Bill Text: IL HB2094 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning licensure of educators.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-04-23 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB2094 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2021-HB2094-Introduced.html

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102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2021 and 2022 HB2094 Introduced , by Rep. Jim Durkin SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
105 ILCS 5/21B-5
Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning licensure of educators.
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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
21B-5 as follows:
(105 ILCS 5/21B-5)
Sec. 21B-5. Licensure powers of the State Board of
Education.
(a) Recognizing that the the education of our citizens is
the single most important influence on the prosperity and
success of this State and recognizing that new developments in
education require a flexible approach to our educational
system, the State Board of Education, in consultation with the
State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, shall have the
power and authority to do all of the following:
(1) Set standards for teaching, supervising, or
otherwise holding licensed employment in the public
schools of this State and administer the licensure process
as provided in this Article.
(2) Approve, evaluate, and sanction educator
preparation programs.
(3) Enter into agreements with other states relative
to reciprocal approval of educator preparation programs.

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(4) Establish standards for the issuance of new types
of educator licenses.
(5) Establish a code of ethics for all educators.
(6) Maintain a system of licensure examination aligned
with standards determined by the State Board of Education.
(7) Take such other action relating to the improvement
of instruction in the public schools as is appropriate and
consistent with applicable laws.
(b) Only the State Board of Education, acting in
accordance with the applicable provisions of this Article and
rules, shall have the authority to issue or endorse any
license required for teaching, supervising, or otherwise
holding licensed employment in the public schools; and no
other State agency shall have any power or authority (i) to
establish or prescribe any qualifications or other
requirements applicable to the issuance or endorsement of any
such license or (ii) to establish or prescribe any licensure
or equivalent requirement that must be satisfied in order to
teach, supervise, or hold licensed employment in the public
schools.
(Source: P.A. 100-596, eff. 7-1-18.)