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92_HB5662eng HB5662 Engrossed LRB9213016NTpk 1 AN ACT concerning teacher incentive and mentoring 2 programs. 3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 4 represented in the General Assembly: 5 Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Sections 6 2-3.131 and 2-3.132 as follows: 7 (105 ILCS 5/2-3.131 new) 8 Sec. 2-3.131. Quality teacher incentive program. 9 (a) This Section and Section 2-3.132 of the School Code 10 may be referred to as the Quality Teacher Incentive and 11 Mentoring Law. 12 (b) The State Board of Education shall implement and 13 administer a quality teacher incentive program. Under this 14 program, the State Board of Education shall provide, from 15 appropriations made for the purposes of this Section, a 16 signing bonus of $1,000 to each eligible teacher. 17 (c) A teacher is eligible under this program if the 18 person has graduated from a regionally accredited institution 19 in the top 10% of his or her class, has an Initial Teaching 20 Certificate, and agrees to teach in a public school in this 21 State for a minimum of 3 consecutive years. 22 (d) A teacher who has received a signing bonus under 23 this program and leaves employment with the public school 24 before the end of the 3-year commitment must reimburse the 25 State in the amount of $1,000, unless the teacher has left to 26 accept a teaching position with another public school in this 27 State. 28 (e) A teacher who receives a signing bonus under this 29 program shall not be deemed an employee of the State. 30 (f) The State Board of Education may adopt any rules 31 necessary to carry out its responsibilities under this HB5662 Engrossed -2- LRB9213016NTpk 1 Section. 2 (105 ILCS 5/2-3.132 new) 3 Sec. 2-3.132. Quality teacher mentoring program. 4 (a) This Section and Section 2-3.131 of the School Code 5 may be referred to as the Quality Teacher Incentive and 6 Mentoring Law. 7 (b) The State Board of Education shall implement and 8 administer a quality teacher mentoring program. Under this 9 program, the State Board of Education shall award grants, 10 from appropriations made for the purposes of this Section, to 11 school districts that meet the grant award criteria 12 established by the State Board of Education to allow these 13 school districts to develop or expand teacher mentoring 14 programs. 15 (c) Grants under this program shall be awarded pursuant 16 to application. The form and manner of application and the 17 criteria for the award of grants shall be prescribed by the 18 State Board of Education. The grant award criteria shall 19 provide that a school district receiving a grant shall, at a 20 minimum, have a mentoring program for new teachers in their 21 first 3 years of employment. The State Board of Education 22 shall give grant award priority to school districts in which 23 50% or more of the teachers have 5 years or less of teaching 24 experience. 25 (d) The State Board of Education shall adopt any rules, 26 consistent with the requirements of this Section, that are 27 necessary to implement and administer this program. 28 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect on 29 July 1, 2002.