(105 ILCS 5/3-12) (from Ch. 122, par. 3-12)
Sec. 3-12. Institute fund. (a) All license
registration fees and
a portion of renewal and duplicate fees
shall be kept by the regional superintendent as described in Section 21-16 or 21B-40 of
this Code, together with a record of the
names of the persons paying them. Such fees shall be deposited
into the institute fund and
shall be used by the regional superintendent
to defray expenses associated with the
work of
the regional professional development review committees established pursuant to
paragraph (2) of subsection (g) of Section 21-14 of this Code to advise the
regional
superintendent, upon his or her request, and to hear appeals relating to the
renewal of
teaching licenses, in accordance with Section 21-14 of this Code; to defray
expenses
connected with improving the technology necessary for the efficient processing
of
licenses; to defray all costs associated with the administration of teaching licenses;
to defray expenses incidental to
teachers' institutes,
workshops or meetings of a professional nature that are designed to promote the
professional growth of teachers or for the purpose of defraying the expense of
any general or special meeting of teachers or school personnel of the region,
which has been approved by the regional superintendent.
(b) In addition to the use of moneys in the institute fund to defray expenses under subsection (a) of this Section, the State Superintendent of Education, as authorized under Section 2-3.105 of this Code, shall use moneys in the institute fund to defray all costs associated with the administration of teaching licenses within a city having a population exceeding 500,000.
Moneys in the institute fund may also be used by the State Superintendent of Education to support educator recruitment and retention programs within a city having a population exceeding 500,000, to support educator preparation programs within a city having a population exceeding 500,000 as those programs seek national accreditation, and to provide professional development aligned with the requirements set forth in Section 21B-45 of this Code within a city having a population exceeding 500,000. A majority of the moneys in the institute fund must be dedicated to the timely and efficient processing of applications and for the renewal of licenses. (c) The regional superintendent shall on or before January 1 of each year post on the regional office of education's website
(1) the balance on hand in the institute fund at the beginning of the
previous year; (2) all receipts within the previous year deposited in the
fund, with the sources from which they were derived; (3) the amount
distributed from the fund and the purposes for which such distributions
were made; and (4) the balance on hand in the fund.
(Source: P.A. 103-110, eff. 6-29-23.)
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