Section 1.700  Requirements for Staff Providing Professional Development

a)         Each individual who is employed by a school district, regional office of education or intermediate service center, either on a full-time or part-time basis, for the purposes of providing professional development to educator licensed employees shall hold either:

1)         a professional educator license issued pursuant to Section 21B-20(1) of the School Code [105 ILCS 5/21B-20(1)] and 23 Ill. Adm. Code 25.25 (Requirements for the Professional Educator License); or

2)         an educator license with stipulations endorsed for career and technical educator issued pursuant to Section 21B-20(2)(E) of the School Code [105 ILCS 5/21B-20(2)(E)] and 23 Ill. Adm. Code 25.70 (Endorsement for Career and Technical Educator).

b)         The requirements of this Section do not apply to individuals engaged by the district, ROE or ISC on a contractual basis to conduct workshops or who provide specific technical assistance or inservice training that is of a limited duration.

(Source:  Added at 40 Ill. Reg. 12276, effective August 9, 2016)