Bill Text: IL HB1755 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning teacher certification.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB1755 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2011-HB1755-Introduced.html

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97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2011 and 2012 HB1755 Introduced , by Rep. Jack D. Franks SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
105 ILCS 5/21-11.3 from Ch. 122, par. 21-11.3
Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning teacher certification.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning education.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section
21-11.3 as follows:
(105 ILCS 5/21-11.3) (from Ch. 122, par. 21-11.3)
Sec. 21-11.3. Resident teacher certificate. A resident
teacher certificate shall be valid for 4 years for employment
as a resident teacher in a public school. It shall be issued
only to persons who have graduated from a regionally accredited
institution of higher education with a bachelor's degree, who
are enrolled in a program of preparation approved by the the
State Superintendent of Education in consultation with the
State Teacher Certification Board, and who have passed the
appropriate tests as required in Section 21-1a and as
determined by the State Board of Education. A resident teacher
certificate may be issued for teaching children through grade 3
or for grades K-9, 6-12, or K-12 in a special subject area and
may not be renewed. A resident teacher may teach only under the
direction of a certified teacher as the resident teacher's
mentor and shall not teach in place of a certified teacher. The
holder of a resident teacher certificate shall be deemed to
have satisfied the requirements for the issuance of a Standard

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Teaching Certificate if he or she has completed 4 years of
successful teaching, has passed all appropriate tests, and has
earned a master's degree in education.
(Source: P.A. 91-102, eff. 7-12-99; 92-560, eff. 6-24-02.)