Full Text of SB0814 102nd General Assembly
SB0814sam001 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY | Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford Filed: 4/13/2021
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 814
| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 814 by replacing | 3 | | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
| 4 | | "Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing | 5 | | Sections 21A-5, 21A-10, 21A-15, 21A-20, 21A-25, and 21A-30 and | 6 | | by adding Sections 21A-20.5 and 21A-25.5 as follows:
| 7 | | (105 ILCS 5/21A-5)
| 8 | | Sec. 21A-5. Definitions. In this Article:
| 9 | | "New teacher" means the holder of a professional educator | 10 | | license, as set
forth in Section 21B-20 of this Code, who is | 11 | | employed by a public school and who
has not previously | 12 | | participated in a new teacher induction and mentoring
program | 13 | | required by this Article, except as provided in Section 21A-25 | 14 | | of this
Code.
| 15 | | "Eligible applicant" or "eligible entity" means a regional | 16 | | office of education, an intermediate service center, an |
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| 1 | | Illinois institution of higher education, a statewide | 2 | | organization representing teachers, a local education agency, | 3 | | or a public or private not-for-profit entity with experience | 4 | | providing professional learning, including mentoring, to early | 5 | | childhood educators. | 6 | | "Public school" means any school operating pursuant to the | 7 | | authority of
this Code, including without limitation a school | 8 | | district, a charter school, a
cooperative or joint agreement | 9 | | with a governing body or board of control, and a
school | 10 | | operated by a regional office of education or State agency.
| 11 | | (Source: P.A. 101-643, eff. 6-18-20.)
| 12 | | (105 ILCS 5/21A-10)
| 13 | | Sec. 21A-10. Development of program required. | 14 | | (a) Each eligible applicant shall develop a new teacher | 15 | | induction and mentoring program for first and second-year | 16 | | teachers that meets the requirements set forth in Section | 17 | | 21A-20 to assist new teachers in developing the skills and | 18 | | strategies necessary for instructional excellence, provided | 19 | | that funding is made available by the State Board of Education | 20 | | from an appropriation made for this purpose. | 21 | | (b) A public school that has a new teacher induction and | 22 | | mentoring program in existence before the effective date of | 23 | | this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly that does | 24 | | not meet the requirements set forth in Section 21A-20 may | 25 | | modify the program to meet the requirements of Section 21A-20 |
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| 1 | | and may receive funding as described in Section 21A-25, | 2 | | provided that funding is made available by the State Board of | 3 | | Education from an appropriation made for this purpose. | 4 | | (c) Each school district shall decide, in conjunction with | 5 | | its exclusive bargaining representative, if any, whether to | 6 | | forgo modifications to a new teacher induction and mentoring | 7 | | program in existence before the effective date of this | 8 | | amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly. | 9 | | If a district does not have a new teacher induction and | 10 | | mentoring program in existence before the effective date of | 11 | | this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly or if a | 12 | | district and the exclusive bargaining representative, if any, | 13 | | agree that an eligible entity would better serve the | 14 | | district's needs, the district and the exclusive bargaining | 15 | | representative, if any, shall jointly decide which eligible | 16 | | entity offers the most suitable program. The eligible entity | 17 | | shall include representatives from both the district and the | 18 | | exclusive bargaining representative in the program development | 19 | | discussions to ensure the program captures local need. | 20 | | During the 2003-2004
school year, each public school or 2 or | 21 | | more public schools acting jointly
shall develop, in | 22 | | conjunction with its exclusive representative or their
| 23 | | exclusive representatives, if any, a new teacher induction and | 24 | | mentoring
program that meets the requirements set forth in | 25 | | Section 21A-20 of this Code to
assist new teachers in | 26 | | developing the skills and strategies necessary for
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| 1 | | instructional excellence, provided that funding is made | 2 | | available by the State
Board of Education from an | 3 | | appropriation made for this purpose. A public school
that has | 4 | | an existing induction and mentoring program that does not meet | 5 | | the
requirements set forth in Section 21A-20 of this Code may | 6 | | have school years
2003-2004 and 2004-2005 to develop a program | 7 | | that does meet those requirements
and may receive funding as | 8 | | described in Section 21A-25 of this Code, provided
that the | 9 | | funding is made available by the State Board of Education from | 10 | | an
appropriation made for this purpose. A public school with | 11 | | such an existing
induction and mentoring program may receive | 12 | | funding for the 2005-2006 school
year for each new teacher in | 13 | | the second year of a 2-year program that does not
meet the | 14 | | requirements set forth in Section 21A-20, as long as the | 15 | | public school
has established the required new program by the | 16 | | beginning of that school year
as described in Section 21A-15 | 17 | | and provided that funding is made available by
the State Board | 18 | | of Education from an appropriation made for this purpose as
| 19 | | described in Section 21A-25.
| 20 | | (Source: P.A. 93-355, eff. 1-1-04.)
| 21 | | (105 ILCS 5/21A-15)
| 22 | | Sec. 21A-15. Program establishment and implementation. | 23 | | When program is to be established and implemented. | 24 | | (a) The State Board of Education shall establish a | 25 | | competitive State grant program to support new teacher |
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| 1 | | induction and mentoring programs. The program shall be | 2 | | available to eligible entities not less than every 3 years, | 3 | | subject to appropriation. The State Board shall prioritize | 4 | | funding based on the needs of students and school districts as | 5 | | it relates to teacher retention. | 6 | | (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code, by | 7 | | no later than the beginning of the 2022-2023 school year or by | 8 | | no later than the beginning of the 2023-2024 school year for | 9 | | eligible applicants that have been given an extension of time | 10 | | to develop a program under Section 21A-10, each eligible | 11 | | entity or 2 or more eligible entities acting jointly shall | 12 | | establish and implement a new teacher induction and mentoring | 13 | | program required to be developed under Section 21A-10. | 14 | | Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Code, by
the | 15 | | beginning of the
2004-2005 school year (or by the beginning of | 16 | | the 2005-2006 school year for a
public school that has been | 17 | | given an extension of time to develop a program
under Section | 18 | | 21A-10 of this Code), each
public school or 2 or more public | 19 | | schools acting
jointly shall establish and implement, in | 20 | | conjunction with its exclusive
representative or their | 21 | | exclusive representatives, if any, the new teacher
induction | 22 | | and mentoring program required to be developed under Section | 23 | | 21A-10
of this Code, provided that
funding is made available | 24 | | by the State Board of Education, from an
appropriation made | 25 | | for this purpose, as described in Section 21A-25 of this
Code. | 26 | | A public school may contract with an institution of higher |
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| 1 | | education or
other independent party to assist in implementing | 2 | | the program.
| 3 | | (Source: P.A. 93-355, eff. 1-1-04.)
| 4 | | (105 ILCS 5/21A-20)
| 5 | | Sec. 21A-20. Program requirements. Each new teacher | 6 | | induction and
mentoring program must align with the standards | 7 | | established under Section 21A-20.5 and shall be based on a | 8 | | plan that at least does all of the
following:
| 9 | | (1) Assigns a mentor teacher to each new teacher for a | 10 | | period of
at
least 2 school years.
| 11 | | (2) Aligns with the Illinois Culturally Responsive | 12 | | Teaching and Leading Standards in Part 24 of Title 23 of | 13 | | the Illinois Administrative Code Illinois Professional | 14 | | Teaching Standards ,
content area standards, and applicable | 15 | | local school improvement and
professional development | 16 | | plans, if any.
| 17 | | (3) (Blank). Addresses all of the following elements | 18 | | and how they will be
provided:
| 19 | | (A) Mentoring and support of the new teacher.
| 20 | | (B) Professional development specifically designed | 21 | | to ensure
the growth of the new teacher's knowledge | 22 | | and skills.
| 23 | | (C) Formative assessment designed to ensure | 24 | | feedback and
reflection, which must not be used in any | 25 | | evaluation of the new
teacher.
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| 1 | | (4) Describes the role of mentor teachers, the | 2 | | criteria and process
for their selection, and how they | 3 | | will be trained, provided that each
mentor teacher shall | 4 | | demonstrate the best practices in teaching his or
her | 5 | | respective field of practice.
A mentor teacher may not | 6 | | directly or indirectly participate in the
evaluation of a | 7 | | new teacher pursuant to Article 24A of this Code or the
| 8 | | evaluation procedure of the public school. | 9 | | (5) Is designed to be available for both in-person and | 10 | | virtual participation.
| 11 | | (Source: P.A. 93-355, eff. 1-1-04.)
| 12 | | (105 ILCS 5/21A-20.5 new) | 13 | | Sec. 21A-20.5. Program standards. | 14 | | (a) The State Board of Education shall establish standards | 15 | | for new teacher induction and mentoring programs. In | 16 | | establishing these standards, the State Board shall seek input | 17 | | and feedback from stakeholders, including parents, students, | 18 | | and educators, who reflect the diversity of this State. | 19 | | (b) Any changes made to the standards established under | 20 | | subsection (a) must be approved by the Teaching Induction and | 21 | | Mentoring Advisory Group pursuant to Section 21A-25.5.
| 22 | | (105 ILCS 5/21A-25)
| 23 | | Sec. 21A-25. Funding. | 24 | | (a) From a separate appropriation made for
the purposes of |
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| 1 | | this Article, for each new teacher participating in a new
| 2 | | teacher
induction and mentoring program
that meets the | 3 | | requirements set forth in Section 21A-20 of this Code or
in an | 4 | | existing program that is in the process of transition to a | 5 | | program
that meets those requirements, the State Board of | 6 | | Education shall pay the eligible entity for the duration of | 7 | | the grant
public school $1,200 annually for each of 2 school | 8 | | years for the purpose of
providing one or more of the | 9 | | following:
| 10 | | (1) Mentor teacher compensation and new teacher | 11 | | compensation .
| 12 | | (2) Mentor teacher professional learning training or | 13 | | new teacher learning training or both.
| 14 | | (3) (Blank). Release time.
| 15 | | (b) Each school district shall decide, in conjunction with | 16 | | its exclusive bargaining representative, if any, which | 17 | | eligible applicant offers the most suitable program. If a | 18 | | mentor teacher receives release time to support a new teacher, | 19 | | the total workload of other teachers regularly employed by the | 20 | | public school shall not increase in any substantial manner. If | 21 | | the appropriation is not included in the State budget, the | 22 | | State Board of Education is not required to implement programs | 23 | | established by this Article. | 24 | | However, if a new teacher, after participating in the new | 25 | | teacher induction and
mentoring program for one school year, | 26 | | becomes employed by another public
school, the State Board of |
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| 1 | | Education shall pay the teacher's new school $1,200
for the | 2 | | second school year and the teacher shall continue to be a new | 3 | | teacher
as defined in this Article. Each public school shall | 4 | | determine, in conjunction
with its exclusive representative, | 5 | | if any, how the $1,200 per school year for
each new teacher | 6 | | shall be used, provided that if a mentor teacher receives
| 7 | | additional release time to support a new teacher, the total | 8 | | workload of other
teachers regularly employed by the public | 9 | | school shall not increase in any
substantial manner. If the | 10 | | appropriation is insufficient to cover the $1,200
per school | 11 | | year for each new teacher, public schools are not required to
| 12 | | develop or implement the program established by this Article. | 13 | | In the event of
an insufficient appropriation, a public school | 14 | | or 2 or more schools acting
jointly may submit an application | 15 | | for a grant administered by the State Board
of Education and | 16 | | awarded on a competitive basis to establish a new teacher
| 17 | | induction and mentoring program that meets the criteria set | 18 | | forth in Section
21A-20 of this Code. The State Board of | 19 | | Education may retain up to $1,000,000
of the appropriation for | 20 | | new teacher induction and mentoring programs to train
mentor | 21 | | teachers, administrators, and other personnel, to provide best | 22 | | practices
information, and to conduct an evaluation of these | 23 | | programs' impact and
effectiveness.
| 24 | | (Source: P.A. 93-355, eff. 1-1-04.)
| 25 | | (105 ILCS 5/21A-25.5 new) |
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| 1 | | Sec. 21A-25.5. Teaching Induction and Mentoring Advisory | 2 | | Group. | 3 | | (a) The State Board of Education shall create a Teaching | 4 | | Induction and Mentoring Advisory Group. Members of the | 5 | | Advisory Group must represent the diversity of this State and | 6 | | possess the expertise needed to perform the work required to | 7 | | meet the goals of the programs set forth under Section 21A-20. | 8 | | (b) The members of the Advisory Group shall by appointed | 9 | | by the State Superintendent of Education and shall include all | 10 | | of the following members: | 11 | | (1) Four members representing teachers recommended by | 12 | | a statewide professional teachers' organization. | 13 | | (2) Four members representing teachers recommended by | 14 | | a different statewide professional teachers' organization. | 15 | | (3) Two members representing principals recommended by | 16 | | a statewide organization that represents principals. | 17 | | (4) One member representing district superintendents | 18 | | recommended by a statewide organization that represents | 19 | | district superintendents. | 20 | | (5) One member representing regional superintendents | 21 | | of schools recommended by a statewide association that | 22 | | represents regional superintendents of schools. | 23 | | (6) One member representing a State-approved educator | 24 | | preparation program at an Illinois institution of higher | 25 | | education recommended by the institution of higher | 26 | | education. |
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| 1 | | The majority of the membership of the Advisory Group shall | 2 | | consist of practicing teachers. | 3 | | (c) The Advisory Group is responsible for approving any | 4 | | changes made to the standards established under Section | 5 | | 21A-20.5.
| 6 | | (105 ILCS 5/21A-30)
| 7 | | Sec. 21A-30. Evaluation of programs. The State Board of | 8 | | Education shall contract with an independent party, using | 9 | | funds from the relevant appropriation for new teacher | 10 | | induction and mentoring programs, to conduct a comprehensive | 11 | | evaluation of the new teacher induction and mentoring programs | 12 | | established pursuant to this Article. Reports from the | 13 | | evaluation shall be made available to stakeholders after 3 | 14 | | years of program implementation. The State Board of Education
| 15 | | and the State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board shall | 16 | | jointly contract with an
independent party to conduct a | 17 | | comprehensive evaluation of new teacher
induction and | 18 | | mentoring programs established pursuant to this Article. The
| 19 | | first report of this evaluation shall be presented to the | 20 | | General Assembly on
or
before January 1, 2009. Subsequent | 21 | | evaluations shall be conducted and
reports presented to the | 22 | | General Assembly on or before January 1 of every
third year | 23 | | thereafter.
| 24 | | (Source: P.A. 101-643, eff. 6-18-20.)
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| 1 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 2 | | becoming law.".
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