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Public Act 100-0772 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning education.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section | ||||
21B-40 as follows: | ||||
(105 ILCS 5/21B-40) | ||||
Sec. 21B-40. Fees. | ||||
(a) Beginning with the start of the new licensure system | ||||
established pursuant to this Article, the following fees shall | ||||
be charged to applicants: | ||||
(1) A $75 application fee for a Professional Educator | ||||
License or an Educator License with Stipulations. However, | ||||
beginning on January 1, 2015, the application fee for a | ||||
Professional Educator License and Educator License with | ||||
Stipulations shall be $100. Beginning on July 1, 2018, the | ||||
license renewal fee for an Educator License with | ||||
Stipulations with a paraprofessional educator endorsement | ||||
shall be $25. | ||||
(1.5) A $50 application fee for a Substitute Teaching | ||||
License. If the application for a Substitute Teaching | ||||
License is made and granted after July 1, 2017, the | ||||
licensee may apply for a refund of the application fee | ||||
within 18 months of issuance of the new license and shall |
be issued that refund by the State Board of Education if | ||
the licensee provides evidence to the State Board of | ||
Education that the licensee has taught pursuant to the | ||
Substitute Teaching License at least 10 full school days | ||
within one year of issuance. | ||
(2) A $150 application fee for individuals who have not | ||
been entitled by an Illinois-approved educator preparation | ||
program at an Illinois institution of higher education and | ||
are seeking any of the licenses set forth in subdivision | ||
(1) of this subsection (a). | ||
(3) A $50 application fee for each endorsement or | ||
approval an individual holding a license wishes to add to | ||
that license. | ||
(4) A $10 per year registration fee for the course of | ||
the validity cycle to register the license, which shall be | ||
paid to the regional office of education having supervision | ||
and control over the school in which the individual holding | ||
the license is to be employed. If the individual holding | ||
the license is not yet employed, then the license may be | ||
registered in any county in this State. The registration | ||
fee must be paid in its entirety the first time the | ||
individual registers the license for a particular validity | ||
period in a single region. No additional fee may be charged | ||
for that validity period should the individual | ||
subsequently register the license in additional regions. | ||
An individual must register the license (i) immediately |
after initial issuance of the license and (ii) at the | ||
beginning of each renewal cycle if the individual has | ||
satisfied the renewal requirements required under this | ||
Code. | ||
Beginning on July 1, 2017, at the beginning of each | ||
renewal cycle, individuals who hold a Substitute Teaching | ||
License may apply for a reimbursement of the registration | ||
fee within 18 months of renewal and shall be issued that | ||
reimbursement by the State Board of Education from funds | ||
appropriated for that purpose if the licensee provides | ||
evidence to the State Board of Education that the licensee | ||
has taught pursuant to the Substitute Teaching License at | ||
least 10 full school days within one year of renewal. | ||
(b) All application fees paid pursuant to subdivisions (1) | ||
through (3) of subsection (a) of this Section shall be | ||
deposited into the Teacher Certificate Fee Revolving Fund and | ||
shall be used, subject to appropriation, by the State Board of | ||
Education to provide the technology and human resources | ||
necessary for the timely and efficient processing of | ||
applications and for the renewal of licenses. Funds available | ||
from the Teacher Certificate Fee Revolving Fund may also be | ||
used by the State Board of Education to support the recruitment | ||
and retention of educators, to support educator preparation | ||
programs as they seek national accreditation, and to provide | ||
professional development aligned with the requirements set | ||
forth in Section 21B-45 of this Code. A majority of the funds |
in the Teacher Certificate Fee Revolving Fund must be dedicated | ||
to the timely and efficient processing of applications and for | ||
the renewal of licenses. The Teacher Certificate Fee Revolving | ||
Fund is not subject to administrative charge transfers, | ||
authorized under Section 8h of the State Finance Act, from the | ||
Teacher Certificate Fee Revolving Fund into any other fund of | ||
this State, and moneys in the Teacher Certificate Fee Revolving | ||
Fund shall not revert back to the General Revenue Fund at any | ||
time. | ||
The regional superintendent of schools shall deposit the | ||
registration fees paid pursuant to subdivision (4) of | ||
subsection (a) of this Section into the institute fund | ||
established pursuant to Section 3-11 of this Code. | ||
(c) The State Board of Education and each regional office | ||
of education are authorized to charge a service or convenience | ||
fee for the use of credit cards for the payment of license | ||
fees. This service or convenience fee shall not exceed the | ||
amount required by the credit card processing company or vendor | ||
that has entered into a contract with the State Board or | ||
regional office of education for this purpose, and the fee must | ||
be paid to that company or vendor. | ||
(d) If, at the time a certificate issued under Article 21 | ||
of this Code is exchanged for a license issued under this | ||
Article, a person has paid registration fees for any years of | ||
the validity period of the certificate and these years have not | ||
expired when the certificate is exchanged, then those fees must |
be applied to the registration of the new license.
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(Source: P.A. 99-58, eff. 7-16-15; 99-920, eff. 1-6-17; | ||
100-550, eff. 11-8-17.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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