Bill Text: IL SB0638 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Enrolled
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Bill Title: Amends the State Universities Civil Service Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning temporary appointments.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-1)
Status: (Passed) 2012-06-25 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0702 [SB0638 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-SB0638-Enrolled.html
Bill Title: Amends the State Universities Civil Service Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning temporary appointments.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-1)
Status: (Passed) 2012-06-25 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0702 [SB0638 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-SB0638-Enrolled.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, | ||||||
3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Sections | ||||||
5 | 21-5b, 21-5c, and 21B-50 as follows:
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6 | (105 ILCS 5/21-5b) | ||||||
7 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on September 1, 2013) | ||||||
8 | Sec. 21-5b. Alternative certification. The State Board of | ||||||
9 | Education, in
consultation with the State Teacher | ||||||
10 | Certification Board, shall
establish and implement an | ||||||
11 | alternative certification program under which
persons who meet | ||||||
12 | the requirements of and successfully complete the program
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13 | established by this Section shall be issued an alternative | ||||||
14 | teaching certificate
for teaching in the schools. The program | ||||||
15 | shall be
limited to not more than 260 new participants during | ||||||
16 | each year that the program
is in effect. The State Board of | ||||||
17 | Education, in cooperation with one or more not-for-profit | ||||||
18 | organizations in the State that support excellence in teaching, | ||||||
19 | which may be in partnership
with a university that offers | ||||||
20 | 4-year baccalaureate and masters degree
programs and that is a | ||||||
21 | recognized institution as defined in Section 21B-105 of this | ||||||
22 | Code, may within
30 days after submission by the program | ||||||
23 | sponsor approve
a course of study developed by the program |
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1 | sponsor that persons
in the program must successfully complete | ||||||
2 | in order to satisfy one
criterion for issuance of an | ||||||
3 | alternative certificate under this Section.
The Alternative | ||||||
4 | Teacher Certification program course of study must include | ||||||
5 | content and skills which have been approved by the State Board | ||||||
6 | of Education,
in consultation with the State Teacher | ||||||
7 | Certification Board, as meeting the requirement
for State | ||||||
8 | teacher certification. | ||||||
9 | The alternative certification program established under | ||||||
10 | this Section shall be
known as the Alternative Teacher | ||||||
11 | Certification program. The Alternative
Teacher Certification | ||||||
12 | Program shall be offered by the submitting partnership,
and | ||||||
13 | such partnership may be offered by one or more not-for-profit
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14 | organizations in the State which support excellence in | ||||||
15 | teaching. The program
shall be
comprised of the following 3 | ||||||
16 | phases: (a) the first phase is the
course of study offered on | ||||||
17 | an intensive basis in education theory,
instructional methods, | ||||||
18 | and
practice
teaching; (b) the second phase is the person's | ||||||
19 | assignment to a full-time
teaching position for one school | ||||||
20 | year; and (c) the third phase is a
comprehensive assessment of | ||||||
21 | the person's teaching performance by school
officials and the | ||||||
22 | partnership participants
and a recommendation by the program | ||||||
23 | sponsor to the
State Board of Education that the person be | ||||||
24 | issued a standard alternative
teaching certificate. Successful | ||||||
25 | completion of the Alternative Teacher
Certification program | ||||||
26 | shall be deemed to satisfy any other
practice or student |
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1 | teaching and subject matter requirements established by
law. | ||||||
2 | A provisional alternative teaching certificate, valid for | ||||||
3 | one year of
teaching
in the common schools and not renewable, | ||||||
4 | shall be issued under this Section
21-5b to persons who at the | ||||||
5 | time of applying for the provisional alternative
teaching | ||||||
6 | certificate under this Section: | ||||||
7 | (1) have graduated from an accredited college or | ||||||
8 | university with a
bachelor's degree; | ||||||
9 | (2) have successfully completed the first phase of the | ||||||
10 | Alternative Teacher
Certification program as provided in | ||||||
11 | this Section; | ||||||
12 | (3) have passed the tests of basic skills and subject | ||||||
13 | matter knowledge
required by Section
21-1a; and | ||||||
14 | (4) (i) have been employed for a period of at least 5 | ||||||
15 | years in an area
requiring application of the individual's | ||||||
16 | education or (ii) have attained at least a cumulative grade | ||||||
17 | average of a "B" if the individual is assigned either to a | ||||||
18 | school district that has not met the annual measurable | ||||||
19 | objective for highly qualified teachers required by the | ||||||
20 | Illinois Revised Highly Qualified Teachers (HQT) Plan or to | ||||||
21 | a school district whose data filed with the State Board of | ||||||
22 | Education indicates that the district's poor and minority | ||||||
23 | students are taught by teachers who are not highly | ||||||
24 | qualified at a higher rate than other students; however, | ||||||
25 | this item (4)
does not apply with respect to a provisional | ||||||
26 | alternative teaching certificate
for
teaching in schools |
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1 | situated in a school district that is located in a city
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2 | having a
population in excess of 500,000 inhabitants. | ||||||
3 | Assignment may be made under clause (ii) of this item (4) | ||||||
4 | only if the district superintendent and the exclusive | ||||||
5 | bargaining representative of the district's teachers, if | ||||||
6 | any, jointly agree to permit the assignment.
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7 | A person possessing a provisional alternative certificate | ||||||
8 | under this Section
shall be treated as a regularly certified | ||||||
9 | teacher for purposes of compensation,
benefits, and other terms | ||||||
10 | and conditions of employment afforded teachers in the
school | ||||||
11 | who are members of a bargaining unit represented by an | ||||||
12 | exclusive
bargaining representative, if any. | ||||||
13 | Until February 15, 2000, a standard alternative teaching | ||||||
14 | certificate,
valid for 4 years for teaching
in the schools and | ||||||
15 | renewable as provided in
Section 21-14, shall be
issued under | ||||||
16 | this Section 21-5b to persons who first complete the | ||||||
17 | requirements
for the provisional alternative teaching | ||||||
18 | certificate
and who at the time of applying for a standard | ||||||
19 | alternative teaching certificate
under this Section have | ||||||
20 | successfully completed the second and third phases of
the | ||||||
21 | Alternative Teacher Certification program as provided in this | ||||||
22 | Section.
Alternatively, beginning February 15, 2000, at the end | ||||||
23 | of the 4-year
validity
period,
persons who were issued a | ||||||
24 | standard alternative teaching certificate shall be
eligible, | ||||||
25 | on
the same basis as holders of an Initial Teaching Certificate | ||||||
26 | issued under
subsection (b) of
Section 21-2 of this Code, to |
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1 | apply for a Standard Teaching Certificate,
provided they
meet | ||||||
2 | the requirements of
subsection (c) of Section 21-2 of this Code | ||||||
3 | and further provided that a
person who
does not
apply for and | ||||||
4 | receive a Standard Teaching Certificate shall be able to teach
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5 | only in
schools situated in a school district that is located | ||||||
6 | in a city having a
population in excess
of 500,000 inhabitants. | ||||||
7 | Beginning February 15, 2000, persons who have completed the | ||||||
8 | requirements for
a
standard alternative teaching certificate | ||||||
9 | under this Section shall be issued an
Initial
Alternative | ||||||
10 | Teaching Certificate valid for 4 years of teaching and not
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11 | renewable. At the end of the 4-year validity period, these | ||||||
12 | persons shall be
eligible, on the same
basis as
holders of an | ||||||
13 | Initial Teaching Certificate issued under subsection (b) of
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14 | Section 21-2 of
this Code, to apply for a Standard Teaching | ||||||
15 | Certificate, provided they meet the
requirements of subsection | ||||||
16 | (c) of Section 21-2. | ||||||
17 | Such alternative certification program shall be | ||||||
18 | implemented so that the first
provisional alternative teaching | ||||||
19 | certificates issued under this Section are
effective upon the | ||||||
20 | commencement of the 1997-1998 academic year and the first
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21 | standard alternative teaching certificates issued under this | ||||||
22 | Section are
effective upon the commencement of the 1998-1999 | ||||||
23 | academic year. | ||||||
24 | The State Board of Education, in cooperation with the | ||||||
25 | partnership or partnerships
establishing such Alternative | ||||||
26 | Teacher Certification programs, shall adopt rules
and |
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1 | regulations that are consistent with this Section and that the | ||||||
2 | State Board
of Education deems necessary to establish and | ||||||
3 | implement the program. | ||||||
4 | No one may be admitted to an alternative certification | ||||||
5 | program under this Section after September 1, 2013 2012 , and | ||||||
6 | those candidates who are admitted on or before September 1, | ||||||
7 | 2013 2012 must complete the program before January 1, 2015 | ||||||
8 | September 1, 2013 . | ||||||
9 | This Section is repealed on January 1, 2015 September 1, | ||||||
10 | 2013 . | ||||||
11 | (Source: P.A. 96-862, eff. 1-15-10; 97-607, eff. 8-26-11.)
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12 | (105 ILCS 5/21-5c) | ||||||
13 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on September 1, 2013) | ||||||
14 | Sec. 21-5c. Alternative route to teacher certification. | ||||||
15 | The State Board
of Education, in consultation with the State | ||||||
16 | Teacher Certification Board, shall
establish and implement one | ||||||
17 | or more alternative route to teacher certification programs
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18 | under which persons who meet the requirements of and | ||||||
19 | successfully complete the programs
established by this Section | ||||||
20 | shall be issued an initial teaching
certificate for teaching in | ||||||
21 | schools in this State.
The State Board of Education may
approve | ||||||
22 | a course of study
that persons in such programs must | ||||||
23 | successfully complete in order to
satisfy one criterion for | ||||||
24 | issuance of a certificate under this Section. The
Alternative | ||||||
25 | Route to Teacher Certification programs course of study must |
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1 | include
content and skills which have been approved by the | ||||||
2 | State Board of
Education, in consultation with the State | ||||||
3 | Teacher Certification Board, as meeting the
requirement for | ||||||
4 | State teacher certification. | ||||||
5 | Programs established under this Section shall be
known as | ||||||
6 | Alternative Route to Teacher Certification programs. The | ||||||
7 | programs
may be offered by a university that offers 4-year | ||||||
8 | baccalaureate and masters degree programs and that is a | ||||||
9 | recognized institution as defined in Section 21B-105 of this | ||||||
10 | Code, by one or more not-for-profit
organizations in the State, | ||||||
11 | or a combination thereof. The programs shall be comprised of | ||||||
12 | the following 3
phases: (a) a
course of study offered on an | ||||||
13 | intensive basis in education theory,
instructional methods, | ||||||
14 | and
practice teaching; (b) the person's assignment to a | ||||||
15 | full-time
teaching position for one school year, including the | ||||||
16 | designation of a
mentor teacher to advise and assist the person | ||||||
17 | with that
teaching assignment; and (c) a comprehensive | ||||||
18 | assessment of the person's
teaching performance by school | ||||||
19 | officials and program participants
and a recommendation by the | ||||||
20 | program sponsor to the
State Board of Education that the person | ||||||
21 | be issued an initial
teaching certificate. Successful | ||||||
22 | completion of Alternative Route to
Teacher
Certification | ||||||
23 | programs shall be deemed to satisfy any other
practice or | ||||||
24 | student teaching and subject matter requirements established | ||||||
25 | by
law. | ||||||
26 | A provisional alternative teaching certificate, valid for |
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1 | one year of
teaching
in the common schools and not renewable, | ||||||
2 | shall be issued under this Section
21-5c to persons who at the | ||||||
3 | time of applying for the provisional alternative
teaching | ||||||
4 | certificate under this Section: | ||||||
5 | (1) have graduated from an accredited college or | ||||||
6 | university with a
bachelor's degree; | ||||||
7 | (2) have been employed for a period of at least 5 years | ||||||
8 | in an area
requiring application of the individual's | ||||||
9 | education; | ||||||
10 | (3) have successfully completed the first phase of the | ||||||
11 | Alternative Teacher
Certification program as provided in | ||||||
12 | this Section; and | ||||||
13 | (4) have passed the tests of basic skills and subject | ||||||
14 | matter knowledge
required by Section 21-1a. | ||||||
15 | An initial teaching certificate, valid for teaching
in the | ||||||
16 | common schools,
shall be
issued under Section 21-3 or 21-5 to | ||||||
17 | persons who first complete the
requirements
for the provisional | ||||||
18 | alternative teaching certificate
and who at the time of | ||||||
19 | applying for an initial teaching certificate
have successfully | ||||||
20 | completed the second and third phases of
the Alternative Route | ||||||
21 | to Teacher Certification program as provided in this
Section. | ||||||
22 | A person possessing a provisional alternative certificate | ||||||
23 | or an initial
teaching certificate earned under this Section
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24 | shall be treated as a regularly certified teacher for purposes | ||||||
25 | of compensation,
benefits, and other terms and conditions of | ||||||
26 | employment afforded teachers in the
school who are members of a |
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1 | bargaining unit represented by an exclusive
bargaining | ||||||
2 | representative, if any. | ||||||
3 | The State Board of Education may adopt rules
and | ||||||
4 | regulations that are consistent with this Section and that the | ||||||
5 | State Board
deems necessary to establish and implement the | ||||||
6 | program. | ||||||
7 | No one may be admitted to an alternative certification | ||||||
8 | program under this Section after September 1, 2013 2012 , and | ||||||
9 | those candidates who are admitted on or before September 1, | ||||||
10 | 2013 2012 must complete the program before January 1, 2015 | ||||||
11 | September 1, 2013 . | ||||||
12 | This Section is repealed on January 1, 2015 September 1, | ||||||
13 | 2013 . | ||||||
14 | (Source: P.A. 96-862, eff. 1-15-10; 97-607, eff. 8-26-11.)
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15 | (105 ILCS 5/21B-50) | ||||||
16 | Sec. 21B-50. Alternative educator licensure program. | ||||||
17 | (a) There is established an alternative educator licensure | ||||||
18 | program, to be known as the Alternative Educator Licensure | ||||||
19 | Program for Teachers. | ||||||
20 | (b) Beginning on January 1, 2013, the Alternative Educator | ||||||
21 | Licensure Program for Teachers may be offered by a recognized | ||||||
22 | institution approved to offer educator preparation programs by | ||||||
23 | the State Board of Education, in consultation with the State | ||||||
24 | Educator Preparation and Licensure Board. Any program offered | ||||||
25 | by a not-for-profit entity also must be approved by the Board |
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1 | of Higher Education. | ||||||
2 | The program shall be comprised of 4 phases: | ||||||
3 | (1) A course of study that at a minimum includes | ||||||
4 | instructional planning; instructional strategies, | ||||||
5 | including special education, reading, and English language | ||||||
6 | learning; classroom management; and the assessment of | ||||||
7 | students and use of data to drive instruction. | ||||||
8 | (2) A year of residency, which is a candidate's | ||||||
9 | assignment to a full-time teaching position or as a | ||||||
10 | co-teacher for one full school year. An individual must | ||||||
11 | hold an Educator License with Stipulations with an | ||||||
12 | alternative provisional educator endorsement in order to | ||||||
13 | enter the residency and must complete additional program | ||||||
14 | requirements that address required State and national | ||||||
15 | standards, pass the assessment of professional teaching | ||||||
16 | before entering the second residency year, as required | ||||||
17 | under phase (3) of this subsection (b), and be recommended | ||||||
18 | by the principal and program coordinator to continue with | ||||||
19 | the second year of the residency. | ||||||
20 | (3) A second year of residency, which shall include the | ||||||
21 | candidate's assignment to a full-time teaching position | ||||||
22 | for one school year. The candidate must be assigned an | ||||||
23 | experienced teacher to act as a mentor and coach the | ||||||
24 | candidate through the second year of residency. | ||||||
25 | (4) A comprehensive assessment of the candidate's | ||||||
26 | teaching effectiveness, as evaluated by the principal and |
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1 | the program coordinator, at the end of the second year of | ||||||
2 | residency. If there is disagreement between the 2 | ||||||
3 | evaluators about the candidate's teaching effectiveness, | ||||||
4 | the candidate may complete one additional year of residency | ||||||
5 | teaching under a professional development plan developed | ||||||
6 | by the principal and preparation program. At the completion | ||||||
7 | of the third year, a candidate must have positive | ||||||
8 | evaluations and a recommendation for full licensure from | ||||||
9 | both the principal and the program coordinator or no | ||||||
10 | Professional Educator License shall be issued. | ||||||
11 | Successful completion of the program shall be deemed to | ||||||
12 | satisfy any other practice or student teaching and content | ||||||
13 | matter requirements established by law. | ||||||
14 | (c) An alternative provisional educator endorsement on an a | ||||||
15 | Educator License with Stipulations is valid for 2 years of | ||||||
16 | teaching in the public schools , including without limitation a | ||||||
17 | charter school, or in a State-recognized nonpublic school in | ||||||
18 | which the chief administrator is required to have the licensure | ||||||
19 | necessary to be a principal in a public school in this State | ||||||
20 | and in which a majority of the teachers are required to have | ||||||
21 | the licensure necessary to be instructors in a public school in | ||||||
22 | this State, but may be renewed for a third year if needed to | ||||||
23 | complete the Alternative Educator Licensure Program for | ||||||
24 | Teachers. The endorsement shall be issued only once to an | ||||||
25 | individual who meets all of the following requirements: | ||||||
26 | (1) Has graduated from a regionally accredited college |
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1 | or university with a bachelor's degree or higher. | ||||||
2 | (2) Has a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or | ||||||
3 | greater on a 4.0 scale or its equivalent on another scale. | ||||||
4 | (3) Has completed a major in the content area if | ||||||
5 | seeking a middle or secondary level endorsement or, if | ||||||
6 | seeking an early childhood, elementary, or special | ||||||
7 | education endorsement, has completed a major in the content | ||||||
8 | area of reading, English/language arts, mathematics, or | ||||||
9 | one of the sciences. If the individual does not have a | ||||||
10 | major in a content area for any level of teaching, he or | ||||||
11 | she must submit transcripts to the State Superintendent of | ||||||
12 | Education to be reviewed for equivalency. | ||||||
13 | (4) Has successfully completed phase (1) of subsection | ||||||
14 | (b) of this Section. | ||||||
15 | (5) Has passed a test of basic skills and content area | ||||||
16 | test required for the specific endorsement for admission | ||||||
17 | into the program, as required under Section 21B-30 of this | ||||||
18 | Code. | ||||||
19 | A candidate possessing the alternative provisional | ||||||
20 | educator endorsement may receive a salary, benefits, and any | ||||||
21 | other terms of employment offered to teachers in the school who | ||||||
22 | are members of an exclusive bargaining representative, if any, | ||||||
23 | but a school is not required to provide these benefits during | ||||||
24 | the years of residency if the candidate is serving only as a | ||||||
25 | co-teacher. If the candidate is serving as the teacher of | ||||||
26 | record, the candidate must receive a salary, benefits, and any |
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1 | other terms of employment. Residency experiences must not be | ||||||
2 | counted towards tenure. | ||||||
3 | (d) The recognized institution offering the Alternative | ||||||
4 | Educator Licensure Program for Teachers must partner with a | ||||||
5 | school district , including without limitation a charter | ||||||
6 | school, or a State-recognized, nonpublic school in this State | ||||||
7 | in which the chief administrator is required to have the | ||||||
8 | licensure necessary to be a principal in a public school in | ||||||
9 | this State and in which a majority of the teachers are required | ||||||
10 | to have the licensure necessary to be instructors in a public | ||||||
11 | school in this State. The program presented for approval by the | ||||||
12 | State Board of Education must demonstrate the supports that are | ||||||
13 | to be provided to assist the provisional teacher during the | ||||||
14 | 2-year residency period. These supports must provide | ||||||
15 | additional contact hours with mentors during the first year of | ||||||
16 | residency. | ||||||
17 | (e) Upon completion of the 4 phases outlined in subsection | ||||||
18 | (b) of this Section and all assessments required under Section | ||||||
19 | 21B-30 of this Code, an individual shall receive a Professional | ||||||
20 | Educator License. | ||||||
21 | (f) The State Board of Education, in consultation with the | ||||||
22 | State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, may adopt such | ||||||
23 | rules as may be necessary to establish and implement the | ||||||
24 | Alternative Educator Licensure Program for Teachers.
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25 | (Source: P.A. 97-607, eff. 8-26-11.)
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26 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
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