdivision (1) of this subsection | 17 | | (a). | 18 | | (3) A $50 application fee for each endorsement or | 19 | | approval an individual holding a license wishes to add to | 20 | | that license. | 21 | | (4) A $10 per year registration fee for the course of | 22 | | the validity cycle to register the license, which shall be | 23 | | paid to the regional office of education having supervision | 24 | | and control over the school in which the individual holding | 25 | | the license is to be employed. If the individual holding | 26 | | the license is not yet employed, then the license may be |
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| 1 | | registered in any county in this State. The registration | 2 | | fee must be paid in its entirety the first time the | 3 | | individual registers the license for a particular validity | 4 | | period in a single region. No additional fee may be charged | 5 | | for that validity period should the individual | 6 | | subsequently register the license in additional regions. | 7 | | An individual must register the license (i) immediately | 8 | | after initial issuance of the license and (ii) at the | 9 | | beginning of each renewal cycle if the individual has | 10 | | satisfied the renewal requirements required under this | 11 | | Code. | 12 | | (b) All application fees paid pursuant to subdivisions (1) | 13 | | through (3) of subsection (a) of this Section shall be | 14 | | deposited into the Teacher Certificate Fee Revolving Fund and | 15 | | shall be used, subject to appropriation, by the State Board of | 16 | | Education to provide the technology and human resources | 17 | | necessary for the timely and efficient processing of | 18 | | applications and for the renewal of licenses . The Teacher | 19 | | Certificate Fee Revolving Fund is not subject to administrative | 20 | | charge transfers, authorized under Section 8h of the State | 21 | | Finance Act, from the Teacher Certificate Fee Revolving Fund | 22 | | into any other fund of this State, and moneys in the Teacher | 23 | | Certificate Fee Revolving Fund shall not revert back to the | 24 | | General Revenue Fund at any time. | 25 | | The regional superintendent of schools shall deposit the | 26 | | registration fees paid pursuant to subdivision (4) of |
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| 1 | | subsection (a) of this Section into the institute fund | 2 | | established pursuant to Section 3-11 of this Code. | 3 | | (c) The State Board of Education and each regional office | 4 | | of education are authorized to charge a service or convenience | 5 | | fee for the use of credit cards for the payment of license | 6 | | fees. This service or convenience fee shall not exceed the | 7 | | amount required by the credit card processing company or vendor | 8 | | that has entered into a contract with the State Board or | 9 | | regional office of education for this purpose, and the fee must | 10 | | be paid to that company or vendor. | 11 | | (d) If, at the time a certificate issued under Article 21 | 12 | | of this Code is exchanged for a license issued under this | 13 | | Article, a person has paid registration fees for any years of | 14 | | the validity period of the certificate and these years have not | 15 | | expired when the certificate is exchanged, then those fees must | 16 | | be applied to the registration of the new license.
| 17 | | (Source: P.A. 97-607, eff. 8-26-11.) | 18 | | (105 ILCS 5/21B-45) | 19 | | Sec. 21B-45. Professional Educator License Licensure | 20 | | renewal. | 21 | | (a) Individuals holding a Professional Educator License | 22 | | All licenses with endorsements are required to complete the | 23 | | licensure renewal requirements as specified in this Section, | 24 | | unless otherwise provided in this Code. | 25 | | Individuals holding a Professional Educator License |
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| 1 | | endorsed in a teaching field shall meet the renewal | 2 | | requirements set forth in this subsection (e) of Section , | 3 | | unless otherwise provided in this Code 21-14 of this Code. An | 4 | | individual holding a Professional Educator License with a | 5 | | general administrative, principal, chief school business | 6 | | official, or superintendent endorsement issued under this | 7 | | Article who is also working in a position using or requiring | 8 | | that endorsement is subject to the renewal requirements in | 9 | | subsection (c-10) of Section 21-7.1 of this Code. An individual | 10 | | holding a Professional Educator License with a school personnel | 11 | | support endorsement and working in a position for which that | 12 | | endorsement is required must complete the licensure renewal | 13 | | requirements under Section 21-25 of this Code . If an individual | 14 | | holds a license endorsed licensure in more than one area that | 15 | | has different renewal requirements, that individual shall | 16 | | follow the renewal requirements for the position for which he | 17 | | or she spends the majority of his or her time working. | 18 | | (b) All Professional Educator Licenses licenses not | 19 | | renewed as provided in this Section shall lapse on September 1 | 20 | | of that year or registered in accordance with Section 21B-40 of | 21 | | this Code shall lapse after a period of 6 months from the | 22 | | expiration of the last year of registration . Lapsed licenses | 23 | | may be immediately reinstated upon (i) payment by the applicant | 24 | | of a $500 penalty to the State Board of Education or, for | 25 | | individuals holding an Educator License with Stipulations with | 26 | | a paraprofessional educator endorsement only, payment by the |
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| 1 | | applicant of a $150 penalty to the State Board of Education or | 2 | | (ii) the demonstration of proficiency by completing 9 semester | 3 | | hours of coursework from a regionally accredited institution of | 4 | | higher education in the content area that most aligns with one | 5 | | or more of the educator's endorsement areas. Any and all back | 6 | | fees, including without limitation registration fees owed from | 7 | | the time of expiration of the certificate until the date of | 8 | | reinstatement, shall be paid and kept in accordance with the | 9 | | provisions in Article 3 of this Code concerning an institute | 10 | | fund and the provisions in Article 21B of this Code concerning | 11 | | fees and requirements for registration. Licenses not | 12 | | registered in accordance with Section 21B-40 of this Code shall | 13 | | lapse after a period of 6 months from the expiration of the | 14 | | last year of registration. An unregistered license is invalid | 15 | | after September 1 for employment and performance of services in | 16 | | an Illinois public or State-operated school or cooperative and | 17 | | in a charter school. The license may be reinstated once the | 18 | | applicant has demonstrated proficiency by completing 9 | 19 | | semester hours of coursework from a regionally accredited | 20 | | institution of higher education in the content area that most | 21 | | aligns with the educator's endorsement area or areas. Before | 22 | | the license may be reinstated, the applicant shall pay all back | 23 | | fees owed from the time of expiration of the license until the | 24 | | date of reinstatement. Any license or endorsement may be | 25 | | voluntarily surrendered by the license holder. A voluntarily | 26 | | surrendered license , except a substitute teaching license |
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| 1 | | issued under Section 21B-20 of this Code, shall be treated as a | 2 | | revoked license.
| 3 | | (c) From July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014, in order to | 4 | | satisfy the requirements for licensure renewal provided for in | 5 | | this Section, each professional educator licensee with an | 6 | | administrative endorsement who is working in a position | 7 | | requiring such endorsement shall complete one Illinois | 8 | | Administrators' Academy course, as described in Article 2 of | 9 | | this Code, per fiscal year. | 10 | | (d) Beginning July 1, 2014, in order to satisfy the | 11 | | requirements for licensure renewal provided for in this | 12 | | Section, each professional educator licensee may create a | 13 | | professional development plan each year. The plan shall address | 14 | | one or more of the endorsements that are required of his or her | 15 | | educator position if the licensee is employed and performing | 16 | | services in an Illinois public or State-operated school or | 17 | | cooperative. If the licensee is employed in a charter school, | 18 | | the plan shall address that endorsement or those endorsements | 19 | | most closely related to his or her educator position. Licensees | 20 | | employed and performing services in any other Illinois schools | 21 | | may participate in the renewal requirements by adhering to the | 22 | | same process. | 23 | | Except as otherwise provided in this Section, the | 24 | | licensee's professional development activities shall align | 25 | | with one or more of the following criteria: | 26 | | (1) activities are of a type that engage participants |
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| 1 | | over a sustained period of time allowing for analysis, | 2 | | discovery, and application as they relate to student | 3 | | learning, social or emotional achievement, or well-being; | 4 | | (2) professional development aligns to the licensee's | 5 | | performance; | 6 | | (3) outcomes for the activities must relate to student | 7 | | growth or district improvement; | 8 | | (4) activities align to State-approved standards;
and | 9 | | (5) higher education coursework. | 10 | | (e) For each renewal cycle, each professional educator | 11 | | licensee shall engage in professional development activities. | 12 | | Within 60 days after the conclusion of a professional | 13 | | development activity, the licensee shall enter electronically | 14 | | into the Educator Licensure Information System (ELIS) the name, | 15 | | date, and location of the activity, the number of professional | 16 | | development hours, and the provider's name. The following | 17 | | provisions shall apply concerning professional development | 18 | | activities: | 19 | | (1) Each licensee shall complete a total of 120 hours | 20 | | of professional development per 5-year renewal cycle in | 21 | | order to renew the license, except as otherwise provided in | 22 | | this Section. | 23 | | (2) Beginning with his or her first full 5-year cycle, | 24 | | any licensee with an administrative endorsement who is not | 25 | | working in a position requiring such endorsement shall | 26 | | complete one Illinois Administrators' Academy course, as |
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| 1 | | described in Article 2 of this Code, in each 5-year renewal | 2 | | cycle in which the administrative endorsement was held for | 3 | | at least one year. The Illinois Administrators' Academy | 4 | | course may count toward the total of 120 hours per 5-year | 5 | | cycle. | 6 | | (3) Any licensee with an administrative endorsement | 7 | | who is working in a position requiring such endorsement or | 8 | | an individual with a Teacher Leader endorsement serving in | 9 | | an administrative capacity at least 50% of the day shall | 10 | | complete one Illinois Administrators' Academy course, as | 11 | | described in Article 2 of this Code, each fiscal year in | 12 | | addition to 100 hours of professional development per | 13 | | 5-year renewal cycle in accordance with this Code. | 14 | | (4) Any licensee holding a current National Board for | 15 | | Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) master teacher | 16 | | designation shall complete a total of 60 hours of | 17 | | professional development per 5-year renewal cycle in order | 18 | | to renew the license. | 19 | | (5) Licensees working in a position that does not | 20 | | require educator licensure or working in a position for | 21 | | less than 50% for any particular year are considered to be | 22 | | exempt and shall be required to pay only the registration | 23 | | fee in order to renew and maintain the validity of the | 24 | | license. | 25 | | (6) Licensees who are retired and qualify for benefits | 26 | | from a State retirement system shall notify the State Board |
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| 1 | | of Education using ELIS, and the license shall be | 2 | | maintained in retired status. An individual with a license | 3 | | in retired status shall not be required to complete | 4 | | professional development activities or pay registration | 5 | | fees until returning to a position that requires educator | 6 | | licensure. Upon returning to work in a position that | 7 | | requires the Professional Educator License, the licensee | 8 | | shall immediately pay a registration fee and complete | 9 | | renewal requirements for that year. A license in retired | 10 | | status cannot lapse. | 11 | | (7) For any renewal cycle in which professional | 12 | | development hours were required, but not fulfilled, the | 13 | | licensee shall complete any missed hours to total the | 14 | | minimum professional development hours required in this | 15 | | Section prior to September 1 of that year. For any fiscal | 16 | | year or renewal cycle in which an Illinois Administrators' | 17 | | Academy course was required but not completed, the licensee | 18 | | shall complete any missed Illinois Administrators' Academy | 19 | | courses prior to September 1 of that year. The licensee may | 20 | | complete all deficient hours and Illinois Administrators' | 21 | | Academy courses while continuing to work in a position that | 22 | | requires that license until September 1 of that year. | 23 | | (8) Any licensee who has not fulfilled the professional | 24 | | development renewal requirements set forth in this Section | 25 | | at the end of any 5-year renewal cycle is ineligible to | 26 | | register his or her license and may submit an appeal to the |
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| 1 | | State Superintendent of Education for reinstatement of the | 2 | | license. | 3 | | (9) If professional development opportunities were | 4 | | unavailable to a licensee, proof that opportunities were | 5 | | unavailable and request for an extension of time beyond | 6 | | August 31 to complete the renewal requirements may be | 7 | | submitted from April 1 through June 30 of that year to the | 8 | | State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board. If an | 9 | | extension is approved, the license shall remain valid | 10 | | during the extension period. | 11 | | (10) Individuals who hold exempt licenses prior to the | 12 | | effective date of this amendatory Act of the 98th General | 13 | | Assembly shall commence the annual renewal process with the | 14 | | first scheduled registration due after the effective date | 15 | | of this amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly. | 16 | | (f) At the time of renewal, each licensee shall respond to | 17 | | the required questions under penalty of perjury. | 18 | | (g) The following entities shall be designated as approved | 19 | | to provide professional development activities for the renewal | 20 | | of Professional Educator Licenses: | 21 | | (1) The State Board of Education. | 22 | | (2) Regional offices of education and intermediate | 23 | | service centers. | 24 | | (3) Illinois professional associations representing | 25 | | the following groups that are approved by the State | 26 | | Superintendent of Education: |
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| 1 | | (A) school administrators; | 2 | | (B) principals; | 3 | | (C) school business officials; | 4 | | (D) teachers, including special education | 5 | | teachers; | 6 | | (E) school boards; | 7 | | (F) school districts; | 8 | | (G) parents; and | 9 | | (H) school service personnel. | 10 | | (4) Regionally accredited institutions of higher | 11 | | education that offer Illinois-approved educator | 12 | | preparation programs. | 13 | | (5) Illinois public school districts, charter schools | 14 | | authorized under Article 27A of this Code, and joint | 15 | | educational programs authorized under Article 10 of this | 16 | | Code for the purposes of providing career and technical | 17 | | education or special education services. | 18 | | (h) Approved providers under subsection (g) of this Section | 19 | | shall make available professional development opportunities | 20 | | that satisfy at least one of the following: | 21 | | (1) increase the knowledge and skills of school and | 22 | | district leaders who guide continuous professional | 23 | | development; | 24 | | (2) improve the learning of students; | 25 | | (3) organize adults into learning communities whose | 26 | | goals are aligned with those of the school and district; |
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| 1 | | (4) deepen educator's content knowledge; | 2 | | (5) provide educators with research-based | 3 | | instructional strategies to assist students in meeting | 4 | | rigorous academic standards; | 5 | | (6) prepare educators to appropriately use various | 6 | | types of classroom assessments; | 7 | | (7) use learning strategies appropriate to the | 8 | | intended goals; | 9 | | (8) provide educators with the knowledge and skills to | 10 | | collaborate; or | 11 | | (9) prepare educators to apply research to | 12 | | decision-making. | 13 | | (i) Approved providers under subsection (g) of this Section | 14 | | shall do the following: | 15 | | (1) align professional development activities to the | 16 | | State-approved national standards for professional | 17 | | learning; | 18 | | (2) meet the professional development criteria for | 19 | | Illinois licensure renewal; | 20 | | (3) produce a rationale for the activity that explains | 21 | | how it aligns to State standards and identify the | 22 | | assessment for determining the expected impact on student | 23 | | learning or school improvement; | 24 | | (4) maintain original documentation for completion of | 25 | | activities; and | 26 | | (5) provide license holders with evidence of |
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| 1 | | completion of activities. | 2 | | (j) The State Board of Education shall conduct annual | 3 | | audits of approved providers, except for school districts, | 4 | | which shall be audited by regional offices of education and | 5 | | intermediate service centers. The State Board of Education | 6 | | shall complete random audits of licensees. | 7 | | (1) Approved providers shall annually submit to the | 8 | | State Board of Education a list of subcontractors used for | 9 | | delivery of professional development activities for which | 10 | | renewal credit was issued and other information as defined | 11 | | by rule. | 12 | | (2) Approved providers shall annually submit data to | 13 | | the State Board of Education demonstrating how the | 14 | | professional development activities impacted one or more | 15 | | of the following: | 16 | | (A) educator and student growth in regards to | 17 | | content knowledge or skills, or both; | 18 | | (B) educator and student social and emotional | 19 | | growth; or | 20 | | (C) alignment to district or school improvement | 21 | | plans. | 22 | | (3) The State Superintendent of Education shall review | 23 | | the annual data collected by the State Board of Education, | 24 | | regional offices of education, and intermediate service | 25 | | centers in audits to determine if the approved provider has | 26 | | met the criteria and should continue to be an approved |
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| 1 | | provider or if further action should be taken as provided | 2 | | in rules. | 3 | | (k) Registration fees shall be paid for the next renewal | 4 | | cycle between April 1 and June 30 in the last year of each | 5 | | 5-year renewal cycle using ELIS. If all required professional | 6 | | development hours for the renewal cycle have been completed and | 7 | | entered by the licensee, the licensee shall pay the | 8 | | registration fees for the next cycle using a form of credit or | 9 | | debit card. | 10 | | (l) Beginning July 1, 2014, any professional educator | 11 | | licensee endorsed for school support personnel who is employed | 12 | | and performing services in Illinois public schools and who | 13 | | holds an active and current professional license issued by the | 14 | | Department of Financial and Professional Regulation related to | 15 | | the endorsement areas on the Professional Educator License | 16 | | shall be deemed to have satisfied the continuing professional | 17 | | development requirements provided for in this Section. Such | 18 | | individuals shall be required to pay only registration fees to | 19 | | renew the Professional Educator License. An individual who does | 20 | | not hold a license issued by the Department of Financial and | 21 | | Professional Regulation shall complete professional | 22 | | development requirements for the renewal of a Professional | 23 | | Educator License provided for in this Section. | 24 | | (m) Appeals to the State Educator Preparation and Licensure | 25 | | Board
must be made within 30 days after receipt of notice from | 26 | | the State Superintendent of Education that a license will not |
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| 1 | | be renewed based upon failure to complete the requirements of | 2 | | this Section. A licensee may appeal that decision to the State | 3 | | Educator Preparation and Licensure Board in a manner prescribed | 4 | | by rule. | 5 | | (1) Each appeal shall state the reasons why the State | 6 | | Superintendent's decision should be reversed and shall be | 7 | | sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the | 8 | | State Board of Education. | 9 | | (2) The State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board | 10 | | shall review each appeal regarding renewal of a license | 11 | | within 90 days after receiving the appeal in order to | 12 | | determine whether the licensee has met the requirements of | 13 | | this Section. The State Educator Preparation and Licensure | 14 | | Board may hold an appeal hearing or may make its | 15 | | determination based upon the record of review, which shall | 16 | | consist of the following: | 17 | | (A) the regional superintendent of education's | 18 | | rationale for recommending nonrenewal of the license, | 19 | | if applicable; | 20 | | (B) any evidence submitted to the State | 21 | | Superintendent along with the individual's electronic | 22 | | statement of assurance for renewal; and | 23 | | (C) the State Superintendent's rationale for | 24 | | nonrenewal of the license. | 25 | | (3) The State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board | 26 | | shall notify the licensee of its decision regarding license |
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| 1 | | renewal by certified mail, return receipt requested, no | 2 | | later than 30 days after reaching a decision. Upon receipt | 3 | | of notification of renewal, the licensee, using ELIS, shall | 4 | | pay the applicable registration fee for the next cycle | 5 | | using a form of credit or debit card. | 6 | | (n) The State Board of Education may adopt rules as may be | 7 | | necessary to implement this Section. | 8 | | (Source: P.A. 97-607, eff. 8-26-11.) | 9 | | (105 ILCS 5/21-14 rep.) | 10 | | Section 10. The School Code is amended by repealing Section | 11 | | 21-14.
| 12 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 13 | | becoming law.
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