Full Text of SB2687 95th General Assembly
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| AN ACT concerning education.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | 3 |
| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Sections | 5 |
| 21-27 and 22-45 as follows:
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| (105 ILCS 5/21-27)
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| Sec. 21-27. The Illinois Teaching Excellence Program. | 8 |
| (a) The Illinois
Teaching
Excellence Program is hereby | 9 |
| established to provide categorical funding for
monetary
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| incentives and bonuses for teachers and school counselors who | 11 |
| are employed by school districts and
who hold a
Master | 12 |
| Certificate. The State Board of Education shall allocate and | 13 |
| distribute
to each
school district an amount as annually | 14 |
| appropriated by the General Assembly
from federal funds for the
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| Illinois Teaching Excellence Program. The State Board of | 16 |
| Education's annual budget must set out by separate line item | 17 |
| the appropriation for the program. Unless otherwise provided by
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| appropriation, each
school district's annual allocation shall | 19 |
| be the sum of the amounts earned for
the
following incentives | 20 |
| and bonuses:
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| (1) An annual payment of $3,000 to be paid to (A) each
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| teacher
who
holds both a Master Certificate and a | 23 |
| corresponding certificate issued by the National Board for |
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| Professional Teaching Standards successfully completes the | 2 |
| program leading to and who receives a Master
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| and is employed as a teacher by a school district and (B) | 4 |
| each school counselor who holds both a Master Certificate | 5 |
| and a corresponding certificate issued by the National | 6 |
| Board for Professional Teaching Standards successfully | 7 |
| completes the program leading to and who receives a Master | 8 |
| Certificate and is employed as a school counselor by a | 9 |
| school district. The school
district shall
distribute this | 10 |
| payment to each eligible teacher or school counselor
as a | 11 |
| single payment or in not more than 3 payments.
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| (2) An annual incentive equal to $1,000 shall be paid | 13 |
| to (A) each teacher or school counselor who holds a Master | 14 |
| Certificate, who is employed as a teacher or school | 15 |
| counselor by a school district, and who agrees, in writing, | 16 |
| to provide at least 30 hours of mentoring during that year | 17 |
| to classroom teachers or school counselors, as applicable, | 18 |
| and (B) each retired teacher or school counselor who holds | 19 |
| both a Master Certificate and a current corresponding | 20 |
| certificate issued by the National Board for Professional | 21 |
| Teaching Standards and who agrees, in writing, to provide | 22 |
| at least 30 hours of mentoring during that year to | 23 |
| classroom teachers or school counselors, as applicable. An | 24 |
| additional annual incentive equal to $1,000 shall be paid | 25 |
| to (I)
each teacher or school counselor
who
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| Certificate, who is employed as a teacher or school |
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| counselor by a school
district, and who
agrees,
in writing, | 2 |
| to provide an additional 30 60 hours of mentoring during | 3 |
| that year to classroom
teachers or school counselors, as | 4 |
| applicable, and (II) each retired teacher or school | 5 |
| counselor who holds both a Master Certificate and a current | 6 |
| corresponding certificate issued by the National Board for | 7 |
| Professional Teaching Standards and who agrees, in | 8 |
| writing, to provide an additional 30 hours of mentoring | 9 |
| during that year to classroom teachers or school | 10 |
| counselors, as applicable, for a total of 60 hours of | 11 |
| mentoring and $2,000 in incentives under this paragraph | 12 |
| (2) . Mentoring under this paragraph (2) This mentoring may | 13 |
| include, either singly or in combination, (i)
providing | 14 |
| high quality professional development for new and | 15 |
| experienced
teachers or school counselors, as applicable, | 16 |
| and/or ,
and (ii) assisting National Board for Professional | 17 |
| Teaching Standards (NBPTS)
candidates through the NBPTS | 18 |
| certification process. The school district shall
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| distribute 50% of each annual incentive payment upon | 20 |
| completion of the 30 hours or 60 hours of
the required | 21 |
| mentoring , whichever is applicable. and the remaining 50% | 22 |
| of the incentive upon completion
of the required 60 hours | 23 |
| of mentoring. Credit may not be granted by a school
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| district for mentoring or related services provided during | 25 |
| a regular school day
or
during the total number of days of | 26 |
| required service for the school year.
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| (3) An annual incentive equal to $2,000 shall be paid | 2 |
| to (A) each teacher or school counselor who holds a Master | 3 |
| Certificate, who is employed as a teacher or school | 4 |
| counselor by a school district, and who agrees, in writing, | 5 |
| to provide at least 30 hours of mentoring during that year | 6 |
| to classroom teachers or school counselors, as applicable, | 7 |
| in schools on academic early warning status or in schools | 8 |
| in which 50% or more of the students receive free or | 9 |
| reduced price lunches, or both, and (B) each retired | 10 |
| teacher or school counselor who holds both a Master | 11 |
| Certificate and a current corresponding certificate issued | 12 |
| by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards | 13 |
| and who agrees, in writing, to provide at least 30 hours of | 14 |
| mentoring during that year to classroom teachers or school | 15 |
| counselors, as applicable, in schools on academic early | 16 |
| warning status or in schools in which 50% or more of the | 17 |
| students receive free or reduced price lunches, or both. An | 18 |
| additional annual incentive equal to $2,000 $3,000 shall be | 19 |
| paid to (I)
each teacher or school counselor who
holds a | 20 |
| Master Certificate, who is employed as a teacher or school | 21 |
| counselor by a school
district, and who
agrees,
in writing, | 22 |
| to provide an additional 30 60 hours of mentoring during | 23 |
| that year to classroom
teachers or school counselors, as | 24 |
| applicable, in schools on academic early warning status or | 25 |
| in schools in which 50% or more of the students receive | 26 |
| free or reduced price lunches, or both, and (II) each |
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| retired teacher or school counselor who holds both a Master | 2 |
| Certificate and a current corresponding certificate issued | 3 |
| by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards | 4 |
| and who agrees, in writing, to provide an additional 30 | 5 |
| hours of mentoring during that year to classroom teachers | 6 |
| or school counselors, as applicable, in schools on academic | 7 |
| early warning status or in schools in which 50% or more of | 8 |
| the students receive free or reduced price lunches, or | 9 |
| both, for a total of 60 hours of mentoring and $4,000 in | 10 |
| incentives under this paragraph (3). Mentoring under this | 11 |
| paragraph (3) may include, either singly or in combination, | 12 |
| (i) providing high quality professional development for | 13 |
| new and experienced teachers or school counselors, as | 14 |
| applicable, in schools on academic early warning status or | 15 |
| in schools in which 50% or more of the students receive | 16 |
| free or reduced price lunches, or both, and/or (ii) | 17 |
| assisting National Board for Professional Teaching | 18 |
| Standards (NBPTS) candidates through the NBPTS | 19 |
| certification process in schools on academic early warning | 20 |
| status or in
schools
in which 50% or more of the students | 21 |
| receive free or reduced price lunches, or
both.
The school | 22 |
| district shall distribute 50% of each annual incentive
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| payment upon completion of the 30 hours or 60 hours of the | 24 |
| required mentoring , whichever is applicable. and the
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| remaining 50% of the incentive upon completion of the | 26 |
| required 60 hours of
mentoring. Credit may not be granted |
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| by a school district for mentoring or
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| provided during a regular school day or during the total
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| number of
days of required service for the school year.
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| (4) If funds are available under the Illinois Teaching | 5 |
| Excellence Program in a given fiscal year, the following | 6 |
| Master Certificate incentives shall be provided: | 7 |
| (A) As a first priority, monetary support of up to | 8 |
| $2,000 per person shall be provided for first-time | 9 |
| application fees. | 10 |
| (B) As a second priority, monetary support for | 11 |
| NBPTS's Take One! process of up to $395 per person | 12 |
| shall be provided for cohorts of teachers in schools on | 13 |
| academic early warning status or schools deemed to be a | 14 |
| priority by the State Board of Education. | 15 |
| (C) As a third priority, monetary support of up to | 16 |
| $350 per retake shall be provided for up to 3 retakes. | 17 |
| (D) As a fourth priority, monetary support of up to | 18 |
| $850 per person shall be provided for renewals for | 19 |
| those persons who have not received prior State or | 20 |
| federal fee support. | 21 |
| (b) Each regional superintendent of schools shall provide | 22 |
| information
about National Board certification administered by | 23 |
| the Master Certificate Program of the National Board for | 24 |
| Professional
Teaching Standards (NBPTS) and this Section | 25 |
| amendatory Act of the 91st General Assembly
to each individual
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| seeking
to register or renew a certificate under Section 21-14 |
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| of this Code.
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| (c) After the incentives and bonuses under subsection (a) | 3 |
| of this Section have been expended in a given fiscal year, if | 4 |
| there are additional funds available under the Illinois | 5 |
| Teaching Excellence Program, up to $250,000 must be used for | 6 |
| the continuation of an appropriate electronic system to process | 7 |
| Master Certificates and various payments. | 8 |
| (d) After funds have been expended under priorities (A) | 9 |
| through (D) of paragraph (4) of subsection (a) of this Section | 10 |
| in a given fiscal year and if there are any additional funds | 11 |
| available under the Illinois Teaching Excellence Program, | 12 |
| remaining funds must be spent on candidate support and | 13 |
| recruitment. | 14 |
| (Source: P.A. 93-470, eff. 8-8-03; 94-105, eff. 7-1-05; 94-901, | 15 |
| eff. 6-22-06.)
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| (105 ILCS 5/22-45) | 17 |
| (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a | 18 |
| delayed effective date )
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| Sec. 22-45. Illinois P-20 Council. | 20 |
| (a) The General Assembly finds that preparing Illinoisans | 21 |
| for success in school and the workplace requires a continuum of | 22 |
| quality education from preschool through graduate school. This | 23 |
| State needs a framework to guide education policy and integrate | 24 |
| education at every level. A statewide coordinating council to | 25 |
| study and make recommendations concerning education at all |
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| levels can avoid fragmentation of policies, promote improved | 2 |
| teaching and learning, and continue to cultivate and | 3 |
| demonstrate strong accountability and efficiency. Establishing | 4 |
| an Illinois P-20 Council will develop a statewide agenda that | 5 |
| will move the State towards the common goals of improving | 6 |
| academic achievement, increasing college access and success, | 7 |
| improving use of existing data and measurements, developing | 8 |
| improved accountability, promoting lifelong learning, easing | 9 |
| the transition to college, and reducing remediation. A | 10 |
| pre-kindergarten through grade 20 agenda will strengthen this | 11 |
| State's economic competitiveness by producing a highly-skilled | 12 |
| workforce. In addition, lifelong learning plans will enhance | 13 |
| this State's ability to leverage funding. | 14 |
| (b) There is created the Illinois P-20 Council. The | 15 |
| Illinois P-20 Council shall include all of the following | 16 |
| members: | 17 |
| (1) The Governor or his or designee, to serve as | 18 |
| chairperson. | 19 |
| (2) Four members of the General Assembly, one appointed | 20 |
| by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, one | 21 |
| appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of | 22 |
| Representatives, one appointed by the President of the | 23 |
| Senate, and one appointed by the Minority Leader of the | 24 |
| Senate. | 25 |
| (3) Six at-large members appointed by the Governor as | 26 |
| follows , with 2 members being from the City of Chicago, 2
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| members being from Lake County, McHenry County, Kane
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| County, DuPage County, Will County, or that part of Cook
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| County outside of the City of Chicago, and 2 members being
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| from the remainder of the State : | 5 |
| (A) one representative of civic leaders; | 6 |
| (B) one representative of local government; | 7 |
| (C) one representative of trade unions; | 8 |
| (D) one representative of nonprofit organizations | 9 |
| or foundations; | 10 |
| (E) one representative of parents' organizations; | 11 |
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| (F) one education research expert. | 13 |
| (4) Five members appointed by statewide business | 14 |
| organizations and business trade associations. | 15 |
| (5) Six members appointed by statewide professional | 16 |
| organizations and associations representing | 17 |
| pre-kindergarten through grade 20 teachers, community | 18 |
| college faculty, and public university faculty. | 19 |
| (6) Two members appointed by associations representing | 20 |
| local school administrators and school board members. One | 21 |
| of these members must be a special education administrator. | 22 |
| (7) One member representing community colleges, | 23 |
| appointed by the Illinois Council of Community College | 24 |
| Presidents. | 25 |
| (8) One member representing 4-year independent | 26 |
| colleges and universities, appointed by a statewide |
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| organization representing private institutions of higher | 2 |
| learning. | 3 |
| (9) One member representing public 4-year | 4 |
| universities, appointed jointly by the university | 5 |
| presidents and chancellors. | 6 |
| (10) Ex-officio members as follows from the following | 7 |
| State agencies,
boards, commissions, and councils : | 8 |
| (A) The State Superintendent of Education or his or | 9 |
| her designee. | 10 |
| (B) The Executive Director of the Board of Higher
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| Education or his or her designee. | 12 |
| (C) The President and Chief Executive Officer of | 13 |
| the Illinois Community College Board or his or her | 14 |
| designee. | 15 |
| (D) The Executive Director of the Illinois Student | 16 |
| Assistance Commission or his or her designee. | 17 |
| (E) The Co-chairpersons of the Illinois Workforce | 18 |
| Investment Board or their designee. | 19 |
| (F) The Director of Commerce and Economic | 20 |
| Opportunity or his or her designee. | 21 |
| (G) The Chairperson of the Illinois Early Learning | 22 |
| Council or his or her designee. | 23 |
| (H) The President of the Illinois Mathematics and | 24 |
| Science Academy or his or her designee. | 25 |
| (I) The president of an association representing | 26 |
| educators of adult learners or his or her
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| Ex-officio members shall have no vote on the Illinois P-20 | 2 |
| Council. | 3 |
| Appointed members shall serve for staggered terms expiring | 4 |
| on July 1 of the first, second, or third calendar year | 5 |
| following their appointments or until their successors are | 6 |
| appointed and have qualified. Staggered terms shall be | 7 |
| determined by lot at the organizing meeting of the Illinois | 8 |
| P-20 Council. | 9 |
| Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as original | 10 |
| appointments, and any member so appointed shall serve during | 11 |
| the remainder of the term for which the vacancy occurred. | 12 |
| (c) The Illinois P-20 Council shall be funded through State | 13 |
| appropriations to support staff activities, research, | 14 |
| data-collection, and dissemination. The Illinois P-20 Council | 15 |
| shall be staffed by the Office of the Governor, in coordination | 16 |
| with relevant State agencies, boards, and commissions. The | 17 |
| Illinois Education Research Council shall provide research and | 18 |
| coordinate research collection activities for the Illinois | 19 |
| P-20 Council. | 20 |
| (d) The Illinois P-20 Council shall have all of the | 21 |
| following duties: | 22 |
| (1) To make recommendations to do all of the following: | 23 |
| (A) Coordinate pre-kindergarten through grade 20 | 24 |
| (graduate school) education in this State through | 25 |
| working at the intersections of educational systems to | 26 |
| promote collaborative infrastructure. |
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| (B) Coordinate and leverage strategies, actions, | 2 |
| legislation, policies, and resources of all | 3 |
| stakeholders to support fundamental and lasting | 4 |
| improvement in this State's public schools, community | 5 |
| colleges, and universities. | 6 |
| (C) Better align the high school curriculum with | 7 |
| postsecondary expectations. | 8 |
| (D) Better align assessments across all levels of | 9 |
| education. | 10 |
| (E) Reduce the need for students entering | 11 |
| institutions of higher education to take remedial | 12 |
| courses. | 13 |
| (F) Smooth the transition from high school to | 14 |
| college. | 15 |
| (G) Improve high school and college graduation | 16 |
| rates. | 17 |
| (H) Improve the rigor and relevance of academic | 18 |
| standards for college and workforce readiness. | 19 |
| (I) Better align college and university teaching | 20 |
| programs with the needs of Illinois schools.
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| (2) To advise the Governor, the General Assembly, the | 22 |
| State's education and higher education agencies, and the
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| State's workforce and economic development boards and
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| agencies on policies related to lifelong learning for | 25 |
| Illinois students and families. | 26 |
| (3) To articulate a framework for systemic educational |
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| improvement that will enable every student to meet or | 2 |
| exceed Illinois learning standards and be well-prepared to | 3 |
| succeed in the workforce and community. | 4 |
| (4) To provide an estimated fiscal impact for | 5 |
| implementation of all Council recommendations.
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| (e) The chairperson of the Illinois P-20 Council may | 7 |
| authorize the creation of working groups focusing on areas of | 8 |
| interest to Illinois educational and workforce development, | 9 |
| including without limitation the following areas: | 10 |
| (1) Preparation, recruitment, and certification of | 11 |
| highly qualified teachers. | 12 |
| (2) Mentoring and induction of highly qualified | 13 |
| teachers. | 14 |
| (3) The diversity of highly qualified teachers. | 15 |
| (4) Funding for highly qualified teachers, including | 16 |
| developing a strategic and collaborative plan to seek | 17 |
| federal and private grants to support initiatives | 18 |
| targeting teacher preparation and its impact on student | 19 |
| achievement. | 20 |
| (5) Highly effective administrators. | 21 |
| (6) Illinois birth through age 3 education, | 22 |
| pre-kindergarten, and early childhood education. | 23 |
| (7) The assessment, alignment, outreach, and network | 24 |
| of college and workforce readiness efforts.
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| (8) Alternative routes to college access. | 26 |
| (9) Research data and accountability. |
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| The chairperson of the Illinois P-20 Council may designate | 2 |
| Council members to serve as working group chairpersons. Working | 3 |
| groups may invite organizations and individuals representing | 4 |
| pre-kindergarten through grade 20 interests to participate in | 5 |
| discussions, data collection, and dissemination.
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| (Source: P.A. 95-626, eff. 6-1-08.)
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect June 1, | 8 |
| 2008. |
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