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92_HB6050

 
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 1        AN ACT regarding teachers.

 2        Be it enacted by the People of  the  State  of  Illinois,
 3    represented in the General Assembly:

 4        Section  5.   The  School  Code  is  amended  by changing
 5    Section 21-27 as follows:

 6        (105 ILCS 5/21-27)
 7        Sec. 21-27.  The Illinois  Teaching  Excellence  Program.
 8    The   Illinois   Teaching   Excellence   Program   is  hereby
 9    established  to  provide  categorical  funding  for  monetary
10    incentives and bonuses  for  teachers  who  are  employed  by
11    school  districts  and  who  hold  a Master Certificate.  The
12    State Board of Education shall  allocate  and  distribute  to
13    each  school  district  an amount as annually appropriated by
14    the General Assembly for  the  Illinois  Teaching  Excellence
15    Program.   Unless  otherwise  provided by appropriation, each
16    school district's annual allocation shall be the sum  of  the
17    amounts earned for the following incentives and bonuses:
18             (1)  A  one-time payment of $5,000 $3,000 to be paid
19        to each teacher who successfully  completes  the  program
20        leading  to  and who receives a Master Certificate and is
21        employed by a school district.  The school district shall
22        distribute this payment to each  eligible  teacher  as  a
23        single payment or in not more than 3 payments.
24             (2)  An  annual  incentive  equal  to  $1,500 $1,000
25        shall  be  paid  to  each  teacher  who  holds  a  Master
26        Certificate, who is employed by a  school  district,  and
27        who  agrees, in writing, to provide 60 hours of mentoring
28        during that year to classroom teachers.   This  mentoring
29        may   include,  either  singly  or  in  combination,  (i)
30        providing high quality professional development  for  new
31        and  experienced  teachers,  and  (ii) assisting National
 
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 1        Board  for  Professional   Teaching   Standards   (NBPTS)
 2        candidates  through the NBPTS certification process.  The
 3        school district  shall  distribute  50%  of  each  annual
 4        incentive  payment  upon  completion  of  30 hours of the
 5        required mentoring and the remaining 50% of the incentive
 6        upon completion of the required 60  hours  of  mentoring.
 7        Credit  may  not  be  granted  by  a  school district for
 8        mentoring or related services provided during  a  regular
 9        school day or during the total number of days of required
10        service for the school year.
11             (3)  An  annual  incentive  equal  to  $5,000 $3,000
12        shall  be  paid  to  each  teacher  who  holds  a  Master
13        Certificate, who is employed by a  school  district,  and
14        who  agrees, in writing, to provide 60 hours of mentoring
15        during that year to classroom teachers in schools on  the
16        Academic Early Warning List or in schools in which 50% or
17        more  of  the  students  receive  free  or  reduced price
18        lunches, or both. The school  district  shall  distribute
19        50%  of  each annual incentive payment upon completion of
20        30 hours of the required mentoring and the remaining  50%
21        of the incentive upon completion of the required 60 hours
22        of  mentoring.   Credit  may  not  be granted by a school
23        district  for  mentoring  or  related  services  provided
24        during a regular school day or during the total number of
25        days of required service for the school year.
26        Each regional superintendent  of  schools  shall  provide
27    information  about  the  Master  Certificate  Program  of the
28    National Board for Professional  Teaching  Standards  (NBPTS)
29    and  this amendatory Act of the 91st General Assembly to each
30    individual seeking to register or renew a  certificate  under
31    Section 21-14 of this Code.
32    (Source: P.A. 91-606, eff. 8-16-99.)

33        Section  99.   Effective  date.  This Act takes effect on
 
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 1    July 1, 2002.

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