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| | 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB3446 Introduced 2/18/2025, by Rep. Laura Faver Dias SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
| | 225 ILCS 10/3.02 new | | 225 ILCS 10/9.1d new | |
| Amends the Child Care Act of 1969. Provides that coursework related to psychology shall count toward the semester hours that an early childhood teacher must obtain to be qualified as an early childhood teacher. Provides that, before July 1, 2026, the Department of Children and Family Services shall publish and maintain on its website a full and complete list of courses that qualify toward the attainment of the required qualifications for a child care teacher. Provides that, on and after July 1, 2026, the Department of Early Childhood shall publish and maintain on its website a full and complete list of courses that qualify toward the attainment of the required qualifications for a child care teacher. |
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| | HB3446 | | LRB104 10874 AAS 20956 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning regulation.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Child Care Act of 1969 is amended by adding |
| 5 | | Sections 3.02 and 9.1d as follows:
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| 6 | | (225 ILCS 10/3.02 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 3.02. Psychology coursework; early childhood teacher |
| 8 | | qualifications. Coursework related to psychology shall count |
| 9 | | toward the semester hours that an early childhood teacher must |
| 10 | | obtain to be qualified under 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.140.
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| 11 | | (225 ILCS 10/9.1d new) |
| 12 | | Sec. 9.1d. List of courses. Before July 1, 2026, the |
| 13 | | Department shall publish and maintain on its website a full |
| 14 | | and complete list of courses that qualify toward the |
| 15 | | attainment of the required qualifications for a child care |
| 16 | | teacher. On and after July 1, 2026, the Department of Early |
| 17 | | Childhood shall publish and maintain on its website a full and |
| 18 | | complete list of courses that qualify toward the attainment of |
| 19 | | the required qualifications for a child care teacher. |