Full Text of HB4652 103rd General Assembly
HB4652ham001 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY | Rep. Barbara Hernandez Filed: 3/12/2024 | | 10300HB4652ham001 | | LRB103 36983 RJT 69959 a |
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4652
| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4652 by replacing | 3 | | everything after the enacting clause with the following: | 4 | | "Section 5. The Board of Higher Education Act is amended | 5 | | by adding Section 9.44 as follows: | 6 | | (110 ILCS 205/9.44 new) | 7 | | Sec. 9.44. Student teaching stipend program. | 8 | | (a) As used in this Section: | 9 | | "Educator preparation program" means an approved educator | 10 | | preparation program offered by a recognized school or | 11 | | institution under Article 21B of the School Code. | 12 | | "Eligible cooperating teacher" means a teacher who is | 13 | | licensed under Article 21B of the School Code or has attained | 14 | | the Department of Human Services' Gateways to Opportunity | 15 | | Early Childhood Education Credential Level 5 or 6, who is | 16 | | qualified to teach in the subject area assigned, and who is |
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| 1 | | matched with an eligible student. | 2 | | "Eligible student" means a student who is enrolled in an | 3 | | educator preparation program, who is maintaining satisfactory | 4 | | academic progress, who is in a student teaching placement, and | 5 | | who is not contracted as the teacher of record for the student | 6 | | teaching placement. | 7 | | "Student teaching" means a supervised clinical experience | 8 | | that prepares a candidate to take full responsibility in an | 9 | | instructional setting. | 10 | | (b) Subject to appropriation, the Board shall create a | 11 | | student teaching stipend program to alleviate the financial | 12 | | burden of student teaching, to encourage students to pursue | 13 | | teaching careers to alleviate this State's teacher shortage, | 14 | | and to encourage teachers to be matched with student teachers. | 15 | | (c) An educator preparation program shall notify the Board | 16 | | of all eligible students and eligible cooperating teachers who | 17 | | qualify for the stipend program. | 18 | | (d) Under the stipend program and subject to available | 19 | | appropriations, the Board shall disburse to each educator | 20 | | preparation program funds to distribute to each eligible | 21 | | student a stipend of up to $10,000 per semester for up to 2 | 22 | | consecutive semesters, plus additional funds to pay the direct | 23 | | costs of operating the stipend program. The educator | 24 | | preparation program shall distribute stipend funds using the | 25 | | standard methods for allocating State-based financial aid or | 26 | | as wages for employment to each eligible student in monthly |
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| 1 | | installments. | 2 | | (e) Under the stipend program and subject to available | 3 | | appropriations, the Board shall disburse to each educator | 4 | | preparation program funds to distribute to each eligible | 5 | | cooperating teacher a stipend of up to $2,000 per semester for | 6 | | up to 2 consecutive semesters per academic year, plus | 7 | | additional funds to pay the direct costs of operating the | 8 | | stipend program. The educator preparation program shall | 9 | | distribute stipend funds to an eligible cooperating teacher in | 10 | | one payment. | 11 | | (f) An eligible cooperating teacher must complete | 12 | | State-approved, evidence-based training that aligns with | 13 | | training for instructional coaches, covers basic | 14 | | responsibilities of a cooperating teacher, includes | 15 | | evidence-based practices in supporting student teachers in | 16 | | school or early childhood settings, and includes the effective | 17 | | assessment of student teachers that aligns with State educator | 18 | | performance evaluation requirements or the equivalent for | 19 | | early childhood education. | 20 | | (g) If there is a surplus appropriated in a fiscal year for | 21 | | the stipend program, then the Board shall increase the amount | 22 | | distributed to each educator preparation program by the same | 23 | | percentage that the surplus bears to the amount required to | 24 | | fully fund the total number of eligible students and eligible | 25 | | cooperating teachers who qualify for the stipend program that | 26 | | fiscal year. An educator preparation program shall increase |
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| 1 | | the stipend amount distributed to each eligible student or | 2 | | eligible cooperating teacher in proportion to the surplus. | 3 | | (h) If the amount appropriated in a fiscal year for the | 4 | | stipend program is insufficient to fully fund stipends for the | 5 | | total number of eligible students and eligible cooperating | 6 | | teachers for that fiscal year, then the Board shall reduce the | 7 | | amount distributed to each educator preparation program by the | 8 | | same percentage that the deficit bears to the amount required | 9 | | to fully fund the total number of eligible students and | 10 | | eligible cooperating teachers who qualify for the stipend | 11 | | program. An educator preparation program shall reduce the | 12 | | stipend amount distributed to each eligible student or | 13 | | eligible cooperating teacher in proportion to the deficit. | 14 | | (i) Funds not distributed in a particular fiscal year by | 15 | | an educator preparation program under this Section shall be | 16 | | returned to the Board to be used for the subsequent fiscal | 17 | | year's stipend program. | 18 | | (j) An educator preparation program may not prohibit an | 19 | | eligible student or an eligible cooperating teacher from | 20 | | participating in the stipend program or receiving a stipend | 21 | | from the stipend program. | 22 | | (k) Nothing in this Section is intended to preclude an | 23 | | educator preparation program from providing an eligible | 24 | | cooperating teacher with additional incentives. | 25 | | (l) An eligible cooperating teacher participating in the | 26 | | stipend program may receive professional development hours for |
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| 1 | | completing cooperating teacher training that count toward the | 2 | | eligible cooperating teacher's license renewal or the | 3 | | equivalent for early childhood education. | 4 | | (m) Subject to available appropriations, the Board shall | 5 | | issue a report evaluating the impact of the stipend program on | 6 | | educator preparation programs, including enrollment and | 7 | | completion rates, hiring rates, and retention rates. The Board | 8 | | shall issue this report in collaboration with the State Board | 9 | | of Education. The Board shall submit this report to the | 10 | | General Assembly and Governor on or before June 30, 2028. | 11 | | (n) The Board shall adopt rules regarding the | 12 | | administration of the stipend program. | 13 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 14 | | becoming law.". |
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