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| Public Act 098-0688 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning education.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section | ||||
21-5c as follows: | ||||
(105 ILCS 5/21-5c) | ||||
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2017) | ||||
(Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 98-603) | ||||
Sec. 21-5c. Alternative route to teacher certification. | ||||
The State Board
of Education, in consultation with the State | ||||
Teacher Certification Board, shall
establish and implement one | ||||
or more alternative route to teacher certification programs
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under which persons who meet the requirements of and | ||||
successfully complete the programs
established by this Section | ||||
shall be issued an initial teaching
certificate for teaching in | ||||
schools in this State.
The State Board of Education may
approve | ||||
a course of study
that persons in such programs must | ||||
successfully complete in order to
satisfy one criterion for | ||||
issuance of a certificate under this Section. The
Alternative | ||||
Route to Teacher Certification programs course of study must | ||||
include
content and skills which have been approved by the | ||||
State Board of
Education, in consultation with the State | ||||
Teacher Certification Board, as meeting the
requirement for | ||||
State teacher certification. | ||
Programs established under this Section shall be
known as | ||
Alternative Route to Teacher Certification programs. The | ||
programs
may be offered by a university that offers 4-year | ||
baccalaureate and masters degree programs and that is a | ||
recognized institution as defined in Section 21B-105 of this | ||
Code, by one or more not-for-profit
organizations in the State, | ||
or a combination thereof. The programs shall be comprised of | ||
the following 3
phases: (a) a
course of study offered on an | ||
intensive basis in education theory,
instructional methods, | ||
and
practice teaching; (b) the person's assignment to a | ||
full-time
teaching position for one school year, including the | ||
designation of a
mentor teacher to advise and assist the person | ||
with that
teaching assignment; and (c) a comprehensive | ||
assessment of the person's
teaching performance by school | ||
officials and program participants
and a recommendation by the | ||
program sponsor to the
State Board of Education that the person | ||
be issued an initial
teaching certificate. Successful | ||
completion of Alternative Route to
Teacher
Certification | ||
programs shall be deemed to satisfy any other
practice or | ||
student teaching and subject matter requirements established | ||
by
law. | ||
A provisional alternative teaching certificate, valid for | ||
one year of
teaching
in the common schools and not renewable, | ||
shall be issued under this Section
21-5c to persons who at the | ||
time of applying for the provisional alternative
teaching | ||
certificate under this Section: | ||
(1) have graduated from an accredited college or | ||
university with a
bachelor's degree; | ||
(2) have been employed for a period of at least 5 years | ||
in an area
requiring application of the individual's | ||
education; | ||
(3) have successfully completed the first phase of the | ||
Alternative Teacher
Certification program as provided in | ||
this Section; and | ||
(4) have passed the tests of basic skills and subject | ||
matter knowledge
required by Section 21-1a. | ||
An initial teaching certificate, valid for teaching
in the | ||
common schools,
shall be
issued under Section 21-3 or 21-5 to | ||
persons who first complete the
requirements
for the provisional | ||
alternative teaching certificate
and who at the time of | ||
applying for an initial teaching certificate
have successfully | ||
completed the second and third phases of
the Alternative Route | ||
to Teacher Certification program as provided in this
Section. | ||
A person possessing a provisional alternative certificate | ||
or an initial
teaching certificate earned under this Section
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shall be treated as a regularly certified teacher for purposes | ||
of compensation,
benefits, and other terms and conditions of | ||
employment afforded teachers in the
school who are members of a | ||
bargaining unit represented by an exclusive
bargaining | ||
representative, if any. | ||
The State Board of Education may adopt rules
and | ||
regulations that are consistent with this Section and that the | ||
State Board
deems necessary to establish and implement the | ||
program. | ||
No one may be admitted to an alternative certification | ||
program under this Section after September 1, 2014 2013, and | ||
those alternative certification candidates who are admitted on | ||
or before September 1, 2014 2013 must complete their coursework | ||
the program before January 1, 2016 2015, except that candidates | ||
admitted to an alternative certification program at Governors | ||
State University and participants in the Teacher Quality | ||
Partnership Grant program must be admitted on or before March | ||
31, 2014, complete their coursework on or before August 31, | ||
2015, and be entitled to certification on or before September | ||
30, 2016 31, 2015. An The alternative certification program at | ||
Governors State University shall provide the State Board of | ||
Education with the names of the candidates who will be eligible | ||
for certification under this exception. | ||
This Section is repealed on January 1, 2017 2016. | ||
(Source: P.A. 97-607, eff. 8-26-11; 97-702, eff. 6-25-12; | ||
98-38, eff. 6-28-13.) | ||
(Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 98-603) | ||
Sec. 21-5c. Alternative route to teacher certification. | ||
The State Board
of Education, in consultation with the State | ||
Teacher Certification Board, shall
establish and implement one | ||
or more alternative route to teacher certification programs
| ||
under which persons who meet the requirements of and | ||
successfully complete the programs
established by this Section | ||
shall be issued an initial teaching
certificate for teaching in | ||
schools in this State.
The State Board of Education may
approve | ||
a course of study
that persons in such programs must | ||
successfully complete in order to
satisfy one criterion for | ||
issuance of a certificate under this Section. The
Alternative | ||
Route to Teacher Certification programs course of study must | ||
include
content and skills which have been approved by the | ||
State Board of
Education, in consultation with the State | ||
Teacher Certification Board, as meeting the
requirement for | ||
State teacher certification. | ||
Programs established under this Section shall be
known as | ||
Alternative Route to Teacher Certification programs. The | ||
programs
may be offered by a university that offers 4-year | ||
baccalaureate and masters degree programs and that is a | ||
recognized institution as defined in Section 21B-105 of this | ||
Code, by one or more not-for-profit
organizations in the State, | ||
or a combination thereof. The programs shall be comprised of | ||
the following 3
phases: (a) a
course of study offered on an | ||
intensive basis in education theory,
instructional methods, | ||
and
practice teaching; (b) the person's assignment to a | ||
full-time
teaching position for one school year, including the | ||
designation of a
mentor teacher to advise and assist the person | ||
with that
teaching assignment; and (c) a comprehensive | ||
assessment of the person's
teaching performance by school | ||
officials and program participants
and a recommendation by the | ||
program sponsor to the
State Board of Education that the person | ||
be issued an initial
teaching certificate. Successful | ||
completion of Alternative Route to
Teacher
Certification | ||
programs shall be deemed to satisfy any other
practice or | ||
student teaching and subject matter requirements established | ||
by
law. | ||
A provisional alternative teaching certificate, valid for | ||
one year of
teaching
in the common schools and not renewable, | ||
shall be issued under this Section
21-5c to persons who at the | ||
time of applying for the provisional alternative
teaching | ||
certificate under this Section: | ||
(1) have graduated from an accredited college or | ||
university with a
bachelor's degree; | ||
(2) have been employed for a period of at least 5 years | ||
in an area
requiring application of the individual's | ||
education; | ||
(3) have successfully completed the first phase of the | ||
Alternative Teacher
Certification program as provided in | ||
this Section; and | ||
(4) have passed the tests of basic skills and subject | ||
matter knowledge
required by Section 21-1a. | ||
An initial teaching certificate, valid for teaching
in the | ||
common schools,
shall be
issued under Section 21-3 or 21-5 to | ||
persons who first complete the
requirements
for the provisional | ||
alternative teaching certificate
and who at the time of | ||
applying for an initial teaching certificate
have successfully | ||
completed the second and third phases of
the Alternative Route | ||
to Teacher Certification program as provided in this
Section. | ||
A person possessing a provisional alternative certificate | ||
or an initial
teaching certificate earned under this Section
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shall be treated as a regularly certified teacher for purposes | ||
of compensation,
benefits, and other terms and conditions of | ||
employment afforded teachers in the
school who are members of a | ||
bargaining unit represented by an exclusive
bargaining | ||
representative, if any. | ||
The State Board of Education may adopt rules
and | ||
regulations that are consistent with this Section and that the | ||
State Board
deems necessary to establish and implement the | ||
program. | ||
No one may be admitted to an alternative certification | ||
program under this Section after September 1, 2014, and those | ||
alternative certification candidates who are admitted on or | ||
before September 1 June 30, 2014 must complete their coursework | ||
before January 1, 2016 and be entitled to certification on or | ||
before September 30, 2016. An alternative certification | ||
program shall provide the State Board of Education with the | ||
names of the candidates who will be eligible for certification. | ||
This Section is repealed on January 1, 2017. | ||
(Source: P.A. 97-607, eff. 8-26-11; 97-702, eff. 6-25-12; | ||
98-38, eff. 6-28-13; 98-603, eff. 6-1-14.) | ||
Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes | ||
changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text | ||
that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section | ||
represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does | ||
not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes | ||
made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other | ||
Public Act.
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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