Bill Text: IL HB4652 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Reinserts the contents of the bill as amended by House Amendment No. 1 with the following changes. Amends the Downstate Teacher Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that "salary" includes stipends paid to an eligible cooperating teacher under the Board of Higher Education Act. Authorizes a person to establish optional credit for periods of service as a student teacher under a specified provision of the Board of Higher Education Act. In provisions requiring an additional employer contribution for certain salary increases greater than 6%, provides that the System shall exclude any stipends paid to an eligible cooperating teacher under the Board of Higher Education Act. Provides that any benefit increase that results from the amendatory Act is excluded from the definition of "new benefit increase". Makes changes concerning how funds are to be distributed under the student teaching stipend program. Provides that the Board of Higher Education shall disburse funds to the State Board of Education, who shall disburse funds to each school district or early childhood education provider employing an eligible cooperating teacher (instead of having the Board of Higher Education disburse funds to educator preparation programs employing an eligible cooperating teacher). Makes related changes. Makes changes concerning when the report shall be completed. Provides that the Board of Higher Education shall provide guidance and technical assistance to educator preparation programs on the administration of the stipend program. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 31-1)

Status: (Engrossed) 2024-05-21 - Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Natalie Toro [HB4652 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-HB4652-Introduced.html

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103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB4652 Introduced , by Rep. Barbara Hernandez SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
110 ILCS 205/9.44 new
Amends the Board of Higher Education Act. Provides that, subject to appropriation, the Board of Higher Education shall create a student teaching stipend program to alleviate the financial burden of student teaching and to encourage students to pursue teaching careers to alleviate this State's teacher shortage. Provides that to participate in the stipend program, an eligible student must be placed as a student teacher no later than June 1, 2025 or no later than June 1 each year thereafter. Provides that an educator preparation program shall notify the Board of all eligible students who qualify for the stipend program by July 1, 2025 and no later than July 1 each year thereafter and all eligible students shall be participants in the stipend program. Provides that no later than August 1, 2025 and no later than August 1 each year thereafter, subject to available appropriations, the Board shall disburse to each educator preparation program funds to distribute to each eligible student a stipend of up to $10,000 per semester for up to 2 consecutive semesters, plus additional funds to pay the direct costs of operating the stipend program. Provides that the educator preparation program shall distribute stipend funds using the standard methods for allocating State-based financial aid or as wages for employment to each eligible student in monthly installments. Sets forth additional provisions concerning the distribution of funds. Provides for rulemaking.
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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 Board of Higher Education Act is amended by
adding Section 9.44 as follows:
(110 ILCS 205/9.44 new)
Sec. 9.44. Student teaching stipend program.
(a) As used in this Section:
"Educator preparation program" means an approved educator
preparation program offered by a recognized school or
institution under Article 21B of the School Code.
"Eligible student" means a student who is enrolled in an
educator preparation program, who is maintaining satisfactory
academic progress, who is in a student teaching placement, and
who is not contracted as the teacher of record for the student
teaching placement.
"Student teaching" means a supervised clinical experience
that prepares a candidate to take full responsibility in an
instructional setting.
(b) Subject to appropriation, the Board shall create a
student teaching stipend program to alleviate the financial
burden of student teaching and to encourage students to pursue
teaching careers to alleviate this State's teacher shortage.

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(c) To participate in the stipend program, an eligible
student must be placed as a student teacher no later than June
1, 2025 or no later than June 1 each year thereafter. An
educator preparation program shall notify the Board of all
eligible students who qualify for the stipend program by July
1, 2025 and no later than July 1 each year thereafter, and all
eligible students shall be participants in the stipend
program.
(d) Under the stipend program and subject to available
appropriations, no later than August 1, 2025 and no later than
August 1 each year thereafter, the Board shall disburse to
each educator preparation program funds to distribute to each
eligible student a stipend of up to $10,000 per semester for up
to 2 consecutive semesters, plus additional funds to pay the
direct costs of operating the stipend program. The educator
preparation program shall distribute stipend funds using the
standard methods for allocating State-based financial aid or
as wages for employment to each eligible student in monthly
installments.
(e) If there is a surplus appropriated in a fiscal year for
the stipend program, then the Board shall increase the amount
distributed to each educator preparation program by the same
percentage that the surplus bears to the amount required to
fully fund the total number of eligible students who qualify
for the stipend program that fiscal year. An educator
preparation program shall increase the stipend amounts

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