103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB4313
 
Introduced , by Rep. Travis Weaver
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

105 ILCS 5/21B-20
 Amends the Educator Licensure Article of the School Code. Authorizes the issuance of a college-level endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations if an applicant (i) holds at least a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution of higher education, (ii) possesses an educational background that allows the applicant to teach college-level coursework in either a bachelor's degree or master's degree granting program, and (iii) has passed a content area test in the subject to be taught by the applicant. Provides that the endorsement is valid until June 30 immediately following 5 years of being issued and may be renewed. Effective immediately.


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A BILL FOR
 
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1 AN ACT concerning education.

2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
3represented in the General Assembly:

4 Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section 
521B-20 as follows:

6 (105 ILCS 5/21B-20)
7 (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-193)
8 Sec. 21B-20. Types of licenses. The State Board of 
9Education shall implement a system of educator licensure, 
10whereby individuals employed in school districts who are 
11required to be licensed must have one of the following 
12licenses: (i) a professional educator license; (ii) an 
13educator license with stipulations; (iii) a substitute 
14teaching license; or (iv) until June 30, 2028, a short-term 
15substitute teaching license. References in law regarding 
16individuals certified or certificated or required to be 
17certified or certificated under Article 21 of this Code shall 
18also include individuals licensed or required to be licensed 
19under this Article. The first year of all licenses ends on June 
2030 following one full year of the license being issued.
21 The State Board of Education, in consultation with the 
22State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, may adopt such 
23rules as may be necessary to govern the requirements for 
 
 
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1licenses and endorsements under this Section. 
2  (1) Professional Educator License. Persons who (i) 
3 have successfully completed an approved educator 
4 preparation program and are recommended for licensure by 
5 the Illinois institution offering the educator preparation 
6 program, (ii) have successfully completed the required 
7 testing under Section 21B-30 of this Code, (iii) have 
8 successfully completed coursework on the psychology of, 
9 the identification of, and the methods of instruction for 
10 the exceptional child, including, without limitation, 
11 children with learning disabilities, (iv) have 
12 successfully completed coursework in methods of reading 
13 and reading in the content area, and (v) have met all other 
14 criteria established by rule of the State Board of 
15 Education shall be issued a Professional Educator License. 
16 All Professional Educator Licenses are valid until June 30 
17 immediately following 5 years of the license being issued. 
18 The Professional Educator License shall be endorsed with 
19 specific areas and grade levels in which the individual is 
20 eligible to practice. For an early childhood education 
21 endorsement, an individual may satisfy the student 
22 teaching requirement of his or her early childhood teacher 
23 preparation program through placement in a setting with 
24 children from birth through grade 2, and the individual 
25 may be paid and receive credit while student teaching. The 
26 student teaching experience must meet the requirements of 
 
 
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1 and be approved by the individual's early childhood 
2 teacher preparation program.
3  Individuals can receive subsequent endorsements on the 
4 Professional Educator License. Subsequent endorsements 
5 shall require a minimum of 24 semester hours of coursework 
6 in the endorsement area and passage of the applicable 
7 content area test, unless otherwise specified by rule.
8  (2) Educator License with Stipulations. An Educator 
9 License with Stipulations shall be issued an endorsement 
10 that limits the license holder to one particular position 
11 or does not require completion of an approved educator 
12 program or both.
13  An individual with an Educator License with 
14 Stipulations must not be employed by a school district or 
15 any other entity to replace any presently employed teacher 
16 who otherwise would not be replaced for any reason.
17  An Educator License with Stipulations may be issued 
18 with the following endorsements:
19   (A) (Blank). 
20   (B) Alternative provisional educator. An 
21 alternative provisional educator endorsement on an 
22 Educator License with Stipulations may be issued to an 
23 applicant who, at the time of applying for the 
24 endorsement, has done all of the following:
25    (i) Graduated from a regionally accredited 
26 college or university with a minimum of a 
 
 
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1 bachelor's degree.
2    (ii) Successfully completed the first phase of 
3 the Alternative Educator Licensure Program for 
4 Teachers, as described in Section 21B-50 of this 
5 Code.
6    (iii) Passed a content area test, as required 
7 under Section 21B-30 of this Code.
8  The alternative provisional educator endorsement is 
9 valid for 2 years of teaching and may be renewed for a 
10 third year by an individual meeting the requirements set 
11 forth in Section 21B-50 of this Code. 
12   (C) Alternative provisional superintendent. An 
13 alternative provisional superintendent endorsement on 
14 an Educator License with Stipulations entitles the 
15 holder to serve only as a superintendent or assistant 
16 superintendent in a school district's central office. 
17 This endorsement may only be issued to an applicant 
18 who, at the time of applying for the endorsement, has 
19 done all of the following:
20    (i) Graduated from a regionally accredited 
21 college or university with a minimum of a master's 
22 degree in a management field other than education.
23    (ii) Been employed for a period of at least 5 
24 years in a management level position in a field 
25 other than education.
26    (iii) Successfully completed the first phase 
 
 
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1 of an alternative route to superintendent 
2 endorsement program, as provided in Section 21B-55 
3 of this Code.
4    (iv) Passed a content area test required under 
5 Section 21B-30 of this Code.
6   The endorsement is valid for 2 fiscal years in 
7 order to complete one full year of serving as a 
8 superintendent or assistant superintendent.
9   (D) (Blank).
10   (E) Career and technical educator. A career and 
11 technical educator endorsement on an Educator License 
12 with Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who 
13 has a minimum of 60 semester hours of coursework from a 
14 regionally accredited institution of higher education 
15 or an accredited trade and technical institution and 
16 has a minimum of 2,000 hours of experience outside of 
17 education in each area to be taught.
18   The career and technical educator endorsement on 
19 an Educator License with Stipulations is valid until 
20 June 30 immediately following 5 years of the 
21 endorsement being issued and may be renewed.
22   An individual who holds a valid career and 
23 technical educator endorsement on an Educator License 
24 with Stipulations but does not hold a bachelor's 
25 degree may substitute teach in career and technical 
26 education classrooms. 
 
 
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1   (F) (Blank).
2   (G) Transitional bilingual educator. A 
3 transitional bilingual educator endorsement on an 
4 Educator License with Stipulations may be issued for 
5 the purpose of providing instruction in accordance 
6 with Article 14C of this Code to an applicant who 
7 provides satisfactory evidence that he or she meets 
8 all of the following requirements:
9    (i) Possesses adequate speaking, reading, and 
10 writing ability in the language other than English 
11 in which transitional bilingual education is 
12 offered.
13    (ii) Has the ability to successfully 
14 communicate in English.
15    (iii) Either possessed, within 5 years 
16 previous to his or her applying for a transitional 
17 bilingual educator endorsement, a valid and 
18 comparable teaching certificate or comparable 
19 authorization issued by a foreign country or holds 
20 a degree from an institution of higher learning in 
21 a foreign country that the State Educator 
22 Preparation and Licensure Board determines to be 
23 the equivalent of a bachelor's degree from a 
24 regionally accredited institution of higher 
25 learning in the United States.
26   A transitional bilingual educator endorsement 
 
 
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1 shall be valid for prekindergarten through grade 12, 
2 is valid until June 30 immediately following 5 years 
3 of the endorsement being issued, and shall not be 
4 renewed.
5   Persons holding a transitional bilingual educator 
6 endorsement shall not be employed to replace any 
7 presently employed teacher who otherwise would not be 
8 replaced for any reason. 
9   (H) Language endorsement. In an effort to 
10 alleviate the shortage of teachers speaking a language 
11 other than English in the public schools, an 
12 individual who holds an Educator License with 
13 Stipulations may also apply for a language 
14 endorsement, provided that the applicant provides 
15 satisfactory evidence that he or she meets all of the 
16 following requirements:
17    (i) Holds a transitional bilingual 
18 endorsement. 
19    (ii) Has demonstrated proficiency in the 
20 language for which the endorsement is to be issued 
21 by passing the applicable language content test 
22 required by the State Board of Education.
23    (iii) Holds a bachelor's degree or higher from 
24 a regionally accredited institution of higher 
25 education or, for individuals educated in a 
26 country other than the United States, holds a 
 
 
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1 degree from an institution of higher learning in a 
2 foreign country that the State Educator 
3 Preparation and Licensure Board determines to be 
4 the equivalent of a bachelor's degree from a 
5 regionally accredited institution of higher 
6 learning in the United States.
7    (iv) (Blank).
8   A language endorsement on an Educator License with 
9 Stipulations is valid for prekindergarten through 
10 grade 12 for the same validity period as the 
11 individual's transitional bilingual educator 
12 endorsement on the Educator License with Stipulations 
13 and shall not be renewed.
14   (I) Visiting international educator. A visiting 
15 international educator endorsement on an Educator 
16 License with Stipulations may be issued to an 
17 individual who is being recruited by a particular 
18 school district that conducts formal recruitment 
19 programs outside of the United States to secure the 
20 services of qualified teachers and who meets all of 
21 the following requirements:
22    (i) Holds the equivalent of a minimum of a 
23 bachelor's degree issued in the United States.
24    (ii) Has been prepared as a teacher at the 
25 grade level for which he or she will be employed.
26    (iii) Has adequate content knowledge in the 
 
 
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1 subject to be taught.
2    (iv) Has an adequate command of the English 
3 language.
4   A holder of a visiting international educator 
5 endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations 
6 shall be permitted to teach in bilingual education 
7 programs in the language that was the medium of 
8 instruction in his or her teacher preparation program, 
9 provided that he or she passes the English Language 
10 Proficiency Examination or another test of writing 
11 skills in English identified by the State Board of 
12 Education, in consultation with the State Educator 
13 Preparation and Licensure Board.
14   A visiting international educator endorsement on 
15 an Educator License with Stipulations is valid for 5 
16 years and shall not be renewed.
17   (J) Paraprofessional educator. A paraprofessional 
18 educator endorsement on an Educator License with 
19 Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who holds a 
20 high school diploma or its recognized equivalent and 
21 (i) holds an associate's degree or a minimum of 60 
22 semester hours of credit from a regionally accredited 
23 institution of higher education; (ii) has passed a 
24 paraprofessional competency test under subsection 
25 (c-5) of Section 21B-30; or (iii) is at least 18 years 
26 of age and will be using the Educator License with 
 
 
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1 Stipulations exclusively for grades prekindergarten 
2 through grade 8, until the individual reaches the age 
3 of 19 years and otherwise meets the criteria for a 
4 paraprofessional educator endorsement pursuant to this 
5 subparagraph (J). The paraprofessional educator 
6 endorsement is valid until June 30 immediately 
7 following 5 years of the endorsement being issued and 
8 may be renewed through application and payment of the 
9 appropriate fee, as required under Section 21B-40 of 
10 this Code. An individual who holds only a 
11 paraprofessional educator endorsement is not subject 
12 to additional requirements in order to renew the 
13 endorsement.
14   (K) Chief school business official. A chief school 
15 business official endorsement on an Educator License 
16 with Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who 
17 qualifies by having a master's degree or higher, 2 
18 years of full-time administrative experience in school 
19 business management or 2 years of university-approved 
20 practical experience, and a minimum of 24 semester 
21 hours of graduate credit in a program approved by the 
22 State Board of Education for the preparation of school 
23 business administrators and by passage of the 
24 applicable State tests, including an applicable 
25 content area test. 
26   The chief school business official endorsement may 
 
 
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1 also be affixed to the Educator License with 
2 Stipulations of any holder who qualifies by having a 
3 master's degree in business administration, finance, 
4 accounting, or public administration and who completes 
5 an additional 6 semester hours of internship in school 
6 business management from a regionally accredited 
7 institution of higher education and passes the 
8 applicable State tests, including an applicable 
9 content area test. This endorsement shall be required 
10 for any individual employed as a chief school business 
11 official. 
12   The chief school business official endorsement on 
13 an Educator License with Stipulations is valid until 
14 June 30 immediately following 5 years of the 
15 endorsement being issued and may be renewed if the 
16 license holder completes renewal requirements as 
17 required for individuals who hold a Professional 
18 Educator License endorsed for chief school business 
19 official under Section 21B-45 of this Code and such 
20 rules as may be adopted by the State Board of 
21 Education. 
22   The State Board of Education shall adopt any rules 
23 necessary to implement Public Act 100-288.
24   (L) Provisional in-state educator. A provisional 
25 in-state educator endorsement on an Educator License 
26 with Stipulations may be issued to a candidate who has 
 
 
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1 completed an Illinois-approved educator preparation 
2 program at an Illinois institution of higher education 
3 and who has not successfully completed an 
4 evidence-based assessment of teacher effectiveness but 
5 who meets all of the following requirements: 
6    (i) Holds at least a bachelor's degree.
7    (ii) Has completed an approved educator 
8 preparation program at an Illinois institution.
9    (iii) Has passed an applicable content area 
10 test, as required by Section 21B-30 of this Code.
11    (iv) Has attempted an evidence-based 
12 assessment of teacher effectiveness and received a 
13 minimum score on that assessment, as established 
14 by the State Board of Education in consultation 
15 with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure 
16 Board.
17   A provisional in-state educator endorsement on an 
18 Educator License with Stipulations is valid for one 
19 full fiscal year after the date of issuance and may not 
20 be renewed.
21   (M) (Blank).
22   (N) Specialized services. A specialized services 
23 endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations 
24 may be issued as defined and specified by rule. 
25   (O) College-level endorsement. A college-level 
26 endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations 
 
 
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1 may be issued to an applicant who provides 
2 satisfactory evidence that the applicant meets all of 
3 the following requirements:
4    (i) Holds at least a bachelor's degree from a 
5 regionally accredited institution of higher 
6 education.
7    (ii) Possesses an educational background that 
8 allows the applicant to teach college-level 
9 coursework in either a bachelor's degree or 
10 master's degree granting program.
11    (iii) Has passed a content area test, as 
12 required under Section 21B-30 of this Code, in the 
13 subject to be taught by the applicant.
14   A college-level endorsement on an Educator License 
15 with Stipulations is valid until June 30 immediately 
16 following 5 years of the endorsement being issued and 
17 may be renewed. 
18   An individual who holds a valid college-level 
19 endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations 
20 may teach a course in the subject area in which the 
21 applicant passed a content area test as required under 
22 subdivision (iii).
23  (3) Substitute Teaching License. A Substitute Teaching 
24 License may be issued to qualified applicants for 
25 substitute teaching in all grades of the public schools, 
26 prekindergarten through grade 12. Substitute Teaching 
 
 
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1 Licenses are not eligible for endorsements. Applicants for 
2 a Substitute Teaching License must hold a bachelor's 
3 degree or higher from a regionally accredited institution 
4 of higher education or must be enrolled in an approved 
5 educator preparation program in this State and have earned 
6 at least 90 credit hours.
7  Substitute Teaching Licenses are valid for 5 years.
8  Substitute Teaching Licenses are valid for substitute 
9 teaching in every county of this State. If an individual 
10 has had his or her Professional Educator License or 
11 Educator License with Stipulations suspended or revoked, 
12 then that individual is not eligible to obtain a 
13 Substitute Teaching License.
14  A substitute teacher may only teach in the place of a 
15 licensed teacher who is under contract with the employing 
16 board. If, however, there is no licensed teacher under 
17 contract because of an emergency situation, then a 
18 district may employ a substitute teacher for no longer 
19 than 30 calendar days per each vacant position in the 
20 district if the district notifies the appropriate regional 
21 office of education within 5 business days after the 
22 employment of the substitute teacher in the emergency 
23 situation. An emergency situation is one in which an 
24 unforeseen vacancy has occurred and (i) a teacher is 
25 unable to fulfill his or her contractual duties or (ii) 
26 teacher capacity needs of the district exceed previous 
 
 
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1 indications, and the district is actively engaged in 
2 advertising to hire a fully licensed teacher for the 
3 vacant position.
4  There is no limit on the number of days that a 
5 substitute teacher may teach in a single school district, 
6 provided that no substitute teacher may teach for longer 
7 than 120 days beginning with the 2021-2022 school year 
8 through the 2022-2023 school year, otherwise 90 school 
9 days for any one licensed teacher under contract in the 
10 same school year. A substitute teacher who holds a 
11 Professional Educator License or Educator License with 
12 Stipulations shall not teach for more than 120 school days 
13 for any one licensed teacher under contract in the same 
14 school year. The limitations in this paragraph (3) on the 
15 number of days a substitute teacher may be employed do not 
16 apply to any school district operating under Article 34 of 
17 this Code.
18  A school district may not require an individual who 
19 holds a valid Professional Educator License or Educator 
20 License with Stipulations to seek or hold a Substitute 
21 Teaching License to teach as a substitute teacher. 
22  (4) Short-Term Substitute Teaching License. Beginning 
23 on July 1, 2018 and until June 30, 2028, applicants may 
24 apply to the State Board of Education for issuance of a 
25 Short-Term Substitute Teaching License. A Short-Term 
26 Substitute Teaching License may be issued to a qualified 
 
 
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1 applicant for substitute teaching in all grades of the 
2 public schools, prekindergarten through grade 12. 
3 Short-Term Substitute Teaching Licenses are not eligible 
4 for endorsements. Applicants for a Short-Term Substitute 
5 Teaching License must hold an associate's degree or have 
6 completed at least 60 credit hours from a regionally 
7 accredited institution of higher education.
8  Short-Term Substitute Teaching Licenses are valid for 
9 substitute teaching in every county of this State. If an 
10 individual has had his or her Professional Educator 
11 License or Educator License with Stipulations suspended or 
12 revoked, then that individual is not eligible to obtain a 
13 Short-Term Substitute Teaching License.
14  The provisions of Sections 10-21.9 and 34-18.5 of this 
15 Code apply to short-term substitute teachers. 
16  An individual holding a Short-Term Substitute Teaching 
17 License may teach no more than 15 consecutive days per 
18 licensed teacher who is under contract. For teacher 
19 absences lasting 6 or more days per licensed teacher who 
20 is under contract, a school district may not hire an 
21 individual holding a Short-Term Substitute Teaching 
22 License, unless the Governor has declared a disaster due 
23 to a public health emergency pursuant to Section 7 of the 
24 Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act. An individual 
25 holding a Short-Term Substitute Teaching License must 
26 complete the training program under Section 10-20.67 or 
 
 
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1 34-18.60 of this Code to be eligible to teach at a public 
2 school. Short-Term Substitute Teaching Licenses Short-term 
3 substitute teaching licenses under this Section are valid 
4 for 5 years. 
5(Source: P.A. 102-711, eff. 1-1-23; 102-712, eff. 4-27-22; 
6102-713, eff. 1-1-23; 102-717, eff. 4-29-22; 102-894, eff. 
75-20-22; 103-111, eff. 6-29-23; 103-154, eff. 6-30-23; revised 
89-7-23.)

9 (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 103-193)
10 Sec. 21B-20. Types of licenses. The State Board of 
11Education shall implement a system of educator licensure, 
12whereby individuals employed in school districts who are 
13required to be licensed must have one of the following 
14licenses: (i) a professional educator license; (ii) an 
15educator license with stipulations; (iii) a substitute 
16teaching license; or (iv) until June 30, 2028, a short-term 
17substitute teaching license. References in law regarding 
18individuals certified or certificated or required to be 
19certified or certificated under Article 21 of this Code shall 
20also include individuals licensed or required to be licensed 
21under this Article. The first year of all licenses ends on June 
2230 following one full year of the license being issued.
23 The State Board of Education, in consultation with the 
24State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, may adopt such 
25rules as may be necessary to govern the requirements for 
 
 
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1licenses and endorsements under this Section. 
2  (1) Professional Educator License. Persons who (i) 
3 have successfully completed an approved educator 
4 preparation program and are recommended for licensure by 
5 the Illinois institution offering the educator preparation 
6 program, (ii) have successfully completed the required 
7 testing under Section 21B-30 of this Code, (iii) have 
8 successfully completed coursework on the psychology of, 
9 the identification of, and the methods of instruction for 
10 the exceptional child, including, without limitation, 
11 children with learning disabilities, (iv) have 
12 successfully completed coursework in methods of reading 
13 and reading in the content area, and (v) have met all other 
14 criteria established by rule of the State Board of 
15 Education shall be issued a Professional Educator License. 
16 All Professional Educator Licenses are valid until June 30 
17 immediately following 5 years of the license being issued. 
18 The Professional Educator License shall be endorsed with 
19 specific areas and grade levels in which the individual is 
20 eligible to practice. For an early childhood education 
21 endorsement, an individual may satisfy the student 
22 teaching requirement of his or her early childhood teacher 
23 preparation program through placement in a setting with 
24 children from birth through grade 2, and the individual 
25 may be paid and receive credit while student teaching. The 
26 student teaching experience must meet the requirements of 
 
 
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1 and be approved by the individual's early childhood 
2 teacher preparation program.
3  Individuals can receive subsequent endorsements on the 
4 Professional Educator License. Subsequent endorsements 
5 shall require a minimum of 24 semester hours of coursework 
6 in the endorsement area and passage of the applicable 
7 content area test, unless otherwise specified by rule.
8  (2) Educator License with Stipulations. An Educator 
9 License with Stipulations shall be issued an endorsement 
10 that limits the license holder to one particular position 
11 or does not require completion of an approved educator 
12 program or both.
13  An individual with an Educator License with 
14 Stipulations must not be employed by a school district or 
15 any other entity to replace any presently employed teacher 
16 who otherwise would not be replaced for any reason.
17  An Educator License with Stipulations may be issued 
18 with the following endorsements:
19   (A) (Blank). 
20   (B) Alternative provisional educator. An 
21 alternative provisional educator endorsement on an 
22 Educator License with Stipulations may be issued to an 
23 applicant who, at the time of applying for the 
24 endorsement, has done all of the following:
25    (i) Graduated from a regionally accredited 
26 college or university with a minimum of a 
 
 
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1 bachelor's degree.
2    (ii) Successfully completed the first phase of 
3 the Alternative Educator Licensure Program for 
4 Teachers, as described in Section 21B-50 of this 
5 Code.
6    (iii) Passed a content area test, as required 
7 under Section 21B-30 of this Code.
8  The alternative provisional educator endorsement is 
9 valid for 2 years of teaching and may be renewed for a 
10 third year by an individual meeting the requirements set 
11 forth in Section 21B-50 of this Code. 
12   (C) Alternative provisional superintendent. An 
13 alternative provisional superintendent endorsement on 
14 an Educator License with Stipulations entitles the 
15 holder to serve only as a superintendent or assistant 
16 superintendent in a school district's central office. 
17 This endorsement may only be issued to an applicant 
18 who, at the time of applying for the endorsement, has 
19 done all of the following:
20    (i) Graduated from a regionally accredited 
21 college or university with a minimum of a master's 
22 degree in a management field other than education.
23    (ii) Been employed for a period of at least 5 
24 years in a management level position in a field 
25 other than education.
26    (iii) Successfully completed the first phase 
 
 
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1 of an alternative route to superintendent 
2 endorsement program, as provided in Section 21B-55 
3 of this Code.
4    (iv) Passed a content area test required under 
5 Section 21B-30 of this Code.
6   The endorsement is valid for 2 fiscal years in 
7 order to complete one full year of serving as a 
8 superintendent or assistant superintendent.
9   (D) (Blank).
10   (E) Career and technical educator. A career and 
11 technical educator endorsement on an Educator License 
12 with Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who 
13 has a minimum of 60 semester hours of coursework from a 
14 regionally accredited institution of higher education 
15 or an accredited trade and technical institution and 
16 has a minimum of 2,000 hours of experience outside of 
17 education in each area to be taught.
18   The career and technical educator endorsement on 
19 an Educator License with Stipulations is valid until 
20 June 30 immediately following 5 years of the 
21 endorsement being issued and may be renewed.
22   An individual who holds a valid career and 
23 technical educator endorsement on an Educator License 
24 with Stipulations but does not hold a bachelor's 
25 degree may substitute teach in career and technical 
26 education classrooms. 
 
 
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1   (F) (Blank).
2   (G) Transitional bilingual educator. A 
3 transitional bilingual educator endorsement on an 
4 Educator License with Stipulations may be issued for 
5 the purpose of providing instruction in accordance 
6 with Article 14C of this Code to an applicant who 
7 provides satisfactory evidence that he or she meets 
8 all of the following requirements:
9    (i) Possesses adequate speaking, reading, and 
10 writing ability in the language other than English 
11 in which transitional bilingual education is 
12 offered.
13    (ii) Has the ability to successfully 
14 communicate in English.
15    (iii) Either possessed, within 5 years 
16 previous to his or her applying for a transitional 
17 bilingual educator endorsement, a valid and 
18 comparable teaching certificate or comparable 
19 authorization issued by a foreign country or holds 
20 a degree from an institution of higher learning in 
21 a foreign country that the State Educator 
22 Preparation and Licensure Board determines to be 
23 the equivalent of a bachelor's degree from a 
24 regionally accredited institution of higher 
25 learning in the United States.
26   A transitional bilingual educator endorsement 
 
 
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1 shall be valid for prekindergarten through grade 12, 
2 is valid until June 30 immediately following 5 years 
3 of the endorsement being issued, and shall not be 
4 renewed.
5   Persons holding a transitional bilingual educator 
6 endorsement shall not be employed to replace any 
7 presently employed teacher who otherwise would not be 
8 replaced for any reason. 
9   (H) Language endorsement. In an effort to 
10 alleviate the shortage of teachers speaking a language 
11 other than English in the public schools, an 
12 individual who holds an Educator License with 
13 Stipulations may also apply for a language 
14 endorsement, provided that the applicant provides 
15 satisfactory evidence that he or she meets all of the 
16 following requirements:
17    (i) Holds a transitional bilingual 
18 endorsement. 
19    (ii) Has demonstrated proficiency in the 
20 language for which the endorsement is to be issued 
21 by passing the applicable language content test 
22 required by the State Board of Education.
23    (iii) Holds a bachelor's degree or higher from 
24 a regionally accredited institution of higher 
25 education or, for individuals educated in a 
26 country other than the United States, holds a 
 
 
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1 degree from an institution of higher learning in a 
2 foreign country that the State Educator 
3 Preparation and Licensure Board determines to be 
4 the equivalent of a bachelor's degree from a 
5 regionally accredited institution of higher 
6 learning in the United States.
7    (iv) (Blank).
8   A language endorsement on an Educator License with 
9 Stipulations is valid for prekindergarten through 
10 grade 12 for the same validity period as the 
11 individual's transitional bilingual educator 
12 endorsement on the Educator License with Stipulations 
13 and shall not be renewed.
14   (I) Visiting international educator. A visiting 
15 international educator endorsement on an Educator 
16 License with Stipulations may be issued to an 
17 individual who is being recruited by a particular 
18 school district that conducts formal recruitment 
19 programs outside of the United States to secure the 
20 services of qualified teachers and who meets all of 
21 the following requirements:
22    (i) Holds the equivalent of a minimum of a 
23 bachelor's degree issued in the United States.
24    (ii) Has been prepared as a teacher at the 
25 grade level for which he or she will be employed.
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1 subject to be taught.
2    (iv) Has an adequate command of the English 
3 language.
4   A holder of a visiting international educator 
5 endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations 
6 shall be permitted to teach in bilingual education 
7 programs in the language that was the medium of 
8 instruction in his or her teacher preparation program, 
9 provided that he or she passes the English Language 
10 Proficiency Examination or another test of writing 
11 skills in English identified by the State Board of 
12 Education, in consultation with the State Educator 
13 Preparation and Licensure Board.
14   A visiting international educator endorsement on 
15 an Educator License with Stipulations is valid for 5 
16 years and shall not be renewed.
17   (J) Paraprofessional educator. A paraprofessional 
18 educator endorsement on an Educator License with 
19 Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who holds a 
20 high school diploma or its recognized equivalent and 
21 (i) holds an associate's degree or a minimum of 60 
22 semester hours of credit from a regionally accredited 
23 institution of higher education; (ii) has passed a 
24 paraprofessional competency test under subsection 
25 (c-5) of Section 21B-30; or (iii) is at least 18 years 
26 of age and will be using the Educator License with 
 
 
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1 Stipulations exclusively for grades prekindergarten 
2 through grade 8, until the individual reaches the age 
3 of 19 years and otherwise meets the criteria for a 
4 paraprofessional educator endorsement pursuant to this 
5 subparagraph (J). The paraprofessional educator 
6 endorsement is valid until June 30 immediately 
7 following 5 years of the endorsement being issued and 
8 may be renewed through application and payment of the 
9 appropriate fee, as required under Section 21B-40 of 
10 this Code. An individual who holds only a 
11 paraprofessional educator endorsement is not subject 
12 to additional requirements in order to renew the 
13 endorsement.
14   (K) Chief school business official. A chief school 
15 business official endorsement on an Educator License 
16 with Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who 
17 qualifies by having a master's degree or higher, 2 
18 years of full-time administrative experience in school 
19 business management or 2 years of university-approved 
20 practical experience, and a minimum of 24 semester 
21 hours of graduate credit in a program approved by the 
22 State Board of Education for the preparation of school 
23 business administrators and by passage of the 
24 applicable State tests, including an applicable 
25 content area test. 
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1 also be affixed to the Educator License with 
2 Stipulations of any holder who qualifies by having a 
3 master's degree in business administration, finance, 
4 accounting, or public administration and who completes 
5 an additional 6 semester hours of internship in school 
6 business management from a regionally accredited 
7 institution of higher education and passes the 
8 applicable State tests, including an applicable 
9 content area test. This endorsement shall be required 
10 for any individual employed as a chief school business 
11 official. 
12   The chief school business official endorsement on 
13 an Educator License with Stipulations is valid until 
14 June 30 immediately following 5 years of the 
15 endorsement being issued and may be renewed if the 
16 license holder completes renewal requirements as 
17 required for individuals who hold a Professional 
18 Educator License endorsed for chief school business 
19 official under Section 21B-45 of this Code and such 
20 rules as may be adopted by the State Board of 
21 Education. 
22   The State Board of Education shall adopt any rules 
23 necessary to implement Public Act 100-288.
24   (L) Provisional in-state educator. A provisional 
25 in-state educator endorsement on an Educator License 
26 with Stipulations may be issued to a candidate who has 
 
 
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1 completed an Illinois-approved educator preparation 
2 program at an Illinois institution of higher education 
3 and who has not successfully completed an 
4 evidence-based assessment of teacher effectiveness but 
5 who meets all of the following requirements: 
6    (i) Holds at least a bachelor's degree.
7    (ii) Has completed an approved educator 
8 preparation program at an Illinois institution.
9    (iii) Has passed an applicable content area 
10 test, as required by Section 21B-30 of this Code.
11    (iv) Has attempted an evidence-based 
12 assessment of teacher effectiveness and received a 
13 minimum score on that assessment, as established 
14 by the State Board of Education in consultation 
15 with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure 
16 Board.
17   A provisional in-state educator endorsement on an 
18 Educator License with Stipulations is valid for one 
19 full fiscal year after the date of issuance and may not 
20 be renewed.
21   (M) (Blank).
22   (N) Specialized services. A specialized services 
23 endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations 
24 may be issued as defined and specified by rule. 
25   (O) College-level endorsement. A college-level 
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1 may be issued to an applicant who provides 
2 satisfactory evidence that the applicant meets all of 
3 the following requirements:
4    (i) Holds at least a bachelor's degree from a 
5 regionally accredited institution of higher 
6 education.
7    (ii) Possesses an educational background that 
8 allows the applicant to teach college-level 
9 coursework in either a bachelor's degree or 
10 master's degree granting program.
11    (iii) Has passed a content area test, as 
12 required under Section 21B-30 of this Code, in the 
13 subject to be taught by the applicant.
14   A college-level endorsement on an Educator License 
15 with Stipulations is valid until June 30 immediately 
16 following 5 years of the endorsement being issued and 
17 may be renewed. 
18   An individual who holds a valid college-level 
19 endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations 
20 may teach a course in the subject area in which the 
21 applicant passed a content area test as required under 
22 subdivision (iii).
23  (3) Substitute Teaching License. A Substitute Teaching 
24 License may be issued to qualified applicants for 
25 substitute teaching in all grades of the public schools, 
26 prekindergarten through grade 12. Substitute Teaching 
 
 
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1 Licenses are not eligible for endorsements. Applicants for 
2 a Substitute Teaching License must hold a bachelor's 
3 degree or higher from a regionally accredited institution 
4 of higher education or must be enrolled in an approved 
5 educator preparation program in this State and have earned 
6 at least 90 credit hours.
7  Substitute Teaching Licenses are valid for 5 years.
8  Substitute Teaching Licenses are valid for substitute 
9 teaching in every county of this State. If an individual 
10 has had his or her Professional Educator License or 
11 Educator License with Stipulations suspended or revoked, 
12 then that individual is not eligible to obtain a 
13 Substitute Teaching License.
14  A substitute teacher may only teach in the place of a 
15 licensed teacher who is under contract with the employing 
16 board. If, however, there is no licensed teacher under 
17 contract because of an emergency situation, then a 
18 district may employ a substitute teacher for no longer 
19 than 30 calendar days per each vacant position in the 
20 district if the district notifies the appropriate regional 
21 office of education within 5 business days after the 
22 employment of the substitute teacher in that vacant 
23 position. A district may continue to employ that same 
24 substitute teacher in that same vacant position for 90 
25 calendar days or until the end of the semester, whichever 
26 is greater, if, prior to the expiration of the 
 
 
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1 30-calendar-day period then current, the district files a 
2 written request with the appropriate regional office of 
3 education for a 30-calendar-day extension on the basis 
4 that the position remains vacant and the district 
5 continues to actively seek qualified candidates and 
6 provides documentation that it has provided training 
7 specific to the position, including training on meeting 
8 the needs of students with disabilities and English 
9 learners if applicable. Each extension request shall be 
10 granted in writing by the regional office of education. An 
11 emergency situation is one in which an unforeseen vacancy 
12 has occurred and (i) a teacher is unexpectedly unable to 
13 fulfill his or her contractual duties or (ii) teacher 
14 capacity needs of the district exceed previous indications 
15 or vacancies are unfilled due to a lack of qualified 
16 candidates, and the district is actively engaged in 
17 advertising to hire a fully licensed teacher for the 
18 vacant position.
19  There is no limit on the number of days that a 
20 substitute teacher may teach in a single school district, 
21 provided that no substitute teacher may teach for longer 
22 than 120 days beginning with the 2021-2022 school year 
23 through the 2022-2023 school year, otherwise 90 school 
24 days for any one licensed teacher under contract in the 
25 same school year. A substitute teacher who holds a 
26 Professional Educator License or Educator License with 
 
 
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1 Stipulations shall not teach for more than 120 school days 
2 for any one licensed teacher under contract in the same 
3 school year. The limitations in this paragraph (3) on the 
4 number of days a substitute teacher may be employed do not 
5 apply to any school district operating under Article 34 of 
6 this Code.
7  A school district may not require an individual who 
8 holds a valid Professional Educator License or Educator 
9 License with Stipulations to seek or hold a Substitute 
10 Teaching License to teach as a substitute teacher. 
11  (4) Short-Term Substitute Teaching License. Beginning 
12 on July 1, 2018 and until June 30, 2028, applicants may 
13 apply to the State Board of Education for issuance of a 
14 Short-Term Substitute Teaching License. A Short-Term 
15 Substitute Teaching License may be issued to a qualified 
16 applicant for substitute teaching in all grades of the 
17 public schools, prekindergarten through grade 12. 
18 Short-Term Substitute Teaching Licenses are not eligible 
19 for endorsements. Applicants for a Short-Term Substitute 
20 Teaching License must hold an associate's degree or have 
21 completed at least 60 credit hours from a regionally 
22 accredited institution of higher education.
23  Short-Term Substitute Teaching Licenses are valid for 
24 substitute teaching in every county of this State. If an 
25 individual has had his or her Professional Educator 
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1 revoked, then that individual is not eligible to obtain a 
2 Short-Term Substitute Teaching License.
3  The provisions of Sections 10-21.9 and 34-18.5 of this 
4 Code apply to short-term substitute teachers. 
5  An individual holding a Short-Term Substitute Teaching 
6 License may teach no more than 15 consecutive days per 
7 licensed teacher who is under contract. For teacher 
8 absences lasting 6 or more days per licensed teacher who 
9 is under contract, a school district may not hire an 
10 individual holding a Short-Term Substitute Teaching 
11 License, unless the Governor has declared a disaster due 
12 to a public health emergency pursuant to Section 7 of the 
13 Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act. An individual 
14 holding a Short-Term Substitute Teaching License must 
15 complete the training program under Section 10-20.67 or 
16 34-18.60 of this Code to be eligible to teach at a public 
17 school. Short-Term Substitute Teaching Licenses Short-term 
18 substitute teaching licenses under this Section are valid 
19 for 5 years. 
20(Source: P.A. 102-711, eff. 1-1-23; 102-712, eff. 4-27-22; 
21102-713, eff. 1-1-23; 102-717, eff. 4-29-22; 102-894, eff. 
225-20-22; 103-111, eff. 6-29-23; 103-154, eff. 6-30-23; 
23103-193, eff. 1-1-24; revised 9-7-23.)

24 Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes 
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1that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section 
2represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does 
3not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes 
4made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other 
5Public Act.