Section 1.610  Personnel Required to be Qualified

All professional employees of public schools and school districts shall be properly licensed as required by Section 21B-15 of the School Code [105 ILCS 5]. 

a)         No one shall teach or supervise in a public school unless that individual holds an educator license appropriate for the position to which that individual has been assigned.  (See Appendix A.) Schools' and districts' compliance with these requirements shall be a factor in their recognition status, as discussed in Section 1.20.

b)         No one shall be licensed to teach or supervise in the public schools of the State of Illinois who is not of good character, as defined in Section 21B-15 of the School Code, and at least 19 years of age, except as otherwise provided in Section 21B-20(2)(J) of the School Code.

(Source:  Amended at 47 Ill. Reg. 18457, effective November 28, 2023)