(105 ILCS 5/34-84b) (from Ch. 122, par. 34-84b)
Sec. 34-84b. Conviction of sex or narcotics offense, first degree murder,
attempted first degree murder, or Class X felony as grounds for
revocation
of certificate. (a) Whenever the holder of any certificate issued by the board
of education has been convicted of any sex offense or narcotics offense
as defined in this Section, the board of education shall forthwith suspend
the certificate. If the conviction is reversed and the holder is acquitted
of the offense in a new trial or the charges against him are dismissed,
the board shall forthwith terminate the suspension of the certificate.
When the conviction becomes final, the board shall forthwith revoke the
certificate. "Sex offense" as used in this Section means any one or more
of the following offenses: (1) any offense defined in Sections 11-6,
11-9, and 11-30, Sections
11-14 through 11-21, inclusive, and Sections 11-1.20, 11-1.30, 11-1.40, 11-1.50, 11-1.60, 12-13, 12-14,
12-14.1,
12-15 and 12-16 of the
Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012; (2) any attempt to commit any of the foregoing
offenses, and (3) any offense committed or attempted in any other state
which, if committed or attempted in this State, would have been punishable
as one or more of the foregoing offenses. "Narcotics offense" as used in
this Section means any one or more of the following offenses: (1) any offense
defined in the Cannabis Control Act except those defined in Sections 4(a),
4(b) and 5(a) of that Act and any offense for which the holder of any
certificate
is placed on probation under the provisions of Section 10 of that Act and
fulfills the terms and conditions of probation as may be required by the
court; (2) any offense defined in the Illinois
Controlled Substances Act except any offense for which the holder of any
certificate is placed on probation under the provisions of Section 410 of
that Act and fulfills the terms and conditions of probation as may be required
by the court; (3) any offense defined in the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act except any offense for which the holder of any certificate is placed on probation under the provision of Section 70 of that Act and fulfills the terms and conditions of probation as may be required by the court; (4) any attempt to commit any of the foregoing
offenses; and (5) any offense committed or attempted in any other state
or against the laws of the United States which, if committed or attempted
in this State, would have been punishable as one or more of the foregoing
offenses.
(b) Whenever the holder of any certificate issued by the board of
education or pursuant to Article 21 or any other provisions of the School Code
has been convicted of first degree
murder, attempted first degree murder, or a
Class X felony, the board of education or the State Superintendent of
Education shall forthwith suspend the certificate. If the conviction is
reversed and the holder is acquitted of that offense in a new trial or the
charges that he or she committed that offense are dismissed, the suspending
authority shall forthwith terminate the suspension of the certificate. When
the conviction becomes final, the State Superintendent of Education shall
forthwith revoke the certificate. The stated offenses of "first degree
murder", "attempted first degree murder", and "Class X felony" referred to in
this Section include any offense committed in another state that, if committed
in this State, would have been punishable as any one of the stated offenses.
(Source: P.A. 96-1551, eff. 7-1-11; 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13.)
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