Section 23.100  Purpose and Effective Dates

This Part establishes the standards that shall apply to the issuance of school support personnel endorsements on professional educator licenses pursuant to Section 21B-25 of the School Code [105 ILCS 5/21B-25].  The standards set forth in this Part shall apply both to candidates for educator licensure and to the programs that prepare them.  That is:

a)         beginning July 1, 2004, approval of any preparation program or course of study leading to the issuance of a school support personnel endorsement pursuant to the State Board's rules for Educator Licensure (23 Ill. Adm. Code 25, Subpart C) shall be based on the congruence of that program's or course's content with the applicable standards identified in this Part; and

b)         beginning July 1, 2005, the tests required for issuance of a school support personnel endorsement shall be based on the applicable standards identified in this Part.

(Source:  Amended at 38 Ill. Reg. 6230, effective February 27, 2014)