Bill Text: IL HB3112 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
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Bill Title: Amends the Educator Licensure Article of the School Code. Provides that a Professional Educator License with a National Board for Professional Teaching Standards designation shall be automatically renewed for a period of time equal to the remaining period of validity of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards certification. Effective July 1, 2013.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-08-16 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0474 [HB3112 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-HB3112-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Amends the Educator Licensure Article of the School Code. Provides that a Professional Educator License with a National Board for Professional Teaching Standards designation shall be automatically renewed for a period of time equal to the remaining period of validity of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards certification. Effective July 1, 2013.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-08-16 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0474 [HB3112 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-HB3112-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning education.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 21B-65 as follows:
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6 | (105 ILCS 5/21B-65) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Sec. 21B-65. National Board for Professional Teaching | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Standards. Individuals holding certification issued by the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | National Board for Professional Teaching Standards shall be | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | issued a National Board for Professional Teaching Standards | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | designation on an existing Professional Educator License. The | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | designation shall be issued automatically and added to an | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | individual's Professional Educator License, and individuals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | need not submit an application. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | designation must be issued only for the same validity period as | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | certification, and the designation must be removed from the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | Professional Educator License when the educator no longer holds | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | the certification from the National Board for Professional | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | Teaching Standards. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article or | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | Article 21 of this Code, a Professional Educator License with a |
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1 | National Board for Professional Teaching Standards designation | ||||||
2 | shall be automatically renewed for a period of time equal to | ||||||
3 | the remaining period of validity of the National Board for | ||||||
4 | Professional Teaching Standards certification. | ||||||
5 | Beginning on July 1, 2013, individuals holding an Illinois | ||||||
6 | National Board for Professional Teaching Standards endorsement | ||||||
7 | issued pursuant to the requirements of Section 21-2 of this | ||||||
8 | Code must have a current certificate issued by the National | ||||||
9 | Board for Professional Teaching Standards in order to maintain | ||||||
10 | the Illinois National Board for Professional Teaching | ||||||
11 | Standards endorsement. | ||||||
12 | Any individual who, on or after July 1, 2012, has been | ||||||
13 | issued a Master Certificate pursuant to Section 21-2 of this | ||||||
14 | Code or a National Board for Professional Teaching Standards | ||||||
15 | designation on a Professional Educator License pursuant to this | ||||||
16 | Section may work as a teacher only in an area for which he or | ||||||
17 | she holds the required Illinois endorsement. Any individual | ||||||
18 | who, prior to June 30, 2012, has been issued an endorsement for | ||||||
19 | a particular area on a Master Certificate may work as a teacher | ||||||
20 | in that area even without having been issued the required | ||||||
21 | Illinois endorsement.
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22 | (Source: P.A. 97-607, eff. 8-26-11.)
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23 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, | ||||||
24 | 2013.
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