Bill Amendment: IL HB3402 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly

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Bill Title: SCH CD-HIRING PRIORITIES

Status: 2023-06-09 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0046 [HB3402 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-HB3402-House_Amendment_001.html

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Rep. Sharon Chung

Filed: 3/20/2023

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3402
AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3402 by replacing
everything after the enacting clause with the following:
"Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Section
22-95 as follows:
(105 ILCS 5/22-95 new)
Sec. 22-95. Hiring or assigning priority.
(a) When hiring or assigning physical education, music,
and visual arts educators, a school district must prioritize
the hiring or assigning of educators who hold an educator
license and endorsement in those content areas.
(b) A professional educator licensure applicant must pass
the licensure content area test for the content area he or she
is assigned to teach or complete at least 9 semester hours of
coursework in the content area prior to his or her employment
start date. In order to retain his or her employment for

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subsequent school years, the employee must complete the
remaining hours of coursework in the content area in which he
or she is teaching and apply for a license endorsement within 3
calendar years after his or her employment start date.
(c) In the case of a reduction in force, a school district
may follow its employee contract language for filling
positions.".