Senate Sponsors: CRONIN. House Sponsors: DANIELS-PHELPS-BLACK Short description: SCHCD-ALTERNATIVE TEACHER CERT Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the School Code to create a statewide alternative teacher certification program. Effective immediately. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Adds reference to: 105 ILCS 5/21-5b rep. Deletes everything after the enacting clause and then restores the deleted provisions with the following changes: (1) designates the newly created program as the Alternative Route to Teacher Certifica- tion program instead of as the Alternative Teacher Certification pro- gram, (2) provides for issuance, upon completion of the program, of a standard elementary or high school teaching certificate instead of an alternative teaching certificate, (3) requires an applicant for a pro- visional alternative teaching certificate to also have been employed for a period of at least 5 years in an area requiring application of the applicant's education, and (4) provides that during the second phase of the program a mentor teacher shall be assigned to advise and assist the program participant in his or her teaching assignment. Also repeals a provision of the School Code that was added by P.A. 89-708 and that created an alternative teacher certification program applic- able only within the Chicago school district. FISCAL NOTE, ENGROSSED (State Bd. of Ed.) SBE may incur additional adminsitrative costs which cannot be estimated at this time. Additional costs to SBE would result if special meetings of the State Teacher Certification Bd. (STCB) are necessary. Cost of each meeting of the STCB is $3500. STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE, ENGROSSED (State Bd. of Ed.) No change from SBE fiscal note. STATE DEBT IMPACT NOTE, ENGROSSED No impact on the level of State debt. Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE Last action date: 99-01-12 Location: Senate Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 0 SENATE - 1 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status