Full Text of HB0296 103rd General Assembly
HB0296ham001 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY | Rep. Katie Stuart Filed: 3/14/2023
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 296
| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 296 by replacing | 3 | | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
| 4 | | "Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing | 5 | | Sections 21B-30 and 21B-50 as follows:
| 6 | | (105 ILCS 5/21B-30)
| 7 | | Sec. 21B-30. Educator testing. | 8 | | (a) (Blank). | 9 | | (b) The State Board of Education, in consultation with the | 10 | | State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, shall design | 11 | | and implement a system of examinations, which shall be | 12 | | required prior to the issuance of educator licenses. These | 13 | | examinations and indicators must be based on national and | 14 | | State professional teaching standards, as determined by the | 15 | | State Board of Education, in consultation with the State | 16 | | Educator Preparation and Licensure Board. The State Board of |
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| 1 | | Education may adopt such rules as may be necessary to | 2 | | implement and administer this Section. | 3 | | (c) (Blank). | 4 | | (c-5) The State Board must adopt rules to implement a | 5 | | paraprofessional competency test. This test would allow an | 6 | | applicant seeking an Educator License with Stipulations with a | 7 | | paraprofessional educator endorsement to obtain the | 8 | | endorsement if he or she passes the test and meets the other | 9 | | requirements of subparagraph (J) of paragraph (2) of Section | 10 | | 21B-20 other than the higher education requirements. | 11 | | (d) All applicants seeking a State license shall be | 12 | | required to pass a test of content area knowledge for each area | 13 | | of endorsement for which there is an applicable test. There | 14 | | shall be no exception to this requirement. No candidate shall | 15 | | be allowed to student teach or serve as the teacher of record | 16 | | until he or she has passed the applicable content area test. | 17 | | (e) (Blank). | 18 | | (f) Except as otherwise provided in this Article, | 19 | | beginning on September 1, 2015, all candidates completing | 20 | | teacher preparation programs in this State and all candidates | 21 | | subject to Section 21B-35 of this Code are required to pass an | 22 | | evidence-based a teacher performance assessment approved by | 23 | | the State Board of Education, in consultation with the State | 24 | | Educator Preparation and Licensure Board. Each teacher | 25 | | preparation program in this State may use any evidence-based | 26 | | assessment of teacher effectiveness that aligns to current |
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| 1 | | State teaching standards in order for a candidate to meet the | 2 | | requirements of this subsection (f). A candidate may not be | 3 | | required to submit test materials by video submission. Subject | 4 | | to appropriation, an individual who holds a Professional | 5 | | Educator License and is employed for a minimum of one school | 6 | | year by a school district designated as Tier 1 under Section | 7 | | 18-8.15 may, after application to the State Board, receive | 8 | | from the State Board a refund for any costs associated with | 9 | | completing the evidence-based teacher performance assessment | 10 | | under this subsection. | 11 | | (g) The content area knowledge test and the evidence-based | 12 | | teacher performance assessment shall be the tests that from | 13 | | time to time are designated by the State Board of Education, in | 14 | | consultation with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure | 15 | | Board, and may be tests prepared by an educational testing | 16 | | organization or tests designed by the State Board of | 17 | | Education, in consultation with the State Educator Preparation | 18 | | and Licensure Board. The test of content area knowledge shall | 19 | | assess content knowledge in a specific subject field. The | 20 | | tests must be designed to be racially neutral to ensure that no | 21 | | person taking the tests is discriminated against on the basis | 22 | | of race, color, national origin, or other factors unrelated to | 23 | | the person's ability to perform as a licensed employee. The | 24 | | score required to pass the tests shall be fixed by the State | 25 | | Board of Education, in consultation with the State Educator | 26 | | Preparation and Licensure Board. The tests shall be |
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| 1 | | administered not fewer than 3 times a year at such time and | 2 | | place as may be designated by the State Board of Education, in | 3 | | consultation with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure | 4 | | Board. | 5 | | The State Board shall implement a test or tests to assess | 6 | | the speaking, reading, writing, and grammar skills of | 7 | | applicants for an endorsement or a license issued under | 8 | | subdivision (G) of paragraph (2) of Section 21B-20 of this | 9 | | Code in the English language and in the language of the | 10 | | transitional bilingual education program requested by the | 11 | | applicant. | 12 | | (h) Except as provided in Section 34-6 of this Code, the | 13 | | provisions of this Section shall apply equally in any school | 14 | | district subject to Article 34 of this Code. | 15 | | (i) The rules developed to implement and enforce the | 16 | | testing requirements under this Section shall include without | 17 | | limitation provisions governing test selection, test | 18 | | validation and determination of a passing score, | 19 | | administration of the tests, frequency of administration, | 20 | | applicant fees, frequency of applicants taking the tests, the | 21 | | years for which a score is valid, and appropriate special | 22 | | accommodations. The State Board of Education shall develop | 23 | | such rules as may be needed to ensure uniformity from year to | 24 | | year in the level of difficulty for each form of an assessment.
| 25 | | (Source: P.A. 101-81, eff. 7-12-19; 101-220, eff. 8-7-19; | 26 | | 101-594, eff. 12-5-19; 102-301, eff. 8-26-21.) |
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| 1 | | (105 ILCS 5/21B-50) | 2 | | Sec. 21B-50. Alternative Educator Licensure Program. | 3 | | (a) There is established an alternative educator licensure | 4 | | program, to be known as the Alternative Educator Licensure | 5 | | Program for Teachers. | 6 | | (b) The Alternative Educator Licensure Program for | 7 | | Teachers may be offered by a recognized institution approved | 8 | | to offer educator preparation programs by the State Board of | 9 | | Education, in consultation with the State Educator Preparation | 10 | | and Licensure Board. | 11 | | The program shall be comprised of 4 phases: | 12 | | (1) A course of study that at a minimum includes | 13 | | instructional planning; instructional strategies, | 14 | | including special education, reading, and English language | 15 | | learning; classroom management; and the assessment of | 16 | | students and use of data to drive instruction. | 17 | | (2) A year of residency, which is a candidate's | 18 | | assignment to a full-time teaching position or as a | 19 | | co-teacher for one full school year. An individual must | 20 | | hold an Educator License with Stipulations with an | 21 | | alternative provisional educator endorsement in order to | 22 | | enter the residency and must complete additional program | 23 | | requirements that address required State and national | 24 | | standards, pass the State Board's evidence-based teacher | 25 | | performance assessment no later than the end of the first |
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| 1 | | semester of the second year of residency, as required | 2 | | under phase (3) of this subsection (b), and be recommended | 3 | | by the principal or qualified equivalent of a principal, | 4 | | as required under subsection (d) of this Section, and the | 5 | | program coordinator to continue with the second year of | 6 | | the residency. | 7 | | (3) A second year of residency, which shall include | 8 | | the candidate's assignment to a full-time teaching | 9 | | position for one school year. The candidate must be | 10 | | assigned an experienced teacher to act as a mentor and | 11 | | coach the candidate through the second year of residency. | 12 | | (4) A comprehensive assessment of the candidate's | 13 | | teaching effectiveness, as evaluated by the principal or | 14 | | qualified equivalent of a principal, as required under | 15 | | subsection (d) of this Section, and the program | 16 | | coordinator, at the end of the second year of residency. | 17 | | If there is disagreement between the 2 evaluators about | 18 | | the candidate's teaching effectiveness, the candidate may | 19 | | complete one additional year of residency teaching under a | 20 | | professional development plan developed by the principal | 21 | | or qualified equivalent and the preparation program. At | 22 | | the completion of the third year, a candidate must have | 23 | | positive evaluations and a recommendation for full | 24 | | licensure from both the principal or qualified equivalent | 25 | | and the program coordinator or no Professional Educator | 26 | | License shall be issued. |
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| 1 | | Successful completion of the program shall be deemed to | 2 | | satisfy any other practice or student teaching and content | 3 | | matter requirements established by law. | 4 | | (c) An alternative provisional educator endorsement on an | 5 | | Educator License with Stipulations is valid for 2 years of | 6 | | teaching in the public schools, including without limitation a | 7 | | preschool educational program under Section 2-3.71 of this | 8 | | Code or charter school, or in a State-recognized nonpublic | 9 | | school in which the chief administrator is required to have | 10 | | the licensure necessary to be a principal in a public school in | 11 | | this State and in which a majority of the teachers are required | 12 | | to have the licensure necessary to be instructors in a public | 13 | | school in this State, but may be renewed for a third year if | 14 | | needed to complete the Alternative Educator Licensure Program | 15 | | for Teachers. The endorsement shall be issued only once to an | 16 | | individual who meets all of the following requirements: | 17 | | (1) Has graduated from a regionally accredited college | 18 | | or university with a bachelor's degree or higher. | 19 | | (2) (Blank). | 20 | | (3) Has completed a major in the content area if | 21 | | seeking a middle or secondary level endorsement or, if | 22 | | seeking an early childhood, elementary, or special | 23 | | education endorsement, has completed a major in the | 24 | | content area of reading, English/language arts, | 25 | | mathematics, or one of the sciences. If the individual | 26 | | does not have a major in a content area for any level of |
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| 1 | | teaching, he or she must submit transcripts to the State | 2 | | Board of Education to be reviewed for equivalency. | 3 | | (4) Has successfully completed phase (1) of subsection | 4 | | (b) of this Section. | 5 | | (5) Has passed a content area test required for the | 6 | | specific endorsement for admission into the program, as | 7 | | required under Section 21B-30 of this Code. | 8 | | A candidate possessing the alternative provisional | 9 | | educator endorsement may receive a salary, benefits, and any | 10 | | other terms of employment offered to teachers in the school | 11 | | who are members of an exclusive bargaining representative, if | 12 | | any, but a school is not required to provide these benefits | 13 | | during the years of residency if the candidate is serving only | 14 | | as a co-teacher. If the candidate is serving as the teacher of | 15 | | record, the candidate must receive a salary, benefits, and any | 16 | | other terms of employment. Residency experiences must not be | 17 | | counted towards tenure. | 18 | | (d) The recognized institution offering the Alternative | 19 | | Educator Licensure Program for Teachers must partner with a | 20 | | school district, including without limitation a preschool | 21 | | educational program under Section 2-3.71 of this Code or | 22 | | charter school, or a State-recognized, nonpublic school in | 23 | | this State in which the chief administrator is required to | 24 | | have the licensure necessary to be a principal in a public | 25 | | school in this State and in which a majority of the teachers | 26 | | are required to have the licensure necessary to be instructors |
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| 1 | | in a public school in this State. A recognized institution | 2 | | that partners with a public school district administering a | 3 | | preschool educational program under Section 2-3.71 of this | 4 | | Code must require a principal to recommend or evaluate | 5 | | candidates in the program. A recognized institution that | 6 | | partners with an eligible entity administering a preschool | 7 | | educational program under Section 2-3.71 of this Code and that | 8 | | is not a public school district must require a principal or | 9 | | qualified equivalent of a principal to recommend or evaluate | 10 | | candidates in the program. The program presented for approval | 11 | | by the State Board of Education must demonstrate the supports | 12 | | that are to be provided to assist the provisional teacher | 13 | | during the 2-year residency period. These supports must | 14 | | provide additional contact hours with mentors during the first | 15 | | year of residency. | 16 | | (e) Upon completion of the 4 phases outlined in subsection | 17 | | (b) of this Section and all assessments required under Section | 18 | | 21B-30 of this Code, an individual shall receive a | 19 | | Professional Educator License. | 20 | | (f) The State Board of Education, in consultation with the | 21 | | State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, may adopt such | 22 | | rules as may be necessary to establish and implement the | 23 | | Alternative Educator Licensure Program for Teachers.
| 24 | | (Source: P.A. 100-596, eff. 7-1-18; 100-822, eff. 1-1-19; | 25 | | 101-220, eff. 8-7-19; 101-570, eff. 8-23-19; 101-643, eff. | 26 | | 6-18-20; 101-654, eff. 3-8-21.)
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| 1 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, | 2 | | 2023.".
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