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Substitute Teaching License. The Short-Term Substitute |
Teaching License must be registered in at least one region |
in this State, but does not require a registration fee. |
The licensee may apply for a refund of the application fee |
within 18 months of issuance of the new license and shall |
be issued that refund by the State Board of Education if |
the licensee provides evidence to the State Board of |
Education that the licensee has taught pursuant to the |
Short-Term Substitute Teaching License at least 10 full |
school days within one year of issuance. The application |
fee for a Short-Term Substitute Teaching License shall be |
waived when the Governor has declared a disaster due to a |
public health emergency pursuant to Section 7 of the |
Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act. |
(2) A $150 application fee for individuals who have |
not been entitled by an Illinois-approved educator |
preparation program at an Illinois institution of higher |
education and are seeking any of the licenses set forth in |
subdivision (1) of this subsection (a). |
(3) A $50 application fee for each endorsement or |
approval. |
(4) A $10 per year registration fee for the course of |
the validity cycle to register the license, which shall be |
paid to the regional office of education having |
supervision and control over the school in which the |
individual holding the license is to be employed. If the |
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individual holding the license is not yet employed, then |
the license may be registered in any county in this State. |
The registration fee must be paid in its entirety the |
first time the individual registers the license for a |
particular validity period in a single region. No |
additional fee may be charged for that validity period |
should the individual subsequently register the license in |
additional regions. An individual must register the |
license (i) immediately after initial issuance of the |
license and (ii) at the beginning of each renewal cycle if |
the individual has satisfied the renewal requirements |
required under this Code. |
Beginning on July 1, 2017, at the beginning of each |
renewal cycle, individuals who hold a Substitute Teaching |
License may apply for a reimbursement of the registration |
fee within 18 months of renewal and shall be issued that |
reimbursement by the State Board of Education from funds |
appropriated for that purpose if the licensee provides |
evidence to the State Board of Education that the licensee |
has taught pursuant to the Substitute Teaching License at |
least 10 full school days within one year of renewal. |
(5) The license renewal fee for an Educator License |
with Stipulations with a paraprofessional educator |
endorsement is $25. |
(b) All application fees paid pursuant to subdivisions (1) |
through (3) of subsection (a) of this Section shall be |
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deposited into the Teacher Certificate Fee Revolving Fund and |
shall be used, subject to appropriation, by the State Board of |
Education to provide the technology and human resources |
necessary for the timely and efficient processing of |
applications and for the renewal of licenses. Funds available |
from the Teacher Certificate Fee Revolving Fund may also be |
used by the State Board of Education to support the |
recruitment and retention of educators, to support educator |
preparation programs as they seek national accreditation, and |
to provide professional development aligned with the |
requirements set forth in Section 21B-45 of this Code. A |
majority of the funds in the Teacher Certificate Fee Revolving |
Fund must be dedicated to the timely and efficient processing |
of applications and for the renewal of licenses. The Teacher |
Certificate Fee Revolving Fund is not subject to |
administrative charge transfers, authorized under Section 8h |
of the State Finance Act, from the Teacher Certificate Fee |
Revolving Fund into any other fund of this State, and moneys in |
the Teacher Certificate Fee Revolving Fund shall not revert |
back to the General Revenue Fund at any time. |
The regional superintendent of schools shall deposit the |
registration fees paid pursuant to subdivision (4) of |
subsection (a) of this Section into the institute fund |
established pursuant to Section 3-11 of this Code. |
(c) The State Board of Education and each regional office |
of education are authorized to charge a service or convenience |
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fee for the use of credit cards for the payment of license |
fees. This service or convenience fee shall not exceed the |
amount required by the credit card processing company or |
vendor that has entered into a contract with the State Board or |
regional office of education for this purpose, and the fee |
must be paid to that company or vendor. |
(d) If, at the time a certificate issued under Article 21 |
of this Code is exchanged for a license issued under this |
Article, a person has paid registration fees for any years of |
the validity period of the certificate and these years have |
not expired when the certificate is exchanged, then those fees |
must be applied to the registration of the new license.
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(Source: P.A. 100-550, eff. 11-8-17; 100-596, eff. 7-1-18; |
100-772, eff. 8-10-18; 101-81, eff. 7-12-19; 101-570, eff. |
8-23-19.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
becoming law.
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