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Public Act 103-0046
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| HB3402 Enrolled | LRB103 27224 RJT 53594 b |
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AN ACT concerning education.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Section |
22-95 as follows:
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(105 ILCS 5/22-95 new) |
Sec. 22-95. Hiring or assigning priority. |
(a) When hiring or assigning physical education, music, |
and visual arts educators, a school district must prioritize |
the hiring or assigning of educators who hold an educator |
license and endorsement in those content areas. |
(b) A professional educator licensure applicant must pass |
the licensure content area test for the content area he or she |
is assigned to teach or complete at least 9 semester hours of |
coursework in the content area prior to his or her employment |
start date. In order to retain his or her employment for |
subsequent school years, the employee must complete the |
remaining hours of coursework in the content area in which he |
or she is teaching and apply for a license endorsement within 3 |
calendar years after his or her employment start date. |
(c) In the case of a reduction in force, a school district |
may follow its employee contract language for filling |
positions.
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